Magic Industrial Age

Luo Yi disliked empty talk and even more so, empty promises, so he offered tangible benefits.

Starting with a base of 40,000 gold Thalers, plus the promised annual dividends, and in this great era of the impending Industrial Revolution, it's hard to imagine how much wealth this would amount to in the future.

Of course, the documents also clearly stated that they only enjoyed these equity rights while in this team.

If they ever chose to leave, Luo Yi would have the right of first refusal to buy back the shares.

Even so, for the six people before him, this was an irresistible temptation, like a pie falling from the sky!

In this era, an era of conflict between the old system and the explosive new productivity, Luo Yi's approach was unprecedented.

Take Hoover and Oliveira for example; no matter how glamorous and proud they appeared to outsiders, they couldn't shake off their status as servants of the Raymond family.

Everything they had was given by the family!

Their glory belonged to the family!

Everything they gained had to be dedicated to the family!

Therefore, after obtaining such a large fortune on the Bloody Mary, Oliveira even assumed it belonged to Luo Yi and didn't even mention dividing it with him.

But even if they didn't mention it, Luo Yi couldn't pretend to ignore it!

He was just a bastard son, and the Raymond family's glory was actually irrelevant to him.

Moreover, he didn't like to use morality or honor to hold others hostage.

He was most accustomed to using money, using sufficient wealth to win people's hearts.

So, he had said long ago that he would share the spoils, and today, he was truly and concretely implementing the distribution of shares.

What he was distributing wasn't just a piece of parchment, but a real and substantial fortune.

Even Oliveira, a Third-Order Transcendent, couldn't ignore such a large sum of wealth.

The result was obvious: everyone's enthusiasm was completely ignited, and even the Hoover butler felt different.

Hoover used to obey Luo Yi's orders because of Earl Raymond's arrangement, and he did his best, without the slightest discount.

But now that a portion of that vast industry and wealth belonged to him, he was not only conscientious and dedicated, but also motivated by his own initiative.

For example, in the procurement of raw materials for the Lightninger Magic Mechanical Factory, in the past, naturally, quality was ensured, and the price was about right.

But now, of course, he would try to lower the price as much as possible, while ensuring the quality wasn't compromised.

Another example was Ang, in the past, he might have become somewhat lax over time, even if he was serious about Luo Yi's orders.

Now, he didn't even care about the Brothers' Gang anymore.

Gang fights over territory were too low-end; the first thing he needed to do was ensure the factory's stable production, and no one could come and cause trouble!

Every time a magic hammer forging machine was produced, a portion of the wealth inside belonged to him.

What Luo Yi wanted was their initiative; only when they were active would Luo Yi have free time.

A group of people outside would help him conquer territory, so he could study peacefully at the Magic Academy and not lack various cultivation resources.

Luo Yi had to admit that he wanted to be a hands-off boss and still see his industry grow year after year.

Now, it seemed that the effect was good!

...

Morning,

Philante Magic Academy, Firing Range!

Luo Yi held the gun in his right hand, squinting slightly, aiming at the target fifty meters away with a three-point alignment.

Magic surged, pouring into the Colt revolver in his hand, first from the handle, where the magic patterns were lit up, then quickly spreading to the gun body, until finally converging into the last magic crystal.

Thus, magic energy was stimulated, and the four elements of 'Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water' became unbalanced and exploded within an extremely small range, expanding...

For a time, smoke rose, flames flickered, and with a 'bang' sound, the bullet shot out.

What made Luo Yi feel even more incredible was that this magic firearm clearly didn't use gunpowder, but the explosion caused by the elemental imbalance emitted the familiar smell of gunpowder.

When the bullet left the barrel, it was illuminated by flames, much like the gunpowder weapons he was familiar with!

Luo Yi was very strong, and his hand was naturally very steady; even though the recoil of the Colt revolver was not small, it didn't move at all.

Then, the gunshots of 'bang, bang, bang, bang' rang out continuously, and Luo Yi emptied the magazine in the shortest time possible.

As far as the eye could see, there were bullet holes in the circular targets fifty to one hundred meters away.

The accuracy was actually okay, mostly in the eight or nine ring range.

After emptying the bullets, Luo Yi quickly shook the revolver, the cylinder popped out, a pile of bullet casings fell to the ground, and he loaded the bullets one by one, then switched to his left hand.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

With the same operation, he emptied the magazine again. Luo Yi's left hand was still very steady, but the accuracy was much worse.

It was impossible to maintain the accuracy of the eight or nine rings, but at least even the farthest one didn't miss the target.

After doing all this, he also brought the Colt revolver closer to his nose, smelled the gunpowder, and felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

There was no way around it, men probably had a fascination with guns in their bones.

Although with this bullet and this accuracy, Luo Yi could easily block it head-on, he still felt an unspeakable excitement.

Since he was happy, he naturally wanted to share it, so Luo Yi turned his head and looked at Gary Mills, who had been standing quietly for a long time, and asked:

"Teacher Gary, how is my marksmanship?"

Today's Gary Mills was wearing a black jacket on his upper body, gray jeans on his lower body, and a cowboy hat on his head, making him look slender and capable.

This outfit was considered unconventional, at least in Oakland City, it was unique.

It was said that this attire originated from the New World, where some people who traveled in the desert liked to dress like this.

He had a gun on each side of his waist, both revolvers, but each with its own characteristics.

The one on the left was entirely gold, with a slender barrel and covered with intricate black magic patterns.

The one on the right was entirely silver-white, with a thick barrel and blue magic patterns, as if outlining a ferocious dragon head, which finally bit into a huge magic crystal.

Without a doubt, these were custom-made magic firearms. It was said that Mrs. Linda had hired the empire's most skilled gunsmith to create them in two months.

Coupled with special bullets, Gary Mills had the combat power to make even Transcendent professionals palpitate.

Unlike Oliveira's inconspicuous reputation in Oakland City, this one actually had a record of injuring Transcendent professionals of the same rank.

Therefore, even if they were Transcendent, not everyone dared to provoke him.

But at this moment, facing Luo Yi's question, his face was twisted together.

After a long while, he replied sullenly: "Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?"

Luo Yi became interested: "What about the truth, and what about the lie?"

"The lie is that your marksmanship is okay, just slightly better than those who don't know how, and you still need to work hard."

Luo Yi's face fell, and he asked: "Then what is the truth?"

Gary looked at Luo Yi with a smile that was not a smile, and asked: "Do you really want to hear it?"

Luo Yi immediately laughed: "Forget it, forget it, Teacher Gary, um, let's practice shooting. Look, where should we start?"

Gary didn't start teaching immediately, but looked at Luo Yi seriously and said, "I have to confirm with you again, are you really going to spend a full thousand gold Thalers to ask me to teach you the skills of a magic gunslinger?"

Without saying a word, Luo Yi raised his hand and took out a dimensional bag, and took out the gold ticket and the Seven Gods ruby ring.

"Or, should I pay you all the money now?"

Gary looked at Luo Yi and said helplessly, "That's a thousand gold Thalers, really not a small amount!"

To be honest, when he first heard Mrs. Lingda say that Luo Yi wanted to hire him as a magic gunslinger teacher, he thought there was something wrong with his ears.

Was he kidding?

What was his status, how could he possibly be a private teacher?!

Therefore, he refused without hesitation, cleanly and neatly.

However, when the remuneration increased from two hundred gold Thalers to one thousand, even he couldn't bear it.

He didn't want to agree, but the other party was really giving too much!

So, he appeared here!

After listening to Gary's question, Luo Yi said again: "You know, I'm not short of money, and I think that compared to my own growth, it's worth paying more gold Thalers."

As he spoke, a thousand-yuan gold ticket was handed to Gary Mills.

Gary first looked at Luo Yi, then looked at the gold ticket, and finally had a new understanding of 'tyrannical inhumanity'.

Then, he took the gold ticket, stuffed it into his arms, and said: "Since you've said so, then I have no reason to refuse."

"However, this thousand gold Thalers is just tuition, the magic gunslinger profession is also quite expensive, and you have to pay for the subsequent bullets, equipment, guns, etc. yourself.

I have to make this clear first!"

Luo Yi asked: "Isn't my net worth enough?"

Gary was speechless for a moment, and said: "Enough, definitely enough!"

"Then that's it!"

Luo Yi asked again: "Teacher Gary, you haven't told me yet, what school do we belong to?"

"Also, where should I start learning?"

Luo Yi asked this for a reason. The magic gunslinger school dispute in the Habsburg Empire has lasted for decades, and different paths have been explored.

Nowadays, there are almost no wild magic gunslingers who can successfully cultivate; most of them come from these schools.

Speaking of this, Gary Mills's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and after a moment, he said: "Our school, you can call it the Eagle Eye Gun Sect!"

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