After arriving at the Tower of the Great Sage, the Chamber of Commerce's horse and carriage team came for the fourth time.
In addition to bringing routine supplies, there was also a covered wagon that could be used to seat people. This is to send the two apprentices back to the district branch to accept the first apprenticeship assessment.
Generally speaking, if you can afford enough remuneration and your reputation is big enough, you can ask a qualified examiner to come to the Magic Tower to test your apprentice in person. However, Lin didn't have enough money, and he didn't have enough face, so naturally he couldn't invite those high-ranking magicians to come to this wilderness.
There is also a way to have no money. It is also possible to let the apprentices walk back to the district branch on their legs, just like going to Beijing to take the exam in ancient China on Earth. But considering that the two little girls were only in their early teens, there was really no need to go through such trouble. Anyway, transporting guests is one of the businesses of the Chamber of Commerce. If you deliver the goods at the same time on the return trip, the cost will be much cheaper than making a special trip.
As for Lin not leaving the Tower of the Great Sage, it is also because of his duty as a guard and he cannot leave too far or for too long. If you plan to travel far away, according to the rules, you must first report to the association. In case the tower owner disappeared or died outside, the association mistakenly thought that the magic tower was guarded, causing an oversight. It would be extremely disrespectful to say goodbye without saying goodbye.
But Lin didn't want to take this extra trip, mainly because of laziness. Although traveling long distances in a horse-drawn carriage is faster than walking on foot, the bumps on the road are not something that people who are used to riding in vehicles with shock absorbers can adapt to. Secondly, when I return to the association, I will inevitably deal with the published systems to deal with peers or seniors who come to ask questions.
The reason why Fat Man can enjoy himself is not because he hates meaningless communication. People who don't understand it just don't have enough intelligence. If they say they grow a beard and have a knotted beard, they may not be able to teach those mediocre people.
So he put the online mall system to be submitted to the association in a sealed box and handed it over to his two apprentices. Lin then ushered in a life of living alone after several years. The first thing, of course, was to lie down on the floor of the lobby on the first floor and roll sideways to the other end. Living in a big house is something I have long wanted to do, to declare my sovereignty.
But as soon as he rolled to the wall, he opened his eyes and saw four dog eyes and two long tongues dripping with saliva. Yes, those two magical beasts that were no different from dogs, Gray Hooves and White Nose, were left in the Tower of the Great Sage. They are now several times larger than when they first arrived, but they are not yet adults. It can only be said that the nutrition is too good.
Lin was quite emotional about this, and it was like a situation where children raising dogs turned into parents raising dogs. There is no way, the next step is to live a life of one person and two dogs. As everyone knows, this is the beginning of the disaster.
Without the two little apprentices who stared at the two beasts all day long, the usual training was stopped, and the rules were gone. The entire magic tower became a paradise for the two dogs to act out. The chewed sheets, the dog shit in the center of the core room, the kitchen that had been robbed, and the new furniture that had only been used for a few months had become the objects of teeth grinding, not to mention the few books at the dismemberment scene.
For several days, Lin became a dog slave who cleaned up messes, cleaned up toilets, and prepared food for his two masters.
...Is there something wrong?
Lin recalled Earth's knowledge about dogs being hierarchical creatures. The feeling was that normally, the two young apprentices would take care of all the chores in the magic tower, but Lin was completely hands off. In the eyes of dogs, such behavior was a sign of the lowest class. So when the two most powerful people were not around, the two beasts thought they were above the human being in front of them.
If these two beasts were Pomeranians, Chihuahuas, hysterical small dogs, then so be it. But in the world of Lost World, these two are at least carnivorous beasts, even Warcraft. To put it simply, the skin is rough and the flesh is rough and can withstand beatings.
I think of what the old man said in the past. In the early days of dog breeding in Taiwan, in order to prevent the dogs from giving birth to too many puppies, the dogs would be neutered. But it is definitely not done by a veterinarian, but by a barefoot fairy (esoteric doctor) in the village who knows this skill.
At that time, there was a particularly ferocious big black dog in the village. It chased cars, people, and postmen, causing outrage and resentment. Even my uncle, who was skilled in dog castration, was chased. When the owner of the black dog wanted to neuter the dog, he invited this uncle to do it. The old man just tied up the dog, cut the flesh with a knife, cut off half of the balls, and then went to smoke, not caring how miserable the black dog was. This operation lasted for more than an hour, and then I came back and slowly completed the rest of the operation. From then on, when the big black dog saw his uncle approaching from a distance, he would definitely run away with his tail between his legs.
Then...should we neuter these two dogs? Lin thought to himself. But considering that you don’t have that skill, it’s better not to try it easily. But there are alternatives. Thinking of this, Lin smiled slyly, making the two beasts feel inexplicably scared.
First, go into the foundry and make some iron chains. With the help of magical shaping, the job is a piece of cake. Next, three sets of wooden frames for skinning were made, which were tied very firmly. Then, without noticing that the two beasts, who were still chewing pillows and playing in the core room without knowing that they were about to die, didn't notice, he used magic rope to tie the two dogs tightly.
The giant power technique at the official magician level is definitely not something that two cubs who have not yet reached adulthood can compete with. Gray Hoof and White Nose were helpless and were tied tightly to the skinning rack with iron chains. The limbs are firmly fixed, and except for the dog's head, which can still turn, the rest of the body is absolutely unable to move.
Of course, this is not to skin these two dogs. Lin ignored the moans of the two beasts begging for mercy, went out directly, hunted an adult wolf back, and tied it to the third wooden frame. Immediately, within sight of Gray Hooves and White-nosed Dogs, the steps of bleeding, skinning, dismembering, and then making fragrant barbecue began.
Of course, the meat is not shared by the two animals. They can only watch humans enjoy the food. However, Lin was still kind enough to feed the two dogs a bowl of water each. Then he threw the silence spell, ignored the whine of the dog snail, and returned to his own territory to start stargazing at night.
This behavior lasted three days in a row. The difference is that on the second day, I hunted a real demon dog, and on the third day, I hunted another wolf. Anyway, hunting these carnivorous beasts is the duty of the defenders, so Lin just treated it as a matter of course.
By the morning of the fourth day, the two animals, which had only had a little water to drink in three days, had long since lost the strength to moan. His tongue hung weakly, and with almost only one breath left, Lin put the two dogs down.
As soon as they landed on the ground, the two dogs didn't know where they got the strength, and they ran back to their kennels, hiding inside and not daring to come out. Until Lin cut a piece of wolf meat that was roasted last night and put it into the bowls dedicated to the two dogs. You must know that the barbecue has become hard and tasteless after being left overnight. But this meat still attracted Gray Hooves and White Nose.
They walked forward cautiously, looking at the human standing in front of the dog bowl with an expression of fear from the corners of their eyes. Just a few steps away, Lin stretched out his hand to signal a stop and shouted: "Stop!" The two dogs stopped at the same time.
"sit."
These simple instructions were learned from the training of two young apprentices. So Grayhoof and Whitenose sat down obediently, although their heads were cocked and their tails were wagging feebly.
Lin is very satisfied that although he is not the main trainer, he is not responsible for feeding the dogs. But these two dogs can still understand these simple commands and execute them meticulously. The only difference is that they cannot speak human language, so they say 'Sir, _yes_sir.' On the other hand, if you are too stupid to understand human speech, there will be no training value and you will have become a pot of dog meat.
"eat."
After giving instructions, the two dogs dared to lower their heads and bite the cold and hard barbecue.
In the following days, Lin still did not discipline or train the two dogs more, which was what the two apprentices agreed to do. Gray Hoof and White Nose returned to their uncared-for state, but this time they only dared to play and act wild outside the tower, and they didn't even dare to go up to the core room on the third floor.
Lin's life has finally become stable. When he thinks about it, he just throws a few pieces of meat into the dog's bowl and fills the water basin with water.
After all, raising a dog is similar to teaching a child. When the truth doesn't make sense, give it a good meal and beat it a few times, and the truth will become clearer. Lin felt a lot when he thought of the beatings he had received as a child. At that time, the standard for a famous teacher in a school was to break a few points in one semester.
However, in the era before I traveled back in time, news about child abuse appeared on TV from time to time. It was called discipline, but it was actually child abuse. Looking at the child's bruised appearance, it's not like teaching a child, it's just treating him as an enemy and beating him to vent his anger. The world is getting worse.
