"It's hard to say. Richard was skeptical of the Lich Old Man's words, "I have some special equipment here, but it takes a lot of power to drive. Even if you create a Skeleton Centurion or a Skeleton Thousand, you may not be able to operate it, and you can only use other machinery to assist. ”

"You mean, my spell puppet is no match for your Iron Pimple Machine?" Fou, the old lich, felt a little offended, and raised his eyebrows.

Richard spread his hands and said loudly, "Isn't it? In terms of natural strength alone, it can't be compared, and bones are not as hard as steel." ”

"I don't deny your words, it's true that bones aren't as hard as steel, but for the rest of the matter, our spell golems are much more useful than your iron lumps, at least they can understand me. ”

"I don't deny that. Richard said, "Spell puppets are indeed more flexible in terms of practical application, and have a certain degree of intelligence. In fact, I think it would be better to transform the spell golem. ”

"Transformation?"

"Yes, transformation. Richard nodded, "In my opinion, the casting material skeleton of this white bone skeleton like yours is nothing more than a medium for storing and transmitting energy, which is equivalent to a channel for the smooth casting of spell effects.

It can play many roles, but it is best to store and transmit energy, and it is too wasteful to use it for the rest of the support and even combat functions.

Just like a person, he will never use his heart as a throwable object to attack an enemy, nor will he use the blood vessels in his body as a rope to try to hang an enemy.

We can transform this white bone skeleton to make its bones as pure energy channels, like the magic source in the wizard's body, and then choose to use metal as a strong support frame, and use special iron armor as a defense to wrap the entire white bone skeleton and use it.

To put it simply, it is to use the Bone Skeleton as a core, and then use this core to create more powerful and useful spell golems, increasing different attributes such as high defense, high speed, and special attacks.

One of the advantages of this is that it effectively reduces the loss of casting materials. After all, after the casting material is successfully cast at one time, it will be tightly protected, and even if it is damaged for other reasons, it will be blocked by external defenses and support structures.

The external defense and support structures can be manufactured in large quantities, which ensures that this spell puppet can survive for a long time. In normal times, it can play a variety of roles with its external structure. Under some special circumstances, it can be quickly reorganized into an army and become the main force in the army. ”

"Can you do this?!"

The old lich man listened, and did not say so, but his eyes already showed this meaning.

After that, the old man of the lich seriously thought about Richard's proposal, and his body couldn't help but shake when he thought of the military scene that Richard mentioned at the end.

To be honest, as a lich, the Sea of Bones or something is no stranger to him at all. In his memory, he had created many skeleton seas to meet the enemy during his lifetime, causing thousands of skeletons to rush towards the enemy and drown the enemy directly.

But the more this happened, the more he realized that the Sea of Skulls looked powerful, but it was actually fragile.

Because the skeletons that make up the Sea of Skulls have very low individual strength, they are almost cannon fodder-like existences.

This determines that the Sea of Skulls may be able to deal with some ordinary enemies with its numerical superiority, but once the enemy is too strong, then it will be ignored outright.

So a lich, the core combat force, is never a sea of skulls, but some higher-end spell golems.

Such as the Rotten Banshee, the Bone Warrior, the Ancient Corpse Beast, the Black Knight, etc.

But Richard's proposal changed that.

If Richard's proposal really came true, a group of steel skeletons that were more than two meters tall, had a sturdy shell, could move at high speeds, and had many special attacks, perhaps weaker than high-end spell golems, but the number of hundreds would be enough to make many wizards feel fearful.

After thinking about it for a long time, the old man of the lich suddenly had a thought, looked at Richard and said, "Hey, by the way, isn't this kind of proposal of yours the kind of knight in costume you told me before?"

"It's really similar. Richard said, "But after all, there is still a threshold for magic knights, and the number will be limited due to physical reasons." And if you have a modified spell golem of this type, the number will be almost endless after being able to solve a few key spell puzzles. ”

"But the few key spell puzzles to solve are not easy. The old man of the lich, Ah Fu, recognized the reality and said, "If nothing else, I don't have any idea of how the external structure and the so-called core can be perfectly combined. In addition, it is not easy to increase the amount of energy stored in the core. ”

"Anyway. The old lich man sighed and said to Richard, "If you really want to make this happen, it will take a long time." Rather than wait for this improved spell golem to succeed, seriously, you might as well hire a few more people to help. ”

Speaking of this, the old man of the lich suddenly noticed something strange, looked up at Richard and asked, "Yes, why don't you hire more people and develop your own power?" In the past few months, I can see that you are busy with a lot of things, and one person is as busy as a spinning top. Wouldn't it be better to develop private forces and let henchmen help?"

Richard smiled and didn't answer.

The old man asked seriously, "Seriously, why don't you develop a private power?"

"You want to hear the answer?" Richard looked at the old man the lich.

"Hmm. The old lich nodded.

"Oh well. Richard replied aloud, "There are many reasons why I don't develop my power now, and the simplest one is that the benefits of doing this are not as high as you think.

Here's an example. If I want to develop my power and train my subordinates, in order to ensure the quality of the other party, I have to put in a certain amount of energy myself, which will consume my time extra.

One or two are not yet a pastime, but a large number of people is a big burden. And a few simple people can't help me much, only when the number of people is large enough to a certain extent, can it be effective. How much time do I need to dedicate to this level – six months, a year, or several years?

The more people there are, the more questions will be involved, and more things to consider, such as leaks, after all, I have a lot of things that I can't disclose. Another example is the management problem, how to make reasonable use of everyone, and keep the other party motivated? Another example is the growth problem, my research is constantly changing, how to get them to quickly keep up with my ideas and progress?

Of course, this is only one reason, there are others. ”