Chapter 179: Dead Soul

During the manufacture of the scarecrow body, many construction techniques including carpentry, cutting, sewing, and sculpture were used, and Joan was not surprised.
However, Master Rolls also had to teach "mechanics" and "anatomy of the human body" in class, which is a bit inexplicable.
After one morning of class, Joan turned around and realized that the knowledge that seemed to have little connection with the scarecrow was actually very important.
If you don’t understand mechanics and anatomy, the scarecrow’s body structure is unreasonable, and it is also a
disability
after activation. Even if the road is unstable, how can you guard the farmland?
At 12 o'clock noon, the four apprentices briefly had lunch in the school cafeteria and returned to the laboratory to continue the class.
In the afternoon class, Rawls went on to explain the body structure of "Scarecrow", and then the three students made their own scarecrow according to what he told today.
This practice took four hours. From 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Joan, Thomas and Edward were all battling against the pile of wood, canvas and straw on the console.
During this period, Master Rawls walked back and forth in the room, observed the progress of the work of the three students, and dutifully directed them to correct their mistakes and make up for the omissions.
After four hours of hands-on practice, Joan, Thomas and Edward have basically completed their works.
Master Rawls checked the reviews one by one, and rated the scarecrow made by Joan the highest.
Whether from a structural or modeling point of view, the scarecrow made by Joan is clearly better than the work of Thomas and Edward.
This was mainly due to the fact that he followed his grandfather to learn how to make bows and arrows during his life in the country, and later learned the skills of forging irons from Flint Anvil. In addition to the pressure of life, he often had to make simple daily necessities by himself. I managed to repair the damaged houses, doors and windows, and naturally developed excellent manipulative ability over time.
The two young masters in the city, Thomas and Edward, who all have to wait for others, lack training in this respect, and the scarecrows they produce are naturally much worse than those of Joan.
Edward was very dissatisfied with his work. Especially after comparing with Joan's work, he was so angry that he would burn out his deformed scarecrow.
Thomas smiled and persuaded him to pass his breath, and said that compared with the scarecrow he made, Edward's one was not bad.
Thomas's construction skills are indeed the worst of the three, and the scarecrow made is ugly to doubt life.
Thomas himself likes this debut, calling it "My Straw Princess", using paintbrushes to paint it with red cheeks and lips, and holding it up to its face that was somehow made into a "parallelogram" Kissed two times.
Seeing this guy playing tricks, Edward was not good at regenerating sulking, and Master Rawls also half-jokingly praised Thomas for his good mentality.
"Your scarecrow is ugly, but this is also an advantage, and it is particularly good for scaring birds and thieves."
"That's right, the scarecrow was originally used to scare birds, beasts and thieves, but it wasn't a beauty contest. What did it do so beautifully!"
"Hey! You stupid guy, really climb up the pole, how thick is the skin!"
Master Rawls gave Thomas a white look and turned back to the blackboard.
"Today's construction practice comes here first. By the standards of beginners, your performance is not bad. Especially Joan's work has almost reached the standard I requested. I will continue to work hard in the future!"
The first class was praised by the instructor, and Joan was very encouraged. He decided to take the remaining materials back to the dormitory after class and use his spare time to be a better scarecrow.
"Now there is about an hour before the end of get out of class. I will briefly talk about the other two elements of the construct, the first is the second element-the soul!"
Master Rawls picked up the chalk and drew a circle on the blackboard, just to circle the head of the scarecrow structure.
"The biggest difference between the "Activated Scarecrow" and the ordinary Scarecrow is that it is infused with souls, although its body is composed of inanimate objects such as wood, straw and cloth, which is not as perfect and precise as our human flesh and blood. , Sensitive, but as long as this seemingly simple body is injected into the soul, it is no longer a cold and stiff object, but a dynamic'building creature'."
Humans and other animals are born with souls, and man-made constructs like "scarecrow" are not congenital creatures, and manufacturers must try to inject souls into them.
According to the tradition of architecture, mages usually use the immortal element spirit as the soul of the architecture.
There are very few elemental creatures in the main material world. In order to obtain the essence of the element, you need to use the spell of "alternating oath". This type of spell can force an elemental creature from a different world to the caster and imprison it in the body of the construct.
However, even the lowest-ranked "Second Absurd Oath" is a spell with up to 4 rings, not to mention Joan they can't cast it now, not to mention the use of this high-ring spell to make "Activated Scarecrow", the cost will be It will become very expensive, and compared with similar products on the market, there is no competitiveness.
The creative invention of Master Rawls lies in abandoning the traditional elemental spirit and using the more common animal spirit as the soul of the "activated scarecrow".
As a matter of course, the smarter the animal, the higher the quality of its soul, and the resulting activated scarecrow appears to be smarter, more obedient, and more room for evolution.
The most common animal in human society is a variety of domestic animals, and the smartest of all domestic animals is a pig.
It is a pity that Master Rawls' experiments showed that the Soul of the Pig is not suitable for making constructs.
Because the pig's cleverness is mainly reflected in the mixed eating and drinking and laziness, how can the farmer accept the scarecrow with a pig-like lazy and slippery character?
Compared to pigs, cows, horses, and dogs are not so clever, but more diligent and gentle.
Experimental data shows that among all common livestock spirits, the most suitable for making scarecrows is the shepherd dog.
Master Rawls cooperates with all the ranch in the city. Whenever there is an old, sick or injured shepherd dog dying, he goes to collect the soul of the shepherd dog who has just died, so that these loyal hounds will die after death. Continue to fulfill the mission of protecting the owner Tian San.
Using the souls of domestic animals to create "activated scarecrow" is simple to say, but there is a huge obstacle in actual operation.
"How do mentors collect and preserve animal souls for a long time, and how do they seal the soul in the body of the construct?" Edward raised his hand and asked.
In fact, Joan and Thomas have the same questions at the moment, and look forward to Rolls mentor's answer.
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