As his method improved, he became capable of modifying 17 sculptures a day. He could fix an additional 4 sculptures, and the time he could spend focused on hunting also increased.
However, the purification level was still changing slowly.
“This still won’t do.”
While surveying the area around the River of Lamentation, Weed found a swamp. There were a few trees and clay.
“This is it!”
Using the clay greatly shortened the time it took to make sculptures. It became possible for him to modify about 45 sculptures a day.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Weed increased his work efficiency like an incarnation of grinding!
- The work of purifying the River of Lamentation basin with sculptures, a
great accomplishment of Sculpting, has progressed by 11%.
Weed was struggling alone to achieve a great accomplishment. While doing so, an idea suddenly came to mind.
‘Altering all these sculptures would really be an enormous achievement.”
It occurred to him the reward given to the Sculptor would be really big, because Fame and Contribution points to each of the Churches were very difficult to obtain.
Contribution to Churches or Kingdoms could be used however the player desired. They could earn a weapon or an item, but it was also possible to take an army or an order of Saintly Knights to battle.
‘Do I really need to cling to only modifying sculptures?’
At his level, Weed could tell the sculptures on the basin of the River of Lamentation weren’t great. He estimated them to be completed with an Intermediate sculpting skill or lower, and the finer details weren’t finished either.
He occasionally saw a few Fine ones, but the sculptures were generally just ordinary.
“How about if I made sculptures here instead?”
As soon as the thought came to mind, Weed began moving to take action.
A large Orc family’s meal! Over 20 Orcs made of clay were eating food. It was a moment where Orcs had no choice but to be happy.
You have made a sculpture on the River of Lamentation.
Orcs’ Supper.
You have made 1 sculpture on the River of Lamentation.
Purification of the River of Lamentation: -82%
He could also lower the purification need by making a sculpture.
The sculpture was capable of overwhelming the the negative effects of other sculptures!
“This is the solution!”
Weed moved his sculpting knife quickly.
Improving a sculpture was also considerably difficult since he needed to form an idea in his mind. He would rather make a work overwhelming the sculptures around it.
“I’ve gotta make a sculpture embodying hope.”
He made hopeful sculptures instead of the negative sculptures that were spread out on the River of Lamentation.
Each of the races who had been engaged in merciless slaughter was now laughing heartily. Money, weapons, and food made of clay were piled up abundantly in a warehouse.
- Ooooooooooooooooo!
The birth of a Fine sculpture!
The purification decreased by 3%.
The wails of the ghosts in the River of Lamentation were slowly diminishing. The volume wasn’t as loud, and the grieving had decreased too.
However, Weed could still hear screaming sounds in places far away from where he had created the sculpture.
“This time, I’ll make a sculpture to comfort the Humans.”
On the banks of the River of Lamentation, there was an unusually large number of Human sculptures being persecuted by the Nobility or Military.
A father hanged from a scaffold, and a mother being whipped!
There were even sculptures of children having their hands tied up together with the Soldiers’ hands while being dragged into the battlefield.
Weed changed their appearance a little and sculpted anew.
Nobility, Royalty, and Soldiers hung from a scaffold while being whipped by young children.
It was not an elegant or peaceful sculpture, and had very little artistic value. However, such extreme sculptures could bring great happiness to the those who had been treated unjustly in their lives.
It was a sculpture channeling humor and satire!
The young children were smiling brightly while the Nobles and Soldiers wore agonized looks.
It was completed as a Fine sculpture, decreasing the purification by 4%.
You have made a sculpture on the River of Lamentation.
The Great King.
You have made 43 sculptures on the River of Lamentation.
Purification of the River of Lamentation: 0%
2 Masterpieces.
17 Fine Pieces.
As well as miscellaneous sculptures!
Weed slightly changed the easy-to-repair sculptures and made the rest anew.
“The Great King” was a sculpture of a King leading Humans! The King sculpture was adorned with expensive jewels and his belly was well rounded; it came out as a Masterpiece.