"This …" Xu Yi could not help but scratch his head, thinking that he was really careless.
In fact, it was not Xu Yi's fault. He did not have much contact with girls on Earth, plus he was always with cold machines and data, so he was very slow in this regard.
And this little slave's body was too thin and did not develop well at all. He could not see any characteristics of a girl.
If it were not for the special circumstances, Xu Yi would have continued to misunderstand.
Seeing Xu Yi's awkward expression, Stiel suddenly laughed.
"Hey, Xu Yi, when I saw such a little girl in your house, I thought you were like those aristocratic prostitutes, with a special hobby.
Now it seems that I misunderstood you. "
Xu Yi could not help but roll his eyes.
What special hobby?
Even if he had that kind of thought, he would not be interested in such a bean sprout-like child, right?
"Don't talk about me, first tell me how you came to my house?" Xu Yi asked in a bad mood.
"How did you know I live here?
And if you think I'm a prostitute, why are you still here?
And what do you mean by cooking for me? "
"You have a lot of questions." Stiel muttered.
"Thanks to you, I have completed the piano model.
I came to find you and wanted to invite you out for dinner as a thank you, but I didn't expect to see you asleep.
Seeing how tired you were, I couldn't bear to wake you up.
So I thought about it and decided to cook you a meal.
What do you think?
Seeing how messy your house is, I don't think anyone has ever cooked for you?
Are you very thankful to me? "
Stiel's face was as beautiful as a flower, coupled with her cute smile, it made Xu Yi's eyes light up, and he could not help but stare blankly.
"Uh … I say, you want to treat me to a meal, but you use the materials I bought and the tools in my house, isn't this too frugal?"
"Tsk, I personally cook, this is a treatment that even grandpa rarely gets to enjoy. Be content." Stiel snorted and pointed to the room inside.
"Go and call that little girl out for dinner.
Although she shouldn't be eating with us as a slave, I don't think you see her as a slave. "
"Of course, slaves shouldn't exist in this world." Xu Yi sighed, shook his head, and walked into the room.
Hearing Xu Yi's subconscious sigh, Stiel was slightly taken aback. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Xu Yi's back.
"By the way, Xu Yi, other than treating you to a meal to express my gratitude, I also have something to inform you of," Stiel suddenly said during the meal.
"Hmm?
What is it?
It can't be that Great Magician Camilla is dissatisfied with me taking too much time off, so he decided to fire me, right? "Xu Yi asked back in an uncaring voice.
"What, who said he was going to fire you?"
Stiel stared at him and pointed at Xu Yi, "Let me tell you, grandpa thinks very highly of you. Although you refused to be his apprentice, he said that your talent for magic is high enough and you always have some novel ideas. Staying in the magic tower might give him some inspiration, so how could he bear to fire you?"
"That's good.
That's not firing me. What is it that you need to inform me of? "
"Listen well.
Xu Yi, although I don't know why you don't care about increasing your magic power, I have to tell you very seriously that since you are already a magician, then in the Sines, your magic rank is your everything. "Stiel's face became incomparably serious. It could be seen that her words were very serious.
"There are less than three months until the annual Sorcerers Guild certification exam. Grandpa is a three star great magician recognized by the Sorcerers Guild, so he has three recommendations. He has decided to give one of them to you and recommend you to participate in the Sorcerers Guild certification exam.
Do you understand the meaning of this? "
Xu Yi very honestly shook his head, "I don't understand."
Stiel couldn't maintain her serious expression and angrily shouted, "Are you stupid!
You don't even understand this?
If it's a candidate recommended by a great magician, the Sorcerers Guild will relax the standards a bit during the certification exam.
In other words, as long as you have this recommendation, it will be much easier for you to pass the certification exam compared to normal magicians! "
"And then?
Become a magician whose strength doesn't match my rank? "Xu Yi asked back.
Stiel was stunned and couldn't say anything for a while.
This was because she suddenly found that Xu Yi's question had hit the nail on the head and she couldn't refute it at all.
Seeing Stiel's speechless appearance, Xu Yi revealed a faint smile and reached his hand out to Stiel, "Give it to me."
"Give you what?" Stiel asked in a daze.
"The thing that represents the recommendation?
I can't just go to the Sorcerers Guild and tell them that I was recommended by Great Magician Camilla and the Sorcerers Guild would believe me, right? "
Stiel asked in a stunned voice, "Didn't you say you didn't want this recommendation?"
"Who said I didn't want it?"
"But you just said ….."
"That's what I said, but I'm very clear on the meaning of this exam." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"I'm already twenty seven this year, I'm not an idealistic child like you. How could I not know how to take advantage of this opportunity?
Then again, this also represents Great Magician Camilla ….. Un, as well as your good intentions. If I reject you, wouldn't I be wasting your good intentions? "
Stiel looked at Xu Yi in a daze for a while before suddenly slapping the table. She suddenly stood up and angrily said, "You're the child!"
After saying this, she left without even looking back.
Seeing Stiel's disappearing back, Xu Yi couldn't help shaking his head with a smile.
"It seems like this is her taboo, I can't easily say it in front of her in the future."
Turning around, he saw the little slave looking at him in a daze, not knowing what to do. Xu Yi revealed a faint smile and said to her, "I'm sorry, I've been busy all these days and haven't had time to talk to you.
How is it?
Are you used to this place? "
The little slave first shook her head, but then she suddenly thought of something and forcefully nodded.
Xu Yi slightly knit his brows, "You ….. can't speak?"
The little slave nodded.
"What does this mean?
Can you speak or can't you? "
The little slave slowly opened her mouth and after a while, she spat out a few syllables, "I ….. I can ….. speak ….."
Based on her slightly hoarse voice and her stuttering, it seemed like she hadn't spoken in a long time, so she wasn't very used to speaking right now.
Xu Yi thought for a bit before pouring a spoonful of meat soup into her bowl.
"You don't need to be afraid here. Although I bought you, I won't treat you like a slave and won't hit you, so you can be assured."
The little slave looked at the meat soup in her bowl and gave a gentle nod.
"I ….. I ….. know, you ….. are ….. are a good person."
"Ha, I've been given a good person card." Xu Yi gave a soft laugh.
"That's right, what is your name?
I still haven't asked yet. "
"Vi ….. Vivian ….."
"Vivian?
That's a good name. "
Xu Yi praised. Seeing the painful look on the little slave's face, he knew that this name must have triggered some painful memories. He shook his head and didn't ask anything else.
He knew that this little slave's life before must have been very difficult, causing a serious shadow in her heart. If he wanted to dissolve it, he needed to slowly work hard over a long period of time, so he couldn't rush it.
After eating, the little slave took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Xu Yi thought about it and didn't stop her.
Letting her do some things now would make it easier for her to integrate into her new life, which was actually a good thing for her.
Xu Yi did a few exercises as usual before returning to the workshop.
The Magic Capping Machine and the Magic Thread Rolling Machine had already been developed, which meant that the second version of the Variable Speed Magic Fan was about to enter mass production. But before this, Xu Yi still had a bunch of problems to solve.
Even if it only had the word 'Variable Speed' compared to the first version, the Magic Array and the overall design of the fan were very complicated, so there were many data that needed to be calculated again.
But there were many things that he couldn't rely on others to complete because he was the only one who was proficient in both Magic Arrays and the mechanical industry. He was also the only one who could perfectly combine the two.
"Talents are hard to come by." Thinking of the large amount of problems that needed to be solved, Xu Yi couldn't help letting out a long sigh.
If this world had as many highly educated talents with a complete knowledge system as there were on Earth, then his work would definitely not be so difficult.
But thinking about it, if Sines had as many talents as on earth, Xu Yi wouldn't have been able to earn a large amount of money with just a Magic Fan that didn't require much technology.
"As the saying goes, you can't have both the fish and the bear's paw."
Xu Yi shook his head with a bitter smile. When he was about to focus on his research again, a tray suddenly came from the side.
Seeing the steaming hot cup of tea on the tray, Xu Yi said with a faint smile, "Vivian, you don't need to care about me, go and sleep by yourself."
Vivian placed the cup of tea in Xu Yi's hand. She lowered her head and softly said, "Serve ….. Serve the master, it is ….. it is my duty."
Xu Yi smiled and was too lazy to keep persuading her, so he turned back to work.
Vivian was a bit cautious as she stood by Xu Yi's side with her head lowered, but after a while, she looked up at Xu Yi who was focused on his work with a curious look.
This new master, he really was much better to her than the previous master.
Only, why did he have to work so hard?