Volume 2 Chapter 3 (1/2)
The Lost Treasure of the Temple
“Good luck, Weed-nim”
“If you make the statue look like me, I’ll reward you”
It was decided that while Weed was carving the statue, his tealizardmen still harassed the local population, and there were fine hunting spots around the village
Weed had already revealed himself as a sculptor, so the other users assumed that his quest was related to his profession, and nobody raised a question about it
“Godspeed”
Once everyone else left, Weed stood e
There were several Rosenheiers
They watched him with hopeful eyes
“I should find a rock,” he said to himself
Needless to say, the statue had to be made of stone
Weed was , and it was the first time that he had ever handled stone
Fortunately, there were hborhood that were fit for his purpose Baran was, after all, a backwater village stuck at the foot of mountains
Frorown o”
Weed took out a haht the just in case, yet he had never thought he would actually use them on the trip
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Hammer and Chisel for Sculpture:
Durability: 10/10
They are a set of ite Relatively cheap, they are dull and easily breakable Careful handling is reco!</e is the e, about how to shape an object All I need to do is reproduce the i the best statue, my own statue, out of this stone”
Weed handled the rock carefullyShaping stone deine A little shock on a wrong spot and the crack will spread all over the stone A statue should have guaranteed longevityBeads of sweat flooded Weed’s forehead
Day two, the rock was trimmed very little compared to day one, for Weed had so far failed to picture the definite ie of a Goddess
Goddess Freya is known only to possess the ut creatures have even seen her actual appearance This is why sculptors and painters are often challenged when creating artworks of her
Artists are dubious how to depict Goddess Freya to realize her beauty to the full extent
For this reason alone, she has never been portrayed identically in paintings and statues
The artists have a real headache over this issue At the same time, it stimulates their pride as artists
Suppose two rivals carve statues, or paint paintings, of Goddess Freya, and what if the Goddess depicted by one isskills aside, the Goddess of beauty is only appreciated as long as she is the most beautiful of all, so the one with the more beautiful artill claim all the credit in the end
“Beauty I have to carve the most beautiful Goddess Freya on the continent”
That was the only subject filling Weed’s head
That hy Romuna joked that she wanted hi!</e on the rock was slowing down, as Weed dug deeper into his thoughts
Who, and how should I shape the statue after?
Weed’s head becah this profession of sculptor was not originally his choice, slacking on an assignainst his temperament
If the completed work turned out to be mediocre, it would hurt his pride as a sculptor Plus, his fame would vanish, which he could not overlook
“Who should I take, who…”
At that very e dawned on Weed
“She would be…”
!</ean to pick up speed at last
The rock was gradually tri little by little
As shards froot into shapeBeauty beyond veiling
An angel descends from the celestial realm and learns to sht
She is but a single maiden
Seoyoon
The statue that Weed was carving was based on Seoyoon He had looked at her face only once during the barbecue feast in the instructor’s house, but he had never seen any beauty comparable to hers
Even a movie star could not rival her in beauty, where nity had combined Yet there was a decisive flaw in her
She never smiled, and her face was empty of any known expression
On the other hand, the statue was s a serene s a sword
To his shame, Weed was enchanted by the statue that none other than he orking on He had thought he would just try to imitate Seoyoon’s pretty face, but as hours passed by, he felt his heart throbbing at the sight of the statue’s smile
The statue that held a mysterious charm to captivate people endlessly was on the way to completion
“Oh eneral outline was roughly drafted, the Rosenheiathered, laying reconstruction work aside, and appreciated Weed’s working on the statue
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The Goddess Statue of Freya
Freya, the Goddess of beauty and abundance, is the patron Goddess in Baran Village Her statue once stood in the central square, but it was destroyed by a pine tree when a flood swept the village
Ghandilva the Elder laments over the destruction of the Goddess statue, and requests you to find a replace it back
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A user entered Baran Village through the gateShe was clothed in a traveler’s outfit, but her face was hidden behind a robe
Seoyoon
She had already ren of Murderer fro lots of monsters, and none of fellow usersHer name wasn’t cast in red anymore
There are
I just want to fight
Seoyoon sloalked away and headed for Ghandilva’s house to complete her quest In an enchanted backpack that could store ten tiinal capacity was a statue of Goddess Freya
Ghandilva’s house, which she had not visited for ely destroyed by the lizardmen
The reat Goddess Freya is really beautiful”
“You’re flattering me, sir The statue is only halfway done”
Seoyoon could hear people inside talking
“I cannot describe how much I appreciate you, Weed-nie will begin peaceful life once again I will never forget your kindness Please help yourself”
MunchhisHall – Weed had used the same formidable trick on Ghandilva the elder of Baran
“……”
Seoyoon dropped her hand from the doorknob
Two months earlier, Seoyoon had left the instructor’s place, and headed south
She had wandered only in unpopulated hinterlands and backwater villages, fighting monsters all the way
Eitheras there were more et everything else in it In doing so, she had drifted to Baran Village
The village had been peaceful back then, way before the lizardmen’s raid and occupation
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– Whew… What should I do now?
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Seoyoon had visited the village to purchase food and dispose of her spoils by sale, and she accidentally overheard Ghandilva sighing
The elder had been grieving over the destroyed statue of the Goddess on the spot where it had once been, and at the sight of Seoyoon who happened to come, he had asked her for a favor
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– You appear to be the right person to find a replacee Would you please grant the last wish of a dying man?
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Speechless, Seoyoon could not take most of the quests available to other users She had been unable to build friendshi+p with NPCs, let alone users, and was nearly blind to background inforiven toas selling items she had obtained, and buy items she needed
She had nodded at Ghandilva as in grief, and accepted the quest
The right choice to finish the quest was to go back to the Citadel of Serabourg, buy any fe it over, but she had set out to find the real one
Her destination was the Order of Goddess Freya
Through Brent Kingdom in the north, and across the Halkos Wilderness in the southwest, it was the Free City of Somren
The Order of Goddess Freya was located there
It would be a long journey of three months by the official route, but she could make it within a month if she hiked over the Bark Mountains in the west
Travelers of a sound mind avoided the route because they had to survive an enormous nuh the Bark Mountains
Over the countless corpses of monsters, she had arrived at the Order of Goddess Freya and bought a statue of Goddess Freya, which was even endorsed and blessed by Archbishop Mandolin
For that, she had spent old
“……”
Seoyoon turned away froate, she stue
There was a statue standing that she had not seen before
A yet-to-be-completed statue of Goddess Freya
“Isn’t she really the beautiful Goddess, traveler?”
A maiden spoke to Seoyoon But her eyes were transfixed on the statue
“Weed, a heroic savior of our village, is carving the statue of the Goddess When it is finished, e will stay free of ine if he were not there for us…”
Seoyoon looked at Weed’s statue It was inco
The statue of Goddess Freya radiated splendors that relaxed onlookers It showed a benevolent and co s the world into sohter, more positive
The other statue of Goddess Freya that she had brought was a h aesthetic value, and had an aura of piety
Now that she looked at the statue carved by Weed, however, she thought that hers was petty, like the gli sun
“……”
Seoyoon looked at the statue for a while and left Baran Village in silence – without noticing that the statue by Weed was modeled after her
under the sun, felt his fingers shaking at that very moment He had devoted over ten days to this work
Since the news of a new statue of Goddess Freya idespread, a sware
Aside from the punitive force and Rosenheim soldiers, people came even from the nearby city of DemeronWith a final touch on the eyes of the Goddess by Weed, the statue was completed
“What a Goddess!”
“Goddess Freya is really descending on us in our village!”
Villagers and spectators exclai, and prayers from the faithful who knelt down before the statue
Then, a evisible only to Weed popped up
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Fine Piece: You completed The Statue of Goddess Freya!
Art is not always recognized for the style and skill of the work in question It is worthy of being called great art as long as it touches many hearts and cleanses manybeauty, despite low expertise in Sculpture Mastery, will hold the public eye forever
Artistic Value:150
Effects:Increases speed of life and mana recovery by 15 for 24 hours
The effect does not overlap with another statue
Number of Fine Pieces Created:1
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Fine piece!
This title is only granted to artworks recognized by users Extensive skills alone cannot produce fine pieces, grand pieces, or master pieces in sculpture mastery
Only when a sculptor devotes hihly appreciated by other users, only then does it deserve any of the above titles
In other words, the completed Statue of Goddess Freya was extraordinary by any measureAs the statue earned the title of fine piece, it was given an option, too
Still in the basic stage of sculpture mastery, Weed wasn’t qualified to produce an artith options But coenerated an exceptional effect
A jackpot that over-reached his expectations
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Level up: Sculpture mastery
[9]
Enables you to produce more delicate and detailed works
Fame rises by 50 point (+50 Fame)
Art rises by 15 point (+15 Art)
Endurance rises by 10 point (+10 EDR)
Vitality rises by 5 point (+5 VIT)
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A bunch of stats rose in return for creating a fine piece
Weed’s basic sculptureof seventy percent at level nine, on the verge of upgrading to the intere, and his fame shot up as well
Still, he felt cheated
“Shoot”
A fine piece didn’t come out anytime
Weed’s current skill level in the basic sculpturethe statue, it had been only eight
It had been applied as skill level seven in the interraving knife
Technically speaking, fine pieces were ale of sculpture mastery He are that if he had not been e knife, he could not have produced such a beautiful statue of the Goddess
His skill level in sculpture
Had Weed reached the intere, or even the expert one, before he carved the statue of the Goddess, it could rank arand pieces, not far from master pieces
Then, he would have received five stat proes limited to sculptors
Other sculptors, fewer than a handful on the continent, besides Weed the Legendary Moonlight Sculptor, lack combat ability
They are denied access to spell casting in the first place, not that their strength and defense are anything other than contemptible
The handicraft skill compensates low attack power only a little for them
No party of sound mind would allow thele-handedly
The sculptor class relies on stats that are raised higher than average users at the sah, that a sculptor can develop his sculpture mastery and produce fine pieces and beyond any tihly reputable sculptor is incapable of producing fine pieces and grand pieces at his discretion
A fine piece is created only when a sculptor e of the ultih hell for ten days to carve a statue, and it turns out to be ayour stats, hoould you feel about it? Worse enough, what if it rather cuts down your hard-earned reputation as a sculptor?
You will be praised if you don’t jump off a cliff from it There are actually many former sculptors who delete their avatars after exactly the sah profession
Ghandilva approached Weed and grasped his hand
“Thank you, Weed-nireat statue of Goddess Freya, and we villagers will be blessed forever in her na e”
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Quest Complete: The Statue of Goddess Freya
Ghandilva sincerely appreciates your work!
The statue of Goddess Freya erected in Baran Village will shore the villagers up in hope and courage They elcome you anytime in the future
Fame rises by 30 point (+30 Fame)
You leveled up!
You leveled up!
You leveled up!