I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

Chapter 117 Picking the Peaches

The process of the séance in Murphy's mind matches his current actions, but if you have to say, something is still missing.

A large amount of overflowing soul and life force.

This is the origin of blood sacrifices in many religious organizations.

In fact, most religions have similar practices, but some clever ones understand the principles and can use things like the water of life as a substitute.

Murphy's first thought was of the God of Justice, but after thinking about the man's appearance and name a little more carefully...

Obviously, this has nothing to do with the dam, which means there is another god lurking in the shadows of the Vatican.

And the fact that they can control such a large scale means that this organization has infiltrated extremely deeply.

No matter how much they infiltrate, that's the Vatican's business, and for now it doesn't have much to do with Murphy.

Since the items are here, it would be a real shame for Murphy not to use them.

"This was probably prepared in preparation for the descent of that god."

Murphy spoke to Lingya, giving her a special reminder.

"To make God descend?" Lingya frowned, puzzled.

The Vatican's own initiation rites do not need to be this complicated, so does that mean there are some kind of evil gods or something?

This is not surprising within the Vatican.

These are all troubles left over from the Holy War; all sorts of strange and unusual branches of gods still exist within the Papacy.

Although there has been some cleanup underway, the internal power structure of the Vatican is so complex and intertwined that it is certain that many loose ends will remain.

I just didn't expect them to go this far.

The more troublesome aspect is that many factions within the Vatican do not share information.

Just like she only knew that Ya and Xiao Ya were doing a task for the court, but she didn't know the specifics of the task.

She didn't even know whether the court knew about the dam or what its plans were.

If we report it directly, who knows who might be the one with the problem?

So she thought about it for a while and decided that she would just say something to Fina later.

She doesn't need to worry too much about the specifics. This person will handle it.

She's concerned with a different issue now.

"So, is this dam still usable?" Lingya asked Murphy with concern.

The construction of this dam was clearly ill-intentioned. No one knows what will happen after the dam is completed, so rationally speaking, the dam should be abandoned.

Reason also told her that if she abandoned the dam, there would be floods followed by cold waves.

The people in this region are clearly not having an easy time.

So the problem remains at this stalemate.

Doing it might cause problems, but not doing it also has a high probability of causing problems.

However, when Lingya asked Murphy if she could do it, Murphy said yes.

"I made a profit."

"What does 'making money' mean? Can dams be sold for money?"

Hearing this, Lingya became even more puzzled, but Murphy's personality made her think that he was not joking.

Clearly, they genuinely believe that this dam has some unique value.

"Now that we have the foundation, we can change the middle part, and the result will be different."

Who says a séance can only involve spirits?

Does it still remember the giant beast in the ship's hold?

Ships made from the remains and remnants of giant beasts can operate safely in all sorts of complex water conditions, if no one thinks there's anything wrong with them.

Then why not put the remnants of those sea monsters into this dam as a central control point?

Theoretically speaking, dams have fewer overall functions and simpler basic functions.

If the ship can be operated properly, the remnant soul of the sea monster should be able to fix the dam.

Murphy's ideas for modifying the dam suddenly became much clearer.

All you need to do is put the ship's water core here. If one isn't enough, use two; if two aren't enough, use three!

It's like giving the dam a life of its own, allowing it to autonomously adjust to the conditions it faces, and even the habits of the subsequent monitoring system.

If someone has planted fruit trees for themselves, why not pick a peach while they're at it?

Lingya naturally couldn't follow Murphy's train of thought, but she didn't ask any further questions.

If you don't understand 3 out of 10 sentences, you can probably guess the meaning by making connections.

If you don't understand six sentences, you can ask and you'll find out.

But since she didn't even know what Murphy was talking about, there was no point in asking; it would probably be a waste of time anyway.

Anyway, if Murphy really takes over the construction, she can just watch from the sidelines, right?

But ultimately, there is still one crucial problem that remains unsolved.

"Time is really running out. Do you really have any way to solve the problem of the construction period? At the previous pace, let alone building two more dams, we might not even be able to finish this project."

"Create new tools."

Murphy casually mentioned it without explaining, and simply gazed at the distant, meandering river.

He seemed to be thinking about something.

Lingya was waiting for Murphy to continue, but after a long time she didn't hear anything, so she looked at Murphy in confusion.

Murphy then suddenly spoke up and asked.

"Are there fish swimming around before the flood season?"

"Ah—there should be some. Actually, there were some a while ago, but very few. Maybe there will be more soon?"

Although Lingya didn't know why Murphy asked this, she still offered an explanation.

After hearing the explanation, Murphy asked another question.

Are there any different requirements for blood sacrifices?

"To be honest, there's nothing to say, but the essence of doing this is either to gain power or to summon gods."

To gain power, one would usually sacrifice one's own kind; as for summoning gods, it's hard to say.

However, it is also possible that they would sacrifice their own kind to the gods, thus making it easier for the gods to descend.

Murphy nodded and said something casually.

"That's quite a coincidence."

It already had some guesses in its mind: the building that descended was deliberately placed near a dam, and the dam was completed just before the flood season.

This is the time when fish migrate, and the chances of them dying are extremely high during this period.

In other words, the flesh and soul needed for this god's descent are very likely to be these fish.

Could this god be depicted as a fish?

Or perhaps it is something related to fish.

If that's really the case, then the dam in front of Murphy is no longer as simple as picking peaches.

You could say the peach just fell into the bag by itself.

Murphy had already made a pretty good plan in his mind and couldn't wait to get started. So he immediately wrote something in the blank space on the document and handed it to Lingya for a question.

"Does this village sell these things?"

Lingya took it and examined it carefully.

It consists of some tentacle creatures, slimes of different forms, and some metal-like things.

The items are easy to obtain; they're not rare. They just require some coordination.

"We do have tentacle creatures, but those slimes need to be prepared, which may take some time, about four or five days."

After she finished explaining, she hesitated for a moment and then asked another question.

"But may I ask what these things are for?"

"Making tools"

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