v3 Chapter 235： The bells and whistles are not practical, but they can make money

The owner is standing next to a button that looks like a gas stove switch, behind which is a metal pipe.

"That..." Tom pointed to the pipe, and a word came to his mind.

"Gas lights," said the shopkeeper smugly, "I got them from Muggles—they don't use them much anymore, and it's not easy to get a complete system."

It can be seen that the shop owner likes the mechanical products of gas lamps very much.

Indeed, a complete gas lighting system comes with a mechanical aesthetic. The yellow gas pipes, the gear-operated coin-operated meters and the antique gas lamps all carry the beauty and madness of the mechanical age.

Tom carefully observed the gas lamp installation in the room, and found that the storekeeper had pressed the valve of the gas lamp and the gas meter on both sides of the door panel, and a pipe was attached to the meter, and the pipe extended to the outside of the house - Tom felt that At the end of the tube should be a gas tank.

The shopkeeper took out a key, put his hand under the meter, fiddled with it for a while, and withdrew a coin.

"This is Muggle currency, a penny. The meter can provide gas for a quarter of an hour. Including what I just put in, it's half an hour in total. You have to complete the assessment within half an hour." The penny was shoved into the meter again.

"I'll give you a simple question, make a household early warning device, no other requirements." The shop owner looked at Tom and signaled that he could start.

With only half an hour left, Tom naturally wanted to speed up. He quickly walked to the workbench and picked out a few tools: carving knives, magic silver are essential. In addition, he also decided to do what the boss likes and add a little mechanical element to this alarm.

This device is essentially a looking glass, Tom once made one for Hermione, and now it is even more familiar.

About ten minutes later, he had a top-shaped thing in his hand. The core of the early warning device had been completed. Now it was necessary to add some details to make it more expensive.

After a little thought, Tom took out a bunch of gears, metal balls, and various parts from a toolbox on one side, and stacked them up - using Transfiguration to combine them where it wasn't easy to splice. Soon, a mechanical model of the solar system appeared on the tool bench. In this model of the solar system, the sun is the looking glass made by Tom.

At this time, the gas meter had made a clicking sound, indicating that the flow inside had run out, and Tom tapped the model with his wand in the final stage. There was a sound of gears snapping together from the model, and all the little **** on it turned around the speculum.

"When someone with malicious intentions steps into your house, the sun will chirp, and the warning function will be realized." Tom handed the model to the owner.

"I'll try." The owner took out a small black ball from his arms, and after throwing it on the ground, it shot out several tentacles at once, and then ran quickly, like a big spider. The "spider" screeched as it ran.

Tom's speculum was triggered directly, and it quickly rotated, making a sharp and harsh sound.

"Very useful gadgets, which can fool most low-end sight glasses. But in my opinion, the meaning of mischief is greater than the practical use." The owner of the shop proudly grabbed the "spider" crawling on the ground in his hand, "Seriously, with all the bells and whistles, the sight glass at the core is worth a Galleon at most - I suspect a stray dog ​​slipping into your kitchen would set off the alarm."

"But with these devices outside, I dare to ask for ten Galleons." Tom spread his hands, saying that I am a handicraft, with low practical value, but I can't help but look good!

The owner was silent, thinking that if he saw such an alarm when he was wandering outside, he would definitely be moved. However, the owner has one more thing to do.

"Those parts are also included in the cost! The value of these things alone is more than five Galleons." With a distressed look on his face, he restored the alarm that Tom had made to parts, and then charged the gas meter. a coin.

He also has to talk to Tom about compensation.

"Although there are still various problems...but I think you are qualified." Tom actually has many problems with the alarm, such as not being intelligent enough and being too sensitive, but the mechanical decorations he added are very suitable for the shopkeeper's appetite. . Since it is in line with the boss's aesthetic, it is not a problem that the technical skills are not enough.

Just like some game manufacturers, the game is generally done, but the benefits are good enough to meet the public's aesthetics, so it is also popular.

"Welcome to Pony's Alchemy Workshop, you can call me Mr. Penny... Now we can talk about treatment."

Pony's alchemy workshop, it seems no surprise that the shop owner is called Penny.

Mr. Penny offered Tom two ways to settle his wages, one is split and the other is buyout.

The buyout is that Mr. Penny gives Tom a certain salary every day, and then Tom makes some alchemical creations for Penny. The consumption of raw materials in the alchemy process is borne by Pony. Because the raw materials are made by Pony, he will not give Tom too outrageous tasks, so as not to fail too many times and cause unnecessary waste.

Dividing is more independent, and Tom is more like a collaborator of Pony's studio than Penny's subordinate. The consumption of raw materials is borne by Tom, who is responsible for his own profits and losses. Whether to earn a thousand Galleons or lose the pants depends on Tom's ability.

With Tom's temperament, he is naturally more inclined to choose to share.

"Okay." Pony didn't say much, and directly signed a contract with Tom.

"Are you going to use the original name or the code name?" Mr. Penny paused as he wrote the employee's name and looked up at Tom. Many alchemists don't want to reveal their real names in a less serious place like Knockturn Alley, and Pony understands that. Because even he himself uses a pseudonym.

"Code name... Well, seven, just fill in [seven] for my code name."

"Okay." Mr. Pony had obviously seen a lot of strange code names, and Tom's [seven] was quite normal in it.

After the contract was signed, Mr. Penny reached out and shook hands with Tom, even if Tom officially joined his alchemy workshop.

"An alchemist needs to have his own studio...and there's another one in the workshop." Mr. Penny took Tom to the next room.

This is where Tom will work next.

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Introduction: Shen Qining thought that this was just an ordinary consecration system, until one day, he found that golden light was coming out of his sister's feet...

"Junior sister, don't run away! Let senior brother give you a light!"

Everything is in jio's control and cultivation of immortals' love essay - "Senior Brother, I will give you a light"

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