The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 78's

On the Dry Road of Fenlai City, Alice stood on the balcony of her two-story home. His hands cupped his face as he stared at the street and the people there.

Ever since Linley left, Alice would come here almost every day to watch the people on the street, hoping that Linley would come again. But…

“School starts again tomorrow. I have to go back today. “Alice quietly sighed, glancing again at the road.

He had hoped that Linley would come to see him again, but during these past ten days, Linley had not come even once. At this moment, the voice of his good friend, Niya, could be heard from below. "Alice, hurry. Niya, Tony, and Kalan were at his door, waiting for him.

Kalan, Niya, and Tony were all students at the war academy, and their school was located quite close to Alice's magus institute. Given that, and the fact that their four families were located in Fenlai City, they were on good terms.

"OK, come!"

Alice glanced down the street for the last time before putting on her backpack and going down.

…

On the third night after Alice left the city, Linley arrived in front of Alice's residence. Raising his head to stare at the small balcony, he saw that there was no one there.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" A middle-aged guard in front of the residence shouted at Linley.

Turning his head, Linley smiled as he replied, "Hello. I'm from the Wellen Institute. Alice is my best friend. Is he still at home? "

"Oh. '' Hearing these words, the guard immediately smiled. “Nona Alice left school three days ago. He's been back to school a long time. ”

"Oh, understand. Thank ye. "Said Linley politely.

Turning around, Linley went through the Dry Road. After leaving on the Dry Road, he turned his head and glanced at the balcony on the second floor of the house. In his heart, he felt a little helpless.

……….

On the road in front of the Ernst Institute.

A white light shone from the Coiling Dragon's ring and turned into a white-robed old man, the white-bearded Doehring Cowart. Smiling, Doehring Cowart said to Linley, "Linley, you've fallen in love with Alice?"

"Little . "Linley did not argue.

Doehring Cowart stroked his beard, laughing loudly. “I didn't think that you, a punk kid, would eventually fall in love with a girl. But Linley, you and Alice are in different magus institutions. With the two of you living in separate places, it will be very difficult for your relationship to progress. ”

"I know . Whatever fate. If we are destined to be, we will. If not, forget it. "Linley couldn't help but think about what being like Alice would be like.

He recalled back to the terrified expression on his face during the battle with the bloodthirsty Warpig.

On the way back from the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, who was timidly looking at his face as the two of them spoke.

And under the moonlight, her moving appearance, seemed to be the goddess of the moon herself.

… .

“This must be what the first person feels like. "Said Linley to himself self-deprecating. At her age, all the other brooches in her dorm have been dating, with Yale and Reynolds having found a boyfriend a long time ago.

As far as the relationship goes, Linley was actually rather excited about it.

… .

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

As per the previous arrangement, Linley and the brooch brought three new sculptures to the City of Fenlai, where they were received at the Proulx Gallery by the Austoni manager.

“Nearly 15,000 gold coins? That many? "Linley was somewhat astonished by the price the three previous sculptures had taken.

Austoni laughed loudly. "Linley, this is normal. The value of the most expert sculptors was about a thousand gold coins. But the Proulx Gallery will of course introduce you and your status as a fifteen-year-old magus genius who is also an expert sculptor. Based only on your personal status, the value of your artwork will be multiplied. ”

"But more important than that .. Your sculpture has a very unique aura. Although the statues of others are also beautiful, in terms of subtlety, there will always be some flaws. The lines of your statue are very smooth. For example, when comparing where you use straight chisels and where you use butterfly chisels, people actually don't know. They flowed together perfectly.

Linley could not help but laugh hearing this.

Trace switching tool?

From start to finish, the sculptures are carved with the use of straight chisels. He didn't use any other tools at all. Naturally, the lines would be perfectly perfect and smooth.

“This unique coin, along with the high innate aura, arrogant statue you have, and combined with your personal status, causes each statue to rise to the price of five thousand gold coins. The only thing that prevents the price from rising any further is that there are still some imperfections in your pattern. “Austoni explained and praised.

In his heart, Linley understood.

"Minute imperfections?" Linley mentally shook his head. He only uses straight chisels. Although he could manage to carve some unique patterns with it, in terms of effectiveness, he would naturally not be able to compete with special tools like a butterfly chisel or a slanted knife.

At the same time, Linley could not hold his breath.

The three statues were able to reach the price of 15,000 gold coins. This money comes so easily. If Linley spent all his time carving, within a month, he could definitely produce ten sculptures.

Ten statues means 50,000 gold coins!

“In the Magical Beast Mountain Range I spent two months and faced countless dangers and experienced countless life and death situations. After killing all those assassins, I ended up only having around 70,000 gold coins. Being a sculptor is like stealing money. "Linley could not help but sigh.

The value of this Linley statue was considered high even among experts.

"If an expert sculptor practically steals money, then the grandmaster sculptor ..." Linley could not help but be moved.

The deeper Linley began to understand this profession, the more amazed he became. The sculptor circle has an incredible income difference. In the entirety of the Sacred Union, there might only be around a hundred sculptors. One could imagine how rare they were.

"Linley, work hard. I have confidence that one day, you will become an outstanding grandmaster sculptor. ”Austoni give encouragement.

Not only did the grandmaster sculptors possess extraordinary wealth, they also possessed extremely high social status. They stand at the very top of this ancient artistic form. Even the most powerful nobles, after meeting them, would not dare to be arrogant.

The grandmaster!

This is a very remarkable name.

It was not something that one could obtain through money or power. Only when one has received universal recognition as being above a certain field will one be honored with the designation 'grandmaster'.