The Master of the Strange Realm

"That's it."

"Then let's go."

The gear man jumped and was "sucked" into the map. Jenkins hesitated, held the cat in his arms, and jumped, and then the gear man disappeared.

The two people and the cat fell from a high altitude, but suddenly slowed down when approaching the ground, and finally landed steadily on the ground at the door of the manor.

There was still light rain in the sky, the door of the manor was open, and an old man dressed as a butler was holding an umbrella to welcome the arrival of the carriage.

The carriage had arrived at the door and stopped. The coachman remained still and counted the money. The lady corresponding to the small statue stood in front of the door with a bag in one hand and an umbrella in the other hand, looking up at the manor.

At this moment, it was still a still world. Jenkins looked at the gear man and motioned it to speak. It was standing in the rain like Jenkins, avoiding the rain like him.

He stretched out his right hand and shook his finger:

"Look, the target is this lady."

There is only one woman here, so the target will not be wrong.

"What do I need to obtain from her?"

"The heart of selfless dedication."

"What?"

Even though he heard it clearly, he couldn't help but ask back:

"The heart of selfless dedication?"

"Do you need me to admire your good hearing?"

"No..."

He also considered that what he needed to obtain was not a physical entity, but this situation happened to be the most difficult.

"What is the so-called selfless dedication...? Since you want me to obtain it, at least tell me what it looks like or in what form."

"That is a special substance that can be condensed in this strange place. You can think of it as the fruit of personality, experience, a small amount of soul residue, emotions, etc."

"Then since it is not a physical entity, how can I obtain it?"

"That's your problem. Savior, since you have come here, I think you can solve this kind of small problem."

Chapter 2191 Family Female Teacher Evelyn

"I will solve it myself... Anyway, it's the end, so it doesn't matter."

Jenkins said slowly, and then glanced at the gear man:

"Then let's get started."

"Okay, then, let's get started."

The voice fell, and the still world began to flow. The change between the driver's fingers continued to be counted, and the words stuck in the old housekeeper's mouth were heard in the rain:

"Ms. Evelyn, thank you for arriving on time. Oh, this weather is really bad. Let's not talk here. Please come in. The servants have prepared towels and hot tea. Maybe you can have a drink first, and then continue the course with the lady this week."

Then, as if he didn't see Jenkins and the gear man beside him, he led Ms. Evelyn to the inside of the manor.

"Can't I join in? I just thought about how to explain my appearance here."

Jenkins said again, and followed with the gear man. The servant holding an umbrella closed the gate of the manor behind them, as if he had waited for them to enter before doing so.

"People can see us and assume that we should be here. But only if you take the initiative to contact them will they take the initiative to interact with you. When you interact, they will think you are a trustworthy person, but this will not let you get what you want directly."

"I see, time was paused just now, and now the sense of existence is weak."

"What do you mean?"

The gear man obviously didn't understand what Jenkins meant, and Jenkins had no intention of explaining. The courtyard trail of the manor was not long. Jenkins took two quick steps to catch up and caught up with the old housekeeper and Ms. Evelyn in the middle of the rainy courtyard.

"(Mrs) Evelyn?"

He asked tentatively, and the woman turned her head naturally:

"Yes, good afternoon, but you should call me Miss Evelyn more appropriately."

"Good afternoon, Miss Evelyn...Do you need me to carry your bag for you?"

He asked, and the woman looked at him puzzledly, then handed him the bag:

"Thank you."

The chocolate on his shoulder showed a look of contempt, and Jenkins's emotional intelligence was extremely unstable. Even the cat didn't know when he would show such emotional intelligence.

"Miss Evelyn, are you a tutor?"

He came to this conclusion based on the conversation just now.

"Yes, I am Miss Nancy's poetry teacher."

Nancy Franklin is the daughter of Viscount Franklin, the owner of the manor. She is a friend of Hathaway and Britney, but the relationship is not particularly good. Jenkins has only met her and said no more than ten sentences, so he doesn't know this noble girl very well.

Considering that the goal this time is "selfless dedication", and the other party's identity is a tutor, then perhaps the identity corresponds to what Jenkins wants to obtain.

He thought about it and asked tentatively:

"Do you know the selfless dedication?"

"What?"

Miss Evelyn looked at him with a frown, as if she didn't understand this sentence, and was very confused. Jenkins then realized that the so-called "demand" was not really a demand, and the difficulty of this strange place was higher than he thought:

"I mean, Viscount Franklin is very good to Miss Nancy, after all, she is his only daughter. As Miss Nancy's tutor, the Viscount should not treat you badly, right?"

"Not bad."

The woman said perfunctorily, and did not tell him the specific income as a tutor as Jenkins imagined.

"It doesn't look like it's going very well."

The gear man walked aside and said, Jenkins shook his head:

"The fare she just paid to the coachman was just the right amount of change, which means that she has already prepared it. If she is not financially strapped, she will usually give her the exact change and leave some change as a tip. Having the right amount of money ready means that her financial situation is not actually that good. not good."

He looked carefully at the lady's clothes:

"As a tutor for a noble lady, she must not be dressed shabbily. This outfit should be her best outfit, but look at the creases on the clothes, which shows that her residence is not large, so when storing the clothes, she must The clothes are folded, so there are such obvious creases on this dress. The obvious creases also indicate that the clothes have been folded for a long time. Maybe she only wears this dress when she is a tutor. . This also proves that this woman’s financial situation is not optimistic.”

He paused and then said:

"She is still a virgin and should be living alone. As a single woman around 25 years old, the biggest expense in life should be rent. It is impossible for her to have her own house in Nolan. I know the housing prices here very well. Therefore, if not Bad habits such as gambling should not cost a single woman much, but in this case, she still lives in a tight situation, which shows that she is deliberately saving money, and the pay from this job will not be very high.”

“What does saving money have to do with the size of your reward?”

Gear Man asked again.

"It's very simple. Saving money means that she can't just do one job. And just now the old housekeeper said that this is this week's class, which means there is only one class a week. If the pay is a lot, I don't think Miss Evelin will There will only be one class per week.”

Alexia was not only Dolores' tutor in Loon, but also worked as a tutor in Nolan, so Jenkins knew the inside story of the industry. Generally speaking, two classes a week is the norm, at least in Nolan.

"So you conclude through these inferences without evidence that her income as a tutor is not high?"

"Yes."

The above inference is of course full of loopholes. What really made Jenkins come to the conclusion was that he heard Briony laugh at Viscount Franklin's stinginess, so the income of the hired tutor could not be high. Of course, there is no need to tell the gear man these things, Jenkins just knows it himself.

"But this is strange. Miss Evelin does this job purely to save money, so what does this have to do with 'selfless dedication'? She is not a teacher at all to spread knowledge."

Jenkins looked at the gear man, who did not answer, but reminded:

"They're coming in."

A group of four people had already climbed the steps to the entrance of the manor. A maid had already been waiting here, handing Miss Evelyn a cleaning towel. Because the rain wasn't very heavy, her clothes didn't get wet, so she didn't need to change her clothes.

The girls waiting for class are still napping, and the maids have gone to wake them up. Before Miss Nancy Franklin was ready, Miss Evelyn went alone to the study on the second floor of the manor to wait.

This is the noble lady's own study, not the study of her elders. Jenkins and the Gear Man followed in, but of course, the servants did not prepare refreshments for them and the cat.

Chapter 2192 Teachers and Responsibilities

"How's the job?"

Jenkins placed Miss Evelyn's bag on the sofa, where the governess had sat down. He started the topic in a casual tone, and Miss Evelin answered naturally:

"It's not bad. Although the salary is a little less, at least there aren't too many things to do. Only two or three hours of lesson preparation per week are enough."

"So, what do you think of this profession? I mean the teaching profession?"

Jenkins wanted to steer the conversation.

"It's not bad. The world around us has changed rapidly in recent decades. In the past, small nobles, such as Viscount Franklin, were able to gain wealth through a few risky investments. Nobles are really good, listen. Said they get great preferential treatment when paying taxes.”

Miss Evelyn obviously didn't understand what Jenkins wanted to ask.

"I mean, what do you think about teaching knowledge to an underage girl?"

Jenkins put it another way.

"Underage? Isn't Nancy an adult this summer?"

Miss Evelyn asked in confusion. Apparently Jenkins had applied the "adultness" he knew to this world without authorization.

"As for teaching her knowledge, it doesn't really matter. Oh, to be honest, the girl is not very talented in poetry. Fortunately, she and her family did not expect her to become a poet. Nancy herself just wanted to By learning something and being popular at banquets and young people’s social gatherings, you might even be able to find a suitable husband.”

She still didn't understand Jenkins' question, so she just said to herself:

"I graduated from Nolan Normal University and studied literature for so many years, but I can only earn a living by being a tutor for aristocratic girls with no talent."

The young lady continued to complain, as if she was bored and chatting with friends:

"You see, anyone can write poetry now, but you can't make money by writing poetry. In order to go to school, I left the country town and came to a big city like Nolan alone, and I carried a lot of money. Debt. But so what? You can’t make money from literature, you can’t make money from writing articles, and you can’t make money from being a teacher, so you can only teach noble girls.”

"So what do you make money for?"

Jenkins didn't see any such thing as "selfless dedication" in the other party.

"Buying a house. When I was a country girl and rode a straw wagon into the city for the first time, I dreamed of having my own house here."

A smile appeared on her lips, and she answered Jenkins' question naturally, even though the question already involved privacy:

"I can always succeed. I am twenty-six years old this year. I have paid off all my debts. I have also saved some money through hard work. If my life goes well in the future, I will be able to buy it in full in my thirties. A small house in Nolan West.”

"What about getting married? After getting married, wouldn't it be more convenient for two people to buy a house?"

"If I didn't have my own property before getting married, and I was bound to the family by a man after getting married, then why did I come to Nolan to live alone from the age of sixteen?"

Miss Evelyn asked rhetorically, and then concluded:

"So, as long as I can have my own property, stay awake and not be cheated out of money by men, I can actually get married until I'm thirty. I don't want to be like the women in my hometown. I want to live a more understanding life."

Jenkins said nothing, but he believed his expression was enough to show "admiration":

"Yes, your idea is very good. Independent ladies don't actually worry about getting married. It's good to be independent and not have to rely on others."

As he spoke, he scratched the little chocolate head on his shoulder. Chocolate raised its head and wanted to bite Jenkins because it suspected that it had been suggested.

After being complimented by Jenkins, Miss Evelyn was also happy that someone agreed with her idea. He happily picked up the teacup and then took the initiative to bring the topic back to Jenkins' original intention:

"As for being a teacher, I actually want my students to understand my ideas and become independent. But for a noble lady, this is of course difficult. Therefore, it is enough to be able to impart my knowledge to her, although she also Not much to learn..."

Holding the hot tea, he carefully took a sip, then squinted his eyes as if to endure the heat felt by his tongue:

"I graduated from a normal school. I used to think about becoming a real teacher... But this era is so crazy and progressive. When I get one dream, I have to let go of another one. After all, I am a woman. ”

Jenkins immediately became energetic. Since she said this, she must not have completely let go. After considering the sentence, Jenkins tentatively said:

"Then the process of teaching Miss Nancy is just for the reward?"

"of course not."

Miss Evelin shook her head without thinking:

"If it's just for remuneration, it would be more appropriate to spend time on other jobs. Do you know how much time it takes to come here from where I live? Although it is impossible to continue my dream of becoming a teacher, I have never thought about it. , being able to express your knowledge, ideas and dreams in other ways..."

She shook her head again:

"If you don't talk about this anymore, it's meaningless."

"But the thought you spent on Miss Nancy definitely exceeds the reward you receive."