"Is there anything else we need to discuss today?"
After talking for a long time, Lin Ke finally had a chance to take a couple more bites of the milkberry.
He had to admit, this milkberry, which tasted like milk-baked coconut bread crumbs, was not only nutritious but also quite tasty.
It had to be introduced to Great Wilderness City!
"Buck, that should cover today’s topics, aside from two matters: first, you need to check the milkberry farm outside Blue Light Celestial City, and second, the store selling the items from outside visitors that you mentioned."
Andor, who acted like a secretary, reported to Lin Ke and provocatively glanced at the young knight, White Light.
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They were still young and highly adaptable; Lin Ke planned to nurture them well.
"And also, Buck, the training of the knights needs your watchful eyes!" White Light raised his hand and said.
The young have a drive, a competitiveness.
"Alright, I’ll first take a look at the fields outside," Lin Ke smiled, "next, I’ll see how to set up the store, and in the afternoon, I’ll train with the knights..."
As he spoke, Lin Ke paused, glancing at the others, "If you have time, join the training too. I don’t want you to be weak and in need of protection."
The wild mages like the Crazy Woman and the gloomy man were alright, as their years of life-and-death struggle made them formidable enough, but they still couldn’t compare to professional fighters.
As for Andor’s teacher, Lady Yongge, and the like, they were too weak physically—one sword could do them in.
"Lord Buck, I think I should be excused," Andor’s teacher changed his tone, "These old bones of mine..."
"Lady Yongge, what do you think romance is?" Lin Ke interrupted Andor’s teacher, turning to Lady Yongge.
Lady Yongge was momentarily stunned.
"Romance is strength!" the Crazy Woman cheered, "Just like Lord Buck!"
Lin Ke laughed and shook his head, "A woman’s romance is the breeze, the sunset, the faint afterglow, the smoke and lights of a homeward evening."
Lady Yongge and the Crazy Woman both nodded at these words.
Indeed, that was truly beautiful.
But did it seem less romantic than strength?
Inwardly, Lin Ke was speechless. One was an old manipulator who hid her strength until she’d reached the eleventh level for the sake of power, and the other was a wild mage only concerned with power.
What do these two know about women?
Lin Ke turned his gaze to the armored youths, "I believe a woman’s romance doesn’t suit us. What do you think a man’s romance is?"
Without waiting for them to answer, Lin Ke continued, "A man’s romance is the hurricane, the scorching sun, the thunder that shatters the darkness, and the oar that breaks through waves! It’s the clash of blades, the baptism of blood and fire!"
Lin Ke’s words made White Light and the mage Andor’s eyes light up simultaneously.
Even Andor’s teacher and the gloomy man were slightly moved.
"These old bones of mine are still quite sturdy," Andor’s teacher coughed lightly, deciding to move a bit later to avoid his pupils’ contempt.
The gloomy man was also reconsidering; he’d always relied on intrigue, which seemed a bit too dark.
He mused: No wonder he wanted to follow Lord Buck after meeting him; initially, he thought Lord Buck was a mastermind, but now he saw he was a real man!
"No! This is my romance too; I’m not going to be a woman anymore!" The Crazy Woman’s eyes widened, "I want to be the hurricane, the scorching sun, the oar shattering waves!"
"I don’t want to be that kind of weak woman either," Lady Yongge spoke coldly to Lin Ke, "Who says women have to like those boring things?"
Even with Lin Ke’s disposition, he was momentarily taken aback and quickly called the two boys to leave.
Before they ended up with an inter-dimensional boxing champion, that would be trouble.
Once outside, walking along the street, surrounded by bustling crowds, it was lively.
"In which direction is the bookstore?" Lin Ke asked Andor.
"We’re just going to pass by it on our way to the fields," Andor replied, "Today’s the day we’re starting to sell Notre-Dame Cathedral."
"Oh?" Lin Ke nodded, noticing some of the passersby were already holding copies of Notre-Dame Cathedral in their hands.
Although not many, Faser’s literacy rate wasn’t as high as Naseng.
"Have the storytellers been arranged?" Lin Ke asked again.
To address this, Lin Ke arranged for storytellers to take turns narrating the book daily, to let more people know this story.
On the surface, Notre-Dame Cathedral is about the beauty of human nature, but Lin Ke had slipped in his agenda, as the archbishop in the book was a villain.
"Arranged," Andor replied, "Many civilians and wild mages are grateful to Buck for this decision."
"Hmm, that’s not important. Additionally, expedite the school construction, including the military academy," Lin Ke, while strolling, also discussed various matters with them.
Gradually, they arrived at a special Faser Tower.
This Faser Tower was rather low but spacious.
Outside, some servants were lining up to buy books.
Although Lin Ke enforced equality on the surface, many mages who controlled means of production still held higher positions.
If the role of servants were abolished, they might starve to death.
So, for now, the status quo was maintained.
"Military academy and school construction aren’t difficult... but we lack manpower," Andor was a bit embarrassed, "Our slaves from the Flame Demon Sect are no longer enough."
"Let mages build it; their magic is well-suited for it," Lin Ke squinted his eyes, "But this isn’t urgent, let’s hold off a bit, and in a few days, let Lady Yongge and them join us to build it ourselves."
Nasen has [Architects], but mages can do it too, with various earth, stone, wood, and water magic.
By then, they had arrived at the bookstore.
Someone standing on another Faser Tower next to the bookstore, a man was speaking to those below through a loudspeaker:
"The Vice Archbishop Claude appears decent, with an agreeable appearance..."
It seemed he was narrating the story of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
"Wow! An Archbishop!"
"Idiot, it’s Vice Archbishop!"
"Too bad we don’t have a temple anymore. I heard that having faith in a god felt amazing!"
A few young children were listening to the storyteller by the roadside.
Hearing this, Lin Ke squinted his eyes.
Andor and White Light exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.
"Looks like some people are still not resigned..."