Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 37 The End of Entrepreneurship is to Make Money
"Forum members can pay 100 points to invite a new member to join the forum..."

"After joining, new members will only have the privilege to attend meetings and browse forums. After a 10-day review period, they will be granted the same communication privileges as full members..."

The dwarf Copper Hammer, codenamed "Frost Giant", sat in front of the "Magic Brain", looking at the new full-screen notice on the crystal board, his eyes gradually widened.

"Great!" He slapped his thigh, immediately stood up and ran to the door, bumping into the dwarf leader Noli who was about to enter.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" The two men's thick and long beards were entangled together, and Nuoli pulled away the copper hammer with a look of disgust.

"Huh~ Spellcaster Forum... now open for new members!"

The dwarf leader's eyes lit up, and he grabbed the bronze hammer and asked, "Really? How many people can we invite?"

Tongchui pulled him to the "Magic Brain" and pointed at the notice on the crystal board.

"Each official member can invite one new member, but they need to pay 100 points..."

"Tsk, I don't have enough points right now. It's all because of that bet I made with that Flame Pig a few days ago about identifying magical materials."

The forum member codenamed "Son of Flame" has been regarded as the virtual number one rival by Tongchui.

Nuoli stroked his thick beard and thought for a moment before suggesting, "Can we exchange some points to earn some points? Which member do you think has the most points?"

Tongchui shook his head. "I don't know. The exchange of points between members is completely confidential, unless he takes the initiative to disclose it."

After more than a month of forum exchanges, every initial member realized the importance of the Spellcaster Forum, which is no less important than the Federation in the real world. The only difference is that one is in reality and the other is in the Magic Network plane.

Moreover, the forum's completely open and absolutely confidential exchange of knowledge and information, as well as its epoch-making technology of instantaneously transmitting items and materials, are far more valuable than the Spellcasters' Union, which has a bloated organization and complicated rules.

If the rules did not limit each member to only inviting one newcomer, I am afraid that all members would immediately choose to use up all their hard-earned points to invite their own faction companions to seize the initiative.

After all, whoever can form a dominant group in the forum first will be able to seize a large amount of magic network technology and advanced knowledge in the future.

Thinking of this, Tongchui couldn't help but regret not cherishing the hard-earned points, and beat his chest and stamped his feet on the spot.

"Damn it! That flame pig! It took away my 20 points!"

"Where am I supposed to get 100 points now?"

The number of members in the forum is not large to begin with, and there are even fewer rewards in the information exchange section. The resources that are willing to be exchanged are often marked with extremely low points required for transactions, and most people ask for exorbitant prices and then pay a low price.

Tongchui's expertise is limited to the identification and uses of mineral-based spellcasting materials. He is powerless when it comes to bounties for other types of knowledge.

"Wait! You have new news! Look!" Noli widened his eyes and pointed at the flashing message on the crystal plate.

Kel'Thuzad: Mr. Frost Giant, I'm sorry to have the audacity to communicate with you privately. I wonder if you're interested in purchasing some forum points to use for inviting new members...

Isn't this drowsiness meeting a pillow?
Tongchui pounced in front of the "demon brain", controlled his excited heart and trembling hands, and typed a reply message.

[Frost Giant: How many points do you have? Make an offer.]

[Kel'Thuzad: I currently have no need to invite members, so all my points can be used for exchange. However, before next week's exchange meeting, I must reserve a small portion for use. Currently, I can provide you with 50 points...]

[Kel'Thuzad: 1 point is 100 gold pounds. I only accept gold pounds for transactions. I will send it directly through the magic network. The shipping fee will be borne by you.]

Noli slammed the table so hard that the "magic brain" was almost shattered.

"Is he robbing me? 1 point for 100 gold pounds? Why doesn't he just come to the dungeon city to rob me?" He felt that it was worthwhile to spend 1000 gold pounds to buy an instant teleportation array. After all, the value of the technology and functions is currently irreplaceable, and it also provides opportunities for cracking and imitation.

But it was difficult for him to accept that he had to pay 5000 gold pounds to purchase points that could not be seen or touched and could only be traded in the forum.

After deducting all costs from all the magic ores sold by the Cave City to the Wizard Kingdom and the Alayeh Federation every year, the net profit is less than 50,000 gold pounds. For him to pay out one-tenth of it to buy a forum spot is really painful and makes him collapse.

Tongchui calmed down now and decisively analyzed, "No, I think it's worth it! The forum will definitely grow and develop in the future. Today we have taken up a membership spot, and this new member will also have the right to recommend new members in the future..."

"Your idea of owning a hundred teleportation arrays is no longer just wishful thinking."

The dwarf leader walked around the room twice, gradually sorted out his thoughts, and found that this was indeed the case.

If he missed this opportunity, he would fall far behind other members. He believed that every initial member invited to join the forum definitely had their own huge power and family behind them.

He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Bargain with him again!"

After saying that, he walked to the front of the "Magic Brain" and tilted his butt to push away the copper hammer that was originally sitting on the chair.

[Frost Giant: The price is too high, can you make it cheaper? ]

[Kel'Thuzad: I'm sorry, I can't lower the price. My experimental research requires a lot of financial support. If you can't accept the price, I will find another buyer.]

Tongchui exclaimed, "We can't let him sell the points to anyone else!"

He rushed over and took away the "magic brain" on the table, hid at the other end of the desk and started typing frantically.

【Frost Giant: Deal! 】

[Frost Giant: I have only one request, and that is that you do not disclose our private point trading to any other members.]

He couldn't let others know that he lacked points, otherwise when he encountered a bidding transaction in the future, others could easily take advantage of his shortcomings and make him miss the opportunity to trade.

【Kel'Thuzad: No problem.】

After successfully completing the deal, Harvey leaned back in his chair and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

He didn't just choose one person to trade points with.

In addition to the "Frost Giant", "Hand of Elements", "Son of Flame", "Ghost Captain" and others were also trading targets he selected in advance.

After all, you can clearly see in the background which people have enough points to invite new members and which people lack points.

Except for the "Scorching Lord" who has plenty of points, the other members have more or less insufficient points.

Even those who had been "lurking" and rarely spoke before eagerly expressed their desire to trade points.

What satisfied him most was that almost everyone expressed the need to keep transactions confidential, so as to avoid others knowing about their embarrassment, which would be detrimental to subsequent transactions in the forum.

This wave of secretly forcing everyone to spend money will immediately make the large amount of funds he needs to expand new territories become extremely abundant.

Sure enough, the end of entrepreneurship is to try every possible way to make money by cutting leeks!

(End of this chapter)