Author: seedless melon

"Lilith, are you willing to join my group? The reward is very generous."

The silent blonde girl nodded slightly.

Except for Lilith, Truman didn't know any other apprentices, so he hesitated when he looked at the row of apprentices in front of him.

"Can I join?" A thin boy with a long face and large freckles raised his hand. He was obviously young.

"Of course." Truman asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Chen Xing." The boy replied.

The name sounds like an Oriental.

In the social form of this world, there are still great differences between Eastern and Western races.

Lilith is obviously of Western race, and Chen Xing also looks like a Western race. Oriental boys rarely have freckles, but their name has an oriental temperament, so they may be a mixture of Eastern and Western races.

This world is very similar to the earth from every angle, so Truman would suspect that this is a parallel world.

There are currently only twelve apprentices in the workshop. Truman certainly hopes to have more people in his group, but the maximum number of people in a group is only 3. If there are more than 3, the translation work cannot be carried out.

"Whether you succeed or fail, it will affect the normal work progress of the workshop. I have to be prepared for you all to be 'contaminated'."

Anton's 'blessing' was malicious. Everyone could see that those who could work in the workshop had judgment and cognitive abilities above the average education level in society, so the apprentices began to avoid Truman.

Truman privately asked Lilith and Chen Xing why they wanted to join his group.

"Because of money." Both of them answered simply.

In this special group, every time a mysterious text is translated, the reward is doubled, that is, 6 silver orders.

Similarly, the reward for overachievement will be doubled, so it is very likely to be four times the salary, which is really a lot.

…

"That's your mission."

The owner of the workshop lit the jar with the ruby ​​cigarette pouch in his hand.

This was the first time Truman saw a complete pottery containing mysterious words. As he imagined, it was indeed a clay pot.

The jar was covered in dust, as if it had been dusted over many years.

"This time it is a seven-character continuous word. If you can translate it within one day, you will get your reward and become my official student." The workshop owner always has an unhurried and lazy tone.

Meaning.

"After becoming your official student, can I get the formula and potion to promote extraordinary?" Truman asked.

"Haha~ That's another price~" The workshop owner shook his head.

"How much does it cost?" Truman asked again.

"The formula for the extraordinary first level is about 20 gold pounds. If you want to become a 'scholar', it will cost 30 gold pounds. The magic potion is more expensive, but since it is produced and sold by the workshop, we can give you a cost price.

"

The owner of the workshop said, glancing at Truman, she smiled and said: "As for the ceremony you care about most, it's a gift."

"...the mysterious text we translated is part of the potion?" Truman realized this immediately.

"Yes~" said the workshop owner, "we are the largest potion workshop in the city."

"But how can words be made into magic potion?" Truman wondered.

"It's not the words that make the potion, but the meaning behind the words..." the owner of the workshop lengthened his voice.

Truman stared nervously at her lips, where one of the secrets of the world would be revealed.

"That's it for the advance payment," the workshop owner said.

…

Knowledge is reward.

It is also a free gift that can be obtained from the workshop owner after becoming a formal student.

As a trainee student, Truman was 'paid' by the owner of the workshop for part of his knowledge.

Including that this workshop is actually a 'potion workshop', and the 'mysterious words' translated by their apprentices are actually the 'raw materials' for potions.

This is amazing.

It further aroused Truman's curiosity and desire to understand the power system of this world more deeply.

Moreover, for only 20 gold pounds, you can get the 'Extraordinary First Level' potion formula, and the more expensive one is the 'scholar', which costs 30 gold pounds.

For ordinary people, it is very expensive, but for Truman, it is not impossible. He has saved 13 gold pounds in the past three months.

This includes the gold coin obtained when completing the continuous word "Seven Star Lamp".

…

Truman carried the clay pot to his cubicle.

Lilith and Chen Xing are already waiting here.

The cubicle that was originally just for one person is now crowded with three apprentices, making it seem a bit crowded.

When Truman put the clay pot on the table, both Lilith and Chen Xing looked a little excited and a little nervous.

"How many words?" Lilith asked.

"Seven." Truman replied.

The two apprentices made a hissing sound.

A seven-character ‘continuous word’ was beyond their imagination. If this was a one-person job, no one would dare to accept it.

But it also means high remuneration. Basic salary plus rewards. As long as you complete this job, each person can get 84 silver orders, which is more than 4 gold pounds.

In the countryside not far from the city, farmers can only save 12 to 15 gold pounds a year while making ends meet.

Faced with the challenge, Lilith has already picked up the small brush, while Chen Xing is a little cowed.

"Let's get started." Truman said.

But Truman had no intention of completing this challenge today.

One is because he didn't take medicine, and the other is because the team hasn't finished adjusting yet.

So he deliberately slowed down the progress. By 8pm, they had only completed 5 words.

Although the final result is only 2 short of all 7 words.

But these two are natural chasms.

Each apprentice's 'share' is limited. Even if he can complete the cracking and finally transcribe the seven words into a 'continuous word', it will still cost a lot of 'shares', which is almost a fatal blow.

Therefore, this result means that the establishment of this group seems completely meaningless.

Today the three members of the group left the workshop empty-handed. Anton looked at them with mocking eyes and claimed that the group wasted precious ink and parchment. This matter will be known to the workshop owner. Truman responded to this

Ignore it.

Leave the workshop and enter the cold winter.

The city is getting colder and colder.

Truman tightened his collar and was about to leave quickly and return to his home with a fireplace, when footsteps sounded behind him and someone grabbed the corner of his clothes.

He turned around and saw Lilith wrapped in an old coat.

This dark red coat does not seem to fit well, and the rabbit fur on the collar is also shed. With Lilith's income, she can definitely live a prosperous life in this city, but she has always been very frugal.

"I'm considering quitting the group." Lilith looked directly into Truman's eyes, "You are wasting my time."

"The team needs to work together, and I believe it will be completed tomorrow...but why 'we'?" Truman noticed that Lilith's words were plural.

"Both you and Chen Xing have reservations." Lilith said, "This is not your normal working state."

With reservations... a foreigner... Truman thought about the reason why he was not at work. He knew why Chen Xing was not at work?

Truman has only been in the workshop for three months, but Lilith has been here for at least a year or more, so she knows everyone's abilities better, and her judgment should be accurate.

"Let's change the team members." Truman said, "We will definitely be able to complete this work tomorrow."

Lilith and Truman looked at each other for a few seconds. She nodded and chose to believe Truman.

"I'll wait for one more day. In the meantime, I have news to tell you..." she said.
Chapter completed!