Chapter 44: Five-dimensional Performance Rating
Perhaps for them, becoming an Apprentice Scroll Painter has already become an obsession.
Wu Xian looked at the large instrument that was analyzing and testing the Scroll Painting, and couldn’t help but feel curious in his heart, “What does this machine measure?”
“Scroll Painting’s Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance,” Xue Lingling replied without hesitation, “Only if the Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance meets the standard can it pass the assessment.”
“Five-Dimensional? Scoring Performance?” Wu Xian was completely baffled.
In the meantime, the brother who was only thirty years old had already finished his test.
Beep! Beep!
The instrument screen showed the Painted Spirit’s astrology, and popped up a series of Scroll Painting data:
【Shaho Warrior】Copper Scroll One-Star
Type: Character Scroll Painting
Color: 8
Detail: 7
Charm: 9
Art Style: 13
Overall: 11
Final Result: Unfortunately, your Scroll Painting does not meet the Association standard.
“See~ This is the Scroll Painting’s Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance,” Xue Lingling pointed at the screen and explained on the spot: “We Scroll Painters are essentially painting, so the strength of the Painted Spirit naturally cannot escape these indicator factors.
The upper limit of each Scoring Performance determines the potential value of the Scroll Painting, and is also a reflection of the Scroll Painter’s ability and level.
Take this Scroll Painting as an example, a bunch of single-digit scores, obviously the kind that even high Artistic Skill can’t save.”
Wu Xian listened in a daze.
He originally thought Scroll Paintings only differed in Rank, Level, and Spirituality, but unexpectedly there were so many detailed numerical standards.
“Such a Scroll Painting Concept, even if handled by a top-tier Master and matched with top-tier Pigments, would still be worthless, with such a high upper limit, further effort is futile.” Elder Chen added an explanation from the side.
In short, not all Scroll Painting Concepts have value when painted.
Most Scroll Painters’ painstaking works actually have no value for nurturing.
Although Scroll Paintings rely entirely on the Scroll Painter’s imagination and settings out of thin air, not just any setting can be realized; it must be recognized by the Scroll Painting Law.
It’s like you paint a dog and set it as some powerful God, possessing such and such powerful Power.
But these settings won’t be recognized by the Scroll Painting Law, so naturally they can’t take effect or manifest.
In the end, it can only be an ordinary Gouzi.
This made Wu Xian realize that 【Extraordinary Scroll Painting】 is absolutely not as simple as just imagining it out of thin air!
Or like Sister Tiao’s 【Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine】, at least generally approaching some kind of “Standard” to possibly be recognized by the World Laws for the corresponding Power settings?
“Why… why does the great Shaho Warrior only have this much score?”
Perhaps the two’s words were too direct, the thirty-year-old brother broke down and cried on the spot.
“I can’t accept it—!”
“I get it, I need to spend money to bribe the examiner.”
The brother was clearly a bit deranged, shouting that he wanted to bribe Elder Chen.
Little did he know, Scoring Performance is Scoring Performance; even if bribing Elder Chen to adjust the numbers higher, it’s just deceiving oneself.
“Get lost!”
Elder Chen roared in anger, and the brother was dragged out by two staff members.
Next, another female Scroll Painting Student took out a Copper Axis Scroll Painting, nervously placing the Scroll Painting into the detection area.
Wu Xian continued to inquire, “How is the Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance calculated? Is it really that accurate?”
“The instrument essentially analyzes and measures the intensity of various Spirituality indicators of the 【Painted Spirit】, there will be some deviation, but overall it’s definitely accurate,” Xue Lingling replied without thinking, “Good is good, bad is bad, nothing to doubt.”
The intensity of various Spirituality indicators of the Painted Spirit itself?
“Then what specific role does the Five-Dimensional Scoring Performance play?” Wu Xian followed up.
“The higher each score, the more outstanding the Painted Spirit’s abilities and potential naturally are, which can be understood as the Painted Spirit’s Aptitude. The most direct effect is on the various abilities of the Painted Spirit.” Xue Lingling spoke unhurriedly, explaining in detail: “For example, increasing Color score can enhance the Painted Spirit’s momentum, as well as spell damage and spell defense.
Detail score can enhance the Painted Spirit’s physical damage and physical defense.
Charm score enhances mental system abilities.
Art Style score strengthens the Painted Spirit’s Characteristics, including Talent Traits and hidden Characteristics.
Overall score affects the Painted Spirit’s Spirit Body Strength; the higher the Spirit Body Strength, the tougher and more resilient the Painted Spirit.”
Wu Xian became more and more amazed as he listened; he didn’t expect Scroll Paintings to have so many details.
It was somewhat like the baby Aptitude systems in some games from his previous life, where higher Aptitudes in each aspect are better.
He wondered what the “Aptitudes” of the God of Wealth and Black and White Impermanence were like?
He definitely didn’t dare to test the God of Wealth, so he could only let Black and White Impermanence, Chicken King, and Guardian Tiger go up first to test.
In the meantime, the female examinee had also finished testing, and the screen popped up a series of score data:
【Seed Beast】Copper Scroll One-Star
Type: Animal Scroll Painting
Color: 17
Detail: 15
Charm: 19
Art Style: 23
Overall: 20
Final Result: Congratulations, your Scroll Painting passes the test!
The moment she saw the result, the female examinee was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.
“Elf System or Plant Element? This score is barely qualified, at least it has some nurturing value.” Xue Lingling judged with interest.
Elder Chen on the side agreed: “A bit lacking for fighting Dimensional Invasion, but pretty good as a Pet, there should be many people willing to buy it.”
Wu Xian, however, looked at the Painted Spirit image on the screen with a strange expression.
A green garlic head with nose and eyes, quite cute, like a Scroll Painting Concept combining Spirit Dimension + Plant Dimension.
But Wu Xian felt it looked more and more familiar no matter how he looked.
“As long as there are no single digits, it’s qualified?” Wu Xian asked after snapping back.
“Pretty much,” Xue Lingling nodded, “If one or two scores are particularly excellent, it can also pass the test.”
“Oh oh.”
Next, it was Wu Xian’s turn to go up. Seeing Master Sister’s expectant little eyes, she was clearly looking forward to Black and White Impermanence’s performance.
Elder Chen on the side also cast a curious gaze; after all, it was a little guy that Xue Lingling fancied, so there must be something special about it.
“Undead type Scroll Painting like yours?”
Feeling the eerie aura emanating from the Black and White Impermanence Scroll Painting, Elder Chen also secretly looked forward to it.
At the same time, Wu Xian had already placed the 【Black and White Impermanence】 Scroll Painting on the instrument’s scanning platform. The female examinee who had just passed didn’t leave in a hurry either, watching curiously from the side.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The instrument emitted bursts of high-frequency energy oscillation sounds.
“Taking so long?”
Seeing no result for a long time, Elder Chen couldn’t help but be surprised.
Usually, the higher the Scoring Performance, the longer the instrument takes to detect.
Xue Lingling was relatively calm, knowing that Black and White Impermanence’s Scoring Performance definitely wouldn’t be low.
But as time passed, even she started to feel unsettled.
Not long after, the instrument finally issued beeping prompt sounds as if arriving late, and popped up the test result.
The underworld images of the two Black and White Impermanence lords appeared on the screen, making Elder Chen and the female examinee feel novel.
Looking at the score data displayed line by line below, the three on site were dumbfounded.
【Black and White Impermanence】Copper Scroll Three-Star
Type: Character Scroll Painting
Color: 43
Detail: 60
Charm: 93
Art Style: 108
Overall: 101
Final Result: Congratulations, your Scroll Painting passes the test!
The female examinee watching on the side screamed in shock, unable to believe her eyes.
Xue Lingling and Elder Chen breathed rapidly, exclaiming in shock: “Broke… broke a hundred?!”
You know, for Copper Scroll stage Scroll Paintings, a single score above 30 is already excellent.
Even Xue Lingling’s 【Soul Devouring Ghost King】 back then only had Five-Dimensional Scoring exceeding forty points, with a single item breaking fifty.
“Artistic Skill boost or heaven-defying Aptitude?” Elder Chen’s heart raced, “Or… both?”
