Chapter 686 - Welcome the Goddess of Magic (2/2)

Next, Roland recruited a construction team on the forum.

Although Roland was the most skilled with Mud to Rock, when it came to the construction of large buildings, Roland was just a nobody.

He was completely ignorant of the structural system, in other words, how to build the foundation and the skeleton of a large building

There was also the problem of interior design.

There was no choice but to hire someone.

The good thing was that it wasn’t expensive.

A team of a hundred construction workers took the deal and promised to have the complex, which covered hundreds of acres, built within three months.

Roland was even a little worried and asked, “Is it too much of a rush?”

“Actually, it’s still quite generous.” The construction foreman laughed. “We don’t need to sleep, so three months is equivalent to six months. The other thing is that our bodies are very strong; in reality, moving thirty bricks in one breath is already impressive, but here… a random level-three or above Warrior can move a hundred bricks in one breath without a problem, and even faster.”

As it turned out, this construction team was mostly Warriors.

Roland also saw several Mages in the construction team, presumably the construction workers who carried out Mud to Rock and Rock to Mud.

“Try to make it as sturdy as possible, and if the quality passes, I’ll give you a hundred gold coins afterward as a gift.”

This foreman happily shouted, “That’s generous of you, boss.”

A few days later, in a makeshift square stone house next to the site, about thirty Mages gathered to hold the first staff meeting of the association.

These thirty Mages were the highest-ranking thirty in the Mage profession.

Roland stood on the presiding platform and said to these thirty people, “I will temporarily put the system of Delpon’s Magic Tower here and implement a point system to exchange for spell models and personal magic insights, what do you all think?” “No objections.”

“Fine.”

“As you wish.”

Everyone agreed. After all, they also understood that if the association’s spells were to be made available to people for nothing, it would inevitably make people not cherish them.

And if this persisted, in the future, if the association had any good things and wanted to limit its circulation, they would be wildly flamed by those who were used to getting things for free. Roland continued, “Of course, the system will not be set in stone. The rules that can fit Delpon may not exactly fit our players’ ideas and philosophy. So the system can change, but change according to circumstances. When the time comes, we will discuss it together. Now, I want to get to the second point; the Association of Mages’ initial operating expenses may be a large number, an extremely large one. In the initial period, I will act as the main investor, but I can’t keep investing alone, so when the association can be profitable, I will slowly reduce the inflow of funds until it stops completely, and eventually, I will even draw back some of the profits to make up for my losses. No one has any objections, right?”

O’Neal was the first to shake his head. “No.”

“No.”

“As it should be.”

But some didn’t quite understand, and they asked, “Roland, it’s your association, so shouldn’t you keep investing?”

“This is everyone’s association, not mine alone,” Roland said seriously. “I don’t mean to treat it as my private property. I’m just contributing some money upfront and bringing people together to make things happen.” With this explanation, it was clear to anyone who didn’t understand what Roland meant.

O’Neal looked at Roland with some admiration.

If it were him, he might not be able to get out of the way so easily. After all, if he took the lead in building the association, there’d be some selfishness.

Seeing that this issue was also waved along, Roland looked around him with a more serious expression.

When the crowd saw his appearance, they knew that the most important topic of today’s meeting was coming, so they all subconsciously sat up straight.

“What do you all think about the Goddess of Magic?” Roland asked.

All of them froze at this moment.

They had guessed a lot of what Roland was going to say, like how the association should make money once it was formed, the diplomatic side of things, or the personnel appointments.

How come all of a sudden it was about the Goddess of Magic?

Seeing that the crowd was dumbfounded, Roland explained, “I have met the Goddess of Magic several times, and I feel that she is a god that’s easier to talk to.”

“Easier to talk to for you, right?” someone retorted on the spot.

Then the meeting erupted in a peal of happy laughter.

And of course, the laughter was not with a bit of envy.

“Ahem!”

Roland coughed twice. “We are talking about a very serious topic.”

The laughter of the crowd stopped.

Roland continued, “The rewards of the Goddess of Magic are good, and everyone should have heard the message she sent down some time ago. Those who believe in her have a high chance of summoning the Sword of Mystra.”

The players’ expressions were somewhat excited, but no one said anything, knowing that Roland still had something to say.

“So I was wondering, if a new spell was created collectively by the association, like out of collaborative research, should it be offered to the Goddess of Magic?”

The crowd froze for a moment, and then they discussed all at once.

O’Neal pondered for a while and asked, “Roland, you’ve offered a lot of spells, so what kind of rewards did you get?”

“Divine blessing that increased attributes, considerably precious magic materials, and so on.” Roland smiled and said, “You could say that it’s worth every penny. I guess the Goddess of Magic is indeed quite generous.”

“Then let’s offer it.”

Many people shouted. Roland breathed out. “But this raises another problem; once the new spell is offered to the Goddess of Magic, then other magic organizations will surely get the spell model of this new spell. Is this acceptable to you guys?”

At this, everyone fell silent, and many even frowned.

This was a very real problem indeed.

It wasn’t a problem for their people to use spells created through joint research by the members of the association.

It was a little off-putting when used by others.

Besides, no one could guarantee that other forces wouldn’t become enemies of the players’ Association of Mages in the future.

The thought of enemies beating them with the spells they invented couldn’t possibly make them happy.

Roland looked at the silent crowd and continued, “How about inviting the Goddess of Magic down to talk to us?”