"What could they possibly be hiding from me for him to act like that? Are they trying to kill me? If not, then are they trying to use me to provoke someone?"

But unfortunately for Guillotine, Lee Shin-Woo didn't believe him at all. He voiced his doubts to Jin immediately after he got off the Golem train and entered a new area.

"Shin-Woo, can't you try trusting people some more?"

"Neither of us are people; it's between a skeleton and a Golem. The genre's completely different, so what's your point?"

"..."

Even as Lee Shin-Woo spoke, he activated the administrative seal naturally like flowing water. That earned him ownership over the abandoned Golems on standby in the production facility. He'd already become quite familiar with the process, as he'd done this several times.

[In honor of Steelworker.]

[I will protect you with my life.]

"Yeah, yeah. Oh, they’re the level 5 ones!"

[I am an Iron Golem. I will protect you, Steelworker.]

[I will protect you as well.]

"There’s more than one!"

During his time roaming around the Empire, Lee Shin-Woo had gotten a rough understanding of the value of Golems. Level 3 Stone Golems were pretty much worthless to him, while level 4 Bronze Golems were normally quite strong. However, they were pretty pointless outside the level 2 danger zones.

Iron Golems...