This was the Earth Elemental Plane's version of "no need to worry about too many debts." Someone cursed in his mind.
However, to be honest, Hefquin's suggestion was not something that could not be ignored. At least, this one was the one who respected him the most among all the Mechs. Of course, their relationship was also the closest. This could be seen from the way they addressed Lin.
In the past, when the elemental creatures met for the first time, they would only address someone as "human." It was such a general term. Because in their eyes, Lin was no different from other humans.
After being transformed by the Fire Seed, most of them changed their name to "mage." First, it was to acknowledge someone's contribution to their evolution. Second, it was to acknowledge someone's ability and that they were no longer ordinary and insignificant "human."
Hefquin was the only one who would respectfully address someone as "sir." And this kind of address was usually used by elemental creatures in front of the Elemental Lords. The language of the elemental fairies was the same as the beast language used by the magic cats. In terms of the words used and the content of the words used, there was not much of a hypocritical use of words or a situation where one did not mean what they said. Therefore, if one were to interpret it literally, it would be quite credible.
At least, before this, Lin and Hefquin had a pleasant cooperation. In a situation where the other party had a request, there would not be a situation where the other party appeared to be kind on the surface but stabbed in the back. Only humans would be able to pull off such a trick. Elemental fairies were a bit like demons and devils. They might set traps in their words, but as long as they made a promise, they would not go back on it.
But … "You know, in addition to the original request, you also agreed to let a clone follow me. If you go further, it would be a somewhat rude request. "Lin said straightforwardly.
Before the elemental creatures were transformed, they had to agree to the two requests of a certain someone to agree to borrow the power of the elemental spirit and to conquer the outer realm five times. This was the same for all the Mechs. There was no exception.
And Hefquin, who obtained part of the knowledge of Blink from a certain someone and used it on the Phase Transfer Nuclear Reactor, the price was to send a mini clone as a small follower of a certain someone. This had a time limit. After all, the difference in lifespan between humans and elemental creatures was too big. Hefquin's clone would regain her freedom when Lin's lifespan ended.
Of course, he wouldn't use the word 'gift', which had a slave-like connotation. Instead, he would use other words that sounded more polite, but in fact, that was what he meant. Someone didn't want to offend too many big shots like Hefquin in terms of face.
The reason why Lin agreed was because someone actually treated this mini clone as a Swiss knife, a versatile tool. After all, she was a composite of Nanobots. There was no one more convenient than her when it came to creating small props. But that was all. He couldn't think of anything else.
For Hefquin, she hoped to get the complete version of Blink, not the edited version that was only suitable for wireless energy transmission. That was why the two of them had made such an agreement between a master and a follower, unlike other Mechs who would only make an agreement to go out and do things when they were summoned and paid. The so-called five expeditions to the Outlands were just a summons that couldn't be refused. The rewards that should be collected would still be collected.
On the one hand, it was just a mini clone. With Heffquin's current size, it was an insignificant and insignificant matter. Whether she would do it or not depended on her mood.
However, she wasn't willing to contribute more than a mini clone. This was because Hefquin was confident that under the premise of knowing part of the knowledge of Blink, it wouldn't be difficult for her to deduce the remaining part. As for that mage, there was nothing else that piqued her interest.
Now it seemed that this Mage's value was higher than what she had seen before. Perhaps most of the Mechs didn't understand, but Hafuquin, who was at the frontlines of the battle against the Lord of the Iron Wall, knew that the Mage's role in the battle was much greater than anyone could imagine.
Being able to suppress the divine realm was something that countless Elemental Lords couldn't do, but a human Mage could do it. Was this an ordinary person? Did he have any other value?
With this understanding, making a further promise, which was originally unacceptable, became something that could be discussed. Hefquin's bottom line, which was the end of this Mage's life, was to terminate all the agreements. Then, in this short and limited time, it wasn't too much to agree to anything.
To Lin, he also hoped to have more control over Hefquin. This was a thought that had been in his mind ever since he accidentally revealed too much and regretted it endlessly.
However, the words that had been said, the daughter that had been married off, and the water that had been poured out, were not so easy to take back. Therefore, Lin didn't make too many demands of Hefquin. Another big reason was that he couldn't think of how to restrain this existence that had become similar to a bug under his unintentional suggestion. If he angered her … the scene would be unimaginable.
However, in the situation that she had jumped in willingly, Lin certainly had no reason to reject her. Therefore, he said, 'It's still the same condition. As long as you agree to be controlled by me, it's not a big problem to tell you that knowledge.'
'Still the same, until the end of your life?'
'Yes, this agreement will still end when I die.' Lin said without any scruples. At the same time, he took out a magic stone the size of a fingernail from his brocade pouch and handed it to the mechanical girl sitting on his shoulder. 'If you agree, take the thing inside.'
Hefquin's miniature girl clone didn't immediately accept this magic stone that probably contained an unknown program. Instead, she turned her expressionless, sharp little face to a certain Mage and asked, 'Other than the enthusiastic discussion at the beginning, you've been all kinds of worried, worried that I'll obtain too much power from you, so you're thinking of ways to restrain me. But you don't seem to be worried about what I'll do with this power after you die. Why is that? '
'After I die, who cares about the flood that surges to the sky? Even if you want to care, I'm already dead, so you can't do anything even if you can't see it. All I can do is try not to leave bad things for the future. What's left is to try not to add to my own troubles, especially those that may not be solved even if I pay a terrible price and die. If the two are contradictory, of course I'll choose the latter. '
'So, you won't interfere with how I use this power in the future after you die.'
'Every decision, every choice, always has its own background factors in time and space, and shouldn't be generalized. When I'm still alive, I can think with you to solve the problems that seem to have to use this power, whether there's an easier way, or find a way to stop you from using it. But after I die, if there's no one to help you, and if there's someone who forces you to use this power, is it my fault, or the people who forced you into a dead end? And you can only choose to break the agreement with a dead person, or be bullied to death. What's the big deal? In the future, people in the future must be responsible for themselves, and not throw the responsibility to the dead. "Someone said with conviction.
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