At night, a certain someone in the inn sat by the window in the hall on the first floor. Perhaps it was because he was too tired during the day and couldn't sleep at night, or perhaps it was because his mood was different. Tonight, Lin looked at the sky.
There were no stars tonight, and the moonlight was faintly discernible between the clouds. The air was especially stuffy, as if a rain was about to fall, but it couldn't.
It had been two years and seven months since he left Wulian City. Although he didn't always move forward and stayed in some places intermittently, his heart had never settled down. He always felt that he was still wandering.
No, perhaps from the day he transmigrated, this feeling of wandering had never stopped.
Now that he had arrived at the Holy City of Estali, although it wasn't his final destination, he didn't want to continue wandering until he was sure of his next step. How could there be a house that was always drifting outside? A small, square world was where one's home should be.
Because it was late at night, there was no one else in the hall. Only a dim light was maintained. At this moment, the rain that had been in the sky for a long time finally fell. It hit the green leaves in the courtyard, making a soft and crisp sound.
"Can't sleep?" Fen's magnetic and seductive voice came from behind him.
The sound of the rain covered the sound of footsteps.
Turning around, Lin looked at the Lich who had regained her human body and beauty. She walked over with light steps.
It would soon be a full five years since her resurrection. It wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. To be able to spend so much time with a woman, especially an unimaginable beauty, was unimaginable for a certain otaku transmigrator. Sometimes, he would forget that 'she' was once a Lich with the title of Demon King. What she brought to the Land of Confusion was a world of misery and suffering.
Just like what a certain someone wanted to avoid, many things started but never ended. Fen took revenge without hesitation and even cut off the enemy's faith, erasing their existence from the Land of Confusion. But in the end, it was a thousand years of imprisonment in exchange for a chance to start anew. But how many people were lucky enough to get such a chance? Many of them even lost their own lives in the process.
"I feel like you're thinking of something very impolite," Fen said as she sat beside a certain someone.
"Of course not. Or do you think that every time I see you, I have to drool and look like I'm about to faint? If you like it that way, I can cooperate. "
"Why do I feel like there's a fire rising in my stomach when you say such words?"
"Well said, well said." Lin laughed dryly.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Please speak."
"Are you really going to hand the airship over to that goblin just like that?" Fen tilted his head and asked in confusion.
Lin asked, "Isn't it good?"
"I'm the one asking you a question," Fen said angrily.
"Haha, don't be angry. Assets had to be used flexibly to generate profits. With our current situation, it's impossible for us to take the airship and run around every day to earn a living. Don't you think it's a waste to just leave the Sid idle at the spaceport? What's wrong with letting someone who wants to do it do it? "
"But to hand it over just like that?"
"Of course I'm not going to let Totokani take away an airship for nothing. Every time they fly, they accumulate data for me to verify the performance and structure of the Sid. If the Sid is left unmoving, it's no different from magical materials. Moreover, it's a material that's very inconvenient to process because it's been changed into various shapes and mixed with other materials. "
"Then you trust that goblin?"
"I don't trust anyone. However, handing the Sid over to Totokani is just a casual move. To be honest, I don't really care if it can bring about a good result. Today, even if we don't give it to the goblin father and daughter who lost the airship, and choose to take it over, we'll find someone else to do the business for us. Who can guarantee that hiring someone else will bring us benefits according to our requirements? "
"How is that different from handing it over to that goblin?"
"Although the goblins are clever, at least they will be intimidated. Moreover, from a moral point of view, a small part of this airship, I want to emphasize, only a small part, is their property. Although the value of that property isn't even enough to compensate me for my emotional distress, at least it's someone who understands the business, and we don't have to waste our efforts to find someone else suitable. "
Not dwelling on the goblin issue, Fen sighed and said, "No one trusts you. You also said this to Jermaine and the others. "
"That's right. I'm 100% sincere."
"Then what do you believe?"
"Everything a person does must have its own benefits. Of course, the benefits I'm referring to aren't limited to things like money or treasures. It also includes services for the comfort of life, direct or indirect help, or expectations for the future, or even just spiritual satisfaction. As long as you understand the benefits of others, and understand what you can provide, there's no overlap between the two. As long as there is, and both parties believe that the other party is providing an equivalent exchange, it means that there's room for cooperation or trade. As long as the benefits can be maintained, the cooperation will continue. It doesn't matter whether you trust or not. "
"Do you still have the most basic trust between people?"
"To be honest, I don't like to use the word 'trust' because it's usually accompanied by the unpleasant word 'betrayal.' No matter which one it is, it's too heavy for me. If everything is about benefits, then come and go. The reason for parting ways is only because the originally equivalent benefits have become unequal. Then the solution is very simple. It's to increase the price, or simply end the cooperation. Thinking this way, the world will be much simpler. There's no need to feel sad about whether or not others betray you, because there's no trust in the first place. "
Fen only felt all kinds of physical discomfort to a certain person's long speech, but she couldn't refute it. Discussing the view of life with others was never a Lich's strength. What she was good at was using her gentle iron fists to silence people and make them obediently submit to her. So she changed her sitting position, revealing her beautiful figure, and asked sweetly, "Then what about me? Is it trust? Or benefits? "
"Either way, I can't beat you, and I can't escape from your hands. Is there a need to discuss whether you believe me or not? "said a certain person very straightforwardly.
Fen was just about to stretch and puff out her chest or something, but she was stunned when she heard this. After a moment, she said with a bitter smile, "Although I guessed your thoughts a long time ago, how do you think I should react to such a direct answer?"
Lin laughed and said, "At this time, you can just laugh. Ha, don't be angry. Thinking on the bright side, it was better to be happy. In this world, you lose if you're serious. "
Fen snorted unhappily and decided not to discuss such things with this man. Instead, she asked a practical question and said, "You said before that you're looking for someone who's willing to sponsor you to build a Magic Tower? Really? "
"Yes. This is the fastest way. "
"Why not build one yourself?" asked Fen.
"Building one's own seems more free in the future, but the Magic Tower is not allowed to be inherited. When the tower owner dies, the ownership of the Magic Tower will belong to the Association. Since it's going to be someone else's wedding dress sooner or later, what kind of method is used to realize your dream, is it important? "
"I'll just occupy it and not leave, what can they do?"
"Don't, don't be like this. There's no reason why we can't abide by the rules that everyone abides by, not to mention that it's not an inhuman or immoral request. And in my opinion, instead of leaving the Magic Tower, a dangerous weapon of war, as a legacy to the stupid next generation, it's better to leave it to the Association. Why don't we return it to the association and let them choose a suitable successor? That would be better for the world. "
"Is this really okay?"
"For such a long time, the opposition among the Mages hasn't formed a majority consensus. Doesn't this mean that the rational Mages agree to regard the Magic Tower as an important public asset and are willing to make the most reasonable allocation? After all, this is not an ordinary asset, but a weapon more powerful than a war fortress. "
Back on Earth, who had ever heard of ordinary people being able to buy a chariot that could be driven on the road at any time, and even shoot a few cannons on the road? Even if the owner of the chariot was pissed off, his son could continue to drive it. A government that could do this would probably have a new leader in a couple of days.
Seeing that Lich didn't have any reaction, Lin continued, "Not to mention that accumulating wealth on one's own and borrowing the power of others are two completely different things. The former will take a long time to accumulate. Don't look at us as if we're good at making money. In fact, when I was at my wealthiest, I couldn't even build the first floor of a standard Magic Tower. "
"It's really that expensive!" said Lich in surprise.
"Oh, you don't know the cost of money until you're in charge. Maybe you can casually take out a magic material, and you can tell whether it's a rare item or something that can be picked up by the roadside. But you've never cared about the price of these things, have you? "
"Do I need to care?" Finn tilted her head slightly, blinking her beautiful watery eyes.
Slapping his head, a certain someone finally remembered who this person was. Money, to her, was not even a number. If she wanted something, she would take it. Who dared to ask her for it? He recalled that he had made a lot of interesting and memorable trinkets, all of which had become a certain Lich's private collection. He couldn't even play with them if he wanted to see them again. Cry. Lin could only helplessly say:
"In short, borrowing the power of others to build a Magic Tower, of course there are corresponding conditions and restrictions, but it's faster to reach your goal than to accumulate enough wealth to build a Magic Tower yourself. I don't have that much time. It takes a few generations to build a Magic Tower, I can't afford to wait. "
Finn was silent for a long time, then said: "You still want to go back."
"Alone in a foreign land as a stranger," said Finn in a nostalgic tone. Lin said: "Well, people always have to return to their roots. What's the point of dying in a foreign land? "He smiled freely. And then he remembered all kinds of things before he transmigrated, showed a nostalgic expression, and said: "Even if it's just one look before I die, I'd be willing."
He seemed cold on the surface, but in fact, if you got to know him, you would feel his warm side. But if you really got to know him well, you would realize that his warmth was never poured into people. And the coldness in his bones couldn't be faked.
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