Volume 1 Chapter 9 (1/2)

The City of Heaven

A pub A place that was usually filled with hearty laughter and clamorous noises had been silent for the last few days all because of a single man, Volk

He had a scarily massive body, but as scarier was his face

Considering that someone whose countenance could loo that the pub was drowned in silence

Volk

‘I want to propose to her I need so’

Volk wanted to propose to a lady His heart-breaking anguish wasn’t visible to others

‘A gift for her Right, I heard of a sculptor in the Citadel of Serabourg I will ask hi that pleasesI have in return’

Volk left the pub, stu

“Whew, this is still full of users here”

Back in the capital of Rosenhei on at the sight of an incalculable number of avatars

It was a dizzy scene in which buyers and sellers were actively trading with one another, and new adventurers were looking for partners to join their adventure

“Quick, arse! Let’s go to your home”

Weed led the colt to the Royal Stable It followed him obediently

The beast had just survived the poison gas from the queen worm, as luck would have it

As if it knew by instinct that it had missed im to stay out of Weed’s way; the sooner it got home, the better

There was a shabby stable outside the Royal Palace As soon as the chief horse trainer laid eyes on the colt, he grione, now that thisarse is back Heard of you fro this beast that shahthearted now, Weed left the colt in an eood journey I know this beast spells nothing but trouble”

“I ae He wants you to visit him if you are still interested in the centurion job He says it’s yours anytime”

“Tell him I appreciate it”

The chief horse trainer was polite to Weed as virtually a stranger to hiain that a man’s status depended on who his contacts were, and what he had done in his na Hall

There, he met the instructor

“Hmm So that’s what happened to you…”

The instructor was very sorry that Weed was forced to convert to the Legendary Moonlight Sculptor class

“It is my fault”

Weed kept it short He just dropped his head with a griht mind blame this on you? The counselor stepped over the line Still, hang on to hope,”

The instructor said, patting Weed’s shoulder

“Yes, Instructor You’re the one I can always rely on…” Weed said

“Haha Absolutely Anyway, you have coreat journey and you finished old and fifty points of public service to Rosenheim for the completion of The Clean-up Operation in the Lair of Litvart quest

As public service is largely accuives a user the upper hand in trades in the country in question, and he is qualified for government positions as well

However, the instructor’s attitude changed slightly He no longer considered Weed one of his kind as a colleague on the same path in swordsmanshi+p

It implied that the friendshi+p between the a little

After visiting the instructor, Weed stopped by at Rodriguez’s manor as his last visit As always, the counselor was confined in his study

“Haha You really finished the quest,” Rodriguez said “I ondering how you fared because you had not appeared ontime”

“Yes, Counselor”

“Hmm… Anyway, as destiny directs it, I have an object for you”

Rodriguez handed Weed a wooden statue that fitted in his palht

“What is this?” Weed asked

“It is the legacy of Geihar von Arpen the Magnificent My family used to serve the Imperial Faation acco it, has flowed in eneration Now that I hand it to you, I auez said

“But what is this statue for?” Weed had already received a wooden statue of a different shape when he carried out Zahab’s Moonlight Sculptor quest

“I do not know the secret of this wooden statue, either,” Rodriguez said “The myth has it that there have been five masters in sculptural art on the Continent Of course, it is only an ancient myth, for they came and went like the wind They are known to leave their own crafts in their legacies, so I sur to theall five of the statues, and solve the puzzle arising from them, the ultimate secret of sculptural art will appear”

Still doubtful, Weed identified the wooden statue Due to his low level in that skill, he succeeded in finding out the identity of the statue only after a couple of failed attempts

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Wooden Statue:

Durability: 1/1

This statue contains the Emperor Geihar Von Arpen’s skills

Equips: Enables you to acquire a unique skill to give the breath of life to any statue

Requiree in Sculpture Mastery

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When Weed identified the wooden statue left by Zahab, he also found an engraving knife technique whose prerequisite was five or above skill level in sword reat secret is hidden in sculpture mastery,” Weed said

“You are now on the path in sculptural art, and I wish you the best inGrand Master in sculpture mastery The world has never seen a Grand Master, but if there is ever one, he will be able to handle the fate of the Continent easily,” Rodriguez said “It is true that I introduced you to this path out of malicious intent, but it is also a true tale I have told you”

Weed no longer resented Rodriguez The past was the past, and a sudden interest in the craft hit him

‘The one who creates his own path’

Furthermore, Weed was told that if he ever made it, the days of riches and poould wait for hiht he had paid off old scores with Weed At the sight of his sorry state after he wandered hungry and cold for seven weeks, the grudge was already gone in the counselor’s mind

“I have another question, Counselor Do cooks or blacks Grand Master?” Weed asked

“I guess so God is generous,” Rodriguez said “Re skill sees and grabs the opportunity”

“Then…”

“There must be other Chosen Ones! They will see to it their oay It is up to them if they have it or not”

When Weed had heard all he wanted to hear, he left the manor

Darius heard his heart pounding He had never expected to go this far when he had solved a series of trivial-looking quests

The best luck, he called it

There were two dom—Duke Kanus and Count Albrook Of the two, Duke Kanus, in charge of the military affairs, wasa snohite sword toward hihthood of Rosenheinition of your dedicated service to the Royal Court I order you to forht and rescue the villagers at the frontier from their misery”

“At your service, milord You can count on me,” Darius said

“Sir Darius, I entrust this task to you,” Duke Kanus said

Darius felt a slight touch of the blade on both shoulders in turn, then on the head

It ht have been a dreadful sensation in times of war, but he was in the hthood in the Royal Palace of Rosenheim Moreover, the holder of the sas Duke Kanus

Rather than fearful, it was such a memorable moment for Darius that he alht this spontaneous temptation to exclaim and roll over on the tapestry in spite of the solerin

‘Now I’m the commander of a punitive force’ Darius counted hiot to do so’

Weed made a serious face

The nature of the sculptor class that he happened to stumble on was as follows:

As Weed’s main weapon was a sword, it was useful to compare him to a sarrior

The moment the class is decided, a sarrior wins a 50 bonus on sword ap with his useful handicraft skill as cohtened stats, even a knight at the same level was no match for him In the case of relatively lower levels, he was confident that he would win a duel against tarriors at the sa knife technique and the Imperial Formless Sword Technique

The Imperial Formless Sword Technique—Weed was surprised by its dominant pohen he tried it

This technique was so the speed of reflex and the power of destruction, and even tripling the recovery of mana No wonder the Emperor Geihar selected it to leave to his successor

However, the warriors and knights also have sword skills and breathing patterns of their own When theypattern suitable to their own class, it has a great effect on therade of sword techniques that they know is lower than Weed’s Imperial Forht enjoyed by the knights and warriors, the two standard classes specialized in combat skills

In other words, no matter whether Weed raised his handicraft skill and other stats zealously, and acquired ht up by his counterparts Even now, Weed was only slightly ahead of them unless he used underhanded tactics

Obviously, he would have been much weaker than an ordinary sarrior without timely investment in the handicraft skill as well as the Imperial Formless Sword Technique, and additional stats that he had earned fro Hall

‘But the sculptor class has a greater potential than appears If not, the Emperor Geihar could not have conquered the Continent, and it would be hard to explain Zahab’s strength,’

he said to hi, the capital of Rosenheidom

In front of the Central Fountain where the thriving doas located, a line of avatars atching various statues on display Weed had opened a second stall to work on his skill level in sculpture irl asked

“Five silvers,” Weed said

“Oh my, it’s too expensive Can you please make a little discount for irl bea to persuade him, but he was merciless Especially when it came to money, he treatedlady, a discount is like an insult to my artworks Do you think I discounted my passion in art, and my devotion to the work in particular, when I carved this statue? An artwork has to bear a fair price that reflects its true value, which will groithin your irl was ain for artwork that held the sculptor’s heart Seized with remorse, she took shi+ny silver coins out of her pocket

“I’irl said

“Thank you, young lady”

Weed grinned de over two statues It was a winner’s smile, proud of hiinally priced

As a sculptor with the bold description ‘Legendary Moonlight,’ which he had resisted but converted to in the end, he carved beautiful statues even by the standard of Pratique Des Arts, Peinture, Sculpture, Gravure

His current skill level in sculpture ht Sculptor, the effects of his sculpture mastery had been doubled, not to mention that he owned one of the top ite Knife

Weed’s lineup was yet limited to small-size statues made of plain materials by his immature expertise in sculpture mastery Their simplicity and low price rather appealed to a broader spectrum of customers

Some of his fans even lined up to pick up the artworks that he orking on there and then

Foxes and rabbits, which cost less than ten coppers for materials, were thespeed, though they were priced at five silvers

Weed believed that his enterprise was an honest business He wasn’t coercing anyone to buy his statues What could he do about people flocking to get hold of the knife faster He was raising his expertise rating in sculpture, repair and other craft skills are upgraded froe to intermediate when they reach the skill level of ten, which falls back to one after the upgrade

For cooking skill, this upgrade creates solid options of enhancing life and mana benefits for hand-e introduces a new tech tree for producing and refining weapons and gear

That isn’t the end of it

When the skill level reaches ten once again, thus passing the interedall the necessary steps

A nized and respected based solely on the merits of his expertise in the skill, but overall craft skills, such as sculptural art and cooking skill, are very limited in prospect

Weed’s priority at this point was upgrading his basic handicraft skill to the intere

The skill level had increase to nine while he was dedicated to repairing da meals to the troops in the Lair of Litvart One more level and the handicraft skill would be proe

The Intermediate handicraft skill enhances swordoverall attack power by 30

The skill is mandatory for a sculptor whose attack power is substandard at best, penalized by the character of his class

‘The handicraft skill is quite handy’

As the handicraft skill rises, all the craft skills becouild restrictions for a user into a wider field of craft skills, such as blacksht Sculptor class already gave a free pass to all the craft skills related to other professions, but Weed are that a higher handicraft skill would make it easier and faster to acquire and develop theradually intersect with one another to the point where they converge on the same path to supremacy of a Grand Master

Actually, it is an understatement that the crafters would become extinct without the existence of the handicraft skill They cannot catch up with combat specialists unless they beef up their pathetic combat abilities

‘Now I’ve finished a hundred statues!’

Even though Weed was carving statues relentlessly, his skill level in sculpture rowing handicraft skill, the growth of his sculpturedown

‘I hope it’ll level up after fifty more statues’

That h a corridor between the toward Weed

The man seemed so full of a deadly aura that even Weed felt his spine freeze

‘What have I done wrong to turn that thug against me?’ Weed asked himself under the breath

The man looked around with slit eyes

irls shrieked

The man walked toward Weed slowly, and then bowed down led mouse

“I’d like to ask you for a favor,” thechoice of a word

“I’ I wanted,” thedown before Weed “Can youyou, please You should make a statue for et the man to his feet and hear him out The man’s name was Volk

Volk had fallen in love with a woame was to protect her by her side For the sake of this person, as a priestess, he had selected the paladin knight class for his avatar

During a year of nu to his devotion and sacrifice He had also enjoyed his second life that was acco from her The bond between them had deepened as months went by, and he was so happy every time he saw her

Noas the tie to her

“I want to give her soet Not a flower that withers someday I want you to carve the flowers that shall never wither—to engrave my heart in them! Please!”

Volk stayed on his knees

His face was inti, but his heart wasn’t

How er for the sake of such an unconditional love cherished in the heart?

Sighing deeply, Weed looked around Many women looked touched Even he, blinded by rief

‘I love her I love her, but why doesn’t she see it in me?’

‘I want to speak my heart’

‘I tried to say in my heart a thousand times, “I LOVE YOU!’

‘But why can’t I say the same words to her?’

As a man, Weed’s sympathies ith Volk Weed held the paladin’s hand and helped him rise to his feet

“For such a favor…” Weed said politely, “You don’t need to kneel down, Volk-niht, you can ask for it on your feet I aladly accept your order”

Volk shed tears

“Thank you so much, Weed-nim”

“Not at all So, what kind of flowers do you want?”

“Please make seven sunflowers It will embody my heart, which has followed her, the sunshi+ne of my life, for seven years”

“I see Can you wait a moment?”

Weed studied the wood stock beside him and chose the best quality timber—Elvenwood

It was a very thick, hard wood that was known to grow only in a warmer climate in the south It was still in one piece, the size of a rock, which was yet to be chopped to s to statues