04: Letters of recommendation

Want me to pack up and get out of here?

Nolan stood there with a frown, his mind racing over what to do.

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

The world attaches great importance to the inheritance of "knowledge", especially the spells of mages, the combat skills of knights, and the alchemy notes of alchemists, all of which are kept strictly secret and never passed on.

Therefore, the intimate relationship between the teacher and the apprentice is second only to the immediate family, and even more so in special cases.

So, if Rasti dies unexpectedly without a will, he is entitled to inherit his teacher's estate.

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

In a place like Uptown, where every inch of land is at a premium, it is not easy to have such a workshop as your base.

"This piece of land originally belonged to the Alchemy Society, and it was only lent to Rasti at the beginning, which was a subsidy for the Alchemy Society to settle in with alchemists from other places."

Seeing that Nolan was reluctant, Wilson explained reasonably, "After Rasti's death, this workshop did not even have a formal alchemist, and it could no longer function normally. ”

The other alchemist who was traveling with him had a proud expression and was even more unceremonious:

"You don't think that you, a small alchemy apprentice, can have a chance to inherit the entire alchemy workshop, do you? If outsiders know that our society actually let an apprentice inherit the workshop, they will inevitably laugh at our Linfeng City Alchemy Society. ”

"I see." Nolan keenly grasped the point, "In other words, you need 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'll be the new owner of this workshop, if you really don't want to leave...... Hehe, if you sincerely ask me, it's not like I can't agree to let you stay. ”

"Wright...... Wilson coughed lightly, "Regarding the ownership of the workshop, the society has not officially issued an approval, and some things cannot be said too early. ”

"Lord Wilson is too strict."

Wright smiled, "It's extremely difficult to get land in Uptown, and now that I've finally vacated the location of a workshop, I've been waiting for this opportunity for too long." In the past two days, the top and bottom have been dotted up, and there will be basically no difference.

"I'll talk to you in detail about the specific situation when we go to dinner later."

"You don't have to eat." Wilson refused, "As long as the process is followed, I will not dispute the outcome of the selection." ”

Hearing their conversation, Nolan had a bottom in his heart, and seeing that the two were chatting and about to get into the carriage and leave, he immediately stepped forward and stopped Wilson:

"My lord, if I pass the exams of the society and become an official alchemist, will I be qualified to inherit this workshop?"

"What are you kidding!?" Wright on the side reacted violently, pointed at Nolan's nose and scolded, "Do you think the alchemist's qualifications are so easy to test?" There are a lot of alchemists in the world, and there are not many who can become alchemists! ”

I could see that he was indeed in a hurry, but it was useless to be anxious.

Wilson's status in the Alchemy Society is significantly higher than Wright's, and he seems to be an unsentimental, rule-oriented "antique".

For Wright, Wilson is not good at oil and salt, soft and hard, and it is extremely difficult to deal with, but for Nolan, this is a great opportunity.

It would be great if he could fairly rely on alchemy techniques to decide who would inherit the workshop, and he would be confident that he would not lose to anyone in his field.

Wilson really stopped, and said solemnly: "If you want to take the qualification exam, I will write a letter of recommendation to the Alchemy Society on behalf of your deceased teacher." Given that you are a student of the previous Workshop owner, if you do become an official Alchemist, you will be the first in line to succeed this Workshop. ”

Noren suddenly showed an irrepressible smile, and bowed to him sincerely: "Then it's troublesome, sir, I can take the qualification exam at any time." ”

He was really a little moved.

Letters of recommendation are required to take the alchemist's qualification exam, and the alchemist usually takes his alchemy apprenticeship for several years.

After confirming that their students have the ability to take charge of themselves, the teacher will write a letter of recommendation to the Alchemy Society and let the student take the alchemist qualification exam.

He was adopted by Rasti from the orphanage for ten years and became an alchemy apprentice for ten years, during which time his teacher Rasti never wrote his letter of recommendation to the Alchemy Society, no matter how good he was.

That's why he was never able to become a full-fledged alchemist.

I thought that I would have to spend a little more effort on the matter of recommendation letters, but I didn't expect Wilson to help him so easily.

"W-That's not right, is it?"

Wright frowned, and suddenly felt that the development of things seemed to be a little out of his expectations, and scolded, "Tomorrow you will decide the ownership of the workshop, how can you have time to accompany you to the qualification exam?" Our time is precious! ”

"This matter really shouldn't be delayed for a long time." Wilson took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, "That's it, tomorrow morning you will come to the Alchemy Society to report, and I will preside over the exam for you."

"If you do pass the exam, the Society will re-evaluate the candidates for the Succession Workshop. If it doesn't work, you'll have to move out by noon tomorrow, as originally planned. ”

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

"It's nothing, I've always followed the rules, and the Alchemy Society will not bury any talented alchemist."

Wilson waved his hand and walked back to the carriage.

"Ah, Lord Wilson, please be sure to admire your face at noon-"

"No, I'm going back to learning to deal with something......"

The two alchemists just blamed each other and got into the car, and as the carriage left, Wright lifted the curtain and glared at Noren gloomily.

If eyes could kill, he'd probably already died once.

Nolan gave him a smile without hesitation, humming a ditty and shutting the door.

All the resources in this world have to be won by himself, and he has long been aware.

Whoever stands in his way, he will step over and never look back.

"Nolan!"

After the carriage left, Ai Xia on the side trotted over with a lunch box and asked nervously, "You, are you okay?" ”

She had just heard the conversation between the two alchemists on the side of the road, as if they were discussing to get him out of here?

She still has a good impression of Nolan, and Nolan is not the only apprentice in the alchemy workshop, but he is the most handsome, the closest in age to herself, and the one with the most unusual temperament.

There was a murder tragedy in the workshop two days ago, and her greatest luck was that Nolan was still alive, but she didn't expect that there would be waves of unsettled, and he would still have to leave here after all?

Aisha's eyes were worried, but Nolan's tone was relaxed: "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere, this workshop is my home." ”

"Oh......"

"By the way, I want you one more thing. The girl I picked up in the morning...... As you can see, she has lost both legs and I want to help her get her legs back on, which requires your father's help. ”

"No problem!" Aisha readily agreed, "Do you mean to make a prosthetic leg for her?" Just come over and place an order, I don't need my father to do this kind of thing, I can do it. ”

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

"I don't just want a prosthetic leg, I want it to move."

Nolan pondered his words, "I know your father can do it, he's a real puppeteer. As you told me, your father's left hand was injured and disabled at an early age, and he made himself a prosthetic leg that was as flexible as his real left hand. ”

"Ah, so you plan to ...... this" Ai Xia's face suddenly turned bitter, and her tone was a little weak, "Although this is true, this is an application of 'puppet manipulation', but my father is afraid that he will not easily teach it to others."

"Father said that this is the ancestral secret art of the family, which cannot be taught to outsiders, and it also has high talent requirements, like I can't learn it at all, I can be scolded by him before!"

Nolan was not discouraged, smiled and said: "Ling Zun is willing to teach, I only know after asking in person, I will go to visit him tomorrow afternoon, and you will also be by the side to help me say a few good words." ”

"That strange old man's temper is stubborn." Aisha muttered, "Are you really sure?" How do you feel that I will also be scolded when the time comes. ”

"It's man-made, and I think he'd be happy to accept the friendship of a new alchemist."

"Yay? You're going to be an alchemist? ”

"Yes, the day you turn over will be tomorrow."

"Oops, congratulations."

“……”

……

Aisha has the kindness and innocence of a girl's age, and under the persuasion of Noyan, she also agrees to help take care of Yuna's daily life for the past two days, saving him the cost of hiring additional nurses.

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

He's going to prepare for tomorrow morning's alchemist exam.