After passing the second-level examination, Halumi and Kaya, at the old woman's insistence, arranged for a return carriage as soon as possible, and loaded up a batch of simple goods, preparing to return home.
As the wife of a business guild manager, she takes great care of her two half-grown girls. All kinds of external procurement negotiations are also conducted through her. So before leaving Wulian City, they left a sum of money to the old woman.
But this money is not all hard work. Since Lin transferred all the remuneration he received from the Xijia District Branch into the Great Magician Richard Richard Fund, he did not have any funds to operate here. The cost of buying this house has been paid off, but the salary for entrusting the woman to clean it regularly has been owed for some time.
Fortunately, the woman's husband was in charge of the Chamber of Commerce and knew very well about Lin's ability to make money. The employer didn't say much nonsense about letting his wife earn such easy money. The steward's family is very grateful to Lin, a big customer.
Therefore, they did not force them to pay back the outstanding fees without any evil deeds. The care of the house and the care of the two apprentices have not been reduced at all.
Therefore, the money left by the two girls before they left was nominally to accumulate arrears and prepay future house management and cleaning expenses. In fact, it also included some bonuses to commemorate the hard work during this period. Because according to the custom of the Lost World, no one will pay several years in advance to pay their salary.
Since there were not many items to bring back to the Tower of the Great Sage this time, the two girls simply packed into the same covered carriage with the goods. It's not a carriage specifically designed for people, but it's not covered with a soft blanket, making it even more uncomfortable to sit on. But for those who are eager to return home, it’s not bad. It is more important to get home early.
At the Tower of the Great Sage, today's daytime was the same as the daytime during this period. There was no one in the tower, so the door was closed. The tower owner who was training two dogs came to a strange place in the forest.
For many days, every midnight, there would always be people coming to this place, and they would emit a ratio of mana and power that they had never seen before. Lin has tried to simulate the use of this special ratio of mana and power, but has failed time and time again.
It's just like on Earth, knowing the chemical formula of a certain compound does not mean that the compound can be produced. There are many processes and reactions that need to be considered. If you want to commercialize large-scale manufacturing, there are even more things to consider. In terms of magic in the Lost World, there are certain rituals and certain conditions that must be met.
Therefore, Lin was more or less curious about this place with its strange ratio of functions. In fact, after taking two dogs to see it, Lin couldn't see anything special here. White Nose was sniffing east and west, but he didn't pay much attention and looked lazy. Grayhoof was even more direct, running around and peeing to make marks.
Regarding the situation where he came to the scene and found nothing, Lin responded with a normal attitude. As the saying goes, no news is good news. Likewise, no discovery is a good discovery.
Someone doesn't want to live as if he has a persecutory delusion, thinking about someone who is planning to harm him all day long. Since he had nothing to do, he didn't bother digging three feet into the ground, so he led the two dogs and went elsewhere.
Just forget about this matter. Lin returned to the only thing he had been thinking about for the past two months, how to play with...how to train two useless dogs.
After all, some people have seen what military dogs or police dogs look like, but some people are still not satisfied because the spirit and energy have not been trained yet. The current appearance of Gray Hoof and White Nose, using human images, is like a fat guy with the same waistline as height, dripping with sweat, staring at other thin little animals, making them tremble.
There is size, but what makes people scared is the unpredictability of fools. Who knows what weird things the fool in front of you will do, so it makes people tremble. But this isn't the look Lin wants. You have to be trained to look like the tyrant in the Castle of Evil, who can still make people feel life-threatening just by standing still, to be considered a passing grade.
To use a sentence from my ancestor's masterpiece on the art of war, it is said: It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the shadow, and as moving as thunder. Only those who can achieve the essence of seven or eight points can be regarded as the dog-like person they should be in someone's eyes.
So the suffering of the two dogs continues. It's not that they didn't try to resist, but the cruelty of someone who has complete authority over the magic tower is beyond the imagination of dogs. He just bounced away and blasted away at every turn, or he used the giant palm technique, pinching the dog's neck and lifting it up with one hand, and slapping it with the other hand. Sometimes two dogs come together, even slapping in the same rhythm.
How can a dog endure this! But if I can't bear it, what can I do...
Just when they thought the dog's life was boring and the future was bleak, Gray Hoof and White Nose saw the light of day. The two masters are back.
As expected, there was another welcome ceremony full of saliva. The girls were also happy to finally be back in a place they were familiar with.
But the two cart-drawing horses and the camellias ridden by the guards were different from usual. They kept commotion and seemed to want to escape. There is no way, after these days of training, the two dogs have gained more or less momentum, and their murderous aura has also increased a bit with hatred, but they are in a state where they can be released but not controlled.
These are two girls and two big dogs, they have been close since they were puppies. After that, they got along day and night and grew up together. So although I feel the change, I don't feel any discomfort.
The guards who came with the team were not so relaxed. The soldier leading the team assessed that if they encountered these two monsters in the wild, even if the opponent did not rely on sneak attacks, they could easily wipe out their team in a head-on confrontation.
I really don’t know how the tower owner tamed such a monster. He didn't ask this to his face, otherwise someone would definitely say: If you had come and taken a look two months ago, there were just two cute, stupid dogs, and they must have the blood of Earth Erha.
The return of the girls refreshed the magic tower, which had a gloomy atmosphere and was gradually shrouded in a chilling air. Because I had been thinking of ways to torture the dog all day long, but a guy who thought he was a former fat house got me involved. Looking back on these days, Lin just wanted to say to himself: Could it be that I have a hidden S attribute?
Looking in the mirror and looking at his hateful expression, Lin couldn't help but think of the infamous psychological experiment on earth - the Stanford Prison Experiment. Power makes people pervert.
But the girls are back, and it's not appropriate to fight again.
He looked at his solid abdomen, although he didn't have six-pack muscles or mermaid lines or anything like that. But it's much better than the previous one that was rich in fat and fluffy. This is the only happy place.
Dinner was handled by Lin himself. He went to the town outside the tower to collect a temporary tax and collected three lambs.
Anyway, in the Lost World, there is no fixed time for tax collection. When the lord was in a good mood, he would send a tax collector to collect money; if he owed money, he would also send a tax collector to collect money; if he wanted to buy something but the money was not enough, he would also send a tax collector out.
There is no fixed amount of tax. The tax collector looked at the rich and took more; the poor, took less. If there really is nothing, just take away what is still valuable. If the little girl in this family is beautiful, she only wants people and no property.
In the end, the lord only wanted to see the tax collector hand over a few bags of coins or other valuable items. If you pay more, you must have a rich territory and a good tax collector. Paying less means asking the tax collector.
Therefore, regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, both at home and abroad, tax collectors are an annoying profession for all people on earth. The difference is that in Lost Land, the tax collector needs to be a good person. Otherwise, that gentleman was so powerful that he went into the mountains alone to fight against the monsters and never came back. 'In that case, it will reach the ears of the lord.
As for the lord personally coming forward to collect taxes, it will also depend on the situation. Otherwise, the rumor that 'that lord is very powerful' may also appear.
And as Lin is a magician lord, the town residents are quite polite to him. It can even be said to be enthusiasm or awe? Originally I wanted to buy the three little lambs, but somehow they became a temporary tax agreed by the residents. With a face like this, a certain person was forced to pay taxes and walked back with three lambs.
All three lambs were killed and bled, intending to make whole roasted lambs. Of course, one sheep is enough for the three masters and disciples, but two dogs can eat it if they can't stand it. Lin was not going to pat his chest and tell the dog that it was enough. If you eat meat, please be grateful and cry, otherwise it may turn into meat.
Sheep blood, sheep intestines, etc. are washed and made into blood sausage. Of course, lamb tripe and lamb heart are also delicacies. Other haggis are disposed of after being checked for parasites. Those that are edible are cooked; those that are inedible are simply burned to ashes. Lin didn't want to take the risk of swallowing parasites. That kind of disease was considered a terminal illness in the Lost World.
That night, the three of them and the two dogs felt free to eat and drink, and had a great time. It also celebrates the girls’ success in advancing to the second ring apprenticeship.
At night, stargazing and recording continued. But tonight, looking at the starry sky, my mood is very different from the previous days. It's like breaking free from a shackles and letting go of a burden. That deep ocean of stars is still there, and in someone's eyes it is different from the past. It was as if I saw the sun belonging to the earth, calling me.
For several days, the people and dogs living in the Magic Tower were adjusting their lives and regaining their pace.
The changes in the two big dogs finally caught the eyes of the girls. The dog's temperament has changed. He no longer sticks out his tongue, pant and drool. No instructions were given and he would not change positions at will. Once it is quiet, it is like a stone sculpture and a clay sculpture, motionless.
But he wanted the girls' touch more than before. Chin, dog head, legs, back, belly, anywhere is fine. They will respond with a loving lick. The feelings, though less expressed, are deeper and more intense.
As a teacher, although he was tense for a few days, once he relaxed, he returned to his original shape. A fat house is a house at heart, and fatness is just an appearance. Even if he loses weight through weight loss and fitness, he is still a homebody.
Just when several people began to feel idle and gradually moved toward panic, Lin remembered that the last part of the golden skull that had been delivered, the left arm.
However, the teacher has to think about where each part should be thrown in the tower.
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