Lord of Arcane

Chapter 671 Healthy Development of Magical Mechanic

Putting away the monthly magazine of the Arcane Union, Xia Duo walked to the Tilak Research Office not far from his residence. Since the [Magic Network Background Communication] plan has been forcibly authorized to each mage tower, the communication method based on this spell The device can also be arranged.

It was already the end of August, but this was the first time Xia Duo came to Tilak's laboratory this month. As soon as he walked in, he clearly noticed the deserted atmosphere here.

Of course, there are still people, but compared to the busy scene before, there is only Tilak and a few apprentices who don't know what they are busy with, and there are no other official mages.

Xia Duo thought for a while, and felt that he seemed to have overlooked something, so he called Tilak over and asked, "Tilak, why are you the only one here, where are the others?"

It's not that Xia Duo deliberately ignored the apprentices, but that the apprentices were not in the official establishment of the laboratory. The only ones who joined the laboratory as apprentices were Dean and Sammy before.

But now Dean and Sami have already become official mages.

For Xia Duo's sudden arrival, Tilak was not surprised at all. Hearing Xia Duo's inquiry, he took something from a corner of the experimental table, and then walked out of the general laboratory in the research room:
"Xia Duo, you came just in time. I wanted to contact you at first! I didn't expect you to come here first. We have already completed the communication magic weapon you asked us to trial-produce before. Take a look at the sample!"

With that said, he handed the things he just brought out to Xia Duo.

Xia Duo received it and saw that it was a palm-sized crystal ball, gray and opaque. It seemed that something happened when it was packaged with crystal material, and it was contaminated with impurities.

Of course, it may also be the special influence caused by [Eternal Magic].

Under the magic vision, this crystal ball exudes a weak but persistent magical aura. Xia Duo took a closer look and found that this magic item is better than the [Long-lasting Reflector] and [Vigilance Talisman] that Tilak and the others made before. 】 must be exquisite.

It seems that their craftsmanship is also constantly improving.

Xia Duo didn't actually use it, but asked Tilak, "Have you done the test? How long is the interval between single communications? How long can the service life be?"

"I only did some simple tests, and the interval of a single communication is about 3 minutes. After all, there is still some gap with the traditional production method, but if I switch to a higher-purity Mithril component, it can provide energy flux and reduce the buffer time, or Improving the manufacturing process will reduce the communication interval again, and theoretically the interval can be infinitely reduced."

After a pause, Tilak continued, "As for the service life, it depends on the actual usage scenario. The production method of permanent magic is between the traditional production method and the constant magic technique in terms of stability. If it is used normally, it is five to ten years old. year should be fine."

The previous answer was quite satisfactory, but when he heard the service life, Xia Duo slightly raised the volume, "Five to ten years?"

"If the process is improved, the service life can be improved!" Tilak immediately replied.

Xia Duo does not doubt this, but what he is dissatisfied with is not that the service life is too short, but that it is too long. How can anyone use a "mobile phone" for five years, or even ten years?

The market is limited, and a few companies rush in, and it will be full in an instant. This is not a one-shot deal. Only continuous replacement can maintain a steady stream of income.

Similarly, competition can also stimulate the continuous development of relevant theories, technologies, and crafts, which is a healthy development model.

The fact that an ancient magic weapon is still in use today, and even outstanding, only shows that the development is terribly stagnant!
Xia Duo briefly explained a few words, and Tilak nodded in a daze, but Xia Duo didn't care, anyway, he will continue to export his ideas in the Tower of Time, as long as these people see the actual effect, they will naturally Understand him, he has plenty of time and is not in a hurry.

"By the way, where did the others go?" Xia Duo asked again.

"They went to teach apprentices."

"Teach apprentices? Don't the people in the research room have teaching tasks?"

Hearing this answer, Xia Duo couldn't help frowning. He really needs a lot of formal mages to teach new apprentices, but since he found out that Devine was going to bring new apprentices last time, he asked the apprentice management office to change it to flexible. Teaching, making the most of those who are able.

In addition, he also specially took care of the people in Tilak's research room not to take on teaching tasks, hoping that they would focus on the research of permanent magic.

Although the teaching staff of the Apprentice Management Office are currently quite nervous, there is no need to let the people from the Tilak Research Office pass.

Xia Duo stared closely at Tilak, wanting to see what explanation he, the head of the research laboratory, had.

Although Xia Duo usually has a very kind attitude towards people, his identity as an arcanist is hard to ignore. Being stared at by Xia Duo with a serious expression, Tilak couldn't help swallowing, and his words became Some tense up:
"It's not exactly a teaching task, but it's actually related to the current laboratory expenditure."

income and expenditure?

Hearing this answer, Xia Duo's brows became tighter. The Tilak research room was regarded as the most important part of him in the Tower of Time besides the apprenticeship teaching. "What's the problem with the expenditure? Is it the Audit Office or Cecily's?" trouble?"

At present, only Cecily's material department and the newly established audit department are related to the expenditure of the Tower of Time Research Office, but the audit department is in the hands of Xia Duo, and if there is any problem, someone has already notified him.

Xia Duo vaguely had an answer in his heart.

"It's Cecily." Tilak whispered.

Sure enough!

Xia Duo immediately felt troublesome. Cecily was completely responsible to Niya, and she was Niya's little housekeeper. Xia Duo couldn't force Cecily to agree to something, and he was unwilling to go to Nya for petty tricks.

After thinking for a while, Xia Duo said to Tilak: "I probably already know the situation, so the others are going to choose magic technicians?"

"Yes."

At this moment, Xia Duo finally realized what he had overlooked, which was the magic mechanic!Of course, it can also be said that it is the income and expenditure of Tilak's laboratory, which is actually equivalent to the same thing.

[Magic Technician], as the name suggests, refers to skilled workers engaged in magic, including but not limited to, making prefabricated magic items and acting as a resonance casting "battery" for enchanters. (Enchanting, refers to adding magic, that is, [quasi-magic item] linking the magic net, the last step in the manufacture of magic items)
Of course, an enchanter is also a magician.

Xia Duo's idea is to divide the research, design, and production into a division of labor, among which the [Magic Mechanic] is responsible for the production, similar to the foundry workers on Earth.

At present, all the expenditures of the Tilak Research Office are provided by the Materials Department of the Tower of Time, but the output is very small, except for a very small number of [Vigilance Talisman] output, there is no other output.

It was being consumed every day, so it was no wonder that Cecily was looking for trouble.

In Xia Duo's plan, [Magic Mechanic] will be able to quickly expand the production of laboratory products in Tilak's research laboratory and become commercial products that can be actually sold.

With the low-cost advantage of [Eternal Magic], it can quickly open up the market, grab profits, and turn Tilak Research into a profit.

(End of this chapter)