Lin Li bowed and took the wooden box, but he didn't open it immediately. Instead, he placed it on the table beside him, and said, "Mr. William, although I don't know if this formula is real or not, and I don't know if it can be concocted according to the formula, there's still a possibility. Since there's nothing much to do, let's just assume that this formula is real. Let's talk about the cooperation you mentioned. Do you have any plans? "
That was Lin Li's character. If William was an enemy, he would kill him and snatch the formula without feeling the slightest bit of guilt. However, since William was treating him with respect, he wouldn't act like he had never seen money before and try his best to take advantage of him without giving him a single cent. Wasn't there a saying that if one wanted to gain the respect of others, they had to learn to respect others first? Lin Li's character was very similar to that. He would respect whoever respected him.
William glanced at the wooden box on the table beside Lin Li, and suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a trap. Judging from what President Felic said, he seemed to be very confident about these formulas. Otherwise, who would discuss the cooperation based on a hypothesis when they were all busy?
Frankly speaking, William had indeed considered the conditions for the cooperation if he could cooperate with the Tower of Dusk. He had even thought of an ideal line and bottom line. However, it seemed that there was no need to think about the ideal line, and the bottom line was actually not the bottom line.
He had already handed over the formula, along with the right to take the initiative to discuss the cooperation. It was basically impossible to expect them to share the benefits together. The best outcome would be to be able to share a bowl of soup with Lin Li. However, compared to getting nothing, being able to share a bowl of soup with Lin Li seemed to be a good outcome. William sighed in his heart, and said politely, "I don't dare to talk about cooperation. This formula will only be gathering dust in my hands."
"Hmph, at least you know your limits," Wilkinson said coldly.
Although Wilkinson had criticized William mercilessly just now because of the authenticity of the formula, it could even be said to be a lesson. However, now that Lin Li had vaguely shown an interest in the formula, Wilkinson immediately changed his attitude. It couldn't be helped. After interacting with Lin Li for more than three months, Wilkinson and the other pharmacists had learned that rules were meant to be broken.
However, Wilkinson wasn't ashamed of rebuking William just now, because what he said was not wrong in terms of current pharmaceutical theories. As for whether it would be right or wrong in the future, it would depend on the almighty Master Felic. Yes, he was omnipotent. To Wilkinson and the others, Master Felic was omnipotent. If there was anyone else in this world who could formulate the potion, it would be the omnipotent Master Felic.
"You don't have to be shy, Mr. William. Just say it. We are just making assumptions," Lin Li said generously with a smile on his face.
Although Lin Li didn't look at the formula in the wooden box, he was confident that it wouldn't be difficult for him to formulate it with his Guru-level skills. The only thing that was difficult for him was the deification potion that could give people god-like power. However, there was no need to tell William about this. After all, they had only met twice.
"Erm … Alright then, I'll take the liberty to say it." William paused for a moment. Seeing that Lin Li didn't seem to be perfunctory, he continued, "If the Master you know can really formulate the potions, I hope to be able to get the exclusive rights to these potions."
William's request was indeed not too much. After all, without his potion formulas, Lin Li wouldn't be able to formulate the potions. However, if Lin Li didn't concoct the potions for him, the formulas in his hands would just be a few pieces of old waste paper. From the looks of it, it seemed that it would be fairer to split the profits equally.
However, William had already given up the initiative in his hands, and it was too unrealistic to ask the pharmacists to split the profits equally. Hence, he chose the exclusive rights, which was equivalent to giving up the ownership of the potion formulas, and placing himself in the position of a mere distributor.
Actually, William had some ulterior motives. After all, he was the owner of the Time Consignment Store, and the potions in the formulas were all high-level potions, apart from the most heaven-defying Divine Potion. In other words, these potions were qualified to be auctioned. With the attraction of the lost potions from the Dark Age and the reputation of the Time Consignment Store, it shouldn't be a problem to sell them at a sky-high price.
Faced with the temptation of huge profits, there were many people who could see the reality, but not many could really let it go. Even Wilkinson nodded slightly at William's request with a satisfied look on his face. However, he couldn't hide his thoughts from Lin Li at all.
In Wilkinson's opinion, the potions had to be sold after being formulated, apart from being used for himself. Hence, it didn't matter who he gave it to. After all, the formulas were given to him by William. Although Wilkinson was used to being unreasonable, he was very clear about this problem. Hence, after hearing William's request, Wilkinson felt that the old man was rather sensible, and had taken the initiative to give up the ownership of the formulas.
Of course, Lin Li wouldn't be fooled so easily. What William wanted was exclusive rights, which would allow him to maximize the profits of a potion. Although the other benefits seemed insignificant compared to the Divine Potion formula, it was still a piece of meat. Besides, Lin Li didn't want to be fooled.
With a faint smile on his face, Lin Li looked at William playfully, and said, "Mr William, if that's the case, what kind of price do you want when you get the potion from us? Is it the ratio of your actual sales or the ratio of our cost of formulating the potion?"
Monopoly meant huge profits, not to mention the way the potion was sold. Although there was a possibility that it wouldn't be sold at auction, it wouldn't be considered a loss as long as the potion was in his hands. Besides, there would never be a lack of suitors for magical potions in this world.
"This … Of course it will be based on the actual sales," William said bitterly. This young President of the Guild of Magic was indeed not easy to fool.
"Haha, it's just a joke. Everything is just hypothetical. I'll let Archmage Gavin from the Guild of Magic discuss the specific details of the cooperation with you in detail." Lin Li was satisfied with William's compromise. He believed that with Gavin's ability, he would definitely be able to negotiate a ratio that was in line with the Tower of Dusk's interests.
No one would complain about having more money, even though Lin Li already had all kinds of money-making channels, and large amounts of funds were constantly being injected into the Tower of Dusk. However, the Tower of Dusk was burning money at a rate that was far from reaching its limit. The more funds that were injected, the faster the growth of their abilities would be.
Lin Li had only interacted with William twice. Hence, to Lin Li, as the owner of the Tower of Dusk, he naturally had to put the interests of the Tower of Dusk first.
Although he was forced to take a step back in the end, and did not know what the details of the discussion would be like in the future, at least this trip was not in vain. William could tell that Lin Li was ready to end the conversation. Hence, he said, "President Felic, there will be an auction at the Time Consignment Store next month. I would like to take the liberty of extending an invitation to you. I wonder if you can give me the honor of attending this auction?"
"Auction …"
Lin Li was no stranger to auctions. In his mind, he suddenly recalled the scene when the potions that he had concocted were put up for auction in the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. Then, the leaders of the forces in Jarrosus seemed to have gone crazy, and were throwing money at the potions that did not cost much at all. What was an auction? It was a place where things that were worth one gold coin could be sold for 100 gold coins. It was a place where people could take advantage of the situation.
"We hold this auction once a month. It's not that I'm boasting, but it's quite influential in the Breezy Plains. Hence, it often attracts some sellers who have rare items and want to sell them at a good price. The castellans, patriarchs, and team leaders all like to come to my place to bid for items that they like. " Although he had been criticized by Wilkinson in terms of pharmaceutical knowledge, William still sounded a little proud when it came to his profession.
In order for an auction to be influential, the most important thing was to have good items, which naturally had to be discovered by an appraiser. Although William was criticized by Wilkinson for being knowledgeable but not proficient, it depended on who he was comparing himself with. Under the premise of being knowledgeable, although he couldn't be proficient in everything, he was absolutely confident that he wasn't superficial.
Just like how a pharmacist would be happy to get a potion formula and a mage would be excited to get a magic spell, an appraiser would also be happy to know something that he did not know. Hence, William had the intention to befriend Lin Li after hearing about the Adamantine of Bad Luck at the banquet at the Castellan Mansion of Roland City.
At that time, William thought that given his reputation and status in the Breezy Plains, once he revealed his intention to befriend Lin Li, Lin Li would definitely be happy to suck up to him. However, he didn't expect that after he went back and waited for a long time, there wasn't even the slightest bit of news from this kid.
This time, when he came to visit the Tower of Dusk, he found out that Lin Li was actually the young President of the Guild of Magic who had been spreading like wildfire in the Breezy Plains recently. William sighed in his heart. It was no wonder that Lin Li did not take him seriously. With the support of a pharmacist organization that was not inferior to the Pharmacist Guild, what was a knowledgeable appraiser like him compared to Lin Li?
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