Chapter 111 Big order, another kind of OEM, stunned
Three days later, on the prior notice of Adjutant Shiram, Moriarty visited Cruyff's luxurious office at the headquarters of the City Defense Force at 10 a.m. sharp. And along with him was the mid-level mage Schmidt. And Cruyff was not at all surprised by Schmidt's appearance.
"Haha, please take a seat, old man. And you, sit here, Moriarty. As if commanding his own army, the old man laughed and beckoned the two of them to sit down on a large black circular couch.
Immediately afterwards, the adjutant gave each of the three of them a glass of cold water, and then automatically exited the room.
"Moriarty, EarthStudio's latest Armor-Piercing Burning Arrows and Armor-Piercing Bursting Arrows are very good, and I'm very interested in them." Cruyff picked up a glass of water near freezing, drank it all in one gulp, and then wiped the water stains on his sparse beard casually, and said bluntly.
"It is a great honor for me and Earth Studio to be recognized by you. To be honest, I didn't expect the two new pieces of magic equipment to work so well with live ammunition. It seems that this time it was a big bargain for the Doro Chamber of Commerce. Moriarty glanced at the old man, and then said humbly.
"Doro Chamber of Commerce? Those mediocre merchants who are greedy for money know what magic alchemy, and alchemy drawings in their hands will only be a shameless waste. Moreover, the Armor-Piercing Burst Arrow is obviously your breakthrough research achievement, which is fundamentally different from the Burning Arrow, and has nothing to do with what the Chamber of Commerce has. The mid-level mage disagreed with Moriarty's modesty and self-restraint, and immediately retorted.
"Ha, Schmidt, you're still such a protective character. Don't worry, the credit and procurement of the Armor Piercing series will only be put on Earth Studio, and no unrelated others will be involved. Seemingly familiar with the personality of a mid-level mage, Cruyff immediately smiled and teased.
"Hmph, am I not right? And what the city defense army is really interested in should be the armor-piercing blasting arrow, right? I've seen Moriarty's video of magic, and there's no doubt that even if a mid-tier warrior is hit by a burst arrow, if not dead, he will at least shed his skin. And among the warrior professionals, how many of them can reach level 5 or above and become mid-level professionals with their own aura? We all know this very well. Raising his head slightly, Schmidt argued with the general without giving in, and all he said was irrefutable facts.
"Indeed, old man, you are quite right. So after getting the samples of the Armor Piercing series, I took them directly to meet the Castle Lord. At this, Cruyff put away a playful look.
"What's the instruction for 'Lady Coldspring'?" Hearing the word "City Lord", the middle-level mage immediately involuntarily straightened his back and sat upright and asked.
"The City Lord also appreciates the design ideas and actual combat effects of the Armor-Piercing Burst Arrow. And when he heard that the developer of the armor-piercing series was Moriarty, who had just been promoted to a first-level mage and a first-level alchemist in Blue Crystal City, he felt even more sincerely relieved and happy. The city lord immediately decided to order 1,000 armor-piercing incendiary arrows and 200 armor-piercing blasting arrows to the Earth Studio. And the price, just according to the Moriarty your quotation on the day. As he spoke, the old man took out an order form stamped with the seal of the city defense army and the old man's signature from the desk next to him, and handed it to Moriati.
"One thousand and two hundred, in this way, the total price of the order reaches 130,000 gold coins. Well, this is a rare single large-scale purchase in recent years. Watching Cruyff hand over the order roll, Schmidt exhaled softly and sighed.
"However, there is one thing that needs to be reminded, due to the special nature of the Armor Piercing series, these two magic crossbow arrows are prohibited from being sold to organizations or individuals outside of Aquamarine City until they are approved by the City Lord's Mansion and the City Defense Army. Violations will result in penalties for both you and your studio. Suddenly, Cruyff added in a stern tone. …,
"I understand." Glancing at the scroll in his hand, Moriarty nodded.
Regardless of the world, embargoes and embargoes on weapons of mass destruction are matters of great concern and concern to those in power. So for such a restrictive order, Moriarty can also understand.
However, after carefully reading the contents and terms of the order, Moriarty put it back in front of the old man.
"Your Excellency, I am very grateful to the City Lord and you for your trust and appreciation. But I have to be honest here to say that with the current production capacity and scale of Earth Studios, it is really impossible to complete such a large number of quantities in accordance with the time limit required in the order. After all, you know, I'm just a little alchemist just starting out on the road. After a moment's deliberation on the words, Moriarty said.
"So what do you think? Or will you divide the order first? The old man was also well aware of the actual situation in Earth Studio, and of course knew that Moriarty was not deliberately prevaricating.
"My assumption is this: Earth Studio can take out the alchemy blueprints and alchemy formulas of the Armor Piercing series, and then hand them over to any alchemy studio officially authorized by Blue Crystal City, and they will participate in the production together. For each Armor-Piercing Burning Arrow or Armor-Piercing Blaster produced by these studios, EarthStudio has the right to charge fifteen percent of its selling price as royalties. At the same time, the authorized party no longer has the right to sublicense the armor-piercing series for production. You see, is such a scheme possible? ”
"Moriarty, are you crazy?" Before Cruyff could answer, Schmidt on the side suddenly shouted, directly interrupting his nephew's words: "Alchemy drawings and formulas are the greatest secret and wealth of alchemists, how can they be sold openly at will!?" "As an old-school alchemist, the mid-level mage was adamantly opposed to Moriarty's Tiyì.
Indeed, this does not seem to be at odds with the traditions of the wizarding world. Or maybe you should think again, Moriarty. And this time, Cruyff actually sided with Schmidt, instead of taking the opportunity to fan the flames and let Moriarty develop his own technology.
"Uncle, if Earth Studio takes over this city defense order alone, how long do you think it will take to complete it?" Glancing at the two of them separately, Moriarty calmly asked Schmidt.
"A year and a half, or two years." Schmidt directly positioned his nephew's strength at the level of a normal second-level alchemist and gave the answer.
"So, if it's you, uncle, would you be willing to give up two years of studying and studying magic to focus on the production of magic items?" Moriarty didn't care about the slightest cheating of the mid-level mage, and continued to ask.
And this question made Schmidt silent for a while.
"No, it won't." Eventually, the proud mid-level mage confessed his answer.
"Yes, I won't. I don't think any true mage would waste his precious time just making money. Moriarty smiled triumphantly and continued, "And the armor-piercing series is related to the actual needs of Blue Crystal City and the city defense army, so it can't be delayed for a long time. ”
"But... Alchemical drawings and formulas are the brainchild of you..."Schmidt no longer knew what words to use to convince his nephew, because Moriarty's reasoning was really on the highest point of mage and reality.
"Hehe, then take it as my little contribution and reward to Blue Crystal City." Speaking of this, Moriati Rappi smiled, and finally convinced the mid-level mage.
"Since you have decided, and the old man has no objections, I will report the new plan to the city lord in the afternoon." Cruyff looked Moriarty in the eye, stood up, and said word by word: "Moriarty, I believe that you will definitely become a great mage in the future." ”…,
Soon, the new plan that was extremely beneficial to the officials of Blue Crystal City was approved by the city lord, and Lady Hanquan personally rewarded Moriarty, instructing Cruyff to give Moriarty the honorary rank of deputy squadron leader of the city defense. And the three veteran alchemy studios, including Schmidt Studio, Vegeta Studio, and Laika Studio, have also been officially authorized by Blue Crystal City. After obtaining the alchemy drawings and formula files sent by Moriarty himself, the three studios also joined the ranks of manufacturing the armor-piercing series of magic crossbow arrows.
Of course, the drawings and formulas that Moriarty finally handed over had undergone a series of tedious modifications and multi-dimensional encryption. It's like expanding a simple phrase into a short essay of 10,000 words, and through guò's almost scoundrel and flawless method, Moriarty completely erases the traces of the "small bridge" from the body of the armor-piercing blasting arrow. And even for high-level alchemists, I am afraid it is difficult to reverse deduce the true face of the "Alchemy Equation-Bridge" from a bunch of dense character formulas.
As for Moriarty's own Earth Studio, only a small order of a hundred incendiary arrows and thirty bursting arrows was kept. For him, reducing the actual profit margin of the Armor Piercing Series from 100% to 30%, but saving a lot of time, and gaining extraordinary prestige and the favor of the City Lord's Mansion, such a business is really good. It's just that the false title of deputy squadron leader of the city defense army who was accidentally awarded was a bit unexpected to him, and he couldn't tell what kind of intentions and intentions the city lord Ms. Hanquan had.
"I didn't expect to be an OEM for you so soon, Moriarty." In the mage tower, looking at the alchemy drawings of the armor-piercing series on the table, Schmidt was a little unwilling, a little relieved, and a little stunned to himself.
Behind him, the three alchemy helpers were dumbfounded, waiting for the boss's instructions in a daze, not knowing what to think.