The warm sunshine of spring, the boys in dormitory 1987 are lingering in the courtyard.

  Yale, George and Reno were chatting with each other. Now Yale and George are both 16 years old, while Reno is 14 years old. The three of them have grown very fast in height, even the shortest George has reached over 1.6 meters, and the tallest Yale has reached an astonishing 1.9 meters.

  "George, don't pretend with us, Old Four has already spilled the beans. Are you still pretending with Old Three? Alright, at the end of this month, you and Old Three will go to Finlay City's 'Jade Water Paradise'. I'll cover the expenses, guaranteeing that you'll be comfortable and also guaranteeing that the little girl is a virgin. How about it?" Yale said with a smile on his face while holding two small dumbbells and exercising his chest muscles.

  These two small stone pedestals, each weighing about twenty or thirty kilograms, were usually ignored by Lin Lei.

  George smiled and said: "Yale, don't force me, you guys go to the Emerald Paradise, I'll drink with Old Three outside, isn't that good?"

  Renault also said with a sneer: "George, you're not even a man."

  George could only smile wryly in resignation.

  Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard. Yale put down two small stone stools and looked towards the gate of the courtyard, saying: "I'm afraid it's Old Three who has come, let's go prepare to eat..." His words stopped abruptly halfway through.

  Lin Lei was seen carrying a huge boulder on his shoulder, this stone was at least one meter high and weighed several hundred kilograms.

  Lin Lei, however, seemed to be carrying the massive boulder with ease as he walked into the courtyard. Yale, George, and Reno were left staring in awe, their mouths agape. Lin Lei casually placed the several-hundred-pound boulder at the corner of the courtyard, and the heavy thud it made when it hit the ground sent a shiver through the hearts of the three men.

  "What the hell is this, Old Three? I know you're very strong, but how can it be so big?" Yale stared at the giant stone, "Is this giant stone hollow?" As he spoke, Yale walked up and hugged the giant stone with both hands, trying to lift it.

  "Hmm!"

  Yale strained with all his might, his face turning bright red, but the big stone seemed to be rooted and didn't budge an inch.

  "Yale, don't waste your energy, you can't move it." Lin Lei said with a smile.

  Yale's physical strength is less than that of a first-class warrior, how can he possibly move it?

  Leino's eyes widened as he stared at the massive stone, exclaiming in surprise before turning to Lin Lei with a puzzled expression. "Hey, Lin Lei, what's the point of bringing such a huge rock back to the dorm? Ah, I get it." Leino's eyes lit up, "I've seen powerful warriors train their bodies by continuously lifting heavy stones with both hands. Are you planning on weightlifting too, Lin Lei?"

  "This huge stone can smash me into a pancake!" George looked at the boulder in awe, then turned to Lin Lei with a puzzled expression, "Old Three, what did you bring this huge stone into the dorm for?"

  Lin Lei smiled and looked at his three good brothers, spitting out two words: "Shi Diao!"

  According to Deling Kowert, his own stone carving works have already entered the hall of fame, and it takes a long time to carve stone carvings. Generally, one or two days are not enough. In the past, they could be casually placed in the back mountain, and damage was not taken seriously, but now it's different.

  "Stone carving?"

  Yale, Reno and George stared at Lin Lei with wide eyes in surprise.

  "What's wrong, surprised?" Lin Lei looked at his three brothers.

  "Isn't it surprising, it's extremely surprising. We four brothers have been together for six or seven years, but we've never seen you carve before. Are you going to start learning stone carving from today?"

  Lin Lei smiled: "Who says I'm starting to learn sculpture from today? I've been practicing sculpture in the back mountain for more than five years, and this time, after carving out this piece of work, I plan to send it to the Prucks Exhibition Hall to see if I can sell some money."

  To raise enough gold coins to send his younger brother Wotton to study in the O'Brien Empire with the steward 'Shili', the Baruk family's money was almost emptied.

  But Hogg was delighted nonetheless.

  What if the family is drained? Now his eldest son, 'Lin Lei', is a student at Ernst Academy, and after coming out, he will definitely be a great magician with a noble status. His younger son, 'Worton', even has the possibility of becoming a Dragon Blood Warrior.

  Hog can predict that in the future, his own Baroque family's glory!

  "Prudential Building?" The three from Yale looked at Lin Lei in surprise.

  Lin Lei is the pride of their dormitory 1987, at just fifteen years old he entered Ernst College fifth grade, and was also known together with Dixie as 'Ernst College's two greatest geniuses', Yale's three people also acknowledge Lin Lei as a genius, however...

  Stone carving is an extremely profound art form.

  Many people have studied stone carving for decades and can only be considered ordinary craftsmen. As one of the most enduring art forms, is it so easy to succeed? Lin Lei even dared to let his own works enter the highest temple of stone carving, 'Prucks Gallery', for exhibition.

  "Hey Old Three, don't get a fever in your brain." George joked and comforted.

  "Lin Lei, I'm worried... will anyone buy your work?" Leno frowned, his tone disbelieving.

  Yale Haha laughed and said: "What are you talking about, Old Three? Just go to the exhibition, as long as it's your work, I'll spend 10,000 gold coins to buy it for you."

  "What I said is true." Lin Lei took out a flat knife from his bosom.

  "Flat knife?" Reno exclaimed, "It seems like Lin Lei you're quite well-prepared, but I was also going to learn stone carving back then. Stone carving has a lot of tools, including flat knives, round knives, triangular knives, jade bowl knives, and even axes... how come you only prepared this one kind of tool?"

  Whether it's Renoir, Yale or George, they all have a general understanding of various arts.

  Lin Lei didn't say much more.

  With the flat sword in hand, Lin Lei naturally entered a state of calmness and tranquility. He felt the flow of internal elements within this massive boulder before him. Lin Lei could barely sense the pulse within the boulder. Smiling, he swung his sword at once.

  The knife flashed like a shadow, and the reflected sunlight made the three Renaults beside him involuntarily narrow their eyes, but they still stared at this giant stone.

  "Hoo-hoo-hoo!"

  The knife shadow fluttered quickly and continuously cut in the same place, a large piece of broken stone debris was thrown up.

  "How is this possible?" Yale stared at the scene in shock, "Such a large stone, should be chopped off with an axe, but it was actually shaved off with just a flat knife. This requires incredibly surprising wrist strength!" Ren and George beside him were completely silent.

  Arm strength?

  To achieve a cut as smooth and natural as Lin Lei's, it's not just about having strong wrist strength.

  Lin Lei's entire being was as natural as a quiet lake, with the flat knife in his hand seeming like an extension of his right hand. The flat knife quickly and continuously shaved off various parts of the giant stone, with stone scraps flying everywhere. Lin Lei's carving had a flowing naturalness to it, making it a pleasure just to watch.

  "Old Three, he..."

  Yale, George and Reno looked at each other, they all had a feeling in their hearts at this moment, Lin Lei was probably really a master of stone carving.

  Serene, natural, auspicious.

  Lin Lei thoroughly enjoys the feeling of carving, to the point where he can tell exactly how much force to apply to any part of the stone. He doesn't need to think about it at all; his hands instinctively know what to do. It's a subconscious thing.

  Compared with the 'Flat Knife' school.

  Other stone carving schools can't have this pleasure, the masters of other stone carving schools need to use different tools when carving alone, and they have to spend a lot of thought on it.

  In this harmonious and peaceful environment, Lin Lei's mental strength also grew rapidly like a small grass after a spring rain. The feeling of natural growth was also what made Lin Lei feel wonderful to the extreme, it was a comfort that came from the heart.

  Lin Lei's right hand suddenly stopped.

  Debris from the stone flew everywhere, and it took a while to settle completely, but that giant rock already had a rough embryonic model of a reptile.

  "What are you three staring at? Are you stunned?" Lin Lei turned his head to look at the three from Yale, "It's only now that we've managed to come up with a simple rough draft. The time spent on it afterwards will be even longer. Let's go, let's have lunch first."

  Yale, Reno and George exchanged a look.

  Just now Lin Lei's one move was enough for the three of them to be certain ——

  "Masterful." Yale said with admiration.

  "Genius." Reno exclaimed.

  "A genius among masters." George added.

  Even if one studies stone carving, it's probably impossible for someone to reach Lin Lei's level in five or six years; such a person may not appear even once in a hundred years.