Chapter 289: A Year of Change

Although the magical civilization of the Lost Land is not inferior to the technological civilization of the earth in what it can do. But after all, this is a power in the hands of a few, and the whole society is still in an era of obscurantism similar to that of the European Middle Ages. This means that the natural change of society is quite slow, unless something comes along that is strong enough to shock the times, the revolutionary hierarchy.

It's a coincidence that the browser, a tool for quickly transmitting information, is a thing of this level.

From before entering the Vadevo tribe, in Shanling City, in exchange for materials to make containers that could seal the unspeakable, Lin handed over the power to copy and sell the browser and related knowledge. After a year of gestation, browsers have been spreading like a plague everywhere. The Basque Country has ushered in a wave of great changes.

Mountainous areas mean that mineral resources will be more abundant than in other places. As a browser carrier, the magic stone is the main output resource of the Basque Country. Now, after processing the program that carries the browser, it has become a sweet spot in the eyes of businessmen, and it is sold to other parts of the Midi continent one by one.

In particular, the city of Sanling was originally a strategic fortress and a regional command center hundreds of years ago, connecting other regions with supply roads, and today it has become an important lifeline of the Basque Country. It not only transports the local mountain goods out endlessly, but also transports resources from all over the world to form an exchange of mutual communication. Nowadays, the browser magic stone has become an important export commodity.

In this wave, of course, there is help and resistance. The three major organizations that contributed to the trouble, in addition to the Mage Guild, were the Mercenary Guild and the Adventurers' Guild.

In terms of the actual use of the Southwest Peninsula, the use of the information exchange of the forum may have made the two guilds lose a source of finance, but it has maximized the use of human resources. Not to mention some shady tasks, the main task of the two guilds is to reasonably distribute combat power, crusade against monsters, thieves, etc., and protect the development of civilization. And the rapid exchange of information has undoubtedly allowed the two guilds to deliver more beautiful results.

Moreover, another major advantage is that after several years of running-in with the Southwest Peninsula Branch, the two guilds have established a set of recognized and effective systems and measures, and some subjective data regardless of region have already been established.

In other words, the framework has been put in place, and in order for branches in other regions to participate, they only need to have branch members join the forum and integrate regional messages to start operating. The rest is the proficiency of the members and the popularity of the forum.

But for another group of people, the emergence of browsers and forums makes them both love and hate.

On the surface, there are various kingdoms and nobles, but the idea of foolish people is still generally pervasive in the ruling class of the lost land. In their eyes, the people are slaves who provide for their own good life, and they have the power to kill and take away for themselves. The ruled don't need to know much, just know how to obey and do what they tell them to do. Such simple people, of course, cannot be polluted by all kinds of remarks on the forum.

But on the other hand, they themselves are reluctant to bring the convenience that the forum brings. Whether it is the communication with other nobles, the current popular information, the exchange of business intelligence, and the report of the secret agent, where there are signs of instability in one's own territory. First-hand information from the forums allows them to react quickly without being caught off guard by any sudden news.

If the territory is large enough to support a full-time intelligence unit, then these intelligence leaders love and hate the forum even more. What I love is that the transmission of information can be faster and more convenient, and the spies sent out will not suffer accidents because of the information on paper. What he hates is the convenience of sending his own personnel, and it also makes it difficult for him to catch the spies of other forces.

But there are also organizations that hate browsers and forums more than they love, and that's the Thieves' Guild.

In fact, the thieves, or the people who are accustomed to operating in the shadows, do not have a unified organization, but the underground society, ruffians, and hooligans in various places go their own way, and the communication between them is limited to the exchange of interests. Some are only leaders in name, but in fact the people in them are not subordinate to anyone.

One of their major achievements is the intelligence trafficking that has been given to the market by the forum. Don't look at the forums that only put some information that 'I think everyone knows', not the kind of confidential information. In fact, there are very few people who really rely on the latter to make profits, and they are very high-end, and they may not have business all the time; Most people rely on the former information to make a small amount of money. And then it was smashed into the pot......

This is not only a loss of money, but more importantly, when they lose the weapon of controlling intelligence, their status in the eyes of those in power will also fall a lot, and it can even be said that it is precarious, because there is no use value. So the hateful group remembered the name Gebrash Tripwood more than most of the people who were happy to hang out in the forum.

A small episode that has nothing to do with the general trend of the land. In Shanling City, the high-ranking members of the Basque branch of the Wizards Association, their daily routine was to curse the group of demon lords and her followers who extorted a large amount of precious magic materials from them. Now the daily routine has become to laugh at the stupid magician who threw the chicken that lays golden eggs.

There are other district leaders who also want a piece of the pie. However, when the creator is still alive, it is not these 'high-level' people who can nod their heads and act cheaply. If the rules you set are blatantly broken by yourself, you will only collapse the most basic trust of the association. So as long as the creator's consent is not obtained, no one dares to open this opening.

This situation also caused an undercurrent to brew. When a man is alive and will block the financial path of too many people, what is the best thing to do, it seems that there is no need to think too much. In addition, the Thieves Guild also has the business of intermediary killers, and the two parties hit it off. If it weren't for the discovery of someone's whereabouts, and now staying in the tribe of wood elves, I'm afraid that an assassin would have come to the door.

Unbeknownst to the target, the undercurrent lurks, waiting for an opportunity.

The situation in the outside world has changed like this, and Master Lin and his apprentices have not changed without change.

The lich spends the day walking around in the open, unclothed, and looking quite scary. That's right! It's a thriller! Because Fen not only had no clothes, but also no skin, no muscles, and not even internal organs, he was in the form of a golden skeleton, and he walked around the territory of the World Tree alive. No matter how you look at it, it's very weird.

The old man didn't seem to want to solve his problem for a moment. It's called emancipating oneself. I said, Sister, you've been liberated too completely.

Aside from her increasingly strange interests as a research assistant, Kaya is still firmly on the path of magic on the whole. But her companions were less attentive.

Running around all day and playing with the Wood Elf children, Harumi also figured out some doorways that she went further and further where no one noticed. When Lin looked at the girl again, except for the lack of pointed ears and blonde hair, he didn't notice her mixed in the pile of wood elf girls for a while.

He was dressed in burlap, tied around his waist, his beautiful blonde hair was cut short to expose the nape of his neck, his two lotus-like arms were not covered, his long thin legs were only half of his thighs, and he was barefoot. And most importantly, it's winter......

In fact, this scene is not strange among the Wadwo tribe, because the wood elves wear it like this. I didn't see anyone frozen to death on the side of the road. According to Harumi, this is because the Wood Elves have a very special breathing method, which can not only strengthen their physique, but also improve their resistance to the environment under the world tree. Not being afraid of the cold is the most basic.

It's just that the physique has improved, but there is not much progress in the bumps of the figure. Were they really raised by someone? Lin thought earnestly.

And it's not just her, it's Kaya too. Eating and sleeping well in the Wadwo tribe, and being nourished by the World Tree-level Phytoncide, they don't know where the nutrients they absorb have gone. It seems to be the early end of the growth period, and except for the individual, the body shape is no different from ten years ago. In this regard, someone can only sigh deeply.

Clenching the pink fists and gritting the silver teeth, the girls' feeling of wanting to be a master is getting stronger and stronger.

Of course, there is a reason for the girl to have such a change, and it is not just to play with the children of the wood elves. Her performance was seen by Kalama Harang, and she was intrigued.

When the Wood Elf brother came to the maiden, he said, "Human girl, do you want to learn something from me?" ”

The master-apprentice relationship is very sacred, and if you go to worship a second teacher without the permission of the teacher, it will be tantamount to betrayal and will be spurned by others. Even if the two teachers are in different fields, it's like the sorcerer's Lin and the warrior's part-time druid's Kalama Harang.

Even though he was interested, Harumi never thought of betraying the One. So she said, "Thanks to your favor, I can't come under your door without the teacher's permission." Besides, I'm only halfway through my magical path, and I've never thought of giving up magic. ”

"It's easy, I didn't think about accepting it as an apprentice anyway. I'm just interested in giving you a few clicks. Maybe after a few days, the excitement has passed, and you can only ask for more blessings. Because even if you ask me then, I won't necessarily answer. ”

In this way, Harumi, under the strong temptation and the opinion of someone who did not object, studied with Kalama Harang for a while. For Lin, teaching these two apprentices was just to get a monthly monetary subsidy from the Wizards Association in the early stage, and now of course he doesn't care about that little money. Secondly, magic is only a means of survival in a lost land, and so is combat skills, so he has no objection to apprentices learning any skill that can increase their survival rate.

As the saying goes, this side is not bright and that is bright, compared to the magic talent that is only better than ordinary people, the girl has been praised by Kalama Harang again and again in the way of fighting. Even the white swordmaster who remained in the tribe, William Greco, came to join in the fun, and gave some tips that he thought were interesting; And it's also based on the characteristics of the girl.,It's easier to play to the advantages of the tricks.。

Not to mention that Harumi has benefited a lot, even Kalama Harang has heard some lessons. It can be seen that William Greco is not casually talking and perfunctory.