Infinite Anecdotes

He finally knew why Abel was so white. The room was very dark and the light was extremely bad. It was basically lit by the patio above the head, but the structure of the house was not good, or it was too old. Now, a large part of the house is in the dark, full of seams and repairs. Tang Cheng feels that the patches on the walls and the leak-proof wooden boards on the top of the head should all be written by Abel, but it’s a pity. It was his talent in blacksmithing that did not carry over to architecture at all.

Farther away, a blacksmith's stove was on fire, and the flames danced dimly and dimly. Tang Cheng finally understood why the other party's response to opening the door was so slow.

Tang Cheng walked straight into Abel's workshop, as if he was the owner here.

Abel hurried to the front, trying to find a place to sit in the messy space, but was interrupted by Tang Cheng.

"You don't have to be polite. In fact, we came here just because of the name. Since I saw your work in the store last time, I've been thinking of visiting."

When Tang Cheng said that, Aliya took out the dagger Tang Cheng had given her from her body.

"Demeter!" Abel recognized his work at a glance, and said in surprise: "So you bought her 1 Oh, I'm sorry, Demeter is the name I gave this dagger, it's about The name of a goddess."

Realizing that some unknown words popped out of his mouth just now, Abel hurriedly explained to the two guests.He has a habit of naming each of his works. He also knows that generally speaking, weapons with names are quite high-end, and most of the names are obtained from something like "Dark Gold Tempering". Poison Blade" or "Black Death Light Harvester" are awesome names, but his is just a kind of self-satisfying comfort.

But he couldn't control his mouth. You know, he asked the people in the commercial building to store the dagger in the store for sale because of all the begging. After the dagger was sold, he also let him Yue's living expenses have finally been settled, so he can't help it.

"Dimite, it's a good name." Tang Cheng admired and returned the dagger to Alia, but he didn't intend to waste too much time on irrelevant words, and then turned to the topic: "It's like this , we are here this time to discuss a business with you."

When Tang Cheng said this, he looked at the surrounding shelves one by one. There were a lot of sword embryos and a small amount of finished products there. However, with Tang Cheng's eyesight, he could tell that these were all made of ordinary materials. inferior products.Realizing that the other party was staring at him eagerly waiting for the next sentence, Tang Cheng withdrew the sunlight: "May I ask, what is your forging skill level, and what is your monthly income?"

The first question is closely related to the quality of the product. It is the right answer to ask, but the question of income is more private. Most people don’t ask such detailed questions. Moreover, take a look at the place where Abel lives. , In fact, some things are well known.

Abel also hesitated for a while, but when he thought that the other party bought Demeter and said that he appreciated him, he might bring him a large order, so he answered the question honestly. He asked a slightly embarrassed question: "Sir, my blacksmithing skill level is level 5, and my income... that's it, probably just scraping together the money for materials and food and clothing. As you can see, I'm not rich. "

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. In fact, we are planning to find you to sign an employment agreement and hire you to be the exclusive craftsman of Alia's products," Tang Cheng thought secretly, if the forging level is not level 5 , probably barely able to forge level 3 weapons, the idea of ​​letting him forge high-level weapons for himself can only be shelved for the time being: "Well, we will provide you with 1 points every month as a reward, material fee We will reimburse all the related expenses. What do you think about signing your three-year contract? After the three-year period, you can leave freely or choose to renew the contract. Of course, the price will be based on your skill improvement and achievements at that time. We can discuss it again..."

But before Tang Cheng finished speaking, Abel interrupted him: "How much salary do you say?"

"100 points."

"Signed!" Abel's roar startled him, he quickly became a little worried again, and looked at Tang Cheng submissively: "Are you really willing to spend so much money to hire me? , I have been only forging level-[-] weapons, and this Demeter is also a trial product that I managed to get the materials together. To tell you the truth, if you didn’t buy her back then, I’m afraid I would have been evicted by the landlord now. I'm drinking the northwest wind."

Tang Cheng patted him on the shoulder kindly, and said with a smile: "No problem, have more confidence in yourself, but there is one thing you need to understand."

"What is it?"

"This one here is your future boss, Miss Alia—the proprietress of Alia's store, this is easy to remember. And your salary is also paid by her every month, but I can tell you now I will pay you 3 months' salary in advance and a material fee to show our sincerity, can you spare some time to sign a contract with us at the exchange?"

"Of course! I can do it at any time!" Abel pinched his face hard, realized that he was not dreaming, and said excitedly.

Tang Cheng pointed to Alia, indicating that his real boss was there.

Abel's personality also drifted with the tide, he would do it with whoever gave the money, and he didn't talk too much. After hearing what Tang Cheng said, he immediately turned his head to Alia and asked: "Miss Alia, I'm ready, when can I sign?"

Tang Cheng patted his shoulder and touched his nose: "Tomorrow morning, we happen to have two employees coming to interview, and you also happen to come to the storefront of Tianfu Street Commercial Building to familiarize yourself with the environment, and then discuss the details of cooperation...

"I'll do what you say."

Tang Cheng patted him on the shoulder, and stretched out a finger to him, expressing that he admired such upright people the most.

It actually didn’t take 10 minutes from arriving at Abel’s workshop to negotiating to leave, and the latter also said that the deposit can be paid when the contract is finalized tomorrow, and he needs to tidy up his outfit now.

Although Tang Cheng really wanted to tell him that there was no need for this, but he took a look at the flip-flops, sweatshirt, and messy hairstyle of the other party, and finally remained silent.

After going out, Tang Chengcai said to the thoughtful Alia, "What do you think about this matter?"

Aliya raised her head. She found that Tang Cheng often asked her opinion recently, which seemed to be a kind of recognition for herself. She didn't want to live up to this expectation, so she thought about it seriously: "Because he is very talented."

"Undoubtedly." Tang Cheng shrugged: "But he is worthless, just like the dilapidated houses that can be seen everywhere here, he is just a stinky blacksmith."

Aliya froze, she didn't expect such an answer.

She thought that Tang Cheng must have appreciated the other party's painstaking efforts to come here, just like when he saw the dagger in the store.

Tang Cheng smiled: "Of course, you guessed right, I do admire him, but this does not mean that there is any conflict with what I just said. Don't treat everyone as a fool, a person who can only build level 2 weapons Blacksmith, even if he can make the iron firmer, so what? High-end reincarnations don’t like it at all. In fact, Alia, your dagger can be broken with bare hands if I use all my strength.

Aliya has no doubt that what Tang Cheng said is true, she just doesn't quite understand why Tang Cheng said that.

But since Tang Cheng is willing to talk about it, he will definitely tell Alia the answer: "Similarly, if you are fooling those newcomers, most of them will be attracted by things with a bright appearance, just like the flashy gun you saw. It is the same as a level 4 dagger. Such an ordinary and inconspicuous weapon will only be buried among the thousands of goods in the commercial building. As he said, if we hadn’t bought this dagger, he might not even be able to use it now. There is no place to live."

Facing Tang Cheng's words, Aliya was dumbfounded.

"Is he worth 100 points per month? Obviously not!" Tang Cheng laughed teasingly: "You sold it to me for only 200 points. In my heart, he can't even compare to your toes." superior."

Hearing this, Aliya seemed to understand something: "Do you value his future value?"

"That's right." Tang Cheng laughed and rubbed Alia's hair with his hands to express his praise: "And you are a priceless treasure."

Alicia smiled sweetly, feeling warm in her heart.

"In this magic city, there are actually a lot of rough jade like this. They may not be dazzling, but they are hidden very deeply. It depends on whether you have the ability to discern pearls. Believe me, he will soon He made a lot of money for you, and now...-.We can take a small favor to support him for the time being. I think, as long as his skills reach level 7 and above, and he can start making level 4 weapons, it's time for us to pay back. "

Tang Cheng predicted the future swearingly.

112．open fire

Under Tang Cheng's recommendation, Aliya chose to strengthen her attributes and combat skills, instead of investing the few points in the skills of the production department.

The reason is simple -

"Now that you've just experienced a script, it's useless even if you put all your points into it. As I said before, even if you make low-level things, they won't sell. Don't forget, the same things in your store can't be sold." I’m hoarding a lot, instead of spending that time and energy, I’d better think about how to manage it.”

"Then what should I do?" Alicia's eyes widened.

Just when she humbly asked Tang Cheng for advice on this, Tang Cheng smiled slightly.

"Actually, it's really simple."