Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Treants?He squinted and looked over, and saw that the thing was walking very slowly, but every step was firm and powerful, and its dull footsteps sounded from the ground, like a castle slowly advancing.

The voice seemed close to the ears before, but it was actually far away—it walked hundreds of steps before coming to people.Haiwen suspected that the other party had used some kind of magic such as "Thousand-mile Voice Transmission".

It was a huge puppet more than four meters high.Its face is carved, with a pointed nose and square mouth; it has the skin of an oak tree, with many branches, leaves, and buds covered with moss; its head has a crown like antlers, just like the one that Haven saw before. Like an old man who worships tree gods.However, the most amazing thing is that it is also carrying a huge and incomparable box, and a humanoid creature is standing on the box.

The reason why it is called a humanoid is that it does not really look human at first glance.He was wearing a plain white long dress, and he was white from head to toe; his skin was also white, his hair was also white, and there was no extra color spot on his body.But its facial features are very delicate, its figure is well-proportioned, and its figure is elegant-it stands on top of the wooden box of a huge tree man like a work of art that it forgot to paint.

Haven asked, "Are you?"

"Beast God," said the white creature.

"Tree God." The tree man made a voice lower than the roots of the tree.

"Then I'm the Pigeon God." At this moment, Gerrit suddenly said, she straightened her face, pointed at the two guys and said, "Don't play tricks on me! Mr. Druid! And you...you Is it... what is it?"

Wings sprouted from the back of the pure white druid, and slowly flew down the tree man's body.The wings disappeared the moment it landed, leaving only a few white feathers floating in the air. "I'm not sir, I don't have a gender." He—He said, "I answer your call only for the friendship between the druid ancestors and the liberal witches."

Gerrit shrugged and smiled, "So you're not a beast god, are you?"

"You're not a pigeon god." The white druid was expressionless, "but I admit that you train pigeons well." Hearing this, Gerrit's pigeons cooed excitedly.

At this moment the druid approached the leader of the bandits, and spoke to him in the tongue of the south.After they talked a few words, the bandit leader came over and chatted with Haiwen.Violet translated: "My lord, he said that the beast god and the tree god allowed us to pass. He also said that he hopes you will fulfill the agreement."

Haiwen nodded and said, "Tell them, try to avoid killing them, and I will come back to them later."

Violet conveyed Hai Wen's words truthfully, and then the bandit leader bowed to Hai Wen and left with the people.Immediately, the druid beckoned and let the animals disperse.

But the orc stayed, and he said to the white druid, "Sean, you can't do this!"

Druid said: "Why can't I do this? This dispute is meaningless." He turned to the big tree, "Right, 0032?"

The tree man named "0032" nodded slightly, shaking off a lot of dirt and dust.

The orc roared, "Nothing means anything to you!"

"No, everything in nature is meaningful. If you capture a fierce demon today to eat, then I will never stop you, but you are only doing it for hatred and gaining power. This obviously does not conform to the laws of nature—yes Right, 0032?"

0032 nodded again, and there was a sound of wood rubbing in the joints.

At this time, the smiling cat said: "Besides, you have already lost! Demon hunter, what else do you want? Do you have to keep your life here?"

Angry white steam came out of the orc's nostrils. He looked at the people here and said, "It's not over, you hornless people!" Then he turned and left.After the Druid saw him leave, he nodded with Gerrit and said, "In this case, our agreement is over, Forest Witch, what are your plans next?"

"I really want to ask you, the tree god and the beast god." Gerrit circled around them, "What are you doing here? Is there anything worth studying here?"

Sean and 0032 looked at each other, and said: "There is an ancient force of nature here. Countless lives died here, deposited, and turned into a pitch-black substance—I'm trying to absorb the power here."

Hearing this, Haiwen suddenly felt excited, and asked, "A pitch-black substance? Is it something that grows in the mountains or underground, and can be ignited after being dug out? Let me just say it, is it a coal mine?"

"I don't know what coal mine you are talking about, my lord. But this substance is indeed combustible." He said as he took out a black coal from the tree man's big box, "this is it."

Haiwen took it over and took a look, thinking to himself: This druid is a coal boss.

Chapter 130 Four: Coal Mine

Chapter 130 Four: Coal Mine

Haiwen asked him, "How do you save these dead souls?"

Druid said: "I burn them and stick the runes on the furnace, so that the natural energy can be transmitted to me and 0032 through the runes. I need these powers to control nature, and 0032 needs it more Life support—is that right, 0032?"

0032 nodded, and knocked his head on the branch beside him, but he didn't care.

Oh, this tree man burns coal.Hai Wen knew it in his mind, and he said, "Can the two of you leave a contact information for me?"

"contact details?"

"Yes." Haiwen called a pigeon over, "We will use pigeons to communicate in the future, and I will write to you. I'm afraid I have something important to discuss with you in the future."

"Talk about what?"

"Talk about business."

Sean and 0032 looked at each other and said, "We are not businessmen, and I have no desire for money."

"But you can do business, my friend. This is a mutually beneficial business. I can help you extract the power of nature more efficiently, and you can help me make money. After making money, I can fulfill my promise to those slaves , and then the robbers will disappear from here. In short, this is a business that benefits all three parties, and there are no disadvantages."

The druid looked at 0032 and asked: "He said that the three parties benefit and there are no disadvantages—is that right, 0032?"

0032 fell into deep thought.

"I'll wait for 0032 to make up his mind," he said.

Haiwen looked at the man who was thinking like a big tree taking root, and asked, "How long will it take?"

"I'm not sure, maybe a few seconds, or maybe a year or so - you know, tree people's concept of time is different from ours." As he said, he ticked his fingers towards Gerrit's pigeon, and the pigeon stopped at his On the arm, "I'll leave my contact information first, and we'll talk about it later--now I'll send you away first." He whispered a few words to the pigeon, and the pigeon replied with a coo.

So Haiwen and the others left the forest under the protection of the druids and the animals. They had nothing to say along the way. About two days later, they arrived at the first town in the Bear Mountain Territory.Along the way, they were just like savages, ragged and disheveled.So when they first entered the town, the guards came out to stop them. Haiwen showed his ID and spent a few more money to get it done.

After that, everyone stayed in the hotel, and then replenished on the spot.Haven had a decent dinner, and then took a comfortable bath.At about eight o'clock in the evening, the cadres took care of their own affairs, and then gathered around his room for a meeting.

First of all, the butler complained to him: "My lord, we are out of money again! If we add up the money now, it is estimated that we can last for seven or eight days. If there is no place to stay at the Earl of Bear Mountain, then we will have nothing to do this winter." Frozen to death on the streets."

Haven nodded and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

The housekeeper smiled grimly, and said, "I think being a bandit is good! Let's open a village next to the gang of bandits before, and then..."

"Come on!" Haiwen waved his hand, "What about the others? Do you have any ideas for making money?"

Everyone looks at me and I look at you, but there is no answer.After holding back for a long time, the little hammer said: "I can organize craftsmen to open a shop. We have carpenters, stonemasons and blacksmiths, and others are apprentices. This is barely a way to eat."

"But we have no money to open a store!" King Kong said.

The smiling cat said: "I'll borrow it for you, Earl Xiongshan has my acquaintances."

Laya went on to say: "The White Clothes Society should have a church in the Earl's territory, and others can live there with me."

Haiwen nodded and said: "That's it, Mr. Cat, you take Little Hammer and King Kong to open the shop; Laya, take everyone to find a place to stay; little Ramon, Fass Nat, you two follow me, let's go to the wise man Tang Deen, only with his recommendation can we find the earl."

After the meeting, he left his family behind.He asked Isrit, "Isrit, are you following me, or going to church with Laya?"

"I..." Her face was happy at first, but then turned dark, "I'm going to take Mirsalu to the church. I'm tired of traveling all the way. We need to find a place to stay and let Hyacinth accompany you."

Haven saw that her expression was not quite right—in fact, Estherite had always been worried since she left Mustang Land.The haze at the beginning has long since dissipated. Hyacinth and Violet, who had been crying with each other before, regained their spirits. The housekeeper who was frowning all day could occasionally smile, but Estherite seemed to have forgotten how to laugh.

Isrit has always been a strong girl, and she shouldn't be.

"Isrit, what happened?" Haven asked her.

"Huh?" Isrit showed a look of panic, "No... Look, haven't we been together all the time? If there is something, you will know."

She was so anxious to explain, as if she was afraid that I would know something.Haiwen thought to himself, but what she said is right, she hasn't left my eyes these days, so there is something I should know.

"I see that you are not in good spirits recently, and I am very worried about you." Haiwen said.

Estelle shook her head and said, "I'm fine."

Then Hyacinth also came over and said, "My lord, Madam is just too tired. I'll be with her every day, so it's fine."

"Yeah." Haven nodded slowly, but he always felt that Esriette was hiding something from him.

Haven wanted to start tomorrow morning, but everyone was too tired, so he gave people an extra day off.They set off on the morning of the third day. Laya and Smiley Cat took people to the Grizzly City of the Earl of Bear Mountain, while Hai Wen took everyone to "Ah Paul? p>

They traveled eastward all the way, and arrived at "Black Pine Manor" about the next afternoon.As the name suggests, the mountain behind the Black Pine Manor is covered with tall black pine trees, and a small stream flows slowly from the mountain, nourishing the crops below the mountain; at first glance, the mountains are black and the water is white, like an ink painting.

The manor below is a four-room farm, clean and spacious, where the serfs are working hard, plowing the ground and composting.When Haiwen came to the gate of the manor, he saw an old man sitting on the steps in front of the gate.This old man with gray hair, wearing an old cotton-padded jacket, and worn-out straw sandals, is sitting on the steps basking in the sun; he has a large bag of pine nuts on his left, and a big cigarette pot on his right, eating a pine nut and smoking a cigarette, very comfortable.

Hai Wen stepped forward to salute, and said, "Please inform your master that someone is asking to see you."

The old man rolled his eyelids, took a sip of his pipe, and said, "What's your name? What do you do?"

"Here is Haven? Ambleside, please see Lord Tang Deen. Please Lord Tang Deen introduce me to the Earl." Hai Wen said and took out old Ramon's medicine bag, "This is a token of his apprentice Ramon."

The old man glanced at the thing and said, "Oh, then don't go in, just talk here!"

"what?"

"What 'what'? I'll let you say it right here."

"But I...I want to see the wise man Tang De'en, please give me..."

"I'm Tang De'en!" The old man knocked the pipe and pot on the ground, and there was a white seal on the steps, "Everyone, what can you do?"

Chapter 130 Five: The Wise Tang Deen

Chapter 130 Five: The Wise Tang Deen

Aren't you the concierge?Haven thought to himself.

"you really?"

"It's true." The old man peeled a pine nut and put it in his mouth.

From this point of view, this Tang Deen is really a weirdo.Haiwen thought that such a respectable old man should be sitting at home, served by seven or eight servants; not to mention wearing gold and silver, there should always be some antique calligraphy and paintings or rare treasures.Or you can sit in the study, put on glasses and hold a book, like a learned man...

Anyway, he shouldn't be a bad old man.

But after thinking about it, if it was an ordinary janitor, he wouldn't dare to sit at the front door with such a big thorn, and cigarette pouches are rare goods in the bay area. If he can smoke, his status must be extraordinary.

Two other people came with Hai Wen, Fasnat and Hyacinth.At this time, Hyacinth asked curiously: "Are you really a Grand Scholar? Why is the Grand Scholar so sloppy, like a beggar?"

Hyacinth was outspoken, and he asked as soon as he asked.The old man rolled his eyes and asked, "Why do you think the wise man Tang De'en is called a 'wise man'?"

Hyacinth said: "Because he is smart."

"Is this man smart in brain? Or smart in clothes?"

"Of course it's smart."

"That's right!" the old man laughed, "so what clothes do I wear and what I do have anything to do with whether I am a wise man or not? The clothes are soft and fit well, so I wear them; the shoes fit my feet well, so I I just put it on; the sunny place is very comfortable, so I lay down; the pine nuts are delicious, so I ate them—do you want to eat them?" He said, grabbing a handful of pine nuts for Hyacinth.The little girl held the pine nuts in both hands, and quickly thanked the old man.She peeled one away with her fingernails and tasted it, and found that it was really delicious, and then quickly peeled another one for Haiwen, asking him to taste it too.

At this time, the old man said, "You bought this girl?"

Haiwen replied: "No, she is my fiancee, we have a marriage contract."

"Marriage needs to be of the same family, even if it is a small family - your family agrees with you to marry a slave as a wife?"

Haiwen asked, "Am I getting married or my parents?"

"Of course you are married."

"Then I'm happy with it?" Hai Wen smiled, "I love her, and she loves me, and we'll get married, no matter what others say? Don't you, Master?"

"Yes, well said." The old man stood up from the steps, brushed off the dirt on his body, and then straightened up.It was only then that Haiwen realized that the old man's body was very strong, his waist was straight, and his face was flushed. "The three of you please sit in the humble house." He led the way and walked into the house.

There are not many domestic servants in Master Tang Deen's house, most of them are his students.Therefore, most of the people who come and go are wearing bachelors, wearing glasses or holding books.If anyone in this house is the least like a bachelor, it is probably Tang Deen himself.

Just like this old bachelor who lives a simple life, although his house is large, there are no luxurious decorations.The old wooden floor creaked with footsteps, and there was no glass in the corridor window, just a small stone window.But the house is very clean, obviously someone is cleaning it diligently.Hyacinth found a bouquet of hyacinths on the potted plants in the corridor, she pointed to the flower excitedly and said, "My lord, look, it's me!" Then she couldn't stop laughing to herself.

Tang De'en led them to a study and sat down. A little book boy made scented tea to drink.Hyacinth was horrified to find a hyacinth in her cup, "My lord, I was boiled!" she said. (Note: Hyacinth in reality cannot be used as scented tea, it is slightly poisonous; this kind of tea in the novel has been specially processed, and the variety of flowers is also different from reality. Please note.)

Haiwen took a sip and found it sweet and delicious, then he suddenly thought: Isn't there no tea in this world?how……

"This is a specialty of Black Pine Manor, but it tastes strange, and I'm the only one who likes to drink it." Tang De'en said while holding the scented tea, "How is it?"

"Sweet and delicious, I like it too." Haiwen said and took another sip.It seems that Master Tang Deen created this thing himself, and tea beverages have not become popular—the business in his mind has turned again.

After drinking tea, Master Tang Deen asked him: "Now tell me, Mr. Ambleside, where are you from? Why did you let the Earl see you? Also, what is the relationship between Ramon and you?"

These things were hard to describe, so Hai Wen could only tell the old man slowly.He talked about all kinds of things since he became the mayor of Mustang Town until now, and also talked about his current difficulties and future plans.Tang De'en nodded silently after hearing this, and said: "So you are indeed a talented person. I have heard about the incident in Mustang Town. At the beginning, I thought that something would happen sooner or later if you did this, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon."

"I think so too, Master."

"For the sake of my student, I will recommend you. But whether the Earl will appreciate you or not depends on your own ability. To tell you the truth, the Earl of Bear Mountain is very distressed."

Hai Wen became interested and asked, "What is the difficulty of the Earl?"

"There are a lot of big and small things, but the most important thing is the lack of money. The count owes a lot of debt and is worrying now. If you have the ability to change money, then he will be very happy."

Coincidentally, I do have it. "Then let me try. Master, please write as soon as possible, I am short of time."

Tang De'en waved his hand and said, "There's no need to write a letter, I'll go with you. I haven't seen Mani for many years. When he was young, I taught him how to read and write, and taught him how to be a qualified noble... Heh, now That's good! Throw everything I taught into the Black Sea!" He shouted outside, "Rachel! Pack your bags, we're going on a long journey!"

Then a young girl with hazel hair came out, "Tang Deen, where are we going? Shall I follow?"

"Of course you have to follow! I have to introduce you to the count."

"Oh, good!" After finishing speaking, the girl went to pack her luggage excitedly.Hearing that she called Master Tang De'en by his first name, Hai Wen asked, "Is this Ling Qianjin?"

"Ah? This is my wife!" The old man straightened his neck and looked very proud.