“Now to restore the Ahreupen Imperial Seal.”
Weed carefully pulled out the seal. He had wrapped the precious sculpture in a high quality cloth to avoid damage.
“I need to repair this sculpture…”
Aside from other skills, the sculpture repair skill required the user to use their hands.
“The memories of the Emperor Geihar Von Arpen are in this Sculpture so it'll be hard to fix.”
The appearance of the sculpture seemed to be made of gold and jade. He was prepared to restore the ancient treasure.
“Sculpture Repair!”
He used his skills to mold the gold. He was trying to make it back to its original shape.
Paaaas!
He removed the parts that had crumbled with old age and repaired the worn out or missing parts. After years of abuse, there were no signs of cracks or completely broken pieces.
“Time to fix the bottom.”
The seal symbolized the ruler of the continent but it was also a very important sculpture. Weed was careful to meticulously repair the pieces of the Ahreupen sculpture. Sculpture Repair depended on skill level but with an antique like the Ahreupen Imperial Seal it could brake at any minute so a lot was at stake. Thankfully he could repair the severe damage that had been down to the seal and the original appearance could be seen. He had managed to reproduce the full majesty of the golden dragon! He was even able to fix the embroidering.
— You have used the Sculpture Repair Skill.
The Sculpture Repair skill has greatly improved skill proficiency.
For restoring a lost art sculpture, Art has increased by 3 points.
It had an old antique look but it did not have the same feeling that large sculptures had.
“Was it successful?”
Weed was hiding the seal since it was difficult for him to look it. It was like eating rice without the crucial part known as kimchi.
“Identify!”
Unidentified Emperor's Seaclass="underline" Durability 24/30
The Continent of Versaille's history of the Ahreupen Kingdom.
It is difficult to imagine the ability of the sculptor that made it.
A trusty sculptor had tried to restore it but it could not be fully restored because of the limitations of the number of years that have passed.
Artistic Value: 43100
Options: +95 Dignity
+55 Charisma
Maximum Loyalty and Morale of soldiers increased by 20 %.
Reduces the harmful effects of all magic to the owner's body by 55 %.
Intimidates nobles and knights.
“It’s still not completely restored.”
The seal had been greatly fixed but it did not have the same feeling that the sculpture was supposed to originally have. He needed to fully restore the long and severe damage to the Emperor's Geihar von Arpen's sculpture.
“The gold dragon is supposed to be the symbol of imperial authority and government. The imperial seal that the Emperor made should emit light.”
Weed began to resume his work, more slowly and cautious now.
“I need to reimagine the golden dragon as it would whole. It needs to have the same form as before to show the cold might of the Ahreupen Empire.”
Sculptures were very sensitive to materials. Rocks have the basic natural beauty of being rough while marble and bronze were smooth materials. The object could be the decisive difference in a work of art. Gold was a very hard yet weak material. The finished product was very expensive to make. So you needed to make compromises. The sculpture was made of precious and special metal materials that were difficult to find but made it remarkably beautiful.
“There must be a reason that Emperor Geihar made this the symbol of the Empire.”
Sculpting was a three dimensional art form and it was also influenced by the presence of light. Lighting could be used to change the impression and the construction of sculptures to make it more spectacular and magnificent. Rock sculptures were commonly left in places where people could see them. When dealing with light, it could give an entirely different feeling to the sculpture. A good engraver knows the importance of light and dark and learns light sculpting. The gold dragon was supposed to the one that rules over the light.
“Light sculpture. The Emperor rooted that authority into the sculpture!”
He had based it to be a golden dragon because of his own works. Weed began to use light sculpting to repair the seal. The unique light sculpture began to regain its form. He moved his hand more slowly. Every time his hand touch it, the history and glory of the empire would revive and the light would shine off of the sculpture. The brilliant Ahreupen Imperial glory and the resurrection of the golden dragon. Weed restored the sculpture to the best of his ability.
Ttiring!
— You have restored the Emperor's Seal.
The Seal of the Ahreupen Empire!
A symbol of the ruler of the continent of the long past.
— All sculpting skills have increased by 3 % for restoring the royal seal.
— Sculpture Repair Skill is now Intermediate Level 8.
Handicrafting skill proficiency has increased by 9 %.
Art has increased by 37.
Lord of the Continent: Durability 38/60
The seal of the ruler of the Continent of Versailles
A sculpture wrapped in mystery.
The memories of the ancient seem to remain within the seal.
Artistic Value: 49400
Options: +3000 fame.
+105 Dignity
+60 Reputation
+70 Charisma
The Authority of the Emperor is available
Maximum Loyalty and Morale of soldiers increased by 25 %.
Resistance to all harmful magic to the owner's body is increased by 60 %.
Nobles and Knights will be intimidated.
Golden Bird has memories of the past.
The historical treasure has generated a stat.
Dignity stat has been created.
Dignity: The Royal Family, the Nobility, and the Knight class.
A very important and dignified noble of society; residents will be respectful. Resident will have reduced complaints about paying taxes. You can increase this stat when you level up. Increases when the people are ruled wisely or whenever a king's command is fulfilled. Treasures, works of art, and even buildings can increase the stat.
He got a new stat, but until now Weed had only meant to distribute all his points into strength and agility. The dignity stat applied to various weapons and armor but he did not feel the need to raise it.
“I need to worry about how I'm going to eat for the next year instead of how dignified I am.”
Weed then looked at the emperor's memories.
The thriving Ahreupen Empire!
They build a beautiful marble temple and there were many living creatures. Sculptures were man made pieces of art that all could share. He could see military birds fighting against monsters and large beasts scattering seeds onto the ground. In contrast, the human were lazy and inactive.
“No. No. I'm too old to play around like a young person.”
“Bring me some beer over here, drink!”
In the middle of the day, in the Ahreupen Imperial Capital there were many humans that were relaxing. The Emperor Geihar von Arpen saw that his empire had gotten too great! The study of magic and swordsmanship were being neglicted because of an easier lifestyle. The Sculptures of Life were going exploited and abused so much that it was a joke. Then the Emperor Geihar von Arpen made a difficult decision.