Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

"I wanted to discuss compensation—you want your freedom? I'm not kidding you."

"free……"

This word made the dwarf raise his head and look directly at Yu Man for the first time.

But he didn't yearn for it, he just understood it.

"Then I will do as you wish. After the building is completed, I will be buried alive with it. So you can ask for anything you want. After I die, no one will know the secrets of the building."

For him, this is probably the only freedom he understands.

Yu Man shook her head. "You and the building materials were sold by the Chamber of Commerce for ten thousand gold coins... This isn't freedom. But I didn't pay, I just killed them and took the goods - this is freedom."

"Ten thousand..."

At the same time, Yu Man had already understood and learned the magic mark behind his ear, and knew that it was just a sixth-level enchantment.

The enchantment of enslavement of the soul.

therefore--

"You're a gift. You don't even have a price tag. But I think that's a good sign, because souls are priceless—obviously, you've redeemed yourself."

She snapped her fingers, and the sixth-level enchanter reversed the enchanted knot, undoing it.

At first, it was a little bit of relaxation.

Then, a great sense of liberation that could no longer be suppressed surged into the dwarf's heart.

Finally, the heart drifted with freedom and arrived at the body that was once a slave.

Yu Man was very satisfied with this.

Artists and the like need to be nurtured by the emotional turmoil. Then, with intense gratitude, they will cry out for freedom while dedicating all their energy to their liberators. Working for nothing, and doing it willingly.

"Oh oh oh, I can finally commit suicide--" He was ecstatic and rushed straight towards the stone with his head.

135 Deadlock

It is unknown how long the dwarves were held captive and enslaved.

But the stigma of shame seemed to have tortured his soul so thoroughly that, after the endless bitterness ended, he madly wanted to achieve the greatest freedom in the world.

--die.

It is easier for dwarves to kill themselves by hitting themselves than for other races because low rocks are easier to find.

"boom--"

That was the harmonious sound of the skull and stone breaking after the head collided with the stone.

However, his freedom was a sham.

"Alas—"Retaining Time."

They are just some toys that can be manipulated in the hands of a magician.

Yu Man adjusted time and sent the dwarf back to the time before he committed suicide.

His immense pain, dizziness, blurred consciousness, and out-of-body confusion—all of it suddenly disappeared.

"...What? How could this be? I'm not...dead? You—a magician! A stranger!" He glared at Yu Man fiercely, "What kind of healing magic did you use? Why did you go to such lengths?!"

"You, don't you know what gratitude is? Help me build the Mage Tower, and then you can die however you want."

"No, no, no, there's no one left to enslave—"

"Never mind. I'm in a hurry. Enslave its soul."

Yu Man is also a sixth-level enchanter, and has the experience of two lifetimes, both of which are deeply involved in the field of magic.

Therefore, she could both unlock the magic mark and use it.

But unlike the "Ghost World Chamber of Commerce"'s thorough and inhumane commercialization, Yu Man simply wanted to prevent this guy from being disobedient, committing suicide, being lazy... or even not going to work.

Since emotional fluctuations don't work on artists... let's force it.

"How dare you enslave... me again?! Stranger... you filthy—master."

His soul and body were fighting madly, but it was useless under Yu Man's brand.

"I want to build a great wizard tower as soon as possible. We only have so many building materials. Please do your best to create a stunning work of art."

"I devoted my life to it." His face was extremely distorted, but what he said was still loyalty.

"The people living here... are just me right now. Later, another one will come, and after a while, another one will come. Each one will have a floor, and they'll all be little girls. Then we'll make a separate room for the treasure chest, and you can handle the rest as you see fit."

"In terms of art style—kill—what are your aesthetic requirements?"

"It's nothing, just look at him. As long as he's not ugly, that's all." Yu Man is very satisfied with him now.

The dwarf pondered for a moment, his mind twisted and distorted, and then respectfully suggested, "As a great stranger and an ice mage, you deserve to live in the luxury tower. You—the evil slave owner, please kill me now—perhaps you could use a method that saves more materials?"

"Oh?"

"First, use luxury materials of level six or above to build a three-story mage tower. It's exquisite yet fully functional. You can also leave multiple rooms and basements to suit your preferences."

"Are there so many high-level building materials?"

He saluted with a twisted expression. "No problem, the quantity is just right. I'll plan it out. Using high-quality materials like these will make future expansion very easy. The large amount of mid- and low-grade materials saved can be used for other construction."

That's great. The unused building materials can be brought back to Shimlabakken and can also support the content of many players.

If you stay in Rumana Seti, you can carry out construction in various areas and increase output.

After confirming the details with Yu Man and drawing a schematic diagram, I went through it again.

"In addition to the equally humble slave workers who serve you, I'd also like to borrow the crew members... There are some people among them who know a little magic, and they will greatly speed up the work efficiency... I can guarantee that basic functions can be established in two days."

"Well, yes."

Then ask them to stay for a while.

……

Xiang Xiang was sent by Yu Man to supervise the work, while the Ice Prison Dragon had a great time playing with Yu Man and had returned to the top of the mountain to sleep to make up for the energy of the recent trip.

Right now, Yu Man finally has some time to himself.

It’s quite rare, but how should we get through it?

"I logged off in the early hours of the morning... and there was nothing to do..."

Doing a dungeon? I have a few tickets.

No, she didn't have complete equipment, and there was no one to compare with who had the worse luck in opening boxes, which made her a little bored.

Want to make something to eat and satisfy your appetite?

Unfortunately, I am not a traveler, so I can only go to the forest to harm small animals, but I cannot catch any fat fish.

Besides, even if you have delicious delicacies from land and sea, it would be meaningless if no one shares it with you...

What was left? A lot—or rather, a lot of things she wanted to do.

Salvage nearby waters and explore for relics of previous generations.

Climb to the sky—and see the island hidden within.

Go to the illegal areas of other main city islands to kill some kids, or let the treasure chest monster issue some fake tasks.

Go to the sea and be a pirate, sink the players' dreams of sailing, and sweep away the NPC's merchant ships.

Find a very wild and deserted island, challenge the regional leader living there, and explore the mysterious treasure chest.

——Think about everything.

But... I don't feel used to anything.

She knew something was wrong - because she had subconsciously opened her friend list and wanted to ask the traveler if he was willing to travel, which was her habit.

But now - that thing is still in Himlabakken, waiting for a ship to take her.

For her, this Lumana Seti is the only destination. A traveler is not a tourist, and she does not want to walk the path that has been explored by others.

There was no way—Yu Man kept those trips in her heart.

As the scenery that a destination should have, she quietly waits for travelers to come in small boats, quietly waiting for the day to take her sailing from here.

For now? Read a book.

After choosing something to pass the time, she casually built an ice house on the hill near the construction site.

Thick, cold, and plain in shape.

For the entire construction site, it is the supervisor who is under immense pressure looking down upon it.

Yu Man walked in and closed the door.

Away from the vast ocean and the fertile islands, it's nice to occasionally lock my soul in a small room...

She reached into her bag and rummaged through the old Esperanto textbook.

Her recent progress has been significant, especially with the increase in Enchanter level and the maxing out of the Frozen Staff system. Her magic power has increased, which has been reflected in her level of Old World language, allowing her to deeply understand those obscure words. Obviously, those languages ​​are deeply connected to magic.

However, compared to the textbook, Yu Man found something unfamiliar first.

A rope.

A long, grey rope.

“…This is…ah, I remember now.”

One of the trophies from the previous voyage where I killed a werewolf.

It is said to be the only item unearthed from some ruins that has not been successfully identified.

Not only did the appraiser from the "Ghost World Chamber of Commerce" not recognize it, even the "Rust Remover" of the ninth-level craftsman did not recognize it.

Even - even Yu Man didn't recognize him.

But with the werewolf's death, this thing naturally fell into Yu Man's hands.

Unlike normal equipment and items, those things can display "item information" when held in the hand, which is considered one of the cheating methods given to players by the system.

But this thing doesn't have this frame.

Just like the things that are taken for granted in nature.

Or it's like if you don't meet the requirements, like if you don't have a specific adventurer class, you can't understand it.

But there was a difference - the experience Yu Man had accumulated so far was roaring, saying that this thing was neither.

"I don't know if Senior Cat knows... Never mind, I'll do some research myself. If it doesn't work, I'll ask."

Yu Man tried to inject magic into it.

It works—but something doesn't feel right.

It's like being drunk and walking to the wrong floor, or having your key not fit into someone else's door.

Yu Man tried other methods in order to read out more information.

"Grant it—sturdiness and unyielding..."

what--

This should be the most universal enchantment, but it has no effect at all.

Is it because the medium isn't good enough? Or the enchanter isn't high enough? None of them seem likely...

What I get is still a feeling of not finding the right way.

"What a strange thing! I feel like the system it carries is completely different from everything we have today."

Coupled with its overly ancient appearance, Yu Man felt that it had the temperament of a cultural relic from a different era.

The inheritance that was in contrast to it seemed to have completely disappeared... That's what it was.

Unconsciously, Yu Man had been completely attracted by it, and it became a very intriguing mystery.

The only thing left is to ask Senior Cat - if that doesn't work, then the only thing left is to ask Miss World Tree... That will definitely work.