Chapter 343 (1/2)

”In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that this is a very simple truth. HMM... to put it simply, according to your design, this element machine in Pelican town can provide night lighting for our town for a year. Until next year, the only thing we need is to buy a magic crystal again. ”

”From another perspective, if our town, like now, needs a bright mage to light each element lamp every night for a year, rain or wind, and can't have any rest, how much does it cost?”

Tesla was stunned, and Napa next to him was silent now.

Ailuo smiled and said, ”if someone entrusts our guild to light Margo for a year, I'm afraid it can't come down without one or two thousand gold coins. And the price may need to rise the next year. It is impossible to buy a piece of magic crystal to solve the problem. ”

”So here, the contradiction between the element machine and the magician appears.”

”Before the appearance of the element machine, magic was a thing that only a few people selected by God could use. For most ordinary people like me, a magician is a very noble and mysterious existence. Because they are noble and mysterious, because these magicians can use some powers that we ordinary people can't use, so we respect them and even worship them. In terms of economy, we will also strive to fulfill the expectations of these magicians. ”

”Just like the element lamp I just mentioned, if the night in our town is too dark and we want light, we can only pray for those magicians to give us light in addition to making more fire. Magicians will get our reward and have excellent social status. ”

”But in other words, if we have an element machine, there is no need for us to invite these magicians and give them money. These magicians will be cut off part of their income. What they can do, we ordinary people can do by using the element machine, so the status of magicians in our minds will gradually decrease. Finally, we treat magicians like ordinary people, with neither respect nor contempt. ”

”Therefore, if the element machine is really successfully expanded, so that each of us ordinary people can compete with and even surpass the power of those magicians by operating these machines... This also means that the end of those magicians has come.”

At this point, arrow paused a little. He gave Napa and Tesla a a little time to think carefully. When their thoughts finally turned around, he smiled faintly and said, ”now, do you understand why the Royal Society has to work so hard to prevent the development of the element machine?”

After listening to the whole process, Napa's ears hung down involuntarily. The cat shook its head helplessly and said, ”money, interests, power, social status... You humans really can't deviate from these things no matter what you do. Even a magician cannot avoid vulgarity. ”

Arrow smiled and said, ”what is free from vulgarity? In my opinion, this is really normal. If you have powerful power but can't bring yourself a lot of benefits, then these power are equivalent to waste. During the war years, the income of magicians doubled. In peacetime, the income of magicians will never be too low. This is a very normal phenomenon. ”

Napa snorted, didn't look at ello and continued, ”well, even if you're right, they're too anxious, aren't they? The element machine looks unstable. Do you think this kind of thing can compete with the mature magic system? It's a little too exaggerated. ”

Arrow held his chin and said, ”no, I don't think there are many smart people in the Royal Society. Once the development of something may threaten your position, you should immediately nip it in the bud. ”

Napa shook her head. ”I still can't believe it. If, as you said, the development of element machine is likely to replace the position of magician, then this will be an epoch-making reform! It will also rapidly enhance the national strength of this country! After all, this means that the mature element machine can make every ordinary person become a magician. Why do you think leaders will refuse such things that are beneficial to the country? ”

In this regard, arrow laughed. He kept waving his hands, as if he had heard something very funny. After a long time, the president finally stopped his laughter, wiped tears from the corners of his eyes and said, ”Napa, you really underestimate us humans. How can vested interests sacrifice a small part of their interests for the sake of the overall situation? ”

”In this world, what those who have mastered power, status and wealth fear most is not the stagnation of social progress, but the great change of society. Because this kind of change is very likely to make their current advantage disappear in an instant! ”

”Therefore, once this phenomenon that may produce change is encountered, even if it is really something that is of great benefit to the country, the people and the society, the vested interests will try their best to use all the resources in their hands to suppress it.”