Once he was sure everything was ready, Kroya picked up the bark of the artificial magic tree beside him.
It still had that slippery texture, yet holding it felt like stroking human skin. It was downright strange to touch.
The so-called "artificial magic tree" could imitate not only human skin, but the skin of many other creatures as well.
For example...
"A cat."
Kroya poured his mana into it while picturing a blue cat.
The small piece of artificial magic tree bark immediately began to ripple, eventually turning into a patch of skin covered in fine blue cat fur.
At first glance, it looked as fresh as if it had just been peeled off a cat, and it even felt slightly warm.
"How amazing. Can it create any kind of skin just by imagining it?"
Kroya examined it, then pressed it onto the golden cat sculpture. It immediately adhered to the surface, fitting perfectly.
Then came the second piece, and the third.
Whenever he attached another piece, it would immediately fuse with any adjoining piece, becoming a seamless whole.
Soon, a blue cat had taken shape.
On its belly, Kroya had deliberately left a small patch of white that looked like a pocket.
At this point, it was ninety percent complete.
All that remained were the eyes...
He took out two emerald-green gems polished into round spheres, fitted them into the Cat Golem's eye sockets one after the other, then poured in his mana.
The golem actually blinked, looking remarkably lifelike.
It sprang up nimbly and rubbed against Kroya's wrist. The sound-producing magic runes built into it even imitated a cat's cry.
"Meooow~~~"
It was a drawn-out cry with a touch of sweet, innocent charm.
Anyone who liked cats probably would have been unable to resist that sound.
"Yes, that