Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 665 Frugality or Waste?

"That is true power," the Lord of Storms said with dissatisfaction. "Although he did take a shortcut, locating a dimensional space with a gate, dragging it to the plain and fixing it there, and finally activating the two to combine... that would normally take tens of thousands of years to accomplish."

Moreover, this happened at a time when the world began to reject the power of gods.

Even for the Lord of Knowledge, it would take a considerable amount of time to recover the losses incurred in achieving this.

If he hadn't been in such a hurry to get back and recuperate, he wouldn't have been so easily deceived by his followers!

“He doesn’t seem to have completely missed it, does he?” Travis couldn’t help but interject. “It was basically all within his predictions!”

“Preparing for the worst doesn’t mean he actually wants to see the worst outcome,” the Lord of Storms replied calmly. “If he had really thought it would come to this from the beginning, why would he have been so generous?”
He went into his slumber full of hope, only to wake up to find his magnificent achievements crawling with parasites.

Lowry laughed: "That's true. Nobody starts out striving for the worst possible outcome!"

The Lord of Storms shook his head: "If before that, there were still gods who considered using human faith, after that, it has basically returned to the essence of faith."

A simple transaction.

You provide the faith I need and complete the tasks I assign, in exchange I will offer a little divine power.

They offer protection when you are still willing to be loyal, but once they leave, they say goodbye in every way and don't try to keep anyone.

Although doing so might mean we don't have enough faith power to draw upon, at least we won't encounter the same predicament as the Lord of Knowledge.

Even gods have their pride.

Do you understand how embarrassed and angry the Lord of Knowledge is beneath his seemingly calm and composed demeanor?

He will not let anyone who dares to humiliate him to his face get away with it.

They even went so far as to bow down to me.

Don't let his inferior strength fool you; he is, after all, a mage... and a true scholar.

Lori, you should understand the truth of the saying, "Mages are born proud!"

“I don’t think there’s anything to be proud of in being a mage,” Lori said calmly. “Aren’t we all just people with one nose and two eyes, struggling in this world?”

"Heh~" The Lord of Storms chuckled mockingly, too lazy to pay attention to Lori, who was openly changing his mind.

However, he could understand why Lori was so cautious... Once they left the castle's layers of protection, Lori's words could very well be overheard by the true gods.

Indeed, Lowry was never afraid of offending the Church of God, or even the gods themselves, but he always stood calmly on the moral high ground.

Knowing full well that the Lord of Knowledge is just putting on an act of shamelessness, it's not in Lowry's usual style to openly provoke him.

While understandable, the Lord of Storms was still somewhat surprised: normal people, once they reach Lowry's status, would become overly arrogant.

This is normal; the gods wouldn't really care about such a trivial matter.

They have the patience to wait for ordinary people to grow.

Travis was arrogant and domineering for a long time after he first ascended the throne and defeated all the invading enemies.

As time goes by and people mature, they'll understand the meaning of "making money through harmony" and respect each other's bottom lines. Then everyone can return to a normal rhythm.

Of course, if someone just can't find the right tune, there are other solutions.

The gods are patient, not just patient.

For a child like Lowry, who isn't even considered an adult in the gods' minds, if he acts arrogantly and crosses the gods' bottom line a few times, no one will actually call for his death.

Of course, all of this would only happen after Lowry had become worthy of their attention.

Previously, the methods used by the Goddess of the Night actually occurred because she didn't care about Lori. It was just something she mentioned casually, but her followers took it extremely seriously.

Therefore, when Lori was actually able to stand before them, the Goddess of the Night gave up the idea of ​​continuing to cause trouble for Lori, and even frankly asked her followers to forget what she had said and regain their respect for Lori.

It may seem like the Goddess of the Night is contradicting herself, but in reality, it's because she's finally seen Lori for the first time.

However, while Lowry is inherently uncompromising, he rarely engages in pointless provocations.

It's as if he had received a very good upbringing.

But the Lord of Storms, who knew humans very well, knew very well that children raised in noble families in their world could not receive a similar education... In a world dominated by knights, the law of the jungle prevails, and once someone shows weakness, they will be swarmed by spyers and devoured.

Therefore, even a smart person like Travis had to stand at that level of checks and balances for a period of time, where everyone had to restrain their desires and ambitions, and control their temper and personality, before he could gradually adapt.

Lori, however, was born with these insights.

This isn't because he's inherently kind and willing to be good to others... A truly kind person would never react to things like Lowry, who explodes at the slightest provocation.

They tend to hold back first, which naturally gives others the opportunity to take advantage. Therefore, people like this are always surrounded by trouble.

Whenever I look at him, it's always a mess.

The old man was lost in thought again, secretly digging into his secrets… Lori sensed the Storm Lord's gaze upon him, secretly pursed his lips, and looked up with a smile: “This time you're probably going to jump quite far, be prepared~”

After the plush toys in the Crystal Palace fluttered about for a while, the Crystal Palace, which had been dimly lit, suddenly became as bright as day.

Travis looked around in surprise and realized that the landing point was probably inside the large iceberg.

The Crystal Palace is so bright because the ice outside is illuminated by some luminous crystals, creating a reflective effect.

However, what puzzled him was: "Since you're going to come to the big iceberg anyway, why did you do so much planning?"

Lori raised an eyebrow, her tone cold and indifferent: "Oh, knight."

"Are you insulting me?" Travis asked sharply.

“But you really deserve to be scolded, my uncle.” Lily put down her pink fluffy ball, turned halfway around to look at him, and said, “If you thought about it carefully, you wouldn’t ask such a question.”

Even a kiss wouldn't be this lazy!

"So, you will?" Travis remained unmoved, directly hitting Lily's weak spot.

"You can't provoke me! I'm not an adult yet, I don't have to watch it!" Lily snorted and turned away from him.

Travis tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly his lips twitched.

He pressed his forehead, his voice somewhat numb: "You really are your mother's good girl, Lily."

Bobo, will you really go see it?

Bolaños will probably spank him!

"Hehe~" Lily chuckled sweetly and asked without hesitation, "So, why did Uncle Lori scold you?"

“Dimensional jumps also have invisible tracks and nodes.”

Some nodes are quite fragile and can only be used once in a certain period of time.

In order not to affect the way back, we must plan ahead.

Half of the nodes under the giant iceberg are in similar situations, and Lowry must set them up in advance to avoid having to take a detour to get back.

Hmm... how do I get around this?

“I know that. I’ll fly back myself!” Lily replied with a smile. “It just takes a little longer.”

"We've flown for seven days and seven nights before!"

"From under the big iceberg?" Travis asked, puzzled.

"Above ground and underground are not the same thing." The Lord of Storms couldn't hold back any longer. "Do you think such a large house can pass through everywhere?"

"How many more times do we have to jump?" Travis casually changed the subject.

The Lord of Storms was too lazy to bother with him anymore... This kind of person is only suitable to be a neighbor you talk to occasionally.

Giving someone too much of a friendly face can easily lead to problems.

Fortunately, Lori was there, which convinced the gods that not all dragons possessed the attributes of the White Dragon King.

If it's just Travis... tsk tsk, they'd all have to be dinosaurs!
Enemies who act without thinking are actually the most terrifying and troublesome.

“At least three times.” Lori looked at the crystal ball and let out a slight sigh. “The Lord of Ice still has control. Even if there are uninvited guests inside, he is still moving.”

I need to calculate his movement habits before considering the jumping area of ​​the Crystal Palace.

Although there can be some error, it cannot exceed five thousand meters; otherwise, the Crystal Palace's jump accuracy will not be sufficient.

When I made this thing, I tried my best to make it as good as possible, but I never considered that one day I would need to seek the home of the gods!

Travis suddenly lost interest in speaking.

He really didn't understand whether Lowry knew what he was talking about, or what the point of his constant talk about cost-effectiveness was.
True value for money means only making what you need, right?
What could Crystal Palace possibly need?
He meticulously calculated the most readily available energy crystals, yet he built useless structures without batting an eye, enough to buy a castle with a thousand years' worth of energy crystals.

Is this a sign of wealth or poverty? Frugality or wastefulness?
Unable to understand for a moment, His Majesty could only remain silent.

(End of this chapter)