The Sculptures Erected on the River of Lamentation
Weed raised his sculpting knife again.
It was the start of the monumental task of changing the sculptures on the basin of the River of Lamentations from negative to positive.
The sound of the ghosts crying in the river was now familiar to his ears. The sound surged forward like echoes, exhausting all strength in the legs and raising goosebumps.
“What’s an affectionate expression you would have while looking at a baby Orc?”
His first sculpting attempt had failed; this was his second.
When he posed as the Orc Karichwi in the Yurokina Mountains, he had seen quite a lot of Orcs. However, he hadn’t been interested in the weak baby Orcs. Even if he had seen them toddling around in the village, as long as they weren’t his quarry for a quest, he immediately forgot about them once he passed by.
Orc infancy was short, and they grew at a very fast rate.
“What kind of thoughts would a female Orc looking at a baby Orc have?”
It was an expression he could only understand if he was in the mother’s shoes.
Weed had a different idea.
Greedy female Orcs. They found meat. They would drool. But what if their bellies were full right now?
“They would have an absolutely peaceful expression!”
Weed made the female Orc’s head.
There was a splittingly satisfied smile on her lips, and her eyes were laughing, creasing into crescent moons. Her expression wasn’t really bright, but she was still quite pretty considering she was a female Orc.
At least there wasn’t a grievous feeling anymore, such as when she had been holding the child without a head.
You have altered “Bleak Baby Orc and Mother”, a sculpture of the Matallost Church.
You have purified 1 River of Lamentation sculpture.
Purification of the River of Lamentation: -100%
– Handicraft skill proficiency has improved.
Only one.
Weed had taken the first step, but the path he had to walk was very arduous.
Making one sculpture positive didn’t reduce the bitter wailing of the ghosts in the River of Lamentation. Looking at the sculptures all around the basin of the River of Lamentation, it was a bleak task.
The next sculpture he chose was the Trolls, who were fighting desperately while stabbing their opponents with spears.
Weed made a clear decision.
“It’ll work if I just get rid of the spears!”
He broke the spears and made them hold bowls of rice instead.
Now they were Trolls giving food as gifts.
You have altered “Slaughtering Trolls”, a sculpture of the Matallost Church.
You have purified 2 River of Lamentation sculptures.
Purification of the River of Lamentation: -100%
– Sculpting skill proficiency has improved.
The increase in Sculpting or Handicraft skill proficiency was almost insignificant.
“So slightly modifying someone else’s sculpture doesn’t raise the proficiency much.”