After that, Nina secretly found Alice to ask for cooking skills, and left it alone for the time being. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, it was the second day, and Qi Xiao was feasting on the three Terran alchemists in the manor.

"Master Vikla, Master Steya, and Master Qi Lin, I can't drink alcohol, so I'll toast you with a cup of tea." Qi Xiao raised the teacup in his hand and said to the three Terran elders whose hair had turned gray.

"Your Excellency is polite, we should respect you." As he spoke, the three of them also raised their glasses and drank them all.

Originally, it was only because of Qi Xiao's identity as a human race and Qi Xiao's force that they had to put down their research and come to the banquet. But for now, it seems that although the new lord has always worn a silver mask, his words and deeds are quite polite, unlike the ordinary Holy Orders with eyes above the top.

"I came here with three masters this time, and I also heard that you have been stationed in the border wilderness for many years, and you know a lot about this place, so I still want to ask you about some matters related to the management of the territory?"

Ask them? An alchemist who spends most of his time studying? I'm afraid that if you find a random passerby, you will get more detailed information......

Although he thought so, one of the old men still spoke: "I am the one who has stayed here the longest, and during my stationing, the border here has advanced a full five thousand miles......

In addition to the emotion, there was also some sadness in the words, and the other two old men were silent. After all, no alchemist is willing to stay in such a resource-scarce place for decades.

However, the Terran alchemists have never been taken seriously, and there are many, many more who serve in the border wasteland like the three old men......

"Then it looks like I've found the right person." Qi Xiao didn't seem to feel the gloomy atmosphere around him, and continued, "Actually, I mainly want to understand the alchemy needs of the frontier wilderness. ”

Alchemy needs?

The faces of the three alchemists changed, after all, the funds for their alchemy research, in addition to the imperial subsidies, came largely from the lord's funding.

Although the Imperial Decree clearly stated that the expenses paid by the lord to the national alchemy institution should not be less than five percent of the tax.

But if the lord really wants to cut the funds, there are too many places to do it......

In their opinion, although Qi Xiao is only asking about specific needs at the moment, I am afraid that he will have to start reducing it later......

"Your Excellency." The old man named Vikra hurriedly said, "Now the expenses for alchemy are already the lowest, except for the maintenance costs of alchemy equipment, the funds for development and research are almost ......."

Vikra is not lying, and now most of the research they conduct on their own is out of their own pockets.

Qi Xiao naturally saw their concerns, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry, this time I will not only not reduce the cost of alchemy, but also increase investment, but I don't know the specific direction of investment, so I came to ask the three masters." ”

I see......

While the three alchemists breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts were also eager, they had been in a state of lack of funds for several years, and when they heard that someone was going to increase investment, they actually began to plan to sell their research.

You must know that after several years of hard work, their academic knowledge is extremely solid, and they may not be as good as those demons alchemists. It's just that in their time, the discrimination against the human race was not as relaxed as it is today, so they had no talent, but it was difficult to give full play.

"If you want to increase the investment in alchemy, don't let me visit my laboratory, recently I have been researching a kind of edible plant that can be grown in relatively cold land, if it is successful, we will have other food sources besides Yanzhou!" The alchemist named Qi Lin couldn't hold it anymore and said first.

The other two old men did not dare to lag behind, and they were scrambling for the first time for a while.

"My lord, my lab is working on a machine that collects geothermal energy, and if it goes well, the efficiency can be increased to more than 80 percent."

"My lord, I am researching energy storage crystals, which can continuously supply energy to a hovering car for more than ten hours, which is definitely one of the best projects."

……

――Are you biological, mechanical, or energy talented?

Qi Xiao listened carefully to their introduction, and the corners of his mouth that were not covered by the mask kept smiling.

He is also clear about this kind of scientific research, in order to attract investment, researchers have always only said the advantages, and the shortcomings are swept away, or even never mentioned.

At the moment, these three people are like this, and they finally meet a lord who is willing to invest, and their eyes are almost a little red.

"Alright." Qi Xiao interrupted the chatter of the three of them, "The projects of the three masters, after I investigate, will make additional investments...... But now, I'm more concerned about the issue of the intelligent core. ”

"Smart core?" The old man named Si Tya spoke with some hesitation, "The nearest factory that produces the intelligence core is also two thousand miles away, and it belongs to the empire, so I'm afraid it's not easy to use." ”

"As the lord of the frontier, can't I place an order?"

"My lord, this intelligent core factory almost supplies the needs of the entire border wasteland, I'm afraid there is no leisure ......"

"Forget it." Qi Xiao waved his hand indifferently, "Then how about purchasing a set of production equipment?" ”

"My lord, with all due respect, the production equipment of the intelligent core is extremely expensive, and most of the frontier wastelands use the core produced by the Imperial Factory, so even if there is equipment, there are many difficulties in selling it."

This is true, the production of intelligent cores in the border wasteland is definitely a thing that outweighs the loss. In addition to the difficulty of competing with the factories owned by the Empire, it is also impossible to sell elsewhere. After all, businessmen in all related industries tend to buy cores nearby, which is not only convenient for communication, but also has a lot of room for price decline.

"The core of my production will not be sold, and it will be used for territory construction."

Occupied?!

The three alchemists' pupils shrank in surprise, and they secretly said in their hearts - this is the real big deal, I heard that the lord has made a monstrous battle feat, and he has received a lot of rewards, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Without waiting for the three of them to come back to their senses, Qi Xiao continued: "As for the specific application, the first thing is a puppet that can adapt to various jobs, so the main thing today is to hope that the three of them can judge the feasibility of building a puppet production line." ”

Producing puppets, this is naturally a matter for the benefit of the public, and the three of them have no reason to refuse.

It's just that......

"My lord, the price of puppets has always been high, not to mention the processing of various materials and parts, just the intelligent coding in the intelligent core, a set is worth tens of thousands of black crystal coins......"

"Don't worry, I'll handle the core coding matters, and as for the design drawings of the puppet, I'm already ready" As he spoke, Qi Xiao flipped his wrist, and a stack of drawings appeared out of thin air, and then gently placed them in front of the three of them. (To be continued.) )