"Is the mermaid statue ready?" Claire asked, rubbing his head with a headache.
There are indeed a lot of things going on at Nafu City these days. The job fair was held for several days before, but luckily it ended smoothly. Those shops have also recruited a sufficient number and quality of people, and they are still busy training.
Regan on the opposite side was even more haggard, and the circles under his eyes had turned a lot darker. Although he had recruited a lot of people into Steward's Office as Claire said, he realized when he got really busy that there were not enough people at all.
"The rough prototype has been completed in the town over there, and it is being transported here now. It will arrive in the afternoon." Regan is very familiar with Nafu City's various affairs.
"Okay, let the craftsmen in the blacksmith shop stop what they are doing. When the statue is delivered, it will be their turn to carve it carefully."
Previously, Claire divided the craftsmen and blacksmiths who came to the viscounty into two parts. Those with good skills stayed in the blacksmith shop in Nafu City, while those with average skills were sent to Metallurgical Town to do some basic work.
"Okay!" Regan walked out tiredly.
"Hey! After delivering the news, you can rest for a while. Don't be too busy. Just let the people under you do more."
"I feel a little uneasy if I don't do what the young master ordered me personally." Regan replied.
Claire's heart trembled, and he nodded. "Okay, don't get too tired. If you get too tired, you won't be able to do things well for me."
"Understood!" Regan's tone became more energetic.
At the gate of the city, the transported mermaid sculpture stopped here, and the craftsmen rushed over with their own meals. They carefully looked at the statue made of steel that was more than ten meters high, thinking about how to transform it into a more perfect one.
There were crowds of onlookers all around, pointing at the mermaid statue and talking, "Is this the mermaid we rescued last time?"
It is true that Claire is a drawing designed according to the appearance of Eve, but some artistic modifications have been added to make it more beautiful.
"I feel so, but why did the Viscount build this statue? Could it be that she is the future Viscountess?!"
"It's possible, it's possible!"
"The mermaid is so beautiful. It's normal for the Viscount to fall. But that's what the story says. I think they are in love with each other!"
"It makes sense!"
The people below were still talking about it. At this time, Claire also used Flying Spell to appear directly above the statue. Seeing the large crowd below, he felt confused.
I seem to have solved 80 to 90% of the employed population of Nafu City. Why do so many people seem to gather at any time? Don't they have to go to work?
The sharp-eyed crowd below saw the figure of Claire and shouted, "The Viscount is here, everyone, run!"
As soon as there was a sound, the crowd watching the excitement dispersed. Claire was dumbfounded, and those who didn't know thought he was some kind of vicious lord.
"..."
Claire slowly landed on the ground and asked the craftsmen around him in confusion, "What's going on with them? Why did they run away when they saw me?"
"Lord Viscount, you gave the order at that time. You were afraid of any accidents, so you told them not to come and watch. So when they saw you coming, they ran away out of fear of your censure."
After hearing this, Claire couldn't help but smile. However, the sculpture weighed hundreds of tons and had just been poured. The public was not allowed to come and watch for fear of any safety accidents.
"Let's go." Claire said softly. Modifying the statue would definitely not be done in a place like this. The reason why it stopped at the city gate was because the road inside was too small. If it was transported in, it would damage the houses nearby, so it stopped here.
After looking around, Claire asked, "Where are those people from Academy of Sciences? Why haven't they come yet?"
This sculpture made of hundreds of tons of steel cannot be supported by his High Mage and Levitation Spell. He is not even halfway through the journey, and all the magic power in his body has been exhausted.
"Master Isaac said that he has something to do and will come over later."
"Yeah." Claire nodded, also minding.
After about five or six minutes, a huge shadow appeared in the sky, directly covering the sky and blocking the sun in this area.
Claire looked up and saw Isaac sitting on the airship waving to him excitedly, "Claire! I have modified the airship. You can try to hoist this sculpture."
Claire raised his head and looked at the airship flying overhead, squinting his eyes. It had been two or three weeks since he came back Nafu City. This was the first time he saw each other. He didn't expect that he had started test flying before he left. Now he is still obsessed with airships after being back for so long.
And Claire seems to have thought of a way to make money from this airship, but it may have to sacrifice the fun of Isaac, but he must be happy to contribute to Nafu City, so as not to stay on the airship every day without even doing research.
Seeing Claire's smile towards him, Isaac's heart trembled. Claire seemed to be making plans for himself!
With the help of Isaac, the matter of moving the statue became much simpler. Two High Mage threw a Levitation Spell directly at the statue, and then used the airship as the main power to directly lift the sculpture weighing hundreds of tons into the air and fly directly over the building.
However, for the sake of safety, Claire sent people to disperse the residents on the route first, lest any accidental statue fall down, the consequences would be disastrous.
Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way, and the statue successfully arrived at the designated location. It was a large open space in the North District, not far from Blacksmith Street, and it was very convenient for the craftsmen to get back and forth.
After the dwarf Teklin saw the mermaid statue falling, he also rushed over from his blacksmith shop.
"Claire!" Teklin waved Iron Hammer in his hand and greeted Claire.
The craftsmen who were gathered around also made way for them. After getting along with each other for this period of time, they admired the craftsmanship of the dwarf Teklin very much. His craftsmanship far exceeded every one of them. If they encountered something they didn't understand, they had to go to him for advice. It can be said that Teklin was the master of everyone present.
"Teklin!" Claire patted Teklin on the shoulder, "It's up to you. You will take the lead in this project."
"No problem! Just tell me what you want!" Teklin promised, patting his chest.
"Amazing!" Claire said, "The first thing people see is amazing! I feel that this statue is very beautiful. How can such a beautiful creature be so amazing in this world."
Teklin frowned, "What you said is a bit abstract. I will take them to get the design drawings first, and then send them to you. You can choose the one that suits you."
"Okay, no problem. By the way, remember to use luminous materials so that the statue can emit bright fluorescence in the dark." Claire doesn't plan to install street lights near the statue. Instead, turn it into a light source. It will definitely become a landmark building of Nafu City at night.