Chapter 174: Obsidian Golem
For more than 10 days.
In addition to working on modifying golems, Matthew spent most of his time studying third-circle spells.
What intrigued Matthew was that during the process of learning third-circle spells...
He discovered that the use of Fate Energy often proved most effective at critical moments.
Take Fireball for example, a mid-level spell.
If Matthew wanted to learn it from scratch and "master" it outright...
It would cost him 10,000 points of Fate Energy!
Consuming the fate of 10,000 commoners!
However, if Matthew first learned the mana model of Fireball, thoroughly understood all arcane knowledge and its structure...
Then built the Fireball mana model in his soul, laying a solid foundation and using Fate Energy only to overcome the hardest parts...
The Fate Energy cost would drop from 10,000 to just 1,000 points!
This was an entirely acceptable range for Matthew.
If Matthew went even further in his studies, breaking down and mastering the hardest parts bit by bit, only using Fate Energy for flashes of insight...
The Fate Energy cost could drop from 1,000 to 100 points.
In this way, one day of studying plus 100 Fate Energy points would achieve the same effect as using 10,000 Fate Energy points.
This was a real example of "knowledge changing fate!"
Armed with this newfound understanding...
Matthew realized that the key to efficiently using Fate Energy was to build a strong foundation, put in the hard work, and only use Fate Energy to push past the final hurdles!
By using this method, Matthew quickly mastered a variety of third-circle spells.
Most of the spells he learned were intended to aid in modifying Mountain.
Returning to the lab...
Mountain, fully prepared, stood quietly in the center, its faintly glowing eyes focused on Matthew.
The flickering light in its eyes revealed that its mind was far from calm.
For golems without consciousness, like the clay ones, Matthew could exploit them without a second thought.
He would assign them tasks non-stop, except for necessary energy recovery time, making the most of their existence.
But for beings like Mountain, which had self-awareness, Matthew wasn't just being merciful—he was also planning for its future.
"Hmm, boosting your power and life level is your reward for being a good tool."
"I get a stronger servant, and you become a more efficient tool."
A win-win!
Even though Matthew was confident, he still proceeded with extreme caution, thoroughly inspecting Mountain inside and out.
What pleasantly surprised Matthew was Mountain's ability to learn and improve on its own, evident in its consciousness and body.
More complex mana models, self-constructed magical circuits.
Matthew knew very well that Mountain did not possess the same modification abilities as an Arcanist.
So what did these things signify?
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