Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 44 [Sea of Silence]

"Is Velen's cane ready?"

Sitting in the car on the way to Winster University, Ethan looked at the scenery outside the window and asked.

Velen's injuries have mostly healed. Except for his broken leg and inability to walk normally, there are no other major problems.

So Ethan ordered a solid gold cane for him and also had a doctor make him a prosthetic limb.

But prosthetic limbs made by ordinary people are just fake after all. Once the legs are gone, they are gone forever, unless Ethan can find someone to make a prosthetic limb like Lewis's.

That day, Ethan saw at a glance that Lewis's prosthetic limb should be a product of alchemy and was very suitable. He planned to go to the True Name gathering with Clay later. If he could get an alchemical prosthetic limb, he would get one for Velen.

"It's ready, Master. You can have it ready tomorrow."

"Ah."

Tomorrow is the once-a-month family meeting. Without a doubt, Velen was the one who made the greatest contribution last month, and Ethan wants to give him the greatest honor.

After driving for a while, the car finally arrived at Winster University again.

El was waiting at the door again.

This was of course due to Ethan's additional donation, which was made together with the one to Gustav.

Otherwise, El probably wouldn't be so enthusiastic.

"Oh, Ethan, you're finally here."

As soon as he saw Ethan get out of the car, he hurried over to him.

"Dean, you are too polite. I just come to school. You don't have to pick me up every time."

"Isn't this your first official class? I have to introduce you to everyone."

"Thank you very much." Ethan nodded and asked again, "By the way, is it okay for me to sponsor Professor Gustav's research project?"

"It's no problem."

Speaking of this, El seemed a little uncomfortable, but he hid it well and it only lasted for a moment.

"But, Ethan, I really have to advise you, young man. Curiosity is good, but Gustav's research is really worthless. You want to achieve great success in art, so you can't indulge in this."

"I also think it might help my artistic development. It's okay, Dean, I can tell the difference."

The two chatted for a while.

They walked and talked until Ethan confirmed that Gustav had a new dormitory, research location, and classroom.

Although Winster's art department is not well-known, it has quite a few people.

This is normal. Winster is certainly not as big as the kingdom center like the royal capital, but it is also an important port city in the north of the kingdom, gathering many talents from nearby cities.

Many people who cannot go to the capital or the central region will choose to come to Winster.

It seemed like a class had just begun in the classroom. A man who looked like a professor was pointing outside the window and saying something.

This seems to be a life drawing class.

"It's just right. Class has just started. Come on, Ethan, let me introduce you to everyone."

El took Ethan and walked in.

"Everyone, please stop for a moment. I'd like to introduce a new classmate, Ethan Pauletta. He's an artistic genius who transferred from the capital..."

El flattered him a lot.

The students below were all whispering.

The discussion was nothing more than Ethan's last name and whether he was the famous mafia gangster some time ago.

Some people also recognized that he had once given a wonderful speech in front of the police station.

Anyway, no one discussed his artistic talent, and probably everyone assumed that he got it through connections.

After El left, the professor didn't seem to be very fond of him. He just pointed to an easel and asked him to go over and continued teaching.

We are indeed taking a sketching class, and the subject of the sketching is very simple, which is the sea.

This classroom was specially selected for this purpose.

Because outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of this classroom is the surging North Sea, and there are floating icebergs in the distance.

"Okay, start drawing. The time limit is one hour. This is the class assignment." The professor waved his hand and stopped talking.

Ethan originally wanted to come for a formality, but he happened to encounter a sketching session, so he couldn't go directly to find Gustav.

He had no choice but to pick up the paintbrush.

He didn't have any painting skills in his previous life, but fortunately he had the muscle memory from his previous life, so he had no problem painting basically.

Looking at the sea, Ethan suddenly thought that if he copied a famous painting from his previous life, would it cause a sensation and awaken his authority in painting?

But after thinking about it, it should be impossible.

Because according to current logic, his authority is based on his "name of the true God."

Painting has nothing to do with violence.

Just draw casually.

It can be said that he was just drawing casually, but when he really started to draw, Ethan unconsciously began to look for materials in his mind.

Although he couldn't draw in his previous life, he had seen many famous paintings, after all, the Internet has rich resources.

Moreover, after awakening the 'Name of the True God', he found that his memory had also improved. No matter in past lives or present lives, everything he had seen or heard was exceptionally clear.

Otherwise he wouldn't be able to replicate a Winster typewriter.

After picking and choosing for a while, Ethan couldn't find a painting that was particularly suitable for the current scene, so he just started painting.

During the painting process, I couldn't help but bring up some shadows of the paintings in my mind.

For example, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Friedrich.

Ethan draws very quickly, thanks to his excellent foundation.

In less than an hour, he had finished the painting.

Thinking about what was happening on Gustav's side, Ethan simply raised his hand to indicate that he had finished painting.

The professor just nodded and signaled that he could go.

He looked like he didn't care at all.

Ethan didn't care and left the classroom without making any noise.

After a long while, an hour passed.

The professor announced that the painting time was over, and then asked a girl in a vintage lady's dress to start collecting the homework.

The girl collected her paintings one by one. Everyone was discussing their creative experiences, and the professor was checking everyone's homework one by one.

Until the last one.

That was Ethan's painting. He came late and was placed in the corner.

The girl came to the painting and was about to put it away when she was suddenly stunned.

She looked at the painting, as if she was a little fascinated.

After a while, the professor noticed her abnormality and called out to her, but it didn't work. He felt very strange and walked over.

At this moment, other students also noticed the abnormality and walked over.

Then everyone saw the painting.

Then there was a long silence.

Just like the sea outside the window.

There was silence.

Ethan, who had already walked out of the classroom, had no idea that his casual doodle had caused quite a storm.

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