A Genius Gamer Reincarnated into a Hero’s Family Chapter 295

Genius Gamer, Reincarnated into a Heroic Family Chapter 295

Garden of Life (4)

The Garden of Life was no longer a garden. What was supposedly a place filled with trees and rocks was now filled with artificial structures, various magical tools, and buildings.

I couldn’t help but be surprised at how large the scale was, considering that it was located in such a remote location.

‘It’s incredible that a facility of this scale can be built without being detected.’

The facility was probably expanded gradually over a very long period of time.

The researchers stared at Harang silently, half-dead, and continued with what they were doing. They didn’t even seem to recognize Harang.

The other knights were the same. Judging from the way they were wary of Harang’s presence, it seemed that they knew that he was a blood relative, but they could not deduce his identity.

Having spent so many years here, I am completely ignorant of the outside world.

In a world where news is already slow compared to modern Earth, being stuck in the wilderness means you have no idea how the world works.

“This is a place where we study the soul contained in natural objects.”

“What is its value?”

“It is the development of a weapon with an ego. The reason why Golems are extinct is that they are difficult to control and require too many magic stones, but the problem is that their intelligence is too low.”

In this world, there were no computers or AI, so it was impossible to create intelligent robots.

“However, if we could technically create a golem with a soul like the Ego Sword, it would be an excellent weapon of war. That’s why we’ve been blocking all information and conducting research in secret in the forests like this to avoid being discovered by enemy countries and the magic community.”

“… … .”

Up to this point, Harang had expected it. The most representative research that could be done on natural objects that could contain souls was a golem with an ego.

‘It’s not easy to create a weapon with intelligence. It’s even harder to make it move on its own.’

Even the world’s greatest holy sword, Terrandal, used by the warrior Kaladan, could only move by creating a limited number of clones.

Even then, once you leave a certain area, you are completely unable to move, and you cannot take any action that breaks free from the restrictions.

Even though Celina is contained in the lower body of the sword, isn’t it because she can’t control the weapon that she can’t move?

“That’s amazing. If that’s possible, it would definitely help Kaladan’s power increase. As a wizard, I would like to see it for myself.”

“Of course I can show you to some extent. However, there are many things that I cannot reveal carelessly due to concerns from my superiors that they may leak confidential information… … .”

Harang cut off Baidal’s excuse and went in.

“I am a direct descendant of Kaladan and a Folden Knight. Is this a skill that must be hidden from me?”

Normally, if you apply this much pressure, you should see some signs of backing down, but Baidal didn’t budge at all.

“There’s nothing I can do. No matter how close we are to each other, if something is under the control of our higher-ups, we cannot disclose it unless we are permitted to do so.”

It seemed that Harang was protected by a strong upper body, so no matter how much he tried to pressure her, it would be useless. If Harang had brought an official order from Duke Kal-El, she could have ignored it, but if not, she couldn’t just go in.

‘If only I had the qualifications to be a judge, like Kaladan… … .’

The Kaladan Judge, who investigates corruption within Kaladan, is a kind of secret royal inspector who operates all over the world, and is also the dream of many lower-class nobles.

If you can only succeed, you can freely judge the nobles, who can be said to be of the highest class.

However, the Kaladan bloodline cannot do this job. Therefore, Harang had no way to suppress them here with his family or power.

This meant that the only thing that could be done with the privilege of blood relatives was to enter the interior.

‘That’s right… … .’

As I followed the path inside for a while, I noticed hollow golem-like sculptures made of wood and rock. It seemed like it was okay to show them this much.

“This is the place where we study golems. However, we haven’t been able to properly contain their souls yet. Even if they do, in most cases only a part of their body gains intelligence. In most cases, they can’t even cover the golem’s massive body.”

“Is there no way?”

“It’s a golem made from a single natural product. By doing so, we succeeded in giving it a certain level of intelligence, but its average size is small and its performance is not very good. In addition, since the internal structure of the golem includes a magic stone and a marble plate… … the part that uses magic power is not properly controlled.”

“Because you can’t make a board out of wood or rock.”

“It’s not necessarily impossible to use minerals that have souls. However, since one soul cannot stay in more than one natural object… … we are still researching that part.”

That is, it means that golem research was blocked from the beginning.

-Huh. You’re doing impossible research.

Chelain snorted.

-It is impossible for a soul, even a human soul, to reside in a natural object with two or more properties.

Harang thought so too.

“Can I take a closer look?”

“Of course.”

With Baidal’s permission, Harang approached the golem.

Harang, who was slowly looking at it, had a slight doubt.

‘I thought about robots on modern Earth, but they’re very different.’

Modern robots on Earth have a control unit and an actuator connected to the brain, which are responsible for the movements of the entire body.

But the Golem was not like that. It had no control unit, which was the most important part and served as its brain.

The entire body was made up of separate drive units, each of which used numerous magic stones to move independently.

‘… …Can’t we make a control device? Well, that’s because we don’t have a computer.’

In the end, it meant a technical limitation.

Since the development of magic prevented the development of computers, it was very likely that this type of robot would never be developed.

‘Besides, there are no sensors, so even if it does move, it won’t show any delicate movements. This is a mess.’

But really, wouldn’t the wizards here try to develop something as a control device as this?

Well, just because the wizards of this world haven’t developed computers doesn’t mean they’re any dumber than modern Earthlings.

These guys were geniuses too, they all had ideas.

“Would you like to find out what the problem is?”

“It’s not cost-effective. It takes too many magic stones. In addition, there are too many circuits in the entire body, and they have to move separately, so it seems difficult to operate with just one soul.”

“That’s right. That’s why I tried experimenting with containing multiple souls, but it was a failure. Since each soul has a different self, a golem with four limbs would be impossible.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to develop a golem without limbs?”

It was Harang who imagined developing a high-speed wheeled tank that could fire magic cannons. Like the Vulture from Starcraft…

“Well? How can a golem without arms or legs be capable of fighting? It can’t even hold a sword. The wizards have made such suggestions, but they have been rejected.”

“… … .”

Baidal was a very closed-minded man. He seemed to think that he had to have a weapon to fight in close combat.

Indeed, in the Middle Ages on Earth, archers were considered elite soldiers, but in this world, soldiers who were good at swordsmanship were considered elite. It seems that it was inevitable that each world had different cultures and thoughts.

‘No. If they really wanted to develop it, they would have done some research. If they didn’t, then the golem was just for show.’

But thanks to the Q&A about Golem, I was able to clearly see the technology and limitations here.

‘Golem will never be commercialized.’

It is even questionable how long a technology that relies on the souls of already dead humans can continue to develop.

After all, even the researchers studying this probably don’t have such expectations.

“Let me show you the next research.”

Harang, who had kept a slight distance from Baidal who was walking ahead, spoke quietly with magic.

“How is it? Chelain.”

-what?

“Could you possess that golem and control it?”

-Ha, this is what I’m talking about! Of course I can do it! Don’t treat me like other ordinary people! I’m not an ordinary person, I’m a saint! A saint! And a real saint at that!

“What if I die?”

-You? Hmm, you’ll have a hard time, right? I don’t know. When a 10-star knight dies, his soul is very powerful, but it’ll still be a little tough, right? I’m a saint, so I’m a special case with a very, very powerful soul. Otherwise, wouldn’t all the 10-star strongmen from all over the world remain as souls?

That was true. Even though she was sealed, Celine possessed monstrous spiritual powers that allowed her to survive 500 years in a spirit state.

There will probably never be another being like Chelain anywhere in the world.

‘A powerful soul possessing the abilities of a saint blessed by heaven and the strength of a 10-star saint… … .’

If you are a very special soul, there is only one of you.

“Chelain. I found a way to complete the research here.”

-What? I will never enter that golem! I would rather live in your sword made from a part of the World Tree!

“I have no intention of putting someone as beautiful as you into a worthless golem.”

-You know something. I can never live with such an ugly body.

“Then what if we could create a body that was as beautiful as our original body? An artificial body, but no different from a human being.”

-You want to build a body? I don’t think you have the skills to do that.

I got a lot of hints from here.

The technology to create circuits using minerals and manipulate limbs, and a body made by carving wood, rock, or steel.

But it was Baidal’s fault that he showed that technical skill to Harang.

Baidal probably knew that Harang had learned magic, but he probably didn’t know that Harang was a complete expert in this field.

‘The technology you have shown me now is, at best, technology from 100 years ago.’

In other words, the research that is actually being conducted is likely to be much more advanced than that golem.

There was evidence.

Incinerators where animal carcasses were piled up and burned, pits where carcasses were buried alive, etc. were visible here and there, and there were a lot of research centers that studied the bodies of living things.

Baidal said that these things were “to study the body structure of real life and make a golem similar to it,” but Harang thought that was not the case at all.

If that were the case, there would be no need to dissect the corpses here. If they simply wanted to know the body structure, there would be no need for so many corpses.

They… … do not want to know the structure of the body, but they want to create a golem that is very similar to the structure of an actual human body!

Why is that?

It’s obvious.

‘The real purpose of the research was not to create something like a golem, but to artificially create a human body and put a soul in it. They wanted a kind of eternal life.’

A body stronger and more durable than the human body.

It is likely that the technology to create such a body has been around for a long time and is already well-established.

Why aren’t there any results despite all this? It’s obvious.

The technology to create the perfect golem body is sufficient, but it is impossible to put a soul into it.

Unless you’re a very special soul like Chelain, who only appears once every thousand years, once you die, that’s the end.

Even the world’s greatest warrior, Kaladan, was unable to remain in human history and ascended to heaven.

But… … In other words, it meant that if there was a soul like that that only appears once in a thousand years by Harang’s side, he could complete this research.

‘Maybe I can make it here.’

A new body to contain Chelain’s soul.