As the appointed time approached, the Tower of the Great Sage fell silent again. Only the cafeteria was still full of people. Everyone was whispering, exchanging notes, or making final confirmations based on the discussions on the forum. The three guild leaders sat with their eyes closed, thinking about the possible changes that could happen next.
As for Lin, he and his two apprentices were in the nuclear room on the third floor, preparing lunch. It consisted of steaks and vegetables in halves of soft bread, served with fried potato strips. The only thing missing was a glass of carbonated drink.
What did it look like? That's right, hamburgers and fries.
'Long live junk food!' Lin praised from the bottom of his heart.
Salty food and fried food were the two main elements that stimulated human appetite. Some countries on Earth criticized it so severely because those who had the right to voice their opinions were not used to it.
Just as he was happily munching on his hamburgers, the image on the energy pool suddenly changed. It was the face of Orange Eaton's old face again. Lin, who was munching on his hamburger, was caught red-handed. He was so shocked that he stopped what he was doing.
Both sides were embarrassed. In the end, Lin pretended to be calm. After swallowing the rest of his hamburger, he said, "Mr. Guild Leader, you're early."
"Yeah, I wanted to scare the other group."
"Please wait for a moment. I'll transfer the image to the other three guild leaders."
"Please."
Lin, who appeared in the cafeteria, silenced everyone. Under everyone's gaze, he operated the water mirror and enlarged the image of Orange Eaton's President on the blank wall.
"Good day, everyone." Orange Eaton was the first to greet everyone.
The seating arrangement of the three guild leaders was different from yesterday. Originally, the three guild leaders and the tower owner sat facing each other. The water mirror was on the side of everyone. Now that Lin was no longer the main character, he gave up his seat. The guild leaders and the water mirror were facing each other, while he stood on the side.
Other than the secretary sitting next to the guild leaders, the other three groups of people stood behind their respective guild leaders. Many of them had higher statuses than Lin, so he did not dare to sit casually in this kind of situation.
After a few casual greetings, the two sides went straight to the point and started a new round of confrontation.
All of this made Lin, who was a spectator, feel so … boring? Back on Earth, people who had been baptized by those things did not find business negotiations between sorcerers interesting at all. WWA's trash-talking was quite exciting, and there were a lot of tricks.
Unfortunately, these mages didn't have such self-awareness. Instead, they were focused on every single word of the contract. It was as if they treated the other party as a devil or a demon, and as long as there was a flaw in their words, their souls would be in danger. They argued with all their might.
The three Guild Masters slammed the table and cursed several times, causing Lin's heart to palpitate. Fortunately, the two girls were strong enough to make furniture. It was also fortunate that the three of them were spellcasters, so they didn't use the Great Strength Spell on themselves. If he was a muscular man, the table might have already fallen apart.
Lin resisted the urge to take a nap and began to daydream again. He reviewed the previous research results to see if there were any areas that could be improved.
Hmm, something doesn't seem right.
Realizing that he was the center of attention again, Lin couldn't help but think about what he had done to make everyone look at him.
Orange Eaton, in order to solve the awkwardness of the Tower Master, coughed and said, "Your Excellency. Just now, the negotiation came to an end. Regarding the shopping mall system, the Xijia District branch paid the price of Xbar Kiel (10000 gold). Then, how much should the three branches who want to establish the shopping mall pay? "
Oh, this matter. Lin Xiang said without thinking, "At the beginning, this system was agreed to be sold to the Xijia District branch. I will not claim any rights or sell it again. The Guild Master can decide what to do with it. "
"After all, the establishment of the shopping mall system came from your hands. How can the Association bypass you and decide how to deal with it alone? "
Wow, you really have a conscience. If it was back on Earth, who wouldn't want to take other people's things and sell it for themselves, without giving out any money? To put it nicely, it's my credit to sell it. Without me, your things would have to rot in your hands.
However, Lin also understood that the old fox, Orange Eaton, emphasized it so much because he wanted to use his own hands to rip off the other three districts. As long as he insisted on the same price of Xbar Kiel, the Xijia District branch couldn't do it for free. It was like peeling off two layers of skin for the same cow.
Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that the Guild Master just wanted to take care of him. After all, this system was completed by him. It couldn't be justified to bypass the interests of the creator. Maybe he also wanted to drag him down and show that he was on the same side as the Xijia District branch.
However, Lin still maintained his original thoughts and at the same time, he also said his own thoughts. "At the beginning, I agreed with Guild Master Eaton that the shopping mall system was sold to the Xijia District branch as a commodity. So, how the Guild Master wants to deal with the items that belong to the branch is of course the branch's right. However, if the other three Guild Masters want to bring their respective shopping malls online, they can't bypass me. "
Some people questioned, some people despised, and some people sneered. Lin continued to speak without concern: "If the system wants to go online, it's not like a browser that can be copied and used. There must be a legal domain name, which requires setting up a domain name server; there must also be a web server to support the pages of the shopping mall system. Even if these aren't intended to be built by the respective branches, but rather placed in the computerized energy pool of the Xijia District branch, the domain name of the shopping mall system needs to be changed so as not to conflict with the established Xijia District shopping mall. … "
Looking at the crowd, each and every one of them was scared into a daze. Lin just smiled and said: "… I actually recorded these changes in the document. If you already understand the rules of these changes, then of course, each branch can copy the original shopping mall system of the Xijia District branch, then go back and fix it and go online. Then, there's nothing for me to do. If you need my help to fix it, then it's reasonable to charge me some fees. "
Looking at some people's disapproving expressions, Lin shrugged and said: "In my opinion, this thing has to be put online as soon as possible after going back. After all, there is still a lot of work to be done to integrate the real world and the shopping mall. So, I can plan it to ensure that the system is used properly. In any case, I designed those things. If you don't care about this kind of thing, then you can take the original shopping mall system and slowly fumble around by yourself. Of course, it has nothing to do with me, and you don't have to pay any compensation. "
In fact, apart from the shopping mall, the browser, domain name server, and web server are things that have been announced long ago. It can't be ruled out that there are already masters of other magic towers, or masters who can use the energy pool of a magic tower, who have studied the rules and set up their own forums. As for those set rules, they were actually more or less the same. It all depended on whether the person who set them up was able to make sense of it.
The smart people of the Lost Earth World are actually not bad. Lin has no idea how long this exclusive knowledge can be maintained. However, commercial use was, after all, completely different from research and experimental use. For example, in the society on Earth, some companies would rather purchase mature and reliable technology from the outside than train talents from scratch. Of course, it's not impossible for companies to be willing to pay the cost and cultivate from scratch, it depends on the choice of the business owner. Here, it's up to the presidents to make the choice.
But before the three presidents could argue, Orange Eaton laughed a few times and said, "Just as the tower master said, the shopping mall system is not like the browser, it can be used after taking the original magic stone back. It still needs a lot of modification to be able to open in the browser. How about this, you three young friends don't have to worry about it. Every system will still be the same Xbar Kiel. I will share half of it, which is Xbar Kiel (5000 gold), as the tower master's compensation for the modifications. You must be able to use it immediately after you take it back. Does everyone agree with this? "
Even though they knew that the old man on the screen was still taking advantage of them, the presidents still smiled and thanked him. As for the problems with the settings that the tower master just mentioned, in fact, the branches in each district were also studying it, but there were only a few people who really figured it out. In other words, if the shopping mall system of each district wants to go online as soon as possible, the tower master has to do it personally. So, everyone agreed to this plan.
The rest of the discussion was still going on. But it's no longer up to the presidents, the secretaries of each district will record the matters that need to be confirmed, and then the district will send representatives to do the second round of details confirmation.
Lin also left the table under the instructions of Orange Eaton's president. He directly went to the Tower of the Great Sage to modify the original system of the shopping mall, including the domain name server and web server that should be set up together. After that, he directly handed it over to the three presidents, so that they can immediately set up their own shopping malls on their way back.
Speaking of which, this kind of transaction model of first delivery and then receiving payment is really the first time Lin has seen in the maze world. But President Eaton is not afraid of people going back on their word, and the other three presidents are not shameless enough to go back on their word. At their level, credibility and face are much more valuable than money.
So this transaction can be considered smooth, and the money that should be paid will be paid later. But this is a matter between the branches, Lin, the tower master, is only responsible to President Orange Eaton of the Sijia district branch, he has no intention of giving up this big leg.
But what makes Lin the most unhappy is that when the three branches thought of sending people to secretly learn and modify the rules of the settings, the Magicians who knocked on the door of the core room on the third floor got the answer that the changes have been completed.
How could the young mages be happy when they saw how easily Kiel stole the Vbar from every branch of the Sorcerer Guild? Indistinct complaints echoed in his ears, and the sour words did not stop for a moment. This group of people did not restrain themselves, but deliberately let the tower master hear them, but did not blatantly criticize.
How much time does it take to type a few words in the settings file? How much time does it take to do the same process three times? Lin can pretend to touch it for three days and three nights, but now he wants to send this group of plague away as soon as possible.
Although the people on the ship did not cause any damage in the tower, but receiving them took up most of his time. Not to mention some people came to consult him with nonsensical questions. For that kind of common sense, one person asking is the same as answering, two people asking is also the same as answering. When a group of people comes to ask the same thing one after another, not falling out with them is already very restrained.
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