Chapter 863 – 863. Puppeteer’s Heart (1)
A Dwarf blacksmith and laboratory building located in the Duchy of Armitas.
According to the schedule set in advance, the people who gathered in the research center on the second floor were Eunhyeon, Cecilia, and Doran, a total of three people and one doll.
“Then let’s begin.”
“Yes.”
“Hmm.”
“I accept your order.”
At Eunhyun’s words briefly announcing the start of the work, Cecilia and Doran nodded their heads.
Emilia also briefly affirmed and was ready to proceed with the work at any time.
“But are you really okay? Am I going too fast…”
Cecilia’s question mixed with concern was legitimate.
The work I am about to do now is a creation made with the most sophisticated and mysterious essence among the civilizations and technologies of the past.
It was the only work to resurrect a ‘doll’ with an ego.
As there is a risk that the doll itself can be damaged and cannot be restored permanently if done wrong, of course, the necessary resources as well as thorough preparations to restore and reproduce the technology were needed.
The preparation itself was quite smooth, but as this plan to revive ‘Puppet Master Archis’ came earlier than originally thought, there was no choice but to be concerned about the contingency.
“Because I have a reason to hurry.”
The reason Eunhyeon was in a hurry was because of the wisdom of a little elf girl with clairvoyance.
-The door… It happens.
-The monsters… It’s a ‘door’ that comes through a lot.
What comes to mind is the dimensional door that connects ‘this side’ and ‘Pandemonium’.
Monsters beyond the far limits that cannot be compared to ordinary humans, such as demons, beasts, and transcendental beings.
If, as Eunhyeon expected, the door to the dimension really appeared and the beings of the demon world came over here, then it was really an all-out war.
If either side does not end, a series of disasters that will never end will continue.
I had to prepare for that time.
“… All right.”
Cecilia couldn’t help but let out her sigh and nodded her head.
She didn’t elaborate, but Cecilia was well aware that Eun-hyeon was not a man who would do these things for no reason.
He was a man like a boss at work, who always had a laid-back and disliked attitude and treated him like he was going to change himself in this research institute without mercy.
Cecilia, who was aware that it was for some reason, did not have the right to refuse.
“Haha! Don’t worry too much!”
On the other hand, Doran smiled broadly and showed confidence by tapping his chest.
“The best blacksmith, Cheonilyajang (天一冶匠) and the best alchemist do not exist! I will never fail!”
It was a very poor logic as to what basis he was showing such confidence, but he was confident that Doran would never fail.
“Whoops.”
Hearing the dwarf’s ambitious words, Cecilia involuntarily covered her mouth with her hand and let out her laughter.
Somehow, the tension of what to do if I fail disappeared little by little as if it were dissolved in water.
“Thank you. Did you encourage me?”
“Hmm.”
Cecilia took a small deep breath at Doran’s consideration as she answered with a brief nod of her head, her eyes shining.
“Let’s get started.”
“Yes.”
After confirming Cecilia’s condition after her preparations, the four, including her doll girl, began the work of reviving the ancient legacy of ‘Puppeteer Archis’.
“Emilia. Unfold the drawing.”
“I accept your order.”
Emilia moved immediately at Eunhyun’s command.
She unfolded the paper that had been rolled into a circle and fixed it on the blackboard that had been placed vertically.
“Hmm…”
“Really…”
Doran and Cecilia groaned as they double-checked the blueprints they had laid out on the blackboard.
“No matter how many times you look at it, it’s a bloody drawing.”
“… I agree.”
The feelings of the two coincided.
The design blueprint spread out on the blackboard was a picture that recorded how the interior of the now non-functional Arcis was composed.
It was also a blueprint redrawn by Eun-hyeon, referring to the internal structure of a number of doll girls, including Emilia, which Arcis had originally created using her own body as a reference.
Hundreds and thousands of small parts to realize the skeleton of the body, the metals that make up the skeleton, and various and complex joints.
In addition, a huge number of parts, such as internal organs and artificial muscles to transmit power to the whole body, were densely drawn on the drawing with meticulous arrangement and connection.
It was a level of skill that really made my teeth tremble just by looking at it.
‘Do other people know the value of that blueprint?’
It’s a level of technology that’s on a completely different level from just crafting an artifact with simple magic built in.
Perhaps it was a terrifying blueprint that, if revealed to the world, would stir up countless scholars who are crazy about magic.
A new creature created by using the field of magic that twists and interferes with the world’s logic and providence.
The drawing, which is the concentration of the essence of the technology, was also something remote that could not be valued just because it existed in this world.
In the first place, the existence of a doll girl that moved by itself was also an ancient legacy that could not be realized with the current magicians’ technology.
It is you who has a hand in the work of creating and reviving it.
My hands trembled involuntarily with a sense of pride, elation, and tension that I could not explain.
“Are you okay?”
Cecilia’s slightly trembling hand was grasped by a rough hand.
It was an unusually thick hand, but for some reason the trembling stopped.
“… Are you okay. Let’s start.”
Cecilia, who made up her mind again, started working with Doran to resurrect Archis by assisting her Eunhyun.
The first step in reviving Archis was to replace the parts that make up the inside of the doll’s body.
At first glance, it may sound like a simple task, but from this first step, it was a daunting task.
Even the number of parts that make up the interior of Archis is ridiculous, of course hundreds to thousands, and parts as small as a fingernail had to be placed in the correct location.
If parts with even the slightest error are placed elsewhere or inserted incorrectly, the resulting cracks expand like a butterfly effect, damaging other internal parts and causing a major error.
It is almost a mystery how such hundreds or thousands of parts can fit into a doll that is less than 150 cm tall and has the appearance of a little girl.
Even with reference to blueprints, this task was by no means an easy task.
‘Really…’
Cecilia looked at Eun-hyeon, who was replacing her parts, with a shocked expression.
So was Doran.
With amazing concentration, he placed the parts of the same specifications drawn on the blueprint in the same position without any error and continued the replacement work.
His precise and sophisticated hand movements were enough to surprise Cecilia and Doran.
And even though the work went through 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, Eunhyun’s concentration did not break.
The longer and longer the working time, the more Cecilia and Doran could not help but stick out their tongues.
“I brought you a meal.”
She had been engrossed in her work since morning, and it was long past lunchtime when she did not even notice the time passing.
Lily and Erin came to the lab with packed lunches.
The two guessed that they were not even eating a proper lunch because they were so busy working on Bona Mana.
“Eat lunch! Hyuna!”
“…”
Eunhyun did not answer Erin’s call.
He couldn’t hear anything now.
Seeing him concentrating only on the work in front of him, Erin sighed.
“Eh… It’s starting again.”
“I can’t help it.”
Lily also smiled bitterly.
It was the same when holding a hammer and striking iron, but it was Eunhyeon’s habit of not being able to see or hear the situation around her once she started immersing herself.
It could be said that he had a really surprisingly good concentration, but in other words, he had a bad habit of not stopping until he was satisfied or exhausted all his strength.
“Emilia. Parts C11 through C27.”
“I accept your order.”
Emilia quickly carried out the order she received from Eun-hyeon and listed the mentioned parts on the table.
Cecilia, who was busy using her hands to match his movements, was also at the timing when her physical limits began to come.
In Doran’s case, there was still room, but it wasn’t too far before that limit was reached.
In the end, Erin, who was worse off, stepped out.
She moved closer to Eun-hyeon’s ear and shouted with all her might.
“Rice! Leadern ink! Aaaaa!”
Eun-hyeon’s fingers, which had been moving non-stop, stopped at the loud shouts that resonated throughout the laboratory.
“…”
Soon after, Eunhyun let out a small sigh and looked around to see Erin.
“Erin, I’m not deaf.”
“Joy! I’ve told you several times, but you don’t answer!”
It wasn’t until after Erin puffed out her cheeks and put on a look of anguish as if it was absurd that Eunhyeon was able to stop her work.
To be honest, when I was physically and mentally at my limit, Lily and Erin’s visit provided me with a honey-like rest, and there was no angel at all.
“Thank you. Erin. I will eat well.”
Cecilia smiled happily as she accepted the sandwiches Lily and Erin gave her.
“Hi-Hi. No. Teacher!”
Erin was greeted by Cecilia, who had been her own teacher during her school days, with a smile on her face, and she immediately headed to her side.
“Um… It’s a dish with vegetables sandwiched in bread. Do you have any meat?”
It seemed that a sandwich was too unsuitable for a Dwarf who ate alcohol and meat as their staple food.
“Of course I have been prepared.”
Once upon a time, she was Lily, who had come into contact with some of the dwarf culture while visiting a dwarf village with Eun-hyeon.
Of course, she couldn’t have been unprepared.
She took her plate of steak from her basket and held it out to Doran, who cheered and her eyes lit up.
“Oh, oh! How can the color be so fine… ! Plus this smell… ! It is very appetizing!”
The visual beauty that Dwarves value the most is the color of the metal they smelt, and the next most important thing is the color of the meat.
The visuals of the barbecue, which sniped the taste of the dwarves, were enough to take out Doran’s soul.
Haha! Yajang’s wife is very skilled at making something that resembles Yajang! To be served such delicious meat!”
“I’m in the middle of work, so please refrain from drinking.”
“Cancer! Of course!”
The work that Doran was currently working on with Eunhyeon or Cecilia was not smelting by beating iron as hard as he could, but a delicate work that required sophisticated hand movements.
No matter how drunken and hammer-beating he was of the iron race, Doran was a dwarf who knew how to control himself.
“Then let’s start over.”
After lunch and an hour-long break, work resumed.
And after about 4 hours had passed, the work of replacing parts of the body of Arcis was over.
In order to move on to the next step right away, Eunhyeon took out her magic crystal from the box she had been carefully keeping.
It was the ‘Philosopher’s Stone’, which was additionally completed with the help of Illyana in advance.
And it was also the second heart that would serve as the power source for Arcis, which was scheduled to start again.
