One, two, three, Xia Li's thoughts
Neil sat on a stool with his chin propped up, his feet swaying like two pendulums. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The young man sighed, his face was sad, tangled into a bitter gourd face.
"That hateful fellow, he refused without thinking about it, and Kozmo didn't help me!"
"Damn it, damn it, !! it."
Neil put down his hand, and the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, grabbing his hair and starting to torture it fiercely.
Reaching out and tugging hard, Neil immediately screamed.
"It hurts!"
"Neal is stupid! What's the fun with his hair, and if he has a tail, isn't Neil a cat? a stupid cat staring at his tail in circles!"
The door opened, and Ami, the sword of light, floated in, and saw such a scene.
"Don't be sarcastic, I'm trying to figure out a way, Uncle Dylan told me that when you can't think of a solution to a problem, you may be able to find a way by stimulating yourself with pain, this is called a wit, right?" Neil pursed his lips and explained his stupidity.
"Is that really what it means??"
The Sword of Light shook in front of Neil, skeptical.
Neil ignored the rebuttal, left the chair, and asked excitedly, "If you don't talk about this, what will be the result?"
The Sword of Light was about to answer, but before he could speak, he noticed footsteps, and the blue-haired and blue-eyed girl walked in and complained, "Ami, you're running too fast." β
"Charlie!"
Neil hurried over to her, and as he passed the chair, he didn't notice its legs, and almost fell over.
He removed the stool that was in the way and continued to run towards Xia Li.
"Ahh
Ami, the sword of light, seemed to find it amusing, and screamed strangely.
Neil's feet froze, and he glanced back at the sword of light, rolling his eyes in his thoughts.
"Ami, you ......"
Ami seemed to like to see Neil like this, and continued to shout: "Neil, he can't even say anything to refute, really, Xia Li, you look at Neil well, Neil said that he also admitted it! It's funny, in a sense, it's a kind of shyness!"
"I don't have it!!"
"Ami, stop messing with Neil. Xia Li looked at Neil and admitted Ami's words in her heart, it was really interesting to be so startled Neil. Of course, once this sentence is uttered, it will definitely make Neil angry.
However, such Neil is like Xia Li when she was a child, in those days when she was still living in Shenge Harbor, every time she went out for a walk, Xia Li would see a kitten living on the street, often teased by people with fish tails or fish heads.
Neil, really like that fried-haired cat.
All along, Xia Li felt so.
"Charlie...... Hey, don't turn your head, don't cover your mouth!! you're smiling! I see you're snickering!!"
"I'm sorry, Neil, but I thought of something funny and couldn't help it. β
Neil's face grew worse and worse, and Charlie immediately changed the subject.
"Don't talk about this, did you worry just now? I talked with them for an hour, and although they couldn't get more than 200,000 gold coins, they also gave a small step. Xia Li turned the topic to the point and continued: "The relief they gave was 50,000 yuan, which is a quarter. β
"It's only 50,000?
An hour earlier, Charlie had gone to see Kozmo and the others, and Neil and Charlie had been at the Xuanwu Temple for most of the day, and when it came to the matter of the handouts, they had a small meeting in a quiet room. During the meeting, Neil spent an hour and a half spitting non-stop, no matter how much he cried and fussed, he couldn't say that they could take out more than 200,000 gold coins in relief.
Neil said everything he could, and even gave dozens or hundreds of detailed examples, telling him all about the state of the mountain city after it was attacked, what was like the orchard, what was the mountain behind, what was the house, what was the ground, and what was the lord's mansion......
Everything that can be said has been said, and there is no way to repeat what has been said, and they still refuse to provide this relief.
Looking at Neil's face, Xia Li shook her head.
"I could only convince them to give 50,000 in handout, and originally, they could only give so much at most. However, when I went to talk to them, they really gave in. Neil, even though I only have 50,000 gold coins, they gave me a suggestion when they made a compromise. β
"Suggestions, do you have any suggestions to collect more than 200,000 gold coins?"
Hearing Neil's question, Xia Li made a booing motion, and a little smile was still stained on her face.
"What?!Hurry up and explain!!"
"We can go on to the other three temples and apply for relief!"
"Thisβthis way...... It's too much trouble!" Neil twisted his head, not wanting to admit that this was a good idea.
"Yes, it's the only way to go, and it's the only way to use it. Although she found this method, after thinking about it carefully, Xia Li still felt not optimistic.
"The only trouble with this method is that the other three temples may overturn our application on the grounds that we have already received the handout. There is nothing wrong with the White Tiger Temple where we are going next, because Brother Kozmo told me that they were okay, and when the people from the White Tiger Temple asked, they would pretend that we did not get the 50,000 yuan in relief, refuse us for various reasons, and drive us away. β
"This is a fabrication of false truth!"
"This is Brother Kozmo, their biggest concession to us. β
"Even if we get relief money from the White Tiger Temple...... What to do with the next two temples, the difficulty has increased greatly!"
"We can only try to convince them to get this relief money, even if we get the relief money from the Vermilion Bird Temple, the most difficult level is still the Qinglong Temple. β
"It's too cumbersome, isn't there a better one?"
Neil was worried again, and even the smile on Xia Li's face was reduced by a few points.
"Are you still bothered about this?"
Ami listened to the two of them for a long time, Neil turned his head to look over, and only then did he hear it interject, and he reacted instantly.
"Ami, don't you have any ideas from beginning to end? After listening to us talk for so long, aren't you usually very good at talking? It's strange that you have been silent for so long. β
"Little Xiali's method is Ami's method!"
"What kind of solution is this?"
Ami ignored Neil, ignored Neil's mood, and flew back and forth around Neil Charlie, back and forth.
After three turns, the sword of light stopped, standing straight in front of Neil.
"Easy and easy!"
"Ami, you don't just think of a way to do it after a few turns, do you?"
"So, it's easy to check! Ami is very relaxed, I've heard you talk about it here for a long time, Xia Li is right, you should pay attention, but it's a pity that Neil can't think of a better way than Xia Li in your head. However, Ami has a way, and there is more to it than that, and there are more ways to get relief money from the other three temples! Ami has some small ways to raise more money!"
"What's the solution?!"
"Ami, do you have any good ideas?"
"Ami, you have known the people of the Temple of the Four Directions for a longer period of time, and you know them better than you, and you are more familiar with their affairs. So, Amiko knows oh, knows the biggest weakness of each of them!"
"Ami, you mean, when talking about alms, you can get their nod by grasping their weaknesses, right?"
"That's right, let's take the White Tiger Temple as an example, how much private money does Daniel have in so many years? How many times has that guy Dylan lost, and what does Dennis want most?
"Does what you're saying really make them nod?"
Neil felt very unwilling, and began to say sour words.
"Oh, Ami's master, do you think of a better way than Ami said?"
"Neil, let's pack up our things tonight, say goodbye to Brother Kozmo, and get out of here tomorrow morning. β
"Well, let's do it!"
Ami shouted, "The next three temples to go to, by the way, Ami reminds me that this journey is a bit long, almost through the entire Vogulette continent, you better prepare more." Conservatively estimated, it will take at least a month, and don't forget to contact Roque to explain the situation here!"
"Ami was right, I almost forgot to write to the teacher. β
"The people over there in the mountain city also have to explain, there is one more task today. β
"That's right, Neil, wait a minute. β
Neil walked out of the room and came to the corridor outside, it was time to prepare, and the preparation he needed was different from that of Xia Li, so he had to go his separate ways. However, before he walked away, Xia Li remembered something and hurriedly stopped him.
"What's the matter? Don't you have enough money?"
Neil turned his head in surprise, if he remembered correctly, Xia Li shouldn't have a lot of money in that purse.
"Uncle, what gift does he like?"
"Gifts, do you want to go there?"
Hearing Xia Li mention this, Neil was a little surprised and a little nostalgic.
Xia Li nodded slightly, walked a few steps, stood opposite Neil, looked into Neil's eyes, and said her thoughts: "I want to go back and see, you want to too, we have been in contact by writing letters in the past few years, but we have not been back much." I know...... Neil you ......"
Xia Li's voice suddenly softened, and there was a pause here, and the girl's expression suddenly became serious.
She looked directly into Neil's face and said slowly, "You have always been afraid of me, even on a day like New Year's Day, which is supposed to be a reunion, you have never been back once. β
"Now, I feel like it's an opportunity and we should go back there. Tomorrow we will leave for the White Tiger Temple, and before going to the White Tiger Temple, we will take a long detour and go to the Shenge Harbor first, where we will stay for a few days. β
"Xia Li, do you want to go back?"
Neil looked into Charlie's eyes, as if judging if she meant it or if it was for herself.
Xia Li shook her head and nodded again.
"Indeed, I hate him. β
Xia Li grabbed Neil's hands, showed expectant eyes, and said word by word, "Neil, let's go back together." β