Opposition in ways of thinking stemming from class origins continued to create various frictions, large and small, in the following days.
Although it is usually initiated by the younger generation of scholars led by Lisa, ironically it is they who react the most to the quarrel. Henry, Mira, Galeva and Lulu didn't really care because they had experienced more things, so this kind of verbal conflict did not really cause psychological fluctuations.
After the sage took the opportunity to go out and explained to the three of them the little calculations made by Lisa's mentor Loren, based on the same understanding, they chose the best way to deal with this behavior-ignoring .
No matter how good Lisa and the other young scholars were at the Lamanites' mastery of using vitriolic words to mock them, they always had a Achilles' heel.
Scholars who are arrogant and arrogant cannot support themselves.
All the work in the longhouse needs to be solved by the four sages. If they are gone, they will be in a ridiculous dilemma with no one to chop the firewood and no one to cook the food. And even if they want to leave here, these precious geniuses who think "they don't need to learn anything except their own majors" can't even identify the direction in the wilderness.
In other words, Lorraine's strategy of psychological manipulation by creating conflicts and then becoming the one to resolve them himself is actually going astray.
He had to control a certain degree of control to prevent the disciples he used as pawns from causing too much trouble, causing the sage and his party to simply give up.
After analyzing the matter, Galeva frowned and asked bluntly: "Then why don't you tell us properly?"
As he said this, it was obvious that the young man who was born relatively stupid still did not fully understand the sage's previous explanation. But what he asked is obviously in line with normal logic - from an ordinary person's point of view: since the guards, guides, food supplies and even almost all the work of maintaining survival are responsible for Henry and others, then shouldn't they? Is it right to cherish the relationship between the two more and be careful to avoid conflicts?
But the reason for asking such a question is obviously because Galeva, who was born in a small town, has a relatively narrow social circle and has not had enough contact with people from the upper class and has not learned enough about it.
The answer to this question depends on the way of thinking and the environment in which they grew up. For the rest of the people who have more contact with existences like nobles, they can actually understand the reason by thinking a little bit from their perspective.
"Because in their view, this is a matter of course." The person who spoke was not Henry or Mira, but Lulu: "Everyone else's contribution is deserved. At most, I can use words to praise you."
She seemed to have experienced something before she could say such a thing. After all, New Moon Continent is a very big place. It is rare for Yi people to be so young and speak the language of mainstream society.
But this aboriginal girl was not the type to talk endlessly, and she fell silent again. The sage paused for a moment after translating, and continued: "That's probably the reason. In the final analysis, it's just two words."
"contempt."
"Although you can choose a more secure way that does not cause conflict, but you rely on your identity and think that you are far superior to the lowly mercenaries in terms of intelligence, social status, and qualifications. Why should you sincerely build relationships?" Mercenary Henry said this, and Mira rolled her eyes at him.
"This slight makes them more inclined to choose this kind of superior control over equal communication, which makes them feel good about themselves and that everything is under control, which promotes the vanity of being a Lamanite."
"Actually, the whole Padrosi is like this." The sage shrugged: "Paderosi's round head and Suomir's square head. Although neither of them are words of praise, you should choose the reliable one. When it comes to companions, most people will still choose the single-minded Suomir people."
"Paderosi people may be very enthusiastic on the surface, but in fact they are chubby and always keep a distance from you. You can't tell whether they are sincere or if their smiles are all fake. If you are gullible, just I'll be stabbed in the back by them."
"They actually despise everything, and this is part of the reason why they interfere in the affairs of the Moon Country."
"The Crescent Continent is the golden land in the legend of the White Church. Such a lofty status and yearning caused the Lamanites, who have always prided themselves on their culture in the Rigal continent, to have an idea when they encountered the Kingdom of the Moon, which had been stable for 4,000 years. A weird feeling.”
"On the one hand, the Rigal people do have many outstanding things that they can be proud of. On the other hand, the existence of a civilization that has nothing to do with the White Church but is so stable and long-lasting also makes them somewhat shaken. , and even resulted in low self-esteem.”
"Because of their sense of inferiority in civilization, they placed more emphasis on national pride. The complex mixture of the two made their practices more extreme and radical. In addition, with the rise of the merchant class in the past two hundred years, the power of the aristocracy began to weaken. , both externally and internally, Padrosi, which seems prosperous, is actually in a very delicate situation."
"Eager for success, pretentious and wanting to control everything?" Mira accurately summarized the character traits of these mainstays in Padrosi society, and Galeva next to him nodded in agreement.
From the big picture to the small personal level, Padrosi people always reveal a similar tendency to be controlling in their interactions with others.
If things only come to this point, it is actually just related to the way of thinking caused by class origin. Although there is indeed some discomfort and boredom, it is just a small trouble and psychological dissatisfaction.
But if you combine the current overall situation of the entire Crescent Continent, and then consider the purpose of Luo Lan and his group suddenly choosing to disembark.
His plan to manipulate people's hearts is no longer an easy matter where he can just smile and tell himself to be generous and then everything will be fine.
The current attitude of the top management of Moon Country towards foreigners is that they are not welcoming, but just being unwelcome is not the worst level. Even the missionaries were not completely killed - you must know that this is their home field. If the other party really planned to kill them completely, the missionaries would not have a chance to escape.
They still retain kindness, but this is only if you don't take the initiative to violate their bottom line.
And Luo Lan's plan is obviously to do something that shouldn't be done.
Henry would not try to persuade, and the four people present, not even Galeva, would come up with this idea. Firstly, this kind of thing is not the type of thing that can be said like asking "Have you had lunch?"; secondly, with this scholar mentor's strong self-esteem and contempt for their group, he is afraid that he will explode on the spot.
They had witnessed the price of the Lamanites' arrogance with their own eyes on the way over. The bow of the "Conqueror", which had been drifting for more than a hundred years, had become a landmark that has not been destroyed to this day. However, as outsiders, they may think it is a warning and feel some emotion. In the eyes of Luo Lan and others, it is a symbol of the empire's unfinished hegemony, but it has become an encouragement.
They arrived at the worst possible time, with the worst possible people.
The rebellion instigated by the Lamanites a few months ago was suppressed by the Kingdom of the Moon, but now that Lorraine and others have arrived, they have some other ideas, and they want to draw Henry and others into their camp. .
Even if he fails, there will probably be someone else who continues to do it in the future.
This is the case with human beings, and the Lamanites are particularly typical of this.
The reason why they were able to leave their footprints across the entire Rigal continent was precisely because of this perseverance. This is the advantage of this nation, but it is also their shortcoming. Because sometimes being blindly enterprising will bring more trouble than reward - but all in all, being involved in the conflict between these guys and the Moon Country will turn into the worst situation.
The group of people must escape as soon as possible. After the sage explained everything clearly, they reached a consensus.
But saying this directly can cause trouble. Their purpose is to keep a low profile and not get involved in the fight. If Roland realizes that they have seen through his plan, with the Lamanite's petty personality, his self-esteem, and his contempt for Henry and others, they will definitely find ways in the future. Find trouble.
The White Church and the Laman merchants have had business dealings with the Crescent Continent for more than a hundred years. Although the proportion gap is huge, it is undeniable that they are another group of people on the Crescent Continent outside the Kingdom of the Moon. A large-scale force.
Telling him the trick in front of Luo Lan and watching him turn blue and white with anger may be a relief, but being vindictive or regarded as a major opponent by him is contrary to the goal of keeping a low profile and not getting involved in fights. .
So they need an opportunity to make the whole thing seem natural.
And this opportunity did not come too late.
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Three days later, on the morning of exactly one week after arriving in the Yi camp.
The sound of quarrels came from the door of the longhouse and could be clearly heard through the walls, but if you listened carefully, you could hear that one person was shouting - the scholar lady with freckles on her face was covering her face. He pointed at Mira and shouted: "Tell me, what's going on with that beast of yours!?"
She shouted loudly in Lamani, with a lot of anger in her tone - Henry and others had been refusing any of Lisa's requests such as taking a bath on the grounds of lack of supplies for several days. This made her accumulated resentment finally reach its peak. reached a peak, and an incident occurred.
The confident Luo Lan made a mistake in one detail, which made his copy, which was supposed to be just a helpless performance for the sages and others to watch, now turned into a factor that tied his hands.
He slowed down for a moment, still hesitating whether to stop Lisa.
The willful Lisa became a double-edged sword for her mentor. He essentially acquiesced in her making trouble and used her to create conflicts. This was the beginning of the incident, which made the young scholars headed by her feel at ease. Vent all your dissatisfaction through complaints and ridicule - and today's incident is the final result of all kinds of frictions over this period of time.
The sages and others ignored their sarcastic words, which prevented these young scholars from gaining the sense of victory that they had won the argument. In addition, the living environment has not improved, and the enjoyment they want has never been available. Even Henry and others would send someone to guard the firewood and food every time they left, resulting in them not being able to even open a small stove. The three of them were resentful. Accumulated rapidly within days.
They think they have to do something, not just words.
But they did not dare to directly find fault with Henry and Mira, so they chose the target of venting their dissatisfaction on the little unicorn. Although beautiful little guys are like holy beasts in the minds of white church believers, these young scholars can always find words such as "mostly fakes mixed with them" to convince themselves.
Instigated by Lisa, the two young men approached slowly with wooden brooms used for clearing snow, trying to beat the little unicorn to cause bruises. They vented their dissatisfaction in this sneaky way. They even planned to I was ready to say that the little unicorn fell down on his own.
But these people did not expect that the smart little guy had already realized the evil intentions of these people. The moment the two young scholars approached with a broom, it raised its horse's hooves and kicked them away.
The huge noise alarmed everyone, including the sage and others working outside. In front of the crowd who gathered to watch, Lisa and other young scholars quickly reacted and took away the brooms, and immediately began to play the victim, saying that they were kicked by the little unicorn for no reason.
"Isn't this not serious?" Faced with Lisa's loud accusation, the Luoan girl looked indifferent.
"It's not serious?! Look at his face!" Lisa shouted almost like a shrew, pointing at a young scholar behind her who was squatting on the ground and covering her face with tears in her eyes, "Ouch, ouch, ouch!" , the other person was kicked, and there was nothing wrong with his body wearing thick clothes, but this person was too eager to beat the little unicorn to vent his dissatisfaction, so he got too close and was kicked in the face. At this moment, half of his face was covered Swelled up.
"Oh, let me take a look." The Luoan girl stepped forward, then pulled away the other person's hand, and pinched his cheek to make the person open his mouth.
"Not even the teeth were lost, just a little bruise."
"Is this just that?!" Lisa waved her hands in disbelief: "What kind of holy spiritual beast is this? It's just a stupid beast." She continued to shout, and this sentence made the Luoan girl frown. The wrinkles get tighter.
"They say animals follow their owners." Lisa continued to sneer. This look was exactly the same as when she woke Mira up with fear half a month ago. The Luoan girl looked at her coldly, while Henry took a step forward.
"This is indeed a pretty minor injury."
"What did you say? Are your eyes-"
"This is indeed——" "Dang——" The sage stepped on the wooden floor and looked down at the scholars - his expression suddenly turned cold as reflected in Lisa's pupils, and there were countless mean words in her mouth. The sarcastic words were about to come out, but they were stuck there like a fish bone.
"This is indeed a fairly minor injury. A horse of this little guy's size could easily break a person's ribs or crush his head with a kick."
"It has mastered a certain degree and has not exceeded this line. It is even smarter than some people. You said this cannot be regarded as a spiritual beast, so what can it be?" Henry said this, and this sentence made him feel depressed in his heart. The scholar lady took a breath but her endless courage appeared out of nowhere: "What did you say?"
"Oh, a mercenary has learned to ridicule in a well-educated manner, huh?"
"Aren't you just paid to do things? I know you are very dissatisfied with us not working, but this is the difference of origin. If you want to blame, just blame your parents!" She yelled: "Can you blame us for not being born into a high-class family because your parents failed to live up to their expectations?"
"After all, isn't it what you are doing as you should? Why do we have to work after we have paid?"
"Huh? Say it, you should say it." She shouted loudly, and other young scholars also made echoing voices. For a moment, the entire long room was filled with only their voices.
Henry didn't speak again, and neither did Mira.
Lisa felt that she had finally truly won the argument for the first time, rendering the other party speechless. Her eyebrows on her freckled face were raised, and she planned to open her mouth and say something sarcastic to take advantage of the victory to completely ensure her Victory, but suddenly saw Henry taking out the money he had paid in advance from his backpack and throwing it on the floor in front of her.
"Bang Qiang——" The money bag fell to the ground, and the square currency of the Moon Kingdom slipped out of it.
The atmosphere suddenly froze and the air became quiet.
Only the bonfire was still burning and no one spoke.
"You - you -" Lisa opened her mouth, but then nothing came out.
"——" Luo Lan also froze on the spot. He never thought that things would deteriorate so quickly. Just when he was hesitating that if he suddenly reprimanded very severely, it would seem that the role change was too abrupt and difficult to convince Henry and others, the situation developed in an irreversible direction.
"I'll pay you back the money. Since we can't get along like this, I'll ask all distinguished scholars to support themselves."
"I will leave some food for you. As for the missionary, since he has a good impression, if you want to move forward together, please follow him."
Without saying this, in just a few minutes, Henry and the others packed up all the supplies they had that were not very large in the first place, and then walked to the door.
"No, how--" Lisa was still in a daze, and the scholar who had been covering his face and shouting "Ouch, ouch" seemed to have forgotten the pain, and just watched as he untied the reins. The little unicorn checked out the back of Mira in the longhouse, speechless.
"Is it okay to leave the longhouse to them?" the Luoan girl who walked out of the door asked Lulu in a somewhat stiff local language, but the aboriginal girl shrugged indifferently: "Even if it burns down, it can be rebuilt. "
"As long as a person is alive, everything remains." She said this, then turned to look at the road where the snow had melted a lot.
Several missionaries inside the longhouse followed Aggie's persuasion, and then a group of eight people quickly distanced themselves from the longhouse.
"...They really left, why did they really leave!"
"Why did things become like this!"
"What should we do? What should we do next? Who knows where to go!"
"Hey, Lisa, it's all your fault. What should we do now?"
The young scholars who were noisy and angry before and wanted to show off their words finally began to feel uneasy, and Lisa looked at the direction they left, and then looked back at the empty long house.
"I, how did I know things would turn out like this?"
"Why don't I just say a few words to them? As for this, I have been on land for so many days and have no fuel and fresh water. I am not allowed to take a bath, and the food is so unpalatable. Ah, now All that's left is the unpalatable smoked fish and the dry bear meat, and we still need to chop wood and so on. Teacher, I'm good——"
——She was still being willful, muttering and complaining as she turned around. At least from this point of view, this character was not the acting skills to match her mentor, but the willfulness that would have been tolerated in the past was not present in Lorraine. Smile back.
"Pah!!" A clear slap sounded, and all the young people stopped chirping like birds frightened by an eagle in an instant, while the scholar lady with freckles on her face was stunned.
"T-Teacher?" She was frightened, and her unreasonable look was no longer there.
"Stupid woman, I shouldn't have taken you with me in the first place." The thin, middle-aged scholar-tutor had a gloomy look on his face, gritted his teeth and ran to the door, looking at the direction in which the group was leaving.
"I knew that bringing a woman would only do bad things."
