Chapter 386 What comes first
When it comes to signing contracts, the Contract Demon never admits that he is the strongest in the entire multiverse, but he is not stingy to add "one" to the end. With the knowledge and ability of the contract demon, coupled with the extreme importance of this signing, Feige was very meticulous and finally "grinded" the final contract text.
It is technically feasible to put all production on the Yongli continent, but it is not good for reducing costs and increasing profits. And a company that doesn't produce on Earth has a hard time gaining trust for its products. So the two sides agreed that the Magic Empire would focus on the part where it had an absolute advantage, which was the rune foil. The rest of the wooden wand, the ceramic battery base, and the combination and processing of these three parts were all placed on Earth.
White Flag groceries lack basic production capacity, but they can finance the establishment of a factory to complete the legal process. "Paying taxes is essential," and Feige agrees. The two sides established "Yongli Magic World" Toy Co., Ltd. with capital and technical cooperation, and the income was divided into 37%. However, thirty percent of the White Flag grocery store is real, and Fei Qi's seven, because he doesn't need any paper and pen, he still needs to replace them with the resources needed by the Yongli Continent, and then the White Flag grocery store will send them regularly, which inevitably has a lot of "loss".
There is loss, and Fei Qi also thinks it is acceptable, because he does not have the manpower to organize large-scale production for the time being, and it is not easy to make a good product of rune foil. And he paid for rune foil, and got Adamantite, Mithril, and a portion of gold. Feige prefers Spirit Coins, but the White Flag Grocery Store prohibits soul trading, and can only replace them with gold, which can be bought in Hell.
After Qian Jing left, Fei Qi used the authority of the emperor to issue an order and began to officially build the "Royal Magic Workshop". The personnel of this workshop are based on the current magic gun workshop, and the fire dwarf Kazmuk runs on both sides for a while, and after a while he still returns to the magic gun workshop - one is to earn money, the other is to save his life, and it is easy to tell which is more important.
"Shani, Mithril and Adamantite can be crafted using synthetic methods. I always thought they were natural elemental substances, but I didn't expect them to be just special alloys. Feige leaned against the steps of the Iron Throne, his sword around him, and he ignored it, only Xani in his eyes. "Mithril turned out to be so cheap, only less than half more expensive than silver, which makes the Mithril shirt on your body ...... I'll go back and make you a piece of fine gold!"
Shani laughed, then said, "You're telling jokes again." Mythril suddenly became cheaper, and Adamantite was not expensive! According to White Flag's offer, Adamantite was only two and a half times that of silver. Why don't you build me a golden armor, it will be more noble. β
"The protective properties of gold are too poor, it is easy to deform when impacted, and it is also too heavy, and it will crush you when worn on the body. Feige said solemnly, "For weight reasons, I'll make you a Mithril armor." Make a cuirass that fits your figure, and you can wear this on a regular basis. If necessary, you can add overall shoulder pads, arm pads, battle skirts, shin guards, and boots to turn them into full-body armor. A helmet is not friendly to your snakehead, and a mask that protects your forehead and nose will be better. Well, I can design magic arrays so that they can be combined with each other, based on the breastplate, and constantly increase their protection......"
Xia Ni listened carefully, not to mention how happy she was. Such a full-body armor made of Mithril is enough to go down in the history of the Yongli Continent, and even elves with a long history, or dwarves who claim to be the strongest craftsmen, will show extremely envious eyes. "Feiqi, if possible, can you make the cuirass more wearable? Under normal circumstances, the protective properties of Mithril itself are sufficient. β
Feige thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes. With Mithril as a base, general protection is sufficient. I mixed pure gold with the heart and ribs of the breastplate, and I could defend against almost all the slashes of my weapons. Deformation...... Shapeshifting runes are placed on the breastplate, allowing it to automatically change within a certain range depending on the wearer's body type. You still have to wear clothes inside the armor, and if you get pregnant, this armor will protect the baby!"
"It's a great idea, but when will it come to fruition?"
"Damn Asmodeirs, damn old man......" Feiqi's human body was filled with divine power, and there was still an old man in his soul, which gave him no chance to exert his biological nature at all. "I'm trying to fix this as quickly as possible, otherwise I'm always uncomfortable...... Anyway, did you find any problems with this price list?"
Shani shook her head. "Don't sell it, hurry up. β
"This quotation was given by Bai Qi after scanning the Yongli Continent, integrating various aspects such as total resources, production technology and capabilities. You see, aluminum is a little bit cheaper than silver, which is not the case, but I know that aluminum can be very cheap, much cheaper than iron. β
"And then?" said Shani, who only heard the analysis, but didn't wait for the results.
"Aluminum is still very expensive, mainly because the refining method has not yet been developed. Based on this principle, Mithril and Adamantite are cheaper than expected, and if you exclude the abundance of reserves, only the refining method remains. In the case of both of them, it is a synthetic method. Someone must have successfully synthesized Adamantite and Mithril, a method that was recognized by the White Flag. Who could it be? Where is this method?"
"Why don't you ask the Church, the Church of Truth Thunder collects knowledge, sorts it and stores it, and maybe there will be a synthesis method of Adamantite and Mithril inside. If it weren't for them, the area of the Yongli Continent was so large, an alchemist or a folk mage found this method and then hid it, then there was no way to find it. β
Feige closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and when he opened them again, he said in a very affirmative tone, "It must be in the church." Only if the Church has a sufficient scale to influence the entire Yongli Continent, and only if they master this method, can the White Flag pay enough attention to it when evaluating it, and can it make Adamantite Mithril have such a low price!"
"I've never seen a church with Mithril and Adamantite! Their weapons and armor are no different from those of the great nobles. β
"It's possible that they have this knowledge and they don't realize it. It's like the collection of books in the Ice Peak Fortress, except for Mr. Kiplin and me, no other priest has ever read it. The same may be true of the ChΓ’teau de San, or other places of study. Actually, that's fine. Feiqi's expression began to become serious, and he said, "There is another possibility, the church knows that there is a method, but there is no need to use it. With the armor of the nobility, coupled with the aid of divine magic, they have already gained an advantage in victory and defeat. Only when encountering enemies that cannot be solved by magic and steel, will the power of Adamantite and Mithril be used. β
"You're worried they're going to target you?" asked Shani anxiously.
"No, Adamantite and Mithril are of no use to me, and my spatial spells can still cut them off, at most with a little more effort. Feiqi shook his head and said, "I'm thinking, if they really have this ability, why don't they take it out after the first blood-colored meteor?" If the paladin is equipped with weapons and armor of adamantite and mythril, then it will form an advantage against the monsters, which can reduce a lot of losses!"
"Perhaps...... Even if they know the method, they don't have enough production capacity!" Xia Ni shook her head and persuaded her, "Besides, there's no way to be sure that they have it now, so you can't easily draw conclusions, right?"
"You're right, you need enough evidence to draw conclusions, and reasoning alone is not enough. β
Despite his confession, Feige was sure of his idea that the Church was in possession of Adamantite Mithril. The church, at least the former church, was not closed, and the gathering of knowledge and the search for truth from it was once their most important work. According to records, the best gift of the Church to the goddess at that time was truth, which could be a summary that revealed the laws of things, or an ingenious riddle, or even a thought-provoking question for which no answer had been found.
This ethos prevailed for some time, but soon hit an obstacle. The ceiling of productivity thwarted their attempts to find answers, and more religious, increasingly grand rituals were equally pleasing to the goddess. Of course, the biggest problem is education, after all, only a few can become priests, and the only other people who can be called educated are the knights and the aristocracy, which can add up to how much of the population?
Education, both in the selection of magical talents, and in the rest of the empire, plays a pivotal role. It's just that the state treasury doesn't have much money, and before investing in education, we must first do a good job of this year's spring ploughing. Farm tools, livestock, water conservancy, seeds, and fertilizers, none of which cost money? Drawing stones and training wands from research and development to manufacturing are also not a small expense, and even the process of organizing and mobilizing peasant households also costs money.
Once magic toys go on sale, the financial strain can be changed. Mithril will continue to be used to make rune foil, its main flow will be to Earth, and the part left in the Empire will not change the price, and Mithril will remain extremely valuable. Adamantite will be an important credit guarantee for the Empire, and it will form the basis for the issuance of banknotes along with gold. Feige's vision of an empire had to be one where agriculture was stable, manufacturing was strong, and commerce was thriving, and attention should be focused on advancing the study of magic, rather than moving gold and silver coins around or hiding them underground. Empires need to concentrate wealth to build, so modern banks and paper money circulation are very necessary.
Thinking a little farther, the toy wand has not yet started to make a profit...... No, before mass production began, how could the mind run to the modern banking industry? Feige shook his head, although the five-year plan is good, the road still has to be taken step by step.
"I'm going to make a ...... made by Shani Shani engraves the machine, and then plans to take a walk around the twenty working groups, as well as their radiant villages. If I can help, I'll help, such as building roads, bridges, and floors. I'll take the escort with me, but they'll be mainly responsible for protecting the students of the magic school who go with me. Would you like to come along?"
"I'm going to stay in the palace while you're away. β
"You're reading my facial expressions and mental activity again. Feige shook his head and said, "I want to know what you think, not the choices you made according to my thoughts." β
"My idea is to follow your heart. Xia Ni said: "You take the students and the guards, and you say that the guards are to protect the students, then you can teleport back every day, and I can still meet with you every day." And there are a lot of things going on here in the palace, and I will also go to the workshop park with Eddie to have a look, so I won't be bored. β
"It's good to have you. Feige nodded, and the figure faded away. He teleported away.
If he let go of the empire, let go of magic, let go of his resistance to divine power and Asmodeirs, and let go of the fate of the Eternal Continent, Feige could have taken Xia Ni and lived a leisurely and sweet life every day - but then he would not be able to experience the happiness he has now. Choose carefully, and give up as carefully.
Feiqi didn't want to give up his ambition to build a magical empire from scratch, let alone fight against the creator gods, so he dragged Kazmuk out of the magic spear workshop and asked him to give him a hand to make Shani's spirit carving mechanism first.
It was impossible to do this in one step, so Feige first made large models of easy-to-work wood and clay, and used them to explain what he wanted to do, especially how the parts should move. Based on his experience as a craftsman, Kazmuk then modified the model to make it more suitable for the function it was intended to achieve. Feige can also judge the extent to which he understands his vision based on Kazmuk's suggestions.
The Emperor and the Fire Dwarves were in the courtyard of the Magic Spear Workshop, crouching and playing in the mud. Both of them moved quickly, one could be assisted by magic, and the other had long been able to practice to make perfect, so the models soon numbered nine, lined up in the courtyard. At this time, Feige and Kazmuk went back to the design of the first version, reviewed their original intentions, and saw if there was anything that went wrong. After sorting out the thoughts, when they came to the end of the team, they didn't need to communicate at all, the two of them cooperated with each other in a silent tacit understanding, and soon set up the tenth version of the model.
"Your Majesty, it's done, according to your requirements, use the required rune array with the smoothest possible section. Kazmuk clapped his hands, and the mud on his palms was roasted into dust and scattered in the wind. The fire dwarf was obviously satisfied with the thing in front of him, and he said with a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time: "Your Majesty, you are indeed a wonderful idea, and I am proud to participate in this design. Please let me build the first one, right?"
"You, do you want to grab the naming rights? This thing is called Xia Ni's spirit engraving machine, and it was the first idea she proposed. β
"Her Majesty, is she also a master at making magical items?"
"She doesn't know magic, she's only a master of tailoring. Kazmuk, inspiration often comes from the little things, and everyday life is the world showing us its rules and secrets. β
Kazmuk furrowed his eyebrows, and the flaming beard and hair flickered like coals blown by a strong wind. After a while he said, "Your Majesty, what you said does make sense, but it is only a mortal privilege. In the Fire Plane, in Hell, everyday life only deepens the imprint of the plane's characteristics, and does not provide inspiration. I know this firsthand. β
"Inspiration is very important to craftsmen, since you understand this truth, do you want to tell your compatriots? I welcome them to come to the Yongli Continent, and working and studying here for a period of time may inspire inspiration. I don't treat skilled craftsmen badly. β
"I'll think about it...... No, I mean the fire dwarves would definitely think about it. Kazmuk said.
"Okay, let's make this Shani spirit engraving machine first. The first machine's rune array could only be engraved by hand, so you should mark as many tick marks as you can. After that, you can use it to make rune foil, and the rest of the spirit engraving machine can use rune foil. β
"A spirit engraving machine for making rune foil. Kazmuk applauded: "This is the best part. β
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