So my skeleton consisted of a base frame and then, to that base, were connected those slightly open rings, like ribcages, to protect the energy-storing crystals. I used some hard springs too to make everything able to move slightly while mainly staying in its desired shape.

There was one big on each hand, forming something like a forearm. Each on every leg, forming something like a shin. The torso was the most complicated. It had had this flower-like construction for protecting the core, where petals made of metal, were covering small parts of it and one another, making this composite construction.

They had wires in between made out of solid gold, because that was the second-best conductor for mana, right after the precious gemstones. All of it then was put under a ribcage. The access to the core was only through the back, where I created this protective plate with scales on top, able to be bent slightly to absorb some of the impacts.

On both sides of the ribcage, kinda like lungs, I put the places for the two crystals which were supposed to be the main ones. One for the barrier, one for storing energy for any additional things the golem would be able to do. In between them below the flower was a place constructed of rings, for the crystal which was to supply the energy for the pocket dimension used to store the crystals.

I had to add those rings because the ribcage wasn't reaching there properly.

Then, for no particular reason, I made the skull. It didn't look anything like a human's. More like a flower bud. I made some hinges at the base, so one could open it and store additional crystal there, but I wasn't planning on that, at least not at that moment.

Making all of that, even with my ridiculous skills, took hours. The hunters managed to return, and the noise made by me led some of them to check what I was working on. I noticed a few jaws dropping when their eyes focused on the skeleton - in progress.

Among them was Leonel, who just couldn't stop staring. He had sparkles in his eyes from the excitement. He watched me for hours before Celestine came looking for him.

It was already dark outside, but I had plenty of light provided by the raging flames in my furnace, and a little bit additional sources flying above the workshop in form of firebirds.

- Are you making a robot? - she asked me as soon as she stopped right beside our fake son's side.

- I think it's a golem - said Leonel.

I just said a short:

- Yeah.

- Are you coming for dinner? - she then asked.

- No. Eat without me. I'll be here for a few days. I want to finish this as soon as possible, so I won't have to hunt anymore - I explained.

- You want the golems to go hunting for you?! - Leonel shouted about, barely able to contain the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face.

- That's the plan - I confirmed.

- How cool! Can I help you? Please! I want to help! - he then said.

- Not with this one. I want to make this one as fast as possible so I can test it in action, but we can work on something after this one - I briefly stopped to look at him and wink.

I thought the smile couldn't get any bigger, but it did.

- Yes! - he shouted.

- You can start drawing your ideas - I proposed, returning to my work.

- You can think of something after dinner - Celestine butted in.

She had to practically drag him off. Some of the other hunters left too, but a few remained, just unable to avert their eyes from what I was making there.

With the skeleton done I focused on the armor. Since I went back to my notebook, mainly thinking or sketching a little bit, they left. Once again I was there alone.

Since the night was coming I didn't want to start smashing pieces of metal with a hammer to prevent people from getting any sleep, so I decided to spend some time projecting every part, doing the work during the day, and then during the next night began infusing the elements.

It was a terrible plan because the infusions were the most time-consuming, so there was no way I could do even a single part in the few hours window I created for myself, but I didn't have a better option.

Then a thought struck me, and I slapped myself in the forehead. There was an option I had but didn't think of for some reason.

I stepped outside the workshop, created a quick barrier around, dulling the sound, and resumed without any worries.

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Still, I had to project it first, so I ended up returning to my notebook.

My creation didn't need to be too heavily armored to fight the elementals, just heat resistant, so I decided to go with an alloy that had a high percentage of tungsten, or if you prefer, wolfram. Normally I wouldn't know it, but my skills gave me the knowledge that it was indeed a very highly heat-resistant material.

I decided to go with a full-plate-like armor, smoother out here end there so it would look more modern. This was because I wanted the golem to be able to move, similarly to me, because I had a good understanding of that in combat, which would be very useful in designing the protocols used in combat.

In the stomach area, I left a small space that could be opened and closed, to use for the pocket dimension later.

The legs had additional space for trustee-like mechanisms, just like both forearms to mount the machinery I wished to use for the offensive elements. The back got covered with short spikes, to make sure the access to the core was properly covered. The pieces I constructed for all of this were not solid, but rather made of smaller parts, assembled together, and were to be connected to the skeleton with short, sturdy springs, so the whole thing could move, absorbing any impacts.

When I finished making all the sketches, the sun was already rising.