Chapter 251: No money, take on new tasks (10,000 rewards plus 4 updates)
"I'm so stupid, really." Gretel raised his dull eyes and said to his followers. "I only know that magic weapons and armors are expensive, but I don't know that precision instruments are more expensive than magic equipment.
expensive……"
Ten thousand contribution points!
That’s it!
Precision balance?
have.
An ordinary balance with an accuracy of 1 gram costs 5 gold coins.
A precision balance with an accuracy of 0.1 gram and a knob to adjust the reading. Each one costs 100 gold coins.
The accuracy is one hundredth of a gram, and the crystal displays the reading with 1500 contribution points per frame.
The accuracy is one thousandth of a gram, sorry, no...
Centrifuge?
There was no ready-made one. After Gretel expressed his request, the magician of the transformation department quickly said that he could make it.
6000 rpm? No problem.
Do you need to freeze it during centrifugation? No problem.
Four magic arrays are nested, which are used for clamping, rotation, temperature change and timing, powered by magic crystals, and remote control. All of these are no problem - 3000 contribution points per set.
An oscillator with 500 contribution points, a water bath with a capacity of 2 liters, adjustable temperature, and a thermometer with a 1000 contribution point.
Pipettes are relatively expensive, mainly because each pipette must be equipped with a special magic circle, and the accuracy requirements for the magic circle are particularly high. The chemist calculated for a long time, taking into account the need to meet Gretel's requirements, each time the liquid is aspirated
1/20 ml, only one master in the Alchemy Guild can achieve this with his micro-carving skills.
Taking into account the master's level, crafting costs and scheduling, as well as the requirement to jump in line, the Alchemy Guild offered Grete a high price of 2,000 contribution points each...
Grete silently retracted his bold words of "get two dozen", endured the heartache and calculated for a long time, and only ordered one - a bonus. There was no way, some medicines required high precision, and he did not make them with his own hands.
Feel free to use it.
As for an acidometer? A chromatograph? A UV spectrophotometer? What the hell are these?
After communicating for a long time, Grete wiped away tears and placed an order for a piece of highly transparent and high-refractive prism glass, planning to assemble a simple photometer by himself. As for the acidometer and chromatograph, forgive him for not having used them much, so he took them apart to make more.
I haven't dismantled it before, so I don't know how to remove it.
By the way, Grete only knows the uses of the above instruments, but does not know the structure. It is completely impossible to get customized products for free like selling microscopes and shadowless lamps, and at the same time, he can also collect Alchemy Guild wool...
Coupled with a bunch of miscellaneous equipment, the 10,000 contribution points I just received were all spent in the blink of an eye.
"Oh, it's bankrupt..." Gretel walked out of the conference room with his head drooping. Aurora tried to comfort him: "It's already very good. If it weren't for this opportunity, the low-level mage would have wanted to find a master to customize something, and the price would have been at least doubled.
!Whether you accept it or not depends on their mood!"
"I understand the truth." Grete didn't feel comforted at all. "But it's really expensive!" Ten thousand contribution points! It was all spent! It also cost a lot of his own savings!
Aurora looked at him and shook her head helplessly.
Speaking of which, he himself is also a little rich man. After coming to Nevis from his hometown, he has never spent less than 1,000 gold coins in a year - otherwise, he would not be able to save 1,500 contribution points.
However, he never thought about spending ten thousand points a day!
By the way, is this why Gretel is the boss?
"Okay, okay, let's go see your house." Aurora pulled him hard:
"Thunder Point is actually willing to reward you with a house! Hey, do you know how difficult it is to buy a house in Nevis? My father spent half a year in the city and asked countless people to buy one! This is because the original owner is older.
I have to go back to my hometown, so I finally got some free space, and it cost me almost 5,000 gold coins!"
The house. Gretel is finally a little happy. The house in the Magic Council headquarters is about the same as the house in the Capital District - one and a half years ago, I bought real estate in the Capital District!
And it’s a garden villa?
They descended Mount Igor together and walked out of the station. The Aurora family's carriage was already waiting outside. They picked up the two magicians and the staff from Thunder Horn and went straight to the garden area.
Aurora's villa is on the edge of the villa area. The carriage passes by, stopping and following the staff's instructions and goes straight to the central area. One row of houses, two rows of houses...
"Wow! Thunderhorn is so rich!"
Grete let out a soft sigh of admiration. The carriage stopped, and standing in front of them was a beautiful three-story building, which was one floor higher and larger than Aurora's house. The exterior walls were all white, even if
In the night, it also gives people a dazzling feeling.
A tall wrought iron fence surrounded the villa and created a spacious garden for the house. Even though it was late winter, the plants in the garden were still standing tall and did not look like they were about to wither and die.
If the house in Aurora is worth 5,000 gold coins, the one in front of you is worth at least 10,000.
Just give it to him?
The clerk who accompanied them was embarrassed for a moment. He looked at Grete's expression and whispered:
"It's not like we spent any money... Wasn't there a spy incident some time ago? The Magic Council followed suit and pulled out a lot of strings. This house was one of the strongholds. It was confiscated by us and became the property of the council. Don't worry, there's nothing dead here.
Extraordinary."
I don't mind this... Gretel shrugged.
Not to mention that no one has died, even if someone has died, I believe that the Necromancy School has definitely cleaned up and will never stay here to cause trouble for him.
At worst, I'll ask a few necromancers to come over and have a look around...
The clerk took them inside.
Pushing open the iron gate surrounded by roses and thorns, a flat bluestone walkway leads directly to the main entrance of the villa. It feels like you can run a horse-drawn carriage without any bumps.
The front door opens, and a bright light shines in front of it. On the high ceiling of the living room, a crystal lamp with a diameter twice that of the shadowless lamp hangs straight down.
"...Eternal Flame." Gretel murmured to himself.
There is no one to maintain this house, and the crystal lamp can still light up like this. It is obviously blessed with an eternal flame - before, he wanted to make a shadowless lamp, which was just a piece of cake and a lot of thinking.
The original owner of this room actually placed the Eternal Flame in the living room for decoration...
The living room is so luxurious, and other places are certainly not that bad. Grete followed the staff around and went up to the second floor. He saw that the corridor was covered with wool carpets, which were so soft that they would sink into them if he stepped into them.
The four-poster bed with tassels is enough for three people to sleep together. The silk bedspread on the bed is actually embroidered...
"Wow, this bed is so comfortable to lie on." Aurora praised in a low voice. Continuing to walk up, the study seat was actually covered with a whole ice bear skin cushion. Aurora endured it again and again, so she didn't sit on it and wander around for two days.
Next, I just stretched out my hand and touched it again and again.
There are two master bedrooms with bathrooms, a guest bedroom, a children's room, a sunroom, a study room, and a recreation room. There is also a cellar full of wine barrels, although Gretel does not know how to drink.
, looking at Aurora's excitement, she knew it would never be cheap.
If the house itself is worth 10,000 gold coins, the furnishings and collections in the house may be worth twice as much.
Aurora became more and more excited as she watched. Gretel looked around from top to bottom, but the more he looked, the more silent he became. Finally, he finally asked seriously from the depths of his soul:
"So, how many people do I have to hire to maintain this house?"
"..."
"..."
The clerk pretended not to hear.
His magic level is not high. He is still level 2 in his 40s and 50s. Seeing that he will never be able to rise to the next level in his lifetime, he can only pay more attention to how he treats people. Grete looked at the tenderness, and his research level was so much higher than his magic level.
, and the higher-ups gave him a direct order to build a house, so there must be a deep meaning in it. Even if Grete was worried about the maintenance of the house, he would say more and make more mistakes, and say less and make fewer mistakes, so it was better not to say anything.
Sure enough, if he didn't say anything, Aurora quickly picked up:
"In my house, a footman and coachman, a cook, and a maid to clean the rooms are almost enough.
Your house is bigger than mine, and the garden is bigger than mine. Even if all the unused rooms are sealed up, you will have to add at least one more male servant, one more maid, and hire someone to take care of the garden.
By the way, if there are so many people, there needs to be a butler..."
"How much will it cost! - Besides, I'm not familiar with the place, where can I hire someone?"
Maybe the higher-ups just want you to spend money. The clerk lowered his head slightly and listened to the blond magician comforting the owner of the house:
"It's okay. It's easy to hire people. I'll ask Uncle Peter to ask around later. He's familiar with this place and he will definitely be able to hire someone!"
"...The White Tower provides services." The clerk finally interjected: "The magician management area of the White Tower provides various services to the magicians, including hiring servants.
If food and lodging are included, an ordinary valet will earn 5 silver coins per month. A valet with a certain skill, such as driving a carriage or gardening, will earn around 10 silver coins. A literate valet will earn 20 silver coins per month.
Ordinary maids, depending on age and appearance, earn 5 to 15 silver coins per month, cooks usually earn 10 silver coins, and housekeepers are more expensive, around 25 to 30 silver coins. However, these are all servants certified by the association, so you can rest assured about safety.
——”
There was a jingling sound, and the sound of coins rolling out of his pocket rang in Gretel's ears.
"In other words, I don't want a valet. The cheapest maid and housekeeper will have to spend 45 silver coins per month - that is, four and a half gold coins. In addition to providing them with food, housing, firewood, maintenance, and tidying up this place
For a house, at least ten gold coins a month." He murmured:
"One gold coin can make the little monster work for an hour, and ten gold coins can make hundreds of needles! Can I sell the house -"
"Ahem, it's best not." Aurora quickly stopped him:
"My teacher can't even give you such a house. It's probably an order from a higher level. The higher-ups won't want you to sell it right away - besides, it's just money, just make more money! Let's go back
Ask the teacher if there are any other tasks you can take on!"
"I still need to take on a mission..."
Gretel is reluctant. He hasn’t produced penicillin yet! The public health consultation hasn’t been completed yet! The Mage Tower—no, P4 Laboratory, hasn’t confirmed the drawings yet!
It's just a research mission. If someone comes to kill me, I don't know if I can return it then!
However, Aurora insisted on dragging him away. He dragged him all the way to Carlisle's chemist. As expected, the chemist was already prepared and pushed a stack of documents:
"After the battle with the Church of the Lord of Glory, our fleet has expanded its scope of activities at sea. However, the health of the crew is always a problem, which also prevents the ship from going to sea for too long.
——The fleets under the parliament and the merchant federation have made requests to the parliament. I see that you are very interested in healing. Do you want to accept this task and improve the health of the crew?"
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