Chapter 2 Guilds
Researchers are always in the habit of thinking deeply about a particular problem, and in the present era, the ancient way of studying has been proven to be inefficient, so that neither the scholar nor the big man who is willing to sponsor the scholar knows about the explorer, and that is determined by their way of thinking. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Magellan did not show the disappointment in his heart, but continued to explain: "Basically, any researcher nowadays, as long as he has enough money, will definitely be able to find a few or even a dozen or dozens of explorers to take him to explore the New World. But that's not enough. ”
"Yes," said the countess who took the place to speak on behalf of the Society, and there was no objection here, "there have been many cases of explorers betraying or abandoning scholars, and we have lost many good young men...... So we need you, Professor Magellan, who was once part of the explorers. ”
"Explorers are basically synonymous with elusiveness, and even if a deposit is made, it can't stop them from hurting researchers out of greed or timidity. ”
"Is there no way?"
Sir Banks, the presiding officer of the Royal Society of Biology, blurted out almost in a pleading tone that he was the most eager scholar for the New World, and that the Society of Biology had the most to lose.
"This short-sightedness and fickleness is not instinctive, but comes from the general environment of the explorer," Magellan still has a lot to say, "They abandon everything, just for the ethereal and huge treasure, and live a precarious life every day before success, any normal person will lose his mind in such a situation, not to mention the outlaw who will choose to become an explorer." ”
"But we had to rely on their power...... How pathetic!"
"That's nothing bad, at least if there were no explorers, the Bretanians would never have had the opportunity to set foot in the New World. ”
Magellan did not want to argue with scholars in such a place, but in his mind, there was nothing to be sad about explorers. They are the ones who have the courage to go forward in hell, and it is not themselves who are responsible for their poverty, but the greed and malice of another group of people, and when all people take it for granted, the courage to pursue wealth in their own strength is a virtue in itself.
Or rather, it is what Magellan considered to be a virtue.
"They don't inherently do that. ”
"So how can that change?"
"Guilds. ”
This is a natural and surprising answer.
Guilds are a very common and practical organization in the known civilized world in this world. In the early days, the ancient Lorren merchants used guilds to distribute profits, unite their peers, compete for pricing power, and ensure the continuity and health of the industry, but after the collapse of the empire, the guilds were preserved and gradually spread everywhere the empire's legacy was located.
Guilds have played the role of creating order in the midst of endless chaos more than once throughout history, and if the current explorers are a new industry, the best way to change them is through the establishment of guilds. In fact, quite a few people have already started to try it.
From Brittania to Theros, there are countless guilds of explorers large and small, but they have not yet established true order.
Before they found Magellan, scholars and funders had already considered establishing guilds, and now they had no reason to hesitate.
"Then let's establish a guild, the Guild of Explorers!"
It was still Sir Banks, who couldn't wait, and his longing for strange plants on the far-flung road was unquenchable.
"We've worked on how to set up an Explorers' Guild," said the countess without hesitation, pouring cold water on the elated sir, "and that doesn't seem to be realistic at the moment. ”
"Let the explorers sit together honestly and discuss some rules and regulations that bind them, hand over the money to maintain the association on time, and accept arrangements from people who are older than them and they can fight...... "Of course it's not realistic." ”
"Do you have any other ideas?"
"The world of darkness naturally has its way, and at the end of the day, explorers are outlaws. ”
The vast majority of people here did not hear Magellan's words, but the countess and the royal envoys understood.
"You mean?"
"The Thieves' Guild. ”
"What's that?"
This is a question that arises in the minds of the vast majority of those present.
"A special kind of guild has a special set of operating rules...... "the countess explained to the others in place of Magellan, "that the members do not pay dues, do not abide by any rules, and do not accept any leadership, but simply accept commissions from the guild and receive remuneration upon completion." ”
"That doesn't seem to be any different from what explorers do now?"
Now explorers also accept commissions from others and get paid for completing them, the real problem is that most of the time they can't complete them.
"The guild represents order, and at least in the eyes of the people of the dark world, those who join the thieves' guild are trustworthy people, and on the contrary, those who act alone have no bottom line. The countess said this, but did not fully agree with Magellan's proposal, "Are you sure that the Thieves' Guild can be used on explorers?"
"These two types of people are very different, but they also have one thing in common, that is, they are not willing to join the collective, but they need some convenience that only the collective can provide. ”
"Then do it!" said Sir Banks, who was not the only one who could not wait to stand up, "we have no time to waste, and no other viable option." ”
"If you don't give it a try, you can't know if it's going to work, so let's start now. ”
The scholars came to an agreement at an astonishing speed and were ready to start the "experiment" right away.
Magellan was a little surprised, he didn't expect things to get to this point so quickly. But the scholars ignored his surprise, and the funders once again decided to trust the scholars.
"The experience of others is a valuable asset, and at present, it seems that the person who knows the most about the Society of Thieves is Professor Magellan, and I hope you will join us in our research and come up with a concrete constitution as soon as possible," and finally gave the order was Sir Cook, who was the organizer chosen by the scholars, "and my lords, what a new guild needs most must be man and money, and Brittania needs your generosity." ”
After the Royal Envoy expressed his full support together with the Countess, all problems did not exist.
Then Magellan reluctantly found out that he had the most troublesome part in his hands.
"The Thieves' Guild doesn't want to be studied, and they don't want to be tasked with their statutes......
"That's why we found you. ”