Gold is Justice

"Thinking about things from this angle, many things will become very simple. So, if you can use this attitude to think about the elemental machine...Vice President Napa, please think about it, if the elemental machine is really If it can develop and grow stronger, whose interests will be the first to be damaged?"

"damage?"

The cat lowered its head, seemingly unable to understand this point——

"I don't quite understand... damage? If the elemental machine is a good thing, how can there be damage?"

Airl smiled, and said directly: "The most direct damage is the interests of magicians. Or to put it more accurately, it hinders the social status, reputation, and benefits that can be brought based on the above two points. wealth."

Tesla on the side didn't understand. He looked at the wrench in his hand and said with a little embarrassment: "President Arrow, what you said...is it scary? Are you kidding me?"

But when the installer looked at Airl and found that the smile on his face was not joking at all, Tesla knew that he had said the wrong thing.

"This is actually a very simple logic. Mr. Tesla, if you didn't directly offend the people of the Royal Society of Magicians, then why would the Royal Society be so anxious to discuss and ask His Majesty to come out (harmony) with such a complete What about a law that doesn’t benefit you? It’s published without even thinking about it.”

"Then the reason is obviously one, that is, your elemental machine has violated the interests of magicians."

Chapter 340 The Course of History

"In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that this is a very simple truth. Well...to put it simply, the elemental machine in our Pelican Town, according to your design, can provide us with such a large magic power crystal The town’s year-long night lighting. The only thing we need next year is to buy another magic power crystal.”

"Then think about it from another angle. If our town is like it is now, we need a light mage to light up every elemental lamp every night, and it will last for a year without any breaks. If there is no rest, how much will it cost? Woolen cloth?"

Tesla was dumbfounded, and even Napa next to him was silent now.

Ai Luo smiled and said: "If someone entrusts our guild to light the lamps for a year, then there will be no one or two thousand gold coins. I'm afraid it won't be worth it at all. And the price may need to rise in the second year. It may be a problem that can be solved by buying a magic power crystal."

"Then here comes the contradiction between the elemental machine and the magician."

"Before the appearance of the elemental machine, magic power was a thing that only a few people who were chosen by God could use. For most ordinary people like me, a magician is a very noble and mysterious existence. Because the noble And mysterious, because these magicians can use some powers that ordinary people like us can't use at all, so we respect them and even worship them. In terms of economy, we will also work hard to fulfill the expectations of these magicians."

"It's like the elemental lamp I just said. If the night in our town is too dark and we want light, then we can only pray to those magicians to give us light besides lighting more fires. The magicians will will be paid by us, and will have a distinguished social status."

"But in other words, if we have an elemental machine, then we don't need to hire these magicians at all, and there is no need to give them money. These magicians will be cut off from part of their income. And they can do it If we ordinary people can do the same things by using the element machine, then the status of magicians in our hearts will gradually decrease. In the end, we will treat magicians like ordinary people, neither respect nor disdain."

"So, if the elemental machine is really successfully expanded, so that each of us ordinary people can obtain the power comparable to that of magicians, or even surpass those of magicians by operating these machines... This means that those magicians The end of the world—has come."

Having said that, Airl paused for a moment.He gave Napa and Tesla a little time to think carefully, and when the thoughts of the two finally turned around, he smiled lightly and said: "Now, you two understand why the Royal Society is so desperate to prevent the development of the elemental machine Have you?" After listening to the whole process, Napa's ears drooped involuntarily.The cat shook its head helplessly, and said, "Money, interests, power, social status...You humans really can't deviate from these things no matter what you do. Even magicians can't escape."

Ai Luo laughed, and said: "What is exempt from vulgarity? In my opinion, this is really normal. If you have great power but can't bring you a lot of benefits, then these powers are tantamount to waste. In wartime, The income of magicians has doubled. In peacetime, the income of magicians will definitely not be low. This is a very normal phenomenon."

Napa snorted, turned her head away to look at Airl, and continued: "Well, even if what you said is correct, they are too impatient, right? The elemental machine seems unstable, saying that this kind of thing can be compared with Competing with the mature magic system now? It's a bit too exaggerated."

Arrow held his chin and thought for a while, then said, "No, I think there are quite a few smart people in the Royal Society. Once something develops that might threaten your status, you should kill it in the bud immediately. middle."

Napa shook her head: "I still can't believe it. If, as you said, the development of elemental machines is likely to replace the status of magicians, then this will be an epoch-making reform! It will also make the country The country’s national strength is rapidly increasing! After all, this means that a mature elemental machine can turn every ordinary person into a magician. Why do you think the leader will refuse such a thing that is beneficial to the country?”

In this regard, Airl laughed out loud, and he kept waving his hands, as if he had heard something very funny.After a long time, the president finally stopped his laughter, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "Napa, you really underestimate us human beings. How could vested interests be willing to act for the sake of the overall situation?" Sacrificing a small part of your own interests?"

"In this world, what those who have gained power, status, and wealth are most afraid of is not the stagnation of social progress, but a huge change in society. Because this kind of change is very likely to make the advantages they currently occupy It disappeared in an instant!"

"So once encountering this kind of phenomenon that may bring about change, even if it is something that is really beneficial to the country, the people, and the society, the vested interests will try their best to use all the resources in their hands to suppress it .”

"As long as you can ensure that these interests in your hands will not be taken away, no matter how small or small the interests are, it is only the right to allow yourself to eat one more bite of meat and drink one more glass of water than others every month. , then it doesn’t matter if everyone can only use stones and wooden sticks and wear animal skin clothes to hunt monsters in the jungle to live like in ancient times. So, if I’m not wrong... the last explosion of the elemental machine injured Human incidents are the result of repression."

Hearing from the side, Tesla suddenly became anxious: "President Arrow! You mean, the explosion of the elemental machine in our guild was deliberately made by those members of the Magicians Association? They even killed a person for it." ?!"

Airl shook his head quickly and said: "No, no, your understanding is beyond the scope of what I said. I don't know exactly what happened to the explosion of the elemental machine, but one thing I am sure of is this explosion. A few months after the incident, there is still no sign of cooling down. On the contrary, the spread of public opinion has become wider and wider, and the description of the elemental machine has become more and more terrifying. There is no doubt that this is the result that the Royal Society hopes to see most .So, these unfavorable propagandas for your guild undoubtedly come from the Royal Society, and there should be no problem with that.”

Tesla, who seemed to want to fight back just now, heard this, and immediately sat back on the chair like a deflated ball again.

After the installer sat back down, Napa suddenly asked, "So? Why are you so bold?"

Airl was taken aback for a moment: "Bold? What bold?"

Napa ignored this guy's pretending to be stupid, and continued to hum and say: "Since we know that this matter is strongly opposed by the upper class, and it is also likely to lead to the invention of changes in the society of the Blue Bay Empire. More importantly, , this thing has clearly been listed as a thorn in the flesh, and it has been banned by the Royal Society of Magicians through the promulgation of laws. Under such circumstances, you still support this guy to continue to research and develop elemental machines? This is really incredible Like your style."

All the while, Airl said these words with a smile on his face.Although the topics discussed just now were very realistic, he acted as if he had nothing to do with him at all, and was just talking about some interesting gossip news.

But now, the smile on Airl's face, who was directly exposed by Napa, gradually froze.

He no longer faced the monster, but with a slightly stubborn smile, he silently looked at the ledger in his hand, thinking as if trying to figure out what was on his mind.

After thinking for a long time, he finally exhaled slowly, and turned to Tesla next to him: "So, do you have the confidence to make better element lamps?"

Tesla was taken aback for a moment, as if he couldn't understand what the president meant, and he said with some hesitation: "I will work hard to make... this. But? President Arrow, is this really all right? I I thought it was because our guild’s elemental machine killed a nobleman that we are in this situation, but now it sounds like this problem is much more serious than killing a nobleman! You really... have to continue Support us?"

Airl took a long breath, as if he had made a very stubborn decision, and said slowly: "As long as you persist, then I will support your guild to the best of my ability. Now the only The question is, can you do it? If you can, then show me, and I will help you settle the next thing. If you can’t, then just treat all the support I just said as useless.”

Facing Ai Luo's serious eyes now, he also looked at the meaningful smile on the corner of the chairman's mouth.After a long time, Tesla couldn't help but clenched his fist lightly and nodded: "I...understand. I can do it."

"very good."

Airl reached out and patted the guy on the shoulder—

"Now, go to sleep, and start research work for me immediately after waking up tomorrow. I need to see your research results in the last three days. In addition, you'd better help me remove the unstable factors of the element machine at the same time." Get it done! Go!"

Chapter 340 Four, Marriage Is Hard Work

Tesla nodded, and ate the remaining bread and milk like a whirlwind, then wiped his mouth, and quickly went upstairs to his room.As the door slammed shut, I believe that the installer would fall asleep in a short time.

As for Arrow and Napa downstairs...

Unknowingly, the candle burned out again.

The light was dim, Arrow stretched and rubbed his eyes.Once he relaxed, he felt that he could no longer read a word, so he could only rub his shoulders and close the ledger in his hand.

"That's really not your style."

Before Airl went upstairs, Napa stared at him and said coldly——

"In the past, you would never do such a thing that you openly confronted a large noble, or even a large organization such as the Royal Society of Magicians. On the contrary, you would take advantage of the gap and try your best to squeeze out from this Elemental Machine Guild. It’s even more impossible to promise to give them half of the income at such a critical moment.”

Airl shook his head and smiled wryly: "Am I so vicious in the eyes of you guild members?"

Napa hehe: "Vicious? Sometimes, I feel that viciousness is not enough to describe your money-making methods. So, why did you do this impulsively this time? Once our guild is targeted by the Royal Society, then don't Speaking of your three-year agreement, whether our guild can continue to exist is a question."

After collecting all the ledgers, Airl walked slowly to the stairs and put his hand on the handrail of the stairs.

He raised his head involuntarily, looking at the sleeping guild members on the second floor, imagining how much these members were looking forward to the next week and how busy they would be.But no matter what, they never thought that they would have nothing when they woke up the next day, right?

...But this decision of mine may really cause a great trouble.

"If it was a boy, wouldn't he be as emotional as me and make such a dangerous decision without thinking?"

Turning around, Airl looked at Napa.There was a little wavering in his eyes involuntarily, as if he was asking for help.

Napa glanced at Airl, said nothing, but drifted slowly back to her cat house.But before entering the cat house, it stopped in mid-air and said slowly——

"It's not men who make such emotional actions. It's a certain desire in your heart. Ariel Garcia, under your seemingly harmless, gentle and beautiful appearance, I seem to see a star A heart full of desire to destroy. What exactly do you want to destroy? I don’t know. But all I know is that your choice is definitely not an easy path.”

Pause, leaving only the night screaming outside the window.

With the moonlight behind his back, Airl stood in front of the stairs, making it difficult to see what expression he had now, and whether that smile...was still on his face.

"However, as long as the Mermaid Song guild exists, as long as you are the guild leader..."

Napa got into the cat house, leaving only one sentence, which slowly echoed in the guild hall——

"Then no matter what difficulties you encounter, as long as you need it, I will do my best to help you."

——1302年8月24日，伙食费：-4铜8铁，结余：429金8银2铜9铁——

"Welcome to Pelican Town! The whole border province of the Blue Bay Empire is a creative and happy town with the most activities!"

What does Valentine's Day mean?

It means money! ! !

Early in the morning, one could see that the flow of people on the streets of the town had begun to increase visible to the naked eye.If you stand at the entrance and exit of the town, you can see that there are horse-drawn carriages entering the town along the slightly paved road.

With laughter and anticipation on people's faces, they are also full of admiration for the various colorful ribbons hanging high in the town!Not to mention the square in the center of the town, which will be used as the big stage for the final wedding ceremony.Different from the previous one that just used torches for lighting, everyone can clearly see the elemental lights erected around them, and everyone who arrives also begins to look forward to how it will be when the wedding begins. beautiful!

However, Airl's mood now seemed a little unstable.

The reason for the instability...

"You two, what do you mean?"

In the guild hall, Ai Luo crossed his hands in front of his lips, and with a very cold and serious tone, he faced the couple who were about to get married in front of him.

The shy boy was stunned by Ai Luo's stare, and he couldn't say a word, but the little freckles mustered up a little courage, reached out and grabbed his lover's hand and said, "President Ai Luo, can you... How about treating this event as an ordinary event? Don't treat it as a wedding between the two of us... okay?"

Airl's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to say coldly: "I've heard this before, and I don't want to hear it repeated. So, you two, what do you mean?"

The surrounding guild members were not too daring to speak. Margaux, Cream, Brad, Buffy, and Coco all stayed by the side, looking like they wanted to come up and say a few words, but they were a little too scared to do so. a feeling of.

"What we mean!" Little Freckles took a deep breath and summoned up his courage to say loudly, "We don't want to participate in these activities anymore! There are too many people! We just want to have a smaller wedding and invite some neighbors Neighbors come to attend, have a meal, and have a lively wedding together! But President Arrow, you have brought so many people to come, and you have made such a big deal! The two of us... the two of us personal……"

She paused for a moment, her voice choked up.After a while, the bride-to-be exclaimed—

"The two of us were nervous! We really... really didn't expect things to turn out like this!"

Accompanied by the screaming of the little freckles, Airl closed his eyes gently, and exhaled a long breath.After a while, he said slowly: "So? Do you think my arrangement is not exciting enough, and your wedding is not wonderful enough? I think I have done a good job, you two don't need to think about anything, and you don't need to do anything What, just do what I tell you every step of the way."

"But, does it make sense?!"

Little Freckles grasped her future husband's hand even more tightly, and said excitedly——

"During these three days, we have to dance, entertain guests, toast and chat with everyone, and participate in the engagement ceremony. In the end, we even have rules for how we walk! I was tired enough when I was trying on clothes some time ago Well, I can hardly do anything all day long, just keep putting makeup on and removing makeup on and off my face! I don’t even have to drink a sip of water! There is also a cheesecake cutting ceremony, and a lighting ceremony, and even And the flower-spreading ceremony! Where did so many messy rituals come from?!"

Airl didn't speak, just let the girl keep shouting here.

After she finally got tired of shouting, the chairman said slowly: "The ceremony is not important? Hehe, it's a pity that the most important thing in a wedding is the ceremony. Without the ceremony, you let those who come to travel see it." What? No ceremony, how do you let us wow other people, and then generate expectations from the bottom of our hearts? So that we can invest a lot of money in Pelican Town? I told you that everything you are going through now is to be able to There is a perfect wedding. But I hope you can realize that this so-called perfect wedding is not for you, but for those guests."

"If that's all you have to complain about, then go back and practice your steps immediately. There are a total of 1000 or [-] steps from the ceremony site to the wedding venue, and every step must be perfect. After all, you two will be greeted by all the guests along the way. attention. Take one wrong step, and I'll make you look good."

With a snap, Little Freckles took off the hairpin on his head and threw it in front of Airl.She is almost hysterical now, she can't wait to rush to Airl and grab the chairman's collar and shout: "Return your hairpin! What a wedding gift! I've had enough! And this exaggerated 1000 taels Hundred steps! You insist on walking for 5 minutes for a short 15-minute journey! You have to show it to so many people around you like an exhibit! I can’t bear it! It’s too shameful! Also, why is it stipulated that I must walk So standard? And this guy (pointing to his groom) can walk around casually?!"

Ai Luo snorted coldly: "Nonsense, what else do you want to watch when you watch a wedding ceremony other than watching the bride? Who likes to watch a man make a pose in front of him?"

The little freckles suddenly turned around and stared at the shy boy, but the shy boy showed a smirk, looking a little helpless.

"All in all! I'm quitting! We can handle the wedding ceremony ourselves! You pay us back the money, and we quit!"

"Hehe, don't do it? What you think is really light."

Compared to the past, this time Arrow looked more relaxed.He shook his head gently, and said slowly——

"Did you forget? You signed the entrustment contract with me. And the last item above is written like this. If you want to terminate it because of your unilateral reasons, or resist the leadership and instructions of our mermaid song, then You will have to pay a fine of ten times the entrustment money. Have you two forgotten this point?"

While talking, Airl took out a commission contract from under the cabinet and opened it.There is no doubt that such a contract is written very clearly.The following is the autographs of the two newcomers.