The Master Wizard Grimwin didn't operate the forum interface for long before exchanging with the others and leaving. Lin wasn't surprised. After all, there wasn't much to see on the forum now. It was impossible for these mages and great mages to look at the introductory knowledge that only apprentices needed to gnaw on.
The Great Mage who was walking towards Lin Li no longer had the curious expression of a baby with sparkling eyes. When the hot novelty passed, he began to examine the practicality of the forum. The mages of the Lost Earth World were all pragmatists. With a slightly regretful expression, he said to Lin, "It's a pity. Although the forum is quite convenient for long-distance communication, not everything can be known to everyone."
"Oh, is it a matter of confidentiality? I've thought about this part too. "Lin then explained the design of the forum authority. At the same time, the rest of the people also stood up.
Regarding the forum authority, Lin didn't use the method on Earth to differentiate by level of membership. Instead, he used the Linux system to divide it into three types: user authority, group authority, and visitor authority.
Opening visitor authority was, without a doubt, completely open to the outside world. In the built forum, all the discussion strings in the 'miscellaneous' discussion area were preset to a state of full visitor authority.
When limited to user authority, it meant that other than the user himself, no one could open or modify it.
For Lin, the more troublesome design was in the group authority. In the registration section, one only needed to fill in the name, the organization they belonged to, and the mage's own secret seal as the password. The name was the user. Of course, Lin didn't mention this point here, but there was no way to verify whether the name filled in was the real name. It was directly stated in the description column after the blank that it was the same as the name registered in the Society of Sorcerers. It guided others to use their real names to register, so as to avoid the trouble caused by anonymity in the future.
The organization they belonged to would become the user's group name. If the group name had never been used, a new group would be created at the same time as the registration, and a new discussion area would be created in the discussion area. This new discussion area was preset so that only group members could view it. Then, when people wanted to join this group, they would need the consent of everyone in the group to become a member of the group.
And a user could have multiple group identities. When a user does not log in to the forum for ten consecutive days, their privileges will be suspended. If the user has not logged in for a year, the user will be deleted, but the articles and replies submitted in the past will be retained. This was to be used when someone was missing or dead. This was to prevent new members of the group from being unable to gain access to the group due to the missing or dead population. Or when everyone in the group, except the person involved, agrees to expel someone, the group's privileges can be stripped.
On top of that, none of the discussion boards were designed to delete posts. This was all done on purpose by Lin Fan. In any case, no one in the Lost Earth World knew that there should be an administrator in the discussion area, so he would just pretend that there was no administrator. The backend system and administrator privileges would be a backdoor that he had opened for himself in case he needed it in the future. However, it was more likely that they would ignore him.
Otherwise, he would have to explain to a group of mages who were more experienced than him why he could be the administrator of the forum and why the rules were set. Lin Li couldn't help but shudder just thinking about it. If one left it alone for a long time, it would form its own order. Moreover, he was using his real name. If he was really unhappy, he could go out and PK in real life. The sorcerers in the Lost Earth World were not so much pragmatists as they believed in actual combat.
Hiding what he shouldn't mention and what he didn't want to mention, Lin Fan struggled to explain to the five inspector mages that they could understand. Only then did Grimwin and the others accept the forum. At the same time, they raised the second question that they were most concerned about: "This magic … program, do you want to turn it in?"
Mages and tower owners who were registered under the Association could receive subsidies from the Association at fixed times. This money wasn't given for free. Every mage had to submit a result to the Association every three years. Of course, this submission didn't mean that the result belonged to the Association. It was just to prove that one continued to progress on the path of magic.
When other people were interested in the magic, they could pay to obtain the content and learn to use it. In other words, the cultural level of the Lost Earth World was almost equivalent to that of Medieval Europe on Earth. But in the field of magic, there was already the concept of patent rights and copyright fees.
For Lin Fan, having another way to make money was more than welcome. Why should he be so stingy? Besides, the most precious thing about a forum was the user community, not the structure of the forum. The more people used it, the more valuable it was.
So in response to Grimwin's question, Lin Fan said, "About this, I've already prepared it." At the same time, he called out to Kaya. The brown-skinned girl then took out a wooden box used for sealing and walked over to the group.
This kind of wooden box was used by mages when they needed to exchange valuables or secret information with the Association through the caravan of the Chamber of Commerce. Ordinary thieves couldn't break the seal, but it wouldn't work if they encountered bandits who were also mages.
The seal applied to it would have the mark of each mage, which couldn't be restored after the seal was broken. So, instead of saying that this kind of wooden box was used to prevent thieves, it was better to say that it proved that no one had opened it during the transportation process. It had a similar effect to the wax seals of Medieval Europe on Earth.
But at this time, the wooden box that Kaya brought over hadn't been sealed yet. Lin Fan casually opened it and took out three handwritten booklets and three magic stones. The red-Glori-level magic stones were tied with ribbons with notes written on them and symbols corresponding to the booklets.
Putting the items in order on the lid of the closed wooden box, Lin said, "These are the results of my research that I plan to submit to the Association for the next three years. They are the domain name system, the web page system, and the browser. The first is to simplify the complicated mark of the Magic Tower's energy pool into a common and regular website that can be quickly communicated with. The second is to build the foundation of the forum. The first two require an energy pool as a carrier to be used. The third is to use high-grade magic stones of the red Glori-level and above as a carrier. It is also the terminal interface that mages mainly use. "
He was able to prepare these things quickly because of the related concepts and designs. Lin Fan had already conceived and experimented when he discovered that the power of magic in the maze world was similar to an eight-bit computer. It was just that the magic stones that he could afford at that time weren't enough to support the operation of the server level, so the program was limited to logical machine language. It wasn't until he became the master of the Tower of the Great Sage that he truly implemented the entire system and adjusted the content.
In other words, Lin Fan's main job during the day was to debug and then bring the system online. Feeling that he had almost gone crazy from catching bedbugs a while ago, Lin felt a sense of relief at this moment and said, "The relevant notes have already been prepared. Originally, I was going to wait for the next convoy of the Chamber of Commerce to come and entrust them to send the things back to the Association. "
"Then …" Grimwin and the other inspectors were all eager to try, but they still restrained themselves and asked, "How much do you plan to sell this knowledge for?"
Lin Fan stretched out a finger and said, "Every kind of I. Kiel."
The five inspectors were shocked! They also stretched out a finger and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "I. Kiel?"
After careful consideration, Lin Fan decided that this price was definitely not too expensive, but too cheap. Looking at the five people opposite him, whose expressions were even more exaggerated than when they first saw the forum and the video clip, Lin Fan knew that this really shocked them.
The coins of the maze world were minted by every country. Basically, as long as it wasn't evil money – coins with too many impurities in them due to poverty – it could be circulated throughout the continent. Generally speaking, there were three kinds of coins: kiel, jiang ao, and danba. In fact, they were gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins.
Jiang ao and danba were used for relatively small transactions and were basically only used by ordinary people. The transactions between mages were all measured in kilos. Half a year's worth of coarse grain for four people, I Kiel (1 gold). Introductory magic books, each book was XX Kiel (20 gold). The most widely spread high-grade offensive magic in the Labyrinth World, Samas' Flame Snake, CM Kiel (900 gold).
Generally, Wizards could get a monthly subsidy from the Association between XX and LXX Kiel (20-70 gold) as long as they guided apprentices.
For official Wizards, the price of I. Kiel wasn't much. After all, magic knowledge was a one-time transaction, not a continuous expenditure.
In fact, if it wasn't for the Association not allowing free distribution, and the smallest unit of price was I. Lin Fan would have considered a lower price. But it was impossible for it to be free, so he had to take some money to supplement his family.
The reason for such a price was that Lin Fan remembered hearing Microsoft's big boss, Bill Gates, say something a year before transmigrating. The general idea was: If there were no piracy in this world, Microsoft's scale would be more than five times that of that time.
In fact, those who really understood knew that if there were no piracy, Microsoft wouldn't have the market share later on, let alone five times.
Before the windowing of computers, it was a hundred schools of thought contending, and Microsoft was nothing. After the windowing of computers, that guy Jobbs not only sold the OS alone, but also packaged and sold it with his machine. The antitrust law should have dealt with this guy first. Only Windows had the opportunity to unify personal PCs, but it was only an opportunity. The real reason why Windows 95 dominated the world was because of the rampant pirated versions. That was how it came to be.
For Lin Fan, who came to the maze world, rather than making money from selling the system, it was better to find ways to increase the number of users. It was the same principle as operating online games or mobile games. Only when the number of users increased would there be an opportunity to make money. Wasn't there a saying: free is the most expensive?
But this principle was difficult for the natives of the maze world to understand. After the initial shock, Grimwin's expression became serious. He cleared his throat and said, "Tower Master, I believe you can feel our interest in these few magic programs, and we are interested in learning them. But I don't want the price you set to be influenced by our authority. We don't have any intention of coercing you, but we don't want these few magic programs to be used as bribes. "
"Sir Archmage, you really misunderstood." Looking at the other party's serious tone, Lin Fan quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't mean to bribe or be threatened, this is really my original idea of the price. Of course, after reaching the Association, the follow-up management, copying, and copying of the Magic Stones all have costs, and the price may be more than one kilo. This is not something I can decide. I just hope that if this thing is really convenient, then it will be more meaningful if enough people use it. "
Looking at the thin booklet and the glowing Magic Stones, Grimwin nodded in agreement. Normal high-level magic knowledge was expensive, so the cost of the copyist's salary, paper, and other necessary accessories was negligible. Not to mention, the Association also had a cut.
But for the three kinds of knowledge that Gabriel Lin Tripwood provided, the price of one kilo might not even cover the cost of copying. So when the Association sold this knowledge in the future, they would definitely add the cost. But this also meant that as long as the materials were paid for, the person in front of them would only take one kilo.
Thinking of this, the five of them almost simultaneously took out a shiny gold coin and a translucent yellow magic stone. "Then, Tower Master, please help me copy the Magic Stone for the browser."
"Mm, actually, the browser can just use a Red Glow Magic Stone. Wouldn't it be a waste to use a Yellow Garment Magic Stone? "
"This is the lowest grade Magic Stone we have. No problem, we'll use this. "
Damn, these rich people. Lin Fan cursed in his heart.
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