Wizard: I am a goblin

Chapter 53 Golem Programming Guide

As Geb collapsed from exhaustion, the human witch Belle climbed the steps like a walking corpse.

"Waffles...cake...chocolate...sugar, I want sugar..."

The girl's face was deathly pale, devoid of any color—she stared incredulously at the soles of her feet, then looked up at the pinkish-purple sky above the clouds.

She knelt down on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Ogma... my Ogma..."

Gebu was almost done eating. He wiped his mouth, turned around, dragged his feet to the girl, and patted her on the shoulder.

"I don't know who this Ogmar is... If he designed this ritual, I will definitely kill him..."

"Ogmar is the god of knowledge... but I agree, take me with you..."

The two wizard apprentices were so exhausted that they were in a daze. They rested at the top of the tower for a while before they could catch their breath.

After regaining consciousness, Gebu first began to observe the top of the tower—if he wasn't mistaken, this was the site of the final trial.

The flat ground at the top of the tower is a perfect circle, about thirty meters in diameter. In the center of the site are dozens of square stones, each about one meter in size, with edges cut very neatly—it doesn't look like it was done by human hands at all.

Directly opposite the exit of the steps stands a triangular doorway, the doorway is empty, and behind it is a sheer cliff.

There was a platform in front of the door frame, and on the platform was a geometric groove—at first glance, it felt like something was missing.

What's missing?

Geb looked around and then looked up.

Got it, this is missing.

A regular, luminous octagonal crystal floated in mid-air, its strange light spots emanating from it under a faint purple glow.

The girl followed Gebu's gaze upwards, her pupils dilated instantly, and she blurted out:

"Crystallized ether?!"

"What is that?" Geb asked.

The flowing ether is flowing water.

The aggregate ether is a tadpole of light.

Crystalline ether is... octahedral.

"The forms of ether are truly diverse," Geb exclaimed.

The witch glanced at the goblin and said with feigned superiority:

"No way, if you ask honestly, I can explain it to you..."

Before Gebu could speak, the girl continued talking on her own.

"According to the etheric system, crystalline ether is the product of aggregated ether freely combining and then solidifying again—you see, when the mother ether and the father ether love each other very much, they..."

The girl kept talking, and Gebu listened in a daze—this…will this pass the review?

Is magic theory really that exciting?

"...In short, crystallized ether is a form of ether with a very high energy density. It contains powerful magical energy and is often used to power advanced magical artifacts—such as portals."

Speaking of the portal, the girl pointed to the door frame on the other side of the platform.

"That portal is currently closed and requires crystal ether to charge it."

So, our goal is to get that crystallized ether, insert it into the stand in front of that door... to power the door, then I can return to the material plane and upgrade!

Geb thought to himself. He looked up at the crystalline ether and pondered for a moment.

The girl saw that the goblin didn't speak, but just stared at the octahedron. She smiled and said:

"Don't worry, the portal's energy consumption is calculated per person. That large crystal ether is enough for two people."

Geb wasn't thinking about that—he was thinking about how to get that crystal down from the sky.

He walked to the bottom of the crystal, jumped onto a square stone, and unleashed Wizard's Hand on the octahedron.

The force field created by the spell touched the crystal, but the octahedron remained completely still. The wizard's hand, on the other hand, vanished instantly.

It wasn't that simple after all, Gebu thought.

Belle walked up and asked:

"Did you just release the wizard's hand?"

Gebu nodded. Since she had figured it out, there was no need to hide it.

Belle stroked her chin, pretending she had a beard—she thought for a moment, as if she had come up with a good idea!

The girl took off one shoe and threw it at the octahedron.

pat.

The shoe struck the crystal, and the octahedron moved slightly... Suddenly, a rapid force field pulled it back to its original position, and the shoe was propelled away, falling off the tower and disappearing into the clouds.

"No! My shoes!" the girl cried out in distress.

Geb looked at the witch as if she were an idiot:

"Besides throwing shoes, what else can you do?!"

"...I thought if magic wouldn't work, maybe physical methods would!"

Geb didn't want to talk to this woman anymore—how could such a stupid person be a wizard?

This world is truly a makeshift operation!

However, the girl's line of thinking was correct.

When the shoe touched the octahedron, the thing moved slightly—this means that physical means can indeed move the stone, but the force is insufficient.

Yes, observe, analyze, and act.

Let's observe first.

In the trials, nothing is superfluous... What are these square stones for?

Gebu jumped onto the rock and observed the matrix formed by the stones—it seemed that the stones were arranged without any particular pattern…

Wait a minute, why is there a round stone among this pile of neat square stones?

Gebu jumped down from the square stone and slid over to the round stone in two quick steps.

"Hey, wait for me!" the girl quickly followed.

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The round boulder had some strange cracks, and runes were faintly engraved on its pitted surface.

Beside the boulder, Gebu discovered a platform about half a meter square, covered with a dense array of symbols, layer upon layer—symbols that seemed to correspond to the runes on the surface of the boulder.

Gebu scratched his head. What was this? He placed his hand on the platform, and the moment he touched the stone surface, the runes on the platform suddenly lit up with a blue light.

The goblin was startled and quickly withdrew its hand.

Belle suddenly came up and shoved Geb aside with her bottom.

"Huh?" the goblin protested.

The girl didn't speak, but a smug smile appeared on her face—she pounded her hands on the table with unusual practice.

A magical thing happened: as the girl tapped on the platform, a flat projection appeared above it—the characters the girl had typed appeared on the projection.

An even more amazing thing happened: as the characters progressed line by line, the corresponding runes began to light up on the surface of the motionless round stone.

In less than three minutes, the entire boulder was surrounded by glowing characters.

Boom!

The round stone suddenly moved and then opened!

A three-meter-tall rock golem stood prominently in front of Geb and Belle!

Geb was stunned; the golem's shadow completely enveloped him.

This thing is so big it blots out the sky... It's magnificent!

Belle looked up at the giant rock in front of her with a smug expression.

She typed a line of text—the golem raised its huge arm and waved at the goblin.

Geb waved blankly at the golem.

Belle pushed up her non-existent glasses and typed on the stone platform:

"SALVE MUNDUS"

Bonjour Monde

Hello World.