Related debates and disturbances silently unfolded on the forum. Some people thought that Gabrach Tripwood was extremely arrogant and wanted to teach everyone.
However, more people were discussing related topics. Whether it was mathematics or P programming, these knowledge that did not directly involve any magic was like the calm before the storm, brewing the amazing power, waiting for the moment to explode.
As the day of the lecture approached, Lin reported to Old Magician Lloyd's tavern several nights in a row. He thought about how to arrange the venue and how to start the lecture on such a stage. Of course, it was more to familiarize himself with the environment to avoid stage fright. But these days, the tavern was as cold and cheerless as usual.
Fortunately, someone was very mentally prepared in this regard. It didn't matter how many people there were, he just had to do his best.
Finally, it was the day of the lecture, and the time was set at night.
Unlike the situation on Earth, the taverns on Earth usually had good business at night and bad business during the day. Because most people had to go to work during the day and would not patronize the tavern. Only when it was time to get off work and to have a drink and communicate with others would they report to the tavern.
But the situation in the land of mystery was reversed. Because the tavern was responsible for dining, information exchange, and other purposes, and the work in the land of mystery was not limited to eight to five, there was a high degree of freedom, so many people with needs would go to the tavern during the day. And the night was the time to rest. Unless the tavern had a function of accommodation, generally speaking, the tavern would be empty after dinner.
This was also the reason why Lin chose to lecture in the tavern after dinner.
And today, he had dinner early. A roast chicken was divided among four people. But among the four people, there were two girls who might have stopped developing and did not have a big appetite, and a Lich who did not eat much. So, more than half of the chicken went into Lin's stomach. When he really couldn't eat anymore, it went into the dog bowls of Gray Hoof and White Nose.
The family of four all set off for the tavern where the lecture was held. The reason for bringing all of them was purely to make up the scene. It was to avoid the atmosphere being too cold and the scene being ugly.
But the closer he got, the more he felt that something was not right. Usually, there were not so many people on this road.
When he got close to the tavern, Lin was already scared out of his wits. The entire street was filled with people. The hubbub of voices was as noisy as the morning market.
With no other choice, Lin, who was not considered tall in the maze, raised his hand and squeezed forward while shouting, "Excuse me, excuse me, please make way." His other hand was trying to hold on to the girl behind him, who was even shorter than him. But after a while, he was pushed away by the crowd, and his empty hands could not grab anything.
Lin Cai wanted to turn around to look for her, but a text window popped up in his glasses. It was an email message from Kaya.
Because there were too many people, we couldn't squeeze in. I'll be going home with Halloumi later, following my sister-in-law. So please do your best.
Student Kaya
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Hmm, alright. Looks like there's no need for them to fill the stage …
Left with no choice, he could only continue to squeeze forward. "Excuse me, sorry, you have to excuse me."
His action of pushing forward seemed to have angered some people. A fat man, who was wearing a magic robe and looked like a wrestler, shouted in dissatisfaction, "Brat, why are you squeezing? Can't you see that there's no road ahead? Master Tripwood is coming to give a lecture later, don't think about squeezing to the front to get a good seat. Everyone is here early. Be careful that other people with more violent tempers than me will beat you half to death. "
"But if I don't go in, there won't be anyone to talk to?" Lin said helplessly.
"What!" The fat man leaned close to Lin's face and said in surprise, "Are you Master Tripwood?"
"I wouldn't dare call myself a master, I'm just a rookie Mage."
Fatty didn't say anything. He turned around and used an even stronger push to open the path. He said, "Those in front, make way, Master Tripwood is here. Those in front, make way! "
With a human-shaped bulldozer helping to clear the way, Lin could finally relax a little. The people who were originally dissatisfied with being pushed could only helplessly make way. If the protagonist was not allowed to go in, no one would have a chance.
After a lot of effort, they finally squeezed into the tavern. It was also full of heads, and there was almost no room to stand. No one could sit still; they were all standing. Rubbing shoulders here was not just an adjective, but a fact that was happening.
Some Mages simply cast Levitation on themselves and floated in the air because they couldn't stand the crowd. Some cast Levitation on themselves, some stood on the wall, and some stood upside down on the ceiling. It was like watching a bat hanging upside down.
In Lin's expectation, there should only be two or three kittens. It was like when he published his thesis in college, the people sitting below the stage were actually other people who were also waiting to publish their thesis, or people who had finished their presentations. Although they were open to listening in, who had the patience to listen to a third-rate thesis published in an era when there were as many college students as dogs?
But now, this tide of people was beyond his imagination. Lin couldn't help but worry. If this group of people were dissatisfied and rioted, it would be a piece of cake for them to tear him apart. He really shouldn't have sent that Lich back. At least if she was present, she could hold the fort.
Taking a deep breath, Lin looked left and right. He originally thought that sitting at the bar and dealing with the audience at the few tables below would be enough. Now, he didn't even have a place to stand. How was he going to talk?
In the end, it was the old Mage Loyz who came up with an idea. He patted the bar table and signaled for someone to stand up, which solved Lin's problem.
When Lin stood on the bar, all the conversations stopped, and everyone turned to look at the man standing the tallest.
Originally, the attention of tens of thousands of people would shock someone like Lin, who had never seen such a big scene. But the scene in front of him was too funny. Some people stood on the wall, some stood on the ceiling, and then looked at someone who was about to speak in a very uncomfortable position.
Clearing his throat, Lin began to speak. "Good night, everyone. In my hometown, there is a so-called 'the one who is first' principle. The meaning of this sentence was that regardless of a person's qualifications, age, or other knowledge, it didn't matter if they were muddle-headed. As long as they are better than me in a certain field of knowledge, then I will use the etiquette of a teacher to consult this person regarding this field of knowledge. But this is not a real apprenticeship. I know that during this time, there are many people who have doubts about this point. Here, I declare to you that you don't need to call me teacher, and you don't need to treat me specially. In terms of magic attainment, I may even lose to you. I really don't have the qualifications to be respected. I just understand a few fields of knowledge that I haven't specifically studied. "
With this as the opening remarks, Lin officially cut to today's topic. He said: "What's the use of learning mathematics? What's the difference between it and our original method of counting? I noticed that many people who came to listen today don't look like wizards. " Lin's words caused a commotion below. "… Don't worry, I don't mean to drive you away. I can roughly guess your identity and the reason for coming here. "
The commotion stopped, and instead, it was a bunch of 'guess' or 'only a ghost would believe you' gazes. Lin laughed and said: "You're a steward of a chamber of commerce, or a shop assistant. Hey, don't be in a hurry to deny it. I guessed so because Steward Najib, who I know very well, is standing with you. "
Najib, who was identified, showed a helpless smile to his companion next to him. The people around looked at that funny expression and couldn't help but laugh. It was also because of this commotion that the atmosphere at the scene eased up a little.
Then, in the air, Lin used his self-created whiteboard writing technique and wrote the numbers 0 to 9 out of thin air. He began to talk about the decimal system and the four most basic operations. Understanding that most of the people present were stewards of a chamber of commerce, as well as some shop assistants, he gave examples such as the buying and selling of goods, bookkeeping, and so on.
Among them, the emergence of the 99 multiplication method amazed these people who have dealt with numbers all their lives.
Perhaps he had already read about it in a mathematics book. But to see someone who can use it so skillfully, and then use it in a variety of situations, such as calculating the most basic consumption of a caravan, how much one person consumes, and how many people consume. Or the price of a single item, and how many items should be bought. All of these things made people exclaim in admiration.
As for the 99 multiplication method, because it involves too many mathematical skills, compared to the 99 multiplication method which is purely memorized, Lin felt that it's better not to raise the difficulty too high in one go.
Of course, in the process of the lecture, it was inevitable that there would be discordant voices of doubt. After all, this was an event that had never been held in the land of mystery, so it was naturally not like the so-called etiquette of listening to the lecture on Earth.
Perhaps the lower status stewards and ordinary people did not dare to offend the official mage who was speaking, but other mages would not be so polite and would raise all kinds of questions from time to time. But no matter how these people asked, they were all elementary school level questions that could not stump the person standing at the bar.
While answering questions such as chicken and rabbit in the same cage and counting soldiers, he also explained the convenience of the four operations of numbers. In fact, there was no mathematics in the land of mystery, and it was not completely correct. A lot of work involved the problem of quantity and calculation, but the solution to this problem was regarded as a special skill at the bottom of the box and was kept a secret.
And from the content that was spread out, it did not matter if the method was complicated, it relied more on intuitive judgment. For example, when buying things from a chamber of commerce manager, the price of each item was clear, but as long as the quantity was large and the variety was varied, it was usually the manager who ended the transaction with a fixed price.
Therefore, when buying the same thing from different people, the price difference would usually be very big. Some managers were very greedy, and some managers lost money. There were also some mages who liked to compare prices, and liked to find many people to evaluate and buy at the lowest price.
In this situation, the managers of the chamber of commerce were also helpless. Fortunately, there were not many mages like this. Most mages would rather find a long-term, stable trading partner than to rebuild a relationship of trust every time they traded.
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