In Lord Yunyang's mansion, Li De was slowly drinking a cup of tea.
Sitting in front of him is the only recognized great magician in this world, the owner of an independent magic workshop, and Skadi, who is known as "the pedicle of the pedicle". Speaking of which, the news that Skadi came to Yunyang once caused quite a stir in the Eternal Heaven Kingdom. Skadi said to the outside world that some recent research on demons would be more convenient to do in Yunyang. She herself is the same as before. There is also no idea of standing in line.
But everyone knows that if it is about the research on demons, it is undoubtedly a better choice to go to the Wanze territory in the northwest. Coupled with the fact that Yunyang has used some unknown "explosive weapons" on the battlefield many times recently, each territory has silently tied Skadi and Yunyang together in their hearts, thinking that Yunyang's invincibility on the battlefield comes from Various magical devices that Skadi helped make.
Skadi herself was kept in the dark, or she didn't bother to explain it even if she knew it.
According to Lide's observations during this period, Skadi is not a simple little girl. After all, her age and experience are here, and because of her detached status at the top of the realm, her vision is far wider than ordinary people. But she is definitely not a big sister with a sophisticated personality. Because her status is too detached, Skadi is very lacking in many "common senses" in this world.
Just like now, when sitting opposite Lied, Skadi stared into Lied's eyes for a while, and spit out a sentence:
"You are... Li... Lied."
Although there was some hesitation in the middle, Skadi finally called out the name accurately, and a little pride appeared in his usual calm expression. She is not good at remembering things other than magic, or her brain has been filled with all kinds of research on magic, whether it is memory or processing things other than magic, she is much slower than others.
Therefore, even though people from the magic club discuss Lide's deeds every day, Skadi still needs to recall it for a long time every time he sees Lied. This time, the speed at which she called out Lide's name increased from three minutes and fifty-seven seconds to twelve seconds in one breath. In her opinion, it was a "leap-forward" improvement, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't get rid of Lide's name. There was some expression of admiration or surprise on his face, so the little pride in Skadi's heart quickly dissipated.
Of course, it wasn't that Lid didn't react, it was because he couldn't understand what Skadi was thinking.
Lide came to Skadi today for other matters, so he said straight to the point:
"I have listened to a class of yours, about the manufacture and triggering of magic mechanisms. I want to know, can this kind of triggering mechanism be mass-produced in a short period of time?"
When it came to things related to magic, Skadi immediately returned to his usual coolness, and said very professionally:
"You mean the engraving stone? Engraving magic on the stone and setting the trigger conditions in advance can be used as an imperceptible trap. Different engraving stones have different difficulties in making. Which one are you referring to? ?”
Lidby made a stroke and said:
"For example, the one that explodes when you step on it."
Skadi frowned slightly:
"You want to use it in the war?"
Although she used a questioning tone, the displeasure in her eyes was obvious.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became depressed, and Lide replied:
"Yes. I plan to set a trap in the city of Anning, and I need to use this kind of prop. It doesn't need to have a strong explosive power, but it needs to be accurately controlled by us. In fact, our factory can also produce it with similar functions. We call them detonators. It’s just that there are not enough assembly lines and skilled workers, so it will be difficult to produce large quantities of detonators.”
When Skadi heard the word "large batch", the displeasure in his eyes became even worse, and he replied indifferently:
"Magic is not for killing."
Lied said:
"No, Miss Skadi. Compared with the purely destructive attribute of traditional martial arts, magic does have many other uses. But from ancient times to the present, the most common use is still destruction. From super ancient magic to modern magic, this Nothing has ever changed."
Skadi shook his head and said:
"I don't want to argue with you on this point... Human nature is also uncertain about good and evil, but in order to make this world less evil, we are more willing to promote its good side. The same is true for magic. If you use magic to win the war, In the future, there will be countless territories digging and squeezing those with magical talents, and magic will become a tool for killing people."
The two sides were deadlocked, and Skadi suddenly asked:
"How many people are you going to kill with this thing?"
Lied replied flatly:
"Maybe tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands."
Skadi looked at Lied, and his aura began to become a little scary. But Lid raised his head, and the power of the soul just overwhelmed Skadi's aura. He put his bandaged hand on the table and said to Skadi:
"Miss Skadi, I was in the sea of clouds, and I personally beat a person who stepped into the tenth layer with half a foot back to the mortal world. At that time, I discovered that the tenth layer is actually nothing more than that."
Skadi put away his aura and said to Lied:
"How many engraving stones do you lack? If I don't agree, will fewer people die?"
Lied was silent for a while, and said:
"...It's actually the same."
This is a double entendre.
In fact, Lid doesn't need so many detonators. The reason why he told Skadi that the detonators are tight is because he hopes that Skadi can help make a batch of engraving stones. In this way, people who are familiar with magic in other territories will associate the source of the explosion with magic, instead of treating it as a brand new weapon to guard against. Whether or not Skadi helped him make the engraving stones actually made little difference. At most, it would detonate some explosives less, and it would not have much impact on the final casualties.
Second, war always kills. The total number of soldiers killed would not have changed much whether or not Skadi and Lied had stepped aside. The only difference is, among all the soldiers who died in battle, how many were from other territories and how many were from Yunyang himself.
Skadi sighed slightly and said:
"Your Yunyang magic workshop can only produce some rough engraved stones, which have limited precision and are easy to explode by mistake. There are about 300 such engraved stones in my workshop. I can leave them intact I will give it to you, but you have to promise me one thing."
Lide took a sip of tea and said:
"Speaking."
Skadi looked him in the eyes and said:
"From now on, you start saving people all over the Kingdom of Eternal Heaven. No matter what method you use, whether you donate to the homeless along the way, or set up hospitals or orphanages, in short, as many people as you kill, you will save as many people as possible. , this is an exchange."
Lid laughed.
Smiling, he put down his teacup and said to Skadi:
"You will understand in the future. The number of people that Tian Cheng will save because of this alone is several times or even ten times more than what you said."
Skadi didn't show any expression, just said lightly:
"Then should I still congratulate the lord, there will be another territory in the future, where we can unscrupulously search for and squeeze those good seedlings with magical talents?"
Lid put down his teacup and said frankly:
"Yes, I sincerely hope that among the people of Tiancheng, there will be more people with higher IQs, more talented people, and more people who are not afraid of death. Taking a step back, I hope that at least some of them can understand clearly. Right and wrong, good and evil people, it would be best if one day they could kneel outside our Yunyang lord's mansion and sing me a song of gratitude."