Chapter 35: The Guild Concept
"I never thought I'd be sitting in this position one dayβthe head of the Magic Guild, full of officialdom, listening to a bunch of reports that seemed to be understood, dealing with matters concerning nearly one thousandth of the world's population. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"However, I decided to do it well, even though the guild's headquarters were not yet fully built.
"Clawson was assigned to me as my advisor and secretary and bodyguard. For me, he was half my teacher. I learned a lot of magic from him, and I could feel his contempt for me at first and his approval of me later, and even now, he seemed to regard me as a true president, and he was more comfortable with the role of a follower.
"It's been about half a month since I last saw Elena, and I've been deliberately avoiding her these days. I know she's conflicted, and I'm giving her a chance to think calmly. In any case, I don't want her to be unable to accept his father's actions because of me. I think I should have done the right thing, she was looking for me at first, but now she's buried in her business. She was a princess and couldn't be like a child forever.
"Actually, I've thought about a lot of things about this, and sometimes I can't help but want to tell her that her 'father' is actually an old fox, or her father's killer. She should have killed me directly, along with her father-killer. But I don't want her to lose a brother and a father at the same time. This explanation may be a bit far-fetched, maybe I also have selfish intentions, I don't want to die so early, after all, I haven't been brilliant yet. β
The recent diary is really getting less and less, Lin Qian can't think of what to write after meditating, just think of which one to write and which to write, who can encounter new things every day? It's actually very difficult to stick to this kind of thing, otherwise there wouldn't be so many magicians who stay at the same level for life, and many of them give up their practice halfway through.
Lin Qian's Magic Guild was founded with the mission of "making magic a treasure". This is Lin Qian's own mention, his source is "thought is a wealth", and magic is the energy of thought, and it is logical that this sentence has become a true proposition.
Wealth, to put it bluntly, is money, and the richest people in the world are the royal families of Elena and William, followed by the wealthy merchant Grande of the Blue City.
This is an out-and-out big fat man, about more than two hundred pounds, which Lin Qian inferred from the degree of deformation of the chair.
"Lin Gongzi is here, I don't know what you are doing?" Grandet narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile, not because he was rude, but because his eyes were squeezed by the flesh up and down.
"How is Mr. Grandet doing?" In fact, you don't need to ask Lin Qian, you know that he eats well and sleeps soundly.
"Okay, well, I recently added a chef and a bride, and life is getting better and better." Grandet said to himself.
Again? Lin Qian smiled secretly, sure enough, he would enjoy it, there are already two celebrity chefs and two wives, and he is still not satisfied?
Everyone has their own problems, Galileo's problem is that two iron balls hit the ground at the same time, Grandet's problem is that two cooks take leave at the same time, and even worse, two wives are pregnant at the same time, so simply add one to save trouble.
"In addition to congratulating Mr., I also want to cooperate with Mr. in a business." Lin Qian got straight to the point, too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
"Business?" This Lin Qian is a celebrity next to the princess, and he is also the president of the newly established Magic Guild, so he does have a lot of business opportunities. Grandet seemed to see a large amount of money in his eyes, and he tried to sit up straight by holding on to the handle, but the flesh began to shake.
"That's right, I don't know if Mr. has any intentions?" Lin Qian saw that he was a little excited, but he was quite worried about the creaky chair under him.
"Lin Gongzi, please make it clear - you all step down!" Grandet has always been cautious about business, and there may be a rival spy around him.
All the food, clothing, housing, transportation and office goods of all the staff of the Magic Guild are provided by Grande, and the required list is issued every month, and then all are bought out at the market price. The Magic Guild has magic crystals provided by the royal family, plus some goods provided by Grande, which can make various magic weapons and holy relics, and even one-time scrolls, which can be auctioned by Grande to make a profit. As long as the timely replenishment of the goods is ensured, Grande can be said to make a sure profit in it, and it can also extract the intermediate fee from the auction.
When Grandet heard his plan, he immediately understood the benefits, and the two discussed the details and basically reached a cooperation agreement.
This is one aspect of working with Grande, in fact, the Magic Guild also has its own way of working, which is the quest system. All those who register with the Magic Guild as a Wizard can complete certain tasks each month in exchange for money, most of which require the surrender of some scarce items, so they are another source of goods for the Magic Guild to craft magical items. At the same time, the Magic Guild will also accept task applicants from the outside world and even some bounty tasks to collect money from them, and this task system can basically make sure that you don't lose money.
The core of all of this is the magic crystal. No magic item can be crafted without crystals, as crystals are the only items that can absorb and store magical energy. The right to exploit this resource was firmly controlled by the Empire, and there was a considerable amount of inventory. What Lin Qian did was not to buy and sell crystals directly, but to process them through the guild and sell them as magic items, and the final price far exceeded its cost.
Lin Qian's plan is that when there are few tasks to be released in the early stage, most of them will make money by processing magic crystals. In the later stage, there are some places where all walks of life need magicians, and at this time, the guild will undertake a large number of external tasks, and then distribute them to form the main industrial chain.
Of course, the magic guild cannot have only one headquarters, and there will be chapters in some larger cities, and almost every city will have to establish a branch in the future. The chapters are connected by teleportation magic arrays, of course, this is subject to Elena's approval, after all, in addition to consuming crystals, teleportation magic arrays are not allowed to be established privately.
"Lin Gongzi, is it okay to stay for a meal at noon?" Grand's face was happy, but his heart was painful, for fear that he would agree.
"No, the guild still has a lot of things to attend to." Lin Qian had already inquired that he was a dime a dime, in addition to enjoying it, he was able to settle accounts.
"That'...... It cannot be sent far away. "It's really hard for Grandet's body to stand up.
"Farewell!" Lin Qian arched his hand and walked out with Clausen.
It is precisely because of this idea that Clawson admires Lin Qian, so he is willing to be this follower. To be honest, there are not many people in the current Magic Guild, most of the staff are the group of excellent magicians brought by the Ice Plains Sanren, and there are even fewer magicians who are willing to register with the guild. But Clawson firmly believes that with this plan, the Magic Guild will gradually get on the right track.
The first quest released by the guild was to collect the skin of a beast. This beast can be found everywhere in some forested areas, and some resemble wolves on Earth. Its skin is soft and flexible, making it a good material for making magic scrolls. The time limit for the quest is one week, there is no upper limit, and you can get 2 silver coins for one skin.
In order to turn in items, you must first register with the guild, which is not a hassle and has many other benefits. First of all, you have a formal career, and as long as you complete the task, you have money to support your family; Secondly, you can improve your strength with the help of guilds, which provide places to practice magic, and will also sell some low-level magic items to insiders at a lower price; The biggest benefit is that you and your family are safe, and if something happens, the guild will issue a bounty at its own expense to find the murderer, and will also pay a certain amount of extra money.
The entire guild is a huge force, and the people in the guild can sue the guild if they are bullied. If this is the case, a bounty will be issued, and the perpetrator will be found and severely punished. It can be said that in addition to the mutual help and support of the people in the guild, the relationship between the entire guild is basically maintained by money, which is a realistic, vulgar but effective way.
Lin Qian was concerned about the number of registered magicians every day, which was the key to determining whether the magic guild could grow. At this stage, in addition to increasing publicity, finding suitable houses as clubs in some larger cities is also a top priority.
"Lord Grow, the headquarters has been built, can you invite the major forces to celebrate tomorrow?" A staff member reported to him.
"Well, please." Lin Qian turned his head and asked Clausen, "Who are the people in Azure City who you want to invite?" β
"The patriarch of the seven great families has returned, and the great elder of the Nanyang tribe has also arrived in Nanyang, and now there are people with heads and faces in the Azure City, except for the princess and the prince, I am afraid that other forces are not qualified enough." Clawson counted these forces, but could not find one.
"What about lowering some of the standards?"
Clawson tilted his neck and thought for a while before replying: "There are two magic families in the Azure City, although the power is not large, but the strength is acceptable; Although the ministers of the ministries have little power, their official positions are not low; In addition to Grande, there are several wealthy merchants in the city who can also enter the stage; There are a few more famous magicians who are idle, and they can also be invited. Add up...... You can also make up two tables of people. β
"Two tables?" Lin Qian only then remembered that he still had to invite a banquet after all, "That Fulai Restaurant tastes pretty good." β
Last time, Lin Qian followed Elena to eat and drink at the sea, and now he still remembers it vividly.
"Indeed, Fu Lai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the city, and the owner behind it is Grande." Clawson probably had eaten at that restaurant too, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva in retrospect.
"Hey, this guy is going to make a lot of money this time!" Lin Qian remembered Grande's stinginess, and he would definitely not provide a big meal for free.
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