Lin Yun spent the next few hours exploring the system mall, carefully selecting the technologies he wanted to learn first. He decided to start with transistors, the fundamental building blocks of modern electronics. He then delved into early digital electronics, learning about logic gates, flip-flops, and other essential components.
He also explored the world of television, fascinated by the technology that brought moving images into people's homes. And he didn't forget about plastics, the versatile material that had revolutionized manufacturing and consumer products.
"Hmm?" Lin Yun caught a glimpse of a strange plastic technology named "Cellulose-Based Bioplastics."
After reading the introduction, Lin Yun's mouth agape in shock. This plastic was made of cellulose derived from plants and it had properties similar to typical plastic in the current market. However, it was biodegradable and fully friendly to the environment.
"Is this really supposed to be on this level, Luna?" Lin Yun asked in doubt. This seemed too advanced for Level 3.
"Yes, Master," Luna explained. "The technology level in the system mall isn't categorized by Earth's standards, but by the world where I came from. It has a similar trajectory to Earth's but is more advanced. This plastic technology was discovered very early there."
"Moreover," she continued, "its technology isn't as difficult as you think, Master. You have already learned how to extract cellulose from plants. You can see that it's not difficult to create plastics from it."
"You're right," Lin Yun nodded slowly, retracting his gaze from the introduction panel.
Previously, he had learned how to extract cellulose from plants and developed an agent that could help with extraction by simply soaking plants in water mixed with the agent. It wasn't difficult to mass-produce cellulose.
Lin Yun glanced at the price of the plastic technology and saw it was 1,000,000 TP. Currently, he only had 250,000 TP. He still had a long way to go.
He had already imagined the impact this plastic technology would bring to the world. Earth had been plagued by a microplastic problem for ages, and there was no way to solve it. This Azure World was roughly the same. If this went on, they would reach a similar level to Earth sooner or later.
"This is too amazing," Lin Yun muttered.
He continued to browse the mall and found many world-shaking technologies such as Cellulose-Based Electrolytes, High-performance Cellulose Nano-crystals, and Cellulose-based water purification. Each one was a revolutionary technology that could subvert the entire world.
In the software section, there were many familiar names such as Photoshop 1.0, AutoCAD, Windows Movie Maker, and GarageBand. There were also a lot of games like The Sims, Age of Empires, and Red Alert.
Lin Yun looked further into the heavy machinery technology and saw various familiar names: CNC machines, mining equipment, seeders, excavators, and so on. All of them were available.
Lin Yun tried his best to calm down, as he didn't want to buy these technologies impulsively. He would definitely acquire them when he had enough TP.
He waved his hand to put the system panel away and looked at the computer in front of him. All he needed to do was finish the Aegis Anti-Virus as soon as possible.
***
A week passed by in the blink of an eye. Lin Yun had almost finished the Aegis Anti-Virus during this period. Even though it was a copy-paste process, it still required a lot of effort.
"Phew... It's almost done. The next stage is testing it." Lin Yun stretched lazily in his chair.
Ding!
Just then, his phone rang out, and Lin Yun quickly picked it up.
"Hey, Brother Ma."
"Boss Lin, I have good news for you. Can you guess?" Jake Ma's excited voice came from the other side.
Jake Ma had been on fire lately. According to Lin Xue, Jake Ma's performance had astounded everyone. Not only had he fully occupied the Sakura Country's market, but he had also extended his scope into Southeast Asia. It was something Lin Yun hadn't expected. After all, it had only been two weeks since Jake Ma started working.
Naturally, Lin Yun gave him a suitable bonus aside from the commission, making Jake Ma a millionaire.
"Don't tell me you've found an agent in Europe?" Lin Yun guessed casually.
"Bingo!" Jake Ma said. "I happened to meet Paul Runner, the CEO of Cage in the UI. He was fascinated by QuickBooks and wanted to buy it. However, I told him that his company could be an agent for us in Europe."
"Paul Runner? Cage?" Lin Yun was slightly surprised. If he wasn't wrong, this should be Paul Walker of Sage in the United Kingdom back on Earth. Here, the UK was the UI, United Isles.
He recalled the information he had accidentally learned in his past life. The most popular product of Sage was Sage Line 50, later renamed to Sage 50cloud. It seemed they were still in the development stage here.
"That's good. You can discuss it with President Lin directly. I have no objection to making them an agent. In fact, you can contact those companies in the Federal States and let them bid. This way, we can eliminate a potential opponent," Lin Yun said approvingly.
"That's great, Boss. I have the same idea. Although our QuickBooks is good, the content isn't actually that complicated. Anyone could copy it, given time. We have to use this chance to occupy the market before anyone else," Jake Ma said admiringly. He didn't know how Lin Yun knew everything despite staying home all the time.
"You are right, Brother Ma," Lin Yun said with a smile. "I'm going to appoint you as sales director. Are you willing, Brother Ma?"
"What? Really? Of course, I'm willing!" Jake Ma quickly responded. This was a great opportunity for him.
The smile on Lin Yun's face grew wider, and he continued to strike while the iron was hot. "I have a plan. If there's no mistake, I'll launch another business next year, and you will be the CEO of this company."
"Oh? Can you give me a hint, Boss?" Jake Ma hurriedly asked.
"I can't give you the information for now, but it will be something you're good at, Brother Ma." Lin Yun curled his lips. The business he was talking about was, naturally, e-commerce.
"Tsk, stingy." Jake Ma clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Lin Yun laughed slightly. "In a few days, there will be a new product for you to sell. It's an anti-virus program. You can come to see me two days later."