If the purpose is to drive away the grass in front of you, it should indeed be called grass to startle the snake, but what if it is the other way around? Just like fishing, throwing the bait in front of the fish's eyes and gently shaking the blades of grass, like a small animal passing by without defense. Then it's not called scaring the snake, but luring the snake out of the hole.

But the snake is no better than the fish, the fish is always foraging, always looking for bait to survive, even if its life is always in this search and in danger, it does not care. Because without food, it will die. There is no such thing as slacking off in the world of fish, and most creatures don't actually understand slacking, which is a privilege that can only be enjoyed by the creatures of society. Snakes are also not slacking, although they always seem to be hesitating, always waiting, always watching, but if you have seen the moment when the snake stretched out its head to bite its prey, you will understand that the previous ones are not slack, but prepared. Necessary preparations.

"We dredge this waterway almost every year, you don't need to come with me, my people are as familiar with this place as they are with their own backyard. Bunyan, who had not a logging axe in his hand, but a shovel, complained to the cheese in a somewhat irritated voice. Obviously, as a great worker, he felt that the people of Jiefa Town had both experience and ability to handle the river, and they did not need the help of outsiders at all.

The mage shrugged, instead of the standard gray robes, he had gotten a white shirt from town that looked like a clerk's wear, with a brown saddle jacket over it. This was mainly to prevent the river monster from having an impression of the clothes, as for the face or hair color, he was not very worried, just like humans can't tell the difference between monkeys, and it is difficult for mountain monsters to distinguish the difference between individual humans, "Don't care, I'm just here to make sure it's safe here." and provide some suggestions on construction that can speed up the construction period. And, like you said, you dredge this river every year, isn't it too often? It may be a bit abrupt to say that, after all, in your eyes I am a foreign wizard, but if I wanted to, I could be a stonemason without magic. ”

"Hmph, Flim Flam. Bunyan snorted coldly, and looked cheese up and down, who was drawing something with charcoal on the cloth he had brought. Dagong shrugged his nose, "You can really do the work of a stonemason?"

Cheese glanced at him, but just smiled, "You dig a drainage channel by the river first, and divert the clogged water here a little." I'll give you the drawings before noon. ”

"Stonemason, is it powerful?" Atta, who was following him, heard the conversation between the two men and asked Kenqi. Although the female swordsman herself has traveled to many places, she has never had an in-depth understanding of human society, and she has her own opinions on human feelings and human nature, because contact with people is unavoidable. But she is not so clear about the status of a profession in society.

In comparison, Jian Qi, who had worked in many places and was good at communicating with people and inquiring in many ways, could understand this, and he nodded and spoke, "Stonemason, it should be said that he is the most noble craftsman in this society. Do you think that cities, castles, and walls can be built by ordinary people? Stone and stone together can't make a solid wall, and how to quarry stone, how to cut stone, how to calculate the load-bearing of a building, and all these other effects are simply deadly work. Only the stonemasons, only they understand this. They understood the properties of matter in order to distinguish stones, mastered the technique of sealing them for working with stones, and, above all, unlike other craftsmen, stonemasons knew mathematics. They can calculate, they can measure, they can draw. A good stonemason will be treated as a national treasure. ”

Atta subconsciously frowned, she didn't believe that the stonemason was as mysterious as the sword-seeker said, because the reason for this, the work of a carpenter and a stonemason was similar, it was just that the materials handled were different, but I had never heard of any carpenter who could get such a high status. At this time, Cheese happened to say goodbye to the master for a while, and went to a distant place to observe the landscape of the gorge, and he heard this conversation.

The mage didn't raise his head as he drew while talking, "The essence of a stonemason is not so great. However, there is indeed no other craftsman in this society who can match the status of a stonemason. The reason is simple, carpenters can build homes, blacksmiths can make equipment, and stonemasons, stonemasons can build castles and fortresses. No matter how good a blacksmith is, he can only arm a person with a sharp weapon, but a castle, a fortress, it can be like a nail to become a place that stands tall in war, and becomes the support of an entire army and even a kingdom. Therefore, the status of the stonemason can also be said to come completely from the war. Until people found a way to make the castle worthless, stonemasons were craftsmen of war. And there's nothing more acceptable and profitable than war, isn't it?"

"Ah, of course, I have little interest in war. I'm not very enthusiastic about building a walled city. As if to prove himself, Cheese made a point of adding after explaining the origin of the stonemason's status.

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Kenqi walked over to the mage, although he came from a family of swordsmiths, he didn't know anything about architecture. Interlacing is like a mountain, an inevitable thing.

"Yes, you and Atta and the cat, everyone has a task to complete. Your task may be a bit heavier, so I must ask you again, is what you said really true?"

The Swordseeker raised an eyebrow, knowing that what the mage said was what they had said to themselves and Cheese alone after making an agreement with the townspeople, "People can lie. But there are always things that have to be honest. For me, that's what it is, you don't need to doubt it. I won't lie, and neither will my Sword Sect's ancestral kinship lie in this matter. ”

"I understand what you mean. It's just that it hasn't been confirmed after all, so it's inevitably unsettling. In other words, do you dare to say that you are completely sure that your proposal will be our highest priority, but we still have to prepare alternatives. It's not about doubting you, it's just for the sake of being foolproof. So in terms of traps, I still have to ask you to do it. Is that okay?" said Cheese with a pause.

Jian Qi hesitated for a moment, but still agreed with the mage's opinion, "I know, this is indeed about the lives of the entire town, and you can't be careless." It's just that what I just thought was too simple. Leave the trap to me. ”

With that, he turned and left. Atta looked at Kenqi's back, and her keen sense of hearing allowed her to hear the conversation word for word. Just when the female swordsman wanted to ask Cheese what Jian Qi's idea was, she heard the mage himself sigh slightly, "The lives of the entire town? No, not comprehensive, at least one has fallen." ”