Chapter 279: Craftsman
From Grantis's point of view, the task of building the bridge given to Donner was a beautiful thing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
You must know that the special funds allocated by the Chiga Mountain for this purpose, even if they are used to build ten bridges, are more than enough.
And the money that could obviously be saved was Grantis's reward for Donner's contributions to the Superintendents.
In the face of the congratulations of his colleagues, Donner kept a smile on his face, but his heart was quite uncomfortable.
What he lacks most now is time, where he has time to be responsible for building bridges.
However, just as he wanted to refuse the kindness of the elder, a question suddenly came to mind, and then he swallowed the words of refusal alive.
The next day, he received a special fund for the construction of the bridge, and under the guidance of Venerable Vincent, he went to the artisan quarter in the northwest corner of St. Petersburg.
The streets of the Artisan Quarter were cramped and narrow enough for horse-drawn carriages to pass through, so Donner had to get out of the carriage and walk in on foot.
As soon as he took a few steps, he was surrounded by a group of Madtims.
"Sir, do you need a craftsman? will you build a manor or repair a castle?"
"Young master, young master, we have the best craftsmen here, and the price is guaranteed to be cheaper than anyone else......"
When Donner saw this scene, he knew that if he went further inside, it would probably be more crowded, so he shouted at the top of his voice:
"Who's going to build a bridge here?"
Then I heard everyone shouting, "I will, I will...... Mr...... I'll build bridges......"
Donner shook his head helplessly and shouted again: "Does anyone know how to build a ship?"
No one flinched, as if they both happened to be good at both bridge-building and shipbuilding.
Donner looked around, every craftsman was dirty, except for a middle-aged man standing in the distance outside the encirclement, who was quite clean up from top to bottom.
Donner pointed at him: "You, come here......"
The middle-aged man walked outside the crowd and looked at the crowd huddled together, a little overwhelmed.
"Let's get out of the way!" Downer shouted, and the Helian's identity finally came into play, and the crowd dispersed at once.
The middle-aged man was also able to walk in front of Donner.
"Sir, I am good at building castles and estates, and I know a little about shipbuilding, but I have never touched bridges......" he said.
Donner was very satisfied with his answer, he was more afraid of meeting someone who didn't know how to pretend to understand than to ask for a mediocre hand.
"What if I have the drawings?" he asked with interest.
"That should be fine...... the middle-aged man thought for a moment and replied, "However, I don't have a dock available." ”
"When you build a bridge, you can't just build one by the way. Downer reminded.
"That's going to cost a lot of money...... the middle-aged man frowned.
Donald laughed: "You don't have to worry about this...... What's your name?"
"My name is Anderson, sir. ”
"Very well, this is your first salary," Donner handed him a small bag of aquamarine: "You go find two knowledgeable assistants, and tomorrow morning, come to this place to meet me......"
As he spoke, Donner took out another pen and paper and copied the address of his manor to the other party.
"Yes sir!" Anderson took the note and glanced at it, "I'll definitely find two of the most knowledgeable assistants!"
"Remember, it's okay to be a little more expensive, don't just find someone to make up the numbers!" Donner stared at him, then turned and got into the carriage.
Behind him, a group of people surrounded Anderson again, and it took a few moments for the latter to squeeze his way out of the crowd and into the depths of the artisan quarter.
......
Donner came out of the artisan quarter, neither to the Governor's Society nor to the manor, but to the Magic Circle Society.
This time, he went straight to Selene, who had hosted him last time.
"Ah...... Master John, I'm so glad to see you again!" It's only been a little over a month, and of course Selene still remembers him.
"Miss Selene......" Donner said by name, and Girl Madtim smiled even brighter.
"You're not here to apply for the promotion, are you?" asked Selene in surprise.
"I want to ask, can I apply for promotion if I prove that I have completed a hundred first-level magic arrays, or do I have to sell them all?"
"Yes, you only need to show all your works to apply for promotion...... I see, you want to keep these pieces for yourself, don't you?" said Selene, smiling knowingly.
"Almost......" Donner didn't answer directly.
"So, let me help you register your work, and the proof of sale, oh, if you have one......" Selene smiled sheepishly.
"Yes. Donner placed a certificate issued by the auction house, as well as a package containing fifty first-level magic arrays, on the table in front of Selene.
"Wait a minute. Selene smiled sweetly at Donner, then lowered her head and opened the package.
Immediately afterward, her face became more and more exciting.
Not only did she remember the perfect first-level magic circle that Donner had drawn the last time he passed the test, but she had also seen that circle on the wall of Master Cook's office, only it had been usurped by Master Cook and stamped with his seal.
Before today, Selene thought she was unlikely to see the same perfect work again.
But at this time, the entire fifty first-level flame magic arrays in front of her really scared her.
These magic circles are all flawless, and it can be judged from the magic gold lines that Young Master John did not borrow tools to do this - Selene had worked in the magic prop workshop for two years before joining the Magic Circle Association, and knew the difference.
In other words, the perfect first-level flame magic array drawn by Young Master John last time was not due to luck.
She looked up at Donner with an incredulous expression.
"Any questions?" Donner asked with a smile.
"Oh, no, no problem. Selene replied awkwardly, "I know why you're reluctant to sell these circles......"
Donner smiled and nodded, not speaking again.
"Such a first-level magic circle is at least twice as expensive, or ...... as expensive," Selene's voice stopped abruptly, because she had already seen the unit price written on the certificate presented by the auction.
As if she was afraid of her exclamation, she hurriedly covered her mouth, glanced up at Donner, and lowered her head to examine the number again.
It took a while for Selene to calm down a little, and she looked at Donner suspiciously: "This...... Isn't there a mistake?"
"I'll take a look," Donner took the proof of sale, read it carefully, and handed it back, "no mistake." ”
"No wonder it's only half sold," Celine suddenly realized, and then kindly reminded: "Master John, at this price, I'm afraid there won't be a second one that can accept ......."
"That's what you're talking about. Donner smiled knowingly, "So, can you test it?"
Selene woke up from a dream and quickly replied, "Of course you can, of course you can." ”
Donner waited patiently for her to finish packing up the materials and circles that had spread out the entire table, and took the proof of sale and package she handed back.
Then he followed her to the room where she had been tested last time.
"Shouldn't the mage come down and take a look this time?" he asked as he walked.
"Hmm...... If you need to assess your magic cultivation when you join the club, you don't need to be promoted. When you're done testing, I'll ask the guild mage to check ...... Oh yes, Master Cook has been very busy lately, I'm afraid he won't be able to check the test results," Selene explained halfway through, and suddenly lowered her voice: "Master John, the work you painted here can be taken with you......"
"Really?" Donner smiled and nodded, "Thank you for telling me this." ”
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