Bad Blood with Bard Ray
The Ruins of the Embinyu Church was a rank B-class quest.
“Whoa.”
“We are fighting the Embinyu forces?!”
“Maybe it’s too dangerous…”
“It sounds like fun.”
Weed earned a whopping 130,000 gold by selling the quest to numerous players.
At all hours of the day players were seen entering Morata, in the hopes of joining the quest. The city was filled with players and the money making business was thriving!
Yellowy was shaking his silky ass in a happy cow dance.
Mooooo-oooooo!
A wealthy owner meant that he would be fed special roots and other good foods. Weed however, wasn’t that kindhearted.
“Would you like to eat the wheat bread crumbs now or save them for the holidays? Although I may eat it later if you don’t take them now. No, actually… you know what? I’ll mix them with my meat. Straight vegetable beef bibimbap!”
For the next day or two, tears would gather in Yellowy’s big, sad eyes. Weed was a good master in the sense that he always prepared high quality hay for Yellowy, but if Yellowy wanted some herbs he had to go to Hwaryeong. Yellowy had no complaints except that he was broke and hungry. He was so hungry that he could not use most of his strength. He was slowly learning the wisdom of life.
“Now I should try to identify this.”
Weed pulled out the unknown seal he got from Mercenary Smith. Seeing its appearance, he had a rough guess of its origin. It had to have been crafted for a lord! It looked like one of the seals that lords and nobles used to prove their identities. Weed examined the dragon sculpture and touched special points.
“Identify.”
The Rainbow of the Emperor’s Unknown Seal.
The precious and unique rainbow on the seal contains the history of the Versailles continent. It is difficult to imagine the skill of the engraver who made this. It is slightly damaged.
Durability: 3/20
Artistic value: 39,600
Options:
Grace +30
Charisma +25
50% more resistance to magic that befalls the owners’ body.
Nobles and Knights are able to be intimidated.
Ttring!
Art stat has risen by 49 points due to examining the details on the rainbow that is found on the Unknown Seal of the Emperor.
Weed had made a lot of Masterpieces and even some Magnum sculptures in his time in Royal Road. His work was scattered across the Versailles continent.
“Gak!”
Yet, when he compared his work to something provided by the game like this… his work didn’t even come close! On the seal, the dragon seemed to soar off into the sky of jade; it seemed to possess an exquisite and stunning beauty.
“You can feel the craftsmanship through rubbing and touching…It’s really old, but it is excellent work.”
When his hand touched the pattern, the subtle details could be felt. The years had brought out the natural elegance of the jade and gold. It was a piece of art made through deep understanding of the properties of each material. The undamaged parts had such fine details, not even a slight ripple was ignored. It looked like the golden dragon shoot out from the distance and moved towards the eye of the beholder. It looked like it would come alive at any moment.
“This work is really extraordinary. I wonder who was able to make a sculpture of this level?”
He could guess where this was going. If it was the seal of an Unknown Emperor, then it obviously should have been kept in better condition. Nevertheless, the private seal had withstood the years. Weed heard a video start to play. It held the cherished memories that went into the sculpture.
An old man was dressed in plain, handwoven clothes. Wizards, knights, and other warriors carefully bowed down.
Crunch.
Under the elderly man’s knife, the shape of a golden dragon was carved out. Time seemed to slow down around the beautiful motions of the carving knife. Additions were made when there was a need to add, subtractions were made when there was a need to take away. The practiced and simple hand movements seemed to pale in comparison to the dazzling golden dragon being made. The slightest mistake would ruin the entire work. However, as the knife moved, the rainbow dragon was getting closer and closer to perfection.
Treasure!
The tensile, elegant golden dragon seemed to increase the dignity of the person. It was the birth of the private seal.
“This shall now be my symbol.”
The old man declared it. Then the wizards, knights, and warriors all cried out.
“We all hail his Majesty’s will!”
It was not only that. Beyond the warriors were numerous sculptures. Sculptures with human-like bodies, with bird features and even sculptures resembling monsters. The Sculptures all opened their mouths at the same time and said.
“All hail the Master’s will!”
***
Geomchi let out a deep sigh.
“It’s tough to meet a woman that wants to go out with me due to my age.”
The other instructors and practitioners were able to meet Orcs, Dark Elves, or Humans and make them their girlfriends. They also went hunting together in parties.
“Geomchi16 got a girlfriend, you know.”
“When?”
“37 days ago.”
“Whoa, that’s fast! Has he made any progress while going out?”
“He’s really fast, he’s already been able to link arms while watching a movie.”
“Kuehuk, the cinema! Usually the movies there put me to sleep, so I hate going.”
“I saw a rerun of an action movie there. In the second part, after the running kick, they showed the girl naked. I’m sure you’ll like it.”
Love stories like that went down as legends for the Geomchis and gave the practitioners hope. Sometimes, after registering a girl as their friend, their whispers would be ignored… or worse.
“But that’s youth.”