Count Cruz thinks Joshua's first two projects already have a joke in them.
He roughly estimated the resources required for the construction of the merry-go-round and Ferris wheel. The merry-go-round was relatively easy, and half a month was enough to build one.
As for the Ferris wheel…
If Count Cruz built this kind of "spectacle" at his own expense, and the function was only to see the scenery in the distance, he would definitely feel distressed and twitch!
This thing is simply a monster that devours gold coins. Count Cruz does not dare to raise a single monster of this kind, but looking at Joshua... He plans to raise another seven or eight.
Now a more terrifying money-devouring monster appeared on the stage, and the name given by Joshua was a roller coaster.
"Mr. Joshua, is this really a magic machine for entertainment, not... torture or murder?"
The young craftsmen said what everyone in the room thought, and the demonstration of the roller coaster seemed a little too scary to them.
After exiting the station, it slowly climbed toward the heights, and the moment it climbed to the top, it fell down instantly, followed by several consecutive reversed curves and an upside-down track.
Whoever gets on this rail car will probably not be able to come back alive.
"I named this magic machine a roller coaster. The way it runs looks a little thrilling, but maintaining this thrilling way of running while ensuring the safety of the personnel and the bearing capacity of the track... is something you need to consider."
Qiao Xiu threw a difficult question to all the master craftsmen present, and this time they did not question but began to discuss.
The discussion lasted a few minutes, and finally one of the oldest looking craftsmen raised his hand.
"If you are serious, Mr. Qiao Xiu, we will accept this commission."
"Then I'll ask Master Tissi."
Joshua could see that the old craftsman's expression was not accepting the entrustment of the employer, but an expression of excitement when he met an interesting challenge.
"Let's talk about the next magic machine..." When Joshua said this, he walked over to Ciri and asked in a low voice, "Is there any problem with the consumption of magic power?"
"The magic power of creating three illusions will be exhausted, and the man in purple will double my homework." A new purple inscription appeared again on Ciri's fingertips "The next cake to draw... No, the ride to be built. What is it?"
"Um... let's see."
Qiao Xiu told the group of craftsmen one by one about the amusement facilities and his own ideas one by one.
Since the roller coaster, they have been interested in Joshua's novel ideas, although most of the works are of little use in their eyes.
The bidding for the amusement park construction continued late into the night.
"You have estimated the price of the construction, just send the bill to Hearthstone Tavern, and I will send someone to give you the deposit."
Joshua glanced at the already dark sky outside.
Queen Yekana was present to listen to the entire bidding meeting. Although she kept silent by the side, it seemed that she was still reading the posts of the caster forum... But as long as Queen Yekana was a witness, Qiao Xiu didn't need to. I'm worried that my deposit will be defrauded.
"The time has come for you to prove to the world that the magic machinery construction technology of the Iron Country... is the world's first."
"No need to prove, Mr. Joshua, you just need to wait, and you mentioned Arthur Crowe."
Queen Yekana closed the magic web interface in front of her, and focused on Qiao Xiu again.
"The legendary city in the sky, the gathering place of the high elves..."
"I'll show you when the time is right, Ms. Yekana."
Joshua vaguely guessed what the queen was thinking.
The Farosi have the existence of a world tree, so that their entire country does not need the crystals of the world tree to connect the magic net.
This temptation is too great. Queen Yekana herself is also a wise spellcaster. She also knows that the tree of the world cannot be cultivated by seeds.
"I'll wait." Queen Yekana showed a smile that made Qiao Xiu unpredictable.
…
"I always thought that woman was dangerous."
Ciri sat in the co-pilot of the magic car and held a bottle of blue potion.
She created eight exquisite large-scale illusions in a row, and the magic in her body was a little bit unsupportable.
"The Queen of the Iron Country heard that she used to be a disciple of the one in yellow, and she was still the chief... Now she is also a powerful spellcaster."
Qiao Xiu held the steering wheel and looked at the flashing red spar on the road ahead, and had to step on the brakes before the intersection.
"No...that woman always gave me the feeling she'd say 'I want it all,'" Ciri said, uncorking the blue potion.
"That's what a collector is like, by the way, Ciri... do you want to take some time to choose a wedding ring?"
Qiao Xiu just saw a jewelry store on the corner of the street.
"Cough cough."
Ciri just took a sip of the magic potion when Joshua said this.
"I knew I shouldn't drink water when you said 'right'."
Ciri took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, and wisely re-plugged the bottle of magic potion in her hand.
"It's really a bit sudden, and this should be my own choice."
Joshua soon noticed that the topic had become slightly awkward.
"In fact, I do not know."
Ciri touched the ring on her index finger with her hand. This ring was the spiritual magic that Joshua gave her to shield the purple-clothed man.
"Then this topic will be temporarily suspended, and it's going to the Hearthstone Tavern soon, so..."
"How long have we known each other, Joshua."
Ciri suddenly put on her hood and hugged her legs and curled up in the passenger seat, only quietly watching Joshua through the indoor mirror.
"It's been almost two years and seven months, what's wrong?"
Joshua didn't understand why Ciri was in... fully armed mode at this time.
"When I met you for the first time, you wanted to blow my head off." Ciri said, holding the red gem she wore around her neck.
"Trust me, that's just to scare you."
Joshua felt the suspicion in Ciri's eyes.
"But if you think about it carefully, I didn't understand anything two years ago." Ciri said suddenly.
"Ciri?" Joshua found that Ciri was in a strange state.
"Joshua! Can you hear what I'm thinking now?"
Ciri pulled the hood lower on her head with her hand, as if intending to confess something.
"anytime."
Joshua initially thought that Ciri would never feel depressed, but everyone has their own concerns, and Joshua seemed to touch something about Ciri when he brought up the marriage aspect.
"I actually feel inferior when I'm with you." The more Ciri said, the lower the hood on her head was, so low that Joshua couldn't even see her expression. "Especially when you know that Farosy. When it came to Caroline, she was so pretty that I wanted to date her, and she was the daughter of a duchess."
When Joshua heard this sentence, his hand holding the steering wheel paused, because Joshua was really afraid of what Ciri said, "Sorry, I actually like Carroll."
"And Taelin, her singing voice and their family's world tree really helped you a lot." Ciri said in a low voice, "So does the king of Frostland, Sheil, if she After revealing that she is a girl, the Demon World and the Kingdom of Frost will stop fighting, and you will definitely consider marriage... If you and Sheier..."
"Ciri!"
Joshua interrupted Ciri's words at this moment. Joshua could listen to Ciri's remarks quietly, but this sentence made Joshua feel a little angry.
Ciri's body twitched slightly in the co-pilot's seat, but she chose to continue talking.
"There are too many girls that you know, Joshua, who are better than me, and they all have a crush on you, but... but..." Ciri took off her hood when she said this, and looked with silver-gray eyes He said to Joshua, "I will try my best to be more powerful than them. The instructor said that you will definitely use illusions in the future. I'm almost able to complete the fifth-level illusion magic construction."
"It has nothing to do with the illusion." Joshua stopped the magic car and looked at her.
Ciri's silver-gray eyes glowed in the darkness, like a kitten afraid of being abandoned.
"No, with the phantom..."
Joshua didn't wait for Ciri to finish saying these words, he turned off the magic car, and then directly approached Ciri who was curled up in the passenger seat.
Ciri's lips still smelled of the magic potion from before. She first stared at Joshua with wide eyes, then closed her eyes and silently accepted Joshua's rude request.
The overlap between the lips lasted for a long time, and when they parted again, Ciri's breathing was a little short.
"It doesn't matter, understand?"
Joshua put his hand on the seat of the co-pilot, looking down at Ciri who was curled up in the corner.
Joshua can see Ciri's collarbone from this angle...
"I... I see." Ciri's cheeks were already occupied by crimson color, and at the same time, she put the back of her hand in front of her lips and did not dare to look at Joshua, "Hurry up and drive, in case of being enforced by Nolan again. If the team is detained, it will be troublesome.”
Josh was slightly relieved to see Ciri recovering his spirits.
"fine."
But Joshua didn't intend to end it like this, and directly grabbed Ciri's hand covering his lips.
"The car is parked in an alley where no one is coming."
"Alley?"
Ciri raised her head only to realize that she was not on the street of Nolan!
"Wait...wait a minute!"
Ciri's resistance had no effect and was directly overwhelmed by Joshua.
…
Joshua and Ciri return to Hearthstone Tavern after a sweet time.
When Joshua came to his study, he saw a frost elf, Tailin, who was watering the cat.
"Joshua, and Ciri, are you back?"
Tailin had been waiting in the study for a long time. She put down the kettle in her hand, and the white cat disappeared on Qiao Xiu's desk.
"Two international conferences in a row today...so a little bit late."
Joshua and Ciri walked into the study together, and Taelin's gaze made him feel uncomfortable.
"What's the matter with you, Tailin?" Joshua asked immediately.
Tailin withdrew her gaze and sat opposite Joshua's desk again, her expression was very serious.
"Mr. Joshua, your "Sherlock Holmes" has not been updated for a long time."
The moment Taelin used the honorific, Qiao Xiu knew that the frost elf must have come to urge the change.
Although Taelin's voice sounded soft and weak, for some reason Joshua immediately sat up straight.
"Accurately speaking, it should have been off for fifteen days." Ciri also joined the watchmen's camp at this time. "The reminders on the immovable library seem to be approaching a thousand."
"That book, as you know, I've been very busy lately... so I don't have time to write it," Joshua said.
"I know Mr. Qiao Xiu, you have been busy with the Holy Spirit's game recently, but you promised to write the next chapter at a certain time." When Tailin said this, she used a pleading tone.
"Well... I'll write when I have time tomorrow."
Qiao Xiu turned his head to the side with a guilty conscience.
"Mr. Joshua, can you really keep your promise?"
Taelin could trust Joshua in everything, but only with the update of Sherlock Holmes, Taelin could never trust him.
"By the way, Taelin, and Ciri... Actually, I have a new idea I've been wanting to tell you guys."
Qiao Xiu tried to divert the topic, but a work was not updated, and then used the reason of opening a new work, not to mention diverting the attention of readers, readers may directly chase down the author with a knife.
Sure enough, Qiao Xiu's proposal had a remarkable mocking effect.
"I still hope that Mr. Qiao Xiu can take the time to write the next chapter. There are many fans like me waiting in the library."
Tailin's too soft character will not be too tough when urging her to change.
"Write it tomorrow!" Joshua said after giving another jack-of-all-trades answer, "Do you want to see my new idea?"
Tailin was in a hesitation. If it was a game like Holy Spirit, it would be fine, at least she didn't need to wait for the update, but in case Joshua wrote another interesting novel, it turned out that it would only be updated with a chapter every two or three months. She absolutely can't stand it.
In the end, the curiosity about the new work defeated the pain of waiting for the update, and Tailin nodded slightly.
Joshua looked at Ciri again, and Joshua didn't do any further intimacy with Ciri in the car before.
But if he hadn't met Taelin when he returned to the tavern, Joshua would probably have carried Ciri directly to the bed.
"I'm still in good spirits," Ciri said.
"Well, there's been an illness in the Frost Plains lately that's extremely frustrating and irritating, and as to why..."
"Gray fog..."
When Tailin said this word, the weak frost elf looked a lot stronger, after all, she was a woman who carried the responsibility of continuing a tribe.
"I needed a cure for this disease, so I'm going to create an animation."
Joshua found the oil painting tools used by Ciri on his desk, and directly drew the image of a cat and a mouse with his brushstrokes.