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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nephtys" data-source="post: 3344712" data-attributes="member: 31780">"It is simple. The specific arrangement that you propose is not suited for my resources. I cannot set up a permanent network in support of an operation that takes place under such risky conditions. Doing so would undermine my profit-margins to the point of pointlessness. Have I not understood you correctly? You want me to transport your cargo directly from the world it was harvested against the will of the resident Citizen, who happens to be a very potent spellcaster with considerable resources of divination at their disposal. By its very nature this is impossibly a long-term arrangement.Now, is there anything else I can do to help you gentlemen?"[sblock]A little of both actually. Since she'll be running several separate, but connected, networks I'll use different corporations for the different networks. But especially prestigious contracts, or contracts involving the Government she will operate in her own name.The worker bots should be sufficient for the physical work, but I'll hire some managers and clercs for the paperwork. I do want to work direectly with the Citizens to the greatest possible extent, but if necessary I'll set up operations alone.Imagine the physical arrangement like this: Each network is like a bicycle-wheel without a rim. Every point on each end of a spoke representing a portal, all of them connecting to the central hub. Imagine some of those spokes attaching to another hub, connected trough that point to several other spokes (portals). Around each of those hubs are arranged the portals likely to have the greatest traffic with the other portals around that hub. At each end of the spokes is a secure warehouse with enough space to accomodate the trade, at the hubs those warehouses are directly connected to each others.Traffic trough the portals and inside and between the warehouses are handled by the fastest and most efficient form of conveyor belt futuristic technology has to offer.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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