Chapter 239

Lin Jie couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth as he looked at the delicate mechanical structure slowly unfolding in the small box in front of him, which looked like a clock.

He looked at the anxious Andrew, and then at the clock.

I couldn't help complaining in my heart: "What is wrong with you? A bell? Are you here to apologize or to provoke?"

Of course, he was just complaining silently in his heart.

After all, Andrew on the opposite side is a native speaker of Azir's quasi-English. In the usual context, there is no such homophonic expression as "sending the bell" equals "sending the end".

——Actually, Lin Jie basically uses Azir’s English-like language when talking with people. He only uses Chinese when talking to Ji Zhixu, and the books he gives out are basically bilingual in Chinese and English. Anyway On his bookshelf, you can find any book on earth.

Besides, with the status and position of the other party, there is no reason to be so entangled and humble, and then do it deliberately.

This time, it should just be an oolong... Wait a minute, this Andrew is the vice president of the Truth Society.

The Truth Society is a purely scholarly organization. To be able to occupy this position, the knowledge should be extremely extensive, right? You should have an understanding of both languages ​​in this world, don’t you know?

Lin Jie was a little suspicious, but the other party's performance didn't look like...

Boss Lin, who was lost in thought, refocused his attention on the gift in front of him for the time being.

The entire silver box is about ten centimeters wide, and twenty centimeters long and high. It looks very small. There is a layer of blue-green cloisonné enamel decoration on the surface, which is very delicate and delicate.

After opening it, it is even more unique. The silver complex gears are exposed, and they bite each other tightly. The layered mechanical structure is dizzying.

In the center above is a smooth dial made of rubies inlaid in a sterling silver frame. The hour and minute hands move independently, and the hollow patterns carved on it are extremely dazzling, as detailed as described in the nuclear boat.

These decorations are scattered in this small space, exquisite and gorgeous to the extreme.

In terms of craftsmanship, it can be called uncanny workmanship, coupled with the various gemstones inlaid, and the structure of the whole body sterling silver, it can be seen with the naked eye that it is worth a lot.

But what is even more peculiar is that under this small clock, there is a structure like a hamster wheel.

On this wheel-like part, there is only a... caterpillar? !

Lin Jie retreated tactically.

That's right, it's a caterpillar with a strange white pattern on a pitch-black background!

The worm was slowly crawling forward on the wheel, and it was driving the wheel to turn with its own power.

And it is the rotation of the wheel that makes the gears that are stuck around it also rotate, and finally makes the whole device rotate, and the clock scale moves little by little.

In other words, this small hamster wheel is the device that powers the entire clock.

Lin Jie was shocked.

wdnmd you rich people really know how to play, taking cats and hamsters to run the wheel is no longer enough for you, even bringing caterpillars here!

And while playing with it, you use this poor little bug as labor... You guys are real capitalist vampires!

Even the labor of bugs is not spared!

But I have to say...

From the point of view of appreciation, the value of this small clock has increased rapidly after the appearance of this worm wheel, from an ordinary precious decoration to a unique decoration with special creativity and craftsmanship.

From Lin Jie's point of view, its value has at least doubled.

From this point of view...the other party really came here with the determination to make amends. This is a big expense. The Truth Society seems to have a special classification of mechanics, which is probably a custom-made product.

But the gift you picked is really auspicious...

Forget it, for the sake of your sincerity, let's treat it as a misunderstanding for now.

Lin Jie raised his head, looked at Andrew, and said, "This gift...is not bad, I accept it."

His tone was still a little reluctant and resistant.

After all, as a Chinese person, I still pay more attention to such meaningful things. If the situation is different, maybe Lin Jie will turn his face directly.

But this terrifyingly exquisite craftsmanship, coupled with this very interesting worm wheel, just hit a point that Lin Jie was very interested in.

And Andrew's attitude is indeed good, that's why Lin Jie is willing to accept this gift.

"Huh... That's really great! Thank you for your generosity and tolerance! I... No, Hood and the others will definitely be grateful to you!"

Andrew heaved a sigh of relief, his beating heart finally had a chance to pause, and his tense and anxious mood finally relaxed. Only then did he realize that his back was covered in cold sweat.

When he saw Lin Jie's darkened face just now, he was almost frightened into cardiac arrest, his hands and feet were cold.

There is no greater sorrow than joy. If the owner of the bookstore is not satisfied with this gift, he may have no way out of this door.

More importantly, he didn't know what went wrong at all... Andrew was at a loss.

He studied all the information about the bookstore and its owner for a long time so far, and determined that Lin Jie prefers things that are unique and related to that forgotten taboo history.

For example, the gargoyle is a masterpiece made by Wilde himself, and the magic sword is an artifact that has been passed down for thousands of years.

So Andrew thought carefully, and finally carefully selected the most suitable and valuable gift he thought - "Clock Rotifer".

Yes, this clock does not actually have a bell as its main body.

The real core is the creature that looks like a caterpillar that powers the movement of the clock.

The remaining frame is actually a device used to assist in controlling the bug, and it can also maximize its power.

Control the power of time!

The clock wheel worm is a four-dimensional extraordinary creature that climbs in time. Of course, it is not certain whether its body is a bug, and the name is just a name.

The appearance of the caterpillar that can be seen now is only a part of its captured projection in the three-dimensional space.

And the devices around it that control it are the result of Andrew's family passing down from generation to generation and his unremitting efforts in research.

It stands to reason that this is their family's secret weapon, and Andrew, as the contemporary patriarch, is just a custodian.

But at this critical juncture of life and death, what he has to consider is naturally the greater interests.

What's more, Andrew understood that after asking for help this time, he was completely tied to this bookstore, and his family was naturally the same.

It's better to stud directly from the beginning.

In this way, you can also show your sincerity and improve your favorability.

But I don't know what went wrong, and Lin Jie was dissatisfied when he saw it at the first sight... Fortunately, he finally accepted it, although he still seemed to be very resistant.

Andrew was exhausted physically and mentally, and he let out a long sigh.

I really can't figure out why such a gift of great value would make the other party unhappy.

Just as he was about to sit down and go further, a terrifying thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

Could it be... Controlling time is the power possessed by the owner of the bookstore, so when he saw this tiny bug again, he felt that this gift was insignificant, and even felt unhappy?