Chapter 99 Wind Magic and Express Station
There was a long silence. The air smelled of grass. Mud spots on the stone slabs were occasionally lifted up by footsteps and splashed onto the hem of her white skirt.
Augustine squatted down, took out a handkerchief and wanted to wipe her.
The veins on his arms were taut and trembling slightly.
Lin Muqiu pulled him up in an instant, a trace of worry flashing across his brows, "Augustine, what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, he stood up, not with his chest puffed out and his back broad as usual, but with his head slightly lowered, his shoulders hunched inward, and a little shivering. Some rain slid diagonally from the oil-paper umbrella onto his collarbone, wetting it.
He murmured, "I'm so sorry."
For him, Lin Muqiu rescued him from danger and gave him a new life, but his father repeatedly humiliated him, making him ashamed to face Lin Muqiu.
Although he had spent half his life mourning the untimely death of his mother and the dislike of his father, Lord Oez, he was still, after all, a high-spirited nobleman, admired and respected by all, except Lin Muqiu...
It always brings out the tender side of his heart.
Just like today's rainy day, he always remembers that rainy night when he was four or five years old. His father finally took power, got drunk, laughed loudly, was almost crazy, and beat anyone he saw.
Not long after, my father came to cause trouble for my mother.
His mother was worried that he would be beaten, so she hid him in a closet.
It was a dark and damp night, and everything around was pitch black, with only the wardrobe emitting a rich floral scent.
He sat on the neatly folded clothes, not daring to mess up his mother's clothes, because in his impression his mother was always clean, tidy and omnipotent, and he needed to look up to see her.
But such a mother was pushed to the ground by her father, and his fists and kicks were like rocks falling from a cliff, fast and fierce, landing on her mother.
Those gray shoe prints appeared inharmoniously on my mother's pristine white dress.
My mother, like Lord Lin, likes to wear white clothes.
But that pain and humiliation, like a pair of tongs, branded him.
He had failed to protect that purity. At that moment, he didn't know why, but he froze, unable to move at all. He was speechless, with only tears streaming down his face like rain.
He still hates his cowardice to this day, so much so that he cannot reconcile with himself.
Just now, his father fell to the ground and convulsed, looking so ugly and sinful that he didn't even have the courage to look at him again.
He made the same choice as he did twenty years ago.
"Augustine..."
A sigh and a murmur brought him back to reality.
He looked up silently, tears welling in his eyes, only to see Lin Muqiu suddenly cup his cheeks with both hands, as if holding some fragile treasure. "Your father is my enemy, and this is not your fault. You are you, and he is him. His kindness was not bestowed upon you, yet you feel guilty about it. It doesn't make sense."
"I..." Augustine turned his head away and didn't dare to look at her. A thin layer of sweat broke out on his back, as if millions of ants were crawling on his body.
"You know what? When people go through extreme trauma, their bodies go into a freezing reaction. It's not your fault."
"Extreme stress can cause the prefrontal cortex to stop functioning properly, leading to withdrawal and catatonic immobility. That's the body's defense mechanism, and it's not your fault."
"Augustine, besides, you were only five years old that year, it wasn't your fault!"
Her voice, rising higher and higher, like a wail from her lungs, like the ringing of a bell from heaven, made him dare to slowly raise his head and carefully scan her eyebrows.
Her voice was gentle but unwavering. "I know you may not understand what I'm saying. What I want to tell you is that you don't have to reconcile with yourself. If you can't, then just coexist with it. Just like my cervical spine has always been bad, a sympathetic type. When it flares up, I often feel dizzy and weak, and want to vomit, but there's nothing I can do. I need to work at my desk 996, risking my life to make money. I have a premonition that this pain will be with me for the rest of my life. At that time, I was holding a trash can and couldn't vomit, so I told myself, 'If there really is no way to completely cure it, then I have the courage to coexist with it.'"
At this moment, her head was wet by the slanting wind and drizzle, and the raindrops reflected in the moonlight looked like round and smooth pearls, but her eyes were so firm, even brighter than the pearls.
Augustine was stunned.
It seems that she is the only one who would say that if you can't reconcile with yourself, then coexist with it.
Only she would say, it’s okay, it’s not your fault.
"It's not your fault."
These words were like a hammer, striking Augustine's heart hard, giving him the courage to go back to the past, to face the slanting wind and drizzle, and to face the severe blows to his soul.
"Sir..." Augustine couldn't help but shed tears, "How could you..."
How could he understand his hidden pain so well?
"I've said before, I've known you longer than you think." Lin Muqiu's pupils trembled slightly, reflecting his figure. "In your lives, there are fragments of my emotions."
*
After returning to the house, Lin Muqiu began to wipe the raindrops off her head. She didn't know why, it was raining today and Yun Yi didn't come to pick her up.
Something is wrong.
In a trance, the system sent a reminder:
【Weakness debuff:
You've been caught in the rain and have been overworked, so your strength has decreased by 20 points. Please take care of yourself.
She didn't care and was about to go to the Civilian Academy to fix it, but the system suddenly floated out: "Host, this is incurable. Please take care of your health from now on. I don't want to remind you, but life forces me to do so."
Lin Muqiu couldn't help but ask: "Why?!"
The system flashed. "The Civilian Academy can treat illnesses, but there's no way to repair things that are beyond our control. We can't violate the laws of nature! For example, if someone is injured and bleeding, the Civilian Academy can bring them back from the brink of death, but if someone dies of old age, there's absolutely nothing the Civilian Academy can do. For another example, if someone catches a cold, which is caused by bacteria or a virus, it can definitely be cured quickly. But if someone develops cervical spondylosis from overwork, with their bones crooked, how can the Civilian Academy treat them?"
Lin Muqiu: "..."
Thank you, I understand.
The system looked at her expression with a rare smugness, "So, the debuff you have now is due to overwork. You can only recover slowly."
"You're just waiting for revenge!" Lin Muqiu gritted his teeth, "Just because I got stuck on a bug again?"
The system said righteously, "It's impossible for me. I'm not that kind of system."
Lin Muqiu curled his lips. "You were the one who set it up. The output in the seed shop will have an item lock function, right? As long as it's output, it's fine. It doesn't say it has to be seeds, right?"
So if you put all the goods into the seed shop to sell first, wouldn’t you get the function of “output in the seed shop”?
It's just right to protect her own copyright and kill those idiots who stole the copyright of her products. Isn't that great?
The bugged system: "..."
Haha, I never thought that she would get stuck in the same spot three times.
"Or," Lin Muqiu said slowly, "you don't have a clear definition of the word theft? Why don't we talk about it..."
System: "Host, I have something urgent to do, so I'll leave first."
He was really afraid that if he stayed any longer, Lin Muqiu would create another bug and set up a copyright protection store or something like that.
He believed that Lin Muqiu could do it.
Lin Muqiu: "..."
"Come back," Lin Muqiu said speechlessly, "I want to ask you about the map."
"Oh oh." The system came back smoothly, "Host, what's wrong?"
Lin Muqiu opened the lord system. "Before, I could only see the map of my own territory and conduct observations. But for some reason, today my lord system suddenly showed many maps of other territories in the east."
There are two types of maps in the mainland.
One is the system map for ordinary people, which is not much different from modern Amap. As long as you have explored an area, you can clearly see the general area of mountains, rivers, streams, and other large areas. However, the map has a lag, and unexplored areas are gray and black, and the details are not detailed. If you want to update the map, you have to go back and visit again.
The other is the map in the lord system. As long as it is within one's own territory, even if the lord has never been there, he can still see the mountains, rivers, continental conditions, soil conditions, house distribution, etc., and even get specific coordinates. It is very detailed and will be automatically updated if there are any changes in the territory.
Usually, the latter is very important.
This concerns the strategic security of the town and will never be revealed to others easily.
"Oh, you mean this," the system flashed faster, "because these lords want to show their submission to you, so they took the initiative to share their lordship maps with you."
Lin Muqiu twitched the corners of his mouth.
What surrender?!
What on earth were those lords thinking about?
She just wants to do business and make money and doesn't want to be cheated!
She rubbed her aching neck and said, "Never mind. This is fine. It's convenient for my express delivery station."
"What express station?" The system was stunned.
Isn’t that a modern product?
"It's okay," Lin Muqiu said slowly. "By the way, you should give me the reward for the [Management System], right? I still haven't chosen the rewards for the Wind Magic Stone Shop and the Fish Pond!"
"Uh, um." The system was silent.
"The attributes you gave me for my previous crayfish shop, sauce shop, and chamber of commerce were all [Slightly Improved Effect]. You're not trying to trick me with this buff again, are you?"
The more I listened, the more the system felt that something was wrong, and the feeling of being stuck in a bug came back faintly.
So it stammered, "Since these two usually need to replenish minerals and energy, uh...how about this, allow you to absorb the energy and make the magic stone, and then replenish it again."
Just set the rules and see how she can find bugs!
Lin Muqiu nodded with satisfaction, "That's good, it won't be a waste."
In the past, the magic stone was a disposable item. Once the magic was used up, the magic stone would turn into an ordinary gray-black stone and could no longer be used.
If it can be recharged, wouldn't it be like a power bank? How convenient it would be to refill after using it up!
The system quickly tried to make amends, "Well... but the magic stone must actually have enough energy to replenish it. It can't go against the laws of nature."
Lin Muqiu rolled his eyes and said, "I know. How can I trick you?"
system:"……"
It's hard to say. Haha.
Only after the system left did Lin Muqiu start thinking again.
But this skill is also a bit useless. After all, the value of the magic stone lies in the magic, not the magic stone itself. The magic stone without energy is only 5 or 6 copper coins.
The system is really cunning. It always gives her things that seem useful but are actually useless.
but……
Who makes her an expert at saving money?
*
When they woke up in the morning, the people who were about to buy magic stones discovered that Lin Muqiu's Wind Magic Stone Shop had a new branch, and the sign above it clearly read:
【Express delivery service is now open:
You can use the system to quickly place orders and have your items shipped delivered to any area in the east (you need to provide coordinates), and then have the recipient sign for them. Similarly, you can also receive items sent by other people in the east.
In addition, Ankang Chamber of Commerce's goods (except for food and other items with a short shelf life) will soon be available for express delivery in major regions of eastern China. Enjoy the pleasure of having your goods delivered to your door! The express delivery fee is clearly marked, so you can choose whatever you want!
Note: The entire cargo transportation is carried out using wind magic stones, which is guaranteed and fast, and can be watched in full.
When everyone saw this situation, they were all stunned:
"What is express delivery?"
"From the sound of it, it seems to be similar to the post station?"
"Look at you, you're so ignorant! Lord Lin can deliver directly to your doorstep, isn't that much more impressive than the post station?!"
"Bah, you're the only one who's so knowledgeable! You better be able to afford it! This service looks so meticulous and expensive, it's not for people like us, forget it!"
"I want to know if I can send a letter? Even if it's expensive, I'll accept it, as long as it's cheaper than going there in person! I wanted to ask someone to bring it back, but alas, my home is so far away that even the mages can't use the recording stone to call or teleport there. I'm also short on money... There's really no other way. My mother is ill, and I came here to make money. When I have money, I call her directly. I really don't have the spare money to write to her. I miss her so much, and I don't know if she's feeling better now."
"You, don't be sad, I, I didn't mean that..."
“…”
Everyone chatted incessantly until Lin Muqiu came out, then they hurried over to greet him. "Sir, how much is it? Is there a unified sales channel? Or do we have to inquire individually like with moving services, where there's no unified pricing?"
Lin Muqiu: "..."
Damn, I stayed up all night writing the plan, but I forgot to mention the most important thing!
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