Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 252 Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals
Yes, this "Three Gods Version" update has subtly improved the overall strength of the Spirit Master community.

After all, you can buy a better picture scroll than before for the price of a normal picture scroll.

As a result, many people online are expressing their gratitude to the three demon gods.

In any case, this is undoubtedly a good thing for human society.

The only ones who are suffering are the former low- and mid-level scroll painters and family forces. In the past, they could easily make money with low-cost lower-level scrolls, but now they have to sell high-cost higher-level scrolls as lower-level scrolls.

At first, these scroll painters tried to raise prices, but unfortunately they couldn't sell them at all.

On the contrary, high-quality scrolls created by some folk scroll painters have gradually begun to enter the public eye.

A large number of videos demonstrating the scroll painting technique quickly appeared online.

This has created a trend online of discovering various high-quality and high-potential paintings.

The Underworld series is naturally among them.

So, a blogger in a first-tier city somehow found a copy of the [Copper Scroll - Fish Gill General] and conducted a detailed test on it in the local beginner-level Mysterious Abyss dungeon.

The evaluation video immediately sparked heated discussions in the local area after it was released.

"Holy crap, is this for real? A bronze scroll with three stars has this kind of combat power?"

"Easily handles level six monsters? It feels like the star rating is close to three."

"The key is that it can also neutralize the undying nature of low-level monsters in a unique way."

"Wow~ What an amazing scroll painting!"

"Could it be a new product from one of the elite families in the Necromancer Gym?"

"The blogger is quite well-connected. The price of the Necropolis series of scrolls has skyrocketed recently, and it's impossible to buy them even if you want to."

"Didn't you notice that this Fish Gill Commander also incorporated ocean-based power concepts?"

"Quickly, quick, I need a portal!"

Shortly after, at the strong request of netizens, the blogger released the link to [Fish Gills General].

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

"The Underworld Club? Never heard of it?"

"According to the information, it seems to be from a newly emerging gold medal club in Tianfeng Province."

"Haha, is it another niche, high-quality picture scroll? I love it~!"

"I just don't know about the price. If the price is reasonable, I'd be willing to order one and give it a try."

"I just checked the Underworld Club's official website, and well... I can only say I was deeply shocked."

"What the heck? Selling scrolls like a lottery?"

"Even though there's a safety net and a trading system, isn't this operation a bit too bizarre?"

"The key is that there are actually people willing to spend the money."

"I see that the club community is mostly made up of netizens from Tianfeng Province. The general opinion about the scroll is not bad, except that there is a lot of criticism of the scroll artist and the gacha system."

"Anyone with a big penis want to test the waters?"

"Ten pulls only cost 1600 spirit crystals, I'll take it! I'll take it!"

"The person upstairs is awesome, waiting for the results online."

Soon, the netizen upstairs posted the gacha results: "Seems alright, it's a guaranteed pull in ten pulls, so the price isn't too expensive. It's a pity it's not Fish Gills General, but Leopard Tail General from the same series. I wonder if it's any good."

As soon as the message was released, the blogger sent a private message to the back office.

"Hello sir, once the scroll arrives, could you please help me evaluate it?"

In fact, the moment he finished measuring the fish gills, he already realized that his video was going to go viral.

Having personally tested it, he naturally understood how excellent the "Fish Gill General" scroll was. Unfortunately, he had exhausted all his resources last night and only barely managed to collect enough silver scrolls for the Fish Gill General.

"Sure, sure, I'm a longtime fan of yours. Just let me show my face on camera."

"Thanks so much, bro! Add me: ******"

...Yaoyang City, North Street District, inside a small villa.

Wu Xian naturally noticed this recent trend. After completing the White Tiger Seven Mansions, he also created some "small fry" and "crab generals" to take advantage of this trend and promote the lower-ranking players in the Four Seas Dragon Palace system.

Although the term "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" sounds a bit like "rotten fish and shrimp," the real shrimp soldiers and crab generals are actually quite formidable.

It just appears very weak in the stories of powerful figures like the Monkey King and the Third Prince.

Of course, the shrimp soldiers in this series are rather weak and not worth making into a scroll. This time, the main characters are the crab generals, sea yakshas, ​​eel warriors, and so on from the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas.

As for the shrimp soldiers, they can be "enlightened" and incorporated into the army later, just like the ghost soldiers and demon soldiers.

As for the dragon princes and princesses, they are really not easy to deal with right now.

After all, there are not many records of the princes and heirs of the four seas in the mythological classics of the past. The more famous ones are Ao Bing, the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, and the little dragon girl of the East Sea in folk legend, Sudhana, who is also one of the attendants of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Then there's Prince Moang and Ao Lie, the White Dragon, from the West Sea Dragon King's family.

Apart from that, there are basically no records of the children of the other four Dragon Kings of the Seas; at most, their names are mentioned.

This is where the importance of an apprentice becomes apparent.

He didn't have the time or energy to conceive of these dragon princes and princesses; he just needed to get the known ones sorted out, and leave the rest to his two disciples.

Moreover, when it comes to "imagining things out of thin air," he might not be as good as the natives of the scroll world.

We arrived at the club.

First, hand over a batch of draft illustrations for Crab General, Sea Yaksha, Eel Warrior, etc. to the Network Department, and then open a separate card pool for the Four Seas Dragon Palace.

He then went to the painting studio and called Chen Xu and Yao Xueer to his side.

Under his influence, the two calves and horses have significantly improved their scroll painting skills.

After all, while learning his ideas for painting scrolls, the two were also subtly influenced by the culture of their previous life in China, which stimulated their thinking and enhanced their understanding of the conception of painting scrolls.

This is why scroll painters place great importance on the master-apprentice relationship.

To put it bluntly, it is indeed an honor to be a "substitute apprentice" for a top scroll painter.

While learning and creating scroll paintings, I am also receiving the scroll painting philosophy and mindset from my master.

Currently, Chen Xu remains as meticulous and methodical as ever, strictly adhering to Wu Xian's standards and knowledge. His understanding of the Ten Great Yin Marshals has improved significantly, and he is already vaguely approaching the threshold of the Golden Scroll Yin Marshal.

Yao Xueer is slightly less skilled in this area, having only just been able to create the Ten Great Yin Marshals of the Silver Scroll. However, her divergent thinking within the framework of inherited ideas is exceptional, and she has already created her first version of Yaksha.

With his guidance, after some optimization, it can basically be included in the Underworld card pool.

Therefore, the task of perfecting and completing the lineage of the Four Seas Dragon Palace's children was mainly entrusted to Chen Xu, with Yao Xue'er responsible for assisting.

He then handed over the original authorization copy of [Sea Yaksha] to Yao Xueer, allowing her to further broaden her thinking and perfect the entire Yaksha clan.

"Hey~ Your sea demon looks a bit like my demon demon!" Yao Xue'er exclaimed in surprise.

"Just somewhat similar?" Wu Xian smiled, his eyes narrowed. "In my opinion, the Yaksha are more like an independent race than a few scattered individuals."

"Ethnicity?" Yao Xue'er's eyes flickered.

Carefully considering the ideas behind the sea monster's scroll painting, I suddenly felt enlightened.

At the same time, he also deeply realized the gap between himself and his master.

Compared to his master's Sea Yaksha, his own concept of the [Demon Yaksha] seemed incredibly immature and rudimentary.

"What about you, Chen? Haven't you come up with any original ideas yet?" Wu Xian turned to ask Chen Xu.

"Hmm...it's basically settled, but I still feel there's something missing." Chen Xu was clearly the kind of person who strives for perfection.

“No idea in this world is absolutely perfect. Just try to make it first, and then optimize and improve it gradually.” Wu Xian said with a smile, “Do you have a sketch? Let me take a look at it for you.”

Chen Xu nodded obediently and handed over a few preliminary sketches.

Wu Xian stared intently, and couldn't help but be stunned.

It has three heads and six arms, a fierce face, a huge body, and its whole body is covered with eyes.

(End of this chapter)