I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

Chapter 101 Why can't it be built?

Seeing Murphy looking at him strangely, Yanzhu took a small step back.

They were afraid that the stone golem on the other side might suddenly lose its mind and dismantle it for research.

Murphy ignored the big-eyed guy and chose a stone on his chest, transforming it into a raw material for making rune liquid.

Changes are happening little by little.

Murphy suddenly had a very strange feeling, as if he had suddenly gained an extra organ.

However, the perception of this organ is extremely vague, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

A subtle feeling of hunger followed.

But it is common knowledge that stone men do not experience hunger.

So Murphy carefully investigated the source of this hunger.

It quickly understood the reason; it was probably because energy consumption had increased significantly.

Thinking about it carefully, this is actually quite normal.

The structure of the stone golem can be described as both extremely simple and extremely complex.

It's simple because its entire body relies on that one core for energy, and it doesn't even have a stomach.

The complexity stems from the fact that the Stone Golems are an extremely flexible race, capable of freely assembling stones onto their bodies.

For example, like Murphy, as long as most of the stones she was born with remain the same type, it's perfectly normal to change to a few different stones.

However, the core of this thing has a power supply efficiency; if you exceed this efficiency, you can't install other stones.

The level of the Stone Golem is equal to the level of the Core, which is different from other races.

For example, humanoid creatures like goblins, humans, and elves don't have such absolute level progression.

Increased speed, strength, and magic power can all be considered as level upgrades.

Or perhaps those superior beings who are born strong.

While their rank increases with age, the increase is often comprehensive.

Stone Golems are one of the few races that only excels in one aspect, and if you had to compare them, they are somewhat similar to slimes.

They only upgrade the core. As for the increase in combat power, it's only because the core has become stronger, so it can absorb more stones, thus becoming stronger.

This is why the Stone Golem's level is only divided into low, medium, and high.

And above that, they become another race.

Because it was a true core mutation, they became another race.

So the problem Murphy is facing now is that he's been stuck at the advanced Golem level for a long time.

However, the original structure of the Golem Core could only support so many components.

Murphy estimated that if he felt hungry now and changed more of the stones that stored his mental energy, his body would start to disintegrate.

Therefore, it really needs to focus on its next advancement path this time.

But to be honest, Murphy currently has no relevant ideas or plans on which direction to take.

There are simply three aspects.

The essence of stone leans towards the elemental category.

The source of the stones, the direction of the mountain range.

And secondary processing is also a direction for the future of stone.

Because Murphy is an anti-magic statue, its core naturally leans towards this aspect.

Therefore, despite Murphy's status as the Lord of the Ice Elementals.

But that thing was just a title; it didn't actually change Murphy's true nature.

If I had to put it in perspective, it's like a layer of skin, while the flesh and bones inside remain completely unaffected.

Unless it suddenly becomes mentally challenged, forcibly goes against its core essence, and changes all the anti-magic stones on its body, making evolution much less efficient.

Otherwise, advancing in any element, not just ice, would be unrealistic for Murphy.

Therefore, Murphy's options are limited to the remaining two.

It has the ability to breathe with the earth, so mountain-type advancements are a very good option for it.

However, its own forging capabilities give it some unique advantages in secondary processing.

So I've been stuck here.

Murphy thought he could see if he could combine the two, but after actually putting it into practice, he found it to be quite difficult.

The essence of mountain ranges is a return to nature.

The essence of a secondary processing line is creation.

How to combine regression and innovation is indeed not a simple question.

But Murphy actually came up with some ideas: build a dam in Lynn's village.

The essence of dams is not actually a complete secondary processing, but rather a utilization of nature.

If the dam were larger, its associated ecosystem would change.

Could this dam be considered a form of nature?

Or, to put it another way, why can't mountains be man-made?

Whenever Murphy opens his spiritual insight and looks up at the sky, he sees countless eyes piled up together, and he has the same thought about the pale, shining sun.

Are the sun and those eyes in the sky really natural occurrences?

If that's not the case, then what's the essential difference between returning to nature in mountain routes and creating through secondary processing?

If those things are real, then why can't this natural wonder be considered a secondary creation?

Murphy's spider planter and the water core made from his heart are just like that, aren't they?

So why can't nature be created?

The sun in the sky, the movement of the ocean, the burning of flames—all these things—

Isn't it originally generated by the rules of the first layer?

If Murphy can intervene in the second layer, why can't he intervene in the first layer?

Those gods can only intervene in the rules, so why can't it?

And why can't rules be created?

This thought had been lingering in Murphy's mind for a long time, and it grew stronger and stronger.

Murphy had no idea how long he had lived, how he was born, or where the memories in his mind or the talent of the Craftsman's Hammer came from.

But it knows itself very well and doesn't care about anything.

Since stone people have no physical bodies, they naturally do not have those complicated material desires, are not affected by those bodily hormones, and are not interfered with by the thoughts of their own kind.

Naturally, there would be no such strange or supernatural desires.

So Murphy just wants to build things.

It wants to make everything.

Those old creations in the fragments of memory—the large ship sailing on the lake, the dam that held back the flood—

Or perhaps the sun in the sky, and those inexplicable rules.

If those things exist, why can't we create them?

Murphy suddenly realized what was happening and smacked his head!

It didn't understand why it suddenly had these thoughts.

Perhaps due to its mental strength, its thinking underwent some subtle changes.

But Murphy thought those ideas seemed pretty good too.

Looking at the calm water in the distance, it suddenly had an idea.

Whether it's a boat or a dam, isn't the essence of it all about fighting against water?