Related debates unfolded silently on the forum. Some people felt that Guy Blax Tripwood was so arrogant that he actually tried to teach everyone.
But more people are discussing related content. Whether it is mathematics or P language programs, these knowledge that do not directly involve any magic are just like the calm before the storm, brewing that amazing power, waiting to explode.
moment.
When the lecture day was approaching, Lin reported to the old magician's tavern in Lois for several nights in a row. He was thinking about how to arrange the venue and how he would give a lecture on such a stage. Of course, it was more to familiarize himself with the environment.
To avoid stage fright. However, these days, the tavern is as deserted as usual.
Fortunately, someone has excellent psychological construction in this area. There are only a few people, so just do your best.
Finally the day for the lecture came, and the time was scheduled for the evening.
Unlike the situation on Earth, pubs on Earth usually have good business at night and poor business during the day. Because most people have to go to work during the day and will not come to pubs. They only have a break from work to have a drink and socialize with other people.
Only when you communicate with others will you report to the tavern.
But the situation in Midi is reversed. Since the tavern is responsible for dining, information exchange, etc., and the work in Midi is not limited to eight to five, the degree of freedom is very high, and it also allows many people in need.
People will go to the pub during the day. Night is the time to rest. Unless the pub has the function of accommodation, generally speaking, there will be no people in the pub after dinner.
This is also the reason why Lin chose to give his lecture in the tavern after dinner.
And today, he had dinner early. A roast chicken, shared by four people. However, among the four people, there were two girls who may have stopped growing and didn't eat much, and a lich who didn't eat much. So there were still
Most of the chicken went into Lin's belly. If he couldn't eat any more, it ended up in the bowl of the gray hoof and white nose dog.
A family of four people all set off to the tavern where the lecture was held. The reason why they all gathered there was simply to fill the scene. To avoid being too popular and making the scene ugly.
It's just that the closer we get, the less right it feels. Usually there aren't that many people on this road?
When he got close to the tavern, Lin was already frightened. The whole street was blocked by so many heads. It was noisy and noisy like an early morning market.
There was no other way. Lin, who was not tall in the world of Lost World, had to raise his hands and squeeze forward while shouting: "Give me, I'm sorry, I have to give way in front." The other hand wanted to hold on behind him.
She was a shorter girl. But after a while, she was squeezed away by the crowd, and her empty hands couldn't grab anything.
Lin wanted to look back for someone, but a text window popped up in his glasses. It was an email message from Kaya: ‘
teacher
Because there are too many people, we can't squeeze in. I will follow my sister home with Harumi later. So please do your best.
Student Kaya
Hmm, okay. It seems like they don’t need to fill the scene anymore...
I had no choice but to keep pushing forward. "Give me, I'm sorry, you have to give way."
The move of squeezing forward seemed to offend some people. The fat man closest to Lin, wearing a magic robe and looking like a wrestler, shouted dissatisfied: "You bastard, why are you squeezing? I didn't see it.
Is there no road ahead? Master Tripwood will be giving lectures later. Don’t think about pushing your way to the front to get a good seat. Everyone comes early. Be careful of other people with a more grumpy temper than me.
Beat him half to death."
"But if I don't go in, no one will give the lecture?" Lin said helplessly.
"What!" The fat man looked closer to Lin's face and said in surprise: "Could you be Master Tripwood?"
"I don't want to be a master. I'm just a rookie magician."
Without saying a word, the fat man turned around, pushed forward more powerfully, and drove the road. He said: "The person in front of you gives way, Master Tripwood is here. The person in front of you gives way!"
With a humanoid bulldozer helping to clear the way, Lin could finally relax a little. The people who were originally dissatisfied with being pushed had no choice but to make way. The protagonist was not allowed to enter, and no one was able to play.
After going through all kinds of hardships, we finally squeezed into the tavern. It was also full of people, and there was almost no room to stay. No one could sit safely, they were all standing. Rubbing shoulders is not an adjective here.
, but a fact that is happening.
Some magicians couldn't bear the crowds, so they simply used the floating technique to float in the air. Some magicians used the "walking on flat ground" technique, some stood on the wall, and some stood upside down on the ceiling. It was quite popular.
The instant feeling of watching a bat hanging upside down.
Lin originally expected there to be only two or three kittens. Just like when he published his thesis in college, those sitting in the audience were actually other people who were also waiting to publish their papers, or people who had finished their presentations.
Although it is open to audit, who has the patience to listen to the third-rate papers published in an era when there were as many college students as dogs?
But now the crowd was beyond his imagination, and Lin couldn't help but worry. If this group of people were dissatisfied and rioted, it would be a simple matter to tear him apart alive. He really shouldn't have sent that lich back, at least she
Being there can also help to create a scene.
Lin took a deep breath and looked around. Originally, he thought he could sit at the bar and deal with the audience at the tables below. But now, there is no place to stand. What should I say?
In the end, it was Lois, the old magician, who came up with the idea. He patted the bar table and motioned for someone to stand up, thus solving Lin's troubles.
When Lin Yi stood on the bar, all conversations stopped, and everyone turned to look at the man standing tallest.
Originally, the huge attention would shock people like Zhu Lin who have never seen big scenes. But the scene in front of them was really funny. Some people stood on the wall, some stood on the ceiling, and then used very uncomfortable postures.
Look at someone who is about to give a lecture.
After clearing his throat, Lin began to say: "Good night, gentlemen. In my hometown, there is a so-called principle of 'the most successful come first'. This sentence means that no matter the person's qualifications, age or
Is his other knowledge at a loss? As long as he is better than me in a certain knowledge, then I will use the etiquette of treating a teacher and ask this person for advice on this knowledge, but this is not a real apprenticeship.
I know that many people have doubts about this during this period. Here I would like to declare to you that there is no need to call me teacher, and there is no need to treat me specially. In terms of magic attainments, I may even lose to you. In fact,
I don’t have any qualifications to be respected. I just want to understand a few subjects, and I don’t have any specialized knowledge.”
With this as the opening remarks, Lin officially entered today's topic. He said: "What is the use of learning mathematics? How is it different from our original counting method? I have noticed that many people who came to listen to the lecture today do not look like
Like a magician.──" Lin's words caused a commotion below, "─Don't worry, I don't mean to drive you away. I can also roughly guess your identity and your thoughts on coming here."
The original commotion stopped, and instead there were a lot of "guess it", or "I will believe you" looks. Lin laughed and said: "You are the stewards of the chamber of commerce, or the clerks of some stores. Hey,
There is no need to deny it in a hurry. I guess this is because Najib, who is in charge of the affairs and is very close to me, stands with you."
Najib, who was identified, showed a helpless smile to his companions. The people around him couldn't help but smile when they saw the funny expression. It was like this, and the atmosphere at the scene relaxed a little.
Then, Lin used his own whiteboard writing skills to write out the numbers from 0 to 9 in the air. He began to talk about decimal numbers and the most basic four arithmetic operations. It became clear that most of the people present were the stewards of the chamber of commerce, and
Some business associates use the purchase and sale of goods, accounting and other activities as examples when giving examples.
Among them, the advent of the nine-nine multiplication method is even more surprising to those who have been dealing with numbers all their lives.
Maybe I have read the relevant content in the knowledge book on mathematics. But I saw that someone can use it so skillfully and use it in various situations, such as calculating the most basic consumption of a caravan trip, how much is consumed by one person, and how much is consumed by several people?
What is the quantity? Or what is the price of a single item, and what is the price for buying a few. All of these are amazing.
As for the multiplication of ninety-nine by ninety-nine, because it involves too many mathematical techniques, compared to the multiplication of ninety-nine, which is purely memorized, Lin feels that it is better not to raise the difficulty too high in one go.
Of course, during the lecture process, it is inevitable that there will be discordant questioning voices. After all, this is an activity that has never happened in the Lost Earth, and it is naturally not like the so-called listening etiquette that can be formed on Earth.
Perhaps the stewards and ordinary people with lower status do not dare to offend the official magician who is speaking, but other magicians are not so polite and raise various questions from time to time. But no matter how these people
Questions, these are all elementary school student-level questions. Is it difficult for the person standing at the bar?
While answering questions such as chickens and rabbits in the same cage and ordering troops, he explained the convenience of combining numbers with the four arithmetic operations. In fact, the criticism that there is no mathematics is not necessarily correct. A lot of work involves issues of quantity and calculation, but this is
The solutions to all aspects are regarded as unique skills and are kept secret.
And judging from the content that has been circulated, it doesn’t matter if the method is complicated, but relies more on intuitive judgment. It’s like buying something from the steward of a chamber of commerce. The unit price of each item is clear, but as long as the quantity is large and the type is the same
Most of the time, it usually ends with the steward making a fixed price.
Therefore, if you buy the same thing from different people, the price difference will usually be very large. Some managers are very shady, and some managers lose money. There are also some magicians who are keen on comparing prices and like to find many people to evaluate and buy at the lowest price.
Regarding this situation, the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce are also helpless. Fortunately, there are not many magicians of this type. Most magicians would rather find a long-term, stable trading partner than have to re-establish trust with every transaction.