Chapter 44: Painting: Sunset

Yun Mu was blinded by the Ether Resonance phenomenon in the world she perceived.

Before she could react, her consciousness was drawn into the world of the painting.

Opening her eyes, she saw a deep blue sky and parched land beneath her feet; Yun Mu was draped in a black robe, her hands raised high.

She felt it—it was Magic!

The air was filled with invisible Magic everywhere!

An orange-red magic circle rose from beneath her feet, and a massive fireball appeared in the sky.

The Paths representing 【Magic】 and 【Fire】 were trembling constantly, as if they were about to pour into the painting at any moment.

Yet the next instant, an ancient and mysterious aura descended from outside the painted world.

It was 【Civilization】!

【You have received the gaze of the God of Civilization and History Heral lv??? (Myth), favor +10.】

【【Civilization】 points +5, Path of Civilization unlocked.】

【Civilization lv1: Max HP +5, Resilience +1; when receiving a fatal attack, you will not enter the death state, and HP will be restored to half of its maximum.】

【When fighting against a race you have battled before, damage +10%, damage taken -5%.】

【You have acquired the trait 【Chinese Language Mastery】.】

【You are proficient in Chinese characters and are extremely familiar with how to use them, almost instinctively!】

【You have acquired the title bestowed by the God of Civilization and History Heral lv??? (Myth) — 【Language Spreader】.】

【Whenever you wish, everyone who sees you will immediately understand your title!】

【When learning any knowledge related to civilization, your learning efficiency increases significantly!】

【You are able to converse with any race that possesses civilization!】

【When facing unknown or incomprehensible knowledge, your Spirituality will be more stable than that of an ordinary person.】

The game's notifications were refreshing frantically in Yun Mu's mind.

A giant "Fire" character appeared in the center of the magic circle.

The fireball in the sky swelled violently, then slammed toward the empty ground in the distance like a meteorite!

Boom!

The painted world shook violently, and the next second, her consciousness departed from the painting.

Without any hesitation, she immediately named this new painting: "Sunset, let's call you Sunset!"

Although it was far from a real sunset, the way the fireball fell from the sky really did feel a bit like the sun crashing down.

And just after she named this new painting, a surge of massive Spirituality flowed back into her brain along the connection.

Causing the game's notifications to sound once more.

【Congratulations on leveling up! Your current level is: lv7.】

【Your Spell Strength +2, Defense +1, Dodge +1, Precision Correction +2.】

【You have created a Supernatural Painting, Path of Oil Painting points +3.】

【Current Paths: Scarlet lv2 (0/30), Cat lv1 (9/10), Oil Painting lv1 (6/10), Civilization lv1 (5/10).】

Yun Mu suddenly felt a sense of coolness in her mind, followed by a further improvement in her ability to control her body.

Besides that, even without wearing any armor, she now had a full two points of defense.

What kind of concept was that?

One had to know that when she first transmigrated, the Gray Iron Knife she used only had an attack power of three.

Yun Mu took the Standard Short Dagger from the lining of her coat and gently drew it across the back of her hand.

Without applying any force, it didn't even leave a white mark!

According to the flow of a normal novel, she could grit her teeth at this moment and ruthlessly make a hard cut.

But she hadn't reached the level where she wouldn't be wounded even if she slashed hard, so she decided to forget it.

Putting the knife back into her coat lining, she looked at the Supernatural Painting 【Sunset】 before her and casually cast an inspection on it.

【Painting: Sunset (Blue)】

【Spell Strength +5 / Critical Hit Rate +5%】

【Oil Painting / Magic / Civilization / Fire】

【Skill: Explosive Flame】

【Ranged / 3-unit damage / Spell Strength】

【Range 8】

【Base Precision 260 / Damage Correction +40% / Critical Hit +6% / Burning 180%】

【Burning: -5 HP per turn.】

【Language Spreader and Painter Apprentice Yun Mu, during a normal creation process, used the character "Fire" as the core to create this work; due to the influence of the God of Civilization and History Heral, it successfully transformed into a Supernatural Item.】

"Art is..."

Yun Mu looked at the skill description of 【Sunset】, feeling a bit restless.

If she were in the wilderness, she would definitely just find a random spot to fire it off and see the effect.

But this was inside the city; no matter where she released 【Explosive Flame】, it would trigger a huge reaction.

"What a pity."

There was no help for it; she could only shake her head and suppress this thought in her heart.

With a thought, 【Sunset】 was also transformed into pure Ether, circling beside her along with 【Falling】.

Yun Mu could feel that for her, two Supernatural Paintings were already the limit.

If she had more paintings, her Spirituality would be unable to connect with them, or else she would become overloaded.

To bind more Supernatural Paintings to herself at the same time, she needs to break through to the Second-tier Elite 【Painter】 level.

And the First-tier Apprentice rank.

After opening the game page and checking it carefully for a while, Yun Mu clicked on the level and soon learned the specific number of levels for each rank.

The Apprentice rank represents lv1-lv10, which means that as long as she reaches lv10, she can consider advancing as a 【Painter】.

"If I could paint one Supernatural Painting every day, I'm afraid I could advance in less than two days."

Now, it is fantasy time!

This 【Sunset】 was completely an accident; who could have imagined that Chinese characters from another world would attract the attention of Heral, the God of Civilization and History?

Hiss, come to think of it, it cannot really be considered an accident.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems quite reasonable that characters from another world could attract the attention of that being.

It is still better than that Mother of All Cats from before, who just took a glance at her simply because her name sounded like a cat when misheard.

Speaking of which, the Chinese from the other world seems to have an effect similar to Ancient Elvish; otherwise, I am afraid it would not have caused such a big stir.

Yun Mu picked up her Paintbrush, wanting to experiment again, but she perceived that there was very little Spirituality left in her mind, so she could only put the Paintbrush away dejectedly.

"I'll experiment with the effect of the Chinese characters again tomorrow."

"My study of Ancient Elvish cannot be neglected either; I can compare them then, or perhaps just use them together?"

She thought to herself.

Yun Mu lay in her room to rest for a while, and the cafe once again welcomed a full house during the after-work rush.

Skillfully putting on her work uniform, she helped out in the shop with Lita.

After finishing her work, she took the three Silver Frost Coins for the day from Lita's hand, her mood inexplicably complex.

After that, it was dinner time.

This time, Edward made butter-fried fish, a beef platter, plus a vegetable salad and a milky-white pudding.

She finished the meal like a whirlwind as always; if she hadn't become a Transcendental, Yun Mu would really wonder if she would get fat from eating at the cafe every day.

After finishing dinner, there was still some time before her six o'clock meeting with Brenna, so she decided to go to the home of the editor-in-chief of the Frostfall City Weekly first to take a look.

Since it was the first commission she had accepted at the Painter Association, she still hoped to complete it.

PS: The level settings for this book are:

lv1-lv10 【First-tier Apprentice】

lv11-lv25 【Second-tier Elite】

lv26-lv50 【Third-rank Expert】

lv51-lv80 【Fourth Rank Master】

lv81-lv110 【Fifth Rank Champion】

lv111-lv140 【Sixth Rank Legend】

lv141-lv170 【Seventh Rank Epic】

lv171-lv200 【Eighth Rank Myth】

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The level settings are like this for now.

There might be changes in the future.

(End of this chapter)