Hearing that Suye was willing to give up part of the benefits, the gods' expressions softened somewhat. The current business model had already proven that sales and processing could earn even more money.
As long as there was money to be made, everything was negotiable.
The Master of the Magic Furnace sneered. "Where will the research funding for Demon Prison City come from? Tell me, what other moves do you have? I don't believe you're truly willing to give up such a huge piece of juicy meat!"
Suye smiled. "Right, I forgot to mention something. To ensure that the research headquarters has sufficient R&D funds, we can't force the association members to hand over money. That wouldn't look good. How about this? We establish a system of 'patents' and 'patent fees.' Simply put, the research department will possess exclusive rights and benefits over all the technologies it develops. Any organization that uses those technologies must pay a certain proportion in patent fees."
The entire venue erupted. After threatening the gods, he had started extorting them?
The Master of the Magic Furnace said with a dark expression, "You keep saying that we're all family, and that we should work for the entire Infinite Plane. So why have you suddenly plunged into money? You're saying one thing and doing another!"
"When I was traveling through the Infinite Plane, I met someone named Lu. He saved a person who had nearly drowned. To repay him, that person gave Lu a cow. Lu didn't refuse and accepted it happily. When he returned to the academy, Lu loudly publicized the matter. His classmates criticized him, saying that one shouldn't accept gifts from someone after saving them. However, their teacher, Great Wise Person Kong, loudly praised Lu instead. He said that from then on, everyone would