He walked over to Su Wei, raised his old hand covered in burn scars, and patted it heavily on Su Wei's broad shoulder.
"Leave the remaining fine details, including installing the custom-made glass prosthetic eye, shaping the fierce-looking upper lip muscles, and inlaying the dental arch, to me."
Old Hope's voice was unusually solemn.
"You're a fucking freak. You were born for this. In your hands, even inanimate objects have a soul."
Su Wei gazed quietly at the bear king before him, a being he had personally given a second life to.
An unprecedented sense of accomplishment, mixed with dopamine, rushed straight to my brain.
This was an exceptionally large beast that he hunted down at the risk of his life.
Now, it will become the most inviolable totem in his territory, in its most perfect and peak form!
The sense of creation and conquest through one's own hands is far more awe-inspiring than watching the numbers in a bank account increase.
"Come with me."
Before Su Wei could finish his sigh, Old Hope suddenly turned around and strode toward the private cubicle at the far end of the factory.
It was a temperature-controlled room specifically designed for advanced bone drying.
Old Hope pushed open the heavy insulated door, and a wave of dry heat rushed out.
On the red velvet display stand in the center of the room, the Roosevelt Deer Antlers, spanning 1.6 meters and resembling the crown of a giant beast, lay quietly asleep.
Chapter 185 Golden Entry Triggered: An Eternal Collection Ignoring Time
Su Wei stepped into the advanced bone drying and temperature-controlled room.
The heavy military boots made a dull screech as they stepped on the plastic floor.
His gaze was fixed on the main beam of the antlers of the Deer King, the bone of which was a very dark brown.
After two weeks of strong acid degreasing, drug soaking, and high-temperature drying, the fat and water inside the bones have been completely squeezed out.
Even so, the ruggedness of the primeval forest is still palpable.
Six enormous branches flared outwards, their tips polished smooth by the bark, reflecting hard spots of light under the cold lamp.
Old Hope followed behind, approaching the display stand.
The old man reached into the pocket of his leather apron, which was stained with black dirt, and pulled out a translucent piece of linen cloth covered with a pale yellow paste.
The linen was thrown onto Su Wei's chest.
Su Wei raised his hand and caught it steadily.
Then, Old Hope pulled a wide-mouthed glass jar, polished to a shine, from the pocket of his dirty leather apron.
It contained more than half a bottle of a pale golden, semi-solid paste.
He pointed to the king's horn and began to speak.
"The preservatives and desiccants inside have completely evaporated."
This is the final deep sealing wax treatment.
"You said before that you had to personally finish finishing this thing."
Old Hope crossed his arms and took a half step back, clearing the area directly in front of the display stand.
"Now it's yours, don't mess it up."
Su Wei did not respond.
He pinched the right sleeve of his windbreaker, folded it up twice, revealing his muscular forearm.
Then he switched hands and rolled up the left sleeve as well.
He walked to the stainless steel sink next to him, took out two disposable medical nitrile gloves and put them on.
The sound of rubber stretching out of its elasticity echoed in the quiet, temperature-controlled room.
Su Wei took the linen cloth coated with a special paste and walked to the very bottom of the deer king's antlers.
That is the coronal base that connects to the skull; the bone there is extremely porous and coarse, with numerous micropores.
He spread the linen out completely and pressed his palm against the rough cross-section of the bone.
The passive skill [ Nimble Hands ] attached to the [ Crafting Module ] activates silently.
Even through the rubber, the tactile sensation of my fingers remained extremely sensitive.
Su Wei could clearly distinguish the tiny holes on the base that were difficult to see with the naked eye.
With force applied by the palm, the beeswax mixed with solvent was pressed deep into the hole.
The arm muscles tensed, and the arm moved slowly and steadily upwards, following the thick lines of the main body.
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The linen rubbed violently against the hard bone, producing a fine, rhythmic sound.
Su Wei's gaze never left the area he was wiping.
This is by no means a simple application.
If the movement is too fast, the beeswax cannot penetrate deep into the bone crevices.
Pressing too hard will damage the precious patina that has accumulated over time in the crevices.
He controlled every movement of his arm.
Under the pressure of the palm, the beeswax quickly melted from a paste into a liquid, seeping into the dark brown bone layer.
The originally dry surface immediately becomes subtly oily and lustrous after being moisturized by beeswax.
Su Wei pressed on a 10-centimeter square area for a full three minutes.
He showed no impatience, his movements as steady as a machine.
Time passed in the temperature-controlled room.
A full forty minutes passed.
Su Wei's back was already covered in sweat, which clung to his sweater.
My right arm was subjected to hundreds of high-intensity pushes, and my muscles felt aches and pains.
The linen slid over the tip of the last fork.
The final touch of specially formulated beeswax was completely filled into the tiny bone fissures.
Work is completely finished.
Su Wei straightened up and took a deep breath of the air, which smelled of turpentine.
He took three steps back, creating distance between himself and the display stand, and scanned the entire massive object that had just undergone treatment.
A cold light shone down from directly above.
The dark brown antlers of the sika deer have completely lost the lifelessness left by the chemical agents.
The surface has a highly textured patina that reflects light, and every natural groove tells the story of the Deer King's life of battle.
It lay there quietly, exuding a domineering aura belonging to the pinnacle of the primeval wilderness.
The moment his gaze fixed on it.
In the void before us, pale blue data streams converged and took shape.
[Process manufacturing assessment complete.]
[The host personally completed the final preservation and care of the top-grade Roosevelt elk antlers.]
[Quality Rating: Perfect]
[Branch Skill: Hide Processing Master (Passive) Triggered. Permanently increases the gloss of finished products by 10%.]
The moment the last line of text appeared, a dazzling dark golden halo suddenly burst forth from the edge of the blue virtual panel.
The halo spread rapidly along the edge of the panel, completely engulfing the original dark blue color within seconds.
The dark gold panel flickered violently in the center of his field of vision.
This is a fundamental transformation that can only be triggered with an extremely low probability.
The system information was then refreshed.
[ Crafting Module LV3 Core Effect – Blessing – has been triggered!]
[Judging from the extremely high quality of the item and the host's concentration, you have been granted an exclusive level Blessing: Woodland Call).]
[Effect Description: Placing this item in the core area of an indoor space will permanently imbue the air within a 500-meter radius with a calming, soothing wood scent that reduces mental fatigue. The fear threshold of small, harmless wild animals within the territory will increase by 20%, and their affinity will increase by 10%.]
The golden light had not yet dissipated.
A second, even thicker, dark gold text box suddenly appeared at the bottom of the panel.
[ Crafting Module LV3 Hidden Effect -Attribute Bestowal, Triggered!]
[Unlock Hidden Attribute: The Crown of the Years.]
[Entry attribute: Extremely strong curing effect. The overall hardness of this specimen's bone is increased by 30%. Its historical patina and original color will completely ignore oxidation and high-intensity ultraviolet radiation, never fading or cracking.]
Su Wei's gaze lingered on the two paragraphs of dark gold text.