ghost on paper

Chapter 11 New job
According to the normal work rhythm of workshop apprentices, it would take two months to earn enough 20 gold pounds.

Truman is different. Truman is a working machine that does not need to rest. He thinks that he will be enough for about one month.

Maybe shorter if there is a decent job offer.

When you go to work another day, job opportunities will come.

The owner of the workshop summoned Truman and Anton.

After receiving the two photos handed over by the owner of the workshop, both Truman and Anton saw a screen-like thing standing there. Since there was no reference, the height was unknown, and it was somewhat incomplete, but it was generally complete.

Truman noticed the dust-buried dents on the 'screen', which were very familiar, and he would touch them every day at work.

"Teacher, is there a spiritual text on it?"

"Yes~" the owner of the workshop nodded, took a sip of her ruby ​​pipe, and exhaled a sweet-smelling smoke ring, "This is a relatively complete Lingwen screen."

"How many words does this have?" Truman couldn't help but sigh.

"More than 20, a 'continuous word' of more than 20 characters." The workshop owner said, "Now the customer is seeking advice from the potion workshop to divide it into several parts, and we are more confident in completing it."

Seeking advice from the Potions Workshop...in parts...

Truman understood a lot in an instant.

"What does the teacher mean, the more complete the spiritual text is, the more valuable it is?" Truman said.

"Nonsense." Anton said disdainfully, "This is common sense."

Indeed, this is common sense, and Truman did speak nonsense.

After the 7-character "continuous word" was completed, the shining "spiritual tide" almost covered half of the workshop. Compared with it, the flash when the single-character spiritual text was completed was like a firefly contrasting a bright moon.

The income that can be brought to the apprentices is also very different.

How much should the 20-character super "continuous word" be worth?

"This is the last and most important part of this customer's promotion potion." The workshop owner said, "The less times the spirit text is divided, the better the effect of the potion."

"The only existence of Lingwen..." Truman muttered to himself.

Indeed, this involves the unique existence of the spiritual script, and when a spiritual script is placed in the 'continuum', it will be more powerful and more effective.

"It turns out that the one-character spiritual script tasks we received before were all artificially divided." Truman suddenly realized.

It was only due to the limited ability of the apprentices that they had to be divided into separate spiritual texts, otherwise each spiritual text should exist in a 'continuous word'?

"The division is because there are different needs when refining higher-level potions. Sometimes a single-word spiritual text is enough. Of course, the value of 'continuous words' must be higher."

The owner of the workshop said, "Now, answer me, Chang Lingwen with more than 20 characters must be divided several times before we can complete it."

It's like a numbers problem.

In fact, it is a competition question.

Truman looked at Anton beside him.

The owner of the workshop called their two regular students, and they must be competing for posts.

See who has the ability to do the job quickly and well, it's like engineering tenders on earth, see who has the lower reserve price.

Truman's performance in the past is better. He has completed consecutive words with a maximum of 7 characters, so the 20-character Chang Lingwen can be divided into three times at most...

"Twice." Anton gritted his teeth and said.

Truman stared at him, buddy, are you going crazy?

The owner of the workshop also stared at Anton, and smiled again: "It seems that you are very confident in using the second-level potion to advance to the extraordinary~"

Truman frowned. After half a year, Anton is going to try to be promoted to Extraordinary again?
It sounds like you're still drinking Tier [-] potions?

How expensive is that? Is the money earned from translating spiritual texts enough to pay back?
What a waste of money.

"Yes, teacher, I am very confident." Anton said while looking at Truman with contempt.

That's where things seem to settle.

But Truman suddenly asked a question, "Teacher, can I ask, is our customer this time still the same customer as before?"

It was a weird question, but both the owner of the workshop and Anton showed expressions of understanding or contempt. It seemed that everyone knew why Truman asked such a question, and who that person was.

"Yes, that's the Grand Duke~" The owner of the workshop didn't mention his name, as if everyone should know it.

Which Grand Duke?

Truman didn't understand.

He just made sure that the spiritual text to be translated this time should still be related to 'Zhuge Liang'.

"No need to divide," he said.

Both the owner of the workshop and Anton were obviously taken aback, as if they doubted their ears.

"What did you say!" Anton demanded.

"There is no need to divide. This time, the 20-character 'continuous word' does not need to be divided. I can fully translate it." Truman said.

"Oh~" The owner of the workshop showed an interesting expression, "Is this possible?"

"I'm sure." Truman said.

Anton was angry, "Impossible! You shameless villain! You made such a shameless promise in order to get close to Grand Duke Habs! You will ruin the teacher's reputation! You will make the workshop lose a big customer!"

While speaking, Anton waved his fist at Truman, and the strong wind from the fist made Truman startled, but he was also prepared, opened his coat, and pointed his double pistols at Anton's head.

Anton was forced by the gun, but still did not flinch, gnashing his teeth as if he was not afraid of bullets.

"Enough!" The workshop owner shouted, pressing his head as if he had a headache, "Go out and fight, don't mess around in my workshop."

Both were then kicked out of the workshop master's office.

……

Although Truman wanted to avoid messing with Anton, the world inevitably backfired.

As long as Truman completes such a big business as a 20-character 'continuous word', he will have all the funds for promotion to Extraordinary, and he doesn't want to let it go.

In addition, the 20-character Changlingwen is also a good opportunity to verify the relationship between the mystery of Lingwen and 'Zhuge Liang'.

Truman just felt that An Dong should be respected and kept at a distance, not really afraid of him.

After this "competition", Anton showed a clear attitude of breaking with Truman. Not only did he no longer issue work lists to Truman, he also loudly denounced Truman as a "despicable and shameless pariah" in the workplace.

Truman really wanted to put a bullet in Anton's forehead, but he just thought about it.

After get off work, Lilith talked about another matter with Truman.

"Anton wanted me to join his team to complete a 20-character 'continuous word' translation job, and said that this job would be a competition between you and him, and I had to choose a side."

"What do you think?" Truman asked Lilith.

"I said I'd think about it, but actually I'd turn him down," Lilith said.

Truman was a little happy that Lilith was still on his side.

"I will refuse you too." Lilith said again, "Because that is an impossible task..."

"I'm sure I'll finish it!" Truman said.

Lilith was surprised by Truman's firm tone, and looked at Truman with questioning light blue eyes, she saw the certainty that there was no need to question.

Truman said sincerely: "Thinking about it again, the 20-character 'continuous word', as the workshop owner said, is worth 20 gold pounds, 1 gold pound for 1 spiritual text, an unprecedented rich reward, you What does it take? Just trust me."

Lilith didn't answer, but only showed a thoughtful expression, and then stopped talking about it.

"By the way, do you know Grand Duke Habs?" Truman mentioned another matter.

"A duke who was also a hero in the Second Patriotic War..." Lilith said.

(End of this chapter)