"Teacher, can we keep a cat?" The two girls asked, each holding a small tabby cat and looking at their teacher with wide, watery eyes.
From the moment these cats appeared, someone was mentally prepared to be asked like this. I originally thought of a bunch of reasons to refuse, and planned to send the cats away with a nice gift.
However, seeing that the restless kitten who was being held in his arms also calmed down when something related to him was mentioned, his ears were lying down, and he was attacking with similar bright eyes. I saw that the fur on the cats was a little dirty, and I thought that they had walked for at least several months before they reached the Holy City from the southern border of the empire.
Although some people don’t know how much of the journey over the past few months has been delayed because of their love of taking detours. But this perseverance alone is worthy of praise. If you really want to be so unkind, just kick them out.
Even Hardy, the gray cat grandpa who seems to be very resistant, actually looks tired from time to time. I don’t know if this fatigue is caused by traveling for so long, or because I have to take care of three kittens and be overworked.
Augustus, who rarely spoke at this time, also spoke. "Yes, let them stay. If there is a critical moment, they can also be used as emergency food."
"Meow, meow, meow, meow!" "Meow!" The kittens were already meowing indiscriminately.
Ignoring the black dragon who was very resentful of cat meat, Lin thought for a while and said: "Although I don't know how the nobles or magicians in the southern border of the empire get along with their group of cats. But I know that cats are not you If you want to raise them, you can raise them, and they are not wild beasts without enough intelligence. So whether you want to stay or not, you have to respect their wishes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three kittens nodded as if they were talking. They were absolutely convinced. The gray cat Hardy seemed to have guessed the result. Although he was helpless, he also seemed to be relieved and said: "Since this human magician is willing to take you in, then you should stay well. I am leaving."
"Grandpa Hardy." "Are you leaving us?" "Grandpa." The three kittens resorted to a coquettish offensive, but the gray cat hesitated.
At this time, Lin advised: "They are all willing to stay. You should stay at least for a while. If you set off not long after I left, you should have been gone for a long time. So stay, Let's rest for a while. Leave when you want to leave in the future, don't be in a hurry to leave right away."
"Well, I thought you hated cats?" Hardy said.
"Strictly speaking, I don't hate cats, I just hate the attitude of that female cat. You should know one thing, getting along together is not about who owes whom, or who deserves whom. I don't like it You don't care about my opinion and just do whatever you want. What's more, at that time, I had no intention of walking back to the Holy City from the southern forest with a cat. How long have you been walking? I can go home in no time. , why spend so much time walking around with a cat.”
"Yeah." Ignoring the fact that there was a dragon and a lich in this family, Hardy had to admit that this human being was quite easy to get along with. At least when we first entered the abyss together, even though what he said in the final confrontation with the demon lord was a bit unpleasant. But in the process of action, I received a lot of care.
"I know, then I'll bother you for a while." The gray cat lowered his head in greeting.
"But!" Lin changed his tone and looked at the cats and said, "Since you want to live in this home, it is different from how you live outside. You have to abide by some rules. In fact, they are not strict. Just try not to do anything in the house. destroy."
Well, 'try your best'. Several cats picked up the key points as soon as they heard it. And this word has no binding force on cats at all.
"Besides, before you enter the house, have you seen the long house on the left side of the courtyard?" Several cats nodded, and Lin suddenly changed into a ferocious face and said, "There are many little cats there. You are not allowed to go in and mess with the things, and you are not allowed to eat them as snacks or meals. If the little things inside die because you are missing them, I guarantee that the skinned cat skins will be hanging in the courtyard the next day, and Lao O Gusdu can also add vegetables.”
Not only did one person have a ferocious expression, but the other three women also had similar expressions. Especially the lich, although he only had a cold face and said nothing, he felt the most oppressive among all the people. So the cats nodded hurriedly to show that they heard clearly. At the same time, they also understand that this is absolutely a taboo, a taboo that can kill the cat, and must not be violated.
"Finally," and, several of the cats have weak hearts, "-since you are going to stay, please keep it clean when you stay in my home. You guys are so dusty, you should take a good bath." Take a shower and clean up.”
"Take a bath?" The three kittens tilted their heads in confusion. Only the gray cat Hardy's fur suddenly exploded, and he jumped off the chair with a strange cry, ready to run out. Someone sighed in his heart, he is indeed a well-informed old cat. It seems that he has given a lot of trouble to humans in the past.
The three ignorant kittens were obediently picked up by Halumi and Kaya, but the gray cat that escaped was caught up by Fen using a flash technique and picked up by the scruff of the neck. Hardy looked at the Lich who saw a smile for the first time with a helpless expression, and said dejectedly: "You can also do this magic."
Fen, who smiled evilly, looked at the gray cat in her hand and said: "There is no magic in this world that I can't do. If there is, then learn it. It's nothing." With that, the three women and four The cat and two little ghosts who were as reluctant as Hardy headed towards the facility that Lin was most proud of in their new home - the big bathhouse.
Someone is definitely not dreaming of opening a wine pond and meat forest, but just wants to take a good bath. This is one of the humble wishes since leaving the Tower of the Great Sage. So I have never done any of the double and triple flying that are flying all over the sky.
The matter with the cats came to an end, and some silver-bearded dwarves came to find them. Whenever he saw Jermaine squirming, his two already short legs and knees rubbing against each other, Lin knew that this guy was sick... he had doubts and needed help.
Leaving the restaurant to be cleaned up by Vana, the group of people moved to the small living room. There's a bar, comfy couches, and a small area expected to house a piano. Well, the piano isn't around yet. But still, this is the best place for chatting after a meal.
It's called a bar. In fact, the wine stored here is for entertaining guests. Lin himself only makes coffee and drinks here. It's not that I don't know how to drink, it's just that I'm not used to drinking Midi's wine. Since the two girls were already grooming cats and children, Lin had no choice but to do it himself. The dwarves were not pretentious and poured themselves cups full of mead. This was one of the things they fell in love with after leaving their home in the Underground Iron City.
When everyone had something to drink in front of them, Jermaine also took a few gulps of wine, blushed and gained courage. Lin then spoke first and said, "Okay, if you need any help from me, please tell me."
"Hey, big brother, you see, we have been idle recently. We have no income, and the research on peaceful armed forces is a little difficult. That's why I wanted to ask you for some help and see if there is any way to make money."
There was a reason why the silver-bearded dwarf, who had already scheduled his work on the microscope until next year, could come up to him and cry about his leisure and poverty. It's not that their business has been robbed by others, or that customers who placed orders have abandoned their orders, it's simply because their work efficiency has improved, their manufacturing speed has accelerated, and they have digested the orders.
The key to improving the work efficiency of the Silverbeard dwarves is the technical guild established by Uzov. Although the production of the Midi version microscope is a delicate job, it always requires some blanks for further processing.
At the beginning, their method of making microscopes was to process them from raw materials and do every step by themselves.
But when someone used the power gathered by the technical guild to distribute all the parts of the Manroland printing press to the craftsmen of the guild, he could only be there to guide the final assembly.
Even when the second and third printing presses were assembled later, they were only given assembly instructions and left it to them to figure out, while I just waited to receive the money. Such behavior certainly inspired the Silverbeard dwarves.
Although microscopes are all made of magic materials, ordinary craftsmen who are not in the magic system still have ways to cast and temper these magic materials. Some methods produce better quality stuff, some are worse. But if you just want to make a rough prototype, there are still many blacksmiths who join the technical guild who can do it.
But at first, Marit was opposed to it. Because if you do this, you have to give the benefits to others. It was Freya who settled the accounts for her clansmen. If you entrust a technical guild to make rough prototypes of microscope parts, how much labor will it cost and how much material will be lost? How much less money will you make each time a microscope is built. This is also the reason for Marit's objection.
However, by handing over the rough work, the four people can focus on the fine processing, which increases the efficiency and can complete several microscopes in a month. After deducting the processing fees for rough embryos from the total income, the money I earned was nearly 30% more than what I could earn in the same period of time in the past.
In other words, for the same working hours, you can not only earn more money. Moreover, for those customers who want to own a microscope for personal use, they can get things faster and start research earlier; in the technical guild, the group of fellow craftsmen can also profit from it, even if it is hard-earned money. . But this can be said to be a solution that benefits everyone.
After confirming that they had no losses, the Silverbeard dwarves naturally changed their policy and reinvested the extra time in the research of peaceful weapons. Once you have funds, you will certainly have the confidence to do things and spend money lavishly.
But what they failed to take into account was that the market would be saturated, and the need for a microscope was not a necessity that all magicians would need. What's more, the microscopic arcane eye's improved magic formula has long been handed over to the association. If someone is willing to spend time and research, they can develop products with similar functions.
