Whispering Poems

Chapter 1280: Broken Arm
In the attic of the secret room, no one spoke for a while, and everyone focused on the stone in front of them.

Xia De also concentrated all his attention. He didn't forget that the evil god [Stone Heart Demon] would come to the material world through a perfect stone carving, so before finishing his work, he deliberately carved a statue representing the ancient god [Stone Heart Demon] inside the stone statue. The holy emblems of the Hanging Judge], the "Crouching Darkness", the "Ancient Death God" and the "Secret Keeper".

Due to his over-involvement, it wasn't until Xia De finished his carving that he noticed Luvia's stone statue with her hands behind her back, slightly on tiptoe, like a girl looking out from a distance.But Xia De didn't recognize that face, it was probably Luvia's friend from long ago.

Although Luvia can also rely on "another me" to assist in completing the carving, it is obvious that the seriously injured "another Luvia" is not as easy to use as the "she" in Shade's ear.So much so that the purple-eyed girl had to fully concentrate on herself the whole time, and the speed was slower than Xia De.She didn't have a chance to turn her head to look at Xia De's "work" until she finished all the work in her hands.

Then she was startled, and even wondered if Xia De cheated and moved directly to the collection of the art museum.It was a work of art beyond her cognition, and it shouldn't even appear in such a simple environment.

As for Xia De, he found that in the process of carving, even if he had the specific appearance and even details of the statue in his mind, it was still quite difficult to copy it one by one.Fortunately, there is also the help of "her". Whenever Xia De's thoughts shift slightly, "she" will gently change the position of the invisible blade.

Although there are still subtle differences between the final product and the appearance in Xia De's memory, at least he himself is satisfied with the appearance of the statue, and believes that even if he tries many times, he will not be able to make it better.

The old mason Humphrey had already completed his work at this time, and when he looked at Shad's statue, he was also surprised and didn't know how to evaluate it.

The sculpture born in Xia De's hands is a full-length portrait of a woman.The upper body of the fruit is bare, and the lower body is covered with a loose wrap skirt.She has a dignified and beautiful figure, plump skin, a beautiful oval face with a straight nose bridge, a flat forehead and a full chin, and a calm face, exuding just the right sense of dignity, self-confidence and wisdom.

The posture of the body is slightly reversed, the left leg is lifted slightly, the center of gravity falls on the right leg, the head and upper body are slightly turned to the right, while the face is turned to the front left, and the whole body forms a natural "S"-shaped curve, making Banguo's body form a Very harmonious and graceful spiral rising posture.

There were small windows in this non-existent attic chamber, and the moonlight poured down on the statue, making it almost seem like it was about to glow.

What is most noteworthy is not the statue's legs covered by the expressive hem, nor the feminine features of Chiguo's upper body, but the statue's broken arms.The left arm disappeared from under the shoulder, and only half of the upper arm remained on the right arm.But this not only did not make the statue lose its beauty, but also had a sense of harmony that Luvia could not describe.

She raised her head, and subconsciously took a few steps back, allowing herself to fully incorporate the statue with the broken arm into her field of vision.She even felt a wonderful sense of holiness from this statue.When she gazed at the female statue, it was as if the majestic goddess was also gazing at her.

Seeing the end, Luvia even took the initiative to look away because of the indescribable panic in her heart.She looked at Xia De again, not sure how Xia De, who was meditating at the moment, created this stone statue.

She even wondered if Xia De was being affected by something strange at the moment.

"It's really"

The old stonemason Humphrey could hardly control his soul's ability to speak. The soul's eyes seemed to be shining, and a translucent area appeared in the originally solid spirit body:
"This is an astonishing blend of elegance and voluptuousness! This is the epitome of beauty! Whether it's her face, or the curve that stretches from her chest to her belly, or her back, everywhere this statue is synonymous with beauty !"

He is a professional stonemason and appreciates the value of this work of art better than Shad and Luvia.

At the end, tears actually appeared on the face of the soul.And when the tears fell to the ground, they formed the "soul tears" that Xia De is very familiar with. This is the precious material that the powerful soul that resides in the material world will flow out when the wish is fulfilled.But the appearance of teardrops also means that the old mason is about to leave.

The soul gradually becomes transparent, and light particles escape on the surface of the soul.The old stonemason Humphrey showed a satisfied expression, and took a step closer, wanting to observe the statue more carefully, but was patted on the shoulder by Shad:

"Mr. Humphrey, don't leave in a hurry, the statue is not finished yet."

"Not finished? Do you want to finish these crippled arms?"

The light spots overflowing from the mason's body flew back suddenly, he turned around, widened his eyes and said to Xia De:

"With both arms, it's great, but in my opinion, the appearance of breaking off the arms is actually very good."

"No, no, it's not the reason for the broken arm."

Xia De shook his head, and asked Luvia again:

"Can you see what's wrong with this statue?"

Luvia shook her head hesitantly:

"This is the first time I know that you have such a talent. In my opinion, this is already a perfect statue."

"No, there's still a problem - it's not old enough."

Xia De said with certainty that of course he does not have any artistic talent, he can only imitate.

So a request was made to the stone mason statue by the fire:

"Can you give me another big rock?"

The stone statue didn't answer, but the piercing sound of stones rubbing against the floor could be heard in the distance.

When the new boulder stopped in front of him, Xia De put it down first, and then stretched out his hand to cast a spell:

"Fosmise into mud!"

Turning the stone into a stone jar filled with mud, and then working together with Luvia, he "carved" the broken-arm stone statue down and immersed it in the mud.

"Fire!"

The two ring magicians worked together to call out flames, and quickly dried the slime, but it was not completely dry.Xia De asked Luvia to take a step back, while he himself stood in front of the boulder on the ground and took a deep breath:

"Thaumaturgy - Breath of Time!"

Shad's thaumaturgy [Breath of Time] can make the time of an item go backwards or forwards. He usually uses the action of "breathing" to reverse the time, but this time he took the initiative to exhale.

As the gray smoke flew out of the nostrils and penetrated into the boulder lying under the feet, the mud that hadn't completely dried changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.This time, Xia De moved time forward for ten years, that is, after all his time power was enhanced, he could cast spells to change the limit of time.

The casting material of this thaumaturgy is to change the time corresponding to one-fifth of the life span, but fortunately, he can use [Breath of Time] once a month without material.Now is the beginning of the rare moon in February, and he just has the opportunity to cast spells without materials.

After the effect of the thaumaturgy was fully exerted, Xia De then erected the boulder together with Luvia, trying to get the statue out of the hardened soil again.

The spirit of the old mason hurriedly stopped him:

"Don't mess around, be careful, don't hurt the statue. I'll come, I'll come, let me help you get it out."

Although he is in a spirit state, he is able to affect reality through the tools used in sculpting.Soon, the broken arm statue, which had spent ten years in the mud, stood again beside the charcoal stove in the attic.And the scouring of time, as Xia De thought, endowed it with a layer of thickness that is not obvious. Even after wiping the dust with a towel, the dusty statue in the mud still looks more charming .

Xia De was quite satisfied with this, while Luvia still looked at the statue with amazed eyes, and then said to the old stonemason;
"I also said just now that carving a stone statue is actually liberating the statue from the stone. You see, you have really liberated it."

"I have no regrets in my life."

The old mason said with emotion, but this time his soul did not show the appearance of leaving again, presumably he wanted to see how the strict stone statue evaluated Xia De's work.

After barely cleaning up the dust and mud on the surface of the statue, Xia De took a step back and stood with Luvia.The purple-eyed girl touched Xia De's hand:
"How did you do it?"

She had always known that although Shade claimed to be semi-literate, he had a deep knowledge of mathematics, basic physics and chemistry.Only in the fields of art such as poetry, sculpture and music, Shad never showed any talent and talent.Or rather, he didn't understand it at all.

Xia De shook his head slightly, and the stonemason statue next to the charcoal stove circled around the worn-out broken-arm statue in front of him amidst a slightly ear-piercing sound of rubbing.It didn't even carefully observe the works of the old stonemason and Luvia, but kept observing the details of the statue with the broken arm, and asked Xia De after a long silence:

"Does it have a name?"

"broken arm"

There are no original myths in this world, and because the statue has a broken arm, it cannot be placed with the names of any gods, otherwise it would be blasphemy.

After a short pause, Xia De pursed his lips and decided not to name himself.With his own talent for naming, using names such as "Taurus with a broken arm", "woman as beautiful as a leisurely cat" and "classical woman" will only shame the statue itself:
"There is no name, and she doesn't need a name, just as she doesn't need arms."

Shad gave the answer, and the stonemason statue spoke slowly:
"It's a real work of art, and I'm going to start by expressing my apologies for your offense, and pointing out my doubts: it's not like something you could carve. I can feel my truest thoughts about beauty and nature in it , This kind of statue is definitely not an inspiration that can be obtained in a few tens of seconds. After years of accumulation, it will reach its peak at a certain moment, and after several attempts, it is finally possible to produce such a work."

Its doubts are quite reasonable. Even if you don't know Xia De's identity and occupation, you can see that it is abnormal for him to complete this kind of work in one go.

(End of this chapter)