An ownerless divine statue could, at most, be highly tempting to a remnant god like Lance.
But after the system upgraded its special means, its significance underwent a earth-shaking change.
Su Mo could not see what the question mark represented, but based on the information he had detected earlier, his breathing grew heavy again.
"If what comes after the question mark represents this ruin, and the subsequent marks mean that this ownerless Divine Territory can be brought under my control, then the benefits would be unimaginable!"
He did not dare continue reasoning about what came next.
Because if all this truly succeeded, he would be bringing a Divine Territory no smaller than the New Continent under his control.
Even if he merely extracted the resources inside, it would give him wealth that could never be counted or exhausted.
Even taking the most pessimistic view, even if the so-called mark merely gave him a chance to return here again,
as long as he planted a seed before leaving, the harvest would still be absolutely terrifying when he returned!
With great difficulty, Su Mo pulled his attention away and carefully placed the level-four divine statue back into the box, wrapping it up.
Only after finishing all this did he slowly reach out and stroke Lance's Divine Power Statue.
That familiar sensation of the world spinning struck him. When his vision cleared, he had already returned to that small courtyard.
Compared to a few days ago, however, the objects in the courtyard had all become newer, and its area had expanded considerably.
Looking around, even the withered yellow leaves in the forest had begun gradually turning green again, as if life were about to return.
"Lord Ocean God, you're here again." Lance walked out of the wooden house, wearing an ingratiating smile.
"How