Volume 1 The Lonely Arcane Road 095 Enslavement
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More than a week has passed since the last business conversation, and Donald has reached out to Charlie again.
"Charlie, you have a big heart, I haven't heard much about you lately, you don't seem to be nervous at all!"
Charlie smiled back, "If it's reasoning with people, I'm not worth anyone." β
Donald smiled and asked, "I heard that Fili's uncle wanted to buy your formula, what happened?"
"After I made an offer, I haven't been looking for me recently, so I guess I can't afford it!"
"How many did you drive?"
"20,000 points. β
Donald grew his mouth and laughed, "You really dare to ask for a price! That's the price of hundreds of millions of gold coins, and the income of his store is almost like this for half a year, how can you exchange half a year's profit for your formula." β
"I wasn't thinking about selling. Charlie shrugged his shoulders and said in surprise: "The profit of a small restaurant can reach hundreds of millions of gold coins, how can it be so profitable? You can only make 20 million a year in three stores in Faro City." β
Donald shook his head and said, "Charlie, you should know that the most widely circulated in the Arcane Ring is not gold coins, but points, gold coins are the most unconceptual here, and their value is ignored very much.
The academy monopolized the mainland's high-end magic consumer market, so it would have such a high profit, and the commercial stores affiliated with the academy would also be able to share in the fruits of this profit.
And this value fluctuates frequently, and in recent years the exchange rate of points and gold coins has been at an all-time high, approaching a ratio of almost 1:4500, compared to 1:3000 five years ago. β
"What is causing this fluctuation?
"Well, war is the biggest influencing factor, in recent years, the Phoenix Kingdom and the Lancang Kingdom are at war, and the price of equipment and potions has skyrocketed!"
Charlie seems to have some impressions.
Soon, the chip gave a prompt, "It's the country of Qingtong." β
It's an unexpected news, you can ask Qingtong about it when you have time, I don't know if her hometown has been affected.
After a casual chat, Donald revealed a lot of information to Charlie.
Donald laughed, "Charlie, we're almost ready to get down to business, right?"
"Are you ready, then?"
Donald silently took out a delicate box, took out a yellowed ancient scroll from it, and placed it on the table, it was bound by a red rope and sealed with red sealing wax, faintly emitting a mysterious energy fluctuation.
The Magical Slavery Scroll, which uses the blood of the Abyss Demon as the ink, and the moon mark paper as the carrier, is written in the Demon Language, and once the contract is successfully signed, the contract owner will be able to control the soul of the enslaved, which is several grades higher than the magical alliance contract provided by the Academy.
Just by looking at the appearance, you can see how extraordinary this scroll is.
Charlie knocked on the table and said, "Have you thought about it? Once you use it, the price is not small, the personal wealth you have now is not as unattractive as you think, at least I am still far from that high." β
Donald laughed, "That's because you didn't try to accumulate wealth, I heard that the last fifth-order shadow spell scroll in that duel was made by you for David?"
Charlie nodded silently.
Donald showed a look of envy, "So, you apprentices with knowledge and skills are good at making money, a fifth-order scroll can easily be sold for a high price of 50,000 gold coins in the Skyrim Harbor, and once taken out by a merchant, across the ocean, and brought to the secular world, their price can be doubled or tripled, the scrolls of the Arcane Ring have always been in demand, there is never a shortage of buyers, how many can you make a day?"
The success rate of drawing scrolls is the secret of every magic seal carver, because Charlie has not yet figured out the law, can only use the traditional emotional way to operate, the success rate is difficult to guarantee, but with the assistance of chips, Charlie's probability is slightly higher than others.
Charlie said vaguely: "This depends on the mood!"
A seemingly perfunctory answer, but Donald was convinced, he knew some common sense of drawing scrolls, just casually asked, tried Charlie's reaction, and did not expect him to answer.
"It's hard for me to understand that you're taking such a big risk, is the battle for inheritance so severe?"
"I know I can't hide it from you. Donald's eyes flashed with a gleam, he glanced at Charlie, and sighed: "In recent years, my father has some health problems, and he has been bedridden for many years, so I am afraid that he will not live long."
The Louis family is a cold-blooded family with some despicable traditions, and when my father came to power, he used some cruel means to set a bad example for the younger generations.
So, the relationship between my brothers is relatively cold, especially the half-brother, so many brothers and sisters, only get along with Anna, do you remember her?"
Hearing this name, Charlie thought of the unfulfilled oral marriage contract back then, and he shook his head, "I haven't seen her, how can I remember, it's just a momentary thought of my father, so many years have passed, besides, I am no longer the heir of the Pavel family." β
Donald smiled: "What does it matter, as long as you have the strength and inherit the wealth, it is not a big problem." β
There are also opinions on this issue, but Charlie has no hope for this.
Donald continued: "In my family, compromise means death, unless you are willing to give up everything, you have to really give up everything, not only all wealth, but also inheritance, family name, and break with the family!"
Charlie pouted, "Oh! That's cold!"
"So, either you knock everyone down so that they never get up, or you have the power to deter some people and make them throw a mouse.
Charlie, you can understand my needs now, and if business goes well, I will gather more allies around me, and I will be able to regain control of my own destiny. β
Charlie laughed, "Are you trying to pull me into the water? I don't want to get involved." β
"Of course, it's your freedom, we can limit ourselves to cooperation in the business sector. Here, show you something, and you'll know why I made that choice. Last time I made a small attempt using some of the tea leaves you gave me. With that, Donald wiped a ring and a magical mirror image popped up.
In the mirror, the figure of a middle-aged man is revealed, he has a delicate mustache, a gold-rimmed monolithic eye, a velvet top hat, and the upper body is somewhat complicated, with a pulp white lining, a satin bow tie, a long dark red breasted coat, and a navy blue bloomers with boots and socks on the lower body.
Ordinary people wearing so many things will look particularly messy, but this middle-aged man can easily control it, and make people feel a rush of luxury.
I saw him holding a thin and delicate white porcelain teacup, taking a shallow sip, a pair of eyebrows and two mustaches twisted slightly, bent up and down, and his expression was extremely vivid for a moment.
After sipping for a while, until the tea soup slowly moisturized down my throat, I opened my mouth and inhaled, and a mellow feeling penetrated my heart and lungs.
"Hmm! It's a good thing! What is it called?"
"Tea. A butler-like man replied.
"Well, I can help you bring this stuff up, but you have to be prepared, all kinds of preparations. β
"This needs to wait for Young Master Donald to lay out, it will take some time to arrange the overall pattern, today is just for His Excellency Lord Joseph to taste and determine its prospects, I believe that with the approval of His Excellency the Lord, Young Master will be more confident." β
"Okay, get ready, let me know, you know what I mean. β
"Your Excellency Joseph, please rest assured, the young master is a reasonable person, and he will definitely take care of all aspects. The butler smiled and bowed.
At this point, the magic mirror ends.
Donald explained: "After getting your gift, I will find someone to bring it back to Port Faro as quickly as possible, His Excellency Joseph is the Earl I mentioned to you earlier, he has many friends in the inner circle of the Millennium Empire, he is sure of something, he can basically determine its potential value, which is why I brought this scroll to you." β
It turns out that the last promise was just to get the finished product.
Charlie laughed dumbly, and from this point alone, Donald had a more mature business acumen than he did.
"Okay, let's get started!"
The process of signing a magical servitude contract is similar to that of an ally contract, requiring two people to recite different spells at the same time, and to react differently.
As the contract began to work, Donald's stripped soul fragments entered Charlie's soul realm under the influence of the arcane magic.
Charlie reacted as usual, but Donald was so weak that he lay directly on the table, not even having the strength to sit upright, and with Charlie's help, he fed a few bottles of prepared potions, which made Donald feel a little better.
Charlie can clearly feel Donald's soul in his consciousness, and then perceive some of his simple thoughts through some kind of esoteric connection.
This is the utility of the magical enslavement contract.
"You...... Now you can...... Did you give me the recipe?" Donald said weakly.
Charlie smiled slightly, and took out a roll of enchanted parchment with words written on it in his arms, "It's been ready for a long time." β
This kind of paper is worthy of its value.
After a cursory look at the recipe, Donald said incredulously: "Just ...... It's that simple?"
"That's why it's more of a test of your layout ability, if it's not well controlled, it's easy to be stolen from the process to learn the formula, and then it will cause chaos in the market. β
Donald grimaced, thoughtful.
"Secrecy is one thing, and on the other hand, you have to be mentally prepared that competitors can deduce the recipe directly from the finished product, which is very likely.
If you are faced with such a situation, how do you deal with it? How do you stabilize the market? How do you use the advantages of the first mover to protect your own interests? These are the questions you have to consider. β
Donald bowed slightly, "Charlie, you are very far-sighted, this reminder is very timely! I'll go back and think about it, and I'll come back to you if I have any questions." β
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