Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haiwen agreed with Smiley Cat's approach. He nodded and asked, "You trained early in the morning—have they all eaten?"

The smiling cat said, "I ate it. I bought it for them, and I didn't let them spend their own money."

"You guys know the way." Haiwen smiled, "I'll write you a note later, and go to Vanderbilt for reimbursement."

"No, I'll treat them to the first meal." The smiling cat said and waved to his soldiers, and the people below cheered.

This guy said at the beginning that he could not lead people, but later he said that he knew how to train soldiers, and now he is indeed training very well.Haiwen thought to himself, what did this smiling cat do in the past?Did you serve in the army of the nobles?

Haiwen said: "Okay, I have to take my people to work, Smiley Cat, how long do you plan to practice?"

The smiling cat glanced at the group of men who were half-tired, and said: "Run for a while and run two more laps. After noon, I will rest. I will practice again in the afternoon. I will teach some basic movements, such as thrusting with spears and thrusting with shields and spears." Yeah, or slashing or something..."

The smiling face cat is full of military terms of this era, obviously knowing a lot about this aspect.Although Haven was curious, he didn't doubt it. "That's up to you, remember, organization and discipline. I think you understand better than I do."

"Not necessarily, my lord, I think you know a lot. When will you come to give us advice?"

"I can't talk about giving advice, but it's okay to practice together. I will go out with you at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning to set an example."

Upon hearing this, the Smiley Cat showed an interested smile on its face: "My lord, the training is very tiring."

"It doesn't matter, the more tired you are, the more you can exercise. I'm too weak, so I have to exercise. And as the mayor, I can train with them, which can also increase morale and cohesion."

"That's right, my lord." The smiling cat nodded approvingly, "You are the first nobleman I've ever seen who can say such a thing. If the Marquis of White Bird had half your spirit back then, he wouldn't have killed the wolf Yaling is handed over to others."

"I'm not an aristocrat." Hai Wen corrected.

"It's almost there." The smiley cat still had Haiwen's invisible smile on his face, then he turned and left, and shouted at those people: "Have you had enough rest? Get up!"

Haiwen watched the fat cat walk into the middle of his soldiers, and then turned back to call the clerks of the Yizheng Hall to go to work.After entering, he first said to the person next to him: "Bring a board that can write on."

"Yes, my lord." The man immediately went to the back room to get a clean board.

Haiwen placed the wooden board on the table at the door, and said, "As I said before, those who are late three times will be punished." He wrote his initials on the wooden board and drew a line behind it. "This is the first time I've been late, and I punish myself after being late three times, of course, being late on business doesn't count. We're all the same."

Little Ramon stared and said, "My lord, do you want to abide by this rule?"

"Everyone is equal before the rules, otherwise the rules will be meaningless." He looked around at everyone, "I will abide by the rules, and I hope you can also discipline yourself."

"Yes, my lord." Everyone said in unison.

Afterwards, Haven arranged some work. He asked the two people to go to the original mayor's house to collect the bills of Mustang Town's financial income over the years, and then asked Little Ramon and Old Ramon to hire craftsmen to repair the big clock and the house. Finally, he let the remaining The people below copy the new recruitment notices.

"Recruitment requirements are craftsmen with one or more crafts. Literacy, no criminal record, harmonious neighbor relations, and good reputation are preferred. The recruiter will come to me for an interview tomorrow morning. After joining the job, the salary of one gold coin per month, On weekends and weekends, bonuses will be paid depending on the work situation."

After that, he asked people to post the notice on the street in the afternoon, and arranged for someone to explain it.It was already noon after all this was done, Haiwen ordered some food from the tavern and sent them to the Yizheng Hall, and then he ate with his "company staff".At the beginning of the meal, the atmosphere was a bit cautious, and Little Ramon held a piece of dry bread and asked him, "Your Excellency, do you eat this too?" Haiwen nodded.Then old Ramon said: "My lord, you should eat something better, there is a difference between the top and bottom."

Hai Wen said to him: "The superior and inferior are only reflected in official affairs, and we are all the same people in private."

Hearing this, everyone at the table stopped what they were doing and what they were talking about, and a dozen or so surprised eyes shot at Haiwen.Haiwen took a bite of the bread and said, "Eat it while it's hot. Everyone, I don't work harder than you, so I shouldn't eat better than you."

"But my lord..." Old Ramon said hesitantly, "This is against the rules."

Haiwen smiled and said: "Rules are made by people, and naturally they can be changed by people. I am willing to share weal and woe with you to show my sincerity and respect. Let me put it bluntly, these are all means to buy people's hearts, but Those 'lords of the nobles' don't bother to do it. But I am an ordinary person who has come from poverty, and I know the meaning of this." There was no wine in hand, so he held up a piece of bread and said, "Today I will share a meal with you. In the future, I will be able to eat in the same bowl as other people in Yema Town. If one day, the poverty and hunger in Yema Town can be eliminated, then I will be considered as the mayor of Yema Town."

After he finished speaking, the people below were not moved, and most of them chose to remain silent.Even one of them, a red-faced man with a bushy hair, said to him: "Lie! Ambside, you can't do it! You want money and women, and you don't do such things for poor people."

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Hearing his doubts, Haven said indifferently: "Haven Ambleside has changed his ways."

The man sneered, threw the bread on the plate, and said, "You give me wages, and I will work for you. This is a business, and it is only right and proper. But you can't always try to deceive us with sweet words!" He slapped the table and said loudly , "Haven Ambside, my house is next to the Crooked Neck Tree, and the innocent girls you hanged on the tree can't be counted on one hand! You say you have repented? What a joke!"

No one agreed with him, but no one spoke to Hai Wen, and the public still chose to remain silent.Old Ramon lowered his head and drank the soup in a huff, as if he hadn't stopped after the meal, but he choked so much that he coughed, and the soup spilled on his beard; Little Ramon looked at Hai Wen and that man blankly. The red-faced man wanted to say something but dared not speak.

He thought to himself: This red-faced guy is just like me back then, upright and strong, not afraid of power.

Haiwen said: "I can understand your thoughts. Unscrupulous judges will not suddenly wake up. There must be a reason for this. But, I can't tell you the reason now." He looked at the others and said, "I'm sure the rest of you feel the same way, but you dare not speak out, dare not stand out." Then he said to the red-faced man, "So I appreciate you, you are a warrior. Sir, what's your name?"

"My name is Brick! Red Brick!" he said loudly.

Red brick?Haven looked at this person.This guy lives up to his name, this guy is a weird guy, his face is as red as a cooked crab cover, his square face is like a brick, and he has a big beard on his chin, which looks a bit like Guan Gong; Straightforward man.

"Good name, Brick." Haiwen remembered this person, he was an upright person, so he also liked these outspoken men.

Haiwen said to him: "Words are empty and powerless, and actions are valuable. So I use actions to prove myself. So far, I have done two things, reorganized the guards, and built the Council Hall - these are not bad things, right Bar?"

Red Brick pouted and said, "It can't be called a good thing either."

"Then please give me some time." Haven kept smiling, "I'll let you see what a 'good thing' is. It's not my decision whether Haven Ambside has changed his ways, but what you say It’s up to you. Let’s use the facts to speak.”

He pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll keep an eye on you." He sat down and dipped in the soup to eat the bread.

"Others, hurry up and eat. There are still things to do in the afternoon." Hai Wen said to everyone.

The first lunch was not pleasant. Trust and loyalty cannot be obtained by relying on "dominant spirit" and a few copper coins.No one is a fool, and no one would believe that an unscrupulous judge would rectify his evil ways so quickly.But Haiwen still has a lot of time, he can prove himself with actions, and when the time comes, the suspicion of him will be self-defeating.

In the afternoon, he asked people to post notices at Crooked Neck Tree, announcing the crimes of the captain of the guard to the townspeople.Haiwen has learned media knowledge, and he knows how important it is to control public opinion—he has to publicize everything he does, and let the people supervise him, so that he can gradually accumulate word of mouth and restore his reputation.

On the other hand, he will continue to write propaganda newspapers, and he will intensify the contradictions between landlords and serfs, laying a solid foundation for future work.And he captured a detail: he was writing a propaganda paper, so that people can easily understand it, and also accompanied it with simple cartoons.Recently, he discovered that the "landlords" painted on these pictures had been artificially torn apart, and some of them were covered with mud—this proves from the side that the propaganda is effective.

After that, he waited for the banquet three days later-he invited all the landlords out, and planned to negotiate a business with these people.This is related to his subsequent land reform and the upgrading of the primary industry.

The sun is warm in the afternoon, and the sun makes people lazy; Haiwen sat at the table and felt sleepy for a while, so he thought about going outside for a walk.So he said hello to old Ramon and went out for a walk.The sun was shining brightly on the square of the Yizheng Hall, and the white ground reflected the sunlight, which was even dazzling.He rubbed his eyes and walked down the street.After walking for a few minutes, he saw a young man in a guard uniform practicing sword under a tree not far away.

He walked over out of curiosity, and when the man saw him coming, he stopped the belongings in his hands and said, "Mayor."

Oh, it's him.Haven thought, looking into his blue eyes.

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Chapter 35: Blue-eyed Fasnat

Chapter 35: Blue-eyed Fasnat

This person is the boy who said before: "It's an honor to guard the town".Hai Wen was impressed by him, firstly because he was very handsome and had a pair of beautiful blue eyes, secondly because he was the only energetic person in the guard, he was neatly dressed and his face was clean, The leather shoes are shiny.He must be a disciplined guy, he doesn't look like those decadent guys.

Haiwen asked him: "Are you practicing sword?"

"Yes, my lord." He held the sword in his hand.It was a fine iron sword with a cold light, much better than ordinary guard weapons, and it must have been purchased by the young man himself.Haiwen asked him: "Swordsman, what's your name? How old are you?"

"My lord, Fasnat is the son of Alan, the sheep knight. He is 15 years old this year."

He said sheep knight?Haven remembered the name.That was an honorary knight living in the suburbs east of Mustang Town. He defeated the three best swordsmen under the Baron Mustang in a row, so the baron canonized him as an honorary knight.Honorary knights can barely be considered nobles, but they have no property or fiefs, so there are many poor and destitute knights in Haiwen's memory.

The Sheep Rider is one of them.

Although the sheep knight is expensive as a knight, he really doesn't look like a knight.Since he had no fiefdom, he had to rely on working for others to make a living. He worked as a thug and mercenary for a while.He was good at it, and these jobs could help him earn some money, but then he quit the job and chose to herd sheep.People laughed at him, saying that he had never seen a knight herding sheep, and called him a "sheep knight".But he said: "It's better to herd sheep than to kill people. Mercenaries are no different from robbers."

The Sheep Knight was a Sheep Knight until his death, and he never regained the honor and glory of the past - that's all Hai Wen remembered about this person.

"Sheep Knight, I remember him." Haven said.

"Everyone remembers that it's a funny name," he said, "but my father said that a name is a name, whether it's honor or shame, it's a mark given to you by others, and you can't get rid of it if you want to. Get used to it." Speaking of this, the young man smiled, "He used to be proud of it, because 'Sheep Rider' means he has turned from evil to righteousness—not to mention his sheep are the best."

"Where did your sword come from?"

"It's my father's inheritance." The boy named Fasnat said, "He once used this sword to fight fierce demons, and he wanted me to become a warrior too."

Haven said, "You had a great father—did you follow his legacy?"

Fassnut raised his head and looked at Haven with deep blue eyes, "I don't know what to do. My father and I wandered to Mustang Town, and we... experienced many things..." He pondered , "I have been training myself, but I have also been confused; I joined the guard to protect the people, or to practice with robbers, and then it didn't happen at all. I haven't fought anyone so far...My lord, I I look forward to seeing you change all that."

Of course I'd change all that - Haven wanted to say that, but then he remembered what had happened at lunch.He realized that in the eyes of the people of Wild Horse Town, he was still the unscrupulous judge.So he asked, "Do you trust me?"

"I believe you."

"You believe me even though I have done many bad things before?"

"Because you have become different." His tone was serious and flat, with a maturity that contradicted his immature face, "Now you hold your head up high, walk vigorously, look confident and calm, and speak Sonorous and powerful. My lord, demeanor, gait, speech and manner, these things all reflect a person's personality. Even after training, they can't be changed in a short time. My father taught me these things, he told me, These details can often reflect the truest character of a person, and they are things engraved in the soul. So I think...you are not the former Judge Ambleside."

Haiwen was speechless for a while at what the monster boy said, and he was stunned, unable to speak.So the young man continued to say something that surprised him: "My father and I both believe in the fundamentalist ancient gods, and the great prophet wrote in the most primitive teachings that when the sun and the moon are fornicating, the most good soul will Come down on the extremely evil flesh, save you and me. I don’t know when the sun and the moon have been together, and I’m not sure if you are the person mentioned in the teachings. But since the great prophet said, then There is a slight possibility of this matter. My father came to settle in Mustang Town after listening to the guidance of the prophet. I think there is a reason for all of this. Lord Ambside, whether it is true or false, I will try to follow you. Because there is no other hope in Wild Horse Town other than you."

"I will not betray your trust, Fasnat." Haven said to him, "As for your speculation about me, I can't tell you the truth yet. But I would like to ask you not to tell more people about your thoughts , I don't want to cause trouble."

"I don't even bother to tell those people." The blue-eyed Fasnat said.

At this moment, Haiwen suddenly heard a commotion coming from a distance.He frowned and said, "I have to go and see, are you coming?"

"I'd love to escort you there," Fasnat said.

So they walked in that direction, and within a few steps, Haiwen realized that the voice was coming from the Crooked Neck Tree.At this time, a disheveled man ran towards him and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Honor! Go and have a look, someone is going to commit suicide at Crooked Neck Tree!"

A bad premonition arose in Hai Wen's heart, "Suicide? Who is it?"

"It's the captain of the guard and his mother-in-law! She's howling there, go and have a look!"

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Extra: Green Worshipers—The Past and Present of the Forest Wizards

Green Worshipers——The Past and Present of the Forest Wizards

①About the Forest Wizard

Forest wizards specifically refer to people who study tree elf civilization.

Through what the witch Geralta said in the previous article, we know that there are four lost ancient civilizations in this world.The tree elf civilization is the fourth, and it is also the civilization closest to modern times in time.

There are people who study these civilizations in the four principalities, swamps, rainforests, and tropical islands.Some form academic organizations, some form religions, and the wizards of the forest are one of them.The original purpose of this organization was to "explore the true meaning of nature" and "maintain the balance between man and nature".Later, due to disagreements among leaders and differences in research directions, this organization gradually split into liberalism and academicism (also called academicism or officialism).And within the faction, there are two directions: witches and wizards.In addition, there are some druids who are outside the two schools.

②About the history of the forest wizard:

Since the civilization of the tree elves is the closest to modern times, the various relics are the best preserved, so compared with other schools of ancient civilizations, the forest wizards were initiated earlier and on a larger scale.However, it is impossible to test how long the forest wizard has. The academics generally believe that it has a history of about 400 years, while the liberals believe that the time is from 100 to 2000, and their internal opinions are not unified.But most scholars agree with the 400-year-old claim.

Referring to the academic classics, the forest wizard was founded in the southern rainforest 400 years ago. It is said that an unnamed mother went to the mountains to find medicine to cure her son, and happened to discover the relics of the tree elves; she spent three years studying the relics in the relics. Knowledge, and finally cured his son's chronic illness, and he himself became the world's first "forest witch".Later, forest wizards of all schools respected her as "Master Witch Mother", "Grandma Wu Grandma" or "Mother of Green Witch".

But the person who really carried forward the forest wizard was not the unnamed mother, but the recognized founder of the three schools, including: the witch of truth—Maria Mafa Macent, the witch of white feather—Sera Mann Rosie and the wizard godfather - Ildira.

Witch Maria later became the leader of the liberal faction, and led the liberal faction to move far to the north, where they took root and spread their branches and leaves; while the Witch White Feather became the founder of the academic faction, became the first Marquis of the Southern Principality, and established Sun, Moon and Haoying, the magnificent holy place for academic witches; although the last godfather of wizards does not accept disciples, he has the highest academic achievements. A must-read book; and some wizards have established a mysterious and powerful druid school by virtue of the half-finished work "The Root of Everything" before his death.

③About Forest Wizard Liberals

Liberals advocate the simple fusion of man and nature.Most of them have been exploring the origin of the tree elves for the purpose of learning. The reason why they study and research is to seek the correct way of symbiosis between man and nature.

Most of the liberal forest wizards live alone in the forest. They have some mysterious means of communication with each other, but they do not form an organization.These people study different things, some live in the forest to explore the mysteries of trees, some learn about swamps and shrubs in the wetlands, some study various edible fruits, and some study deadly poisons... Most of them are free Pai shamans do not have a systematic way of learning, they just learn by themselves with interest.

Next, we will introduce forest wizards in five parts, namely liberal witches, liberal wizards; academic witches, academic wizards, and mysterious druids.

④Witches in Liberalism:

Among the forest wizards, witches accounted for the majority, among which liberal witches were the most numerous.Some of them wore dark green robes and dressed mysteriously, and some of them wore the same clothes as ordinary people, except that they carried vanilla medicine bags on their bodies to show their identity.

Some liberal witches are self-taught (such as Gelieta), and some become witches under the guidance of their masters, but the latter often gradually become academic witches.The master-student relationship among liberal witches is very weak. The master only imparts basic knowledge and learning methods to the apprentices, and the rest must be understood by the students themselves.This has led to uneven levels of liberal forest witches. Unscrupulous witches and liars are undoubtedly, but there are some extremely talented witches who can comprehend unique skills through free learning methods—for example, scaring pigeons by killing chickens. .

However, most witches have some basic abilities, such as: identifying various creatures, configuring potions, talking to certain animals, survival skills in the wilderness, some basic geographical knowledge, the ability to endure loneliness, the ability to entertain themselves, speaking The ability of dirty jokes.

Liberal witches are often independent in their thinking and can do all kinds of unimaginable things.Such as running naked in the jungle, eating mushrooms, playing hop goat with goats and playing the goat yourself.This makes them very weird to the outside world, so they are often rejected by ordinary people.And because the liberals' self-respecting behavior discredited the group of forest witches in a sense, the academics also sneered at them.

Liberal forest witches also have different views on marriage, family and children. Some choose to die alone, while others live with animals; others believe in fate, and once they meet the one they love, they will have a vigorous marriage. in love.The objects of their love are also different, they can be the opposite sex or the same sex, people or animals, even plants or even a mysterious rock, a meandering stream...all of these can become their future love objects. The object of the body.Legend has it that forest witches with powerful magic can break reproductive isolation and use wombs to breed offspring for other animals in order to sublimate their love—of course, this has also become one of the reasons why liberal forest witches are discriminated against.

But no liberal witch would marry, have children, and run a family like ordinary women.

Most liberal forest witches are very emotional people. They may keep their promises to others, but they often can't last a few minutes for their own decisions.They are free and at ease, and their temperament is similar to that of rangers.

Liberal witches have different understandings of life. Some witches focus on health preservation. These people can even extend their lifespan to hundreds of years and maintain a high quality of life. The longest-lived liberal forest witch is known He is the apprentice of "Witch of Truth" Maria Mafa Macent - "Samsung Witch" Dadaras.She is three hundred years old and still healthy, and is one of the spiritual leaders of the liberal witches.

But there are also some witches who have a very indifferent view of life. They think that death is just the reincarnation of the elements, and returning to the soil is the best destination for human beings. Therefore, they will not deliberately maintain their health and let everything go with the flow. After death, they will become the fertilizer of the forest. Live here for the rest of your life.

This is the end of this issue of "Green Worshipers-The Past and Present Life of Forest Wizards". As the progress of the plot is updated, more episodes will be released in due course.And the future extra chapters will not be limited to setting, but will also write some stories that appear in the book, such as legends and history, poems spoken by bards, and folk tales, etc.

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ps2: From this month, it will be updated twice a day, and the update time will be changed to daytime.