The Legendary Moonlight Scluptor

The Goddess of Freya

A day had passed since Weed carved a large stone without any form. His face seemed to be fully concentrated, even though sweat flooded his body, the smell of his clothes was already bad, because he had no time to think about anything other than this job and his stomach alone.

But, the sculpture looks not much different from the first day. Because he still does not know for sure what kind of shape the typical face of Goddess Freya.

Goddess Freya is famous for her beautiful face that is able to reverse the city. But, no human has ever seen its true form. This is the reason that scluptor and painter are often challenged when making art about it.

The artists were confused as to how to depict the Goddess Freya in order to realize her beauty to the fullest. Because of this, the Goddess Freya has never been depicted identically in paintings or sculptures.

They are troubled by this one thing. At the same time, it stimulates its own pride as an artist.

Suppose there are two people competing to create a work of art about the Goddess Freya. One will make it a statue, while the other will produce a painting. Among them must have created a more beautiful work. High handicraft skills are worthless compared to the most beautiful work. In the end, the only people who will get the award are the ones who can create the most beautiful artwork.

'Beauty, yes this is the point. I must carve the most beautiful Goddess Freya on this continent.'

This was the only thing that filled Weed's brain at the moment. He remembered Surka's joke that allowed him to plagiarize his face.

The claaang! Clangs!

As Weed deepened into the interior of the brain, the speed of the hammer and chisel working on the statue slowed down, 'Who and how should I form this statue?'

Weed felt like his brain was in a labyrinth, circling around without finding the exit. Although initially the scluptor profession is very hated, but the nature of neglecting the task is contrary to the temparamen.

If the results of his work turned out to be mediocre, it would hurt his pride as a scluptor. He could not ignore the huge loss of losing a lot of fame. "Who shall I chisel, who-"

Weed was silent for a moment, he remembered a familiar face, "Right! He!" Rays of spirit flared in Weed's eyes, looking exactly the same when it came to a windfall.

“Ke to.” His mouth was satisfied.

The claaang! The claaang! Clangs!

The hammer and chisel worked with extra speed. The large chunk of stone in front of him gradually cropped, the outline of the statue appeared bit by bit.

After many pieces of stone were piled on the ground, then the shape of the statue was revealed. The statue is so beautiful. Like an angel who comes down from heaven. Her face was incomparably beautiful, having a smile that seemed to envelop the world with light. Although it seems unreal, but the fact is he is a human who really lives in the real world.

Seoyoons!

She was a role model who was without permission her body was plagiarized by Weed, from head to toe. Even though they only met once in a lifetime, it was during a barbeque party at the instructor's house.

Weed had to admit, he had never met a beauty comparable to that girl. Not even all female artists could rival her beauty, where a mysterious and noble aura united within.

However, there was one drawback from him, that face had never smiled, his eyes were empty with no life in them. What use a beautiful face is unmatched if without emotion, like a display doll.

While the statue that Weed sculpted, had an incredible smile.

The statue looks like a woman who is adventuring in a distant land, in her hands embedded a long sword that seemed to be able to split the ocean and ocean.

Weed's eyes sparkled in amazement by his homemade statue. At first she thought she was just copying Seoyoon's pretty face, but the longer she looked at that smile, the more her heart skipped a beat.

The statue, which holds a million charms, will magically lure people who pass around there to watch the sculpting action take place.

"Geez!"

"See that!"

"Is this real?"

Although only the rough shape was visible, but everyone could not help but be captivated by the rudimentary statue, everyone was subconsciously fascinated by the beauty emitted by Weed's sculpture.

From young children to adults, from Rosenheim infantry to villagers, all flocked to witness the process of making the statue of Goddess Freya. They did not stop praising how great the work of an artist who was none other than Weed. Her ears were heated up by the praise that came flocking.

Statue of the Goddess Freya!

Freya, the goddess of beauty and fertility is the patron goddess of Baran Village. The statue of Goddess Freya stood in the village square, but was crushed by a pine tree during an earthquake that tore down the tree. 

Village Chief Ghandilva is deeply saddened by the destruction of the statue of the Goddess Freya, and asks you to find a replacement for the Goddess to bring her back.

...***...

A player entered the gate of Baran Village with firm steps. His posture looks high, wearing adventurous clothes, unfortunately his face is covered by a black robe that dangles only feet.

He's the hottest topic right now, Seoyoon!

The red mark as the identity of the human killer on his forehead had already disappeared. Because all this time he had contributed greatly in exterminating the monsters. So there was no more writing of his name that was blood-colored on the forehead.

The eyes behind the cloak glanced to and fro. Although confused by the situation that occurred in the village, but his mouth still silenced a thousand languages.

'Why is it so crowded?' He chose to fight against his own mind.

'Uh! It's very disturbing.'

'It feels so crowded.'

'I want to hunt immediately.'

Seoyoon sped up the steps towards the village chief's house to complete her quest. He had completed the quest wholeheartedly, namely the quest to find a replacement for the statue of Goddess Freya. The statue is well stored in his magic backpack, which can hold any weight and size of objects in this world.

After walking through the village that has been destroyed everywhere, he finally arrived at the house of the village head whose condition is not much different from the houses of other residents. Most of the houses have been reduced to rubble by the brutal deeds of the monsters. Fortunately, it is still recognizable and still good enough to be occupied.

Seoyoon slightly gasped as she was about to open the door, she heard a familiar voice from back there.

"You're great. The statue of Goddess Freyanya looks amazing."

"Father is too much, the statue was only made half way.”

Seoyoon felt the need to eavesdrop on their conversation a little more, as this concerned the continuity of her quest.

"Yes I know. But I can't help my gratitude for you, Weed. When the statue of Goddess Freya is completed, the village will restart a new life of peace and prosperity. How can I forget this precious help, please do not be so humble. Now let's have dinner."

The munch! The munch! The munch!

Now Seoyoon heard the sound of people eating her food voraciously.

"Whoah! It's so delicious, on par with the cuisine of a chef pro." Weed used the same trick when flattering the instructor in the training hall.

“...”

This was enough for him. Seoyoon removed her hand from the doorknob. Then stay away from the village chief's house.

On the way she recalled two months earlier, as she left the instructor's house to head to the South.

His only activity is wandering in the uninhabited hinterland and remote villages, he fights hard to eradicate the monsters along the path he goes through.

Whether it was the mountains or the dungeons would make him comfortable for the many monsters that lived there. He has fought endless battles. After that he will forget everything that happened in his adventure.

Until one day he was stranded in a peaceful and beautiful village. The scenery around can cool the heart when saturated, will clear the mind when chaotic, can calm the wounded heart, and become solace for the body of the grieving.

Even though at that time he visited this village when he wanted to sell drop loot items, as well as buy food supplies during the trip. Just then his steps came to a halt seeing a white-haired old man who was squatting on the ground while squeezing his hair. "Oh my God, what should I do now?" A painful cry broke through the wound.

The old man was visibly grieved at the destruction of the statue of Goddess Freya from his place, when he saw the existence of Seoyoon, his energy automatically recovered, his running very fast towards Seoyoon, who was not at all, as if not allowing the girl to go all the way from there.

The old man immediately held Seoyoon's hands in tears, "Finally the right person to find a replacement for the ruined statue of Goddess Freya in this village has arrived. Dear young man will be wise, will you grant this old parent's request?"

"..."

Seoyoon froze on the spot, having never experienced anything like this before.

Because he never spoke, he never got a quest available to a player. It was because of this that he was also unable to establish a friendship with an NPC, let alone a fellow player, barely knowing anything about the in-game information.

Usually what he did in a city or village was sell drop items and then refill his daily needs on the way to hunt monsters. It repeats like that every day.

'There's nothing to lose if I take this quest.' Seoyoon nodded at the pitiful-looking Ghandilva.

The right choice to complete this quest was to return to the Serabourg Fortress, purchase any female statue there and bring it here.

He did not care even though this road takes a lot of time and is dangerous. His journey will pass through the Kingdom of Brent in the North and across the Halkos Desert in the Southwest, it is the city of freedom, Somren. The Church of the Goddess Freya is located there.

This official route would take three months, but it could be cut to a month if he climbed the Baruk Mountains in the Western region.

Sane adventurers must have avoided this rat road because it is still a pity of life, in the mountains besides being intertwined and steep, there are many boss monsters nesting in it.

Of course for Seoyoon that road is not impossible to pass. In fact, he will enjoy the long journey this time, because he has a goal that must be completed.

Like his high sense of courage, on every road he had traveled to the church of Goddess Freya, there was the blood of monsters that flooded the land.

After a month of eradicating various types of monsters, he finally arrived safely at the church of Goddess Freya, and bought the original statue there. Even his noble actions were recognized and blessed by the Archbishop of Mandolin.

He had lost most of his gold just to buy the statue.

Flashback off!

Seoyoon walked leisurely further away from the village chief's house. He had witnessed all the natural beauty that stretched beautifully within Baran Village long before this chaos occurred. While passing through this shapeless village, he was a little sorry for her, because he was not here when this chaos occurred.

On the way to the gate, his steps unintentionally brought himself to the village square.

There stood a statue that he had never seen before.

The statue of the imperfect Goddess Freya.

"Amazing. She's a really pretty goddess, isn't she, a wanderer?" Suddenly a sweet girl spoke to him, though her eyes were fixed on the statue.

"..." - ".Seoyoon looked at the statue.

“You know, the one who sculpted him was Weed, the heroic hero of our village. After this statue is finished later, our village will be free from the invasion of the monsters and return to a peaceful village. Ah glad." Suddenly the face of the story became gloomy, he let out a long sigh, "I can't imagine what it would be like if Weed never set foot here." The girl continued her curses even without a reply from the person next to her.

Seoyoon was being mesmerized by the beauty of that half-finished statue. Even so, the statue has exuded a splendor that captivated the hearts of the audience. His smile was peaceful and calming. He seemed to recall the peace of the village before the monster invasion. That smile also looks like a carrier of positive energy as solace anyone who comes to him.

Unlike the original Goddess Freya statue that Seoyoon brought from her church directly, the statue was more inclined to a high religious aura.

When compared to Weed's sculpture, however, he considered that the statue he was carrying was only a small crumb, like the glow of a firefly in front of the morning sun.

"..."

Seoyoon took her time to stare at the statue a little longer. Then left Baran Village in silence. Without knowing that the model Weed had made for sculpting the statue was himself.

...***...

The days changed, the clock continued to tick, as well as Weed who always finished his task. No matter how hot the sunlight burned the skin, he kept his restraint. Her fingers trembled withstanding the numbness that had appeared too often lately. How not, he had devoted himself to finishing his sculptures for ten whole days tirelessly.

Since the news of the process of making the statue of Goddess Freya is widespread, many players who come to visit Baran Village to watch the heroic action. Even this hot news had spread all the way to the nearby town, Demeron. As a result, visitors have been booming lately.

Clangs!

After so much sweat, Weed finally finished the last touch on his sculpture.

"Whoah!"

"This is a real goddess!"

“Goddess Freya really came down to us in our village!”

The villagers were happy. The surrounding area is very noisy by the conversation between the audience, they are very proud of the creation of this extraordinary work, and even more proud to be the person who witnessed the process of making it until now is complete.

Simultaneously everyone knelt in front of the statue.

Ting!

The Stat Window that was only visible to Weed appeared before him.

Fine Piece: You have completed the Statue of the Goddess Freya!

Art is not always judged by the model and expertise of the artwork. An art will be called valuable when it can touch many hearts and make everyone fascinated by its beauty.

The statue of Goddess Freya, with peerless beauty, even with a low mastery sclupture, will still attract the public forever.

Artistic Value: 150

Effect: Increases HP regeneration and mana by 15% for 24 hours.

The effect of this statue can not be stacked with other sculptural effects.

Number of Fine Pieces: 1

Fine Pieces!

This degree is awarded only to works of art that have been recognized by many people. Having high skills alone is not enough to produce a work of Fine Piece, Grand Piece, or master piece in sclupture mastery.

The great titles above will only be worth getting when a player devotes himself wholeheartedly to a work of art in order to touch the hearts of all who see it.

In other words, the statue of Goddess Freya sculpted by Weed, the result is very extraordinary. Because it is directly awarded Fine Piece, it can even provide good benefits to people who see it.

Though, Weed's mastery sclupture was still a basic level, he should not have been qualified to produce a work of art that provided benefits to the one who saw it. This was all thanks to the combination of Zahab's engraving knife, his Fine Piece could produce special effects. Weed actually hit the jackpot beyond his expectations.

Sclupture Mastery: Level 7.0%

Allows you to produce more detailed work.

Fame :+50 

Art : +15 points

Endurance :+10 

Vitality : +5

Some stats increased in return have resulted in Fine Piece artwork.

Even though his mastery sclupture had almost reached the middle level. Weed still felt deceived, he clucked resentfully several times, "Damn."

Fine Piece will not appear at all times.

The point was Weed's current mastery sclupture level rise thanks to Zahab's great engraving knife contribution.

In general, a Fine Piece work cannot be created below the intermediate sclupture mastery. Weed regretted that he would be powerless without the help of Zahab's engraving knife, he would not produce a very beautiful work of art.

The skill level of his sclupture mastery was still low. He wondered if now his skill was at the Intermediate stage or even expert then this work might be able to produce a grand piece under a little master piece.

Later, he would also receive more stat upgrades, one of the few limited privileges for scluptors.

While the other scluptor that could be counted with a finger in this world, did not have any combat ability.

From the beginning, they could not use magic, even their strength and defense were nothing special. Only rely on handicraft skills, although the attack is weak, but a little useful for them.

During the process of finding teammates to hunt together also no sane team will accept their presence. So, most scluptors have to go through obstacles alone. The profession of scluptor relies on a higher statistical increase than the average player of the same level.

However, that does not mean when the mastery sclupture increases, a scluptor will create a Fine Piece work according to his will. Even a famous master scluptor was unable to produce Fine Piece or Grand Piece at will.

A good work of art is usually created only when a scluptor melts his or her body and soul in his or her work.

But what if you've been through hell for a few days sculpting a piece, and it turns out the results are mediocre. Your disappointment will not be explained in words. The worst news is, if your reputation gets tarnished, when all this time you have worked hard day and night to build your reputation but it can be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

A scluptor would be considered great if not suicidal. There are actually many former scluptor who remove their avatar after going through various misadventures.

Because sculptor is a profession that is heavy and full of trials.