Arcane Lord

Of course, it does not rule out that these people are completely shameless, and they talk about people and ghosts. After all, except for Lawrence, although these people are quite famous in Severnton, their reputation is not so positive.

Thinking of this, Chateau is even more looking forward to Lawrence's works!

"Lawrence, they are all collaborations with multiple people, but you are the only one who creates alone. I am looking forward to what kind of work you can come up with!"

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

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

After speaking, he did not start the performance directly like the previous bards. Instead, he took out a stack of manuscripts from his robe, handed it to Sha 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 concentrated slightly and did not find any traces of magic on the manuscript.

As for poison, he is not worried anymore. Not to mention how rare it is to have poison that takes effect on contact. Even if it does exist, there is always a thin film of air on his body.

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

He took the manuscript and read it quickly.

There is a saying in Chateau's hometown that "the words are like the people they write." The handwriting on Lawrence's manuscript is elegant, neat, almost harsh, and there is no alteration at all.

Combined with the fact that Lawrence can do magic, there is a high probability that magic is involved. However, it may be that Lawrence completed the manuscript earlier, and there is no trace of aura on the manuscript.

The content of the manuscript is indeed related to the Bactrian Territory, but the concept is inferior to the "From Nese Slave to Bactrian Citizen" performed by Kanal and others, and even the earliest "Legend of Bactria" performed by Red. .

This is a purely southern travelogue. Although the second half mainly focuses on the Daxia Territory, it mostly describes the natural scenery and less about the cultural landscape.

Its only advantage is probably that its writing is simple, easy to understand, and at the same time it also conforms to the rules and is easy to spread.

This is not a lyrics or a script, but a literacy teaching material that almost perfectly meets Xia Duo’s requirements!

"Lawrence, you really didn't disappoint me!" Sha Duo said lightly.

Although it was still far from what he expected, objectively speaking, he really couldn't fault this "Travel to the South".

If he were to write it himself, he would probably not be able to keep up with Lawrence in terms of filming. Sure enough, he still has a specialization in the art field!

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After fully understanding the works of the seven bards, Chateau arranged for Leiden to pay the remaining balance to these people, and then issued a new task——

The first one is to continue to improve literacy teaching materials. A single "Travel Notes to the Southern Border" is still slightly insufficient. At least it must include most of the commonly used words and grammar before it can be considered a formal teaching material.

In the future, there will definitely be competition between humans and elves in the cultural field. If you are not even proficient in writing, how much competitiveness can you talk about in other aspects?

The second task is to compile an "Encyclopedia" to increase the knowledge and broaden the horizons of the people in the territory. It can also be used by Tower of Time apprentices.

In fact, before, Chateau had asked Leiden to collect the customs and customs of various places in the north from the people in the north. However, the people in the north were of low status and had limited knowledge, so it was appropriate for more professional people to participate.

To this end, he also promised to open some of the books in the Tower of Time to these seven bards, which contained various secret information, which was very attractive to the bards.

The third task is to select bard apprentices in Daxia Territory. Of course, more accurately, it is to "train suitable literary and artistic workers for Daxia Territory."

As for spells, the bard's spellcasting is somewhat similar to that of elves, and it requires a higher level of personal sensibility. Shado does not make any requirements for this.

If there are, you can enrich the composition of the spellcasting crowd in the territory, such as druids and priests; if not, it doesn't matter, it will not affect the overall situation.

The mainstream of the territorial magic he planned was Netheril's arcane magic system, which was more suitable for ordinary people to develop in groups. There was no doubt about this.

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

This is actually equivalent to recruiting Lawrence and others.

"Lord, I am very interested in the compilation of the "Encyclopedia". There is no problem with advanced literacy textbooks or even recruiting apprentices. However, I will not stay in Daxia Territory forever. I will leave once I lose the touch in my heart. , this is also the fate of the bard, I hope Lord Shado can understand!"

Kanal, Red and others readily agreed to Sha Duo's recruitment, but Lawrence, on the other hand, really surprised Sha Duo.

The other party mentioned "the fate of the bard" in such a formal tone. This was the first time Shado heard such a description, so he asked curiously:

"Lawrence, what is the 'minstrel's fate' you are talking about? If it is inconvenient, there is no need to answer."

"This is not a secret. Any bard who has gained the ability to cast spells will be aware of it."

Lawrence glanced at the several bards next to him, and then explained: "The bards have to pursue the emotion since the sensibility sublimation. Once the things around them are no longer fresh and can no longer provide the emotion in their hearts, The sensibility will become dusty and the magic will disappear."

At this point, Lawrence gave a rare smile and continued: "It's not that I cherish magic, but that over the years, I have become accustomed to chasing emotions. Otherwise, I would not know the meaning of life."

Chateau naturally knew that the "moved" Lawrence mentioned didn't mean gratitude, but emotional budding, or clear fluctuations.

However, Lawrence's explanation once again changed Sha Duo's view of him.

Judging from the fact that the bard constantly pursues fresh ideas, he is more like a "scumbag" and a "libertine" than an ordinary literary and artistic worker.

Now when Sha Duo looks at Lawrence, he no longer looks at him as a noble man with a long heritage or a paladin who strictly abides by the commandments, but as a ruthless person who plays with the world.

Even if he had treated sick slaves on the ship coming to the south before, it might have been just out of curiosity about this behavior, or it might have been a completely new experience.

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

At the same time, he also knew where all the gossip about bards came from. There was no doubt that it was easiest to gain freshness by flirting with women.

From this perspective, Lawrence, who is not a philanderer, seems to be quite decent.

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

They only care about the emotion itself, not the person or thing that caused the emotion. They are all ruthless people in essence.

If bardism were considered a disease, Lawrence was already terminally ill, but Canal, Red and others were still in the mild stage.