When Nunnally arrived at the Alchemist Association once again, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she saw the familiar door. She took a deep breath and clutched the scrolls and purse in her hands tightly. Then, she placed them in front of her chest and took a deep breath as if to boost her morale. Just as she was about to ascend the flight of stairs, a tiny hand suddenly reached out from behind and patted Nunnally's shoulder gently.
"Woah!"
The sudden appearance of the little hand gave Na Nali quite a fright, and she hurriedly turned around to discover a young woman with shoulder-length black hair in a crimson cloak. The young woman was appraising Na Nali with a wide smile on her face.
"Hahaha, Nunnally, long time no see!"
"Kulia, you scared me to death …."
Looking at the smiling young lady before her, Na Nali placed her hand on her chest and heaved a long sigh of relief.
"Long time no see …. By the way, it's the end of the year again. Are you still the same this year?"
As she spoke, the black-haired girl furrowed her brows and sized up Lina from top to bottom.
"Hey, are you okay? I remember that if you still owe the fees this year, your workshop's license will be revoked …."
"No, no, no problem!!"
Upon hearing her friend's words, Nunnally yelled in agitation. Then, she frantically retrieved her purse from her pocket and opened it in front of the black-haired young lady.
"I have money, I have money this time …."
"What are you doing, idiot!?"
Kulia was bewildered to see Nunnally pulling out her purse in public. She grabbed Nunnally's hand hurriedly, swept a glance to the left and right, and entered the Alchemist Association hurriedly with Nunnally.
Kulia didn't let go of Nunnally's hand until they reached the counter. She placed her hands on her hips and looked at her friend helplessly.
"Are you an idiot? What if you get targeted by thieves if you take out your purse outside? You're actually …. No way, right? Where did you get so much money from? "
Looking at Nunnally's opened purse, Kulia was taken aback. She quickly lifted her head and sized up the young lady before her in bewilderment. As Nunnally's good friend, she was naturally aware that her friend's financial situation had never been very good. In fact, it could even be said that she had to go out and pluck weeds for food when she was at her poorest.
But this bag full of gold coins … .how did it come about?
"Hey, wait, don't tell me you took on some suspicious job."
Kulia's expression turned solemn. She held Lina's shoulder and gazed at her friend worriedly.
"I know the alchemy workshop your mother left you is very important, but you can't do anything stupid. If you don't have money, I can lend it to you! Don't do anything stupid! "
"Wh-what are you talking about? Why would I do such a dangerous job …"
Lina was already very nervous, but after hearing what Kulia said, she became even more nervous. It must be noted that the matter of Mr. Ezio buying her alchemy workshop was only a private verbal agreement between the two of them, and they had agreed not to tell anyone else. She already had such a secret in her heart, so when her friend pressed her about it, she couldn't hold it in anymore.
However, Nunnally didn't expect that her reaction would make Kulia even more suspicious.
"Wait, why did you turn your head? What did you do? You didn't do anything bad, did you … "
"I … I really didn't do anything …. Oh, I have two new inventions! I want to register them with the Association!! "
"New inventions?"
Although Kulia knew that her friend was trying to change the topic, she didn't know what else to say when she saw her friend's "please don't ask" expression. She took the scroll from Nunnally's hand and opened it.
"I hope you won't make anything weird this time, like that Dragon Tooth Kitchen Knife last time …. Who would slay a dragon just to have you forge a kitchen knife … Huh? This is … a greenhouse …. "
Looking at the design and description on the scroll, Kulia was stunned for a moment. Then, she immediately concentrated and read the contents carefully.
Kulia was not only Nunnally's friend, but also a staff member of the Alchemist Association. However, she didn't use her identity to seek any benefits for Nunnally … because Nunnally's current situation was no longer a problem that could be solved by relying on favors.
"Did … did you come up with this?"
In just a few minutes, Kulia immediately saw the functions of the "greenhouse" and "fertilizer" recorded on the scroll. Because of that, she found it unbelievable. No, it wasn't the appearance of the two alchemy tools that were unbelievable, but the materials used. As Nunnally's best friend, Kulia of course knew about Nunnally's obsessive-compulsive disorder of perfectionism. She wished that even her comb was made from the bones of a North Sea whale. Of course, that kind of thing might be valuable, but there was no market for it.
But the problem was that the materials used to make these things actually came from …. Slime?
If what was recorded on Nunnally's scroll was true, then this was an alchemy invention that was cheap and had far-reaching significance!!
This was much more amazing than Nunnally's previous unrealistic inventions!
"No, no, no, actually … I didn't come up with this. Someone else came up with it …."
Nunnally was a good girl. Although Fangzheng had said that she could enjoy this "patent" alone, Nunnally obviously didn't see it that way.
"It's … it's a relative of mine!"
"A relative?"
Kulia became more and more puzzled.
"Why don't I know you have a relative?"
"A distant … cousin. He came here to see me, and now he's living at my place. This design of mine was drawn under his guidance …. Ah, of course, the technology in this is all developed by me!"
"… In other words, he provided an idea, and you completed it?"
After listening to Nunnally's panicked description, Kulia finally understood the cause and effect of the matter. She heaved a long sigh of relief. If that was the case, then the ownership of this invention "patent" was not a problem.
"So the money was also given to you by your relative?"
"Yes. Mr. Ezio is a good man. He helped me a lot."
"I see."
Kulia frowned and blinked in confusion. Her young girl's intuition told her that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what it was. However, she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong. Nevertheless, the two alchemy inventions that Nunnally brought were indeed meaningful. Besides, Kulia was also sure that they were inventions that had never been recorded in the Alchemist Association.
"Okay, let's not talk about that for now. How are you going to register it? Do you want to make it public? Or keep it? "
"Keep it for now …."
Just like how patents had a protection period, the Alchemist Association also had a similar system. To prevent the "patent" of an alchemist from being plagiarized, an alchemist would draft a document and submit it to the Association to confirm the "status" of the inventor after making the invention. Of course, this was only the most basic stage of the invention, and there might be some side effects or potential defects. Therefore, at this stage, most alchemists would choose to keep their invention to themselves. They would only modify the invention after all the experiments were completed and the invention could be mass-produced and put to use. After that, they would sell the invention to the public.
As for whether someone would steal the patent from the Association and take it for themselves …. This wasn't the Earth where everyone had their own arguments. Whether it was a mage or a priest, they had a hundred and one ways to verify the truth. If anyone was bored and wanted to try the power of magic and divine arts, they could do so.
Therefore, in terms of dealing with legal disputes, the overworld was much faster than the world Fangzheng came from.
"It's done."
As a staff member of the Association, Kulia was naturally able to handle such matters with ease. It didn't take her long to complete the process for both of Nunnally's inventions. Nunnally also paid off her debt, which made her heave a long sigh of relief. No matter what, she no longer had to worry about her mother's workshop being confiscated.
"Next, according to the procedure, all inventions must be verified by a staff member …. Since you didn't bring it, I'll go back with you to have a look."
"Huh? Can I? "
Nunnally was taken aback when she heard Kulia's words.
"But Kulia, don't you still have a lot of work to do?"
"That's my job. Besides, you foolishly exposed your money pouch outside just now. Who knows if a thief will target you? You'll feel more at ease with me by your side, right? "
While speaking, Kulia patted her waist.
"I'm an elite warrior. Don't worry! I'll be able to protect you. "
Of course, Kulia did not tell Nunnally the truth. Although protecting Nunnally to return to the town safely and confirming the "greenhouse" she invented were all her own ideas, what Kulia was most concerned about was Nunnally's "relative" who suddenly appeared. Nunnally used the word "him" when she spoke, which meant that the other party was a man.
Hmm …. A man who claimed to be Nunnally's distant relative came here and gave her a large sum of money ….
Thinking of this, Kulia already had an idea.
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