Chapter 54: Blue Smoke Manor (Three Watches)
A few days before Evolution Day, Jeno woke up early to wash.
He received a notice that it was his turn to attend the interview for the Philos family today, and when he had tidied up his appearance and put the finished communicator in his pocket, he went out.
When I went out, I happened to meet Tamara who was ready to go in the corridor, and she said good morning to Jeno lightly and asked casually:
"Are you going to work? Or go for an interview? ”
For Jeno, a "shy" boy, Tamara is still relatively friendly, and she hasn't caused any trouble this month, and ordinary boys will pay more attention to her because of her outstanding appearance, and this is exactly what she doesn't need, her identity needs to be low-key.
At least unlike his previous tenants, Jeno often tests the performance of the electric drill in the middle of the night, making buzzing noises that disturb dreams.
"I'm going to Philos for an interview."
Jeno replied truthfully, there was nothing to hide, he saw that Tamara had some dark circles under her eyes, but he didn't talk much.
"Today is also the day of my interview, but I went to Myrdada's estate, to speak...... Aren't you already working in a workshop? ”
Tamara's smile was a little tired, she had barely slept well in the past few days in order to complete the work, and the informant on Zuan's side had been out of touch for half a month, which made her even more sleepless.
"It's okay, go prove yourself."
Jeno smiled energetically, his communicator had been completed a few days ago, but the interview notice had only arrived today.
"What about your work? Oh, I shouldn't have asked. ”
This question is a bit stupid, just like asking someone for an answer during an exam, which will make the other person unhappy.
Tamara was carrying a wooden box, she saw that Jeno was empty-handed and a little puzzled, but she soon noticed that Jeno's pockets were a little bulging, and immediately realized that this was a small item, she quickly changed the topic, and all sighed:
"Young people are just good, full of energy, if I don't pass the interview this time, maybe I will have to sell myself to the alchemy shop in Zu'an."
"No, you're still young, and you'll pass the interview."
"To borrow your auspicious words, I have to go, my interview location is on the other side of the bridge, it is far away, and the time is relatively rushed."
After saying goodbye to Jeno, Tamara hurriedly went down the revolving escalator, and then Jeno calmly followed behind, the Blue Smoke Manor of the Philos family was in the north of the city, and he didn't have to cross the canyon bridge, so he had more time.
Not surprisingly, Tamara will be entangled by a hangover rich second generation on the bridge, but Jeno doesn't have the heart of a hero to save beauty, and people can solve it themselves, but the price is that they almost can't make it to the interview.
In fact, it doesn't matter to Tamara whether she can make it in time or not, she just needs to play the trick until the last minute, and her interview will end in failure.
Jeno stopped by to Colin's workshop, and Oriana waited at the intersection early, just to send her blessing to herself.
Although she has been using the communicator for two or three days, she still feels that this face-to-face method has a stronger sense of ritual and can bring more good luck to the other party.
"Morning, Jeno, have you had breakfast?"
The girl stood in front of the green grass with her chest crossed obediently, and looked at Jeno with a smile.
"I ate at the market downstairs when I came." Jeno went on to say:
"I need your cooperation when I go in for an interview later, I will call you, and you can just connect when the time comes."
Oriana and Jano have completed three prosthetic orders in half a month, normally speaking, Oriana has been idle these days, but she seems to be starting to prepare for the evolution celebration in the next few days.
"Oh, is it the kind we've practiced?"
"Yes."
"That's fine!"
Oriana was full of promises, and when the communicator was completed, she cooperated with Jeno to test it several times, and as for the communication distance alone, they ran to the southernmost and northernmost parts of Piltover respectively, but failed to reach the maximum communication distance, and the signal was still stable.
Of course, she also called Jeno in the middle of the night to harass her several times after returning home from work, except for the night before the interview, Jeno needed to sleep well.
Jeno didn't let Oriana send her to the interview venue, the streets were full of students who were interviewing, it was very crowded, there was no need to let her suffer in vain, and the relevant certificates were needed to enter the mansion, otherwise she would have to stand on the street for a morning to wait for Jeno to come out.
The family mansion of Philos was built with high walls of snow-white rock and a roof made of refined steel. The long wall is lined with alcoves with bronze busts of family members, including the current head of the family, Dacole Philos, the previous head of the family, Stevan Philos, and Elicia Philos, who were Camille's great-niece, brother, and great-aunt, respectively, Stevan's death, and his brightest granddaughter, Dakël, succeeded him in succession.
Note that the statue of Elycia is one-armed, because the Primordial Crystal, the foundation of Philos's fortune, was brought back from one of her expeditions in the Shurima Desert, and she lost an arm and almost lost her life.
Her sacrifice is remembered by posterity, and thus it became a kind of foreshadowing, which can still be glimpsed in the motto of the Philos family today: I am willing to give for my family.
These words are etched beneath her statue, and they are still clearly visible and angular after being baptized by the weather.
Dozens of anxious students and workers are gathering in front of the door, each with their proudest invention, hoping to sign a contract of labor with the famous family through an interview.
The people behaved very politely, and each student tried not to touch the work of the people around him, and Jeno stood out from the crowd with his coat pocket in his front seat.
Dressed in the uniform of the representative colours of the Firos family, armed with swords and spears, a number of men stood guard at the entrance, checking the documents of each applicant before being allowed to enter.
Jeno watched their every move and admired their professionalism and meticulousness: several were denied entry, some of them had non-standard certificates and stamps, and some of them were completely forgeries.
The men didn't complain, they all shrugged their shoulders obediently and obediently left.
When it was Jeno's turn, he went in without a hitch, because Orianna was in charge of his certificates, and he was sure that all of his certificates were in order.
Entering the gate, you will see a sea of flowers composed of blue lavender, in which several paths are planned for people to pass through, this sea of blue flowers is the first impression of the Philos family, so their family mansion is also called the Blue Smoke Manor.
The rich incense immediately soothed the mental state of some students who had been sleepless all night, and looking at their swaying figures, there was something Jeno would fall asleep during the interview.