"Because you seem to care a lot about this female, so I healed her."
Fasnath said something that could easily be misunderstood. Michael's gaze towards someone was as if he was confirming something, but he was also filled with suspicion.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, she knew very well how important she was in this Mage's eyes. That meant that they had no weight and were no different from passersby. She had offered herself several times, but had been ruthlessly rejected. It was unimaginable that he would care about her.
As for Lin, he was once again witnessing the World Tree's best special skill and talking to himself. They never cared about what other people thought. It could also be said that animals and plants didn't think the same way, and it was a bit difficult to understand each other.
This situation had happened when he dealt with Wadwor or Lahti before. Until he could prove his value, the World Tree would change its approach slightly and try to cooperate with him. Otherwise, he could only watch the other party perform a one-man show, and he could only choose to cooperate or not. There was no third choice.
Therefore, Lin didn't intend to explain Fasnath's "kindness" to anyone. Including the misunderstood World Tree and the confused Myrtle. He ignored the puzzled female dark elf behind him and waited for the next question from Fathnath.
He didn't know if the plant didn't care if others were grateful after it had done a favor, or if Fasnath realized that he had made a mistake but was stubbornly holding on to his dignity. In any case, the World Tree said in its same flat tone, "I want to know your opinion on the World Tree's advancement."
"What does it have to do with me?" Lin replied directly.
Because this sentence was spoken in the language of his hometown, Myrtle, who was at the back, naturally didn't know what it meant. Otherwise, she would have been surprised by the Mage in front of her refuting her Majesty's words. The cannibal tree in the heart of Fasnath, who could understand, didn't show any emotions, so Lin didn't know what the tree's silence meant.
But Lin still explained, "There's a saying in my hometown: Asking the right question is more important than getting the right answer. Your Majesty's question just now was too vague, and I don't know what kind of answer you want to get. So at least let me know the cause and effect, or what kind of reason made you want to ask such a question. Only then can I give my personal opinion. Of course, this understanding may not be correct. After all, I am not an existence above the World Tree, and I know everything about you. If you just want me to guess your thoughts from your subtle words and write a lengthy article, then my answer will be the four words just now. '
Without any anger or emotion, Fasnath calmly explained, "For a long time, the growth of a World Tree was based on the ashes of another World Tree. It obtained a new path, touched and connected to a new world, and absorbed the difference between the two worlds to form a tide of energy. — — '
The cannibal tree's treetops trembled, revealing eight bubbles that reflected a certain location. The environment was different from the Lost Lands. If there were obvious man-made objects, their cultural characteristics would be different from the various Homo sapiens cultures in the Lost Lands. Lin knew that these were the eight worlds that Fasnus had connected to, and they were being displayed without reservation. Unfortunately, there was no familiar scenery of Earth in it.
"But a long time ago, I seemed to have hit a bottleneck. No amount of World Tree ashes could let me peek into the path of the next world. At first, I thought it was because the World Trees that became nutrients touched the worlds that I had already connected to, so they could not be an effective guide. But later I realized that was not the case. All the worlds that the World Trees connected to were different. — — '
This key clue shocked Lin. On the surface, he thought calmly, there were more than twenty World Trees in the Lost Lands, each connected to one to eight different worlds. If they were all different, could it be that the passage to Earth was on one of the World Trees?
"But there was a shackle that limited my vision, so I could not explore a new world with the branches. When I realized this, I thought it was because I did not get enough nutrients from the ashes of the other World Trees, or even that the World Trees were too weak for me. So I launched what you humans would call a crazy expedition. I even thought that the ashes of another Ancient, Yuktrasir, would be the key to breaking this shackle. — — '
At this point, Lin also heard a hint of madness in his voice. This meant that Fasnath was not without emotions, but that those things did not tickle his itch. But then his voice returned to normal.
"But everything was in vain. No one could loosen the shackle, not even half. The more I fought, the stronger the shackle seemed to be. And the tower that you Mages built made this madness unable to continue, so I gave up on this idea. I believe that Yuktrasir also noticed the same situation. "
Judge Lin said, "That was the situation before. But today, Your Majesty wants to see me and ask me such a question, which means that the situation has changed. Then the only possibility is that Wadwal has advanced by himself, right? "
"Yes."
Lin asked, "Then, Your Majesty, what is the change you have noticed?"
"The shackle that imprisoned us has loosened." For the first time, Fasnath spoke in a cheerful voice. "So I want to know why."
"Isn't it obvious? Do you still need me to say it?" Lin curled his lips and said.
"I want to know Your Excellency's opinion."
It was possible to guess that what Fasnath wanted to hear now was not some cliché. So after thinking seriously, Lin said, "In my hometown, there is a study called economics. There is a theory of the 'invisible hand' in it. The general idea is that individual actions that pursue the maximum self-interest can promote the efficiency and development of society as a whole. Do you agree with this point of view, Your Majesty? "
Fasnath was silent for a moment, then said, "This logic is very reasonable. Farmers farmed and hunters hunted. They did not do these things for the sake of feeding others. But in the end, their results can also be exchanged for food on other people's tables. "
"But in fact, such a theory will extend to many problems, including the rise of capitalism and colonialism. Let's not talk about the evolution that is too complicated. To put it simply, for such a theoretical foundation to develop in a good direction, it needs the support of unlimited resources. But in fact, this is impossible because the raw materials that can support the production are limited, and the market is saturated. When the raw materials are in short supply and the market is saturated, then the competition will become quite cruel. Speaking of which, does Your Majesty feel a sense of familiarity? "
The cannibal tree was silent, but Marco Lin would not stop expressing his opinion. He continued, "Under the premise of the pursuit of collective prosperity and common progress, this theory has evolved. That is, everyone's ideal actions need to be adjusted according to the known actions of others to achieve the greatest overall profit. Under such a premise, the benefits that an individual can obtain may not necessarily be the greatest benefits that an individual can obtain. It may only be the second highest, but it will never require the sacrifice of others. The former theory only considers individuals, but the latter considers the whole. However, this theory also has many problems. How can we ensure that everyone is cooperating and that information between each other is open and transparent? "
"Cooperation." Fasnath pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is the reason why we must cooperate? Is there no simpler method? "
"Your Majesty's so-called simpler method is nothing more than the problem of how I can help Walder advance." Lin took out a brocade pouch from his bosom. This was sewn with the leftover scraps of the Four Spirits, Nine Dragons, and White Cat clothes. This brocade pouch was mainly used by Lin to carry some small things with him, and at the same time, it would not be contaminated by the Blink spell.
Lin took out a magic stone from the brocade pouch and said, "In fact, I thought that Your Majesty would ask me for something like this at the beginning, but you didn't. It's because you're not sure how much help this thing will be to you. In this magic stone, most of the information that helped Walder advance is recorded. It includes the design of the observation equipment, the various data that I calculated, and the inferences that I made after observing the World Tree. However, I deleted the unique information about Walder. This won't hinder Your Majesty, will it? "
Lin Feng casually tossed the magic stone in front of him. Just as he was tossed into the air, branches appeared out of nowhere and wrapped around him at lightning speed. Lin then remembered and asked, "Do you know how to read the data inside?"
As soon as he asked the question, he saw more than ten water mirror screens in front of the cannibal tree turn on in one breath and then turn them off in order. However, every time a water mirror screen was turned off, the next one would turn on. It was obvious that he was quickly browsing the data at a speed that humans could not reach. Lin smacked his lips and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that there's no need to teach me."
However, to absorb information at such a superhuman speed, it was usually a very one-sided reception of the information, and it was impossible for it to have its own thoughts and generate its own opinions. Therefore, Lin was not very confident that Fasnath could understand the meaning of the data. Therefore, he was patient and waited for the other party to finish reading it and ask questions.
However, he made the mistake of judging others with his own eyes again.
Fasnath quickly digested the data. Under a certain person's surprised gaze, he turned the large hole he was in into a world of boundless darkness in Lin's dream space. However, a certain person's dream was full of specks of light, like starlight. This place, however, was filled with a super huge and precise multi-layered magic array.
However, in a certain person's eyes, this magic array was not just a simple magic array. To Lin, what Fasnath showed him was very close to a piece of Earth's occult knowledge that he knew — the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
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