I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

Chapter 106 Ordinary Stone Man

Just as one problem subsided, another arose, as the Craftsman's Hammer suddenly sent a notification.

Suddenly, another being appeared in front of Murphy, identical to the one outside.

I just don't know if it's the same one.

Murphy didn't speak, but the thing opposite him wriggled its tentacles and walked in front of Murphy.

Then, out of nowhere, a set of tables and chairs and a large kettle appeared out of thin air.

"Long time no see, Mr. Murphy. You're still as good as ever."

For some reason, even though the divine messenger was sitting on that chair, its tentacles had nowhere to go and were pushed out, which seemed completely inappropriate.

However, it insisted on sitting, and not only that, it poured a cup of gel-like stuff from the kettle and handed it to Murphy with its tentacles.

Murphy took the gel and drank a sip. After hearing the messenger's somewhat subtle reply, he asked in surprise.

"haven't seen you for a long time?"

This statement is indeed quite meaningful.

The main issue is that Murphy wasn't sure how long it had lived, and it never had any clear consciousness or concept of its own.

Therefore, it's not impossible that the divine messenger saw him during the period before he gained enlightenment.

Seeing Murphy's doubt, the messenger confirmed it again with some emotion.

"It's been quite a long time. I never imagined you'd be alive, let alone able to speak to me so fluently."

Murphy nodded. It seemed his guess was right; this thing had indeed met him before he gained his intelligence.

However, since the other party could appear in this area, they must not be an ordinary being, so he asked out of curiosity.

"What are you?"

After being speechless for a moment by these words, the divine messenger shook his tentacles and eyeballs, and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Ah, your language is still so majestic—I am the messenger of the god of justice."

The one you saw outside was my avatar, but it only had a small fragment of memory, so naturally it didn't recognize you.

The moment the word "divine messenger" was mentioned, Murphy knew something was wrong.

This thing works for the gods, so how did I even come to know about it?

Could it be that I wasn't unenlightened before, but rather some great figure reincarnated?

So Murphy made a rather amused guess.

"Was I really that good before?"

"No, it's just an ordinary stone man."

The divine messenger didn't try to be mysterious; he directly refuted Murphy's conjecture.

"So, why did I come here?"

Murphy didn't care about these things, he was just a little curious, so he asked a question. If it wasn't true, it wouldn't hurt, so he skipped it and asked the next question.

"I'm also quite curious about how you got in here, and of course, I'm even more curious about how you ended up like this."

"Is there something wrong with how I look?"

"It's not about the question, I just never imagined that after a generation, you'd become so smart—maybe that cat has become smart too?"

After making a few guesses to himself, the divine messenger did not continue the conversation.

Although it knew Murphy, its understanding of him was limited to knowing that he was a telepathic stone man, and nothing more.

So if you just follow along, you really won't be able to say anything meaningful.

"So you came in to carve the statue of the god, right? That sun is our god, you can just carve it."

"Isn't that a ball?" Murphy asked doubtfully. "It's a very special ball, Mr. Murphy."

The divine messenger wasn't angry; in fact, he explained with amusement before casually glancing at Murphy again, then abruptly asking, "Mr. Murphy, are you about to advance in your cultivation level?"

Murphy nodded.

Upon seeing this, the divine messenger pondered for a moment, then very tactfully folded his tentacles together, gesturing as if to say something, and began to speak.

"You may not know this, but the evolution of the Stone Golem was a very popular research topic back then."

"Researching the evolution of the Stone Golem? Why?"

After gesturing for a while, a small square box suddenly appeared on one of its tentacles.

He tossed the small square box to Murphy before continuing his explanation step by step.

"That might be too narrow a view. It's not just stone golems; core creatures like elemental life forms and slimes are also included."

As you can probably tell from the name, the direction of evolution for this so-called core organism is naturally this core.

Therefore, these kinds of creatures naturally don't need to worry about so many things like other creatures.

You see, it's like those people who want to evolve their hearts, but also have to consider the capacity of their blood vessels, the oxygen supply to their lungs, and so on.

Therefore, the evolution of your core organisms can be described as diverse and imaginative.

For those geniuses, wouldn't that be the best touchstone?

Therefore, many life science institutes started their research by making the evolution of core organisms more interesting. At that time, keeping creatures like stone golems and slimes as pets was actually a sign of highly educated individuals.

As the messenger spoke of these things, he suddenly became very talkative, as if reminiscing about the past, but as he spoke, his words became increasingly bitter with the weight of hardship he had endured.

However, Murphy was more concerned about the last sentence than the hardships in the messenger's words.

Could it be that this divine messenger recognizes me because I was once cared for by someone?

After the messenger finished rambling, he suddenly noticed that Murphy's expression was a bit strange. He roughly guessed what she was thinking, so he chuckled and then offered an explanation.

"It's not that you were raised by someone, it's just that the mountain where you were born is in a rather special location. Many important experiments were conducted in that area, so over time, I got to know you."

After Murphy nodded, seeing that the messenger was not getting to the point, he decided to get straight to the point.

"So, why bring this up all of a sudden?"

It was initially thought to be about something important, but after rambling on for a while, it seemed to be just bringing up past events.

"Look at me, I haven't spoken to familiar people in so long, I couldn't control myself and rambled on a bit, please forgive me."

After the divine messenger finished his rambling, he got to the point, pointing with his tentacle to the square box in Murphy's hand as a reminder.

"You probably don't know the specific principles of the evolution of core organisms, do you?"

That box contains the specific principles and processes, as well as some outstanding cases of geniuses from the past.

Consider this a small gift from me—and also a token of my appreciation for your help in looking after my fellow practitioners. You can check it by focusing your attention on it.

Murphy glanced up at the messenger, then looked down at the square box in his hand.

It has an instinctive sense about its own evolution, but it knows what it is without knowing why it is.

The reason Murphy is stuck in the evolutionary stage is not only because he can't find a direction, but also because he wants to understand these principles first before choosing to evolve, rather than just completing it in a daze.

I never expected that when I was sleepy, this would be just what I needed, and it solved my problem.

"I think I've said enough. Farewell, Mr. Murphy."

Having finished explaining what he needed to say, the divine messenger waited for Murphy for a while, and seeing that he had no further questions, before raising his tentacle and offering a hymn of praise.

"May the eyes of our Lord be fixed on your path."

Immediately afterwards, the scene before Murphy's eyes changed again.

It reappeared on that shore.