Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Crane Shadowed Censer

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Yuan couldn’t help lamenting as to what kind of taste the owner had to design the store in this manner. He was looking at the hanging lamp that was shining with seven different colors in broad daylight. When he exchanged looks with the burly man that was seated on his recliner, the burly man let out a sinister smile and said, “Gather at the village entrance! Bring along your own cement¹!”

The burly man didn’t even take a look at Lin Yuan, who had just walked in and used his most accustomed greeting. “Today’s rule is to prepare your own spiritual material. If the spiritual material reaches my standard, each carving I make will be 100 Radiance dollars. If the spiritual material is bigger than this piece I have on my hand, I will carve it for you for free. But the shavings shall be left behind as my compensation.”

After speaking, the burly middle-aged man lifted his hand and placed an abnormally exquisite censer on the table. Lin Yuan actually doubted this burly man’s sense of beauty at first, but he was immediately attracted after seeing the censer. The craftsmanship on this censer was truly too detailed.

The censer looked as though it was carved with 1,000 Red-Crowned Cranes that were ready to take flight. When illuminated by the lamplight, it looked as if crane images were flying out of the censer. If some agarwood incense and swirling with white smoke, along with the crane images, were added to the censer, it would truly be graceful.

Lin Yuan didn’t waste any time and took out a piece of red sandalwood that had turned jade-like in texture. It was glowing with reddish-purple luster and looked as though it was wrapped in a bundle of purple aura.

As soon as Lin Yuan took out this jade-textured red sandalwood, the burly man who was originally reading his book jumped off from his recliner and said, “It is actually red sandalwood that has complete jade texture! This is a precious item that is very rare! Tell me, what do you wish to carve?”

Lin Yuan wasn’t in a hurry to reply. Instead, he pointed at the crane shadowed censer and asked, “Senior, how many carves did it take you to make this censer?”

The burly man immediately replied. “I used 30,000 carves.”

While speaking, he picked up the crane shadowed censer and rubbed it with his palm. It was obvious that he was fond of this crane shadowed censer.

Lin Yuan didn’t expect that just the craftsmanship of this crane shadowed censer cost 3,000,000 Radiance dollars, and the material cost wasn’t even factored in yet.

3,000,000 Radiance dollars wasn’t a small sum, and it was enough to purchase a regular Platinum fey. No wonder this burly man was a Class 4 Spirit Craftsman; the price of his craftsmanship was truly extraordinary.

When the burly man noticed that Lin Yuan didn’t talk after hearing the price, he said, “If you use this jade-textured red sandalwood as the base, I can carve one for you for free. But the shavings of the jade-textured red sandalwood will be left for me.”

Lin Yuan shook his head in response, as he had other use for the shavings of this jade-textured red sandalwood. When building the fish tank with this jade-textured red sandalwood, the amount of carving required would certainly produce plenty of shavings. If all the shavings were left for this burly man, Lin Yuan felt that he would be making a loss.

In addition, Lin Yuan was planning to use the shavings of this completely jade-textured red sandalwood as a decoration at the fish tank’s bed.

Lin Yuan extended his hand to break off a piece of this jade-textured red sandalwood, which was the size of half a fist, and said, “I can give senior this piece of jade-textured red sandalwood as compensation. I wonder what the senior thinks?”

The burly man’s eyes nearly popped out when Lin Yuan broke off a piece of this completely jade-textured red sandalwood. If this piece of jade-textured red sandalwood belonged to him, he would have already beaten up Lin Yuan.

In the eyes of a Spirit Craftsman, for any kind of material, the bigger the size of the material, the better it was to create exquisite designs. As for small-sized materials, the design would be restricted. However, the burly man didn’t have any opinion in regards to Lin Yuan’s proposed compensation.

Even as a Class 4 Spirit Craftsman, the burly man might be rich, but if he wanted to get his hands on materials like this jade-textured red sandalwood, he would have to depend on his luck as such things were always rare in supply. Every usage would only decrease the overall supply.

On the market, most of the products were already carved and sculpted. It was very rare to find such a material that wasn’t carved at all. As for this small piece of jade-textured red sandalwood that was only the size of half a fist, it shouldn’t be a problem to carve out two signets.

In this burly man’s heart, he might still think that the youth’s suggested compensation was too much, but he wouldn’t refuse such an offer. However, the burly man quickly understood why he deserved such compensation as it was simply a huge project.

When Lin Yuan saw the burly man nodding, he immediately took a huge batch of jade-textured red sandalwood out of his Diamond fey storage box.

Even though the burly man was experienced, knowledgeable, and had carved all sorts of rare materials, he was still dazzled by this batch of jade-textured red sandalwood that took up a fifth of his store’s space.

If he didn’t support himself by holding onto the table, he would have fallen back into his recliner.

When so much jade-textured red sandalwood was brought out, it immediately overwhelmed the seven-colored hanging lamp and covered the entire store with a purple aura.

After a long period, the burly man finally came back to his senses but was still unable to make a single statement. Lin Yuan then informed the burly man of his request for the fish tank. Subsequently, he weighed this batch of jade-textured red sandalwood together with the burly man before signing an agreement for this project.

For precious materials like the jade-textured red sandalwood and in such huge quantities, the agreement for the project was extremely harsh. Therefore, Lin Yuan wasn’t afraid that this Class 4 Spirit Craftsman would violate the agreement and embezzle his material. If the Class 4 Spirit Craftsman did so, what awaited this Class 4 Spirit Craftsman wouldn’t just be a review of being lunatic by 90% of the customers. He would really be facing a reputation default.

At the same time, he would have to repay the debt and be punished severely.

Lin Yuan had plenty of requests for the red sandalwood fish tank and had discussed the details with the burly man.

As Lin Yuan continued to look at the crane shadowed censer, he couldn’t help but feel it was extremely exquisite and increasingly pleasant to the eyes. He then asked the burly man, “Senior, I wonder if you have any plans to sell this crane shadowed censer?”

If anyone else asked like this previously, the burly man would have chased them out of his store. This crane shadowed censer was the burly man’s adored masterpiece, as he had carved it when he became a Class 4 Spirit Craftsman. He had always cherished it like a treasure.

However, after seeing so much jade-textured red sandalwood, the burly man was tempted and finally gnashed his teeth before saying, “Give me another piece of jade-textured red sandalwood of the same size, and you can take this censer.”

Lin Yuan picked up this crane shadowed censer and observed it. He realized that the material used to carve this censer was the Dragonblood Golden Silk Bamboo that wasn’t completely jade-textured. Lin Yuan had to admit that carving Red-Crowned Cranes on the Dragonblood Golden Silk Bamboo was truly fitting for the concept.

While the cranes rested in the bamboo forest, their shadows were so relaxed.

Furthermore, the Dragonblood Golden Silk Bamboo was a wood material that was more precious than the red sandalwood. In terms of value, the Dragonblood Golden Silk Bamboo, which wasn’t completely jade-textured, wasn’t as valuable as the jade-textured red sandalwood that had the same size. However, the price difference wouldn’t be too significant.

Moreover, Lin Yuan could see that the Class 4 Spirit Craftsman was rather hesitant to sell this crane shadowed censer. Lin Yuan knew that if he continued hesitating, this burly man might just change his mind, and Lin Yuan would lose the chance of owning this crane shadowed censer.

The lesson Lin Yuan had learned when purchasing the butterfly cocoons was something that he had yet to forget, so he accepted the deal decisively.

This crane shadowed censer might not be completely jade-textured, but it was a small matter for Lin Yuan. As long as he placed it in the Spirit Lock spatial zone for some time, the Dragonblood Golden Silk Bamboo used to carve the crane shadowed censer would undergo a transformation.

After making the arrangements, Lin Yuan left his address. The burly man would deliver the fish tank to Lin Yuan after half a month.

After completing his objective, Lin Yuan returned to the mansion. He was preparing to challenge the promotion duel after reaching the Star Tower’s 100th floor.