While variety of stats increased generously, none of it were directly related to combat stats. Strength and agility hardly increased, while intelligence and wisdom rose rather highly. Weed was similar with the Geomchis that he did not distribute his stats on intelligence and wisdom, but increased them purely by making sculptures.
Regardless, the quest of being Zahab’s assistant was halfway complete.
“You have exemplary skill. I did not expect that you will be able to do this well… The one other sculpture I want to make is something that represents myself.”
The sculpture Zahab wanted to leave behind was of himself.
“Some day, after a very long time has passed, this county and even Versailles continent would be forgotten. But I want to leave behind a vestige of myself within a sculpture. Your skills are great enough to create a sculpture of myself.”
Now Weed had to sculpt personally with Zahab as the subject matter.
‘Even this won’t be that hard.’
By creating the sculpture of Seo Yoon, he raised Zahab’s satisfaction level to the highest. And having experienced and observed Zahab live, it was just a matter of making the sculpture! It was like taking candy from a child, and their gum, and their lunch money, and drinking their milk on top of it.
Zahab wanted him to make seven different sculptures of him.
“My life cannot be defined by one sculpture. There are poses of sculptures I already thought of.”
Zahab directed the pose for the sculpture. While he had to make several sculptures, Weed had nothing to complain about as he could just sculpted as directed.
The first pose was Zahab working on a sculpture! It was pretty obvious that a sculptor would want to leave behind a scene of his main profession.
“I should make it as good as possible for the reward I can get after I complete the quest.”
As the model was an old man, his hand was very wrinkly.
Sak Sak.
There was no need to have decal like details on a sculpture.
‘This is not a work of art, rather the person needs to love it on first sight.’
Color control was done on Zahab’s face to make it look like it had a touch of make up. The numerous wrinkles were adjusted, the disheveled hair style was fixed to give a natural feeling.
“Your skills are really not so bad.”
“I just needed to represent the good model in front of me.”
“Than I shall anticipate your best for the other sculptures as well.”
Next, he had to sculpt Zahab strolling through a forest. There was nothing especially difficult about it, but as he took care of the minute details he needed a minimum of two-three days.
Zahab on evenings, usually hunted the dungeons in the vicinity.
“Later, one of the sculptures you will need to make is about me battling. So I hope you observe me carefully.”
“I understand.”
As it was impossible to make Zahab hold a stance during battle, Weed had to follow him around and observe. Much could be learned by watching a battle. Weed could fully comprehend the unreachable strength Zahab had with his sword.
“Moonlight Sculpting Blade!”
Weed, using his tact, hunted only when the monsters were being meek. Putting faith that Zahab will dispose all the monsters swarming them, he explored the dungeon with him.
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‘It might be this way.’
Seo Yoon was searching for Weed in Grapass. She wandered alone, killing any monsters that attacked her.
‘I will finally be able to meet him here.’
Even within one of the 10 forbidden regions, Seo Yoon had very little problem as she normally fought high level monsters. She only hid from large groups of monsters, but most of the times she kept moving in order to find Weed.
She entered the main forest in Grapass and fought her way through. Her hopes of meeting Weed allowed her to forget all hardship and forge ahead!
Under the moonlit night, the roar of a large flying monster could be hear from far away.
“ROOOAAR.”
Dragon Fear!
The large silhouette shining under the moonlight was Bingryong! He was hunting with the other flight capable Sculpture Lifeforms.
“Bingryong...”
Seo Yoon called out but as Bingryong was flying high above, he passed her by. The tree tops hid her from Bingrong.
A wasted opportunity!
She picked up a stone and threw it.
“Kek! Who dares!”
As soon as the stone left Seo Yoon’s, it flew at top speed and hit Bingrong’s head. Reacting to the hostile action, Bingrong returned and scouted the ground. And then he found Seo Yoon.
“It’s Master’s friend...”
He remembered the time he travelled with Seo Yoon.
“Did you come here to meet master?”
Seo Yoon nodded her head.
“Then hop on. I will bring you to Master.”
Bingryong started his landing. With his large body, he crushed and felled many trees on his descent. As he lowered his head and took utmost care for her to hop on, Seo Yoon spoke in a quiet voice.
“Could you please call Wy-Three?”
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“Caw Caak!”
Riding on the rebellious Wy-Three, Seo Yoon arrived at Zahab’s cabin.
“What brings you here?”
To meet her like this in Grapass, Weed was really surprised.
Seo Yoon face reddened as she could not bring herself to say she wanted to see him, or be next to him. For the first time since she was able to speak, she did not talk and avoided all eye contact.
Weed only nodded.
“Well, it’s good that you came. It’s nice to see you like this.”
Greeting confidently but hiding his suspicion!
‘To come all the way here, what treasure did she think I was mining in Grapass? At least she has some sense of shame, with her red face and all.’
Seo Yoon came when he was having good time with Zahab, but her presence was not much of a disturbance.