Chapter 578 Signing in to Work

Click, click, click... The sound of horse hooves mixed with the sound of rolling wheels. An ordinary black carriage drove along the side of the road, driving slowly under the thick snowflakes. .

In the car, the two sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while.

For a moment, a person took the lead to break the silence and greeted: "Ahem, Sir Matthewman, where are you from in Bran?"

"You...just call me Matthewman, haha..." responded carefully.

He laughed loudly and said, "Haha, okay, then I won't be polite. Well, let's call him Mr. Ma. Since we all come from Bran, there is no need to say any more honorifics."

"You, you have the final say."

Speechless, "...they said no honorifics are needed."

"Uh, yes... what you taught me is..."

"..."

Huh, how can this be such a cliché... Rubbing his brows, Tang En leaned against the car wall with a helpless face and was speechless.

The carriage he was riding now belonged to Matthew Mann, and it was heading to the craftsman's office. Although Tang En did not choose to ride in the unusually cool royal carriage in the end, what he had seen and heard before undoubtedly still made Matthewman extremely stressed. Now I'm sitting upright, with a cautious look on my face, and I don't even dare to answer the phone...

At this point, Tang En still didn't understand Lan Sha's plan.

The unusual two-story stone building in the area, the Sirius royal guards responsible for security, and the extremely gorgeous carriage just now... The meaning of all these things is actually the same as when Andre entered the city before. Vaccination is almost the same. It's just to prevent blind people from messing with him and interfering with the research progress of telescopes and other things. It’s just that Lan Sha had to do it more thoroughly. He directly took out the carriage of His Highness Na Tiu and used his royal status to suppress others and eliminate all hidden dangers in one fell swoop!

I have to say, this is really that girl's style of doing things... However, after thinking about it, Tang En secretly shook his head. Sooner or later, he would run away. Naturally, the lower profile the better. How could he ride in that royal car in a high profile? carriage?

While thinking about it, Tang En looked at the stiff-looking Matthew Man in front of him, sighed to himself, and had to give up his plan to inquire about the situation in the imperial city for the time being, and instead smiled and said: "Mr. Ma is also from the Craftsman's Institute? Then we will be colleagues from now on. Okay, can you give me a general introduction to this craftsman’s shop?”

"Of course... no problem! Well, the so-called Craftsman's Institute is actually a bit similar to Bran's Alchemy Guild. However, the research subjects here are not so detailed, whether it is the most important battlefield weapons, or daily farming tools, etc. Put together to research and manufacture..."

When it came to what he was good at, Mathewman's nervousness eased slightly. He made gestures and spoke more smoothly.

After a while, Tang En finally had a general understanding of the craftsman's place.

First of all, it must be said that after Lansha's mother, the current Queen of Beihuang, came to power, the scale of this originally humble craftsman's shop has been greatly expanded, and now its status is not low.

As for the system and function of this organization, as Matthewman said, it is very similar to Bran's Alchemy Guild. In other words, this craftsman should have copied the Alchemy Guild when it was first established. Speaking of which, I have to praise the current Queen of the Northern Wilderness! He is worthy of being a high-ranking person who has seen the world. Although openly fighting with Bran, they are incompatible with each other. But turning around, he has no pressure to use all the advanced culture, ideas, etc. of Bran, including the previously popularized Bran writing that is more suitable for communication, recording, and circulation, and now the pirated Alchemy Guild, which the craftsmen have created etc.

But of course, applying the model does not mean that you can reach the same height.

In fact, due to the lack of professional talents and the paucity of research materials, there are subjective and objective reasons. This craftsman is completely incomparable with the well-established Alchemy Guild, and it is still a mess. I want to study any subject I catch, but after reaching a certain stage, I am embarrassed and stuck, and I can only turn to study another project...

Of course, although it's a little messy, there is no doubt that it works.

Just like the example Matthewman just gave, the barbarians in the Northern Wilderness basically didn't wear armor before. This wasn't because they didn't want to wear it, but because they really didn't have a complete armor production process. But with the efforts of the craftsmen, such as secretly arresting a few famous craftsmen among the people of Bran, and continuously dismantling the Bran armors smuggled in at a large price... Finally, Beihuang has more than a dozen sets of armors of its own. Craftsmanship is slowly becoming popular nowadays. The wolf-head armor worn by the royal guards around Tangen Stone Tower is one of the most outstanding armor craftsmanship.

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Hearing this, Tang En couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, secretly thinking. Haha, this Queen of the Northern Wilderness...is someone who does big things after all, look at how thick-skinned she is!

Just as Matthewman's expression became more and more relaxed, Tang En also took the opportunity to ask curiously: "Why does that horse always come to the Northern Wilderness? Was it captured?"

"Uh... that's not the case." Matthewman was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I used to be a second-level alchemist studying metals in Bran, because an experiment killed more than a dozen colleagues... In fact, the person who presided over the experiment It wasn’t me, and it wasn’t my turn as a low-level alchemist to be the person in charge of the large-scale experiment. But luckily, I survived, and the person actually in charge of the experiment was a guy with a noble background, so in the end it was me who took the responsibility. Black pot..."

"According to the laws of the empire, someone like me will have to spend the rest of his life in prison. I have no choice but to run away. After many twists and turns, I finally ended up here in Beihuang. Haha..."

Matthewman smiled sarcastically, and his cloudy old eyes were a little wistful. "More than twenty years have passed in a flash. I was in such a hurry that I didn't care about my family. I don't know if my wife is still there. My youngest daughter Alice... Oh, it should be early now." She must be married already. I don’t know if she still remembers me..."

Amidst the sighs, the atmosphere in the carriage became a little heavy. Upon seeing this, Tang En lowered his eyes slightly, spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ma, I shouldn't have mentioned this."

"Oh, it's okay." After coming back to his senses, Mathewman wiped the corners of his eyes inadvertently, "Actually, it's all in the past. It's only when I see you, Arthur Pavilion, that I can't help but think of these past memories of Bran. It's so long-winded. A few words.”

He waved his hands to indicate that it didn't matter, then he cheered up and said, "Fortunately, because the current Queen has taken office, she has begun to pay attention to us people, otherwise I'm afraid I would have died somewhere long ago." He reached out and patted Tang En on the shoulder, "Oh, After living a lifetime, I finally understand that glory and loyalty are all vain, and that the most important thing is that you and your loved ones live well. So Arthur, you are still young, as long as you work hard, you will definitely... uh."

His arms stiffened, Matthewman obviously thought of what he had just seen and heard. With Tang En's current status, he really didn't care what he said.

Of course, Tang En could think of this and nodded obediently: "Thank you, Mr. Ma, for your teaching."

"Well, I shouldn't teach you, I shouldn't..." After reacting, Matthewman waved his hands in a panic, subconsciously trying to shrink back to his previous cautious state.

From his reaction, Tang En finally had a clear understanding of Beihuang's hierarchical concept. There is no doubt that the disparity in status here in the Northern Wasteland is much greater than that of Bran. What is respected here is that the strong are respected, and those with great power will naturally take life and death from ordinary people. If so, let alone the Bran people here...

Before Tang En could comfort him, the carriage suddenly shook and stopped. Then a respectful voice came from outside, "Master, the craftsmen have arrived."

The car door opened, the cold wind blew in, and a somewhat honest young man was waiting in the snow outside the car. That was Mathewman's coachman, also a Buran. In Beihuang, people like Matthew Man and others basically cannot hire people from Beihuang, and even if they can, they will not rest assured.

Matthewman had already gotten out of the car first and stretched out his hand to make an invitation. Upon seeing this, Tang En could only touch his nose and smile bitterly.

The location here is on the north side of the Royal Palace Castle, not too close or too far away. From here you can clearly see the towering city wall. The snow continued to fall, turning the dozen or so guards in front of the iron gate not far ahead into a snowman.

"Mr. Arthur, please come with me."

Shivering, Matthewman tightened his cotton-padded jacket and walked forward, in the direction of the iron gate. As for the carriage, it could only park far away by the iron gate and wait.

Because of the Queen's attention, the craftsman's office is still very tightly guarded. Those barbarian guards probably knew Matthewman and didn't care. But when he saw Tang En following him, he immediately gathered around him.

No big question, just a simple inquiry. However, after hearing Tang En's name, the guards' expressions turned away from their previous indifference and became a little solemn. Apparently they had been greeted before.

And this scene undoubtedly made Matthewman's eyes flicker. He looked at Tang En as if he were looking at the crown prince who came to the company for internship...

In the stone house on the side of the iron gate, Tang En followed Matthew Mann to sign his name in a book in a learned manner.

The moment he threw away the quill, even though Tang En was a man of two generations, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart - Damn it, I didn't expect that a third-rate academic scumbag like me couldn't find a job in this world, but signed in to work on the first day here... …

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