Chapter 1234: Soul, Secret Room, and Test

"Then Mr. Humphrey, were the moving stone statues in the society at night made by you?" Luvia also asked, and the old man shook his head again:

"My ability can only make some sounds and maintain the picture you see now. Moreover, the rumors of moving stone statues have existed for hundreds of years. At that time, maybe my ancestors hadn't arrived in this city yet."

Luvia naturally knew this, what she wanted to ask was actually the next question:

"Then, in the year you became a soul and stayed here, have you seen moving stone statues in the society at night?"

Old Humphrey smiled:

"You are very sharp, young girl, this reminds me of my granddaughter, but she is not as old as you. I am very happy that you can ask me this question, but before I give the answer, please answer one of my questions first."

He finally turned to look at the two completely. Although it was a soul, it still had a shadow, after all, the firelight was also created by himself:

"What do you think of the craft of carving stone statues?"

Xia De and Luvia looked at each other. Rarely, he actually felt that he understood Luvia's thoughts, so Xia De spoke first:

"It is not the stonemason carving the stone, nor is it the stonemason giving the stone a concrete image, but the stonemason following fate, unsealing the statue from within the stone."

"Whether it's one more knife or one less knife, every knife is destined."

Luvia added the second half of the sentence, feeling happy that Xia De could understand her thoughts. Old stonemason Humphrey took a deep breath, and the soul actually shook in the firelight: "What an interesting view, one more knife or one less knife is destined."

He turned again to stroke the statue beside him, with endless sorrow in his eyes:

"I only understood this truth after being a stonemason for so many years. Now the young people are really extraordinary... Do you want to know if the rumors of moving stone statues are true? I can tell you, it is indeed true."

He put down his hand:

"This is a test left by a predecessor, hoping that the descendants of the Stonemason Society can discover this test one day and pass it. I don't know if anyone has discovered it before me, but clearly, no one has ever been able to pass it."

The old stonemason looked at Xia De with his hands behind his back:

"Young man, are you interested in this?" "Of course."

Otherwise, Xia De wouldn't have run here specifically without having a candlelight dinner with Margaret, without watching the stars with Luvia, without studying at home with Princess Lei Qianya or Dorothy, and without resting at home with Mia. "Then follow me. Your view on statues is quite good, maybe you can really pass this test. I have also tried it, and my special ability came from this, but it's a pity, I'm still not qualified."

The fire went out, the stone statue disappeared, and the old stonemason left the warehouse with his hands behind his back, taking Xia De and Luvia with him. After passing through the courtyard, they returned to the building of the Stonemason Society, and then came to the third floor from the first floor, actually returning to the position just now.

It's just that this time, they didn't enter the office, but stood in the empty corridor: "Wait a moment."

The old stonemason said, and the hands that were originally empty flipped, and the hammer and chisel appeared again. He gently hit the two, making nine consecutive rhythmic sounds, and then shouted to the corridor:

"I brought people to accept the test!"

After a while, a part of the corridor ceiling fell silently, forming a ramp leading to the top. Looking up, one couldn't see the sky. This was clearly the entrance opened by the attic above, but Xia De and Luvia were very sure that this building had no attic. Above the third floor was the roof, and above the roof was the sky.

"Really interesting, hidden space!"

Xia De said excitedly, the old stonemason took the first step up, the originally dark attic lit up with firelight, and this firelight still came from a coal stove.

So Xia De and Luvia followed up together and found that the attic was densely packed with stone statues. Some were busts, some were full-body statues, but they were all character statues. A small open space was left in the middle of the attic, and a stone statue in the shape of a stonemason stood still beside the fire stove, making the appearance of carving stone statues.

The old stonemason explained while leading them to the middle:

"After I died, it took me a long time to discover the rules here. Every month, it will open randomly once, and one of these stone statues will also walk out randomly and move inside the society, lasting about twenty minutes. They will deliberately avoid living people, and even become invisible, so most people can only see blurred shadows or hear the sound of stone statues moving. But if you can track them like me, you can follow them into here."

He paused:

"I even suspect that this test is specifically prepared for the souls of the dead. It is too difficult for the living to discover them."

When the three of them stepped into the area illuminated by the firelight, the stonemason stone statue that was standing still began to move. It was originally bent over, but at this time it straightened its body and looked at the three of them. Of course, it first looked at the old stonemason:

"Are you here to accept the test again?"

The stone statue used Karsenrik language with strong Randall Valley characteristics. Xia De believed that the era when this hidden attic was built should be only a few hundred years ago, because the clothing of those stone statues around had a high degree of recognition.

"I'll try again, and there are these two."

The old stonemason pointed to Xia De and Luvia. The stone statue itself had no expression and could only make very simple movements. It turned to look at the two in turn, and then nodded:

"Although they are living people this time, it's no problem."

"I must first declare that neither I nor this lady has the craft of stone carving." Xia De added immediately, and Luvia also nodded.

The stone statue said:

"It doesn't matter, the test is not about hand-carving."

Although it said so, three large stones still slid abruptly from a distance with a harsh friction sound in front of the three. Xia De didn't understand carving and stone appraisal at all, and could only judge from the color and texture that these stone materials were similar to the stone materials used for the statues around.

"Put your hands on the stone and carve the statue you think is most perfect with your heart. Complete the work before dawn. If the work can be accepted by me, it will be considered passing the test. If it doesn't pass, you can come here for the test again in the future, but only ten times."

The stone statue's speech was also cold:

"The location here moves once every three months. You can try to reveal this place to others, but if the number of people who know about this place at the same time exceeds eight, this place will be closed to you and those who have had contact with you forever."

If this rule really holds, it can only be said that the Ring Mage who created this place is not only excellent in alchemy but also definitely a master in other aspects.

"No problem." "I have no problem either."

Xia De and Luvia said. Although neither of them understood stone carving, at least trying it was still possible.

At this time, the soul of the old stonemason Humphrey had already placed his hand on the large stone in front of him. As the stone chips peeled off, clear carvings appeared on the stone that was approximately rectangular.

"Do you have your own method?" Luvia asked Xia De:

"Corresponding to the core spirit rune 【Noble】, my miracle 【Unexpected Production】, when performing artistic creation or alchemy item production, can give me extra inspiration. If you need it, I can try to trigger multiple inspirations and share the inspiration with you."

"Before that, I have to solve a doubt first."

Xia De took out the Mithril Cube, and this time, the third story belonging to Randall Valley City finally appeared before him:

【Secret Room of the Stonemason Society-

One of the founders of the Stonemason Society, in order to pass on his craft and power, established his own secret room inside the society before leaving. Once a month, if a lucky person can encounter those moving statues and not be discovered by them, they can enter the secret room and accept the stonemason's test. It is rumored that the secret room is on the third floor of the society. Carve the best statue with your heart, pass the test successfully, and you can not only obtain power but also unexpected wealth.】

"Look

, a brand new story. However, the clue this story points to seems to be used to find this secret room, rather than helping us pass the test."

Xia De said, Luvia didn't feel regret:

"This is a test after all, if you use cheating methods, it will be wrong. Then Xia De, I'll start first, if you need help, remember to tell me."

"Okay."

He nodded, his fingers rubbing the dense characters on the Mithril Cube: "The founder of the Stonemason Society..."

He raised his head and asked the stone statue beside the charcoal stove:

"Was it that Mr. Fleming who built this secret room?" "Yes, and no."

The stone statue replied coldly.

And just during the conversation between Xia De and the stone statue, Old Humphrey's stone carving was nearing completion. That was the statue he was carving when he met him just now, which was the stone statue that smashed him to death.

As for Luvia, after thinking hard, she also placed her hand on the stone in front of her. As the stone chips peeled off, the statue also took shape quickly. She seemed to be carving a female image.

Xia De thought cautiously and then placed his hand directly on the stone, and realized that he could really carve the stone according to his heart. This was like controlling those cards of the world, his thoughts became the sharpest carving knife, and he could leave traces on the stone at will.

【What are you going to carve? If you just copy the appearance of the girl you know, it doesn't have the artistic sense of a stone statue.】

"I know, fortunately, there are still some memories in my head. Help me, I need to dig into the memories of the past and control the position and strength of each knife. I need your help."

【I will always provide you with help.】

Xia De closed his eyes, and in the laughter, he felt "she" holding his hand.

--Continue to view ===== CHAPTER 1235 =====

Xia De closed his eyes, and amidst a soft chuckle, he felt "her" grasp his hand.

--Proceed to view