Chapter 1332: Returning at Night
On the return carriage, looking out of the carriage, the nightlife of the Imperial City of Neuquén in the Karlsruhe Empire, Lin remained silent and thoughtful. To others, it was as if the magician was fascinated by the dizzying nightlife world outside the carriage and was thinking about how to join.
If the imperial aristocratic officials in charge of the reception were present, I am afraid that they would find a familiar high-end tavern or prostitution hall and have a lively reception. It's a pity that the groom who drives the car doesn't have such qualifications, so he can only follow orders, and he is not even allowed to open his mouth to suggest.
Although his position gave him access to many secrets, because no nobleman would treat them as 'people', he did not shy away from talking about some things in the carriage. But pretending to be dumb and deaf is an essential quality for them to live a long life. Otherwise, if the nobles feel the need to 'clear the field', of course, no one cares about the life or death of their subordinates.
However, the wood elf who rode in the carriage with her, Miriam, the sword-bladed maid, did not have that superficial idea. She knew the whole story of the plan from His Majesty the Ancient, and the main planner was the magician in front of her.
Suppose that he approached this magician at the beginning, it was only because of His Majesty's order, and he was asked to pay for his own body. At that time, she did not reject or agree, she just accepted the order of His Majesty the World Tree in a humble manner. But after many encounters, she is now really curious about this magician.
Curious how the other party will want to open up the situation in the Karlsruhe Empire. I wonder if all this development will be like the vision depicted by this magician, and the unheard of ninth power will be achieved.
In her long life, Miriam has seen and experienced all kinds of good and bad things. Although the teachings of the wood elves have made her willing to be peaceful, who would disagree with being able to participate in a part of the magnificent event?
If her heart was so willing to be mediocre, her skills would not have reached the heights they are today. The Sword Maid and the Scarlet Sword Saint are not names that can be obtained by nesting in the Wood Elf Tribe. The reason why her heart no longer fluctuates is that she no longer encounters the stimulation that can make her heart flutter.
As for the other Sword Master, the White Sword Saint William? Greco was left in that house, with good food and drink.
Lin will bring William here, and the main purpose is to serve as a stepping stone to get information about the Greco family. Now that he has completed the task, and his own family's relatives intend to leave people behind, and William himself has no objection, Lin of course resigned himself to it.
Besides, someone estimates that the next thing for himself is mainly a war of words, and there is no place for this sword master to make a move. And since the Greco family is competing with other families for the passage to Dragon Island, they must need manpower.
For the Greco family, although most of the children in the family were defeated by the sword master and some were rescued, there were still some wounded soldiers who could not play. But so what? If William can be left behind, then the matter of seizing the passage will be fine. Those old opponents are fighting with their own family, which means that they have to lie down like William, the sword master.
Some people even wondered if they would find a way to keep this white sword saint in the family forever. The other party is clear that he will not seize power, and his strength is high, can there be a better thug than him? Thinking about it like this, everyone's hearts are hot.
Although no one said these words explicitly in front of Lin, before someone left, he heard all kinds of hints in and out of words. Thinking about it, Lin thought that these were all due meanings, and he didn't think that tying that man to his side was abnormal.
Lin also thought about the same thing at the beginning, delusionally thinking that when his tiger body was shaken, the sword saint would bow his head and serve himself as the master. But the beating of reality made me understand that there are some things that I really can't ask for. It's like the relationship between men and women, if the window paper is not pierced, everyone can still be friends; If you guess the other person's mind wrong, and pierce that layer of paper, you may not even have to be a friend.
So after hinting a few times and not being able to see whether William was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, Lin gave up his original idea. Besides, he wanted to keep William, the sword master, by his side, but in fact, it was just a collection of addictions, and there was no other use.
It's like other predecessors who have traveled through the past to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty will definitely collect a bunch of famous generals and military advisors, and then happily fight the Three Kingdoms and abuse Sun Liu Cao. Since he never thought of being the king and hegemon, what would he do if he left a Meng by his side?
Rely on him to protect yourself? Someone always thinks that if their life depends on William? If an unreliable person like Greco is protected, he must have been cold early.
Since there is no intention to use the other party to death, then maintain the current relationship. When William's help is needed, there is a price to pay. With friendship, this sword master is not very good at resisting a move, so it's fine.
In the same situation, with an extra layer of family bonds and blood ties, will William obediently become a knife in the hands of the Greco family? Lin basically didn't like the old man's calculations.
Someone can now see that William's power is in a fantasy way, that is, he is in line with the Tao. This means that there is nothing wrong with him doing things according to a certain truth, but this way is definitely not a principle set by a certain person, or a conventional rule in a certain social environment. If you want to tie him up with what people say, you will only end up in vain. He only goes his own way.
As for the outside of the carriage, the obscene nightlife of the Imperial City of Neuquén is nothing in the eyes of a traveler. Besides, before he crossed over, he was not forced to become a house because he was unpopular, which means that his interest is not here, how can he become a veteran of drinking and love after crossing into the other world on the magic side?
If you can't put away the social entertainment, it's okay to go to that kind of place as a last resort. Instead of taking the initiative to run over to find a pastime, it is better to give a red and white machine and a TV, and a can of fat house happy water, a certain crossing is more happy!
In the contempt of the Great Travelers for the medieval cultural level of the otherworld, Lin and Miriam returned to the State Guest House. For dinner, the elves who had returned after staying in the guest house and going to the temple of the goddess of gold coins had been entertained by the officials of the Karlsruhe Empire. Lin and Miriam were entertained at the Greco family and had dinner as well.
The two sides met, and were about to exchange information they had received, when the Empire sent another messenger to meet with the leader of the Goddess Order.
Lin took out his freshly made pocket watch and glanced at the time. Although there are no rules on commuting to and from work, and what time to work overtime at the latest, but at such a late hour, those aristocratic lords are either lying on their wives' beds or on their mistresses' beds. In the mysteries of this era, there is no kind of work that can only be completed by working three shifts or forgetting to sleep and eat.
However, the envoys of the Empire should not be neglected. Lin first asked the waiter at the guest house to reply, and after tidying up his appearance, he went out.
The man sent by the Karlsruhe Empire was a heroic and upright nobleman, but there was a gloomy little brother hidden between his brows.
A navy blue military uniform matched his tall figure perfectly, the silver sword at his waist, knee-high calfskin riding boots, and the shiny copper buckle on the belt all set off the unique battlefield temperament. The one-shoulder cloak on the left shoulder adds a bit of personal character and uninhibited spirit to the rigor of the soldiers.
The use of a special one-shoulder cape makes someone's eyes light up.
Dressed in a suit, he lacks the mark of a magician, and is too easy to be regarded as an insignificant little person. Although he has more magician status, he is still insignificant in the eyes of many people. But he also changed from an ant that died when pinched to a scorpion that had to be pricked carefully, so he had more respect.
It is also possible to wear a small shawl for magicians over a suit. But if you get rid of the original form, add a one-shoulder cape, tie a gold spike line to the right shoulder, and make an epaulette to buckle it, the style of walking the military uniform seems to be very good. As for whether others recognize it or not, let's talk about it, anyway, the suit is special and strange enough in the maze.
And in addition to clothing, there are also several important points that attract someone's attention.
Of course, those who come in military uniforms have military status. Before he came, Lin had already entered the various badge information that he could collect into his database, and the identity of the person in front of him happened to be recognizable.
The Ouroboros on his one-shoulder cape represents his membership in the Karlsruhe Empire's ace dragoon regiment. There is a three-star sword and shield under the flying dragon, which is a mark that belongs to the legion leader! On the family coat of arms, the most conspicuous thing is that there is a small crown at the top, which means that he is a close minister of the emperor, and he also has the blood of the royal family, but it is a long time ago.
The nobleman in military uniform was different from the usual etiquette, and after saluting, he said directly: "It's been a long time, Your Excellency the Grand Magician Tripwood." I am Baron Mangado, and we have met in Your Excellency's Tower of the Great Sage. I wonder if you still have an impression? The same adventurers who bought the sword and repeater with you. ”
Baron Mangado! This man did have an impression, but it was the first time he knew his name. Lin said, "Ah, of course I remember you. Fortunately. Now that you have been promoted, it is really gratifying. ”
The person who was praised did not show the vanity of the nobleman at all, but said humbly: "All this is thanks to the blessing of the magic weapon invented by Your Excellency, so that such merit and status can be achieved." ”
Hearing this, someone really wants to settle a fee with the other party on the patent issue. I have designed my own weapons, and I don't know how many people have used them to imitate them, and they have also played a majestic role, so shouldn't I give some licensing fees?
The problem is that there is no such notion in the past......
When it comes to the issue of patent rights and licensing fees, only the Technical Guild of the Holy City of Estali has clear regulations on these two items. And everyone will comply, and they don't really respect patents, so they are willing to pay for licensing. Instead, it looks at the signboard of the Technology Guild, which is willing to cooperate with the regulations.
It is said that outside of the Holy City, there have long been people who have been making products produced by the Technical Guilds. But this can't be helped, some things don't have a technical threshold, it's just a concept, and you can get through it if you break it. And if it is too far away from the Holy City, the genuine goods of the Technology Guild cannot be sold, and there is no demand in the market. Where there is demand, there is naturally supply, this is the law of the market.
Besides, if you wrestle with an empire and say that you used my ship-cutting knife invention to give money, aren't you afraid that they will pull a legion out and cut the door with a ship-cutting knife?