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Recruiting disciples in China...
Zhang Mu leaned his butt against the machine: "There aren't many magics that can be disguised as immortal magic..."
This is also his biggest headache at the moment.
Just like Hogwarts, when you bring your disciples into a sect to practice Taoism, the indispensable element of Taoism must naturally be done in a proper manner.
Because the two belong to completely two different systems, Zhang Mu’s idea is to replace them with magic that releases a state similar to the legendary fairy magic.
For example, if you say the Wind Blade Technique is sword energy, no one would doubt it.
Fireball, due to its fixed spherical shape, cannot be pretended to be "fire control".
"I've learned too little magic."
Zhang Mu patted his thigh and said, "Upgrade and collect magic!
Before Ami uses advanced weapons, we must gain the strength to crush their courage."
After saying that, he summoned a portal and stepped inside.
Chapter 184 The Magician Who Quit His Business
Zhang Mu walked through the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and returned to his study. Upon learning that the City Lord had returned, Sauron pushed the door open and walked in a few minutes later.
The most profound impression that Soran left on Zhang Mu was his stability.
I always have a calm expression, as if I wouldn't panic even if the sky fell.
Even if there is a fire in the house, he still maintains a steady pace.
He realized that the city lord who survived the disaster was an impostor, and without any fear of being silenced, he spoke up and exposed the truth on the spot.
At this moment, seeing that Sauron's pace was obviously faster than usual, Zhang Mu became interested.
With his hands on the table, he said in a fresh tone: “Hey, what’s wrong with you?
Your wife ran away with someone?
No, I don’t think you would be anxious even if your wife ran away with someone else.”
Soran walked to the table and asked curiously, "What is a daughter-in-law?"
"Uh, that's ma'am."
"I'm not married yet."
Waving his hand to skip the topic, Zhang Mu leaned back in his chair and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"The project is in trouble."
Zhang Mu, who was originally looking forward to watching the fun, straightened his back instantly: "What's going on?"
"The magicians that the city lord had dispatched to help with the construction have all gone on strike."
"strike?"
"Yes." Soran was silent for a few seconds, and explained, "Although the workload does not cause the magician's body to be tired,
But they seem to be very resistant to staying in dusty environments for a long time.”
"You think I gave you too little?"
Tapping the table with his index finger, Zhang Mu thought that the salary he paid to the magician was all in the form of herbs.
Moreover, the more you work, the more you earn. If you work beyond the scheduled workload, you will be given more herbs.
You're still causing trouble for me? Are you itching for trouble?
Soran shook his head, then nodded: "As I just said, there is also a reason why I dislike the low pay.
In addition, the magicians were very dissatisfied with eating in the same cafeteria as the civilians.
Based on the above points, the two deputy city lords gave some advice behind the scenes for a few days, and all the magicians were absent from work. "
Zhang Mu said nothing, but lowered his head in thought.
The project is progressing at such a fast pace, and the power of magicians is indispensable.
Like the long and narrow river in Hogwarts, if there were no wizards working day and night to provide water with water magic, how long would it take for civilians to use cars to pull the water?
Gotta get the magician back.
“Deputy City Lord…” Zhang Mu thought of the main promoter of the magicians’ strike, “Sauron, why did the two of them encourage the magicians to leave the construction site?
Is it good for them to do this?"
"The city lord is in pain, which is their greatest benefit."
Zhang Mu: “?”
"Because I killed two of their priests?"
"For the Lord City Lord, beheading two priests is a small matter. Similarly, for the Deputy City Lord and his men, inducing the magician to stop working is not a big deal either."
No, it's a very big deal.
Zhang Mu narrowed his eyes dangerously: "I'm not in the mood to engage in a circuitous battle of wits with them right now."
"The deputy city lord will never leave the city."
"Of course I know that."
Zhang Mu did not intend to deal with the two deputy city lords immediately.
One of them is a wizard and the other is a knight.
Even if I use shadow magic to heat up my weapon for a sneak attack, there is a high probability that I will not be able to resolve the battle quickly.
There are only two situations afterwards: either use your own resurrection function to kill them, or retreat.
The former is very dangerous. Once a long tug-of-war breaks out, the church can arrive at the scene within ten minutes.
As for the latter, why waste time if you can't kill anyone?
Instead, it would alert the enemy, make them more vigilant, and increase the difficulty of future assassinations.
Let’s deal with the magicians’ strike first.
This is actually not difficult.
Zhang Mu thought for a while and asked Soran: "I remember that most of these magicians are mid-level or high-level, right?"
“The intermediate level makes up the majority of the total.”
"That's easy." Zhang Mu smiled, "Do you know the intermediate magic potion?"
"I've heard that it can speed up the absorption of magic power through meditation. It's suitable for mid-level magicians. It can't be used by magicians at lower levels, and the effect is poor when used by magicians at higher levels."
Hmm? The book on practicing magic distributed by the church is also called meditation?
Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows, feeling a little surprised, but didn't ask him.
I am also a magician, so it is very unusual to ask this question.
Keeping this in mind, Zhang Mu said, "Go tell them that from now on their salary will be changed to intermediate magic potions."
Soran was stunned for a moment, which was unusual for him. After a while, he asked in surprise, "You want an intermediate magic potion as a reward?"
"has a problem?"
"My Lord City Lord, your generosity may not be rewarded with gratitude, but more likely with insatiable greed.
Moreover, the huge amount of wheat you brought in proved your financial strength, but none of the items related to magic are cheap.
Intermediate magic potion, as far as I know..."
"I understand if they dare to push their luck, but if they dare, heh... do as I tell them."
"As you command, Lord City Lord." Soran said nothing more, saluted, turned around and left.
"The main ingredient of the intermediate magic potion is grapefruit pine nuts..." Zhang Mu's mind flashed with the appearance of the herb, and he tilted his mouth, "Danggui."
"Hurry up." Thinking that he still had to brew medicine, he got up and prepared to visit Leia, and then go back to Blue Star to buy angelica.
"Creaky—" The sound of the door hinge turning interrupted his steps.
Zhang Mu turned his head and looked.
Second Madam Palina, who was holding a wooden basin in both hands and using her plump buttocks to push the door open, did not notice that there was someone in the study and was still humming a tune.
Palina no longer looked like the dignified and elegant second wife of the city lord.
She was not wearing any luxurious aristocratic clothing, but rather a loose pair of long-sleeved trousers that allowed for easy movement. She looked more like a young girl who was inexperienced in the world and had no worries.
Maybe it was because she was in a good mood, or maybe it was really inconvenient to hold the basin with both hands, she kept talking, turned around, raised her foot, and kicked the door shut with her heel.
“I know, I know, it’s been a while
I want to know where you are and if you remember me
Sometimes you're always on my mind,
You know it's hard for me to forget... Lord City Lord!"
As soon as she turned around, she saw Zhang Mu staring at her silently. She was trembling obviously and almost knocked over the wooden basin in her hand.
"I'm sorry, Lord Mayor." She reacted and quickly squatted down to put the basin at her feet, grabbed the rag and wiped the puddles of water that splashed from the basin to the floor.
Zhang Mu didn't stop him and sat back on the wooden chair: "Didn't I tell you not to come in..."
Remembering that his order was for the servants, he paused in the middle of his words and asked after a while, "How is Leah?"
“The symptoms of drowsiness are basically gone.”
Palina stood up with the basin in her hand, and walked to the bookcase against the wall with her head lowered. She soaked the rag in the basin and wrung out the two ends with her hands.
His eyes followed her. Even the loose casual clothes could not cover her curvy figure. "Do you come here every day?"
"I don't have anything else to do."
"Does it make sense?"
She paused for a few seconds while wiping the bookcase partitions: "You've been away for so long, there's not a speck of dust in the study."
"To me, there is no difference between a study room covered with dust and a study room without any dust at all."