At night, someone in the hotel was sitting by the window in the lobby on the first floor. Maybe he was too tired during the day and couldn't sleep at night, or maybe he was in a different mood. Tonight, Lin rarely looked at the sky.
There were no stars tonight, the moon was appearing and disappearing between the clouds, and the air was particularly stuffy, as if a rain was about to fall, but it couldn't.
It has been two years and more than seven months since I left Wulian City. Although I am not moving forward all the time, and I have been staying in certain places intermittently, my heart has never been stable, and I always feel that I am still wandering.
No, maybe this feeling of wandering has never stopped since the day I traveled through time.
Now that I have arrived in the holy city of Estali, although it is not the expected final destination, I don't want to continue wandering before determining the next step. Wherever there is a house, it is always wandering outside. The square and square world is the place where one lives.
Because it was late at night, there was no one else in the hall, and there was only a dim light. At this time, the rain that had been holding for a long time finally fell in the sky. Hitting the fresh green leaves in the courtyard, it made a subtle and crisp sound.
"Can't you sleep?" Fenner's magnetic and seductive voice came from behind.
The sound of rain covered up the sound of footsteps.
Turning his head, Lin looked at the lich who had regained his human body and beauty, and walked over with a light step.
It will be five years since she was resurrected. It's not long, it's not short. Being able to spend so long with a woman, especially an unimaginable beauty, is unimaginable to a certain nerdy time traveler. Sometimes we forget that 'she' was once a lich with the name of the Demon King, and she brought a world in ruins to the Lost Land.
As someone tries to avoid, many things start but never end. Fen happily took revenge, even severing the faith of his enemies and erasing their existence from the world. But in the end, it took a thousand years of imprisonment to get a chance to start over. However, how many people are lucky enough to get such an opportunity? More people even got involved themselves.
"I always feel like you're thinking about something very rude." Fen said, sitting next to someone.
"No way. Or do you think I need to drool every time I see you and look like you're about to faint? If you like this, I can cooperate."
"When you say such words, I feel like there is a fire in my stomach, rising up."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Lin Qian laughed a few times.
"Ask you something."
"Please say."
"Just hand the airship over to that goblin, okay?" Fen slightly tilted his head and asked in confusion.
Lin asked back: "Isn't it bad?"
"I'm asking you a question." Fen said with a stern face and a slight anger.
"Haha, don't be angry. Assets must be utilized to generate income. In our current situation, it is impossible for us to really ride on an airship and run around every day to earn a living. If we just leave the Sid idle like this Airport, don’t you think it’s a bit of a waste? What’s wrong with leaving that kind of thing to those who want to do it?”
"But just hand it over for nothing."
"Of course I didn't let Totokani take away an airship in vain. Every time they fly, they are accumulating data for me to verify the performance and structure of the Sid. If the Sid is parked, , how is that different from magic materials? Moreover, this material is very inconvenient to process because it has been changed into various shapes and mixed with other materials."
"Then you believe that goblin?"
"I don't believe anyone. It's just a casual move to hand over the Sid to Totokani. Whether it can bring about good results, to be honest, I don't care much. Even if I didn't lose the pair today, I would have Instead, the goblin father and daughter of the airship chose to seize it and find someone else to do business for us. Who can guarantee that hiring other people will definitely bring us profits according to our requirements."
"What's the difference between that and leaving it to that goblin?"
"Although the goblins are clever, at least they will be frightened. Furthermore, morally speaking, this airship already has a small part. I want to emphasize that only a small part belongs to their property. Although The value of that property is not enough even for my mental compensation, but at least he is a knowledgeable candidate and we don’t have to go through the trouble of finding other qualified candidates.”
No longer entangled in the goblin issue, Fin said with emotion: "No one believes it. You also told Jermaine and the others this."
"Yeah, 100% sincere."
"Then what do you believe?"
"Anything a person does must have its own interests. Of course, the interests I refer to are not narrow things like money or treasures, but also include services for the comfort of life, direct or indirect help, or It is an expectation for the future, or even just spiritual satisfaction. As long as you understand the interests of others and what you can provide, is there any overlap between the two? As long as there is, and both parties believe that what each other provides is Equivalent exchange means that there is room for cooperation or transaction between the two. As long as the interests can be maintained, this cooperation will continue, regardless of whether there is trust or not."
"Does the most basic trust between people still exist?"
"To be honest, I don't like to use the word 'trust', because it is usually accompanied by the not-so-good word 'betrayal'. No matter which one, it is too heavy for me. If everything is just about interests, cooperation will come. , if it doesn’t work, go for it. The reason for parting ways is just because the originally equal interests have become unequal. Then the solution is also very simple, that is, add more money yourself, or simply end the cooperative relationship. Thinking about it this way, in this world Things will be much simpler. You don’t have to worry about whether others will betray you or not, because there is no trust in the first place.”
In response to someone's long speech, Fen only felt various physical discomforts, but could not come up with any rebuttal. Discussing life views with others has never been a lich's forte. What she is good at is just silencing people with a gentle iron fist, and then obediently surrendering. So she changed her sitting position, showing off her beautiful figure, and asked sweetly: "What about me? Is it trust? Or profit?"
"I can't defeat you anyway, and I can't escape your grasp. Believe it or not, is there a need to discuss it?" someone said very bachelorly.
Just when he was about to stretch out, puff out his chest or something, Fen was stunned for a moment when he heard this. After a moment, he said with a wry smile: "Although I have guessed your thoughts a long time ago, what do you think is a better reaction for me to hear such a direct answer?"
After saying haha, Lin said: "At this time, you can just laugh. Ha, don't be angry. Think about the good side and be happy. In this world, if you are serious, you will lose."
With an annoyed snort, Fin decided not to discuss such matters with the man. Instead, he asked about practical issues and said, "You said before that you were looking for someone who was willing to help you build a magic tower? Is that true?"
"Yes. This is the fastest way."
"Why don't you build one yourself?" Fen asked.
"Building it yourself seems to have more freedom in the future, but the magic tower is not allowed to be inherited. When the tower owner dies, the ownership of the magic tower will belong to the association. Since sooner or later it will be used to make wedding dresses for others, then what form will be used? , will it be important to realize your dream?”
"I just won't leave, what can they do?"
"Don't, don't be like this. There is no reason for us not to abide by the rules that everyone abides by, not to mention that it is not an anti-human or immoral request. And in my mind, instead of treating dangerous wars like the Magic Tower Weapons should be treated as inheritance and handed over to the stupid next generation. It is better to return them to the association and ask them to choose a suitable successor. This would be better for the world."
"Is this really good?"
"For such a long time, the opposition among the magicians has not reached a consensus among the majority. Doesn't this mean that rational magicians agree to regard the magic tower as an important public property and are willing to use it as a The most reasonable distribution. After all, this is not an ordinary property, but a weapon more powerful than a war fortress."
Back on Earth, who had ever heard that ordinary people could buy tanks and drive them on the road at any time, and shoot a few cannons on the road if nothing happened. Even if the car owner gets frustrated, he can still drive it for his son. A government that can do this will probably have to change its leadership within two days.
Seeing that the Lich had no reaction, Lin continued: "Not to mention accumulating wealth and building a tower by oneself, and relying on the power of others are completely different things. How long does it take to accumulate wealth in the former? Don't look at us, we seem to be very good at making money. . In fact, when I was at the height of my wealth, I couldn’t even build the first floor of a standard magic tower.”
"It's really so expensive!" the Lich said in surprise.
"Oh, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Maybe you can just bring out some magical materials. You can tell me whether it is a rare item or something you can just pick up on the roadside. But, these things are You’ve never cared about the price, right?”
"Do you need to be concerned?" Fen slightly tilted his head and blinked his beautiful eyes.
After patting his head, someone remembered who the person opposite was. Money is not even a number to her. Whatever you want, just take it. Who dares to ask for it from her? Recalling that I had made many interesting and commemorative gadgets, they all became the private collection of a certain lich. If you want to meet again, you can't even play with it. Cry. Lin had no choice but to say:
"In short, using the power of others to build a magic tower will of course have corresponding conditions and restrictions, but it will get you closer to your goal faster than accumulating enough wealth to build the tower yourself. I don't have that much time. I can't afford to wait several generations to build a magic tower."
Fen was silent for a long time and then said, "You still want to go back."
'A stranger in a foreign land. 'I recited a sentence in a nostalgic tone. Lin said: "People always have to return to their roots after falling leaves. Death in a foreign land is nothing." He smiled freely. He also remembered everything that happened before the time travel, showed a nostalgic expression, and said: "I am willing to even take a look before I die."
He may seem cold on the outside, but once you get to know him, you will feel his warm side. But once you get to know him really well, you will realize that his passion is never poured into people. But the indifference deep in his bones cannot be faked.
