Related debates unfolded silently on the forum. Some people think that Gadbrash Tripwood is so arrogant that he actually tries to teach everyone.
But more people are discussing related content. Whether it's mathematics or programming, these knowledge that does not directly involve any magic is just like the calm before the storm, brewing that amazing power, waiting for the moment to explode.
When the lecture day was approaching, Lin reported to the old magician Lois' tavern for several nights in a row. Thinking about how to arrange and plan the venue, and how to give a lecture on such a stage, of course, it is more to familiarize myself with the environment and avoid stage fright. But these days, the tavern is deserted as usual.
Fortunately, someone has excellent psychological construction in this area. There are only a few people, so just do your best.
Finally the day for the lecture arrived, and it was scheduled for evening.
Unlike the situation on Earth, taverns on Earth usually have good business at night and poor business during the day. Because most people have to go to work during the day and will not come to the pub. Only during the break after get off work, in order to have a drink and communicate with others, would I report to the pub.
But the situation in Lost Land is reversed. Since the tavern is responsible for dining, information exchange, etc., and the work of Midi is not limited to eight to five, the degree of freedom is very high, and many people in need will go to the pub during the day. In the evening, it is time to rest. Unless the tavern has the function of accommodation, generally speaking, there will be no people in the tavern after dinner.
This was also the reason why Lin chose to give his lecture in the tavern after dinner.
Today, he had dinner early. One roast chicken for four people. However, among the four people, there are two girls who may have stopped growing and don't eat much, and a lich who doesn't eat much. So most of the chicken still entered Lin's belly. If you really can't eat anymore, you just put it into the dog bowl of Gray Hoof and White Nose.
A family of four people all set out for the tavern where the talk was held. The reason why everyone is pulled up is simply to fill the stage. Avoid being too popular and making the scene ugly.
But the closer I got, the less right it felt. Normally there aren't that many people on this road?
By the time he got close to the tavern, Lin was already frightened. The whole street was clogged with people. The place was bustling with people, as noisy as an early morning market.
There was no other way. Lin, who was not very tall in the world of Lost World, had to raise his hand and squeeze forward while shouting, "Give me, I'm sorry, I have to give way." The other hand wanted to hold on to something more behind him. For short girls. But after a while, he was squeezed away by the crowd, and his empty hands couldn't grab anything.
Lin just wanted to look back for someone, and a text window popped up in his glasses. That's the email from Kaya'
teacher
Because there were too many people, we couldn't squeeze in. Later, Harumi and I will follow my sister home. So please do your best.
Student Kaya
'
okay. It seems that they are no longer needed to fill the scene...
I had no choice but to keep pushing forward. "Give me, I'm sorry, you have to give in."
The act of pushing forward seemed to offend some people. The fat man closest to Lin, wearing a magic robe and looking like a wrestler, yelled dissatisfied, "You bastard, why are you squeezing? Don't you see that there is no way ahead? Master Tripwood will be here later." When giving lectures, don’t think about pushing your way to the front to get a good seat. Everyone comes early. Be careful of other people with a more grumpy temper than me who will beat you half to death.”
"But if I don't go in, no one will give the lecture?" Lin said helplessly.
"What!" The fat man looked closer at Lin's face and said in surprise, "Could you be Master Tripwood?"
"I don't dare to be a master. I'm just a rookie magician."
Without saying a word, the fat man turned around and drove forward with a more powerful push. While saying, "Give way to the front, Master Tripwood is here. Give way to the front!"
With a humanoid bulldozer helping to clear the way, Lin could finally relax a little. People who were dissatisfied with being pushed had no choice but to make way. If the protagonist is not allowed in, no one will be able to play.
After going through all kinds of hardships, I finally squeezed into the tavern. Also full of heads, there is almost no room to stay. No one can sit still, everyone is standing. Rubbing shoulders is not just an adjective here, it is a fact that is happening.
Some magicians couldn't bear the crowds, so they simply used the levitation technique to float in the air. Some people used the magic of walking on flat ground on themselves, some stood on the wall, and some stood upside down on the ceiling. It feels like watching a bat hanging upside down.
Lin originally expected there to be only two or three kittens. Just like when I published my thesis in college, the people sitting in the audience are actually other people who are also waiting to publish their papers, or people who have finished their reports. Although it is open to audit, who has the patience to listen to the third-rate papers published in an era when there were as many college students as dogs?
But now the crowd was beyond his imagination, and Lin couldn't help but worry. If this group of people were dissatisfied and rioted, it would be a simple matter to tear themselves alive. We really shouldn't have sent that lich back. At least she was there to calm the situation.
Taking a deep breath, Lin looked around. I originally thought that I would be able to sit at the bar and deal with the audience at the tables below. It's okay now, there's not even a place to stand, what should I say?
In the end, it was Lois, the old magician, who came up with the idea. He patted the bar table and motioned for someone to stand up, which solved Lin's troubles.
When Lin Yi stood on the bar, all conversations stopped, and everyone turned to look at the man standing tallest.
Originally, all the attention would shock people like Zhu Lin who had never seen a big scene. But the scene in front of me was really funny. Some people were standing on the wall, and some were standing on the ceiling, and then looked at someone who was about to speak in a very uncomfortable posture.
After clearing his throat, Lin began to say, "Good night, gentlemen. In my hometown, there is a so-called principle of 'the most successful come first'. This sentence means that no matter what the qualifications or age of the person, it does not matter what the person is. Is his other knowledge at a loss? As long as he is better than me in a certain knowledge, then I will use the etiquette of treating a teacher and ask this person for advice on this knowledge, but this is not a real apprenticeship. I I know that during this period, many people have doubts about this. Here I would like to declare to you that you don’t need to call me teacher, and you don’t need to treat me specially. In terms of magic attainments, I may even lose to you, but I really don’t. What qualifications do you have to be respected? I just want to understand a few subjects, I don’t have any special knowledge."
With this as the opening remarks, Lin officially entered today's theme. He said, "What is the use of learning mathematics? How is it different from our original way of counting? I have noticed that many of the people who came to listen to the lecture today do not look like magicians.─" Lin's words made everyone laugh. There was a commotion, "─ Don't worry, I don't mean to drive you away. I can probably guess your identity and your thoughts on coming here."
The original commotion stopped, and instead there were a bunch of 'you guess', or 'only a ghost will believe you' looks. Lin laughed and said, "You are the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce, or the clerks of some stores. Hey, don't deny it in a hurry. I guessed this because the steward Najib, who is very familiar with me, stands with you." "
Najib, who was identified, smiled helplessly at his companion. The people around him couldn't help but smile when they saw the funny expression. It was like this, and the atmosphere at the scene relaxed a little.
Then, Lin used his own whiteboard writing skills to write numbers from 0 to 9 in the air. Let’s start with decimal numbers and the four most basic arithmetic operations. I understand that most of the people present were the stewards of the chamber of commerce, as well as some clerks from the merchants, so when giving examples, I always used the purchase and sale of goods, accounting and other activities as examples.
Among them, the advent of the nine-nine multiplication method is even more amazing to those who have been dealing with numbers all their lives.
Maybe I have read the relevant content in the knowledge book on mathematics. But I saw that someone could use it so skillfully and use it in various situations, such as calculating the most basic consumption of a caravan trip, how much one person consumes, and what is the consumption of several people. Or what is the price of a single item, and what is the price of buying several items. All of these are amazing.
As for the multiplication of ninety-nine by ninety-nine, because it involves too many mathematical techniques, compared to the multiplication of ninety-nine, which is purely memorized, Lin feels that it is better not to raise the difficulty too high in one go.
Of course, in the process of teaching, it is inevitable that there will be discordant questioning voices. After all, it is an activity that has never happened in the Lost Land, so it is naturally not like the so-called listening etiquette that can be developed on Earth.
Perhaps the stewards and ordinary people with lower status did not dare to offend the official magician who was speaking, but other magicians were not so polite and raised various questions from time to time. But no matter how these people asked them, they were all elementary school student-level questions, which could not trouble the person standing at the bar.
While answering questions such as chicken and rabbit in the same cage and ordering troops, he explained the convenience of combining numbers with four arithmetic operations. In fact, the criticism that there is no mathematics is not entirely correct. There is a lot of work involving quantity and calculation issues, but the solutions in this area are regarded as unique skills and are kept secret.
And judging from the content that has been circulated, it doesn't matter if the method is complicated, and it relies more on intuitive judgment. It's like buying something with the steward of a chamber of commerce. The unit price of each item is clear, but as long as the quantity is large and the variety is large, the steward usually ends up with a fixed price.
So if you buy the same thing from different people, the price difference will usually be huge. Some stewards are very shady, and some stewards are losing money. There are also some magicians who are keen on comparing prices and like to find many people to evaluate and buy at the lowest price.
Regarding this situation, the managers of the Chamber of Commerce were also helpless. Fortunately, there are not many magicians of this type. Most magicians would rather find a long-term, stable trading partner than have to re-establish a trust relationship with every transaction.
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