99: Successfully refined, a puppet that can be controlled at will

Under the moonlight.

It was the middle of the night, and all was silent.

In the apartment building, most residents were already asleep.

Only Ron had not yet rested, still reviewing the intelligence.

"Armed Knight Beruke... it seems the person I'll be dealing with next is him?"

Ron's eyes flashed as he fell into thought.

Because currently, there was only this single, simple piece of intelligence about Beruke.

So, Ron hadn't yet figured out how to deal with him.

Thus, he could only look at the intelligence below to see if it could give him some inspiration.

"To ensure safety, the temporary lodging for Thieves' Guild members is in a large courtyard in the Commoner District."

"However, they are currently building a hidden base, located in the abandoned underground drainage pipes of the Commoner District..."

Ron frowned slightly, turning his head thoughtfully towards the Commoner District.

Now that he knew the fixed location of the Thieves' Guild, there was no need to rush.

Ron could completely calm down, first create the Alchemy Golem, and then find them; it wouldn't be too late.

"Hmm? The identities of the three thief pursuers killed by Magic Phantom Thief Patrick are actually...!?"

When Ron saw the fifth piece of intelligence, he was first stunned.

Then his eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved upwards.

"The leader is actually a... Fourth-rank Alchemist!"

The intelligence clearly showed that the leader of the pursuers—Uld—was a Fourth-rank Alchemist skilled in mechanisms.

The other two were his son, Uz, and his disciple.

During the chase, the three were lured to an isolated spot by the heavily injured Patrick, who then ambushed and killed them.

"I've got it! If the Thieves' Guild hasn't yet learned of the deaths of these three."

"Then, perhaps I can steal their identities and make contact with Beruke..."

Ron narrowed his eyes, carefully pondering for a moment, and increasingly felt that this was feasible.

"However, the only problem before that."

"Is that I must quickly manufacture the Alchemy Golem."

"Otherwise, all this daydreaming would just be a waste of effort..."

Ron thought to himself, then his gaze moved downwards, after browsing the remaining few unimportant pieces of intelligence.

He then took another gulp of mana potion, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

A night passed.

Early the next morning.

As the residents of the apartment building went to work and school.

And the housewives began to clean and get busy.

Ron woke up and ate a simple meal.

"Wood, tin, springs, bearings, gears..."

After preparing all the tools and materials, Ron began to research and produce the Alchemy Golem.

"According to Harrington's notes and the intelligence."

"Besides the outer shell, the most crucial parts of this Alchemy Golem are divided into five."

"They are—the movement part, the perception part, the signal part, the energy part, and the control part."

"Among them, the simplest is undoubtedly the movement part, which only requires simulating human joints and installing bearings and gears..."

Ron recalled and thought while working on the production.

Because the Alchemy Golem he was making didn't require too many functions, its production was relatively simple.

However, even so.

Ron estimated that the earliest this golem could be completed would be in two to three days.

So, time flew by, and three days later.

Inside the rented room.

At this moment, Ron stood before the alchemy synthesis table, performing some kind of magical ritual.

In the center of the synthesis table, there was a small cylindrical device the size of a fist.

And at the four corners of the synthesis table, there were several different powdery spiritual substances.

"The final step, the energy accumulator..."

Ron murmured to himself, placing his hands on both sides of the synthesis table, his Mental Energy surging out from his mind.

Buzz!

The spiritual substances at the four corners glowed faintly.

Then, as if guided by the wind, they gathered towards the center.

The small cylindrical device in the middle began to inexplicably shake.

The hollow carvings on its surface were slowly filled by these spiritual substances.

Finally, five minutes later.

After a wondrous transformation, Ron let out a long breath.

"Fortunately, it succeeded, otherwise I would have to buy another set of materials."

Ron whispered to himself, and after a short rest.

He then picked up the small device and turned it over.

In the very center of the cylinder, there was a small groove.

At this moment, Ron took out an energy crystal and filled it in.

Then he turned and went to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, where the curtains were tightly drawn on this bright day, and there was not a trace of light.

A tall black silhouette stood by the bed.

Ron's eyes glinted sharply as he stared intently at the black silhouette before him.

Snap!

With a snap of his fingers, a small flame appeared in Ron's hand, illuminating the dim bedroom.

With the appearance of light, the true face of the black silhouette also emerged before Ron's eyes.

It was a tall humanoid wooden golem, its exterior covered in tin, looking very crude.

Although its facial features were carved, they were not finely detailed.

Two glass spheres were installed for eyes, and there was no nose at all.

The mouth was a "mouth" (mouth) shaped steel plate, and both ears were flat tin pieces.

"Although the materials are a bit simple, all the necessary functions are present."

"Now, whether it succeeds or not, depends on fate..."

Ron thought to himself, then installed the energy device inside the Alchemy Golem.

Immediately, he took out a helmet-like object.

After another energy crystal was installed inside this helmet.

Ron then put it on his head, his Mental Energy surging in his mind.

"Golem... activate!"

As Ron let out a low shout in his mind, his Mental Energy instantly connected with the alchemical patterns in the helmet.

It began to spread outwards through the pointed tip on top of the helmet.

And across from Ron, the Alchemy Golem, which had been motionless.

Now, as if receiving some command, the glass spheres in its eyes glowed faintly, and the sound of gears turning came from within its body.

Click, click, click!

After a few seconds, under Ron's expectant gaze.

The Alchemy Golem's lowered right hand suddenly trembled.

Then, at the shoulder and forearm joints, the bearings began to rotate.

Slowly, it raised its entire arm, presenting a handshake posture!

At the same time, Ron, wearing the helmet, also saw a circular screen appear before his eyes.

The image on the screen was himself, wearing the helmet!

"Haha, it worked!"

Inside the helmet, Ron grinned, unable to help but laugh aloud.

Immediately, he eagerly continued to debug it.

The golem before him began to perform various actions.

Running, jumping, bending, kicking, squatting, lying down... all actions were easily completed as if by his own arm!