Chapter 17 One Hundred Thousand Why
After rejecting General Haas's invitation, the Holy Light Mercenaries returned to their usual mediocre state. Only Med'an was in high spirits, asking Tailan for swordsmanship while looking for commissions, which felt fulfilling. With Haas,
A conversation with him made him trust Tailan more. Haas's regard for Tailan and the honor of Fording's name made Med'an more and more convinced that he was not with the wrong person.
Except when he reveals his stingy nature.
"Tailan, please give me wages." Jindi begged.
"You are our employer and not a member of the mercenary team, why should we pay you wages?" Tailan forcefully argued: "You should give me a commission!"
"But they all think we are a trio of mercenaries." Jin Di said dissatisfied: "I make magic snacks for you every day."
"What do you want money for, a kid?" Tailan lectured as an adult: "Money is the root of all evil. Children should be exposed to money early to understand the dangers of society, but they have to learn bad things."
"I want to buy a book." Jin Di said: "As a mage apprentice in Dalaran, people who want to become archmages in the future must be well-read. There are many tribal books in Alterac.
Can't be found in Dalaran."
"Tribal readings?" Medianchi asked: "Is it a legend about the alien planet Draenor?"
"It doesn't seem to be the case. I heard that Chief Gul'dan personally wrote the stories, including "Journey to the West", "Water Margin", "Dragon", "Dragon Balls" and other long stories, as well as "Gul'dan's short stories".
"Collection of Novels", "Selected Poems of Gul'dan", "Collection of Gul'dan's Famous Sayings", etc."
"Isn't Gul'dan too idle?" Tyran was dumbfounded: "Is he a chief or a writer? He's quite productive!"
"Yes, he has so many books that I can't even finish them all." Jin Di said in aggrieved tone: "Last time I read in the bookstore for a while and was kicked out by the boss."
"Of course this will happen if you only read books without giving money." Mai De'an tried to smooth things over and persuaded Tailan: "Why do you keep all the money in your hands and don't share it with her? Are you that happy if you have money?"
"Do you think having money will make you as happy as you imagine?" Tailan asked, "That's not the case!"
"Isn't it painful to have money?" Mai De'an and Jin Di asked in surprise.
Tai Lan said with a serious face: "The happiness of rich people is beyond your imagination!"
"Pooh!!!"
In the end, Med'an relented and compromised: "I'll give her my wages to buy books."
"Okay." Tailan agreed happily this time, "But you have to be responsible. She is still a child. If she wants to go to the bookstore, you will have to look after her."
The reason why Tailan left Jindi in Med'an's care was because this dwarf girl had extremely strong curiosity and countless questions that were born from it. Being with her was very mentally taxing, and she always had to answer her all kinds of nonsensical questions.
question.
"Med'an, why can people on the ground live in harmony with the orcs?" Jindi was puzzled by this question because the floating city of Dalaran where she lived was always at war with the tribe.
Med'an searched his mind and reluctantly explained with his limited knowledge: "Because orcs are not completely a barbaric race. They also care about credibility and can engage in construction and development. Under their rule, humans can still survive, just like
Humans and dwarfs coexist."
But Jindi immediately retorted: "But humans have not tried to occupy the dwarf territory and dominate Gnomeregan."
Med'an thought for a while before replying: "According to the orcs, their hometown Draenor was polluted and became unviable, so they immigrated here. I think if the human kingdom becomes unviable
, they will also attack the dwarf’s territory, right?”
Jin Di immediately made an analogy: "So, if my family has no money, it can go to other people's houses to take other people's things for use? What is the difference between this and robbery?"
"Of course this won't work..." This stumped Mai De'an again. He thought for a long time before replying: "The relationship between family and family, the relationship between country and country, the relationship between race and race, these are endless.
Same thing... don’t talk about this complicated issue, let’s just read a book?”
These philosophical questions are not easy to answer even for Dalaran's knowledgeable Grand Magisters. They are too profound for the 12-year-old Med'an, and it is even more difficult for him to explain them clearly.
But what he didn't even expect was that buying a new book for Jindi simply opened a door to hell.
"Med'an, who do you think is stronger, Kakarot or Vegeta?"
"......have no idea!"
"Duan Yu is immune to all poisons after eating a toad. How about I eat a toad too?"
"...Probably not!"
"Why was Sun Wukong so powerful when he was making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, but why was he defeated repeatedly when he was on the way to obtain Buddhist scriptures?"
"I can't answer it at all!"
Mai De'an was dumbfounded by the question, and simply turned his head and asked: "Why was Sun Wukong suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years?"
Jin Di pondered for a moment and said: "Maybe it's because Tathagata Buddha said, 'Stop!' and he agreed, so he has been living in his hands!"
"What a weird idea you have! I can't refute it!!!" Med'an had no choice but to beg for mercy. He raised the "Selected Poems of Gul'dan" in his hand and said: "Let's talk about poetry. Look at ancient times.
Erdan's sentence "The young man left home and returned home" is so well written. It expresses the feelings of leaving home. He must also miss his hometown in a different world very much."
"After reading this song, the next sentence is 'Can you tell whether I am male or female'!"
"...I'm sorry! I was wrong! Let's go back and talk about the relationship between orcs and humans!" Med'an found that discussing poetry with Jindi was more intimidating than answering her questions.
"This "Water Margin" is so strange. Shan Shiqi was able to defeat Lin Chong, but was easily killed by Fengtai, who was instantly killed by Bian Xiang. From this point of view, Bian Xiang should be much stronger than Lin Chong, but he was not as good as Lin Chong in the battle.
Shi can't win after thirty rounds. This creates a paradox."
"Ah ah ah ah, who knows why these thirty-seven can beat Lin Chong? I don't know them, how do I know?" Mai De'an finally collapsed under Jin Di's countless questions. At this moment, he only hoped
Immediately learn the magic of time and space teleportation and teleport yourself back to before buying the book.
Jin Di shook his head, looked at Med'an with sympathy for the mentally retarded, and said pityingly: "Oh, I can't help you anymore, let's just ask a simple question."
"You asked!"
"Why is Red Boy, the son of the Bull Demon King, not a cow?"
This time Med'an smiled slightly and said: "This question is so simple! According to legend, there is a magical race called tauren on another continent on the other side of the ocean. We will find out if we catch a tauren and intermarry with humans!"
"Wow, you are so smart!"
The only thing Med'an is lucky about is that dwarf culture prioritizes logic. When Jindi accepts an answer, she will not continue to struggle. But unfortunately, she will immediately use her brain to think about other problems. In a sense, she is a natural mage.
, loving thinking and studying is also a talent.
In order to answer her questions, Madan was forced to read a lot of books and benefited a lot from them.
"This Xiao Feng is very interesting. He is a Khitan, but he was raised by the Song people. The Khitan and Song countries have been at war with each other for many years. The two tribes hate each other, just like humans and orcs." Mai De'an said to Jin Di: "Xiao Feng
Just like me, I have the skin color of an orc, but my thoughts in my heart are closer to humans. In order to prevent the war between the two races, and in order to prevent his hands from being stained with the blood of his compatriots, he can only choose death."
Jin Di seemed to be very inspired after listening to Med'an's unique interpretation, and bowed his head in silence.
Mai De'an continued: "This explains the question you asked me about the coexistence of two races. Humans and orcs have completely different cultures, bloodlines and origins, and they have accumulated blood feud. But I still want to be like Xiao Feng, believing that they can get along with each other.
It’s getting better and better.”
"Why do you hold out such hope?" Jin Di asked.
Med'an stretched out his thumb and pointed at himself, "Because of my own existence, the orcs are a symbol of the coexistence of the two races."
"Very good." What shocked Mai De'an was that Jin Di actually showed a satisfied expression this time and expressed her gratitude to him: "Thank you, you helped me learn new knowledge."
At this time, Tailan listened to their endless discussion and just scratched his head in annoyance.
"What a long and boring conversation. But who is Xiao Feng they are talking about? Why do I feel like I have heard this name in my dream?"
Chapter completed!