In Mrs. Carola's words, Gallo keenly captured the three keywords of 'top', 'luxury goods' and 'auction'.
Those were three words that would never be associated with him.
So he didn't need to think too much, he waved his hands again and again, and declined:
"Thank you for your kindness, but this occasion is really not suitable for me."
Although he said it euphemistically, the meaning is already very clear. People who are not suitable for auctions are poor people, aren't they
But Mrs. Carola would be wrong, thinking that he was really not interested in this kind of occasion...
But she should have said all of this, and she didn't need to say much, but she persuaded her abnormally patiently:
"Aren't there many beautiful girls around you? There are many exquisite and precious jewelry in the auction, don't you plan to take them to play?"
"And there will be many aristocrats and ladies attending at that time. It is a great opportunity to make friends with them. Maybe it will bring you a wonderful encounter?"
Gallo was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer. He always felt that the lady misunderstood him deeply, and the direction of the misunderstanding was very strange, making it difficult to explain.
From a bystander's point of view, it's really no wonder Mrs. Carola thinks too much. Every time she sees Gallo, the girls around him are different...
The first time was a noble and elegant girl priest; the second time was a heroic and capable girl sheriff; today it was this well-behaved and quiet maid of different races.
And each of them is very beautiful and cute, gentle and clingy, a top-notch beautiful girl who will definitely be sought after by thousands of people outside.
But Gallo's attitude towards them is not as enthusiastic as imagined. He seems to only focus on his career and religion
This often brings a story that should have been beautiful and happy to a tragic end.
Mrs. Carola had seen and heard too many such things in her life. Gallo's immediate refusal was actually within her expectations.
So out of admiration for Jia Luo, she reminded him a little more with the mentality of an elder.
Of course, she also clicked to the point and didn't say anything more, but handed Gallo a pamphlet instead.
That's the catalog for the auction.
In the middle of the booklet, there are also two beautiful invitation cards, made of black frosted paper, with exquisite lace engraved on the surface, which looks very noble at first glance, and it is not something that can be easily obtained.
"Maybe go back and discuss with the girls, maybe they will be interested?"
Mrs. Carola finally said, and at the same time she silently sighed in her heart:
I hope this young and handsome guy will not disappoint those beautiful girls.
It seems that she is not worried about Gallo's financial problems at all...
Even now, he feels that Gallo is willing to help him make the enchantment because of Sir Donald's face.
Although Gallo dressed plainly on the surface and did not look like a rich man at all, his real luxury was not in himself, but in the beautiful maid behind him.
Others may not realize what it means to be an orc maid, but Lady Carola, who is in the upper class, knows it well...
Although orcs are not that rare in the city of innocence, they are still relatively rare in general. After all, the inhabited area of orcs is too far away from the empire.
Beastmen are rare, and such a beautiful and lovely orc girl must be cherished even more, so a beautiful orc maid is naturally a symbol of status, status, and financial resources!
This is low-key luxury, which can only be owned and enjoyed by those with real taste and heritage!
Therefore, in the eyes of Mrs. Carola, Gallo must be very, very rich, and I am afraid that he is not inferior to herself. The simple robe on his body and the simple necklace on his neck should not be ordinary...
Facing Mrs. Carola's second invitation, Gallo still had no interest in the auction, but he couldn't refuse the patron's kindness in person twice, right? That would be rude...
At last he took the pamphlet and replied:
"Thank you for your kindness. If I have time later, I will go."
That's what he said, but he also thought about what he would say at that time.
When the time comes, I will say that I am busy setting up the barrier and cannot get away. I believe Mrs. Carola will not say anything.
He really didn't think this auction would be meaningful. Could it be that he dared to put religious sacred objects and lost magical books on it
Apart from these, he is really not interested in anything else.
The two sides exchanged a few more casual greetings, and Gallo left the mansion on the grounds that he was going to prepare materials.
When he left, he had a check worth 30,000 gold coins in his arms.
This is Madam Carola's advance payment for materials, and Gallo's 30% deposit.
After the enchantment is completed, they will make up for the rest of his remuneration.
So don't look at the check as just a thin piece of paper, which makes him feel heavy in his pocket.
As soon as Gallo and Amiya walked out of the mansion, Amiya couldn't wait to stuff her little hand into Gallo's palm.
It looks like it has been patient for a long time...
"Ahem, have you been here before? Why do you always act like a child, holding hands?"
Gallo asked a little dumbfounded.
Amiya didn't answer, but just stared at him silently, those blue eyes seemed to reflect Gallo's shadow.
"It seems that you are probably afraid? After putting on this fragile body, you don't have the strong and powerful sense of security before, right? That's why you have to hold me all the time?"
"Why do you say you are doing this?"
Jia Luo said helplessly, took Amiya into the donkey cart, and drove towards the nearby bank.
After taking out the money, he started to visit the alchemy workshop in the city again.
In recent days, various shops in the city have reopened one after another. Among them, the business of the alchemy workshop is the most prosperous. Many things produced in it are urgently needed materials for the reconstruction project.
And Gallo needs a lot of materials to make the enchantment, and many of them are of high value and difficult to buy. In the end, he spent almost a whole day visiting all the alchemy workshops in the city before he could barely Bought most of them.
Fortunately, there was enough space in his sleeves, otherwise the little donkey cart wouldn't be able to fit it.
He visited all the alchemy workshops in the city, and the bosses and shopkeepers he met were almost all middle-aged men. He didn't meet the cute and beautiful girl bosses with flesh and blood, but they were all quite reliable, and they sold a wide range of materials , There are no defective products, and the price increase is also within a reasonable range.
Maybe it's because the city lord has taken strong regulatory measures
As for some of the missing items, orders have been placed, and the workshop will send them to him one after another after they arrive.
The process of purchasing the materials went smoothly and although it took a lot of time, it was a very pleasant experience overall.
It's just that the various eyes attracted by Amiya make people feel a little uncomfortable, and it's a little inconvenient to be held by it all the time...
But what is even more pleasing is that the city is gradually recovering.
Gallo walked around the city. The reconstruction work is in full swing, orderly, and brand new houses and streets are gradually taking shape.
Most of the homeless have been sheltered and resettled. There are no more refugees on the street, and law and order have returned to their usual level. Residents can already be seen hanging out on the street. I believe that what happened to Mrs. Carola before will never happen again. repeat.
And there were no cultists on the street, which made Gallo feel relieved, but at the same time a little regretful.
But no matter what, the city of innocence is recovering rapidly, and I believe it will soon return to its former prosperous and stable state.
This made Gallo feel that his efforts were not in vain.
But when he finally calculated it, he found that this big purchase cost exactly 23333 gold...
It was much more expensive than he had estimated...
But the benefactor himself doesn't care, and Gallo certainly doesn't feel sorry for the rich woman.
But it can also be seen from this that the business of alchemy is indeed very profitable, and the output is all real gold and silver.
Much better than copper smelting, I don't know what copper smelting can produce
At the same time, this was the first time that Gallo spent money so frankly.
Is this what being rich feels like? love love love...
How much better if I have money
He couldn't help but sighed in his heart.
However, he is also deeply aware of how expensive an enchantment is, this gold coin burns faster than paper...
He originally planned to arrange a higher-quality, better-performing enchantment on the underground library to protect the safety of the library.
It is the most important place in the sect besides the statue of the goddess, so it must be closely guarded.
But now it seems that there is still a long way to go in terms of funds. With his current family fortune, he really can't afford it...
Sure enough, money is always too little when you use it, and you still have to work hard to make money.
So after returning home in the evening, Gallo just ate dinner hastily, then rushed to the basement of the villa to deal with the newly bought materials, and he didn't even care about exercising and playing with Lilian Luo.
The old bishop also went to help, and Amiya was responsible for cleaning the table, like a real maid.
After the materials from the alchemy workshop are bought, they cannot be used directly, and must be processed before they can be used in the enchantment.
If Gallo wants to arrange a magical enchantment, he has to use divine magic to wash these materials repeatedly like the previous practice of blessing, so as to change some of the characteristics of the materials and give them a sacred atmosphere.
This step, known as 'sanctification', does not have much technical content in itself, but is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.
And human beings have limits, and the power of faith in the body also has limits. If you want to improve the efficiency of sanctification, you need more manpower.
The materials used by the three major Orthodox churches to repair the Wall of Sighs were the result of their hard work by gathering more than 300 priests, day and night.
Therefore, large-scale barriers, whether it is the rigid requirements for financial resources, manpower, or technical capabilities, are not something small sects can handle.
Even the medium-sized barrier that Gallo wanted to set up would take several months if only one person sanctified it according to common sense.
And the key steps, such as the sanctification of power stones and energy crystals, which are energy sources of the enchantment, will take more time.
"Huh... It's almost time? It's time to rest..."
The old bishop wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, looked at the completely dark sky, and suggested.
Gallo nodded. He had been out for a day of shopping today, and he had been processing materials when he got home. His body was also tired and sleepy.
"How much worse?"
The old bishop asked again.
With such a large workload, it will definitely not be finished in one night.
Gallo looked around the basement, roughly estimated the current progress, and replied:
"The efficiency is not good. Only about one-fifth of it was completed in one night. At this rate, it will take another five days. Today is Tuesday, and it may not be finished within this week."
"Five days?!"
The old bishop couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard it, and then looked down at the material that almost covered the basement floor, and some didn't know how to complain...
Even if the same amount of work is handled by a well-managed sect like the Shenguang Sect, it will take about a week, right
The production capacity of your own sect is about the same as the three major orthodox churches
Are we a big sect too
The old bishop sighed silently, and knew very well that this efficiency had little to do with him.
I am just an ordinary pastor. Thanks to my friends on the road, they have given me the title of saint, but in terms of sanctification, I have no good way. I just do it step by step.
The rapid progress is all thanks to Gallo...
This child has not only made me proud, he has grown into an existence that I must look up to...
The protagonists in the short stories are not so exaggerated, so how will the brothers' stories be made up in the future
Seeing the old bishop's frowning and pensive look, Gallo thought he was disgusted with being too slow and working too hard, so he quickly said:
"You're getting old, don't force yourself, don't do this in the future, I'll see if I can ask Daidai for help."
"Hey... Although our sect is a big sect, we have too few people! But Lilian Luo is still sleeping..."
He sighed with emotion in a low voice, and then turned his attention to the little milk cats who were floating around, trying to roll and act cute.
He had been busy outside for a day today, and he was in a hurry to deal with the materials when he got home. He didn't play with the kittens. Now that he had a little free time, they rushed over and acted like a baby, wanting Jia Luo to play with him.
"Hey, I just know how to play, when will you grow up a bit, can you help me?"
As Gallo said, he helplessly grabbed two kittens from left to right, and rubbed them against his face vigorously.
But after a while, he realized that what he said last time was not quite right, the little milk cats are still growing up a bit
It's just that the size has not changed at all, it is still as big as a palm, and the limbs are short; the teeth and claws are not fully grown, they are still soft; even the tail is still very short...
The place where they grow up is actually a cheekbones? The face became rounder and cuter...
Don't grow tall, but develop gills first
What kind of weird evolutionary route is this