I have a food city [infrastructure] Section 259
Augustus accepted it well: "500 gold is too expensive, not many people can afford it." ”
Augustus' mentality is different now.
He now works as a writer, and as a mystery writer, he enjoys the liking of others.
6500 gold coins, admittedly this is not a lot of money, but ask yourself, is he really short of money? There is no shortage.
For the poor, this is already a huge amount of money that can be found extremely difficult just to imagine.
For more people, 1 silver coin for a book is the money they need to spend a lot of life to save.
Every 1 copper coin increase in the price of a book discards countless markets.
No matter how low it is, they can't make money, and no matter how high it is, not many people can afford it.
1 silver coin, in fact, is a paperback.
The editor said that in the future, a platinum version of 500 gold, a collector's edition of 5000 gold and a limited edition of 10,000 gold will be launched according to market demand.
Platinum Edition, Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, to put it bluntly, is to harvest the money of the rich, after all, the poor don't have so much money!
It's very profitable to listen to it!
But Augustus has gotten rid of that low-level taste, money, he has! He still wants readers more than money.
Most of the short and medium-length stories written by Augustus are generally around 1-20,000 words, so it is necessary to put together a few more and publish them in the form of a collection.
But when you think about his nemesis, it's not slow at all!
Augustus has already finished 6 series, but Julius's has only been serialized in the second half of the first volume.
Although it is updated daily, the upgrade flow always needs to be upgraded map by map.
By the middle and late stages of the first volume, the heroine has come out of the novice village and is facing a broader sea of stars.
But she's not done.
Not only is it not finished, but even the first volume is not finished.
At this point, Augustus was very proud, he finished 6 articles! Although it is a short story, whether it is in terms of the number of completions or the speed of publication, he has won!
Win!
Principal: "......"
The headmaster looked at this silly and sweet cursed warlock speechlessly and helplessly.
"Okay, whatever you want." One less Augustus is out of the way anyway.
At this time, sometimes it drags its feet, and now it is a minority of those few cases - the higher the level, the more serious the delay.
Because I studied the experience of lv.99 advanced legends, lv.50 can help, lv.99 can help, and even lv.100 and lv.110 can help, but lv.180 ...... It's hard.
The caster's memory is very good, even if he is 6 years old, he remembers it very clearly, as long as he tries to recall it, more than a thousand years is not too long.
But that feeling is hard to go back to.
There is no way to compare the magic control of lv.180 with lv.100 or even lv.50.
This is not an easy progression of college students to do 1+1, but a fundamental change in egg boiled protein.
When I first entered the legend, the memory was very clear, and the muscle memory still existed, after all, it was decades vs hundreds of years, but this has been a thousand or two thousand years, and I still want to pretend to be "tender", and the proficiency of the use of magic will not deceive.
Muscle memory is sometimes in some ways more terrifying than controllable subjective memory.
Therefore, Augustus wanted to change the manuscript with peace of mind and was busy with the publication, and the principal would not deliberately stop it.
So Augustus happily went to revise the manuscript.
Published books can also be donated to the Lansvelly City Library as the original author!
Although he only has 1 point, he is a little excited at the thought that his book will be read by millions or even more people.
That's probably the power of words!
The headmaster looked at Augustus and shook his head with some hatred, look at this worthless look!
But...... Millions of books......
To be honest, this allure is too great for some special people.
Even the headmaster himself was moved for a second.
They were reluctant to donate all kinds of books, and even if they were arrogant, they felt that Philos was a short-sighted and stupid decision to cut off their lives.
But like those written by Augustus and Julius...... It's not a good thing that involves the secret recipe of magic skills, donate it, and donate it, there's nothing to feel sorry for.
It can also promote the reputation of yourself and your school.
Although fame is of little use to commoners and slaves, it satisfies one's sense of accomplishment.
No matter who the reader is, as soon as I say it, which is read by millions or more people, the sense of accomplishment soars to an incredible level!
Wrong!
The principal suddenly woke up, what was he doing!
He is not a family that writes for a living, so why should he think about this.
But writing doesn't have to be about something, right?
He could have written for himself to relax and entertain!
The principal quickly arranged a new method of relaxation for himself.
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Harrow Galt has been very proud lately.
He was the largest slave owner in the Southern Territories, and he had countless slaves.
The Winter Slave is a "fragile item" and is of great use!
But it was precisely because of the incompetence of the slaves that he had the opportunity to make more money.
Slaves in other realms would freeze to death in the winter, but spring plowing and mining were important jobs, and some lords would use heavy taxes to force civilians into slavery to make up for their lost labor.
Of course, there were also people who would buy large numbers of slaves outright.
Slaves at that time were not cheap!
As the largest slave owner, Harrow Gault would not treat his slaves as harshly as they did.
Because the slave is his property.
He would give the slaves a shelter from the wind and rain, and he would give them a food to fill their stomachs.
It's just enough for them to survive, but that's enough.
The lives of slaves were very tenacious, and in previous years they only had to pay a small cost in exchange for a low mortality rate.
The cost will also be doubled in the spring of the following year.
This winter, as he always ordered, to ensure that the mortality rate is within 10%, this winter the snow is exceptionally heavy, maybe next year's slave prices will become even higher!
Harrow Galt was a merchant, and a slave trader, so he wanted more snow, a little more!
The more people who die, the more valuable the slave becomes, and the more he earns, naturally!
Unlike Prince Alan, who worries about the refugees, and the nobles who don't care whether the snow is big or small, Harrow Gault cares!
He pays close attention to everything related to making money!
"Oh no, Duke Galt! For some reason, the lords of other realms began to care about the living conditions of civilians and slaves! ”
Harrow Galt was tired from the previous day, and when he woke up it was noon, and his butler anxiously told him all the information.
Harrow Galt squinted his eyes, but did not react much, and ordered the servant to put on his clothes, and Galt ate the snacks he had bought from Lanceville, and then went to the ball among the nobles.
The number of civilians and slaves will exceed his expectations.
Harrow Galt sat in a luxurious carriage, and the white-winged Pegasus with beautiful gems flew towards the banquet venue in the snow.
He was not in a hurry, the status of slaves and commoners could not have changed overnight, and there must have been some special reason hidden in it.
What is it?
This reason is likely to be an important factor in determining whether his next business will lose money or make a lot of money.
After Pegasus flies fast and Harrow Galt has gone through all the possibilities, the Duke Winston Mansion arrives, where a grand and lively ball is taking place.
The nobility would not be restricted in their travel due to the weather.
For commoners and slaves, the snow plague that existed like hell was not worth mentioning to the nobles.
With such a strong magic resistance, let alone such a little snowflake, even if it is minus 500 degrees, it may not be able to make them lose much blood.
The choice of travel modes is even more diverse.
The most convenient and fast [Spatial Positioning] magic, a teleportation array that only needs to pay some small gold coins...... But the most stylish thing is to travel in a variety of gorgeous and exquisite carriages.
The "carriage" here does not mean that there must be any horse to pull the carriage, it can be a Pegasus, it can also be other magical beasts, if it is a unicorn or a dragon-like existence, it is even better!
The family background and status of the nobles can be seen from the carriage to the banquet.
Therefore, countless nobles even fell into the despair of selling their sons and daughters, carriages, dresses, jewelry...... Everything is superficial and will be done to the best.
When Harrow Gault arrived, the banquet had already passed the time of the invitation, but he could not be considered late, because the rule among the nobility was such that "lateness" could highlight the nobility of his aristocratic status.
Although Duke Winston is the same as Duke Galt, they are both dukes, but there is also a difference between dukes and high and low status.
Harrow Galt was obviously more noble than Duke Winston, so he arrived half an hour late to the castle where the banquet was held.
Barons and viscounts were not eligible for such banquets, and the counts and marquises were 10 minutes and 20 minutes late, respectively.
In addition to Harrow Galt, there was another person who came very late, and that was Nick. Mitchell.
Duke Mitchell's territory is very vast, with the largest area of grain cultivation land in the empire, which can be said to be very rich, especially in winter, even if you have money, you can't buy food.
The aristocrats were eager to talk to Nick. Mitchell got on good terms, but Nick. Mitchell has a bad temper and is very arrogant.
Arrogance is a characteristic of the aristocracy, and for that matter, it is perfectly possible to think of it as Nick. Mitchell's pros.
But that's not the most important thing, and to Harrow's surprise, Nick. Duke Mitchell actually took the initiative to overtake Harrow after getting out of the carriage.
"Good day, Duke Galt." Nick. Mitchell smiled gracefully at him.