"That's right, I don't have enough gold coins right now and I can't even support the operation of this Magic Tower."
Hearing Xu Yi's cold words, Great Magician Camilla didn't look hurt at all. He just gave a soft sigh and happily admitted this fact.
"But Xu Yi, I don't like magic being stained with money. This is my principle, so you don't need to worry about changing my mind."
Xu Yi slightly knit his brows, "Your excellency Great Magician, can I ask you something? Why do you feel that ….. when magic and money are combined, it will definitely be stained with money?
In my opinion, this is a complete fallacy.
Like I said earlier, money is innocent. As for how it is used, it all depends on the will of the person using it.
You think that the combination of magic and money isn't good, but I think it's the opposite.
If magic and money are properly combined, it will produce a very wonderful change. "
"Beautiful?" Great Magician Camilla gave a strong snort.
Great Magician Camilla gave a heavy snort, "Turning a fellow with strong talent as a magician into a lowly merchant, is this the so-called beautiful change?"
Xu Yi knit his brows even deeper, "Your excellency Great Magician, your prejudice is too serious.
Perhaps in the tradition of the Sines, magicians have a higher status than merchants.
But in my opinion, the things that the merchants of the Sines do are much better than magicians. "
"Nonsense!"
Great Magician Camilla slapped the table and angrily stood up. He pointed at Xu Yi and reprimanded, "You actually dare say that magicians can't compare to those dirty merchants?
What can those merchants do?
They only know how to steal the money in other people's hands. Whether it is their eyes or their minds, they are all filled with dirty gold coins. They don't even care about their own honour at all!
These fellows, you're actually comparing them to magicians?
Are you trying to humiliate me? "
"Then your excellency Great Magician, what are magicians doing?"
Xu Yi said with a cold smile, "Researching more powerful magic and killing people faster and more efficiently?"
"You ….." Great Magician Camilla wanted to reprimand Xu Yi for speaking nonsense again, but he suddenly stopped.
Because he suddenly found that Xu Yi wasn't wrong at all.
Yes, the mages in the Sines had a high status, but why?
Of course, it was because Mages were far more powerful than ordinary people, and the most obvious point was that on the battlefield, Mages' magic was far more lethal than ordinary soldiers.
In the history of Sines, there had been countless wars between different countries, and in these wars, magicians had always played a vital role.
There were even some particularly powerful mages, such as archmages and grand mages. Just one or two of them could change the situation of a battle and affect the entire war.
Thus, for a long time, the Magicians of the Sines were revered and respected by the people, and their status was constantly rising.
But no matter how high the status of a Magician was, it couldn't change the fact that Xu Yi was completely right. What the Magicians had always done was to research more powerful magic.
As for why they were researching more powerful magic?
Of course it was to have a stronger effect on the battlefield.
To put it bluntly, it was to kill people faster and more efficiently.
Thinking of this, Great Magician Camilla's face that had turned red from Xu Yi's words instantly turned pale and the hand pointing at Xu Yi began to violently tremble. After a while, he sat back down in his chair and couldn't speak for a while.
Xu Yi gave a sigh and shook his head. If it wasn't for the special situation, he wouldn't be willing to be this direct in front of Great Magician Camilla.
But this was indeed the true thoughts in his heart.
He could understand why Mages had such a high status in the Sines, but that didn't mean he agreed with this.
To Xu Yi, it was important to have powerful strength because they could protect themselves and the things they cared about when necessary.
But other than this, what was more important was their normal lives.
Humans went from barbarism to civilization because they wanted to pursue a better life.
Because of this, humans invented various tools, going from the ancient stone age to the highly developed civilization on earth.
With the development of human civilization, humans went from not having enough to eat in the beginning to not having to worry about food and clothing. They could even go into the sky, go into the sea, and even go into space.
If they lost this, human civilization would lose the motivation to move forward and they would be no different from wild beasts.
Magic was very powerful, but Xu Yi was more willing to use magic to increase the quality of life of people.
So he combined the power of magic and used his mechanical knowledge to invent the Magic Fan, allowing the people of Banta City to enjoy a cool breeze on a hot summer day.
Then he invented the Magic Harvester, greatly increasing the efficiency of harvesting wheat. It also allowed Viscount Leslie and the other nobles to have confidence in planting more wheat next year, indirectly increasing the grain yield of Banta City.
After this, he wanted to invent even more magic machines, helping the people of this world obtain a better life through these magic machines.
He even hoped that he could create a complete industrial system in the Sines, letting the people of the Sines live the same lives as normal people on earth.
Xu Yi knew that it would be very hard to accomplish this dream, but he wouldn't shrink back.
Because in the process of inventing these magic machines, not only did he find the joy of studying machines that he had lost three years ago, he also found the joy of changing the world.
Now, the first thing he wanted to change was Great Magician Camilla's thoughts.
"Your Excellency Great Magician, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but although the merchants are like you said, their eyes and minds are filled with gold coins, it is because of this that they will think of ways to produce goods and sell them.
It is also because of these benefits that the goods in the Sines circulate and people don't always lack this and that.
Perhaps there are many scum among them who sell their conscience to earn gold coins, but we can't deny the changes they bring, right? "
Great Magician Camilla was silent as his expression kept changing. After a while, he suddenly gave a long sigh and looked at Xu Yi.
"Xu Yi, I admit that your words are reasonable, but this isn't related to what you really want to say, right?
Speak, what do you want to say? "
Xu Yi seriously looked at Great Magician Camilla's expression and found that he had calmed down, so he couldn't help revealing a smile.
Great Magician Camilla was a wise old man after all, he really wasn't that easy to knock down.
"Your excellency Great Magician, let's return to the real problem.
You don't have enough gold coins to support the consumption of the Magic Tower, so are you willing to cooperate with me?
I can definitely provide you with enough gold coins.
Hei, I won't hide it from you, my recent profits aren't bad. "Xu Yi said with a smile.
"Humph, wanting me to cooperate with you again." Great Magician Camilla gave a cold snort and waved his hand.
"There's no need to say anything else. I already said that this is my principle and it won't change."
"Your excellency Great Magician, how about you let me finish?" Xu Yi continued.
"I think that the reason why you hate combining magic and business is because one, once you combine business, it will affect your magic research. Two, you feel that helping merchants earn money from normal people will make your heart uneasy, isn't that right?"
Great Magician Camilla gave another snort, but he didn't object.
"Very good, if you're worried about this, then I can tell you that if you cooperate with me, there won't be any problems in these two aspects."
"Let's not talk about whether it will affect my magic research for now. If I cooperate with you, you won't earn money from normal people?" Great Magician Camilla asked in a muffled voice.
"You think I'll believe your childish reason?"
Hearing the loosening of Great Magician Camilla's tone, Xu Yi laughed. He took out a blueprint from his chest and placed it on the table in front of Great Magician Camilla.
"Of course I won't say that I won't earn money from normal people, but if I told you that those people are eager for me to earn their money, what would you think?"
"Are you joking?" Great Magician Camilla's eyes opened wide.
Great Magician Camilla glared at him, "Who in this world is eager for others to earn their money?"
"It's very simple, it's because they need something and other than me, no one can give it to them.
These things are very important to them. Do you think that in this kind of situation, they would care about me earning a bit of money? "Xu Yi said with a smile.
"How could there be something like this?"
Great Magician Camilla glared at Xu Yi, but he couldn't help looking at the blueprint.
After looking it over, Great Magician Camilla said in a surprised voice, "What is this thing?
Why does it look so strange?
What is it used for? "
Xu Yi thought that since he started inventing magic machines, he didn't know how many times he had heard this question.
"Un, this thing is the special thing I mentioned to you just now.
With this thing, it will solve many problems that have troubled them for a long time.
Even if they know that I rely on this to earn money, they will definitely be grateful to me. "
Without knowing it, Xu Yi had already arrived beside Great Magician Camilla and leaned over to explain the blueprint.
"First, this thing is called the Magic Plowing Machine … …"