Writing and recognizing words is a skill that must be mastered.

There is no doubt about this, Roland definitely does not want to be illiterate for the rest of his life.

However, 8 gold crowns seem to be a little too much.

Roland pondered for a while and said cautiously: "Mr. Miller, you know, I'm penniless now."

Miller smiled slightly: "Oh, of course I know this. But you can't be penniless all your life. You can learn from me first and then talk about it when you have money."

“Um~~~”

The reason is correct. Miller seems to be very sincere and actually offered a good way to learn skills first and then pay money. But... but Roland always feels like he will be deceived.

Suddenly, the words of the mercenary Kenst appeared in his mind: "These officials are the best at speaking beautiful words, so don't take them seriously."

Now, what the mage Miller said is pretty and very attractive. However, Roland has known Miller for less than half a day and had a sharp misunderstanding just now. In a blink of an eye, this guy actually took the initiative to teach him to read... I always feel that he is too enthusiastic.

Seeing Roland hesitating, Miller was not annoyed at all: "Young man, being cautious is a rare quality, and I know your concerns. But you also see that I broke my legs and I may not be able to continue to be a military mage in the future, so naturally I cannot get a salary. So, I have to plan for the future. Just in time, I need money, and you need to know the words, and we can communicate with each other, which is the best thing."

"You are right, mage." Roland nodded in agreement.

Miller is very tempted: "You don't have to worry about tuition fees. Hrude has promised that when he returns to Turin, he will help you find a job that is worth a salary. If you recognize words, not only will the job be easier, but the salary will also be more. At that time, you will withdraw a portion of your salary every month as tuition, which will not put pressure on your life, right?"

Hearing this, Roland understood.

The mage actually had the idea of ​​his job salary. God knows that the job Herud had promised was not even at all, and he had arranged the so-called salary that he had not obtained yet.

Kenster is really right, Master Guan is indeed smart.

If Roland was really a young young man who knew nothing, he would have been fooled by Miller. When he arrived in Turin, if Hrud didn't find a job for him and he had no salary, he would naturally not be able to pay the tuition. Miller was holding an IOU of 8 gold crowns in his hand, who knew what would happen!

If the world was more barbaric and Miller was a little bit unintentional, maybe Roland would lose his freedom again and become a slave.

If such a thing really happens, he is a time traveler without any support from his relatives. It is really a bad response and a bad response.

Unfortunately, Roland lived for most of his life in his previous life and had countless things he had seen, but he was not so easy to fool.

He thought for a while and said, "Master, the salary is not yet visible, how can it be used as a promise? Do you think this is OK? I am an enchantist and currently masters three enchantments: levitation, anti-rust technique, and primary sharpness..."

Before he finished speaking, Miller stretched out his index finger and shook it: "Don't forget, you are not a formal mage, you cannot cast spells at will, and you cannot use these unsafe spells to make profits."

This could not defeat Roland, and he immediately said, "Mr. Miller, are you always a formal mage?"

"Of course I am." Miller raised his brow and showed a faint sense of compassion on his face.

Roland immediately said, "Then, if you supervise and guide me when I am enchanting, it should be safe and legal, right?"

"Well~ It makes sense. If you have any ideas, just say it." Miller raised an eyebrow, with a meaningful smile on his face.

Roland continued: "I think I can work for you to prepare some basic enchanting materials and make some basic enchanting items to repay my debt. Of course, it's all done under your supervision."

"Sounds interesting." Miller's face was light, not refusing.

When Roland saw him like this, he knew that his conditions had not made the other party moved. He thought for a while and added: "I will write you an IOU. Not only do I owe you 8 gold crowns, but I will also give you an extra silver mark every month as... as an additional compensation for time?"

"The extra compensation for time... is interesting, really interesting." Miller looked Roland up and down and smiled, "Although you know nothing about the outside world, your brain is very smart. Let me tell you, the practices you mentioned have been used by the outside world for a long time. The so-called "extra compensation for time" has a common name, called "interest". And the way you work for me is exactly the way for most informal mages to make a living."

"Then do you mean?" Roland was not satisfied at all, it was nothing more than interest and qualification affiliation. This was a pity that adults on earth knew.

Miller smiled slightly: "I promise you this extraordinary mind. Of course, I have no evidence to tell me about it, so I have to sign a contract."

"Of course I have to sign the contract!" Roland looked solemn, but immediately afterwards, his face looked embarrassed: "But can I sign this contract before I recognize the word... You see, I am illiterate and can't write, so I can't sign it even if I want to. Otherwise, let's find Hrude as a witness first, first make the terms of the contract verbally, and then wait for me to recognize the word, and then sign the formal contract on paper?"

He is afraid of losing illiteracy.

Miller was stunned when he heard this, looked at Roland repeatedly, and praised him: "Good boy. You are so smart. Even if you go to Turin, you won't suffer any losses."

Roland scratched his head and laughed: "That mage, did you agree?"

Miller shrugged: "Why not? But, there is no need to go to Hrude to testify. I will teach you to recognize words first. I believe that with your mind, you will not cause trouble for yourself."

Roland smiled dryly.

"Then, Master, let's start now, how about we?" He was impatient about the recognition of words.

"No, no, no, what I need most now is rest. Young people, be patient. I am a serious injury now. Let's start again tomorrow."

"Yes, Mr. Miller." Roland nodded repeatedly. He looked at Miller's leg injury and said, "I know there are many cooking spices in Vermia's kitchen, and I also know some simple hunting and cooking skills. Your injury is very serious and requires sufficient nutrition to heal quickly. I will be responsible for this."

Miller smiled: "It sounds very good, but I'm not very relieved about your cooking skills."

Roland immediately patted his chest: "Whether it is good or bad, you will know if it's good or bad later."

After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the castle spire. Weiss hurriedly followed.

The castle was empty, and anything worth a little money was plundered by the soldiers under Hrud, and the same was true in the spire. The only thing that escaped the disaster was the kitchen.

Roland and Weiss searched carefully in the kitchen, and after a while, they found seven or eight kinds of seasonings in the corner. Several of them tasted extremely similar to those on the earth, such as pepper, salt, horseradish, wild mountain ginger, cumin, etc.

Roland collected these seasonings one by one, and was looking for them. Weiss suddenly whispered: "Roland, come and see."

"What's wrong?" Roland walked over.

"Look, what is this?" Weiss pointed to a hole in the wall.

Roland looked over and saw a fist-sized hole in the hole. The reflection could be seen faintly, as if there was some metal object.

He was curious, picked up the burning tongs in the corner of the wall, penetrated into the hole in the wall, and clamped out the things inside.

Wei Si looked carefully and couldn't help but exclaim: "It's a wood carving, so exquisite. Hey~ there are gems inlaid on the eyes of the statue, and it seems to be ruby~"

Roland also leaned over to look at it. The moment his eyes touched the statue's eyes, his heart suddenly burst, and a strange, indescribable touch rose in his heart.
Chapter completed!