“Good job, Enki!”
“That was great!”
‘Goh!’
…Hm. I didn’t level up… Well, I’m level seventy-two. Maybe a thirty-five rare monster won’t do it, or maybe I just don’t earn experience with golems. Also, is a rare II going to spawn next?
Well, I’m the reference when it comes to Luck, so I feel like it will work out…
Then I introduce Enki to Aira, who climbs Enki like it’s a jungle gym and plays with Ayane like they’re back to more innocent days. Meanwhile, the Stone Golem’s smoke dissipates.
Instead of a rare II, skills and a core II appear.
“Hm…”
“What do you think, master?”
“There’s a good chance I just fell on the wrong side of the odds. Even a level forty-five Werewolf only spawns fifty percent of the time. I’m sure a level seventy Giant Rock Golem has even lower odds.”
“So should we fight again here?”
“No, I want to see if a powered up one will spawn even if Enki is involved. Let’s move to the next area. I’m counting on you, Enki.”
‘Goh!!’
…Ah, right.
“Aira, I want to see if Enki can learn all the skills that dropped.”
“Enki? I see… That would perfect its role as a strong shield.”
‘Goh?’
“Yes, monsters can learn skills too, and your True Appraisal doesn’t say they’re exclusive to people!”
“Then let’s start with Sand Control LV1.”
‘Gogo!’
The skill hits Enki’s core, and disappears like when golems eat magic stones.
Let’s check.
Name: Enki
Grade: Unique
Core: Golem core IV
Material: Sand
Magic energy: 1600
Skills (2/8): Automatic Recovery IV, Sand Control Lv1
“…Hn?”
There’s a lot to process, but skills (2/8)? Does that mean it can only learn so many skills?
If that’s the case, I can’t just stuff it with whatever’s at hand. Come to think of it, the Giant Stone Golem also had eight skills…
Also, there’s no description like with the other sand golems I made. Is it because it has a name? Come to think of it, I haven’t checked River since it got a name.
“How is it darling?”
“It seems you saw something special.”
“Ah, listen.”
I tell them what I see.
“I see…”
“That means Enki is recognized by this world as Enki. Please take a look at River and the others tonight. Maybe they are now seen as truly unique too, darling.”
“Yes, I’ll do that. But eight… What should I give it?”
“Maybe the things dropped by a Giant Rock Golem would be best balanced.”
“Attack and tank, right? A tank is what this team lacks, so that’s good enough to use as reference.”
“Yes… Do we have any spare Adamantine Armor?”
“I apologize, but it was all sold in the auction.”
“I see. I figured it’d be the strongest with armor protecting its core.”
“That is true. However, if it uses it and it covers the whole body, that would be a waste of a spot.”
“Yes, that could happen…”
‘Goh?’
Enki touches its core while we talk about skills. Then light gathers in its hand, and it takes the form of a ball. We all watch, wondering what it’s doing, and see a skill orb in its hand.
It’s the Automatic Recovery IV orb.
“Ah? T-True Appraisal!”
Name: Enki
Grade: Unique
Core: Golem core IV
Material: Sand
Magic energy: 1600
Skills (1/8): Sand Control Lv1
“…Seriously? You can remove skills!?”
‘Go!!’
Enki responds even faster than before. I think it looks proud.
“That’s great!”
“Then… We can make the best loadout we can now, and tweak it later.”
“Yes. Enki, thanks for the demonstration. But that skill is the most important one, so put it back.”
‘Goh!’
“And do you feel any difference now that you have Sand Control Lv1?”
‘Gogo? Gogo…!’
Enki jumps into the sand and envelops its body in it like it’s taking a sand bath. It’s kind of cute.
It keeps taking in more sand, and it gradually turns to stone.
“““Ooh!”””
Everyone applauds, and Enki raises its arms like it’s happy. I feel like it’s gotten bigger too.
‘Gogoh!!’
Then we give it skills that weren’t sold in those ‘requests’… Or I guess I should say, strong skills that we can obtain now. I also compress what I can, including stuff we got in the morning, and turn Enki into the strongest wall.
Name: Enki
Grade: Unique
Core: Golem core IV
Material: Rock
Magic energy: 1600
Skills (8/8): Physical Resistance III, Super Strength III, Iron Wall IV, Rampart IV, Swift III, Command II, Automatic Recovery IV, Sand Control Lv1
Making it learn Command was a happy accident.
…Is it stronger than the average rare II now?
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