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

Golem.

Full name: Magic Statue.

One of the most advanced weapons currently available on the continent of Wayne.

Unafraid of pain, fearless of death, indifferent to wounds, and unaffected by injuries, their agility and mobility are not diminished.

To protect his wealth, Mr. Batus, a tycoon from the Commercial Kingdom, offered Queen Sophia a large sum of money to send many great mages to the Commercial Kingdom to collaborate on the development of this creation.

The conditions required to create a high-level golem are extremely demanding.

The complexity of engineering knowledge is one aspect, and the high-level raw materials and mechanical parts are another.

It also requires top-notch inscription masters to carve magical patterns from the inside out, much like engraving.

Finally, the vast mana pools within the archmages continuously infuse them with magical energy of the corresponding attributes, serving as the power source.

Such creations are bound to be expensive.

Even in Stardust Harbor, only one finished product was stockpiled as part of the "Harbor Protection Array".

now.

An Xiao was already standing in front of it with Airi.

"That's interesting."

Looking up at the statue, which was about as tall as the top jet of water from the fountain, I paced around it closely, once again using my gaze of creation to gather information—

[Golem Starren, LV75, Threat Level: None]

[Description: A powerful weapon stationed in Stardust Harbor, airlifted from the Bartos Commercial Nation to bless the local people. It is of earth element and cannot fly.]

[Skills: "Harvest Slash", "Petrifying Light", "Limb Regeneration", "Power Blessing Ten".]

[Number of uses: 0]

"very good."

The current time is 9:00 AM, corresponding to the Dawn Time in the Continent of Veen.

Sunlight pierces through the thin mist of the harbor, forming golden feathers of light, as lively as the morning song of birds, hence the name given to it.

"Brother, do you want to move the golem?"

Behind her, Airi was still unable to recover from An Xiao's escapist "desire".

Rather, moving the most valuable and valuable things from the port... that's harder to do than strangling Volta, right?

Volta's level is around LV72, while the golem is LV75. Moreover, if anyone dares to touch the golem, the commotion will be heard by all the humans and demi-humans in the entire port...

A whole line of Stardust Harbor elite greenskin guards will come running at the first sign of trouble. Do you think you can escape unscathed?

Those expensively crafted magical armors and dazzlingly enchanted weapons, are you kidding me?

Even if we take a step back and assume there's a profit, it's tantamount to being an enemy of the Bartos Commercial State...

Being wanted by the Empire is bad enough. Does my brother really want to offend this major commercial power that all of humanity cannot do without?

Is this appropriate?

"..."

"Don't panic."

An Xiao said calmly.

"As you saw this morning, I couldn't reply to Mana properly at all."

"Ah...yes..."

Airi nodded weakly, feeling a little guilty.

"Maybe, maybe I disturbed my brother by turning over in the middle of the night, which caused his absorption rate to slow down..."

"No."

An Xiao shook her head.

He said with absolute certainty, "You haven't changed, because the total amount of magic power I sense and obtain from you is not much different from before."

But the problem is, I don't know why, but when I wake up in the morning, I can't retain that MP at all, and it's not being converted into the energy I need, it's like...

"What does it seem like?"

"It's like being stolen and ingested by some third-party entity."

"..."

Seeing An Xiao's confident expression, Airi also became nervous.

Indeed, if he cannot fully restore Mana, it means that the resurrection of Hino will be delayed, and the team's combat strength will be stuck here, unable to move at all.

"The problem now is that I've run out of magic potions, and I don't have enough gold coins to buy new ones at the port's item shop. Also, neither of us has the ability to fight head-on, so even if we go to the Adventurers' Guild, we can't earn gold coins at a high rate."

"This stagnation is not conducive to our next steps."

An Xiao's mind was clear, and her gaze kept lingering on the plaster statue.

"My interest in it isn't due to its level or inscriptions, but rather—"

Shift your gaze downwards.

The image was frozen on that sickle.

"I strongly suspect that something like a 'spirit' resides inside."

"The spirit of the artifact..."

I've rarely heard of this concept.

After all, in Aleient, anything that involves such terminology belongs to the highest-tier weapons, with a grade of at least legendary...

Such things are extremely rare in the empire.

Most of the well-known ones are from neighboring countries.

For example, the "sacred artifact" of the Galatian Holy Kingdom—the "Sword in the Lake."

Or it could be a whip-like "demon weapon"—"Rose Blood"—possessed by the demon dungeon lord who has already been wiped out by the heroes.

"Don't you think? The statue's attack method is almost entirely tied to that scythe. So if I don't touch it and only take its scythe, wouldn't that mean my combat power would greatly increase?"

An Xiao's thinking was as unique as ever.

"But brother, if you take the scythe, it will definitely trigger the golem's restriction, and it will definitely cause a port alarm..."

No. You've misunderstood.

He shook his head, raised his finger, and pointed to the three-body-long, evil giant scythe.

"You should be able to see that the sickle is an independent entity. But if one day it is destroyed, or the entity residing within it perishes, does that mean I can restore it in my own way and turn it into my own 'creation'?"

"But...but this kind of thing..."

The more Airi listened, the more unbelievable it seemed.

An Xiao's eyes flashed with a dark light, and she made a new judgment—

[Spirit Weapon: Scythe Moon, LV46, Resting.]

Status: Good.

[Exclusive Traits: Soul Severance (can eliminate formless evil spirits, undead, ghosts, vengeful spirits, and smokers), Soul Absorption (absorbs spiritual energy to increase attack power and other attributes).]

[Can I select a section? Yes.]

One-click query for resurrection conditions —

[Prerequisites: Creation Rank 4, Resurrection Spirit LV1 unlocked, Mana cost 100.]

"."

Looking back at his panel, he realized that his Creation Rank was still one level away from 4.

In other words, before that, one must revive some creations or successfully cast the "life-extending spell" to accumulate experience and achieve transformation.

"I know what's going on with the scythe. I can't move the plaster statue, but it, before I leave Stardust Harbor—"

"We are determined to win."

An Xiao made her decision.

-

The entrance to the dock is located a few alleys away.

A Stardust Harbor Royal Guard is checking the identity passport of a slender woman.

Although the guard was short and a goblin, he was fully armed, with every part of his body covered in enchanted armor from teeth to toes... His weapon was a gleaming long-handled fire blade, which was quite terrifying.

Opposite him, the slender woman appeared quite light and agile.

He wore a long, flowing cloth robe, held a blue staff, wore a pointed mage hat, and had a black raven perched on his shoulder.

The goblin guard quickly looked up and said respectfully:

"So you are the esteemed Miss Hela from the White Heron Academy in the Upper City of the Magic Kingdom! My apologies. Welcome to Stardust Harbor! May the stars be with you!"

"Thanks."

The witch Hela put away the Planeswalker-exclusive "blue quality" item—the "Ten Kingdoms Travel Pass"—and, with her long, slender legs clad in thin black stockings, strode towards a fountain statue in the port area, guided by the raven Yubora.

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