CH580 Golem... Puppet... Robot!
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Sugud tinkered away in the workspace provided by the trial.
His face was solemn —the very picture of absolute concentration— as he worked on the project he had devised after digesting the knowledge contained within the trial's library.
The forge had become Sugud's constant companion during the trial.
At times, he hammered steadily upon the anvil. At other moments, he performed more delicate adjustments at the workbench.
Yet regardless of the task, he never strayed far from the forge.
Its heat warmed the metal in his hands…
And the ambition and passion burning within his heart.
From the look of things, Sugud was constructing a diminutive golem.
Unlike most golems —which typically stood more than three metres tall, towering above the average human— Sugud's creation stood at a modest 180 centimetres, roughly the same height as himself.
However, what Sugud's 'golem' lacked in height, it made up for in detail.
