'Because you seemed to care about this female, I healed her. '
Fasnas said something that could easily be misunderstood. And Mai Erxiu looked at someone, as if confirming, but also holding a strong suspicion.
Although they didn't get along for long, she was very aware of her importance in the eyes of this magician. That means it has no weight and is no different from a passerby. Several times I recommended myself for a pillow, but was ruthlessly rejected. It would be unimaginable that he would care about himself.
As for Lin, he once again saw Yggdrasil's best stunt and talked to himself. They never care what others think. It can also be said that the ideas of animals and plants are not the same, and it is a bit difficult to understand each other.
I have encountered this situation before when dealing with Wadwo or Lahti. Only after he can prove his worth will World Tree's approach change slightly and try to cooperate with him. Otherwise, you can only watch the other party perform a one-man show, and you can only choose to cooperate or not, and there is no third option.
Therefore, Lin had no intention of explaining to anyone the 'goodwill' offered by Fasnas. Including the misunderstood World Tree and the puzzled Maiershan. He simply ignored the female dark elf with a confused face behind him, waiting for the next questions from Fasnas.
I don't know if it's because the plants don't care whether others are grateful after they show kindness to them; or because Fasnas realized that he had made a mistake, but he was trying to save face. In short, this World Tree said in the same plain tone: 'I want to know your views on the promotion of World Tree. '
'None of my business. Lin replied directly.
Because this sentence was spoken in the language of his hometown, it was natural that Maiershan, who was staying behind, did not understand the meaning of the words. Otherwise, she should be surprised that the magician in front of her would refute His Majesty's words. As for Fasnas, who could understand it, the man-eating tree in the heart of the tree had nothing to show emotions, so Lin didn't know what the silence of this tree meant.
However, Lin still explained: 'There is a saying in my hometown: asking the right questions is more important than getting the right answers. Your Majesty's question just now is too broad. I don't know what kind of answer you hope to get. So at least let me know the cause and effect first, or what kind of reasons make you want to ask such a question, so that I can give my personal opinion. Of course, this view may not be correct. After all, I am not a being above the World Tree and know everything about you. If you just want me to guess your thoughts from your subtle words and write a eloquent article, then my answer is the four words just mentioned. '
There was no anger or any emotion that could be called it. Fasnas said calmly: 'For a long time, the growth of the World Tree has been based on the ashes of another World Tree, obtaining new landmarks, touching and Connect the new world and absorb the energy tide formed by the gap between the two worlds. ——'
The top of the man-eating tree shook, revealing eight bubbles reflecting somewhere. The environment is different from that of the Lost Land; if there are obvious man-made objects, their cultural characteristics are also different from the cultural characteristics of the various Homo sapiens species in the Lost Land. Lin knew that these were the eight worlds connected by Fasnas, and they were revealed without reservation. Unfortunately, there are no familiar scenes of Earth inside.
'—but a long time ago, I seemed to have hit a wall. No amount of ashes from the World Tree can allow me to glimpse the landmarks of the next world. At first, I thought it was because the World Trees that provided nourishment touched the world that I was already connected to, so they could not be effective guides. But I later discovered that this was not the case. All worlds connected by World Tree are different. ——'
This key clue shocked Lin. On the surface, he thought calmly: There are more than twenty World Trees in the Lost Land, each of which connects one to eight worlds. If they are all different, could it be that the passage to the earth is in a certain World Tree!
'——But there is a yoke that limits my vision and prevents me from exploring the branches to a new world. After discovering this situation, I once thought it was because I didn't get enough nutrients from the ashes of other world trees, or even because those world trees were too weak for me. So I started what you humans can call a crazy campaign. I even think that the ashes of another ancient one, Yggdrasil, will be the key to me breaking this shackles. ——'
At this point in his statement, Lin also heard a hint of madness in his voice. This means that Fasnas is not without emotions, it's just that those things didn't tickle him. But the next sound became dull again.
'——But everything is in vain, no one can loosen the shackles, even half a minute. Even the more the expedition goes on, the stronger the shackles seem to become. And the towers built by you magicians made it impossible for this madness to continue, so I stopped thinking about it. I believe that Yggdrasil has also noticed the same situation. '
Lin judged: 'That was the situation before. But today His Majesty wants to see me and ask me such questions, which means that the situation has changed. Then the only possibility is that Waldwo has promoted himself, right? '
'Yes. '
Lin asked: 'Excuse me, Your Majesty, what are the changes you have noticed? '
'The shackles that imprisoned us have been loosened. 'For the first time, Fasnas said with a cheerful voice. 'So I wonder why. '
'Isn't this an obvious thing? Do you need me to say it? Lin curled his lips and said.
'I would like to know your opinion. '
You can probably guess that what Fasnas wants to hear now is not some cliché. So after Lin thought about it seriously, he said: 'In my hometown there is a subject called economics, and there is a theory of the "invisible hand" in it. The general idea is that individual actions that pursue maximization of self-interest can promote the operational efficiency and development of society as a whole. Do you agree with this view, Your Majesty? '
Fasnas was silent for a moment and said, "This is very reasonable." Farmers farm and hunters hunt. They do not do these things to feed others. But ultimately, their work can put food on other people's tables. '
'But in fact, such a theory will extend to many problems, including the rise of capitalism and colonialism. I won’t talk about the evolution that is too complicated. To put it simply, if such a theoretical foundation is to be developed in a good direction, it must be supported by unlimited resources. But in fact, this is impossible because the raw materials that can support output are limited, and the market is sometimes saturated. When raw materials are in short supply and the market is saturated, competition will become quite brutal. Speaking of this, does your Majesty have a very familiar feeling? '
The man-eating tree was silent, but Lin would not stop expressing his opinions. He continued: 'Under the premise of pursuing common prosperity and progress as a whole, this theory has evolved. That is, each person's ideal behavior needs to be adjusted based on the known behavior of others in order to achieve the overall maximum profit. Under such a premise, the benefits that an individual can obtain may not necessarily be the greatest benefits that an individual can obtain. It may only be the second highest benefit, but it will never require the sacrifice of others. The former theory only considers individuals, while the latter considers the whole. However, there are many problems with this theory. How to ensure that everyone is cooperative and the information between each other is open and transparent. '
'Cooperation. After Fasnas pondered for a moment, he asked: "Why do we have to cooperate?" There is no simpler way. '
'Your Majesty's so-called simpler method is nothing more than how I can help Waldwal advance. Lin fumbled for a kit from his arms, which was sewn from the leftovers from the three suits of Si Ling, Jiulong and Baimao. This kit is mainly used by Lin to carry some small things with him, and at the same time, it can not be contaminated by the flash technique.
Lin took out a magic stone from his brocade bag and said, "Actually, I thought His Majesty would ask me for such a thing at the beginning, but you didn't." It's because you are not sure how much this thing will help you. This magic stone contains most of the information that helped Wadvor advance. Including the design drawings of the observation equipment, various data calculated by myself, and the inferences I made after observing the World Tree. However, I have deleted the unique information about Waldwal. This will not hinder His Majesty. '
Lin casually threw the magic stone that was taken out forward. When it was thrown in the air, branches came from nowhere and wrapped around it at lightning speed. Lin then remembered and asked: 'Do you know how to read the data inside? '
As soon as he asked the question, he saw in front of the man-eating tree, more than ten water mirror screens were opened in one go, and then closed in sequence. But every time a water mirror screen is closed, the next one will be opened. It is obvious that the data can be quickly browsed at a speed that is beyond human reach. Lin smacked his lips and laughed at himself: "It seems that there is no need to teach this." '
Just using this superhuman speed to absorb information usually results in a very one-sided reception of literal information, and is unable to have one's own thinking and generate one's own opinions. Therefore, Lin didn't seem very confident about whether Fasnas could understand the meaning of the information, so he was patiently waiting for the other party to ask questions after he finished reading.
But once again, he made the mistake of looking at others through his own eyes.
Fasnas quickly digested the content of the data. In someone's surprised gaze, the large hollow he was in turned into a forest-like dream space, a world with only boundless darkness in all directions. It's just that someone's dream is filled with little lights, like a starlight. But this place is filled with a super huge and sophisticated multi-layered magic array.
However, in someone's eyes, this magic circle is not just a magic circle. For Lin, the gadgets displayed by Fasnas were very close to a piece of earthly mystical knowledge that he knew - the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
