Chapter 183: The flame burns, and the woodcarving finally appears (1/2)
Ning Fei was still carving.
A full six or seven hours had passed since the morning, and apart from a small pee in the middle of the vast prairie, Ning Fei hadn’t rested.
Of course the urination avoided the drone footage.
The rules of the city were different from those of the wilderness, there were no toilets here, it was all toilets.
The carving is still going on.
The netizens can now make out a rough outline.
The image appears to be of two birds spreading their wings and hovering up into the sky.
The outline is slightly rough, and the connection point of the carving is at the bottom and at the wings, very hidden, looking as if the two birds are really flying in the sky.
Ning Fei was confident, and leisurely continued to work on it as if he was completing a great work of art.
“I really don’t see what is this, it’s too blurry, isn’t it?”
“It seems to be two birds.”
“A mandarin duck?”
“Maybe this is just the first step in the carving, making a mould out of it, and only after that is the fine carving.”
“Makes sense, this is just the beginning, art takes time.”
“Right, let’s all wait a little longer.”
Ning Fei used the carving knife again to outline the lines as he scratched down from the very top.
Finally, after doing this, Ning Fei wiped the sweat from his head and muttered to himself.
“There, it’s done.”
“Done?”
When the netizens heard Ning Fei’s words, they were all a little stunned.
“This is the finished product?”
“A bit of a charade, I guess.”
“I don’t think it’s a bit right either.”
Ning Fei’s carving technique was rather special, and many of the wood shavings and the fine pieces of wood that had been practiced into the whole remained on it without falling off, so many of the details could not be seen by the netizens.
Then, with a confident smile, Ning Fei said.
“Don’t blink, everyone, next, is the moment to witness the miracle.”
When the netizens heard this, they were instantly hooked.
Then, they saw Ning Fei take out the ignition stick from his toolkit, and when they saw the ignition stick, the netizens were stunned.
An ignition stick?
Fire?
What was he going to do?
The wooden carving was joined together, with a layer of wood shavings piled up at the bottom.
It was very thin, very fine pieces of wood bent and curled into small shreds.
Such crumbs, very flammable, were like a thin layer of toilet paper.
Then, to everyone’s surprise, Ning Fei actually just put the fire of the ignition stick onto the bottom wood shavings.
Such a scene made all the netizens unable to help but stare in disbelief.
Among the five elements, fire grinds wood.
Fire is the natural nemesis of wood, especially this kind of wood shavings, which is simply the best medium for burning.
A small, ghostly fire rose from the very bottom of the wooden sculpture.
The flames are not violent.
As soon as it burned, the wood shavings disappeared without a trace, turning into flying ash and disappearing.
Then, little by little, the fire began to spread upwards.
From the bottom to the top, it was as if a thread was pulling such a fire.
The upward burning speed is neither fast nor slow, but where the flames have burned, the fine patterns outlined by Ning Fei with the knife are completely revealed.
Every feather on the bird’s body was so fine, and the patterns and lines on the wings were as if they were works of art.
The flames continued to burn upwards.
After passing the body, burning directly over the top of the head, burning to the highest point, the flame of nothingness jumped at the top, and then disappeared completely.
After the flames had burned, the wooden sculpture finally appeared in its true form.
They were two birds of exquisite feathers, clinging to each other, hovering straight up towards the sky.
Their eyes were both looking at each other, and it was as if the emotions of loyalty and love for the other could be seen in the eyes carved from the wood.
The netizens who watched this live broadcast were completely silent.
All that remained in their minds was a deep shock.
These two birds were really too beautiful.
The overall shape was flowing and seamless, and the birds opened their wings as if they were about to embrace each other.
This is some kind of divine artwork.
Then, the netizens paused for a moment, and the pop-ups erupted like a mountainous tsunami.
“Crap!”
“Crap!”
“Master Ning is awesome!”
“I’m dumbfounded, what am I seeing?”
“Is this the realm of an immortal?”
“Just now I actually doubted Master Ning’s handiwork!”
“This video is going to be a hit, it’s definitely going to be a hit, it’s so awesome.”
“It’s so exaggerated, I feel so excited.”