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"Deal!" Lucien looked at Carly, pondered for a moment, then nodded earnestly.
Carly silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"That settles it, one Magic Stone a week as a base. If you work diligently and without errors, we'll add more. This should also fully encourage your enthusiasm!" Lucien nodded, feeling Carly's suggestion was very apt.
Carly: Σ(꒪ȏ꒪)
That... wasn't what she meant at all...
"Alright, then let's not waste time, and start with today's assistant work." Lucien patted the still somewhat dazed Carly, feeling very pleased.
After all, he had just earned 50 points of admiration, which at this stage was much more valuable to Lucien than any Magic Stone!
Then, Lucien pointed to the Wizard Robe, "This counts as 80 Magic Stones, so I won't be giving you any wages... uh, compensation, until we square this off."
