diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/config/Messages.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/config/Messages.kt
index 38f520a..9963d81 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/config/Messages.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/config/Messages.kt
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ class Messages(file: File, stream: InputStream) {
         @JvmStatic
         fun CONTAINER_FULL_WARNING() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("warnings.container-full")
         @JvmStatic
-        fun TIME_DAY() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<Long>("time.day")
+        fun TIME_DAY() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("time.day")
         @JvmStatic
-        fun TIME_HOUR() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<Long>("time.hour")
+        fun TIME_HOUR() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("time.hour")
         @JvmStatic
-        fun TIME_MINUTE() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<Long>("time.minute")
+        fun TIME_MINUTE() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("time.minute")
         @JvmStatic
-        fun TIME_SECOND() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<Long>("time.second")
+        fun TIME_SECOND() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("time.second")
         @JvmStatic
         fun NO_CHARGE_WARNING() = AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getMessages().get<String>("warnings.no-charge")
         @JvmStatic
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/minions/miniontype/MinionType.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/minions/miniontype/MinionType.kt
index 85a905d..5272f14 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/minions/miniontype/MinionType.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/minions/miniontype/MinionType.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ abstract class MinionType(private val name: String, private val defaults: InputS
         run(minion)
     }
 
-    fun getItem(level: Int = 1, actions: Long = 0): ItemStack {
+    fun getItem(level: Int = 1, actions: Long = 0, charge: Long = 0): ItemStack {
         val builder = ItemBuilder(
             config.getSection("item"),
             Placeholder.unparsed("level", level.toString()),
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ abstract class MinionType(private val name: String, private val defaults: InputS
         builder.storePersistentData(Keys.MINION_TYPE, PersistentDataType.STRING, name)
         builder.storePersistentData(Keys.LEVEL, PersistentDataType.INTEGER, level)
         builder.storePersistentData(Keys.STATISTICS, PersistentDataType.LONG, actions)
+        builder.storePersistentData(Keys.CHARGE, PersistentDataType.LONG, charge)
 
         return builder.clonedGet()
     }
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/utils/Keys.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/utils/Keys.kt
index fde5b7e..5945ba3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/utils/Keys.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/utils/Keys.kt
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ object Keys {
     val STATISTICS = NamespacedKey(AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getAxMinionsInstance(), "statistics")
     @JvmField
     val PLACED = NamespacedKey(AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getAxMinionsInstance(), "placed")
+    @JvmField
+    val CHARGE = NamespacedKey(AxMinionsAPI.INSTANCE.getAxMinionsInstance(), "charge")
 }
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diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/AxMinionsAPIImpl.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/AxMinionsAPIImpl.kt
index a93702a..07464eb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/AxMinionsAPIImpl.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/AxMinionsAPIImpl.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import com.artillexstudios.axminions.api.config.Messages
 import com.artillexstudios.axminions.api.data.DataHandler
 import com.artillexstudios.axminions.api.integrations.Integrations
 import com.artillexstudios.axminions.api.minions.Minion
+import com.artillexstudios.axminions.api.minions.miniontype.MinionType
 import com.artillexstudios.axminions.minions.MinionTicker
 import com.artillexstudios.axminions.minions.Minions
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
 import java.io.File
+import java.util.Locale
 
 class AxMinionsAPIImpl(private val plugin: AxMinionsPlugin) : AxMinionsAPI {
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/MinionPlaceListener.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/MinionPlaceListener.kt
index 3edd95f..1eb9b49 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/MinionPlaceListener.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/MinionPlaceListener.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class MinionPlaceListener : Listener {
 
         val level = meta.persistentDataContainer.get(Keys.LEVEL, PersistentDataType.INTEGER) ?: 0
         val stats = meta.persistentDataContainer.get(Keys.STATISTICS, PersistentDataType.LONG) ?: 0
+        val charge = meta.persistentDataContainer.get(Keys.CHARGE, PersistentDataType.LONG) ?: 0
 
         if (Config.PLACE_PERMISSION() && !event.player.hasPermission("axminions.place.${minionType.getName()}")) {
             event.player.sendMessage(StringUtils.formatToString(Messages.PREFIX() + Messages.PLACE_MISSING_PERMISSION()))
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class MinionPlaceListener : Listener {
                 0.0,
                 locationId,
                 0,
-                0
+                charge
             )
             Minions.startTicking(chunk)
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/minions/Minion.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/minions/Minion.kt
index 2a1d23e..2c279ea 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/minions/Minion.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/minions/Minion.kt
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class Minion(
     }
 
     override fun getAsItem(): ItemStack {
-        return type.getItem(level, actions)
+        return type.getItem(level, actions, charge)
     }
 
     override fun getLevel(): Int {