The next day, the news that the spokesperson of the High Mentor Luxendier Mhost appeared in Darren Moore immediately spread throughout Sanophon.

Even the red-robed mages in the southeast of Serre, who were following the academy, knew about it, and expressed their surprise and disbelief after learning that the spokesperson chosen by the notoriously cunning enchanter was actually a milky little hairy child.

At the meeting that day at Darren Moore Academy, in front of a group of high-ranking mages, the young new red robe submitted Lusendier's application to the council of five seat mentors, and the Frass family, as a notary, proved this to the ** masters.

"Hmm...... Are you sure?" the skeletal hand grasped Luxendier's application, and two phosphorescent eyes looked at the colleague next to him, and out of nowhere did he utter such a smooth and rigid voice.

It's an inaccurate way to describe a lich as a skeleton, but in fact, the lich's body is not devoid of flesh, such as the one in front of him, with shriveled zombie-like flesh attached to the bones.

In the first few years after the transformation ritual, each lich will be transformed from a living person to a normal human being, except for the phosphorescent light in their eyes and the complete cessation of their biological functions, as if they have directly changed from a living person to a 'moving corpse', and over time, the living corpse will slowly decay, turning from a zombie into a skeleton.

While most lichs don't like this aesthetically pleasing appearance and will use Transfiguration or some other means to disguise it, there are some honest lichs who disdain vanity and are willing to reveal their true colors to the world.

For example, the second mage of the plastic energy department, the famous ** master Cohen Fils, is a lich from the Dalamos family.

Although he knew that it was not uncommon for lichs to be in the upper echelons of the red-robed mage guild, and among the high-level ring masters who surpassed the seventh order, the number of lichs could be said to be a carload, but really seeing the image of this skeleton still made Penny feel a little uncomfortable.

In fact, for some mages who feel that their life length is not enough and want to further their research in arcane law, transforming into a lich is indeed one of the few paths, and the cost is relatively low.

After all, the ** master who can come into contact with the top spell of the Nine Rings in a short human life is extremely rare among human beings, and the legendary mage does not matter for the time being, in the Red Robe Mage Club, there are only twenty-four spellcasters of this level who are still active, which is actually the accumulation of hundreds of years, like this Cohen Fils ** Master, he has lived for more than a hundred years.

Every generation of newborn red-robed mages, there are extremely few people who can reach this level.

At least among the generation of mages who were promoted twenty years ago, there was only one ** master who could enter the seat council, and the rest were a few high-level mentors, all of whom were hovering up and down the fifth order again.

Therefore, when several ** masters of this council found out that the new junior in front of them had actually entered the fourth ring magic net, they were all surprised, and then they had different ideas.

In addition to this lich, the remaining Mentors of the Council include Andrea of Frass, the Fourth Seat of the Necromantic Lines of the House of Rem Tiffont Loppens, and the Master of Spells of House Boire, Gulkosut.

Oh, and the rest of us is also a lich, Mirron, a sculptor from the Odyssilon family, and in this case, he is on a neutral side.

They had a good relationship with Bouval, but Odyssillon and Rem had been at odds for centuries due to sharp conflicts over policy positions.

Trying to get them to fully support the Ream family is probably a dream thing.

Seeing the application submitted by Speaker Lusendil, and in contrast to Frace's attitude, these old foxes made a sharp judgment:

In order to support Luxendier's ascension to the throne, the Frass family is ready to pay a big price!

This price, the ** teachers here know in their hearts, the catty in the election competition, the truth of the so-called 'academic research results', everyone here knows it.

But what technique is Frass going to use to fight the Shadowsteel Golem?

A sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of Reem's Tifont Loppens.

A newly created level 9 general magic, or some deeper theory of the construction of magic?

These difficult things are very important things for every mage, and they are not something that can be taken out casually.

Even if you take it out, it may not be able to compete with the Shadow Steel Golem technology!

Even Feinstein, who was sitting on the sidelines, frowned, he knew very well that Luxendier's catty taels, excellent arcane touch and superb intelligence could allow him to enter the seventh ring of arcane law in his early forties, but as for the study of the founding surname, it was lackluster.

So, it was Frass who decided to bleed?

He began to turn his brain, each family has some arcane technology at the bottom of the box, such as Dalamos's undead legion, Reem's Golem factory, Odyssilon's war arcane, Flas has some unique techniques in the fields of prophecy, illusion, and mind enchantment, but ...... He frowned.

The Shadow Steel Golem is the high-end technology of the Ancient Empire, and even if it is obtained now, it is difficult to surpass, and it is really difficult to overpower it from the academic aspect.

Feinstein's eyes looked around, and suddenly he was focused on Penny, who was still silent, and suddenly paused.

The council mages probably thought of this 'spokesperson' as a complete puppet, or a microphone.

But Feinstein remembered what he had seen in the lab that day, and his eyebrows gradually tightened.

"Andrea, don't maliciously waste Searle's time. Tipontropens glanced at Andrea in the seat next to him, "Think about it, is that appropriate?"

His tone was not domineering, but rather an attitude.

Except for Del Songpaya, the other candidates have already abstained from voting, and those who have withdrawn have withdrawn, and at this time, a spokesperson suddenly appeared, which looks like a troublemaker.

In the eyes of the Ream family, Frass's current actions are like angry nonsense.

"It's not up to us to say that. Andrea shook her head leisurely and circled unhurriedly in her words: "Since Luxendil Möster is unwilling to abstain, according to the rules of the Mage's Guild, we should give him a fair chance to compete. ”

He had received some insight from Oseia and felt a little relieved, and the illusionist glanced at the rest of the council and felt that the situation was not too bad.

"Justice?!" Tintropens sneered, glanced at Andrea, then at Penny, who was still standing, and nodded, "Okay, we'll see." ”

"In that case. The lich sitting at the head of the council nodded, "Then do it, Del Songpaya and ...... Luxendier's... Well... You will be running for this position under the notarization of five of us, so please be sure to prepare well and do not waste our time at will. ”

"Understood!" Penny echoed Delsunpaya in the back row.

...... The group of people left Darren Moore and went back to make the final preparations before the official selection, and the submission of technology was not enough just written work or empty words, there must be a sample.

Before leaving, Del Songpaya glanced at Penny. There seemed to be no special emotion in this flat look, but Penny read the irony in it, but he could only look back calmly, and then quietly left.

Next to him was Lusendil's female attendant named Garina, who Penny sent away in a few words.

At this point, neither his nor Luxendier's will was of much use.

This competition has become a competition between the two families, and he is a pawn on the table.

That's all.

However, this chess piece is also quite important, and he at least has a little say, picking one of the several golems provided by Oseia to compete with Del Songpaya's Shadow Steel Golem.

Able to shuttle back and forth between reality and shadow planes, and able to use negative energy to attack, materials that are far harder than ordinary metal, often used by ancient wizards as guards to guard the ruins, the dark body that peeks out of the shadows is a nightmare for countless explorers.

But until now, the mage didn't have a very good plan. Judging by Frass's attitude, the people under the table who use shady tricks may have a larger surname, but I don't expect this 'academic research' to make much difference.

This is a hidden workshop somewhere in Eltabo, and Oseaa leads Penny through the portal to get here, and Penny's eyes fall on the various furnishings, and he suddenly loses his mind.

There are a large number of finished and semi-finished golems, involving various materials and structures, in which some dark-skinned dwarfs are toiling, repairing and maintaining.

Everything is in order.

The dwarf is a deep dwarf from the underground, often taken in as a servant by the red-robed mage.

Although they are inferior to the dwarves in smelting skills, they are more sophisticated than others.

Machine.

Many fine machines, such as clocks and watches, came from the hands of some dwarf technicians.

"Anthony?!" Oseia frowned, her voice echoing through the room.

"I'm here, sir. A young man in a black robe walked out of a corner of the workshop: "What do you command?"

It was an apprentice, and Penny recognized the teenager's identity.

"This is Lord Penny Sean, who has been doing very important work here these days, and I have instructed your engineers to cooperate with him. Oseia said to the boy with a solemn expression, "Very important, not only to me and my family, but also to your teacher. ”

The young man named Anthony immediately became serious with a serious expression: "I understand. ”

"There aren't many types of golems that can compete with the Shadowsteel Golem. Oseaa turned to Penny: "There is still half a month before the official selection, and it will take three or four days to make a high-level golem, even if you gather the power of several high-level mages, but for the sake of time, I suggest that you decide on the plan within two days, and notify me to prepare when the time comes, Anthony knows how to find me." ”

"I see. Penny nodded.

The Mentor of the High Ring left with a teleportation technique.

Penny observed the workshop for a while, noticing that the mage apprentice opposite him was observing him with curious eyes, and he smiled, "Oh, hello, this ...... Mr. Anthony. ”

"Lord Sean. I don't know what you need?" asked Penny, the apprentice, who was a few years older than Penny, with a smile.

"Uh...... May I ask first, what is this place?" Penny frowned, "Lord Oseaya's workshop?"

"This is the Frass family's construction workshop. Anthony nodded: "It turns out that Lord Ryoreni is in charge." ”

"Rio Reni?" Penny hadn't heard of that name.

"That is, Lord Osea's husband, my teacher. ”

"Oh......" the mage nodded, "And now, it's in charge of Lord Osea?"

"Yes, though, she doesn't really care about the affairs here. Anthony smiled at Penny, "The adults in the family usually pass through my hands when they customize the golem parts. ”

"I see. Penny suddenly said, "So, you're very good at making golems?"

"Design, to be exact. Anthony shook his head: "I know how to design a golem to be what it should be, although I am not very good at spellcasting, but I know golems very well, and I know every magic related to golems." ”

It's a great craft.

Penny secretly observed the apprentice.

"This is what the mentor taught me, but ......" he sighed, paused briefly, and turned to Penny again, "I don't know what your job is, please let me know that I can serve you better." ”

"Oh, I'm going to make a construct that can match the effectiveness of the Shadowsteel Golem. Penny frowned himself as he said this.

"Is it on par with the Shadow Steel Golem?" Anthony was stunned for a moment and began to ponder, "There are several several, I don't know which one you want to build?"

"No, it's not just combat effectiveness, it's better to be able to match it technically......"

"Technology?" Anthony's mouth opened slightly: "My lord, that's the Shadow Steel Golem, although it is not the most powerful Golem in terms of combat power, but the technology is definitely the most high-end layer, except for the Rainbow Golem and a few techniques that my teacher has not studied famously, no one can defeat him at the technical level!"

The words are full of incredulity.

Penny frowned.

In Rio Reini's posthumous book, there are indeed several high-tech golems, but there are few that can be compared to the Shadowsteel Golem.

Even if there are so few, they can only be said to be barely improvised.

It sounds impossible to overwhelm that kind of thing on a technical level.

In fact, Ossea didn't force the golems he picked out to be comparable to the Shadowsteel Golems, but if he completely put himself in the position of marionettes and let the upper echelons of the family move, he always felt an awkward depression in his heart.

Perhaps, he still has trouble adapting to the style of the Red Robe Mage Society.

He sighed and was about to pick a suitable golem to say it.

Suddenly there was a nervous howl on the left, mixed with the sound of a large number of steel crashing, and Penny followed the sound to see a dark-skinned dwarf sitting in a machine more than three feet high, whining and speeding through the workshop.

The machine resembled a crudely built bumper car, with cork-wrapped wheels rampage through the ground with loud noises, and two huge robotic arms on top of the machine, wielding with great agility.

"Stop, Oram!" a look of anger appeared on Anthony's face, and he roared in an angry voice, stopping the dwarf.

But Penny was shocked by the strange machine.

Because in his perception, except for the part behind the dwarf's body, he didn't notice any traces of magic on that thing!

Generally speaking, machines such as golems must be endowed with a power system with arcane art, otherwise how can a steel shell be able to move?

And that kind of power, usually from the supernatural, but this seemingly ridiculous little car has managed to achieve full mechanical movement?

"Oh, my lord, I succeeded! Look at that! there is no arcane! a golem that can move on its own!" the dwarf drove to Penny and Anthony in the cart, chattering and shouting, and the white beard dangled with it.

"He's?" Penny pointed at the dwarf and at Anthony with an inquiring look on his face.

"This is Technician Oram. Anthony raised his eyebrows and pointed at the short man: "One of the best assistants of the mentor before his death. ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Olam. Penny nodded, and approached the gnome technician to sit down on the machine, and found that except for the engine's wheel, which rotated and powered by magic, the rest of the body was made up of gears and connecting rods.

It made him have a vague thought in his mind: "Oh, what an amazing creation. ”

"Hahaha! Hear me, Anthony! The lord seems to have a good eye for how difficult it is for me to create a golem like this, which is not entirely supported by magic!" The dwarf laughed out loud at Penny's compliment.

"Your Excellency......" Anthony frowned, "If it is made with arcane art, the method is simpler, and it doesn't have to be so troublesome." ”

"No, no, no......" Penny shook his head and asked the gnome, "Can this thing be made bigger?"

"Bigger? Absolutely. The dwarf was stunned: "However, once it exceeds a certain limit, it will be difficult to provide power!"

"My lord, the largest golem can only be forty feet tall. Anthony frowned: "No matter how big the golem is, there will not be enough powerful elemental body to provide power." ”

"Power?!" the mage stroked his chin and began to think.

Power is indeed a factor that limits the size of the golem, the power of the golem is that the caster imprisons the soul of the elemental body in the golem's body, and uses its magical instinct to extract energy from the elemental plane to provide the golem action, but no matter how strong the elemental body is, there is a limit to the energy extracted, although the largest earth elemental elder can support a huge body thirty or forty feet tall, but this kind of power is a little difficult to support the iron golem of the same height and weight.

Moreover, the high-level elemental bodies are few in number and powerful, and they are neither easy to capture nor enslave.

Therefore, most of the elemental bodies chosen by the mages for the golems are small and medium-sized elements, so most of the golems are not large.

However, if we can change the power, we may be able to break through this limitation.

The mage stared at the dwarf technician's mount and remembered something, and a smile gradually appeared on his lips.

"You said you were good at designing golems?" he asked Anthony.

"Not bad. ”

"You seem to know how to be mechanical?" he asked the dwarf technician again.

"Of course, the dwarf's technology is top-notch. The black-skinned dwarf looked up proudly.

"That's ......," Penny smiled and nodded.

The two-man creature on the opposite side looked at the smiling mage and felt a little confused.

...... It wasn't until five days later that Penny appeared in front of Osea's eyes.

"It's a lot later than I thought. The High Rank Ring Mentor frowned, looking a little displeased: "I just wanted to go to you. ”

"I'm really sorry. Penny, with two dark circles under his eyes and seemingly not having slept well in days, placed a dozen huge scrolls in front of Osea.

"Oh, what kind of golem needs such a complex design?" the high-level Ring Mentor raised an eyebrow, "My husband's designs don't have such complex things in them. ”

Although there are several advanced magic and special crafts involved, the difficulty of the golem is in the magic, not the design, and it is not surprising to see Penny throw such a pile of drawings in front of her.

She didn't wait for Penny to finish, she flipped through the blueprints and began to read.

As a high-level mage, she is no stranger to golems.

Gradually, as she flipped through the drawings one by one, her eyes widened and widened, and her expression gradually became solemn, and she looked at the drawings over and over again, as if she was very surprised.

Eventually, she set her eyes on Penny's face and stared at it for a long time, "Really...... Amazing, this is what you came up with?"

"Yes...... And Mr. Anthony and Mr. Olam. ”

"I didn't expect it. The high-level Ring Mentor put away the scrolls very solemnly: "You are indeed an extraordinary genius. ”

"You've won a prize. The mage was a little embarrassed.

"Anyway, you should take a break. Seeing the exhaustion on Penny's face, a smile appeared on his face, "It seems that many of our predetermined plans need to be revised. ”

......

(To be continued)