Jack,

Things have been well here in the farm. This is the first letter I will send you in response to your reports. Thank you for your reports.

I have nothing much to say, which made me think that I should be more productive of my day. From your letters I have learned much, I would like to see Hanwood again in person but I guess it will have to wait.

Bob sighed as he puts his pencil down. Staring at the piece of parchment right next bowl of stew. He looks outside the window where the sound of rain starts to pick up. There are still light over the horizon but the skies close to him are darken.

He went to his porch still carrying the letter before scrolling it up and placing it inside an internode of a bamboo about the length of his arm.

As he stares at the field wondering what else he could do to past the time. His mind wanders back to when they started creating the other golems.

He went back inside and took another parchment where he drew an effigy. Marking parts of it with labels such as core, artifact and body. Other things he wrote with a line connecting to the 3 words; memory, ability, strength. From there he starts adding details to the effigy and more information about it and the materials that he would use. The most prominent mark on the effigy is a lily, the same emblem that can be found on the coins that serves as Jack’s eyes.

Judging that everything is in order he grins at the parchment while holding it above his head, satisfied with what he has done so far.

The next day, Bob started working on the design he made on the parchment using the crystals that was harvested. Spending most of his time stuck inside the warehouse while the other golems do the work around the farm. Specially the one wielding the shovel all the time.

He doesn’t neglect his usual routine as well as helping around the farm. He still plows and help weeds he field from time to time. But replying to the letters was one of his greatest joys in the days ahead.

Jack,

I have received my 4th letter from you. I am glad that you are safe. Be wary of those monsters, but I doubt that they will do anything to you with Agta by your side. Rootwing has a library somewhere ad it might contain crucial information. But I trust that you remember what I have told you.

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Things here in the farm remains the same. I have decided to try some experiment with a new golem that I am going to create. I have roughly constructed the body which I am genuinely proud of, it has deviated very far from what I have sketched up but it’s satisfying enough.

I also agree with your assessment. Despite not making a big deal about it I can see the fatigue on Atga. She spends more time inside the cavern to hasten her recovery.

Jack,

I’m grateful for your work thus far. I’m also making great progress in my experiment. Our theory about the memory is clear before. But due to the lack of material things we haven’t progressed beyond the initial memory.

They need to have a very specific mark that the owner treasures, to create a proper golem. I had Obi etched the Stargazer on the golem.

After inserting the core, the golem became like the others but more machine-like. Lacking judgment. And must be instructed at all times.

I have no words to describe your decision to trade. You are very intelligent when it comes to things like that but please don’t let those merchants lose their goods.

Jack,

I am aware of the great distance between us now. I have finally learned how useful having a raven to send letters. Nesbitt truly did know. In that regard I would like to add another request while on your journey.

There is a courier shop in Laylon that trains ravens and crows to send letters. It would be a great help for us here.

Another breakthrough on the creation of new golems. That’s right, Golems. I’m planning to create a dozen more, with a very specific task as to not over burden and confuse them. Which make me wonder if I should design some ranks like a squad of some sort. All their orders will come from me anyway so maybe it doesn’t matter if there are ranks.

Just so you don’t get too surprised when you get home. I will have them all over the lookouts as well going on patrols. Which brings another problem that could easily be resolved. The crystals you have gathered from the past 3 months will be used up. Mainly because I waste most of it constructing their body. And I’m getting used to creating them. About 1 golem a day.

P.S. I hate you for making me write like this.

Jack,

Your curiosity regarding the monsters concerns me. But I do trust you. You are far more superior in judgement compared to me. But please be safe.

There are many advances back in the field. I have even considered expanding the farm. But aside from me, there’s no one else to consume produce so I’ll withhold for now.

Aside from the earlier versions of the golem I have created 5 more. It appears that I can’t create a golem every day alongside with training them with basic motor skills. With them around I wouldn’t have to clean the cesspit every year!

I guess you would need to spend more time when you get to the capital. Cinder City is much larger than any place you have ever been to. And as I have said before that I haven’t been there since I took another route to get here. I also just remembered that there might be something there that we could use to create the golems. The materials there are fairly cheap compared to the normal commodities that they obtain from different towns.

Be safe, always.