The bards in the tavern were still spitting, and most of them were still listening with interest, occasionally bursting into laughter. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info belittle other countries in order to enhance their own image, which is also a common problem among bards, depending on the degree. At most, some people selectively tell some facts, while others directly reverse right and wrong, and open their eyes to tell nonsense.

At the moment, what the bard said was at least reliable, probably because Kevin was listening below, and he was more cautious in his words. Kevin was still chatting with the old general of the Lane Empire, and both of them handed over the building in the Chinese language of the Lane Empire, and although the people on the side were curious, they couldn't understand it.

"If you have such a lofty ideal, you will definitely be able to accomplish great things in the future," the general praised, "by the way, I haven't asked your name yet." ”

"Just call me Kevin," Kevin replied, "I'm just an ordinary person, and I'm not successful as a bard, or a soldier, but at the bottom." ”

The general smiled: "Many successful people were also mixed at the bottom at the beginning. ”

Kevin could only respond: "Then thank you to the general, I also hope that I will be a successful person in the future." ”

The two of them each took a sip of wine, and the general asked, "Why do you want to be a soldier as a bard?

"Well, sort of," Kevin didn't want to talk about the subject.

"Judging by your appearance, with all due respect, you should be a hybrid of human and elven race?" the general asked.

Kevin was slightly stunned, it was the first time that someone could tell that he was mixed-race from his appearance, although there were still some differences if he looked closely. Kevin could only nod his head at this: "Yes, my mother is from the elf clan." ”

"From a certain point of view, this should also be a complicated political background, right?" the general asked, "Is there no special regulation for the examination of your army?"

Kevin shook his head: "I don't know much about this, and I haven't been audited like this. ”

"Then forgive me for taking the liberty of it," the general seemed to hesitate, but he still asked, "If one day the Lou Baole Kingdom and the Elves go to war, how will you deal with yourself?

Kevin pondered for a moment, took a sip of wine, and slowed down, and the general was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for a reply.

"I can't answer that question," Kevin finally spoke, "not for any other reason, but because you've set too few conditions." What is the reason for the war between the two countries? Is it the rebellion of the elven king? Or is it the hot-headed king of Lou Baole Kingdom? There are always various reasons for the outbreak of war, and I can only choose what to do according to the various reasons at that time. Just one sentence of a war between the two sides, I can't answer. ”

"Oh?" said the general, raising his eyebrows, "a rare answer, do you mean that you must help the powerful side, and that you will be guaranteed victory?"

Kevin shook his head, "No! I'm a bard, and I'm on my mission to spread peace." If possible, I will do my best to prevent the outbreak of war. If not, I will try to minimize casualties. There are many ways to do this, maybe you just need to speak with your mouth, maybe you have to kill people to deter you, but no matter what, I'll do my best. ”

The general nodded, then shook his head again: "That's a good answer. But unfortunately, you may not be fit to be a soldier, but more suitable to be a general. ”

As soon as these words came out, Kevin was amused, and the general laughed too, and the two picked up the cup and touched it gently: "Change the subject." Your country now has a large number of parrots in its army, and it will become more and more depending on the situation. I don't know what you think about that?"

"This ......," Kevin thought for a moment, "at the end of the day, it's a question of how to settle the parrot after it retires." Because of the research of the Royal Academy, a new race has emerged. That's a real problem, yes. The general and our regiment commander must have also talked about it, does our regiment commander have any explanation?"

The general just shook his head: "General Oude just told me that we would settle as soon as possible and so on, and almost didn't say anything." But I always feel that the more parrots there are, the smarter they will become. Parrots, unlike people, have no concept of nationality and fly around. Your country has adopted the method of bird training, a nest of parrot eggs in a lifetime is a large flock, and after the wisdom of the strength has increased greatly, there are almost no natural enemies, and the future parrots will be produced in a blowout way. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to drag it on like this. ”

Kevin also nodded in agreement: "That's a good point. At present, they are all signed contracts, and a mage can sign several parrots. But once the parrots exceed this number. Then there will be a large number of parrots in an uncontrolled state, and it will be very difficult for people to recognize parrots. ”

"But don't worry yet," Kevin said, "You see, even I don't have a parrot yet, I can only take a crow with me." One day, when I was forced to sign with three or five parrots, that was when I really had to worry. ”

The general shook his head: "You can't say that. By the way, can a parrot learn any fighting magic at the moment, and will it become a parrot sword master or something like that in the future?"

"No," Kevin shook his head, "at least I haven't." ”

The crow on the side subconsciously glanced at Kevin, and Kevin looked as usual. And the crow's action also seemed to attract the general's attention, and he glanced at the crow on Kevin's shoulder a little strangely.

Kevin touched the crow, "How's it going?"

The general nodded: "I have also heard that crows are very intelligent animals, if Kaizhi chooses crows instead of parrots, I'm afraid the effect should be better." Even vindictive magic may not be impossible to learn. ”

"Even parrots still encounter a bunch of problems, and if crows learn to be vindictive, I am afraid it will cause even more social problems. Kevin replied, "Let's take it one step at a time." ”

"There may be problems with large-scale cultivation, but if it's just a few elites," the general pointed to the crow on Kevin's shoulder, "it should be possible to try." ”

Kevin nodded, feeling that what the general said made sense. At that time, the crows were too clever to cancel the experiment, but it shouldn't have been all culled. It's okay to keep watching. Unfortunately, Professor Rook was reluctant to reveal the details, the crow did not want to speak, and Kevin did not know.

"Probably," Kevin began, "but don't think my raven is anything special, the General is a relatively strong one. I saw that it could beat three other crows at a time, so I kept it. And in fact, in terms of intelligence it is the stupidest of the several crows. ”

"Wouldn't it?" said the general, "I've come here, and I've heard the drunkards on the side say that an officer brought a crow to give a speech, and how strong the crow is. ”

Kevin smiled: "The general is too worried, this kind of training is the same as throwing bones out and the dog coming back." The Lane Empire also trains dolphins to play a role in naval battles, doesn't it?"

The general nodded: "In that case, Mr. Kevin's beast training skills are also first-class." ”

Kevin smiled, he was actually a little nervous in his heart, and he didn't dare to mention the question of the crow again, so he immediately changed the topic: "No matter how good the beast taming technique is, if the beast has wisdom, everything will be difficult to say." If intelligent animals want to be reasonably managed, they must be educated from an early age, reasonable legal constraints, reasonable moral constraints, and let them have something to do, and they cannot be left idle. ”

"Oh?" the general raised his eyebrows, "do you want to train parrots as human beings?" It is enough to order parrots to give birth in moderation and maintain their numbers. It may only cause the parrot to be dissatisfied, but I believe that with the enforcement of the contract, it should be feasible. To put it mildly, just treat them as slaves, work until they die, and don't need to think about retirement and the like. ”

"No!" Kevin objected, "even if humanity is not considered." The key is that large-scale parrot cultivation is actually a strategic national policy of our country. What does the parrot represent? It represents the extremely fast transmission of information, and if there are enough parrots and can manage them well, then theoretically all of us can enter an era of rapid exchange of information. ”

The general was stunned, and his face showed surprise.

Kevin continued, "Of course it wasn't my idea, but I once saw a famous book in the library and thought about it. For example, I live on this street, you live on that street, and I want to talk to you, but I don't bother to go out. Then I just push open the window, call the next parrot, say a word to it, or write a note for the parrot to bring to you. ”

"Then the parrot knocks on the window of your house and delivers my word to you, and if you have something to say in reply to me, then the parrot will come back again. This is one of the ways to chat remotely," Kevin gestured at the table, "which can be promoted among the nobility first and become a member for a fee." Then unite thousands and hundreds of parrots to form a huge network. ”

The general listened quietly, and his fingers subconsciously touched the cup.

"We can even set up a special 'website,'" Kevin once again offered a novel point, "For example, if I want to see the international situation today, then I will open the window of my house and beckon a parrot to come down and say that I want to see such and such a 'website'." The parrot automatically flies to the 'site' location, and the 'site' can also house some staff. The staff produces a large number of 'web pages' every day. ”

"The parrot came back to me with the 'web page' in his mouth and showed it to me. I might want to read an article under a heading in the 'web page', so I take a pen and tick it off the 'web page'. So the parrot then took the 'web page' back to the 'website' and said that the person wanted to read the ticked article. The 'website' then sorted out the corresponding articles and asked the parrot to bring them back to me. Kevin finished.

After a moment of silence, the general shook his head: "The Internet speed is too slow. ”

"But at least it's better than nothing. Kevin replied.

The general still shook his head: "Even if there are enough parrots, what if there is a strong wind and rain, the paper in the parrot's mouth is wet, and even the parrot itself is difficult to travel?"

"Special weather, no way," Kevin replied, "then disconnect the internet." ”

"What if there is a bear child and the parrot is knocked down with a stone halfway?" the general asked again.

"There was an error in the transmission of information," Kevin replied, "you can call another parrot, but if it doesn't, then disconnect from the internet." ”

"What if the parrot itself is rebelled against and the information it communicates back and forth is stolen by someone else?" the general asked again.

"Truth be told, mail delivery has a similar risk, and the postman can do the same," Kevin replied, "and it's a big deal to lose the internet." ”

"So what if there are too many parrots and not enough staff at the 'website' to keep busy?" the general asked.

"Then the 'website' crashes," Kevin said, "at most the internet will be disconnected." ”

General: "......"

The two looked at each other and smiled, but the general still shook his head: "Obviously, this kind of technology is very immature, and I am personally not very optimistic." ”

Kevin still insists: "I personally believe that the accelerated transmission of information is an inevitable trend of the times. In fact, the Ryan Empire also researches the use of ultra-small teleportation arrays to transmit small information such as pieces of paper, and even has the theory of establishing a network. Even the Ryan Empire is struggling to study something, how can we easily fall behind? Of course, compared to the teleportation network, our parrot network must be slower. ”

"But the materials and ores needed to drive the teleportation array are quite expensive, and the Lane Empire has a lot of money to try, and our country is still in the process of development, so we can only come step by step. Kevin laughed, "At the same time, a large number of parrots have something to do when they retire, and they do what they do." Solve the employment problem of a large number of parrots and form a benign system. ”

Kevin continued, "I've read a lot of advice and hang out in the library a lot. Compared with other suggestions, I still think this one is the most reliable. ”

The general smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but admire: "It's not easy! I didn't expect a junior officer to have such insight." ”

Kevin just shook his head: "I also look at it in the book, just read it out of the book." ”

"What you see in the book can digest your own knowledge, that is, your own, and you can't create everything yourself," replied the general, "and it would be a great honor for a man like you to be a friend." If it becomes an enemy, alas, it will be terrible. ”

Kevin took just one sip. The bard had finally finished his story for the evening, and it wasn't too early for everyone to leave. The bartender also began to close the stalls one by one, indicating that they were closed.

Kevin and the general also stood up, and the two shook hands with each other. The general spoke: "We had a good chat today, and I hope there will be a chance to meet." ”

Kevin smiled, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, has the general been to the country of Lebzier recently?"

The general was a little dazed, but still shook his head: "No, what's wrong?"

"It's fine. Kevin was just perfunctory, "I thought it might be an old man." It seems to be a mistake. ”

The general didn't ask, the two walked out of the tavern side by side, waved goodbye again, one went to the hotel in the city to check in, and the other went back to the barracks.

On the way, General Bradley's bodyguard was a little strange, and he asked the general, "Is this man worth noting? Need the general talk to him for so long? It feels like he's just bragging." ”

The general just glanced back into the distance: "I never worry about those who talk about it, easily indulge in their wisdom and strength, and despise everything. What I really worry about is this kind of calm observation, having a standpoint, having a conviction, having my own thoughts, my own opinions, and my own persistence. I tried to fool him several times, but it didn't work. ”

"The tavern is a place where the low-level civilians gather," the general sighed, "and to speak in the tavern is tantamount to improving the quality of the lowest-level civilians." If the 'Internet' is really developed and information is accelerated, maybe one day everyone will become a great gentleman. ”

"However, this is difficult for my Lane Empire to accept," the general looked up and sighed, "Let's go, tomorrow you go outside the city." ”

"Yes. The guard replied.

On the other side, Kevin returned to the barracks, lying on the bed staring at the ceiling and not falling asleep. The crow was openly reading on the windowsill, and it didn't matter if he was caught once anyway. At the moment, apart from not speaking, it basically no longer hides anything in front of Kevin.

"I hope the general didn't find you," Kevin began.

The crow stopped and turned to look at Kevin.

"I didn't feel right and hurriedly changed the subject. Luckily, the topic of Parrot Network was weighty enough and was successfully diverted," Kevin replied, "Obviously, your performance level in the tavern has been too high lately, and you and I are not animal trainers, so I may not have revealed any flaws." It's better to be careful in the future. ”

The crow remained silent.

"Don't take this general for yourself," replied Kevin, "I suspect he was waiting for us at the tavern on purpose, and I still remember vividly the city defense of the country of Lebzier, and when the local governor caught us, a voice from behind the door came out, saying that this man must not stay. ”

"I guessed it was General Heitland, but I said it casually, because he couldn't have jumped out to refute it. Now it seems...... It doesn't sound like it, but it's easy for the Grand Magus to change his voice," Kevin was silent for a moment, "Of course I don't have any evidence, the old guy is cunning, and I can't see any change in expression, I hope it's just that I'm too worried." ”