The madwoman paused for a moment, then said, "Additionally, that lord is very interested in our milkberries."
"Oh? Milkberries? What do they want to do with them?" Lin Ke gave a slight puzzled sound, knowingly asking, "Could it be that milkberries have some special effect that we haven’t discovered?"
"I don’t know either..." The madwoman shook her head, then sighed with longing, "That lord also said that you can freely publish his ’Notre-Dame Cathedral’, and also, as long as we provide enough iron ore, we can purchase enchanted weapons from them at a low price."
Speaking of enchanted weapons, the madwoman’s gaze became much more serious: "Buck’s compatriot, those enchanted weapons include not only magic staffs, but also many swords, armor, and mage robes, which can maximize our power!"
"That’s right." Lady Yongge also chimed in, "I’ve tried their mage robes, they can increase my elemental absorption efficiency by ten percent!"
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"They also said they can help us train knights, but that’s at an additional cost." The madwoman added, "I had a bout with one of their knights... and lost."
The madwoman actually lost!
The crowd was once again taken aback upon seeing Lin Ke’s expression.
Andor’s teacher knew that for a young mage like Lin Ke, although powerful, it would be hard to accept such a fact.
A mage actually couldn’t defeat a knight, who is only supposed to be a servant?!
He too was quite shocked to hear this news yesterday.
As an aged old mage, Andor’s teacher now knew it was his time to step up.
So he shifted his body, cleared his throat, and tried to speak in a mature and husky voice, "Haha, Master Buck, you should know..."
"Then train them! Train as many as possible!" At this moment, Lin Ke’s eyes flashed with brilliance, "It doesn’t matter if it’s fire magic or water magic, as long as it can attack the enemy, it is good magic!"
Then he looked at Andor’s teacher: "Hmm? What’s the matter?"
"Cough, cough, nothing." Andor’s teacher didn’t expect their backbone, Buck’s compatriot, to be so accepting: "I just think your suggestion is great, um, very great."
"But..." The sinister man now had hesitation in his eyes, looking at Lin Ke: "Buck’s compatriot, if the knights become more and more powerful, then what about us..."
His meaning was clear.
If the knights became more powerful, then what would a few mages amount to?
There’s even the possibility that some ill-intentioned knights might "usurp" power.
"No, we cannot imagine our people with the worst intentions... Of course, we can’t be too naive either, our people naturally know what’s good and bad, what we must do is prevent them from being manipulated and incited."
Lin Ke raised his hand and said, "Do not deceive our people, tell them the truth of this world, tell them the significance of our existence, tell them everything there is to know... the people will choose their own road and answers through history and learning."
How strong are the people?
They do not know, the Faser People do not know, even the Naseng People do not know.
In a previous life, even a child of an ordinary civilian, farmer, or even beggar had the opportunity to receive education.
Whether in the most luxurious villa of a city, or under the dim starlight in the deep mountains, they might all read the same book, and the exam papers might be nationwide one, nationwide two.
What was taught in the past life?
From astronomy and geography to physics and chemistry, with history and politics in between.
They even taught dragon slaying magic!
The land of flower house openly put everything they could teach in the textbooks.
If you wanted to learn, you could, and though it might not mean you could directly go to top universities like Tsinghua and Peking, the likes of 985 were certainly possible.
Lin Ke had many classmates in a past life who came from rural families, became doctors, passed civil service exams, became leaders, turned their lives around, and then benefited their hometowns.
And what about other places?
Only capital and nobility could learn the most elite knowledge, others were "unable to breathe," relegated to ordinary schools.
Other places guarded against their own people, fearing their rule would be overthrown.
The land of flower house showcased everything transparently to its people, earning their love.
No need to tell the people what kind of person they need to become, just lay the truth in front of them, at the choice moment, the people will naturally make the appropriate choices.
This is the grand path of the flower house!
With such a grand path, anyone with a brain knows what choices to make!
And what Lin Ke needs to do now is just that.
Aside from his identity as Buck, all other decisions are left to the people of Faser to make.
Trade with the Naseng People?
Promote knights to management positions?
Bloodline first? Birth first? Magic ability first? Strength first? Or, like the flower house, ability first?
All is left for the people of Faser to choose, and the role of "Buck" is merely to guide.
Tell them what results each path leads to.
"This might..." Andor’s teacher, who didn’t have the experience of being a wild mage, was not sure seems quite uncertain, having grown up in a mage family.
"Master Buck..." The sinister man was also hesitant, as a wild mage himself, he naturally knew that if given a chance, wild mages would definitely scramble to rise up.
"I understand your concern... Of course, that’s for later, before the people have the appropriate morals and character, we must not proceed this way." Lin Ke nodded as well, overall, education is paramount, it must be handled with care.
However, right now, training knights is indeed effective.
In Faser, a mage might be accompanied by dozens of knights, hundreds of retinues, and countless slaves.
All these people fight for the mage, but under such a relationship, a lot of human resources are wasted.
So, this power must be utilized well by Lin Ke.
"As for the iron ore you mentioned earlier... I remember that to the east, the Karst Ridge seems to be rich in iron ore."
Lin Ke turned, examining the map, then pointed to a central-right location.
There was a series of ridges and a small lollipop-shaped icon.
Karst Ridge, Beifeng Giant City!
The crowd’s gaze sharpened.
At this time, it should be occupied by those powerful, god-like intruders with rat heads and human bodies.
And these rat-headed people are said to have enmity with their neighbors, the Great Wilderness lord.
"Good choice!" Lady Yongge softly praised.
The others also deeply agreed.
Waging war on Beifeng Giant City could perfectly leverage their neighbor’s strength.
After taking it down, not only would they rescue the Faser compatriots from dire straits, but also acquire the iron ore veins in the Karst Ridge to trade with neighbors and enhance their own power!