Field wilderness.
In the past few days, the hottest news in the wilderness is not the surprise attack on Scorched Earth Ridge, but after the surprise attack, the magician lord of the wilderness announced a sky-high reward!
Wanted an assassin, whose head is worth 10,000 gold coins, and whose weapon is 20,000 gold coins, this news is like throwing a red-hot iron ball into cold water, it exploded with a crash, and started to frenzy The speed spreads in all directions.
On the bulletin board outside Scorched Earth Ridge, a large group of people surrounded the reward all day long, commenting on the reward.
"It's no wonder the assassin didn't die once the lord made such a move. I'm relieved to stay in such a place."
"I bet someone will send his head in within a month."
"One month is too long, half a month is enough!"
"If I know martial arts, I'll go find someone too."
These discussions happen all the time, as long as people who come to the territory will be attracted by the reward announcement immediately, the people in the territory are very proud of it.
This greatly dilutes the negative impact of the territory being attacked.
Of course, the territory was still attacked by surprise, this is a fact, and such a thing must not happen a second time.
On the second day after the surprise attack, Gridan searched for the syndicate's spies more severely, and the speed of the magician's construction of the magic tower was doubled, and the high elf Romussen also joined them.
Correspondingly, Link also greatly increased the remuneration of the magicians.
With the efforts of these magicians, the magic tower changed almost every half day. At this rate, it is estimated that the magic tower will be completed in half a month.
As for Link, he set himself 2 hours a day to deal with territorial affairs. The rest of the time, he was studying magic, focusing on the magic theory of golem making.
On the third day of the surprise attack, Link studied the puppet theory on the top floor of the government affairs wooden building as usual.
In the past few days, he has conducted in-depth research on "The Puppet Heart" and Wayans' puppet theory. He has integrated the two, making up for the shortcomings with each other's strengths. A puppet theory that belongs to him is slowly developing. forming.
However, there are still shortcomings.
"Unfortunately, there are still too few related magic books that I have read. It would be even better if I could read some more puppet theories of the masters and extract the essence for my use."
The wisdom of the predecessors is the ladder to advance to a higher level. Link is very eager to get these things now. Unfortunately, the magic background of the human race is too shallow, and he is now stepping on the highest shoulder.
'Tuk-tuk~' There was a knock on the door suddenly.
Link frowned slightly. It was two o'clock in the afternoon. He had ordered that no one should disturb him. What happened today
"What's up?"
"My lord, His Highness Mirda is awake and wants to see you." A young female voice came from outside the door. Link had heard this voice before, and he remembered that this woman was the maid he arranged for Mirda.
Mirda woke up, this is indeed the time to meet, Link responded, put away the magic book, opened the door, and said to the maid: "Let's go."
The treatment of the princess is always special. Mirda's residence is the only stone house in the territory. It was specially built by the magicians of Linktor with transformation magic. It is a two-story building with a large balcony and a small garden. Cottage.
Guided by the maid, Link walked through the hastily made small garden, entered the villa, and finally arrived at the bedroom on the second floor.
In the bedroom, Mirdad was leaning against the back of the bed, and a maid was carefully feeding her broth.
Seeing Link walking in, Mirdad smiled slightly, pointed to the chair not far from the bed, and said softly, "Sit."
Link sat down and observed Mirda's complexion. Compared with the first day he saw her, her face was still pale, and her eyes were much darker. At this time, she was wearing ordinary white pajamas, and her light golden hair was scattered casually. Without the high elf princess's repulsive aura, she looks more like a girl next door. Of course, this girl next door is just too good-looking.
"You guys go out, I have something to say to Mr. Link alone." Mirdad waved to the two maids. The two maids bowed slightly, exited the room, and closed the door behind them.
The room was quiet for a few seconds, and then Link broke the silence. He said according to the etiquette: "I am very glad to see Your Highness recovering."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Mirdad laughed at herself: "Are you happy? Mr. Link, I actually woke up this morning, and Romsen told me the whole story. I'm afraid, in your heart, I'm just a A foreign princess who can give up."
Link was slightly taken aback, and looked up at Mirda, only to see that she was also looking at him, her lavender crystal eyes filled with a hint of irony.
Well, Link's decision at the time was indeed a bit hurtful. As a person who was abandoned, it's normal to be unhappy, and Link can understand it.
Link wasn't surprised by the other party's reaction either. When he made those choices, he had already anticipated the current situation.
He didn't defend himself either, but just changed the subject: "Your Highness, did you ask me to come?"
Seeing him like this, Princess Mirdad sighed softly.
She has mixed feelings about this magician. She admires his magical talent, appreciates his life-saving grace, but feels chilled by his previous choice. There was nothing wrong with Link's choice at the time, if it were her, she would do the same, and it is absolutely impossible for her to be as perfect as him.
"I apologize to you. I shouldn't have doubted you that night." In the end, Mirda said such a sentence.
Link glanced at Mirda in surprise. Judging from her performance that day, Mirda should be the same as Romsen, just a fledgling young man. When she was ridiculed just now, Link still had the same idea, but now she The sudden apology changed Link's impression of her.
'Well, he's a little more mature than that brat Romson. 'Link's perception of Mirda improved slightly.
"You don't need to apologize. If it were me, if I encountered such a thing suddenly, I would also distrust strangers. This is normal."
"Indeed, but you will never travel overnight like me." Mirda's face was full of self-mockery: "In the same situation, you will not show any distrust, but you will also show trust and support .Because if you do this, if it is a misunderstanding, the other party will be very grateful for your trust. Even if the other party really has an affair with black magic, your trust and support will still allow you to gain virtue. Recognize your qualities, huh?"
Link thought for a while and finally nodded.
If it had been him, he would indeed have done as Mirdad said.
It may seem silly to trust someone, but in fact, it is a very wise investment. As long as you do some self-protection strategies in this investment, you will be a winner no matter what.
With this strategy, the further you go, the more loyal allies you will gather around you.
On the contrary, acting like Mirda seems to be shrewd and protects herself, but if she keeps doing this, her allies will become fewer and fewer, until in the end, she is alone.
The difference between the two options lies in the size of the pattern in the chest.
With a long sigh, Mirda's pretty face was full of disappointment: "Unlike me, I not only offended you, but also caused Alar to lose his life. I almost went to heaven myself. Looking back now, I feel very ashamed."
How would Link respond to these words
After thinking for a while, he could only comfort him: "Everyone makes mistakes, just change it."
Mirdad smiled again: "You see, you always make the most correct choice. When you first came in, I was very angry with your behavior at the beginning, and I couldn't help but ridicule, even though I knew it was wrong, But I just couldn't help it. But you didn't, I questioned you at the beginning, but you finally saved me. I mocked you just now, but you are still comforting me now, I'm curious, don't you have any personal emotions in your heart?"
Link frowned slightly, he didn't want to discuss these things with Mirdad: "Your Highness, you didn't call me here just to say this... right?"
He almost said the word 'nonsense'.
Seeing him like this, Mirda's smile became thicker: "It seems that you still have emotions, but you just don't care about this little girl like me. Well, I won't talk nonsense, that's it, I think you He is a very reliable ally and deserves the great support of our family."
Link raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect this result.
"Surprised, huh?"
"It's really unexpected." The little girl was suddenly so sensible, which made people suspect that it was not true.
Mirdad said softly: "My mother told me that if our clan wants to survive forever, we must have a truly reliable ally. And truly reliable allies are not those who are devoted to you, because such people are not Existence, the truly reliable people are those who can achieve mutual benefit in the cooperation. Because only in this way can the cooperation last, and you are such a person.”
The cooperation between races has never been unilaterally paid, and even if there is, over time, differences will inevitably arise.
Link nodded in praise and said, "Your mother is very wise."
Speaking of her mother, Mirda also showed a little pride on her face, she continued: "You are a very perfect magician, I heard people say that you spend most of your time studying magic these days, right? "
"indeed so."
Mirdad smiled and said: "Let me be blunt, the magic of the human race may have some characteristics, but generally speaking, it is unbearable. You don't even have a complete level 8 magic book. Here, even if you have perfect magic talent, It can only stop at level 7."
Link felt something, straightened his body, and looked at Mirda seriously.
Mirda also looked at him, she sat up straight, her lips curled up slightly, and she said with a smile: "So, I invite you to Dawn Island, there is a magic library on the island, which records the treasures accumulated by our clan for thousands of years. Knowledge of magic. You can stay there for... three months when you have time."
This time, Link's heart was really moved, his eyes lit up, he got up and saluted Mirda: "I feel very honored."
Mirdad took out another magic book: "Freedom and Puppets is the work of Raphael, the legendary magician of our race 1,000 years ago. It is a masterpiece about the intelligence of golems. You may need it. "
Link was overjoyed, took the magic book and glanced at it, only to feel that his eyes were full of exquisite sentences, and he was even more happy, but he was a little puzzled: "Your Highness, why are you carrying so many magic books with you?"
Mirda smiled and said: "Actually, I brought a small library full of magically copied books."
Link was envious when he heard that, the high elves are indeed a magical race, their magical knowledge is as deep as the deep sea, and the popularity rate of this magic book is probably far higher than that of the human race.
Seeing him like this, Mirda covered her mouth and smiled: "Mr. Link, it's a pity that you are not a member of my clan, otherwise you will definitely become one of the greatest magicians in the history of our clan."
Link just listened to these words, he never thought about the impossible. Now that he got the magic book, he was already anxious to study it. After patiently telling Mirda to pay attention to his body, he took the magic book and prepared to leave.
Seeing him like this, Mirdad finally said: "I still have about ten books about golems here. You can exchange them with me after you have finished reading them. I have asked my clansmen to report to Chenxi Island on my behalf about the dark artifact, so , During this time, I will be recuperating here."
This feeling is good, Link thanked again, and then couldn't stay any longer, said goodbye, turned and left in a hurry.
Mirda got off the bed, walked to the balcony next to the bed, and watched Link go away.
She sighed again in her heart: "What a pity, you are not a high elf."