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Fortunately, the Book of All Laws has now completed four parts, which is sufficient for most people who need to learn the magic within it.
For the next 5th and 6th rings, he plans to update at a more relaxed pace.
As for the 7th level... that's the highest level spell he can use right now, he always has to keep some tricks up his sleeve.
All of the above were true before he made a breakthrough in his wizarding level.
Now he has begun to focus his interest on another kind of magical creation: golems.
This idea came to me after I finished designing the Auror uniform.
Since human resources are so precious in the Wizarding World, why not make extensive use of golems to assist in completing tasks?
Chapter 270 Creating Golems
In light of the impending Death Eater riot, he planned to design a combat-aid golem for the Aurors—or for the Aurors under Tonks' command.
In fact, golem-like creations are widespread in the world of Harry Potter.
The statues and knightly armor in Hogwarts Castle are mostly enchanted; if necessary, these decorations can transform into a defensive force for a short period.
But that's all.
Their fighting strength would not exceed that of a single knight in full armor.
Another application is Wizard Chess.
Wizard Chess is played exactly like chess, but its pieces are alive.
When a player captures a piece, you can see the pieces truly battling fiercely on the board.
If these chess pieces were enlarged to the size of a normal person, would they possess formidable fighting power?
Thinking back to his first year of high school, Levin had witnessed Professor McGonagall creating a giant chessboard.
That enormous wizard chess game was indeed quite spectacular.
But it's only spectacular on the surface.
Those Wizard Chess pieces can only be described as fragile; a single Shatter spell can easily destroy them.
Such magical creations are simply incapable of participating in battles between wizards.
A puppet construct that can truly participate in the wizarding battlefield should be like the golems of the D&D world and the arcane constructs of WoW.
Tall, sturdy, and possessing a certain level of magic resistance, they can withstand some magical damage and serve as cannon fodder in battle, as well as bodyguards and meat shields for wizards.
Arcane magic contains a large number of spells that can be used to create golems.
[Activate Object: 6th Ring Variation, grants an inanimate object the ability to move and exhibit life-like characteristics.]
[Command: 6th Ring, a magical command that grants a creature a magical order based on your wishes, allowing it to perform certain services or prohibit certain behaviors or activities.]
[Anti-Magic Field: 6th Ring Protection. Creates an invisible barrier that prevents most magical effects from entering the space within it. It also prevents all magical items and spells from functioning within the area.]
[Resurrection: A 7th-circle divine spell capable of restoring the life and full power of any dead creature. The condition of the creature's remains is irrelevant; as long as a small part of its body remains, it can be resurrected.]
A constant [Activated Object] grants a golem basic mobility; a constant [Command] allows it to receive commands; an [Anti-Magic Field] grants it magic resistance; and a constant [Resurrection] allows it to automatically regenerate after being destroyed.
These are the main spells needed to create a golem.
Other techniques, such as various transformations of materials, masterful craftsmanship, turning fossils into mud/mud into stone, and soft stone techniques, need not be mentioned.
The most troublesome issue is the golem's intelligence; Levin needs to choose a living spirit as the golem's core.
Only in this way can the golem be given a "soul".
And the source of this core...
The usual method used in the DND world is to use spells like "Otherworldly Binding" to retrieve a high-level earth elemental from an elemental plane, obtain magical life from the elemental soul, bind that soul to an artificial body, and give it higher intelligence.
The problem is that the world of Harry Potter is neither D&D nor WOW, and it doesn't have any secondary elemental planes.
In this situation, the earth elementals summoned by Levin and the water elementals summoned by Jaina are simply condensed elements, possessing only the most basic intelligence, and are no different from golems that have only been given the "Animated Object" effect.
Of course, besides these, you can also use wild soul essences as alternatives.
Unfortunately, Levin only had three soul fragments, all of which were the result of clearing Voldemort's Horcruxes, not enough for even one golem.
If Levin only wanted to create the simplest "puppet," the kind that moves when spoken to, such as the wooden golem he used to train dummies, then naturally he wouldn't need to consider so much.
But what Levin intended to design were golems that would fight alongside wizards, golems that had to have sufficient agency.
So, Levin, who had always been too lazy to study soul magic, finally started thinking about how to get some souls.
But thinking about it carefully, is this really such a difficult thing?
When has this world ever lacked dead people?
For example, Rwanda in 1994
Levin asked the team for leave, said goodbye to his teammates, and went to Rwanda without leaving a trace, where he stayed alone for a week.
But when Levin returned, his entire demeanor was like that of a necromancer; others could feel his chill from five meters away, and Ai Wu even burst into loud sobs as soon as he got close.
For the next three whole days, Xiaolong stayed by Levin's side, not even letting Luna's visit keep her away. She preferred to stay with Levin even if it meant crying every day.
In her words, it was: "We can't let Levin be devoured by that terrible emotion."
Levin was certainly not affected by any cruel emotions, but this trip to Rwanda did indeed give him a lot of valuable insights.
His Soul Control feat was even upgraded to Soul Spell Specialization.
And ever since then, he has almost never lacked soul stones when creating golems.
Of course, imbuing a golem with a soul stone does not mean directly making the soul the core of the golem.
Golems do not inherit the consciousness and memories of a soul.
However, using the souls of ordinary people has another consequence.
That means it cannot be used to create more advanced golems.
Those golem constructs that can stand alone, handle things like humans, and even cast spells like wizards, require a more spiritual soul, one closer to magic.
For example, the soul of a wizard.
The golems used by Aurors certainly don't need to be that high-level.
But Levin himself needs it.
He also wanted to create several construct maids for himself to handle daily chores.
Don't ask why I don't use house-elves; the answer is simply, "They're ugly, so I won't use them."
Obtaining a wizard's soul is much more difficult than obtaining a Muggle's.
The main problem is that there are too few wizards, and there are many ways to detect the dead; indiscriminate killing has endless consequences.
Levin isn't the kind of person who can kill indiscriminately with a clear conscience, and waiting for the wizard to die unexpectedly is also unreliable.
However, there is now a legitimate opportunity to collect souls:
Quidditch World Cup Final.
The attacking Death Eaters will serve as the raw material for future construct maids.
For this reason alone, Levin should design a few golems to assist the Aurors in battle.
Combining the ancient magic golem creation inheritance obtained from the secret chamber on the map, and the arcane magic spells for creating golems,
Levin quickly produced the first batch of finished products: the Iron Golem.
These golems look as if the armored knights from Dark Souls have appeared in real life.
Levin originally wanted to design it to resemble a Power Rangers character or a powered armor suit.
However, considering the wizards' "classical aesthetics," a fantasy design was ultimately chosen.
These steel golems are armed to the teeth, with full armor, magic swords, and defensive shields—they have everything they need.
Levin only enchanted his armor with a Lesser Anti-Magic Field, which limits the amount of magic it can resist.
The [777 Anti-Magic Field] was enchanted onto the shield.
In this way, the golems not only reduce costs but also are not helpless against powerful spells, achieving two goals at once.
The second steel golem was not equipped with a shield; instead, it carried a greatsword.
Levin added an anti-magic field to the greatsword, giving it the ability to penetrate the Ironclad Curse defense.
After they were created, Levin placed them in the training ground, where two golems were engaged in a brutal battle.
If a stranger saw this, they would surely mistake it for a duel between two knights.
Their magical swords gleamed with a menacing light, and the clash of swords against shields produced a deafening clang; the fierce battle seemed endless.
Under their mutual hacking and slashing, the two golems quickly became mangled and broken.
However, even if their legs are cut off and their heads are severed, as long as the core of the golem remains intact, they can stand up again and rejoin the battle.
And if someone manages to completely destroy a golem, the golem's owner can choose to detonate its core.
Its power is so great that it can give an opponent a real headache.
"Stop!" Levin shouted, halting the final duel between the steel golems.
If those two magic swords completely pierce through the armor, then he and his five days of effort will all be in vain.
His newly learned spell, [Spirit Fire Blast], can completely ignite and detonate the soul fire, and the resulting destructive power is no joke.
The image shows a greatsword versus a sword and shield.
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Chapter 271 Manor Banquet
Levin's design of the golem went very smoothly.
In the process of designing and creating golems, he even acquired a specialization called "Construct Specialization".
In total, he designed three types of steel golems, giving them three names based on their weapons and functions: Shield Guardian, Guardian, and Breaker.
Shieldbearers, as the name suggests, are golems focused on defense. They wield a large shield, usually a great shield or a tower shield, and in their other hand they choose a short sword or a flail—Levin had originally wanted to carry a pistol as well.