Chapter 41 Recruiting Jones
Faced with Dr. Jones’s inquiry, Purficott stirred the coffee cup in his hand and then smiled: “Sponsor a field trip? It’s very simple, even the cost of a global trip. It's just pocket money for me, but..."
Perfect paused at this point and looked directly at Dr. Jones, his strange-colored eyes seeming to take in him. It looks completely transparent from the outside.
Perfect continued to see Dr. Jones a little nervous before continuing: "Why should I pay for this? Instead of sponsoring others to go on field trips, why don't I go on a pleasant trip around the world myself? What about traveling?
Dr. Jones, you are a historian who pursues the truth of history, and I am an alchemist who pursues equivalent exchange
So if I sponsor you, what kind of return can I get? In other words, what price do you think you can offer in exchange for me? ”
Perfect’s words were undoubtedly full of philistinism and utilitarianism, which made Dr. Jones quite uncomfortable.
In his impression, the nobles were not all a group of people. Are you a famous guy? As long as you brag about it and help them become famous when writing articles, you can usually get sponsorship easily.
Why is it not working this time? And I came to see her today? The purpose is not to attract sponsorship, right?
However, even though he was thinking about this, Dr. Jones quickly adjusted his mentality and then said to Purficott: "The reason why human beings are what they are today is because We have a past, history determines the present, and studying history can also help us better understand the present and achieve a better future.
Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, we should study history and understand what our ancestors experienced in the past.
If you want to study history, it is not enough to just study behind closed doors. Not only do you need to collect a large number of historical documents and antiquities, but you also need to conduct on-site inspections and archaeological excavations in person to unearth those dusty histories and bring them to light. !
Isn’t it a very fulfilling thing to be able to bring the buried history to the world again? ”
This is the rhetoric that Dr. Jones often uses when persuading others to invest in him. Although it is not particularly effective for nobles, it can still hit the mark nine times out of ten.
However, his rhetoric is not very effective for nobles. For Purficott, it just made her laugh.
"If I were the second son of a family who had nothing to do, or an aristocratic lady who didn't understand anything, then I might be moved by your words." Purficott gave Dr. Jones a fair answer. A passable evaluation, and then poured cold water on him and said: "But the Brandless family does not need to support this kind of thing to earn reputation, whether it is my grandfather or my father, including my own upper class in Langton." Everyone has enough reputation in society.
So your rhetoric cannot impress me, at least it cannot convince me to pay for your field trip.”
There are indeed many. Nobles earn fame by sponsoring academic research or sponsoring explorers.
In the past, this activity was even very popular for a period of time. By sponsoring explorers to find unknown secrets or strange objects, the sponsoring nobles could earn a lot of fame.
But usually, those who do this are the emerging nobles or the second sons of the family.
I have money but lack a big reputation, so I use this method to get the fame I need and a talking point worth showing off.
And even if there are no gains worth mentioning, a good reputation that is willing to support academic research is also a good choice and benefit for those nobles who are not short of money. For Purficott, however, all this was moot.
She herself is a famous master of alchemy. Although a considerable part of her reputation is inherited from her parents, she is still associated with the name Perfectcourt Brandlis. Together they are the Langton Pearl, the youngest alchemy master in the Victoria Empire, the double master of engineering and alchemy, the genius girl, and a series of other titles that are prestigious even in Langton's upper class society.
It can be said that Purfict's title is enough to allow her to attend any noble banquet or ladies' tea party, and become a guest of any noble.
As for the Brandless family themselves? The reputation of old Baron Brandless has not completely dissipated, and the Brandless family still has some connections in the military.
Furthermore, there have been alchemy masters in the Brandlis family for two consecutive generations, and they have even completed the production of the Philosopher's Stone, the highest achievement of alchemy. The family's reputation is already loud enough, and there is no need to add more. Doing the extra stuff is the icing on the cake.
For today's Brandless family, perhaps the only problem is that the family's heirs are scarce. Only Perficott is the only direct member, and the bloodline may be cut off.
After thinking about this, Dr. Jones suddenly had a disappointed expression on his face. He felt that he had messed up this time.
However, Purficott said with obvious disappointment on his face: "But although I don't need to sponsor scientific expeditions or scientific research projects to gain fame, at least this Arctic scientific expedition I don't want anything to go wrong with the plan
I heard Dr. Jones that you are very good at wilderness survival and adventure, so congratulations, you passed the interview and are now a member of the exploration team. "
Perfect said this, then took off his gloves and extended his right hand to Dr. Jones.
When Dr. Jones saw this, his face suddenly showed There was a surprised expression, but he reacted quickly and held Purficott's little hand.
"I didn't expect it! This is really..." Dr. Jones was a little incoherent, but he quickly adjusted: "I mean, this is really surprising! I thought I had lost this opportunity! Thank you so much, Lady Brandless! "
"If possible, I would rather be called Miss than Baroness. "Perfect immediately smiled as a welcome to this new member of the exploration team.
Dr. Jones also calmed down at this time and calmed down his inner excitement. He asked Purficott: "So, Miss Brandless, what does this exploration team need to do, and what do I need to do?" Prepare? "
"You can ask James about this. The only advice I can give you is to wear thicker clothes." Purficott raised his eyebrows, his eyes of different colors. There was a hint of a bad smile.
It wasn't that she was trying to play a prank, it was just that she was looking forward to the expression on Dr. Jones's face when he understood what they were going to do.
(End of this chapter)