I, Stone Golem, only want to forge.

The little stone man continued to shake, producing a faint but continuous life force.

Normally, most plants use this vitality for growth.

However, since the stone had no other choice, it could only let its life force dissipate.

This may be the purpose of that dark green stone as a talisman.

"Do you always carry your amulet with you?" Murphy asked.

The owner of the amulet nodded quickly.

That would fit Murphy's conjecture.

The stone was hidden in a pocket, where it saw neither sunlight nor water, and its vitality gradually diminished over time.

If this person keeps the amulet hanging outside, it will be filled with a powerful life force.

Once water altered by ice element crystals enters a person's body, it will be flushed back to its original form by life force.

The curse naturally disappeared.

How could things be like this now, with blood contaminated by that mutated water?

Murphy stared at the seaweed stone figure for a while, pondering it.

If that mark is a seaweed mark, would it have a better effect in water?

Murphy thought for a moment, then picked up the small stone and threw it into the stream not far away.

Just as it had predicted, the little stone man shook even more vigorously after it entered the water.

The efficiency of generating vitality has also increased by about 50% to 60%.

Siri, who was watching Murphy's every move closely,

His facial expressions were incredibly varied.

At first, there was a calm tinged with skepticism, until Murphy summoned the little stone golem clone and began carving runes on it.

His expression began to show confusion and bewilderment.

Siri truly didn't understand what Murphy was trying to do.

It wasn't until the clone gradually synchronized with the plant in his perception that he suddenly realized what was happening, and his expression turned slightly surprised.

But that was only a little. He had seen Murphy's methods before, so if that was all, he could still accept it.

However, the strangest thing happened.

Murphy was seen talking to the little stone man about something.

The little stone man suddenly began to sway from side to side, and as he swayed, a continuous stream of life force emanated from his body.

Just like plants!

At this point, his astonishment had turned into pure shock.

My first thought wasn't that Murphy had succeeded.

Instead, this little stone man awakened some kind of priest or dancer profession, and is dancing there to heal or something.

The main problem is that the scene is too eerie.

Even if Murphy had sculpted an ordinary stone, he could understand.

But isn't this thing its clone?

This directly changes the rules of your clone, won't it affect your original body?

Siri racked his brains for a long time but still couldn't figure out what Murphy's thinking and methods were.

But once Murphy had a plan, it was impossible for him to simply give up.

If a small stone can be transformed into a plant, then it can certainly be transformed into other things as well.

According to the current procedure

The process of modifying a clone can be divided into four steps.

First, create a clone, using runes to disguise it as the object to be modified.

Secondly, it is necessary to analyze the spirit of an object.

Modifying spirits is not a simple matter.

It's not like you can mold a piece of clay and just sculpt it here and there to get rid of the spirit.

Instead, by adjusting the parameters of the spirit, the spirit will spontaneously change through its own operating mechanism.

To put it simply, it's like using functions to draw complex graphs.

Although Murphy could have done it by trying little by little, it would have been very time-consuming and laborious.

It would be better to use readily available objects like dark green stones, whose spiritual properties have been altered, for learning and reference.

Finally, one must modify the spirit of the object while constantly giving hints to the clone.

Murphy has 20 clones in total: 5 large and 15 small.

In other words, Murphy could simply create 20 clones as usual.

But where did they get so many altered spirit objects?

Murphy's gaze slowly shifted to the shack area.

(¬～¬)

It seemed to remember that this crew of sailors often bought these strange things, right?

Isn't that a coincidence?

They happen to be sick, and I happen to be able to cure them.

Murphy glanced at the little stone man, picked it up again, and walked over to the crew member suffering from frostbite.

Then I grabbed his hand.

The crew member was quite frightened by Murphy's sudden change of attitude and immediately tried to pull his hand away.

But how could his weak, fleshy body possibly resist Murphy?

It remained completely still, as if pressed down by a giant mountain.

"Mr. Murphy, are you looking to help treat the illness?"

Srui had heard Ye mention that Murphy was very likely the so-called Ice Element Lord.

Considering Murphy's personality, he immediately understood.

Upon hearing Sri's sudden remark, the three crew members, who had been bracing themselves for a desperate fight, were all taken aback and then looked at Murphy.

"Yes, but there has to be payment," Murphy said.

Murphy never works for free; he always asks for payment.

It never cared how much the reward was.

Diaz quietly put the weapon away again, even though he had recently been cursing Hai Gang, saying that the weapon was useless.

But it's still good to shake hands for courage.

"How is the compensation calculated? Is it a flat rate or calculated per person?"

This was Diaz's first time trading with the Stone Golems, and he was genuinely unsure whether the Stone Golems' currency was somewhat unusual.

How many of these special items do you have?

"Oh, there are quite a lot of those things... some are useful, some are not, and they're all personal items, so if you want them, we'll have to ask about them one by one..."

Diaz looked troubled. If they wanted money directly, the merchant ships could pay one by one.

But getting this kind of thing is a bit troublesome.

"How much of it is useless?" Murphy asked.

It's not a question of whether such an object with altered spiritual properties is useful or not.

Instead, you need to know what the original spirit of this thing is before you can figure out how to use it and what the usage is.

Just like that dark green stone, if you didn't know that the spirit of that thing was seaweed.

No normal person would soak amulets in water and then put them in the sun, right?

Even if you only do this occasionally when you have nothing else to do.

Unless one is a being with a high sensitivity to life force like Smirnoff, it would be difficult to detect anything unusual.

Therefore, those useless things are most likely just things that were never actually used.

If the stove isn't lit, you can't expect it to cook by itself, can you?

"There should be around 30 pieces..."

Diaz became even more uncertain after hearing what Murphy said.

The stone man didn't say anything, nor did he say how many items it would take to save one person, nor did he say why he needed this thing.

How can he possibly negotiate like this!

Diaz didn't know how to talk about it, and Murphy didn't want to talk about it at all.

Without even a word of objection or bargaining, they agreed immediately.

"Give me all thirty items, and I can cure everyone."

Upon hearing this, Siri's eyes twitched, and he was somewhat speechless.

He also knew that Murphy never cared about profits, but as a partner, Murphy's benefit was equivalent to his benefit.

He still needs to try to help them a little.

After thinking about it, he still spoke up and gave a subtle hint.

"Rest assured, Mr. Murphy is the one who will establish the totem; he will always keep his word and do what he says!"

Diaz, who was on the other side, heard what Siri said and immediately made up his own reasoning.

This stone man must have come to do good deeds and ask for offerings and faith.

No wonder it was so easy to treat these few people.

That's not surprising...

"Then I thank this gentleman on behalf of the people on these ships... Once he's healed, I'll have my brothers express their gratitude properly!"

Diaz's words were actually a kind of hint.

The general plan is to hang Murphy's totem on the ship once he's fully recovered.

"So what is the treatment method? When will the treatment begin?"

The crew member suffering from frostbite noticed that Murphy hadn't let go of his hand.

I felt increasingly unwell inside my body and thought my condition was getting worse.

He was one of the few on the ship who had parents to care for and a wife and daughters to raise.

Their will to survive was undeniably strong.

Seeing that they had finally reached an agreement and that the illness could be treated, he hurriedly asked questions.

However, Murphy let go and replied indifferently.

"Healed."