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

Chapter 44 Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance
Perhaps for them, becoming a trainee scroll painter has become an obsession.

Looking at the large instrument that was analyzing and testing the scroll, Wu Xian couldn't help but wonder, "What is this machine testing?"

"The five-dimensional scoring performance of the scroll," Xue Lingling said without hesitation, "only those who meet the five-dimensional scoring performance standards can pass the assessment."

"Five dimensions? Performance rating?" Wu Xian was completely confused.

As they were talking, the thirty-year-old man had finished his test.

drop!drop!
The image of the celestial sphere appeared on the instrument screen, followed by a series of scroll data:

[Shahe Warrior] Bronze Axis One Star

Type: Portrait scroll

Colors: 8
Details: 7
Shen Yun: 9
Art style: 13
Overall: 11
Final result: Unfortunately, your painting scroll did not meet the association's standards.

"Hey~ this is the five-dimensional performance rating of the scroll painting," Xue Lingling pointed to the screen and explained on the spot: "We scroll painters are essentially painting, so the strength of the painting spirit is naturally inseparable from these index factors."

The upper limit of each scoring performance determines the potential value of the scroll painting, and also reflects the ability and level of the scroll painter.

Take this painting scroll for example; it received a bunch of single-digit ratings, clearly the kind of painting that even the best artist couldn't save.

Wu Xian listened, completely stunned.

I originally thought that the scrolls only had differences in rank, level, and spirituality, but I didn't expect there to be so many detailed numerical standards.

"Even if you get a top master to design this kind of scroll painting and use the best paints, the result will still be utterly worthless. The ceiling is just that high, and any further effort will be in vain," Old Chen added from the side.

To put it bluntly, not every picture scroll that is conceived and drawn has value.

Most scroll painters' painstaking works actually have no value for training.

Although the creation of a scroll depends entirely on the artist's imagination and design, it cannot be realized simply by making any design; it must be approved by the rules of the scroll.

It's like you draw a dog and define it as a powerful god with incredible strength.

However, these settings cannot be recognized by the scroll's rules, and therefore cannot be effective or manifested.

In the end, it will only be an ordinary dog.

This made Wu Xian realize that the [Extraordinary Scroll] was not just a simple idea!
Or perhaps it's like Sister Jump's "Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine," where it must at least roughly approach a certain "standard" in order to have its corresponding power setting recognized by the laws of the world?

"Why...why does the great warrior of the Sand River only have this low score?"

Perhaps because their words were too direct, the thirty-year-old man broke down in tears on the spot.

"I can't accept this—!"

"I understand, I have to bribe the examiner."

The old man was clearly a bit obsessed, shouting that he wanted to bribe Old Chen.

Little did they know that performance rating is performance rating; even if they bribed Mr. Chen to increase the value, it would only be self-deception.

"roll!"

With a shout of anger from Old Chen, the man was dragged out by two staff members.

Next, another female student took out a copper scroll and nervously placed it into the testing area.

Wu Xian continued to inquire, "How is the five-dimensional performance rating calculated? Is it really that accurate?"

"The instrument is essentially an analysis and calculation of the intensity of various spiritual indicators of the [Painting Spirit]. There will be some deviation, but it is generally accurate," Xue Lingling said without hesitation. "Good is good, bad is bad, there is nothing to doubt."

Does it refer to the strength of the various spiritual indicators of the spirit itself?

"What exactly is the function of the five-dimensional scoring performance?" Wu Xian then asked.

"The higher the scores in each category, the more outstanding the abilities and potential of the painting spirit will be. This can be understood as the painting spirit's aptitude, which will directly affect the painting spirit's various abilities." Xue Lingling explained slowly and deliberately: "For example, improving the color score can improve the painting spirit's aura, as well as its spell damage and spell defense."

Detailed ratings can increase the physical damage and physical defense of the spirit.

The Shen Yun rating can enhance abilities at the spiritual level.

The art style rating enhances the characteristics of the spirit, including its innate and hidden traits.

The overall score affects the spirit's spiritual strength; the higher the spiritual strength, the more robust and resilient the spirit.

Wu Xian was increasingly amazed as he listened, never expecting the scroll to contain so many details. It was somewhat similar to the pet aptitude system in some games from his previous life, where the higher the aptitude for each attribute, the better.

I wonder what the "qualifications" of the God of Wealth and the Black and White Impermanence are like.
We certainly wouldn't dare to test it ourselves, so we can only let the Black and White Impermanence, the Rooster King, and the Divine Tiger go up and test it first.

As they were talking, the female candidate finished her test, and a series of scoring data popped up on the screen:

[Seed Beast] Bronze Axis One Star

Type: Animal Picture Scroll

Colors: 17
Details: 15
Shen Yun: 19
Art style: 23
Overall: 20
Final result: Congratulations, your scroll has passed the test!

Upon seeing the results, the female candidate was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.

"Elf or plant type? This rating is barely acceptable; at least it has some potential for development," Xue Lingling commented with interest.

Old Chen chimed in, "It's not much for fighting dimensional invasions, but it's pretty good as a pet. I think many people would be willing to pay for it."

Wu Xian looked at the image of the spirit on the screen with a strange expression.

A green garlic clove, complete with a nose and eyes, is quite adorable, resembling a scroll painting concept that combines elements of an elf dimension and a plant dimension.

But Wu Xian looked strangely familiar.

"Does it mean it's acceptable as long as there aren't any single-digit numbers?" Wu Xian asked, snapping out of his daze.

"I guess so," Xue Lingling nodded. "If one or two scores are particularly outstanding, it's possible to pass the test."

"oh oh."

Next, it was Wu Xian's turn to go on stage. Judging from his master's expectant look, she was clearly looking forward to seeing how Hei Bai Wuchang would perform.

Old Chen, standing to the side, also cast a curious glance. After all, this was a little guy who had caught Xue Lingling's eye, so he must have something special about him.

"A scroll depicting the dead, just like yours?"

Sensing the eerie atmosphere emanating from the scroll depicting the Black and White Impermanence, Old Chen secretly began to look forward to it.

Meanwhile, Wu Xian had already placed the scroll of "Black and White Impermanence" onto the scanning platform. The female examinee who had just passed the test was not in a hurry to leave and watched curiously from the side.

buzzing...

The instrument emitted bursts of high-frequency, energetic sounds.

"so long?"

Seeing that no results were forthcoming for so long, Mr. Chen was quite surprised.

Generally speaking, the higher the scoring performance, the longer the instrument testing time.

Xue Lingling was relatively calm, knowing that the Black and White Impermanence's rating performance was definitely not low.

But as time went on, she began to lose her composure.

Shortly after, the instrument finally beeped and displayed the test results.

The images of the two underworld deities, Black and White Impermanence, appeared on the screen, piquing the curiosity of Mr. Chen and the female examinee.

Looking at the rating data displayed below, the three people present were dumbfounded.

[Black and White Impermanence] Copper Axis Three Stars

Type: Portrait scroll

Colors: 43
Details: 60
Shen Yun: 93
Art style: 108
Overall: 101
Final result: Congratulations, your scroll has passed the test!

The female examinee who was watching nearby screamed in shock, unable to believe her eyes.

Xue Lingling and Old Chen gasped for breath, exclaiming in surprise, "Breaking...breaking one hundred?!"

It's worth noting that for scrolls in the copper axis stage, a score of 30 or higher in any single category is considered excellent.

Even Xue Lingling's "Soul-Eating Ghost King" only had a five-dimensional score of over forty points and a single category score of over fifty.

"Is it his exceptional painting skills or his extraordinary talent?" Old Chen's heart pounded wildly. "Or... perhaps both?"

(End of this chapter)