Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 15 The prototype of specialties and treasure appraisal

Finally, there was the bonesmith, who came into the hall coughing, phlegm, and shortness of breath. He said that he suffered from pneumoconiosis after grinding aggregates for many years.

Name: Li Gu (suffering from pneumoconiosis, low efficiency, expelled by the workshop owner. Thirty years of experience in the industry, skilled in skills)
  Race: Terran

Reputation: 2
  Occupation: Bone carver

Level: Level 0 Level 9 (Strength 12)

Attributes: strength 7, constitution 6, agility 6, spirit 14
  Skills: Bone making, carving

Martial Arts: None
  Equipment: hand saw, hand plane, chisel, file, hand drill, steel needle, carving knife, whetstone

Monthly salary: 2 dollars

Zhao Zhen saw that Li Gu was standing a little unsteadily and asked him to sit down and answer. And ordered to make tea. Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Yuanli to get a snake bone and ask Li Gu.

"Is it possible to make a bone bow from the bones of a level 3 green anaconda?"

Li Gu took the snake bone and pulled it hard: "This is simple. The bow shape is ready. You only need to polish the middle spine to use it as a handle. The bow arms do not need to be processed. Add bow tips at both ends and buckle the string."

"That's very good. Please report the necessary materials to Zhao Yuanli, the manager. First, make the snake bones from the village into snake bone bows, and then use a snake skull and several snake teeth to make bone tools."

Zhao Zhen also asked Li Gu to arrange a quieter courtyard, and asked: "Old Master Li, are you willing to take care of your disciples?"

"I don't dare to be called father-in-law. I am fifty this year. Unfortunately, I am ill and cannot work for a long time. I am willing to teach my apprentices."

After chatting some more, Zhao Zhen asked, "Old Master Li, do you have any requirements for choosing a disciple?"

"Yes, they should be more refined, not crude and clumsy. It would be best if they are literate, and even better if they can draw." Zhao Zhenrang informed Ding Chou to select five or seven young people for Master Li Gu to choose.

Speaking of the work he was good at, Li Gu showed a lot of smiles on his tired face and said: "This bone-making bow does not show that I am very capable. It is just polishing and assembly. Even a skilled apprentice can do it. The little old man is best at finesse." For carving, you can carve flowers, birds, fish, and insects. For this bone carving, you must first select the materials, which are longer and thicker bones. Usually, cow bones and camel bones are used as raw materials.

After selecting suitable aggregates, the aggregates must be initially processed, including cutting, oil removal, grease removal, and bleaching. This is where apprentices start to get in touch with and become familiar with aggregates. Only the processed bones can become materials for making bone sculptures. This step is called material selection and cutting, and only after that does the carving process begin.

Sculpting is a test of the artist's coordination of hands, eyes, and heart, so you should choose something more precise. A clumsy person cannot be a bone carver.

Bone scraping and bleaching, painting pattern polishing, water grinding, drug treatment, coloring and glazing, assembling and installation, etc., every process is a delicate job. The little old man is best at carving peonies. A complete bone peony painting requires more than a dozen processes. It takes several months for a large one and half a month for a small one. "I finished speaking in one breath, coughing continuously.

Zhao Zhen was also very happy. He didn't expect that the old man was a treasure, with superb skills and willing to teach apprentices. If this continues, it is impossible to develop bone carvings into a specialty product in this fantasy world. When Zhao Zhen thought of this, he had some thoughts in his mind: "I just got something from this village. It is a rare spiritual thing called Queen Mother Grape. Eating five kilograms of it can improve your spirit. I think my father-in-law is only one step away from entering the level." If you succeed in teaching disciples this year, next August, when the grapes are ripe, I will grant you five kilograms of Queen Mother grapes to help you enter the ranks."

Li Gu was so excited that he coughed again, "Thank you very much, owner of the village. I dare not to spend all my money on this gift to repay the kindness of the owner for cultivating me."

Zhao Zhen let him rest for a while and followed Zhao Ji down to prepare the bone carving workshop.

Zhao Yuanli was the only one left in the court. He took out four things from his sleeves and placed them one by one on the table in front of Zhao Zhen.

The first thing is a shining tooth
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  Wolf King Fang (First-Level Material)
  Zhao Yuanli pointed at the wolf tooth and said: "Master, this was left by the wolf king who attacked the convoy on the road. Yesterday, the wolf carcasses were skinned and the fur is being tanned. This wolf tooth is slightly glowing since it was taken out. I can't see it. It's a common product, bring it to the village owner to see if it's useful.

"Yes, this thing has reached a high level. Send it to Li Gu and have it carved into a pendant. It may become a treasure. Let's see how Li Gu's craftsmanship is."

The second piece is a picture scroll. Expand to see the picture of "Double Cows"

Tao Hongjing painted two cows: one was led by a golden halter, and the other meandered among the water plants. ("Famous Paintings")
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  "Double Cow Picture", if you hold it, you can find a job as a shepherd boy. (Restrictions; age no more than twelve years old)
  In addition to the ancient book "Water Margin", this object is the fourth object that Zhao Zhen has seen that can awaken a designated profession. He can only use it at home. Next time he goes back, he will ask his parents for their opinions. If you use it, give it to Tantan; if you don't use it, find an opportunity to sell it. Enrich the funds in hand. Zhao Zhen only has 450 yuan of working capital left.

The third piece was a piece of wood, more than a foot long and as thick as a calf. Only after Zhao Zhen launched his investigations many times did he realize the efficacy of this product.

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  Sapindus (it smells very fragrant when lit, and can ward off evil spirits. It can kill ghosts, drive away ghosts and avoid evil spirits)

It is extremely fragrant when burned and avoids bad smell. One is Jilou and the other is Huan. In the past, there was a magical witch called Yao Qi, who could use talismans to impeach hundreds of ghosts, capture evil spirits, and kill them with soapwood. People in the world compete to get this wood as a tool to use it to drive away ghosts, because it is called soapwood. (from "Youyang Zazu")
  When Zhao Zhen saw this thing, he was moved. The first thing he thought of was to make a bracelet and carry it with him often to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. The main material can be carved into a wooden sword. This will trouble Guang Hui.

The last piece was a stone pier that looked like a drum. He patted it with his hands and found it was solid. Zhao Zhen originally thought it was an ordinary stone, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a treasure.

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  Wujun stone drum (level 1 treasure)
  Effect 1: Far-reaching, if you hit it with paulownia wood carved into the shape of a fish, the sound can travel 5 miles.

Half the bank of the river near Wu County collapsed, and a stone drum came out. The hammer made no sound. Emperor Wu asked Zhang Hua, and Hua said: "You can take tung wood from Sichuan and carve it into the shape of a fish. When you buckle it, it will make a sound." So as he said, the sound can be heard for many miles. "Recording Strange Records"

3 pieces of dead money, 3 pieces are considered treasures, Zhao Zhen did not expect it. Could it be because he was the only one in the area?
  The fantasy world of his father Zhao Jin is currently a hunting ground and uninhabited. My mother, Li E, works as an accountant. The fantasy world is just a small courtyard, surrounded by fog, and the surrounding land has not yet been discovered. The second mother-in-law, Miao Ying, works as a chef (Lu). The fantasy world is a vegetable garden. She cultivates it all by herself and has not recruited any dealers. The eldest brother has a martial arts field of half an acre, and the sister-in-law Zou Yulan has a small courtyard like her mother. , all are counting rooms.

The family's fantasy world has no reference value to Zhao Zhen. After all, Zhao Zhen's family has been prosperous for at least thirty years. However, this kind of knowledge is not taught in schools and is kept secretly passed down from family to family. After all, knowledge is also a kind of power. The Zhou royal family established schools only to fight against the riots in the fantasy world, and naturally only the most basic knowledge was taught. If you want to get the secret, it is impossible not to pay the price.

Zhao Zhen could only write down his questions and leave them for the future.

(End of this chapter)