Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 18 A Rare Seed (Please continue reading)
It's as if you can't survive without joining an art studio, which inexplicably makes people feel a little rebellious.

It wasn't that Wu Xian was petty; he simply disliked the condescending attitude of the art studio.

how to say?

It's like after you've worked hard and achieved great success, the goddess you once relentlessly pursued arrogantly says, "I'm willing to give you a chance to pursue me again."

"Oh dear~ I know you're upset, but if you don't join the art studio, how will you get certified and rated as a scroll painter in the future?"

"What? You can't get a rating and certification if you don't go to the art studio?" Wu Xian frowned in confusion.

Tang Tiaotiao shook her head and said, "That's not true. Individual painting students can also be rated and certified, but it's much more troublesome. Joining an art studio can reduce a lot of procedures and trouble."

"That's fine."

Wu Xian understood, it's like being an individual trainee, I get it!

The road ahead may be difficult, but it offers freedom, free from the coercion and manipulation of capital.

"Alright, I won't say much about your own affairs," Tang Tiaotiao said with a hint of regret. "By the way, where do you get so many strange and wonderful ideas and inspirations, and more importantly, how do you manage to draw them successfully?"

"I don't know," Wu Xian feigned ignorance, "Anyway, inspiration struck, I tried to draw it, and then it worked."

"..."

Tang Tiaotiao's head was filled with black lines.

Is this what teachers mean by the difference between geniuses and ordinary people?
As they spoke, the two had already reached the edge of the mine deep inside the base and saw the source of the plant-based mutation.

A vine-like plant spread from the depths of the mine, covering the entire mine like a spider web. Numerous mechanical monsters were entangled in the vines throughout the mine, like prey bound by the spider web.

Where the vines converge, there is a brown object emitting a faint green glow. Its hard outer shell is slightly cracked, resembling a giant pistachio. Although it is called giant, it is actually only about the size of a pillow.

All the vines are just tender shoots growing from the crack in that "giant pistachio".

"Plant seeds?" Wu Xian's expression was strange.

Tang Tiaotiao nodded excitedly, "A single seed can trigger dimensional mutation. This seed must be something special, an extremely rare material."

It is important to understand that alienation mainly stems from the penetration and assimilation of weaker spiritualities by stronger spiritualities.

In other words, the spiritual power of this unknown seed is far greater than that of the surrounding mechanical monsters.

"Rare materials?"

Wu Xian immediately became interested and prepared to make a move.

However, the two had only taken a few steps when all the vines began to thrash about like startled birds.

Although it was protected by the God of Wealth's wealth, the entire protective shield was quickly and completely entangled by vines.

Fortunately, these vines had not merged with the mechanical power, so they were easy to clear away.

boom! boom!
The God of Wealth casually unleashed two lightning spells, shattering a large patch of vines.

Looking at Tang Tiaotiao's side, the pestle in the cute little jade rabbit's hand seems to have some kind of restraining effect on plant-type plants. Every time the jade rabbit swings the pestle, the vines, like mimosa plants, begin to shrink and hide far away.

"Hehe, that's more like it~!"

Tang Tiaotiao was very satisfied with the Jade Rabbit's performance.

Working together, the two quickly approached the "giant pistachio".

Sensing the approaching danger, the "giant pistachio" became even more frenzied, with dense vines constantly sprouting from the crack.

"Little rascal, let this handsome old man cooperate and see how I smash it open!"

Tang Tiaotiao gestured to Wu Xian, who immediately understood.

Lightning condensed in the steel whip in the God of Wealth's hand, and a powerful bolt of lightning blasted out, piercing through the dense vines.

The Jade Rabbit followed closely behind, turning around as if in a dance and throwing the pestle.

boom!
The pestle is placed right in the center of a "giant pistachio".

The hard outer shell shattered instantly, revealing the tender green "kernel" inside.

Once the outer shell is removed, the spiritual energy of the "kernel" instantly extinguishes and quickly recedes.

The vines that were so abundant just a moment ago withered and fell off the "kernels".

"Hehe, let's get out of here first." The two climbed out of the mine and, under Cai Qi's protection, drove away.

Seeing Pang Dahai's team still battling the mechanical monster in the distance, Tang Tiaotiao didn't forget to lean out of the car window and give Pang Dahai a universally recognized "weak" gesture.

Pang Dahai, already feeling frustrated and stifled, completely lost his composure on the spot.

Why?
How could so many of them be outmatched by just two people?

"Aren't you top students from Xuantian Academy? Is this all you've got?" Pang Dahai became increasingly angry as he thought about it.

The students from Xuantian Academy looked embarrassed, but were equally unwilling.

"We can't blame ourselves. That kid is clearly no ordinary person, especially with that humanoid scroll." The group began to make excuses for themselves.

"Yes, yes, I suspect that kid is probably a descendant of some scroll painting master, or from some powerful family."

Pang Dahai's expression shifted between light and dark, but he could naturally see that Wu Xian was "extraordinary".

But he was still angry and frustrated.

At this moment, Wu Xian and his companion had already driven the [Lynx Generation 4] far away to a safe area.

As he collected the God of Wealth into a scroll, he felt a pang of regret, for this had consumed nearly half of the God of Wealth's fortune.

In contrast, Tang Tiaotiao has already begun to sense the informational pathways within the rare "kernels".

"What is this? I can't understand it at all, I have no clue whatsoever!" Tang Tiaotiao complained as she sensed it. "Huh~ what is that, a mechanical information network?"

He fell silent for a long time before excitedly opening his eyes.

"Haha, I think I'm getting the hang of it!" After saying that, he tossed the large nuts to Wu Xian, "Here~ you can take this and study it first, just remember to share a piece with me later, and you can deal with the rest yourself."

"Have you found a solution or inspiration?"

Wu Xian took the large kernel with surprise, curiously sensing the information within it.

Like the previous mother worm's brain, it was all messy, blurry afterimages and images, completely incomprehensible.

They also saw the blurry mechanical creature that Tang Tiaotiao had mentioned, but they didn't feel anything about it.

"Is there anything special about the afterimage of this mechanical creature?" Wu Xian wondered.

“You haven’t learned about the mechanical inheritance, so naturally you can’t see anything,” Tang Tiaotiao’s beautiful eyes sparkled. “In short, I’m currently bursting with inspiration and can’t wait to verify and try it out.”

Wu Xian nodded softly.

Does the mechanical engineering department continue the tradition of scroll painting?

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense. You need to have a certain cognitive framework before you can trigger related associations and ideas.

Just like the myths and legends in your past life memories, if you don't understand these myths and legends, even if the Golden Cudgel is placed in front of you, you will only think of it as an iron rod, or associate it with a weapon or something.

But you would never associate it with the Monkey King, because you don't even know who the Monkey King is.

This gave Wu Xian a deeper understanding of "information networks".

"Do you make connections based on key information revealed in the afterimage?"

The Bobcat 4 mountain bike sped back.

Wu Xian repeatedly sensed the information revealed within the large kernel, pondering it carefully.

Tang Tiaotiao's understanding of certain mechanical engineering traditions triggered her associations and ideas.

So, could I also find some elements or key information related to past life myths and legends?
A series of fleeting, blurry images "played" back and forth in my mind.

Eventually, my attention was drawn to a blurry image of a plant, which "looks somewhat like the laurel in the Moon Palace map of a game from my past life."

That's often how it is; once an idea is formed, there's no going back.

"Like, so similar!"

It was clearly a blurry, afterimage-like image, but the more he looked at it, the more it seemed to resemble the real laurel tree from mythology. Although he had never seen the real laurel tree from mythology, he had a strange intuition and a sense of déjà vu.

"Is it possible that this so-called information network truly originates from the legendary laurel wreath?!"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Wu Xian felt his heart pounding wildly.

(End of this chapter)