Finally, he sent off a boatload of people. He felt uncomfortable staying in that kind of place where there were too many people and he wasn't interested in staying for even a second longer.
The two apprentices were cleaning up the mess in the tower. Lin had just finished eating a simple dinner and was sitting in front of the control panel. He felt around in a daze, not knowing what to do.
Lin's mind was constantly interrupted and he couldn't connect his emotions. He was in a daze. It was still raining outside. According to the weather forecast of the astrologers, the rain would continue for ten more days. Naturally, he couldn't observe the stars. Moreover, he had completed the drawing of the 2D star map to a certain extent. The next step was to determine the relative position of the stars in the universe. This wasn't something that could be done just by observing the stars.
The tower master, who had nothing to do, was trying to recall where he had gone with his original research. Suddenly, the energy pool of the mercury mirror changed and President Orange Eaton appeared again.
This time, there was no awkwardness, but Lin hated the old man's bad habit to the core. Should he put aside his scruples and make something like instant messaging or QQ? Then, the Great Terror would descend upon the Maze World.
"Sir President." Despite his hatred, Lin still stood up respectfully and greeted him.
"Sir Tripwood. This time, it's all thanks to you. To be honest, I couldn't handle the three of them appearing at the same time. Being able to have a happy ending is already the best outcome. "
Marco Lin deeply agreed with the president's words. If the other party used force, he would fight back. If he couldn't win, he would admit defeat. However, if the other party used soft tactics, it would be difficult for him to stick to his point of view. Moreover, there were three presidents. That huge battle array almost scared Lin to the point of pissing his pants.
The president continued, "The main reason I contacted you is to understand more about the integration of the four shopping malls. Because there were too many people before, it wasn't convenient for me to ask. That's why I took advantage of this free time to disturb you. "
Old man, you may be free, but I may not be free. Lin, who really wanted to say this, obediently spoke his mind. The idea wasn't difficult. He just had to think about some convenient functions as a user of the shopping malls. Then, as a system designer, he had to think about how to implement these functions.
However, the only thing he could talk about was the system. As for the handling of specific matters, it would be up to the Chamber of Commerce to coordinate and organize. Meddling too much in other people's business would be annoying. However, these bosses would not be so compassionate towards their employees.
Just as the discussion came to an end and the president was about to close the video call, Lin decided to voice out the idea that he had been considering for a long time. "President Eaton, about the other branches in the other three zones, I'll be receiving the final payment."
"Oh, after they send the money over, they will send your share to the Tower of the Great Sage as soon as possible. Or is it that if you need it urgently, I can also transfer the Society's funds first. "
"It's not urgent, President. It's about that money. I have an idea, and I don't know if I can ask the president for help. "
"Yes, please."
"I wonder if the president still remembers Mage Charlie Richard?"
"I remember that Richard passed away a few years ago. Could it be that you too? "
"Yes, my mentor is Mage Charlie Richard. In the last few years of my mentor's life, I was lucky enough to become one of his apprentices. Later, although my mentor died of illness, I haven't become an official mage yet. It was by relying on the president's apprenticeship training policy that I succeeded and achieved what I have today. "
Charlie Richard could be said to be a special person in the Sijia zone. Lin used the phrase from Earth to describe him as a man with the character of the Virgin Mary. In Confucius's "Teach without discrimination, teach according to your aptitude", he had achieved the first four words. This was a very rare behavior in the maze world.
Many apprentices with low talent and no mage willing to guide them could get the opportunity to learn from Richard. It was precisely because of this that he had a large number of apprentices, and the resources that each of them could get were few, but it was better than not getting any opportunities at all.
When he first crossed into the maze forest, if he didn't meet such a Virgin Mary, he would have died long ago. Although a few years later, the old man passed away due to the torture of age and illness. But after stepping into the world of magic, he still relied on his own understanding and hard work, as well as doing work that others found troublesome, to cut through the thorns and get to where he was today.
Charlie Richard didn't have any children, and his only old wife had passed away a few years before him. Such an old man, in his whole life, tried his best to take care of the resources that the apprentices needed, to answer their doubts about knowledge, and then walked the rest of his life alone and was buried in the yellow soil.
Of course, his behavior, which was criticized as stupid, didn't have a successor. Or it should be said that it wasn't that no one learned his way of doing things and put it into practice, but that no one was like him and gave his all.
Speaking of his mentor, of course, Lin wanted to take advantage of the fact that he still had the energy to do something. He said, "I want to use the part of the reward that the other three zones will give me to set up a Richard Fund."
"Richard … Fund?" The name was understandable, but the word 'fund' at the end made Orange Eaton puzzled.
"The fund can be regarded as an independent fund account, with an independent and standardized purpose, and will not be used for other purposes. The original idea of this money actually originated from the Adventurers' Guild's rescue of remote villages. Before the forum, when villages and towns were attacked by groups of magic beasts, or invaded and plundered by uncivilized Homo sapiens, the news of asking for help would often spread. By the time the people sent out arrived, the village had already been wiped out. After the forum, this situation has improved. However, not all villages in remote areas have a magic stone that can open the forum system, let alone know how to use it. "
"Tower Master, what's your idea?"
"The Association will take the lead and popularize the magic stone of the forum to every village and town. However, doing this is purely to give the ordinary people a channel to quickly ask for help, and it's not in line with the principle of maximizing benefits. But I thought of Teacher Richard's wish, and I wanted to say that perhaps we can publish the learning method of magic apprentices on the forum, and let the villagers learn it. If someone can self-learn and become a beginner, I believe that the magic world will also open its doors to accept such talents. "
It must be known that the greatest enemy that mages faced in their inheritance was not the rejection of the secular nobles, but the competition for talents from the various gods' churches.
People with magic talent were one in a thousand. Of course, there were good and bad people among them, but there was always talent. In addition, those who did not even have the qualifications to touch the magic world would, of course, find it difficult to step into the magic world.
But the gods' churches were completely different. Those with magic talent would be able to perform divine spells; if they were pious enough, they could also receive divine spells from the gods several times a day; those without magic talent could be trained as guardians of the church; those who were not good at both civil and military affairs could also farm or donate money for the church.
It could be said that the gods' churches could make the best use of all kinds of people. Therefore, they would actively interact with the common people. Of course, the more people they interacted with, the more talented they would be, but they would all be absorbed into the Church.
Therefore, compared to mages, the secular nobles hated the church more. It was the same for mages, because those who joined the church and had talent might also study magic, but in the end, they could not be counted in the magic system.
In order to fight against the church's talent snatching, the Society of Sorcerers had been offering generous missions to discover apprentices for many years. Unfortunately, they had to find people with magic talent who were willing to join the magic world in order to be rewarded. If they could not find such people, then no matter how much effort the mage put in, it would be a waste of effort.
Therefore, most of the mages were not very enthusiastic about the task of discovering talents. The biggest source of new apprentices were mostly rich merchants with ideas, or aristocratic families that had passed down magic for a long time.
Lin's suggestion was undoubtedly a new way to discover talents. Orange Eaton's eyes lit up as he listened. Lin continued, "To distribute the magic stones of the forum to every village and teach them how to use them, we need manpower. To bring back people who can learn the basics of magic by themselves, we also need manpower. I know that many new mages are not suitable for battle-type missions. But this kind of mission of imparting knowledge or bringing back apprentices can also be paid, I believe that many people will be willing to do it. And this reward will be paid by the Richard Foundation. "
Orange Eaton was very excited, but Lin did not stop and continued to talk about his ideas. "When these apprentices are gathered at the headquarters, perhaps not all of them will be taken in by a mage. Then those people can be gathered and managed, and regular mages will be invited to teach and guide them, as well as answer their doubts. It was just like what Teacher Richard had done in the past. It's just that the mage who will teach them doesn't need to be fixed, and he doesn't need to take in all the remaining apprentices as his own students. Just treat it as a mission issued by the association, and he is here for the reward. Of course, the cost of this will be covered by the Richard Foundation. As for managing these apprentices and providing them with resources, I think it's very reasonable to follow Teacher Richard's way of doing things. "
It sounded like a very beautiful future, but Orange Eaton was not a young man who could be appeased just by seeing a pie in the sky. He immediately thought of a problem, and after stroking his beard, he said, "This plan is very good. But in the other three districts' systems, although the reward that belongs to you is a lot, it will be used up one day. Have you thought about this problem? "
"Yes, I know this. So I'm willing to invest the share of the browser sales into the Richard Foundation. And this foundation will also accept donations from others. But in the accounts, the income and expenses must be made public and detailed. But to do this, there must be people who manage the foundation, or rather an organization. These people's contributions will, of course, be rewarded, and it will be paid out from the foundation. "
"It sounds like your idea is quite mature. Then what do you want the association to help you with? "
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