book of old days

Chapter 135 Nathaniel
At noon the next day, Sean arrived in town on time.

From the appearance alone, he was no different from an ordinary tourist or fur trader, wearing a whole body of fur, wearing fur, empty-handed, and looked harmless.

But in the dark, Sean was well prepared, with explosives, pistols, and rifles all in his pockets.

His solar power has been fully charged after yesterday afternoon and this morning, and he is ready for a tough battle. In addition, he also has a group of reliable companions to assist him.

"Go ahead and prepare. Remember, if it's an enemy, I'll throw the cup on the ground. Then you can do it directly, otherwise don't expose yourself."

Ragnar and the hunters nodded their heads and entered the tavern in twos and threes.

Sean waited outside the door for a few minutes before pushing the door open and walking in.

Once inside, he noticed the two men, and Ragnar was right, they did look like some kind of 'professional'.

The sound of the door opening also made the two people notice Sean at the door. The moment they saw Sean, the two were a little in disbelief at first, and then showed surprise expressions.

It's a good sign that he didn't draw the gun immediately, and Sean thought about walking over, with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand behind his back, ready to strike at any time.

He didn't make a detour, and walked directly in front of the two of them, looking at them with a half-smile, "I heard that you are looking for me?"

From the corner of Sean's eyes, he noticed several wine tables around him, and the hunters cast their gazes to this side one after another. The muzzles of the guns hidden under the tables and inside the coat all aimed at them intentionally or unintentionally.

This is my place!Xiao En thought to himself, if you are really here to make trouble, then you have to say, you are really stupid.

The uneasiness in his heart has completely disappeared, and all that is left is the confidence of cat and mouse.

"That's right," Henry said with a serious face, looking at Sean.

He reached into his arms, a movement that nearly sparked a shootout, but when his hand escaped, it was holding a business card.

"Let me first introduce myself, Henry Butler, Senior Editor, Nathaniel National Press, and this is Ben Albert, my assistant, it is an honor to meet you - Dear Mr. Forrester, at Our publishing house, your name is like a thunderbolt."

publisher?edit?Sean was stunned for a moment. He thought about all kinds of possibilities, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually sent by the publishing house.

"Why do you come to Nordforsen in winter to find me? You can't come to me to ask for a draft, right?"

"In fact, this is the case. Our superiors have given us a task that must be completed. We hope that we can make an appointment with Professor Xiao En to write a new book and complete it according to our requirements. The remuneration is not a problem—but before we start the formal detailed discussion There is one more thing I need to explain in advance - can you sign me?"

Henry said that he took out a book from his leather bag and handed it over. It was a hardcover edition of "Thirty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", which seemed to be the latest edition.

When Sean took the book, he was a little bit dumbfounded, thinking what kind of a thing this was, and feeling a little emotional, since no one had asked him to sign it for a long time.

He glanced at the cover of the book.

On the cover is a gloomy and deep sea. In the distance of the sea, there is an outline of a small island, looming in the setting sun, which looks very artistic.

Sean was a little different. He had never seen the cover of this edition before, and glanced at the back cover. It was published by Nathaniel National Press.

Suddenly remembered something, "Wait a minute, I don't remember authorizing your publishing house? Nathaniel National Publishing House...Aren't you from Brighton?"

The Republic of Nathaniel is an island city-state located on the ocean. This country is most famous for its navy and technology. It is also one of Brighton's powerful commercial competitors. It is said that this country has no nobles and is completely managed by scholars. A ruling parliamentary state, with the supreme leader being the Speaker.

At the same time, it has a very close business relationship with Brighton. Since they are both industrial civilization countries influenced by the Society of Rationality, the cultural industry exchanges between the two countries are also quite frequent.

"That's true, but our publishing house and Jianbao's Polymath Publishing House have engaged in a cultural exchange activity in the past two years, translating each other's literature and scientific works. Professor Sean's "Thirty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is also in the this column.

In fact, it was already six months ago. The sales of this book are very hot, which has aroused great repercussions from the citizens of this country, especially the analysis of the principle of the Nautilus in it, which is amazing. Even some famous scientists in our country Many papers have been published to demonstrate its feasibility. "

The citizens of our country eagerly hope to continue to read Professor Xiao En's scientific works, but unfortunately, most of Professor Xiao En's other works do not meet the needs, so the superiors specially appointed and came to find Professor Xiao En to ask for manuscripts in person. "

Xiao En couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he heard it. He didn't expect that the book written a few years ago could trigger such a craze.

He was both pleasantly surprised and gratified. As an author, it is always an exciting thing for his works to be sought after.

At the same time, I feel a little regretful that he is not in the mood to write any science fiction right now.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I've been busy with various affairs recently, and I haven't had the idea of ​​writing for a long time."

Henry only regarded it as a means for Sean to increase his social status. Before he came, he had been reminded by his peers in the Polymath Publishing House that Sean Forrest was not the kind of literati who was ashamed to talk about money. Remuneration is very demanding.

Every time a new book is released, the publishing house must be severely slaughtered.

Fortunately, he was prepared for this.

"Sir, please don't refuse. In order to show my sincerity, the editor-in-chief has given me great authority, including the pricing of the remuneration. As long as Professor Xiao En is willing to accept this job, we can raise the remuneration for this book to one thousand pounds—" —And this is only the basic remuneration. If the number of publications exceeds a certain amount, additional royalties can be provided.

As far as I know, no book taught by Sean in the past has achieved such gains. "

Xiao En was a little surprised, this group of people really spent their money, and it was a thousand gold list, which is quite a large sum of money. If it was him in the past, he really couldn't help but agree to it immediately.

It's a pity that he is now worth up to [-] gold pounds, and he doesn't want to waste this time at all. Besides, he still has the great cause of researching summoning, and writing books can only be discussed later.

"Sorry, it's not about the money."

"Two thousand gold pounds."

"I said it's not about money."

"So how about three thousand pounds? This is the maximum amount the company gave me. As far as I know, Mr. Xiao En has written books for nearly ten years, so he probably earned that much."

Xiao En was a little puzzled. Although his works were selling well, was it necessary to be so exaggerated?Spending so much money just to publish a book of my own...

He couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. Although he was very confident in his work, this situation still felt a little weird.

The more so, the more he dared not agree.

"Sorry, I think what I said is very clear. It's really not about money. I have a higher level of pursuit now, so I don't intend to waste time for money."

Henry stared at Sean's face, as if he wanted to find a flaw in Sean's face.

"Well, if Professor Xiao En said that, I can't say anything more, but besides money, maybe there are other things that can impress Your Excellency."

As he spoke, he reached into his arms and took out a small black box.

When I opened it, I found a golden badge inside. The main body of the badge was in the shape of a shield. In the center of the shield was a closed eye, and on both sides were decorative reliefs of roses.

There are a few letters on the top of the badge. Sean observed it carefully, and it was written in the imperial language 'wise man'.

He recognized the badge, the badge of membership of the Society of Reason.

The membership level of the Society of Rationality is divided into five levels. Wise men, scholars, philosophers, sages, and prophets. .

After all, as long as you become a member, you are equivalent to becoming a "family member" of the Rational Society, and you have the opportunity to participate in the internal affairs of the Rational Society,

In the Kingdom of Brighton, which advocates rational thinking, having such a badge is sometimes more respectable than having a noble title.

"Are you members of the Society of Rationality?" He asked in surprise.

"Yes, I am a member of the Rational Society-Nathaniel Branch. Speaking of which, Professor Sean is also a member of the Rational Society, right?"

Sean nodded, "Honorary member, it's just a name."

"But Professor Sean once applied to join, right?"

Sean did not deny that it would be beneficial to join such an influential academic organization. At the beginning, he also wanted to enjoy the shade under the big tree, so he applied to join. Unfortunately, although he had a little influence, no one recommended him. As a result, only one title of honorary member was awarded.

The value of this title is not that great. It is mainly issued by the Society of Rationality to some influential nobles, scholars, and big businessmen.

Although the Society of Reason has great influence and has a large number of grassroots staff, it has always been extremely strict about the recruitment and review of full-fledged members.Almost all the professors and teaching assistants at Jianbao University have applied to join, but unfortunately very few have passed the review.

"Professor Sean now has the opportunity to become an official member. The editor-in-chief asked me to bring this badge. If Professor Sean is willing to complete this work for us, we are willing to introduce Mr. Sean to officially join the Society of Rationality and become a rational member. Full member of the Society.

Usually we will conduct a test for new members to ensure that the other party is qualified to become a member of this glorious organization. Let this book be an assessment of Professor Sean. "

(End of this chapter)