Chapter 65 The Outline, Studio Colleagues, The First Dinner
After an afternoon of joint research and discussion in the Hockenheim library, Moriarty's study outline for the next year was roughly determined. Based on Moriarty's current actual situation and his own conditions, Heyana formulated a "
The learning idea of "theory first, magic later". Generally speaking, it is to focus the main learning energy on the two parts of magic theory and alchemy basics first, so as to completely make up for Moriarty's shortcomings in this aspect.
Later, he gradually transitioned to the practice of specific spells and alchemy.
Moriarty also fully agreed with such an outline. With the help of the crystal book, Moriarty had no doubt about the speed and efficiency of learning spells. Therefore, Moriarty would rather spend many times as much as other ordinary mages.
Apprentices use their time to study systematically and delve into magic theory and various branches of the basic system. Although such research may be extremely superficial or even ridiculous in the eyes of formal mages, Moriarty believes that "the thickness of the foundation has already determined the height of achievement."
"This sentence is universal in any plane. And this is why in the original earth world, in addition to being a genius mean square engineer, Moriarty was also an outstanding physicist.
It was already evening when Moriarty and Heyena walked out of the library together.
Since many daily necessities have been prepared in the mage tower, Heyana can go back to prepare dinner without having to go shopping from time to time. Moriarty, on the other hand, needs to go out temporarily and go to the Doro Chamber of Commerce branch to deal with black tea and mint leaves.
matter, so the two separated at the door of the library.
At about eight o'clock in the evening, Moriarty returned to Hockenheim, but he did not bring back the hundreds of pounds of black tea and mint leaves with him. Because Moriarty still had to live in his uncle's wizard tower for a long time.
for a period of time, so after discussing with Manager Franklin, they directly stored the goods in the warehouse of the Doro Chamber of Commerce. Because the Chamber of Commerce itself is engaged in commodity trading, it has enough storage space and manpower to take care of this batch of not-so-good goods.
Delicate goods that are durable. For this reason, Moriarty needs to pay the Chamber of Commerce a storage fee of twenty gold coins every quarter. Of course, given the nature of tea and mint leaves, it is not suitable to store them for more than six months. But at least for now
, Moriarty no longer has to worry about having nowhere to place these tea-making raw materials.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but when Moriarty was walking in the college at night, he met the school janitor who had guided him in the morning. But this time, when he saw Moriarty who was wearing the Hockenheim badge, the school janitor
There was a smile on his face, and the faint arrogance was no longer there. Faced with the warm greeting of the school guard, Moriarty also politely agreed, and then they said goodbye to each other.
According to the authority granted to him by Heyna, Moriarty passed directly through the restrictions on the first floor of the mage tower, walked in, and came to the living layer.
"You're back, Moriarty." As soon as she saw Moriarty coming in from the outside, Heyana stood up from the sofa and greeted with a smile.
On the single-seater sofas next to her, there were two men, one woman and three other people sitting, who seemed to be whispering something. However, these three people did not get up after seeing Moriarty.
But he just nodded slightly and immediately returned to the previous conversation.
"Is everything going well?" Heyana asked, taking a warm wet hand towel and handing it to Moriarty, which she had obviously prepared a long time ago.
"Thank you, it went very well." Moriarty smiled and took the towel and wiped his hands clean.
"That's good." Haiyana nodded, then glanced at the three people on the sofa on the other side and said, "Here, let me introduce you to my colleagues in the studio."
"Okay." Sure enough, those two men and one woman were the three official mages in the studio.
"Three of you, this is Moriarty Ensberg. From today on, he officially joins Schmidt's studio as an alchemy assistant." Heyna brought Moriarty to the three of them and introduced him first.
"Hello, Padawan Moriarty."
Although Moriarty, the mage apprentice, was just a little gangster, he was still a serious assistant recruited by Schmidt into the studio. Therefore, the three mages were not too arrogant and stood up one by one.
Respect. However, this is only a superficial etiquette. No amount of respect is possible. After all, in the eyes of a formal mage, the mage apprentice and himself are not the same kind of people.
"This is Master Shute." Haiyana first introduced the highest-ranking one among the three. This middle-aged mage wore three silver stars on his chest.
"Hello, Master Shute." Low-level wizards are not qualified to be called "Your Excellency," so Moriarty directly addressed him by his profession.
"This is Master Nicole." The second person to be introduced was a second-level female mage. She was wearing a sky-blue mage robe and gorgeous makeup, and looked like a royal sister.
"Hello, Master Nicole."
"This is Master Ek." Ek is also a second-level mage and is younger than Shute.
"Hello, Master Ek."
After Moriarty greeted the three mages one by one, Heyna left with him. The mages still sat back on the sofa and continued their conversation.
"Would you like some biscuits first? Dad said he would come down for dinner today, so we have to wait a moment." Haiyana asked when she came to the other side of the living floor.
"No need." Moriarty shook his head, then looked at the three mages: "Are they also waiting for Uncle Schmidt?"
"Yes." Haiyana smiled slightly: "On weekdays, everyone eats a simple meal and then goes back to work. Only when dad comes over will we gather together."
"No wonder." Moriarty also smiled.
It seems that this is also one of the benefits of several low-level mages working in the studio. They can have the opportunity to ask Schmidt about some difficult problems they encounter. Of course, the number of such opportunities is not fixed, and it also depends on Schmidt.
Whether Te is in a good or bad mood. But having a chance is better than having no chance, especially since Schmidt is a powerful "mage + alchemist" dual professional. Such a character is not so easy to meet outside.
Not to mention asking for advice.
"Are they also all alchemists?" Moriarty thought for a moment and asked softly.
"Not really, just an alchemy assistant." Haiyana shook her hand: "Besides, dad doesn't seem to think highly of them."
Ordinary alchemy assistants are not enough to make complete magic props independently. At most, they can only assist or engage in some simple modifications. For example, the flame-emitting device used by Moriarty to deal with the killer Zoren Zuo is the simplest one.
Modification has almost no technical content and poor practicality. It is fine for dealing with ordinary people, but it is of little use against professionals. Therefore, generally speaking, alchemy assistants can only survive by relying on formal alchemists, otherwise
It will not be of much value. However, it is very difficult to grow from an alchemy assistant to a qualified alchemist. The difficulty is even far greater than that of a mage apprentice to become a formal mage.
About half an hour later, the teleportation array in the corner of the living layer suddenly flashed, and Schmidt appeared in front of everyone.
"Good evening, Your Excellency!" The three mages immediately stood up and saluted the mid-level mage.
"Good evening, Dad." Haiyana smiled at her father and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
"Good evening, Your Excellency." Moriarty also saluted, but he did not call the other person uncle, but used the word "Your Excellency" like other wizards in the studio.
"Well, everyone, please sit down." Schmidt nodded without much expression, and then walked to the main seat of the long dining table and took a seat. Then, the three mages immediately followed him, and moved at a distance according to their level.
Sit down at the three nearest seats.
Seeing this, Moriarty just smiled faintly, then turned and entered the kitchen to help Heyana prepare the dishes.
The main dish for dinner that day was boiled beef with parsley and onion soup. The main dish was walnut bread with butter or orange jam. Although it was simple, it tasted quite good.
Sitting a little further away on the dining table with Heyna, Moriarty dipped the walnut bread into the onion soup. The taste was very sweet. At the side, Heyna saw that Moriarty was eating happily, and put it on his plate again.
He gave the bread to the other party with a smile on his face.
Unlike Moriarty and Heyena who were eating seriously, the three mages on the other side of the table were not thinking about the food at all. When they found that Mr. Schmidt seemed to be in a good mood tonight, the low-level mages lost no time in eating one after another.
A question about magic or alchemy was raised. Schmidt also answered it with dignity. Of course, after three questions, he would not accept additional questions.
After receiving Schmidt's advice, the three mages were all very happy, and then started to eat dinner with great appetites. However, mages are not warriors after all, and even if they have a good appetite, it is only for one person. Moria, on the other hand,
After eating his own portion and half of Heyna's portion, Tie added another portion.
Schmidt's eyes also flashed when he saw his daughter smiling and adding bread and beef to Moriarty.
About an hour later, the dinner ended. Mr. Schmidt left first, and then the three mages also hurriedly left and returned to their respective workshops. It seemed that they could not wait to practice what they had just learned from Schmidt.
Valuable knowledge and experience.
Moriarty stayed behind to help Heyena organize the tableware. Heyna declined this, but Moriarty persisted and accepted it with a smile.
