The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 503 Shen Le, how about you mark out a piece of territory and declare that the whole town is yours?

Shen Le felt unwell.

That pen holder was made of normal wood before, and it was not the super hard wood like rosewood.

Shen Le estimated that it was probably similar to boxwood, and could be carved with a normal carving knife without much effort. He could even show off his carving skills, and could handle any not-too-difficult pattern.

But now, when he got the pen holder, he knew something was wrong!
The entire surface of the pen holder has a crystal-like jade-like luster, and the texture is obviously different from before!

Use your fingernails to pinch the inside of the pen holder. Just from the feeling of pinching, you can tell that it is much harder than before. Shen Le is still not giving up. He picks up the carving knife and scratches a corner.

The tip of the knife slashed across, making a sharp sound similar to nails scratching a blackboard, which made the hairs on Shen Le's back stand up.

He quickly put down the carving knife, held the pen holder in his hand, looked at it from side to side, and then used his mental power to touch and sense it:

"The hardness is totally different... I can't carve it with a knife, I have to use a machine..."

For example, the set of tools used by jade carvers include jade stones, jade drills, turning machines, chiseling tools, jade sanders, or directly using a lathe.

The problem is, he doesn't know how to carve jade. Turning the workpiece on the lathe and carving it into the shape he wants, Shen Le feels that his craftsmanship is still a little bit lacking...

When he was worried, the big camphor tree came over and said that they had caught a bad guy. Shen Le's reaction was predictable. He came out with two dark circles under his eyes and asked:

"Bad guy? Can you help me with the work? ... Can't? Then forget it..."

[Hey, hey, hey, hey! Slow down! ]

A tree root suddenly emerged from the ground at the entrance of the studio and grabbed Shen Le's ankle. It was very gentle, without the aura of calling for war and killing that would kill anyone who disagreed with it.
However, the force was also quite strong, pulling Shen Le and not letting him move even a step:

[You haven't heard what I told you about that bad guy! You should have some idea of what's going on! Also, you didn't give me the reward! ]

"I'm listening! I'm listening! - Put the tree roots back! Look, there's another hole dug in the yard for you!!!"

Without resorting to brutal means or breaking the tree roots, Shen Le really had no way of breaking free from his restraints. He could only appease A Lu with kind words and listen to his bragging obediently.

Ah Lu was very excited and boasted about herself, but then her true colors were revealed:

"Well, I did a great job, didn't I? I didn't waste the drop of spiritual fluid you gave me!

I tell you, if you give me another bottle of that stuff, I will take care of the whole town for you. If there are any bad guys coming within a two-kilometer radius, I can string them into candied haws for you!"

Ah, this... this is not necessary. I don't want you to be too decisive in killing people, and I don't want to turn my residence into a Lanruo Temple...

You are stringing candied haws everywhere around here, am I not the tree demon grandma?
Shen Le's face was full of black lines. He tried to persuade Ah Lu in every way, but she refused to hand over another bottle of spiritual liquid. The man and the tree kept muttering and arguing until Gu Yulin called:

"Shen Le, you have to be very careful recently. We caught a person with special abilities sent by Xida near your residence. He entered the country illegally under the guise of ordinary tourism.

After interrogation, they found out that they were coming for you and had installed many surveillance cameras near your home."

Shen Le: “…”

"So they're going to fire rockets at my mansion?"

He asked seriously. There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment. After a while, Gu Yulin sighed and replied:
"Not really, this is not the case. You should have a little confidence in our country's security. Forget about rockets. You can't even bring in a sniper rifle!"

As for the small-caliber pistol, I don't think I'm afraid now - the small oil lamp can instantly erect an electromagnetic barrier around me, and as long as I give myself a little reaction time, I can also erect an earth wall by myself.

Shen Le carefully sought the advice of the Special Affairs Bureau:

"Then what else do I need to do to strengthen my precautions? Stay at home all the time? I'm already doing that..."

That is, if you don't do this, the other party won't put a camera. You only go out twice in half a month, and the other party is also very upset, okay?
Gu Yulin complained silently. It was just his duty, so he still had to remind them. Even if Shen Le could fight, his classmates couldn't!

"And remember to tell the students who work in your studio to be safe, not to run around, and to tell you if they find anything wrong!"

Shen Le was silent for a moment. To be honest, he was not afraid of ordinary practitioners, but if they dared to come and harass him, it would be a question whether he could defeat them.

But if those junior brothers and sisters encounter foreign practitioners, they will be wiped out - and if they affect one, they can kill the whole bunch!
Should I send them away now?

Let them go home temporarily, return to school, stay out of the spotlight, and wait until the foreigners have completely given up?

The question is, how long will it take for those foreigners to give up?

[So I said, leave the security issues to me!] Just as he was in a dilemma, Ah Lu interrupted him in time:

[Leave it to me, I can monitor the entire town, this area is my territory! Ordinary people are fine, but cultivators are not allowed to come in without reporting. I will beat anyone who comes in! ]

Isn't this not good?

However, for the safety of his fellow apprentices, he couldn't seem to think of a better way...

Shen Le hesitantly relayed Ah Lu's idea. The other end of the line was silent again, and after a long while, he stammered and replied:

"It's not completely impossible... I'll apply to my superiors and see..."

Ah, is this okay?

The phone was hung up. Shen Le scratched his head and simply called the boss lady to ask her for advice. The boss lady answered very familiarly:
"Of course! This happens a lot! Usually it's a big demon or a powerful cultivator who marks this area as his own territory..."

This is also a compromise, or a recognition, between the Special Affairs Bureau and the practitioners.

It's fine for practitioners living in the market, they are used to living with ordinary people and ordinary people stepping into their territory;
Especially during the humanitarian flood era of the last century, all kinds of superpowers and special abilities were suppressed and could not emerge at all, and no special phenomena could be shown at all.

However, those practitioners who live in the deep mountains and forests, in caves, on cliffs, under water, and in all kinds of strange places, have no ill will towards ordinary people, they just want to be left alone...

If you don't let them enclose the land, it will only intensify the conflict...

"I even heard that in the early years, local officials wanted to develop a scenic spot, and the practitioners who had been in seclusion for hundreds of years came out to find that the place where they lived had been included in the project area.

The cultivator said that my cave was here hundreds of years ago, and the official said that according to national laws, this land belongs to the country..."

Shen Le moved closer to the screen curiously:

"And then what? Did they start a fight?" What do you mean by that tone of voice that seems to indicate you're only hoping for chaos in the world?

If you were there at that time, would you have brought a small stool and went to the scene to enjoy the show with great interest?
The proprietress tried hard not to roll her eyes. She took a deep breath and said seriously:
"No. The cultivator said that he respected the country's laws, and that this piece of land belonged to the country, but this mountain was his, and he moved away..."

"Moved?!"

"Yes, he combined the cave and the mountain into one, and used his great magic power to move it away..."

Shen Le: “…”

How can we build a scenic spot if the mountains are moved away?

The whole scenery is ruined! The mountains are stacked up, and suddenly there is a flat land!
Even so, local officials still have to explain to their superiors why a mountain suddenly disappeared from their jurisdiction...

"In short, it is now tacitly agreed that a sufficiently strong practitioner can enclose his long-term residence as his territory and warn other practitioners not to enter."

The lady boss explained seriously:
"As for you, it should be OK after communicating with the Special Affairs Bureau, right? By the way, it would be best to communicate with other practitioners around. I don't care. Do you have any suggestions for Doctor Qin?"

Shen Le happily accepted the boss lady's suggestion. Of course, communicating with the practitioners around him was not just empty talk, and he was willing to show some sincerity:

"Once we have successfully communicated with the Special Affairs Bureau, Madam Boss, can you please arrange a banquet for us? I will treat everyone nearby to a meal."

People are grateful for what they have received, and they are grateful for what they have received. Even if they are a little unhappy, a banquet made of top-quality spiritual food should be able to appease them, right?

What's wrong with this? It can improve spiritual food, expand the influence of the restaurant, and the family can also eat some leftovers.

The boss lady was eager to hear this and agreed decisively. Shen Le threw everything to the boss lady, put his worries aside, and went over to pat A-Lu's trunk:

"Once I have discussed everything, I will leave the safety of the town to you!"

【Give it to me now! Give it to me now! 】

Ah Lu shook the branches vigorously. Shen Le patted the trunk twice again, sending a little warmth to it soothingly:
"No, I'll give it to you after we've finished talking about everything. By then, you'll be very close to overcoming the tribulation, right? Letting you overcoming the tribulation in front of everyone will make a big noise and leave a deep impression on everyone."

Ah Lu fell silent and began to digest the new power. It stopped yelling, and Shen Le breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and returned to the studio to start working:
You can't repair the pen holder directly. If you accidentally damage this kind of spiritual tool, the loss will be too great. However, you can practice with other things and practice your jade carving skills!

Shen Le picked up a batch of miscellaneous inferior jades, placed them one by one on a small lathe, and began to practice.

Sizzle, sizzle, a hole is drilled;

Zizizizizi, change the direction and drill another hole;

Sizzle, sizzle… snap…

"You can't do this." A gentle voice sounded beside him. Shen Le pressed the parking bed and turned his head:

"Mr. Lu? Is get out of class over?"

"Well, get out of class is over." Lu Zicheng walked over slowly, stood next to Shen Le, and looked down at the jade on the lathe:

"The students are very diligent and learn very well. They are supplementing their common sense very smoothly. I estimate that I have taught all the classes I can in the next half year, so I can resign..."

do not!

There will be an endless stream of little guys coming in here!

As for this pen holder and these clay sculptures, if they become spirit objects, it would be fine if there is only one of them. But if each clay sculpture has its own spirituality, you will never be able to teach them all!

When the time comes, I will have to pay you for the processing!
Shen Le tried not to blurt out what he was saying, so as not to scare the teacher away. Lu Zicheng had already changed the subject:
"By the way, Mr. Shen, if you want to carve jade, you must first understand the structure and texture of jade..."

He pointed at the cracks on the jade and explained in detail. Shen Le listened to the jade analysis class honestly and was a little confused:
"Mr. Lu, are you familiar with all of this?"

"Of course! I am most familiar with jade carving!" Lu Zicheng answered without thinking:
"After so many years, I've learned everything by now!"

Shen Le: “…”

A jade carving expert is most familiar with jade carving... What kind of story is this about cooking beans with burning bean pods and the beans crying in the pot?

Or, just because you get caught in the rain, you have to tear up other people's umbrellas?

He forced back his old complaints and listened patiently to Mr. Lu's lecture. After talking about the texture structure, he talked about the characteristics of different jades, and then talked about the carving techniques based on the characteristics;

Then, he taught Shen Le to choose a type of jade material, and started carving from sensing, design to clamping, step by step, and taught Shen Le to try it himself.

After watching Shen Le finish a round, he nodded with satisfaction:

"That's all. Mr. Shen, you are a practitioner. Once you get started with this kind of secular skill, you will definitely improve quickly. I won't bother you anymore. Just explore it slowly—"

He said goodbye and left. Shen Le was left holding the jade material in his hand, turning it over and over:

"It's much easier to get started if someone guides you through it. Well, keep practicing until you can do the job smoothly, and then you can make this pen holder!"

Shen Le was greatly encouraged. He repeated the process of sensing, designing, and processing, consuming seventeen or eighteen pieces of inferior jade, and the progress was very encouraging:
Except for the first two pieces which failed in processing, the rest were done successfully, and they carved out two bamboo peace and safety plaques, two pairs of dragon and phoenix jade pendants, three jade Buddhas, and two jade Guanyins.

For the last piece of jade with a black background and white spots, Shen Le even gave free rein to the drill bit, circling back and forth on the jade, and carved out a panda holding a bamboo shoot, yawning and licking its fur!

"Mr. Shen, your jade carving skills have improved very quickly!" Even Lu Zicheng was a little surprised:
"With this level of skill, I am still a little short of being able to create a masterpiece that will be passed down from generation to generation. However, if I want to create a work that can be used as a treasure in a jewelry store, it is already good enough!"

Shen Le was also very satisfied. He searched the inventory and found a few pieces of jade wood similar to the material of the pen holder. After practicing a few times, he began to work hard to repair the pen holder.

With a sizzling sound, the drill bit rotates gently on the pen holder, and fine dust flies out, which is then gently washed away by the running water.

Shen Le, while concentrating on his work, seemed to have entered a strange mental state, as if he had fallen into a fantasy, or was possessed by someone:

"Mr. Shen? Mr. Shen?!"

"There's only half an hour left before the banquet starts. When will you arrive?"

"Ah, Mr. Shen seems to be in a trance... How about we eat first?"

(End of this chapter)