Chapter 3 Part-Time Work

There should have been his last two gold coins and a dozen silver coins in this pocket, but at this time it had become empty, and there was nothing left.

Lucian touched it a few times with his hands, and even opened his pocket to take a closer look, but he didn't even see a shadow of a silver coin, and he suddenly panicked.

This was the little money he had left. If he didn't have it, he wouldn't even have the travel expenses to go home, not to mention continuing to stay in Doral City, looking for suitable job opportunities.

What's more, he can't even pay for the meals of the dozen or so silver coins in front of him now!

The owner of the noodle shop is naturally well-informed. Seeing Lucian's appearance, he didn't know what happened, and the smile on his face suddenly turned cold.

"This guest, please pay the bill."

Lucian pinched his pocket, a trace of cold sweat slipped from his forehead, thinking desperately in his mind.

what to do?

what to do!

Seeing that Lucian was silent, the boss's face turned colder, and his tone of voice raised a little.

"This guest, you don't intend to eat the overlord's meal, do you?"

When the other guests in the noodle shop heard the commotion here, they all cast their gazes over.

Seeing Lucian's slightly panicked face, and then looking at his washed white clothes, people immediately burst into laughter.

"Haha, if a little poor man wants to come here to eat and drink, Boss, consider yourself unlucky."

"Boss, you can tell by his appearance that he doesn't have much money. I think your bowl of noodles will definitely be lost!"

"Hey, this kid looks upright, how dare he do such a shameful thing? Could it be that he is extremely hungry?"

...

Hearing the chatter of the crowd around him, Lucian's face turned red, but he couldn't find anything to refute.

The fact is that he can't find money to pay the bill at all, so he can only bear the cold face of the boss and the ridicule of the people around him.

He frowned and thought for a while, then mustered up the courage to say: "Boss, I..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the uncle sitting opposite him suddenly slapped the table with his palm.

"Here is a gold coin. This young man paid with my share."

Lucian was taken aback. The boss glanced at the uncle, wiped his hand, put away the gold coin on the table, and left.

Others see that there is no excitement to watch. Each laughed twice, and stopped paying attention here.

"Thank you...thank you..." Lucian looked a little embarrassed, but also excitedly thanked the uncle non-stop.

The uncle waved his hand and glanced at him up and down: "Looking at you, you shouldn't be a person who eats and drinks. What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

Lucian calmed down at this moment, thought about it carefully, and soon understood.

It must be that wretched little guy who bumped into him on the road just now!

He must have taken the opportunity to steal his money!

Lu Xi'an was extremely regretful, thinking that his parents had told him countless times before going out to be careful of thieves outside, but unexpectedly he was still tricked.

If it wasn't for this kind uncle to save him, he would be lucky to get his boss to agree to use his work to pay the bill today.

"I...maybe I met a thief..." Lucian explained with a wry smile.

"Well...there are many people in Doral City, and there are also many thieves. I also encountered them when I first came here. It's not surprising." The uncle nodded with a smile. Looking at Lucian again, he continued to ask, "You must be a magician, right?"

Lucian was stunned: "How did you find out?"

"I sensed that there are magic fluctuations on your body." Seeing the surprised expression on Lucian's face, the uncle pointed to himself: "Don't be surprised, I am also a magician, but the level is not high, so far I am just a magician. Only a third-level magician."

Lucian groaned, still feeling a little strange.

What surprised him was not how this unknown uncle knew that he was a magician, but the "third-level magician" that this uncle said.

Since the announcement of the "Magician Peace Pact" ten years ago, magicians on the mainland have no longer judged by personal strength, but by the role they can play in the magic industry and the professional skills and knowledge they have mastered. Make an assessment.

The so-called "third-level magician" evaluation standard. It has long been thrown aside by the magician's guild that first formulated it, and no magician will use this standard to judge his own level.

Moreover, under the leadership of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, in the brand-new magic system that has flourished on the mainland in recent years, the traditional magician level assessment has long been completely outdated. It is impossible to accurately describe the ability of a magician.

For example, at Lucian's current level, because he seldom studies those destructive magics, according to the traditional assessment standards, he may only be a second-level or third-level magician now.

However, with the brand-new magic theory system education he received at Philip Academy, his understanding and mastery of magic far surpassed those of traditional magicians.

As long as he is willing, his combat effectiveness will not be worse than that of a traditional fifth-level or even sixth-level magician.

It's just something like combat power. For the magicians on the mainland, it is very boring, so not many magicians will study it seriously.

After all, under the restrictions of the "Magician Peace Pact", magicians cannot participate in wars, so naturally they cannot reflect their destructive power.

And even if they participated in the war, in front of all kinds of powerful military magic machines, the magician's personal strength is not enough to see, and he can't play any role.

As for the traditional option of joining the Chamber of Commerce as a guard, it has already been replaced by various Chamber of Commerce guards equipped with light military magic machinery, and there is no such thing as magicians.

What's more, instead of joining the chamber of commerce as a guard, it is better to join the chamber of commerce as a researcher, or engage in other related magic research work. You can only earn more money than serving as a guard, and it is easier, and there is no danger to your life.

All in all, it is very rare for an uncle like this to introduce himself as a "third-level magician".

At least it was the first time Lucian met him.

"What? Not familiar with the concept of a third-level magician?" The uncle seemed to see through Lucian's thoughts and laughed. "Young magicians like you must be unfamiliar."

Lucian forced a smile, not knowing how to respond.

Fortunately, the boss came back at this time and handed over the changed money to the uncle, alleviating the embarrassing atmosphere.

The uncle took the money, stood up and waved to Lucian.

"Let's go."

Lucian was taken aback. He looked at the uncle inexplicably.

The uncle smiled and said, "Didn't you have all your money stolen by thieves? Seeing that you are not a local, how do you plan to live?"

Lucian gritted his teeth: "I will try to find a short-term job to earn some travel expenses back home."

"So it's just right, I happen to have a part-time job here that needs some knowledge of magic. Three days. One gold coin per day. If you want to come, you can go."

Lucian hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and stood up.

The uncle smiled at Lucian, and said with a sincere look: "Young man, it's nothing to encounter temporary difficulties, there is always a solution."

Lucian said "hmm", and after walking behind for a while, he couldn't help asking curiously: "Uncle, can I ask what kind of job it is? By the way, I haven't asked your name yet."

"You can just call me Rondo. As for work... I opened a small workshop by myself, and I recently received a job to manufacture a batch of magic fans for a factory. I just need to temporarily recruit some magic circle technicians to help. I'm working, is it okay for you to draw a primary wind power array?" the uncle asked suddenly.

"Ah? Ah. No problem... This magic circle is relatively simple..."

"That's fine." Uncle Rondo nodded. "The other party was in a hurry. I originally wanted to recruit some temporary technicians in the city. I happened to meet you during dinner. You don't have to thank me too much. If you can help me complete this batch of goods, don't delay , on the contrary, I should thank you more."

Lucian quickly waved his hand: "No, no, you not only helped me pay for my meal, but also gave me a job. Anyway, I should be the one thanking you."

Uncle Rondo smiled slightly, and did not argue with Lucian about these things. Take him to the noodle shop, turn a street corner, come to a bus stop, and then get on a bus magic locomotive.

The bus drove all the way outside Doral. When I was several kilometers away from the city, I stopped at a small station next to a road.

Uncle Rondo took Lucian out of the car again, and walked along a road next to the road for a while, and a small manor appeared in front of him.

"Arrived."

Lucian glanced at the somewhat old manor in front of him, feeling strange.

Why did Uncle Rondo open his small workshop here?

It's so far away from Doral City, and it's not in the industrial area outside Doral City. It was inconvenient to ship both parts and finished products, and clearly not the right location.

"This is a small manor left to me by my ancestors. If you want to find such a large piece of land in the city or industrial area, you will need to spend a lot of money." Perhaps seeing the doubt in Lucian's eyes, Rondo Uncle explained.

"Oh……"

Lucian responded understandingly, and followed Uncle Rondo towards the gate of the manor.

There were still two guards standing at the gate of the manor. When they saw the two coming, they grinned at Uncle Rondo and waved his hands to let them in.

Walking into the manor, Lucian looked at the dilapidated scene in the manor and felt even more puzzled.

Since this is Uncle Rondo's small workshop, at least you should hear the sound of some magic machine tools working, right?

At least... there shouldn't be a thick layer of dust everywhere in the manor, and even spider webs can be seen everywhere, right?

After taking two more steps, Lucian suddenly became vigilant and stopped.

"Uncle Rondo, I... I suddenly remembered something. I'm afraid I can't do this job. As for the money owed to you, I promise to pay you back in the future." Lucian hesitated.

Uncle Rondo took a deep look at Lucian, and the gentle smile that had been on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a strange smile that made Lucian feel chills in his heart.

"What? You owe me fifteen silver coins and you want to leave like this? How can I do that?"

Lucian couldn't help but take a step back.

"Uncle Rondo, you..."

Uncle Rondo raised his hand suddenly, and Lucian immediately felt a strange wave of magic power echoing around him.

"Magic power fluctuation interference?" Lucian was taken aback. Just as he was about to mobilize the magic power in his body to stably interfere with the magic power space around him again, two strong men suddenly appeared from nowhere.

A strong man hit Lucian on the back of the neck with a hand knife, his vision immediately went dark, and he passed out. (~^~)