The response from the president was so fast, sudden, and caught him off guard. Halfway through typing, the screen suddenly turned into an old face that filled the whole screen. Lin was so scared that his guts were about to jump out of his mouth.
"Mr. Tripwood." The president's wrinkled old face tried to squeeze out a kind smile. Someone who came back to his senses didn't dare to neglect. He quickly got up and saluted. "Mr. President."
"I want to know the complete situation regarding the news you sent a few days ago."
"Yes." Then Lin roughly explained the situation on the day when the supervisor team of the Cartier District Branch came to the Tower of the Great Sage. The most important thing was to focus on the other party's characteristics and the known information.
However, except for the appearance, the special equipment, and a name – Keos, Lin didn't get anything valuable. The laser net was too sharp. Everything was cut into pieces. Only a few rings escaped, but they weren't anything good.
Orange Fruit Eaton continued to ask questions in detail regarding the questions he had. But most of them couldn't be answered because Lin himself didn't know the situation. But the name, Keos, still reminded the old man of recent events. He said to Lin:
"I have a general idea about the reason why the supervisor went to find you. I'll have to start from a dispute that happened a while ago. "
"I'm all ears."
The old man began to talk about the unimaginable changes in the mage ecology of the entire Sijia District since the official launch of the Mall System. The lively business had sped up the pace of life. The merchants belonging to the association were non-stop all day long, contacting their peers everywhere, dispatching goods, robbing caravans, and escorts, just to send out the collected goods as soon as possible.
All of this happened only in Wulian City. These people didn't need to run around the entire Sijia District. They only needed to go to the forum and the Mall System to deal with everything.
In addition to trading with the owners of magic towers in various places, a group of mages from different teams in the same place would also order goods together. When the amount of goods in a cart was filled, the caravan would transport them to the designated location. In the process, the team in charge of the delivery would also disclose their scheduled arrival date on the forum so that the subscribers wouldn't have to wait and could also pick up the goods at the scheduled time.
Lin Fan couldn't help but grumble in his heart. How did he manage to come up with a group purchase so quickly?
Other than that, due to the convenience of the shopping mall system, the bulk transactions of the aristocrats were also on this platform. In other words, the Chamber of Commerce affiliated to the association, from the original front-line position, which was on par with the Chamber of Commerce related to the Royal Family and the nobles of the various kingdoms, had become the big crocodiles that almost unified the Sijia District.
When this big shot took over most of the trading activities in an area, the people who were dissatisfied with the current situation naturally chose to expand outwards. The opportunity was the Magic Tower located at the border of the district, and it was a tower that belonged to another district.
As mentioned before, the Society of Sorcerers was only a group that was formed based on interests. It did not have a strong binding force. The ownership of an ownerless Magic Tower belonged to a certain branch. This was a fact recognized by everyone, and it was difficult to overturn or change.
However, after the Magic Tower had an owner, it was up to the tower master to decide which branch he was on good terms with, who he was willing to trade with, and which kingdom or nobles he was friendly with.
For a Magic Tower located at the border, they were naturally willing to trade with a party that could provide more convenient services.
In the past, if the managers of the Chamber of Commerce affiliated to the branch were more diligent, they would be able to gain the trust and trading needs of these Tower Masters. It had nothing to do with the ownership of the Magic Tower or which branch it belonged to.
However, when the shopping mall was online, the Tower Masters who used the forum could easily come in contact with it. The convenience it had made it easier for these Tower Masters to turn into customers of the shopping mall. The managers who found this business opportunity, of course, vigorously developed customers in the border area; there were even crazy managers who drove the caravan into the core area of other branches.
Such behavior naturally caused the dissatisfaction of the Chamber of Commerce in other districts who originally regarded the area as their territory, and they complained to the Sijia branch. It was just that, according to the past, the district usually replied with a sentence: Your Chamber of Commerce managers did not work hard, and the official statement was over. The rest was for the people below to show their magic.
But now, the advantage of the shopping mall was something that people in other districts could not catch up with. Therefore, some dirty tricks and dirty tricks were unfolded. For these unfair practices, the Sijia District unceremoniously fought back.
"In other words, our people have crossed the line in order to make money."
"Hehe, yes. That's right, they have crossed the line. "
Looking at the president's smiling face, Lin felt very wronged. As a system developer, he had to take the blame for the business. This kind of thing seemed to happen no matter which world it was in.
Orange Eaton acted as if it had nothing to do with him and continued, "Keos should be the family name of the Chamber of Commerce in charge of the border area in the Cartier District. It's just that today they sent a small team of inspectors, the meaning is different. I will ask the president of the Cartier District branch to see what they mean. People who research knowledge should not be disturbed by other chores. So, Sir Tower Master, please wait patiently for my news, I will give you an explanation. "
"Yes, thank you very much for your care and support, Sir President."
"Oh right, by the way, did the team of inspectors leave, or …"
Since the Tower Master of his own branch could come forward to complain, of course, they were not taken away. Then the inspectors who came to catch them should have been beaten away. After all, there was only a small team of five people. It was not so easy to attack a prepared Magic Tower.
What Orange Eaton wanted to ask was how many people were injured and how many left. Although the number of casualties would not affect the outcome of the negotiations, it was better to know the situation than not know anything.
But looking at Gablach Tripwood's hesitation and hesitation, the result seemed to be out of his expectations.
"Actually, Sir President, I don't think any of them can go back."
Shock. Because according to Tripwood's description, the team of inspectors was most likely the Death God team under the Cartier District branch. There were three great mages in it. And to be a member of this team, one's strength was not a problem.
Orange Eaton was a little surprised that the member of the Keos family could join this team. Now, this famous team had been completely wiped out by a rookie Tower Master. What did this mean?
Seeing his chairman's face change, Lin Zhen was a little uneasy and asked anxiously: "Sir President, they wouldn't form a coalition to make trouble for me, would they?"
"Coalition?" Orange Fruit Eaton was also brought back to his senses by this word. He stopped his wild thoughts and said calmly, "Don't worry, that won't happen. They don't have enough righteousness and status, so no magician will be willing to follow them. The reason why the small team of inspectors went to find trouble with you is probably because one of them is a family member who had a dispute with our Chamber of Commerce before. That's why they acted like this. … "
As if to comfort him, Orange Eaton said at the same time: "What's more, it has always been the local branch that took the lead in attacking a Magic Tower. No branch has ever formed a coalition to attack a Magic Tower that doesn't belong to them. If they do, the Sika District will be your backup and you will be able to compete with them. So don't worry. "
Is this going to turn into a world war? Lin was even more worried.
However, Orange Fruit Eaton came up with another reason for not starting a war. "Moreover, you have the strength to kill a team of inspectors in one go. Anyone who wants to attack a Magic Tower will evaluate how much they have to pay to succeed. Not to mention that they don't have the righteousness to attack you in the first place. Under such circumstances, I don't think there is anyone who would be willing to join the attack on the Tower of the Great Sage. As for the military strength of a Chamber of Commerce family, the mage you killed is probably the strongest. The rest can't be a match for a Magic Tower Master. "
Can you feel a little more at ease? Lin's heart was hanging in his throat, but he didn't feel relieved.
Orange Eaton finally said: "I think you can achieve such a result because of your modifications to the Tower of the Great Sage. With the original facilities of the Tower, you can't do such a thing. "
"Yes, I improved …"
"Stop! You don't have to. " Orange Eaton interrupted a certain someone who wanted to come clean and warned seriously: "It's good to have improvements. Just write the content in the Magic Tower's log so that your successor can understand it. You should keep it a secret from others now. As long as fewer people know about your methods, it will be harder for them to design a plan against you, and you will have more bargaining chips to rely on the Magic Tower to save your life. This way, whether it's for you or for us, it will be beneficial. "
Hearing this life-threatening advice, Marco Lin was sincerely grateful. He bowed solemnly. "Yes, Mr. President."
"Well, young man, don't worry too much. I will help you deal with this matter properly. You just focus on your own research and instructing your apprentices. I have high hopes for your two apprentices, they can learn from your wisdom. "With a slight nod, Orange Eaton ended the conversation.
Looking at the image on the Mercury Mirror Energy Pool, it returned to its original state. Lin didn't immediately return to his original homework, but tried to sort out the information he just received and the situation he was going to face. The conclusion he got was that there was no need to take these trivial matters to heart.
In the spirit of coping with all changes by sticking to the status quo, the Cartier District was not his superior unit; and in terms of geographical location, if the other party wanted to attack with great fanfare, they would have to go through the hinterland of the Sijia District. Not to mention whether there would be other obstacles, he could definitely get the news in advance and be prepared.
Since the sky was high and the emperor was far away, there was no need to rush him. What he did was what he did, he didn't need to care about those people.
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