After mastering the resurrection technique, they begged me to extend their lives.

An Xiao felt like she was experiencing sleep paralysis.

I didn't sleep very soundly.

The location is in the hotel basement.

It is a secret room used by certain foot massage organizations for holding meetings.

Two beds were set up here as a temporary resting place.

There are no windows, and the door is locked from the inside.

But breathing was difficult.

It felt like something was riding on my waist, bending down and holding me tightly.

Very distressing.

"..."

What he held in his hand was the silver-black iron feather he had picked up earlier at the entrance of the inn.

The feathers were covered with specks of advanced and complex wind and thunder magic.

I don't know why it appeared behind me, nor do I know where the owner of the feather went.

But one can be certain that it is not an illusion.

Once you level up a bit more, "Creative Gaze" will unlock the "Item Appraisal" function, allowing you to collect basic information about unfamiliar items.

An Xiao waited for that moment, trying her best to remain calm.

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He opened his eyes in the dead of night.

Sure enough, his creation obediently removed its clothes and stayed close by, replenishing his mana without any abnormalities.

Therefore, the source of the misconception just now was not Ai Li at all.

Rather, it exists elsewhere.

"Airi, did you hear that noise?"

Creatures do not need to sleep, unless they choose to sleep.

The princess, nestled in An Xiao's arms, preferred to fall asleep on her own.

After being called by him, it took a few breaths to react.

"No, big brother. Didn't we just wash up and lie down as soon as we got back? You looked very tired."

The girl said softly.

Speaking of washing up.

There was indeed quite a bit of trouble inside the room just now.

As a princess, Airi is born with a cleanliness obsession and must take a bath 1-2 times a day, if conditions permit.

This habit continues to this day, even after someone has become a "corpse".

This led to the unusual and impolite request from my creation after I locked the door earlier: "Could you help me take a bath?"

Unfortunately, although the hotel had a washroom, the basement was not very convenient, with only a large wooden tub in a separate room for bathing and wiping one's body.

So An Xiao chose to let her take care of herself.

"The funniest joke my brother told this year was... that he told me to take care of myself."

These were the girl's words earlier.

In the palace, royal maids helped her change clothes and bathe; she didn't need to exert any physical effort at all, just taking a few steps and lifting her leg.

Where would they know the procedures for boiling water, pouring water, controlling the temperature, scattering flower petals, crawling inside, and applying fragrance?

So within seconds, a cry for help came from inside the house: "Brother, I fell down!"

An Xiao was already exhausted, but had no choice but to help the creation. With great effort, she wrapped the creation in a large bath towel and put it into the wooden tub.

The entire operation exacerbated his fatigue.

Now that his sleep was being disrupted again, he checked his panel and, sure enough, found that the response rate of his Mana value had been greatly reduced, almost to the point of stagnation, with little momentum to increase.

"Airi, I felt something pressing on me while I was sleeping. Tell me the truth, did you turn over or anything, or did you maintain the same position while sleeping?"

An Xiao asked seriously.

"I'm sure I didn't move at all the time, and I didn't see anyone else break in before I went to sleep, nor did I hear any strange noises."

Airi turned around cooperatively, blinking her beautiful eyes, "Big brother, don't you believe me?"

"Of course I believe it."

An Xiao is hypocritical.

Believing in creation is something you can say, but who can guarantee that creation doesn't have its own hidden agenda?

Hard to say.

He sat up, rubbing his temples, lost in thought.

"This bunker is quite suitable for me to rest and recuperate. The only drawback is that I can't sleep well."

An Xiao looked around.

The space was dark, without any candles.

The field of vision relies entirely on the Night Vision LV1 effect provided by the "Creator's Gaze," which allows you to see things within a range of about 3 meters in the dark.

The ceiling was very low, only about the height of two people.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere of the large, five-story hotel upstairs, it felt quite isolated from the world.

"Airi, even your appraisal skills can't reveal any information about the item?"

An Xiao clenched the feather and asked the girl again.

"Yes, the things that can be seen with eye techniques are very limited, and the accuracy of the appraisal techniques used by different people is completely different. For example, when it comes to appraising items, people usually choose to go to the blacksmith shop in the big city or to the corresponding scholar to find a professional to identify and judge them."

"I see."

After listening to the girl's words, An Xiao was inspired.

"So, if we want to know who its owner is, we should find a prop maker who has seen these feathers and get the answer from him."

"Yes, brother. I was thinking of saying it in the jungle, but Hoshimi was there, so I didn't have a chance."

Airi leaned closer and said, "From what I understand, higher beings have a sense of territory. If we pass through Radel without any obstacles, it doesn't mean we're safe; on the contrary, it leads to the conclusion that—"

Something terrifying was constantly using an imperceptible pressure to drive away all living things in the vicinity, and it followed us the entire way.

"The death of the dragoon riders might be related to this."

"..."

An Xiaoning nodded.

"I understand, but I can't figure out the point of doing this."

He didn't understand what about himself could attract the owner of the feathers.

I don't know why the other person left without making a request when they were right in front of me.

One mystery after another came crashing down on him, and in this state, even the ability to go out and accept missions to earn money became a problem.

"Brother, think about it, what do high-level creatures need on a daily basis...?"

Airi is exceptionally intelligent, so she can still play a guiding role in logical reasoning.

An Xiao pondered, then thought, "My battle rank is very low. The only thing I can boast about is my divine magic."

"Um……"

Airi glanced at his handsome face, hesitated, and didn't say anything more.

"But my divine magic is completely meaningless to higher-level beings, isn't it? Unless they want to study me."

He continued speaking to himself, "And if they wanted to study me, why didn't they capture me? The Radel Jungle provided such a good opportunity, but they didn't make a move; instead, they followed me all the way to the port."

"It's really hard to make a move in the port, because besides the guards at the entrance, there are some strange things sitting here. If I'm not mistaken, there seems to be a rather scary thing standing in the Central Park area."

An Xiao recalled the fleeting glimpse she had of a certain LV75 yellow-named being, and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

It was a plaster statue.

Holding a sickle, striking a pose worthy of admiration, they stood quietly and motionless in front of the park fountain.

In the continent of Wayne, yellow-named creatures often mean that if you don't provoke them, they won't attack you.

But if you accidentally hit it...

Or it triggered some kind of restriction.

Then the other party will likely activate their attack immediately, turning their yellow name into a red name, locking onto the target, and fighting to the death.

The interior of the plaster statue was clearly filled with magical inscriptions, and it did not appear to be the work of the Empire.

"Brother, are you talking about the 'golem'?"

"Um."

"The Golem... that's the latest super-powerful force developed in recent years by the Bartos Commercial Nation in conjunction with the Terraria Magic Nation, capable of replacing the army... and it's currently in mass production..."

Airi said worriedly, "Once it is really put into the market, given the economic strength of commercial countries, I'm afraid even the Empire will not be their match in the future."

"Although the empire is on the verge of collapse."

She lowered her head helplessly, sounding very downcast.

However, An Xiao had no intention of comforting her.

He was simply pondering the feasibility of certain things, remaining silent for a long while, when suddenly he abruptly asked:

"Is that thing considered a 'spirit'?"

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