Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 34: The New Generation of Sugar Painting Inheritors

Sugar painting is something we may have seen more often when we were young, but it has become less common in recent years.

Simply put, it is an artistic dessert that uses sugar that has melted to a certain degree to outline the shape the buyer wants on a clean stone slab, and then sticks it on a wooden stick to cool and set. For today's children, it is something that has more ornamental value than edible value.

As an inheritor of intangible traditional cultural heritage, Cheng Tian has also passed the examination and obtained the certificate. Moreover, as a young middle-aged man, his mind is obviously more lively than his master.

Compared to the twelve zodiac animal shapes fixed on the stone slab and randomly selected by rotating arrows, Cheng Tian is obviously more up-to-date and has put a lot of effort into the selection of sugar painting shapes.

He would ask in the small shops near the primary schools he frequented, mainly asking what cards sold well and what toys were most popular, and then incorporate these things that children liked into his sugar painting materials.

To be honest, this kind of "new-style sugar painting" sells much better than traditional shapes. There are more children who like Ultraman, Armor Hero, My Little Pony, Barbie, and the beautifully drawn characters in mobile games than those who like the twelve zodiac animals. Occasionally, even adults can't help but spend money at Cheng Tian's place.

Cheng Tian also took this opportunity to openly incorporate his own hobbies into the mix. In his random sugar painting turntable, you can't see the twelve zodiac animals, but you can see special sugar painting shapes such as Fire Flower, Kirby, Jackal Jeep, Pikachu, Frostmourne, etc.

However, starting today, a new image of a "ghost cicada" will be added to his sugar painting styles.

His new style of sugar paintings are naturally more expensive, with small ones costing 15 yuan and large ones 30 yuan. Some complex custom-made ones can even cost 50 yuan each.

This only refers to flat sugar sculptures. If you make three-dimensional sugar sculptures, the price will have to double. However, generally speaking, orders for such three-dimensional sugar sculptures will only appear in places such as temple fairs and cultural and art gatherings. Sugar paintings are still the main focus in normal times.

However, whether it is sugar painting or sugar sculpture, what customers pay for is actually the production process. They come to appreciate this short-lived work of art. When customers have seen enough, they will just eat it, and they will not take it home and freeze it to admire every day.

Cheng Tian's master is not a stubborn old-fashioned person. When he asked Cheng Tian what Ultraman looked like, he was actually preparing to draw a sugar painting of Ultraman.

If you don't make money, you're a bastard~
Although this business won't make him rich, he can live a comfortable life as one person feeds the whole family.

He can set up a stall when he wants to, or stay at home when he wants to. In addition, Cheng Tian doesn't smoke, drink, gamble or take drugs, and his overall lifestyle is almost contrary to the concept of consumerism. Even if he does nothing now, the savings he has are enough for him to live comfortably for four or five years without being tight on finances.

Cheng Tian has always treated his sugar painting business as both a livelihood and a hobby.

It’s a pity that Tang Hua will become Mrs. Niu in Cheng Tian’s place——

He had obviously found the "chosen space" that made him more passionate about devoting his energy and even his life to things.

After sending the same sugar painting he had recorded before directly to the master, Cheng Tian prepared to have a big meal and then have a good sleep.

After recuperating, face the beautiful Gotham City~
……

According to the normal human body functions, there were seven or eight hours of intermittent intense fighting yesterday, which included duels with powerful units such as the Red Devils and the Cyclops. Cheng, who should have been in severe pain from the aftereffects of the battle, climbed out of bed as if nothing had happened.

Forget muscle aches and the inability to lift his legs. He actually felt stronger than ever before, unsure if it was a natural gift or the improved recovery ability from the six points of strength. The increase in strength was noticeable, yet not at all sudden. There was no crushing of a water cup or doorknob. Looking in the mirror, he could clearly see that the previously noticeable excess fat was gone.

Oh, by the way, his appetite has also increased a lot. This morning, he made five trays of beef dumplings and three bowls of century egg and lean meat porridge. The carbohydrates were super high!
If I continue to eat at this rate, I'm afraid my savings won't last me another four or five years...

This thought just flashed through Cheng Tian's mind before he dismissed it at the speed of light. Not long after, Cheng Tian, ​​who didn't have many real problems to deal with, reappeared in the chosen space.

Cheng Tian didn't rush into the dungeon, but went to the South District first and found someone who looked very similar to that person in every way.

"It would be so cool if I could attach mystical energy to bullets~"

Looking at the equally familiar strengthening machine next to the woman who was muttering to herself in extremely familiar words, Cheng Tian moved closer while sucking his teeth, then took out his newly acquired crystal wingman and decisively started the strengthening.

As a blue fine equipment, it costs 1000 Chosen Coins to enhance it for the first time, and the higher the enhancement level, the more money you will spend. At the same time, the success rate will be further reduced, and even the number of levels will be reduced and the item will explode.

In addition, depending on the characteristics of the item being enhanced, advanced enhancement may require special materials as combustion aids.

幸好绝大多数的魔法装备在到强化+4为止都是百分百强化，而强化+4应该是所有装备强化层数里性价比最高的，因为装备强化会每到+4、+7、+10、+14以此类推的层数，就会迎来一个小小的质变程度强化。

Either add new enchantments to equipment, or strengthen the original enchantment skills.

Therefore, players will generally concentrate their resources on strengthening one piece of equipment before considering others, rather than the embarrassing situation of having four or five pieces of equipment all at +2+3.

Oh, you asked how Cheng Tian knew about this strengthening rule?

Asked this from Aunt Custer, the staff member of the mission hall!

Auntie is awesome!

After exchanging a set of knight armor for Lao Fan's four-piece suit, and adding the equipment and props that Cheng Tian already had, his choices obviously increased. But after considering it over and over again, he still chose to strengthen the crystal wingman first.

After selling the King Statue directly to the space, Cheng Tian finally succeeded in strengthening the Crystal Wingman to +4 when only a double-digit number of Chosen Coins were left.

Since he had not yet sold his knight armor, he was left with nothing. This was in line with Cheng Tian's usual style of converting resources into combat power as much as possible before the battle, including the last dozen or so coins, which he directly exchanged for ordinary gold coins that could be used in most copies, to ensure his initial source of funds in the copy.

He didn't rush to use up the knight's armor, but kept it on him as a safety precaution.

However, Cheng Tian, ​​who had been enveloped by the teleportation light, didn't know that just yesterday, as soon as he stepped out of the mission hall after accepting the mission, the remaining three spots for the mission were all taken...

(End of this chapter)