Although the magical civilization of Lost Land is not at all inferior to the technological civilization of Earth in what it can do. But this is ultimately a power controlled by a few people, and the entire society is still in an era of ignorance similar to the European Middle Ages. This means that the natural change of society is quite slow, unless something big enough to impact the times and the revolutionary level appears.
Unfortunately, browsers, a tool for quickly transmitting information, are of this level.
Before entering the Wadwo tribe, Lin gave up the right to copy and sell the browser and related knowledge in exchange for materials to make a container that could seal the unspeakable thing in Mountain Edge City. After a year of brewing, browsers are finally spreading like a plague, unstoppably spreading everywhere. The Basque Country is also facing a wave of big changes.
Mountainous areas mean that mineral resources will be richer than other places. As a browser carrier, Magic Stone is originally the main output resource of the Basque Country. Nowadays, after processing the program that hosts the browser, it has become a hot commodity in the eyes of businessmen, and is sold to other parts of the Midi Continent truck by truck.
In particular, Shanling City was originally used as a strategic fortress and regional command center hundreds of years ago. It was a supply road connecting other regions. Today, it has become an important lifeline for the Basque Country's external relations. Not only are local products continuously shipped out, but resources from various places are also brought in to form exchanges of what is needed. Today, browser magic stones have become an important export commodity.
In this wave, there is of course help and resistance. The three major organizations that contributed to the situation, in addition to the Magicians Association, were the Mercenary Guild and the Adventurer Guild.
In terms of actual use of the southwest peninsula, the exchange of information through the forum may have reduced the two guilds' financial resources, but it has maximized their human resources. Not to mention some shady tasks, the main tasks of the two major guilds are to reasonably allocate combat power, defeat warcraft, thieves, etc., and protect the development of civilization. The rapid exchange of information undoubtedly allowed the two major guilds to produce better results.
And another major advantage is that after several years of running-in in the Southwest Peninsula branch, the two major guilds have established a set of systems and measures that are recognized as effective, and some subject-specific information regardless of region has already been established.
In other words, the framework has been set up. If branches in other regions want to participate, they only need to have branch members join the forum and integrate regional information to start operations. The rest is a question of the proficiency of the members and the popularity of the forum.
But for another group of people, the emergence of browsers and forums has made them love and hate them.
On the surface, there are various countries and nobles, but the idea of obscuring the people is still prevalent in the ruling class of Lost Land. In their eyes, the people are slaves who support them to live a good life, and they have the power of life and death. The people being ruled don't need to know too much, as long as they know how to obey and do things according to their instructions. Of course, such simple people cannot be polluted by various comments on the forum.
But on the other hand, they themselves are reluctant to give up the convenience brought by the forum. Whether it is communication with other nobles, learning about current popular information, exchange of business intelligence, and reports from spies, there are signs of instability in one's own territory. First-hand information from the forum allows them to respond quickly without being caught off guard by any sudden news.
If the territory is large enough to support a full-time intelligence unit, then these intelligence chiefs will love and hate the forum. What I love is that the transmission of information can be faster and more convenient, and the spies sent out will not encounter mishaps because of the information on paper. What he hates is that the convenience of dispatching his own personnel also makes it difficult for him to catch spies from other forces.
But there is also an organization that hates browsers and forums more than they love them, and that is the Thieves Guild.
In fact, thieves, or people who are accustomed to acting in secret, do not have a unified organization. Instead, underground societies, gangsters, and gangsters in various places go their own way, and the exchanges between them are limited to the exchange of interests. Some are only nominal leaders. In fact, no one within them obeys anyone.
One of their major gains is the selling of information that has been disrupted by forums. Don't look at the fact that the forum will only post information that you think everyone knows, rather than confidential information. In fact, there are very few and very high-end people who actually make money from the latter, and they may not always have business; most people rely on the former kind of information to make some small money to live. Then I got screwed...
This is not only a monetary loss, but more importantly, when they lose the weapon of controlling intelligence, their status in the eyes of those in power will drop a lot, and it can even be said to be in danger, because there is no value in using it. Therefore, compared to most people who are happy to hang out in the forum, this group of people with hatred remember the name Gai Brash Tripwood more.
A small episode that has nothing to do with the general trend of Lost Land. In Shanling City, the senior executives of the Basque Country Branch of the Magicians Association used to spend their days cursing the Demon King and her followers who extorted a large amount of precious magic materials from them. Now every day, I laugh at the stupid magician who threw away the chicken that lays golden eggs.
There are senior leaders from other branches who also want a piece of the pie. However, while the creator is still alive, these 'high-level officials' can't just nod and act cheaply. If the rules you set are openly violated by yourself, it will only collapse the most basic trust in the association. Therefore, no one dares to make such remarks without the consent of the creator.
This situation also caused an undercurrent to brew. When a man is still alive and will block too many people's financial opportunities, it seems that there is no need to think too much about what is the best way. In addition, the Thieves Guild also has the business of intermediary killers, so the two parties hit it off. If he hadn't discovered someone's whereabouts and was now staying in the wood elf tribe, assassins might have come to visit him.
Without the target being aware of it, that undercurrent lurks, waiting for an opportunity.
The situation in the outside world has changed so much, and Master and Disciple Lin have not changed at all.
The lich had no clothes on and walked around openly all day long, looking quite scary. That's right! It's scary! Because Fen not only had no clothes, but also no skin, no muscles, and even no internal organs. He was just in the form of a golden skeleton, walking around in the territory of the World Tree. No matter how you look at it, it's very strange.
The old man seemed not to want to solve his problem for a moment. Euphemistically called self-liberation. I said, sister, you must have been liberated too completely.
As an assistant researcher, Kaya, apart from her increasingly strange interests, is still walking firmly on the path of magic as a whole. But her companion was less attentive.
Running around all day long and playing with the wood elf children, Halumi also figured out some ways, so much so that she wandered further and further into places where no one noticed. When Lin looked at the girl again, except that she didn't have pointed ears and blond hair, he didn't notice her among the wood elf girls for a while.
He wears burlap clothes, tied at the waist with straw and vines, his beautiful blond hair is cut short to reveal the back of his neck, his two lotus-like arms are uncovered, his long thin legs only cover half of his thighs, and his feet are bare. And the most important thing is that it is winter...
In fact, this sight is not strange among the Waldwo tribe, because the wood elves all dress like this. I didn’t see anyone freezing to death on the roadside. According to Halumi, this is because the wood elves have a very special breathing method, which not only strengthens their physique, but also improves their various resistances in the environment under the cover of the world tree. . Not being afraid of the cold is the most basic thing.
It's just that my body has gotten better, but there hasn't been much progress in terms of body shape. Have they really been spoiled by someone? Lin thought seriously.
And not just her, but Kaya too. They eat well and sleep well in the Wadwo tribe, and are nourished by World Tree-level phytoncides. The nutrients they absorb don't know where they went. It's as if the growth period has ended early. Except for the height, the body shape is the same as ten years ago. In this regard, someone could only sigh deeply.
Holding pink fists and gritting silver teeth, the girls' desire to have sex with their masters became stronger and stronger.
Of course, the reason why the girl had such a change was not just playing with the children of the wood elves. Her performance was noticed by Kalamaharan and she became interested.
When the wood elf brother came to the girl, he said, "Human girl, do you want to learn something from me?"
The master-disciple relationship in Midi is very sacred. To worship a second teacher without the teacher's permission would be tantamount to betrayal and would be despised by others. Even if the two teachers are in different fields, just like Lin, who is a magician, and Kalamaharang, who is a warrior and part-time druid.
Even though she was very interested, Halumi never thought about betraying that one. So she said: "Thanks to your favor, I cannot become your disciple without the teacher's permission. Besides, I am only halfway through my journey of magic, and I have never thought of giving up magic."
"It's easy. Anyway, I didn't want to take you on as a disciple. I just wanted to give you a few hints of interest. Maybe after a few days, the excitement has passed, and you can only ask for your own blessings. Because even if you ask me then, I won't Not necessarily an answer.”
In this way, under strong temptation and someone's no objection, Halumi studied with Kalama Harang for a period of time. For Lin, teaching these two apprentices was just to get a monthly financial subsidy from the Magicians Association in the early stage. Now of course he doesn't care about that small amount of money. Secondly, magic is just a means to survive in a lost land, as are combat skills, so he has no objection to apprentices learning any skills that can increase their survival rate.
As the saying goes, if one side does not shine, the other side shines. Compared with the magical talent that is only slightly better than ordinary people, the girl was continuously praised by Kalama Harang during the fight. Even William Greco, the White Sword Master who was still in the tribe, came to join in the fun and gave some tips that he thought were interesting; moreover, these were tips that made it easier for girls to take advantage of their characteristics.
Not to mention that Harumi benefited a lot, even Kalama Harang also learned some insights. It can be seen that William Greco did not say anything casually or perfunctorily.
