deltrittennovels Chapter 385 Trivia and Invitations
Chapter 385 Trivia and Invitations
Chapter 385 Trivia and Invitations
Within half a month after discussing the cooperation with Paul and the other two stained glass artists, Liang En completed the work of transporting the book "The Polar Evil" and cooperated with the publisher who previously published "Grimm's Fairy Tales" There was a discussion.
The publisher is quite optimistic about this novel, but the other party thinks that it would be more beneficial to publish this book half a year later.
The reason why the publisher would make such a suggestion is mainly because the sales and popularity of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are now in a rising period, so releasing new books at this time will only distract buyers.
According to the publisher's point of view, when the popularity of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" cools down half a year later, it will be time to release new books, which will bring a new wave of enthusiasm by the way.
Regarding the publisher's suggestion, Liang En asked a few reliable people and agreed. Anyway, to him, it doesn't make much difference whether the new book is released early or late. There is no need to rush the plan.
In addition to finishing the new book, Liang En also successfully used the soap box as a medium to successfully use the [Tongbak Summoning (SR)] card to summon his first elf.
Because the medium of summoning is the soap box, the special skill this elf masters is cleaning, whether it is cleaning the house, cleaning clothes or cleaning tableware, it can be done quickly and well.
But other than that, the work that this elf can do is the work of some untrained people, such as carrying items or opening and closing unlocked doors.
Even so, Liang En was overjoyed by what this elf could do. After all, cleaning work has always been a trivial, time-consuming and laborious job. It is definitely a good thing to have a free assistant to help.
Amid the busy schedule, the time came to the end of September. On this day, when Liang En was sorting out the translation materials of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, he received a call from the British Ministry of Finance.
The content of the call is also very simple, that is, British officials have now confirmed that they have found the Franklin Arctic expedition team that has been missing for more than 170 years, so they plan to honor this post-tax prize worth 510 million pounds.
So three days later, Liang En and Joan of Arc flew to London by plane, and then met Mr. Skold and checked directly into the hotel designated by the Ministry of Finance to wait for the award of the bonus the next day.
It has to be said that when the Ministry of Finance designates a hotel, it is most likely to save money. Although it is a five-star hotel, the old decoration inside makes this evaluation seem a bit inaccurate.
Fortunately, because there will be more than 500 million pounds to be bought tomorrow, everyone doesn't care where they live tonight. To be honest, Liang En feels that he can accept it even if he is asked to go to the Ministry of Finance to shop the floor tonight.
Unexpectedly, Liang En received a bonus of 545 million pounds from the Ministry of Finance the next day, which was 35 pounds more than expected, and the money came from the Franklin family.
The reason why half of the reward amount was offered to Liang En was mainly because the Franklin family believed that Liang En found the expedition ship and records, and learned of Franklin's final whereabouts from the records.
In their opinion, although the ancestor's remains were not recovered this time, what they found was enough to comfort them, so they decided to pay Liang En and the others £35.
The official ceremony was very simple. After an official came to the stage and said a few words, he handed over a large check for props to Liang En and the others, and then they took a few photos together and it was over.It's just that the interview later took them a whole morning.
After finally getting away from a group of reporters, Liang En hurriedly ate his lunch and went straight to the bank, and then paid all the money for Pierce and other people's money.
But when Liang En and Joan of Arc stayed in that rented room in London for one night, and were about to fly back to Dublin at noon the next day, they unexpectedly received a call from William Nelson.
On the phone, Nelson first congratulated Liang En for finding the remains of the missing Arctic expedition, and then invited him to the party he held in the afternoon to celebrate the success of the expedition.
For Liang En, he had nothing to do when he returned to Ireland, so after thinking about it for a while, he decided to accept the invitation.
To be honest, if the inviter was an old man, as long as the matter was not important, Liang En might find an excuse to decline, but he was quite interested in the invitation from a peer like William Nelson.
At least in Liang En's view, as a peer Nelson was obviously better at communicating, and at the same time his party should be more in line with his own appetite, not as lifeless as those parties of the elderly.
This is also true. The place where Nelson held the celebration party was located in the lobby of a hotel. The overall decoration of the lobby was very stylish, giving people a relaxed feeling.
"Welcome to my celebration." When Liang En led Joan into the hall, Nelson walked from the stage in the hall to the door to greet him, and then introduced him to his companions.
Obviously, a person's social circle corresponds to the person's social status. For example, the people Nelson invites now are either young scholars, or some second-generation or third-generation rich like him.
Of course, Nelson, who was able to go on wild adventures and made some achievements in this area, was not the kind of guy who was doing nothing but spending money.
After introducing each other, Liang En found that this group of people had made some achievements of their own in a certain field, and they were not the kind of idiots who only relied on the resources of their family elders.
Because Liang En acquired a lot of knowledge through cards, especially the knowledge of art and navigation, he quickly chatted with everyone.
At this moment, he saw a middle-aged man walking in from outside suddenly, holding a deck of Tarot cards in his hand.
"Who is this person?" After looking at the middle-aged man in the top hat and tuxedo who was dressed in the 19th century, Liang En asked the person next to him a little strangely.
Because the other party is indeed dressed like the guy who tells fortunes with tarot cards on the street, but this is a private party now, and there are no more than 25 guests invited, so it is impossible for strangers to mix in.
"This is a second-ranked member of the Golden Dawn, and he is the most famous fortune-teller in London. It was very hard for Nelson to invite him here today." A girl with blond curly hair replied to Liang En.
There is indeed no extraordinary power in this world, but whether it is religious activities or this kind of feudal superstition, it is quite common, especially in some western countries, there are still many such organizations.
The Golden Dawn is a very famous organization of this type. The full name of this organization is the Hermes Society of the Golden Dawn. It is an organization dedicated to the research and practice of occultism, metaphysics and supernatural activities.
The entire organization is more than 100 years old, and many concepts of magic and ritual central to contemporary traditions, such as Wicca and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn.
Even the Waite Tarot, which is now the dominant tarot deck, was constructed by Golden Dawn member Arthur Edward Waite and illustrated and popularized by Pamela Colman Smith.
(End of this chapter)