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

Chapter 45 Found a treasure
Wu Xian looked at the five-dimensional rating of the Black and White Impermanence and was fairly satisfied.

With the skills honed in their previous life as beasts of burden, their painting skills must be quite good; it's just that I didn't expect the five members of the Black and White Impermanence to be so talented.

As for color score 43 and detail score 60, it seems that the paint quality was a drawback.

If we improve the quality of the materials used, the color and detail scores will naturally improve as well.

"No wonder the Chinese scroll paintings are all so impressive," Wu Xian thought to himself.

Now we can see firsthand how amazing the Chinese scroll painting is.

At the end of the day, it’s still the same sentence.

The concept of the Chinese scroll painting is inherently high-class, and its five-dimensional attributes are naturally excellent, so it is reasonable for it to have strong combat power.

On the other hand, Wu Xian's painting skills are also excellent.

Looking at Old Chen and Xue Lingling, they were already speechless with astonishment.

"How is this possible? How... how did you do that?" Xue Lingling looked completely bewildered.

"Is it strange that the number is just a little high?" Wu Xian pretended to be harmless.

But then Old Master Chen said meaningfully, "Color and detail are affected by paint and application, but the spirit and style require skill and time to refine. Young friend, you have such painting skills at such a young age, as well as your deep understanding and appreciation of the concept of the scroll. It's truly..."

"I've loved drawing since I was a child, maybe... I'm quite talented?" Wu Xian smiled憨厚ly.

Xue Lingling was incredulous, her eyes flickering uncertainly, "You've only had this scroll for a short time, yet you've already captured such precise spirit and such a fitting style?"

Old Chen, standing to the side, also cast a curious glance.

To put it simply, the spirit and style of the painting best showcase the artist's talent.

It requires not only drawing skills, but also time to settle and refine, to further improve and understand the concept of the scroll, so as to have a deeper understanding of one's own concept.

Little did people know that Wu Xian's ideas for these scrolls had already been refined and refined by generations of Chinese ancestors over thousands of years.

As a Chinese citizen in his previous life, Wu Xian was exposed to these ideas from a young age and naturally had a profound understanding of the concepts behind these scroll paintings.

It could even be said to be something written in one's blood.

“Hmm…” Wu Xian had a sudden inspiration, “I have loved drawing imaginative things since I was a child. The idea for this scroll has been in my mind for a long time, but it has only been completed now.”

Upon hearing this, the two were slightly taken aback.

The reason seems reasonable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it's a bit far-fetched.

"You mean you started thinking about the concept of a scroll painting when you were a child?"

Xue Lingling stared intently at Wu Xian, confirming the question once more.

"I wouldn't call it a concept; I just like to fantasize and immerse myself in my own imaginary world," Wu Xian said without hesitation, his eyes sincere, because he was telling the truth. "After I started teaching myself to draw scrolls, I drew out these fantasies in my mind, and then they became scrolls."

Wu Xian spoke casually, but to Xue Lingling and Old Chen, his words were like a thunderbolt.

It's understandable to have a vivid imagination from a young age; children are innocent and carefree, and they often fantasize about fantastical things.

However, mere fantasy is not nearly as good as a picture scroll.

The key point is that his childhood fantasies can be recognized by the laws of the world.

Is this the legendary "scroll painting talent"?

"..." Old Chen scratched his head for a long time, "Does that mean you actually have a lot of wonderful ideas in your head?"

"It's alright, just a little bit." Wu Xian smiled modestly, and then took out [Brother Pillar] and put it into the testing instrument. "For example, this is my childhood imagination of mechanical life and the mechanical world."

Moments later, the test results came back, and the two were shocked once again.

Autobot Leader - Optimus Prime Two-Star Bronze Axis

Type: Portrait scroll

Colors: 27
Details: 29
Shen Yun: 36
Art style: 38
Overall: 40
Although it is far inferior to the Black and White Impermanence, it is still a fairly excellent mechanical scroll.

The key point is that this was just a "scroll design" that Wu Xian had imagined in his childhood.

"And these two, I liked animals when I was little..."

Next, they placed the Chicken King and the Divine Tiger into the instrument one after the other, getting a free test.

As folk guardian figures, the Rooster King and the Divine Tiger are naturally not as good as the Black and White Impermanence, but they both broke through the 40 mark in the five-dimensional score, and the charm, style and overall score even broke through the 50 mark.

There are a total of four scrolls, one of which is extraordinary, two are top-notch, and the other is excellent.

An ordinary scroll painter would be content to die with a smile if he could create such a four-scroll scroll in his entire life. But Wu Xian, standing before us, is just a newbie who has just entered the profession.

Are geniuses truly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people?

Looking at the female examinees watching from the side, they were already caught in self-doubt.

Looking at the [Seed Beast] in her hand, and then at Wu Xian's incredible scroll painting, she gradually felt relieved. Perhaps she really wasn't suited to be a scroll painter?
"Young man, are you interested in developing your career in the association? Our association is..." Old Chen's eyes were burning with enthusiasm.

Unfortunately, he was interrupted by Xue Lingling before he could finish speaking.

"What does Elder Chen want to do? This is my apprentice!"

After saying that, he ignored Old Chen and directly pulled Wu Xian to get the trainee scroll painter certificate.

After finishing, he made his escape, and behind him, one could still hear Old Chen calling out to him to stay.

On the coffin lid, Wu Xian looked at the Apprentice Scroll Painter Certificate in his hand, as well as a badge representing his status as an Apprentice Scroll Painter, and was filled with emotion.

Not long ago, he was someone who couldn't even afford the registration fee.

In the blink of an eye, I've become a distinguished apprentice scroll painter.

"My dear disciple, where do you live? I'll take you home." The more Xue Lingling looked at Wu Xian, the more pleasing he seemed to her, and she secretly sighed that she had truly struck gold.

"Ah~ no need, no need, just drop me off in the North District. I still need to buy some things."

A moment later, Xue Lingling placed Wu Xian in the North Street area, her eyes filled with reluctance. "My club will be completed soon, and then you will be the vice president of our club."

"Thank you, Master."

"Also, don't listen to those old guys in the association's nonsense," Xue Lingling reminded her seriously. "I'll recommend you to join the Necromancer's Guild later. Isn't that much more promising than that lousy association?"

"Ok."

Watching my master sister leave felt like a dream.

No wonder some people like to suck up to powerful figures; the feeling after sucking up to someone really is different!

Turning around, I happily went to Mr. Hu Deyou's materials store.

"Boss, do you have any rare spiritual substances?"

"Yes, of course," the sharp-eyed Boss Hu spotted the badge on Wu Xian's chest at a glance. "Holy crap, it's only been a few days and you've become a scroll painter."

"Tsk tsk, I knew this young man was no ordinary person."

"Internship~ Just an internship."

Wu Xian waved his hand and smiled. It seems it's better not to carry this thing around; it's too conspicuous.

To be honest, materials with rare spiritual properties are really expensive, and the higher the content, the more expensive they are.

Moreover, Boss Hu doesn't have all kinds of rare spiritual materials; many are out of stock.

After a round of shopping, he spent over a million yuan, which made Wu Xian very distressed.

But there's no way around it; once a scroll artist condenses a divine image, they truly embark on a path of burning through money.

Jingle Bell……

"Hey boss, where are you?" Zhao He called. "Grandpa Wang said you moved? Where did you move to?"

Wu Xian immediately sent Zhao He the new address.

A moment later, they met in front of their new home, leaving Zhao He and Huang Mao and the others completely stunned.

But on second thought, given Wu Xian's background, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with him staying in a place like this.

After selling the scraps they had accumulated over the past few days to Wu Xian, Zhao He and Huang Mao spoke again: "Do you buy regular materials? The price is up to you, boss."

"Of course I'll accept them." Wu Xian quickly checked the materials the two had. "Wow, quite a lot!"

After condensing the divine diagram, materials are absolutely essential; there simply won't be enough.

"Hehe~ Thanks to you, Huang Mao and I have finally made it through the tough times and are preparing to join the army." Zhao He said with a grateful expression. "By the way, guess who we saw when we were running a dungeon yesterday?"

"Who?"

“Zhang Mazi and his gang,” Zhao He described in amazement, “good heavens, those guys tore the monster apart with their bare hands, leaving us both dumbfounded.”

(End of this chapter)