At night, someone in the inn sat by the window of the lobby on the first floor. Maybe it's because I'm overworked during the day and can't sleep at night, or maybe it's a difference in mood, tonight Lin looks at the sky rarely.

There was no starlight tonight, the moonlight was faint among the clouds, and the air was very stuffy, as if a rain was about to fall, but it couldn't come.

It has been more than two years and seven months since I left Wulian City. Although I am not moving forward all the time, and I have intermittently settled in certain places, my mind has never been settled, and I always feel that I am still adrift.

No, maybe from the day of the crossing, this feeling of wandering has not been broken.

Now that he has arrived in the holy city of Estali, although it is not the expected final destination, he does not want to continue wandering until he decides on his next step. Where there is a house is always adrift, in the square small world, is their own shelter.

Because it was late at night, there was no one else in the hall, only a dim light to maintain. At this time, in the sky, the rain that had been held back for a long time finally fell. It makes a subtle and crisp sound when it hits the young green leaves of the garden.

"Can't sleep?" Fenna's magnetic, seductive voice came from behind.

The sound of rain drowned out the footsteps.

Turning his head, Lin looked at the lich who had regained his human body and beauty, and walked over with a gentle sway.

It will not be long before she is resurrected and it will be five years. It's not long, it's not short, it's impossible to get along with a woman, especially an unimaginable stunner for so long, which is unimaginable for a certain house attribute traverser. Sometimes I forget 'she', who was once a lich with the name of the Demon King, and brought a world of misery to the lost land.

As someone tries to avoid, many things start and never end. Fen took revenge, and even broke off the faith of the enemies, erasing their existence from the ground. But in the end, it was a thousand years of captivity in exchange for a chance to start over. However, how many people are lucky enough to get such an opportunity? More people even got into it.

"I always feel like you're thinking something rude." Fen, who was sitting next to someone, said.

"No. Or do you think I have to salivate every time I see you, and I look like I'm about to faint? If you like that, I can cooperate. ”

"When you say this kind of thing, why do I feel that there is a fire in my stomach and it is rushing up."

"Well said, well said." Lin Gan laughed a few times.

"Ask you something."

"Please."

"You're going to hand over the airship to the goblin, okay?" Finn tilted his head slightly and asked, puzzled.

Lin asked rhetorically, "Isn't it good?" ”

"I'm asking you questions." Fen said with a calm face and a slight anger.

"Haha, don't be angry. Assets need to be utilized in order to generate income. In our situation, we can't really go to the airship and run around every day to make a living. Don't you think it's a bit of a waste to leave the Sid idle in the airport like this? What's wrong with leaving that kind of thing to the person who wants to do it. ”

"But just hand it over for nothing."

"Of course, it's not for Totokani to take an airship for nothing. Every time they fly, they are accumulating data for me to verify the performance and construction of the Sid. If the Sid were to be left unplaced, it would be no different from a magical material, and it was still a very inconvenient material to work with, because it was all changed into various shapes and mixed with other materials. ”

"And you believe the goblin?"

"I don't believe anybody. It's just that handing over Sid to Totokani is an idle move. Whether it can bring good results, to be honest, I don't really care. Today, even if we don't give the goblin father and daughter who lost the original airship, we choose to take it over and find someone else to do the deal for us. Who can guarantee that if you hire someone else, you will be able to bring us profits according to our requirements. ”

"What's the difference between that and handing it over to that goblin?"

"Goblins may be clever, but at least they'll be scared. Moreover, morally speaking, there is a small part of this airship, and I would like to emphasize that only a small part is their property. Although the value of that bit of property is not enough for my moral compensation, at least he is a knowledgeable candidate, and we don't need to go through the trouble of finding other suitable people. ”

Without dwelling on the goblin question anymore, Fen said with emotion: "No one believes it." You also said this to Jemaine and them. ”

"yes, 100 percent sincerely."

"And what do you believe?"

"Whatever man does, there must be his own interests. Of course, the interests I am referring to are not narrow things like money or treasure, but also services for the comfort of life, direct or indirect help, or an expectation for the future, or even just spiritual satisfaction. Just understand what is in the interests of others and what you can offer, and whether there is any overlap between the two. As long as there is, and both parties believe that what they are offering is an equivalent exchange, it means that there is room for cooperation or trading between the two parties. As long as the interests can be ensured, this cooperation will continue, and it is not a question of trust or distrust. ”

"Is there still the most basic trust between people?"

"To be honest, I don't like to use the word 'trust' because it usually comes with the not-so-good word 'betrayal'. Either one, it's too heavy for me. If everything is only about interests, if you agree, you will come, and if you don't, you will go, and the reason for parting ways is only because the original equivalent interests have become unequal. Then the solution is very simple, is to increase the weight yourself, or simply end the relationship. If you think about it this way, things in this world will be much simpler. There is no need to feel sad about whether others will betray or not, because trust does not exist in the first place. ”

For someone's tirade, Fen only felt all kinds of physical discomfort, but could not refute it. Talking to others about their outlook on life has never been a Lich's forte. What she is good at is nothing more than silencing people with a gentle iron fist, and then obediently bowing her head. So she changed her sitting position, showed off her beautiful figure, and asked sweetly, "What about me?" Is it trust? Or is it interest? ”

"I can't win against you horizontally and vertically, and I can't escape from the palm of your hand. Believe it or not, is it necessary to discuss? Someone said very sloppily.

I just wanted to stretch my waist and straighten my chest or something, but Fen Wenyan was stunned for a moment. After a while, he said with a wry smile: "Although I guessed your thoughts a long time ago, do you think it is better for me to react when I hear such a direct answer?" ”

Haha, Lin said, "At this time, you can just laugh." Ha, don't be angry. Think on the bright side and be happy. In this world, if you are serious, you will lose. ”

Snorting angrily, Fen decided not to discuss such a thing with the man again. Instead, he asked a realistic question and said, "You said before that you were looking for someone who would be willing to fund your establishment of the Magic Tower?" Are you sure? ”

"Yes. That's the quickest way to do it. ”

"Why don't you build one yourself?" Fen asked.

"Build it yourself, it seems that you will be more free in the future, but the magic tower is not allowed to inherit. When the owner of the tower dies, the ownership of the magic tower goes to the association. Since sooner or later they will make wedding dresses for others, is it important to use what form to realize their dreams? ”

"I'm just going to take it and not leave, what can they do?"

"Don't, don't. There is no reason why we should not follow the rules that we all abide by, and especially if it is not an anti-human and immoral requirement. And in my mind, instead of taking the dangerous weapon of war like the magic tower, as a legacy, to the stupid next generation. It's really better to give it back to the association and ask them to choose a suitable successor, so that it is better for the world. ”

"Is that really good?"

"For a long time, the opposition in the wizard community has not formed a consensus among the majority. Doesn't this mean that the sane magicians agree to regard the magic tower as an important public good, and are willing to distribute it in the most reasonable way. After all, this is not an ordinary property, but a weapon more powerful than a war fortress. ”

When I was on the earth, who had ever heard that ordinary people could buy chariots, drive them on the road at any time, and shoot a few shots on the road at will. Even if the owner of the car is warped, he can continue to drive it for his son. The government that can do this is estimated to have to change the head of the house in two days.

Seeing that the lich didn't react, Lin continued: "Not to mention that accumulating wealth by oneself and relying on the power of others are completely different things. How long does the former have to accumulate? Don't look like we're very good at making money. In fact, when I was at the most wealthy, I couldn't even build the first floor of a standard magic tower. ”

"It's so expensive!" The lich said in amazement.

"Oh, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are at home. Maybe just take a magic material out, you can say four, five or six, and know if it's a rarity, or something that you can pick up casually on the side of the road. But you never cared about the price of these things. ”

"Need to care?" Fen tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes blinking watery.

With a pat on the head, someone remembered who the opposite person was. Money, for her, doesn't even count as numbers. Whatever you want, take it, who dares to ask her. I remember that I made a lot of interesting and memorable knick-knacks, all of which became a certain lich's private collection. If you want to see each other again, you can't get it. Crying. Lin had to say helplessly:

"In short, building a magic tower with the help of other people's power will of course have corresponding conditions and restrictions, but it is closer to one's goal than accumulating enough wealth to build a tower. I don't have that much time. I can't afford to wait for a few generations to build a magic tower. ”

Fen was silent for a long time, and then said, "You still want to go back." ”

'Alone in a foreign land, a stranger. In a nostalgic tone, he read a sentence. Lin said: "People, they always have to return to their roots." Death in a foreign land is something. He smiled freely. And remembered all the things before the crossing, showed a nostalgic expression, and said: "Even if I look at it before I die, I am willing." ”

It looks cold on the outside, but in fact, when you get to know him, you will feel his enthusiastic side. But when you really get acquainted, you will find that his enthusiasm is never poured into people. And the indifference in his bones can't be faked.