Because I’m in front of you singing right here.
A little girl began to sing in the middle of the song. Even bards basically needed a certain amount of singing and playing skills. In Royal Road, almost everything depended on skill.
They must know how to act and move their bodies. Furthermore, they must know about art!
Weed left the first floor and headed to the second floor.
The bard instructor was a beautiful woman. She had a slender figure and a thin jaw line. Because of this, many men became bards.
A lot of the popular professions were the ones that allowed men to go on adventures with women.
Weed of course was attracted to her looks.
But he had already seen extremely beautiful women like Hwaryeong and Seoyoon.
He waited until it was his turn, and then he asked the instructor.
“I would like to know about moonlight sculpting.”
Serena, the instructor smiled softly.
“Moonlight Sculpting? I haven’t heard that for a very long time. But there is no obligation for the Bard’s Guild to answer you.”
Weed looked at Serena very quickly.
“You are very beautiful.”
“You need more than that to tempt me. The challenge is over before it even begins. A man of your charm is not enough.”
Weed did not put any stats into attractiveness.
Attractiveness increased luck and appearance as well as reduce the chance of receiving a deadly attack.
It could also minimize the amount of damage received from magic attacks. It increased drop rates a bit as well. It did not apply until the stat was over 200 though.
Thereby, Weed did not invest any points into the stat.
“You have a beautiful singing voice.”
“I’m a bard so that much is obvious.”
“You have very beautiful hands and clear eyes.”
“Hoho. You know how to say some nice things. What were you curious about again?”
Serena’s attractive and shiny eyes flashed.
This was what Weed wanted.
“I would like to know about moonlight sculpting.”
“Okay, would you care for a song first?”
“Of course.”
Serena began to sing with a fine voice while playing a harp.
You’ve lost hope
A girl waits dreaming at home
You’re missing
Fighting any enemy even then do not forget the girl
You sing about her and see her in your dreams
Go to her, the place where you will be happy...
The bard’s guild flocked with people as Serena began to sing.
“She’s singing.”
“How long again did she start?”
“I really like her song.”
They sat around admiring her song.
Serena’s clear voice brought a soft feeling to his chest.
She closed her eyes as she brought her song to an end.
-You have listened to the song of the returned soldier.
Fighting spirit has increased by 10%.
Intellect has increased by 5%.
Endurance increases when vitality drops lower.
Last for three days. Does not overlap with other bard’s songs.
A long time after the song Serena asked Weed.
“How did you like my song?”
“It was very pleasing to hear.”
Weed did not need to exaggerate and simply gave an honest answer.
It was a really good song. There wasn’t a need to think of any flattery.
A compliment straight from the heart!
There was flattery more authentic than the simple truth.
‘It’s an easy thing to flatter people. Flatter has its limits. It was really good, so there was no need to say anything else.’
People were jealous of him on the ground level, but at that moment he was also the most respected person in the room. Even the slightest actions, if brilliant, had to be accepted.
It was important to say things casually.
“Serena truly is majestic.”
“There isn’t anything that Serena can’t do.”
“I was surprised that it was such an elegantly flowing song...”
The words left a lingering feeling.
As the words left his mouth, one could only smile from the change in the atmosphere.
The one thing that Weed prided himself in was his flattering abilities.
“Ho, ho, ho.”
Serena laughed with a smile on her face. Weed thought she was satisfied.
“This is will be a souvenir of the song.”
“Yes?”
“It’s 1500 gold.”
“That is...”
“If you give me it, I will tell you what you want to know.”
Weed gave her the money with tears in his eyes. The world revolves on money.
Bribes!
Bribes promoted human relations.
Weed examined the item he got after paying a fortune.
“Identify!”
Serena’s Harp
Durability: 50/50 Attack: 15
A harp owned by the instructor of the Bard’s Guild. A dwarf had made it for her.
It produces a clear sound when played.
It is suitable to sing while playing the harp.
Beginners and non-bards can play it.
Limitations:
Attractiveness 100 Level 60
Options:
Attractiveness +30
Elegance +20
Playing skills +2
Fame+20
Bard related quests can be performed.
The performance of the harp wasn’t that bad.
Serena said as she sold the harp.
“I haven’t seen many moonlight sculptures. But every time that I see it, the feeling that it gives off is different. The light that the finished sculpture gives off is different.”
“Yes?”
“Unfortunately there is nothing more for me to say since that is just all I know.”
Weed reluctantly left the Bard’s Guild and went to others.
Hairdresser’s Guild!
It was a rare class that didn’t have many guilds in the Versailles Continent.
You could dye your hair and change your hairstyle.
They were typically classified as artists since it required a certain level of skill for beauty.
Such professions were only popular among a handful of enthusiasts.
As soon as Weed entered the Hairdressers Guild, the instructor seized him and threw him into a chair.
“Too bad there isn’t more hair. Don’t worry about it. I’ll give you a pretty cut.”
“I don’t want a haircut...it’s nothing. I would like to get a haircut. What is the price?”
Weed was pretty much forced to pay to have his hair cut.
-The art stat has temporarily increased by 3% and has various effects on a variety of production skills. Not applicable to sculpting.
-Attractiveness has increased by 5% for three days.
The instructor told him after he finished cutting the hair.
“I’ve never directly seen Moonlight Sculpting. But it’s not that I’ve never heard of it. Do you know the history of sculpting? Sculpting has historically been striving to develop. As I said, it’s related to history.”
Dancers have fine appearances and sensual bodies.
After the Hairdresser Guild, he visited the dancer’s guild and danced with the instructor.
“The foot goes here...then a quarter turn.”
Weed’s dance lessons cost him 80 gold.
-Agility has increased by 2%. Upon death or when the body is fatigued then the agility will return to normal.
-The pleasurable dancing has increased attractiveness by 1.
Attractiveness and agility increased after dancing with the instructor.
“I’ve once danced underneath some moonlight sculptures. My body felt very light. For some reason, I could dance better after I saw the sculpture. Maybe I am mistaken.”
Weed could kind of understand the quest.
‘It’s to experience a wide variety of different types of art forms.’
It could not be ignored that a large amount of money was consumed in the process.
Weed had to buy three of the best cheapest perfume from the perfume instructor.
In return he got to hear a story from the instructor.
“The angle at which you view the sculpture changes the feeling it gives. Those feeling arouse different types of emotions. But even if someone saw the same sculpture in the same direction but at a different time of day then it was different. Would you like to know why?”
Weed visited the Calligraphy Guild, the Antiques Appraiser Guild, and the Crafts Guild. A mountain of items were accumulating in his backpack.
Calligraphers wanted him to buy wooden plaques with letters on them while appraisers wanted him to buy pots with unknown origins. The Crafts Guild made him guy glass accessories.
He could not bear to go see the Architect Guild.
‘It costs too much to buy a house.”
Weed confidently went to the painters guild.
At a first glance sculptors and painters were similar, but the methods that they used pursued their means were completely different.