Lied was not worried that Skadi would actually do something to him. On the one hand, Skadi is not a lone ranger like Garberd, she has her own workshop, and she will do things in a low-key manner; on the other hand, Skadi's goal is to take away from him those who have magical talents If she killed Lide because of this, even if she could leave Yunyang, those people would not be able to leave.
In addition, although the current Lide has not directly fought against people at the tenth level, he does not feel very afraid. This is Yunyang's territory, and it's the main city of Yunyang. His strength is about the same as that of Shizhong. If he just eats some protection, he can probably be evenly divided with Skadi.
"The plan, I have already thought about it."
Skadi spoke quietly and said to Lied:
"Half the people of this magic society, come to my workshop. If you win in the future and don't need them to go to the battlefield, I will bring them back to Yunyang. During this period, I will teach them about magic, May I?"
Lied simply shook his head:
"Can't."
He didn't beat around the bush either, and said directly to Skadi:
"My people, here with me, can always do things for me and contribute to the construction of Yunyang. If you take them away, you may give them a better future, but that will not benefit me or Yunyang. This period of time is a critical period for the development of Yunyang, we are short of manpower here, and you will take half of it if you ask, which makes it very difficult for me."
Scarti was silent for a while, as if anticipating Lied's refusal, she wasn't surprised or angry.
After a while, Skadi said to Lied:
"I can stay in Yunyang...as a hostage."
Lid slapped the table, with a soft smile like spring breeze blooming on his face, and said frankly:
"make a deal."
I'm afraid Skadi will regret it in the next second.
Skadi looked at the young lord who turned his face faster than a book, sighed, and said to him:
"I've seen what you want to build. There are generally two types of holy places for magic, one is the [Great Library] for studying magic, and the other is the [Magic Workshop] for producing magic props. What you want , is similar to the workshop, and it is an area I am familiar with. However, I will not participate in specific research and development, and will only spare one to two hours a day to answer your doubts. At the same time, I will not go to the battlefield for Yunyang, I don't belong to any territory, if Yunyang falls, I will go to another place to start my life again."
Skadi's speech is slow and elegant, but what he says is very convincing.
Just like the queen who is the mother of the world, her tone is gentle and her attitude is relatives, but her long-term prestige makes people dare not ignore every word she says.
Lide agreed without saying a word.
Almost no high-level people are willing to be other people's lackeys, so except for some dead men who were trained by wealthy families since childhood, most of the masters of the rivers and lakes are only willing to be guest ministers rather than anyone else's guard. At the level of Qingyun, Garberd, Mr. Tingchao, Merlin, and Skadi, they are not even considered as guest ministers. Most of them will stay in a certain territory for personal reasons, but in fact there is no relationship between them and this territory. Nothing to do.
But if they are willing to stay in this territory, people in the world will give them face, and by the way, give face to this territory.
Yunyang has never had anyone at the tenth level sitting in the township. Although Lide himself is one, he is not the type who will rush to the front when encountering problems. He didn't expect Skadi to stay in Yunyang. Even if she eats and drinks for free here and does nothing, Lide is willing to spend money to support her, not to mention that she is willing to take time to guide the magic club. .
After the chat, Skadi asked Lied why he studied magic.
Maybe she was asking out of habit, but Lide's answer was very serious:
"How should I put it, I think there are purposes in all aspects. In the long run, I hope that humans can master more lost super-ancient magic, because I have seen those things before and understand their horror, so naturally I don't want this This kind of killing weapon is only in the hands of other races. To put it more closely, we can’t spend unlimited money on magic research, so we need some practical results.”
Lidby made a stroke, smiled at Skadi and said:
"For example, I want a cylinder, which is about this thin and long... Soldiers can usually put it on their waists and put it together with their long knives and short swords. When necessary, just press the mechanism lightly to release it. Send signal flares into the sky, or cause effective damage to the enemy camp. For another example, I hope to keep down the cost of enchanting, so that magic props are no longer just high-end products that are lucky to see where you can find them. Soldiers’ knives and guns can also be engraved with Some inscriptions, even if they are just simple effects such as armor penetration and bleeding, can guarantee that our people's combat effectiveness on the battlefield will be improved by another level."
Lid chatted with Skadi about his thoughts about the future, and Skadi listened silently without interrupting Lid.
Some things are not difficult to do from her point of view, and some things even she thinks are whimsical.
However, she feels that Lide's style of doing things is very steady, tough when it should be tough, and retreat when it is time to retreat. Among all the lords she has met, Lide should be regarded as the more reliable type, and what is rare is that Lide did not show coveted eyes on her. Although his gaze stayed on Skadi's chest for a few seconds when we first met, Skadi is already used to this level of staring.
What the person looking at her body was thinking, Skadi actually knew very well.
Some people looked at her and wanted to strip off the dark silk robe on her body. In contrast, Lide was only surprised and curious, and he was already very restrained. That's one of the reasons Skadi thinks it doesn't hurt to stay here for a while.
Lied is willing to do research on magic and is willing to invest money in it, which is a good thing in Skadi's view. She doesn't want to see magicians working hard on the battlefield, but she obviously likes to see more magicians delve into the subject of magic. In the past, she also traveled to various territories to seek some material support for her magic workshop, and she could see that Lide really wanted to build a magic research institution—
As for whether this original intention will change in the future, Skadi doesn't care.
There is nothing constant in the world.
Dynasties will collapse, heroes will fade away, and beauties will grow old.
Lovers who are deeply in love will lose to reality, teenagers who dream of being heroes will lose their edges and corners, and even she who has already reached the tenth level will die peacefully one day in the future, taking nothing away and leaving nothing behind.
At this point, Skadi is very open, or she has almost reached the point where she has no desires.
Maybe she will find the meaning of her existence in the future, but that may be a long time later.