Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1190 - 1188: Distribution of Interests

The next morning.

On the outskirts of the Soma Alliance’s West Border Forest, eight people stand upright in a clearing beside the road.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

Suddenly, a sound emerges from the forest. Richard steps out, glances at the group of long-haired women standing there, and smiles to greet them, "We meet again."

"We do meet again. Although I didn’t want this outcome, fate forced me to make this choice," replies the long-haired woman, her tone not particularly cheerful but maintaining basic courtesy. She pauses before continuing, "Anyway, we can only cooperate. Let’s start by introducing ourselves."

"Alright." Richard nods in agreement.

"Let us start first." The long-haired woman says without any pleasantries, immediately pointing to a thin middle-aged man with only his right eye beside her, "That’s my first companion. Very strong, especially proficient in Fire Magic. Few people on the continent can surpass him.

However, due to an accident, his eye was burned by flames from the enemy, and his Magic Origin was damaged, causing his strength to decrease. But even so, he’s still beyond what ordinary wizards can compare to. You can call him... ’One-eyed.’

Upon mentioning this, the long-haired woman shifts her finger towards a pale-faced man who seems ill and is trembling all over, "That’s my second companion, his strength is about equal to ’One-eyed.’

He excels at Ice Magic, has a high talent, but due to an accident, he was cursed maliciously. His body is constantly shrouded in cold air, and the more magic he releases, the colder it becomes, which has led to his current state. You can call him... ’Ice Cube.’

The long-haired woman points towards a man with gray-white skin, rough surface, like tree bark, "That’s my third companion. His strength isn’t very strong but he’s very skilled at Wood Magic, mastering many ancient wood spells.

As for his current appearance, it’s the backlash from forcibly releasing Wood Magic beyond his capabilities during an accident. Though he may look a bit ugly, he’s a good person. You can call him... ’Wood.’

The long-haired woman points to a severely humpbacked, fifty-year-old middle-aged man dressed in brown clothes, "That’s my fourth companion. He’s extensively researched Earth Magic. Not good at attacking, but his defense capabilities far exceed your imagination. He’s our protector, without him, at least half of us wouldn’t be alive today.

The cost of protection was his spine being severely twisted during battle. We’ve tried many treatments but the results weren’t good, so we can only let it be. You can call him... ’Camel.’

After introducing four people, the long-haired woman’s finger turns to a thick-lipped woman with a limping leg, softly saying, "That’s Su, her leg was injured in an accident, you don’t need to know too much. She’s good at Wind Magic, besides me, she’s the only woman in the team, has a good personality, but don’t anger her.

Richard looks over, and the woman called Su returns a courteous smile.

The long-haired woman points to the white-haired old man wearing a Black Iron Mask, briefly introducing, "That’s Mr. Xizhe, our team’s strategist."

Richard looks over, and his gaze falls on the other’s Black Iron Mask.

Sensing something, the long-haired woman explains, "An accident destroyed Mr. Xizhe’s face, so he had to wear the mask."

Accident, accident, another accident... It’s as if everyone here has encountered accidents; there should be quite a bit of information to dig up, but it probably has little relevance to the present situation, no need to ponder... Richard thinks.

While thinking, the long-haired woman takes a deep breath and points to a 1.8-meter-tall strong man beside her, "This is Hulk, very strong, and equally has a violent temper, if any offenses occur, please bear with it."

Hulk... Richard raises an eyebrow, looking at the strong man, unable to help but comment internally... Strong indeed, but his skin isn’t green, not at all like the character from a certain movie on Earth.

Done with his internal comment, Richard looks at the long-haired woman and asks, "What about you?"

"Me?" The long-haired woman smiles gently, her deep brown eyes looking straight at him, "I am the leader of all of them, you can call me Moli."

"Moli?" Richard raises an eyebrow, unable to help but say, it’s quite a unique name. Looking at the long-haired woman, he asks, "This probably isn’t your real name, is it?"

"Indeed." The long-haired woman Moli doesn’t deny it and speaks frankly, "My real name isn’t convenient to tell you, but names are just a code, there’s little difference between real or fake, you can call me ’Moli.’

Having said that, Moli spreads her hands and says, "Alright, these are all our introductions, now it’s your turn, what’s your name?"

"Richard." Richard replies in an extremely concise manner.

"Richard..." Moli mutters the name once, her eyes focus, and she looks at him seriously, nodding, "Well then, now that we know each other, we can talk about cooperation matters, after all, the reason we’re both back here is for this."

"Indeed." Richard nods in agreement.

"Let’s first talk about the details of profit distribution during the cooperation." Moli says, gesturing to the side, speaking convincingly, "As you saw in the introduction, we have eight people, and you’re only by yourself. If we divide based on headcount, the things gained from exploring the Ancient Relics should be divided into nine parts, we eight take eight parts, and you take one part, alright?"

Alright...?

How could it be alright, it’s a big problem!

Richard hears this, his eyes blink, can’t help but raise an eyebrow, it’s the first time someone dares to openly take advantage of him like this.

Speaking of, among so many people he’s met, few can truly take advantage of him.

Back at White Stone Tower, the black-hearted merchant Alex was one, but in return, he dug up the merchant’s ancestors’ graves... three times.

Now, the long-haired woman named Moli is so blatantly taking advantage of him, it would be strange if he agrees.

After all, he wants to cooperate with them, not work for them.

Looking at Moli, Richard narrows his eyes and speaks, "You guys take eight parts, I take one part? If it’s based on headcount, there’s indeed no problem.

However... the current issue is that headcount isn’t important, the Seal to open the Ancient Relics is what matters—otherwise, you wouldn’t come back looking to cooperate with me. There are only two Seals, one for you and one for me. So, the things gained from exploring the Ancient Relics should also be divided according to this ratio—we each take half."

"Half?!" As soon as Richard finishes speaking, a dissatisfied voice emerges next to the long-haired woman Moli, it’s Hulk.

Hulk steps forward, glaring and saying, "Do you know how much we’ve sacrificed to explore this Ancient Relic?! Now, just with some Seal you got from who knows where, you want us to give you half of the relics’ gains? Why?! Honestly, without us, you wouldn’t even know where the Ancient Relics are!"