Chapter 254: No Money, Take on New Tasks (10,000 Rewards Plus Update 4)

"I'm so stupid, really." Gretel raised his dull eyes and said to his followers. "I only know that magic weapons and armor are expensive, but I don't know that precision instruments are more expensive than magic equipment..."

Ten thousand contribution points!

Just created 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.

Accurate to one hundredth of a gram, the crystal displays the reading, with 1500 contribution points per frame.

Accuracy of one thousandth of a gram, sorry, no...

Centrifuge?

There was no ready-made one, so after Gretel expressed his request, the great mage of the transformation system quickly expressed that he could make one.

6000 rpm? no problem.

Do you need to freeze during centrifugation? No problem.

Four magic arrays are nested, used for clamping, rotation, temperature change and timing respectively. They are powered by magic crystals and can be controlled remotely. All of these are no problem - 3000 contribution points per unit.

An oscillator with 500 contribution points, a water bath with a capacity of 2 liters, adjustable temperature, and a thermometer with a value of 1,000 contribution points.

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 Archmage calculated for a long time and considered that to meet Gretel's requirements, which was to absorb 1/20 ml of liquid each time, only one master in the Alchemy Guild could do it with his micro-carving skills.

Taking into account the master's level, crafting costs and schedule, as well as the requirement to jump in line, the Alchemy Guild offered Grete a high price of 2,000 contribution points per bottle...

Gretel 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 were not made by him, so he didn't feel comfortable using them.

As for the acidometer? Chromatograph? 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 triangular glass with high transparency and high refractive index, planning to assemble a simple photometer by himself. As for the acidometer and chromatograph, I have to forgive him for not having used them very much. He has never dismantled them, so he has no idea how to take them out.

By the way, Grete only knows the uses of the above instruments, but does not know their structure. It’s completely different from selling microscopes and shadowless lamps, where you can get customized products for free and at the same time 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, bankrupt..." Grete walked out of the conference room with a slumped head. Aurora tried to comfort him: "It's already very good. If it weren't for this opportunity, if the low-level mage wanted to find a master to customize something, the price would at least double! Whether he would accept it or not depends on their mood!"

"I understand the truth." Gretel didn't feel comforted at all. "But it's really expensive!" Ten thousand contribution points! All spent! He also used 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 had never thought about spending 10,000 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!"

House. Gretel finally felt a little happier. The house in the Magic Council Headquarters is about the same as the house in the Capital District - time travel a year and a half, and buy 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. It took the two magicians and the Thunder Horn staff and headed straight to the garden area.

Aurora's villa is on the edge of the villa area. The carriage passed by without stopping, following the instructions of the clerk and going 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, one floor higher and larger than Aurora's house. The exterior wall is completely white, giving people a dazzling feeling even in the night.

A tall wrought iron fence surrounds the villa and creates a spacious garden for the house. Although 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 didn't cost 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 that... Gretel shrugged.

Not to mention that no one has died, even if they have, 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. From the high ceiling of the living room, a crystal lamp with a diameter twice that of a shadowless lamp hangs straight down.

"...Eternal Flame." Grete 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 matter of piecing it together and using his brain.

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. Gretel 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 the instep when he stepped into them. The four-poster bed with tassels is big 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 up the stairs, the study seats are actually covered with ice bear skin cushions. Aurora endured it again and again, so she didn't sit on it and wander around for a while, but just stretched out her hand and touched it again and again.

Two master bedrooms with bathrooms, a guest bedroom, and a children's room. A sunroom, a den, and a rec room. There was also a cellar full of wine barrels. Even though Grete didn't know how to drink, looking at Aurora's excitement, he knew it would never be cheap.

If the house itself is worth 10,000 gold coins, the furnishings and collections in the house could be worth twice as much.

Aurora became more and more excited as she watched. Grete looked around from top to bottom, but became more and more silent. 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 forties or fifties. Seeing that he will never be able to rise to the level in his lifetime, he can only pay more attention to his dealings with others. Grete looked at Niansheng. The research level was so much higher than the magic level, and he was given a direct order from above to build a house. There must be a deep meaning in it. Even if Grete is worried about the maintenance of the house, he will always make more mistakes and say less, so it is 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 must be a butler..."

"How much will it cost! - Besides, I'm not familiar with the place, where can I hire someone?"

Maybe they 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 mages, including hiring servants.

If food and accommodation are included, an ordinary valet will be paid 5 silver coins per month. If he has a skill, such as driving a carriage or gardening, he will be paid about 10 silver coins. A literate valet will be paid 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 their safety——"

There was a jingling sound, and the sound of coins rolling out of his pocket rang in Gretel's ears.

"That is to say, I don't want a valet. The cheapest maid and housekeeper will cost you 45 silver coins per month - that is, four and a half gold coins. In addition to providing them with food, accommodation, firewood, maintenance and organization of this place, I don't want a valet. A house costs at least ten gold coins a month." He murmured:

"One gold coin can let 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 give you a house like this. 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..."

Grete was reluctant. He hasn’t produced penicillin yet! The public health advisory is not finished yet! Mage Tower - No, P4 Laboratory, the drawings have not been confirmed yet!

It's just a research mission. If someone comes to kill me, I don't know if I can refund it then!

However, Aurora insisted on dragging him away. He was dragged all the way to the Archmage Carlisle. As expected, the Archmage had already prepared and pushed over a stack of information:

"After the battle with the Lord of Glory Church, 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 fleet under the parliament and the merchants' 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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