Chapter 147 Harold: I am Party A
Seno and Setale both thought it was just a joke by Elhaisen. They both agreed that the price of textbooks shipped to the desert by the caravan should be slightly higher, but a hundred times higher was a bit too exaggerated.
After finishing the books, several people exchanged them with the people around them and browsed through the books they had not read. Seno read slower.
Although he is a desert person, he came to the rainforest area with his adoptive father Gulesh when he was young. Currently, he has only mastered two of the four main languages used by desert people, so he and Kavi are the only two of the five people present who can truly experience the joy of self-study.
"It's very practical." Seno soon succeeded in deciphering the pronunciation of Elhaisen's self-created symbols for the second time. After the accuracy of his phonetic symbols was confirmed, he gave it a high evaluation.
"It must have taken a lot of time to create these symbols and connect two completely different languages. You also compiled all the grammars in the appendix by yourself? You were able to complete such a large project in just a few months... It's amazing."
El Haisen held the book and said calmly, "It's okay."
He was showing off again. Invisible pretense is the most deadly. Harold picked up the coffee and took a big sip.
Sino: "The selected texts are also very interesting. Fables and short stories? For desert people, these articles are more interesting than poems and argumentative texts."
"The historical story that Senior Setare brought me last time gave me an inspiration. How about we add some private information to it?" Harold said as he flipped through the book casually.
"Add a short story at the end of the children's enlightenment book, "The Calabash Brothers". An old immortal realizes that his life is coming to an end, and the monster he sealed with his immortal power is about to break the seal.
In order to protect the world, he used his last immortal power to plant a gourd seed, which soon grew into seven gourds. The seven gourds matured and grew into human forms. The gourd dolls all had special abilities, such as growing bigger, breathing fire, and spitting water...
They all thought they were powerful and could destroy the monsters on their own, but they were defeated one by one. Finally, they realized the importance of unity and combined into the Calabash Brothers with seven powers and finally re-sealed the monsters. The seven Calabash Brothers also turned into an indestructible mountain and suppressed the monsters under the mountain.
The story ends with a message: individual power is limited, and unity is strength. "
Instilling ideas should start from childhood. Although I really want to put Zhengge directly into the storybook, children probably still prefer to watch Calabash Brothers.
...
After Haroldt finished speaking, everyone was silent for a while, as if they were thinking about the feasibility of this plan.
Seno was the first to speak: "The fairy, the gourd... Is this a story from Liyue? The story is very interesting, but for the children in the desert... no, for all the people in the desert, it is difficult for them to understand what a fairy is. They probably have never seen a gourd before."
"This is a fairy tale from my hometown. With illustrations, it shouldn't be too difficult to understand. I believe Senior Kavi can draw them very cutely. Well...actually, changing the fairy and the gourd into a demon and Dun Dun Tao won't affect the main story, so just make some slight modifications." Harold said.
El Haisen: "I have no problem with your whim, but you want to increase the length of the textbook and pay extra money. The extra lines will be paid at 1% of the book price."
"Okay." Harold agreed readily.
After receiving an additional advance payment, he felt that Elhaisen was really cheap. If Elhaisen didn't raise the price, he could contract Elhaisen's labor force for a hundred years.
Suddenly I had the urge to hire El Haisen as my personal secretary. If I succeed, well... if I can get El Haisen to work for me, I will finally bring honor to the time traveler from the Flower Growing Family!
Harold coughed lightly, collected his thoughts, and said, "I will also add a historical story at the end of the master textbook. The first part is an abridged version of the desert history from the Red King to the present, and the last part is a summary. It should be lyrical and generous. Please, Senior Elhaisen."
Then he added before Elhaisen could speak: "The extra amount will be charged at 3% of the book's price per line."
Of course, it’s sold at the rainforest price.
El Haisen: "Okay, do you have any other requests? Tell me all at once."
Harold shook his head: "No more."
"Then I will not add or subtract any more content from the book after this revision," Elhaisen said, "and don't put my name in the editor column on the cover."
"Senior, you're in a hurry to distance yourself from the textbooks before they officially go on sale? How heartless." Harold said with regret.
Elhaisen flipped through the book and said calmly, "There is an old saying in Liyue, 'When the time comes, everyone will fly away.' It is very applicable now."
Harold:?
"This is the first time I've heard that proverb used like that," said Harold.
Seno: “Why do you say that?”
Setale: I don’t understand.
Kavi: "Huh?"
"Nothing, I just think that Senior Elhaisen is more shameless." Harold shrugged and said.
He paused and continued, "I understand you very well. If it's the editor's name, just write 'Lan Haisen'."
Alhaysen:?
"Lan Haisen? This name has a very cute feeling." Kavi said and looked at El Haisen involuntarily, and as expected, he saw a cold face.
No! This cuteness has nothing to do with El Haisen!
"It's just a joke," Harold said, "I've already thought of the author, let's write 'Lei Feng' and 'Ma Yuan'. The editor is a Liyue name, and the Xumi common language part was also typed using the typewriter commonly used by Liyue merchants, so these books must have been written by Liyue people."
"If the Magisterium wants to investigate, they won't just look for the author of the book based on the author and the font," Seno shook his head. "You need to be more cautious and not just cooperate with one merchant. You can ask merchants from the other six countries to participate as well."
Harold: "If the books are confiscated, will you organize foreign merchants to protest?"
Although it's a good idea, turning a smuggling arrest into a diplomatic incident...who is the villain?