It's normal for Maggie, a mechanic, to have a conflict with Saman, a weapon, but it's rare for the two of them to fight every day and beat each other's noses and faces to be swollen. Sure enough, it's still incompatible.

"Don't bring personal grudges with you during work." Zora reminded helplessly, and I didn't know if the two of them could listen. He saw that the two of them looked away, and continued to speak. He has no position to mediate the problems of these two people, as long as it does not affect the work.

"Mission mode is free competition, and after signing a security agreement with us, Ivio issued a free competition announcement on the Voice of the Battlefield. After verification and confirmation by Voice of the Battlefield, this free competition will start next week and will last for two weeks. ”

Hao Yun couldn't understand here, he saw that everyone looked like they were taken for granted, so he had to ask himself.

"Inside, free competition still needs to be announced? Is there a time limit? ”

"I'm sorry, I forgot Hao Yun that you are a stranger." The handsome boss rubbed his hair and expressed his mistake, "Do you need me to explain it to you?" ”

"Thank you very much."

"Okay. Hao Yun: You know that Vidney was destroyed by war once. ”

"I know what you call the Cataclysm."

"Yes, in order to avoid a recurrence of the cataclysm, our world has been trying to avoid large-scale, especially uncontrollable wars. Therefore, we are accustomed to using free competition to settle disputes. ”

"Our world has also been trying to avoid war." Hao Yun said, "It's just that I think the word "try" is just their words, and there are wars everywhere." ”

"Kelly, could you please serve us a cup of tea?" Zola commanded, and the little girl from the water cooler immediately jumped up to prepare black tea for everyone. As long as it is the boss's order, she will be particularly active in completing it.

Because the topic of discussion would be relatively long, everyone found their seats and sat down. Maggie sits at the shoes of the Hog Rider, and it seems that she really likes the seat. Saman sat on the wooden box he had brought in yesterday, with some ** accessories in it.

Hao Yun looked left and right and sat on the tool table. Zola took the cup and leaned back on the lift car to continue.

"War is the last resort to resolve disputes, so war can never be avoided because there are always disputes that cannot be resolved through negotiation."

Hao Yun shook the black tea in the cup, the tea juice was bright and bright, and the aroma was mellow, not bad. The little brother said: "The end of language is war, and we also have such words. ”

"Then you must not have another word." Zola laughed a little, "The end of language is war, and the end of war is cost. ”

Hao Yun paused.

"I don't understand."

"It's simple. All wars are ultimately about interests, both tangible and intangible. These benefits obtained after victory are the benefits of war, and if the war is defeated, what is paid is naturally the cost, or risk. ”

"Then the account will be very well calculated, and any qualified accountant can make a risk-return curve." Zora nodded and thanked the tea girl for adding water, "Including our Miss Kelly." ”

"Yes, boss, Kelly does. If you have an expected return of 100 credits, but a 20% risk, then our best bet is to invest 12 credits to fight for that gain. This is an introductory course in financial risk control. The tea girl was affirmed by the boss, and quickly showed off her professional knowledge.

"It's so clear, you're still going to gamble?" Saman scoffed.

Kelly suddenly stopped squeaking.

"So, the scale of our war is manageable, and it will always stay within a reasonable range of the risk-reward curve."

"But there is one more saying in our world, do whatever it takes. It's quite a lot of use, as if everything is cheap. The little brother shrugged, that's the way it is, everyone just talked.

"This kind of thing can only be said by a social organization like the state." Zora squinted her eyes and tasted the poinson tea, and Kelly's level has improved. "There are no countries in the world of Widney, only loosely structured commercial associations, and everyone is essentially a businessman."

"Then it's not surprising." Hao Yun understood, "There won't be a businessman clamoring to do whatever it takes to make this business - he can't do a loss-making business." Still, you haven't explained to me about free competition. ”

"This black tea is good, Miss Kelly, can you add me another cup?" Hao Yun then added.

"Okay." The tea girl smiled and added tea to Hao Yun.

"Free competition is the most important way we manage the risk of war in our world." Zola put the teacup on the roof of the car and changed into a more comfortable position, "Having said so much earlier, it is to explain how to view the risks and benefits of war from a business perspective. ”

"In the case of this excavation of Ivekogong, after the justice of the Voice of the Battlefield, the excavation of the ruins points to a lost power technology, with a total estimated value of about 42 million credits."

"But because of the leak of the news, there are three other relic excavation companies eyeing this ruin, how do you think Evie Science and Technology should choose."

Hao Yun thought for a while: "Joint development? ”

Zola smirked and asked, "That's how your world works?" A huge mineral deposit was discovered, and then all countries were invited to develop it together? ”

Hao Yun: "Uh......"

Zola took a sip of tea and continued, "Evie has decided to hire security forces to defend their 42 million possible future gains. Their finances are calculated to be the optimal cost of war, you already know the numbers. ”

"450,000?"

"450,000 credits." Zola confirmed the figure.

"I thought it would be more." Hao Yun compared the two figures, "Spend 450,000 to protect 42 million." I think they have to spend a fraction, let's say 2 million. ”

"It's just an expected benefit, and the risk of unearthing lost technology is already huge, and maybe all you get is a lollipop machine."

Hao Yun then asked: "But I still don't understand, if there are three companies targeting this relic, and everyone pays 450,000 yuan for the war, then even if Iveko defeats the first company, because the budget is exhausted, it will not be able to withstand the attack of the second company, right?" ”

"Yes, and if the second company occupies the ruins, it will face the same dilemma as Iveko. Eventually, countless companies will come forward to fill this bottomless pit, and the final war costs may far exceed the total value of the relic. This is the so-called war of runaway scale. ”

"So, in the world of Widney, the Iveco Guild issued a free competition proclamation to the neutral organization Battlefield Voice, which included the benefits of the project assessment and the cost of the war that Iveko Workers were willing to pay. All companies interested in participating in the war will file with the Voice of the Battlefield during the announcement period, and there will be an offensive and defensive melee during the announcement period. ”

"The winner takes all, and the loser leaves the market cleanly, which is called free competition."

Hao Yun was stunned for a long time holding the black tea before he said, "Wow, this is really unimaginable." It sounds a bit like the war of the ancients, in my world, the monarchs of the ancient times would agree on the time and place of the war and the number of soldiers on both sides for a dignified duel. But isn't the rule of war just that there are no rules? For example, if I pay 2 million to hire 4 ACs, it will almost win. ”

"Of course, if I meet the other side with 4 ACs, the first option is definitely surrender. Note, however, that the 2 million credits you paid will not be refunded, and you are trading at a loss based on the risk-reward curve. ”

Of course, it does not mean that every company necessarily spends 450,000 credits, and each company will come up with its own optimal number according to its actual management situation. Maybe there are really companies that are better at discovering or cracking lost technology, and their optimal cost may be 2 million. ”

"So Iveko can only opt out?" Hao Yun asked.

"That's right, in this case, they can quit cleanly, and they don't have to pay our final payment. Of course, the advance payment of 180,000 will not be refunded. ”

"It's not on a first-come, first-served basis."

"Widney doesn't have that principle, we only have the principle of free competition."

"Okay." Hao Yun spread his hands, "This is indeed very in line with business logic, and technical advantages bring competitiveness." So the next question, how to ensure the effectiveness of this free competition, I mean, maybe someone is just waiting for the competitors to lose, and then there is a second free competition. ”

"Hao Yun's world is really cunning." Before Zola could answer, Maggie couldn't help but interject, "It's impossible for the Voice of the Battlefield to file two free competitions for a project, and how can there be such an untrustworthy company." ”

Zora smiled disapprovingly and took her words: "The free competition filing of the Voice of the Battlefield does not have any coercive force, it is just a conventional contract. Competitors who participate in the record are consciously abiding by this contract. ”

"Of course, theoretically you can completely disobey this contract, and no one will trouble you for it. Vidney has no state, and the law is just a legend of history. He changed his words, "Hao Yun, how does your world treat untrustworthy people?" ”

"Minecraft? If a person is not trustworthy and is blacklisted, he will not be able to stay in a high-end hotel, he will not be able to fly in first class on an airplane, and he will not be able to play golf. ”

"What a tolerant world." Zola sighed, "There is a crucial rule in Widney: dishonesty to dishonest people is the greatest integrity.

Once someone blatantly violates the contract, such as the employed AC escapes, or does not abide by the principle of free competition, he will be recorded by the credit network, then the world will be very dishonest about this person.

He will be evicted from the house, even if he has already paid the rent. His deposits on the credit network will be lost inexplicably. The AC he paid a lot of money to come to was probably just a toy. Even if you go out to eat a few shrimps, you will receive sky-high bills. ”

"Our world is very fragile and we have no national and legal guarantees. Our struggle to rise from the cataclysm is a contract that allows our society to continue to exist and function. Humanity in this world values credit. Credit is the foundation of the existence of the world of Widney.

In any case, the Vedni people will not fall into the fold.

Are you satisfied with this explanation, Mr. Hao Yun? ”

The little brother raised his hands in surrender.

"I couldn't be more satisfied, and I'm even a little envious of Widney." Hao Yun looked at the black tea in the cup and added, "Even black tea is better than our world." Kylie, what kind of black tea is this? ”

"Huh?" The water dispenser looked inexplicable, "Yunnan Yunnan Hong, Wang Dalu sold it to me." ”

Burst.