Chen Lin stood before the statue.
The statue was about a foot tall, placing it among the ten largest of all the statues.
Its appearance was rather peculiar.
Its eyes, nose, and mouth were all tiny, while its ears were exaggeratedly large, like a pair of palm-leaf fans, and covered in strange spots.
There was more.
The statue's arms were also exceptionally long.
One held a crutch, while the other hand extended outward, its five fingers curling slightly upward.
It seemed to be supporting something.
Chen Lin held the silver bowl above its palm and compared them briefly. The bowl seemed to be about the same size as the palm.
None of the other statues had such large palms.
Still, Chen Lin was in no hurry.
He continued examining the remaining statues, intending to make his decision only after inspecting them all.
Meanwhile.
Chen Lin also took out the amber.
This object had pointed him here as well, to this very Thatch Cottage. It was most likely another medium for activating a statue.
The moment he took it out, the amber began flashing incessantly.
There was no need to test it.
A Jet-Black Statue near the top of the shelves had begun emitting a faint glow as well.
The two were clearly connected.
Yet a puzzled look crossed Chen Lin's face.
The silver bowl and the amber were both medium objects for communicating with statues, but they behaved completely differently.
The silver bowl showed no reaction.
Even when he brought it close to every statue in turn, nothing changed.
The amber, however, had already reacted back in the Sea of Despair, and the strength of its reaction could even guide him toward his destination.
Why was that?
Chen Lin raised the amber before his eyes.
He examined it closely.
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