Seeing Richard approaching, the angry dark water crocodile fiercely attacked the iron cage as thick as a bowl, "Bang bang!!"

"Noisy!"

The next second, the Dark Water Crocodile, which had just roared angrily, had its eyes turn white and fell to the ground motionless! This made the other two monsters terrified.

That was Richard's innate magic, "Mental Shock!"

In an instant, he killed a dark water crocodile, a third-level wizard apprentice-level monster. If it were half a year ago, Richard would have had to work very hard to kill it.

But now, for Richard, who has been promoted to a formal wizard, he can kill the opponent instantly with just a glance.

Obviously, to Richard at the moment, these three monsters, which were only at the level of third-level wizard apprentices, no longer posed any threat to him.

【Gain 3122 energy points.】

After Richard easily dealt with the three monsters, he went to the alchemy room on the second underground floor to make preparations.

After a while, Fingate purchased all the body parts of the phosphorus stone combat puppet.

After taking the various parts of the body, Richard placed them in a certain order.

From left to right are the head, torso, hands, hips, legs, etc.

The torso can be divided into two major parts: the chest and the back, while the legs are more complex and can be divided into thighs, knees, calves, ankles, feet, etc.

These phosphorus stone components have been refined, their hardness and plasticity have been greatly improved, and all of them have been subjected to basic solidification magic, a commonly used earth-based zero-level witchcraft.

Therefore, Richard now needs to draw the magic array on the surface according to the blueprint of the phosphorus stone battle puppet, and draw the energy channel inside the components. After both are completed, assemble them together and perform the activation spell.

Calling up the inspiration panel, Richard took a look at the 8342 energy points he had just gained.

[I discovered that the host was making a phosphorus stone combat puppet. Yes/No, I consumed energy to gain inspiration for making a phosphorus stone combat puppet? 】

Richard dragged the slider to the far right without hesitation and selected "Yes!"

After a dizzying moment, Richard's soul came to the dream space. This time he came to a spacious basement. The basement also had the various components of the phosphorus stone puppet arranged in order. In the center of the basement, there was a blurry figure, who was bending over and carefully drawing something on the chest of the phosphorus stone puppet.

When Richard returned to his main body again, he called up the panel and saw [Skill] Phosphorus Stone Combat Puppet Making (Mastery 9%).

This made Richard breathe a sigh of relief. He was lucky to have reached the mastery level.

I thought it was very likely that he was at the skilled level, but I didn't expect that he could actually reach the proficient level. One reason was that Richard had already learned a lot of basic knowledge of puppetry in the previous few days.

Secondly, the production of the Phosphorus Stone Combat Puppet itself is not particularly difficult. After all, it is one of the mainstream puppets. If it is the later Obsidian Combat Puppet, etc., the difficulty will be much greater, and the energy points consumed will naturally be much higher.

Since he had mastered the engraving of the witch array on the surface of the puppet's body parts and the drawing of the energy channels inside the parts in his dream, Richard was quite comfortable in the actual operation.

After a short while, all the successfully drawn body parts were assembled together.

Richard clapped his hands, brushed off the dust on his hands, and looked at the tall phosphorus stone battle puppet with complicated magic arrays engraved on its surface, and a small sense of accomplishment arose spontaneously.

Next comes the final step.

As Richard recited the spell of activation, the nearly two-meter-tall phosphorus stone combat puppet began to undergo incredible changes.

Richard could clearly feel that the energy core in the puppet's body - a high-level magic stone, was outputting energy. The gaps between the original components of the entire puppet began to disappear. After a few seconds, it could no longer be seen that the puppet was actually assembled.

Instead, it seems to be formed by nature, as if there was a huge human-shaped rock born in the sky.

At this time, according to the description of the blueprint, the manufacturer can probe his mental tentacles into the primary control core inside the phosphorus stone combat puppet. After a slight contact, Richard discovered that with the slow input of mental power, he could control the phosphorus stone combat puppet at will.

"Boom boom boom"

This is a big step forward!

“Swish!”

This is a left swing plus a right swing! Richard couldn't help but feel delighted. This feeling of controlling a puppet was as if the phosphorus stone combat puppet was his own clone, but the consumption of mental power was not small.

After feeling it carefully again, Richard discovered that the feeling of the clone was completely different from what he had imagined, or to be more precise, the difference was huge.

The mental energy consumption of controlling the phosphorus stone combat puppet is linked to the complexity of the action. Moreover, Richard can feel that if he controls multiple puppets at the same time, the mental energy consumption will increase exponentially.

No wonder, among the wizards who specialize in puppetry, no one would choose to control a large number of puppets to fight. It consumes too much mental energy, resulting in a low cost-effectiveness.

It can be understood that the mental energy consumption of controlling five intermediate puppets is far greater than that of controlling two advanced puppets, but in terms of combat power, two advanced puppets are far greater than five intermediate puppets.

It turns out the problem is here.

However This phosphorus stone combat puppet has another way of using it, which consumes very little mental power. That is, the wizard can choose to use the mental power tentacles to issue a simple command and then retract it, so that the primary control core in the puppet's body will automatically implement it.

This surprised Richard quite a bit. It was a bit like the robot in his previous life.

Of course, this simple instruction is far less sophisticated than the previous method of continuous control by mental tentacles.

For example, if Richard gives the command "Attack!", the phosphorus stone combat puppet will take the initiative to move forward and attack with its fists, even if there is no one in front and even if the enemy has already fled.

Moreover, when Richard gave the order to "get the water cup", the phosphorus stone combat puppet had no idea what to do.

But if Richard went a step further and specified which cup or object it was, the puppet would go forward to get it, but it would be easy for the cup to be crushed on the spot by the phosphorus stone combat puppet.

Therefore, the second way of controlling the puppet can only cope with repetitive hard labor scenes, such as digging in coal mines, until the energy in the puppet is exhausted.

If you want to deal with agile and mobile enemies, no wizard would be stupid enough to choose the second fighting method.

From a certain perspective, this also indirectly promoted the development of advanced combat puppets. ——Early the next morning, Richard arrived at his exclusive alchemy room at the headquarters of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood.

The exclusive alchemy room of his headquarters is also located on the second underground floor, which is the alchemy hall where he competed with Gorkan.

In addition to more than 20 exclusive alchemy rooms, the alchemy hall on the second underground floor also has dozens of public alchemy rooms that can be rented at any time.

Exclusive alchemy rooms are usually only owned by alchemy masters. At the same time, the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood will equip the alchemy masters with relevant professional instruments and equipment according to their different branch directions.

For example, an alchemist like Richard who specializes in explosives needs instruments that are very different from those required by an alchemist who specializes in pharmacy.

At the same time, equipment will be slightly increased or decreased based on the personal habits and requirements of each alchemist, so even for those alchemists in the same alchemy branch, there are significant differences in their exclusive alchemy rooms.

However, Richard is an outlier among them. His alchemy room has both specialized equipment for pharmacy and many specialized equipment for explosives. After all, he is a dual-branch alchemy master.

After a while, Richard finished all the work for the day. He looked at the time and it was almost time to go upstairs.

Being on time is a good habit and will also leave a good first impression on people.

The office of Hawkins, vice president of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood, is on the third floor of the headquarters, which is also the top floor of the headquarters.

Each floor of the headquarters is almost ten meters high, so even if it is only on the third floor, there is a very good view. Although the Underdark is always gray and visibility is not high, both the gray dwarves and the night elves have dark vision.

So they looked around and the visibility was like the visibility of humans looking at the ground in clear weather. The view from the third floor was basically enough to see the shape of most of the Tug City.

As Richard entered the corridor on the third floor, an old man with a meticulously braided beard who looked like a gray dwarf noble stepped forward and asked Richard, "Excuse me, are you Master Levi?"

"Yes." Richard nodded.

The other party's aura was almost the same as his, and he was clearly a master at the level of a formal wizard.

"Vice President Hawkins has already told me that Master Levi will come today. Please follow me. Vice President Hawkins' office is the third to last at the end of the corridor." The old gray dwarf noble said respectfully.

Richard didn't expect that such a person was only working as a receptionist on the third floor.

"Boom boom boom"

"Come in!" A deep and powerful voice came from the room. It should be Vice President Hawkins.

Richard followed the old gray dwarf nobleman into the room, only to see that the room was full of greenery, with many rare and even unnamed plants blooming. If Richard had not known early on that this was a gray dwarf's office, he would have thought he had come to an elf's room.

In addition to green vines, there are also many oil paintings of various sizes hanging on the walls around the room.

There are fights between gray dwarf warriors and monsters, as well as gray dwarf wizards performing gorgeous and powerful witchcraft. The content is diverse, but all of them reflect the greatness of the gray dwarves.

An old gray dwarf with a dignified appearance and an extremely deep aura, wearing a gorgeous black wizard robe woven with gold threads and with intricate patterns, was sitting behind an extremely large mahogany desk.

Richard immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Vice President Hawkins, and that the other party's strength must have reached the level of a second-level great wizard. His aura was profound and majestic, and his pair of brown eyes seemed to be able to see through the fog.

"Hahaha, this must be the promising young Master Levi, right?" Hawkins walked forward from behind the desk very politely.

This made the old gray dwarf nobleman's eyes flash with surprise. It seemed that Vice President Hawkins attached great importance to the newly joined human alchemist master in front of him.

You know, when a normal deputy director of the Alchemy Department comes in, Vice President Hawkins won't even move.

"Yes, Vice President Hawkins, it's an honor to meet you for the first time!" Richard bowed slightly and performed a wizard's salute.

Hawkins came over and sat on a soft leather sofa, just face to face with Richard, and said, "Please sit down, Master Levi, you're welcome."

Facing a second-level wizard, Richard did not dare to take it lightly and sat upright, but he was not panicked at all in his heart.

Because before coming, he had already figured out the other party's purpose of meeting him.

Hawkins' eyes were like the starry sky, deep and wise, as if they could see through people's hearts. Just by glancing at Richard twice, Richard felt as if his whole body was seen through.

"Levi, you should be less than 20 years old, but you are already a dual-system alchemy master in both pharmacy and explosives. It's really rare."

"I wonder who your mentor is? I really admire him. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely visit him."

Richard had already thought of how to answer the question about his origins.

He said calmly, "Vice President Hawkins, this may be difficult. I am actually from the surface. I was injured in a battle with the night elves and unfortunately came to the gray dwarf area."

"I am from a wizard academy for humans on the surface of the earth, called Gurus Academy. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

This immediately stunned Hawkins, and the next second, a happy smile broke out on his originally serious face.

"Haha, Levi, I like your honesty."

"I have watched you make golden horned frog eggs. Several steps in the process adopted the common techniques used by humans on the surface. It seems that my guess is correct."

Huh! Richard had never expected that his competition with Golkan that day was actually recorded by someone using the photography technique.

Fortunately, I had no intention of hiding my origins.

Because there is a saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The gray dwarves and the night elves are old enemies, and the three major undead wizard academies among the humans on the surface are currently fighting fiercely with the night elves.

Since he came from one of the three major undead wizard schools, he naturally became an ally of the gray dwarves.

Richard had thought of a response plan early on. It seemed that Hawkins had a good first impression of him.

Hawkins seemed to be lost in some memories, with a hazy look in his eyes, and he murmured, "The surface of the earth."

However, Hawkins quickly adjusted his mood and said, "Levi, the alchemical combination bomb you developed has received very good feedback from many gray dwarf wizards after using it on site."

"So, I invited you here this time to discuss with you whether your alchemical combination bomb formula can be sold to the organization. As for the price, it can be contribution points, magic crystals or some rare materials. Of course, you can also make other requests."

This was almost exactly what Richard had expected. It turned out to be the alchemical combination bomb.

Although Richard had already made up his mind, he still pretended to be embarrassed and hesitant.

Hawkins was obviously an old fox. He was not in a hurry at all and waited for Richard's reply calmly.

After a long while, Richard managed to utter two words: "Vice President Hawkins, to be honest, I am honored that my alchemical combination bomb is so popular with everyone."

"But I don't actually have any intention of selling it. However, if the organization really needs it, can I ask, if you choose contribution points, how much contribution points are the organization willing to pay for it?"

Hawkins could also understand Richard's feelings at the moment. After all, if it were him, he would be unwilling to sell the formula he invented, which was difficult to come by, to an organization.

A long-term business that could have brought you long-term benefits has become a one-time deal.

In fact, if Richard's alchemical combination bomb was not so practical and was not noticed by a big shot in the Gray Dwarf Empire, the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood would not be willing to be the bad guy.

This kind of semi-coercive nature of forcing members of the organization to sell their own developed formulas would not sound good if it got out.

Therefore, the reward given by the superiors this time is also extra generous.

"Haha, if you choose contribution points, Levi, the organization also has many exclusive formulas sold by alchemy masters for reference, which will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

"After testing the actual product, several alchemy masters of the explosion branch estimated that your alchemical combination bomb formula is between 5,000 and 6,000 contribution points. However, I can make the decision and increase it to 8,000 contribution points."

Richard nodded. This price was definitely above the average. The premium given by Hawkins was at least 30% higher.

Richard is not a greedy person, and he does not want to offend the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood by seeking benefits to the death just because of such an incident.

After all, his purpose in joining the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood was to gain protection, not out of jealousy and conspiracy.

"Vice President Hawkins, this price is indeed very sincere, but if I really have to make a request, I would like to choose to exchange it for an advanced control core."

Richard slowly stated his true purpose.

Advanced control core, only the gold-level members of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood have the right to redeem it, and the redemption price is 10,000 contribution points.

At the same time, the advanced control core is also a must-have for controlling advanced puppets and above, such as giant war golems, etc. It is considered to be the highest-level alchemical product in the puppetry research of the Gray Dwarf Empire.

(End of this chapter)