Looking at the curious faces of the group, Lin did not keep them in suspense. He smiled and said, "To withstand the energy tide of the difference between dimensions, the most important thing is the natural magic patterns on the tree. This is the talent of the World Tree. In order to advance, it has to reconstruct the magic patterns on the tree so that it can adapt to the impact of the higher dimensions. But — "
He pointed at the situation outside. It was the direction of the World Tree.
"— The tree is riddled with holes and scars. There are even people living in it. When it advances, do you think that dream-like tree village will bring good or bad things? I think the first thing that will happen is that the people living in it can't withstand the impact, so they will all die. Then, because the World Tree has many holes in it, it won't be able to protect itself perfectly. In the end, its defense line will be broken. If it's lucky, it will lose half of its life. If it's unlucky, it will become the coffin of the elves on it and be buried together with it. — "
Looking at the group of people's expressions of disbelief, Lin smiled and explained.
"— Don't think that I'm talking nonsense. A metaphor can make you understand. If you wear the peaceful armor of the silver-bearded dwarves, nothing will happen to you no matter how the enemy shoots at you. But if the armor is missing an arm, a chest, or a forehead, there are holes everywhere. If the enemy shoots at you again, will you be completely fine, or will something big happen if you're unlucky? So, if it's me, I won't rashly choose the World Tree to advance under such circumstances. "
At this moment, Lin let go of his hand. The tri-colored kitten scurried out and looked at someone warily. Lin also looked at the kitten and continued, "That violent energy is unimaginable for ordinary people. It's impossible that you don't understand. Then why don't you make sufficient preparations and wait until you're more confident before carrying out the plan? Your lives are so long. You can wait. "
"Then we can't do anything. Everything will go on as usual?" the young king said bitterly.
"Of course not." From the pocket at his cuff, Lin took out a magic stone that recorded some programming languages. As expected, the tri-colored kitten's eyes lit up. He smiled and began to tease the kitten. At the same time, he said, "The wood elves' choice of symbiosis with the World Tree is a choice. Your choice of symbiosis is also a choice. These can be said to be two extremes. But other than that, there were no other options. He did not have to treat the World Tree so cruelly, nor did he have to worry about revenge or restrictions. If there is such a method, I believe that there won't be too many elves who insist on following the old path. "
"How can there be such a good thing?" Sun Dan the Third smiled bitterly.
"Work hard to find a way out, young man. Isn't this the responsibility of a king? Find a way to be fair and treat all citizens well. Or do you think that the World Tree is not one of you and can only accept the unfair treatment? "
"But …"
Regarding the hesitation in the king's words, Lin had a general idea of what he was worried about. Therefore, he said, "It's very difficult to dissolve hatred, but it's also very simple. The important thing is whether or not we can find a bridge to connect the two sides. As long as they could maintain good communication, eliminate differences between the two sides, and find common interests, no hatred would last forever. Regarding this, I can recommend a candidate. "
"Who?" Other than the young king, most of the elves present also had the same question in their minds. There was even a Great Druid on the other side of the communication magic circle who said in an unhappy tone, "Is it you, human? What price do we have to pay for you to accept this mission? "
Lin Huang ignored the sarcastic words and said, "Someone you all know. Hmm, it should be the little princess, Valeria."
"My little sister?" Sun Dan the Third asked in confusion.
"That's what I heard. If I'm not wrong, the World Tree's Spirit, which had been killed, was unexpectedly revived when your little princess came to receive the blessing. This means that there must be some sort of connection between the two. Of course, I don't know if this is good or bad, but it's a breakthrough. It's much better than being at a loss. "
"But …" The young king, who loved his little sister, was still hesitant.
In response, Lin Huang smiled. Using a technique that no one else could see, he grabbed the tri-colored kitten in his hand. He propped up his forelimbs and looked at the worried Sun Dan the Third. "Or are you worried that your little sister will be hurt by this beast?" At this moment, Lahti cooperated and pretended to be very fierce. She bared her fangs and meowed …
Looking at Lahti's cute appearance, Sun Dan the Third felt that he was thinking too much. With his little sister's fearless courage, who knew who would bully who? Although his furrowed brows loosened, he still asked as if to confirm, "Will this really work?"
"No matter what kind of creature it is, it's at its best when it's young. If the Peiat Haimei Kingdom wants to find another path of symbiosis with the World Tree, now is the best time. Besides, no matter which extreme you want to go, you need time to prepare, and those preparations don't look like they can be completed in a short period of time. Therefore, you still have a lot of time to debate. There's no need to rush. "
If he wanted to help the World Tree evolve, Lin Huang guessed that it would take at least ten years for the tree to recover to its peak state. Was there any other way to accelerate the growth? It was probably to steal other World Trees to nourish themselves. Although he had the seed of the World Tree that Vadwo gave him, Marco Lin did not intend to selflessly contribute it. Perhaps bringing it back to Earth would be a good choice?
If the elves chose to erase the consciousness of the World Tree again, considering that the Vengeful Spirit Power accumulated by the God Slaying Magic Formation was taken away by a certain Lich for personal gain. If they wanted to reactivate the God Slaying Magic Formation, they would need a large-scale sacrifice. Moreover, the scale was likely to be insufficient even if they filled the entire Peiat Haimei Kingdom.
"Then what do you plan to do next?" Sun Dan the Third asked about someone's future plans, and all the elves present listened attentively.
"For the time being, I plan to stay for a while and do some checks on Her Majesty Lahti according to the previous plan. Otherwise, I'm just guessing some things. Whether it's right or wrong will depend on the final evidence. Also, the World Tree can't be seen everywhere. I have some research that requires the cooperation of the World Tree. Of course, I will only do all this with your approval. "
"That's really great. We will do our best to cooperate with your request. "Sun Dan the Third grabbed someone's hand and shook it. The other party was so frightened that he trembled. The magic stone in his hand fell to the ground and was swallowed by the kitten in one gulp.
As if he did not see someone's awkwardness, the young king stood up and said to his subjects, "My subjects, you have heard Sir Cuipwood's words clearly. Regarding Her Majesty Lahti, we will postpone the decision. The Centaur Bandits are still in the country. Annihilating them is the most important task. "
"Yes." After the reply, the generals went back to commanding the encirclement of the Centaurs.
However, the news that came back from all over the place all proved that the defeated Centaur army was still quite organized and mobile. Many elven armies that had not been fully assembled collapsed at the first touch. They could not stop the other party at all. Such a comparison made the elves with military backgrounds even more envious of a certain weapon.
At first, Lin had some doubts about being asked to stay by both the young elven king and the old minister who would not be surprised at all. The Minister of War, Maxim Stache, did not have so many scruples about his king's hesitant and hesitant manner. He had dealt with a lot of Mages and knew a lot about them, so he asked directly, "What do you think?
"Sir Cuipwood. We want to buy the weapon that you used in the battle against the Centaurs. How much are you willing to pay? "
"Haha." Lin smiled indifferently. Of course, he knew what the elves were thinking. Perhaps the Society of Sorcerers would protect the intellectual property of magic, but not weapons. For example, the Battleship Slicing Blade that was sold in the era of the Tower of the Great Sage had become the standard weapon of an empire's elite army. Who could he find to explain this to?
Regardless of whether the elves wanted to copy it or treat it as a divine weapon and collect it as a national treasure, Lin did not intend to sell the M134. Not only was it an epoch-making firearm, but more importantly, the M134 was far from being a good commodity.
It was like building an airplane. The airplane must at least be able to take to the sky and not fall down for no reason. Only then would one consider building and selling the airplane while doing research, using other people's money as one's own research fund. If the airplane that could not even get off the experiment table and could not take to the sky safely was sold, one's reputation and credibility would be ruined.
In the battle against the Centaurs, the M134 multi-barreled machine gun was powerful, but it was actually taking advantage of the World Tree. The key was the word "unlimited energy."
The efficiency of the magic gun's power had always been criticized by the three women. Especially the rough and high-speed M134, its energy conversion efficiency was even lower than 5%. The rest of the energy was converted into entropy.
The magazine that originally came with the M134 was filled with magic stones as the main energy source. After stuffing it with high-quality Magic Stones, it could fire between 1,700 and 2,200 shots … This meant that if one did not release the trigger, it would soften after a maximum of 22 seconds. Compared to the gun on Earth, which had at least 4,000 rounds in a magazine, the difference was too big.
With the same amount of magic stones, one could buy many things, cast many spells, and do many things. But with the M134, it could only last 22 seconds, not to mention the machine gun fire. Most of the time, one would be digging sweet potatoes.
Previously, a certain someone's miss rate was only 66%. It was purely because the Centaurs did not have any experience in dealing with firearms and used a dense formation to charge. If there was an enemy who knew how to use a scattered formation to attack, the hit rate would be even lower.
And these flaws were the reason why the two apprentices had always despised this weapon. It was too wasteful!
Despite knowing these flaws, Lin did not expose them. Instead, he said, "The dwarves are also quite interested in that weapon. I also agree to let them try to integrate it into the peaceful weapons. Maybe we should see the silver-bearded dwarves' results first before we talk about other things. How about it? "
The old elf who was used to the ways of the world probably knew that this was a way for merchants to raise the price. But so what? Did he have the ability to bargain? He was not afraid that this guy would point the gun at him. Although Maxim Stache sighed in his heart, he still said, "Of course, as you wish."
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