I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

The sun was so bright it was almost blinding.

Even with my eyelids closed, I could still feel the intense light shining through my eyeballs.

When Roy put on his binoculars and looked up at the sky, all he saw was pure darkness.

It was so black that there wasn't a single blemish or a shimmering ray of light.

"It still has no color."

He sighed deeply, said something somewhat weakly, and then put the binoculars down.

"Or is it all black?"

While wiping the wheelchair, Will casually replied without any surprise.

"I've gone back and forth on this hundreds of times, but it's still black."

After Roy finished speaking, he sighed helplessly again.

His family, the Veridian family, specializes in the lens business.

Nine times out of ten, anything related to mirrors is connected to their family.

Whether it's the mirrors used in every household, the telescopes in the hands of adventurers, or the microscopes in the hands of rune masters...

The related industries can be said to have been monopolized by their family.

Roy was just an illegitimate child from a collateral branch of the family, though he was barely acknowledged by the family.

However, since his strength and talent are not top-notch, his status is not high.

Fortunately, he did have some skill in the family business of making mirrors, and thus received some recognition.

But if you want to go any higher, it's as difficult as climbing to the sky.

So he had been thinking about creating a telescope that could be used to observe the runes in the sky in detail.

The cat's eye gem, which is specifically used to observe runes, has a strange characteristic: if you look at the sky through it, all you can see is darkness.

It was as if something had covered his eyes.

The gem, which can clearly see through the runes, cannot see through the sky.

"Couldn't you use a different material? Only this cat's eye gem can show runes?"

Will finally finished wiping, but then took out a bottle of protective oil from his pocket and started applying it again.

"We can't find it, and the runes aren't directly visible on cat's eye gems; they require special processing techniques from our family to achieve that."

After saying that, Roy glanced speechlessly at Will, who was carefully tending to the wheelchair beside him.

In the beginning, Will was somewhat resistant to suddenly having a sentient wheelchair.

But over time, they all inexplicably turned out like this.

His eye twitched and he muttered a complaint.

"Do you really need to treasure it like this? I feel like if this keeps up, it'll be riding you instead of you riding it when you go out."

Will ignored Roy's teasing.

"What are you talking about? Do you think I can't cherish something I finally have that has a spirit?"

After making up a random sentence, he changed the subject.

"By the way, haven't you considered asking Mr. Murphy for his advice?"

"Well, it's my family's craft, after all, and it can't be passed on to outsiders."

Roy was actually a bit conflicted. He did want to do it, but the family ban was in place, and there was really no way to stop him.

The two fell silent for a moment, then...

Will finally finished his nursing care, stood up, stretched his muscles, and said to Roy.

"Fina should be helping out with medical care right now, right? She's been busy these past few days dealing with the miners bitten by spiders and typhoid fever cases. She must be pretty busy. Why don't you lend a hand?"

Roy nodded, then put the binoculars away and got up to go back with Will.

However, as soon as he turned his head, his body suddenly froze, his face remained blank for a moment, and then he managed to suppress a few laughs, whether from joy or anger.

"You're really carrying a wheelchair around like that?"

Will looked at Roy and said in a serious tone.

"Because I found that this wheelchair is very light, and when I carry it, my physical fitness improves, and I even become faster!"

Roy opened his mouth, but in the end he really had no other choice. He could only laugh self-deprecatingly twice before making his final concession.

"Please, can't you just push it around?"

"Logically speaking, a noble of your rank should not have the right to ask me to do these things."

At this moment, Will suddenly put on a noble air and spoke with an even more serious expression.

"However, seeing how sincere you are, I'll make an exception this time."

"Oh, thank you..."

Luo Yiqian swallowed hard, could only shake his head, and said weakly.

……

When the two arrived at their destination, they found an endless line outside the Vatican's clinic.

Will's brows furrowed instantly, and his expression became truly serious and cold.

He patted the armrest of the wheelchair, indicating that he had something to do and asked it to stay still for a while.

The wheelchair obediently rolled away on its own.

Then, in a serious tone, he said, "It's mostly adults taking care of children, right? What's going on? Is it an infectious disease?"

"It doesn't seem like it... and when we went out this morning there were only a few, how come there are so many now?"

Roy also observed the situation in the crowd with a gloomy expression.

Most of the patients were adults bringing their children to see a doctor, and the children were all wrapped in a thick blanket, but they were still shivering.

The two walked into the clinic while talking.

"Indeed, this happened suddenly? Could it be a curse?"

After thinking for a moment, Roy immediately offered his guess.

"You'll find out if you ask."

Roy walked up to the guards stationed at the back gate and asked:

"They were all fine this morning, how come so many children are suddenly sick?"

The guard was a strong, muscular man in his early thirties, a former miner who had survived the ordeal. Hearing Will's question, he immediately stood up straight and replied...

"Shortly after lunch, this suddenly happened. There were only a few adults who were infected, but almost all the children were infected."

As the man spoke, his gaze fell worriedly on the crowd, where his children were probably among them.

He quickly composed himself, took a deep breath, and continued speaking.

"Ms. Fina said she contracted typhoid fever, and the specific cause was likely due to being affected by the curse..."

"Affected by the curse? It's on those ice elemental crystals?" Will quickly asked.

"I don't know about that." The man shook his head.

Just then, the people inside seemed to hear the commotion outside, and a woman with animal ears, dressed as a maid, came out carrying a cat.

It was Sylvia and the village chief.

"I'll handle this. You've been standing here for so long, go and change shifts."

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately saluted, turned around, and ran away.

After the figures disappeared into the distance

Sylvia then began to explain.

"Those ice crystals mixed into the drinking water. After people drank it, the curse on them naturally affected their bodies. It's just that the adults are healthy and have been able to resist it for the time being."

"Would inducing vomiting work?"

The village chief called out a few times, and Sylvia immediately translated.

"It's no use. These ice element crystals seem to have some assimilation ability, and have already assimilated most of the water elements in the Kulun River."

So the curse spread to it as well, though it was weakened considerably, it was still a curse.

The water has already been converted into blood and entered the body, so inducing vomiting is pointless. Only the church's methods might still be somewhat effective.

Will took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, and calmed himself before continuing.

"So what about the drinking water? Has anyone been sent to purify it?"

"Don't worry about that. We've done everything we were supposed to do. It's just that we might not have enough manpower... As you know, these adults all have to take care of the children."

Vervia paused for a moment, then continued.

"I hope you can help me gather some manpower..."

However, she hadn't finished speaking.

"Buzz~" The sound of the gemstone vibrating suddenly rang out.

"Meow?" The village chief meowed, pulling her out of Sylvia's pocket with his tail. Sylvia asked him apologetically.

"Um... Lord, may I reply to a message first?"

"It's okay, don't worry about me so much."

Sylvia smiled gratefully and connected the gem.

"Mr. Murphy said he wants to visit our village. Would you be willing to allow him to?"

"Across from the gem," Lynn said.