Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1148 Travel Notes of the Southern Territory, The Fate of the Bard

Of course, it is not ruled out that these people are completely shameless, talking nonsense when they see people, and talking nonsense when they see people. After all, except for Lawrence, although these people are quite famous in Sevington, their reputation is not so positive.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo looked forward to Lawrence's works even more!

"Lawrence, they are all multi-person collaborations, but you have only one person to create alone. I am looking forward to what kind of works you can come up with!"

Facing Xia Duo's expectant gaze, Lawrence's face was calm. Even when facing a senior arcanist, he was always calm and composed, neither fearful nor flattering.

"Lord Shadow, Lawrence will not let you down!"

After speaking, he did not directly start to perform like the previous bards, but took out a stack of manuscripts from his robe, handed them to Xia Duo with both hands, and explained:
"Your request is to create a simple and easy-to-learn literacy textbook for your people, and this is it!"

Xia Duo focused slightly, and did not find any traces of magic on the manuscript.

As for the poison, he was even less worried, not to mention how rare it is to have a poison that can take effect on contact, even if there is, there is always a layer of air film on his body surface.

This is shaped by the bloodline ability [Wind Control], which is enough to resist most physical toxins.

He took the manuscript casually and quickly flipped through it.

There is a saying in Xiaduo's hometown that "writing is like a person". The handwriting on Lawrence's manuscript is elegant, neat, almost harsh, and there is no alteration at the same time.

Combined with the fact that Lawrence knows spells, there is a high probability that spells are involved. However, it may be that Lawrence finished the manuscript earlier, and there is no remnant of aura in the manuscript.

The content of the manuscript is indeed related to the Great Xia collar, but its intention is not as good as that of "From Nether Slaves to Great Xia Citizens" performed by Kanal and others, or even the earliest "Legend of Great Xia" performed by Rhett. .

This is a pure travel note on the southern border. Although the second half mainly focuses on the Great Xia Territory, it also mostly describes the natural scenery and less about the cultural landscape.

Its only advantage is probably that the writing is simple, from the shallower to the deeper, and at the same time implicitly regulated and easy to spread.

This is not a lyrics or a script, but a literacy teaching material that almost perfectly fits Xia Duo's requirements!
"Lawrence, you did not disappoint me!" Xia Duo said lightly.

Although there is still some gap between expectations, but objectively speaking, he really can't find any faults in this "Journey to the South".

If he writes it himself, he probably won't be able to keep up with Lawrence. Sure enough, he still has a specialization in art!
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After fully understanding several works of the seven bards, Xia Duo arranged for Leiden to settle the final payment for these people, and then issued a new task——

The first one is to continue to improve the literacy textbooks. A single "Journey to the South" is still a little insufficient. At least most of the commonly used characters and grammar must be included, so that it can be regarded as a formal textbook.

In the future, humans and elves will definitely compete in the field of culture. If they are not proficient in writing, how much competitiveness will there be in other areas!

The second task is to compile an "Encyclopedia", which is used to increase knowledge and broaden the horizons of the people, and the Tower of Time apprentices can also use it.

In fact, Xia Duo also asked Layton to collect the customs and customs of various parts of the north from the mouths of the local people. However, when the local people were in the north, their status was low and their knowledge was limited. It is also necessary to invite more professional people to participate.

For this reason, he also promised to open some of the books of the Tower of Time to the seven bards. There are many secret materials in them, which are very attractive to the bards.

The third task is to select bard apprentices in the Great Xia Territory. Of course, it is more accurate to say "cultivate suitable literary and artistic workers for the Great Xia Territory".

As for spells, the spellcasting of bards is somewhat similar to elf magic, and has relatively high requirements for personal sensibility, and Xia Duo does not make any requirements for this.

If there is, you can enrich the composition of the territory's spellcasting crowd, like druids and priests; if not, it doesn't matter, and it doesn't affect the overall situation.

The mainstream of the territorial magic he plans is Netheril's arcane magic system, which is more suitable for the development of ordinary people. There is no doubt about it.

There are a total of three tasks, especially the last two, which will take a long time to complete. Even the last task, Xia Duo did not set a clear goal.

This is actually equivalent to recruiting Lawrence and others.

"My lord, I am very interested in the compilation of the "Encyclopedia". I don't have any problems with advanced literacy textbooks or even recruiting apprentices, but I won't stay in Daxia forever. Once I lose the emotion in my heart, I will leave , this is also the fate of bards, I hope Lord Xia Duo can understand!"

Kanal, Reid and others readily agreed to Xia Duo's recruitment, but Lawrence really surprised Xia Duo.

The other party mentioned "The Fate of the Bard" in such a formal tone. It was the first time Xia Duo heard such a description, so he asked curiously:

"Lawrence, what do you mean by 'The Fate of the Bard'? If it's inconvenient, don't answer."

"This is not a secret, as long as the bard has acquired the ability to cast spells, he will be aware of it."

Lawrence glanced at the few bards next to him, and then explained: "The bards start from the sublimation of their sensibility, and they have to chase after moving. Once the things around them are no longer fresh, they can no longer provide the moving in their hearts. Sensibility will be dusted, and magic will be lost."

Speaking of which, Lawrence gave a rare smile, and continued: "I don't value spells, but after so many years, I've already gotten used to chasing emotions. Otherwise, I don't know the meaning of life."

Xia Duo naturally knew that the "moved" that Lawrence said did not mean gratitude, but emotional sprouting, or clear fluctuations.

However, Lawrence's explanation changed Xia Duo's opinion of him once again.

Judging from the fact that bards are constantly tracking freshness, they are more like "scumbags" and "prodigal sons" than ordinary literary and art workers.

Now that Xia Duo looks at Lawrence, he no longer looks at a noble person with a long history, or a paladin who strictly abides by the precepts, but a ruthless person who plays games in the world.

Even if he treated sick slaves on a ship that came to the south, it might just be out of curiosity about this behavior, or it might be a new experience.

For a while, Xia Duo regretted knowing this, but if he didn't know now, he might regret it even more in the future.

At the same time, he also knew where the Bard got so many gossips. There is no doubt that flirting is the easiest way to get freshness.

From this point of view, Lawrence, who doesn't mess with women, seems quite decent.

But in fact, there is not much difference, similar to the Huajian School and the Hehuan School in a novel in Xia Duo's hometown.

Only care about moving itself, not the person or thing that caused the moving, discarding the root and chasing the end, the essence is a ruthless person.

If bards are regarded as a disease, Lawrence is already terminally ill, but Kanal, Reid and others are still in the mild stage.

(End of this chapter)