In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

"Congratulations, Mr. Wang Yan, you have passed the test perfectly."

Khalid reached out and clapped gently, while the little boy next to him, Feretus, clapped his hands very loudly.

The applause lasted for several seconds.

Although faint, it was very loud.

Wang Yan smiled and thanked the two of them, saying, "Thank you, thank you."

Khalid smiled and said, "As agreed, Menakali Shop is willing to hire you as an ancient text translation expert. The current compensation offered by the shop is a monthly base salary of nine thousand Mora. In addition, you can take 20% to 90% of the order for each translation, depending on the difficulty of the translation."

Wang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. This was a daily wage of 300, plus a high commission. It was quite good. No wonder it was a job introduced by Tina Li.

On the way to Huacheng Guo and Laixumi City, Wang Yan also learned about the current monetary system of Teyvat.

The Mora remains the sole official currency.

It is unlikely to waver until someone can defeat Morax and come up with a better monetary system.

As a valuable currency that can be used as a material for alchemy, the purchasing power of the Mora remains quite stable.

Normally, a hearty meal costs only ten or twenty mora.

Just like Amir and Iraz said before in the rainforest, the spore material from a low-level mushroom beast is only worth a dozen or twenty Mora, enough for a good meal.

If you're frugal and just want to eat your fill, you probably won't even eat ten moras a day.

Based on this calculation, Khalid's base salary of 9,000 moanas for Wang Yan is indeed quite high.

However, once Wang Yan joins the Academy and various research projects begin, these nine thousand Mora will definitely be a drop in the ocean.

Of course, at that time, Wang Yan believed that he could find other ways to make money, such as the toothpaste patent he had thought of before.

He was now quite certain that Teyvat did not have professional toothpaste, but it did have mouthwash, though it was not cheap.

Wang Yan overheard the caravan telling Liam that mouthwash exported from Mondstadt costs ten moras for a small bottle, which is unaffordable for most people. However, there is a cheaper version in Fontaine, but it still costs eight moras and is only used by some respectable people.

Khalid had no idea that Wang Yan was thinking so much.

After explaining the terms of the contract, he paused briefly, allowing Wang Yan time to consider, before continuing, "Mr. Wang Yan, if you agree, then let's go and bring Vizier here to witness the signing of the contract."

Wang Yan snapped out of his reverie, smiled, and nodded: "The benefits are quite good, of course."

Khalid smiled and said, "Ferrets, go find Mr. Nizam and have him or Miss Fariha come over."

Wang Yan heard a familiar name again.

The little boy nodded: "Yes, Father."

He dashed out of the shop and ran in the direction Wang Yan had come from.

Inside the shop.

Khalid arranged for Wang Yan to sit down and made him a cup of tea.

There weren't many people in the store at the moment. The woman who had been looking at jewelry earlier had already left. Khalid didn't go back to the counter; he simply sat down and chatted with Wang Yan.

"Tinari said in his letter that you're new here and asked me to take good care of you," Khalid said calmly, taking a sip of tea. "So, if you need anything, you can tell me, and I'll do my best to help."

"Of course, I'm just a businessman, and I certainly can't help with anything related to academia."

He added that if Wang Yan asked him to help with the student registration at the Academy, he really couldn't do it.

After the fall of the great sage Azhar, the business environment in Sumeru improved significantly, but merchants still could not interfere with the Church.

The interference of merchants in education and administration is something that not only scholars are unwilling to see, but even the Little Lucky Grass King is unwilling to see.

Wang Yan also took a sip of tea.

To be honest, before he transmigrated, as a cow or horse, he drank mostly Mixue Ice Cream's hand-whipped lemon tea and had no idea how to distinguish between good and bad tea leaves. But feeling the sweet aftertaste in his mouth, Wang Yan believed that the tea leaves Khalid had brought out must be quite good.

"Speaking of which, there is indeed a problem. I originally intended to visit Senior Falushan of the Order of the Church, but I heard that she left Sumeru City to conduct research in the desert. I need to settle down in Sumeru City first..."

After a pause, Wang Yan continued, "Because my luggage was lost, I only have the three thousand Mora that Tinari gave me. If possible, I hope Mr. Khalid can help me find a place to stay."

Upon hearing this, Khalid did not immediately agree. Instead, he pondered for a moment before speaking, "Three thousand Mora... to rent a house in Sumeru City... that means I can only rent a remote place, or squeeze into the Grand Bazaar with other people..."

Wang Yan frowned slightly: "If it's remote, how remote can it be?"

"How remote? Do you know Health Home? A few hundred meters away from Health Home, there are some farmhouses for rent, costing about one or two thousand moras a month. The downside is that they are far away and the conditions are average, but the upside is that they are big, with an entire yard."

"It's much larger than the dormitories regulated by the Church."

Khalid replied.

Wang Yan remembered that in the game, the [Health Home] seemed to be located at another intersection in Sumeru City.

It's even farther than [Health Home]... Doesn't that mean we're out of town?

That's right, how can it be considered a farmhouse if it's not outside the city?

"How much is the rent for the accommodation area?" Wang Yan asked.

He never expected that before he time-traveled, he would ask about rent in different neighborhoods, but now that he has time-traveled, he still has to ask about rent. Didn't I time-travel for nothing?

Khalid thought for a moment and said, "A lab-equipped one would cost about 30,000 to 50,000 Mora a month. If it's the most basic one, a small hut with just one room and one bathroom, then it would only cost 2,000 Mora."

One room and one bathroom, and it costs two thousand…

Wang Yan wanted to complain, but after thinking about it carefully, the rent for school district housing before he transmigrated seemed quite reasonable, and even a bit cheap.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Yan looked at Khalid and asked, "Mr. Khalid, may I receive an advance on one month's base salary?"

After much deliberation, Wang Yan decided to rent a place closer to home. If he were to rent a farmhouse outside the city, the subsequent commute would be exhausting.

This type of rental... is understandable for office workers whose companies are far away, and for students whose dormitories are far from the teaching buildings.

"Of course, it's no big deal," Khalid readily agreed.

Wang Yan immediately expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much."

"Haha, it's nothing. Besides, it's just an advance payment, so I'm not losing anything," Khalid said with a smile, very politely.

As the two were talking, Ferretes ran back, followed by a familiar figure: his secretary, Fariha.

"It's nice to meet you again, Mr. Wang Yan," Farha greeted him.

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Fariha."

Farriha shook her head: "Witnessing a contract is always easier than dealing with conflicts of interest. I'll just take a break."

As she spoke, she looked at Khalid and said, "Mr. Khalid, let's begin now."

Khalid nodded, walked to the counter, took out three contracts, and gave one to each of Wang Yan and Faliha: "Employment contract, base salary of nine thousand Mora, commission of 20% to 90%, and there are some supplementary clauses on it. Please take a look."

Wang Yan took the contract and began to examine it clause by clause.

The same goes for Faliha.

After spending more than ten minutes confirming that the contents of the three contracts were consistent and that the terms only included confidentiality clauses and descriptions of the job duties, Wang Yan signed his name and pressed his fingerprint.

Then Khalid also signed and pressed his fingerprint.

Finally, Fariha signed and pressed her fingerprint.

The contract was made in triplicate, with one copy for Wang Yan and one for Khalid, and the third copy was taken by Faliha and filed back at the Church.