Volume 7 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1 : Pre-war
Weed headed to the rocky area in Yunopu Gorge
Yeti monsters occasionally showed up in the area where the rocks were piled up, but they were easy to handle and gave decent experience
”This seeh materials”
Weed inspected the rocks and s Seoyoon for several days acting as her servant, looking after her and cooking her meals however; thanks to this he had been able to further advance his sculpting
A beautiful motive was an important requirement, if one was to create art
Seoyoon had sleek white thighs, ebony hair and a slim waist She also had a thin slender neck and an i up to her alet tired of, even if you looked at it for a year
With her as a model he had successfully created a few
”Skill confirmation! Sculpture life bestowal!”
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Sculpture life bestowal
A technique invented by Emperor Geihar the Master Sculptor, which rant life to sculptures
Requirement: This skill requires Advanced Sculpture Mastery
This skill consumes 5000 mana Additionally, the Art stat of the user will be permanently decreased by 10, and the character level will decrease by 2
Warning!
Sculptures have a strong sense of pride
They will fight if they see a sculpture rese themselves
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Each time it was used 10 art stats and two levels would be lost
Because of this, it wasn't a skill to be used lightly If it wasn't used, however, it wouldn't matter whether he had it or not
He wouldn't use it very often though Due to the high cost he would save it for when it was absolutely necessary
”It's an investment It is a necessary sacrifice to i the battle”
Weed pulled out Zahab's engraving knife and started sculpting He was going to sculpt a monster to animate
”There are plenty of Orcs and dark elves already I'll be better off creating so thes, sharp claws and a thick belly to create a wyvern sculpture
Wyverns were extree level exceeded 380, and their tough skin was quite resistant against both swords and ht, their speed was co horse
But even if he was able to recreate the body, it didn't inal creatures
Its strength would be deterh the shape was sith would be obvious if coinal
”I don't have very her”
If life was granted to the sculpture, his stats would disappear and his level would drop Of course he would prefer to create a sculpture on the level of a num or classic But, alas, he did not have the ti about this brought an aching to his chest
Even though he had resolved to create the wyvern, Weed was on the verge of tears
A sculpture created without care, even by a reat
But this was a Wyvern sculpture was more than ten metres tall, and he wasn't even sure that he could finish it Even if he put in all his effort and worked for two nights straight, he only had enough ti!
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A Fine Piece!
You have successfully completed the Wyvern!
Rulers of the skies!
Fierce and tough monsters, that stands at the peak of all beasts
They enjoy eating horses whole, and so in the rivers
The Wyverns have a high sense of pride, if you shoot the, they will let you taste instant death
Monsters will keep their distance from the statue out of fear
Artistic Value: 750
Special Bonuses:
Health and Mana regeneration is increased by 10 during the day
Flying speed is increased by 20
Agility is increased by 5
Strength is increased by 30
All stats are increased by 3
The special abilities of nearbythe day
Monsters cannot go near the statue
These effects cannot be combined with the effects of other sculptures
Fine Piece created: 12
- The Sculpting skill has improved
- Fame has increased by 6
- Stamina has increased by 1
- Charisma has increased by 1
- Charm has increased by 1
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Thanks to the advanced sculpting skill, even though he didn't put in much effort, a fine piece came out
Still, because he was already such a well-respected sculptor, his fame didn't rise much, he had passed the point where he could beco a fine piece
Now, rather thanand hunting This would , he'd have to sculpt a grand piece
Additionally, the stat increases weren't very big either The amount of stat points he received for a sculpture of this level had decreased drastically, as his sculpting skill i stat increases as in the the past, he would have to create a Grand Sculpture or better
Well, a famous sculptor cannot dwell on his work He needs to continually challenge hiht It's time to use this new skill”
Since it was actually a fine piece, he would regret the loss a little less But Weed still hesitated to activate the skill
It was difficult to coain experience, and he had just reached level 299 He only needed a little more experience to reach 300, but if he used the skill he would be two levels further frooal
”Well, it has to be done 'Sculpture life bestowal!'”
Weed gently touched the head of the Wyvern A s in the surface
Pasasak!
Like a chick hatching froh the shell of the statue
By Weed's hands, a Wyvern was born
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- You have granted life to a sculpture
The power of the sculpture is based on the level of the art stat
The art stat is currently 790, so the sculpture's base level will be 359
However, due to the -type, a 10 level penalty will be applied
Additionally, two affinities are bestowed upon the sculpture when life is granted to it
The affinities vary in power according to the form and quality of the sculpture
Wind affinity (100)
Fire affinity (30)
The creature's flying speed is greatly increased, and the creature will be partly resistant to fire ic
5000 mana has been used
Level has dropped by 2
Due to the decrease in level, 10 points have been deduced froained once you regain the lost levels
The Art stat has dropped by 10
The stat can be increased again through any activity related to sculpting or other art forms
Please be careful with the sculpture's life
Upon death, the sculpture ain to return its soul
The sculpture cannot be revived if it has been completely destroyed
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A truewyvern
”Wow, that ell”
Weed inspected his creation
Granting life to sculptures seemed to be a very convenient skill To make sculptures whose poas based on the art stat! Sculptures with ility, who'd be able to ht monsters for the artisan classes eren't suited for fighting, a skill like this felt like a dream
The skill was created by the master sculptor Emperor Geihar von Arpen, the first man to unite the whole continent
Of course, there were lots of other benefits, beside the sculptures' fighting power
Similarly to this skill, sus and lead them to battle
For those classes, any aained by the summoned creatures would be transferred to the summoner
However, when it came to sculptures they kept the experience and level individually
A sculpture's initial strength depended on the art stat, but if led well by a sculptor, it would grow stronger and more powerful
Anier than elementals and other similar summons
Additionally there was no limit to the number of sculptures that could be active at the same time
There was however a crucial difference between summons and animated sculptures when they are killed
When a su is killed, the summoner can just use an ability to resummon it
It is very common for an ele required to resummon it is a little mana, so it is only a tiny loss
But it's different for ani sculpture suffers a fatal blow, the life given will leave it, and if it's completely destroyed and the parts dispersed, it cannot be repaired
In soht to life by sacrificing two levels and ten points in the art stathimself
”It's not a skill to be used carelessly However, if I increase ht prove very, very beneficial to hest stat was his art stat If it was used correctly, it could even th A Sculptor who cannot fight, can just ht for his and turned around The head alone was the size of a whole person Its stoed, as it spoke for the first time
”Master!”
A loyal steed
Weed was overwhelly pleased
”Yes, I am your master”
However, the wyvern had a question after having displeased looked over its body
”Why aly?”
””
”Did you sculpt me with your feet?”
””
”I'ly”
Sculptures had great pride indeed!
The Wyvern wasn't satisfied with its body, and was very displeased
He hadn't had enough tihly Due to this, there were places here and there that he hadn't really worked on
Parts of the wyvern been very roughly carved, the wyvern was really a crude and incoht you to life, so I'm your parent From now on, you will do best to followto sacrifice your body to save me, since I'm your parent”
Weed didn't intend to let his 'childbirth' go to waste though
He had no intentions of losing the wyvern after granting it life To get as hly pamper it
The wyvern didn't share Weed's point of view, and had so born”
””
The wyvern was very prideful, and wouldn't listen to hih, Weed had an idea
Such a de person would probably be a sucker for flattery!
He would just have to thoroughly flatter the wyvern, by playing on its pride
”Listen to ular, but it just serves to er and more masculine Don't you think so?”
”Wahahahaha!”
The siued Weed
”Master is nice He seems to be a worthy person to serve”
”Yes of course, I created you Now follow my orders closely”
”I will But what is my name?”
Weed had to decide on a naht to life
”Master, find a good nah expectations As a sculpture with a lot of self-respect, it wanted a nath and pride
Weed pored over it for a while, and in the end he decided on a name
”Let's call you Wy-1”
”I don't knohat that is, but it sounds good What does it uy in the sky'”
As Weed said this, the wyvern flapped his wings They were s, that could easily harness the air to its fullest effect
”I like it very much”
”Yeah It's a name I picked just for you, Wy-1”
Weed, the silver-tongued negotiator!
”Thank you for na about”
”What?”
”My siblings If you make other sculptures like ht about what he'd call the others when the time came He decided to name them similarly to Wy-1
”Wy-2”
”Will that be the na?”
”Yes”
”Andafter that?”
”Wy-3”
”Those are some very nice names I like thes in joy At this moment, Weed was confirenerations! The other wyverns would surely be satisfied with their names too
Just like the bird clans in Lavias, the City of Heaven, all winged creatures weren't very suy was carved from a piece of rock His head was practically made of stone, and thus Weed wasn't very surprised that his intelligence wasn't much better than that of a rock
”Let us depart Carry me”
”Yes master”
Weed climbed onto the Wyvern's head
Whoosh, whoosh
The wings beat a few tih the air towards the light They were very high in the sky, and he could see the entire canyon below hinized sarden and the masterpiece he had sculpted That would be the sculpture that truly represented Seoyoon's inner being
”I do not knoe'll ain, O most beautiful woret
She should have realized by now, that all those sculptures were modelled after her
”I'll be more careful the next time wewyvern didn't round Meanwhile Weed was struck breathless by the view of the landscape below
He finally left the Yunopu canyon and rode towards his destination, the Yuroki e
””
Seoyoon tried to sht smile as the statues
Tears could flow easily, but to laugh again was impossible
Somehow, that was how she felt
drip, drip, drip
Her red lips moved a little
It was nowhere near perfect, but she was s
She was thrilled by this fortunate turn of events!
”Perhaps I will even be able to laugh?”
But at this thought, her face fell There was still is she couldn't do
She still couldn't speak or laugh
However aard it was, the s face
The white-skinned beauty with countless statues depicting her beauty
On a background of a canyon's precipice, a lone girl stands beside a statue
It seehter place
Rattle rattle (soon, carrying a load of goods was arriving at the city After a long and arduous journey, it had finally arrived at its destination