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Chapter 170 Is it amazing? It’s worth it!
Feng Xue didn't know how long he had been in jail. Although according to previous statements, it shouldn't be a severe punishment, he could clearly feel that his days of painting eggs would definitely not be short.

From drawing ovals at first, to randomly smearing irregular depressions or shadows, as he drew various shapes on the prison floor, his sense of time gradually became weaker, until...

"It's almost done." The middle-aged uncle clapped his hands and pulled Feng Xue out of the state where he was completely confused about painting. He glanced around and found that the originally flat ground in front of him had been worn out by him into a basin-sized hole.

"Zhao, how long did I draw?"

Feng Xue looked at the pit in bewilderment, but then he remembered that he was exploring a node, and he calmed down, looked up at the middle-aged man and said:
"what's next?"

"What's next?" The middle-aged uncle looked at Feng Xue in confusion, and Feng Xue also looked at him in confusion. This staring match lasted for about five minutes, and the uncle finally said:

"Draw an egg and see how it goes."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xue stretched out his hand and drew a circle on the ground. Wow, it really looks like it.

"Isn't that enough?" The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction, but Feng Xue's expression turned dark.

"I want to learn freehand painting, not freehand painting eggs!"

"Why don't you draw something else and you'll know?" The uncle rolled his eyes speechlessly. Hearing that, Feng Xue tried to draw a bunch of grapes, then a banana, and finally a pear. Well, none of them looked like the real thing, but they were all quite similar.

"What's going on? I haven't practiced this before?" Perhaps because he had been drawing eggs for too long, Feng Xue's mind was still a little confused. When the uncle heard him say this, he could only sigh:
“The essence of freehand painting lies in the expression of one’s own feelings. As long as you know how to express your ideas, it doesn’t matter what you paint.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Xue's consciousness was pulled out of prison and returned to the node selection interface. However, he did not continue exploring. Instead, he immediately clicked the exit button and returned to reality.

"It looks like not too long has passed... Studying art really does reduce your san points... Uh, wait, how's my san point?"

Thinking of this, Feng Xue immediately returned to the Golden Finger and looked at the middle of the table. The san value, which was originally full, was now only 52 points. However, correspondingly, his freehand painting had been upgraded to the expert level.

"Shit, 48 points were deducted! That's not right! Last time I upgraded from beginner to expert in assassination, it only cost me over points, right? Is it because I only practiced the melee part last time? But I was also drawing eggs this time... Hmm, maybe there was also some consumption?"

Feng Xue recalled the egg training that had made him dumbfounded, and thought about the holes he had made on the ground, and he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"But it was also stuck at the expert level. Is it because Longchang Enlightenment can only be promoted to the expert level? Or does it require something unique to be promoted to the grandmaster level? Or is it that the inmates can only be educated to the expert level? Or... is my san value not enough to go further?"

Feng Xue thought about it and felt that all of them were possible except the third one. After all, judging from the level of skill displayed by that middle-aged uncle, he was definitely more than just an expert. He was also a master who was proficient in many types of calligraphy and painting.

As for Feng Xue personally, the eight skills marked as grandmaster level in his current skill column include assassination, attack, fighting, composition and composition theory, performance, theft, puppeteer, and magic.

But among them, from his actual experience, the only ones that can be considered masters are assassination and theft, as well as the weapons, fighting and magic mentioned by these two. These five skills, without a doubt, have been polished and integrated for more than ten years. "If I can encounter a strange dream in the future, maybe I can try to be an art student, and while studying my main profession, I can also practice the other two master skills."

Feng Xue looked at his three skills that only had knowledge but no practical level, and this thought came to his mind. However, he quickly reorganized his thoughts that seemed a little confused due to the sudden drop in his san value, and then...

He did not look at the next node, but returned to reality again, took out the cardboard, materialized a pencil, and sketched the man whose appearance he could still remember on it.

"If I have a chance later, I must find out who this uncle is..."

Feng Xue looked at the portrait on the card, which was a little exaggerated but full of spirit, and nodded with satisfaction. It was not that he wanted to repay a favor or anything, but it was simply an exploration of the golden finger.

Such a master with profound painting skills should obviously not remain unknown. As long as Feng Xue can get news about him, he can use it to infer whether the clips intercepted by the pigeon in "Feng Xue and the Lonely Journey in Dreams" are from ancient times or even super-ancient times, or simply a stand-alone game made by intercepting some information from the dream world.

Returning to the node selection interface, Feng Xue saw several new nodes appear in his field of vision. However, what concerned Feng Xue was that among the several nodes extending from this node, several of them were going back. In other words...

"Is this the kind of node where I can turn back? But that's right. After I get out of jail, I can choose to continue taking risks or hang around in the camp..." Feng Xue thought so in his mind, but chose the forward node without any hesitation.

I can still vividly remember how I tried to get some legendary equipment in the Novice Village, but ended up with a screen full of dangerous enemies. So I naturally have to move forward bravely.

At least……

There was an unexpected encounter.

Although Feng Xue felt that he would most likely have to fight after clicking on this unexpected encounter, he did not have the source of fear on him. With the [Strength] card guaranteeing the battle node, he would of course choose the rarest unexpected encounter possible!
The nodes slowly unfolded, and the street with a strong desert ethnic style appeared before his eyes again. However, what surprised Feng Xue was that the person standing in the picture at this time was actually the black market merchant who had accepted his [Qingyun Ancient Coin] before.

The golden finger did not immediately pop up the explanation text, but directly rendered it. As Feng Xue fell into the painting, the black market merchant also regained his agility at this time. He signaled his men to put two exquisite suitcases in front of him, and then he spoke:

"It looks like you're doing well in there. This is what I promised you. Check it out."

"I thought I was swallowed!" Feng Xue was quite surprised at the "integrity" of this businessman, and his body said the same thing.

In response to Feng Xue's outspoken doubts, the businessman with the face scarf simply waved his hand and said:

"In this camp, everyone has to abide by the rules. Adventurers have their own rules, and merchants naturally have their own rules. You killed someone in the camp, so you will be locked up. Since I have received your money, I will naturally hand over the goods to you. Of course, if you die and leave no beneficiary, that is another matter."

(End of this chapter)