Verse 63: Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing
Gawain felt that Norman's plan was too absurd and unreliable to have any chance of success, but Norman himself did not think so. In fact, what has he done so far?
Whether it was running to pretend to be a mage without understanding an ancient language, or running to the third district with a pot to rob the knowledge of ancient languages, he has been doing things that are unreliable in Gawain's opinion, but the results are all successful, which makes him believe that he will still succeed this time.
Of course, success doesn't just come from faith, it also requires careful planning, and Norman has long thought about it.
"Can you brush evenly? You're too thick!"
Norman kept an eye on Thomas as he worked, chattering incessantly.
Both of them were now at Thomas's house, both squatting on the ground, with a white robe spread on the dirt floor in front of them. At the hem of the robe, there was a wide-mouthed bucket with a black liquid in it, which smelled a little unpleasant, and the two of them were holding a palm-sized wooden board, constantly reaching into the bucket and dipping it in the black liquid and then smearing it on the white robe in front of them.
It's making mage robes.
As a black-robed mage, the mage robe must be a must-have, if it was in the past, Norman may not know what the mage robe looks like, but fortunately, he squatted in front of the door of the black-robed mage Lambert, and also talked to Lambert face to face, so he still remembers the appearance of the mage robe on Lambert's body, and now just make it according to it.
Coincidentally, Thomas used to be a doctor, and he had a white robe at home, which is said to be his doctor's robe, which was suitable for making a mage robe, and he only needed to buy some black paint.
So Norman traveled several streets to buy black paint, and then grabbed Thomas and hurried to make the mage robes.
"Dip less, you see how much paint is wasted all over the ground when you take it out! If the paint is not enough, will you pay for it yourself?"
The money for the paint was also paid by Norman, so it was natural to ask for a little more.
And the mages in his body were also talking about it when they saw this scene.
"Shocked! The black-hearted workshop is inhumane in oppressing elderly workers, and the reason is ......"
"The U\C Shock Department is full, you better go to Net\Easy to report. β
"Hahahaha, this guy is really a living treasure, he actually made his own master's robe, and I took it. β
"Mage's robe, handmade, 1 silver piece, first come, first served. β
"Anyway, there is no mechanical work here, whether it is true or fake, everyone is handmade, and there is nothing wrong with it. β
"The anchor's eyesight and memory are good, I compared the screenshots of the black-robed mage two days ago, this chroma is just right, it's really no different, awesome. β
"Haven't you heard the latest news? The Knights Templar have released materials, and the physical fitness of this anchor is inhuman, and correspondingly, maybe the eyes are also inhuman. β
"Isn't this a living body camera?"
......
Norman had already developed the habit of ignoring the words of these mages, and continued to do his work, but he was a little dissatisfied with Thomas's work: either there were too many paints here or two empty pieces there, and he didn't know if people were dazzled or deliberately went against him and wanted to be lazy.
Making a mage's robe is an important job, and there is no room for sloppiness, otherwise it will be seen through.
Norman didn't dare to slack off, and finally could only say to Thomas: "Okay, old Thomas, you go and sit next to you and rest, and leave it to me here." β
Thomas, who was still weak in his work just now, immediately threw down the brush board and jumped to the side, Norman didn't know what to say when he saw the old boy's spirit, and he was angry, but then he had to rely on Thomas's help, and he was not good at losing his temper with him, so he had to lower his head and work harder, and sprinkled his anger on the white robe in front of him.
After a long day of work, Norman finally painted the front of Thomas's doctor's robe into a black mage robe, followed by the reverse side, but the paint has not yet dried, and if it is reversed now, it will make the paint uneven or even stick to the color of the earth, so you have to wait for the paint to dry.
But at this time Norman was not idle, but walked to the table.
Old Thomas's poor family didn't even have a chair, and he probably took it for wine and drink, so Norman could only stand at the table, take the pen and paper he bought when he went to buy paint, and began to draw.
In addition to the mage robe, Lambert still has a mage badge pinned to his body, and making the mage badge will also be a focus of this operation to pretend to be a mage.
The mage badge Norman still remembers that it was black, round, and there seemed to be some patterns on it, but it was not easy to remember the general shape of the same black badge on the black mage robe, and Norman really didn't remember the specific appearance of the picture above.
But luckily, he has a support team.
"It's been over...... Diagonally up ......"
Norman didn't know what spells the Templar mages had used or because of their superior memory, they seemed to remember the pattern on the mage badge very clearly, and every detail was clear, and Norman, who couldn't remember the pattern himself, could only choose to believe them.
"It's over, it's over, and it's a little bit ......"
"Yes, that's it, pull the ...... to the left"
"Slow down, slow down...... Stop!"
......
Under the command of the Templars, Norman carefully drew bit by bit, and after drawing three pieces of paper, he finally succeeded in drawing the mage badge in its entirety.
It seems to be a pattern of a flower, but I don't know what kind of flower it is, anyway, Norman has never seen it in Ashley Village or CΓ‘rdenas.
"This ......"
Norman was putting the finishing touches on the mage badge - in fact, for the Templars to do a final check for errors and omissions when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
He turned his head to see Thomas standing behind him at some point, his eyes focused on the pattern of the mage's badge on his hand.
Norman casually asked, "This is the mage badge, do you know?"
According to the mages, he and Thomas are now "in the same boat", so he plans to tell Thomas a lot of things, and this badge will be worn by Thomas in the future, so it would be better to let him know what it is sooner.
Thomas nodded, "I've seen it." I once treated a black-robed mage, and he had this badge on him, and it was the first time I saw the mage badge, and he saw that he was very interested in the badge, and kindly touched the badge for me for a while, so I remember it very clearly, just like you drew it. When he said "the same", he looked at Norman twice.
Norman was overjoyed when he heard it: Thomas had also seen the mage's badge before, not only seen it, but also touched it with his own hands, and he remembered it very deeply. And even Thomas, who touched the mage's badge with his own hands, said that it was the same as what he had drawn, so it would definitely not be wrong to follow what was drawn on the paper of this chapter.
Norman was even more relieved.
He was about to go out, and when Thomas saw him in motion, he asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go find the blacksmith and hit it. β
Thomas quickly stopped him and said, "But you only drew the front, and the tail!"
"Reverse?"
Norman's foot, which was about to take a step, was suddenly retracted.
He had only seen the front of Lambert's mage badge, not the reverse.
"Isn't the reverse side flat? There is a pattern on the reverse side?"
Thomas nodded and said, "Of course." β
He glanced at Norman, and seemed to think that he and Norman were in the same boat, and if Norman's plan went wrong, he would be unlucky with him, so he sighed and snatched the pen from Norman's hand.
"I'll draw it. β
Thomas began to bow his head and slowly draw on the table, Norman watched from the sidelines, and was glad that he had chosen Thomas: fortunately, he chose the old Thomas to play the black-robed mage, otherwise if he pulled a random person on the street to pretend, there would be a mistake on the mage's badge alone.
And this is obviously a hint from the Father to him, telling him that this operation will definitely succeed!
Norman's confidence doubled.