"Yes—you want it?"

"of course."

"I don't owe so many favors to anyone." The old man squinted his eyes and smiled.

Xiao Bai certainly understood. "I see... I have some things here too. If you have anything that can enhance your health after eating, or if it's some rare secret treasure, then take it out. How about we try to exchange it?"

"You're very straightforward. You didn't inherit your grandfather's stinginess and arrogance at all. Very good. Come, let's discuss this."

"Hmm, all in all~"

The old man and the child squatted by the fence, smiling happily, and began to show off their collections to each other.

Qin Bin, who was plowing the soil with a hoe in the distance, was not far away, so of course he also heard the conversation between the old and the child.

Naturally, Qin Bin instantly understood what Xiaobai wanted to do, and began to look forward to it secretly.

Of course, Qin Bin never stopped practicing and he was very skillful.

After all, he would go to his grandfather's house in the countryside to play for a while during the winter and summer vacations from elementary school to junior high school. He often followed his grandparents to work in the fields, so he was quite an expert in farm work.

Qin Bin also knew very well why the old dean asked him to do these things.

This is purely to see his patience and mentality.

If nothing unexpected happens, this kind of farm work is just the beginning, and he will be used as a handyman here for a long time.

As for when the days of doing menial work will end, it all depends on the mood of the old dean.

Qin Bin didn't have any idea about this. At the same time, he was very clear about one thing, which is that there may not be equivalent gains for your efforts, but there will definitely be no gains if you don't make any efforts.

Next, becoming a disciple is neither a necessity nor an urgency. Even if Qin Bin fails to become the old dean's disciple in the end, he will just feel a little regretful at most, and it will not have any impact.

After all, Qin Bin has other ways to become stronger.

Therefore, with almost no psychological burden, Qin Bin would not have any thoughts about these things at all. He just needed to take everything seriously and do his best...

Chapter 061: The Other Side

At noon, in a reception room in the inner hall of the mysterious house.

"The store manager is really well-informed."

"I learned this by accident. When I first met Mr. Qin, I knew he must be extraordinary. I never thought he was actually from the Holy Land of Destiny. Now he has the favor of Mr. Das (the old dean's surname). His future is immeasurable."

"you do not say..."

Lin and Yan Mond were chatting with each other, but the topic was "The Holy Land of Destiny".

While Lin was chatting with Yan Mond, Sophia was smiling apologetically, while Leah was sitting there in a daze, bored.

There was no way. This kind of occasion was still okay for Sofia, but for Leah, it was simply a torture.

Fortunately, this atmosphere did not last long.

After a while, an old human came in holding a brocade box, and Leah and Sophia finally perked up.

The old man simply greeted Lin and the others, then handed the brocade box to Yan Mond with both hands, and spoke softly with surprise in his tone.

"Manager, although it is unbelievable, it is indeed a flawed Fire Element Ninth Order Scorpion Lion Holy Crystal, and it is of the second grade, ninth level."

Yan Monde said calmly, "It's as expected. After all, the three distinguished guests' eyesight is no worse than ours. Go ahead."

"Yes."

After the old man left the reception room, Yan Mond said with a smile.

"Three of you, the appraisal results have come out. It is second-grade, level nine, which is only one level lower than the top-grade holy crystal. I won't beat around the bush. Since the three of you want to exchange for the top-grade holy crystal in the store, I agree to exchange with you."

"That's great. I wonder how much the difference is?" Lin said with a smile.

Yan Mond shook her head. "You don't need to make up the difference. Just consider it as one of the gifts for Mr. Qin, the future Saint."

Lin's eyebrows moved. "Then I will thank the store manager on behalf of Xiao Binbin. When Xiao Binbin is free, he will come to thank you in person."

Little Binbin...

Yan Monde had heard this title many times before. Ever since she and Lin started chatting, Lin had often mentioned this special title.

When Yan Mond heard it for the first time, she was really scared.

First, there were the ambiguous relationships between the two daughters of the great nobles, and now there is the orphan of the empire's hero...

From that posture and that feeling, even the most dull-witted person could tell that the three women had a close relationship with someone.

How did this man do it...

——It’s simply incredible...

While her thoughts were racing, Yan Mond smiled and expressed her full welcome.

Then the two sides began the transaction. After successfully exchanging the holy crystals, Lin took the opportunity to say.

"Manager, I wonder how the purchase of purification stones is going?"

Lin has always asked the Mysterious House and several famous chambers of commerce in the imperial capital to help purchase purification stones. Now with Qin Bin's help, there is no need to go ahead with this purchase.

Yan Mond said apologetically, "I'm sorry to disappoint Earl Ian. So far, we have only acquired 16 kilograms of first-grade purification stones, 107 kilograms of second-grade stones, and 321 kilograms of third-grade stones."

"It's already impressive. Well, it's worthy of being the Mysterious House. I only bought a dozen kilograms of the other products I asked for." Lin paused, then said, "Manager, let's settle the bill. Please stop buying the purification stones."

"Oh? Lord Ian, this is..."

Yan Mond certainly knew why Lin bought the purification stone.

In fact, most people in the Imperial City know why the daughter of the Imperial Hero needs the Purification Stone.

Even many big merchants or nobles were willing to help, but it was a pity that Lin would not easily accept the kindness of others. Even though most of the big merchants or nobles who offered to help were out of justice, there were really few who had ulterior motives. Lin also knew very well that such favors could not be repaid, so she was unwilling to accept them.

Therefore, most of the chambers of commerce that helped Lin purchase the purification stones would only recover the costs when settling accounts with Lin. However, Lin insisted on paying labor fees, and everyone could not resist Lin's insistence, so they only collected a symbolic amount.

In general, Lin's fame in the imperial capital is no less than those of the princes and princesses.

Lin smiled and said, "I seem to have found another way."

"Another way?" Yan Mond was slightly stunned.

There are only a few ways to purify the land eroded by the breath of the undead, and the purification stone is the cheapest of those methods. With Yan Mond's extensive knowledge, although he dare not say that there is no other way in the vast Eternal Continent, it is just that the erosion of the breath of the undead is special...

Ok?

Yan Monde suddenly thought of Qin Bin.

——Isn’t this the solution this person brought?

Thinking of this, Yan Mond couldn't help but become curious.

However, Lin stood up from her seat and said with a smile, "It's getting late, Manager. We should leave too. Please help with the settlement and stop the purchase of purification stones."

"Don't bother, it's my job..." Yan Mond stood up and responded with a smile.

Although she was very curious about the "other methods" that Lin mentioned, since Lin didn't want to talk about it, she didn't dare to ask.

Besides, no matter what method is used, Lin will eventually go to purify Ian’s territory in the future, and we will know the truth then.

At the same time, Yan Monde also quickly realized that the heroic daughter in front of her seemed to be deliberately teasing her appetite...

Without talking about the settlement between Lin and the others and Yan Mond, the camera returns to Qin Bin.

Qin Bin spent the whole morning doing farm work such as plowing the soil, weeding, and watering. When it was almost noon, the old dean heard Xiaobai say that Qin Bin's cooking skills were pretty good, so he unceremoniously asked Qin Bin to go to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Qin Bin didn't have any idea about this. After answering, he went directly to the kitchen of the old dean's house.

However, after entering the kitchen of the old dean's house and seeing the thick dust, Qin Bin knew that the old dean and Lin and Liya were of the same kind.

Of course, this was not a problem. At most, it would just take some effort to clean it up. But Qin Bin soon became helpless.

Because there was no food stocked in the kitchen at all.

It doesn't matter if there is no food reserve. After all, the vegetables planted in the 'vegetable garden' outside the house are just ordinary vegetables. Some of them look like they have grown to the point where they can be eaten. It's not impossible to use them as is.

But what’s even more outrageous is that most of the equipment in the old dean’s kitchen is broken.

The magic stove won't light up, probably because some circuit structure is malfunctioning or directly damaged.

The water in the magic energy reservoir is still smelly. If nothing unexpected happens, the water in the reservoir has been left for too long, and the magic circuit structure that preserves the magic energy reservoir has broken down, which is why this situation occurred.

That’s not all. The frying pan had a hole in it, the knives were all rusted, and even the cabinet that stored the cutlery was crooked, as if it would fall apart at any time.

At this moment, Qin Bin, who was in a very good mood, couldn't help but feel that the old dean was deliberately making things difficult for him.

"call..."

With a slight sigh, Qin Bin left the kitchen and told the old dean who was still bargaining with Xiaobai that he was going out to purchase ingredients and kitchen utensils.

The old dean was stunned for a moment, "Those things in the kitchen can't be used?"

Seeing the old dean like this, Qin Bin was a little surprised, but he nodded, "Yes. Those magic instruments have broken down. Although I really want to repair them, that is beyond my current knowledge. I don't know how to start."

The old dean squatted in front of a pile of treasures and said in a puzzled tone, "Is that so... Is that kind of thing so unreliable... I just bought it not long ago..."

"Um..." Qin Bin thought of the thick dust in the kitchen and couldn't help asking, "May I ask the dean, how long have those magic instruments been purchased?"

"How long ago...I think it was twenty years ago, or thirty years ago...I can't remember."

"Oh... It's still early, I'll go buy it first." Qin Bin didn't know what to say. Although in Qin Bin's understanding, general living equipment is considered long-lived if it can be used for ten or eight years, this is a world where magic exists, and he really has no idea about that kind of magical equipment.

"Forget it." The old dean shook his head and said, "Let the canteen deliver the food today. I'll have someone revamp the kitchen tonight. Starting tomorrow, the kitchen will be your responsibility."

"Okay." Qin Bin nodded directly.

That straightforward look also made the old dean smile slightly, "How about this, you will do farm work in the morning and be responsible for lunch preparation, and go to my study in the afternoon to read books, um, read "A General History of the Continent", and then go back when the school is over, how about that?"

Hearing what the old dean said, Qin Bin smiled and nodded, "I will follow the dean's instructions."

"Very good—" The old dean was satisfied, and immediately glared at Xiaobai, "Stop! The price of this Tree of Life branch has not been negotiated yet!"

"Old man, don't be so stingy. How about this? I don't want Master Mavis's notes anymore."

"Oh? Are you sure?"

"Ah."

"Well, here is the branch of the tree of life for you."

After the old dean handed over a branch of the Tree of Life, he put away the two holy objects that Xiaobai had given him. He looked as if he was afraid that Xiaobai would go back on his word.

Xiao Bai took the 80-centimeter-long trunk of the Tree of Life, which was as thick as four fingers put together, and threw it directly to Qin Bin, "Xiao Bin, this is one of the best raw materials for making magic wands. It can be regarded as a gift for your successful apprenticeship."

"Hey, hey, hey, when did I accept him as my disciple?"

"Old man, it's only a matter of time - let's not talk about that anymore and move on."

"You little brat, you're even more shameless than your grandfather, but you're also more generous than your grandfather. You can give something like that away without any hesitation..."

"That's for sure. After all, Xiaobin and I have a close relationship. Your thing is only worth an eighth-level magic device."

"Nonsense! This is obviously a holy object, and you can't lower the price like this!"

"But your holy relic doesn't have much practical significance..."

Seeing the old man and the child bargaining again, Qin Bin, who was left aside, could only smile and shake his head.

Of course Qin Bin understood Xiaobai's previous pretense.

Chapter 062: That’s it...?!

However, in Qin Bin's opinion, such petty tricks would not affect the final decision of the old dean.

After all, if the old dean is such a good influence, then...

"By the way, kid, do you understand the apprenticeship ceremony? It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I don't care about that. What do you want to learn? Let me make it clear first, I only know fire, earth, water, air and space. I don't know anything about summoning, destruction and the like. If you want to learn those, you can only go to the academy to find other teachers in the corresponding department."

"..."

The words suddenly came out during the bargaining between the old dean and Xiaobai, which made Qin Bin a little confused.

Seeing that Qin Bin was silent and a little confused, the old dean said again, "Boy, why don't you say something."

Qin Bin immediately gathered his thoughts and said, "Ahem, teacher, I don't know enough about these things and can't make a decision on my own. Please help me."

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