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"Ah…. So that is the problem…. I've was wondering why your golems sucked so much… The problem is that you lacked mana to train properly and experiment." – said Ariava.
"YES" – the puppet written down.
"Hm…. I think I can help you with that."
"?!"
"REALLY"
"Yeb. I can."
"I may not look like it, but I do know art of [Magic Forging] and stuff, so…. Wait a bloody second."
"Do you have the [Mana Blacksmithing] skill anyway?"
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"…"
"NO"
"…"
"Ah…. Welp, that also explains something."
"I did saw you use mana crystals in their rough form as cores…. Yea, I honestly should had seen that coming ages ago…."
"…"
"Okay. So let me explain."
"Skills are something like manifestation of your own power and efforts."
"This is something you know, right?"
"You can acquire skill by practicing and developing yourself, causing the skill to be formed with your own efforts."
"From what I know and from what I can see right now, the golem crafting require skills called [Mana Blacksmithing]."
"This skill is related to [Blacksmithing]."
"Simple put, it helps you manipulating mana while forging."
"And this is something you would need for your golem crafting... Wait, what kind of skills you have anyway? Write them down."
"…"
[Name: Thauma]
[Race: Golem Noble / Dungeon Master]
[Class: Golem Maker – Level 20 / Dungeon Master]
[Skills]
[Carpentry – Level 3]
[Sculpture – Level 3]
[Blacksmithing – Level 1]
[Golem Crafting – Level 3]
[Mana – Level 1]
[Self-Repair – Level 1]
[Affinity]
[Beginner Arcane Magic – Level 3]
[Beginner Earth Magic – Level 1]
[Unique Skills]
[Dungeon Master]
"Sheesh… If I'm being honest this is quiet pathetic…. Like extremely."
"Honestly, with your talent I would expected you to…. Well, develop way too much, but I guess the lack of information and your body were holding you back big time…. Like too big."
"Still, you have [Blacksmithing]? So, you… Wait, how much do you know how to…. Well, craft?"
"…"
Puppet took out different tools and began showing the woman how it worked.
Breaking apart different blades.
Reassembling them.
Putting together pieces.
Creating weapons or parts.
"…"
(Wow…. This was… Extremely primitive….) – thought the woman.
(Still, I can't really say it's not bad… He knows how to put things together and how they… Huh. Actual this piece of trash is bit well made?) – thought Ariava as she inspected wooden club that had blade peace attached to it.
(I guess he may be inspected how joints and other stuff worked and tried to replicate it?)
"…"
(But again, this won't work…. Damn.)
"Okay…. I guess I will have you teach you some stuff regarding crafting, if we want you to learn how to improve your core."
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"CAN I USE THIS TO CREATE A BODY FROM THIS" – asked the puppet by writing the question down.
"Hm?"
"Oh, you mean like use the metal?" – replied the demoness.
"Well, sure. It is possible."
"Metal is way tougher than wood or dirt… But is way heavier and complicated."
"BUT I CAN USE IT TO MAKE A GOLEM BODY RIGHT" – asked the puppet.
"I WONDER IF I CAN MAKE MY NEW BODY WITH IT."
"Hm…. Well, there ARE golems made out of metal." – said Ariava.
"But you would need-"
"…"
"Wait a fucking moment."
"What did you just said?" – said the demoness as she quickly snatched the golem sheets of paper.
"…"
"Make a new body?"
"You can…."
"…"
"Quick question."
"Is this your original body?"
"Like, did you modified this body. Did you replaced body parts and such?"
"YES" – replied the puppet.
"Okay…. What did you replaced?" – asked the demoness.
"EVERYTHING" – replied the puppet.
"…"
"Everything? Like everything…. The whole body is…. Well, completely new and stuff?" – asked the demoness.
"YES" – replied the puppet.
"…"
"What the actual fuck?" – said the demoness, confusing the golem.
(I mean, HE is a golem!) – thought Ariava.
(I've already figured out that this guy can replace his body parts like regular golems.)
(But after giving bit a bit of thought... I have a fucking question.)
(HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH HIM!?)
(He ain't normal golem.)
(He posses a unique race AND ability to possess a class.)
(Ability to growth and so on.)
(But if he ain't normal golem, how exactly does replacing body parts works for him!?)
(This isn't a question I can ignore…. NO!)
(I NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS NO MATTER WHAT!)
"Okay. We are fucking stopping learning crafting, RIGHT in this very instance!" – said Ariava.
"I know you were looking forward to it, but there is something we need to fucking address before we move on."
"You!"
"You are saying that your body is completely different, right?"
"Head?"
"DIFFERENT" – replied the golem.
"Limbs?"
"DIFFERENT" – replied the golem.
"Toros?"
"DIFFERENT" – replied the golem.
"…"
"What about the core?" – asked the demoness.
"DIFFERENT" – replied the golem.
"…"
"How the fuck did you do that?" – asked the demoness.
"Like you just…. Detached your arm and attached a brand new one?"
"YES" – replied the golem.
"OKAY! BUT HOW!?" – shouted the demoness.
"…"
"Okay…. One by one."
"This was my theory before. But you don't need coding, right? You can move perfect without anything like this."
"Right?"
"YES" – replied the golem.
"Okay…. But what happens if you do have? Did you tried it?"
"YES DIDN'T WORKED" – replied the puppet.
"Didn't worked…. So, like you didn't…. Well, did it felt off or it straight up had no effect on you?"
"NO EFFECT I THINK"
"…"
"Let's test this one later…"
"But back to the arm."
"How are you exactly attaching it?"
"I DETACH AND ATTACH NEW BODY BEFORE THEN CREATING A CONNECTION BECOMING ONE WITH THE NEW BODY"
"…"
"What?" – asked the demoness.
"Okay. Just write down the whole process on the paper, instead of having me to having question you nonstop."
<<….Honestly…. I started getting curios about it too.>>
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[Step 1 – Make a physical connection between new body parts and the main body – Attach the new body part and make it connect to the main body.]
[Step 2 – Establishing connection internally – Move my being into the new body part.]
[Step 3 – Establish mana path – Allows the body to operate.]
"…"
"That is, it?" – asked the demoness.
"YES" – replied the puppet.
"…"
"I get the part 1 and 3."
"But 2."
"This one is off."
"What does that mean 'Put your being into the new body part'?"
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(What the hell is going on?!)
(It was just working fine moments ago?!)
(Did I destroyed it!?)
(Did I…. NO!)
(Think!)
(My arms were destroyed before! But I was able to repair my body thanks to the dungeon core as well as thanks to my skill!)
(I've lost my hands! But they worked just fine later on!)
(So why not now?!)
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(What if it wasn't my body but something inside of my body?)
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"So, what are you saying right now." – said the demoness.
"You not only needed to connect your mana flow into the new arm, but also 'assimilate' the arm into your 'being'?"
"YES" – replied the golem before then walking away and picking a golem arm.
"…"
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"IT NEEDS TO BE ATTACHED"
"I CAN'T FUSE WITH IT"
"I HAVE TRIED TO JUST NOW TO DO IT"
"….Hm…."
"What about moving your 'existence' outside of your body? Like without anything attached."
"TRIED BEFORE"
"DID NOT WORKED"
(This is…. No. He doesn't have a skill.) – thought the demons as she picked up a piece of paper which had Thauma written stats.
(Then is it an ability…. No. It is his existence.)
(Like a slime liquid body can move without having to use any skill or manifesting a special skill in that category.)
(It is his very being.)
"…"
"Say, this hand."
"Did you tested it out with different hands? Like ones that had multiple fingers and or maybe fewer fingers?"
"I HAVE TRIED"
"And did it work?
"YES"
"…"
"If that is the case…. Then maybe you can attach additional limbs to your body and also use them?" – said Ariava.
"But what exactly are you?"
(Reattaching and attaching parts…. He can control his own mana and 'existence'…. He can detach his core and just attach new one…. He HAS [Mana] skill!)
(He had definitely obtained it via class change…. But he has it!)
(That means he can additionally amount of mana in his own being.)
(But what mana vessels that the living beings possess? Or maybe monster's crystals?)
(Can he grow his 'own' mana that isn't related to his body?)
"Say, does skill [Mana] works on you? Do you feel different after obtaining it?"
"YES"
"IT WORKS"
"I see." – replied the demoness.
"…"
"Okay. Here is my conclusion based on the current analyzes of your being."
"Your 'essence', which could be called both your soul and mind."
"The golem body of yours is replaceable…. But also not."
"Simple put, you bound with it."
"You can replace parts and such."
"But it is still 'you'."
"If I understand it correctly, you share your body fate."
"Meaning that if the body were ever completely destroyed and shut down, you would share its fate."
"Meaning death."
"Your being is a 'golem' but also at the same time you are something akin to a soul."
"Yet." – said the demoness as she put her hand on the golem body, before moments later a mysterious energy started emitting from her palm.
"But you are not an undead nor a 'soul'."
"I just used necromancy on you."
"A art of controlling and manipulating the dead."
"Yet there was no effect whatsoever on you."
"You are not like a soul attached to this body, possessing it."
"Yet at the same time, you are."
"Or more exactly, you fuse your being into this body, becoming one with you."
"I will be fucking honest with you."
"You are the very first being I've had EVER encountered that is as unique as you."
"I've heard about the dungeons in the past which had golems…. But they were extremely rare and I don't think I will be able to find anything about them any time soon."
"But…. The dungeon masters of even same type of dungeon, like the beast dungeon, may end up giving birth to completely different dungeon masters."
"Meaning that you maybe the very first 'special' being like this."
"…"
"Honestly speaking, there is shit tons of other questions that needs to be answered."
"A experiments that needs to be conducted."
"Everything! There is shit tons of stuff we need to learn what you are!"
"…"
"But we can do this in the meantime."
"No. We will do this in the meantime, since this way both of us will obtain the better understanding of you, but just understanding how you live day by day."
"So…. Let's resume our original goal of today, shall we?"
"And let's start learning how to craft."