Volume 4 Chapter 9 (1/2)

The Great Sculpture

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Vaular intervals That was a little bit unfortunate

Weed was resting near a statue

Bird of the main nut

He ate the dish s and Celestial Fruit

Weed could take on a vaht one solo as well

“Kyaah!”

“Van Hawk, you traitor!”

“I only follow the commands of the Master”

The fierce battle was resolved after he parried a few times and Weed killed the two va to say anything

“Dispel Curse”

Alveron’s mission was to wait at the statue for the vaht, please dispel the restraints on their freedoht came down from the sky and covered the statue The blackened surface of the statueoff ink Inside the statues were paladins wearing the pattern of the Freya church

“Die, Va the sword of light as well as the presence of Alveron

“I do not feel the slightest evil spirit co from you Are you from the church?”

“Oh, brother paladin! We have co will be over”

Alveron and the paladins broke out into a melodramatic scene

The paladins returned to the cave and ate as if they were possessed They began to beg Weed for food

Weed put the food in a setic face as they held out the bowl

“Thank you very much”

“You’re welcome There is still some left, so eat some more”

The paladins handed their bowl to Weed

Their share of food was placed in the bowl Then he gave it to the paladins

The paladins gulped to s their saliva Hunger was the best seasoning of all

They had never had food that tasted better than Weed’s

Inter skills!

They created a subtle taste and enticing smell

“How can we eat while Weed starves? I cannot”

“This food is given to us by the Goddess There is no way that I could eat it all byjust a little bit of high level cooking was enough to fill the satiety level

He deliberately gave their share of food in sine the lethal and sophisticated ratitude They would accept the bowl and words of gratitude would be spoken while they ate

Alveron was using Meditation and Weed took out a carving knife

Crunch

The sound of sculpting

As the paladins ate, they watched Weed ith his hands to create a beautiful sculpture

It was the shape of a paladin fighting evil

“You are very talented It’s very beautiful”

“It’s my hobby”

The Order of the Goddess Freya was about beauty and abundance For that reason, Weed’s intiin with

Sculptors! A profession about loving art and beauty

Chef! Delicious food was a syed by other people, but the paladins from the church would respect hi and eating food, Weed bowed his head forwards and prayed to the Goddess Freya

“Thank you for the abundance of food and for giving us your blessing Please continue to protect the peace of the continent from evil…”

Alveron was raised with the habit of praying

Praying increased the intimacy of priests and paladins

Like the soldiers of the Rosenheidom, the paladins were everywhere

A total of 159 paladins and 38 priests were turned to stone But wherever there was a stone paladin, there were certainly vauards

“First of all, there is a need to increase our united strength”

Weed persuaded the paladins with such logic

Morata Province was overfloith many wolves or evil monsters They could hunt thousands of monsters in Morata

But sometimes they rescued rebellious paladins

“Now is not the ti for our brothers who are suffering instead of doing this!”

Occasionally the paladins would take their swords and tried to assault the village Such a fearless attitude towards evil was becoht

True Blood Vampire Clan!

To the paladins, they were most certainly the enemy

Weed desperately blocked thee noere the chances that they would becoain?

“They should still be alive and we must remain hopeful But if any of us should be defeated, then we shall forever suffer the ridicule of the vampire and what do you expect will happen to your brothers as a result?”

Weed persuaded the paladins while hunting

It was frustrating, but the paladins had to agree with Weed

He needed aood equipment to sell, since there was no one else in Morata

To trade items that anyone could bid on

It was not easy to coion, so ould find the items?

He did not know if he could complete the quest on his own

So, the conclusion was to increase their power Yet he did not forget about the effects of sculptures

“Don’t use wood Stone is a good material to increase the proficiency of the skill”

Weed was trying to find a suitably sized stone However, in the snow-covered ht stones Moreover, since he had to remain still in order to sculpt and the harsh cold wind could make him sick A lot of time was needed in order to make a sculpture

“A bunch of rocks Would it be possible tothat?”

Weed was deeply immersed hat to do about the sculpture

“It doesn’t have to be rock Any other hard object would be nice…”

Weed looked across the village and the round was covered in blocks of ice

“Ice! A sculpture made of ice!”

A sculpture made of ice could be the best material to use It could be simply cut and readily available It was perfect in the cold north since it wouldn’t melt

Since then, Weed and the paladins took a break in order to cut ice With his carving knife, heinto it to ht against the vampires

Their presence was carved into the Morata Province

Weed began to think of ideas for the theme of the statue Of course, the model was still Seoyoon Weed had no other choice since he had never seen anyone prettier

He had learned that art stats and the engraving skill increased depending on thebehind the sculptures

Typically, in a town or a castle, a sculpture of a large object was more beneficial than a sculpture of a woman

In the world, there existed countless masterpieces of woman and the most difficult sculpture to make was a beautiful woe was able towould create a strange at else

A cold appearance

It was made with an ice cold exterior The face was the same as when Weed had saw Seoyoon

He tried to replicate the first sculpture he had e

‘Is it because of the materials?’

Because it was made of ice, it felt vulnerable and weak

‘If it doesn’t work and a failed product ely opposed the idea of failure

Failure!

Failure was a painful aspect for a sculptor A renowned sculptor would receive a large drop in fame

Because a sculptor had to have passion to create a work ive up?’

If he gave up now, he would slightly daettable abandoned piece

Weed used all his powers of observation in order to depict Seoyoon in the sculpture

‘A strong, cold feeling…Murderer! Yes, lively eyes filled with hate and distrust of other people’

As he ree the clothing of Seoyoon’s sculpture to armor

Full plate armor!

On the sculpture was a steel plate that covered the whole body, giving it an intense look The model for the ar

One would worry that it would look aard, but the armor suited Seoyoon too well

Finally, Weed tried to calmly carve the eyes in order to complete the piece

‘Do not pay attention to what thesays I will complete the eyes and it will not become a failure’

An unbelievable coldness

The allure of a brutal murderer

Weed could feel the emotions of the sculpture in her eyes

However, the eyes in the statue seemed to be their own It’s clear and innocent eyes

‘The materials This happened because of the materials Stupid Weed! Had toit’

Weed sighed

When the statue was completed, it was sohtly

The sun’s rays systematically fell onto the beauty

The beauty was shi+ning in nuht would wrapped around the nearby people

The light changed the statue

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Masterpiece! You have completed the Ice Beauty Sculpture!

In the cold and desolate lands of the north

The feelings of the people and the earth allowed the statue of beauty to be born Unlucky travelers that fell into difficulties and troubles would visit the oasis Here the travelers could receive a sweet rest Unbelievably high degree of perfection and beauty! An artist created a beauty with aof praise

Artistic Value: 750

These special options are granted by the Ice Beauty Sculpture:

Health and Mana regeneration increased by 17 during the day

Cold resistance increased by 40

Special resistance against ice-based ic

Has a 3 chance to reflect an enemy attack

Attractiveness stat + 30

Effects do not stack with other sculptures

Until now, you have completed this manyskills have risen to 5 Sculpting is more delicate and detailed

-Intermediate handicraft skills have risen to 7 The ability to use hand tools has increased an additional 5 and various areas will be affected by the skill

-Fame has increased by 320

-Art has increased by 45

-Sustenance has increased by 4

-Endurance has increased by 3

-Luck has increased by 40

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Treht a cold

As did Weed!

After having stood around in the desolate land, they did not return to the cave until night The temperature dropped The level of the ice and snow in the Morata Province increased and the winds picked up in intensity

The polar cli winds

Snow and pieces of ice fell from the dark blizzards and ice storms

The numerous pieces of ice that fell created a beautiful landscape when paired up next to the sky

The occurrence was one of the 4 finest mysterious wonders of the northern continent

Royal Road had created a fantastic environment and many people that visit it were amazed more than any round in the north stretches endlessly

Snow and ice would sweep over the ground in snowstorms

However, only a small number of people have visited it!

Many usually taste death in thea blizzard Their hands and feet would stiffen and the cold would permeate into their bodies until they were frozen

Weed enjoyed the pain since it increased his endurance stat, even if it’s not what people usually would want to do

The body would freeze immediately and be left out like a frozen shell and left to die miserably

Every year, the northern lands were subject to over 30 snowstorms and blizzards

Weed wanted to call it a curse of God

The frigid cold cut deep into his skin!

At night, the temperature fell and it becaiant snowstorht and they were forced to stop their hunting Most of the paladins suffered from a cold

“Ohh, if I knew that this would have happened then I would have learned the sewing skill…”

Weed was trerets

They had built up a lot of loot Froed to collect a lot A the to overco skills

But Weed did not have such skills and was ultiht the cold on his own

Crackle

The bonfire was burning

They had looted wood froht they could have a fire going However, the cold air from the entrance of the cave let in a disastrous a to die, but they were freezing

“Ah-choo!”

Even with a cold, Weedskill was useful Eating hot stew ainst cold and warmed the body

When the ice and wind died down Weed and the paladins went outside of the cave onceeven after the storainst nature

It was daed but not co is now in effect

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Thanks to it, they were able to resist the cold better But it eakened to only a 20 cold resistance

Weed took the carving knife and walked over to the Ice Beauty

“Will this work? Repair!”

He removed the extra pieces of ice on the sculpture and packed ice into other minor spots Wherever it was broken, he attached new pieces of ice Soon, it cainal appearance

“So it can also repair statues”

Weed had learned another piece of information Info about classes was not made public and ure out more definite inforht

“Perhaps… ed out

Lee Hyun browsed through the websites He was ends of the Arctic orfor infor sculptures raised the skill up well

Copying the shape of a monster was not difficult But that was notsculptures of iveand Handicraft skills required an additional 20 proficiency requirement each level

Therefore it was very difficult to increase the level of the skills

Interinner level, but now it required a certain level of inspiration The skill would not increase fros around hi than the inter beyond their capabilities, production classes were far more difficult than a co to get more artistic value It will probably raise the skill up a lot too…’

Then Lee Hyun accessed a site that was associated with the Continent of Magic

Dragons were classified as the ultimate monster of a fantasy continent Lee Hyun had hunted quite a few dragons in the Continent of Magic

Powerful, vibrant ical attacks

Incredible breath attack and colossal defense

He had reached the highest level in the Continent of Magic, he needed to use a few tricks or he would never have dared to go up against a dragon

Of those dragons there was the Ice Dragon!

A dragon with a size of over 150 meters and it was capable of a powerful ice breath

He remembered the time he had hunted one

“The tail…yea and then attach the head later So I have to start from the feet and move up the body”

Weed reconnected and started to collect chunks of ice

Because it was immediately after a snowstorm, there was plenty of ice around The ice piled around was larger than the average house Walking around in the snow, people would have ice piled up to their chest

“I would have died if there was nowhere to hide from the snowstorm!”

Frozen by the cold or struck dead by a chunk of ice! In the storm, death would come from one of the two The only city in the north was in the vicinity of a large mountain If it was unable to prevent snow in the e would not exist But the northern toas frightening

“In the past, the strongest er or else they would not have been able to live in such an environment”

Weed picked up chunks of ice froh outline and then piled ice on top The blocks of ice began to be stacked in layers on top of each other

“A little bit at a time…”

Weed and the paladins had co the wolves

The blocks of ice that were stacked in a pile were now firmly solidified There was no need for individual blocks but to connect all of thee h to be a mountain!

The pile of ice was several stories tall and kept rising higher

Hwiyiiiing – kureureureung!

The snowstoriant pile of ice

Weed kept piling up the snow for two more ice storms and soon there was a mountain made of ice

The will of huether to achieve the impossible

“From here on out, it’sknife

Ice sculpting

He had created the Ice Beauty with his hands and suffered through the process

It was a piece that required fine detail If he put as much detail into a sculpture of this size, then it would take a year to finish and he did not have that kind of time

Weed cut drastically and added ice soan to unfold

It was now possible to sculpt

A bonus of the Inter skills was the supposed special effects to carving

Weed had to pay attention as to not fall from the mountain of ice He connected a piece of rope to the top Very

Tak tak tak!

Pieces and chunks of ice were being cut off by the knife and fell down They would fall to the ground and shatter Weed looked down from above to see the bottom of the sculpture

“Ohhh…”

To fall to his death

This fear was suppressed while he worked on the sculpting However, hanging fro winds would blow and the rope that he was hanging on would shi+ft and he could not oal for the sculpture which was the torso The central part of it was the giant torso that was the size of a mountain The circumference of the torso was

Noas tis were deforh to hold up atail lay hanging froth of the tail itself was tens of meters

The last part was the head It protruded boldly fro neck, with itsover from the side

Itswhiskers extended from its face

Its eyes were fierce and full of power

The ht

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Masterpiece! You have finished the Ice Dragon sculpture!

Artistic passion and great success often i people, but sos that they are not aware of A success ion, the pure-hearted dragon detests evil The dragon acts as a saint that keeps the order of the land

Artistic value: 2500

These special options are granted by the Ice Dragon:

Health and Mana recovery speed increased by 30 during the day

Resistance to the cold has increased by 70

Magic resistance has increased by 40

Maximum health has increased by 35

All stats increase by 12

Blessing of the Dragon has activated

The Dragon’s Intirades the status of all on

Monsters cannot coon

Effect does not overlap with other sculptures

Until now, you have corand pieces: 1

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-Intermediate Handicraft skill has risen to level 8 The ability to use hand tools has increased by an additional 5 and various areas will be affected by the skill

-Fame has increased by 850

-Art has increased by 64

-Sustenance has increased by 49

-Endurance has increased by 16

-Ice Dragon has been added to the Wonders of the North

If, in the future, Ice Dragon is given life then Weed will be given ownershi+p of Ice Dragon and will be loyal to Weed

All stats have increased by 1 for having ine that he would be able to use chunks of ice to on Statues

In coon looked perfectly the saon was the best answer

Daring to use materials that other structures would never dream of That eneration increased by 30

That er

The increased resistance to the cold reduced the biggest obstacle in the north

Resistance to ic and increase in maximum health

The increase in stats

This, along with his coreatly

If Alveron or the paladins die, then the quest would be over so Weed had to support the paladins As did Death Knight Van Hawk

“I will never approve of someone such as you!”