Chapter 109: Fashion
"Dad, did you let go?"
Little Mallory, who is only eight years old, pedals his bicycle hard, shouting excitedly and fearfully from time to time.
"Nope!"
The Duke of Mallory strode after the bike, his hands already loose.
In a corner of the garden, the duchess, the lord of the county, and the maids were all smiling and silent.
"Dad, you didn't let go, did you?"
"No, you can ride with confidence. ”
Duke Mallory responded, walking and walking, he stopped.
I watched my son pedal his bicycle away.
Little Mallory pedaled his bicycle around the garden, and it was not until two laps later that he suddenly realized that his father was standing nearby.
"Daddy - help me, help me!"
Little Mallory was instantly frightened, and the car even twisted crookedly, so frightened that he did not dare to look at his father, but dared to stare ahead, trying to maintain his balance.
Duke Mallory smiled, "Aren't you riding pretty well?"
"Daddy, help me—"
Little Mallory burst into tears, kicking and kicking as she cried, trying to go round and round the garden.
He wanted to stop, but he didn't know how.
"Dad, help me, I can't get down...... Mom...... Help me......"
Little Mallory's hoarse voice echoed through the garden, but everyone was laughing except for him crying, and his sister Manancy even bent over with laughter.
For a long time, little Mallory couldn't hold on, made a mistake, and fell to the ground with a "poof".
This time, instead of crying, he got up, wiped away his tears, and shouted angrily at his father: "Dad, I hate you!"
After roaring, he ran away in a huff.
Duke Mallory smiled as he watched his son run away, a hint of distress flashing in the depths of his eyes.
"I always thought you were holding on to a mage's hand?"
The Duchess walked over and glared at her husband, who was over forty years old and still charming.
"He always has to face difficulties alone, and I can't always shelter him!"
Duke Mallory retracted his smile.
At this moment, the loving father disappeared, replaced by the majesty of the second largest mine owner in the empire.
Lately, the mood of the Duke of Mallory has been like fetching water with fifteen buckets, seven up, eight down—seven up and eight down.
As the second largest mine owner in the Empire, the sudden outbreak of war in the Empire and the need for weapons and armor made him a lot of money.
No, the good mood here hasn't lasted for two days, and the god of the Internet has inexplicably created an interconnected bank.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but the god of law Deng Daner suddenly ordered him to use Internet banking to settle large businesses.
Mallory's first reaction was anger and resistance.
The empire meddled in the business between the nobles, this is simply a big taboo!
He didn't even bother to think about whether it would be good for him, and the mere act of it was disgusting and angry.
Because if you can interfere with his settlement methods now, you will be able to interfere more in the future.
However, the Dharma gods Zimmor and Bessie also issued similar orders to their followers, which made him have no chance to meet the source left and right, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.
However, when he used Internet banking to settle the settlement, he suddenly realized that business was better.
Not only does he no longer have to send a large number of guards, escort gold coins, or even funds that stay in his bank account, but he will also keep increasing the interest.
You must know that his funds are often in units of "10,000", and the interest that increases every day is extremely considerable.
Under the temptation of profit, although he cautiously did not deposit all his assets in the bank, he was accustomed to keeping the funds of his business transactions in the bank.
He told himself that this was the bank of the god of the Internet after all.
How could God covet his gold coins?
The only thing that he couldn't figure out was, where did God get the interest?
However, when Lord Ajef, a follower of the Internet God, created the "Dragon Factory", he finally understood how interest was generated.
As far as he knew, all the funds for Ajief's opening of the Dragon Factory were borrowed from the Internet Bank at 3% interest.
This news made him so angry that he almost scolded his mother!
You know, the bank lent out his money.
If the loan can't be recovered, won't his money be finished?
Before he could figure out whether to bother and go to the bank to withdraw money after each transaction, the bicycle appeared.
On that day, Lord Ajef rode this magical metal artifact through the streets and alleys of Willis.
Overnight, it caused a sensation on the Internet and amazed Keville!
There is a magician, who uses the magic of the photograph to record the scene of Lord Ajefu riding a bicycle.
In the picture, Lord Ajefu is smiling, and the strong wind blows through the ends of his hair, swishing backwards.
Behind him sat a graceful woman, holding Lord Ajefu's back with a shy face, and three thousand green silks fluttered in the wind.
The virtual screen signboard on the street of Willis has been pulled into a series of colorful Ambilights, flowing and blooming between the two.
At that moment, the white robe was like snow, and the red robe was like a flower.
That scene is like a fairy companion, and the scene of being at ease has also hit the hearts of countless people.
I don't know how many nobles and commoners are desperately inquiring about what is under Lord Ajief's seat?
The bike was like this overnight, a sensation in the empire!
I don't know how many aristocratic merchants, inquired and bought, imitating Ajief's behavior.
During this time, Willis's young nobles and wealthy merchants no longer sat in carriages, and unicorn horses were no longer pulled out to show off.
There are scenes of girls riding cars everywhere, and the scene of Nala style has caused a national fashion trend.
Many civilians are also competing to imitate it.
The only thing that displeased the aristocracy was that the bikes were too cheap!
The cheapest one costs only 998 copper, less than 10 silver.
In Kerville, skilled blacksmiths are paid between 100 and 200 copper a day, which is equivalent to only seven or eight days' salary to buy a bicycle.
This is simply a shame for the nobles!
Fortunately, after understanding the situation, the dragon factory quickly launched a high-end private custom bike.
It is more beautiful, more stylish, the materials used are more advanced, and the details can be customized.
In the sun, it is like a work of art.
On top of that, it starts at as little as 10 Kervir gold coins, which is something that a pariah can't earn in a lifetime.
The nobles were finally satisfied.
Mallory was also satisfied.
The prosperity of the dragon factory means that its solvency is very good, and he naturally does not have to worry about the problem of interbank making ends meet.
Not only did he have bank savings, but he was also satisfied that the Dragon Factory consumed a lot of steel to produce bicycles, and that he was the second largest mine owner in the empire.
I heard that the order of the dragon factory has been scheduled for next year.
And his orders also flew like snowflakes.
And here Duke Mallory had to praise the god of the Internet!
With the advent of the Internet, it is simply too convenient to do business.
Previously, his clients needed to contact his butler personally to negotiate business.
Now his customers, even as far away as Twitt, on the border of the Empire, can contact him remotely via the Internet anytime, anywhere, to place orders.
What the?
What if it's a fake order?
Unafraid!
Just ask for a deposit!
Through interconnected banking, the payment of the deposit is just a finger move, and there is no need to send people to hum long distances or spend high costs to use magic teleportation arrays.
In addition, the transfer records kept by the Internet bank are not afraid of defaulting on the debts of both parties.
It can be said that the advent of the Internet and even banks has improved his business efficiency countless times.
"I heard that this year's trainee magician assessment is about to begin, and it is still a rare unified joint examination, and I am a little worried about Manancy. ”
The Duchess looked at Manancy, who was chasing after her brother, and her eyes were a little worried.
In the past, even if the assessment of trainee magicians in the major magic academies was different, it was quite dangerous.
In every assessment, there is no shortage of cases of the fall of noble children.
Even if you are a duke and noble, it is difficult to affect the magic assessment, which is the foundation of the Kewei state, and no force is allowed to interfere.
That's not to mention that this time it's still a unified joint entrance examination.
"Don't worry, I heard that this year's trainee mage assessment will be held at Shang. ”
Duke Mallory said, and couldn't help but praise the god of the Internet in his heart.
"Is the information reliable?"
The Duchess was amazed and delighted at the moment.