Seeing that Rong was clearly wavering, Principal Sterry said in a gentler tone, "When you come to the college, come directly to my office and I will take you there."

"Okay, thank you, Principal."

Rong Mingshi raised his paw to indicate his agreement.

Principal Sterry in the three-dimensional image smiled with satisfaction, reached out and patted the little leopard on the head, and hung up the call.

Rong Mingshi naturally couldn't carry all ten priceless high-level pure-color energy stones with him.

He only took one of the stones, which was as white as mutton-fat jade and transparent, and asked the housekeeper to put the others away.

In addition, Rong Xiaobaozi did not forget to bring the low-level energy stones of the baby elephant and the red dragonfly.

He might take some time to see which one he could carve depending on the class situation.

Although the custom price of this low-level energy stone is much lower than that of the high-level one, a work of art is a work of art, and there is no difference in Rong Mingshi's heart.

On the way to the academy in the hovercraft, Rong Mingshi turned on the optical computer to confirm the animal images provided by the ten buyers.

It was at this time that Rong Mingshi saw the message from a fox deputy commander.

A huge military order...

Rong Xiaobaozi, who already had 100 million yuan in customization fees, raised his head slightly to think about his recent arrangements, rubbed his ears with his paws, and replied politely.

The deputy commander who had been waiting for a day and a night suddenly received a reminder from the store owner. He narrowed his eyes slightly and raised the corners of his mouth unconsciously. He said that such a large order, any business person would refuse it.

So, a fox leisurely opened the message, preparing to have an in-depth discussion with the store owner to see if he could discuss the customization of high-level energy stones. However, the moment he saw the message, the smile on the deputy commander fox's face froze...

The store owner’s reply was simple and straightforward, “I’m sorry, I’m too busy lately to take orders.”

He didn't even mention the delivery time of the military supplies...

A certain fox finally realized what it means to be a lazy businessman recognized by tens of millions of buyers.

The master training class of the Imperial Capital Sculptor Academy has been famous since its establishment, and almost everyone in the Imperial Capital knows it.

However, due to the high salaries hired by Oran Carving Company for carving master talents in recent years, most of the carvers were directly recruited by Oran Carving Company after obtaining the Imperial Master Certification and devoted themselves to the high-end customization of Oran Carving Company to earn huge profits.

Therefore, the scale of this master training class is far less than before. However, almost all those who still participate in the master training class nowadays are masters with extraordinary perception, superb carving skills, and who regard money as dirt.

While taking Rong to the master class, Principal Sterry introduced the masters one by one.

Currently, there are only eighteen people left in the master training class.

These people, except for the occasional time when they are short of money and might seriously take on one or two high-level energy stone carvings, spend most of their time doing research with high-level energy stones.

As he was talking, Principal Sterry suddenly sighed, "If there was a serious person among them, your marshal would not have asked me to carve a high-level energy stone for him..."

Hearing this, Rong Xiaobaozi's tail, which was driving the seat, suddenly froze...

Is it too late for him to refuse now?

Except for the principal, are all the others not serious?!

Principal Sterry seemed unaware and continued to talk to himself, "Although my carving skills are not the best, I am the most reliable one among them."

Principal Sterry was too embarrassed to admit that he was actually the worst at carving among them. A long time ago, he was forced to take charge of the academy because he lost a bet.

When the Black Dragon Marshal brought his black high-level energy stone, he initially came to these old guys to ask them to carve it. They readily agreed, but made a request that they must thoroughly study the Marshal's real beast form, rather than the beast image, before they would carve it for him.

However, the marshal in beast form only lasted half a minute. The scene of each dragon scale being pulled apart and studied by those old guys was unbearable for anyone. In the end, the marshal gave up and turned around to hand the stone to him.

At this moment, Principal Sterry suddenly stopped and said, "We are here."

Rong Mingshi raised his head. In front of them was an ordinary-looking building, just like the study rooms that could be seen everywhere in the college.

Principal Sterry activated the authority key and the door of the study room opened automatically.

One man and one little leopard walked in one after another.

The situation after entering was different from those study rooms. The space inside was very large, without desks and chairs. Various energy stones were piled everywhere, and some were even high-level energy stones. There was a platform in the middle, and the dozen or so masters gathered there.

As he and Principal Sterry approached, they heard a series of bang noises. More than a dozen masters were pushed away by some force and took many steps back. Then they stabilized their bodies skillfully and gathered in front of the platform again. They exchanged opinions loudly with each other. No one saw the two of them come in at all.

Principal Sterry patted Rong's chair and did not walk towards these masters. Instead, he turned around and walked in another direction with Rong the Leopard.

Principal Sterry said as he walked, "Don't worry about them for now. I'll take you to see the works of these people."

Rong Mingshi nodded and followed Principal Sterry to the semi-open exhibition hall next to it.

There are a large number of sculptures on display in the exhibition hall, with various styles and techniques, some are exquisite and complex, some are rough and simple. These works are just carved animal-shaped structures without any background, so these stones have overflowing energy.

But the overflowing energy of these works is distinctly different from Rong Mingshi’s own sculptures.

These works all have a special charm, which makes them not just works, but also something else.

These works, like Rong Mingshi's own works, all activate 100% of the energy, but Rong Mingshi feels that there is a clear gap between his own works and these works.

Little leopard Rong frowned his leopard forehead hard and unconsciously bit his tail.

The feeling was so illusory that he could hardly grasp it.

Principal Sterry glanced at the little leopard, raised his hand, picked up one of the works and handed it to Rong.

Little leopard Rong released the thick tail in his mouth and took the carving handed over by Principal Sterry with his thick claws.

Principal Sterry said, "The activation of the power of the energy stone and the carving of the appearance are two parallel lines. Neither is subordinate to the other."

Rong Mingshi suddenly looked up at Principal Sterry.

Principal Sterry raised an eyebrow, "You don't think I haven't read your work, do you?"

Rong Xiaobaozi grinned, of course he didn't mean that.

It was Principal Sterry's words that made him feel as if the fog had cleared up.

Rong Mingshi looked down at the sculpture in his claws. It was a running antelope. Although the details were not as fine as his sculptures, this antelope gave him a feeling of life pulsating, and even the overflowing power had an active breath of life...

Little Leopard Rong seemed a little dazed, with a gleam of light flashing in his clear leopard eyes.

Throughout all his works, none of them fully integrated perception into technique.

It's all perception driven by the craftsmanship of carving. Everything is dominated by his ingenuity and skills, and the activated forces are just accessories.

In other words, he always thought about how to carve his work to resemble an animal, and never faced the power that the energy stone should have.

His works are all a kind of show of skill to some extent. In his subconscious, he has actually been denying the role of energy stones as a "medicine" for treating mania!

The sculptors of the Orc Empire are not only carving energy stones, but also using stones to show the beast forms of orcs.

The engraver also performs a sacred duty...healing with compassion.

Rong Xiaobaozi put the antelope carving back respectfully and looked at Principal Sterry solemnly, "Thank you, Principal!"

Then, Rong Mingshi drove the chair and carefully looked at all the masters' sculptures in the exhibition hall.

Then, Rong Mingshi, who was in a certain state, fished out the energy stone used to carve the red dragonfly at the end of the exhibition hall.

Rong Xiaobaozi activated the carving knife on the leopard claw tool and slowly outlined the shape from the bottom to the top. At the same time, his perception flowed into the stone along his carving knife, stirring the power in the stone along the veins of the stone.

At the bottom are broad and stretched lotus leaves and tall and clean lotus branches. Above the lotus leaves are newly blooming lotus flowers with delicate pink petals and tender yellow and delicate lotus stamens inside. A red dragonfly lands on the lotus flower with a slender and delicate red body, slender and nimble feet, and special compound eyes with bright and colorful colors.

The most important thing is the dragonfly's thin, transparent and light wings. Rong Mingshi's carving knife removes the excess parts smoothly and steadily. At the same time, every time the knife falls, it uses its perception to guide the power in the energy stone to flow to every line on the dragonfly's wings.

Throughout the entire carving process, no matter whether it was the lotus leaf, which was the easiest to carve, or the wings, which were the most difficult to carve, Rong Mingshi always had a steady control of the carving knife and his own perception.

After completing the work, Rong Xiaobaozi quietly put away his knife and looked down at the sculpture.

Principal Sterry, who watched Rong carving from beginning to end, was stunned.

Although he guided Rong to some extent, he never expected that Rong's comprehension would be so astonishingly high.

The sculpture by Rong is only half the size of a fist, but it is delicate, vivid and light.

The broad and stretched lotus leaves seem to be filled with deep and still water. The dragonfly standing on the lotus seems to be flapping its light and thin wings as if it is about to fly, and you can almost smell the fragrance of the layers of lotus flowers that are just blooming.

The lotus leaves, lotus flowers and dragonflies form a whole world of their own.

Compared to the emperor penguin that Rong had previously carved, the changes in just a few days were earth-shaking!