Chapter 8 Pick a book to read
Nick stared at Evangelsal's story, his mind drifting to his own business.
Once upon a time, he was an ordinary boy in a small village in the remote mountains of Sarafayido, and when his parents died, he was taken away by an evil mage to learn the forbidden Soni spell in the evil order. Seeing that when he was about to graduate, the Holy Shield destroyed the Order, and he was also wanted. Finally got amnesty and restored to his status as a good citizen, he also went to the magic school to get a mage license, but he was lonely and poor to live on the streets. After all four jobs were completed, he was finally adopted as an apprentice by Ampaert in the face of his boss who wanted to kill him, a workplace with a big explosion, a duel with a serial murderer, and a near-slave sale in a different Shijie. In a turbulent life, he didn't know how he survived.
Therefore, Annepaite's warm care is especially precious to him, let him take a breath now, can't you?
He really couldn't think of any reason for him to leave such a comfortable life behind and return to the stormy workplace. But lately, sometimes, when he hears that others have achieved something, when he hears who finds pleasure in their hard work, he has a strange struggle in his heart, a feeling of not being willing to be a spectator.
"It's just an unrealistic vision. Nick said to himself, "There's nothing haode about work. γ
Rick recalls being in the bathroom, and Naimo recounts his adventures.
This mage, who came from the same language family as Sik, was a classmate of Sik in the Order. He entered the black market and made a lot of money in the magic trading business. He said that he went deep into the forests with explosive magical energy to collect tattoo paint, and looked for a mage with enough jishu to help him get a tattoo. While getting a tattoo, he noticed poison marks on the tattoo artist's arm, so he realized that it was a trap for his peers, and used the spell he set up to be on the safe side, and got out of trouble through the tattoo table...... Exciting story.
After Serian entered the bathroom, he also told a lot of stories.
Seren, who had been one of the knights who hunted down the Syc, continued his knighthood after that incident to protect the people and uphold justice. He said he escorted supply convoys at the border and saw with his own eyes the people of foreign countries who crossed the borders of several countries and came from afar to enter the country illegally. They use that kind of smuggling method that is not afraid of death, if it weren't for the hell behind them, no one would want to do it at all, and what surprised him even more was that his boss told him that these people wanted to make money, and then they had to go back to that hell and bring the money back to their families. He said that he participated in the International Knight Biennial and met members of the knights of different countries, many of whom were completely different from his previous impression of knights, but once he opened his mouth to chat, he felt very strangely that they had different cultures, different methods of maintaining justice, but similar values......
Both Nemo and Seren have a lot to say about their work, but Rick doesn't. He didn't care about socializing, so he didn't care that he could only listen, but these conversations made Rick realize that he was gradually standing still. Nemo and Seren, both of whom had traveled far and seen many, many things, were the only ones huddled in the little dragon's den. He wasn't idle, he had read a lot of books at home and perfected his magic skills, but it seemed that it was time to go out.
There were some things that he felt like he was starting to fall behind.
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After the night, when he got up, he went to the kitchen cave, and found that Naimo had already gotten up, and not only that, but he also made a breakfast for four with his own ingredients, and placed it on the large table in the middle of the kitchen. Lisna sat at the table, grasping the pages in both hands, holding the book upright and pulling it open, reading intently.
"Where's Seren?" asked Rick as he sat down.
Naimo plattered the soft-boiled eggs in perfect condition and replied, "He's running around the hall instead of a morning run. γ
Kick picked up the plate and sucked his egg straight into his mouth, and when the food was gone, he said, "I think Seren's needs twice as much. γ
"Then throw two more slices of toast into the toaster. Naimo spoke unceremoniously, as if this was his kitchen, and Nick obediently complied.
After Naimo finished the food, he also sat down to eat his share, he held the baked toast and egg in his right hand, opened the book with his left hand and placed it in the tiger's mouth, supported the back of the book with his four fingers, and pressed the pages with his thumb. He seems to be reading books like this, and his movements are very skillful. The cover of the book faces Rick and has the words "Contemporary Economics" on it, but the book has been published for more than four decades.
"What's that?" asked Rick.
"Outdated economics helps to understand the ways in which older generations left us debts. Naimo said.
Xi Ke carefully looked at the recommended article on the cover, which said that the author of this set of theories is very respected and is the most mainstream theory in economics today.
"It says that to solve the problem of unemployment, the government should adopt methods such as 'hire unemployed people to dig holes, and then hire another group of people to fill the holes'. These people will spend money after receiving their salaries, and consumption will activate the economy, and then the economy will improve. Naimo said coldly.
"Huh?" Rick frowned. How can there be such a mainstream theory?
"Don't lie to you, this guy is really a master in the hearts of the previous generation, and he dominated Shijie's economic policy for many years after the Great War. Naimo said.
"Hire someone to dig a hole and bury it - what's the difference between that and building a mosquito house?" asked with a frown.
Namo sighed. Now Shijie countries are in a state of fiscal deficit, and every year they are wasting money to build a bunch of buildings that are not used and have become mosquito homes. According to the master's theory, this act should achieve the goal of "saving the country's economy", but the actual result depends on the people's scolding.
Naimo put the book on the table and said, "I'm fed up with the economists who come across the ocean, they analyze the causes of bankruptcy better than anyone else, but none ......of them can help people make money," Naimo began to explain, and Nick listened to him.
The theory of this book is used effectively in an era and land where there are many raw materials and few people. In this case, of course, the only question is how to distribute the goods without degrading people into laziness and avoiding backlash. However, this "environmental premise" is ignored and is presented as if this is the case in any situation.
This is a major reason why many doctrines go wrong in practice: when the doctrine was born, it was not discovered that shijie could be otherwise. In other words, we only know the past, and we cannot predict the future. It is also in line with what Naimo said, "I can analyze bankruptcy, but I can't help people make money".
γ...... I am also an economist who has crossed the ocean, and I prefer to be regarded as a heretic by foreigners. At least he has the traditional virtue of our country that values savings!" Naimo said. The economics he placed on the table slowly slid towards the edge of the table as if someone had tied a rope to it, dropped off the table and crawled away. As the book rushed out of the kitchen door, Seren came in with a stack of books, and he urgently raised his left foot to avoid stepping on the rushing book.
"Whew, breakfast. Namo gestured to the plate on the table that contained double portions.
Serene looked at the food and smiled, "Xiexie. Then he went to the fridge and got two slices of toast and ham, and threw them in the oven to refill the vegetables.
Xi Ke looked at the mountain of books that Seren had moved. Those are cat-related books such as "The Cat Friend's Handbook", "Fall in Love with Your Cat", and "Meowing Angel". Serian watched it very seriously, not like it was just for fun.
"You have a cat?" asked Rick. He remembered that Serian had taken a winged black and white cat in front of him.
"Cat slave has two years of experience. Serenge gestured two fingers, "I really don't understand my cat. γ
"What's wrong?"
"When I'm working at my desk, my cat will come up to me and ask me to touch it, but when I touch it, I think I'm annoyed and run away, and after two strokes it will run back to touch it. I don't touch it, I get angry and quack, and I touch it and I get angry and scream louder, I don't understand it at all. γ
"That's not what you're supposed to read. Nemo took Seren's book and replaced it with another, pointing out a passage.
Serian saw that it read, "Women are like cats and need to be pampered, and men are like dogs and need to be disciplined." He closed the book on getting along with the sexes. Naimo quickly withdrew his hand and almost got caught.
"Master, master!" Lisna approached Namo with the book, pointing to the page, "It says that mages in ancient times did not wear underwear in their mage robes!"
When Syk looked at it, the book Lisna was reading was "Interesting Mage History Tips".
"Weishenme doesn't wear panties, aren't panties a time-honored human attire?" asked Lisina with a wink.
Naimo frowned, looked up at the ceiling for a few seconds, and then looked down and asked Rick, "Which is older, mage robe or panties?"
"The history of mage robes is relatively long, because it evolved from ancient costumes. Humans originally wore skirts, called "clothes", and only later did they invent pants to protect against the cold, and it took a long time for the habit of wearing underwear to appear. Rick spoke of what he knew in the book.
"Did I have a question for the one who asked the question, or did you have a question for the answer?" Namo asked again.
"It's all the book's fault. With that, he picked up his cup and drank the milk.
"Does Evan Sal wear panties?" asked Lisina with an innocent look on her face.
Rick choked on the spot. But he still replied very reluctantly: "In terms of age, there should beβ"
"So the mage wears underpants, which is also a tradition left by Evangelsal?"
"It's true that he set the standard for mages to wear, but he probably didn't care what to wear under his robes, at least he didn't see any records of it. γ
"Can you change the subject?" Seren said, smiling.
The three of them immediately stuffed the toast into their mouths. But after less than thirty seconds of silence, Lisina asked again, "Master, master, the book says that in the past, if men did not get women's 'appreciation', they would often ask mages for help, and those mages' businessβ"
The two mages, who knew what Lisna was going to say, immediately shut her mouth.