After seeing off the guests, Jenkins tilted his head and continued to look at the purchase agreement, unconsciously recalling the scene of talking about an insurance salesman with Miss Bevanna this morning. The old man was keeping accounts behind the counter wearing glasses, and he seemed to be in a good mood:
"I'm going to give you a weekly salary increase starting this month. It used to be 1 pound, so now... 1 pound and 12 shillings."
He counted bills out of the biscuit tin under the counter and pushed them to Jenkins, who accepted them with a smile.
Now that his family has a mine, he no longer cares about wealth as much as in the past, but a weekly salary increase means that his father recognizes him more, which is enough to make Jenkins happy all day.
"Half of the extra money is saved, and the other half can be used to improve food for chocolate."
Chocolate was also happy about this all day long.
It was only during lunch that I realized that all the mirrors that were originally displayed in the store were gone. When I asked my father, he just looked at Jenkins meaningfully, as if he thought he should know why.
This is of course because of the incident where Jenkins and the cat strayed into the mirror world. Before that incident, the owner of the antique shop and his apprentice were discussing how to improve the spirit after being promoted to the fourth level.
"Speaking of which, how much of your [spiritual remains] is left?"
This refers to the gift Jenkins received from the hot springs near Blizzard Villa.
"There's less than a fifth left, and I think it'll be gone by the middle of the month."
"It seems that your body and soul are really adapted to accommodate spirits, which is a good thing."
As he said that, the old man handed the book in his hand to Jenkins. The title of the book was "The Legend of the Blacksmith: Ancient Cold Weapons". The book is not important, what is important is what is contained in the book.
It was a black and white photo, and it was a complete stone tablet written with densely packed tadpole characters and strange runes. The background is pitch black, and it's hard to tell where it was shot, but the lower right corner of the stele is obviously the part of the tadpole text that was originally copied when it was a low level.
"So the difference between high-level and low-level is that the transcription is more comprehensive?"
Jenkins asked suspiciously, feeling very disappointed. He originally thought that after a high level, the method of accumulating spirits provided by the church could be more mysterious or interesting.
"No, of course it's not that simple."
Dad stopped Jenkins from continuing to look at the photo and turned it upside down on the counter. Chocolat stretched out its paw curiously, but was picked up by Jenkins immediately.
"The first thing to remember is that you must never let all the contents of that stele be seen at once. When using it, you need to find a piece of paper to cover part of the photo, understand?"
"understandable."
In fact, Jenkins had already seen the complete photo just now, and it was only less than a second. He even just saw it and didn't understand what he saw. But the headache appeared immediately, which is unimaginable for Jenkins now.
"Don't be careless even if you are a Level 4 Gifter now, you may need to get used to it for a few more months before you can gradually get used to copying those sentences, but the usage of this photo is not just a simple copy."
As he said that, the old man reached out from under the counter and took out a book as thick as two red bricks. This is a translation dictionary of languages commonly used in various parts of the mainland. Generally speaking, only bookstores or libraries have this kind of thing.
"The slate on the photo cannot be copied continuously, otherwise it will permanently damage the spirit. Between every four transcription symbols, there must be interspersed with at least one meaningful sentence written in a contemporary language. Interspersing different sentences will play a role in obtaining inspiration. Different growth rates, but everyone’s situation is different. When I was young like you, it was most efficient to copy knight novels between symbols, and when I was a little older, I liked to copy newspaper news, but now I like dictionaries.”
He pushed the dictionary hard to Jenkins, and Jenkins' mouth twitched, deciding to try something else first.
"You can explore the knowledge that suits you by yourself. This is a very interesting process. Using this method to improve your spirit can be used until you are promoted to level 7. The road after that will be more rugged and dangerous, but I think you must You can keep going."
He gave Jenkins a genial smile, then, without waiting for a response, turned to the backyard. Jenkins stood in front of the counter without moving for a while, blinked his eyes and turned to look at the bored cat lying on the side, then turned the black and white photo to the front again, and then snapped it back.
"The bestowers of the Church of the Sages are called scribes... Is it because of this?"
Perhaps because the customers in the morning brought too much business at once, the antique shop did not enter new customers throughout the afternoon. Outside the window was a foggy street, and the gloomy sky made the whole day dark like night.
The carriage passed slowly through the street, and the tired coachman carried the guests and disappeared on the other side of the window. Jenkins was lying at the counter copying the photos in the book, while Dad was sitting on the rocking chair in front of the fireplace, reading the news with the newspaper open.
The cat lay beside Jenkins boredly, stretched out its paws and wanted to pick the [Life Orb] as usual, and then remembered sadly that the orb had been destroyed.
"Meow~"
It tilted its head and barked in an attempt to attract Jenkins' attention, but Jenkins was concentrating on dealing with the complicated tadpole characters and runes, and didn't notice the voices around him.
"Speaking of..."
But he heard Dad's voice.
"I heard that when you were in the mirror world, you met a gifter from another place."
"Yes, it is Miss Sigrid Capet from [Church of Everything and Nature]. That is a very good healer, she claims to come to Nuo to deliver some important documents to [Church of Ocean and Discovery] Lan's."
"Cape?"
Dad repeated the last name in a questioning tone:
"It's a rare surname."
"This is the surname she chose herself. Miss Capet's parents passed away when she was very young, and she was adopted by the church. It is said that she chose this surname from the religious books of the righteous god."
"Cape..."
Dad didn't know what he thought of, and he didn't say anything for a long time. He was probably wondering about the documents sent by Miss Capet. After all, at such a sensitive time, [The Church of Everything and Nature] had no reason to send only one person to Nolan alone.
Chocolate has been showing a loss of appetite on the second day after the Evergreen Forest War. To be more precise, the problem of picky eaters has become more serious.
Jenkins thought that after leaving the antique shop at night, he would eat at the Linhe restaurant on the bank of the river. Maybe the good scenery would make the cat more normal.