Chapter 046 Lord Election 2
Many people around them felt a poke in their sore spots, their lips curling slightly in sadness. The gap in talent and ability between them and others made them feel inferior.
The instigator, Otto Hunt, curled up the corners of his lips, enjoying the fun.
Lidya Su lowered her head slightly and frowned uncomfortably.
Just as Kedero was about to draw his sword in anger, Lin Muqiu stopped him. He stood up and looked Otto Hunter in the face. "Since you're coming for me, there's no point in irritating others with these words. Even though the light of a firefly can't compete with the sun and the moon, it's still light, no matter how small, isn't it?"
Otto Hunter looked into her eyes and raised his head proudly. "You're finally angry."
"Ah, that's not necessary. I'm mainly worried about you affecting my business." Lin Muqiu turned and patted the head of the distraught Su Li beside him. "Your endurance is very good, so you're suitable for mining, forging, iron smelting, and sewing. Every profession has its own meaning, and there's no distinction between superior and inferior."
These words struck a chord with everyone. In the magical world, magic is respected, and few people would talk about equality among professions.
The most important thing is that these words were actually spoken by a wizard, which is simply unbelievable.
Kedero looked at her and felt that he had not made a mistake.
Hearing this, Otto Hunter snorted coldly, took out his staff, raised it high, and looked down upon the crowd. "Of course, there are distinctions between professions. A proud magician is far more powerful and useful than a lowly forger. Instead of deceiving yourself, it's better to recognize the situation and seek support from the world's most powerful magician, like me."
After saying that, he still felt it was not enough, and glanced at Lin Muqiu coldly, "Anyone can achieve something through hard work."
Is Lin Muqiu a fool? Instead of speaking up for himself, he talks about professional equality! Thinking of this, a nameless anger spread in his lungs. He had already used all his skills, but his opponent remained indifferent. He had never suffered such anger before.
Lin Muqiu laughed and said, "Then why are you waving a magic wand around every day? Isn't this made by a blacksmith?"
Otto Hunt: "...It's called a staff!"
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Kedero's lips.
This man is really interesting. He covets the position of his small town, but shows arrogance everywhere. He wants to be the lord and be high and mighty. He is worthy of being the son of a duke.
Lin Muqiu shouted, attracting everyone's attention: "Everyone has rented weapons recently, and has greatly tapped into the potential of their talents. So, everyone, think about it, aren't blacksmiths important and worthy of our respect and admiration?"
Everyone fell into deep thought, some wondering if they should seek other avenues if they were not so talented.
Although professions such as blacksmiths have a lower status in the entire continent, it does not mean that this way out is bad. After all, they live in a small town.
Lin Muqiu continued, "Just because you're not talented, does that mean you should just lament and give up all effort? Do you expect to unleash your talents and become useful, or do you expect to gain something for nothing?"
After hearing this, the originally sad townspeople silently clenched their hands and began to plan their careers again.
Some people also let out a long sigh and decided to check their qualifications. It’s good to have talent, but it’s okay if you don’t have talent. You can just live your life as usual!
Hearing the situation becoming increasingly unsettled, Otto Hunter gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Muqiu! You're clearly trying to confuse the audience! You're trying to dangle this rotten carrot around on everyone. Those without talent will just waste their time listening to it. What's the point?"
Lin Muqiu watched him slowly approach until their eyes were level. "Who on earth is trying to confuse us? Anyone can learn to be a blacksmith, so why are there only a mere 0.2% of blacksmiths? Everyone knows that the first lesson of a blacksmith is to repeatedly hammer the same piece of fine iron, allowing it to be refined and stretched until it reaches purple or even orange equipment. But how many people in the world have achieved the state of 'remaining strong despite countless blows, regardless of the wind'? Why aren't endurance and resilience a natural gift?!"
"This..." Cold sweat kept dripping from Otto Hunter's temples.
He didn't know how to answer.
Lin Muqiu spoke word by word, "Some talents are not directly displayed in the system."
Su Li looked at Lin Muqiu who was arguing loudly for her, and her eyes gradually became moist.
In fact, when she saw Lin Muqiu frowning, she guessed that she was not talented, but it was a pleasant surprise that Lin Muqiu could speak for her.
Trust is priceless, and she will never let Lin Muqiu down.
She raised her head, her tears reflecting a crystal-clear light. "I've decided. I want to be a blacksmith! I want to create the best weapons for this town!"
Lin Muqiu squatted down and smiled at her, his eyes level with hers. "Okay, remember to give me a 20% discount if you help me repair my weapons."
"good!"
Otto Hunter opened his mouth and saw that there was another long queue at the qualification testing store. He felt that Lin Muqiu had some talent for brainwashing.
So all his efforts ended up making things difficult for Lin Muqiu, right?
Outrageous, too outrageous!
He held it in for a long time before finally saying, "Don't talk about anything else. If a little girl like her can forge purple fine iron, I'll wash my hair while standing upside down!"
"Then give it a try." Su Li raised her head and took the sledgehammer and pig iron handed to her by the mayor. Her tone was full of determination. "I will become the best blacksmith on this continent."
After saying that, she strode towards the iron smelting shop. Everyone was stunned, and many onlookers followed her silently.
Soon after, the sound of clanging hammering could be heard. The first lesson for a blacksmith is to hammer away at the pig iron, smelting it until it becomes increasingly refined, reduced to only one-tenth of its original volume.
The original feeling of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves was washed away by the invisible atmosphere of hard work.
Otto Henry: "..."
Shameless, so shameless!
*
It was already evening when Lin Muqiu finished arranging everything.
There were still three hours until the Lord's General Election. Otto Hunt was preparing a manuscript for the Lord's General Election. The sound of the voice finally quieted down a little, so she rubbed her temples and said nothing.
Drops of sweat fell from her neck, and the depletion of her physical strength made her legs tremble slightly.
If she remembered correctly, Kedero's birthday was coming soon and she should prepare a gift for him.
Yun Yi wiped the sweat from her temples with a handkerchief and reminded her softly, "Master, we don't have enough weapons in our weapons shop."
Lin Muqiu opened his eyes slightly, his expression returning to normal. "It's okay, I'll just go to the Imperial Capital to buy some more. The beast tide is coming soon, so I'll buy some good ones. Once there are more blacksmiths in the town, I won't have to pay so much."
"I'll go with you." Yun Yi tugged at her sleeve, his voice low.
It can be seen that he was very afraid that the incident of Lin Muqiu drinking a lot of endurance recovery potion would happen again.
Lin Muqiu was a little embarrassed, "Okay."
"Then take the dragon cub with you," Yun Yi said, pulling her sleeve a little harder. "It's been so listless lately since you've been away from home, it's been lying on the floor throwing a tantrum. It doesn't even want to be trained or played with."
Lin Muqiu was stunned when he heard the word "home". After a long silence, he happily agreed, "I'm just worried that it will scare others. Since you said so, let's take it with us. After all, it has to show up during the beast tide to shake things up."
As soon as she finished speaking, a whirlwind struck. A small crimson dragon leaped out of Yun Yi's backpack, wrapped its claws around her neck, and nuzzled her cheek, rubbing it affectionately.
In an instant, the crimson scales with sharp barbs lay down submissively, like a little chick, looking pitiful and sympathetic.
Lin Muqiu hooked its nose with his knuckles and said, "Yun Yi, I didn't expect you to have learned to act first and ask for permission later?"
Yun Yi quietly raised the corners of her lips.
As a system, he would read books and absorb the rules of the human world when he had nothing to do. He guessed that his master was soft-hearted and would not blame him.
"Okay, then take it with me. It will also help me to win face during the lord election." Lin Muqiu put the dragon cub back into his backpack.
She cast a spell and left in a flash.
Augustine, who was not far away, came hurriedly, wanting to discuss something with her, but he only caught the tail of a gust of wind.
He was stunned for a moment, grabbed the hot wind, clasped his hands together, and remained silent.
Saiden looked at him anxiously, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Augustine smiled and shook his head. "I want to ask you to ask the townspeople about Lin Muqiu and Yun Yi."
"Ah? My lord..." Saiden looked shocked.
Augustine said seriously, his face calm and his heart calm, "I just think she's amazing and I want to know her information. Aren't you curious? So far, there's not much information available about her life."
Saiden gave him a complicated look and said, "Yes, sir. I will do it right away."
*
Lin Muqiu and Yun Yi teleported to the Central Chamber of Commerce in the imperial capital.
This time the local manager already knew her, and when he saw her he came to greet her, smiling so much that wrinkles appeared on his face.
In his heart, Lin Muqiu was no different from the God of Wealth. "Sir, are you here to discuss business?"
"Yes." Lin Muqiu nodded, "I want to buy another batch of weapons, and buy a better staff and an orange-level blood drop pendant."
The local manager was a bit stunned. "Blood Drop Pendant? How did you get this information?... That's an auction item for our Central Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting. Not only is it incredibly expensive, but more importantly, it's not something you can just enter. You must have an invitation. To be more precise, all red and gold-level equipment requires bidding."
Lin Muqiu tapped the table with his hand, "But I remember the invitations were only for noble families, right?"
The local steward raised his lip in amusement. "Sir, there's indeed no precedent for granting a barony lord. But don't be angry. This isn't directed at anyone. It's all based on the contribution of each region. If your territory can surpass the imperial capital and perform exceptionally well during the beast tide, you might even receive an invitation."
This sounds nice, but it contains a hint of arrogance.
Since the imperial capital and other places have monopolized the bidding rights for all good equipment, how can other territories stand out due to their lack of talent, equipment and skills?
Lin Muqiu tapped the table lightly, feeling that she should put various infrastructure construction projects on the agenda after the beast tide.
The conditions were not sufficient before, and the townspeople couldn’t even get enough food to eat, so how could they talk about ideals and changes?
Now the right opportunity has arrived, not to mention the beast tide that can prove our strength.
She didn't want to come to the imperial capital and run into a wall. What she wanted was for people from the imperial capital to come to her town and ask her to do business with her.
Sensing his master's bad mood, the dragon cub broke free from the backpack with a roar and threatened, "Roar!"
Lin Muqiu pushed Long Zaizai's head back and said, "Thanks to your good wishes, I'll have to ask you to personally deliver the invitation to me."
After saying that, she teleported to another place to do business.
The local governor of the imperial capital was stunned for a moment, breaking out in a cold sweat.
He regretted that he had forgotten to disguise himself and showed his arrogance, thus ruining a good business deal!
The most important thing is... is that a dragon?!
*
When the lord election began, the town center was crowded with people, waiting for Lin Muqiu to shine. Everyone held torches, creating a prairie fire.
The brilliant torches crackled with their wicks, just like the excited hearts of the people:
"Why hasn't Lord Lin Muqiu come yet?"
"I heard that they went to the Imperial Capital to purchase goods again."
"Oh my god, Lady Lin is so hardworking! Once she becomes the lord, the entire town's economy will belong to her. She's working so hard just to make money now. I can't even imagine what the future holds!"
“…”
Otto Hunter, who had been standing there for a long time but found that no one paid attention to him, turned pale and blue.
On the one hand, he didn't dare to imagine how valuable Lin Muqiu's magic was to be able to teleport to the imperial capital directly. On the other hand, he really didn't expect Lin Muqiu to be so popular.
He gritted his teeth and let out a long sneer, "Bah! I think she's deserting the battlefield and doesn't dare to come!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Muqiu appeared in front of him in a flash, "Long time no see, Master."
In just a moment, the audience gathered and talked a lot. The candlelight reflected her unparalleled beauty, which was stunning at first sight.
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