No one knew what the Countess had done when she went back.

But a few days later, the "Wind and Rainbow" store in the garden district welcomed several times more customers than usual.

Most of them came to ask if there was a portrait of Miss Dinah, and it must be the work of the mysterious artist.

To be honest, Dinah's popularity is high, but it is not enough to make many powerful people come to buy her portrait.

With the exception of some of them, who were indeed avid "fans", most of them came in person or on commission to ask for information about the mysterious artist, but in vain.

After a long time, someone finally noticed that something was wrong.

Because there are almost endless portraits of Dinah in the store.

According to a rough count, more than 90 paintings have been sold from this shop alone.

How fast is this artist's hand speed?

Or is it old inventory?

……

And the other side.

Finia is also under pressure from all sides.

Most of these people are powerful people in Thunder City, although it is impossible to make drastic measures because of Roman Sagan's face, but sending a housekeeper to come to the chamber of commerce headquarters every day to drink tea and chat is enough for Finia to have a headache.

Ultimately.

On the twelfth day after the first portrait was sold.

The Youjin Chamber of Commerce had no choice but to announce it to the outside world.

Miss Dinah's portrait is not the work of a painter.

Rather, the Chamber of Commerce has developed and manufactured the first gramograph.

The portrait of Miss Dinah, which is currently being sold in the experimental stage, is a series of experimental products, and its correct name is "Photographs", so the Chamber of Commerce does not make any profit and sells it purely at cost price.

As for what a photograph is, you can ask the magic consultant you hired, or go to the Magic Association to ask.

……

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

The announcement of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce has had at least three impacts in a short period of time.

First, the people who bought the portrait couldn't accept it at first, and the artwork they bought at a great price turned out to be a mechanical product, which made those aristocratic and wealthy merchants who boasted of connoisseurship unacceptable, but after listening to their own magic consultant explain what a "photo machine" was, and learning about its relationship with the great magician Schiller Mora, they all said that it was good to be a magic collection.

Second, the Tulum Kingdom Magician Association immediately sent a representative to express curiosity and concern about the fact that the Youjin Chamber of Commerce claimed to have developed a "photo machine", and hoped to see the real thing.

Thirdly, the temporary painter group led by several famous painters in Thunder City was very shocked and indignant that the Youjin Chamber of Commerce sold machinery as art, and protested against this practice of deceiving customers.

For the first two points, the Chamber of Commerce did not respond.

But on the third point.

The Chamber of Commerce replied directly: all customers who have purchased the portrait of Miss Dinah can return the "photo" to the store within 30 days, and the Youjin Chamber of Commerce will not only refund the original price, but also give a small gift to express the store's apology for not explaining it clearly. And, due to material and technical reasons, the Chamber of Commerce will suspend the sale of all "photos" from now on.

After adding the last sentence, people who were still hesitant to return the goods immediately dispelled the idea.

Just kidding, in case the Youjin Chamber of Commerce ends up messing up, then these so-called "photos" in your hands will be of great significance.

A few days after that.

The topic of photographers and photographs quickly spread throughout Thunder City.

Everyone waited for things to unfold.

However, the Youjin Chamber of Commerce seemed to be dumb and never released any relevant information.

……

Finally.

On a sunny afternoon.

Count Rudolph was helpless to be entangled, and personally took his wife to the headquarters of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce.

As a powerful nobleman who retained his fiefdom even under the king's new decree, Count Rudolph had the connections and energy to represent the old forces who wanted to maintain the kingdom as it was.

These intertwined and entrenched magnates were not uncommon in the kingdom, and even Alan IV did not dare to use forceful measures against them under the premise of the need to ensure stability.

Phinea received the Count with great pomp.

Of course, due to Roman Sagan's relationship, Count Rudolph was also quite polite to this newly rising female businessman.

After some politeness, the Earl finally cut to the point.

"Madam, maybe you have already guessed the intention of our couple, since the last time I bought the portrait called the photo in the store of your chamber of commerce, and heard that the 'gramogram machine' was shockingly launched, my lady has been thinking about it all day long, this time, I just want to ask about the news about the photograph."

Count Rudolph had the dark skin characteristic of the northern coast and the rough voice common to his forties, but his tone was deep and he had a commanding tone that could not be changed after years in high positions.

Phinea was accustomed to wandering among the powerful, and replied with a smile:

"Lord Earl, in fact, you are not the first person to inquire about this, Marquis Sherman just left this morning, and His Excellency Berkeley Payne of the Wizards' Guild personally came to the door as early as the first day of the Despicable Society's announcement.

"Unfortunately, although the camera has been running successfully for a while, it quickly broke down due to the immaturity of the technology, and our technicians and magicians are working hard to repair it.

"Please believe that I am the person in the world who most hopes to release the photo camera, so once there is news, I will not hide it."

Count Rudolph had almost guessed that this would be the result when he arrived, but on the one hand, in order to deal with the countess, on the other hand, he was really interested.

As an awakened Count Rudolph who has awakened but did not continue on the path of magic in the end, he has always had a high interest in magical items, especially magic machines, and he also supports a team of magicians to help him research various projects of interest.

When he first heard the announcement of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce, he was originally dismissive.

After all, the "gramographic machine" has always been a fantasy similar to a "perpetual motion machine" in the magic circle of the Western Continent.

However, after seeing the "photo" given to him by his wife, he was a little shaken after all, but because of his identity, it was not good to show his anxious appearance, this time he used the countess as an excuse and finally came to the door in person, but unfortunately it seemed that he came in vain.

The two sides chatted for a moment.

The Count took his wife and departed.

Phinea personally delivered her to the door.

However, just as the Earl was about to walk out of the door with his wife's hand, an employee of the Chamber of Commerce hurried over and whispered a few words beside Phinea.

Then, the head of the Youjin Chamber of Commerce looked at the two with a smile and said:

"Lord Earl, perhaps because of your presence, there has just been news from behind that the camera has been repaired, at least for now, it can operate normally."

"Oh?"

The Earl and the Lady immediately stood still and asked, "Although it is a bit presumptuous, may I ask Madam, can you let us have a tour?" Of course, it makes perfect sense for you to refuse, after all, it's a trade secret. ”

"It's our pleasure." Finia smiled.

……

……

"To be honest, it's a lot more than I expected, and it's quite different from what Sir Schiller Mora described in his letter."

Count Rudolph stood in front of the tin hut and watched for a long time with his hands behind his back, but he did not even have the first rank, and he could not see any clue at all.

"Indeed, Sir Mora only gave a vague idea and a very broad theory of magic, and we had a lot of difficulties when it came to actually designing and building it. ”

Count Rudolph wanted to ask who the designer was, but when it came to his lips, he felt that he was asking too much.

Behind the Youjin Chamber of Commerce is Roman Sagan, and if anyone in the entire Tulum Kingdom can make such an invention that shocks the world, it must be Your Excellency "Storm Guide".

The countess, who was very familiar with Phinea, took a few steps forward under the signal of her husband's eyes, held Phineya's hand intimately, and said with a smile:

"Finia, can I have a picture of myself like Miss Dinah?"

"This ......," Phinea hesitated for a moment.

The countess's heart tightened, and she asked, "Is it dangerous?" ”

"Of course not." Finia smiled: "There is no danger in the photograph, but with our current technology, the probability of success is not very high." ”

"I could have tried a few more times."

"If you don't mind taking your time, I'd be happy to show you what it does."

……

With novelty and nervousness, the Countess stood in the middle of the cottage and made a gesture of clasping her hands.

During this time, there were constantly staff members busy around the hut.

Fifteen minutes had passed, and only when the countess felt that her feet were too stiff to remain still, did Fignia tell her that the shoot was over.

Get out of the hut.

Phinea said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but it took 11 attempts to succeed. ”

When the Countess got her photograph of herself, she was shocked at first, then smiled with joy.

"It's amazing."

She hugged the photo and almost put her face on it.

The eyes can no longer take their eyes off.

Count Rudolph did not really believe in the real existence of the camera until this moment, and he then asked:

"Ms. Finia, how long does it normally take to make such a picture?"

"It only takes a few seconds to shoot before it is damaged, and with all the preparations, it takes less than a minute at most to get a photo, which is a pity ......"

"What a pity?" The Count asked.

"Actually, we didn't really fully grasp the technology of the photocamera, including this one, all the previous successes had a lot of luck component, and no one knows how long it will be able to operate normally, maybe it will be broken again tomorrow, and it will never be repaired."

Finia looked disappointed, then cheered up and said with a smile:

"Fortunately, this time it did not disappoint the Countess."

When Count Rudolph heard this, he became more and more convinced that this was true.

After all, it is normal for such a creation to break through the existing magical concept with various shortcomings.

The Countess suddenly asked, "Phinea, I remember that the clerk of your shop said that the cost of such a picture would be more than 8 gold langs?" ”

"Strictly speaking, if you try it once, you will consume the corresponding materials."

"So, I lost more than 90 gold lang materials in this photo?" Even the Countess, who spends a lot of money, was a little surprised.

"This is nothing compared to the Earl and Madame's usual care for our business." Finia smiled in response, but admitted it.

Count Rudolph gave a note to his men, and then took a piece of paper from him.

"Madam, this is a reserve ticket of 200 gold lang, I hope it can make up for this loss of the Chamber of Commerce."

"No, Lord Earl, I didn't mean that......" Finia rejected.

The Earl interrupted: "I understand that if you take into account the technical cost of the photograph, this money is not enough to buy a photograph, this is just a part of my heart, and as a practical action to support the Chamber of Commerce to continue to develop and improve the photograph, in fact, I am even more looking forward to seeing what the Western Continent, especially the Duchy of Gilman, the hometown of Sir Mora, will look like after learning that we have built a photograph." ”

Ultimately.

Reluctantly, Phinea accepted the deposit ticket and sent the counts out of the Chamber of Commerce.

The excited Countess still refused to put down the photo in her hand when she boarded the carriage.

Phinea watched them disappear from view, and then said to the butler beside her:

"Harvey, get ready, starting tomorrow, we'll have a lot of guests."