Arcane Rebirth

"Jialan, why do we need so many carpenters to maintain the library?"

Ai Lan looked at the carpenters busy on the grass outside the library in confusion. They kept digging wooden stakes about the thickness of an arm on the grass, and then made a hat according to the drawings Jialan drew for them.

It is a big, long triangular "pointed hat" that looks like rows of big "umbrellas" from the side.

"Because the space in the library is too small and the light is dark, in order to facilitate everyone to have a place where they can read books comfortably, I plan to build some 'book sheds' on the grass... Well, Alan, you should go and talk to

Your little sisters are getting ready together, our 'Science and Magic Book Bar' can be partially opened today!"

Jialan answered the girl's question casually, and kept looking at the small square table that the carpenters were making. The small square table was very small, the smallest one was only two feet long. It was just enough to put down a book, some pens and paper and a glass of drink.

It's big enough for one person to sit and read.

There are also larger ones, tables for two, four, eight, and even long tables that can seat a hundred people, but these tables are distributed in different places around the big library.

Location.

Small round tables, for example, are usually scattered beside big trees, under the corners of library exterior walls, or on secluded steps. The sides are often covered by a large parasol made of white-painted oilcloth.

Perhaps in order to maintain a quiet reading environment, a large open area has been reserved around the large library, and behind it is a large forest of thick and dense ancient trees, so there is enough space for Jialan to decorate.

For many days in a row, in addition to reading a large number of books in the library at night, Jialan was studying the alien devil called "Management and Operation". The alien theory mentioned in his mind, although he dared not say

I have completely mastered this strange theory, but I can also be considered to have gained some insights from it.

The information derived from the phrase "operate independently and be responsible for your own profits and losses" was too huge. It was so huge that if Jialan did not disclose it to the outside world, others would not be able to understand it even if they saw it, so Jialan decided to take the risk and try it.

After the originally gloomy forest of ancient trees was cleared of dense weeds, bushes, and a thick layer of humus on the ground that exuded an unpleasant smell of decay, it not only looked cleaner and smoother, it seemed that

The gloomy and terrifying atmosphere was also cleared away along with the dead branches and leaves.

The moss on the ancient trees was washed away with water by the water magic apprentices hired by Jialan, and the dense old trees that looked like umbrellas were also pruned by a large number of hired gardeners, making the branches thinner.

Sometimes, sunlight can be projected through the gaps, forming strange bright light pillars in the woods, and beautiful spots like stars.

On the ground, the wood magic apprentices created a green and soft lawn, and the flowers that were deliberately created were either blooming alone or gathered together in small groups.

It gives people a very unique and natural feeling.

Based on the climate in the area where [Kelan City] is located, the grass and flowers can probably remain lush for more than two months. It is actually not cost-effective to plant grass and flowers at this time, but Jialan does not care, he needs

It is to create something called "style" and "atmosphere". I want to see if the things mentioned by the exotic devil are useful.

What he is doing now can be regarded as a low-risk magic experiment.

The pruned old trees no longer look so dull. After removing the dense twigs, the thick and mottled branches look full of energy and have a unique charm.

Especially after Jialan asked carpenters to build some bird's nests in the style of small wooden houses, and moved the existing bird's nests in the woods into them, the birds that were frightened away by the large number of gardeners pruning the branches flew back again, and they were not very unhappy.

They politely occupy the small houses hanging on the branches, and the melodious chirping of birds makes the place full of life.

Jialan was very surprised by the change in the atmosphere brought about by this subtle change in the environment. Before this, the chirping of those little birds had an eerie and shrill feel to it.

The ancient branches were thick enough to carry a considerable weight, so Jialan asked the carpenters to build spiral wooden ladders around the ancient trees, and lay small wooden platforms between the branches.

The upper desk chair is a unique reading seat.

As for those old trees that were strong and huge enough, Jialan simply asked the carpenters to build treehouses of various sizes on them. Soon, the original eerie library woods turned into a forest that looked like an elven tribe.

Beautiful and peculiar place.

Although most places are still under construction, the bookshelf and round table area in front of the main entrance of the library are already ready for use. The faculty and students who came to borrow books during this period are very curious and don't know who this person is.

What exactly does the new librarian plan to do?

The college even sent people to check it out, but because this project did not involve the main body of the library, nor did it destroy any of the original environment, it was just a tidying up, so there was no reason to stop it.

This is within the scope of the librarian's duties.

However, from those small round tables and wooden sheds, some people have already seen the intention of the new librarian. He seems to be planning to move the reading area that was originally inside the library to the outdoors.

No librarian has ever done this in the history of [Kemo University], so there is no school rule that prohibits this, so the fire management management can only wait and see how things develop.

The main reason why the school cannot interfere is probably because the renovation project of the college's library did not cost the school a single copper pill... The library's funds have not yet been allocated, and all the expenses have been advanced by the administrator himself.

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The most interesting thing is that the personnel sent by the school to inspect it made some inquiries, and were surprised to find that the cost of the seemingly huge projects spread throughout the library area was actually surprisingly low!

Ten gardeners are hired, and their daily salary is 5 silver coins, so they only need to pay 5 gold talans per day.

Ten carpenters were hired, and their daily salary was 1 jintalan. However, the total of 100 apprentices they brought only needed to be paid 1 jintalan per day, so a total of only 20 jintalans were spent every day.

That's all.

The materials used are just branches pruned by gardeners from the ancient woods behind the library. Because they are strong enough, after being cut open, they can be made into wooden boards and used to piece together a wooden shed.

And those small square tables are even more shockingly crude. They simply cut branches of different thicknesses in half, nail two wooden strips and a few table legs that have not even peeled off the bark and have small branches and leaves.

Polish the tabletop smooth and it will become a small table exuding the scent of trees.

This kind of raw wooden table without any paint looks as ugly as the building blocks randomly put together by a child, but when placed in the arranged environment, it is full of original natural atmosphere and is unusually harmonious.

In particular, the plant fragrance emitted by the wood that has not yet been stripped of its bark makes people feel relaxed and happy when using it, as if they are in the tranquil nature.

After calculating this, in fact, the new administrator's expenses are only the wages of hiring carpenters and gardeners. Although the tree houses in the ancient woods behind the library are still under construction, the investment will not be too large.

Just when everyone was wondering what the new librarian wanted to do, a strange cabin run by a group of girls opened. They hung a small wooden sign outside the cabin that read "Science Magic Book"

bar] and a series of price lists.

The girls changed out of their light blue magic robes and put on black puff-sleeved tops, short skirts and pink aprons, as well as hairpins decorated with furry ears. Their cute looks immediately attracted many people.

Male magic apprentices borrowing books look on.

One of the bold boys came up and asked with a playful smile: "School girls, what are you doing?"

"Hello, senior! This is a new service provided by the big library. This reading area can be used as a reading place. It also provides drinks such as black tea, milk tea, coffee and fruit tea, as well as some snacks. In addition, if

Whether you come for breakfast, lunch or dinner, we also provide some light meals..."

The girl who was asked smiled sweetly, bowed politely and said: "By the way, if you want to borrow any books, you can also tell us the title or book number, and we will get it for you. If you leave,

, if you don’t plan to borrow the books, just hand them over to us directly, and we will handle the other borrowing procedures for you.”

This fresh service model surprised the students for a while. Although the students of [Kemo University] can borrow books freely with their academic badges, it is a bit troublesome to go through the borrowing procedures. There are such gentle and lovely school girls.

Friendly service, aside from the inconvenience, will at least make you feel good.

Moreover, the library did not provide tea and meals in the past. During lunch time, students who came to borrow books often had to return the books first, then walk all the way to the college cafeteria to eat, and then walk all the way back again in the afternoon to borrow them again.

The procedure is very complicated.

It happened to be when [Ke Mo Book Bar] opened, it was around 11 o'clock in the morning, and it was about to be lunch time. The boy who asked was very interested and planned to try it, so he curiously said: "Then please help me borrow it.

I don’t remember the ISBN of the book "History of the City-State Era of Zilargo". In addition, bring me a simple meal and a cup of milk tea you mentioned."

The girl in question immediately got into working mode, took out a wooden folder with a stack of parchment paper and an ink pen, and walked out from behind the counter, immediately arousing the astonished eyes of the onlookers.

In this era, most women are accustomed to wearing long skirts or formal tutu skirts. Except for some sexy and unrestrained female adventurers or mercenaries, it is rare to see women exposing their arms and legs, but this girl's upper body is

Wearing elbow-length puff sleeves and a knee-length black skirt, she exposed a pair of delicate arms and a pair of slender white calves.

The young and beautiful girl, with her cute yet sexy but not revealing clothing, immediately attracted the attention of the equally young male magic apprentices.

"Please tell me your student number and sign at the back. Also, please come with me. I will arrange a seat for you. Meals will be sent to you together with the books later."

The girl held the board in front of her chest with one hand and led the way with the other hand. Her delicate white arms and black clothing on her plump chest formed a strong color contrast, which made the boy's eyes look straight.

“Today’s set menu includes new cheese and beef cob buns, double-layered fried chicken drumsticks, giant cob buns, red bean pie, apple pie, cheese chicken rolls, etc. You can pair them with drinks as you like!”

While smiling sweetly, the girl led the somewhat distracted boy to a small square table: "If you are alone, I suggest you order a set meal of cheese beef cobbler + cheese chicken roll + milk tea.

It’s one Silver Jim and two Copper Dantins cheaper than ordering a la carte, and the second drink refill is half price!”

"Oh! Okay! Just have one as you said!"

The boy sat down in front of the small square table in a daze. He didn't even hear what was being eaten. He just looked around with some confusion: "Aren't the tables here meant for casual seating?"

While the girl quickly wrote down the boy's meal on the parchment, she explained responsibly: "Yes, in order to avoid affecting other guests, these small square tables are provided for those who order. If you just borrow them,

If you want books, you can go to the long table area over there..."

The boy looked at the long table, and then at the small square table in front of him. For some reason, he felt a sense of superiority, and sat there triumphantly waiting for his meal under the gaze of the onlookers.

Soon, a piece of food that looked very simple but was very novel was served on a wooden plate, and at the same time, a "History of the Zilargo City-State Era" was placed in front of him.

"For your health and to keep your books clean, it is recommended that you use this wet wipe to wipe your hands before and after meals."

The girl smiled sweetly and bent her slender waist. She kindly and carefully taught the boy how to eat the food wrapped in cabbage leaves. It was a round bun cut in half with a slice of minced beef patty sandwiched between it.

Thin slices of cheese and two lettuce leaves, very simple, but delicious and convenient.

"What is this? A Coburg bag?"

The boy was surprised and picked up the cheese and beef Coburg wrapped in cabbage leaves. After looking at it, he took a big bite. The girl opened her small mouth and wanted to remind him that in fact, the cabbage leaves outside were just

It is used to wrap food, not to eat.

However, the administrator of Jialan said: "Customers are gods, and all behaviors of customers are correct...as long as they can afford to pay."

So the girl decided not to tell the guy who was happily gnawing the cabbage leaves the truth, but just smiled sweetly and said: "Yes, the Coburg bun is newly developed by a senior chef at our [Kemo University]

Fast food! It tastes good and is convenient to eat. It is only sold in our library snack department!"

The boy's mouth was full and he muttered: "Yeah! It's delicious!"

"A friendly reminder, please be careful not to dirty the books when dining, otherwise we will charge a book cleaning fee! In addition, after you finish the meal, just put the plate on the table, and we will collect it

.”

The girl smiled and stretched out a small white hand: "Thank you! There are 15 copper pills in total!"

The boy was stunned for a moment, and quickly put down the half-eaten Coburg bag. He hurriedly took out a silver Jim and five copper Dantins. After looking up at the smiling girl, he took out the five copper Dantins with some distress.

Putting it back, he took out two silver coins and put them into the girl's hand. He waved his hand in a pretentious manner and said, "I'll take the rest as a tip for you, my schoolmate!"

"Thank you, senior!"

The girl bent her knees slightly, performed a ladylike salute, and ran away with a smile!

Although the boy felt that the cost of this simple meal was not too cheap, he felt that it was well worth the money. He smiled proudly at the guys who were still watching and continued to eat this meal. In the college restaurant, the price will probably not exceed

A simple meal from Silver Jim.

Someone took the lead, and soon a large number of students who were going to have lunch poured into the wooden shed. A large group of butterfly-like girls in short skirts poured out of the shed and walked towards their respective areas to record what the students and customers needed.

Books, meals and drinks.

About two hours later, the thousands of seats under the wooden shed were filled with students who had finished their meals and returned to a quiet reading state. Compared to usual times, there were more than five times more people staying in the library to read.

!

After all, they are all students of [Kemo University], and their quality is quite good. Even if they need anything, they just raise their arms to signal, attracting the attention of the girl nearby, and whisper their needs. Although the crowd gathered

Quite a bit, but still maintaining a relatively quiet environment.

The fifty girls who had just finished their work gathered together behind the small wooden hut next to the wooden shed. While watching Ailan, who was responsible for collecting money, counting the expenses at noon, they discussed in a low voice how much tips each received.

"I have 43 copper Dantin!"

"Ah! I only have 32!"

"Hee hee! I got 51! It's half a golden taran!"

"No fair! No fair! Why do you have so many?"

"I don't know either! But if your smile is sweeter and your voice is gentler, maybe you will get more tips!"

"Hmph! Why do all the people I meet are stingy and reluctant to tip?"

Just as the girls were laughing and playing, Ailan suddenly exclaimed, covered her mouth, and said in disbelief: "159 gold talans, 4 silver gilts, and 3 copper danding!"

The girls were silent, and their eyes widened in surprise. They were just selling simple ingredients, and they didn't even need any cooking skills. They actually sold nearly 160 Jintalans in one noon?

And the number of people who came to borrow books today was not that many, just over a thousand. In other words, almost all the students who came to borrow books stayed!

You know, only one wooden shed area has been opened now! If all five wooden shed areas that can accommodate a thousand people are opened, plus the small square table areas scattered around, and the woods area behind the library...

…couldn’t it accommodate nearly 20,000 people at the same time?

Even if each person only consumes one Silver Jim for one meal, three meals a day is 6,000 Jintalan, and one month is... Oh my God! The girls almost screamed!