“Security golems” took root in Annan's mind. What lord could resist having towering, imposing golems patrol his Territory?
He went back to Dunbelly with a proposal: security golems did not need to be too tall. They only needed to handle Free City's everyday affairs. Since they would operate solely within the city, all the defensive modules could be removed, leaving just a magic-gathering module.
Annan kept running with the idea. "The Mage Tower can handle charging them... I remember the Mage Tower can control golems, right? Let it control all the security golems too!"
"I don't understand," Dunbelly said.
Annan thought he meant the plan or Lilith.
"Not that... I mean doing this at all." Dunbelly looked puzzled. "City Lord Annan, we already have the Guard Legion, and they do their jobs well. Why waste money building a bunch of golems to replace them?"
The question caught Annan off guard. He fell quiet and thought for a moment before saying, "Don't you think the Allen Continent is developing too slowly?"
"It's the same now as it was a hundred years ago. Even that might be putting it too mildly. I want to give this civilization a push."
"A push?"
Dunbelly understood what Annan meant. His question was merely an expression of surprise.
"Why not? Take Magic Film. Before you heard of it, would you have imagined a Magic Stone could have such a huge impact?"
Dunbelly could not argue. Even his name had come from Annan Potter and the Magic Stone.
He still struggled to accept it, and Annan noticed. "You can't accept it because you've grown used to everything around you. It's dulled your senses, like the walls of Betal Prison. At first you hate them, but stay long enough and you can't live without them."
"Besides, people will