A few days later, news of Moriarty's imminent establishment of his own alchemy studio spread like wildfire in Hockenheim.

As for Moriarty, who broke the shocking news again, the reactions of the academy mages were also very different. Some people are optimistic, some are disdainful, and more people are skeptical. After all, although a first-level alchemist is a formal alchemy professional, he rarely has the ability to directly open a studio.

At the beginning of their debut, the vast majority of alchemists will choose to temporarily attach themselves to the wings of other higher-level alchemists, waiting for their strength to grow to a certain level and earn considerable capital and connections before finally making a profit. Otherwise, it would be difficult to hold up a piece of the sky of one's own by relying on the name of a rookie alchemist.

However, as the nephew and beloved disciple of the fourth-level alchemist His Excellency Schmidt, Moriarty's capital and connections are the least problematic issue.

After full communication with the mid-level mage, Schmidt has made it clear that he will give Moriarty enough support in terms of funds. Although these loans come with a lot of interest, Moriarty is not worried that he will not be able to repay them in the future.

As for connections, with the good personal relationship he has established with the captain of the Lille squadron of the City Defense Army, Moriarty's current main product, "Brute Force Potion", is not worried about not being marketable. Although it will be sold to the average square at a more or less favorable price than the average market price, the corresponding low sales costs and the intermediate links saved can allow the Moriarty to avoid the trivialities and troubles that he least wants to get involved in.

And in addition to the brute force potion, Moriarty also agreed with Schmidt that his studio would take over a part of the business of processing semi-finished products of alchemical raw materials from Schmidt. And this "market segment" has always been blank in the administrative area of Blue Crystal City in the past.

According to the cooperation contract drafted by the two parties, during the first three months of the contract, Schmidt will deliver a batch of sulfur raw materials worth about 5,000 gold coins to Moriarty, and the other party's new studio will produce "semi-sulfur solution" and "sulfur gall" and other refined semi-finished materials before returning them to Schmidt. To do this, Schmidt had to pay Moriarty about 2,000 gold coins for the processing service.

At the same time, for this batch of sulfur raw materials, the contract also stipulates a loss ratio of 30% (natural loss + alchemy failure rate).

The so-called alchemy loss ratio, for example, is that if Moriarty receives 100 standard units of raw materials, then after processing, it is enough to hand over 70 standard units of goods.

Because no alchemist, even a legendary high-level alchemist, can guarantee that he has a 100% alchemy success rate. Failure is like a projection of light to alchemy, and a powerful alchemist may rely on his superior alchemy skills to close the shadows, but he can never make it disappear completely. Therefore, the other 30 standard units of raw materials have become a natural "fire consumption" in the process of alchemy, which is directly digested by the production cost.

And the reason why Schmidt determined the 30% loss ratio with Moriarty in the contract was of course also based on the success rate of alchemy in the past of the middle-level mage himself and the actual ability of Moriarty at this stage. It's not harsh, but it's not lenient either.

If Moriarty's new studio is able to keep the fire consumption below 30 points, the surplus raw materials can naturally become another important income in addition to the co-packing service fee. On the other hand, if Moriarty's alchemy failure rate is higher than thirty percent, he will need to pay for the cost of raw materials out of his own pocket.

Therefore, when Moriarty offered to sign such a cooperation contract, Schmidt was secretly surprised. Although he didn't say much on the surface, the middle-level mage already admired his nephew's courage and courage somewhat in his heart. Thirty points of loss, which is like an invisible sword, will always hang over the head of the OEM contractor. Fixing the loss ratio is equivalent to forcibly fixing the alchemy success rate. And this point, even the mid-level mage himself did not dare to promise lightly. Because you must know that alchemists are also human beings, and they will also have ups and downs and highs and lows of state. And once it encounters a relatively low tide period and has to face a set delivery time limit, then the alchemist is likely to bear huge losses because he cannot control the alchemy failure rate. …,

With financial support and co-packing support from Schmidt's studio, as well as alchemical solvents that can be manufactured independently, the future of Moriarty's new studio is bright.

When asked by Schmidt about the name of the new studio, Moriarty thought for a moment and officially named it "Earth Studio".

With the goal of setting up a studio, Moriarty needed to find a new place to work. In response, Hockenheim offered to lease him a separate two-story warehouse in the northeast corner of the campus. However, considering the need to stay as far away as possible from the surveillance of other mages and magical forces, Moriarty did not accept the Academy's kindness and insisted on setting up the new studio outside of Hockenheim.

After more than ten days of searching and investigation, Moriarty finally bought a three-story old-fashioned bungalow located on the northwest corner of Blue Crystal City.

That area was a gathering place for merchants and caravans who had come to Azurite City for trading activities, far from the mage core in the center of the city. The property that Moriarty bought originally belonged to the off-site property of an Erathian trader. It has been more than 30 years since it was built, including the main building, thousands of square feet of garden lawn on the periphery, as well as stables, warehouses and other ancillary facilities. A few months earlier, the merchant had died of a sudden illness, and his heir in the Kingdom of Erathia was not willing to hold the property for a long time, so he quickly appointed an agent to sell it at a reduced price. Coincidentally, the Doro Chamber of Commerce is the sole agent of the owner.

Because he had a pleasant cooperative relationship with Moriarty, and heard that the other party was looking to buy a real estate, the head of the Doro Chamber of Commerce in Blue Crystal City immediately contacted Moriarty. Because it is a quick sale, the price of the entire property is set at a very low price. Even without Moriati's thoughts, the people of the Doro Chamber of Commerce directly revealed the reserve price given by the owner.

Of course, the Doro Chamber of Commerce also did this to show favor to this new first-level mage and first-level alchemist. Anyway, it is generous to others, and how can a shrewd businessman be stingy.

In the end, after spending less than three thousand gold coins, Moriarty truly became the owner of the property, which covers an area of nearly half a square kilometer. Together with a series of matters such as notarization, delivery, and liquidation, the Doro Chamber of Commerce has all arranged properly.

Afterwards, Moriarty gave the Doro Chamber of Commerce 10% of the agency fee as usual, and at the same time gave the head of the Chamber of Commerce an additional 100 gold coins as a personal thank you. So far, everyone is happy.

The bungalow, which had just been purchased and could not be used directly as a studio, had developed a detailed renovation plan, and after elaborating a renovation plan, Moriarty planned to invest at least 1,000 gold in the renovation and expansion of the structure, internal facilities, and special defenses. And this lucrative business naturally fell into the hands of the Doro Chamber of Commerce.

According to the schedule of the renovation, the entire construction project will take about two months. However, because it has already entered winter, the cold winter climate of the southern ice field may have a negative impact on the process of house renovation, so the actual construction period should be longer.

Compared to Moriarty's fanfare for establishing EarthStudios, another piece of news about him is much more subtle and private, and that is that Moriarty is officially engaged to Hayna.

In a face-to-face exchange with Schmidt that night, Moriarty directly expressed his wish to marry Heryna to the girl's father in front of Heryna, and at the same time begged Schmidt to bless them.

In this regard, although Schmidt had been mentally prepared, he was still surprised by his nephew's calmness and straightforwardness. However, after seeing his daughter's happy and shy eyes, the middle-level mage didn't care about any additional tests or vulgar conditions, and nodded straightforwardly and agreed. …,

According to the subsequent agreement between Moriarty and Schmidt, the official engagement ceremony will take place next spring, and the venue will naturally be set in the renovated "Olympus Garden", which is the new name of the property that Moriarty has acquired.

In Bracada, engagement is even more important than a formal wedding. In the eyes of traditional Southerners, engagement is equivalent to a noble union of spirit and spirit, while marriage is nothing more than interdependence between soft ladders.

Although Baron Ensberg, who was far away in Kent, Erathia, would not come to Bracada for the engagement, according to the usual etiquette, Moriarty wrote a letter to him, hoping to get his father's consent. Although such an agreement is only superficial and businesslike, no matter how you look at it.

Because Moriarty and Schmidt's father and daughter don't like to be loud and lively, the news of their engagement is only known among small friends.

However, considering the identities of Schmidt and Moriarty, the identities of the few guests who have been invited to watch the ceremony are mostly extraordinary. Among them are the Provost of Hockenheim College, Master Depra and the mid-level mage Kahn, General Cruyff of the City Defense Army, and Squadron Leader Lille.

As for the three alchemy assistants of Schmidt's studio, they were also invited by Moriarty and Haiyuna because of their proximity to the water, and the three of them immediately accepted it excitedly, knowing that this was a great opportunity to meet the high-ranking mages and the city defense generals face-to-face.

However, while Moriarty was busy preparing for the construction of Earth Studios and the preparation of the engagement ceremony, Lille suddenly presented him with a small "problem".

Tomorrow is the weekend, and it is also the last day of the legend, so everyone should hurry up and have fun in time.

Of course, the recommendation is still to vote for a certain elephant.

Also, thank you to a grandmother and my old trumpet for their valuable comments on this book.