Anmari brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to her teacher. She has always stayed in the academy and has not followed her teacher to social events. She prefers to stay in such an environment than chatting hypocritically with a group of people, as long as she is not forced to train with that group of children.
"An, it seems you are right."
The girl looked at her teacher in confusion. What she saw and said was never wrong. But, what is the teacher referring to this time?
"You once said that he was a terrible man. I didn't think so at first, but what happened today proved that you were right. He is indeed a terrible man."
Juan Javier hates magicians who are familiar with people's hearts more than magicians with strong magical abilities. The former can know the limits of his abilities from various rumors and trials, so it is not a problem to cooperate or deal with them. However, for the latter, it is difficult to guess whether his behavior has any deeper meaning. Whether as a colleague or an enemy, it is difficult to cooperate or deal with them.
But what he didn't expect was that Lin was not completely understanding. It's just the experience of the earth, whether it is personal experience or film and television works, they all tell him that such and such things will happen. Now that we know the situation, it is natural to think of some solutions. Even though he came from a non-professional education system, he could only choose a less bad outcome from several options.
Fortunately, the children who come here have a blank slate in their understanding of magic. Maybe they had unrealistic reveries, but they would still fulfill the requirements of the teachers in the college meticulously.
The most important thing is that they cannot understand the meaning of good or bad talent. Anyway, people who also learn magic and shine with orange light are now fucked like dogs; people with yellow lights are also fucked like dogs; even The rare genius in Juan's mind, Charlotte, who was shining with blue light, suffered the same fate as the eight-year-old girl... It seemed that she was fine no matter how bright she was.
In addition to teaching magic and miscellaneous knowledge, Juan Javier also began to pay attention to the children's behavior. And through Annemarie's interaction with the children, she can peek into their inner thoughts. Because the progress of these children in learning magic was faster than he imagined.
Almost all the children have almost mastered the first-level magic, except for a few newcomers who have just joined. Some people have learned the magic of the second ring, but more people have begun to figure out the various techniques and tricks of the first ring magic. It's only been a few months...
However, children's progress is not unlimited. At least the accumulation of mana and power relies on time and perseverance. Therefore, in addition to the opportunity to enter the meditation room every day, they will seize every spare time to coordinate their spirits and touch the omnipresent power.
Time passes continuously around the children's learning.
It was a break at three o'clock in the afternoon one day. This was a regular coffee break for the three magicians who were faculty members of the academy. Under Annemarie's skillful hands, the coffee exudes a charming aroma, stimulating the sense of smell of everyone present. In addition to Lin, Juan Javier, and Eli Huber, those present also included Fen, who rarely appeared, as well as several minor nobles from the Kingdom of Frank, and a blacksmith whom they had not seen for a while. Master Smith of Wizards.
A young man, but already an official magician, was serving and brewing coffee. The elders of several minor nobles were anxious and uneasy. But the young people in their family showed a different look, dreaming of getting close to this young and beautiful female magician.
However, in the evaluation of the three students by the two people in charge of drinking, Anmari's craftsmanship needs to be improved, while Kaya and Halumi have their own characteristics. Fin never criticizes, Fatty Eli just takes advantage of it.
The presence of several nobles was also for the business in front of them.
Lin had the idea of starting a coffee business a long time ago. Perhaps if there was no such thing as the academy, he would concentrate on the coffee business. But now, there is no extra energy in this area.
In the few months after the establishment of the college, the use of coffee as a means of public relations also brought this refreshing drink into the eyes of some people. There are also many people who are interested in running this as a business.
But just like Earth, most capitalists look down on technicians. Those gentlemen who are willing to give out a sum of money that even beggars despise are already showing great mercy. How can a technical person dare not ask for it, nor can he make too many unreasonable demands.
Therefore, coffee-related skills have always been in Lin’s hands until today. On the one hand, it is because of the promotion during this period that a small number of believers have been cultivated, and these people are still very influential; on the other hand, it is also because I have been busy until recently and have no time to deal with coffee. . Therefore, Lin recruited suitable early cooperation partners during this period of observation.
The more important factor was the discovery of the small mountain village full of coffee beans. Since there was no intention of keeping it secret from the beginning, people who were interested in searching for the details of Guybrash Tripwood's movements after returning to the Five City quickly discovered the existence of that mountain village.
In addition, the various facilities for processing green beans were not abandoned. Lin originally considered their future availability, so they were still very solid at the time. Those facilities that do not belong to ordinary mountain villages will naturally attract the attention of interested people. A few Danba (copper coins) will open the way, and after further questioning, everything will be exposed.
Seize raw materials at the source and use this to force people to compromise? Maybe the benefits are not big enough to drive people to act like this, or maybe the mountain forest with coffee trees is too big and too vast, and it is impossible to completely control it. But even so, there were still rumors, suggesting that the mountain forest had fallen into the hands of a certain force - even though many forces claimed so -. These made Lin understand one thing. If he didn't take action, maybe things would end. Completely out of control, developing in a direction that I couldn't predict.
Regardless of the fact that none of the nobles who were found were locals, these small nobles were flexible in their methods and the forces united behind them were enough to compete with those who claimed to be big nobles in this city of magicians.
And most importantly, because their status is not very high, they are willing to put down their dignity and negotiate with the masters on an equal footing. Even if Lin doesn't fight for his breath, he always strives to be comfortable when doing things. If you have a choice, there is no need to cooperate with someone who will make you unhappy, right?
I choose to discuss matters in the academy because the place is grand enough and I can attract some magicians to come forward to calm things down. More importantly, this is Fin's opinion. The home in the community is for relaxation, no matter what happens, she shouldn't go there to disturb her.
In the gatherings of nobles during this period, the Lich's graceful dancing skills almost made people forget her former identity. What he saw and heard didn't look like a powerful demon king who ruled over the dark ages. However, for those who can see Fen's behavior at home and outside, they can understand why she is so demanding to protect the tranquility of her home in the community.
There are just two people! You bunch of obsessed fools, do you know what she looks like at home?
Someone once wanted to break the news. Of course, it was not malicious, but he just wanted to expose the true face of the former Demon King as a joke. But that time he actually received a death threat. Lin Guang felt chills down his spine, trembling and leaking urine just thinking about it. Of course, in the end, he swore a poisonous oath and said that he would never dare to do this again, and the matter came to an end for the time being.
However, in this business-discussing situation, Fen was only acting as a facilitator, and the main negotiator was still a certain miserable guy. In the eyes of others, Lin had simply become a servant of a certain lich.
Although this is not directly related to Juan Javier and Eli Huber, they are equally interested in all kinds of coffee. If you can get involved in such a business, why not do it? After all, no one dislikes having too much money. Coffee is a good thing. If you can’t sell it, it’s not a waste if you use it for yourself.
Everyone present was waiting in idle chat, waiting for someone to start talking about serious matters. This is not a business negotiation ploy, but it is because whenever someone talked to Lin about this matter in the past, they would always be rudely responded with words like "I don't want to talk about it now." Maybe sometimes they say it more tactfully, but the common point is that as long as someone doesn't want to talk, it's useless no matter how hard you pester them, so you can only wait.
In fact, until now, Lin is still thinking about how to run coffee. Although I have watched a lot of movies and TV shows about the ups and downs of the business world during the Earth period, or various cases in business magazines, this does not mean that I can become a big boss. And the most important thing is that I don't have much time to deal with this matter.
Finally, during this period of time, the plan that took shape in my mind was put forward, although it had many shortcomings. Lin took out a thin metal piece the size of a business card, with a fragment of a red-level magic stone embedded in the center. The fragments are leftover scraps from the processing of magic stones. The metal piece is made of pig iron electroplated with a special layer of silver, and is covered with magic arrays and spells.
This is a by-product of previous research on how to arrange magic circles in homes in the community, which is a mixture of ordinary materials and magic materials. The layer of silver used for electroplating is a magic material, but the coated pig iron is not. Combining the magic circle and the power in the magic stone fragments can produce magical effects.
And this business card-like magic prop is a new product developed by Fen - a digital book. In front of everyone, Lin demonstrated how to use it. First, open the water mirror of the forum browser, and then swipe the card towards the water mirror. The text content saved in the magic stone fragment will replace the forum screen and appear on the water mirror screen.
The cards were pushed in front of several speakers, and of course the two magicians Juan Javier and Eli Huber were not left out. At the same time, he took out several books with the same content and placed them on the table.
