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Chapter 418

Volume 44 Chapter 5

Chapter 5) Noble Sculpture





Weed cleaned himself in the river before going to see the dragon Ratuas .

“I might be killed if I am dirty . This dragon might have a nasty nature so I can’t allow it to find fault with me . ”

He washed his body and looked at his face in the Yuskellanda’s mirror that he needed to deliver to the dragon .  The item had a staggering level limit of 1,000 .  It was an item he couldn’t use but had the ability to seal monsters .

“Hrmm, my mouth is ugly but the rest is okay . I have become lighter after washing . ”

Yellowy and Goldman were watching .

“Umoooo, he looks the same . ”

“Gol gol gol . He has changed . The water is dyed . ”

Only he would know the subtle differences! Weed washed himself then changed outfits .  He wore equipment that he wouldn’t regret losing if he died .

There was only a day remaining for the deadline of the quest so he decided to go straight there .

Ratuas’ Lair .  It was in the area south of the Rosenheim Kingdom .

There were light particles as Yurin appeared like magic .

“Oppa . ”

“Is the picture ready?”

“I’ve drawn a picture of the area . We can depart immediately . And…”

“Huh?”

“Should I prepare a coffin made out of paelownia wood? Or perhaps birch wood?”

“…… . ”

Weed gave a long sigh .

He was close with his sister so she was joking around .

‘My family is happy enough now to make dull jokes . ’

Then he looked at his sister with affectionate eyes .

‘She grew up . ’

His grandmother and sister .  He loved his family and was always nervous about looking after them .  Sometimes an incident would occur but it was hard to replace the warmth of a family .  His sister grew up pretty without any major incidents .

‘Any thief that steals her is a really blessed guy . No, I won’t send her away so easily . She’s been living with me all her life . ’

Yurin was still babbling .

“You might be burned to death . Or just melted . Oppa, you haven’t died in a long time . Shouldn’t you die at least once?”

“…… . ”

“Isn’t this a great opportunity to die?”

Weed recalled when Yurin was a child .

They were young children with no parents .  There was only a difference of a few years but it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that he raised her like a daughter .

‘I remember when she had a runny nose . She cried easily, had food cravings and hung around some bad people for a short period in high school . ’

Still, she managed to get a scholarship for university .  Their parents would have been proud and happy .

Spending a long time with his sister .

‘Now she needs to marry a good man and I’ll send her off . ’

Thanks to Yurin, he arrived right under Cregodal mountain where Ratuas was located .

There was a river flowing through the forest and the cries of birds could be heard .

“Oppa, I’m going . ”

“Yes . I’ll contact you later if I need it…”

Weed tried to ask for help from Yurin .

“I will wait with a coffin!”

Yurin stuck her tongue out before disappearing into particles of light .

“Indeed my sister…I will make her cook in the morning and evenings . ”

I felt more like a father than a brother .

In particular, he felt good because of her bright and active personality .  It was good compared to when Yurin used to be depressed and dull .

“It will be good enough if she gets married in the future . ”

It was dangerous to be an unmarried woman . Weed started to climb Cregodal mountain .  He wasn’t afraid of any monsters thanks to Time Sculpting .

Thanks to the Dark Gamers Union, he got information about the area around the dragon’s lair .

-Pathfinder Lane .

It was a long time in the past .

I just reached level 180 when I found a dragon’s lair . I accidentally stared at a big jackpot before dying .

There would be huge compensation for the great risk .

That time was the early days in Royal Road but I saw legendary weapons and treasure .

Those who obtained it would be able to grow faster than anyone else . Of course, they could also be sold for an expensive price .

Anyway . There are two dragons currently inhabiting Cregodal Mountain .

Blue dragon Ratuas and black dragon Kerminade .

I was killed by a monster trying to enter Kerminade’s lair .

Huge ant like creatures were crawling around . There are rare monsters near the lair of the dragons .

Weed had been to the lair of the black dragon Kaybern in the Thor Kingdom .

The evil dragon Akryong Kaybern!





He made a sculpture for him using the agate jewels obtained from the tomb of the master sculptor Belsos .

There were thousands of corrections as he made it into the shape of an elegant and brilliant sculptor! Just thinking about it caused his stomach to hurt .

“I don’t want to be involved with dragons . The quest should end here . ”

Weed paid close attention .

He was walking when he saw a lich!

The lich was holding a skull cane and wearing a red robe .

Weed automatically made calculations .

‘Not wearing a crown . Richer than a common lich . Looking at the blackened skull on the cane, I guess that the lich uses black magic to trick enemies . I should use Blink to narrow the distance and avoid the magic . ’

Figuring out the lich would be a great help in battle .

Weed took out his weapon in preparation for a head on confrontation .

-Human .

But the lich spoke to Weed .

-Ratuas-nim is waiting .

Wed understood the situation .

‘The dragon sent a steward to meet me . ’’

Dragons needed to satisfy their lofty intellectual interests and turned useful subordinates into lich .

It could be a terrible slave life but they were actually treated quite good .

There were many dwarf slaves in this area .

‘In other words, it is a type of slave management . ’

Weed had looked for information about Ratuas through Mapan .

It wasn’t reliable but information about the dragon was obtained from local legends, noble families and royal records .

Unlike Akryong Kaybern, Ratuas wasn’t evil and there were no special activities talked about in the records .

‘He isn’t a very bad dragon . Akryong Kaybern always asks for gold and other treasures from the kingdom but there is almost no records of Ratuas . I wanted to steal a rare treasure from Kaybern but he would have killed me . ’

Weed watched the lich and pulled out a turtle .

A turtle was a well-known favourite pet for lich .  Of course, he had prepared it as a bribe .  Giving bribes were necessary for mutual friendship!

-What is this?

“A minor token of my sincerity . ”

It would be a grievous situation if the other person rejected it .  Giving bribes to a diligent and sincere knight would cause intimacy to fall instead .

Weed had considered all this when deciding the bribe . He needed to give a true bribery that the other party would accept .

A flimsy bribe wouldn’t be good if he was trying to build a relationship with someone .  But the lich just took it since he was the servant of a dragon and didn’t have any morals .

-A small, white turtle .

“A precious thing . Its potential to grow safely in the sea is very low . I would rather the turtle stay here than be vulnerable to harassment from human hands . ”

-I think so as well . Ratuas-nim’s place is a rare heaven .

“And this is a small house for the turtle to live in . ”

Weed pulled out a golden turtle house .

The purity was 100% gold .

A sculpture of a house and small pond that made him cough up blood! The artistic value was 374 and the materials cost at least 4,000 gold .

“I thought some advance preparation was needed . The turtle can feel at ease . ”

-Then it will be useful for the turtle .

The jawbone of the lich got a little wider as he accepted the turtle and golden house .  If he was a human then his mouth would be torn!

-Don’t linger anymore . Go before Ratuas becomes angry .

But the fierce voice had already softened .

Weed had managed to form a small relationship with him . Of course, he wouldn’t help Weed kill the dragon but even a slight increase in friendship was important .

If the bribe was enough then he could be useful later .

Weed imagined many things before meeting the dragon Ratuas .

He wondered how strong and intimidating he would be compared to Kaybern .  Unlike Ausollet the Chaos Dragon, this dragon had his combat skills intact .

‘It would be a tremendous asset if I can discover even a small gap . ’

He also looked at everything when he had entered Akyrong Kaybern’s lair .

Weed would become strong enough to target a dragon one day!

Even when he was the desert ruler, he barely had enough power to face a strong dragon like Ausollet .

Weed’s overall level and combat power was far below them but that would change over time .  He could take advantage of miscellaneous skills, the five secret sculpting techniques and even Time Sculpting .  He also had the support of the Geomchis, helpers like Pale’s party and the overwhelming Grass Porridge Cult .  If Weed hunted a dragon then even high level users would jump in!

In the future, he would create the myth of invincibility when hunting .

-Human, you might not know this but I have been waiting a long time for this day .

The huge body of the blue dragon Ratuas was waiting .  He stared down at the tiny Weed with wise eyes .

He was once a young dragon on the Versailles Continent but had grown to a great dragon after living for at least 1,000 years .  Time really didn’t matter to a dragon .

‘He receives gifts from dwarves and elves so he must be really rich . ’

Weed respectfully bowed his head .

“It is great to see you . It is within the promised deadline but I am sorry for the delay . ”

-In the past, I took away the Fairy Queen’s freedom but that punishment was too harsh . I regretted it later but it was irreversible .





“I understand . You are really great . ”

Weed searched from the corner of his eye .

Akryong Kaybern’s mountain was filled with many treasures . Compare to that, Ratuas’ lair was wide and empty .

‘He might be a frugal dragon or the treasure is stored in another warehouse . The warehouse is likely to be higher . ’

Later he might be hunting Ratuas and would need to loot the treasure .

‘Maybe he has another house . ’

Weed thought very quickly .

He didn’t miss any bit of the surroundings while talking to the dragon .

-I have waited for so long . The thing you brought…give it to me .

“Yes . I will give it to you immediately . ”

Weed pulled out the Mirror of the Silver Dragon Yuskellanda . Then the mirror floated towards Ratuas .  Ratuas’ head bent a little closer .

-Her mirror…this is right .

The eyes of the dragon trembled .

It seemed like tears were pouring out!

‘Dragons have different colours and aren’t fond of family members . ’

And there was no reason for dragons to become lovers .

Ddiring!

-Ratuas’ Lair has been completed . A human has brought a relic of the silver dragon Yuskellanda to the blue dragon Ratuas .

Old memories have been brought back for him .

Weed gave him something containing old memories so the delivery system was successfully completed .

‘No compensation . I can’t be greedy . Just be glad that I am no longer bound to the dragon . ’

Weed was satisfied about completing the quest .

‘I will come back later and take Ratuas’ life . ’

He would lead tens of thousands of troops to hunt a dragon .  There would be high ranking shamans and priests with special skills such as sealing .  There would be certain limitations and it wouldn’t work on the dragon forever but hunting a dragon wasn’t impossible .

Then he would systematically attack the Central Continent .

Of course, Weed knew that the current level of the players meant there was only a 1% chance of killing a dragon like Ausollet .

Dragons weren’t stupid and wouldn’t fall into consecutive traps when fighting .  They could even fly into the sky and launch a decisive breath attack .

But if the pinnacle of different professions were gathered and skills utilized then a miracle might be seen .


Currently, Weed needed to prepare to hunt the Hermes Guild and the dragons .

It would be in the future but the dream of being the ruler of the north would be accomplished .  A dragon was the final boss .

Chaos Dragon Ausollet had swept away tens of thousands of priests and fanatics of the Embinyu Church .

He would need to use many troops as well as tricks to win .

“It is great to see your infinite glory . May you live long in the future . ”

Ratuas raised his head from the mirror and stared at Weed .

The large, sapphire like eyes looked at Weed .

-Human, you have given me something important .

Weed replied in just 0 . 1 seconds .

“Then a sword or luxury goods…heok, no . I don’t want any reward and simply did this as a favour to Teneidon . If you have any rewards then give it to the Fairy Queen Teneidon .

His instantly switched tactics .

No matter how good the treasures, his intimacy with the dragon was a little low .  It would be a success if he just escaped from the dragon’s lair .

-I smell a good scent from you .

‘Heeok!’

Weed turned pale .

‘He can’t be a human eating dragon!’

He didn’t recall anything about this in the records .

-I don’t particularly like humans . They are disruptive and have no respect for other lives . However, I sense the clear smell of spirits and the aura of nature from you .

Humans who pursue art are worthy of respect .

-You have received the recognition of the blue dragon Ratuas . Fame has increased by 4,390 .
-The title ‘Dragon’s Artist’ has been acquired . It can be gained if the person has a great passion for the arts, has high fame and the recognition of at least two dragons .

The growth rate of the art stat will increase by 4% .

The sculptor’s quest experience and fame will increase by 11% .

Weed had a satisfied smile on his face .

The art stat was helpful in many ways . But nevertheless, he still wanted to get away from the dragon .

“Thank you for acknowledging me . However, there are many artists more outstanding than me .   For instance, the painter Petrov . ”

He was an itinerant artist who was a potential rival so Weed willingly gave him up .

-Do not doubt your overwhelming fame . Although many artists have shone while they were alive, you are without a doubt the most outstanding contemporary artist .

‘Keheok!’

Praise was a burden in a situation like this .

‘I really don’t need a treasure . Then…’

-Artist, I would like to ask you for a job . You are the only one that can possibly do it on this continent . I will lend all my support so please make a sculpture of my friend Yuskellanda .

Ddiring!

-Silver Dragon YuskellandaThe dragon Ratuas has requested that you make a sculpture of Yuskellanda!





This opportunity is only given to one sculptor .

Utilize the materials in the dragon’s lair to create a rare dragon sculpture .

Ratuas believes in your reputation as the best artist on the continent .

So the dragon will demand perfection . If it isn’t…

You will be given two chances to create a sculpture and one month to complete it .

Level of Difficulty: The best work .

Compensation: Ratuas’ confidence .

Quest Restrictions: Limited to the best artist .

“Uhh . ”

Making a sculpture for a picky dragon would be quite difficult .

‘The contents of the quest isn’t that intimidating . I can give it up . Or try it a little bit . It isn’t an impossible risk . ’

He was highly familiar with making sculptures .

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that he was either hunting or sculpting in Royal Road .  He would even be sculpting during breaks . .

He was constantly experiencing new things when making sculptures .  This was an opportunity to use the best materials .

‘I will soon rise to a sculpting master…there is a long way to go if I only make ordinary works . ’

Now the dragon was commissioning him to make a sculpture!

‘It will end if I refuse . But refusing will lower my intimacy . ’

He would become a sculpting master so he couldn’t run from the dragon .

Weed indifferently said after thinking for a while .

“I will try my best . ”

-You have accepted the quest .

From that day on, Weed was able to freely come and go from Ratuas’ lair .

The first human allowed to visit a dragon’s lair freely .

Of course, many users would be able to see this scene through the broadcasting stations .  It would also be helpful when the time came to hunt the dragon .

Ratuas had a large library approximately 100 metres in height and passageways connected to warehouses, a laboratory and housing for the workers .

It was similar to a 50 pyeong apartment and was like a huge royal palace inside the mountain .

Understandably, there were creatures like the lich, chimeras and sea creatures guarding the entrance to the passageways .

Weed was allowed to experiment with the magic treasures!

He could use the magic items and materials in the treasury for the sculpture .  The dragon had various rare alchemy ingredients and new materials not seen on the continent .  There were mountains of piled up gold and jewels .

“This is the Bank of Korea . Selling all of this…I would be able to live . ”

Weed was in extreme mental stress .

‘Looking without being able to take anything!’

It was like the gold piled up in a vault in the Bank of Korea!

He skimmed through the magic books in the laboratory that the dragon collected .

There were hundreds of books related to spells and strengthening .

Weed naturally tried to read them .

[Dragon Ratuas’ Magic Records #54

The way to take advantage of the properties of water…]

Ddiring!

-Your wisdom isn’t high enough to read it . Reading wasn’t possible!

He built up a variety of stats but knowledge and wisdom were the most neglected .

‘This is beneficial for a magician . It isn’t much use for me . ’

Weed decided to focus on making the sculpture .

He had many things to do on the continent . He would neatly finish the dragon’s quest and leave .

“Where should I make the sculpture?”

-Wherever you want to make it . In my opinion, the entrance is large so making it there would be good .

“I hope for a well-lit place . In my opinion, that is also the best location . ”

Weed searched the surrounding area .

The sculpture was a type of installation and the location needed to be carefully decided .

In particular, the harmony between the colours and ambient light was essential . He felt the energy from the magnificent Cregodal Mountains .

He started the sculpture of the dragon .

‘Yuskellanda . The target of the sculpture has been confirmed…the figure of the dragon can’t be significantly different from the original . ’

It couldn’t be a ridiculous or objectionable sculpture .

‘I am limited in my number of attempts . That makes it significantly harder . ’

The lich brought an image of Yuskellanda .

A pure and noble silver dragon . An elegantly handsome dragon worthy of admiration .

“It is really nice and beautiful . ”

-Ratuas’ friend . You deserve the best .

“I will make sure to generously use my artistic spirit . ”

The lich was more benevolent because of the bribe .

Weed looked at the image of Yuskellanda several times .

‘A beautiful dragon . Fortunately I have a good model . ’

A dragon wasn’t that different . The body type was just a variant of different animals .

Yuskellanda was a slim yet distinctively female dragon with a soothing atmosphere .

The dragon Ausollet was a violent machine while this dragon felt more like a friend to humans .

The dragon represented the Versailles Continent due to overwhelming strength and wisdom .

Weed had an ill-fated relationship with dragons but this dragon quest would be helpful .

‘It is worth trying to make a dragon sculpture . Furthermore, I can get significant support . ’

He normally made sculptures using rotten wood or stone .  The chance to use the best ingredients for a sculpture was rare .

Weed asked Ratuas .

“I need a lot of silver . ”

-Tell me how much you want . How much is necessary?

Weed thought quickly .

‘I should demand as much as possible . So the materials can’t be blamed if he isn’t happy with the sculpture?’

He made a quick calculation and said .

“30,000kg of 99 . 99% pure silver…”

The amount was estimated according to the size of Yuskellanda .

‘It might be too hard . My intimacy will drop…’

-Is that enough?

“Yes . More could do but that is plenty .

-I will give 40,000kg . Tell me if you need more .

“Heeok!”

The dwarves working in the warehouses started bringing it out .

Treasure started to accumulate at the entrance!

The price of silver in Royal Road varied from time to time . It was cheaper than gold .  However, this was a mountain of bullions!

‘I was mistaken when I thought this dragon was frugal . He is rich enough to buy a building in Gangnam . ’

Pure silver was necessary to melt and refine to the desired shape .

Weed was also given command of the dwarves .

“Please melt this . ”

“I understand . ”

The dwarves started working straight away .  More than 100 dwarves were working in the nearby dwarf village .

There was no doubt about the skills of the dwarf blacksmiths .  In addition, the dragon was watching so they wouldn’t play around .  The dwarves used excellent blacksmith skills to refine the pure silver .

Weed made another request to Ratuas .

“I wish there was 100 pearls for decoration . ”

-How heavy?

“More is better . A minimum of 100kg should be enough . And the rating of the pearls are very important…they should be at least second grade . ”

-I will bring it from the warehouse .

100 first grade pearls were procured . ”

They were the best pearls without any imperfections .

I drooled like a beginner making a low level sculpture .

“And a bunch of…”

-Speak .

“Helium?”

A metal mined from Jigolaths .

The lifetime dream of any sculptor .

“Well, I will try my best even if I am lacking materials…it is obvious that I should use the best materials… Just tell me if you don’t have it . ”

-Bring it .

The helium appeared!

It was three times the amount he used to make the Goddess’ Knight Armour .

“1,000kg of platinum…”

-Bring it .

“I’d like some fairy tears . Around 10,000 litres . ”

-I will bring it .

The dragon casually handed out materials rarely found on the continent .

He started to feel the true gap between the rich and poor .

Thanks to Ratuas’ support, he started to prepare a lavish sculpture .



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