Wu Mie and Wen Shao had a pleasant chat, but Yin Lian felt inexplicably as if he was leading a same-sex blind date, which felt weird. Of course, this may just be an illusion. It can only be said that the two of them are a bit indifferent.
The next two "blind dates" were also more subtle. For example, when chatting with the Lin sisters, Wu Mie obviously got along better with the unsociable sister. When it came to Wang Feitao and his wife, he had more in common with the carefree Uncle Wang. Although it seemed to Yin Lian that they were talking to each other the whole time.
In this blind date process, it can be said that the correct social choices have been avoided throughout the whole process. Whoever is more difficult to communicate with can be chatted with.
In Yin Lian's opinion, his skills are a bit crooked.
However, there are many types of people in the world. Most people who are good at social interaction are similar, but people who are not good at social interaction have different weaknesses. At this point, maybe the latter is the mainstream.
Immortal became friends with a few people and got a lot of useful materials the next day. He remembered that Yin Lian was the reason why he could get this information, so he also shared the information with her.
Yin Lian got an important message from his mouth.
"The danger of wild beasts is one of them. According to Wen Shao, what they are most concerned about now is a gang that eats gangsters. They seem to call themselves 'junglers' and will attack other people to obtain supplies and finances. The specific identity is unknown , we have only discovered some of their movements from some video records, but the new world is too big. Every time other teams arrive, people have disappeared without a trace... Many people have died, some were shot. They were killed by wild people, and some of them fainted on the spot after being attacked by surprise, and were bitten to death by wild beasts."
After this message was sent, another one came over after a while.
"This is not even true. I actually don't feel much about how many people died in it, but hearing these situations in reality makes me feel so heavy. To be honest, I had some inspiration tonight, and I'm thinking about whether to write the following parts more seriously. A bit heavier and more tragic..."
After exchanging the relevant matters, Yin Lian returned to Mathil.
The Black Sage was unusually absent.
Yin Lian asked someone casually and found out that the Black Sage seemed to be at the association at this time, conducting some kind of negotiation with people from other countries.
Because there is a comprehensive protective array within the Mage Association, the Black Sage did not bother to cast the "Silence" spell around the conference room - after all, this area has entry restrictions.
Yin Lian heard what they were discussing as soon as he got closer.
They seemed to be discussing the issue of food trade. The Black Sage may have proposed that the other party exchange children with magical talents. The other party seemed to have different opinions on this, and the two parties were arguing.
Yin Lian pushed the door open and went in. She didn't want to interrupt and waited until they finished discussing, but she obviously underestimated her presence. When she entered, the Black Sage immediately waved her over. Under the gaze of everyone, Yin Lian could not reduce his sense of presence at all.
The Black Sage said: "You came just in time. We are discussing food. What do you think?"
A Duke on the opposite side said: "It is impossible to exchange people for food. Our country is not harsh on children with mage talents. Since they have not been sold to the church before, they will not be sold to the Mage Association at this time."
Yin Lian said: "This is serious. If you hand them over to the Holy City, it will indeed be betrayal, because the Holy City will kill them. But handing them over to us is for the sake of their future at most. After all, We are going to teach them magic.”
Another man next to the Duke said: "Magic is not a good thing..."
The Black Sage immediately looked at him with an evil look.
Yin Lian said: "You are here now, haven't you already been able to prove whether magic is a good thing? If it is not a good thing, why do you come all the way here to discuss business with the Mage King?"
The other party said: "We are interested in food seeds, not magic."
Yin Lian replied softly: "Without magic, you may not be able to grow good food."
The Duke was not calm because of her tone, and said with ridicule: "Is this some kind of magical species?"
Yin Lian said: "That's not true. But the planting of these wheat seeds is arduous and complicated, and requires a lot of manpower. We are now developing some magic props to assist planting. Without these... your people will probably have a hard time planting. "
The Duke did not take it seriously and said: "We have sufficient manpower, you don't need to worry about this."
The Black Sage said: "Do you plan to let those children with magical talents also grow wheat?"
The Duke said: "So what if you have magic talent?"
The Black Sage said: "Let me calculate an account for you. A junior magician can grow an acre of wheat seeds in three days. If some resources are used to assist spellcasting, it can even grow three hectares of wheat in a day. What about civilian planting? ? It takes more than a season, and you have to worry about weather, precipitation, insect pests and other issues. If you let a mage farm in a normal way, if you think it is worth it, I will doubt your judgment as a duke. "
The Duke heard this and wanted to refute, but stopped.
The Black Sage is right.
However, this essentially does not change his thoughts and decisions: "Even if this is the case, what is the benefit if we hand over the apprentices to you? Providing you with talented children will only strengthen the power of the Mage Association, and it will not be beneficial to us. There is no benefit at all. And you say they come to study, but in fact you want to trade them with food. Who knows what evil magic you will use on them? What does this have to do with handing them over to the Holy City? the difference?"
Yin Lian thought for a while, but lowered her head and said a few words to the Black Sage.
After hearing this, the Black Sage frowned and said, "...No."
Yin Lian said: "Teacher, you believe me. No matter how we think or plan now, it will not change the development of things. Even if we have agreed on the ownership rights now, as long as their hearts are in their motherland, they will try their best to achieve success. Go back. On the contrary, as long as their hearts are dedicated to the City of Sages, then even if they go back, they will come back again."
The Black Sage said with a sullen face: "You think too well."
Yin Lian smiled and replied: "But many of my ideas have been realized. For example, do you want to stay in a place with delicious food, or go to a place without delicious food? Even if it is your hometown?"
This question is really convincing.
The Black Sage doesn't have much nostalgia for his hometown. Looking back on it many times, it may still be mostly unfamiliar and painful. But he made assumptions and made his choice without hesitation.
Yin Lian convinced him.
He said to the Duke and the nobles of other countries: "Then let's change the transaction method. You will send a group of children with magical talents to the City of Sages, and they will not be managed by you from now on. The association will sign a magic contract with them. According to the contract, they will study in the City of Sages for ten to twenty years and serve the City of Sages for a length of time equal to their study. After this period, they can return to their free bodies and can choose to return to their own country at that time. Or become a member of the City of Sages forever.”
"How about it?"
Martier is not a world that respects human rights so much, but the nobles always think that they have countless ways to control the people under their names. A group of nobles have been thinking for a long time and have figured out many ways to control these children through family members or fame and fortune. They were just puzzled by the Black Sage who made this suggestion: "With all due respect, what benefit will this do to you, Sage?"
The Black Sage said: "Just as you have the confidence to let them choose their own country, I am equally confident that they will belong to the Mage Association spiritually."
The nobles frowned, thinking about how the Black Sage would try to keep them. Some even thought of the charm spell and already had a plan in mind.
The church, mages, and royal power have been entangled in a three-party confrontation for so many years. Which royal family in various countries does not have some means to deal with divine magic or magic? Some people are already secretly thinking of ways to prevent it.
At this point, Yin Lian was also prepared. Anyway, after people send it here, it must be tested with magic. After that, she is even ready to do a psychological test and psychological correction first - even if you can brainwash, won't we wash it back?
As long as you get the person first, everything else will be easy.
It was already dark after the negotiation. In this case, the Magic Association had to hold a celebration banquet as a matter of course. Today's banquet was not prepared by Yin Lian, it was always a bit inferior. The Black Sage has become accustomed to this level of food, and he does not eat as fiercely as before. Even until the end of the banquet, he was only 20 to 30% full, leaving his stomach to go back to find Yin Lian.
This girl ran away after the meeting.
When they arrived at the field, the Black Sage originally thought there would be some delicious food, but in the end, Yin Lian put a fruit plate there to write down plans, and the table was filled with various documents.
The Black Sage was stunned for a moment and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Yin Lian blinked at him and said, "Not yet."
The Black Sage said: "I'm going to ask someone to bring some food..."
Yin Lian said: "Teacher, I still have something to eat, but I'm just not hungry or in the mood right now. Come and take a look at my plan."
The Black Sage said: "You grow slower than others. If you don't eat on time, you might always be this short."
Yin Lian rolled her eyes: "I grow slowly because I live a long life. I'm not a mortal, okay?"
The Black Sage reached out and grabbed her cheek and said, "Let me see how the angel's face is different from ordinary people? Is it particularly thick? Or is it particularly hungry?"
Yin Lian quickly broke away from the Black Sage and said, "I'm warning you, if you do anything again, I will fight back!"
"Oh?" The Black Sage raised his eyebrows.
Yin Lian said: "I will burn these plans and never give any advice to the association again!"
This is a relatively powerful threat, and the Black Sage is really threatened by her. He was stunned for a few seconds and said with a smile: "You have such a bad temper. You have been writing for so long and you want to burn them just because you are angry with me. Is it worth it?"
Yin Lian said: "It's worth it. A lot of money can't buy it, I'm happy with it."
The Black Sage stopped teasing her and read the plan.
As he watched, his expression slowly became serious.
