The boy on the opposite side immediately showed an expression of "You are still like this" and pushed the box he brought in to Jenkins:

　　 "This is a gift. When my eldest brother found a job with a professor at the university, everyone gave a gift. I gave it to you."

"can I open this?"

　　 Jenkins asked, but his hand was already pulling the strap.

　　 "Please, I finally wrapped it up with great difficulty."

　　 Inside the box was a red velvet buckle-lid box. When I pressed a button on the front protruding button, the box opened with a snap, revealing the silver pocket watch with a pattern of branches and leaves inside.

"Oh."

　　 Jenkins exclaimed, took out his pocket watch and flicked his wrist to open the cover.

　　 "This is a big price, right?"

　　 "Yes, I originally bought it for my own use. I saved up my pocket money for half a year, but since you are so coincidental..."

　　 He didn't say any more, just shrugged his shoulders.

　　 Jenkins put the pocket watch back in the case, and was a little moved.

　　 sent John away, Jenkins stared at his pocket watch for a while, then got up and stuffed him into his coat pocket. After a hastily cleaned up, Jenkins was about to fall asleep.

　　 Before covering the quilt, he suddenly remembered something. Sit up from the bed and tap his temples, but including the bishop's brooch and his younger brother's pocket watch, no items in the room glowed abnormally.

　　 "Let me just say, how could it be possible that there are artifacts picked up at home like the protagonists of those novels?"

　　 He laughed self-deprecatingly, closed his eyes, and ushered in his first natural sleep after coming into this world.

　　 The Williams house in the early morning of the second day was also very lively, because this was the first day of work after the second son "returned to justice". Mary Williams has been crying and weeping since the morning, praying and thanking [Inheritance Sage]. John specifically sent Jenkins to the carriage before going to work.

　　Private Road is on the east side of Nolan City, and the Old Daddy Antique Shop is close to the dock area on the west side. If you walk on two legs, Jenkins may have to walk for two hours.

　　 "Are you going to work?"

　　 After leaving Privum Road, the coachman asked in a muffled voice.

　　 "Yes, sir, work on the first day."

　　 "Take a carriage to work..."

　　 The coachman whispered, Jenkins could only show an awkward smile. This was only agreed by Mary's strong request, otherwise he would go out at half past six.

Section 20 Chapter Nineteen Father Oliver

　　 Sitting on the carriage and looking at the city of Nolan that had just woken up, even the smell of soot in the air in the morning was very strong. For people in this world, this is the taste of development and progress, and for Jenkins, this is the taste of cancer.

　　 There is no [Nature Spirit] church in this city, so the nobles, factory owners, and capitalists who colluded with the municipal council can be so arrogant in this respect.

　　 Old Daddy Antique Shop is located on the famous shopping street in Nolan City-[Fifth Queen's Avenue]. It belongs to the main road in downtown Nolan. A ten-minute walk east along this road is the real wharf area. The special location makes this street business generally very good, but this does not include the old antique shop.

　　The antique shop is located on the east side of the shopping street. There is only an old sign with the name of the shop in front of the shop. At the bottom of the sign is a line of small characters—[Selling antiques since 1821, Daddy Oliver's credit guarantee].

　　 "This year is 1865 on the general calendar, and 763 on the Kingdom [Jin Liyu] calendar, so this is a 44-year old shop."

　　 A brown cardboard [in business] hung on the wooden door of the store. Jenkins hesitated and knocked on the door. Seeing no one answered, he pushed the door and walked in.

　　 In the crisp sound of bells, Jenkins saw the messy interior of the store. Perhaps the original intention of the shop owner was to put rows of shelves, but now it looks like the whole shop is full of mess.

　　 Fortunately, there is still a place to walk.

　　 "Is it Jenkins Williams?"

　　 in front of the wooden counter facing the door, the tall and thin old man with small eyes asked. His face is very healthy and his voice is full of air, but he seems to be at least 60 years old.

　　 "Yes, sir, I’m Jenkins Williams, are you Daddy Oliver?"

　　 The old man at the counter nodded.

　　 "Yes. You look younger than in the picture, alright, now turn around and turn the cardboard outside the door, then close the door and walk over, understand?"

　　 "Good sir."

　　 He turned around as required, adjusted [Opening] to [Closed], then closed the door and walked towards Father Oliver along the path full of antiques.

　　 Dad waved his hand, opened the folding board of the counter and walked out, then carrying a large bunch of keys clad in black wire, he walked to the dark wooden door on the side of the room.

　　 Jenkins immediately followed.

　　 Behind the door is a small yard, besides the corrugated cardboard boxes piled up on the side, there is also a low tiled house. "I live there."

　　 He pointed to the upper floor of the store where he had just walked out. Two rusty copper-colored steam pipes extended up the root of the wall.

　　 "This is the warehouse of the antique shop."

　　 then points to the tile room.

　　 "I am Clover Oliver, the owner here, your employer, and a guide. Is there any question?"

　　He looked at Jenkins calmly.

"No."

　　 "Very good, a smart man."

　　 Dad nodded, and led Jenkins back to the shop again.

　　 He returned to the counter, fumbled for a moment in the counter with his hands, and with a click, the ground on one side revealed a downward passage. In terms of style, this should be a modification of the original cellar.

　　 "Why are these institutions like this?"

　　 Dad must not hear Jenkins's complaints. He didn't let Jenkins go down, and then disappeared there by himself. Five minutes later, he walked out with a roll of paper.

　　 "Sit down."

　　 escorted two chairs, and they sat in front of the counter.

　　 "This is your apprenticeship contract."

　　 He handed a page of paper over. Jenkins glanced at it and found that it was the one that Pennsey had brought yesterday, so he signed his name.

　　 "I need to be clear. In the future, you will not only follow me here to learn the knowledge of the benefactor, but also the knowledge of antique identification. Isn't it okay?"

"Yes it is."

　　 Jenkins nodded immediately.

There was a smile on the old man’s face, “This is very good. In ancient times, the inheritance of the gifter was based on the link between the master and the apprentice. At that time, apprentices had to bear many obligations, including but not limited to servants, bed attendants, and guards But now it’s different. The Orthodox Church generously shares knowledge with believers. I just provide you with a place to learn and guide you on the right path. But accordingly, as a guide, I don’t have to share it with you. My unique ability."

　　 "Sir, I am not very clear about ability. What does unique ability mean?"

　　 Jenkins asked immediately.

　　 "Young man, how much do you know about supernatural abilities?"

　　 Dad asked back.

　　 "I don't know at all."

　　 Jenkins answered honestly.

Father Oliver lifted his eyes and nodded, "Well, I'll start from the beginning, listen carefully. Only the gifted in this world can use supernatural powers because we can mobilize our own spirit. As for the spirit What is it? Everyone has their own answer. You have to find it by yourself. Correspondingly, by knowing ourselves and the world, we can increase our spirit, thereby raising the level of the gifter. There can only be three gifters at level 0. After upgrading, each time the odd number increases by one, the even number increases by two. For example, I am now a level 4 gifter and can have 9 abilities, but in fact I have only selected 7 abilities to learn so far. "

　　 He lied. After Jenkins secretly opened the [True Eye], there were 8 light spots in front of the old man.

"It's not just those light spots that can use abilities. Any gifter who knows the corresponding method can also use abilities he doesn't have mastery through rituals. But rituals require not only precious materials and specific locations, but also the transformation of spirit and abilities. The efficiency is also far lower than directly using the gifter's ability. Let me give you an example. The news from the church says that your soul's essential ability is healing?"

"Yes it is."

　　 Jenkins admitted.

"There are also many healing rituals in the church's rituals. The simplest one requires silver leaf grass, three-legged slugs, etc., arranged under the moonlight at the time of the full moon, so that the wounded can stay within the ritual within three days. Speed ​​up the healing of split wounds. However, the spirit required for the arrangement of the ceremony must be spared at least two first-level gifters."

　　 "That's why the healing power is so precious."

　　 Jenkins suddenly realized in his heart.

"The light point ability of the gifter can be obtained through learning, which also requires corresponding rituals and a lot of practice to truly condense the light point. The ability of the gifter is the greatest personal secret. In addition to the ability obtained from the church, everyone There are more or less other ways. These abilities that only you can master are unique abilities."

　　 is like a legal party.

Section 21 Chapter 20 Apprentice Life

　　Through the old man’s explanation, Jenkins understood that there are two ways for gifters to improve themselves. One is to broaden the upper limit of their own storage spirits, and to upgrade after reaching a certain limit. Spirit is like a complex of blue bars and experience bars. Rituals, abilities and even the use of extraordinary items consume spirits, so it is very difficult to upgrade. The second is to learn new abilities. Just like Jenkins has become a scribe now, he can go to the church to choose a white basic ability that the church collects.

　　 If he can complete an important task, achieve a certain special honor, or make a huge contribution, he can also get more opportunities.

　　There are many ways to accumulate spirit, and even the twelve Orthodox churches have different methods. [Knowledge and Books] What the church uses is to copy a strange text. This method is useful for at least level 3 and below. Father Oliver didn't say this above. Jenkins naturally understands that he is not qualified to listen.

"Spirit, the meaning of this word is closer to the world consciousness declared by the church that believes in [the spirit of all things]. To accumulate spirit, in essence, is to bring yourself close to the world or to make the world close to you. Very early, gift The author’s method is to visualize all things in nature, or to walk around the world on their own. However, this primitive method is very inefficient, but it wins in absolute safety. In the current era, the Orthodox Church provides the most that believers can use. The quick way, as long as you follow the requirements, is not very dangerous.

　　 The easiest way to get the world close to you is to pass through the treacherous realm, so that treacherous objects cannot be formed. The church has already told me about you, so you should remember that you seem to have something extra when you leave the treacherous realm. "

　　 Yes, there was an icy airflow into the back at that time, it turned out to be Ling.

Father Oliver nodded, and then suddenly thought of something: "Remember, don't use the methods of accumulating spirits of unknown origin. They may be effective, but they may also be related to false gods. The methods of false gods are always flawed. "

　　 After speaking, he handed Jenkins a black and white photo and a stack of white paper. The photo seems to be a part of a broken stone monument, on which Jenkins's temple jumped as seen from the tadpole-like text.

"This is the text. From now on, you will copy it one hundred times a day here. Don't do it too much, otherwise it will cause irreversible harm to your body. You can't take the photo or the white paper after you finish it, otherwise the church will have severe punishment. "

　　 If it's not necessary, Jenkins doesn't even want to see that picture. He wanted to rely on memory to write down the tadpoles and write them silently, but found that they would be forgotten as soon as his eyes left.

　　 "The so-called righteous gods are not related to the indescribable external gods of the previous life, right?"

　　 he guessed frightened.

"The gifters of this era are very different from the past. It is not the right way to accumulate spirit and gain abilities blindly. Therefore, you also need to spend a lot of time learning grammar, arithmetic, fighting, etiquette, knowledge of nobility, etc. Courses, of course, these are arranged by the church, and you don’t need to pay any fees."

　　 "But sir, I'm here to work."

　　 In fact, Jenkins is afraid of going back to campus again. Although he is confident that he is superior in arithmetic, other courses are very daunting.

"Yes it is."

The old man looked at Jenkins's distressed expression and laughed, "Relax, young man. This is not for you to go to college. In the words of the priest last time, it is just to improve your comprehensive ability. And we believe in [ Inheritance of sages] Life-long learning is inevitable. Don’t worry, these courses are still far away from you. Now that you have just joined the job, you still need to get used to the life of a scribe. These will only start in about two months."

　　 Jenkins nodded with a wry smile, very worried about what the so-called grammar course and aristocratic etiquette course would be.

　　 "That's all for today."

　　 He clapped his hands to let Jenkins pay attention.

"From now on, your daily plan is to arrive here before 7:30 every day and clean it up. There are usually not many guests in the morning. You just sit here and copy the text. Before lunch starts, I will select some necessary ones. There are books for you to read. Some are about the gifter, and some are books about antiques. I will provide it for lunch. If there are no guests after the lunch break, I will personally guide you on the knowledge of these old objects. If there are guests, you don’t have to talk. Study business skills patiently, and you can leave at 6:30 in the evening. Is that okay?"

　　 "Good sir."

　　 Jenkins nodded, a fulfilling day.

　　 "By the way, where do you live now?"

　　 Dad asked again.

　　 "Private Road, in Sabine District."

　　 "Oh?" The old man put down the paper in his hand, "Living with my parents?"

　　 He asked this because at Jenkins' age, it is absolutely impossible to rent or buy the property there independently.

"Yes it is."

　　 Jenkins is a little ashamed.

"You are 20 years old this year? Give you a suggestion, move out and find a cheap apartment nearby. In the future, you will find that even scribes like us who tend to be clerical will face more sudden changes. Many of the tasks are dangerous. If you don’t want your family to be implicated and you are willing to save the time to come to my place across the city of Nolan every day, just live by yourself.”

　　Jenkins has also thought about this issue. Although he is unwilling to give up his identity, he will inevitably show his feet after getting along with family members he knows for a long time. It seems not bad to move out, and it is convenient for everyone to be in the same city.

　　 He considered the original owner’s savings over the years, but unexpectedly discovered that he seemed to have squandered all his pocket money. In addition to the salary received in advance yesterday, I will not be able to spend more than £10 in cash. Although the old man would also give him 1 pound a week as an apprentice "pocket money", this is not enough to improve Jenkins's financial situation.

　　 "Are these enough for me to live independently?"

　　 He considered it for a while, and said to his father: "What you said makes sense, but I may not have enough money. I have to discuss this matter with my family."

　　 The old man nodded clearly, and did not continue the topic.

　　 In the following time, the old man opened the side door of the room and went to the warehouse behind the yard to do nothing. Jenkins used a rag to scrub all the items in the store.

　　 In the words of the old man, all displayed are worthless garbage. In other words, modern crafts, so Jenkins doesn't have to be so careful.