Alien world

Chapter 1525 Chapter 159. "I Love Inventions"

"Rogers, did you invent the typewriter yourself?"

Annan admired it. Not everyone is like him, whose age is fixed at 15 or 6... In other words, Rogers is really only this old.

"Yes, I polished every key by hand..." Rogers gently stroked the typewriter, as if he was treating his own child, "But Mr. Paul doesn't seem to like it very much..."

"Mr. Paul?"

Rogers then told him about his experience, and Annan asked a few more questions, and he understood everything.

Rogers, who invented the typewriter, was not recognized. The young apprentices bullied him and tricked him into going to Liberty City to humiliate himself... Unexpectedly, he actually guessed Annan's preferences by accident.

But should I tell Rogers the truth?
"Lord Annan, the machine I invented... is it really useful?" After all, he was an apprentice wizard. After Rogers narrated the story once, he realized that there was something wrong with the transformation of the other apprentices.

“Of course, it would save us ten times as much time.”

"But it's not as fast as the printing press, nor as easy as copying..."

"Because you chose the wrong path. Typewriters are not the same as them."

"Not the same kind..."

"For example, if you want to copy a book in large quantities, a printing press and copying technology will indeed be much faster than a typewriter. But if you want to write a letter to a friend or record a complicated alchemical formula, neither a printing press nor copying technology can be used. What should you do?"

"Written in the hand of a wizard."

Annan glared at Deng Buli who was trying to sabotage him.

"Feel sorry."

Someone who has not yet learned the Mage's Hand continued: "Anyway, I'd like to type on the typewriter."

Rogers' eyes gradually lit up.

"And there are clerks and officials who deal with quills all day long. Their palms are calloused from the rubbing of paper. If you put a typewriter in front of them, they will just rush over and shout: 'Shut up and take my money!'"

Annan praised the typewriter highly, and Rogers felt proud of it, which was the proper reaction of an inventor.

Idilia held the juice and watched the excitement quietly.

"I admire you very much. How about you sell the typewriter blueprint to us and keep it in Liberty City? I can make the decision for you to go to the Mushroom House as a team leader and be in charge of the project independently."

Annan praised Rogers so highly that if he were a less ruthless person, he would definitely ask for an exorbitant amount of money.

"I--"

Rogers, who was not experienced in the world, almost blurted out "I do", but he remembered that Silstovis still had some unresolved matters, so he suppressed his emotions and said awkwardly: "I only asked Mr. Paul for leave... He will be unhappy if I don't go back."

"What's that? I'll have someone go find Mr. Paul and explain the situation." Given Annan's status and his relationship with Innocence City, even if Mr. Paul was a legend, he would have to give Annan some face. "Have you signed the contract?"

"Hmm...I think I signed it."

"Then there will be a penalty." Annan looked at Francois, "Send someone to Siltovis to terminate Rogers' contract."

Rogers is just an apprentice wizard working in an alchemy workshop, so the penalty for breach of contract won't be much.

Anyway, it’s not my own money.

But Rogers didn't know that he was very moved by Annan's actions. He felt like he was finally recognized, by a big shot like Annan Reeves. This was something he had almost never experienced in the past ten years - he had only experienced preferential treatment briefly after taking the magic affinity test.

"I am the Lord of Liberty City, how could I possibly owe you this little money? I want 500 gold nars!"

"No..." "Not enough? Indeed, after the typewriter is mass-produced, it won't be a problem to sell it for one gold coin each. 700 gold coin is fine."

"Do not……"

"Not yet? You greedy little fellow, fine, 1000 gold nars for the price."

"I mean no—"

Annan stood up without allowing any refusal: "Enough, Liberty City believes in equal exchange. The only thing in the dictionary is fairness, fairness, and damn fairness!"

Who wouldn't praise these words? Except the cardinal in black.

"That's a dirty word, you can't say it." Idilia put down the empty cup and said gently.

"Sorry……"

Annan sat back in his seat obediently and asked, "Mr. Dumbledore, do you think Rogers is more suitable to go to your mushroom house or Michael's place?"

There are two ranged fighters in the Mushroom House, Dumbledore and Michael. The former is good at golems and mechanisms, while the latter, under Annan's urging, takes the bumpy road of magic energy.

Annan was inclined to let him go to Michael's place, but Dumbledore took the initiative and said, "Please leave him here first. Michael is still young and doesn't know how to take an apprentice."

"That's up to you."

Next, I met a few more inventors. It was fake that they brought inventions with them, but the real reason was that they wanted to take refuge in Liberty City.

The news that the Annan people are stupid and rich has spread. Even if they can't cheat the funds, it's good to get into the Mage Tower. Although the Mage Tower in Liberty City has only built three floors, this is the legendary Mountain Copper Tower!

How much money does the champion warlock have that allows him to squander it on both the floating city and the mage tower?

So to some extent, Annan and the alchemists were running in two directions: Annan coveted their bodies, and they coveted Annan's organization.

But after all, it would affect the money-spending, so Annan said to his elder sister: "Tomorrow, if there are any more alchemists who come to apply for jobs like this, let them go directly to the Mage Tower and the Mushroom House for interviews."

It was another evening, and after interviewing the last alchemist, Annan stretched his body.

This "Annam Dream Fund" makes me look more like a lord...

Evelyn showed up at the council chamber on time, put away the magic stone on the side, and chatted, "I watched yesterday's interview, it was quite exciting. How about turning it into a competition?"

"not so good."

There is nothing wrong in ranking singers. Those actors are generally recognized as just pretty faces and have nothing but fame.

But the alchemist was really arrogant and asked, "Who do you think you are to award us the championship?" He had no idea what to do.

Annan doesn't want to offend the alchemist group.

Having said that, if "Alchemy for All" doesn't work, what about "I Love Inventions"?

“We can dig into the stories behind the alchemists and extract the highlights to film.”

For example, Rogers’ experience, suffering ridicule, persisting in his dreams, and finally succeeding, isn’t this the real-life version of “When Freedom Knocks on the Door”?
The more Evelin listened, the brighter her eyes became.

She had to admit that whatever Annan did seemed to be very topical, and he always made things that the people liked to see.

Annan raised his finger and said, "I only have one request, that Martin be included as the main character."

It’s not that Annan is giving special treatment to his own people, but among the many inventions that have emerged recently, Martin’s airship is the most useful.

(End of this chapter)