Pioneer Wizard's Notebook

Unlike their cautious approach on the way there, the Rangers returned at full speed.

In the central position, guarded by cavalry, Frostfang wolves pulled sleds, transporting a dozen or so dwarves from the Stormwind Clan.

Racing against time, thanks to prior reconnaissance of the surrounding terrain, the rangers encountered no wild beasts or monsters along the way, and the roads remained clear.

Half a day later, the team crossed the valley, left the Ice Mist Forest, and returned to Sunflower Manor.

The call to urgently summon people has been sounded.

The residents and soldiers who were building the city walls and transporting sand and stones immediately put down their work.

Under the leadership of Hibbert and two battalion commanders.

They gathered in the open space in front of the manor, whispering among themselves and curiously observing the dwarves the rangers had brought back.

Recalling the rumors about dwarven forging, many soldiers' eyes lit up with excitement.

Linde dismounted and instructed Eloline, the current head of the manor hospital—an old woman who had once worked at the church and knew some herbal medicine:

"Take these injured dwarves to the hospital for treatment, and report any problems to me immediately."

"Yes, sir."

Elorine, accompanied by four girls, swiftly transported the eight seriously injured dwarves to the hospital.

Replace the blackened, dirty bandages on their wounds with clean bandages and disinfectant.

Fortunately, the dwarves were physically strong enough, with muscles as hard as rock, so they could still walk normally despite such injuries.

If it were an ordinary human, the wound would probably have become infected and rotted long ago, leaving only amputation as an option.

After settling the injured dwarf, Lind looked at the army and the residents.

"William, Wayne, lead the rangers formed by the knights' squires to scout the outskirts of the forest."

"Philip, Judd, you shall cooperate with Instructor Hilbert and lead two battalions of troops and residents to transport sandstone blocks from the quarry and pile them up below the city walls."

Half a month has passed since the construction of the city wall began.

The most important foundation has been completed, and the sandstone blocks, piled with cement, have reached a height of three meters.

However, it's still a long way to go to reach the target of eight meters of city wall, and it will take at least another month.

This low wall alone cannot stop the King of Polar Bears.

If all goes well, Linde has a way to quickly complete the remaining construction.

The knights and soldiers received their orders and departed to begin preparations for battle.

Although the soldiers were tense upon learning of the impending attack by terrifying monsters, they did not panic.

The two victories in the defense of the manor were followed by a series of miracles.

Linde had already established an unshakeable reputation in their hearts.

Even if the sky were to fall in the North, someone would hold it up for them; the fact that happened on the manor convinced the soldiers of this.

Now, as long as Lind appears before the soldiers, without needing to say anything extra, the soldiers will feel confident and fearless in the face of any challenge.

The group left.

Linde then looked at the dwarf craftsman Sobo who was still there, as well as the four dwarves whose injuries were not serious.

Before he could speak, Sobo spoke first:

"Thank you for your willingness to protect the Stormrage Clan. As I promised, Thorbo Stormrage will serve you."

"I need a hammer, and a flame strong enough to melt steel."

Linde led the way, gesturing for them to follow him.

"No problem, Sunflower Manor has prepared everything for you, and I look forward to your performance."

In the warehouse, the wolf king's fangs and metal ingots that had been sealed away were taken out.

A heavy forging hammer lay beside the anvil, and the Ash Furnace Rat swallowed a High Sunflower, its large tail blazing with solar fire.

When Sobo and the four dwarves stepped into the place.

The blacksmith's shop on the estate was once again ablaze with fire.

After assigning the dwarves their tasks, Lind left the blacksmith's shop.

As promised by Sobo, it would take three days to forge the White Steel Knight Sword of Wolf King Longfang.

Theoretically speaking, there is enough time.

Linde took out the yellowish-brown earth crystal, which the dwarves had used to conceal the cave's presence and evade the White Bear King's pursuit.

But as they leave, the scent emanating from the cave will attract the King of the White Bears five days later.

Following the trail, a terrifying attack by the Beast King was launched on Sunflower Manor!

As for concealing their return, unfortunately, it's impossible; the Earth Crystal's concealment effect cannot be activated while moving.

The Sunflower Manor is too large to be fully covered by the crystal's effect.

Five days is enough.

Linde gripped the crystal and hurried to the laboratory on the second floor of the manor.

He placed the crystal in the center of the desk.

He then opened the cabinet and took out all the manuscripts related to frost runes that were sealed inside, spreading them out in front of him.

According to his previous research, the frost runes originating from the ice storm are divided into two parts, upper and lower.

The upper part is for body enhancement, and the lower part is for the manipulation of inanimate objects.

Based on the first half, Linde deciphered the perfected Frost Enhancement Rune.

But this does not mean that he abandoned the second half of his research.

Instead, in order to completely separate the two parts of the Frost Rune.

He has also conducted in-depth research on the second half of the runes, but he hasn't found a direction to expand on yet.

Linde had little interest in manipulating corpses; the necromancy school had nothing to do with pioneering wizards.

But after obtaining the Earth Crystal, his mind was opened up, and countless inspirations burst forth in his mind.

This crystal not only conceals one's aura, but also contains a powerful earth magic, making it a high-quality material for an energy core.

"The manipulation of inanimate objects is not limited to corpses. With modifications and adjustments, I can completely transform this rune into the control center inside the golem."

"Using magic to issue commands, activate runes, and control golems to perform various actions."

Seize the inspiration that comes to mind.

Linde immediately spread out a blank sheet of paper and began to correct the errors and flaws in the rune, deleting unnecessary and redundant parts.

The sky outside the window was dim, and candles were lit.

When Linde put down the manuscripts piled on his desk and looked up.

The sun had already risen, and it was noon.

He raised his hand to stretch and yawn, relaxing his tired body, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

The research that had been built up before was now paying off.

In just one night of hard work, he successfully modified the runes he wanted and completed the theoretical model construction.

"If the theory succeeds, the Earth Crystal will become the power supply and command center, and the internal nervous system of the golem will be constructed through this rune."

Linde summoned the Wizard's Journal and summarized the contents of the manuscript.

He then picked up the Earth Crystal, left the laboratory, and strode to the location of the sandstone city wall that was half-built.

The energy core and neural network are ready.

Now it's time to build the golem's main body.

Looking at the sandstone city walls before him, Lind flipped through the wizard's journal.

The witchcraft he had once sealed away resurfaced on the pages of the book.

[Retrospective Magic: Ecological Barriers/Spiritual Contracts/Fossils Turned into Mud]

[Fossil to Mud (Alchemy Branch of Witchcraft): Utilizing the penetrability of magic, construct mud-melting runes within rocks to temporarily alter their physical properties.]