Chapter 83: Visit

A low-key but revealingly expensive private carriage was driving on the street.

It was the Sun-Shining Month, and the weather was gradually becoming hot, but inside the carriage, it was exceptionally cool.

"Miss, he is just a restoration craftsman; taking money to help you restore 'Lake Heart' is his duty," the butler in uniform reminded tactfully.

"So what? 'Lake Heart' is the only thing my mother left me. Compared to this, what is a little human favor?" Jielika said calmly.

"Besides, compared to the others who 'show off their skills' by relying on their father's status, I am just remembering a little favor from someone else; it's not worth mentioning." Speaking of this, a look of mockery appeared in her eyes.

"Before, I was still carefully cherishing the family's wings, not daring to use too much of the family's resources, fearing it would affect my mother's reputation. Now it seems that others won't let me off just because of my restraint."

"Miss, that was just an accident."

"Perhaps... hehe."

Perhaps Jielika really did "word-of-mouth" for Gao De after returning.

Perhaps the "advertisement" at the entrance of the Craftsman Guild had finally fermented to the right point.

Or perhaps it was just a simple turn of luck.

In short, Gao De's restoration business suddenly improved after seeing off Jielika on the 10th of the Sun-Shining Month.

Almost every day, someone would come to him to restore alchemical creations, and sometimes there would even be two or three customers coming to his door in a single day.

Although they were all restorations of 0-Circle alchemical creations, the income brought in was still very objective.

—The repair fee for a 0-Circle alchemical creation generally fluctuated around 30 silver, which is 1.5 gold.

And compared to other restoration craftsmen who had wear and tear on materials and tools, Gao De's restorations all relied on 【Restoration+】.

In other words, there was no cost, 100% pure profit.

As long as he could complete one job a day, his monthly income would be a staggering 45 gold.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the business of restoration craftsmen wouldn't be this good.

First, there wouldn't be that many damaged and repairable alchemical creations needing restoration craftsmen to fix.

Secondly, the competition among restoration craftsmen was quite fierce.

With such a diversion, it was considered a good market condition for an ordinary restoration craftsman to get one job every two or three days.

But Gao De happened not to belong to the "general circumstances."

Because his "craftsmanship was superb," and it was exceptionally superb.

The alchemical creations restored by his hands showed no traces of ever having been damaged at all.

And even for alchemical creations with extremely severe damage that left other restoration craftsmen helpless, he could mostly restore them.

In addition, the turnaround time was short; customers often entrusted him in the morning and could take back the "perfectly restored" alchemical creation in the afternoon.

The price was also fair, and he didn't charge extra by relying on his "superb craftsmanship."

Therefore, Gao De's reputation quickly spread within a small circle.

People nearby all knew that at 437 Kamengdejie, there was a restoration craftsman who was both young and had superb craftsmanship.

With the "celebrity effect," business naturally became more and more prosperous.

However, Gao De also knew that this was only a temporary heat.

After all, the total number of alchemical creations in a city probably fluctuated around a certain value, and alchemical creations that were temporarily unusable due to damage were even fewer and fewer.

The reason business was so prosperous during this period was more because there were many "stockpiles" that ordinary restoration craftsmen couldn't repair, and now they were all being digested by him.

Putting down the alchemical creation he had just restored, Gao De stretched.

Calculating in his heart, from the 10th to the 25th of the Sun-Shining Month, in two weeks, he had actually taken on a full sixteen jobs, and his income had reached a staggering 25 gold coins.

In addition, through restoring alchemical creations, he had learned about many strange 0-Circle spells, which could be considered as increasing his knowledge in this alternative way.

This made Gao De feel more and more that his choice was correct. Furthermore, the spell models for 【Detect Poison】, 【Prestidigitation】, 【Open/Close】, and 【Message】 had all been successfully constructed a week ago.

His spell library had been expanded once again, becoming more comprehensive.

Although the restoration craftsman business was booming, Gao De hadn't forgotten his true purpose for coming to Bremen City.

He wasn't here to "work"; "advanced study and learning" was the right path.

Picking up his keys, Gao De went out again, heading to the restaurant.

From the time he arrived in Bremen City until now, he went to the small restaurant diagonally across from Lady Misu's house almost every day for meals.

This was to observe if there were any suspicious characters near Lady Misu's house.

Only until now, he had gained nothing.

"After this month, if there are still no discoveries by the Harvest Month, then I can temporarily set my mind at ease and plan the next step of action."

Gao De, sitting once again at the window seat on the second floor of the restaurant, thought secretly.

Caution was necessary, but being overly cautious was absolutely not okay.

Where in the world were there so many so-called 100% certain things?

Using a month to confirm whether there were still suspicious characters spying on the Misu family, Gao De had been cautious enough.

Any more, and it wouldn't be caution, but a waste of time.

And the dishes at this restaurant hadn't changed basically at all over the month; he was already tired of eating them!

Today, there were still no discoveries.

The Sun-Shining Month passed quietly.

The wheat withstood the scorching sun of the Sun-Shining Month and would mature and bear ears this month, ushering in the harvest.

This was the Harvest Month.

1st of the Harvest Month.

Gao De had breakfast early, hung up the "Closed Today" sign at the door, and then took a public carriage to leave Kamengdejie.

He first went to a large store in the Siren District, spent 30 silver to buy two bottles of sparkling wine with exquisite packaging, and then took a public carriage to the Deweis District.

Total transportation expenses were 12 copper, which is 1 silver.

In Bremen City, public carriages crossing districts had a unified fare of 4 copper.

And going from the Kamengde District to the Siren District required crossing two districts; the Siren District to the Deweis District were adjacent.

The Deweis District was also a bustling commercial district, but it was mostly dominated by small shops.

Compared to the Siren District, it was similar to the difference between an "old commercial street" and a "Wanda Plaza."

Gao De carried the two bottles of wine, walking on Deweis Street, following the guidance of the house numbers hanging on the houses on both sides, and turned into a quiet alley deep in Deweis Street.

Finally, he stopped in front of a small cottage, confirmed the house number was correct, and stepped forward to knock gently on the carved wooden door.

A moment later, as the door hinge turned gently, a familiar little old man appeared at the door, looking at Gao De in surprise.

"Long time no see, you wouldn't be unwelcoming, would you?" Gao De raised the two bottles of wine in his hand and reached out to hand them to Pierre.

Pierre, whom he hadn't seen for over a month, hadn't changed a bit.

"Hahaha, how could I be unwelcoming to someone who brings good wine to my door?" Pierre took the wine and asked with a laugh, "When did you arrive in Bremen City?"

He asked while clearing the way, inviting Gao De into the room.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 84 =====