Heart of the Castle

Chapter 150 The Angry Old Magician
"I hope this time, my choice is not wrong." Li Wei sighed in his heart, and walked quickly towards his residence.

This time there were no more twists and turns, and Li Wei quickly came to the wooden house where he lived.Just now when Li Wei and others went out, they were a little anxious. The door of the wooden house was not closed, and the firepit in the middle of the wooden house could be seen from the door.

Mengmeng, the big lynx, was lying there in a very lazy posture, but when Li Wei's eyes swept over the mottled fur, the vigilant beast suddenly turned around, although its body was still lying on the ground He didn't move, but the laziness just now completely disappeared, and it gave people a feeling that he might explode and hurt others at any time.

Seeing Li Wei's familiar figure, the fierce light in Mengmeng's green eyes dimmed.The big lynx stood up with an indescribable grace and lightness, and walked to Levi's feet with its fluffy tail flicking.

"Mengmeng, you and these two crusader swordsmen stay here, don't let anyone in, and don't hurt anyone, understand?" Li Wei squatted down, scratched the big bobcat's chin, looked at the pair of Bi Yan said with a suspicious taste.

The green eyes blinked, and then the big lynx walked quietly to the side, and just disappeared into the shadow behind the door.Although Li Wei's eyes can't see the big lynx that is close at hand, he can clearly feel that Mengmeng has not gone far, but is lying in a corner next to the wooden house, sharply His eyes didn't let go of any clues.

Li Wei walked into the wooden house and closed the door tightly.His heart began to beat rapidly, and the confident look he deliberately put on outside disappeared, and the young man's face was full of tension.

Taking a deep breath, Li Wei closed his eyes and silently recited in his heart: "Mr. Dish, I request to enter the heart of the castle."

The familiar feeling of dizziness only appeared for a moment and then disappeared. Levi opened his eyes. Under the green grass and blue sky in the heart of the castle, he saw the old magician Mr. Dish again.However, this time, the old man who always smiled kindly looked a little cold, and looked at Li Wei with strange eyes, which made the young knight servant feel uneasy.

"Mr. Dish, are you okay?" Seeing the old magician's expression, Li Wei greeted with a guilty conscience, his voice was particularly loud.

"I'm fine." Mr. Dish said coldly, twisting the end of his white beard, his eyes seemed to be looking at Levi seriously.

"But you, the city lord, should be in trouble."

The old magician's tone was a little cold, but Li Wei didn't notice this at all. The young man's heartstrings had been tightened since just now. The old magician's ominous words almost made his legs go weak sit on the floor.

"Mr. Dish, why do you say that?"

"My lord, the city lord, behaved very kindly last night. I'm afraid even the Father God in the sky is nothing more than that. Next, my lord, the city lord, can you let me hear how you plan to deal with the current situation?"

Li Wei's mouth was a little bit bitter, and his answering voice became dry when faced with Mr. Dish's question with a strong sense of sarcasm.

"Mr. Dish, when I dealt with the rioters last night, I may have been too soft-hearted. But I considered it. I plan to wipe out all the ratmen in the camp, indulge them in spreading rumors, and then when they gather together Let's do it, and wipe out this group of rats in one fell swoop. These villagers were bewitched by the rumors spread by these ratmen, so they went to attack the material warehouse. I have a lot of responsibility for this matter..."

"That's not what I'm talking about." The old magician waved his hand and interrupted Li Wei's explanation, "No matter how you handle the riot, it's not a mistake. Your approach seems to be too much. It’s a bit more merciful, but the increased energy of faith can definitely make up for any negative effects of this approach. But regarding the handling of the refugee wave, your choice is... a fatal mistake.”

Li Wei's body trembled suddenly, and this was what he was most afraid of hearing from the old magician.

"Mr. Dish... Should I watch, those innocent refugees die outside? There are old people, children, suffering from injuries and starvation. If I don't help them, then they will die." There is no hope of survival!" The more Li Wei said, the more excited he became, and finally he almost roared at the old magician.

Mr. Dish's wrinkled face was expressionless, but from the sharp look in his eyes, it could be seen that the old magician's mood was not without any fluctuations.

"The hope of survival..." Mr. Dish repeated these words, then shook his head and said, "My lord, your intentions are good, but your approach is hopelessly wrong. You haven't saved so many people at all. People's ability, if they do this reluctantly, it will have no effect except to give them a short breathing opportunity. And the price to pay is..."

Li Wei's excitement disappeared from his heart like the ebb tide, and he looked at the old magician's mouth in a daze, his expression looked like a prisoner waiting for the final sentence.

Mr. Dish paused for a moment, looked at Levi's expression, and sighed helplessly.Next, the tone of the old magician eased a lot, but the content of the words was still cruel.

“…the price paid was the destruction of the refugee camps.”

Li Wei raised his head and looked blankly at the old magician, hoping to find a hint of a joke on his face.However, the old magician's expression was very serious, as if it were cruel reality itself.

The sun was falling from the blue sky, bathing everything in the heart of the castle with warmth, but Li Wei's heart was piercingly cold, he couldn't help but hugged his arms tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

"There is no way? Is there no way? Mr. Dish, you said that the heart of the castle is the highest masterpiece of alchemy. It can do all kinds of things that only happen in legends. Could it be... Could it be that the castle Can’t we increase food production so that all the refugees can survive?”

Li Wei's emotions seemed a little frantic, and he roared with red eyes.

"Have you forgotten? Equivalent exchange, the highest rule in alchemy." Mr. Dish cast his eyes on the distant clear sky, and his voice sounded a little distant.

"As the highest masterpiece of alchemy, the Castle Heart can indeed produce a large amount of food, but it requires the same large amount of energy to exchange. The current amount of food that the Castle Heart can produce is exactly the same as the amount that the Castle Heart can absorb from the outside world. The energy is about the same, so..."

"Mr. Dish, if... I mean, if I exchange all the energy stored in the heart of the castle into food, wouldn't that help everyone?" Levi suddenly thought of this possibility, Immediately shouted loudly.

Mr. Dish's eyes narrowed slightly, he stroked his white beard with his hand, and asked with some surprise: "You mean, you want to use the energy you have accumulated to upgrade Castle Heart , to exchange for food?"

"Yes, Mr. Dish."

"Do you understand the consequences of doing this?" The old magician took two steps forward, his eyes were burning with blazing flames, staring at Li Wei's young face. "The Heart of the Castle does indeed reserve a lot of energy at present, but it is a necessary resource for it to advance next time. If it is converted into food, the amount is indeed quite large, which can solve the problem of food for these people for a few weeks. But the consequence is... The promotion of Castle Heart this time may have to be delayed for a long time, and even the next time the demon army attacks here, it will not be able to meet the requirements for promotion!"

(End of this chapter)