Chapter 1235: Broken Arm

In the secret attic, no one spoke for a while, and everyone focused their attention on the stone in front of them.

Xia De also focused all his attention. He didn't forget the rumor that the evil god 【Stone Heart Demon】 would descend into the material world through perfect stone carvings, so he specifically carved the holy emblems representing the ancient gods 【The Hanged Judge】, 【The Lurking Dark】, 【The Ancient Death God】, and 【The Secret Mentor】 inside the stone statue before completing his own work.

Because he was too focused, it wasn't until Xia De finished his carving that he noticed Luvia's stone statue was a girl with her hands behind her back, standing on tiptoe, as if looking into the distance. However, Xia De didn't recognize that face, this was probably a friend Luvia had a long time ago.

Although Luvia could also rely on "another me" to assist in completing the carving, obviously the "another Luvia" who was seriously injured was not as easy to use as the "she" beside Xia De's ear. So the purple-eyed girl had to concentrate all her attention throughout the process, and her speed was even slower than Xia De's. It wasn't until she finished all the work in her hands that she had the opportunity to turn to look at Xia De's "work."

Then she was shocked, even suspecting that Xia De had cheated and moved the collection of the art museum directly. That was an artwork beyond her cognition, and it shouldn't have appeared in such a simple environment.

And for Xia De, he found that in the process of carving, even if he had the specific appearance and even details of that statue in his mind, it was still quite difficult to copy it one-to-one. Fortunately, there was "her" help. Whenever Xia De's thoughts shifted slightly, "she" would gently change the position of the invisible blade.

Although the final finished product still had subtle differences from the appearance in Xia De's memory, at least he was very satisfied with the appearance of the statue and believed that even if he tried many more times, he couldn't do better.

Old stonemason Humphrey had also completed his work at this time, and was surprised when looking at Xia De's statue, not knowing how to evaluate it.

The sculpture born in Xia De's hand was a full-body statue of a woman. The upper body was naked, and the lower body was wrapped in a loose skirt. The figure was dignified and beautiful, the skin was plump, the beautiful oval face had a straight nose, a flat forehead and a full chin, and the calm face revealed a just-right solemn self-confidence and wise reserve.

The body posture was slightly twisted, the left leg was slightly lifted, the center of gravity was on the right leg, the head and upper body were slightly to the right, and the face was turned to the left front, forming a natural "s" curve, making the naked body form a very harmonious and graceful spiral rising posture.

This non-existent attic secret room had small windows, and the moonlight sprinkled on the statue, making the statue look like it was about to glow.

And what is most worth noting is not that the legs of the statue were covered by expressive skirt hems, nor the female characteristics of the naked upper body, but that the arms of the statue were in a broken state. The left arm disappeared from below the shoulder, and the right arm only had half an upper arm left. But this not only didn't make the statue lose its beauty, but instead had a kind of... harmonious feeling that Luvia couldn't describe.

She looked up and stepped back a few steps unconsciously, allowing herself to completely accommodate this broken-armed statue into her field of vision. She even felt a wonderful sense of holiness from this statue. When she stared at the female statue, it was as if the solemn goddess was also staring at her.

Seeing the end, Luvia even felt an indescribable panic in her heart and took the initiative to move her gaze away. She looked at Xia De again, not knowing what strange things Xia De, who was lost in thought at the moment, was being influenced by.

She even suspected whether Xia De was being influenced by something strange at the moment.

"This is really..."

Old stonemason Humphrey could almost no longer control the speaking ability of his soul. The eyes of the soul seemed to be glowing, and the originally solid spirit body actually had semi-transparent areas:

"This is an amazing harmony of noble elegance and plump temptation! This is the typical example of beauty! Whether it is her face, the curve extending from her chest to her abdomen, or her back, no matter where, this statue is synonymous with beauty!"

He was a professional stonemason and could appreciate the value of this artwork better than Xia De and Luvia.

Speaking to the end, tears appeared on the face of the soul. And when the tears fell to the ground, they formed the "soul tears" that Xia De was very familiar with.

This is a precious material that can only be shed by a powerful soul staying in the material world when its wish is satisfied. But the appearance of tears also meant that Old Humphrey was about to leave.

The soul gradually became transparent, and light particles dissipated on the surface of the soul. Old stonemason Humphrey showed a satisfied expression, took a step closer, wanting to observe this statue more carefully, but was patted on the shoulder by Xia De:

"Mr. Humphrey, don't rush to leave, the statue is not finished yet."

"Not finished? You want to finish these broken arms?"

The light points overflowing from the stonemason's body flew back violently. He turned around, widened his eyes and said to Xia De:

"Adding arms is of course very good, but in my opinion, the appearance of broken arms is actually quite good."

"No, no, it's not because of the broken arms."

Xia De shook his head and asked Luvia again:

"Can you see what's wrong with this statue?"

Luvia shook her head hesitantly

"It's the first time I've known that you have such talent. In my opinion, this is already a perfect statue."

"No, there is still a problem—it's not old enough."

Xia De said quite affirmatively. He certainly didn't have any artistic talent, he only knew how to imitate.

So he made a request to the stonemason stone statue beside the charcoal stove:

"Can you give me another big stone?"

The stone statue didn't answer, but a harsh sound of stones rubbing against the floor had already come from a distance.

After the new big stone stopped in front of him, Xia De first laid it down, and then reached out to use the spell:

"Turn stone into mud!"

Let the stone become a stone vat containing thin mud, and then together with Luvia, they laid down the broken-armed stone statue he "carved" and immersed it in the thin mud.

"Ignite!"

The two Ring Mages joined forces to summon flames, quickly baking the thin mud dry, but not completely dry. Xia De let Luvia step back, and he stood in front of the giant stone on the ground, took a deep breath:

"Miracle - Breath of Time!"

Xia De's miracle 【Breath of Time】 can make an item's time go back or forward. He usually uses the action of "sucking" to go back in time, but this time he actively exhaled a breath.

As the gray smoke flew out from his nasal cavity and penetrated into the giant stone lying on the ground, the mud that had not completely dried changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. This time Xia De let time move forward for ten years, which was the limit of his ability to change time after his full time power was enhanced.

The spellcasting material for this miracle is one-tenth of the lifespan corresponding to the change in time, but fortunately, he can use 【Breath of Time】 without materials once a month. Now it is the beginning of the Month of Star Fall in February, and he just happened to have the opportunity to cast spells without materials.

After the effect of the miracle was fully exerted, Xia De and Luvia stood the giant stone up again, wanting to get the statue out of the hardened mud.

Old stonemason Humphrey's soul hurriedly stopped him:

"Don't mess around, be careful, don't hurt the statue. Let me, let me, let me help you get it out."

Although he was in a soul state, he could influence reality through the tools used for carving. Soon, the broken-armed statue that had spent ten years in the mud stood again beside the charcoal stove in the attic. And the scouring of time, just as Xia De thought, gave it a layer of heavy feeling that was not very obvious. Even if the dust was wiped off with a towel, the statue sealed in the mud still looked more charming.

Xia De was quite satisfied with this, while Luvia still looked at the statue with amazed eyes, and then said to the old stonemason;

"Just now I said that carving a stone statue is actually liberating the statue from the stone. Look, you really liberated it."

"I have no regrets in my life."

The old stonemason sighed, but this time his soul did not show the appearance of wanting to leave again. It seemed that he wanted to see how the demanding stone statue evaluated Xia De's work.

After barely cleaning the dust and

mud on the surface of the statue, Xia De stepped back and stood with Luvia. The purple-eyed girl touched Xia De's hand:

"How did you do this?"

She had always known that although Xia De claimed to be semi-illiterate, he had deep attainments in mathematics, basic physics, and chemistry. It was just in artistic fields like poetry, sculpture, and music that Xia De had never shown any talent or talent. Or rather, he didn't understand these at all.

Xia De shook his head slightly, while the stonemason stone statue beside the charcoal stove turned around the broken-armed statue that had been made old, with a harsh friction sound. It didn't even observe the works of the old stonemason and Luvia carefully, just kept observing the details of the broken-armed statue, and was silent for a long time before asking Xia De:

"Does it have a name?"

"Broken-armed..."

There are no original mythological stories in this world, and because this statue has broken arms, it cannot be named after any god, otherwise it would be blasphemy.

After a pause, Xia De pursed his lips, deciding not to name it himself. With his naming talent, using names like "Broken-armed Taurus," "Woman who looks like a leisurely cat," or "Classical woman" would only shame the statue itself:

"No name, and no need for a name, just as she doesn't need arms."

Xia De gave the answer, and the stonemason stone statue spoke slowly:

"This is a true artwork. I want to express my apology for my offense to you first, and then point out my doubt: this doesn't look like a work you could carve. I can feel the most real thoughts about beauty and nature from it. This kind of statue definitely doesn't come from inspiration obtained in a few dozen seconds. Years of accumulation, reaching the peak at a certain moment, and after several attempts, it is possible to give birth to such a work."

Its questioning was quite reasonable. Even without knowing Xia De's identity and occupation, one could see that it was not normal for him to complete such a work all at once.

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