166 Gap (2/2)

From his high altitude in the sky, Roland couldn't see the swamp either. He couldn't understand how the apprentices felt when they couldn't utilize the magic power that was right before their eyes.

So, it occurred to Roland that he could invite the Mage players who were as gifted as the apprentices to the Magic Tower, so that they could learn and make progress together.

Hawk couldn't agree more with the proposal.

But out of the instincts of the deputy chairman of a guild, he asked, ”Then what can we get from this?”

”The books in the Magic Tower are open to all players. Besides, the players can apply for magic resources.” Roland smiled. ”But not too many, of course. The resources of the Magic Tower are limited anyway.”

Hawk pursued further: ”How much money's worth of resources will they get each month?”

Roland calculated the numbers and the revenues of the Magic Tower, before he said, ”No more than thirty silver coins per month.”

”That's too little.” Hawk smacked the table. He didn't feel that he used a lot of strength, but since he was a Warrior with great constitution, the table shook and the tableware jumped. ”You earn ten gold coins per month, and you give only thirty silver coins to the players you hire. That's pure capitalism. You should give them at least one gold coin.”

”After your dock starts to make a profit, would you give the NPC helpers one gold coin as reward?” Roland sighed and said slowly, ”We're all players, so we'd better drop the meaningless talk. Thirty silver coins is already my greatest compromise for the sake of our friendship. If you're unwilling to take it, I'll make posts on the forum. I'm sure that a lot of players who are not in guilds would be willing to join our Magic Tower.”

Looking at the casualness on Roland's face, Hawk sensed confidence and vague estrangement from it.

Hawk was slightly disappointed, but he knew that it was his own fault.

For the interests of his guild, he had pushed Roland aside earlier, and for the interests of his guild, he felt that Roland's terms were not good enough this time.

Roland had shown his friendliness by offering to cooperate with them. His threat to work with someone else was completely understandable.

”Fine.” Hawk was rather frustrated. ”Let's do what you said.”

Hawk didn't like it, but as the deputy chairman of his guild, he had to be responsible for the hundred members in his guild.

It was a matter of position, not one of morals or integrity.

Then, they chatted for a few more minutes, before they said goodbye to each other.

Roland returned to his study in the Magic Tower. He was not in a good mood even though Vivian had made delicious pastries for him.

After sitting for a while, he subconsciously opened the forum and decided to lift his spirit by reading the posts on the forum.

But very soon, he spotted a post that had been marked by the moderator so many times that the title of the post was almost black.

The title said, All Pretty Boys Should Be Killed!

There were more than ten thousand replies to the post.

Hmm?

Excited, Roland clicked the post.