One of the responsibilities of the association was to arbitrate disputes between mages. Even if most people chose to settle it privately, the association still handled a large number of arbitration cases every year. Most of them were disputes derived from the Exchange.
This was not to say that there were many liars among the mages. The source of most of the disputes came from the difference in perception between the two parties. The seller thought that his goods were superior goods and deserved a higher value; but when the buyer saw the goods, he found that they were inferior goods with poor quality and various flaws. They were not worth such a high value at all. Thus, disputes arose.
And as soon as they entered the stage of dispute, there were very few people who could remain rational. Sometimes, even the association, as an arbitrator, would be implicated. As the head of the Sijia branch for a long time, Orange Eaton felt the same way. Under such circumstances, if the transaction was carried out on the forum, as the founder of the forum, it seemed difficult to stay out of it.
If Gabriel Lin Tripwood was hiding in the magic tower, then it would be fine. But if he dared to walk out of the tower, he would be instantly destroyed by his enemies. So Orange Eaton had no choice but to agree with Tripwood's reason.
"But," the topic changed, and it was Lin's turn to leave people hanging. Of course, he did not dare to offend the old man in front of him. He just continued in a steady tone, "It's not that I haven't thought of using the Internet to do business. The president asked me this question because you should consider the Chamber of Commerce that the association belongs to. "
He looked at the old man and thought for a while. The transactions on the Internet were targeted at all users, but he would come forward because of the group of merchants affiliated to the association. Their interests were also related to him and the overall development of the association. Realizing that Tripwood had removed the concept of the Chamber of Commerce, Orange Eaton showed a playful expression and nodded.
"It's not feasible to let a transaction that can't guarantee the fulfillment of the contract. But if the association comes forward and sets up a shop similar to the forum on the Internet, I think it should be more trustworthy than the two parties who can't make a deal face to face. But because this system can only be used by the association, it's not suitable for public knowledge, so in terms of remuneration … "Lin Shi rubbed his fingers nervously.
It was normal for mages to talk about rewards before doing something for others. No one would work for free, and the Lost Earth World would not be embarrassed to talk about money because of the difference in status between the two worlds. They could only smile and say, "Just give me whatever you want, as a token of appreciation." Then, when they really received a ridiculously low reward, they would feel extremely jealous behind their backs.
Moreover, one of the responsibilities of the Association was to dispatch magic manpower. Only an appropriate reward could entice the mages with suitable abilities to come forward and complete the task. "If your excellency has the system you speak of, the association can provide you with Xbar (a horizontal bar on the X) Kiel (10000 gold). Such a reward should be enough, right? "
This was the highest level mission and the highest reward that a mere branch could give. It was an unimaginable amount of money for a magus of Lin's level. He bowed and said, "I am extremely honored by your generosity."
"Then, when can I see this system?"
"I already have a plan in mind, but I still need time to implement it. This thing is not ready-made. Just next month, I have a reservation with the Chamber of Commerce to send my two apprentices back to the association to participate in the first round of the assessment. At that time, I will entrust the completed product to my apprentices and present it together. President, do you think it's okay? "
"Oh, your apprentices are going to participate in the assessment." The old man twirled the mustache at the corner of his mouth, his eyes shining. "Got it, I will take good care of them. Then, I look forward to the system that they present when the time comes. "
There seems to be an unnecessary misunderstanding … Lin was a little speechless. But on second thought, the Lost Earth World was still a society ruled by men anyway, it was better to have someone to help than no one to help. The first round of the assessment of the two apprentices depended on whether the system satisfied those big shots. If the system was not done well, who knew if the two apprentices would come back crying.
After ending the call with the president, Lin took out the system stone of the online shopping mall that had been designed long ago from the storage box. The reason why it was not made public before, besides the fact that he was not qualified to interfere in the business, there were also some designs that made Lin hesitate.
After coming to the Lost Earth World, what shocked Lin the most was not the existence of magic in this world, but the absence of mathematics in this world! Perhaps simple addition could be understood, but multiplication, division, and even more profound knowledge, even as a group of people who walked at the forefront of knowledge and research, had not heard of it before.
So, when Lin submitted the knowledge of the three systems, the original code was completely open, and there was no fear of people stealing it. Because there was mathematical logic in it that people in the Lost Earth World could not understand.
Similarly, in the original design of the shopping mall system, of course, there were designs such as shopping carts and total prices. But those not only involved simple mathematical calculations, but also involved the business operation of this world.
When business came to business, the price of the same product to different people in different businesses depended on the buyer's conscience; the buyer would not only buy one or two things, but when the buyer bought many things, the total price also depended on the buyer's conscience. So, before the association's subsidiary chamber of commerce was established, the sorcerers were cheated to death by those with a conscience bitten by dogs.
It was not until the Society of Sorcerers established the chamber of commerce that the conscience of the businesses was slightly better, and the fraud was not so serious. But, in addition to relying on the association, the chamber of commerce also had the backing of some big shots, which was why they had the means and the power to do business with the sorcerers. Otherwise, many sorcerers in the past would have changed careers to bandits after being cheated badly.
So, with such a business model, Mr. Lin felt that the sudden appearance of an online shopping mall with transparent prices was not promoting social progress, but the prelude to a disaster. One step ahead of others was a genius, but many steps ahead was a madman, and madmen should be burned at the stake. This was the principle of the Lost Earth World.
Not to mention that barter still existed in this world, and this part was difficult to measure with price. So, in order not to offend the entire chamber of commerce and the big shots behind it, Lin decided to remove the unnecessary design, and only keep the product list and order system. He did not want to violate the interests of these people's conscience, and then erase himself to fill the gap in their conscience.
Other than that, there was the optimization of the management system behind the scenes. Considering that many of the managers of the Magic Association's affiliated merchant guilds were apprentices who had no hope of being promoted, this system was very likely to be used by these people. Therefore, Lin Li tried to make the system as simple as possible for the products to be placed on and off the shelves, as well as the categorization design. Of course, he also included detailed documents.
A simple and clear system could effectively reduce the trouble of after-sales service. Although in the Lost Earth World, most of the after-sales service was just one sentence: It's not my fault that you're not smart enough.
These changes were actually completed in an afternoon. The rest of the time was to supervise the final preparations for the first round of the examination of the two apprentices. For this reason, a considerable part of the work could only be undertaken by the teachers. This included hunting to add some meat to the daily diet, and suppressing the magical beasts and uncivilized races around the magic tower.
It could not be helped, this was the nature of living creatures. When an ecosystem lost its balance, there would be creatures from other places coming in to restore the original balance. Unless the ecosystem was sealed off, or a species that had no natural enemies suddenly came in.
In a situation where those two conditions were not met, the reality was that after slaughtering a family of magical wolves, magical tigers, and magical leopards would come in a few days to occupy their territory. After all, the power of nature in the Lost Earth World was far greater than the overall power of the Homo Sapiens. At least, unlike the whales, pandas, and Tibetan antelopes on Earth, in the Lost Earth World, there were no species that were about to be hunted to extinction by humans.
When he approached the village under the jurisdiction of the Tower of the Great Sage, Lin You sneaked in to observe the current situation of the village, but all he saw was an empty village. This was the conclusion that Lin You reached after observing for a long time and seeing no one, he boldly walked into the village.
The most important thing in this kind of wilderness gathering place was to guard against attacks from magical beasts or uncivilized races, so the most important thing was to have a thorough defense. Even without the protection of a city wall, there would still be a simple wooden fence that would more or less provide some protection. Moreover, the structure of the houses must be very sturdy, to the extent that normal magical beasts would not be able to break through.
From the looks of the structure of the houses in the village, it did not look like they had been attacked by barbarians, and were still mostly intact. Lin You You guessed that this was a continuation of the previous incident. Although he did not know the population of the village, it would not be easy for the remaining people to make a living in this barren land with the loss of more than forty youths.
Moreover, there were cases of false accusations. According to the attitude of the Society of Sorcerers, the normal situation would be to punish the group of people for false accusations. With the accusation as the basis, it was not impossible for the inspectors to launch a massacre. However, there was a greater possibility that they would just drive the group of people away and not allow them to continue living in the territory of the Tower of the Great Sage.
The law did not punish the majority, and such situations existed in the Lost Earth World as well. However, it was not without punishment, so driving the group away and leaving them alive was a reasonable punishment. Regardless of whether they were killed or driven away, the result would still be the same.
Don't think that there would be corpses after killing them. Didn't you see the forty-six corpses hanging outside the tower? They had long been eaten until only the bones were left. If not, the corpses would have been eaten whole, leaving only half of the rope. Thinking about it, even if the village was really massacred, it would probably just be a side dish for the wild beasts in the forest.
Although Lin You You You did not know what happened to the group of survivors, but seeing the result in front of him, he did not care about this matter anymore. The starry sky at night was still the main axis of his research. The work of computerizing the energy pool was also in full swing. The calculation function, especially the calculation of floating point numbers, had considerable room for improvement in accuracy.
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