Annmarie brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to her teacher. She had been staying in the academy all this time and did not follow her teacher to social events. Compared to having a hypocritical conversation with a group of people, she preferred to stay in this kind of environment, as long as she was not forced to train with that group of children.
"Annmarie, it seems that you were right."
The girl looked at her teacher in confusion. She had never been wrong about anything she had seen or said. But what was her teacher referring to this time?
"You once said that he was a scary man. I didn't think much of it at first, but what happened today proved that you were right. He is indeed a scary man. "
Compared to Mages with strong magic power, Juan Javier hated Mages who were familiar with people's minds more. The former could learn the limits of his abilities from various rumors and tests, and it was not difficult for them to cooperate or deal with him. However, the latter could not figure out whether his behavior had a deeper meaning. Whether as a colleague or an enemy, it was difficult for them to cooperate or deal with him.
But what he did not expect was that Lin did not see through people's minds. It was just that his experience on Earth, whether it was personal experience or movies, all told him that such and such things would happen. Since he knew the situation, it was natural for him to think of some solutions. It was just that he did not come from a professional education system, so he could only choose a less bad result from a few options.
Fortunately, the children who came here had a blank slate when it came to magic. Perhaps they had unrealistic fantasies, but when it came to the requests of the teachers in the academy, they would still meticulously complete them.
Most importantly, they could not understand the meaning of good or bad talent. Anyway, people who were learning magic and shining with orange light were now being f * cked like dogs; people who were shining with yellow light were also f * cked like dogs; even the rare genius in Juan's mind, Charlotte, who was shining with blue light, an eight-year-old girl, had the same ending … It seemed that there was no difference in shining with any kind of light.
And in addition to teaching miscellaneous magic, Juan Javier also began to pay attention to the children's actions. And through Annmarie's interaction with the children, he peeked into their inner thoughts. Because this group of children's progress in learning magic was faster than he expected.
Almost all of the children had mastered the first circle magic, except for a few newcomers who had just joined not long ago. Some of them learned the second circle magic, but more began to study the various tricks and tricks of the first circle magic. It had only been a few months …
However, the children's progress was not without limits. At the very least, the accumulation of Mana Authority depended on time and patience. Therefore, in addition to the daily opportunity to enter the meditation room, they would seize every free time to harmonize their minds and touch the omnipresent authority.
Time continued to pass as the children continued to study.
On a certain day, during the break at three o 'clock in the afternoon, this was the fixed coffee time for the three mages who were teachers of the academy. Under An Marie's skillful hands, the coffee exuded a mesmerizing aroma that stimulated everyone's sense of smell. Apart from Lin, Juan Javier, and Eli Huber, there was also Fen, a few lesser nobles from the Kingdom of Franks, as well as a blacksmith and magus, Master Smith, who hadn't been seen in a while.
Being served and brewed coffee by someone who was young but was already an official magician, the few elders of the small noble families were uneasy. However, the young people of their families showed different expressions and delusions of wanting to get close to this young and beautiful female magician.
However, in the evaluation of the three students by the two people in charge of drinking, An Marie's craftsmanship could be improved, while Kaya and Halloumi each had their own specialties. Fen would never criticize, and Eli was just taking advantage of the situation.
The few nobles' attendance was also for this business in front of them.
Lin had the idea of starting a coffee business a long time ago. Perhaps if there was no academy matter, he would focus on the coffee business. But now, he did not have extra energy in this area.
A few months after the establishment of the academy, the use of coffee as a means of public relations and communication allowed this refreshing drink to enter the eyes of some people. There were also many people who were interested in running it as a business.
However, just like on Earth, most capitalists looked down on technical people. Being willing to give out a sum of money that even beggars would despise was already a great mercy from those old masters. How could a country bumpkin who only knew how to use technology ask for too much? How could they ask for too much?
Therefore, the skills related to coffee had always been in Lin's hands until today. On the one hand, because of the promotion during this period, a small number of believers had been cultivated, and these people were very influential. On the other hand, it was also because he had been busy recently that he had time to deal with the coffee business. Therefore, during this period of observation, Lin Zhao had found a suitable partner to work with.
The more important factor was that the small mountain village full of coffee beans was discovered. Because there was no intention to keep it a secret from the beginning, people who were interested in Gabriel Tripwood's movements after returning to Wulian City quickly found the existence of the mountain village.
In addition, the various facilities for processing raw beans were not abandoned. Lin had considered the future usability, so he made it quite solid at that time. And those facilities that did not belong to the ordinary mountain villages, of course, attracted the attention of people who were interested. A few danbars (copper coins) opened the way, and after some inquiries, everything was exposed.
Pinching the source of the raw material and using it to force people to compromise? Maybe the benefits were not big enough to drive people to act like this, or maybe the mountain forest with coffee trees was too big and too wide, and it was impossible to completely control it. But even so, there were still people who spread rumors, hinting that the mountain forest had fallen into the hands of a certain force — although many forces claimed so — which made Lin understand one thing. If he did not take action, perhaps things would be completely out of control and develop in a direction that he could not predict.
Don't look at how the nobles who were found were not local people. These small nobles were flexible, and the power behind them was enough to be on par with those who called themselves big nobles in this city of mages.
And most importantly, because their status was not very high, they were willing to put down their pride and negotiate with the mages on an equal footing. Even if Lin did not fight for his pride, he still emphasized on doing things comfortably. Under the premise that there was a choice, there was no need to find people who would make him unhappy to cooperate, right?
The reason why he chose to discuss things in the academy was that the place was grand enough, and he could get some mages to come out and hold the fort. More importantly, this was Fen's opinion. The house in the community was for relaxation, and he should not disturb her there for no reason.
During the nobles' gatherings, the Lich was so good with money that people almost forgot her former identity. From what they saw and heard, she did not seem like a powerful demon king who ruled the Dark Age. But for those who could see Fen's behavior at home and outside, it was very easy to understand why she had such a request to protect the peace of the house in the community.
They were two different people! You bunch of bewitched idiots, do you know what she was like at home?
Of course, there was someone who wanted to expose the former demon king's true identity. Of course, it was not malicious. But at that time, Lin had received a death threat. Just thinking about it made Lin's back shiver and piss his pants. Of course, in the end, he swore that he would not dare to do such a thing again. Only then did the matter temporarily come to an end.
But in this kind of business meeting, Fen was only a middleman. The main negotiator was still a poor guy. In the eyes of others, Lin had already become the servant of a certain Lich.
Although this had nothing to do with Juan Javier and Eli Huber, they were also interested in the various aspects of coffee. If they could get a foot in this kind of business, why not? After all, no one would complain about having more money. Coffee was a good thing, and if they could not sell it, it would not be a waste for them to use it themselves.
Everyone present was chatting idly, waiting for someone to start talking about serious matters. This was not some kind of psychological attack during business negotiations. It was because before, whenever someone talked to Lin about this kind of thing, he would always be rudely replied with words like "I don't want to talk about it now." Sometimes, he would be more tactful, but the common point was that as long as someone did not want to talk about it, no matter how much they pestered him, it would be useless. So they could only wait.
In fact, until now, Lin was still thinking about how to run the coffee business. Although he had seen a lot of movies and movies on Earth, or various cases in business magazines, it did not mean that he could become a big boss. Most importantly, he did not have much time to deal with this kind of thing.
In the end, during this period of time, although the plan in his mind had many shortcomings, it was still proposed. Lin took out a thin metal piece that was the size of a business card. In the middle, there was a fragment of a Red Glory Magic Stone. The fragment came from the leftover scraps when processing the Magic Stone. The metal piece was electroplated with a layer of special silver on top of pig iron, and it was covered with magic runes and runes.
This was a byproduct of studying how to set up a magic array in a house in the neighborhood. It was a mixture of normal and magic materials. The layer of silver used for plating was a magic material, but the pig iron that was wrapped in it was not. Combined with the power of the magic array and the Magic Stone fragment, it could produce magic effects.
This name-card-like magic item was a new product that Fen had developed: a digital book. In front of everyone, Lin demonstrated how to use it. First, he opened the forum browser's Water Mirror. Then, he swiped the card on the Water Mirror. The content stored in the Magic Stone fragment would replace the forum image and appear on the Water Mirror screen.
He pushed the card in front of the few speakers, of course, he did not leave out the two Magicians, Juan Javier and Eli Huber. At the same time, he took out a few books with the same content and placed them on the table.
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