The Legendary Moonlight Scluptor

Secrets to improving skills

Fort Serabourg, the capital of the Rosenheim Kingdom!

In front of the fountain in the middle of the city center, several players lined up to buy some statues that were being displayed by Weed.he opened the stall for the second time so that his sculpture mastery increased.

"Hello. How much is this?" a little girl asked.

"Five silver," Weed answered kindly. He would not waste this investment field.

“Yeah, it's too expensive. Can you give me a discount? Yea? In exchange I'll buy two statues."

The sweet girl looked at Weed cutely, trying to persuade him, but Weed was unforgiving. Especially when it comes to money, he considers the same among men - women, young - old, humans or any other race.

"With all due respect, young lady, a discount is like an insult to my artwork. Do you think I also discounted my passion for art, and my love for a work of art, when I carved this sculpture? A work of art should have a comparable price and exude a natural aesthetic value, which will increase in your mind over time."

The little girl's heart felt touched by Weed. He thought himself a fool for trying to bid for a piece of art that contained the heart of a sculptor. He felt very sorry, then took out 10 silver coins from his pocket. "I'm sorry. It's 10 silver."

"Thank you little girl." Weed smiled warmly, and handed over two statues. It was the smile of a winner, proud of himself who managed to sell his work at the original price.

As a sculptor with the additional title Legendary Moonlight. He tried his best to create a beautiful work. In fact he complements it with 3 standards of art, sculpture, fine art and painting. In other words, his sculpted statue will give him a color that matches the theme of the statue.

His mastery sculpture skill was now at level 4. Ever since Weed received the Moonlight Sculptor profession, the effect of his mastery sculpture doubled, coupled with one of the precious items that could also be said to be a bonus item, Zahab's knife sclupting.

The sculpture sold by Weed was now still limited in size and was made of ordinary wood due to his low sculpture mastery skill. Simplicity and cheap prices attract the attention of a wide range of buyers.

Even he already had a few fans, they were deliberately queuing up to buy orders, and watching Weed sculpt the order right then and there. Foxes and rabbits whose base material price is not up to 10 copper, are the most popular items in the store, immediately sell fast lightning, even though it is valued at 5 silver.

Weed believed that what he was doing was honest business. Others voluntarily queued to buy the statue at the price set. Not by force of him. Seeing the queue getting longer and longer, Weed became more excited. He shrewdly moved his carving knife. His heart sank into happiness, because in addition to profiting from sales, his sculpture mastery skill also increased rapidly.

Like sculpture mastery, cooking, repair and other craft skills can reach intermediate levels when they reach level 10.

For cooking skills, if upgraded will create useful effects such as increasing HP max and mana, when eating homemade dishes. For intermediate level repair skills provide a new technique for producing and smoothing weapons and equipment.

And that's not the end. When a skill level reaches intermediate level 10 until it passes through, an expert level will appear for those who have proven themselves worthy after completing all the necessary conditions.

A master of any skill, battle or craft, will be known and respected based on the traits of their skill set, but the possibilities are very limited for craft skills such as scluptor and chef.

Weed's main priority right now was to upgrade his basic handicraft skill to the intermediate level. After dedicating himself to the Litvart dungeon expedition quest he obtained a level 9 basic level. One more step towards intermediate level.

Intermediate handicraft skill will strengthen the sword mastery and archery effect by 30%. This skill is very important for a sculptor who has too weak attack power, because it is the character of this profession.

'Skill handicraft is quite useful.'

As the handicraft skill increases, all the other craft skills will become more efficient. Expert-level handicraft skills can eliminate restrictions on players to learn craft skills in a wider field, such as blacksmith and alchemy.

The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor profession had indeed given him the freedom to learn craft skills related to other professions, but Weed realized that the higher his handicraft skill, the higher his skill, it will be easier and faster to get and develop other skills.

Perhaps the craftsmen slowly intersected with each other where they ended up having the same goal of becoming a Grand Master. In fact, it was a matter that craftsmen would become extinct if they did not have handicraft skills. They also could not match combat experts unless they increased their miserable combat abilities.

'Now I have made 100 statues!'

"Stat Window Sclupture Mastery!"

Skill: Sclupture Mastery beginning level 4.98%

Although Weed had been sculpting sculptures continuously, his skill level in sculpture mastery stopped at level 4.98% of the base level. Contrary to the handicraft skill that increased by leaps and bounds, while the development of the sculpture mastery began slowly.

'I hope the skill will go up after making 50 more sculptures.'

At that moment, the female customers suddenly ran in fear, amidst the chaos appeared a monstrous-faced burly man, he walked towards Weed as if to swallow him alive. That person had a deadly aura to the point of making Weed feel his spine freeze.

'What is my fault that a thug came to me?' Weed let out a heavy sigh, he only wanted to make money to support his household, not a jotos, at least before he had enough strength, he chose to live in peace. He felt that he had never offended anyone in Royal Road.

The man looked around sharply.

"Yahoo!"

"He saw me!" the girls screamed in fear.

The man walked slowly towards Weed, then bowed like a pitiful mouse. "I want to ask you for help."

“Sial! Ups-” Weed mispronounced being too surprised.

"I came here to buy a statue. But there was nothing I wanted on this display" said the man kneeling before Weed. "Can you make the sculpture I ordered? Please, please, please. I want you to make a statue for me, so I can propose to my adored woman."

Weed tried to get the man to stand up and hear his plea. The man's name is Volk. He was in love with a woman. His main motive of playing online games was to protect the woman beside him. For the sake of that woman, who was a priest, she chose the profession of a paladin knight for her character.

During a year of difficult quests and battles, he never died thanks to the sacrifice and protection of the Volk. The man also enjoys his virtual reality life accompanied by the woman of his heart, who always gives him blessing and healing when he is dying. The bond between the two of them became tighter as time passed, and Volk was very happy every time he saw the woman.

Now is the time to propose to that woman.

"I want to give him something unforgettable in his life. It is not a flower that will wither someday. I want you to carve a wreath that will never wither to prove my feelings in it! Please do! Yep!" Volk insisted on kneeling. His face was scary, but not with his heart. Not many men are willing to kneel before a stranger for the sake of someone they love.

Sighing deeply, Weed looked around. Many women seem touched. Even he who is blind to money, can feel the sadness Volk. Volk began to speak his deepest heart.

"I love her. I love him so much, but why doesn't he understand?"

"I've said this a thousand times in my heart, I LOVE YOU!"

"I'd really like to express my feelings."

"How come I can't reveal it to her?"

As a fellow man, Weed sympathized with Volk. Weed grabbed the paladin's hand and helped him to stand up.

"For such a request," Weed spoke politely, "You don't need to get to your knees, Volk. You can ask me for help even if you're standing. I really appreciate your request. So take it easy, I'll make your order gladly."

Volk shed tears. "Thank you very much Weed."

"It's okay. So, what flowers do you want?”

"Cut seven sunflowers. It symbolized my feelings, which had been in love with her, for seven years. To me she is the most beautiful sunshine of my life."

"I understand. Can you wait for me for a minute?"

Weed analyzed the remaining wood stock and then chose the best quality wood, Elf Wood. The wood was so thick and hard that it was known to grow only in tropical climates in the southern part of the continent. The wooden beam was still intact, he had never touched it before.

"I have to do my best so that the result is proportional to the value of this wood. As much as possible, Volk's feelings should be contained in it."

Weed could carve rabbits and foxes with his eyes closed now, but carving flowers was a different thing, he had never sculpted them before, so it was an exciting challenge for him.

'If I carve each flower separately, it will be easier, but how can I arrange it into one later? I want to gift this couple with 7 sunflowers and 100 roses. I'd better carve a bouquet of flowers at once.'

However, as the elven wood was being chiseled, a shape began to appear bit by bit. The first flower is a fairly large sunflower, and followed by a rose that surrounds it. Weed's hand looked like a magical hand that danced beautifully. Gradually, a beautiful bouquet was already visible.

"Wow!"

“Excellent!”

The customers who were waiting turned into spectators who were amazed to see the sculpting art displayed by Weed. Each time the sculpting knife moved agilely, and each time the wood was formed, the spectators felt very uneasy because a little mistake could break the fragile-looking flower stem.

"Yes God! Let him finish."

This desire was not only from Weed and Volk, but also everyone who was watching it. Right in front of them, Weed's face was very focused on sculpting his bouquet. As his sculpting knife moved, the wood began to form, revealing flowers, stems, and foliage.

'There can be no mistake here.'

Weed's eyes glowed emitting a blade sclupting glint. He would forgive a failure if he was alone, but now he was on the stage surrounded by a huge circle of spectators. If he made a mistake in front of the customers, his rising reputation would be ruined right then and there.

He knew very well that his popularity was growing, as there were no other sculptors around, so he had to keep his popularity from declining in any way. Because to him, a fan is a moneymaker! Weed channeled an obsession to earn a lot of money to his artwork.

After a long time of exhausting energy finally Weed successfully completed the bouquet.

Mastery Sclupture: Level 5.0%

Fame :+1

Art : +5

Enhance the beauty and smoothness of the statue.

Reduces failure rate when making sculptures.

Handicraft skill increased [level 1 Intermediate]

Increase attack power with weapons and bare hands. (+30% ATK)

Improving each craft and Sword Mastery skill area.

Terms : The sale of failed artwork may cancel it.

As Weed finished the wooden bouquet, the two skills leveled up simultaneously.

Because the sculpture mastery has survived at level 4 98%, the first level up message is not surprising, but the increase of the handicraft skill that previously still requires 6% more is immediately fulfilled, and upgraded to intermediate level.

And luckily, Art's status that constantly bothered him from no longer rising, suddenly increased by as much as 5 points. "It's amazing."

“Stat Window!”

Weed checked the statistics of his window quickly, and realized that his mastery sculpture skill level was not only rising, but it was also gaining an additional 17% at level 5. Even handicraft skills also gained an additional 5% after rising to the intermediate level.

'I'm very lucky.' Weed was pleased with his luck, then understood why it could happen. The art of sculpting is not a conveyor belt. The skill level of the sculpture mastery would not rise just by producing the same sculpture as much as anything.

It will only go up when a sculptor creates an original work of high art value that has never been made before, then the sculpture mastery will increase drastically. Reminds Weed of his first fox and rabbit statues that improved his sculpture mastery skill by leaps and bounds at the beginning of sculpting.

When he no longer created a new form, and repeatedly created the same product, that was the reason his sculpture mastery had not progressed.

'I think his improvement slowed down in line with his higher level, it was not that. I did it the wrong way.'

As Weed was deep in thought, Volk and the other customers were being amazed by the bouquet. A flower made of wood. The sunflowers and roses exuded warmth and beauty that looked alive like the real thing.

"It's over, Volk." Weed handed the bouquet to Volk. Sunflowers and roses seemed to shine on the paladin. In his eyes, the bouquet looked like a miracle.

“Oh, yes God. I can't-I can't believe-” Volk shed more tears, can't hold his scent deeper, “Is this really made of wood? Sclupture Mastery is a miracle."

"Yes, Volk. You just saw me carve it, right?"

"But this is really unbelievable" Volk said while crying happily.

The other audience was no less fascinated by Weed's work. What they did not know was, Weed would not be able to make the bouquet without the help of Zahab's Knife Sclupting, especially at critical moments, along with the skill sculpture mastery and the skill handicraft, combine to produce a fantastic effect on the piece.

"I have created this wreath with all my heart. Now go and apply him with your heart." Weed gave his best smile.

He encouraged Volk subtly. As pay has inspired him to know the new secrets of sculpture mastery through his order bouquets.

"Thank you, thank you so much, Weed." Volk was really sincere when he said it. He put his hand in his pocket to pay for the bouquet.

With a small smile Weed said, "It costs 3 gold." Given the effort he had put in, the statue deserved to be valued at over 3 gold, yet he was satisfied with just that much.

Suddenly, Volk looked confused, and started flipping through his pockets. “Where-my money is all gone.” Volk grimaced sadly. His hand that had touched his pocket found nothing in it.

However, Weed was more panicked than him. 'Is he trying to trick me?'

Weed understood what was going to happen, rather, what Volk was going to say next. 'He'd say the money was lost somewhere.'

"Please forgive me, Weed. I've lost my money somewhere" Volk said.

'You can't say that you didn't have money from the beginning.'

Volk did not wait for Weed's reply, and shouted viciously, "It looks like someone has stolen it. The insolent! How dare you steal me!"

'That's right. But you can't run away from here relying on such a lie, let alone being witnessed by this many people. If he was really good at something like this, he should have known very well how to rob me and run away. Fucking criminals!'

"Do you mind if I give you something worth the money to redeem this bouquet?"

As Weed had guessed, this creepy man finally stated this as well. A market trick for those who had no money, but Weed was a different person, especially when it came to money he would not be merciless, after hearing these words he instantly exuded a terrifying aura.

'You think who you dare to trick me, asshole?!' He nodded while looking at Volk coldly.

Volk had to feel his pocket again. "Luckily so. I found 2 gold and 90 silver. This is the only money I have left. Can you discount 10 silver?" tanya Volk tried to be as clear as before as she begged Weed for an order.

"Why don't you just give me something worth 10 silver? What do you got?"

Weed had well remembered the tens of thousands of items that had been found in Royal Road even from A to Z. Because he had planned carefully, when he found an item and identified it, he would calculate the market price, then sell it to profit twice, or even triple the original price.

Weed's sharp eyes investigated Volk's appearance. He looked at the equipment and jewelry he was wearing. But he fails to catch anything valuable from the shabby-looking Volk. The paladin took out a book from his shirt and handed it to Weed.

"What if I exchange 10 silver for this book?"

'Book?'