Wizard: Building a Golem Legion From Zero

Chapter 438: Chapter 426: Steel Knight

The metallic floors of Cybertron had been scrubbed spotless by the "blessings," reflecting Allen’s ramrod-straight figure.

The sharp pain deep within his Sea of Spirit lingered, but a blazing fire had ignited in his azure eyes.

It was a fervor unique to a mecha enthusiast.

’Well, if I can’t achieve immortality through cultivation, I’ll just have to pilot a Gundam instead.’

Allen’s lips curved into a mysterious smile. He hadn’t felt this excited in a long time; the last time had been the moment the Freedom Gundam successfully ignited.

This time, however, he wasn’t trying to forge a stronger weapon for himself.

He was going to forge a new path for an entire civilization.

[Command confirmed. Core requirements: Witchcraft-free, replicable, and independently masterable by a mortal civilization.]

All of Allen’s mental sub-threads activated, with one connecting directly to Jarvis.

Everything about the Golems—from the lowest-grade Factory Servants to the Spider Slayers and Storm Falcons he had personally built, and even the eighteen-meter-tall Freedom Gundam—all design schematics, operational data, Rune structures, and Magic Circuits... were dismantled and analyzed one by one.

’If I can’t use a Golem’s Control Core, then I’ll need a control system.’

[Deconstruction initiated... Control Core logic stripped... Spiritual Power direct-link protocol removed...]

’I’ll change the control method to mechanical sensors and hydraulic transmission, preferably supplemented with some advanced thought-control technology.’

’I’ll rework the Control Core’s operational logic... into a central processor, similar to a car’s onboard computer from my previous life.’

[Model complete. Central processing system design draft V1.0 generated. Adopts multi-layered nested logic circuits to interact with a preset command library and physical input devices (joysticks, pedals, buttons). Capable of processing complex tactical action sequences.]

"Response speed and precision will decrease," Allen pointed out the core issue.

Wizards control Golems with their minds, making the process nearly instantaneous. A mortal operator, however, will inevitably experience a delay.

[Based on analogous technology from your previous world (e.g., hydraulic mechanical arms, early autonomous driving systems) and this world’s level of Alchemy Technology, the estimated control latency is between 0.3 and 0.5 seconds. With training, this can be reduced to under 0.2 seconds. For advanced mecha, introducing an auxiliary calibration system is recommended.]

’Auxiliary calibration...’ Allen’s mind raced.

He recalled the "Spiritual Imprint" principle from the Cluster Link Skill. It involved using Spiritual Power to leave a brand on a target, creating a link that transcended distance. But ordinary mortals possessed no Spiritual Power.

’Unless... something else could be used to create the "link" in place of Spiritual Power.’

The natives of this Plane generally possessed Spirit Cores. Even the weakest among them could call upon a sliver of Spiritual Energy—also known as Magic Power—from their core. This was the source of their ability to use basic Spirit Arts, and the very reason they were better adapted to this Magical World than humans from Earth.

’A Spiritual Driving Cabin!’

A brand-new concept took shape in Allen’s mind. ’I’ll use their Spirit Cores.’

[Concept analysis: Spiritual Driving Cabin. Core principle: Spirit Core Energy Resonance Feedback.]

Jarvis immediately began modeling. [Through a specialized conductor in contact with the pilot’s body, the unconscious fluctuations of Spiritual Energy emitted by the Spirit Core will be captured, converted, and amplified, generating a weak, directional Spiritual Pressure Signal.]

[This signal is not used to directly drive the mecha, but is instead fed into the central processing system as an auxiliary calibration input.]

For example: When the pilot focuses their intent on the mecha’s right-arm weapon, the Spiritual Pressure Signal can help the system lock onto the target faster, increasing aiming precision by approximately 15%-25%. When the pilot mentally perceives a threat from the rear left, the Spiritual Pressure Signal can help the system adjust its posture, improving evasion response speed.

[Key limitation: This system is only auxiliary and cannot fully replace mechanical controls. For those with strong Spirit Core talent (such as High-tier Spirit Mages), the auxiliary effect is significant, partially approaching the fluidity of a Wizard’s control. For those with weak or no Spirit Cores, the auxiliary effect is minimal, and core operations will still rely on mechanical input. Based on model simulations, this system would allow a well-trained soldier to achieve 78%-82% of the combat effectiveness of a Wizard mentally controlling a Golem of a comparable class.]

"It has to be reproducible by mortals," Allen emphasized.

’The material for the specialized conductor must be something the Aiselans can process themselves.’

[Requirement incorporated. Spiritual Driving Cabin feasibility assessment: Pass.]

Next was the toughest nut to crack: the power source.

The Singularity Engine was powerful and efficient, but its core "Void Anchor Crystal" and complex Magic Power conversion Rune Arrays relied on Wizard-level material processing and Rune-engraving techniques.

This violated the core principles of being "Witchcraft-free" and "masterable by mortals."

"High-density Magic Power storage modules." This was the alternative power source technology Allen had acquired for building Puppets—essentially "battery packs"—which could now be put to good use.

Allen turned his gaze toward the six Earth Vein Magic Furnaces that had already taken root in the Aiselan Kingdom.

Those behemoths were industrial hearts, but their core principles—drawing from the Earth Veins, refining Magic Power, and providing a stable output—had already been partially mastered by the kingdom’s Alchemy Engineers. They could be used to charge the high-density Magic Power storage modules.

[Modeling in progress... Mecha-compatible power system design draft.]

Jarvis’s processing power went into overdrive. [Core difficulties: Energy output stability and power-to-size ratio. Estimated output will be 60%-70% of the original Singularity Engine, but manufacturing and maintenance complexity will be reduced, allowing it to be mastered by Alchemy Engineers with training.]

[Estimated size: Approximately the size of a truck. Energy medium: Magic Stones or certain energy-storing crystals (optional).]

Allen’s gaze swept over the blueprints as they were being rapidly generated, modified, and redefined.

The Anti-gravity Array was deconstructed, replaced by a propulsion system composed of multiple alchemical thrusters and Spiritual Energy-augmented jets;

The complex AT Field technology couldn’t be used and was replaced with multi-layered composite armor plating;

Weapon control was changed from Spiritual Command locks to a Spirit Core-mechanical linked control interface...

[Commander.]

[The theoretical conversion to a ’Witchcraft-free’ model and its feasibility verification are complete for the above modules. However, adapting them to the framework of Alchemy Technology will be a massive undertaking, involving thirty-seven major categories—including basic materials science, dynamics, energy applications, and control systems—and over two thousand sub-items.]

Once built, this system would be completely independent of the Wizards’ body of knowledge. Its foundational logic, based on Alchemy Engineering and the Rune System, could be understood, iterated upon, and upgraded by the Aiselans themselves.

For example, in the future, they could research higher-precision sensors on their own to reduce control latency; they could improve the Spiritual Energy Conductor materials to increase auxiliary efficiency; they could even... develop their own engines.

Allen could almost see it: in the Aiselan of the future, assembly lines in factories churning out standardized mecha parts. Young Spirit Mages and trained workers would assemble these parts together into towering behemoths.

Along the coastlines, there would no longer be men on horseback or in crude Alchemy Armor, but roaring Steel Knights, piloted by flesh and blood.

"Jarvis."

[I’m here.]

"Name it Project ’Steel Knight’. Integrate all of Cybertron’s non-combat production lines and prioritize material allocation for the prototypes."

Allen’s gaze was piercing. "Authorize 40% of your processing power for full-system parallel simulation and optimization."

[Command confirmed. Resources allocated. Rerouting processing power.]

"I’ll only help them design and build five pilotable war mecha models. After that, they’re on their own."

[Project ’Steel Knight’ outline generated. Preliminary design parameters and technical requirement lists for the five mecha models have been created. Estimated design period for complete blueprints: two years. Manufacturing period for five prototypes: one year.]

[This requires your final confirmation and preliminary communication with the Aiselan Kingdom regarding technology licensing,] Jarvis reported.

Allen’s gaze passed through the holographic image, as if he could see the distant Golden Stone City. He pictured King William, waiting anxiously on his throne for an answer, and the young, knowledge-hungry eyes at the Alchemy University.

He nodded slowly. ’William, get ready for a surprise.’

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