Chapter 456 - 229: Golem Orders (2)
This process was exceptionally perilous.
The soul, after all, was an inherently fragile thing. Even the slightest injury could render a person unconscious, or even kill them outright.
Even for a Wizard, the soul was their single greatest weakness.
During the process of fusing the soul with Elemental Fire, the slightest mistake could cause rejection. In a mild case, the advancement would fail and the soul would be damaged, requiring a great deal of time and effort to recuperate. In a severe case, the soul would be left incomplete, completely severing any possibility of a future breakthrough.
Therefore, every Level 4 Wizard was exceedingly cautious about fusing their soul with Elemental Fire.
They would rather spend several hundred more years preparing at the fourth level than dare to attempt a breakthrough rashly.
This was why the Soul Fusion Potion, which could reduce the chances of rejection during fusion, became a treasure that many Level 4 Wizards dreamed of obtaining.
A single bottle of Soul Fusion Potion could increase a Level 4 Wizard’s chance of a successful advancement by at least thirty percent.
But it was an immutable truth that the more powerful something was, the rarer it was.
A single bottle of Soul Fusion Potion was more expensive than the cost of a small Wizard Tower. Furthermore, it was usually unavailable for purchase even if one had the money, leaving many Level 4 Wizards powerless to acquire it.
Only someone like Mo Weng, a Tier Six Alchemist, could casually promise a bottle of Soul Fusion Potion to his disciple.
After agreeing to Lu Yan’s request, Mo Weng turned to Pei Ze and said with a faint smile, "And you? What do you want?"
Pei Ze had already prepared his answer. He said in a serious tone, "I want the Divine Blood of the Lord of Thunder."
’No matter how precious the Soul Fusion Potion is, I can ultimately still buy it from Mo Weng with enough money.’
’On the other hand, the Divine Blood of the Lord of Thunder is a different story. Outside of special circumstances like this, even if Mo Weng wanted to help, he might not be able to get it from the Council.’
As if he had expected Pei Ze’s answer, Mo Weng wasn’t surprised and casually agreed.
’Exchanging the Spider Queen’s Divine Blood for the Lord of Thunder’s Divine Blood from the Council shouldn’t be much of a problem.’
After asking what the two wanted, Mo Weng waved his hand, dismissing them.
As Pei Ze walked out of the Wizard Tower and was about to head back, Lu Yan called out to him.
"Junior Brother, I’d like to discuss something with you."
Lu Yan had a warm smile on his face.
"Those golems in your Wizard Tower, did you create them yourself?"
"That’s right," Pei Ze admitted openly.
’As the main combat force of my Wizard Tower, the existence of the Thunder God Golems can’t be hidden. They’ll be noticed sooner or later.’
Pei Ze had no intention of hiding his skill in enchanting, either.
With his current strength, he wasn’t afraid of attracting the covetous gazes of others, no matter how outstanding his performance was.
"I’d like to purchase a batch of golems from you. Is that possible?"
"You want to buy Thunder God Golems?" Pei Ze raised an eyebrow, a little surprised.
"Thunder God Golem? A very domineering name."
Lu Yan recalled the scene of those golems manipulating Thunder Elemental Energy and chuckled to himself. ’It seems my Junior Brother Pei Ze has quite the ambition for these golems.’
"Your Thunder God Golems have impressive combat power, almost on par with a true Level 4 Wizard. Many people saw them in action during the last war. I’d guess that quite a few of them are thinking the same thing I am—about buying some from you."
Something clicked in Pei Ze’s mind, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.
’This seems like a great opportunity to make some money!’
’Whether it’s buying the Soul Fusion Potion or continuing to upgrade my Wizard Tower, I’ll need a lot of money going forward.’
’If I can make money by selling Thunder God Golems, it will undoubtedly alleviate my financial predicament.’
"Junior Brother, just give me a firm price. How many Magic Crystal Stones for one Thunder God Golem?"
Lu Yan stared intently at Pei Ze.
’The Thunder God Golem’s combat power is certainly strong, far more formidable than even a Supreme Golem.’
’But no matter how powerful it is, it can’t compare to legendary constructs like the Arcane Guard or the Magic Power Armor.’
’After all, the combat power of these legendary constructs is as strong as, if not stronger than, a true Elemental Mage.’
’The most powerful ones can even go head-to-head with beings like Sixth-level Wizards and Demigods.’
’However, even the weakest legendary construct costs no less than a million Magic Crystal Stones.’
’An Elemental Mage simply can’t afford that.’
’They can only settle for the next best thing: a golem with weaker combat power but a correspondingly lower price.’
’Originally, the Supreme Golem was the best choice.’
’But now, the Thunder God Golem has taken its place—provided its price isn’t too much higher than the Supreme Golem’s.’
Pei Ze understood this logic as well. After a few seconds of thought, he held up three fingers. "Thirty thousand Magic Crystal Stones."
Lu Yan’s eyes flickered. After a moment’s thought, he nodded heavily.
"Deal."
’Based on their previous performance, a single Thunder God Golem could easily suppress four or five Supreme Golems without any issue.’
’A Supreme Golem costs seven thousand Magic Crystal Stones, so a price of thirty thousand for a Thunder God Golem is quite reasonable.’
’After all, when it comes to combat power, it’s not as simple as one plus one equals two.’
’A single Thunder God Golem can handle far more situations than four or five Supreme Golems combined.’
’Besides, from the perspective of energy consumption and maintenance, one Thunder God Golem is also more streamlined and convenient than four or five Supreme Golems.’
"How many do you want, Senior Brother?"
"I’ll start with ten."
’Ten units is three hundred thousand Magic Crystal Stones. After subtracting the cost, I’ll make a net profit of two hundred twenty thousand from this one order.’
Pei Ze’s mood instantly brightened.
’Knowledge really is money!’
This principle was even more vividly demonstrated in the world of Wizards.
Since the materials couldn’t be purchased in the Dark Territory, the two agreed that Pei Ze would craft and deliver the golems after they returned to Chenxi City. Lu Yan paid a fifty-thousand-Magic-Crystal-Stone deposit and left, satisfied.
Having found a new path to wealth, Pei Ze was also overjoyed and turned to head back to his Wizard Tower.
Over the next few days, perhaps having heard the news from Lu Yan, more than a dozen other Wizards came to Pei Ze one after another, seeking to purchase Thunder God Golems.
The quantities they requested ranged from a few units to several dozen.
One Level 5 Wizard even placed a direct order for thirty units.
By the time everyone set off to leave the Dark Territory, Pei Ze had accumulated orders for a total of one hundred sixty-eight Thunder God Golems.
Calculated at a profit of twenty-two thousand Magic Crystal Stones per Thunder God Golem, he would gain a massive profit of nearly 3.7 million Magic Crystal Stones upon completing all the orders.
That amount of money was enough to build another Medium-sized Wizard Tower.
Overjoyed, Pei Ze couldn’t help but sigh to himself.
"I’m going to be busy for a while."
’Manufacturing one hundred sixty-eight Thunder God Golems, on top of maintaining the damaged ones, is no small amount of work.’
Upon returning to Chenxi City, the first thing Pei Ze did was use all the deposit money he had received to purchase materials. Then, he threw himself wholeheartedly into the repair and manufacturing of the golems.
With the Golem Factory, many steps could be handled by Tower Spirit 1, leaving Pei Ze to only take care of the most critical processes.
Even so, the project was not a small one.
’Looks like I’ll have to create another Tower Spirit specifically to handle golem maintenance and manufacturing.’
It was foreseeable that the number of golems in the Wizard Tower would only increase in the future. Combined with the external manufacturing orders, the workload was bound to skyrocket.
Meanwhile, Tower Spirit 1 also had to manage the daily operations of the Wizard Tower; it couldn’t possibly dedicate all of its processing power to the Golem Factory.
It was imperative to assign a dedicated Tower Spirit to take full control of and coordinate the Golem Factory.
’I just happened to make a fortune this time, so creating a new Tower Spirit will be more than affordable.’
Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay the work of chopping wood. Pei Ze simply spent a few days creating a new Tower Spirit, which he named Tower Spirit 3, and put it in charge of the Golem Factory.
With Tower Spirit 3’s help, he was finally able to free himself from the heavy workload.
After manufacturing the core components for all the Thunder God Golems, Pei Ze dumped the remaining parts manufacturing and final assembly work on Tower Spirit 3, then set off for the Thunder Elemental Plane.
’My elementalization progress is still stuck at just over 80%. I need to keep raising it.’
’Consuming a wisp of the Power of Rules can now increase my elementalization progress by about 0.5%.’
Pei Ze quickly calculated in his mind.
’It takes about four days to condense one wisp of the Power of Rules, which translates to an increase of about 0.125% in elementalization progress per day. That’s still a huge leap over the 0.012% per day from normal cultivation.’
’When a wisp of the Power of Rules only increases my elementalization progress by less than 0.1%, that’s when it’ll be time for me to leave the Thunder Elemental Plane.’