The first issue of the mathematics journal was released on the first day.

The lost land of this era, not yet like the crazy earth, there will be a crowd of people queuing up all night. So Kabambai College is still as calm as ever.

It is said that the old man did not put the place where the journals were sold, just inside the academy. Rather, it is placed near the gate, for the reception of outsiders. This is usually the place where the younger students of the Head Start class meet their parents. Selling math journals here also avoids too many unrelated people from going deep into the college.

The price of each journal is XL Kiel (40 gold). This price is at the lowest level of magical knowledge sold by the Wizards' Guild. For a full-fledged magician, it's not a lot of money, but it's not something that can be thought of without thinking about it, and it's just a small amount of money that can be easily taken out.

For such a price, the head of the academy, Kabanbai, did not feel much at first. A magician of his calibre would casually buy a piece of magical knowledge from the association that he could eye, and the price would be hundreds or nearly thousands. Forty kiel, no different from a drizzle. It wasn't until someone said: "There is one issue every month" that the corner of the old magician's eyes twitched.

A magician buys a piece of advanced knowledge from the association, and he can't come up with a reason for it without studying it for a few years. Therefore, although the cost is high, the period of use is very long.

Forty kiels a month for a periodical costs four hundred and eighty kiels a year, which is close to the price of a mid-to-high-level magical knowledge; Nine hundred and sixty kiels in two years, which is already more than the average price of a high-level magic. I don't know, I was shocked. As this young man said, this is a slow knife to cut meat.

However, according to the agreement, all income will be divided into two equal parts. One of the funds belonging to the printing workshop was paid to the apprentices, including the salaries to be paid to the apprentices, the cost of buying paper and ink, and the necessary expenses for the future. And the most important one, that is, the 'taxes' paid to the Holy City, are also paid from this part.

As for the cost of manufacturing the printing press, although it was paid by someone, Lin was very bold enough to use it as the capital to invest in the printing workshop. On the other hand, the land for the workshop and other troubles are taken care of by the college.

The other income will be divided into two parts, that is, the income belonging to the academy and Lin's personal income. This part is pure income, because the holy city of Estali only collects a transaction tax, and there is no personal income tax like the earth.

In other words, after the large group of people were busy for a few days, the academy could get a share of 10,000 kiels' income, which was almost equivalent to the college's regular expenses for a month. It includes the salaries of the faculty and staff, as well as the cost of ingredients for everyone to eat at the college.

In the past, although the operation of the college was not stretched, it was not very rich. In many cases, the additional material costs required for some special courses have to be subsidized by the old books of several founders, so that the college can continue smoothly.

This is the reason why many magicians who run academies are about to get into the eyes of money. At the same time, it is also the reason why the great magician Kabanbai charges high tuition fees for mathematics courses and life courses. It's all about money.

But now a journal seems to have relieved the financial pressure of Kabanbay College. This is something that the great magician Kabanbai has not considered since the beginning, and it can be said to be an unexpected joy.

However, someone still poured a bucket of cold water on the duly time and said, "Headmaster, you don't think that this thousand books will be sold all." ”

"Well, what do you mean?" The old magician, who was smiling and smiling with mathematics, blew his beard and glared angrily, and asked in a tone that he thought was very calm.

"First of all, there are ten books that have to be sent to the Great Library, which is not to be relied upon."

Sending books to the big library, although ten is a bit much, but the old magician will definitely not refuse this kind of thing. Even if someone didn't agree at the beginning, he might have paid out of his own pocket and sent one or two copies to the big library.

Seeing that the old man really calmed down, Lin Cai continued: "I hope to be able to take out ten more copies. Three books were donated to the college, which was arranged by the college; Three books were donated to the Mathematics Building, which was provided for borrowing but not allowed to be taken out; two records for the workshop to be used as reference materials for the workshop personnel in times of need; Two for myself, both for record-keeping. ”

A total of 20 copies were given away for free, which is not much compared to the total number. Moreover, the academy can also take a lot for nothing, and the great magician Kabanbai also has no reason to refuse. Nodding his head, it was considered approval.

Lin continued: "And the most important point, the remaining 980 copies, may not all be sold. Maybe only a dozen people will be in attendance, and then the rest will be all warehouse decorations. ”

While it may be said that no one wants this to happen, periodicals are different from the way the Wizards' Guild sells magical knowledge. In the latter, when it is confirmed that someone wants to buy a certain knowledge, the association will issue a commission to the scribe. A thousand copies of the journal were printed in one go, but apart from the twenty that had already been determined, the rest of the guests did not know where they were.

Do you have to be like a little match girl, put math journals in a basket and go out on the street to sell them? Someone thought.

Even more worried than him and the great magician Kabanbai were the ten apprentices who had just joined the profession. Looking at the expression on his face that seemed to be about to collapse, Lin shook off his uneasy emotions and said to them with a confident expression: "Don't worry, if the sales are really not good, we can reduce the printing volume from the next issue." And the salary promised to you will not be lowered any longer. In any case, this journal will hold up as long as I am there. Big deal, subsidize with my lecturer's salary. ”

yes, it's a big deal to subsidize it with the lecturer's salary. Anyway, the head of the house charged a lot of tuition for the math class, and even brought himself a considerable remuneration. At the end of a class, there are hundreds of kiel's income, and with this level of income, it is no wonder that other colleges are jealous. So it's not a big problem to take a part out of it to subsidize journals.

If you really want to let the printing workshop pay for its own profits and losses, Lao Tzu will print a bunch of small yellow books. What kind of golden bottle plum, ***, domineering president is strong on me and the like, don't underestimate the otaku from the 21st century of the earth! Lao Tzu became lewd and guaranteed to dye the whole world yellow.

Knowing the possible risks, the Grand Magician Kabanbai regained his senses and returned to his normal condition. At his age, gains and losses are not so important, but they are just seeking their own hearts.

And right now, Lin has another thing to do personally. That is, in accordance with the promise made to St. Milendiadis, to send books to the Great Library. In fact, it was just sent to the magic tower of that magic saint, and naturally there was a manager who would deal with the follow-up. However, out of respect, the first time I sent the book, I had to run to make a trip to be more suitable.

Along with him, there is also the great magician Kabanbai. This is not only the head of Kabanbai Academy, but also his own guide and introducer. Otherwise, with just this face, I'm afraid that I will be blocked before I enter the magic tower. The old man beside him, the weight of face is also top-notch in Estali.

Since he wants to send books to the big library, I don't have to say it, of course, the great magician Kabanbai took out the treasure at the bottom of the box to show off. After all, this is also considered to be doing your own face.

The chest containing ten mathematics journals was made of a magical wooden box designed to store and transmit important documents, and it was made of a wood with a sweet smell. A high-grade magic material with a bright golden natural texture, with flashes of magical power from time to time. It has the effect of insect prevention, temperature and humidity adjustment, etc. It's so hard that it can't be eaten in.

Then pull out the academy's most luxurious carriage, as well as two black-haired solid-colored horses with Warcraft blood. The horse's mane danced like a flame, and the huge horse's paw hit the ground, directly rubbing out furrows. A snort can make people feel the heat wave on their faces.

These two horses, but money can't buy them. And it wasn't Kabanbai or Bijan who traveled in person, and the two horses couldn't move, even if the wives of the two didn't come forward. Because these two horses have been born and died with two magicians since their fathers and grandfathers, their friendship with each other is not simply owners and pets, but more like comrades who can entrust each other behind their backs.

Of course, the Grand Magician Kabanbai was also dressed in orthodox costume, fastened two golden spike threads, and prepared to set off for the six towers of the holy city of Estari. In comparison, Lin's clothes can't even be described as 'shabby', and can be described as 'tattered'.

This is because the 'dress' of the master is different from the so-called dress of ordinary nobles. Instead of embroidering gold thread and lace to create various patterns, using good materials or fluffy and shiny fur is called dressing; Rather, it is evaluated by the amount of additional magic, its effectiveness, and the strength of its own magical power. The costume of a true magician is not for demonstration, but for deathmatching.

The more powerful the equipment, the stronger the sense of oppression it will have. It's like a turbojet engine with more horsepower, just standing in the back, not only is the deafening noise almost driving people crazy, but the whole person will feel like they are about to be blown away.

Another extreme of magical equipment is that it devours everything around it like a bottomless pit. It's like standing in front of a turbine engine, as if you're not careful, you'll be sucked in and shattered.

As long as a person in his right mind has no other reason, he must instinctively stay away from these sources of threats as much as possible.

In contrast, someone's threat ...... Zero. Of course, you can pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. But seeing that he is a cute big fat pig, and those who have a little mouth want to come up and bite a piece of meat, this pig is quite sad.

So looking at all the belongings of the great magician Kabanbai, someone secretly decided that he had to give himself a whole luxurious outfit to say anything. When people see it, they want to take a detour, and they can't afford to take on any challenges, so that they can live their own small lives in peace.

And the reason why this old man is so 'dressed up' is because this time he wants to enter someone else's magic tower!

No matter how good the tower owner has a good reputation, and no matter whether the tower owner is a credible leader of the power or not, as long as he enters the scope of others with the power of life and death, it is impossible for a magician who spares his life not to pay attention to it. In case you turn your face, even if you can't make trouble for the other party, you have to make sure that you can escape.

After everything was ready, the two of them got into the carriage together and headed to Tower VI, one of the most powerful war fortresses in the Lost Land, one of the management offices of the Great Library, and the Holy City of Estali.