For Mark Kovac, although he didn't like the choices of the other presidents, it wasn't like he didn't understand the anxiety in their hearts.
In the eyes of ordinary users, the value of the forum lay in the knowledge and intelligence accumulated over the years in the southwest peninsula. Just the part that was open for free wasn't something that ordinary people could learn in a lifetime.
However, from a certain someone's point of view, that pile of information was just a mystery. No one knew how to organize and summarize it, so everyone could only provide their own experiences. A large part of it was repetitive or similar. This was also the reason why a certain someone was too lazy to obtain knowledge from the current forum. There were too many and too messy.
When people's horizons reached a certain level, they valued the forum for its ability to circulate information. In the past, if they wanted to obtain information about a certain place, they would send someone to investigate. Basically, the person who was sent would return and report back. To speed up, they would have to ride a horse or even a flying magic beast such as a griffin.
Pigeons weren't feasible in the mystery land. The sky of the mystery land was too dangerous. Migratory birds that were capable of long-distance migration basically didn't survive by the time they reached their destination. Therefore, in the mystery land, those birds were very good at laying dozens of eggs in a nest. It was hard to imagine how those small bodies could lay so many eggs.
Of course, the more advanced transmission of information was through magic. However, the transmitter and receiver had to have a certain level of magic attainment. Otherwise, they would have to use very expensive one-time use magic tools.
The forum could be said to have broken the previous two restrictions in one breath, and the lowest price was a red Glory magic stone. As long as one had a bit of wealth in the mystery land, it wasn't impossible to afford such a price. Not to mention a browser magic stone. As long as one didn't look at pages with a lot of pictures, in theory, there was no limit to how much one could use it.
As for the rapid circulation of information, it could bring a lot of benefits. Regardless of whether it was the southwest peninsula or the Basque region, there were countless gratifying examples of this. Therefore, not only the presidents of the Society of Sorcerers, but also the Mercenary Guild, the Adventurer Guild, and even some nobles and royalty had high expectations for the forum.
However, there was a prerequisite for all of this, and that was that it was widespread enough. The southwest peninsula itself was facing the problem of insufficient transportation capacity, and there was simply no room to spare for export. Even though the Society of Sorcerers' headquarters in the Bacus District, which was located in the southwest of the maze, was constantly supplying magic stones to them, and President Avers of Mountain Ridge City was also making a lot of money because of this, it was still a drop in the bucket for the maze.
Not only did they fail to earn the benefits that they were supposed to earn, but their intelligence was also lagging behind. Even the sense of crisis caused them to fall into a state of anxiety. The desire in their hearts grew stronger and stronger. Because of this, some people chose to use less than honorable methods. Lin, the creator, was in trouble because of this.
In fact, if the whole thing was told to Lin, he would mercilessly laugh at these people for digging their own graves without knowing it. Let's not talk about the loopholes left by someone in the original code of the forum. When information was spread without restriction, truth and falsehood would flow everywhere. It would definitely become a nightmare for those in power. These pitiful people happily ate the sugar-coated poison and even tried to promote it, hoping that it would spread throughout the world.
However, a certain someone didn't know the anxiety of those big shots. Even if he knew, he was not in his position and did not meddle in politics. It was not his place to blindly worry about those troubles. He laughed heartily and said, "Regarding this matter, I have an immature idea. Please listen to it, Mr. President."
Mark Kovac didn't seem surprised by this development. No matter what it was, as long as it was a person, they would bargain for a while. So he nodded and said, "Please speak."
"I don't know if Mr. President is aware of the Charlie Richard Foundation I established in the Sijia District, and the Orange Eaton Academy I once established."
"I've heard a little about it." Mark Kovac nodded. And at this moment, this mage mentioned the two big things he had done. Mark had a vague idea in his heart as to what his intention was. From the president's point of view, he had to say that those two things were done beautifully. So, he wanted to …?
"It's fine as long as you know the general idea. The details aren't important. As far as I know, the branches of the Society of Sorcerers have a way to communicate with each other. I hope to pass a message to all the branches through the president's channel. "
"What message, please speak." In fact, Mark Kovac had already guessed the content, but he still couldn't believe that this man actually had the courage to give up such a large sum of money.
"I agree to all the branches of the Society of Sorcerers to copy and sell the magic knowledge that belongs to me. The profit and the price of the magic knowledge I deserve will be based on the agreement I made with the Society in the Sijia District. As for the profits, they would be transferred to the Great Magician Charlie Richard Foundation. The name and purpose of the foundation will also follow the regulations I submitted in the Sijia District and cannot be changed. However, the administrator's part will be entrusted to the branches of the Society. If there is a surplus in the foundation, please establish a school to teach magic and all kinds of knowledge. However, I will not restrict the name and practice of the school. I will leave it to the fund managers to decide. "
Mark Kovac instantly understood the mage's intention in front of him. This move not only lifted the ban under the Society of Sorcerers, but also the Society's position of respecting knowledge creators was not shaken or set a bad precedent.
Although the purpose of the established foundation was limited, it was still in the hands of the 'managers' appointed by the branches of the Society of Sorcerers. It was impossible for this mage to run around the world just to check the accounts. So, it was conceivable that there must be a lot of tricks in this.
In fact, even if it was right in front of him, so what? During his time in the Sijia District, Lin lived in Wulian City. Those who dared to cause trouble were still bold enough to cause trouble. This was a bloody experience.
Secondly, was the limited purpose of the foundation a bad thing? Provide funds for mages or apprentices to do the monotonous work of spreading magic knowledge. Hope to find more talented people who were suitable to learn magic from the increased group.
This not only helped those who were not good at fighting, but also the new group of people who were very difficult to come into contact with magic before. At the same time, provide this group of people with the opportunity to climb up in the world of mages.
This was what many ambitious mages wanted to do in the past, but due to various difficulties, they could not do it or even carry it out. Now, it was easy to get, and the price was only to give the greatest glory to a dead 'great mage' in the Barbarian Land.
It was said that the title of that mage was given posthumously. It could only be said that that mage had handed over a good student.
Perhaps Mark Kovac was not like the former president of the Sijia District branch, Orange Eaton, who cared so much about reputation after death. But as long as one was human, how many people would not be moved in the face of such an opportunity to become famous?
Thinking of this, this great mage who felt that he belonged to the old school of researchers had to agree with the young man's suggestion and approach. It was more thoughtful and bold than what he had imagined. Besides, even if he had thought of those words and those ideas, it was not something he could or should say.
Since the other party had such awareness, Mark Kovac of course studied the details in depth and finally put all the agreements on paper in black and white.
And all of this was a concession in exchange for survival for Lin, but in fact, he had also thought it through carefully.
First, he had to change the concept of crossing over from Earth. The first thing to be overturned was the sentence 'Money is not everything, but without money, you can't do anything'. The first half of the sentence was universal in the Barbarian Land, but the second half was not.
The main axis of most transactions in the Barbarian Land was barter. Money was just a medium, and it was not a designated currency that had to be used. And there were no banks in this world, so there were no so-called savings accounts. All the property had to be taken with them by their own means, and no one would help to keep it.
This was also the money that Lin and the other master and apprentices took with them when they fled Wulian City. It was only 20% of their total wealth. If they took all the money and then some good money, there was nothing they could do about the rest of the money. If they took all of it, it did not matter whether the mule could drag the cart full of money. At that time, there was not enough space in the small truck to put the boxes of money.
As for someone opening a bank or something, it was not considered at all. In the beginning, a bank was not a charity organization. In a more familiar language, it was a loan shark. Moreover, in addition to time, one also needed to have the ability to open a bank. Not only could there be a possible bank run, there were also all kinds of troubles to deal with. People with lazy cancer could only stay away.
Another reason why someone did not think that money was important in the Barbarian Land was because of the alternative dragon that contributed most of its body. The benefits of a king-level demonic beast were unimaginable to everyone. So much so that they had originally planned to buy the necessary materials out of their own pockets, but now they only needed to bring the things back one by one.
What did this mean?
In someone's view, this was telling others that when they were short of money, they could go out and hunt some rare animals. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had to have the ability to make money.
This really reflected the saying: What was the easiest way to make money? Using money to make money was too slow. Of course, the fastest way was to rob.
That was why he gave up on using the 'forum' to make money. Other than considering his own life, the most important reason was that too much money in the Barbarian Land would bite. Money only needed to be enough for daily life. After reaching a certain level, what you wanted to do was to use your fists, not gold.
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