Chapter 176

Brushwork? Gao De was surprised.

What kind of brushwork needs to be learned specifically as a subject?

However, he did not raise any questions, but nodded solemnly, "Okay."

"Then let's begin." He Xi cleared his throat and began to formally explain the so-called brushwork, from how to master the strength of the hand, how to perform tiny and complex drawing, to how to choose different magic inks according to different needs, and then to how to draw the most suitable runes according to different magic-conducting materials... Gao De felt more and more wrong the more he listened:

How could a brushwork involve so many aspects of content?

He immediately guessed the truth.

This is not just brushwork, it should be the inheritance of rune construction.

"In short, you should start practicing tiny and complex drawing first."

He Xi went through the general content in an outline style, and after explaining the essentials of the brushwork to Gao De, he began to assign homework to Gao De, "You can't draw magic arrays yet, so just use composite runes as practice."

As he spoke, He Xi slowly took out a stack of jade paper as thin as a cicada's wing and as small as a fingernail.

"You first try to draw those thirty-six classic composite runes on these lacquer jade papers."

Gao De looked at the stack of jade paper, his pupils dilating subconsciously.

Such a small piece of jade paper, let alone composite runes, even the simplest basic runes would be difficult to draw on it.

"Use this rune pen." He took out another specially made rune pen, the tip as thin as a needle.

"Follow the brushwork I just taught you and practice from the beginning. When you can guarantee that you can draw those thirty-six classic composite runes on the jade paper without error, your brushwork will be considered mastered."

"Of course, this will take a very long time, so you must have patience." He Xi urged earnestly.

"If you run out of lacquer jade paper, come to me. At other times, there is no need to report to me."

The reason He Xi gave such instructions was due to two reasons.

One is that based on his understanding of Gao De, he believes that he doesn't need to check daily, and Gao De will consciously practice.

The second is that the deduction of the "interference constant" finally has some clues after a large number of experiments and tests.

He is preparing to go into seclusion to focus on research, trying to minimize external disturbances.

"I understand." Gao De nodded.

In the following time, Gao De, who only had six courses left, had a much easier and more pleasant life than before.

Although, this ease and comfort were only relative.

Because he still had to spend a lot of time on the homework assigned by He Xi.

His talent, which had always been invincible in rune studies, was not so useful here.

Because this brushwork pays more attention to the control ability of the wrist as well as concentration and observation ability.

Fortunately, the latter two have always been Gao De's prominent parts.

Under constant failure and repeated attempts, the rune capacity that Gao De can draw on the jade paper the size of a fingernail is also constantly increasing.

He gradually went from being unable to draw even a basic rune successfully to being able to draw three basic runes.

To be honest, drawing runes at a reduced scale, the increase in difficulty is not proportional to the reduction, but grows exponentially.

If the drawn rune is reduced by half, the increased difficulty may only be doubled.

But if the drawn rune is to be reduced by two times, the difficulty increase will suddenly jump to four times.

Because the smaller the rune, the less fault tolerance space for each stroke, and the closer it is to "a miss is as good as a mile."

This homework, perhaps someone with talent can get started faster, but it is absolutely impossible to skip it by talent.

This is a process that must be mastered through countless practices.

Gao De's Green Bud Month of the 9656th year of the Nolan Calendar ended calmly in this boring practice that was enough to drive many people crazy.

The only thing worth mentioning is that on the 8th of Green Bud Month, which is the day after the meditation technique broke through to 11 petals, Gao De's guidance method also followed the footsteps of the meditation technique and improved by a small level.

The magic power enough to cast 14 cantrips in one breath made Gao De's "blue bar" gradually no longer as stretched as before.

Of course, the magic power was still far behind the amount of magic he mastered—after building the spell model of 【Cat Claw Technique】, the amount of magic he mastered had reached the terrifying number of "28".

According to this trend, Gao De can only cast all the magic he has mastered once in one breath if he is promoted to a 1st-circle magic user. It's Green Leaf Month again.

On the first day of the month, Gao De, who had drawn the "guaranteed" prize for four consecutive months, held almost no expectations, just habitually stood in front of the clay pot in the kitchen and cast 【Water Creation+】 again.

But this time, the rich honey fragrance that made him feel a bit nauseous did not arrive as scheduled.

Gao De was startled.

The next moment, information flashed into his mind like inspiration.

"Water of the Soul Deep Sea."

"The seawater in the deepest part of the deep sea, where the soul rests, contains the souls of countless deep-sea creatures. When creatures are soaked in it, their souls will be washed and sublimated."

Won the lottery! And it's the grand prize.

This was Gao De's most real thought at the moment.

A full four months of guaranteed prizes, a full four months of bad luck, finally exchanged for today's grand prize.

Could it be that this "daily first draw" of 【Water Creation+】 is also a pseudo-random mechanism, the kind where you collect a certain number of draws and the next draw must produce an "ssr"? Gao De couldn't help but complain in his heart, and then cast his gaze into the clay pot.

What met his eyes was an indescribable deep blue.

This blue seemed to be able to swallow all light.

Even in the clay pot, it was not still, but flowing slowly in a slow and elegant posture.

Sometimes, it would even form whirlpools or ripples.

But these dynamic changes were not abrupt, nor were they chaotic, but rather added a bit of harmonious beauty to it.

However, looking at the Water of the Soul Deep Sea in front of him, two questions popped up in Gao De's mind at the same time.

"What exactly does the effect of washing and sublimating the soul mean?"

Soul is still too abstract a concept.

But at least Gao De could understand the two words "washing" and "sublimation".

Just from these two verbs, one could understand that the effect of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea" is absolutely positive and beneficial.

Another question is, "How can one soak in two gallons of Water of the Soul Deep Sea?"

Two gallons is approximately equal to ten liters.

Ten liters of seawater is enough to soak a duck, but it is absolutely impossible to soak a person.

Gao De fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, he made a decision: "I can only dilute it with water."

Anyway, he didn't dare to drink this "external use" water rashly.

If it is not diluted, ten liters of seawater will definitely not be enough for soaking, so it will only be wasted in vain.

After all, by tomorrow, the two gallons of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea" in front of him will disappear.

After dilution, even if its effect is greatly weakened, it is better than wasting it.

Since he had made a decision, Gao De did not delay and acted immediately.

He carried this clay pot of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea" to the washroom.

Gao De first put a sufficient amount of water into the bathtub in the washroom.

Then, he slowly poured the two gallons of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea" into the bathtub.

Immediately, half a tub of clear water, after the addition of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea", was like adding thick dye, instantly assimilated into the deep blue color of "Water of the Soul Deep Sea".

Gao De looked at the blue liquid in the bathtub, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth, decisively took off his clothes, and entered the bathtub.

In an instant, Gao De's body was wrapped by the deep blue liquid.

(End of chapter)