"Uncle Alberke, Master Depark, I'll give you the simplest example, I went to Severynton a few days ago, and a brand new communication artifact has appeared there, selling for 500 gold coins, how much do you think they cost?"

"At least 5 or 600 gold coins!"

"If you let Tirak make it, it will cost less than 300 gold coins!"

"It can't be!"

Not only Alberke, Depark, but also Nia showed a somewhat hesitant expression, "Xia Duo, are you telling the truth?" ”

"Of course it's true! Didn't you focus on the Tirak Lab at all? ”

"Is it [Eternal Magic]?! Did they work it out? Alberke, who knew more about the inside story, immediately asked.

"It's not just permanent magic, permanent magic can only reduce the cost of materials, and a magic item, the finished material can only account for a minority, and the real majority is labor, the labor cost of the caster!"

Then, Xia Duo summoned Taling, pulled out a projection, and said to Alberk and the others: "Look, this is the scene in the 02 workshop on the public floor, what do you think of?" ”

There is a production line in the 02 workshop, of course, the official mage-level magic technician is not in place yet, and for the time being, there are only apprentice-level technicians.

But that's all you can get a glimpse of.

From the beginning of the production line, a small Mithril ingot has undergone several rounds of testing and entered the alchemy circle, where a magical technician with the ability to cast spells skillfully assists in the process of drawing and shaping the line.

After that, it is transformed into a standard component, which flows into the hands of the next apprentice, and then flows into the final assembly line after multi-party comparison of the standard measuring tape.

Eventually, along with other Mithril components, it was assembled into the core of the magic item, which was finally encapsulated by a skilled craftsman using a magic scroll.

In a short period of time, Alberke and the others witnessed the manufacturing process of each Mithril component, as well as the scene of a half-finished crystal ball being put into a wooden box.

Seven or eight crystal balls had been neatly stacked in that wooden box, and in the corner of the workshop, a row of similar small wooden boxes had been placed.

Chateau turned off the projection and went on to explain:

"This is the current magic technician team of the Tower of Time, through them, the production cost of any magic item can be reduced by at least two percent, of course, you don't think that this kind of division of labor and cooperation is only available in the Tower of Time, many mage towers over there in Severton have already done this!"

Of course, Xia Duo scared them, although he guessed that there was already a mage tower on the Severn side that had started the division of labor and cooperative production, but he was not sure to what step.

However, with the Tower of Time's own magic mechanic demonstrating live, no matter how much he exaggerated others, it wouldn't seem too obtrusive.

In fact, Xia Duo had already mentioned to Alberque and Nia that there might be a new production method in Severnton, but they didn't pay attention to it.

"From now to the future, the production of magic items has entered an era of cost-compression competition, even if you don't want to accept it, other mage towers will not take care of your feelings! When none of the products of the Tower of Time can be sold in the future, I can't wait to regret it! ”

Seeing the efficient OEM scene of the Tower of Time with their own eyes, coupled with Xia Duo's well-intentioned persuasion, Alberk and DeParker finally accepted this reality, but-

"What does this have to do with actively cultivating low-level mages? Aren't there quite a few apprentices now? ”

"It matters a lot, once the competition begins, it's a matter of who can have cheaper industrial workers, and what better way to do it than to treat the caster as an ordinary person! The more spellcasters, the lower the natural cost, and at the same time, this is also related to the essence of competition, that is, the strength of each mage tower itself, if the strength is too weak, why protect such a large market! ”

After all, whether it's selling magic items to make money, or any other way to make money, only when the Tower of Time itself is strong can it have the confidence to do those things!

And if you want the Tower of Time to be strong on its own, in addition to the qualitative improvement, the quantity is also very important, after all, even the Great Arcanist is not strong enough to ignore the number of people.

After speaking, Xia Duo looked left and right again, lowered his voice and whispered, "Don't you think there are too few people in the Tower of Time?" The Seven Towers rely on a large number of territorial inputs to sustain the Grand Arcanist for generations, but what about the Tower of Time? ”

Of course, this is exaggerated and fictional, and selectively ignores that the Tower of Time is a bloodline inheritance, while the Seven Towers have actually become a collection of the best inheritance.

It's just that now Xia Duo is already standing at the apex of the best talent in the Tower of Time, and it is also the apex of the position of power, saying this sentence is naturally not too disobedient, and it is easy for people to subconsciously ignore the possibility of being surpassed by others.

Of course, as far as Xia Duo himself is concerned, he is not worried about being surpassed by others and causing bad consequences, after all, there are still some scruples within the Seven Towers.

Moreover, Nia's great-grandfather, Grand Arcanist Saville, is about to return, and when the time comes, the Tower of Time will be one of the Sixteen Constants of Color-Resistant, and the Tower of Time will only increase the weight of the Tower of Time if it has a genius Grand Arcanist.

At the practical level, it is still the same sentence, without the permission of the superiors, it is almost impossible for a new Grand Arcanist to appear, and if he feels threatened, he will be destroyed directly, how can he continue to be promoted!

……

Hearing Xia Duo's almost naked hints, Alberk's heart was immediately moved, if he didn't feel anything before, but now he knew that the future would require manpower competition, a large number of people, and even more people to give birth to the Grand Arcanist.

There is almost no second way to go, we must expand our enrollment and we must take the initiative to cultivate!

"I agree, but I'll have to watch for a while, and if it doesn't work well or something happens, I want to stop it immediately!"

"Of course!"

Xia Duo naturally readily agreed to Abbeck's old words, he knew that once the academy-style collective training began, it would be difficult to stop.

The pressure of reality, the temptation to paint cakes, and perhaps some ideal influences, he finally persuaded Abbeck and DeParker.

As for Nia, Xia Duo is not worried, young people are always open to new things!

……

After finalizing the transfer of the relationship with Depark, Xia Duo left in a hurry, and the transfer of the relationship to the low-level mage was very simple on paper, just a change in the data.

But those who are alive are in trouble, and it is not possible to solve it in three or two sentences to arrange them to study and work, so that the Academic Affairs Office can truly become the Academic Affairs Office.