I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

After Murphy delivered both wheelchairs, the settlement was finally completed.

[Forging complete]

[Forging Subjects: Humans x2]

[Forging Level: Perfect]

[Reward: Sprint!]

[Dash!: Gain speed equal to your reaction time, but cannot change direction while using.]

……

This ability isn't actually that useful to Murphy.

Why would it sprint for no reason?

Is it used to bump into customers?

If a customer is not satisfied with what you made, you might yell at them and then charge at them, killing them in the process.

Aside from that, it couldn't think of any other use for this skill.

However, having this skill is better than not having it, so consider it an extra bonus.

He was in this wheelchair mainly because of those breathing techniques.

Now that I've got my hands on it, shouldn't I take a look at it for a while?

Five books were given in total.

The first three books all have the title "Family + Cross Breathing Technique," while the other two have more interesting titles.

"These three books are ones I acquired from those impoverished families, and their quality is quite good."

At this moment, Will, who had just returned from his rampage, was explaining the origins of the different breathing techniques to Murphy.

Murphy nodded thoughtfully, then turned his gaze to the remaining two books.

A book called "Basic Breathing Techniques".

"This breathing method can be said to be the root of all breathing methods; all breathing methods are adapted from it."

Will immediately followed up with an explanation.

Murphy nodded, if this breathing technique was the origin of all breathing techniques.

That should be its main research objective, since research on this kind of thing always has to trace back to the source.

Being able to see different directions of development from a single source is obviously a good thing for research.

Murphy thought to himself as he pulled out the last book on breathing techniques.

It was this name that truly struck Murphy!

There's also a book called... "The Smart Breathing Method"!

Oh? !

"Smart Breathing Technique"?!

Murphy immediately became interested; it really wanted to know just how smart this so-called smart breathing method was.

Will saw the breathing technique in Murphy's hand, gave an awkward laugh, and then spoke:

"Ah, this breathing method, how should I put it... it's written in a very mystical way, and although I've studied it many times, I still can't figure it out no matter what I do..."

I showed it to other people, and they all had the same idea, but the person who created this breathing method is quite famous... so I thought I'd write it down for you.

Murphy asked curiously:

"Famous? Is he a very famous knight?"

To be so famous that even writing a breathing technique that no one can understand is highly valued, clearly indicates that this person is no ordinary individual.

Fina answered before Will could speak:

"Yes, he's quite famous, and he has a lot of connections with our Holy See. He used to be a great Holy Knight, but for some reason he went mad later..."

She pursed her lips, then sighed with some regret.

"He insisted that a giant serpent sent by a god told him that a world-destroying crisis would occur at the end of the world."

So he resigned from his position in the church and went alone to the ends of the earth.

She finished speaking and sighed again, clearly feeling genuine regret over the paladin's madness.

"He's gone mad, why bother with his breathing technique?"

Why would anyone care about someone who became famous because of a negative news story?

It's a bit strange to study it this way.

"Because although no one knows whether he actually went to the end of the world, he killed many dragons and legendary creatures on his way."

Giant serpent, giant dragon...

With these two keywords in mind, it was hard for Murphy not to think of the giant serpent and dragon that fought at the cave entrance that day.

Xiao Mo was the one who fell from that dragon that day.

"A giant snake has recently appeared here. Is that why you're here?"

Murphy naturally wouldn't mention what she saw that day, let alone Little Murphy; she just asked casually.

Fina wasn't surprised that Murphy could guess her intentions. After all, their country was so far away that they could see the battle in the sky, so Murphy naturally could too. Therefore, she didn't try to hide anything from him.

Their purpose was merely to conduct an investigation.

It wasn't anything shameful, so I just said it.

"Yes, and I grew up listening to the story of that knight."

That knight was also a member of the Papacy in our country, and he saw the giant serpent in this very place, so I'm actually quite curious too."

After saying that, Fina didn't say anything more.

Murphy simply kept this in mind and didn't ask any further questions.

He simply opened that book silently.

The Smart Breathing Method!

I'm planning to see what's inside.

However, the very first sentence of the book made Murphy fall into deep thought.

"Smart people can't learn this. If you're reading this, it means you're not smart."

(O _ o)?

Murphy looked down and then it dawned on him.

"Of course, this 'smart' isn't my opinion, it's what those bastards in the church said. Whether it's good or bad is another matter, but those bastards definitely have problems with their writing."

In short, this so-called intelligence refers to your mental strength and magical level.

If your mental strength and magic power levels are both 0.

Then you can use the breathing method I'm about to teach you without worry.

Most breathing techniques on the market are less about tempering the body and more about using magic to transform it.

This has very little purity.

I believe that a true powerhouse should directly bombard their body with magic! Expel all the magic from their body, leaving only the purest substance!

Bombard from the inside! Bombard from the outside!

... "

Murphy scanned the lines one by one and discovered that this so-called intelligent breathing method was half genuinely useful, and the other half was something from the peculiar Vatican.

However, judging from his tone, he seemed to still respect the church, but was dissatisfied with some of its practices.

And at the end, he added a sentence.

"This breathing method is very ingenious; only a smart person could come up with it. But people who can practice this breathing method are probably not very smart, or even not human at all."

"I feel like only someone as dull and lifeless as a stone could actually master this breathing technique."

No, what did Stone do to you?

Murphy frowned as he read the last line.

It always felt that the world was hostile towards stones.

There are quite a few smart ones among the stone men!

Although it has never seen it before.

However, in some ways, what this person said was true.

His so-called body-strengthening method is more like qi-strengthening than body-strengthening.

Whatever you do, burn it with fire, hammer it, pour water on it, or electrocute it.

Is it really possible for any human to survive?

So it really is as he said, only creatures without pain, like stone men, can do that.

But what Murphy was more curious about was, under what circumstances would someone write something so insane?

"Under what circumstances would a creature without magic appear?"

Murphy asked the people around him.

"Mr. Murphy, do you know about the anti-magic stone?"

Fina answered her own question.

"If a place has a cluster of magic-blocking stones, the creatures on it may inhale the dust, which could potentially create species without magic or spiritual power."

However, most of these objects are short-lived and don't live long, so it's just a legend.

Murphy was taken aback by this explanation, his gaze sweeping over the layer of cement on the cave wall.

This thing contains magic-suppressing stones among its raw materials.

Moreover, this magic-suppressing stone was collected from the mountain behind his birth cave.

No wonder it lacks spiritual power and magic.

It seems I'm a magic-suppressing stone statue.