The Golem Mage

Alec and his crew were able to extract not just a Tier 3 power stone from the Orc shaman's corpse, but there was also another attributed stone that they couldn't identify.

When the members of the Wild adventurer group saw this unknown attributed stone, their faces twisted with greed.

It was as if they were struggling to restrain themselves from leaping at Kelvin and snatching the stone away from his grasp.

"Hey, pass it over here!"

Alec said to Kelvin, who had skillfully carved out the stones from the heart of the Orc shaman.

This made the greed of the Wild group adventurers subside, albeit begrudgingly.

Although they were aware that the academy was interested in attributed stones, even those they didn't have affinity for, they knew the academy's scions were willing to pay a fortune to obtain stones like this.

However, when they realized who was holding the stones, they understood that their very lives might be at risk if they acted on their greed.

[ Ding!]

[ Detected a gravity special ability stone, Absorb (Y/N)]

"Hmm!"

Alec was taken aback by the notification that appeared on his screen right after he made contact with the power stone.

He never expected that he could absorb another element or gain a special ability.

The last time he was lucky enough to come across an attribute power stone of the wind element, he didn't even touch it and let Bryan Lanzt keep it since it wouldn't be of any use to Alec without wind element affinity.

In this moment, Alec was itching to summon the System spirit golem and ask it the questions that were bothering him.

However, he restrained himself when he realized there were strangers around him, Though he didn't entirely trust his family members with his system, but they were aware that the System spirit golem, whom they named Sage, was incredibly intelligent and could provide them with guidance.

"Let's move on if you're all done with your tasks here, We need to be quick to avoid any confrontations with other groups of Orcs or demonic beasts,till we recover our Mana " James said.

"And how exactly is that going to happen ?, If you don't mind me asking, I'm just curious," Agnes asked, almost instantly.

"Well, the scent of blood attracts demonic beasts, drawing them to feed on fallen lifeforms, It's also a way for stronger Orcs to track down their descendants or siblings, assuming this group of Orcs we just killed still had a stronger family member,"

James explained, noticing that Agnes seemed to be responsible for logistics and intellectual work in the Gordon's adventurer group.

Agnes thanked him for the explanation before Alec quickly stored all their battle rewards in his space ring.

Although they couldn't use the Tier 3 power stones, there was nothing stopping them from using the Tier 2 power stones to cultivate.

And Alec's golems had already defeated quite a number of them, and their battle power clearly wasn't on the same level.

Every golem Alec had was capable of going head to head with a newly promoted Tier 3 lifeform, thanks to their incredibly rare equipment, special abilities, and weapon proficiency granted by the system.

These qualities alone made them terrifying, Furthermore, being captain-ranked enhanced their senses and intelligence, allowing them to make battle decisions without needing Alec to give them orders for each specific action.

To them, the Tier 2 Orcs that human mages considered a big deal were nothing more than a small pile of experience points.

It didn't matter if they were outnumbered or not. As long as the Orcs couldn't break through their strong Armour and unique elemental bodies, they were unable to harm the golems.

The Orcs could only wait helplessly to be killed, like sitting ducks.

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After their first encounter with the Orcs, the members of the Gordons clan transformed from mere spectators to active participants.

Every time they encountered another group of Orcs, they made sure to join the battle alongside the wild adventurer group.

Since they hadn't come across a large group like the Orc sub-captain unit again, Alec didn't bother summoning his full squad and only kept Titan by his side - his most trusted shield.

Legion, on the other hand, assisted the Gordons clansmen in killing any stray Orcs they encountered.

Without his help, the Gordons clansmen would have struggled to compete with the wild adventurer group in terms of kills.

After all, all of them were Tier 3 mages, except for their leader James.

Although the Gordons clansmen were skilled at cooperation, they were only confident in encircling two Tier 3 lifeforms and achieving victory.

If the number exceeded that, they were at risk of getting injured, However, with Legion joining them, they had no problem holding off five Tier 3 lifeforms at once, thanks to his lethal laser spear and sharp spear techniques.

Legion swiftly maneuvered around their enemies, swiftly eliminating any threats, Even Alec could tell that there was something different about the wild adventurer group, judging by their widened smiles.

"Just who are you guys, actually?" Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire

James asked as he approached Alec, who was simply standing at the back and not assisting in the attack, giving his siblings a chance to showcase their battle abilities.

while, Legion was also farming him easy experience points.

The amount of experience points generated from killing Tier 3 lifeforms was so substantial that even the twenty percent he was receiving from Legion was enough for him.

"I already told you, we are the Gordons adventurer group!" Alec replied nonchalantly.

James didn't hold it against him and didn't display his earlier arrogance.

"From my observation, I can tell that you're all family and closely related, Otherwise, you wouldn't have such a deep understanding of each other's spells and skills,"

James stated, Alec shrugged before replying,

"I never said we weren't family, and why didn't you say that?"

"It's your confidence, It's as if you already know you're going to win even before the fight begins, For an adventurer group that has just been created, it takes a miracle to trust others with your back like you guys do, That's how I figured out you're all family, But you still have to be careful," warned James.

Alec frowned after hearing James' statement. "Why would you say something like that?" he asked.

"I don't know why that Great Instructor brought you all here, but it's clear he had no good intentions."

" the Second Dimension races are dangerous, but you need to be reminded that they aren't the only dangerous element here, Greed could also become a factor that leads to a dangerous situation," James explained.

"I understand, Thanks for the warning,"

Alec replied to James with a slight smile of his own, He was perceptive enough to pick up on the underlying meaning of James' words.

It was now clear to him that the attributed power stone he had gained had awakened a type of desire in the wild adventurer group.

And Despite James being the leader, he seemed unable to fully control every member.

If not, he wouldn't be warning Alec, Alec watched as they fought, no longer observing the Gordons clan.

He realized that even as they were fighting, they were observing his clan members in return, He even caught the gaze of someone staring back at him.

'Hmm, I welcome all of you to try attacking me, I want to see just how wild your true nature is in the wilderness'

Alec thought to himself, smirking slightly as he continued to observe them as they observe Arthur, Brandon, and the rest of his clan.