That site that you're linking is from an ancient version of median xl, by the original creator. He stopped modding and Marco took over and continued developing the mod, and we use this site as our house.
So the info you linked is outdated, to see new info, go to the menu on this site, Game > Documentation, or this link:
https://docs.median-xl.com/The statue you start with is just a welcome msg, and tells you what median version you're playing.