Chapter 9: No Need for a Frost Circle
Until the end of the meeting, no definite conclusion had been reached regarding the cooperation with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, as President Gascoigne had only asked Camila Magister about his attitude on the matter, and had not expressed any of his own attitude.
The other council elders were used to this situation for a long time, and the elders generally didn't make a clear statement until the last moment.
What's more, in the eyes of many council elders, the matter of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning at all.
Although a noble mage was involved in this matter, and Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, was himself a great mage worthy of attention, the object of this matter itself was only those junior and second-level mages.
Although such a low-level mage accounted for more than eighty percent of all the mages in the entire Sainz continent in terms of numbers, in the eyes of these council elders, it would not add up to more important than a mage.
Instead of thinking about them, it is better to think about how to win over Camila, the new magister.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if these junior and second-level magicians can't get along in the wizard circle, there will still be countless people with magical talents joining this ranks every year, and the magicians' union doesn't have to worry about the foundation of magicians at all.
However, after the meeting, President Gascoigne left Archwizard Ferguson behind, making it clear that he wanted to speak with him alone.
The other council elders were not surprised by this, after all, this matter involved Camilla Magistrum, judging from the attitude of the elder just now. He should still care and value Camilla Magister very much.
Leave the Ferguson Grand Wizard to talk alone. I guess I also want to ask more about Camila's Magister.
But when everyone leaves. When there were only two people left on the magic throne, President Gascoigne and the Grand Magician of Ferguson, when President Gascoigne spoke, he asked something completely unrelated to Magister Camilla.
"Ferguson, how much do you think the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can earn in a year now?"
The Ferguson Archmage was stunned, thinking to himself how I know this, this is a secret of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
"You don't need to give an exact number, just an estimate. President Gascoigne added.
"This ......" The Ferguson Grand Magician frowned and thought for a long time, but could only shake his head helplessly. "Grow up. I really don't know much about that. However, I can be sure that the various types of magic machines produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are very popular in several surrounding countries, and can be seen everywhere on my way from the Maro Empire to the Duchy of Stantin. So I thought...... Their annual income must be very high. β
"Very high, how high, can it exceed 10 million gold coins?" asked President Gascoigne with interest.
"Ten million gold coins...... I'm not sure, but judging from the situation at the main base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I don't think it's a big problem. Even...... higher than that. β
"Yes, if that's the case, then I'm afraid we should pay close attention to the plan proposed by Xu Yi. President Gascoigne smiled.
"Elder, are you going to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
"I originally planned to cooperate with them, but the difference is only in the depth of the cooperation. President Gascoigne paused and said, "Originally, I just thought that since this Xu Yi was a great magician himself, he should be very willing to cooperate with the Magician Guild, so I thought about giving the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce a name. Let him help us solve some problems. But now that I've read your report, I have a different idea. β
Ferguson Archmagician's eyes lit up: "Lord." Isn't it because you've taken a fancy to those magical machines of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce?"
President Gascoigne glanced at Archmagician Ferguson with a smile on his face.
"If we talk about magic tools, it is obvious that our Magicians Guild has far more than this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in this regard, but the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can earn so much money through those simple magic tools, and our Magicians Guild has invested a lot of money in researching these magic tools, and has not benefited from even a single gold coin. This point is very worthy of our death. β
The Archmage of Ferguson looked at President Gascoigne in surprise, thinking that the meaning of the Lord's words was too high for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The Wizards' Guild has not been able to make money from magic tools in its thousands of years of history, but a small chamber of commerce like the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can do it, doesn't this mean that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is stronger than the Wizards' Guild?
"Regarding the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I remember that a few years ago, the Magicians Guild of the Kingdom of Lampari submitted a bill on magic patents, and then after our research, we obtained the tongguΓ². After that, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce should have applied for a lot of magic trains from the union headquarters, right?"
Before going to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for inspection, the Ferguson Grand Magician had a little understanding of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, of course he knew about it, and nodded when he heard this: "Yes." At present, the union headquarters has applied for more than 130,000 magic patents, of which more than 70,000 have been applied by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce alone. β
Speaking of this, the Ferguson Grand Magician couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.
"I really don't understand how such a small chamber of commerce can come up with so many novelties in magic research, more than 70,000 magic patents, and even a complete elemental magic. β
"Since they are willing to apply for so many magic patents from the union headquarters, it proves that they are still willing to accept the leadership of the union. Since that's the case, it's easy to do. President Gascoigne pondered for a moment, then continued, "Ferguson, I have to trouble you to go to the Duchy of Stantin again. β
The Archmage of Ferguson was not surprised: "Please show the Elder." β
"It's just that the elder will speak, how should I express my attitude to Xu Yi this time?"
"You don't need to say anything. President Gascoigne smiled with confidence. "You just need to tell him that the union headquarters is willing to cooperate with him, but you also need their Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to show sincerity in cooperation. I think Xu Yi will definitely know what to do. β
The Ferguson Grand Wizard immediately understood. Nod your head.
After leaving the Magic Throne. Ferguson flew straight into the city in the sky. Identifying the direction, he walked towards one of the most prosperous shopping streets in Sky City.
He was about to head to the Duchy of Stantin again, and he had to make some preparations for the trip.
Although the city in the sky is a city of magicians, this does not mean that there are only magicians in the city.
Although this is indeed the place with the highest density of magicians on the entire continent, magicians are also human beings after all, and they also have normal living needs, so the difference between Sky City and other cities on the continent is not too big, and there are also areas for life and commerce.
This shopping street visited by the Great Wizard of Ferguson is located southwest of the city in the sky. It is the most prosperous street in the Sky City, and it is also the most ordinary people's life.
As long as you have money, you can buy almost everything on this street.
The Archmagician of Ferguson had just entered the shopping street and was about to go to the grocery store he frequented the most, when he saw a group of people huddled together on the street in front of him, making extremely noisy noises from inside.
"What's wrong?" said Ferguson Archmage frowned, and moved closer to that side.
"I don't want to, I can't do it, I don't have the money, can't I arrange it? You magicians are still unreasonable?" a shrill soprano sounded in the crowd.
"When did I lose my reasoning?" answered the voice of a deep middle-aged man. "Obviously, you only told me last week, let me set up a large frost circle for your store this week. Even the deposit was given to me, and now you tell me that I don't need to arrange it anymore? Are you kidding me?"
"Yo. How dare I play tricks on a noble magician. But I really don't need this large frost circle now. Why? Do you still want to buy and sell forcefully?"
"Nonsense! How dare you insult a noble, upright magician! Where did I force myself to buy and sell?"
"If you have to force me to arrange this large frost circle, you are buying and selling!"
"I don't have ......"
......
This woman has obviously been in business for many years, and her teeth are sharp, and this middle-aged magician is a typical magician who is obsessed with the study of magic, how can she win the other party.
The Ferguson Grand Magician listened to it for a while, and saw that the middle-aged magician was gradually powerless, his brows furrowed, and the magic power in his body was activated, and the onlookers around him suddenly felt a soft force pushing them away one after another, making way for them.
This is the city in the sky, and there are magicians everywhere, and such a conspicuous move by the great magician of Ferguson certainly immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused, the Ferguson Grand Magician lifted the hood covering his head, revealed his face, and asked with a cold snort, "What's the matter?"
Grand Magician Ferguson was one of the sixteen elders of the Council of the Wizards' Guild Headquarters, and naturally had supreme prestige in the Sky City, and everyone recognized him in an instant, and they hurriedly saluted him.
"You, come and tell me what's going on?" Ferguson Archmagician beckoned to the middle-aged magician.
The middle-aged magician leaned over tremblingly and explained what had happened to the Ferguson archmagician.
Although he didn't know how to speak, from his description, the Ferguson Archmage still understood that what was going on was actually similar to what had been said in the conversation between the two just now.
The sharp-toothed woman, the proprietress of a large fabric shop on the high street, had booked the middle-aged magician last week to set up a large frost circle in their shop this week, as the heat was approaching.
This is the usual practice of many large shops in Sky City, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But this year, when the middle-aged magician came to arrange the magic array, the proprietress refused, claiming that their shop did not need to arrange a large frost circle now, so the previous transaction was invalidated, and the middle-aged magician was required to return the deposit.
The middle-aged magician's original business was suddenly gone, and now he was asked to return the deposit, how to do it, so the two argued over the matter.
After hearing the description of the incident, the Ferguson Grand Magician frowned and quickly made a decision.
"Since she no longer needs to set up a large frost circle, then follow her wishes, we are magicians, not bandits. The Ferguson magician first reprimanded the middle-aged magician, then turned his head to look at the proprietress and said with a straight face: "But no matter what, the deposit is impossible to refund, this is the rule." β
The smile that had just appeared on the boss's face froze, and then she waved her hand and smiled: "Since it is Lord Ferguson, you say so, then of course forget it." β
When everyone around saw the great magician of Ferguson come forward, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, and naturally there was no excitement to see, so they had to retreat.
The proprietress apparently knew that it would not be good for her to continue pestering, so she saluted the Ferguson Archmagician and turned to return to her shop.
"Wait. The Ferguson Wizard stopped her at this time.
"Sir Ferguson, do you have anything else to do?" the proprietress looked at the Grand Wizard of Ferguson a little nervously.
"Sue me, why don't you suddenly need to set up a large frost circle? It's about to be the hottest weather, don't you worry about customers coming because it's too hot in your store?"
The proprietress exhaled lightly and let out a chuckle: "How come, of course we have to be prepared, but it's not a large frost array, it's a ......"
"Mana Air Conditioner, isn't it?" Archmagician Ferguson interrupted.
The proprietress was stunned: "How do you know?"
The Ferguson Grand Magician's face was slightly gloomy, and he looked at the shop of the proprietress next to the road, feeling the extremely slight but unusually steady magic fluctuations emanating from it, and then turned his head to look at the middle-aged magician who was a little distracted beside him, and he didn't know what it was like for a while. (To be continued......)