The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 45's

Proulx Galleries.

The number one art gallery for sculpture, each of the largest cities on the Yulan continent has a branch of the Proulx Gallery. The Proulx Gallery occupies a huge space, and most of those who enter the gallery are people of culture and breeding.

In the Proulx Gallery, if you have too many flashy magic rings in your hand, chances are the result is that you will be ridiculed and scorned for not having class.

Art, sophistication!

This place values these things the most.

The entrance fee to the Proulx Gallery is one gold coin per person.

The sound of ding-dong, as clear as the sound of a mountain spring, was heard from within the Proulx Gallery. The sound made the listener feel peaceful. Many people crossed the gate, with many nobles, noble ladies, and beautiful young girls, all dressed with great taste.

And the commoners, in front of the Proulx Gallery, would almost unconsciously act up.

When Linley and his brooch, along with Cass and three guards, arrived at the Proulx Gallery, anyone who was a good judge of character could recognize the Ernst Institute outfit they were wearing. After seeing the blue-eyed Thunderhawk on Cass' shoulder, they would naturally become very polite and courteous.

“Uncle Cass, come with us. The other three can wait for us outside. "Yale instructed.

Linley, the three brooches, and Cass thus entered the gallery. In the main hall of the Proulx Gallery, there was a large human-shaped statue. This statue precisely belonged to the number one grandmaster sculptor, Proulx.

The entire Proulx Gallery was very quiet.

Actually everyone, whatever his status, spoke in a whispering tone, to avoid the distress of others.

Yale, Reynolds, George, and Linley looked at the stone statues one after another, and in their hearts felt as if these statues were truly exquisite.

“The exhibition Proulx Gallery is divided into three halls; the main hall, the hall of experts, and the hall of masters. This main hall is filled with statues arranged by some sculptors to be placed here, to be appreciated and bought by others as they see fit. Each piece was exhibited for a month, and after a month, the highest bid won the sculpture. These ordinary statues were mostly only worth a few gold coins, with the very good ones being worth several dozen coins. ”

Yale laughed as he explained. “But the hall of experts is different. Exhibitions of experts are divided into many individual spaces, with each sculpture in a room by itself. Generally speaking, a 'expert' was someone whose sculpting ability had gained general recognition, and most expert statues were worth around a thousand gold coins or so. ”

“As for the master hall, it was even more amazing. In the deepest sanctuary of the gallery, there were a small number of statues of masters. The price of these statues is very high. One of them was easily worth tens of thousands of gold, and some of the masterpieces that first brought fame to their master sculptors were easily worth hundreds of thousands of pieces of gold. "Yale explained to his three brooches in detail.

Linley's breathing stopped.

The masterpiece of an accomplished sculptor was worth tens of thousands of gold coins. To an accomplished sculptor, money really meant nothing.

“But it is very difficult for an accomplished sculptor to produce great work, because they naturally do not want to make mistakes at all. "Yale sighed as he spoke. “A masterpiece worthy of respect throughout the ages, requiring talent, ability, and sometimes a sudden spark of genius. ”

“The works in this main hall are just a little pleasing to the eye, that's all. Let's go inside . "Yale led them deeper.

Walking inside the quiet Proulx Gallery, and listening to that peaceful music, Linley felt as if he was swimming in a sea of culture. And right at this moment, Doehring Cowart flew out from within the Coiling Dragon Ring and began to appraise the nearby artwork.

“Aglorious, terrible. How can one have the face to bring out artwork of this quality to show to others? ”Doehring Cowart said sadly.

"Grandfather Doehring," Linley turned to look at Doehring Cowart. “This is only the main hall of Proulx Gallery. There was an expert room in front, as well as a master room. ”

"Poulx Gallery?" Doehring Cowart started, and then completely stopped talking.

"Grandfather Doehring, Grandpa Doehring?" Linley mentally called out a few times. But seeing that Doehring Cowart was still deep in thought, Linley no longer tried to call out to him. He followed Yale, Reynolds, and George into the hall of experts. This hall was completely different, because in the middle of the main hall, each and every artist recorded their information and the location of their display was recorded.

Yale, Linley, and the others began to enter the individual display rooms.

Although he did not know much about the statue, Linley could still clearly sense that the statues of experts were clearly different from those in the main hall. They seemed to carry some sort of grace and indescribable culture within them.

"Not bad . At least this can be considered successful. ”Doehring Cowart sighed with praise. “But compared to the works of Proulx, there is still a way to go. ”

Linley.

"Doehring Cowart, how could these people possibly compare to Grandmaster Proulx?" Linley shook his head and laughed helplessly. Proulx was the number one sculptor in the entire history of the Yulan continent.

Doehring Cowart frowned. Stroking his beard sadly, he said, “What's wrong? Do you think that Proulx was a grandmaster from birth? He also started as an ordinary and hard-working sculptor, and ended up becoming a true grandmaster sculptor. ”

Linley.

There's some logic to Grandpa Doehring's words.

After finishing inspecting the expert hall, Linley and the other three headed towards the deepest master hall.

“Everyone, remember, while in the master hall, do not touch anything. If you break something, it will be a disaster. "Yale reminded them.

Entering the master hall. Quiescent.

The master hall was huge, but there were only a few statues inside. After all, there were only so many masters that had ever existed, and each master only had four or five pieces of art on display. In the entire hall, there were only twenty or thirty works on display.

But even though there were very few statues, when Linley and the others saw these statues, they felt spirits emanating from them, as if these statues had life.

"Oh, not bad, not bad. I do not expect that in five thousand years, the art of sculpting stones will reach such heights. "Doehring Cowart said in amazement. “If this can be slightly increased, they will be able to approach the level of Proulx. ”

Secretly enchanted within the art gallery, Linley and the others felt their spirits lift.

… .

Nightly. Ernst Institute main gate. Linley and the other three got off the train.

“Second friend, third friend, you two, ugh. I'm planning on having fun tonight at Fenlai City, but you .. ugh, you guys are so thin-skinned. I started having fun in those places when I was six years old. "Yale was still grumbling nonstop.

"Right, right," Reynolds said from the side.

George and Linley glanced at each other, and could not help but laugh.

"Hurry up, open the gates!" An angry and urgent cry sounded.

Linley and the others couldn't help but turn around to look at it. They saw a curly-haired young man carrying another bloody youth, with a beautiful girl by his side. The bloody young man's face was deathly pale. His left arm was broken, with white bones sticking out, and his chest was covered in claw marks.

“It seems like some of the trainees who went to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts were injured. What group is this? We have not even been to the Ernst Institute for a year, but we have seen so many high-level students injured outside. "Yale said casually.

The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts was to the east of the Sacred Union.

In fact, it was quite close to the Ernst Institute, perhaps only a hundred kilometers away. In general, those in good condition would be able to run from the mountains to the Ernst Institute within half a day.

“Here at Ernst Institute, I have seen so many magical beasts. Wow, man, there are flying beasts, running beasts, and all kinds of ferocious beasts. But most of the people who had beast companions in the Ernst Institute were magus instructors, and some high-level students. "George breathed a sigh of admiration.

Just as the four brooches arrived at the main gate, suddenly

"Linley's. ”

A familiar voice sounded. Turning his head to look, a surprised joy appeared on Linley's face. "Uncle Hillman.