Chapter 587: Capital and Magic
The arrival of the Son's birthday made the entire Violet Academy quiet, and most of the students left the school to return home, but there were still many people who were racing against time and refused to waste even a little bit of time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the restaurant on the second floor of the most famous Holiday Inn in the Bay of the South Sea on the island of Violet, the Cretan mage is sitting nervously, as if waiting for the judgment of fate.
He will soon be thirty years old this year, and he was also a well-known young magician in the Kyiv region, and he entered the realm of the exemplary path very early. At that time, he was in high spirits, and he almost lost himself in the praise and compliments of countless people.
However, when the turbulent year came, his mentor died in the orc royal family, and the mage tower collapsed, and he was only survived by going out to buy spell casting materials, and finally had to embark on a journey to escape, and finally came to Violet after several rounds.
Crete was naturally unwilling to give up the path of magic, so he took the Violet entrance exam, as a high-level magician, he had a solid foundation and rich theory, and soon passed the entrance examination and became a member of Violet.
However, when he really entered the latest magical holy land in the Orent continent, all the pride of Crete was quickly blown away by the rain and wind, even if he didn't compare with the young people who were already dazzling and excessive, such as Principal Xiwei, Vice Principal Yang and Master Meryl, but the middle and high-level magicians in their twenties really grabbed a lot of them, which made Crete have to feel as if he was old.
In this case, Crete put away all his arrogance and recklessness, and learned Violet's magic system from scratch, especially the arcane theory and spirit proposed by Principal Sivi, which was really like an enlightenment, and benefited a lot, and in just three months, Crete published a paper in the "Violet Journal" and became a two-star arcanist.
However, Crete's path to growth was not easy, as what he could get from Violet did not satisfy his growing need and desire to challenge the Master's Certificate.
At present, there are really countless high-level magicians in the Violet Academy, but magic masters are still rare, as long as they achieve magic masters, they can stand out, become discipline leaders, laboratory leaders, and enjoy the high-level resources of the entire academy.
Although the Violet Academy has helped most of the students to make up for the various resources needed for growth through the task system, it is not enough for Crete, who is a high-level magician. Crete had to find another way and put the results of his research into the magic incubation project, hoping to get the academy's investment and become a business tycoon like Faawi, with a lot of spiritual resources.
However, opportunities like the great aviator Trese and the beauty master Faavi are no longer missed, and now dozens of applications and feasibility reports are submitted to the president of the Violet Chamber of Commerce almost every day, and the research results of Crete have not been approved, but he did not despair, but chose another investment channel that has recently swept Violet.
It didn't take long for the guests waiting in Crete arrived, an elderly nobleman with a big belly, dressed in luxurious decorations, with a glittering magic ring on the finger of his left hand, which was a space ring that was sold in limited quantities by the Violet Chamber of Commerce, each of which cost more than 100,000 gold coins.
Accompanying this nobleman were two young men and girls, one on the left and one on the right, who were seven or eight points similar in appearance to him, obviously the descendants of his family.
Crete's eyes were already in line with that of another young man in his trademark black suit and white shirt following the nobleman, and the two smiled at each other, looking at the great nobleman like a lamb to the slaughter.
The young man's name was Riol, twenty-six years old, also from the Kyiv region, but his talent for magic was too ordinary to pass the Violet entrance exam, which was getting higher and higher, but Riol was very clever and soon saw a huge business opportunity and became an intermediary between magicians and nobles, which made him rich and famous.
"Let me introduce you, this is a Cretan high-level mage, who has only been in Violet for three months, has already published important papers in the Violet Journal, received his title in the Morningstar Tower, and has become a two-star arcanist, and has studied deeply in the School of Change and Formation. Riol waited until everyone was seated, and hurriedly began to introduce: "This is the Marquis of Aardman from the city-state of Silas, the Aardman family has a heritage of more than 1,800 years, and it has been very prominent in the era of Alexander the Great. Lord Marquis is a noble and pioneering sage, now that his family and country are in trouble, the Aardman family as a whole has transferred to the Violet Domain, and he just received an invitation from Lord Sivi and his fiancée, Miss Natalia, last month to enter the Violet Castle for a dinner party, he is a decent upper-class person, the Marquis is enthusiastic about the magic industry, and the Cretan mage is a professional, I hope the two of them can communicate happily tonight!"
A year has passed since the Catastrophe, and countless city-states and principalities have been overturned in the entire continent of Orrent, and most of the rulers of these places have been able to move in advance and run to safety.
Although most of them chose to take refuge in the Holy Norman Empire and the Kingdom of France, there were countless nobles who came to the Violet Domain, according to statistics, there were at least more than 300 barons, more than 100 viscounts, more than 30 earls, more than a dozen marquis and three Grand Dukes settled in Violet during the year, and each nobleman arrived at least a large number of family members, servants, guards, and the huge wealth they had scavenged and exploited for many years, so the price of the entire Violet soared almost instantly.
Due to Xiwei's instructions and the control of the Violet Chamber of Commerce, it is not an exaggeration to say that the prices of daily necessities such as food and clothing have risen, but the price of real estate has climbed to a very terrifying high, and the price of a two-story villa with a garden of about 500 square meters on the island of Yunzhong is at least more than 2,000 gold coins, even if you look at the entire French kingdom, it has been on par with the royal capital Paari, far exceeding any other city.
Not to mention Violet Island, the current housing prices in Nanhai Town are really expensive, and the prices of various luxury goods have also reached a jaw-dropping step.
The Marquis of Aardman hails from the city-state of Syrah, which is across the sea from Constantsburg, and eventually falls into the hands of the Dark Council.
Unlike traditional states and city-states, Violet is a realm entirely centered around magicians, and although Sivi and Natalia held a banquet at Violet Castle last month to welcome the noble immigrants, entertaining hundreds of guests, Sivi was essentially not very attached to these nobles.
The greatest contribution of their arrival was to smoothly raise the principal of Violet Bank to the point where it was qualified to act as the country's central bank and issue money alone.
However, the nobles may be brutal or arrogant, but there are not many people who are truly stupid to the extreme, and in the face of this new situation, the organic people can always find a way to smoothly integrate into the violet and re-enter the upper class society in advance.
For example, they tried every means to send their children to Violet Academy, such as buying various properties in Violet, but when the cooperation between Princess Lucia and Faawi Magic Beauty Shop really spread, many people finally realized what to do next.
Soon, the former Grand Duke of Bolan and the Marquis of Cornetic paid a great price and successfully took a stake in Violet Airlines, and in addition to the Paali-Violet route, three other important routes were planned to be opened next year.
Poor Marquis Aardman was the last to fall due to the fall of the city-state of Syrah, and by the time he realized this, almost all the important magical industries of the entire Violet already had collaborators.
The shares that Xiwei opened to them are between 1% and 10%, so it can be said that they are only small shareholders, and they cannot influence the company's decision-making and operation at all, and the dominant power is completely in the hands of the Violet Chamber of Commerce, but this cooperation has become a ticket to the upper class, and has become the family's core industry and long-term gold mine in the future, so it is impossible for the Marquis of Aardman not to care.
Both sides have their own needs, one represents capital, one represents magic, one needs to gain a foothold, and the other needs to grow, so there is a natural trend of cooperation, coupled with the ingenuity of the intermediary Rio, the atmosphere soon became warm.
"Please also tell me about your research results in easy-to-understand language!" The topic finally turned to the point, and Marquis Aardman couldn't help but ask, as an elder who was nearly sixty years old, he had to use his rich life experience to judge whether this cooperation was feasible.
Crete knew that today's negotiations had come to the most critical moment, knowing that although there were many gold owners, there were not many people with such a noble status as the Marquis of Aardman who had completely transferred almost all the family property, and it was not uncommon for more valuable research results to be placed in front of President Ka Miao and President Sivi, once he could not seize this opportunity, he did not know how much slower his time to become a master, and if he took a slow step, his future would be much darker.
"Lord Marquis, my research results are the intersection of the School of Change and the School of Construction, which can be called the Disability Completion Plan!" When it comes to the professional field, Crete's eloquence is very good: "You must know that now the entire Orrent continent is in flames, the number of victims has exceeded 10 million, and the number of disabled people is several times that, and the traditional healing spells and radiant magic techniques can no longer meet the growing demand, not to mention the lowest level of soldiers and civilians, that is, noble knights, warlocks, Magicians and aristocrats, as well as many people who have become disabled, endure discrimination and physical pain from others, and this is a very large and valuable market. ”
"My current research results in magical prosthetics come from the intersection of the change school and the construction school, what can be done at present is to renew the severed limb, the construction school builds a mechanical prosthetic skeleton, and the change school creates a flesh filling, which can not only be completely fake and real in appearance, but also allows users to use them as if they have a healthy limb, without any inconvenience at all!" Knights and nobles, not only sold once, but also maintained and replaced for life, can be said to be a long-term industry, even if the war passes in the future and peace returns, our industry will never be without a market. Moreover, magic prosthetics are not all my research results, and I will continue to explore in this field in the future, and strive to solve various disabilities such as deafness, blindness, and forgetfulness!"
"Magic prosthetics?" Marquis Aardman nodded silently, based on his rich life experience, this is really promising, especially in these chaotic years, it is simply a gold industry.
Seeing that the Marquis of Aardman had a tendency to take the bait, Crete hurriedly took out the assessment report issued by the Magic Industry Review Committee, which was stamped with the seal of Violet, which could not be faked at all.
"The design is novel, aiming at the gap in the market, and the feasibility is strong. "This is the final assessment of the Magical Industries Review Committee, and if Crete hadn't been in a hurry, his research results would have been dominated by the Violet Chamber of Commerce in the near future.
Now the Marquis of Aardman finally moved, for him, it is not easy to find a suitable project, most of the magicians' research results are relatively mysterious, not for the general public, the market prospect is unknown.
"I wonder how old the Cretan Arcanist is?" Marquis Aardman put down the assessment report and changed the subject.
Crete frowned slightly, and Riol had already hurriedly spoke: "The Cretan Arcanist is twenty-nine years old this year, and he is already a six-ring magician, and he is very hopeful of impacting the master's certificate, and his future is limitless." ”
"I have a son and a daughter, the youngest son, Joseph, fifteen years old this year, who has just begun his magical initiation, and hopes to worship under the Cretan Mentor, I don't know what to do?" the Marquis of Aardman began to negotiate the terms.
Crete glanced at the young, handsome and clever young man opposite, and nodded.
"My daughter Helena, twenty-four years old this year, used to study with Master Tiat, and now she is a three-ring magician, planning to take the Violet entrance exam next June, you are a Cretan arcanist, you are very experienced, I wonder if you can allow Helena to study by your side?"
Helena is worthy of being a member of the Aardman family, at the age of twenty-four, she has the title of "the pearl of the Syrah Federation", and she is so beautiful that even Crete is crimson at a glance, and she does not dare to look directly.
Riole naturally knew that this Helena was the most beloved daughter of the Marquis of Aardman, and as soon as she came to Violet, there were many nobles who came to propose marriage, but the Marquis of Aardman did not let go, and today this means that she obviously wants to match Helena and Crete!
While Rijol was envious and jealous, he also hurriedly spoke up and helped Crete respond.
Helena was not at all embarrassed to be used as a bargaining chip, and she looked at Crete with a pair of blue eyes, as if to evaluate the situation of the magician who could become her husband in the future.
Now that the cooperation has been reached, the next step is to negotiate the cooperation of the shares, but Crete is obviously a little affected by the beauty scheme, and has no shrewdness, although with the help of Rioel, but it has not been able to slaughter a sum from the treacherous and cunning Marquis of Aardman.
"Your Excellency the Marquis, after all, my research results come from the laboratory of the Violet Academy, according to the regulations, the Violet Chamber of Commerce must occupy at least thirty percent of the shares of the magic prosthetic limb project, and of course, the Chamber of Commerce also contributes and fulfills the corresponding obligations. Crete did not forget this crucial point.
"Thirty percent, it's not much. With the shares of the Violet Chamber of Commerce, I am also more assured!" The Marquis of Aardman finally reached an agreement with Crete, and he invested 1 million French gold coins to occupy 45% of the shares of the newly established magic prosthetic factory, Crete took a stake in technology and follow-up maintenance, and occupied 25% of the shares, and the Violet Chamber of Commerce naturally occupied the remaining 30% of the shares.
The Marquis of Aardman successfully led this promising project, and although he paid a full million French gold coins, he became the majority shareholder, and if Helena did marry Crete in the future, 25% of Crete's shares would be completely available to him, and everything was really under control.
Even Helena's eyes were much warmer, although the Crete in front of him was not handsome, but he also looked good, at the age of twenty-nine, he was only five years older than himself, and he had already begun the challenge of the master's certificate, and he had a great future. And this 25% of the shares can be converted into at least 500,000 gold coins, and the future value is definitely more than that, so it seems that it is really a good husband candidate!
Helena firmly believed that a simple magician like Crete would definitely obey her command after marriage, and would never make a fuss like other descendants of the old and cunning nobles.
Although Helena is favored by the Marquis of Aardman, there are really a lot of young people in the Aardman family, even if the Marquis of Aardman dies in the future, she will never get a lot of inheritance, and most of Crete's energy will be used to explore the magic road in the future, and there will definitely not be much time to manage the affairs of the magic prosthetic factory, so if he can take his place to manage this part of the shares, what a lot of authority it will be!
Thinking of this, Helena's private parts were slightly moist, and her gaze at Crete was as hot as a peach.
Three days later, in the Violet Chamber of Commerce, the three parties signed a cooperation agreement, and the Violet Magic Prosthetics Company was established, and the construction of the company began on Enterprise Island, and the first products were expected to be launched to the market in March 1789 in the sacred calendar.
Helena was even faster, falling in love with Crete on the last day of the sacred calendar 1788, and the two reached a marriage contract on February 1, 1789 in the sacred calendar, and the wedding was officially held on March 1.