Lin tapped the table with his index finger, and a vertical water mirror and keyboard projection appeared in front of him. The three presidents looked and quickly asked: "Your Excellency, what's in front of you?"
"This, oh." Lin remembered that he hadn't explained to the guests yet, so he turned the water mirror to face the three presidents and said: "Because occasionally there will be guests, and sometimes it's my two students who want to use it. It's inexcusable to always let them occupy my nuclear lab's research time. So here in the restaurant, I opened the terminal interface connected to the energy pool. – "
While speaking, Lin enlarged the water mirror in front of him, extended it to the width of his arms, and threw it on the blank wall next to the long table. So that everyone could see the screen display.
"– if the three sirs also want to use it. You can also tap the table twice to call up the terminal interface. All he had to do was log in to his user account or use his visitor privileges to browse the site. I want to send a message to President Eaton, but I don't know how quickly he will respond. Maybe it'll take some time. "
He closed the forum page that was bound to pop up when he opened the water mirror. To be honest, Lin himself was a little annoyed. If he was working in his nuclear lab, there wouldn't be such a problem of tying the front page. But in the restaurant, because most people were using it, the forum page was fixed as the front page, which was a little trick of forced promotion.
After closing it, there was a series of operations that made people feel dazzled. In fact, it was just calling up the marked location to send a message to President Orange Eaton, and then sending a message over. It mainly explained that the presidents of the three district branches were at the Tower of the Great Sage, hoping to discuss matters related to the shopping mall system.
Looking at the typing skills and the operations that they couldn't understand, the three presidents were speechless. He felt like he was old, but he couldn't understand what the young people were doing. He felt like he had lived his whole life in vain.
After sending the message, Lin stopped and waited. After all, not everyone would wait next to their energy pool, and not everyone would respond immediately when notified. The other three were also well aware of this, not to mention this kind of request for instant communication without an agreed time. In fact, no one could guarantee how long they would have to wait.
However, the three guild leaders did not act impolitely. They opened their respective forum pages and lowered their heads to work. The internet in the Lost Earth World was not as bad as it was on Earth. The three old men in high positions had better self-control than the young people. Therefore, they still chose to chat with the Tower Master, even though there was a hint of prying in their words. It made someone even more miserable.
Just as he was pondering whether he should use the urine escape method or the feces escape method … The magic screen on the wall suddenly flashed, and the familiar old face filled the screen again. Although Lin was still frightened, for the first time, he felt grateful to the point of shedding tears. As for the three people in front of him, they seemed to have gotten used to the old man's style. They were very calm and didn't show any signs of fear.
"Oh my, I've never seen such a scene before. The three presidents are sitting side by side. Isn't it a pity that I'm not here at this time? I heard that you guys want to talk to me about the system, but it doesn't seem like you're here to talk to me, "Orange Eaton said as soon as he appeared.
In a battle of words, the three old men didn't lose to the one talking through the screen at all. The four of them went back and forth like this. Out of ten sentences, three of them were scrapping, three of them were washing, and three of them were hitting the sky. Only one sentence had anything to do with business. Lin was left hanging on the side, unable to get a word in.
Looking at this scene, Lin thought to himself that it was fortunate that they were separated by a video screen. If they were face to face, they would definitely fight. But if they were face to face, would they really fight? That was another problem.
Just as he was in a daze as a bystander, Lin was suddenly brought back to earth by a question. Orange Eaton's guild leader widened his eyes and asked aggressively, "Mr. Cuipwood, what's your opinion?"
"My opinion?" How would I dare to have any opinion? Lin, who wanted to shout and end the matter, felt weak under the stares of the four pairs of eyes. He didn't know if asking what they were arguing about at this time was a waste of time. But although he didn't listen to the content in detail, but it wasn't as if Lin couldn't find a point to cut in between the two sides who held their own views and didn't want to back down at all.
"Sir Guild Leaders, in fact, I think your concerns and insistence are very reasonable. The only difference is that you each have a different standpoint. If you want to ask me, I'll talk to you from a different point of view. That is, from the standpoint of a Magician who is served by a chamber of commerce, what the association should do will be more beneficial to us. "
After throwing out a question, Lin cautiously looked at everyone's expressions. Seeing that there wasn't too much disgust and contempt, Lin continued: "For an ordinary Magician, the most advantageous and convenient situation for me is to use the Mall System to buy or reserve what I need. And it doesn't matter who this system belongs to. But for the association, there are differences. Is it a Mall System to serve the people of the entire southwest peninsula, or is it four district branches to each build a Mall to serve the people of their respective districts, or is there no restriction, and the chambers of commerce under the royal family and aristocracy of each country can also build Malls, and then compete with each other. Of course, the last one is the least desirable, so I won't discuss it here. What's the difference between the first two? – "
In front of everyone's eyes, Lin used the Water Mirror to open another screen, magnified it, and flattened it on the table. The screen was a map of the southwest peninsula of the continent. It wasn't detailed, but it was a map sold by the Society of Sorcerers for Magicians' adventures. The several Guild Leaders recognized it at a glance. But the next move made everyone's eyes light up. Lin grabbed a red, white, and blue block out of thin air, covered the map, and stuck it to the outline of the peninsula. At the same time, he pointed with his hand, and five connected small Magic Towers were erected in the Five Union City.
"– The greatest advantage of having a Mall System to serve the entire peninsula is that it can effectively integrate the resources of the entire peninsula. But no matter which solution it is. – "Lin didn't care about the beaming faces of President Orange Eaton and the frowning faces of the other three Guild Leaders. He threw away the red, white, and blue block, and put on the yellow, white, and red block, and marked the Magic Tower of the Cartier District branch headquarters.
The complexions of the four Guild Leaders changed, some were happy, some were worried. But Lin immediately threw away the color block, and then put on the green, yellow, red, and Lyon District branch headquarters, and then threw it again. Finally, he put on the red, green, and red blocks, and set up the small Magic Tower of the Nonan District branch headquarters.
"– These situations all have the same shortcomings. Contracts for transactions can be quickly concluded through the Mall and the forum; but the delivery of goods still has to rely on traditional means, either manpower or animal power. In other words, we haven't improved the delivery speed. "
After changing four times in a row, the several Guild Leaders also saw the problem. Lin snapped his fingers, and nearly a thousand small Magic Towers immediately appeared on the map. "This is the location of most of the Magic Towers that I know. As far as I know, the shipping model of the Chamber of Commerce is to gather the goods first and then ship them out. And no matter which district's headquarters it is, the furthest Tower Master will have to wait about four months to half a year for the goods he purchased. Looking at it from the perspective of a Tower Master, perhaps I can buy things much faster, but the delivery is even slower than before. "
After throwing away the red, green, and red blocks on the map, all the small Magic Towers were also cleared. The final template Lin Cai used was based on the current division of the Southwest Peninsula's four districts, and put on their respective color blocks. Lin continued: "As far as I know, the current Society of Sorcerers is divided into so many districts based on the original considerations of region and support distance. Therefore, it can be regarded as a good choice to maintain the original state. The Tower Masters of the border districts choose which district's Mall to trade with depends on the habits of the respective Tower Master. After all, some people don't mind waiting for a longer time, but they want to get a cheaper price. There are also people who want to get the goods they purchased in a shorter time, so they don't mind paying a higher price. "
With such a proposal, the three Guild Leaders who came from afar smiled, but the old man frowned. Of course, Lin knew what the reason was. It was nothing more than feeling that the profits were being divided, and that all their hard work was for the benefit of others.
Of course, if this was all he could say, then Lin wouldn't dare to say anything. He would be wasting his time as a transmigrator. Back on Earth, he was a man who had been baptized by the Internet. He shouted, "But!" Instantly, everyone's attention was drawn back to him. Lin Cai continued:
"At the beginning, it was mentioned that using the forums and the Mall to integrate the resources of the entire Southwest Peninsula is also an advantage that can't be ignored. Just like myself, I ordered the materials for the Arcane Eye to build the Tower from the Sijia District's Chamber of Commerce. Although most of the materials were delivered as soon as possible, there were still a few auxiliary materials missing. Therefore, although my Arcane Eye building was built, it was not complete. Perhaps, and I mean perhaps, by integrating the information of the rare resources of the four districts of the Southwest Peninsula, the auxiliary materials I need can be found in the three districts outside of the Sijia District. Then now, I'm just waiting for the items to be delivered, and not in a state where I don't even know where the materials I need or substitute items are. "
With this as the beginning of the turning point, it didn't seem to arouse the disgust of the few big shots. Instead, it made them face the need to integrate the resources. Lin Yecai dared to put forward the next suggestion: "Then can we say that after the establishment of the Mall System in each district, the district's resource allocation will still be prioritized? But if there are rare items that are also lacking in the district, the need will be reported to a unit that integrates the information of the four districts, and this special unit will allocate the resources. Sometimes, during a state of emergency, the caravans of the various Chamber of Commerce are responsible for transporting strategic supplies. Then, after the establishment of the multi-district coalition, can this special unit also be responsible for assigning the transportation of supplies? … "
With such a proposal, the eyes of the four chairmen lit up. They were well aware of what kind of changes such a unit above the four districts might bring, and they all had their own ideas. However, Marco Lin didn't have the intention of letting the few old men fight over it. He said directly:
"… As for this special unit, I suggest that the Sijia District's Chamber of Commerce should serve as its subsidiary. Of course, the reason is that they were the first to launch the Mall System. Naturally, they have accumulated a lot of experience in handling affairs. When encountering this kind of cross-district affair, of course, it's best to be safe. Don't be flustered when the time comes. If the buyer is unhappy, the association will have to take the blame. The above is my opinion on this matter. "
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