Lin smiled and said, "Although we've paid a lot of materials, perhaps even more expensive than your original airship, we've thrown them all in here. It's quite worth it to use that money to buy our lives. "
Everyone had different attitudes toward a certain someone's generosity. Fen didn't care, the dwarves didn't care, and the two apprentices were a little calculative. However, since their teacher had made the decision, they could only accept it even if they felt that they were at a disadvantage.
Uzov and Myr had different thoughts, but the same thing was that they looked down on Lin Li. If a Mage's temperament was like this, the harm wouldn't be too great.
The goblin father and daughter scratched their ears and cheeks excitedly, like petty people who had taken advantage of everything. They smiled and said, "How can we accept this, sir? You're too generous."
"You think you've profited?" Lin asked in a faint voice. It was as if a groan came from the abyss, making people's backs tingle.
Totokani, who had the nature of a goblin merchant, quickly reacted and said humbly, "Sir, I may not be able to immediately give you an equivalent reward for your efforts. However, I am willing to offer my loyalty and serve you at your beck and call. "
There were no soul-binding contracts in the Mystic Land that couldn't be violated. All contracts had a way to be broken, it just depended on whether one was willing to pay the corresponding price, even if it was signed with a demon or a devil.
The purpose of a contract was to rely on a third party notary or guarantor to ensure that the contract was fulfilled. When the two parties signed a contract and one of them was more powerful than the sum of the others, then the contract was just a piece of paper that could be torn at any time.
As for the saying that merchants couldn't live without trust, that was even more of a joke. They could talk empty words and do things without risking anything, but who would do things with a drop of blood and sweat? Look at the big shots on Wall Street before transmigrating. They were the ultimate examples of merchants who could even use "money" as a commodity. As for some big shots in the business world, it was more like an innate skill to forget what they said.
If one wanted to control a person with a merchant's personality, neither words nor contracts were enough to rely on. Therefore, Lin Yi was not interested in the goblin's words of loyalty. The only thing that could drive a merchant was interest, or rather, a relationship of interest.
Lin said with a smile, "I don't need your loyalty. I'll give you this airship all the same. But perhaps for you, this is a slow-acting poison. Have you made up your mind? "
The Gnome was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You also participated in the restoration and modification of this airship. You must have gained a lot from it."
"Of course, Your Excellency's ingenuity is truly breathtaking. I learned a lot from it. "
"Hehe." Chuckling, Lin asked, "Then, do you know how to repair the airship when it breaks down?"
It was a simple question, but Totokani was stunned. His old face, which was originally green, now looked a little pale. He glanced at the airship that was almost completed and immediately understood what a certain person meant.
Lin did not continue to tease the Gnome. Instead, he said, "I am not afraid of you learning my things. In fact, you were involved in the entire process. If he had seen a lot, then how much had he learned? Today, in order to leave this damned place, I paid a lot of precious magic materials. But do you expect me to do this kind of thing for free after I leave? If it were you, would you do the same? Then, when you need to repair it in the future, how much can you pay me to do it? Not to mention the cost of repair, the oil used for the three engines and the refining method are in the hands of my two apprentices. How much will you have to pay to get the qualified oil? Of course, you can also choose to ignore it and force your way in. In that case, which was more important? The airship crashing due to substandard maintenance and losing your life in the process, or the expensive repair fees? Choosing not to accept this airship is also an option. Building an airship that he was satisfied with from scratch was undoubtedly the best goal he could hope for. Then, can you do it? I can't think about these things for you. You can only think about it yourself. Then, here comes the question. Have you thought about all of this? "
Superior technology was not infuriating. What infuriated people was that they wanted to fall out with each other. Totokani was facing such a dilemma. Just as this Mage said, giving up this adorable airship in front of him was also an option. But was he willing?
No matter what happened to the airship in the future, he could repair it himself … He could do that in the past because he knew how every part of the airship worked.
It was just that he was not like those nitpicky Dwarves or Elves who always wanted to make things perfect, even if it meant spending a lot of money. Use what you can until it breaks. This was the Goblin creed.
But he could only understand a small part of this airship in front of him. If he flew up like this, he would be gambling with his life. If he understood everything and flew up again, he might not even understand what this group of people was doing on the airship until he died of old age. Just the control method that Lich did was something he could not understand.
But there was another option that the Mage did not mention. That was to find a way to sell this airship. Even if it was just the raw materials, many of them were unimaginably precious and could easily be sold for a good price. But, it was the same question: Was he willing?
Why would he mock others for flying into a flame? Sometimes, he had no choice.
To a certain someone, the only reason he could give up on this airship was because it was just an experimental airship. The foundation of the airship was modified from a Goblin airship. By a certain someone's standards, it was just a means of transportation to leave the Jura Mountains.
If he wanted to build a personal ride, it should not be such a crude product that only took a month. He had even considered building an airship as a replacement if he really couldn't get his hands on a new Magic Tower. That wasn't an unacceptable thing to do.
But compared to wandering around, he preferred to stay in one place. Not to mention, an airship was worlds apart from a Magical Tower in terms of defensive power.
Even though it seemed like he had the Goblins participate in the entire process, Marco Lin did not explain the meaning of his every action step by step. Other things aside, the reason why the set of Cui's floating magic array had two unrelated functions, namely heating and pressurization, was to create a distraction that would interfere with others trying to learn by copying.
Although he did not go so far as to waste materials to carve meaningless runes in order to hide his true purpose, Marco Lin had used all the experience he had learned from the Tower of the Great Sage. This included overlapping lines, overlaying lines, crisscrossing, crossing, and all sorts of magic array carving techniques that went against the common sense of the maze. He had used almost everything he could. To put it simply, he wanted to make things complicated.
In addition, Fen had designed a full set of central control programs. Benefiting from a certain someone's caution against hackers, he only dared to use the things he wanted to use after adding multiple layers of security. Of course, while adding additional insurance, it was also necessary to create some unknown backdoors for himself.
In short, regardless of what the Goblin was thinking, Lin patted Totokani's shoulder and said, "Don't think so much. We have to leave the Jura Mountains first. There will be plenty of time for you to worry about in the future. "
"By the way, big brother, you haven't said what you want to name this airship?" Jermaine asked.
"Name it." Lin did not want anyone else to do it for him. After thinking seriously for a while, he said, "Sid."
In the video games that fascinated a certain someone before transmigrating, there were three things that rarely changed in the FF series: summoned beasts, chocobos, and Sid.
No matter what kind of setting, an NPC with the name "Sid" would always have a few fixed characteristics: superb technology, the smartest person in the story, and a capable helper on the side of the main character. This NPC would also usually be related to the main character's airship. Of course, the name was used for a good omen that was not known to outsiders.
"The Hilde," Jermaine repeated. "Sounds like a good name," he said. Hey, Riley, help me. Help me draw this name on it. " The silver-bearded dwarf, who was shouting at his companions, found some leftover firewood and began to draw the name on the airship's uneven surface.
"Is there a reason for this name?" Totokani came to Lin's side and asked.
Lin asked in return, "Why do you like the name 'Hindenburg' so much?"
Totokani raised his head and said proudly, "In the era of the Goblin Empire, Hindenburg was the name of my family's fief in Afstan. My father always reminded me not to forget the glorious history of my family. "
"I see," Lin murmured.
He actually did not particularly dislike the glory of his family's history. It was good to remember the glorious deeds of his ancestors, learn from them, and strive to be better. What was annoying was the glorious deeds of his ancestors, as if they were his own, and he had to use them to suppress others from time to time. Thus, his current expression was one of envy.
Looking at the Magician's expression, Totokani said with some surprise, "I thought you hated this name very much. Looks like that's not the case. "
"Of course not. Hindenburg, whether it's a place name or a person's name, I have no objections. But it definitely can't be the name of a vehicle! Let me say this first, if the airship is in your hands in the future and you change the name back to those words without permission, I will blow up the airship. — "
Just the threat was not enough. Someone turned to the Lich, who was finally catching his breath. "Fen, I asked you to make the remote self-destruct program for the airship. Are there any problems?"
The Lich said with some surprise, "I thought you were joking about that. Are you serious? "
"Of course I'm serious. The airship called Hindenburg is just right for it to blow up. It's a goblin product anyway, so it won't be surprising if it blows up. It'll be more surprising if it doesn't blow up. "
"Up to you. Overloading the power and detonating it is just a few pieces of program code. I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I didn't have the chance to test it. Why don't we set off a grand fireworks show after we leave here? "A certain Lich said with great interest. The goblin trembled as he listened.
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