Chapter 138: Raven Watson
Only now did Leon finally understand: every time he touched the Eye of Reincarnation, it would trigger the Alchemical Golems, and with each attempt, their numbers increased. On his second touch, five Alchemical Golems had appeared—so if he reached the tenth touch, there could easily be more than twenty.
By then, even with three or four Mana Harnesses, he would probably have to flee in panic before that many Alchemical Golems...
And Leon still couldn't be sure: if he touched the Eye of Reincarnation too many times, would these Alchemical Golems remain at the Ninth-Tier Swordmaster level...
If they were at the Archmage or even Title Archmage level, then forget three or four Mana Harnesses—even five wouldn't save him. He'd have to just close his eyes and wait for death...
Luckily, there were only five this time...
Compared to last time, the number had increased by two, but now Leon had two Mana Harnesses, and his combat strength had grown significantly. This time, it only took him ten minutes to deal with all five Alchemical Golems.
After that, Leon didn't dare touch the Eye of Reincarnation again...
That last wave of Alchemical Golems had already confirmed Leon's suspicions. The next time, it would probably be seven of them—then he'd be facing seven Swordmasters at once. Even with two Mana Harnesses and a third on the way, the pressure was immense!
Thankfully, the creator of these Alchemical Golems was quite generous.
After Leon finished off the five Alchemical Golems, he gained five Tier-18 Mana Crystals. For Leon, this was a game-changer—he now had the power to keep going for the long haul. As long as he could maintain his other supplies, Leon could keep fighting in this temple for as long as he needed.
On top of that, Leon could use these five Tier-18 Mana Crystals to set up Alchemical Arrays throughout the temple.
Sure, the lack of magical materials meant he could only arrange basic Alchemical Arrays, but even the simplest array was a battlefield advantage tailored to his needs. For Leon, it was like his combat power had suddenly jumped by more than twenty percent.
And now, deep inside the Prince’s Crypt, the poisonous mist from Venomfog Gorge couldn’t reach him anymore. He didn’t even need Arcane Spring potions. Leon had plenty of time to pursue more Mana Harnesses.
So Leon was in no hurry at all...
After preparing everything, Leon even took a nap beside the altar. The next day, fully rested, he made his third attempt to touch the Eye of Reincarnation...
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In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed. Leon hadn’t shown his face, but the Gilded Rose was now running smoothly. Perry oversaw the big picture, Farrow managed the alchemical side, and the newly formed Gilded Rose Mercenary Corps already had William Merlin as its captain.
Speaking of William Merlin...
He’d completely made himself at home in the Gilded Rose, stubbornly refusing to leave even after Farrow had thrown plenty of sarcastic jabs his way.