my armed maid

Chapter 5 Letter of Recommendation

You want me to pack my bags and leave here?

Nolen stood there with a frown on his face, thinking quickly about Zhou Xuan's countermeasures.

As an apprentice with Rusty for ten years, he knew that Rusty had no wife or children in Linfeng City, and he was already the closest person to him.

This world attaches great importance to the inheritance of "knowledge", especially the magic spells of mages, the combat skills of knights, and the alchemy notes of alchemists. This knowledge is strictly confidential and never spread to others.

Therefore, the close relationship between teachers and apprentices is second only to immediate family members, and even more so under special circumstances.

Therefore, if Rusty died unexpectedly without making a will, he would be entitled to inherit his teacher's estate.

But he never thought that this alchemy workshop was not completely owned by Rusty, and now the Alchemy Society was preparing to take it back... He had to find a way to prevent this from happening.

In a place like Shangcheng District where land is at a premium, it is not easy to have such a workshop as your base.

"This land was originally owned by the Alchemy Society. It was originally lent to Rusty as a subsidy provided by the Alchemy Society for foreign alchemists to settle in."

Seeing Nolen's reluctance, Wilson explained in a reasonable manner, "After Rusty's death, this workshop did not even have a formal alchemist, and it could no longer operate normally."

Another alchemist who was traveling with him had an arrogant expression and his words were even more rude:

"You don't think that you, a small alchemist apprentice, have the opportunity to inherit the entire alchemy workshop, do you? If outsiders know that our society actually allows a mere apprentice to inherit the workshop, they will make fun of our Linfeng City Alchemy Society. ."

"I see." Nolen grasped the key point keenly, "In other words, you have to find a new owner for the alchemy workshop, and its new owner must be an official alchemist."

"That's right!"

The arrogant alchemist pretended, "I will become the new owner of this workshop, if you really don't want to leave... Haha, if you sincerely ask me, I won't agree to let you stay. "

"Wright..." Wilson coughed lightly, "As for the ownership of the workshop, the society has not officially issued an approval yet, so some things cannot be said too early."

"Master Wilson is too strict."

Wright apologized, "It is extremely difficult to get approval for land in the uptown area. Now I finally have a space for a workshop. I have been waiting for this opportunity for too long. I have taken care of everything in the past two days, and there will be basically no mistakes."

"I will discuss the specific situation with you in detail later when we go to dinner."

"It's not necessary to eat." Wilson refused, "As long as things are done according to the process, I will not have any objection to the selection result."

After hearing their conversation, Nolen felt confident. Seeing that the two were about to get on the carriage and leave while chatting, he immediately stepped forward and called Wilson:
"Sir, if I pass the academy's exam and become an official alchemist, will I be eligible to inherit this workshop?"

"Are you kidding!?" Wright reacted fiercely, pointing at Nolen's nose and scolding, "Do you think the qualification of an alchemist is so easy to pass? There are a lot of alchemy apprentices in the world who can become alchemists. There aren’t many teachers!”

It can be seen that he is indeed in a hurry, but there is no point in being anxious.

Wilson's status in the Alchemy Society is obviously much higher than that of Wright, and he seems to be an "old antique" who is unkind and pays great attention to rules.

For Wright, Wilson was extremely difficult to deal with because he was neither good nor hard, but for Nolen, this was a huge opportunity.

It would be great if the candidate to inherit the workshop can be decided fairly based on alchemy skills in the end. He is confident that he will not lose to anyone in the field he is good at.

As expected, Wilson stopped and said seriously: "If you want to take the qualification examination, I will write a letter of recommendation to the Alchemy Society on behalf of your late teacher. Since you are the student of the previous workshop master, if you really If you can become an official alchemist, you will be the first in line to inherit this workshop."

Nolen suddenly showed an uncontrollable smile, and bowed to him sincerely: "That's troublesome, sir. I can take the qualification test at any time."

He was really touched.

To take the alchemist's qualification examination, a letter of recommendation is required. Generally, the alchemist will lead his alchemist apprentice to practice for several years.

After confirming that his student has the ability to act independently, the teacher will write a letter of recommendation to the Alchemy Society and ask the student to take the alchemist qualification examination.

He was adopted by Rusty from the orphanage for ten years and became an alchemist apprentice for ten years. No matter how outstanding his performance was during these ten years, his teacher Rusty never wrote a letter of recommendation for him to the Alchemy Society.

This is why he has never been able to become an official alchemist.

He thought that he would have to work harder for the letter of recommendation, but he didn't expect Wilson to help him so easily.

"This, isn't this right?"

Wright frowned, suddenly feeling that the development of things seemed to be a little out of his expectation, and scolded, "The ownership of the workshop will be decided tomorrow, how can there be time for everyone to accompany you to take the qualification exam? Our time is very precious of!"

"This matter really shouldn't be put off for a long time." Wilson took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. "Let's do this. You will report to the Alchemy Society tomorrow morning, and I will preside over the exam for you." If you really pass the exam, learn The candidates to inherit the workshop will be re-evaluated.If you fail, according to the original plan, you have to move out of here before noon tomorrow. "

"No problem." Nolen nodded, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"It's nothing. I always act according to the rules. The Alchemy Society will not bury any talented alchemist."

Wilson waved his hand and walked back to the carriage.

"Ah, Mr. Wilson, please be sure to show me your face at noon——"

"No, I have to go back to school to deal with some things..."

The two alchemists just pushed each other and got into the car. When the carriage left, Wright opened the curtain and glared at Nolen gloomily.

If looks could kill, he would probably have died once.

Nolen gave him a smile without any hint of shyness, hummed a tune and closed the door.

All the resources in this world must be obtained by oneself, and he has already realized this.

No matter who stands in front of him, he will step over and never look back.

"Noren!"

After the carriage left, Ai Xia trotted over carrying a lunch box and asked nervously, "Are you okay?"

Just now she vaguely heard the conversation between the two alchemists on the roadside. They seemed to be discussing how to drive him out of here?
She still has a good impression of Nolen. There is more than one apprentice in the alchemy workshop, but Nolen is the most handsome among them, the one closest in age to her, and the one with the most unique temperament.

A murder occurred in the workshop two days ago. Her greatest joy was that Nolen was still alive, but she didn't expect that one wave of unrest would arise after another. Will he leave here after all?

Ai Xia's eyes were filled with worry, but Nolen's tone was relaxed: "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere, this workshop is my home."

"Oh……"

"By the way, I have one more thing to ask of you. The girl I picked up this morning...as you can see, she lost her legs. I want to help her reattach her legs. This requires your father's help."

"No problem!" Ai Xia agreed readily, "Do you mean to make a prosthetic limb for her? Just come over and place the order. I can handle this kind of thing without my father's intervention."

The doll shop not only sells cloth dolls and dolls, but also custom-made prosthetics and various models.

"More than just making a prosthetic limb, I want it to move."

Nolen considered his words, "I know your father can do it. He is a real puppet master. As you once told me, your father's left hand was injured and disabled in his early years. He made himself a prosthesis and it is so flexible." Just like my real left hand."

"Ah, so that's your plan..." Ai Xia's face suddenly turned bitter, and her tone was a little guilty, "Although it is true, this is an application of "Puppetry", but I'm afraid my father will not take it lightly. Teach it to others.

"My father said that this is a secret skill inherited from the family and cannot be taught to outsiders. It also requires very high talent. I can't learn it at all. I was scolded by him before!"

Nolen was not discouraged, and smiled and said, "If your father is willing to teach, I will know after asking him in person. I will go over to visit him tomorrow afternoon, and you can be there to say a few good words to me."

"That weird old man has such a stubborn temper." Ai Xia muttered, "Are you really sure? Why do you feel that I will also be scolded?"

"It depends on the person. I think he would be happy to accept the friendship of a new alchemist."

"Yeah? Are you going to become an alchemist?"

"Yes, the day of turning over is tomorrow."

"Oh, congratulations."

"..."

……

Ai Xia has the kindness and innocence befitting a young girl's age. Under Noron's persuasion, she also agreed to help take care of Yuna's daily life for the past two days, saving him the cost of hiring additional caregivers.

After taking care of the rest of the chores, Noron returned to his room in the evening, cleared the table full of books, and sat quietly at his desk.

He had to prepare for the alchemist qualification exam tomorrow morning.

(End of this chapter)