"Friend Meilin, this beggar's chicken in lotus leaves tastes really good. And there's also some hot and sour passion fruit lemon chicken feet. Can't you prepare some more tomorrow?"
Pope Saint Jones of the Church of Light recognized Merlin's existence, otherwise the three of them would not have done that to the red-crowned white-feathered chicken.
"Haha, who was the one who looked down on these delicacies just now? You ate the delicacies that Merlin brought, but didn't you show any appreciation?" Weber crossed his arms with a mocking smile on his face.
Jones took out a white stone from his arms after hearing what Weber said. "I'm not a freeloader, Merlin. This is for you."
Merlin took the white stone and looked at it. "What is this?"
Before Jones could say anything, Weber beside him chuckled, "This guy just picked up a relatively round stone on the side of the garden."
Jones snorted, "Friend Merlin, don't underestimate this stone. I have cast three spells on it."
Merlin looked at the stone in his hand with suspicion. "Are you kidding me? You cast three spells on a stone you picked up at random?"
"This old man didn't lie to you. Just accept it. These three spells are enough for you."
Waver yawned. "Holy Light Shield, Healing Holy Light, and Revenge of Light. These are all relatively practical Holy Light magic."
"Is this true?" Merlin found it hard to believe. Shouldn't magic be carried out using special scrolls or alchemical props? Can stone also be used as a carrier of magic?
Weber knew what Merlin was thinking. It was impossible for ordinary people to understand this, but standing in front of Merlin were two demigods who stood at the top of this continent.
"Don't worry, I won't cheat you, but you have to bring an extra portion of these delicacies next time."
Merlin heard Jones' words and put the stone close to him. "Don't worry, I will definitely not forget you. But I have classes during the week, and I have to sell lotus leaf beggar chicken after class. And I don't know where you live. I just ran into you in the back garden. I may not be able to deliver the food to you as soon as possible."
"That's a bit tormenting. If I can't eat the food you cook, I'll feel unmotivated all day long." Weber thought about it and suddenly came up with a solution.
"I got it. Where in the academy do you sell the lotus leaf beggar's chicken?"
"Usually it's in the atrium in front of the teaching building."
"That's easy. I can just ask my pet to go get you the Lotus Leaf Beggar's Chicken."
When Merlin heard Waver say that, he thought of the owl that brought him the spices and the Beastmaster Academy purchase certificate. "You mean the messenger owl?"
"Oh~ So those are the owls you raised. This old guy has a special liking for owls and has raised thousands of them over the years." Jones raised his head and looked at the top of the wizard tower, where Weber raised owls.
"Now there are over ten thousand of them. Honestly, I let them serve as messengers for the academy just to let them earn some money for their own food. However, the effect is minimal. Not so many parents send letters to their children. It may also be that I set the price too high." Weber showed a helpless look when he said these words. He has been using his own small treasury to support these owls.
Although he is the dean of the Arcane Academy, the financial situation of the Academy has not been very good in recent years, and there are deficits in many areas.
In order to maintain permanent neutrality, the Arcane Academy refuses funding from any country, force, or race. The tuition and other fees paid by students each year are simply not enough for the survival and development of the academy. The main source of income still comes from taxes in the Arcane City.
"So the academy's messenger owls are all raised by you, Old Deng. But you're right, your mail delivery service is too expensive, one gold coin per delivery, and the letters have to be delivered to the Arcane Academy first. Ordinary families can't afford it. Nobles have their family servants deliver things in person, so there's no way you can make any money."
After Merlin finished speaking, Waver became even more disappointed.
"However, I do have a way to make these owls earn their own food, and maybe even make you a fortune."
"What? Merlin, do you really have a solution?"
Weber grabbed Merlin's shoulders and asked excitedly. Merlin nodded. This was not a difficult task for him.
"Of course, I'm planning to start an owl food delivery business. If these owls are smart enough, I can implement it now."
"takeout?"
"That's right, I'll use these owls to deliver the food I cook, and charge different prices for delivery based on the distance." Merlin has had the idea of doing delivery for a long time. In the future, his food empire will only grow bigger and bigger, so he must arrange for the delivery business.
The cost of hiring owls to deliver food is much lower than hiring people, and you only need to meet their food needs.
It is not easy to satisfy the owl's food needs. The internal organs and chicken butts of the chickens killed every day can be fed to them. Even chicken bones are not picky for owls.
“Your idea is good, but will it really work?”
"Let's give it a try. Lend me a dozen owls to test the waters. If it works, we can expand the scale of owl deliverymen."
After listening to Merlin's words, Weber thought that it was indeed worth a try. He felt that it should be no problem for owls to deliver food. If these owls could really get stable jobs and be self-sufficient, it would be a good thing for him.
The back hill of the Beast Taming Academy——
Gene looked at Merlin, who was followed by a dozen owls, and was shocked. He couldn't understand how Merlin could bring back so many owls after just one visit.
And it seems that these owls are messengers specially used by the academy to deliver letters?
"Boss, what are these?"
“These? These are my new employees. I plan to use them as delivery men.”
Merlin pointed to the dozen or so owls behind him.
"Delivery man?"
It was the first time that Gene heard this name, and Merlin did not explain too much. "You will know what it is later. By the way, let Garant come over and ask him to build a place for my new employees to rest and sleep. Try to make it as big as possible, in the open space over there."
Although Gene was puzzled, he didn't ask too many questions. He just needed to do his job well.
"What are you doing here?"
Merlin turned around when he heard the voice and saw a graceful elf girl looking around the open space with curiosity.
Elf? Merlin looked at the elf girl in front of him. She had long silver-white hair that reached her waist. Her hair was as smooth as a waterfall, and it sparkled with a faint luster in the sun.
Her eyes were clear and deep, as if they could see into people's hearts. They were a rare emerald green in color, and sparkled with curiosity.
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