Lord of Arcane

Chapter 980 The End of Mingshui Cooperation Celebration
"Lord Xiaduo, we are going to hold an exchange meeting related to the plane domain. At least all the high-level mages will be present. Do you want to come? The venue is set at the Arcane Federation!"

The person summoned was Steele, a high-level mage from the Morain Tower. Xia Duo had met him twice before, both at the exchange meeting.

One was organized by Belleira in order to meet the conditions for applying for the Gilles High Tower Advanced Laboratory, and the other was organized by Xia Duo himself in order to become famous.

In these two exchanges, Xia Duo had a good impression of that mage Steele, a "idiot" who devoted himself to magic.

Xia Duo never expected that Steele would contact him. Could it be that this guy is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?Or is this guy being used?

But at this time, Niya saw that his expression changed after receiving a summons, so she couldn't help but worry: "What's wrong? Who contacted you? Did something happen?"

"It's not a big deal. It's Master Steele. He invited me to attend an exchange meeting at the Arcane Federation!"

"Steel?"

Niya seemed to have heard the name before, but it didn't matter, the important thing was the exchange meeting, and she immediately opened her eyes wide, "Master Greta said it! You can't go!"

"Ok!"

Xia Duo nodded heavily, and gave Nya a reassuring look, not to mention that when they first arrived in Severnton, Greta said that if someone sent an invitation to the exchange meeting, she would contact her!
Even yesterday, when Xia Duo came back from the demiplane, Greta reminded everyone that it is best not to leave the old city before the celebration.

Like today, don't he and Niya know that the new city is more lively and fun?
Of course it was because of Greta's reminder!

"Then I will contact the archmage now!"

Before Xia Duo could say anything more, Nya had already contacted Greta, and she didn't know what she said in the end. Anyway, after the interrogation, Nya seemed to be in a much better mood.

"The archmage said that Steele will be investigated after the celebration, let us wait with peace of mind."

"Ok!"

……

From then on until before the celebration, Xia Duo never received any invitations to exchange meetings, but Pelokan, an appraiser and high-level mage from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, contacted him to inquire about the output of the communication magic weapon.

Xia Duo made an appointment with him to meet after the celebration. At that time, not only the communication magic weapon, but also a new raw material supply contract will be discussed.

Now the Tower of Time already has a dedicated magician, and also has a mass production plan for magic items other than communication instruments.

Even if it is just a communication instrument, the current supply of raw materials is insufficient. If you want to mass-produce it, how can it be possible without resources.

Not to mention the Daxia Territory, which is still in the development stage, and resources have not been explored at all, and the Savile Territory itself is quite scarce in resources, and there is only one silver mine and one iron mine in the territory.

Other resources that the magic industry wants, such as mithril, gemstones, gold, and fine gold, are basically gone, and there is no other way except to buy them out.

At present, the relationship between the Tower of Time and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce can be regarded as a close relationship. Not to mention the existing communication magic weapon sales business, Xia Duo alone saved the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's chief consultant and senior arcanist Saide, which is the boss. favor.

This was personally admitted by Chairman Jenna of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, and Master Byron was present to witness it. I wonder if the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will be so easily dismissed.

Therefore, it is a matter of course to seek more resource supply from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce to increase the depth of cooperation between the two parties.

Of course, from a long-term perspective, Xia Duo will definitely not be willing to let the foundation of the Tower of Time's rise rest in the hands of a chamber of commerce, and must look for other sources of resources.

But in a short period of time, cooperating with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce has been regarded as the best, most convenient and easiest way for the Tower of Time to seek development.

In addition, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce was originally introduced by the princess after Niya asked the princess for help, and she also helped the Tower of Time through a very difficult time.

This alone makes it very difficult for Xia Duo to refuse to cooperate with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.

……

Considering the warm atmosphere of the New Year celebration, even if it is artificially created, most people will not realize the difference behind it.

Xia Duo handed over the batch of communication artifacts brought from the Tower of Time to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in advance. If they can be sold during the celebration, it will be a considerable income.

At present, the total output of the two communication artifact production workshops in the Tower of Time is 12 pieces per day, and the good product rate is only two-thirds, but even so, 360 good products can be produced every month.

According to the consignment contract with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, the advance payment for each communication instrument is 600 gold coins, which means a monthly fixed income of more than 20.

This is only the prepayment part, after the follow-up communication instrument is sold, there will be a final payment.

Even after deducting Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's consignment sales, raw material costs, magic technician's wages, and Tilak Research's mass production design share, the final net income is still very considerable.

In just one month, it is far more than the (annual) net income of just over 5 (yearly) in Savile, including the Tower of Time.

But it earns a lot and spends a lot. Currently, there are nearly a thousand apprentices in the Tower of Time. According to the contract Xia Duo gave to these apprentices, the three-year training cost of each apprentice is 1000 gold coins.

This is 100.

But in fact, it can't be calculated like this. The apprentice contract given by Xia Duo is still good-hearted, and it is calculated according to the free-range apprentices in the past.

The current training mode of the Tower of Time is college-style, with almost unlimited basic knowledge, brand-new teaching methods, and complete teaching facilities.

Such a training method, which was called elite education in the past, would definitely cost more than 1000 gold coins for each apprentice.

Of course, as long as an official mage is trained, it's time to make money.

Although Xia Duo hopes that magic will prevail and usher in a real magical prosperity, he cannot learn the practice of completely sacrificing himself to achieve others.

A win-win route must be found among them, which is the real long-term development route.

……

On the eve of the celebration, Xia Duo calmed down a lot. He no longer had the worries and hesitation before, and even had the mood to think about the future development direction of the Tower of Time, the Savile Land, the Great Xia Land, and even the entire Netheril.

"Maybe after tomorrow, it will be the beginning of a new era!" For some reason, such a thought suddenly flashed in his mind before finally falling asleep.

"hope so!"

At this moment, he no longer wanted to trace the specific source of this idea. The real and soft touch of Niya's body beside him made him fall into a deep sleep soon afterward.

Wake up, the celebration begins!
(End of this chapter)