Chapter 41: A Year Later

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A year later, in the third month of the harvest season of 1147 in the Dawning calendar, outside a city of the Southern Duchy Alliance.

On the edge of the city, in a new, heavily guarded magic factory, Casio Bourges, the owner of the Dominion city, is accompanied by a gold-rank mage to see the new magic factory, which cost him more than three million gold coins to build.

"Boomβ€”"

"Zla-"

"Qiang-Qiang-"

In the entire magic guide factory, the order was unusually orderly, accompanied by a sound, workers wearing linen clothes and sackcloth gloves poured truckloads of iron ore onto a dark metal conveyor belt, and then this conveyor belt sent truckloads of large and small ores into a special crushing workshop, let a large steel hammer driven by the power of magic guide crush it, and then sent to a furnace burning with raging fire to be sealed.

Outside the melting pot with the light of many magic circles on the outside, several magic apprentices were looking at the control panel in front of them, and only pressed the relevant button after the red light of the control panel turned on after ten seconds.

"Boom--Boom-"

As the sealed furnace opened, a cyan whirlwind directly rolled the hot and red molten iron into the second furnace, and cleaned up a lot of residue by the way. And after dozens of processes, pieces of stainless steel weighing up to 200 kilograms appeared in front of Casio Bourges.

"Zla-" At the signal of Casio Bourge, a guard standing behind him directly drew his long sword and slashed it out, and then the long sword that emitted a fighting spirit made a more piercing sound with the steel block, directly leaving a trace more than a meter long and five centimeters deep on the steel block, almost completely cutting the steel block into two pieces.

After seeing this scene, the eyes of all those in the know lit up. Because that guard is a swordsman with silver-rank strength, and the weapon in his hand is a high-quality magic sword, which is amazingly powerful when wielded with a fighting spirit, which is enough to prove that the quality of the steel produced by these produced steel is first-class, not inferior to the quality of the steel ingots produced by those skilled blacksmiths in the past.

The problem, however, is that even if the blacksmiths worked hard, they could not produce all day long, let alone produce as many steel ingots as they do now......

"Excellent! How much is it produced now?"

Looking at the continuous production of steel blocks in front of him, Casio Bourge, the big fat city lord, nodded with satisfaction, and turned his head to ask the golden mage who was in charge of the affairs of the magic factory beside him.

"Lord of the City, with the consumption of magic crystals and iron ore sufficient, the maximum output expected per day is about 1,200 tons of steel!"

Listening to his city lord's question, the gold mage, who was obviously not young, said to Casio Bourges with a little respect (the kind of respect for his own gold lord) - of course, the unit of measurement is set by the game space of the gods, and the metric unit is indeed more convenient, and the metric unit is still very popular on the Yaofa continent.

It sounds like the output of 1,200 tons per day is not very high, and the total annual output is less than 500,000 tons of steel, which is not as good as that of any small iron and steel plant at the county or city level in the Celestial Empire on the earth -- if according to the standards of the Celestial Empire, all those small county iron and steel plants with an annual output of less than one million tons will have to be closed down or rectified.

But this is on the Yaofa Continent!

Even three years ago, the annual output of more than 10,000 tons of steel in a city in the Southern Principality Alliance could be easily counted with your fingers, not to mention the astronomical figure of 400,000 or 500,000 tons of steel per year!

"Very good! So, what about the other alloys and magic metal production? Forged armor and weapons yield?"

After listening to this answer from the archmage, Casio Bourge's fat face appeared and asked a few more questions in anticipation.

"The alloy output is expected to reach 5,000 tons per year, and the refined black iron can also reach this number if the materials are sufficient......," the mage in charge of the magic guide factory answered the previous question very happily, but hesitated a little when it came to the latter question, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Regarding armor and weapons, the production of ordinary steel and alloy armor and weapons is very smooth, but that kind of enchanted armor and enchanted weapons have encountered difficulties!"

"What difficulty?" Listening to the words of the golden mage who had spent a lot of money to invite, the city lord of Casio Bourges, who was extremely concerned about his property, asked nervously.

You know, this magic factory was customized by the City Lord Casio Bourges three months ago from the Mage Federation in the Southern Duchy Alliance, and now it stands to reason that there is a problem with the production of the most profitable enchanted armor and enchanted weapons, doesn't this make the City Lord of Casio Bourges anxious?

"Lord Castle, it's mainly those magic apprentices you hired who are too reluctant to operate the magic recorder! Those inexperienced magic apprentices will not be able to accurately depict the magic array and complete the finished product if they operate the magic recorder and the related magic guide machine!" The golden mage pointed out this question very seriously, and expressed his disdain for Casio Bourge's boss.

You said that you have spent millions of gold coins in the magic guide factory, and now in order to save those thousands of gold coins, you have found a group of apprentice mages of the gray iron rank to manipulate important machines?

But don't say it, in the League of Southern Duchyes, there is indeed no shortage of people with strange brains like Casio Bourges!

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At the same time, the Southern Principality Alliance, the Supreme Legendary Mage Council of the Mage Federation.

On the top floor of a Legendary Mage Tower, the twenty-top Legendary Mages of the Southern Duchy Alliance (four Legendary Mages have recently been added) are sitting in their chairs for a regular meeting every other quarter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now I have to admit the prospect of magic industrialization under the magic, but the heads of those merchants and nobles are really incomprehensible! In order to save some costs, we actually recruited those apprentice mages who had no training at all, and when there was a problem, they protested to the Mage Federation with a shy face, completely ignoring our prior warnings and regulations!"

When the quarterly meeting began, a gray-haired legendary mage was the first to open fire, criticizing the merchants and nobles.

Well, it should be said that the industrialization of magic has begun in the Southern Principality Alliance, and a large number of heavy metal magic factories and light industry magic factories have appeared in the Southern Principality Alliance and even among the Terran countries on the continent in a year.

However, what makes people complain is that those human nobles and merchants on the Yaofa continent are almost the same as the primitive capitalists on the earth, and in order to save costs, they not only send black-eyed magic apprentices to close operation positions. And what desperately squeezes the workers, uses cheap and inferior ore as raw materials, what power source of magic crystals, and is endless, and after something happens, you can still say to the Mage Federation with a shy face that there is a problem with your machine, and ask for free maintenance and other problems!

- Fortunately, after some iron fist education from the Mage Federation, this kind of weird brain and bad trend have finally been suppressed!

"Mage Lars, you have to admit that these nobles and merchants who were at least willing to try it first brought about a change, a change in the magic technique and the commoners......" To the gray-haired legendary mage, a middle-aged male legendary mage spoke, slightly defending the nobles and merchants.

"I don't deny this change, but I think those nobles and merchants should pay attention!"

Hearing this, the legendary mage of Lars frowned for a moment, and then explained his actions anyway.

"But we don't have the right to meddle in the minds of the nobles and merchants, do we?"

With the discussion of the legendary mages, the atmosphere of this regular meeting was once again a meeting of complaints and justifications.

Although the Southern Duchy Alliance is led by the Council of Legendary Mages, these Legendary Mages have no interest in interfering in the affairs of the Duchy and Dominions below, and it is only right for a Legendary Mage to pursue the mysteries of magic and their own strength.

However, while the magic industry and various emerging industries in the Southern Duchy Alliance are creating great benefits, various problems have forced the legendary mages to face and deal with them this time.

Originally, the Southern Duchy Alliance was already stuck on the threshold of industrialization, and a large number of magicians and magic jewelry shops, magic scroll shops, and magic weapon shops that had vaguely appeared in the gods game space, after someone asked the space to develop the relevant magic guide machine qì and provide drawings to exchange huàn, along with various new technologies began to spread throughout the Southern Duchy Alliance and even on the mainland.

For example, the new salt drying field of the Eastern Dragon Empire and the Southern Duchy Alliance has made the snow-white salt, which was originally only enjoyed by the upper class, into thousands of households, and even sold directly to orcs and elves.

Not to mention the new paper mill, the magic paper mill that uses raw materials such as trees and linen has almost zero pollution, and is able to produce low-grade magic scroll paper in small batches and snow-white white paper in large quantities.

A series of factories such as the Magic Textile Factory and the Metal Magic Factory have been put into operation in the Southern Principality Alliance and the mainland Terran countries, and the Mage Federation, which is the main manufacturer of the magic guide machine, has almost doubled. And after seeing the many benefits, the legendary mage who originally expressed his opposition is no longer against even pushing //wave//help// Lan to the magic guide industrial products and spreading.

Therefore, the Legendary Mage Meeting was just a decision made by more than twenty Legendary Mages after spraying each other with mouth cannons, which was the declaration of the Magic Guide Factory and the strengthening of after-sales paid maintenance services.

What the? Losses caused by careless operation? Does this have anything to do with us? Either spend money on repairs and find a qualified magician to operate the machine, or stay cool!

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With the spread of the magic industry in the human countries, the belief in the gods in the game space of the gods is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people throughout the continent. Now even the gnolls, goblins, goblins, and ogres have their own "gods", and the speed and change of development are greater than those of the previous millennia!

――It's not that the gods are playing with the magic industry, but that apart from humans, the other races are not suitable for playing large-scale magic industry at all.

Needless to say, these big guys are much more concerned about sleeping and collecting shiny things than they are about playing any industry.

Fish-people are at the bottom of the sea, and the high cost of playing the magic industry can make people vomit blood, and these fish-people who are full of devout belief in the god of the fish-people can't play the kind of magic industry that relies on magic crystals and magicians, but more to pray and hunt.

The elves are more suitable for this kind of magic industry, but the elves who pursue nature and beauty are now more interested in the gods of nature and engage in art.

The total number of dwarves is only a few million, and they can't afford to play the magic industry and can't compare to tens of billions of humans!

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In the third month of the cold wind season of 1147 in the Dawning calendar, the Viscount of Ernst of the Kingdom of Taran in the Five Northern Kingdoms.

Well, that's right, the current Baron Ernst is already a Viscount of Ernst!

After the 1143rd year of the Dawn Calendar, the appearance of a large number of monsters and mutated monsters complicated the situation of the human countries on the continent, and the appearance of the contractor added fuel to the fire.

Baron Ernst, who came from an aristocratic background, finally rose to the rank of Golden Knight after many battles, and annexed the surrounding small territories that had lost his lord, becoming a fiefdom viscount. And after becoming a viscount, Viscount Ernst is now also working hard to strengthen himself and the strength of the territory, and better defend the Ernst family, which has become a viscount family!

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"Sister Kitten! Don't run!"

"Meow~Come and catch me~~~"

"Brother, slow down!" ……

In the garden of the Lord's Mansion in Taffeta, which has been expanded into a small town, Anne and Anriel, who are almost ten years old, are playing hide-and-seek and snowball fights with Kaya Shadowsong.

Although the two little ones, Anne Ernst and Anriel Ernst, are wrapped in leather jackets made of monster fur like small balls, but the speed and agility of the two little ones are not inferior to the warriors of the gray iron level. However, compared to Kaya* Shadow Song, who has reached the golden rank, the two little guys who can be called geniuses still can't catch people.

At the edge of the garden, more than a dozen servants watched to prevent anything from happening to the three bear children, and Viscountess Ernst watched the three bear children play with Nilou* Shadow Song while talking in a whisper.

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In the City Lord's Mansion, on top of the newly built five-story villa, Rhodes and his father were watching the situation in the garden.

"Rod, you rarely played around like this when you were a child, basically you trained hard and retrained, sometimes I wonder if you are an adult" Looking at the situation in the garden, the current Viscount Ernst had a memory in his eyes, and sighed slightly to his eldest son, who was already as tall as himself, with a slight sigh.

"Father, I just understood early on that strength and knowledge are the most important things for nobles!"

For his father's thoughts, Rod's face did not change, and he also said with some sighs.

――For Rod, he has understood this truth in his previous life, and if he is not aware of the danger in a magical world after crossing + rebirth in this life, then Rod's IQ will definitely be seriously doubted!

"Well, it's good if you understand......" Listening to the answer that he is now said to have half a foot in the holy realm, and is the eldest son of the first three groups of contractors in the gods game space, Viscount Ernst, who is more satisfied with this, nodded, hesitated for a moment and continued to ask his son: "After this dawn festival, are you leaving home again?"

"That's right! The favor of the gods cannot be refused, and this test is likely to allow me to break through the Sanctuary Rank!"

Looking at his father's slightly complicated gaze, Rod simply admitted and gave a very suitable reason.

"Yes, the great god is merciful, and his majesty cannot be questioned......" Listening to the reason given by his eldest son, Viscount Ernst, who was also a believer and favorer of the god of war, nodded in agreement.

In the eyes of the original inhabitants and contractors of the Yaofa plane, the gods are very generous in the game space and the gods are very generous, but those who are rude or blasphemous to the gods enjoy divine punishment, and the kind of cases that make the punished person regret it for life or even unable to regret it also make all intelligent beings have enough fear of the gods.

"But, Rod, aren't you going to marry a noble girl? Or are you going to ......" After lamenting the benevolence of the gods, Viscount Ernst, who was not entangled in the question of his eldest son leaving again, began to worry about his eldest son's life, and looked at the pair of catwoman sisters in the garden below with complicated eyes.

Among the five northern countries, it is nothing for nobles to play with orc female slaves, but they want to marry orc female slaves? That question was no ordinary trouble, and the other human nobles of the Five Northern Kingdoms would never approve of such an act.

In the eyes of Viscount Ernst, the eldest son he was proud of could not marry a pair of Catwomen. After all, this kind of thing will not only make his eldest son an outlier, but even the Ernst family will become a laughing stock in the eyes of others. And his eldest son is not unable to find a suitable candidate, whether it is the identity of the contractor or his personal strength, it is enough for Rhodes to marry even the daughter of a fiefdom duke!

"Hah! Father, this question is not in a hurry! If I or you set foot in the Sanctuary, the kingdom will immediately be courted by the titles and fiefdoms of counts or even marquises, which is a little early now. You know, the golden rank is a full 300-year-old life" Regarding his father's enthusiasm for finding a daughter-in-law for himself, after having a headache for a while, Rod directly changed the topic and gave the big killer of "live long".

Indeed, the current Ernst family has two gold ranks, nearly ten silver ranks, and dozens of bronze ranks of their own families or vassals, and if Viscount Ernst breaks through the Sanctuary rank or Rhodes himself "breaks through" the Sanctuary rank, then the Kingdom of Talan will definitely be wooed by the title of earl or even marquis.

――Even a few years after the appearance of the gods game space, the existence of the Sanctuary rank appeared with a probability of ten or dozens of times more than in the past, but under the severe external threat, the quality and importance of the year were still the same, and even more important!

As for the situation of longevity brought about by strength, it is even more hurdle - if the rank of the human sanctuary does not fall, the natural lifespan is as high as about five hundred years, and it is estimated that it will be a tragedy if you marry a human wife with this kind of lifespan.

Therefore, for the human powerhouses who have broken through to the silver rank and above, the so-called marriage is more about leaving a reasonable and legitimate heir. And for the powerhouses of the Holy Domain or the Legend level, what they care about is not the so-called family inheritance, but their own strength improvement!

"This ......" After hearing his son's words, Viscount Ernst, who was finally awakened, thought about the changes in himself and his family in the past few years, and also felt that what his eldest son said made sense.

However, due to his face and the worldview that had been formed, Viscount Ernst did not immediately agree with his son's opinion.

"Father, it's time for you to go to the Temple of the God of War to pray? Aren't you going to go today?" Seeing his father's entanglement, Rod was very understanding and gave his father a step down.

"That's right! Right! I'm going to the temple to pray!" After having this step, Viscount Ernst, who had just thought about how to persuade his eldest son to marry, agreed to the boat, and then walked quickly to the direction of the stairs.

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"Daddy, wouldn't your son want to hang himself from a tree so early......"

Watching his father's figure disappear behind the stairs, Rod muttered secretly in his heart.

Well, as the owner of the game space of the gods, Rhodes has countless options if he wants a woman, but there is no need to talk about such a thing as marriage. Besides, for the current Rod, he doesn't have time to look for flowers and ask willows for the time being, and the most important thing for him now is not the problem of the lower body, but the situation that the gods game space is facing now!

In the past almost a year, in addition to those magic industries and the birth of a large number of believers, the most important thing is that the scope of the gods' game space has enveloped the entire Yaofa plane. And now, after confirming that there are no other uncontrollable existential beings in the Yaofa plane, Rhodes plans to let the gods game space control the entire Yaofa plane!

- I would like to thank the two "good people" of the Children of Nature and the God of Radiance, without their help, Rhodes would not have known anything about the situation in the Endless Void, and certainly would not have the heart to spend on such a big thing as controlling the plane!

Compared with such an extremely important thing, Rod certainly doesn't care about such a "small" thing as getting married. (To be continued......)