Cao Xing still did not know what Advanced Painting Mastery was useful for.
But there was no harm in recruiting such talent into his territory first.
After hearing this, the young man asked tentatively, "What would I need to do after joining your territory?"
Cao Xing smiled. "Just do what you are good at—painting. My territory can guarantee your safety and provide you with a warm place to live and food."
"That way, you can also have a better environment for creating."
Upon hearing those last words, the young man's eyes immediately lit up!
As a down-and-out painter, his days of hunger and uncertainty had long since exhausted him.
Just like all ordinary people in this world, their greatest wish was simply to have a stable place to live.
The young man was about to agree, but he seemed to have some unspeakable concern.
"Is there something you want to say?" Cao Xing asked.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "My lord, I am very grateful for your invitation, and honored to receive your recognition..."
"But there is something I must tell you first. There is something wrong with my mind..."
Cao Xing asked in confusion, "Something wrong with your mind? What do you mean?"
The young man seemed to recall something, and an uncomfortable expression appeared on his face.
He took a deep breath and gathered his courage.
"Starting half a year ago, whenever I fell asleep, all kinds of monsters would appear in my dreams..."
"Those monsters were grotesque. Some were covered entirely in intestines, with blood flowing all over the ground!"
"Some were covered in eyeballs and scales, constantly oozing pus!"
"They even said in my dreams that they wanted to crawl into my body!"
"At first, I thought I simply had not rested well