Just as Lin had predicted, it was not related knowledge or technology that limited coffee. To be honest, this thing did not require any technology at all.
As long as it was something to eat or drink, someone would always tinker with something similar after eating it once or twice. Even if there were some differences, could it not be eaten or drunk? It was like running. Without the guidance of a professional coach, without competing in a world-class competition, would people stop running? Of course not.
The so-called coffee technology was, at best, a subject that many people agreed on and praised each other. It was the same for tea. In essence, it was just the pursuit of a taste that one felt was more delicious. However, there would always be people who had different tastes.
The only thing that really limited coffee was the source of the raw materials. The reason why Dahongpao in Mount Wuyi could be sold at a sky-high price was because it was "rare." Lin had been in the maze for more than ten years. Perhaps he had not been to many places. Most of the places he had visited were limited to the southwest peninsula of the maze. Besides, he was not a botanist, but he had only seen coffee in that mountain village. As for tea, he had never heard of it before.
But what was the saying? The power of the crowd was great. Driven by interests, not only were mages mobilized, adventurers, mercenaries, and even some residents living in remote mountain villages were mobilized. The news could spread so quickly, of course, because of the spreading power of the forum.
In this way, just within the scope of the Sijia District, several wild coffee forests of a certain scale were found. Even the other three districts of the southwest peninsula had found something.
However, no matter what kind of production, there would always be cost considerations, including labor and transportation. These were all difficult to ignore. Besides, in some places deep in the mountains and forests, where there were more magic beasts than people, it would take a long time to collect the local coffee.
And for the long-term plan of the coffee industry, Lin, of course, handed over what he knew about coffee cultivation. But in order to grow coffee, one had to face the growth period of the plant. Woody plants were even more incomparable to herbaceous plants. It would take three to five years from the seedling to the official production.
Amidst all kinds of difficulties, the mountain village outside Wulian City became the most stable and large-scale source of coffee at this stage.
In the first half of the year 727, coffee knowledge began to spread widely. It helped a book seller earn a lot of kiels (gold coins). In Wulian City, other than Lin, the only person who knew how to make a bean roaster was Master Smith. He was so busy that he stopped his original business and focused on making machines. For this, he recruited many apprentices as helpers.
And those who had the ability and did not care about the cost also brought back coffee beans from all over the place and started to do business. As more people came into contact with coffee, many people who knew it, and drank it, many characteristics of coffee that only exist in the maze. There were endless advantages. If one were to talk about its shortcomings, it would be that it was easy to get addicted, and the demand for it was increasing.
"Liquid Black Gold," This was the first name of coffee in the maze... Moreover, his description was not exaggerated at all. In fact, it could even be said that he had underestimated him.
What kind of joke was it that one had to pay Kiel (gold coins) to drink a cup of beverage?
The price that Lin had negotiated with the villagers was that one barrel could hold thirty kilograms of processed beans, and five barrels would be given to them for one kilo. One gold coin in exchange for 150 kilograms of raw beans, how many cups of coffee could be brewed? It was hard to imagine. Now, the highest price for a cup of brewed coffee was one kiel …
It was not denied that there were people speculating, nor was it denied that coffee production had not increased yet, so it was completely the seller's market. The pricing power was in the hands of others, and the market mechanism was still very far away. People who wanted to drink coffee could only be slaughtered.
It was because it was too easy to make money that many people were jealous. Going to the door to make trouble was considered a small matter. They would pinch the source or poach people who were already familiar with the coffee bar business with high salaries. When the means became more and more radical, of course, the conflict would further expand. Finally, in the autumn of 727, which was the season when coffee was abundant, an unimaginable melee broke out.
Yes, that's right, it was a melee. To put it bluntly, it was a war. Don't think that coffee was something that only mages knew how to enjoy. There were also nobles, some merchant families, and in short, a group of people with power and influence.
Would such people easily back down when they had a dispute with others? Especially when it involved the interests of coffee.
Since reason couldn't be reasoned with, then there was no reason, and directly used fists to describe the truth.
From a war of words, it extended to a small-scale conflict, and finally a war between nobles. When he heard that someone had started a war because of coffee, Lin's heart collapsed.
In the afternoon, in a coffee shop in a corner of the academy, Lin enjoyed the rare afternoon leisurely here. Sitting across from him was a regular customer of the coffee shop — Juan Javier. The two of them naturally talked about the recent war, and the great mage said, "Because of the things in the cup, people are killing each other. You, the instigator, won't come out and stop them? "
"What can I do to stop them? What position do I have to stop them? Everything they do, if I rashly intervene, I'm afraid I'll die without a burial place. "
"Find some more ways. If you can lower the cost, along with the price, that would be a supreme merit. "
"Hey, my family's halloumi already sells coffee at a conscientious price. The exaggerated price of one kiel has never appeared, and it has always been one kiel (one silver coin). "
"Ah, I miss the time when I could drink for free."
"You can still do it now. Don't you put the relevant equipment and raw beans in the academy's warehouse? Doesn't your family's Anmarie know how to operate it too? "Marco Lin had not changed the treatment of a certain great mage. What he enjoyed before, he enjoyed now. He was afraid that he would offend the other party and turn around and leave in a fit of anger.
In all fairness, Juan Javier stayed in the academy and lived in the academy, which brought considerable help. Whether it was sitting here, suppressing the small and small. He still became a permanent worker of the academy. As long as he stayed in the academy, he would be blocked by the group of big and small children, and he would answer almost all of their questions. Therefore, in the face of the great mage's complaints, Lin could only coax him.
Juan Javier, on the other hand, pretended to be angry and complained, "Old Gai, do you know? I came to your disciple's place to drink coffee, but even my salary isn't enough. I still have to pay, that's not right. "
"This only means that you should restrain yourself a little. The more coffee the human body absorbs, the greater the amount it can produce, and the more people rely on it. "
This kind of meaningless conversation had to happen every few days. A certain someone felt very helpless.
However, the situation had developed into a small war, which meant that the bolder the people on the stage were, the more unscrupulous they would be in their actions. Finally, the thing that Lin didn't want to see the most happened.
Someone had set their eyes on the coffee beans that he had bought a year ago. In this year's consumption, he had only drunk less than half of it. In other words, he still had a certain amount of coffee beans in his hands.
Not only did they come to negotiate face to face, but some people also secretly went to explore the warehouse in the neighborhood.
Fortunately, in this year's time, Lin Dai's performance in leading the academy had won him some respect. Any improper intentions did not dare to be too blatant.
For this group of conspirators who were showing signs of resurgence, there was an insurmountable chasm staring at them in the dark for them to plot. Anyone who stepped on the Lich's bottom line would silently disappear from the main plane of the maze world.
However, no matter how much the world changed, life still had to be lived. In the academy, the students' studies were also in full swing. Old John Goodman's energetic yelling left no doubt that this guy could live for another hundred years.
However, in the training group, there were a few people who could not be ignored, and those were the ones who had successfully passed the Second Ring Apprentice exam.
After becoming a Second Ring Apprentice, working hard towards the goal of becoming an official Magician was the most important task for all Second Ring Apprentices. Therefore, for these children, it was obviously not appropriate to use the previous schedule.
The training before becoming a Second Ring Apprentice was packed so tightly that there was not a single gap. This was done in hopes that these children could focus on the path of magic and advance by leaps and bounds. However, once they reached the Second Ring, they had to start preparing for further development.
Magicians were not only good at fighting and killing. There was a place for Magicians in every field. However, because there were too many choices, it was not possible to train them in every field. They could only pick a few fields that they were interested in and focus on strengthening their efforts in this area.
Then what were they interested in? This question became the most important point when Lin wanted to arrange for these Second Ring Apprentice Magicians.
However, compared to tailoring a set of courses for each of them, Lin chose a simpler way in the end, which was to let them use their own time outside of the course. Of course, physical training in the morning and evening was indispensable.
As for how they would use this free time, it was possible to see how these Second Ring Apprentice Magicians would develop in the end.
Fortunately, among these children, there was no one who would completely let themselves go if they were not disciplined. Some chose to continue with their stressful lives, while others began to fiddle with things that they were interested in. Perhaps they found one or two things that they were not really interested in, so they would look for a third or fourth thing.
But no matter what their choice was. For Lin, what he was doing was only an experiment. He wanted to see how these children who had passed the Second Ring Apprentice exam would arrange their suddenly free lives. Was it appropriate for the children to do this? Or should he train them until they graduated?
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