The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend - Chapter 12



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Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend (12)

Users invited to Weed’s Inferno difficulty level 3.

Barton, Luria, Sen.

They felt strange being told that they didn’t have to do anything.

“Is it true that you can conquer it on your own without needing our help?”

“I think so. It feels like we don’t care at all.”

“They don’t ask about our occupation or level. If they had something to ask, they would have asked us what we can do.”

It couldn’t get any better than this, where you could just sit there and get a passing reward.

Stats, traits, and equipment.

Even though it would be a huge hit no matter what rewards I got on Hell difficulty, I had a lot to think about because my life was on the line.

The challenger’s failure will ultimately lead to their own death.

Somehow, Weed had to get through stage 3 so that they could return alive.

“He’s someone who’s conquered the second stage of Hell. I don’t think he took on the challenge for nothing. He’s probably confident about the third stage as well.”

“But still, no one has cleared stage 3.”

“I might achieve my first feat, so I’ll have to wait and see. There’s no reason to look bad to the challenger.”

Barton, Luria, and Sen decided to proceed cautiously.

They are currently encamped far away from the abandoned fortress, so it is relatively safe for now.

I decided to spend a few days observing the challenger’s movements and situation.

Sen came back after observing Weed from a distance.

“He’s sitting on a rock and making something, probably a magical item.”

“It’s like a magic bomb… … I’ve seen wizards make things like that.”

“I see, there was a corner of me that I believed in.”

If the challenger dies while charging into the abandoned citadel, they will all die as well.

I felt a little relieved to see him calmly preparing without doing anything reckless.

“Let’s eat first.”

“Okay. Let’s prepare together.”

Since Roanoke was a do-or-die game, I wanted to make sure I ate well because it could be my last supper.

We simply pitch a tent, grill some meat, and prepare dinner.

“I’ll bring you some food.”

Barton went to Weed and came back with an ashen face.

“What the challenger is making now is a sculpture.”

“Is it a sculpture?”

“Eek?”

In Royal Road, being a sculptor was a looked down upon profession, but in Roanoke, it was an even worse profession.

* * *

Weed recalled memories of playing Royal Road while making Seoyoon’s sculpture.

It’s a story from 20 years ago, but as people get older, they live off of memories.

‘I started playing Royal Road because I was desperate to make money.’

In those days, not only Weed, but many people thought of games as a way to make money.

At the time, item auction sites were extremely popular.

Obtain gold and equipment, sell them at auctions, and act as mercenaries when requested to help with difficult quests.

‘It was something I did to make a living. I ended up doing Roanoke to make a living.’

As the tree is carved away by Weed’s carving knife, Seo-yoon’s figure appears almost in front of him.

A carving knife that the goblins dropped and no one would pick up.

The blade was too dull to fully demonstrate its capabilities, and it was difficult to properly bring out the wood grain.

‘Be careful. Of course, a craftsman is picky with his tools, but he can also make up for any shortcomings with his skills.’

Square, square.

Sarasvati, the goddess of art, music and wisdom, takes interest in your sculpture.

May the Goddess of Arts, Saraswati, bless your soul.

Art increased by 2.

As I create sculptures, the goddess’s blessings come to me from time to time.

‘The Goddess’s blessing is quite generous.’

(In Roanoke, where hunting difficulty is higher than Royal Road, sculptor users are almost completely wiped out.)

(That is why the god of art seems to be paying so much attention to it.)

‘They say all unemployed people are like that.’

When creating a sculpture in Royal Road, it had to be a masterpiece or better for the goddess Freya to be pleased.

Sarasvati, the goddess of art, music and wisdom, expresses her amazement at the sculpture.

The goddess of beauty, Sete, admires your sculpture.

Gaining the attention of a god creates the Charm stat.

Attractiveness stat increases by 2.

While making a sculpture, a message window rings every now and then.

Weed carved a sculpture reminiscent of Royal Road.

Seo-yoon, 20 years old.

An infinitely beautiful appearance with a youthful and mysterious aura.

Honestly, she has such outstanding looks and body proportions that I doubt if she’s the same person.

‘I made a lot of Seoyoon sculptures in Royal Road.’

Weed thought he would live alone his whole life.

Marriage is reality.

I didn’t have confidence in making a living, so getting married and having children was extremely difficult.

But, unbelievably, Seo-yoon liked him.

‘Why on earth? How come?’

I suspected that he was after money, but it wasn’t because his family was extremely wealthy.

That’s why I thought Seo-yoon had only one intention.

‘I thought they were going to take my organs.’

A truth known on the Internet.

As countless misunderstandings and relationships continued, I began to live with Seo-yoon, and I was often surprised.

I woke up in bed and there was a breathtaking beauty lying next to me.

‘It was amazing every time I saw it.’

Even in my dreams, it’s hard to find a woman prettier than Seo-yoon.

Even if you look at the female protagonists in dramas and movies, there are at least 6 or 7 things that are lacking compared to Seo-yoon.

If you read the fairy tale, it says at the end that the prince and princess lived happily ever after.

I guess I came to understand its meaning a little bit while living married life.

It was when Weed completed the sculpture by bringing back memories and emotions.

Tiring!

A masterpiece! A dazzlingly beautiful statue of a beautiful woman has been created.

A sculpture created by someone unknown to the world.

The continent of Ils where countless people live.

From kings to nobles to the lowest slaves.

I have completed a sculpture of a woman so beautiful that she will capture everyone’s attention.

This statue will become a treasure of the continent of Ils.

Artistic value: 5,600

Option: Those who see the statue have their health and mana regeneration increased by 30% for one day.

+7% maximum health

+10% magic resistance

Immune to charm magic

Charm +10

+10 to elegance

He created a masterpiece sculpture that was so great that it caught the attention of the gods.

Fame increases by 400.

All stats increase by 2 for artistic achievements.

Attractiveness stat increases by 10.

The stat ‘Soul Power’ is created.

Soul power increases by 2.

He mastered the art of sculpting on his own with remarkable talent.

Create a masterpiece sculpture without learning the Sculpting skill, gaining beginner level 5 skill proficiency.

You have earned 2 Legendary points for a piece that will go down in history.

A flood of message windows.

The experiences and memories of creating sculptures in Royal Road were completely turned into works of art.

‘It seems like the rewards are better than Royal Road.’

(The compensation seems great because the art world is in a state of decline.)

(Soul Power is a particularly difficult stat to obtain. It is a very valuable stat that can increase the level of magic and spiritism.)

‘Is that so?’

(The stat that can ultimately increase your very existence in Roanoke.)

Weed suddenly realized something shocking.

‘There’s a huge trick to sculpting.’

Royal Road’s system evaluates the value of a completed sculpture by considering all historically existing artworks, public reactions, and even the current price of the artwork.

Roanoke, which came out more than 20 years later, also utilized that evaluation system intact.

There is a gap here that can be exploited.

‘If this happens, I’ll be able to recreate the sculptures that were successful in Royal Road here and still receive the same effects.’

So-called rehash of sculptures!

It is to create sculptures of masterpieces, classics, and great works from memory.

With it, you can get huge stat rewards through Roanoke’s art system.

If you make sculptures in succession, you can earn legend points and learn the Abyssal Mirror magic before clearing the third stage of Hell.

Weedman’s trick that no one else can do.

‘How did the other challengers do here?’

(I lured the soldiers out of the abandoned fortress and killed them little by little. I tried various methods such as setting traps and attracting monsters.)

‘It couldn’t have been easy. It must have been quite difficult.’

(Assassin Ran managed to enter the castle and kill the knights. However, a pursuit force centered around mounted knights was formed and they ultimately failed.)

Weed achieved maximum growth in stages 1 and 2.

According to the original plan, they had to fight dangerously in the abandoned castle, killing soldiers and shaking off the knights.

Even if he is Weed, he cannot help but be dangerous when surrounded by armed knights and soldiers.

‘Still, there’s a good chance of winning. If we use the 10 days to divide up the enemies and deal with them as much as possible.’

The task of defeating dangerous stragglers.

Assassination, lure, raid.

You will have to use various methods to defeat the soldiers and eliminate the knights.

But if you learn the ultimate necromancer magic, the Abyssal Mirror, things change completely.

‘I guess I can burn the abandoned castle to the ground with black magic.’

Raise the undead and kill all the defeated soldiers and knights in the abandoned castle.

You can continue your perfect growth in Hell to the next stage.

‘Even if you just pass, you’ll be given a lot of rewards, but if you pass while perfectly defeating all enemies… … .’

(It is believed that all existing rewards will be available.)

‘On a difficulty level that no one has ever successfully conquered.’

(I think it is possible with the master’s sculpting skills.)

Experience, loot, and achievement rewards.

Weed felt grateful for the sculpting he had ignored in Royal Road.

‘Sculpting is useful when you want to trick or trick users.’

Deep-rooted prejudice against sculpting!

This time, I was working on my daughter’s sculpture.

Luria approached cautiously, carrying a bowl of food.

“Here’s some food. If you don’t want to eat it, should I take it with me?”

I’m being careful not to hurt the challenger’s sensitive feelings.

Of course, Weed wasn’t the type of person to turn down free food.

“Thank you, I will eat well.”

He put down the sculpture and began to enjoy the meat soup.

I was quite good at cooking when I played Royal Road, but in real life, I became very good at cooking while taking care of my daughter.

Still, free food given by others was the best.

Eat soup mixed with meat.

The feeling of fullness is rising.

Food that doesn’t taste good, but is edible.

This is my first time sitting down and eating a meal on Hell difficulty.

Luria watched them eat for a while and then said.

“But I have some idea as to why you summoned me.”

“… … ?”

“I know what men are saying. But I’m dead anyway. I don’t want to date a guy I don’t even know just because Roanoke is in danger.”

Roanoke has undergone dramatic change in a short period of time.

The reason and morality that had maintained society for so long became boring, and the world changed into one where the strong took everything.

Ruria has a cute appearance that sometimes gets confessed to even when she works part-time at a convenience store or capsule room, so it’s possible to have suspicions.

Weed said while eating meat soup.

“I got married.”

“Really?”

“Yes, that’s my wife’s sculpture over there.”

Luria’s gaze turned to the sculpture that Weed was pointing at.

It was truly a masterpiece of sculpture, so beautiful that it could almost be called shocking.