Chapter 194 – 194. A Man’s Dream
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After confirming that the iron bars were firmly locked, the room made of iron, in which three people and a doll were riding, slowly descended with Eunhyeon’s manipulation.
“This… What else?”
“This time, while expanding the underground facility, it was made to facilitate the movement of people and goods. The only thing to do is raise or lower this iron room vertically, but that alone is very convenient.”
“… Surely.”
For Alex, who is riding the elevator for the first time, it felt strange to feel the moving room go down more and more.
On the other hand, Yuria, who was feeling nostalgic next to her, glared at Eunhyeon with her bewildered face.
‘Me X makes all sorts of things now.’
“Are you planning to introduce this facility to the dukedom soon?”
“Yes? No? Why are you doing this? This is just something I personally made for my hobby. I have no intention of disclosing it to the outside world.”
“…”
“And there is no need for an elevator facility like this in the duchy in the first place. This is a useful facility only in areas with severe falls. In areas where there are no high-rise buildings on flat land, they may not be of much use compared to the resources required to set them up.”
It takes a lot of effort to get the metal and other materials needed to install the elevator and install it.
Eunhyun can freely use the power of the goddess for personal use and freely build facilities like this without restrictions on material support, but if you want to disclose this technology to the continent, then you have to make it without using the power of the goddess. I also had to think about the cost involved.
“I also have a desire to help the dukedom, but this kind of thing is a bit unreasonable in practice. Sorry.”
“No, neither I nor my father have the slightest desire to wish that part of you. Just… I want only Eleanor to be happy.”
“I will do my best for that.”
Eun-hyeon replied with a bitter smile, then got off her elevator and guided the two of them.
Following him, the two of them walked while touring the inside of the facility and the huge workshop.
“This… ? Golem… Is it?”
Its height exceeded 5m, its body three to four times that of a human, and its skeleton made of black iron were like a giant with no flesh left.
Looking at the steel skeleton of the giant, Yuria couldn’t help but notice what Eunhyeon was trying to build.
From the moment he tried to name this golem ‘Optimus’ in the first place, he couldn’t help but notice.
“This… Are you serious?”
“Are you serious?”
Seeing Eunhyun’s attitude of shrugging her shoulders, YuRia’s expression changed to one of looking at a pathetic person.
‘Isn’t this a complete idiot? Anyway, how do you plan on crafting them into golems?’
Even though he had the technology and ability to recreate many objects on Earth, he couldn’t help but think that he was wasting his talent for nothing.
And it wasn’t just YuRia who was thinking that way.
[I really can’t understand this emotion of a child… What kind of man’s dream is he looking for in those irrational-looking piles of scrap metal?]
The pathetic expression was always for Eunhyeon and the goddess who generously supported her was also the same.
‘Goddess… This is one of the man’s dreams.’
Eunhyeon, who conveyed her heart to the goddess inside, glared at the golem’s skeleton.
“Lea.”
“…”
She called Emilia for a test run, but Emilia stared at the skeleton of the golem with a sullen expression.
Recently, as the artificial muscles in her face have become more flexible, Emilia, who has been making a variety of expressions little by little, is making an expression that she doesn’t like something.
“Lea? What’s the matter?”
“The face of the successor of this object is too ugly.”
“… You think now… Did you?”
The doll, which only knew how to carry out the orders given by its owner, expressed its own opinion.
‘If you think about it… It was because of Emilia’s suggestion that she decided to make this golem now, which she only thought of making one day.’
When she was entrusted with Erin’s escort, in a fight with the hounds, Emilia damaged the internal organs of her body, and while she gave her report about it, she gave Eun-Hyeon a boost to her puppets’ powers. There was a strong suggestion of what to do.
Because of that, Eun-hyeon decided to make a golem called ‘Optimus’ this time.
“From now on, I suggest that the face of the object that will be the successor of the object I saw be reshaped.”
“Now that state is just a skeleton. That can be corrected later. Just hold on for now. The priority right now is a test drive to see if that golem, which will be your additional equipment, can move as you please. Get ready right now.”
“… I accept your order.”
Even with a dissatisfied expression, he showed the appearance of accepting the order of the current owner, Eun-hyeon.
“Start connection.”
Jiing
The golem’s head and two pupils were linked to Emilia’s magical power and began to glow and activate.
The joints of the skeleton began to step forward little by little in order to carry out Emilia’s commands issued over the radio while making a ‘squeak’ sound.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
With each step taken, the heavy golem’s feet kicked the floor, shaking and shaking the entire workshop.
Boasting a huge mass and weight, the steel golem gave off an overwhelming presence just by walking.
Because extreme movements inside the workshop could not be restricted, Emilia reported the results to Eun-hyeon after completing a trial run with simple movements that moved her limbs.
“The coordination of movements is not smooth. Due to the problem of mass, the reaction speed of the object is remarkably slow. In our overall judgment, we state that it only delivered 35% of the performance we expected.”
Even though he was equipped with enormous magic stones, the amount of mana consumed to move the huge body of absurd mass was enormous.
In short, response time is also a problem, but the fuel economy is too bad.
Little by little, I had to improve the costs needed to move the golem little by little and find an efficient driving method.
“Well, it was the first test drive. You can’t be full on the first drink.”
It wasn’t a simple task, considering the cost and effort involved, Eunhyun thought that just making it move successfully through a link with Emilia was a big achievement.
In the first place, Emilia’s goal was too high.
Eunhyun smiled bitterly and nodded while looking at Alex and YuRia, who were still unconscious from the golem test drive, and asked.
“How about this?”
“How are you sleeping… The only thing I can think of is that I’m fed up with your absurd tenacity…”
For a moment, Yuria hardened her face at the thought that popped into her head.
It was because she thought in her head how many things Eun-hyeon was currently doing.
Aisha’s secretary training work.
A training instructor for the Armitas Knights.
Information collection and synthesis using Heilangs.
Preparations for the wedding of Illyana and Eleanor.
And finally, to the creation of the golem.
‘… This human is a human… ? Really… ?’
While looking at Eunhyun with such a shocked face, Alex, who had been silently watching the test drive of the golem until now, finally opened his mouth.
“… Nice.”
“Alex… ?”
Alex’s unexpected reaction made Yuria widen her eyes and put on a surprised expression.
YuRia put on a puzzled expression at the unexpected reaction, not knowing that Alex would be fascinated by the appearance of that skeleton-only golem.
“The first trial run means that there will be subsequent trials as well, right?”
As if knowing what she wanted to say, Eun-hyeon smiled at her and nodded her head.
“Of course. There is plenty of room for improvement.”
“I’d like you to call me for the next test drive.”
“Good. Welcome me too Thank you for watching and telling me what you think. This is because the more opinions there are, the better.”
“I can’t help you with financial or human resources, but is it okay if I just give you my opinion?”
“That’s about it. It’s okay if you just think about it together and provide ideas.”
“… Are you serious, Alex?”
Yuria, who had been listening to the conversation between the two men, put on a stunned expression and asked if she was sane.
“Yes? Princess, this is a golem of a type I’ve never seen before. It is a new attempt and discovery that is completely different from the golems that many alchemists create. I am eager to see it come to life.”
“…”
Alex’s expression is like that of an elementary school student who first encountered robot cartoons on TV as a child.
It was very foreign to Yuria’s eyes that a 24-year-old adult had such an expression on her face.
[Oh my god… Do you think there ever was a child who could understand that emotion… ?]
‘I told you. Goddess. This… It’s a man’s dream.’
[…]
Alex’s reaction was quite disconcerting to Verdandi as well.
“Besides, this is something I want to show you when it’s finished later.”
“To me? Why?”
“It’s kind of like being the son-in-law of a duke’s family and making no contribution. I wanted to ask your permission to use this golem as a military tool in case something happened in the dukedom. Even if I say it myself, this will be a powerful force for the ducal family.”
She had already obtained permission from Belldandi to use the golem Eunhyeon had made for the duke’s family.
Mass production and handing over the entire golem to the duke’s family was recognized as overuse of the divine power and had to be sanctioned, but putting a small amount of high-quality golems under Eunhyeon’s command, the boundary was very ambiguous.
In the end, even Belldandy reluctantly gave permission, but what Belldandi was hesitant about in the first place was Eun-hyeon’s sensibility, which she had a strong desire to make that golem and couldn’t understand.
[Eh…]
Even though her goddess was looking down at her with the expression of a pathetic mother looking at her immature young son, Eunhyeon didn’t care at all.
In addition, perhaps because she met a colleague who agreed with her opinion, Eunhyeon was even more satisfied with her expression.
“Right. I’ll try to talk to her father later.”
“Okay. I thought you would understand my heart.”
“You are creating something great. I look forward to the day it is completed.”
Watching Eunhyeon and Alex shaking hands with each other’s hands with a sense of unity she hadn’t felt in a while, Yuria muttered with a tired expression.
“Men are…”
Seeing the two of them connected by an incomprehensible sensibility and immersed in a world of their own, Yuria clicked her tongue.
Illyana and Eleanor, who will become his wives, start to wonder if they know Eun-hyun’s side like that.
