Ellington.
Fiona moved a stack of documents into Tang En's bedroom and turned to look at the busy Tang En. She couldn't help but ask, "I still don't understand. It's fine if you're selling tickets at the entrance, but why are you collecting the names and addresses of these people?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's too much of a waste of time to compile and sort out this information. Moreover, there are no obvious benefits for us, so I need a clear answer."
Fiona glanced at the sparkling magic crystal in Tang En's hand and unconsciously took half a step back. Her gaze returned to Tang En, "We don't have time to waste on meaningless things. The adventurers have already begun to enter the underground world. They have already seized the opportunity, but we're still busy producing canned food. Moreover, we've only produced less than half of it."
Tang En smiled without turning his head, "Did I explain to you the advantage of being the latecomer?"
Fiona shook her head.
"Well, in short, the advantage of being the latecomer is …"
Tang En thought for a bit and nodded as if he was emphasizing his words, "Let those brave adventurers explore the path for us. When the time comes, we only need to integrate the information they already know and we can obtain a rough outline of the underground world. It's safe, convenient, and fast. We don't need to take too much risk."
Ellington didn't have that many people to sacrifice, so it was more appropriate to leave the exploration of new maps to the adventurers.
"Scapegoats who explore the path for free?"
Tang En's mouth twitched. He held back his laughter and said, "Don't make it sound so bad. They're clearly great pioneers."
"You're clearly using them, but you still make it sound so great …"
Fiona looked at Tang En's back with a bit of helplessness. She didn't know how to describe this lord, "But now is the time when we need to gather our strength. You ordered me to sort out this information. I need a reason."
Tang En stopped his work and turned around with a smile, "Have I ever asked you to do something meaningless?"
Fiona shook her head again.
"Then it's settled."
Tang En paused for a moment. He felt that it was better to explain, so he said, "You may not understand the meaning of overlapping information. This information is actually very useful to us."
Fiona, who lived in Prandal, certainly did not understand the importance of information, but Tang En lived in an era where big data was integrated through the cloud network. Everyone understood what it meant to obtain other people's information. What was more coincidental was that people in Prandal had no intention of protecting their personal information. They readily filled in their own information.
"From anyone's personal data and habits, a certain amount of personal privacy will be exposed."
Tang En put down the magic crystal and gently touched it. The magic crystal emitted a faint magic light. He nodded in satisfaction and then continued, "Open up the entrance of the mine and let everyone share it. At the same time, set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the mine and recover the losses from the collapse of the mine through selling tickets. This is more acceptable than monopolizing the mine. After buying the tickets, tell them that the additional service provided is to send the last words of the deceased … Well, although it's a bit inauspicious, adventurers are already mentally prepared for this, so it's not too hard to accept."
Fiona raised her eyebrows. Not only was it not too hard to accept, now they had to take the initiative to register the information. After all, no one wanted to die in the underground world without even a word being sent home.
"Then their attention will be attracted by the last words, and they will subconsciously take the information such as name, age, address, and so on for granted."
Tang En casually picked up a piece of information that Fiona had brought over and read, "Ron, male, 46 years old, leader of the Crystal Scar mercenary group, Alinx outer city, East Row, 23rd Row, 33rd, Iron-class, Rank-7 warrior, married, wife Namini, 42 years old, civilian, bakery worker, son Sacha, 28 years old, unmarried, gardener in Baron Dansel's orchard … This is the simple information of this person, what can you infer from it?"
Fiona was stunned. After thinking for a while, she said, "This man loves his wife and son very much, so he wants to go to the underground world to try his luck?"
"Wrong."
Tang En flicked Fiona's forehead with his finger. "Ah," Fiona exclaimed softly, holding her red forehead and glaring at Tang En, her face unconvinced. "Then tell me."
Although Fiona's knowledge and talent were far superior to others, she was still limited by her vision and way of thinking, so she still could not understand Tang En's thoughts.
Tang En chuckled and said, "First of all, the most obvious point is that this man is not very strong. Although he is a Seer, he is still Iron-class Rank-7 at the age of 46. If he is not lucky, he probably has no hope of reaching Silver-class in this lifetime. At the same time, he is not very strong, but he can be the leader of the Crystal Scar mercenary group. This shows that the overall strength of the Crystal Scar mercenary group is not very high. The members are probably between Iron-class and Silver-class, and the income of this mercenary group is not high. "
Fiona frowned. "How do you know that their income is not high?"
"It's easy to see that the overall strength of the mercenary group determines their income level. If they are not strong, the rewards for the missions are low, and there are many people splitting the rewards, so naturally, they will not get much. More importantly, what is his home address? What is the Eastern District of the Third Street in the outer city? It is the border between the commoner district and the slums in Alinx. Would someone with a high income live there? Obviously not. He is a Seer, but his wife has to work in a bakery, and his son has to be the baron's gardener. This in itself is very telling. "
Fiona was stunned for a while, and said unconvinced, "What if his wife and son like to do this?"
"Then it's their business. It has nothing to do with me. I am just deducing."
Tang En spread his hands and said innocently, "For us, the most important thing is to have information about these people, so that we can draw a simple map."
"Map?"
"Yes, a … map of the range of information transmission."
Tang En had a playful smile in his eyes. "When the mine collapsed, I should have rushed there as soon as possible. The situation there was not told to outsiders. Only a few of us know about it. The people outside only know that the mine collapsed, so they should not know about the entrance to the underground world. But … the news of the entrance to the underground world suddenly spread."
Fiona quivered and trembled. "My Lord, you suspect … there is a traitor!?"
"Of course I believe you, but that is not the point."
Tang En shook his head and gently knocked on the table. "The news has been spread. This is normal. After all, there is such a big movement. Someone may have seen it. But what I want to know the most now is … who is the person behind this, adding fuel to the fire and constantly spreading the news."
Fiona was stunned. "Someone is secretly spreading the news?"
"Not only that, they obviously want to make a big deal out of it, so that people's attention will be focused on the underground world."
Tang En sneered. "This makes people wonder what their motives are."
Speaking of this, Tang En pointed at the pile of information on the table and said, "Now, the people in this batch of information are the first to enter the underground world. According to the registration date, you can make a table. What I want to analyze from the table is where the news spread from, the speed of the spread, and the strength of the spread."
"I understand!"
Fiona said seriously, "I will do this work myself!"
She did not understand the importance of this task before, but now she understood how important this job was to Tang En. Giving this job to her also meant that he trusted her!
"Un, but this is a long-term job. Don't worry for the time being. I will teach you the concept of statistics when I have time."
Tang En picked up the Magic Crystal on the table as he spoke. It seemed like he was going to continue working.
Fiona nodded. Her eyes could not help but fall on the Magic Crystal again. She had been learning magic for more than a month, and now she could clearly feel the wonderful magic waves on the Magic Crystal. Tang En used his magic to draw some wonderful runes on the Magic Crystal. They resonated with each other and had a sense of rhythm.
Fiona could not help asking, "Can you tell me what you are doing?"
"This?"
Tang En smiled. "When I saw those people enter the underground world, I suddenly thought of a problem … What if our people enter the underground world and encounter an emergency? Can they escape danger? Can I take care of everyone? Then I thought of this. "
Tang En took out a Magic Scroll and placed it on the table.
"A Teleportation Scroll?"
Fiona had seen Tang En use it on Depp before. It had left a deep impression on her.
"That's right. With the Teleportation Scroll, you can explore some dangerous places. Even if you are trapped, you can easily escape from danger. Although there are some areas where the Teleportation Scroll will lose its effectiveness, overall, this thing is still very reliable. Yes, it's just a little expensive for ordinary people."
Tang En shrugged. "But you also know that although drawing a Teleportation Scroll is not difficult for me, it is too troublesome. I can't prepare one for everyone and help them locate Ellington. It is also impossible for me to teach them how to use the Teleportation Scroll step by step. So, I thought of another simple method."
Tang En had personally located the Teleportation Scroll he gave Depp, so it was very convenient for Depp to use it. But if there were too many of them, Tang En did not have the patience to locate them one by one. If he did not locate them, he would have to teach them how to use the Teleportation Scroll. If they did not know how to use it, they could easily get stuck in the ground. The risk of using the Teleportation Scroll was very high!
So, to save himself the trouble and increase the survival rate of his subordinates, Tang En began to think of a solution.
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