Why would you, a cactus, go to the rainy and humid world of ghosts?
Every time he faced this question, Shaka would give the same answer.
"In order to follow Mr. Matthews and learn writing under him."
Lying is an essential skill for writers, and it must be done with open mouth.
The real situation is that it is for high subsidies.
Ms. Mina, or Ms. Jyoti, offered a very high salary and recruited a five-year assistant to accompany her. The assistant is responsible for organizing books on a daily basis and is required to be able to write and read, with a flexible mind and diligent hands and feet.
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The total compensation for five years is enough to buy a decent house in a big city like Yaocheng.
Shaka likes money very much, the more the better.
The feeling of extremely rich material makes it yearn for it very much.
Originally, this kind of job opportunity did not belong to Shajia. In Shajia, there are hundreds, not to mention thousands, of people who meet this condition.
However, the employer, Ms. Mina, requires that it must be a cactus.
Later, Shaka found out that this was to keep Teacher Matthews's secret. That's why Ms. Mina only looked for the pure locals of Sand City, the box cactus.
Shajia specially learned many words, including his own name Shajia, the name of the city Shacheng, the Yao people... and of course the most important god Yao.
It was sloppy in writing, but finally got the job. In terms of other requirements, it was definitely the most flexible among cacti.
After getting the job, Shaka felt guilty.
I am not really good at writing, and it will definitely be revealed in five years.
what to do?
Shaka could only pray silently in his heart, Lord Yao, please bless me and get enough money before I am fired.
When it learned that its destination was the ghost world, Saga became anxious.
If you go to a place like that, isn't it just asking for death when it comes to cacti?
I heard that the ghost world is always rainy, full of puddles and mire, the humid air is seeping with water, and the sun cannot be seen all year round. In the eyes of the cacti, it is an extremely dangerous hell.
Shaka said he couldn't go.
Matthews told it: "Don't worry, I know you people can't touch too much water and need light and warmth. So this time we brought a steam stove and enough black black mud, so you don't need to be afraid of water or cold."
"In addition, after we went there, the place we settled in was not the Ghost Realm, but the Pillar Mountain. It was dry and sunny there, and there were disaster beasts that could cause drought...so these are not problems."
Shaka still gritted his teeth and said he couldn't go.
Matthews smiled and said: "You are very suitable to be my assistant. I was worried before that the box cactus people were too dull and honest. It seems that there are people like you who are flexible and courageous."
Only then did Shaka realize that his inability to write had been seen through from the beginning.
"Of course, I respect your choice."
The writer wearing a brass armor said slowly: "But this may be a pretty good opportunity for you."
"Do you know why there are heroes and prophets?"
Shaka replied: "Because of the gift of God Yao."
"Yes, Yao God sent down his grace and spread the name of prophet and hero to all directions. But not everyone has this qualification. The reason why heroes are heroes is because they have done things that others cannot do."
"Most of your compatriots don't have the courage to go to the ghost world. Just like most people, they won't go to live in a backward and poor kingdom of God like my wife and I."
"When no one is optimistic about you, you achieve what is impossible in the eyes of ordinary people. This is the way to become a hero."
Mathews put his hands behind his back and said: "We Yao conquered the earth, crossed into the sea, entered the desert, explored the underground, and I believe we will still fly into the sky. This is what we are doing, not because it is easy, but because we
Just do what no one can do."
"This means that we are the Yao people, and we are the ones who make the impossible possible. This is our nature, as well as our courage and talent."
"You have to consider whether this is your only chance in this life. Not all young people have the right to make this choice."
Shaka chose to give up the only opportunity in this life.
Matthews was silenced by it, and the scene became awkward for a while.
Ms. Mina raised her index finger: "I'll add another box of gems, which is enough for you to buy a single-family house near the river and garden in Sanillo."
Shaka immediately patted his chest and said: "Mr. Matthews, Ms. Mina, Shaka is definitely your most loyal and reliable assistant. No matter the rain or the fire, nothing can stop Shaka from following your footsteps!"
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Money is Shaka's source of motivation.
Ms. Mina will calculate her salary every week. When she has an extra pearl or a piece of gold in her hand, Shaka can feel the sense of satisfaction firsthand.
It doesn't like to spend money, but it especially likes to make money.
As for work, Shaka had no interest in writing, at least at the beginning. Shaka acted more as Matthews's life assistant, doing all the chores.
Of course hard work is hard work.
But Ms. Mina gave too much.
Carrying those shiny gems, Shaka worked harder and harder.
The house of the Matthewses was built on a flat area on Pillar Mountain. The foundation of the house was built by the funeral clan. They used superb engineering skills to construct the main body of the house from stone and clay. It is an elegant and exquisite three-story castle.
The windows of the castle are all made of stained glass shipped from Shacheng. These glasses are said to be made by Crystal City craftsmen in the Brilliant City. Each piece is expensive and emits a colorful halo in the sun, which is very eye-catching.
There is a large forest surrounding the mansion, as well as an astonishingly large garden. Arches are arranged on the avenue. These arches are made of bamboo, light and close to the forest.
Shaka works in such an environment.
What it has to do every day is to stay by Mr. Matthews' side and ensure that he is always available. As for Ms. Mina, she spends most of her time in the garden, which is filled with all kinds of roses. She likes to plant flowers.
One day, Matthews slumped in his chair irritably and said: "Shajia, I give you the pen, you write!"
"ah?"
The cactus assistant was stunned: "But sir, I don't know anything."
"It's okay. Sometimes it's an advantage if you don't."
At Matthews' whim request, Shaka ignorantly picked up a quill, dipped in ink on the paper and wrote the first line of the story.
It feels like it will never forget that sentence in its lifetime.
——The teacher told Shaka that the gods are calling you. Go, Shaka, to the distant and evil black abyss, where you will shine.
Why I wrote this sentence, I no longer remember.
But what Shaka remembers more clearly is that when he saw this sentence displayed on paper, it had a dream-like feeling, as if it had unfolded another life.
In the days that followed, Shaka officially became Matthews's writing assistant. What he did included reading the manuscript, giving opinions, organizing the manuscript, and moving out the necessary reference books for verification.
The castle displays almost all the important books of the Yao people on the market, covering an entire wall.
In this year, Matthews started a new work, "The Tomb Book". The book tells a story that happened in a tomb, which is completely different from the dark horror that everyone thinks, and for the first time, spell casting and combat are formally described in detail.
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Compared with the previous work "Crystal Empire", "The Grave Book" is a transformation, creating a new writing method, which makes everyone curse Matthews less.
Three years after the publication of "The Tomb Book", a thin book called "Temple Warrior" was circulated in Shacheng.
The book describes a mysterious high-level profession [Temple Warrior], which is a powerful extraordinary person who can only be transformed into a powerful extraordinary person after being inspired and summoned by the god Yao.
The existence of temple warriors is to defend the faith and majesty of the gods and eradicate all kinds of monsters that cause trouble. Temple warriors are even enough to fight against apostles and evil gods.
Most of the time, they live like ordinary people, know how to cook, drink, and have many worries.
Only when the enemies are the most difficult to fight, they will be called, arrive at the temple from all directions, put on the divine armor given by the gods, and join the battle in the form of temple warriors.
As soon as this book appeared, it attracted everyone's attention.
The mysterious author of "Temple Warrior", Shaka, has also become the subject of intense discussion among the Yao people. Everyone only knows that Shaka is a cactus, but it has been missing for several years.
It is said that it went to the ghost world.
This statement has aroused doubts among many people.
The ghost world is humid and rainy, with black fog all year round. It is like a torture prison for the cactus. Who would go to a place like that?
Shaka cannot write, which is a well-known fact among the cactus.
Many people believe that the author who wrote this book is likely to know the temple warriors or be an eyewitness to the battle scene. That is why he can write so realistically the large number of battle scenes and the powerful and detailed situation of the temple warriors.
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Because this is true!
Many people even consulted Mayor Slamud specifically about this.
The apostle had only one reply.
"No comment."
"Temple Warrior" moves from Shacheng to Yaocheng and Yancheng, setting off a new storm in the Yao world. Everyone is curious about Temple Warrior and excited about this mysterious profession.
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displayed on the simulator.
[Saga wrote "Temple Warriors".]
[The Yao people have a fanatical worship of you because of "Temple Warriors", and their faith has been greatly improved.]
["Temple Warriors" caused an unprecedented new trend of thought and created a new type of popular culture.]
This time of fanatical worship caused the increased faith value in the upper right corner to reach 520,000, even exceeding the current population limit of the Yao people.