Nathan took some time to look at the digital screen in front of him. There were many things he had to consider due to the critical nature of his situation. Whatever skill he made must be good enough and strong enough to allow him to escape and hopefully kill his high-level enemies.
"Luna." He talked after a few minutes of silence.
"Yes, Master." Luna answered with a big smile.
"I once asked you about the options I could take if I wanted something that could help me collect Monster Cores from monsters."
"Hummu, hummu." Luna nodded quickly.
"Why weren't golems in the list of options?" He continued.
"Ah…." Luna floated to the right and left by sitting on her crescent moon. "Ah… golems… yes, yes, golems."
"Yes, golems, why?"
"Okay, Master. Actually golems have enormous potential. Golems can perform extremely strenuous tasks. They have great survivability. However, for a tier 1 skill that you can create right now, the golems will be almost useless. It's more of a hassle, really, because they can only do things with simple commands." Luna explained, then closed her words with a grin.
Nathan nodded.
"I want to ask one more thing, Luna. I can create a skill to control the golems remotely, can't I?"
"Ah… Yes, yes, yes… You can take that option. However, back again, for a tier 1 skill, your soul would need to be transferred to the golem, and it makes your original body vulnerable."
"That's the answer I need Luna." Nathan smiled in satisfaction.
"Are you intending to leave your body somewhere safe and hunt with a golem?" Luna continued.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking."
Nathan grabbed the digital keyboard in front of him and typed on it.
Luna floated beside Nathan and watched what he was typing there.
"I only have 4 skill slots left. I have to make sure the 2 skills that I will create after this, at least give me 1 new class. That way, I'll get 1 bonus slot skill for it."
"Hummu, hummu." Luna nodded slowly.
"Okay, I think this is enough."
Nathan looked back at the description of the skill he was about to make.
"I've been thinking hard enough, and this is the most optimal thing I can do right now." Nathan nodded slowly, reassuring himself.
He then pressed the digital button in front of him.
[25 Skill Points spent to create a Tier 1 Skill]
[Analysis in progress…]
[…]
[…]
[Progress.. 100%]
[Analysis successful…]
[Route Quests Match: Golem Creator]
[You've got 2 Skill Points Cashback]
[Skill created successfully]
[Earth Golem Personal Avatar Tier 1 - Lv. 1]
[Able to create a golem of earth/rock into a personal avatar. The avatar is bonded to the user, manifesting the user's appearance and ability to a certain degree and wielding a limited portion of the user's power.
The avatar can perform simple commands and must be within sight of the user.
It requires earth/rock and three Monster Cores in the creation process.]
[Level 1: Avatar has 50% of the user's stats.]
[…]
[New Golem Creator Skill created]
[Golem Creator 1/5 progress: 1/2 Skills]
"Woah… The results are very satisfying, Master Naathan." Luna clapped her hands lightly, seeing Nathan's newest skill.
Nathan nodded, still trying to understand his new skill's descriptions. "Okay, let's see first what percent stats this skill gives at max level."
"Hummu, hummu..." Luna agreed.
[Earth Golem Personal Avatar Tier 1 leveled up to Level 2]
[Level 2: Avatar has 55% of the user's stats.]
[50 Skill Points spent]
[Earth Golem Personal Avatar Tier 1 leveled up to Level 3]
[Level 3: Avatar has 60% of the user's stats.]
[100 Skill Points spent]
[Earth Golem Personal Avatar Tier 1 leveled up to Level 4]
[Level 4: Avatar has 65% of the user's stats.]
[200 Skill Points spent]
[Earth Golem Personal Avatar Tier 1 leveled up to Level 5]
[Level 5: Avatar has 70% of the user's stats.]
[400 Skill Points spent]
Nathan slowly read the skill description once again. "Okay, I deliberately put the earth element hoping that the class I got was more specific than this, like Earth Golem Master or something related to earth element. And apparently, this class only ends in Golem Creation. And I don't think it's bad either, because it means, in the future, I can make golems with even more elements other than earth."
Luna nodded quickly, "Yes, Master. So true. Golems in the high tier can be made of a wider range of elements, not just earth or stone, even liquid and gas. The ability of a golem is indeed unlimited, depending on how creative the creator is."
Nathan nodded, hearing Luna's explanation. "I made this golem as my personal avatar, actually the reason is so that it can grow according to my progress. And this golem clearly has 70% of my total stats. I don't think it's bad, considering the potential it has in the future."
"Hummu, hummu…"
Nathan stood up, still in camouflage mode. "To create a golem, it requires 3 monster cores? Is the Monster soul included in it, Luna?"
"Yes, Master. Monster Souls can also be used as materials for creating a golem. That way, you have the possibility of getting a unique skill on the golem you create." Luna floated, following Nathan.
"Okay, let's collect the stones that we will use to create this golem."
Nathan walked out from behind the shadow of the boulder and started collecting the material he needed to create his golems.
"Actually, I was thinking of using a mineral stronger than just rock. For example, adamantine. I mean, I'm sure there are some swords and armor made of adamantine in the Crescent Moon Dimension. But it seems I have to postpone it first."
"It will take more effort if the adamantine is in the form of a sword or something, Master. A tier 1 skill won't be able to use such a powerful material to its full potential. Unless there's a blacksmith helping you to craft the basic shape of the golem you're going to create using those materials."
Nathan turned to Luna and smiled widely. "You're getting more and more enthusiastic, Luna."
Nathan looked for rocks that were not too big and sturdier than the others. He spread them in one place.
He also took out 2 Monster Cores and 1 Monster Soul from his inventory.
[Monster Soul Stone Rare Poisonous Wild Thorny Lv. 32]
"I only have 1 Monster Soul for now."
The other two Monster Cores were from the wolves.
"Fang doesn't want to eat it, and even more so I hope, this golem inherits the agility of the monster."
Nathan lowered his head and threw 3 small crystal stones in his hand into the pile of dark black rocks lying on the ground.
Nathan pointed his palm at the pile of rocks. "Earth Golem Personal Avatar." Then mumbled softly.
Nathan suddenly felt his heart beat faster and faster. A strange flow of energy was felt in his veins, and silver-gold-colored energy flowed out from his palm.
The energy flowed continuously into the pile of rocks on the ground and instantly made the rocks move as if climbing on top of each other.
Within seconds, the rock piles stood exactly as tall as Nathan. Two Monster Cores ended up in the eye position, and one Monster Soul sank into the golem's chest.
The process of creating the golem did not stop there. Suddenly, the plants and grass on the ground moved wildly, growing rapidly and crawling on the rock golem's body.
The shape of a rock golem instantly transformed into a plant golem, with layers of roots, vines, and leaves covering it.
Nathan opened his eyes wide in surprise, finding the shape of the golem he had created completely beyond his expectation.
[Nathan Gardner Personal Avatar Tier 1 - Forest Earth Golem]
A notification appeared right after there was no more movement from the golem.
"Forest Earth Golem?" Nathan turned to Luna.
Luna nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, Master. This golem inherits the properties of the monster you killed. And ended up being a combination of Earth and Forest elements."
"Is this good, Luna?"
"Of course, this is good. Forest is actually the result of a mixture of Earth and Water elements. This way, you will also have an affinity for the Element Forest." Luna explained cheerfully.
"Let's see the status of this golem."
Nathan slowly brought his hand closer and touched the Golem.
[Nathan Gardner Personal Avatar Tier 1]
[Forest Earth Golem Lv. 31]
[-]
[Strength: 30]
[Dexterity: 15]
[Agility:15]
[Magic: 30]
[Constitution: 18]
[Stamina: 33]
[-]
[Skills:]
[Enhanced Regeneration: Recovering its scattered body from various negative effects at vastly enhanced speed.]
[Enhanced Speed: Move faster, making it very difficult for one to react to them. Enhance the movement speed by 30%.]
[Tree Camouflage: Take the form of a tree and camouflage with the surrounding environment.]
"Enhance Regeneration, a skill similar to a plant monster derived from Monster Soul. Enhanced Speed skills, similar to Fang's skills, and Camouflage?" Nathan nodded slowly, reading the description of the skills his new golem had.
"I don't see the slightest resemblance of this golem to my appearance. Is it because the tier is still too low?" Nathan turned to Luna.
Luna nodded. "Yes, it is because of the low tier skill. In the higher tiers, it would be very difficult to distinguish this golem from your appearance." Luna smiled widely.
Nathan turned back to his new golem. At that moment, he saw the golem move.
"Huh?"
The golem raised both hands as if checking out his body. He then raised his face to Nathan.
The golem bent its body. It seemed to clench its fists and ran forward.
Nathan immediately jumped to the side, instinctively finding the golem as if it was about to attack him.
"Master Nathan, the golem, inherited the soul of the monster you killed." Luna shouted, following Nathan's movement.
"Do I have to fight this golem first to be able to control it? Or what? Luna!"