"How do you intend to limit it?" the leader asked with a frown.
"First, there's the restriction on buyout contracts..." Alice said with a smile. "Private lords who train developers can naturally obtain the right to employ them, but they absolutely cannot buy out their entire lives. Under official supervision, the term of service and level of compensation should be set according to the cost of training. Once the term expires, they regain their freedom. Developer players can choose whether to continue serving, pursue further study, work elsewhere, or even gather partners and start a business. If we don't buy out players' futures and extinguish the flame of their hopes for advancement, they'll have sufficient motivation to keep moving forward. The length of time they sell their labor should be entirely up to the players themselves."
"For example, we can work out in detail how many years of service a given education cost can provide, then let developer players choose for themselves. Because of external competition and differentiation, as long as no faction monopolizes the market and the market remains large enough for competition, developer players' interests won't be suppressed. In fact, as market demand grows, their situation will only improve..."
"What about patent rights?" Old Bai asked with a frown. "With a technology library like this, research patents are bound to erupt like a blowout. How do you plan to handle patent rights and interests?"
"Patent rights will naturally belong to the private factions..." Alice said seriously. "The lord faction provides all the funds and material resources needed for early education and research. If they can't even obtain the patent rights under those circumstances, what would be the point? However, we'll make attribution rights public and transparent, allowing developer players to build their own scientific reputations and résumés, so