Chapter 313: Contracted Stone People!

Knight Mi Gen and the others no longer hesitated, but knelt on one knee each to express their solemn gratitude.

"Enough, go break through!"

Gervas did not say much more.

He knew the nature of his own subordinates well.

Thus, there was no need for them to swear oaths of gratitude at this moment.

Moreover, since he arrived at Storm Territory, Knight Mi Gen and the others had worked hard and achieved great merit; a reward of ten gold coins was nothing.

Furthermore, consuming the Blood Qi Fruit during the breakthrough could raise their cultivation ceiling; perhaps in the future, they would all become Silver Knights.

Upon receiving Gervas's orders, Knight Mi Gen and the others each took a Blood Qi Fruit and went to the cabin, preparing to begin their breakthrough immediately.

Meanwhile, Gervas instructed Old Jack to set sail southward along the coastline.

The good things in the next two pieces of intelligence were the main event.

About an hour and a bit later, obvious changes began to appear on the nearby coast.

Previously, although there were some reefs along the shore, the land itself had soil and vegetation to some extent.

But arriving at this stretch, vegetation suddenly vanished entirely.

Not to mention trees, one could not even see a decent patch of weeds.

As far as the eye could see, there were gray-white rocks extending to every place visible inland.

"This place is strange; everywhere else is lush with greenery, yet here one cannot even find weeds, only a little moss!!"

With Knight Mi Gen and the others going to the cabin to break through, the task of protecting Gervas's safety was left to Mick and the others.

Looking at the gray-white rocks stretching as far as the eye could see in the distance, Mick and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

Because in this world, eerie areas represented danger.

"My lord, should we turn the rudder and move further away from the coastline?" Old Jack also felt the coast was unusual.

"No need, drop the anchor directly; we need to go ashore, because this is our destination!"

"Ah? This is the destination?" Clearly, no one among the group had expected this to be the place Gervas was seeking.

And Gervas was not prepared to explain for now; the reason trees did not grow here was that Stone People, while incubating, required sufficient sunlight and moonlight.

If trees were allowed to grow, this incubation area would be ruined.

Therefore, the Stone People used special methods to suppress vegetation growth in this area.

The group was surprised, to be sure.

But since their lord's order had been issued, they clearly dared not delay.

Quickly, except for sixty men remaining on the warship, the remaining two hundred all went ashore.

"My lord, there is a magical fluctuation here; although very slight, it is definitely not naturally formed!"

As soon as Wood, the mage, stepped ashore, he immediately sensed the mana fluctuation.

"Wood, do not worry; Moon Chaser has already confirmed there is no great danger here!"

"Additionally, I need you to use your spiritual sense to detect; if you find an area where the mana fluctuation is particularly intense, notify me immediately!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Wood did not know what Gervas wanted to do.

But Gervas's orders, he would certainly obey; subsequently, he began to sense the surroundings meticulously.

And indeed, searching for the Stone People consumed more time than the Blood Qi Fruit.

Because the area was too large, Gervas's group could only conduct a carpet search.

Even with Wood, a novice mage, whose perception range reached over fifty meters.

For an area spanning more than ten li in length and width, it was still a drop in the bucket.

Fortunately, the intelligence provided one important detail.

That was that the Stone People had a distinct human form.

Relying on this, Gervas simply searched only for rock formations at least three meters tall that somewhat resembled a human shape.

After spending an hour and a half, Gervas's group screened at least a dozen rock formations resembling humans, yet they found the mana fluctuations were not intense.

Although individual fluctuations exceeded those of other areas by one or two times, such fluctuations were even weaker than those of a mana potion fruit; clearly, it could not be a stone about to incubate life.

"My lord, look, there is a huge rock ahead; does it not look like a squatting person!"

Just then, Mick and the others spotted a human-shaped stone on a distant Shishan.

Gervas took one look and indeed found some resemblance, especially the contour of the nose, which was already eighty percent similar.

"Let's go, go take a look!"

More than ten minutes later, the group arrived at the foot of Shishan.

"My lord, there is a very intense mana fluctuation here!"

To everyone's delight, this time they truly made a discovery.

Actually, without Wood's reminder, Gervas himself could sense the mana fluctuation; after all, he had also consumed the Wisdom Fruit and possessed spiritual sense!

At that moment, it was almost certain that the stone on the mountain was the target he sought.

Gervas led his subordinates straight to the mountain peak.

And when they arrived, more than ten meters away from the rock, the mana fluctuation was already comparable to a demonic beast appearing ahead.

"How is this possible?" Wood's face was full of doubt and surprise.

After all, what lay ahead was clearly just a stone, yet such intense mana fluctuation appeared, even comparable to a second or third-tier demonic beast; this completely exceeded cognition.

"Wood, do not be surprised! Look, the surroundings are all stones, not even a single tree grows, plus this stone emitting mana fluctuation resembles a human form so closely; do you not think of anything?"

Seeing Wood's doubtful and surprised expression, Gervas decided not to conceal it any longer.

"Think of what?" Wood paused, and after a moment began to ponder.

Only a few seconds later, Wood suddenly widened his eyes. "My lord, are you saying... a Stone Golem?! This... this is impossible!"

Clearly, Wood possessed knowledge; the reason he hadn't thought of it before was that Stone Golems were simply too rare, too precious, and he had never dared to consider such a possibility.

After all, the number of Stone Golems was as scarce as that of War Ancients.

Moreover, the places where they were born were inherently remote and rarely visited by humans.

Those discovered by the human race were truly few and far between.

This was evident from Wood's expression, which was even more surprised than before.

"Wood, nothing is impossible! This is a newly born Stone Golem. Of course, if not for Zuiyue, we probably would never have found it!"

"It really is a Stone Golem? And one that was just born! My lord, congratulations!" Wood's surprise faded, replaced by excitement.

He even seemed unable to resist stepping forward to touch the miraculous existence.

To witness such a miraculous creature with one's own eyes was itself a form of luck.

Splash! Splash!

Just at that moment, the Stone Golem that had presumably just been born sensed the commotion around it and actually began to tremble slightly.

Its current state was like that of a chick about to break out of its shell; it had reached the critical point.

Seeing this, Gervas did not delay.

If he truly waited until the big fellow could move, the difficulty of forming a contract would be far greater than it was now.

Gervas stepped forward, drew out the contract scroll, then dripped blood and threw it, all in one fluid motion!

Soon, the purple light emanating from the contract scroll enveloped the humanoid stone mass.

However, unlike the previous contract with the griffin, which had Tu Haojin's suppression, this Stone Golem had none, so a will of resistance existed.

Fortunately, its intelligence was still weak at this moment. Gervas immediately rushed forward, reached the top of the Stone Golem, and whispered, "Do not resist. I am not your enemy and will not harm you. I am here to help you. I can protect you and help you increase your strength!"

The dazed Stone Golem knew nothing of the treachery of society, and its will of resistance immediately weakened significantly!

Buzz!

Then, a buzzing sound came; the contract scroll slipped in through the opening, and all the light sank into the Stone Golem's body.

In an instant, a new sensation appeared in Gervas's mind.

Seeing this, Gervas immediately curled his lips. "The Stone Golem contract is complete!"