Robert Moore
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Grey saw Walker's gaze fixed on the chalk and the golems. "Interested in how I made them work this way?" "Was it too obvious?" Walker knew that it must have been written all over his face. "Believe it or not, I do try and hide my curiosity a little at times." Gil gave Walker a quizzical look, "When have you ever hid your curiosity? You would need a master level skill to hide it and even then I am pretty sure we would all catch on." There was a short pause, "But I am also a little curious as to how…-
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"The best place for inspiration was the ocean side. Do you know how many weird shaped monsters live on the beach or in the water? They are completely different from those underground or the surface. The mountains can't compare either." Grey was feeling the memories flow as he spoke. The apprentice realized that grey was caught up in his memories and began to carefully work on the small details again. This was unnoticed by Grey who continued on with his inspirations, "The ocean was amazon. It was…
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"The legs will need to be filled with many supports. They will have to be the toughest possible alloy we have if you want it to go in to battle. Elemental mana crystal spikes are easy enough as well. We have plenty to fashion in to spikes. The mana core will be tough. We will need to design a network of them so they can power every aspect." Grey was looking at the designs and blue prints much more carefully. "Why not just use runes to speed up the mana attraction around the spikes. I might not know how…
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Midnight stood tall and extended her wings. She was proud to show off how she looked and what she could do. "I see, wings span may need an increase due to age. Scales are single layer but higher toughness. I can make it a double layer of less toughness with a base. Tail is not segmented but can be if hidden with scales." Grey began to mumble constantly. "Paper and quills, Now!" Two of the apprentices scrambled for the items Grey needed. They rushed to him handing them to him and a third pushed a rolling…
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Walker and Gil had their head on a swivel. They saw that many of the apprentices were working on unique golems. Unlike the same mass produced golems they had seen as guards and patrols on the surface and so far in the caves, these were all prototype experiments. "My apprentices are not allowed to use any existing design without building it themselves and modifying it. I hate the same thing done over and over, there is no point and it creates a stagnant future." Grey looked like he was about to spit at…
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Walker and Gil had been receiving a tour of Greys' forging area. There were many models and plans up on the walls. The spider golem they had been told about was in pieces and there were mana smaller spider golems around it that were not active. Walker could tell that it would be able to take a piece of copper and carve it in to wire but he wasn't sure how it would do this. He just knew that it could because of the shapes and designs. "You like the spider golems? I have a decent amount made for copper…
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When Midnight released the built up flames the entire furnace area came back to life. The darkness that came with the fire she breathed changed the color of all the flames within the single furnace. There were many surprised to see the flames become a mix of black and orange along with many who kept their distance even more. "Ha! That is spectacular. Decaying flames? I haven't seen these since I was a child. No dwarf could ever breathe these. I love when dragons come and show off their flames." The fire…
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Midnight had watched Gil and Walker leave her behind and she focused her attention on the royal guard. She was very happy to be called lady and miss by the royal guard since she had not been called these fancy titles before. Most others would just call her little dragon or the dragon or just use her name. The new titles gave her pride a boost. "I'm unsure if you are able to fully grasp the process, but our blacksmiths have been working on many things, and testing a new form of fire on them would be an…
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"We have a few golem cores. I hope that they are useful?" Walker posed this as a question without removing any of them from his inventory. "If they are from crafted golems then I could care less. I can make better golem cores than anyone else and prefer them tweaked to my specifications. The rune work I add is pristine." Grey knew that many would bring him their golem cors so he could fix them. It became such a problem that he refused to touch other golem cores any longer. "Oh, so you don't care…
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Walker, Gil, and Midnight followed a similar path they took all the way to the high forge. They noticed that there were many dwarves at work in the streets and buildings. Many were repairing steam pipes or fixing gears. The homes that were under repair mostly were being fitted with new metals doors after slimes had consumed them. There were even some dwarf children allowed to play out and about which made them much happier to see. The children were playing with small golem toys or even building things…
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