Chapter 5 Poor Mountains and Bad Waters

Building bricks is a technical job, and the little apprentices can't do it, so only the teacher himself does it.

It's not for nothing that I work so hard. Although magic bricks with the golden ratio should be the most ideal material for today's construction technology, the Great Sage's Tower was created thousands of years ago. The people of that era must have been less particular in this regard, and made a different structural part, with different sizes of bricks, so that those who were interested in repairing it later had a big head.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the magic bricks that Lin ordered the two girls to remake are smaller in size than the antique bricks from thousands of years ago, no matter which part they are. There is no requirement to repair the old world, and the size is slightly smaller and easy to fill the gaps, but in the end, there will always be some small gaps that do not fit the size of the bricks. If it's two girls doing their homework, they'll come running to ask for instructions.

It takes time to listen to the actual situation, figure out how to fill it, and then explain that it takes time for the two girls to understand. Even though they were instructed to do the same, the two girls still asked about everything. As for the reason behind it, it is unknown whether they really don't understand, or because they can't get used to seeing someone being lazy, so they pretend not to understand. After coming and going, Lin found that he came relatively quickly.

Who calls someone who has not been enlightened as a teacher, who usually doesn't look like a teacher, and only when he wants to be lazy will he take the trouble to say something that is not a reason. After touching the fish a few times, people will see through the hands and feet, and the shelf will not be able to hold it up if you want to serve it again. So Lin can only touch his nose and join the ranks of labor.

Anyway, at the speed of two magic apprentices, it would take a lot of time just to make new magic bricks from scraps. When someone joins the construction, the overall efficiency is still improved a lot.

After a few days of busy work, seeing that the supplies were about to run out, the caravan that had been agreed upon when he left the association had not yet arrived, and eating game every day was not a solution, so Lin had to tell his apprentice to buy some food in a neighboring village.

That's right! In the territory within the jurisdiction of the Great Sage's Tower, there is a human village. According to the legal theory of the world, villages and towns are under the jurisdiction of a certain territory and have various obligations. In fact, the common people of the world are not at all like the ancient times of the earth, whether it is medieval Europe or pre-modern China, which is as submissive to nobles and scholars.

Due to the threat of wild monsters and uncivilized races, the civil force is also quite strong. Except for the various warriors, mercenaries, and magicians who roam the continent in the name of adventurers, the vast majority of villagers, regardless of gender, are also qualified soldiers as long as they wear leather armor and pick up swords.

After all, without such strength, it is impossible to protect yourself outside the city walls. Although the noble lord has the responsibility of defending the land, it does not mean that ordinary people can be protected by the noble lords at the first time they face danger. Most of the time, I still have to ask for more blessings and take up arms to defend the safety of my life and property.

This has also created a strong folk style in the world of Lost Land. And the duty of the lord is to prepare the army and participate in the war; On the other hand, it is responsible for managing and mediating disputes. Taxes, military service, labor, etc., must be recognized by the lord, so that they can be expected to cooperate.

If you want to bully men and women, or use aristocratic arms to force the people to obey and accumulate wealth, once the reputation of the evil lord spreads, it will only attract some righteous demons on the earth, such as flesh searches, cyberbullying, etc., at most it is a spitting saliva.

The righteous demon of the problem world is really able to raise a knife to greet, and then he chops off the head of the evil lord. Then the bard poet added another story of chivalry and righteousness.

What's more, some small lords who were canonized in remote areas went to take office with a few or five retinues. Before enjoying the power of the aristocracy, it is also heard that the local people were buried in the deep mountains and old forests first.

If the center of the country sent an army to investigate, most of them would get a sentence: "The new lord thought he was very powerful, and went to the forest to hunt magical beasts, but he didn't come back." This kind of words that cannot be verified, but are so reasonable that people can't find fault with them. To put it simply, it is a poor mountain and bad water to feed the people.

To put it more bluntly, the village under the jurisdiction of the Great Sage's Tower is inhabited by such a group of Diao people.

The world of the lost land can be called vast and sparsely populated. People are a kind of wealth. The exploitation of wasteland by human beings not only symbolizes the expansion of the scope of civilizational activities, but also the narrowing of the scope of demonic beasts and other dangers. Therefore, the destruction of the village for no reason will attract the attention of the high-level power of the world of the Lost Land, and it will not be a good thing for the initiator. Not to mention the "righteous" messengers who are among the people.

Since the magic tower's most powerful strategic-level weapon, the light bullet attack magic array is useless, because that thing is used to slaughter the village. You can't kill people casually, so you can only rely on Huairou's means to gain the trust of the people. Huairou must have background forces, political backers, and most importantly, interest buying...... With so many advantages, can a magician be reduced to being a tower master here?

Thinking of the rumors he heard before leaving, the previous tower owners ignored the attitude of that village, and the previous tower owner even sadly abandoned the tower and fled. Lin had decided to continue the actions of the previous tower master before he set off, and continued to ignore the human gathering place.

In the environmental assessment of the Great Sage's Tower, the level of trouble was rated as medium to high, and the village really contributed to it.

Now that he is forced to deal with each other for food, it is impossible for Lin to say in his heart that he is not worried. However, instead of directly negotiating on his own, he sent Harumi, who was able to speak well, and brought money to buy food. For the sake of the girl being so cute, there shouldn't be a big problem. Lin thought in his heart, maybe it was to send the sheep into the tiger's mouth.

In any case, things are done and wait for the result.

The remaining master and apprentice have become a lot quieter because of the lack of the most outgoing and cheerful girl. Kaya herself doesn't like to talk, and Lin, a former fat house, is also a type that is not good at chatting. Suddenly, there is one person missing from life, both of them become lazy, and even the work efficiency is a lot lower.

Then, at the estimated time of the return trip, there was still no trace of anyone, and the level of worry gradually increased. Lin warned himself not to be impulsive, maybe it was because the girl was playful, and it might be delayed on the way.

Until dusk, the master and apprentice sitting at the door of the magic tower were angry when they saw someone crying and coming out of the woods? Or do you want to put your mind at ease? Lin's heart was mixed. What I had hoped would not happen happened anyway, and although it wasn't the worst, the village under its rule had already shown its attitude, and the next response would be important.

The girl who returned to her teacher in tears looked very embarrassed. Not to mention the tattered clothes, there are many bruises and sword wounds on the body, and the face is also broken. When Halumi went to that village, it was clear what kind of treatment he would be subjected to. Of course, the money bag he brought with him, and the few magic ornaments on his body that were not in the flow are also gone.

Soothing the girl's emotions, Lin didn't have to ask what was going on at the moment, but just told Kaya to prepare for the bath. At this time, scrubbing your body and soaking yourself in hot water will help stabilize your mood.

Lin closed the door of the magic tower and walked into the forest to find herbs for trauma and ingredients for dinner, and thought about what to do next.

The sky is dark, and the moon is rising in the east. The sun and moon in the world of the Lost Land also rose in the east and set in the west, and Lin was quite surprised at the beginning of the crossing. And when he saw two moons in the sky, he was even more surprised. But twelve years is enough time to get used to it and look at the moonlight. It's just that the difference today is the smoke rising not far away, and that's where the village is.

Rush over and kill the big kill?

From the tragic situation of Harumi, it is clear that they have the means to restrain the magician. Although he can deal with magic apprentices, he may not be able to deal with genuine magicians, but this is not a reason for Lin to go to the murderer. After all, some people will be allowed to commit violence against a tower master's apprentice, and in a way, this is already the attitude of the entire village.

If you go to someone else's place to ask for the guilt, you will definitely not be pleased. And to swallow your anger and calm down, it depends on whether the other party is willing or not.

Thinking of the rumors that the previous tower owner abandoned the tower, the reason behind it was not only that the village had usurped the resources in the vicinity. The main thing is that after hunting the demonic beasts, the fur and some bones and blood that can be used to refine magic potions are controlled by the people of the village, so that the already barren income of the tower master of the Great Sage Tower has become nothing.

Not to mention that the village has not paid taxes for a long time, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the kingdom, and the magic tower is powerless to manage it, just like a place outside the world.

The worst thing is that the former tower owner was forced to refine potions, as well as the fur of the beast, and all the proceeds were also encroached upon by the village. No wonder they would run away in the middle of the night and flee straight to the east of the mainland, another branch of the association.

The Magic Tower Association in this area only discovered this exaggerated fact after discovering that the magician who was registered as the tower owner had gone to other chapters to log in. Now the seal of the tower was still imposed by the Inspector team, and the abandoned magic tower log was also brought back.

As for the ordinary people of that village, after discovering that the Great Sage's Tower had become ownerless, they did not dare to continue using the facilities in the tower. The magicians, who are the Ombudsman, are allowed to kill. The embezzlement of the property registered by the association is all killed first and then asked.

Anyway, the physical death of the world is not real death. Confining souls and creating all kinds of tricks is also the strength of magicians.

But Lin didn't want to get mixed up in that realm. Since the people of this village seem to be planning to find another unlucky ghost to be their coolie, and also give the dismount. How to deal with it has become a problem that Lin can't avoid and can't bypass.