"You have joined the 'Temple of Elements'. We will award you the medal we owe you." Kerry laughed: "It's very difficult to get a medal in the 'Temple of Elements'. Especially the 'epoch' medal which is one of the highest specifications. Many architects struggle for their whole life but it's difficult to get this medal. You haven't joined us so we can't award it to you. Please forgive us."
"There is a medal?" Dean was slightly surprised, but he didn't care. He chatted for a while and followed Kerry into the 'Temple of Elements'.
Within the spacious hall, the walls were filled with the highest grade of lamp oil, burning with a light fragrance that refreshed one's heart. There were a few tea tables placed in the corner of the hall, and there were a few figures sitting there, flipping through books in their hands and sipping tea at the same time, looking very relaxed.
"Come." Kerry took Dean to an office on the side of the hall. There were seven or eight desks and more than a dozen figures were sitting there. The desks were full of documents and they were busy.
"I'll register your information." Kerry said as he sat down on one of the empty desks. He took out a few forms and contracts and handed them to Dean.
Dean knew that his position in the 'Temple of Elements' was similar to Peter's position in the scavenger headquarters. He was responsible for personnel management. He took the contract and looked at it. The content was similar to what Kerry had told him. He would be given a castle with a generous monthly salary. He would be able to freely enter the major libraries. Even some libraries in the commercial district that were open to the nobles could be entered for free by virtue of his identity medal.
It could be said that, except for the fact that they were not aristocrats, all aspects of life were at the same level as aristocrats. Of course, this was only the lowest level of aristocrats. Only when they reached the senior architect level would they be able to get fiefs, collect taxes, build farms, and become landlords.
"I'm an intermediate architect?" Dean was surprised to see the contract.
Kerry laughed: "Although you have just joined the 'Temple of Elements', your new textile machine proved your talent. So you were specially approved to be an intermediate architect. If you were to join the 'Temple of Elements' and invent a new textile machine, then you would be directly promoted to an architect. Your status would be higher than an ordinary aristocrat."
Dean understood: "There will be a severe punishment if I don't complete the monthly task. What is the punishment?"
"There will be a deduction of some points." Kerry said: "You will get points for completing the task. If you don't complete the task then you will be deducted double the points. So although you are an intermediate architect, but if you don't work hard in the future then you will be demoted to a primary architect. Although we won't take back the castle, but the other continuous rewards will be reduced, such as your salary."
Dudian was surprised. It was similar to the system of the dark church. The 'Temple of Elements' and the dark church did exactly the same thing. It was like a legal version of the dark church. Did the Holy Church realize the benefits and charm of the dark church during the long war with the dark church? So they copied the same and legal institution under the jurisdiction of the faith?
He put away these thoughts and read the contract again. After confirming that there was no word game, he signed his name. Once the contract was signed, it would take effect and be managed by the magistrate. Even if the staff of the Holy Church violated the law, they would still be sanctioned by the magistrate. However, the Holy Church would be the judge before the sanction. This was the coexistence method that the Holy Church and the magistrate had found after many fierce conflicts in the long history.
Kerry smiled as he saw Dean sign the contract: "Welcome to join us. After this contract is submitted, your identity medal will be produced. It will be sent to your hand in three to five days. This is your temporary identity certificate. Now I can take you to choose your castle."
Dudian nodded. A castle was worth a few gold coins. But it wasn't something that could be built with money. Only the aristocracy had the right to build a castle. So rich businessmen who wanted to live in a castle had to pay double the price to ask the aristocracy to help build the castle and then buy it from them. But some of the upper class aristocrats were very resistant to such a thing. After all, in the long history, the castle was almost the exclusive symbol of the aristocracy. If such a thing was rampant then there would be castles everywhere in the future and they wouldn't be able to show their noble identity. But there was no way to stop the other aristocrats from chasing after benefits. So the Holy Church was able to directly reward an intermediate architect with a castle.
He followed Kerry to another room. There was a huge sand table that was more than ten meters in size. It depicted the appearance of the entire commercial district.
"There are green marks on it. You can choose the castle," Kerry said.
Dudian was amazed in his heart. He had long wanted a map of the commercial district and even the entire giant wall. But there was no such thing for sale outside. He didn't expect to see a complete sand table here. He saw a large piece of the sand table in the center. It was the commercial zone of the entire commercial district. It was divided into four districts. More than 70% of the economy and more than half of the population of the commercial district were concentrated here. The outer edge of the commercial zone was the open wilderness. There were small towns and villages scattered here and there.
There was a long black line outside the small towns and villages. It was a miniaturized city wall. It was the border fortress.
As for the outside of the fortress, it wasn't included in the sand table.
"In the vicinity of Yard Town, there are seven or eight small towns the size of a palm." Dean quickly found the location of the Ryan Castle. The area of the Yard town was like a small peanut on the sand table. According to such a proportion, it was conceivable that the commercial zone in the middle was a few meters in diameter. The area was huge and prosperous.
He repeatedly looked at the sand table. This was a rare opportunity. If he could memorize the map then it would be a lot easier in the future.
While recording, his eyes also swept to some green marked castles. There were dozens of them. He was a little surprised. He saw the unfathomable capital of the Holy Church.
"This one is good. Wait, let me see …" Dean pointed to the castle marked with green color. He wanted to choose but hesitated. His eyes were scanning the entire sand table. He wanted to use more time to memorize the castle.
Time passed.
The smile on Kerry's face was somewhat stiff. He thought that it could be done quickly, but he didn't expect that Dean would take two or three hours to choose. Although he suspected that Dean was taking the opportunity to look at the whole sand table, but from time to time Dean would choose and then give up, so he quickly dispelled this idea. He thought of Dean's origin. He was just an adopted poor orphan. It was rare for him to have the opportunity to get his own castle in the commercial district, so it was understandable that he was so cautious.
"This one." Dean pointed to an old castle that was located by the river.
Carey's numb eyes regained some vigor as he said, "This one?"
"Yes."
"You don't want to think about it anymore?"
"No."
"Have you decided?"
"Yes."
"Really decided?"
"Yes."
Kerry saw that Dean didn't give up halfway. He picked up the green flag and said: "I'll help you with the check-in procedures. From now on, this castle is yours. The ownership is fifty years. It can't be sold or passed on."
"Yes." Dean nodded.
Kerry immediately took Dean to go through the procedures. After a moment, all the procedures were completed. Kerry's numb spirit recovered a bit. He said: "I'll take you to your workshop." He took the lead out of the room and went to the hall.
At this time, the hall was several times more than before. They were gathered in front of the wall of the hall.
Kerry noticed the commotion and was surprised. He looked at Dean: "It seems that there is a good task. Let's go and have a look."
Dean looked up. Although he was far away, he immediately saw the place where the crowd was gathered. It was a bulletin board. There were more than a dozen notices posted on it. The content was strange.
"Recruiting at a high price. Five primary water element oracles, five primary wood element oracles …" Carey came to the back of the crowd and looked at the contents on the bulletin board. He murmured in surprise: "Master Terence is recruiting. Could it be that he has found the way to make the hydraulic loom?"
Dean was curious: "How did the water element come about?"
Kerry looked back at him and explained: "The research of the 'Temple of Elements' is divided into nine major schools. Metal element, wood element, water element, fire element, earth element, wind element, lightning element, light element and dark element. Metal element refers to all kinds of metals. Whether it is precious metal or base metal, all of them are within the research scope of metal element. Wood element refers to the research of plants and trees. Carpentry is also a part of wood element research. Your new textile machine belongs to the field of wood element."
Dean was startled. He didn't think that the classification of the 'Temple of Elements' was more detailed than that of the dark church. From a scientific point of view, the nine major research schools included almost all the matter in the universe. Including the four basic physical forces. Lightning element could be included in the research of lightning element.
"Your medal is the medal of wood element." Kerry said to Dean: "If you have new achievements in other fields of elements then we will give you a new medal. But it is recommended to specialize in one field so as not to lose your way."
"I will." Dean nodded.
"Speaking of which, if you are interested you can also take this reward and participate in master Terence's research. After the completion of the research you will get the corresponding points as rewards." Kerry said in an excited tone: "If you are new here then you can join other research teams. It will help you to quickly familiarize yourself with our place."
Dean looked at another inconspicuous notice. The paper of this notice was yellowed and worn, but the content made his eyes slightly cold, but his expression was as usual: "You are right, this reward hasn't expired yet. Can I receive it?"
Carey followed his gaze and was immediately stunned. He said in astonishment, "You want to take this? This is the lightning element faction! "
Dean nodded.
Carey was speechless when he saw his confirmation. Didn't they agree to specialize in one area? Why did he change his mind the moment he agreed?
"I suggest that you don't want to take it." Carey patiently advised, "The lightning element is too dangerous, and it's easy to lose one's life. This bounty has been posted here for a few years, and people have accepted it, but all of them failed. Two of them even lost their lives due to carelessness. You should change to something else."
Dean was enlightened: "No wonder the recruitment didn't mention the faction requirements."
Kerry smiled: "The number of people in the lightning element faction is small. Who would dare to ask for a faction?"
"But in the long run the weak will only get weaker." Dean said: "I want to try."
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