Chapter 81: [Feather Fall]

After seeing off the beautiful and elegant Miss Jielika, Gao De hummed a happy little tune as he returned to his room.

He had thought he would have to wait at least a few days for the "advertisement" to ferment before he could welcome his first job.

Who would have thought that happiness would come so quickly.

And such great happiness at that.

A big order of 15 Saint Xi En gold coins.

All he needed to pay was a negligible amount of time.

"A great start, a good omen!"

Gao De even began to look forward to more customers in the future.

However, until the 5 o'clock "quitting time" arrived, he did not wait for a second customer.

"Reputation is still not enough..." Gao De muttered to himself.

However, Gao De didn't just sit around waiting idly.

During this time, he spent a little time first using 【Restoration+】 to complete part of the restoration work on the magic necklace left by Miss Jielika.

Afterwards, he drank a basic mana potion and began his daily guided cultivation, until the mana in his body was full again.

After advancing to a Second-Rank Apprentice Magic User, both his cultivation efficiency and cultivation time had improved significantly compared to when he was a First-Rank Apprentice Magic User.

Therefore, most of the basic mana provided by a bottle of basic mana potion was absorbed by Gao De in this cultivation session.

The remaining unabsorbed mana would have dissipated by tomorrow anyway.

This was also the reason why a Second-Rank apprentice could consume a set of basic mana potions in three days, averaging one small bottle of basic mana potion per day.

But the increase in "consumption" also brought about an increase in the progress of his guided cultivation.

After finishing the guided cultivation, although it was already dinner time, adhering to the principle of striking while the iron is hot, Gao De completed his apprentice meditation practice before starting to arrange dinner.

Famished, he naturally had no intention of cooking for himself.

Thus, Gao De took his keys, closed the door, left home, and arrived once again at the small restaurant diagonally across from Lady Misu's house.

Because he had missed the meal rush, there weren't many customers in the small restaurant at this time, and Gao De once again got a seat by the window on the second floor.

He enjoyed his dinner while observing from a high vantage point.

At the same time, he was also thinking about how to obtain information about the "recommendation letter" from Lady Misu.

Go straight to the point and use violent interrogation?

Clearly not advisable.

Although magic users were a cut above... several cuts above, this was not a savage world; laws existed.

Furthermore, he was only an apprentice magic user, not a magic user.

For an apprentice magic user to dare to commit such illegal acts in the city would be suicidal.

Not to mention an apprentice magic user, even a 1st Circle or 2nd Circle magic user should not easily "do evil" within the city.

Find a way to lure Lady Misu out of the city and then use violent interrogation?

That had a tiny bit of merit, but unless there was absolutely no other way, Gao De didn't want to use this method.

Besides, was a woman who had lived independently for over a decade really that easy to trick?

Always treating others as fools usually meant you were the fool yourself.

And could the authenticity of information obtained this way really be guaranteed?

Who knows, they might just set you up.

Eavesdropping?

Not very realistic either. Regarding something as important as a "recommendation letter without examination," Lady Misu must be extremely cautious; how could he easily trick her into talking?

After much thought, Gao De found that the most feasible route currently was to use his identity as an apprentice magic user of Master Seda to approach Lady Misu and win her trust.

But this was only relatively feasible. Upon closer inspection, one would find many places prone to "bugs," and he still needed to obtain more information to refine the details. Most importantly, Gao De couldn't guarantee that Master Seda had never mentioned to Lady Misu that he used apprentices to test potions.

Although, to maintain his image in front of his wife, Master Seda likely wouldn't reveal his evil deeds, but what if? As long as Lady Misu knew Master Seda used apprentices to test potions, she would understand that all apprentices should harbor extreme hatred and resentment toward Master Seda.

Now that an apprentice had come to her door, it must be with ill intent.

Under this premise, even if he were to use flowery language and talk until the sky rained flowers, Lady Misu wouldn't believe a single word of his...

After finishing dinner and still having gained nothing, Gao De chose to pay the bill and go home.

For the next week, Gao De's life was exceptionally calm.

Restoring the damaged magic necklace.

Practicing apprentice guided cultivation and meditation.

Constructing the spell models for the four newly acquired 0-Circle spells.

At the same time, actively learning about news regarding Saint Xi En City to prepare for his journey there.

And, occasionally coming to the restaurant for meals to observe if there were any suspicious characters.

If the person behind the scenes who forced Master Seda away was still around, and he rashly exposed his identity, not to mention whether he could win Lady Misu's trust, he would probably first have to endure persecution from that person behind the scenes.

During this period, two or three other customers came to his door, either attracted by the "advertisement" at the entrance of the Craftsman Guild or by chance seeing the cloth banner Gao De had hung at his door to solicit business.

But as soon as they heard that Gao De still had items under restoration and they would have to wait in line, plus seeing that Gao De was too young, they all chose to "seek a better expert."

Although Gao De felt helpless, he understood.

Just like on Earth, only expert appointments were worth patients waiting in line to register; if you couldn't get a regular appointment, everyone would usually just find another doctor.

He currently still belonged to the "regular appointment" category, and the kind of "regular appointment" that looked like an "intern."

But Gao De wasn't in a hurry. As long as he built his reputation and became an "expert appointment," business would naturally come in a steady stream.

Bremen City was large, and there were quite a few restoration craftsmen, but those who could be called experts were definitely few.

And with him "cheating" through spells, overtaking on a curve was only a matter of time.

9th of the Sun-Shining Month.

As the last line of the magic rune on the center gemstone of the necklace was completed, a bright pale green magical aura flashed suddenly and then vanished.

Gao De let out a long breath, and the misty spell light in his hand faded along with it.

"Done!"

He looked at the beautiful necklace in his hand, which was emitting a blue-white radiance.

The largest ocean-blue gemstone in the center of the necklace had been restored to its original state, and the previous crack was completely invisible.

The magic runes on it were one with the color of the gemstone itself, covered by the gemstone's radiance.

If one didn't look closely, one couldn't see the traces of the runes' existence at all.

This allowed the necklace to possess extraordinary power while also having extremely high aesthetic value.

It could be seen that the alchemist who crafted this gemstone necklace had superb skills.

Of course, when evaluating the level of an alchemical creation, appearance had always been an optional bonus point.

The most important standard would always be the magical ability possessed by the object itself.

Judging by this standard, this necklace still exceeded the average level.

Gao De focused his spirit on the necklace, and the information stream fed back:

Possesses a slight magic-gathering and energy-storing effect.

Comes with a one-time automatically triggered 1st Circle spell 【Feather Fall】: When you fall at least 20 feet while wearing this necklace, you will instead drift down at a speed of 10 feet per second, thereby avoiding falling damage.

When you land, the necklace will be damaged as a result.

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