The Legendary Moonlight Scluptor

Keuroin Kingdom!

After a few days of traveling, Weed and Mapan finally arrived at the capital of the Britten Alliance, precisely at the Castle Regus of the Keuroin Kingdom.

In front of the castle was a vast grass field, filled with novice monsters like rabbits and foxes that jumped to and fro while being pursued by novice players earnestly.

Mapan smiled as he enjoyed the sight, he folded both hands on his chest, casually saying, "That's a very peaceful sight."

Weed nodded in agreement, "You're right."

After getting used to being preoccupied with fighting against the bloodthirsty monsters in the Baruk Mountains, the rabbit and fox looked even more adorable than their puppets.

Weed's eyes were closed as he lifted his face to enjoy the gentle breeze, "Ahhh, fresh."

Then Weed opened both eyes to enjoy the magnificent expanse of the sky. The color as blue as the ocean stretches along the viewing eye, adorned with some undulating snow-white clouds. A bright sun shines brightly into the universe. He raised his palm when he looked directly at the shaft of the solar system.

Then, Weed lowered his gaze, re-indulging the eyes with the beauty that the earth offered. Regus Castle stands towering with a domineering mix of twilight colors. Behind him was filled with a stretch of golden-colored wheat fields that matched the splendor of the castle.

The scenery here is much more beautiful compared to the Serabourg Fortress in the Rosenheim Kingdom. It can even hypnotize the eyes of anyone who enjoys it. Making the soul of an artist instantly tempestuous, and a poet impatiently wanted to string up a poem. Weed included.

Art : +2

Art statistics not only rise when creating art, but also increase when looking at the beauty of the universe.

The beauty of the Keuroin Kingdom is so extreme that it attracts thousands of tourists. No doubt eventually nominated as the kingdom that has the most players.

Around the castle are built various tourist attractions for couples to date, and there are also many inns to enjoy the holidays and honeymoon.

For a while, Weed and Mapan enjoyed this sensation of relaxation while continuing to gaze at the beauty of nature. Mapan was resting his body and soul due to the exhaustion of his long journey. But, unlike Weed, he had no intention of wasting time, because for him, time was money.

Weed's eyes stared intently as he scanned the Castle, A building like this would be the perfect model to sculpt into a statue. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in buying it. Added to other benefits. Eum, how high will my Sclupture Mastery increase be?'

While observing the shape displayed by the tower and the height of the fortress, Weed immediately made a rough sketch. This is called the instinct of a sculptor, the souls of an artist. Whatever is seen will be fully absorbed in memory, becoming its own inspiration to create a work.

Before long Weed and Mapan finally arrived in front of the city gate. Mapan pulled the donkey that pulled his wagon, he looked at Weed, "I'll go in first."

"Hem."

There are two ways to enter a fortress. One of them went through the main gate. Of course, this method is the one Mapan chose. His steps gradually headed towards the direction of the gate. But, nothing had been stopped by the swords of the two guards.

Before the guards spoke, their mouths were immediately preceded by Mapan. He threw 2 gold at them without hesitation, "This is the entrance fee. And I also need a trade permit." After making a huge profit in the previous village, now 2 gold was nothing to Mapan.

Not only Regus Castle, but all castles also have large gates. In fact, anyone who passes through must have official permission. But the guards will open the gates wide for anyone willing to pay tribute. After all, the thing that happened in virtual reality was not much different from the real world. This happened to Mapan.

"Welcome, dear Merchant." The guards immediately bowed respectfully as if in front of the nobility, not forgetting to open the gate for him.

Mapan walked over casually, with a small smile, 'This feeling of satisfaction! This excitement! Oh my!!!! I finally reached this point!' His troubled mind wanted to immediately shout in excitement, but he held on as hard as he could.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"That guy just gave 2 gold without thinking twice."

The sighting clearly invited the interest of players around the gate. Since the surroundings of the fortress were filled with novice players hunting rabbits, it was obvious that they were surprised to see someone throwing gold as if it was worthless.

Mapan shrugged both shoulders as he faced the two people who had just commented on him. Then, look back, "Hey Weed! Come inside!"

Weed gave a small nod, his steps were indeed towards the gate, but he turned towards the side door that was reserved for people not enough.

The guards of course instantly stopped his steps resolutely, "Stop!"

"You're not a Britten Alliance city resident. What interests bring you to Regus Castle?"

In fact, even if it was just a glance, the guards could instantly deduce the origin of a person. Including Weed, they knew he was from Rosenheim Kingdom. However, to visit the capital of a foreign country is required a special procedure. Therefore, his visit needs to be reported first to the headquarters. If, his arrival was not reported, there was a chance that Weed would one day become a fugitive of the authorities.

"I came here because I wanted to trade, and sell the handicrafts I carved myself, honorable guard lord." Weed answered with the respectable tone possible.

"really? Then, you will have to pay the entrance fee according to the rules in force in our country."

"Bes a fee to enter?" Weed asked pretending to be surprised.

"true."

Weed gave his best smile, to begin the honey-sweet flattery of the mob conquerors, "Honestly my heart was deeply moved when I saw the decisiveness of the guard masters who had the courage to uphold the security of the city. The rigor of the times, is incredible! Unparalleled!" He brandished both thumbs with 45 spirit.

The hearts of the guards were finally moved, "Y-yah, of course! Haha!" They were timidly praised in public

Weed certainly had mastered well how to conquer the hearts as hard as the steel of the soldiers in front of him, through the experience of being with the instructors in the Training Hall. "It's very difficult, isn't it? But, beyond that, isn't this a great honor, entrusted with the security of this great castle?" Weed deliberately paused the saying, "Will everyone who enters be examined?" Continue in a low voice.

"of course. Even if you come to the castle to trade, you still have to pay your usual entrance."

"How much does the entry cost? Actually I only have 7 silver." Weed's sigh was weak as if a disaster had just hit his shoulder.

The two guards smiled slightly, "That's enough. It costs only 5 silver."

For a moment Weed's face looked stiff as he pressed his pocket, his hands seemed to tremble violently as they came out of it, "Why is this, a-I ha-have only 4 silver." His voice trembled in fear as he opened a fist.

"..." - ".The two guards immediately looked at him and then exhaled a long breath.

...***...

After officially entering the Britten Alliance capital, Weed and Mapan decided to split up, they had to settle their respective affairs.

The first to propose this turnaround was Mapan, "I'll stop by the stock exchange shops to observe the market. Who knows if there will be something useful. After one day I'll meet you back here."

The Merchants of course had a special quest of their profession. They generally call it a commission. It is about how to trade for unique goods in an area, or fulfill special orders of customers, or can also be entrusted by a factory to distribute their goods.

Weed was well versed on this, so he wouldn't stand in his way, "Alright."

With that, Weed finally officially parted ways with Mapan. His main priority right now is to look for a jewelry store that is crowded with visitors. Of course to sell the jewelry. As Regus Castle is a thriving city, so it is not difficult to find a jewelry store.

Weed chose to enter the 2-storey shop and enlivened by noble visitors, the upper class was the market destination he would create this time.

Lately the market wave that is skyrocketing is a gem that can be installed on items that have sockets. When combining the items on a gem, special characteristics will appear.

"What do you want to buy, traveller?" Upon entering the store, Weed was immediately greeted kindly by the shopkeeper. She is a beautiful and elegant girl, NPC specialty jewelry store.

"I don't intend to buy anything, but to sell jewelry."

"Oh, of course I can."

Weed took out various jewelry from the backpack, there was a dark blue sapphire necklace, some were made of pearls. Clearly, everything glittered spoiling the eyes.

Making the beautiful shopkeeper quirk in awe, "All of these are rare gems. Come to think of it I've never seen jewelry of this many rare gems."

Not too different from the reaction in Tomlin city. After observing all the jewelry, the shopkeeper weighed the weight, then offered a deal, "Finally done as well. After I calculated, everything was worth 2,900 gold. But, since you are a famous adventurer plus you also have a special profession related to this field. So, I'll give you an extra price, 3,200 gold, how?"

But, it wasn't Weed's name if he just agreed to this offer.

In the hometown, Weed had spent 1,700 gold to buy it. Now, in the blink of an eye he had almost doubled his capital. 'So, the profit is 1,500 gold?! Given the long time it took to travel, it could be said that this was a great advantage!'

This was all a payment for all his hard work after days of sculpting the gems under the threat of the ferocious monsters. Plus, the money and EXP he made from hunting for an entire month. Although, there is also the risk of being robbed so that it cannot double the profit.

Weed was pensive for a moment, if he was a Merchant, then at this time there would have been bargaining, unfortunately Weed's profession was a Scluptor. So, Weed frowned before taking out the treasure he had obtained from the deadly dungeon that killed the Quartet Dwicighi, the harp.

Tiriririring! Ding! tringing!

The harp was a secret weapon to increase the attractiveness of the NPC women. This is what gives a Bard the power to captivate the audience through a performance. Kicking notes will touch the hearts of listeners. Especially when it is at a high level, a Bard can get sympathy from many people, to be able to visit an inn or restaurant without having to pay.

Before long, Weed's impromptu show managed to attract the attention of visitors.

"I just wanted to say the same thing."

The two girls looked at him and then took a look. When the music reached the ref, the eyes of the two girls instantly opened wide, "Wow! I didn't think the song was so good!"

The performance displayed by Weed was a basic level song, but not bad.

During the trip, he had deliberately set aside some spare time to study it. And adding one more title to Mapan's list, as he called it, Weed was a jack of all trades.

After listening to your performance, the NPC's impression of you has increased!

Unknowingly, both corners of Weed's lips hooked upwards as the shopkeeper's eyes slowly closed gently, admiring the music he was playing. Weed's goal had been a success.

However, when he opened his eyes, the shopkeeper suddenly commented, "I admit, your music is good, but it feels like something is lacking if it is not accompanied by a song."

"Singing?"

"Yes. You can sing, right?"

Weed couldn't resist it because he was a true rocker. In real life, this was once his greatest goal. However, she never passed the audition, as her singing ability was terrifying. He is tone blind, tempo blind, lyric blind, to the extent that he can be called an acute tone blind. Merely, Weed never accepted that fact.

Including this time, he accepted the shopkeeper's proposal with open arms, picking the harp while singing. Even Weed closed both eyes to live the song played, "The bright steps! The sun is shining today! Let's all sing!"

The song that Weed produced was outrageous, the singing was no different from the shouting when he brought out the Lion's Roar skill.

"Sunny steps! The sun is shining today!" Without noticing around Weed repeating the lyrics twice looked frenzied himself, "And! On the green field!"

"Kyaaaaaa!"

"It drives me crazy!"

"Run!"

Weed's singing made the players who had praised him become surprised, they certainly did not expect the song would be this bad considering his harp skills were worth a thumbs up. Weed's singing was able to make anyone who heard it become dizzy and short of breath. Her discomfort got to the point of wanting to vomit while pregnant.

"One day! Your mind goes down! What a beautiful universe! L-A-N-G-I-T!" Weed shouted excitedly as he sang lyrics after lyrics without any melody. It is as if singing loudly is the best way to sing a song.

When Weed finished singing his song, the crowd of players had already disappeared from there. Only the shopkeeper was left whose face was already reddened. His teeth were like biting a rock.

Weed smiled sinlessly, "So, how much are you going to pay me?"

The beautiful girl shook her head firmly, "Ba-tal!" friend's assertive.

"What-what?!"

"God! Otherwise, I'll call the security guard!"

"I think I should play some more music." Weed was not unaware of the situation, so he just played the harp with a strong effort to increase the impression of the shopkeeper.

Only then did the shopkeeper temper the anger by giving him a second chance, "Alright, I'll give you 3,240 gold."

"okay!" Weed accepted it cheerfully. Cheer up again when receiving money from his trade.

You have made a huge profit through trading!

Fame :+150

Weed's reputation increased again, making Weed's smile even bigger, Asikkk! Finally now I have a Fame of over 2 thousanduuu!!!'

Fame was everything to players who pursued quests. Because, the more fame you have, the rarer the quest you get. It is also possible to get a great discount price, it can even make one's status equal to that of a noble. Stat fame is worth being proud of.

Even the case study mentions, the higher the fame of a person will be the higher the popularity. Like a word of mouth story circulating in some cities.

"Do you know someone named Halmahera? That guy did something amazing! He managed to kill the Twin Headed Ogre on Mount Hwaryong! It's amazing, isn't it?"

"Eyyy he has nothing compared to a Thief named Misool. Reportedly, he had successfully completed the quest from Duke Yapen. Thanks to that, Duke Yapen finally gave him the title of knight even he was placed in a special position in the infantry."

"really?"

"Hoooh!"

"How lucky!"

It is a testament to the power of Fame. Sometimes, after successfully completing a great quest or killing a monster that was notoriously difficult to conquer, the NPCs who knew about it started spreading the news until it became a hot topic. It also applies to Merchants when they manage to attract large profits when trading.

In Royal Road, anyone can go viral through the gossip that comes from the NPCs. Of course, in some cases there is also someone who became famous thanks to bad things.

As the travelers enjoying lunch in a tavern heard, suddenly heard the NPC chatter, "Have you ever met a swordman named Waigeo?"

"I don't think so."

"Thank God if you haven't. But when you accidentally meet him later, be careful. He was a vicious and inhuman person, indiscriminately he committed random murders. There were even some who held the news that would give a special gift if they managed to catch him!"

Of course, there are more legendary stories thanks to the power of Fame. In Weed's case, he had created a statue of the Goddess Freya making her a celebrity in Baran City.

So, after the series of events brought about by the fame, of course Weed was rejoicing thanks to the rise in Fame he had already painstakingly accumulated.

Weed kept the money in an unexpected place. Then, head to the identification shop to assess the Crimson Necklace of Life that he obtained in Lavias.

All this time Weed had tried hard to identify it through his identification skill, but did not produce results because the skill level was still too low.

But, Weed could not stop the growing curiosity thanks to the discoloration that occurred on the item. At the time it was found, the necklace was as white as ivory. At first, nothing had changed even when he met Mapan. However, after they passed through the Baruk Mountains, the necklace slowly began to change its color. Now, it's completely crimson-colored.

So, she decided to go to the identification store to find out what the special item of the necklace really was. Although initially Weed was agitated if only it would make him spend money that is not small. 'If this is a useless item, I will make it battered.'

Weed didn't have to walk for long to find an identification shop, it just so happened that the intended store was right next to the jewelry store. He walked five steps to reach the door.

When entering the store, Weed had to patiently squashed with other players, so crowded the store. This place is even more crowded than the vegetable market in the morning. From a distance he could even hear the cries of the players sounding impatient.

"It! Please identify this item first! I got it on the hunt a week ago!"

"Okay, this ring has a special-effect"

Weed exhaled a long breath as someone slammed his nose with an elbow. Although the pain is not rolled up he can only resign when the person apologizes sincerely.

Weed's eyes studied around, he who was used to taking into account profit and loss began to observe the identification shop's profits. 'Identifying an unknown item can be likened to rubbing a lottery ticket. No one knows how it turned out. Sometimes a person might get a unique item. But you can get a useless item. It's all about luck.'

After trying to free himself from the overcrowding of the players, Weed finally reached the stairs to the second floor which was not as crowded as the lower floors.

The first floor is dedicated to identifying simple items. With Weed's identification skill, he could do it easily. So, Weed deliberately climbed the stairs towards the second floor. For a moment he hesitated between identifying her or not. Because he was able to identify all the items so far, so he firmly believed that the items in his hands were not ordinary items.

After arguing with his own mind, Weed finally passed the second floor to the next floor, the highest floor in the building. When we arrived, Weed observed around, the room was all closed. This serves to ensure complete confidentiality of customer items. Weed went into one of the rooms.

"Welcome!" A female mage greeted Weed enthusiastically.

Just looking at Weed's sharp judgment instantly knew the fact about him, 'He's a player!'

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Yesterday I was absent because I watched Drakor Hihi.

So, I made up for it by uploading the story at 1:37 AM.

Enjoy Weed's journey.