Dragon's Origin

Chapter 134: Learning Sculpture and Calligraphy (Part 1)

Wang Sheng's desire to learn stone tablet carving wasn't a whim, but a premeditated plan.

In the Yuanshen(元魂: Yuanshen, original spirit) space, the giant stele carried by the Bixi(赑屃: Bixi, a mythical turtle-like creature) has always been empty, without a single word. When Wang Sheng tried to split Bixi to disguise his realm, a part of Bixi flew to the top of the giant stele, obscured by white mist, its nature unknown.

Initially, Wang Sheng didn't know what it was, but after careful consideration, he realized that the part should be another of the dragon's nine sons, Fuxi(负屃: Fuxi, another of the dragon's nine sons).

Fuxi is the most dragon-like of the dragon's nine sons, with a body like a dragon, fond of culture, and a lifelong love of literature, coiling around the top of the stone tablet. The part obscured by the clouds is located at the top of the giant stele, which is almost identical to the description of Fuxi.

Fond of literature, but there is not a single word on the giant stele. Wang Sheng realized that this might be the upgrade condition for the Fuxi transformation. He must carve good characters on the giant stele to complete the Fuxi transformation.

Carving characters on the stone tablet is definitely not as simple as putting a few random characters on it. Fuxi likes calligraphy, so he has to carve calligraphy that satisfies Fuxi.

Calligraphy is a great challenge for Wang Sheng. Letting Wang Sheng operate various chariots, even airplanes and tanks, Wang Sheng has no problem; letting Wang Sheng operate various weapons, pistols, rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, rockets, etc., Wang Sheng also has no problem; even letting Wang Sheng operate some cold weapons, daggers, military knives, various sophisticated tools, Wang Sheng also has no problem. But if you let Wang Sheng write, haha, the evaluation of what he writes is that it's good enough if you can recognize it.

This is still the effect of writing with hard-tipped pens such as pencils, pens, and ballpoint pens. This world doesn't have these things, and writing is done with a brush. Wang Sheng can describe his knowledge of soft-tipped pen calligraphy as completely ignorant.

Good calligraphy also requires good carving skills. Wang Sheng originally planned to find a place to learn. Since this is the Linglong Pavilion(玲珑阁: Linglong Pavilion, exquisite pavilion), there must be grandmasters in this field. Why should Wang Sheng go far away? He might as well take this opportunity to make a request.

"Old Lu, how is it?" The blacksmith didn't even need to go anywhere else, he directly asked another white-bearded old man opposite him.

"You owe me one." The white-bearded Old Lu was also a straightforward person, not at all concerned about Wang Sheng being a killer from Worry-Free City. This was a matter between him and the blacksmith, and had nothing to do with Wang Sheng.

Turning to Wang Sheng, Old Lu looked Wang Sheng up and down and asked, "Do you have strength?"

"Yes!" This sentence was not answered by Wang Sheng, but by the blacksmith: "He smashed my cold iron crystal anvil and star gold hammer with one hammer."

"Oh?" Several old men didn't know what happened outside. Hearing this, they all widened their eyes and looked at Wang Sheng in surprise.

Others don't know about cold iron crystals and star gold, how could these people not know? The utensils made of these two metals are several times stronger than ordinary iron ones, and they were actually smashed by Wang Sheng with one hammer, which has completely deviated from many people's imagination.

"If you only carve stone tablets, it's simple." Old Lu didn't waste any time and said directly: "If you have strength, get hundreds of stone tablets, trace the characters on them first, and carve according to the marks. You also said that there is no shortcut, carve them one by one, and after carving hundreds of them, you will almost be able to get started. You are not apprenticing, so you don't need to be so troublesome. I have a little apprentice, you can follow him to practice basic skills."

It sounds simple, and the principle is clear. Practice the basic skills, and then carve hundreds of stone tablets, and it will be almost the same.

But Wang Sheng still smiled wryly. Trace the characters? Who should he let trace them? That's in the Yuanshen(元魂: Yuanshen, original spirit) space, who can trace them for Wang Sheng?

"Learning to trace characters may also be necessary." Wang Sheng touched his nose and said a little embarrassedly.

"You want to write it yourself?" Old Lu didn't expect Wang Sheng to have this request: "How is your calligraphy?"

"Very bad!" Now, Wang Sheng can only pinch his nose and admit it.

"Then go learn it yourself!" Old Lu didn't care why Wang Sheng had to write it himself. Everyone has their own secrets. He waved his hand and directly told Wang Sheng to go learn it himself. He is a carving master, not a calligraphy master.

He told Wang Sheng where to find Old Lu's little apprentice, and basically today's celebration came to an end. The blacksmith warmly invited Wang Sheng to stay overnight, and he himself took Wang Sheng's Two-Phase Linglong Seal Box and went to find someone to help him open it overnight.

Nothing happened overnight. When Wang Sheng woke up in the morning, the blacksmith had already returned and was sitting in the courtyard, drinking porridge and waiting for him to wake up.

"Your seal box." The blacksmith gently pushed over the seal box that Wang Sheng was already very familiar with, and it was obvious that it had been opened.

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up immediately. It's better to have a master from the Linglong Pavilion(玲珑阁: Linglong Pavilion, exquisite pavilion) help open it, which saves him from doing it himself and having to cover it up in various ways.

"A formation was set up on this seal box from the beginning." Seeing that Wang Sheng was not in a hurry to open the seal box immediately, the blacksmith admired him slightly in his heart and slowly opened his mouth and said: "It is not very useful for confidentiality, but it can protect the integrity of the seal box, especially it is not afraid of falling and smashing."

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Wang Sheng nodded, adding an extra layer of formation protection to the outside of the seal box is not new. Wang Sheng has seen what the Four-Phase Linglong Seal Box looks like after it is opened. There is only such a small space inside, and if you put a fragile thing in it without any protective layer, it is a good idea to protect it with a formation on the outside.

"The thing inside is good." Seeing that Wang Sheng still didn't mean to open it, the blacksmith continued: "It's much more advanced than the one you're using now. However, there is a little trouble with the formation. As long as you use it, you can still find it with a special tool. My old friend was eager to try, and helped you remove the little thing, so you can use it freely."

It will be discovered as soon as it is used? Wang Sheng already had a clue in his mind. This chain pendant mask is indeed a very high-end product, but it must be under the surveillance of a master at all times, and his whereabouts will always be in the hands of someone. Perhaps, this is the real meaning of this chain pendant.

The person who controls his whereabouts may be Sister Rose, or the City Lord, or even the housekeeper or Hanbing Li. Of course, the greatest possibility is the formation master who made the chain pendant. Wang Sheng doesn't know the specific target yet.

Fortunately, the blacksmith's friend's hands were itchy and removed the small thing in the formation. Otherwise, Wang Sheng really didn't know whether he should use it or not.

No one knew that when the Two-Phase Linglong Seal Box was just opened, in a room in the neighboring workshop outside the Tiangongfang(天工坊: Tiangongfang, name of the workshop), a jade pendant on the chest of someone who was still sleeping suddenly burst open, directly waking up the sleeping man.