ICP record number: Xiang B2-20100081-3 Internet Publishing Qualification Certificate: Xinchu Network License (Xiang) Zi No. 11 Network Culture Business License: Wen Wangwen [2010] No. 128

For alchemists, puppets have always been their most important combat tool.

Even Electra, the mage of the Sanctuary back then, was the capital of his world, not his personal combat power.

However, for every alchemist, how to have an army of puppets is a great difficulty.

After years of hard work in the Reims Empire, it now only has an army of puppets with a number of about 10,000.

Among them, the biggest key to restricting the number of puppets is manpower and material resources.

Huey once did a basic arithmetic.

If you want to build a Vajra puppet army with about 10,000 people, you need to consume all the total value of materials in the country in the Lance Empire in a year, and you also need to use a large number of manpower of more than 1,000 people to do it.

This is clearly an impossible plan.

Even in the Purgatory Island Project, the Lance Empire was not able to make such a large-scale investment, after all, there are many daily realms that still need the support of alchemy.

So how do you get yourself to have such an army? Huey doesn't know how Electra did it in the first place, but Huey has his own methods.

This is another important meaning of the existence of the Dardanelles.

Through the process of industrialization of alchemy, as described above, an alchemy factory was openly established, and then grandiose production was carried out.

Through huge profits, the use of market behavior to openly purchase a large number of materials, not only for the Reims Empire, but also for other neighboring countries outside the empire, and at the same time through the recruitment of a large number of workers for secret production.

Secret production is obviously the most basic requirement of any alchemy, and no one wants their own unique alchemical production method to be leaked out, and Xiu Yi has enough reasons to do so. The workers will produce according to the assembly line method developed by Xiuyi, and they will only need to know what they have to do, but they will not know what they are doing and what they do.

Some of these processed products will be combined into the products needed to make a profit, and some will flow to the market through Xiuyi's hands, where they will be processed to form a Vajra puppet.

To this end, Huey did not hesitate to take the risk of taking out the metal extract as part of the investment.

This metal extract is exactly what Electra created in the first place, and it is also one of the main materials used to make the undead demon rats and Vajra golems. Xiuyi will give the produced metal extract part to the market and return it to its own use.

As the destined person in charge of the future alchemy factory, Xiu Yi has too many opportunities to indulge in all this as he wants.

Of course, the consequence of all this behavior is that the profit of the factory will be greatly reduced, but it does not matter, Xiu Yi has been prepared for this. For example, the original cost of a scout bee was only five, and after Xiuyi's improvement, cutting corners and reducing the cost of production technology, the lowest cost may only be two Jinwit. When the Scout Bee is mass-produced, the price will be reduced to thirty gold, and the sales volume will increase tenfold. And what Xiu Yi promised the other party was half of the profits, which meant that he had a lot of benefits to gain from it, and he didn't have to worry about anyone at all. And those merchants can no longer ask Xiuyi to provide mass production methods after getting enough profits, otherwise Xiuyi has the right to terminate the cooperation.

Everything was already finalized at the beginning of the plan, and all that Huey had to do was to enlist enough people to fund and protect his tricks.

Of course, for the merchants who were kept in the dark, the bright prospect that Xiuyi could provide them with was enough to make everyone excited.

In fact, many of the people in the hall couldn't hold back their excitement after hearing about Xiuyi's grand and ambitious vision, and wanted to have a good talk with Xiuyi about cooperation. Those who were not familiar with Hue were interested in the business after learning that the Odd Firm and the Bavarian family had a good foundation of cooperation with each other, and that the young family heir did possess some unique alchemy skills.

It seems that this is a huge investment project, and the Dardanelles cannot complete this project on their own. And even if they can do it, they don't plan to be stupid enough to eat alone in Winrington, they are bound to win over a group of dignitaries to help them complete their plan without hindrance.

Obviously, this is a very smart young man, who not only knows how to do things, but also how to behave, so he will openly speak his mind on such occasions.

This made everyone's eyes look at him full of strangeness, and it was hard to imagine that a boy who was not yet seventeen years old would have such delicate thoughts and majestic strokes.

As for the girls who came out of the aristocratic family, their eyes were full of extraordinary enthusiasm when they looked at Siuigler.

There was envy, jealousy, admiration, and even admiration in those countless strange eyes.

**—"What do you think of that Siser Dadanelle?" asked a noble lady shaking a feather fan.

"He's good-looking, and he's smart. Partner replied.

"The important thing is that he looks very wealthy, look at this castle, it's so beautiful. Another partner said.

"Do you think what he just said was braggadocio or is it possible?"

"It's not like we can figure it out, I don't even know where he's from, what he's capable of. But it was clear that he wasn't talking nonsense. Don't you notice that the men around him are all well-known merchants of Winrington, and do you think that men like O'Com Man Dodger, Viscount Radur, and Mr. Jean Brett are businessmen who can be deceived at will?"

"So he does have the ability to treat alchemy as a big industry?"

"Oh, don't use those nasty business jargon, we're women, we shouldn't know business, but if I'm at least a group of businessmen listening carefully to what a teenager has to say, it means that what he says must be valuable. ”

"So he's very capable. There was a light in his partner's eyes: "A young and handsome young man from a good background and very capable." I wonder if he's engaged?"

"Don't forget, you little hoof, this is Fog Hidden Castle, and perhaps tomorrow you will hear the news that the young heir has died in the castle. ”

"Didn't you hear him assuring the merchants that he wouldn't enter the tower easily?" True, not far away, Huy Glare was making a solemn promise to each merchant that he would never spend his life to inquire into unknown secrets. This made many people breathe a sigh of relief.

"So you're attracted to him?" asked the partner.

"Oh, look at the girls around you, how many of them are not tempted?" the other party said in a charming voice.

Several girls covered their mouths and chuckled together.

———— girls' laughter reached Bateson's ears, which severely stimulated his already sensitive nerves.

He had been standing in the crowd, clearly seeing the rival in love, in the midst of everyone, expounding his thoughts in a high-spirited manner, and quietly encouraging everyone to invest in him and his family.

It seems that many people are quite tempted by this.

All they needed was a little time for the young master of the family to prove his abilities.

Not far away, Christine snuggled up to Huey's side, and the bird's appearance made Bateson's heart rage with rage.

He swore that he was going to kill the bastard who stole his heart***, so that Christine could see how the boy he liked begged for mercy and how undignified he was under his Bethson Baniste sword.

Let all the girls know who the best man in Winrington is.

The rage of jealousy burned the last of his sanity, and Bateson finally stood up.

He strode up to Huey, took off his white gloves from his hands, and threw them at Huey's feet.

"Sisserda, Daniel, is it, I, the heir of the Banister family, Bertson Banist, challenge you for the beautiful Christine. ”

At this moment, everyone's surprised eyes looked at Bateson.

Bateson stood proudly in the eyes of the crowd, staring at his rival.

Huey, who was discussing the details with his friends, didn't seem to be shaken by the sudden scene.

He gave Bateson a meaningful look, then beckoned a waiter to come to him.

Graciously, he put the wine glass in his hand on the plate in the waiter's hand, and then Xiu Yi said to Batesson, "Mr. Batesson, I don't understand why you want to duel with me. ”

"That's enough for Christine, you shameless villain, you don't deserve her!she's mine, I love her!" Bateson yelled angrily.

A disdainful mockery appeared on Huey's face: "No, I don't own any woman." You must know that women are the most outstanding masterpieces of the Creator, and they are worthy of men's pursuit and love. For the women we love, we offer our warmest love and sincerity, and humbly bow down at their feet, as if worshipping the sun. ”

This remark attracted the applause of the vast majority of female ** at the scene.

Huey continued, "Christine is a good friend of mine, and I only have a heart for her to protect flowers, and I have no blasphemy intentions. If you're not happy with my friendship with Christine, it means you want her to be lonely and can't make any male ** confidants. This should never be a gentleman's way of loving a lady. ”

The scene erupted in thunderous applause again, making Bateson red-faced.

"You! Didn't you enter Christine's room before?" Bateson yelled.

As soon as these words came out, there was an immediate uproar at the scene.

Xiuyi's face sank: "Is this how you slandered the woman you love? Make me and a widow's **** in front of everyone? If you really love her and don't say that there is no such thing between me and her, even if there is, you shouldn't say it in public and slander her reputation." Mr. Bateson: If this is your love, then your love is ruining a loyal woman. Oh, do you want to say she's unchaste, and why do you love her? Are you obsessed with her looks or her wealth?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Bateson screamed.

But then he noticed that everyone was looking at him with disdain.

His accusation of Huey inadvertently made a big mistake, and Huey immediately picked up this mistake and quickly diverted everyone's attention.

Christine is the woman who knows how to perform the most, her expression at the moment is first stunned, then angry, and then tears falling like rain.

She performed so brilliantly, like a wronged woman coming to Bateson's side, Christine whimpered, "Bateson, I didn't expect you to say something like that." I used to think that you really loved me and cared about me, but today you hurt me mercilessly. That's right, Heather and I are good friends, and that's because the Westons and the Dardanelles have a close business relationship. Through the transaction with the Dardanelles, the Weston family made a huge profit. You may not believe what I say, but you can also ask Mr. Dodge and Viscount Radur that are not the only ones who have benefited from their deal with the Dardanelles. Even now, everyone is still preparing to continue with new cooperation projects, and in this situation, it is completely normal for me to get closer to Sisedda, Daniel. There are indeed rumors about me and Heather out there, but it seems to me that people who really know me will naturally believe me, and I have no point in taking the initiative to clarify anything. It was a test of everyone's faith in me, but I didn't expect you to be so eager to stand up and insult my reputation and provoke my good friend. You've let me down so much. ”

As she spoke, Christine gave Bateson a hard slap.

This slap made the aristocratic son stunned, and Christine turned away on the spot.

Everyone whispered applause for this slap, although their voices were very soft, but the voices of countless people still converged into a single wave, piercing Bateson's ears like sharp needles, stabbing him almost **.

He didn't expect that his challenge had not yet begun, and the other party had already defeated him with just a few words. Although he believed that Christine and Hue could not have nothing to do with each other, his act of exposing all this in public was undoubtedly the biggest mistake.

There have always been many things about the rotten private lives of wealthy nobles, and no one dares to say that they are clean.

However, no one ever openly claims that all these things are just unspoken.

Bateson's blatant claim that Christine and Heather have ** behavior is actually very immoral, and he is accusing the woman he likes.

This is unbearable for many people.

At this moment, Xiu Yi looked at Bateson coldly, and the corners of his mouth twisted into a disdainful sneer, which further stimulated Batesson's already battered nerves.

Many people, after being hit, make further mistakes and make up for smaller mistakes by making bigger mistakes.

The same is true of Bateson, who has no room to retreat.

He yelled and drew his sword at Xiuy: "Come and duel me! In the name of the Banistes, I will challenge you! You can't refuse!"

Huey looked at Bateson coldly, "Are you sure you're going to do that?"

"That's right!" Beteson shouted.

"That's interesting, I heard you're a sixth-level samurai. I thought the samurai's motto was not to bully the weak, but it seems like you like to duel with someone who can't beat you. ”

There was a low sneer again in the field.

The more difficult it was for Bateson to look.

"Are you scared? If you are scared, kneel down and apologize to me, and leave Christine forever, then I will spare your dog's life!"

Xiu Yi raised an eyebrow, "Interesting request, but I think you misunderstood me." My accusations against your actions do not mean that I am afraid of you, nor that I refuse to fight you in a duel. It's just that, as you can see, I'm just the heir to a merchant family, and I know a little about alchemy, but I am not proficient in samurai combat. Therefore, I believe that even if I die under your sword, no one will laugh at me for this, on the contrary, even if you succeed, I will not gain any reputation for it, but it will discredit your family. So I'm reminding you of the consequences of your actions for your family. Did you make such a decision while you were sober?"

Bateson froze again, he didn't expect Huey to say that.

Yes, an ordinary family heir who has not cultivated vindictiveness will not bring him any fame, but will discredit the family.

But...... But if he hadn't, he would never have hoped to get Christine.

At this moment, Bateson gritted his teeth: "Sisserda, Daniel, yes, I decided to duel you, I will ** you in the duel." But I don't want to take advantage of you. I can give you a chance, as long as you can catch me, three swords and not die, this duel will be considered a loss for me. ”

A person who is not a samurai takes a sixth-level samurai and three swords do not die?

The crowd laughed mockingly, and Bateson's approach did not win everyone's understanding and support, but rather despised his behavior even more.

No one can do that.

On the contrary, after hearing the other party's words, Xiu Yi's eyes flashed with more and more mockery.

"Three swords, yes? ”

Everyone at the scene shouted in amazement.

"No, Heather, you can't promise him. Mr. Dodge shouted.

Viscount Radur also held Huey to prevent him from taking such a risk. For them, the Dardanelles were a cornucopia, and Sisser, Dardanelle, was the one who could bring them great benefits.

In any case, the young heir could not be allowed to die by the sword of Bateson.

If that's the case, not to mention that the big plan behind it can't be completed, and even the remaining thirty percent of the material money that was owed before is at risk of not being recovered.

This is unacceptable to them.

"Don't be nervous, Dodge will give birth to His Excellency Viscount Radur. You know I'm not going to do something I'm not sure of. If you want me to defeat this Bateson sixth-level samurai, I'm afraid I can't do it, but if you want me to take his three swords...... Well, it shouldn't be too hard. Huey said confidently.

He looked at Bateson and said in a loud voice, "I agree to accept your invitation to a duel, but the place here is not spacious enough, how about going to the castle gate?"

As he spoke, he picked up the pair of white gloves on the ground.