"It's that simple. Give up everything."
Lin's back was facing a certain Lich, so he couldn't see his playful smile. However, this didn't stop him from making an important decision. It seemed like he was explaining his intentions, but it was more like he was convincing himself. Lin Yuan looked at the blue sky and said, "Everything has a price. Nothing can be obtained without sowing. So the question is, how much do I have to pay in order to protect the ownership of the tower and my life? "
Without waiting for the others to answer, Lin continued, "The only thing I can think of is to surrender to the invading demons. However, the price of doing so is losing my freedom in the future. And during the days of submitting to the demons, it's hard to predict when the tower or my life will be taken away again. In other words, doing so is just delaying the threat of losing everything. "
Finally turning his head, Lin looked into Fen's eyes and said, "Then taking a step back and using the Magic Tower as the price under the premise of preserving my life is not unacceptable."
Fen looked at the man with interest. Although he said he was free and easy, his face was full of unwillingness. She said, "Have you considered adopting a tough attitude and letting the Mage Alliance you mentioned stand at the front line to block the demon army? Otherwise, the Mahātmā Tower won't put up any resistance, allowing the demons to invade and wreak havoc in the human heartland. "
"If both sides have such thoughts, then it's just that the one who betrays his teammates first will suffer later. No one will benefit. Besides, I'm not that kind of person. I can't say those words. Without enough benefits to motivate others, don't expect to get wholehearted action, not to mention that this is a battlefield where one's life is at stake. If it was in the history of my hometown, even if I used a soldier as the head and pulled out an army of a million, I would still need a core troop of loyal soldiers. Whether it's to kill my own people who can't contribute, or to be the main force against the enemy, it's enough to deter all improper thoughts. What do I have? I'm alone, and I barely count the two dogs. There's no need for others to betray me. Just by avoiding the battle, my Magic Tower will be exposed to the demons. Then everything will go back to normal, and I'll fight against the demon army with the strength of a single tower. "
"Then …" Fen deliberately dragged her words and pressed her fingers to the tip of her nose. "You didn't consider me?"
"You? I really don't have one. "Someone's straightforwardness made Fen feel unconvinced. Lin had no choice but to appease her. "Don't be angry. I'm not looking down on you. If it's just you alone, I don't doubt that you can defeat the invading demons, but there are bound to be fish that slip through the net. There's no way to take care of everything. It is also unreasonable to place the hope of the entire war on you alone. As the saying goes, a good man needs three helpers. No matter how good you are at fighting alone, you still need a group of underlings to help you deal with some miscellaneous fish. Otherwise, with your battle prowess, you'll only focus on killing some small fries and let a more deadly opponent escape. It's fine if others suffer, but you're afraid that you'll implicate me. Wouldn't that be an injustice? "
"You don't want to bet? It's not like there's no chance of winning. "
"Since you said so yourself, it means that you also admit that there are other possibilities. But he was gambling with his own life. Wasn't this gamble a little too big? I don't demand a 100% success rate, but the risk is obviously greater than the possibility of success. I don't dare to bet on this. "
"You don't have confidence in the magic tower you modified yourself? Didn't you just defeat a few waves of enemies? "
"I really don't have that. What's more, what's there to be proud of if I win against those mobs? In the history of my hometown, it's only on the level of county fighting. Can it be considered on the same level as the invasion of the abyss later? Being able to defeat the human nobles and the allied forces with the vampires might not necessarily be able to resist the endless invasion of the demon army. If the demons' way of doing things is exactly the same as mentioned in history. From this point of view, handing over the magic tower is equivalent to using other people's lives to verify whether this modification has a way to resist the invasion from the other world. Isn't this worth it? No! It's very worth it. "
Lin Yi became more and more excited as he spoke. In the end, as if he was convinced himself, he said loudly, "That's right! Just like this, using other people's lives to gamble on this. No matter if I win or lose, I'll only lose a magic tower. The others will have to pay with their lives. "
Looking at the confident man's face, Fen was a little curious and asked, "You really don't care at all?"
Lin Li asked casually. In his excitement, Lin Li's heart changed. He slammed his hand heavily on the telescope beside him in a fit of rage. Fortunately, the tripod and the overall structure of the telescope were designed to be fixed for a long time. It was made very stable, and Lin didn't add any magic to it. This slap didn't break the key to finding the way back.
Even Lin himself was shocked by such an action. He hurriedly stroked the telescope and comforted a dead object with a voice like he was protecting a baby.
Although she had been sealed for thousands of years, Fen had also lived for hundreds of years. How could she not see that someone had lost his mind? It would be a lie to say that there was no resentment.
It was just as Lin said, with her strength alone, she was indeed not confident that she could take care of everything. And other than him, the other three people had to face the demon army. It seemed that they didn't even have the ability to protect themselves. As for the magic tower, in her era, no one would rely on a fixed building. The only thing that could be trusted was one's own strength. And right now, she did indeed need something that she could use.
So after thinking for a while, Fen interrupted someone who was muttering and said, "I think the modification of the four guns should come to an end. Complete it according to the second plan. If there's a chance in the future, restart the research. "
"The second plan? Oh, okay. " Lin, who had just come back to his senses, was stunned for a moment. Only then did he remember what the second plan of the modification was originally discussed.
Remove the method of using magic stones or other means to supply energy, and change it to only absorb the holder's magic power authority to convert it into attack energy. And the extra space was enough to set up the magic array patterns that couldn't be completely miniaturized and simplified yet. The energy conversion efficiency would be increased to nearly 40%.
With just this kind of modification, the four guns could be said to be the exclusive weapons of a certain former demon king. Other than her, who had accumulated an unimaginable amount of magic power authority, other ordinary mages wouldn't be able to fire more than a few shots with this kind of weapon. Even if they fired a shot, they wouldn't necessarily have the energy to cast magic.
Anyway, these four guns were originally made for this former demon king. She had the final say on how to modify it, and Lin didn't want to have too many opinions. Besides, danger could come at any time now, and there was no time to slowly make all kinds of modifications. So he threw himself into the casting room to make the final modifications and adjustments.
During dinner, Lin invited Chuck Weiss and Master Wizard Grimwin into the Magic Tower to eat. But in the end, only the student chief of President Orange Eaton and the inspector, who was an old acquaintance, came.
Well, it seemed that the leftovers after dinner were taken advantage of by the two dogs, Gray Hoof and White Nose.
Fen, as a member of the Tower of the Great Sage, was also present. This was her official appearance in front of the world, but the invited guests weren't surprised. Perhaps the group of spies outside the tower had already sent news of her back to their respective forces. After all, after a certain Lich was resurrected, Lin didn't deliberately hide her whereabouts, and she didn't hide her own whereabouts either. There were always guests who came and saw her, but they didn't know where she came from.
During the meal, they didn't discuss business in the Magic Tower's etiquette, and just chatted about trivial matters. For the Tower Master who had already made up her mind, it was as if she was going to throw caution to the wind. During the meal, she kept making cold jokes, which made everyone feel awkward. Even the two little apprentices who served her on the side looked at her with disdain, but she didn't realize it.
On the other hand, perhaps the certain Lich's path of revenge a thousand years ago was too boring, and there was no entertainment to speak of after being sealed for a thousand years. However, she was very supportive of these lame jokes. Although she didn't laugh, her eyes and the corners of her mouth curled up from time to time, showing an expression of great interest. This made a certain someone even more excited, and made the others suffer.
Fortunately, no one was a big eater, and they didn't like the nobles. All kinds of complicated etiquette made it hard to tell whether they were eating or acting. After the meal, the two girls cleaned up and served tea and snacks, and then it was time to talk business.
During the meal, Lin saw the uneasy expressions of the two guests, so she tried to tell some jokes to ease the atmosphere. In terms of results, other than the former Demon King, it was quite a failure for everyone else. So when they started to talk business, Lin directly said, "Basically, I accept the President's suggestion. I'm willing to hand over the Tower of the Great Sage. "
You Fen had talked to her two little apprentices in advance, so they could understand their teacher's thoughts. Of course, with their current situation, they weren't qualified to give any opinions. The two guests sitting opposite her didn't show it on the surface, but they were relieved and let out a sigh of relief. Although with such a tone, there would definitely be more negotiations later, but at least there was something to talk about, and they didn't have to go to the worst situation.
Chuck Weiss, as the person in charge of this trip, nodded and said, "Your Excellency is a blessing for everyone to be so reasonable. After all, the Tower of the Great Sage will be the frontline against the Abyss in the future, and its strategic value is unparalleled. The Association's ownership of the Tower is also to better coordinate and command battles. Since the Tower Master is willing to follow the Association's instructions, I don't know if there's anything we can cooperate with, but the Association will do its best. "
What he meant was that he wanted people to put forward conditions. After all, the Society of Sorcerers certainly had the power to take back the Magic Tower from the Tower Master, and there were precedents to follow, but it couldn't be done without a price. Being able to take back the ownership of the Tower through a transaction was, of course, the most ideal situation.
If they didn't want to pay any benefits, the only result was that the Tower Master would come and fight to the death. If things really developed to this point, it wouldn't be a matter that could be solved with a few deaths and a little money. Attacking the Tower of Sorcerers wasn't an easy thing to do for the Mage Alliance. And it could be expected that there would be a lot of casualties.
So Lin didn't intend to be polite and was ready to put forward his conditions.
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