"I want to be your assistant, and you'll give me 70 seashells a week, right?"

The girl looked at herself with a look of hope.

Tina also looked at the little girl in front of her.

She was about 1.4 meters old, she should be thirteen or fourteen years old, the eyebrows on her cheeks had not yet fully grown, she had clear eyes like small animals, and chestnut hair was hidden in the hood.

The girl's immature and emaciated body looked malnourished, and she was dressed in a rough and ill-fitting brown linen robe, which was by no means a local Yao child.

"Do you know what my assistant is going to do?"

Tina lifted Erlang's legs and continued to look at the newspaper of the day in her hand.

She has no prejudice against out-of-town children, but there are many things to teach. She just wanted an assistant who could help her, not an apprentice who had to waste a lot of her time teaching.

The thin girl said, "I heard them read the notice board outside, saying that you were going to hire an assistant to make a model for you." I can do, I can do wood carving, I can make pottery, I can build stones, I can build houses, I can make bows, stools and tables. ”

Tina looked at the other party, "Do you know what applied mathematics is?" ”

"I don't know."

"Honestly, I saw the table in the corner. It was my assistant's workbench, with wood, clay, bamboo, and some metal parts, as well as some chisels, hammers, rulers, and other small tools. Now you go there and make me a model hut 10 centimeters high and 8 centimeters wide, with two bedrooms in it, sitting south facing north, and there must be a bathroom, and the roof should not be sealed. ”

Tina took out the silver-plated mechanical pocket watch in her pocket: "The time is 2 hours, and this is the exam for you to be an assistant." ”

When the boy heard this, he immediately went into action.

Tina drank honey water while reading the newspaper and reading it at her leisure.

The girl's fingers are dexterous and steady, and she quickly collects the materials one by one, sifting out the useful parts, and then begins to make them. She retains her long thumb and index fingernails, which she uses as a marking tool with nail scratches, in the style of an established craftsman.

If you look closely, you can see that there are many small wounds on her fingers, rough and powerful, and they are the hands of a laborer who has been working with various tools for a long time.

Tina loved it.

Two hours later, the girl completed a model of a house made of clay and bamboo.

It is not exquisite and beautiful, but it meets the actual needs of living. For example, she specially made the foundation, and the wall is woven with thin bamboo pieces as internal support, which has a good earthquake resistance and support effect.

From this alone, it can be seen that the other party does have actual experience in building and building.

Obviously it's just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child.

Tina lifted her glasses and looked at the girl who was a little nervous and cramped: "What's your name?" ”

"Vilia, Miss, my name is Vilia."

"From now on, call me Tina-sensei."

"Yes, Miss Tina...... Yes? Am I employed? ”

"Of course."

Tina smiled, "Welcome aboard, Vilia. ”

She raised her slender index finger: "The rule on my side is that the assistant is paid 70 seashells a week, which normally lasts for 3 to 4 months. I'm teaching and designing architecture in applied mathematics, so I need to make a lot of models to validate, most of which are your job. The daily working hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., which is very hard, is it acceptable? ”

"Yes!" As if relieved, Veria smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Tina-sensei!" ”

Tina is an ordinary lecturer at the [School of Engineering and Architecture] in Yancheng, and although the school sounds very similar to the famous [College of Engineering], it is not the same thing at all.

The School of Engineering and Architecture is just a very small new college, built on a wasteland outside Yancheng, and the students it can receive are actually relatively poor. The only advantage is probably that the infrastructure is not bad, even the office of an ordinary lecturer is a private room.

Tina pointed to the nearby water platform and motioned for Vilia to wash the mud and sawdust off her hands.

The girl didn't know how to use it, and it was a little difficult to stand next to the small square table.

Tina washed her hands and told her, "This thing uses the water element to atomize and rotate, you can think of it as a soft miniature tornado, and it will be formed by pulling down the lever next to it." This is also a daily application of the Spell Chamber, which is related to the design of our buildings, and it is necessary to design the water flow pipes required for them. ”

The girl put her hand in the pool, and saw the mist slowly spinning, taking away the stain between her fingers, and her face showed a slight surprise: "It's amazing." ”

Tina asked her, "Where are you from?" Do the adults in the family know that you are coming to me as an assistant? ”

"I ...... From Oak Town in Daggs. My mother was sick and could only lie in bed and couldn't walk, so my brother carried her all the way to Yao World to see a doctor, and I also came with my brother. The sanatorium over there in Yaocheng was full of people, so we got here...... My brother knew I was here to work. ”

Vilia spoke about her situation.

"Hmm. It's not easy, good job, Vilia. The doctors in Yancheng are no worse than next door, but they are not as famous as them. ”

Tina suddenly thought, "Then Velia, haven't you read a book?" ”

"No, there are no schools in Oak Town......"

Vilia hastened to add, "But I've learned from many old hunters and craftsmen, and I'm sure I'll be able to finish the work you gave me." ”

Tina gently grabbed her long hair with her hand.

She just felt sorry.

It's a pity that a child with such strong hands-on ability hasn't learned the relevant basic knowledge.

"You can read the books on my bookshelf here, but you can't take them out—but some of the books are in the Yao language, and some are in the language of the Zhulu Kingdom and the Ghost Realm...... Mind-blowing mint won't help you. ”

"Thank you! I can look at the picture, look at the picture I understand! ”

Tina nodded. Walked to the door and grabbed the coat from the hanger: "Let's go, get to work, Vilia." ”

"Yes! Teacher. ”

Outside, Tina and Velia drove all the way to a small town to the north, where they stopped at a hammering construction site.

She grabbed a hard hat from the back seat of the car and put it on, and took a small one for Vilia to put on.

"It's part of the job, how can you know what model to make without being on site? It's just that the ash is a little big, just get used to it. ”

Vilia looked excited.

Tina saw that the girl's gaze rested on the tall, heavy white skeleton cart - the device propped up the elevated frame, slowly lifted the stone and wood underneath, and then placed and docked......

"That's amazing...... The city of the Yao people. The little girl's face was full of envy: "If only we had a car like this in the town, then everyone would have a house to live in." ”

Tina put her hands in her pockets: "It should be soon." The biggest trouble is that there are many magic wells, and it is necessary to investigate and eliminate hidden dangers in all aspects, otherwise we dare not carry out large-scale construction, and the Yao people are dealing with it...... Sooner or later. ”

There was a sudden swelling and chill in the pocket.

She grabbed a crystal wrapped in a copper shell from inside and hung it on her ear like an earring: "What's wrong?" ”

The nasty voice of the dean of education came from there: "Tina, why are you firing your assistant again?" The students in the school can't stand you, you are so demanding, who wants to be your assistant? Be patient, young people need to get used to it. ”

"Did that guy come to you and cry?"

Tina said nonchalantly, "You can't just keep speaking for him just because he's your nephew, can you?" He gave me flowers every day, said strange things, and dressed like he was going to the construction site...... I don't have time to deal with a layman. As I said, I'm only interested in building and making money. ”

“……”

"Okay, busy."

Tina put away the Wind Mother and looked at Vilia next to her. The teenage assistant was still engrossed in watching the take-off, landing, digging, turning, and moving of the white skeleton car, which reminded Tina of her childhood.

No.

When he was so old, he didn't have Vilia to save trouble.

At that time, he was still looking for vampires, darkspawns, and dragonborns to fall in love with.

It's just that those short-lived lovers can't stand Tina's hobby of visiting construction sites, making models of the same height as them at home, and watching cart construction.

Shh

It's all tasteless guys.

……

Tina admires Velia's little assistant.

She is serious, careful, hardworking, never cutting corners, and strives to make every model strong and reliable enough.

It's just not very good in the aesthetic sense.

"There are a lot of earthquakes and magic wells erupting on the Daggs side, so whether it's built on a tree or on the ground, the house has to be strong first," Vilia said. Generations of Dags builders have been like this, I don't know how to change ......"

"It's okay, that's it. The Daggs style is also good. ”

However, Tina still needs to be repaired later.

The Yao world is not Dags, and the people of Yancheng are notoriously picky about houses. If the model is not good-looking, neither the builders nor the buyers will be satisfied.

If you can't sell it, you can't get paid for the architectural design, everything is meaningless.

Nowadays, the "Tombstone City" in the [Ghost Realm] is the first choice for the undead residents to choose to build houses, and they have also begun to further develop and challenge the living market. The core black tombstone technology and cemetery mastered by it can be easily transformed into single-family mansions and gardens of various styles, which has brought great pressure to construction firms everywhere.

As an architect, Tina had to think about what was practical.

……

The project did not go well.

Tina kneaded the clay in her hands, which made her relax a little.

The goal of the cooperative firm is to create boutique houses, which are aimed at some wealthy groups, so they have high requirements for housing construction.

The point is that there is not so much flat terrain available around Yancheng, and the plot they got is already next to the mountains to the west, and it needs to be built against the mountains.

Tina had already scolded countless times in her heart.

The bastard businessman saved money and took cheap building land, and the pressure was all on himself, and the requirements included: to give the homeowners a new feeling, so that they think that this is deliberately close to nature, but also to have their own logo and style, not to have a sense of cheapness......

"If it's Miss Tina, I'll be able to do it." They said with a smile.

Tina scratched at her hair, a little irritated.

She inadvertently noticed that there was an unfamiliar model of a house on Vilia's workbench.

The model was a treehouse. Unlike the usual light and simple tree houses in the forest, this tree trunk is extremely wide, and can support a spacious tree house with a large footprint, as if the house was carved out of a tree.

There is only the unique environment of Dags, where there are mountains of giant trees that can build such buildings.

Tina suddenly had a flash of lightning in her head.

That's right, you can transform that half of the mountain into a giant tree!

In this way, the barren mountain has been transformed into a new high-end environment, and the natural wonder mansion like a treehouse has been built around the hillside, which is completely Dags style, and the surrounding land can further appreciate in value.

Tina scrutinized back and forth to confirm that there was no problem.

She immediately communicated with the business house through [Wind Mother].

Again, the great merchant said in that hypocritical and exaggerated tone: "Miss Tina! We're going to sell it big this time! Please hurry up and make drawings and models! Waiting for your good news! When the time comes, we will celebrate your success with the best mead and feast! ”

Let go of the Wind Mother.

Tina took a sip in Vilia's face, "Well done, Vilia! Let's go, I'll take you to a barbecue! ”

The girl's assistant who was pinching the clay figure didn't react, she saw the teacher grab her clothes and walk out, so she quickly wiped her hands and followed.

……

"Yancheng's signature mono-oven beast barbecue, with some seaweed powder, this is a delicious taste that must be tasted. The Dulu Beast is also working here now, after all, it is the gravitational pull of Lord Yaoshen. ”

Tina flipped the meat over the solitary furnace with a clamp, and the metal monster lay quietly and tamely, munching on the hay and charcoal in front of it with its mouth wide open.

She handed the roasted meat to the other party: "Sprinkle a little more coarse salt from Yancheng and taste it." ”

Vilia took a bite of the bubbling meat, and then swallowed it all: "It's delicious......"

Tina smiled, "This plate of high-grade beef is 120 seashells." ”

“！”

The girl's assistant was taken aback: "It's so expensive!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll treat you, eat more." Tina waved her hand generously: "You have helped a lot this time, after the plan and design are implemented, you still have a dividend, I will not deduct it." ”

"Thank you, teacher, you are such a good person...... "Veria looked grateful, she whispered, "Can I pack some barbecue for the family?" ”

"Of course, but let's bake it at the end, it's better to be hot."

Tina then said, "Look at you've been pinching dolls before, do you like pinching people?" ”

"Yes, pinching people can also be sold for money!" Vilia said happily, "Just bake it in a magic bottle and add a little rune text...... The potters can even wield swords, many people like it very much, and 1 puppet can sell 3 seashells! ”

A sword-wielding potter?

Tina said casually, "Then you can show me when you go back." ”

"Okay."

At this time, Tina didn't expect that it was completely different from the imaginary pottery.

……

In a small house of clay, twigs, and bamboo, stands a clay doll as tall as Vilia. The body of the pottery puppet is composed of pieces of pottery, and it gently wields the wooden sword in its hand, and the movements are mechanical, repeatedly.

Tina immediately realized.

Something is wrong with this clay puppet in front of me.

It is made up of individual parts, and wielding a wooden sword is a manifestation of extraordinary power.

It was a spell that was attached to the pottery.

(End of chapter)