The team of carriages and horses arrive at the destination, ordering deliveries, moving goods, and talking politely, these are all things that should be done. Because this trip was a dedicated convoy with a single destination, and there was no next destination to go to, so we had plenty of time. Everyone stayed here for the night and waited until tomorrow morning to set off again.
The Chengguo Eton students who came with the car just didn't want to be too tired, so they also wanted to show their hospitality and be entertained. On the contrary, the senior manager came to the door specifically to establish friendship and do business. Of course he would not object if he could stay one more night.
During this period, the two big dogs showed great enthusiasm for the girls' return, which can only be described in two words: touching. It's normal for his tail to almost break and his face to be licked with saliva. From the way the girl yelled at the big dog and made precise movements, people can't help but think of the situation when Kaya taught the mouse a lesson during the apprenticeship examination. It turned out that the animal was really tamed.
As for Lin, who stayed in the tower and rarely paid attention to the forum—yes, even as a designer, his habits from the earth meant that he rarely spent time on the Internet, wasting time fighting wits with the trolls on the Internet. Brainless,──I just learned about the tragedy that happened after the mall system went online. This was something I didn't think of at the beginning of the design.
If you don't use the Magic Stone browser to view pictures and videos, you should have carefully warned everyone in the pre-use documentation of the browser. He was helpless when this happened. Although he couldn't make compensation to those who were far away in Wulian City, and he didn't want to worry about it, for the people who came to the Tower of the Great Sage, Lin still opened a terminal connected to the energy pool in the restaurant for guests to use. .
Seeing everyone staring at the screen and quietly browsing the web, Lin couldn't help but think about the possibility of opening an Internet cafe in the Lost World to make money. But the cost is too high to actually put this idea into practice. It's like building a nuclear power plant in order to open an Internet cafe on Earth.
Leaving the only restaurant in the entire tower that could be used as a reception place to everyone quietly surfing the Internet, Lin invited the steward to go up to the core room on the third floor. As for the two girls, they went to attend the dinner for everyone, and changed from their original status as guests of the carriage team to their status as the owners of the magic tower.
The disciple of Chengguo Eaton was eager to know the new tricks of the mall, and he did not want to get involved in the sales negotiations between the Chamber of Commerce stewards and the tower owner, so he also stayed in the restaurant and enjoyed unlimited Internet access.
Of course, before inviting people into the core room, Lin turned off many functions that were not open to the public. Because some time ago, the extremely boring daytime almost turned the core room into a combat command center like a science fiction movie on Earth.
However, some of the functions you want to design require hardware support and cannot be solved by software alone.
Although he made a list and asked the two young apprentices to bring back a few carts of magic materials, those were all the things needed in the original idea. There are very few things that are needed in the current idea that can be used directly. Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce manager himself came to his door, which was a great thing for Lin.
After exchanging pleasantries with the guests who had gone up to the third floor and taking their seats, Lin opened the officially launched mall system for the first time. Seeing that photo, with the terrible lighting, blurry focus, and a bunch of eye-catching backgrounds that had nothing to do with the theme, Lin was speechless for a while. But looking at the proud expressions of the Chamber of Commerce stewards beside him, Lin decided not to complain. The truth offends people.
After thinking about it, Lin gave up the position of the console and signaled that the steward would operate the mall. This action surprised people, and they asked: "Sir, weren't you the one who designed this mall system?"
"I only design the framework. But how do you classify things? Do you put them online only when they are in stock, or do you provide ordering services when they are not in stock? It is my first time to open a mall for all kinds of things. In terms of familiarity, I am still not as good as you. .So I’d like to trouble you to do the operation without getting in the way.”
"Of course not, sir, it is my honor to serve you." After getting ready to operate the system, the steward asked: "Sir, what kind of goods do you want to buy?"
"Arcane Eye."
"Arcane Eye? That magic doesn't require any materials. It can be cast with just a magic stone." As a former magic apprentice, the steward also has some knowledge of the materials required for some highly practical magics. But then he thought of another possibility. "Oh, sir, do you want the Arcane Eye material for the construction of the magic tower?"
"That's right." Lin opened the second control interface screen and displayed the material part of the magic knowledge. Using two goose egg-sized rubies as the top main material, supplemented by more than a dozen auxiliary materials, and a long list of alternatives, the two began to search one by one.
According to the original transaction method, when the chamber of commerce personnel handle this relatively special purchasing request, they usually record the magician's needs first, and then return to the chamber of commerce headquarters to report back. Some of the more astute managers will keep a booklet record of various outputs and inventories in the area they are responsible for, and then they can quote directly. But if not, you still have to go back to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
Returning to the headquarters does not mean that there must be something. There may be some materials that are not produced in Xijia District and must be purchased from other districts. Sometimes a chamber of commerce may have inventory, but it may only be a substitute material. Whether the buyer is willing to accept it is another matter. That is to say, place an order, confirm inventory, reply, and confirm the order. If you are not satisfied, repeat the above process. It is not surprising that it takes months or even years to go back and forth.
With the mall system, not only the inventory is clear, but the grade, source, and differences of each item are also displayed. There were even many things that even the manager didn't know if they could be purchased in Xijia District, but he found them in the mall.
Many formal materials are not available in Xijia District, but the substitutes are no worse than the regular ones, so Lin doesn't insist on going to other districts to collect them. The most surprising thing is that the main material meets the standard. The Xijia District branch actually has several rubies in stock, even though they are untrimmed and the size of goose eggs.
Later, some more rare special magic materials were added for other purposes.
In this way, a deal that used to take several months to negotiate is now completed in less than an afternoon. Even senior stewards who have served the Chamber of Commerce for a long time are impressed by such efficiency.
However, considering the tragic launch of the mall system, the magician in front of him may want to make another fortune. Building an additional magic tower building for the Arcane Eye is really far from the expected benefits. The steward mentioned this matter in a cryptic manner, and Lin knew that having too much money on him would definitely be irritating. So after thinking about it for a while, I said:
"Then can you ask the Chamber of Commerce to help me buy a house in Wulian City?"
"House? Sir, are you saying you want to buy a house?"
"Well, yes, the house. I hope it's not too far away from the Wulian Tower. You see, this time, my apprentice returned to the headquarters to take the assessment, and could only book a relatively peripheral hotel, which is sometimes inconvenient. If in Wulian Tower There is a house in the city, which may be much more convenient. But, will you accept such a commission?"
"If this is your order, I will certainly serve you. I wonder if there are any special requirements for purchasing a house?"
"My request is that I want it to be closer to the Wulian Tower, not too far away. It is mainly for residential use, not commercial use, so I don't need to buy it in a busy area. Then help me hire a few servants to do the usual cleaning and Maintenance. As for the decoration, you don’t need any expensive art, just something practical. You can arrange the rest. I just hope that with my little money, I can still afford a piece of real estate."
"It's not a big problem, and your funds are enough to buy a pretty good house."
Speaking of the look of the manager's eyes shining, Lin quickly stopped him and added: "Oh, I forgot to mention it. Don't buy a house that is too big. The main people living there should only be three or four people. Is there any The courtyard is not bad either.”
"Yes, according to your wishes." After making a note in his little book, the steward continued: "Only for the house, I have to go back to Wulian City before I can give you an answer. The mall system can There is no house for sale.”
"Of course, this matter is not urgent."
"Then the rest of the goods I just ordered."
"There's no rush for those. The things delivered today are enough to keep me busy for a while."
"Yes." After standing up, the steward bowed respectfully.
At this time, Hallumi happened to go up to the third floor and said: "Teacher, dinner is ready. Do you want to go to the restaurant to eat with everyone, or should I bring one up?"
"I'll go down. Also, I remember that there are a few bottles of good wine in the cargo on this trip. Let's open one." With that, Lin motioned to the steward to go downstairs for dinner.
"By the way, teacher. The three big prey you recently hunted, some customers said they might be king-level monsters, right?"
As soon as he heard the word 'king-level monster', the steward's ears perked up. You must know that the king-level monster is really full of treasures. However, Lin said indifferently: "No way. Those three are just big. They can be killed after a few hits with the magic of the tower. How can they be king-level monsters?"
"That's right. It means that the dismembered parts are all in tatters, and the customer said he wasn't sure."
After hearing that it was solved by the tower's magic, the manager's little thoughts were put at ease. Any crusade against a king-level monster can only be successful without spending a lot of manpower and material resources and going through careful planning. I have never heard of a king level being solved by a magic tower.
Lin patted the girl's back, and the two of them walked downstairs together. He said by the way: "I put meat with better oil distribution or tenderness in the refrigerator. Fur, feathers, etc., are really good." They were blasted to pieces, but fortunately they were big enough, so there were still a few relatively intact parts. I only left a few of the bones that were hard and complete. Most of the rest were pickled. , I eat it myself, I’m tired of eating meat these days. Oh, speaking of this─”
Lin turned to the steward of the Chamber of Commerce and said, "Mr. Steward, please bring me two more barrels of salt. This time, the original salt inventory is not enough for just curing the meat. Many parts are either smoked or dried." , none of them are handled very well. The rest that are too late to be handled are being fed to the dogs these days."
"Ah, feed it to the dogs! No wonder they feel so dead when I hold them. I don't know how fat they are. But if you feed unprocessed meat to the dogs, will the dogs get sick?" Harumi He asked, looking back at his teacher with some worry.
"What's wrong with you?" He slapped the girl on the back of her head as if to teach her a lesson. Lin pretended to be unhappy and said: "As long as the meat doesn't stink, those two dogs can eat it. What's more, you don't know how lawless those two dogs were when you went to Wulian City. There is meat It's very polite to let them chew the bones. Now that you're back, teach those two dogs the rules. Otherwise, I haven't eaten dog meat pot for a long time and I miss the taste."
The girl who had been scolded walked downstairs with her mouth pouted, a bad face, and grunting.
Then, a moment of silence for the three kings who died unjustly.
