Chapter 27

Ren secretly said that sure enough, he guessed it.

He didn't answer or refuse immediately, but asked, "Mr. Keneji, why did you come to me? Before this, we didn't seem to know each other."

I just did a soul test at the Violet House, and the other party came to me not long after I came out. Is the news of the Steam and Machinery Union too well-informed?

Keneji saw Ren's doubts, laughed, and said with a little complacency: "Ren, don't get me wrong. Our Mechanical Union has indeed been recruiting talents, but it is actually a coincidence that we can contact you so quickly today. "

He explained: "A friend of mine happened to see you doing a soul test at the Violet House, and I happened to be working nearby, so I rushed over as soon as I heard about it."

Ren nodded, but he was noncommittal in his heart, not fully convinced.

However, as the vice-chairman of the Mechanics Union's branch in Longsand, Keneji himself is a rich man, an aristocrat, and is definitely an important figure in the city, but he can save face for an ordinary person from a commoner background and personally He came here to win him over, behaved politely, and did not despise himself because of the status gap between the two, which shows the depth of his sincerity.

As if to show his greater sincerity, Keneji immediately offered conditions.

"Ren, as long as you are willing to join the mechanic union and become a mechanic, the union will provide you with all conveniences, including meditation ideas, demon souls, potions for enhancing soul power, and alchemy items. We will cover all of these until you become a legend So far!"

"In addition to what you need for training, the trade union will also pay you wages, starting from the first-level mechanic, with a monthly salary of ten gold shields."

"As your career level increases, your monthly salary will also increase."

"Even with stagnant career levels, there are two opportunities for salary increases per year."

"In addition, the trade union has also prepared a big house for you in the Silver Star District. It has already hired housekeepers and servants as guards. The cost of hiring these people will be settled by the trade union. After you change jobs as a mechanic, the house will immediately transfer to In your name."

"I won't go into details about other benefits. Anyway, as long as you become a mechanic, strength, golden shield, beauty, status, I guarantee you will have everything, and you will be promoted to the upper class of Longshande overnight."

After Keneji finished speaking, he took a look at his pocket watch from the inner lining of his jacket, and said seriously, "You have five minutes to think about it."

Ren was shocked by this series of treatment conditions, and there was only one word left in his mind: rich and powerful!

To be honest, he was really moved, so he thought about it seriously.

The steam and machinery union, people often abbreviate it as the machinery union, is a top power that has risen in the empire for hundreds of years, and its influence is no less than that of the Church of the Three Gods.

Ren can't remember exactly how long the history of the Mechanics Union was, but it seems to be more than four hundred years old.

But he was very impressed by one thing about the Mechanical Union, which he read in history books, that is, the founder of the Mechanical Union, that is, the president, has been the same from the beginning of the establishment of the trade union to the present, and has never changed. Pass.

In other words, the president of the Mechanics Union has lived for more than four hundred years!

The legend seemed to appear out of nowhere in one year, rising like a meteor.

However, very few people know the name and origin of the chairman, at least not written in the book, and he is a mysterious figure among the civilians of the empire.

Although the president is so mysterious, the amazing changes that mechanics will bring to the empire and the world are real.

Since the establishment of the mechanical union, various mechanical equipment have appeared, including the most important steam engine, as well as buses, ships, steam trains, airships, textile machines, elevators, etc., and countless more small machines, Go deep into all walks of life and change people's way of life.

The Mechanics Union is like clockwork and gears to the whole world, and everything is speeding up and developing rapidly.

A historian once lamented that the changes in the past four hundred years in Allenius were even more dramatic than those in the past four thousand or even forty thousand years, almost earth-shaking.

If there is a strong man above the legend who has been asleep for four hundred years, and now he wakes up, he may not recognize this world.

It can be said that the emergence of the mechanical union has completely changed the whole world.

Naturally, the rise of the mechanical union has also brought countless wealth. Most of the world's mining, machinery companies, factories, and transportation industries have an inseparable relationship with the mechanical union. They use money to buy everything and build one after another. Industry alliances hold power through capital.

With the rise and growth of the mechanic union, is the extraordinary profession of the mechanic.

A mechanic is a half-caster, so the requirements for talents are not low, even as much as a wizard, but the combat strength of a mechanic is far inferior to that of a wizard.

At least below the legendary level, it is almost impossible for a mechanic to be an opponent of a wizard of the same level, and the strength of the two is far apart.

This is because mechanics put their main energy on researching mechanical technology instead of strengthening themselves.

In the early days, mechanics mastered fewer spells, and most of the spells did not have powerful power, but were used to assist in the manufacture of mechanical items.

Therefore, low-level mechanics rely on soul guns to make up for their lack of lethality, which makes them often mistaken for gunners.

Of course, mechanics are not strong enough in the early stage, which is compared with wizards.

If it is compared with ordinary extraordinary professions, such as iron guards, mechanics are still very powerful.

As the level increases, the mechanic can manufacture more and more mechanical equipment, the functions are gradually improved, the power is also increasing, and the overall strength will grow explosively.

It is rumored that after hearing the legend, the mechanic is one of the most powerful supernatural professions. There is an exaggerated saying that "one person is the legion", which is comparable to the top wizard of all souls, perhaps even worse.

In the words of the previous life, a mechanic is a late-stage career.

It's a pity that this later outbreak came too late, how many people can be promoted to legend?

You must know that half of the superhumans will not be able to break through to the middle level in their lifetime, and the legend is like an unattainable dream for them.

There are other benefits to being a mechanic though.

For example, with mechanical skills in hand, the chance of obtaining a lot of wealth is much higher than that of other professions. Generally, you don't have to fight monsters yourself, you can buy everything you want with money.

However, this is the Orienth Empire, a country ruled by wizards. How many young people who can become wizards are willing to be a mechanic with relatively weak strength in the early stage?

Without the machinists, the Machinists' Union would cease to exist, and sooner or later this gigantic organization would fall.

This is probably the main reason why the Mechanical Union is so interested in talents.

Fortunately, the mechanic union also has its own advantages, that is, rich!

Using the money offensive to clear the way, offering various benefits at will, smashing down a lot of golden shields, making people dizzy, in the face of all kinds of temptations, Ren believes that many people will be willing to become mechanics.

I wouldn't be the first person to be stunned by the Mechanics Union with money, and I certainly wouldn't be the last.

But he wasn't completely carried away by money.

Because there is no free lunch in the world.

The mechanic union offered such good conditions, so it was not a free payment. After joining the union and becoming a mechanic, one must serve the union and earn back every copper that was invested in oneself, at least it must be worth something.

Having said that, Ren is still very interested in mechanics.

In his previous life, he majored in mechanics in college, so it can be said that he is a professional counterpart, and he is very suitable to be a mechanic.

If you join the mechanical union, with your mechanical knowledge, you should be able to gain a firm foothold and be appreciated by the upper class.

Say "should", because Ren is not sure.

The mechanical technology of this world is based on steam power on a broad level, without internal combustion engines and without electricity, but another powerful magical power has been developed. At the advanced level, many mechanical technologies are combined with magic, but they are not common in life. The most typical application is mechanical puppets.

In Ren's memory, there were two mechanical puppets at the door of the library of the Extraordinary Academy.

They are shaped like giant statues, powered by magic, with complete mobility and friend-or-foe identification, and quick movements, just like real living creatures. They are much higher than those clumsy robots in the previous life.

Thinking about it now, Ryan has no idea what the two mechanical colossi are.

He is very interested in researching mechanical puppet technology, if not for the more powerful profession of wizard, he would be happy to agree now.

For Ren, the temptation of the wizard is too great, even stronger than the temptation of the golden shield.

As an ordinary person who has lived on the earth for more than 30 years and has never seen supernatural power, Ren's desire and expectation for supernatural power far exceeds that of humans in this world.

Since there is a chance to have extraordinary power, of course we must choose the strongest!

There is no better choice than wizard.

But the mechanic is also very good, maybe not the most powerful profession, but it is the most suitable for him, and there are good conditions offered by the mechanic union, wealth and status are at his fingertips.

"It's really embarrassing." Ren thought with some headaches.

It's like having two beautiful girls in front of you, one is handsome, has a domineering figure, and only loves you wholeheartedly; the other is beautiful, generous, understanding, has a mine at home or is an only child, but you can only choose one of them.

Which one would you choose?

Ren can't wait to shout: I want them all!

Unfortunately, this is not a simple multiple-choice question, and there is no way to have the best of both worlds.

Ren looked at the street view from the car window. The car was speeding on the street, and he sat very smoothly in the car, but his mind was not calm at all. He was hesitant and tangled, unable to make a decision.

Keneji saw Ren's tangled expression on the side, the corners of his mouth could not stop rising slightly, and he smiled smugly in his heart.

He didn't try to persuade him any more, thinking that he was already stable.

Few young people can withstand such a huge temptation, especially young people from civilian backgrounds, who may not even have ridden in a car, and surrendered easily in front of Jin Dun.

He has seen such a young man with outstanding talent and little experience, and he is now a mechanic.

Before five minutes had passed, the car had already parked on the side of the road, and a few steps ahead was the largest demon soul market in Longshande.

Keneji didn't urge him, but just opened his pocket watch and looked at it. He was about to remind Ren, but he found that Ren stretched out his hand to open the car door, as if he was about to get out.

"Ren, have you made up your mind?" Keneji felt incredible, this was completely beyond his expectation, and he became a little anxious all of a sudden.

"Yes, Mr. Keneji, I'm sorry." Ryan looked very calm.