Of course Amber knows that the "rules" set by Gawain are different from other places, just like Gawain's entire thinking is different from others.
Would normal people sell their advanced technological achievements to others? Would normal people try to use the magical power that should belong exclusively to nobles and extraordinary people in the direction of cabbage? Would a normal person establish a government affairs office and a whole set of administrative agencies, and delegate all the exclusive powers that belong to the lords to "civil servants" who are from low-level nobles or even common people?
Gawain did it all, and every time it was justified.
"Now that the magic network has begun to spread in the southern territory, imitation prototypes have appeared in the noble territories near Leslie and Kande territories. Some big nobles with sufficient financial resources and well-informed knowledge also know about the magic network. They should be very interested in the news about the engine. Just as you originally planned, Viscount Andrew instead of someone from Cecil came forward to sell it. This further dispelled the concerns of the nobles in the south. If nothing unexpected happens, in When spring comes and the trade routes are open, we will have a steady flow of large amounts of income - which can be used to purchase more raw ore and expand the population."
Gawain finished listening to Amber. Report, nodding slightly: "Viscount Andrew is a familiar face in the South. His connections can help us deliver the original magic network and magic engine to other nobles, and as long as they taste a little bit of the sweetness... they can't refuse. The next benefit is."
"In addition, there is news from Padric that alchemy potions are still selling well in winter, and some merchants have even settled on the eastern border and the Holy Spirit Plains. . But the large amount of cheap potions in their hands has also attracted the attention of the local lords, and Patrick is a little worried about this," Amber reported seriously, "He is worried that those nobles will squeeze the distribution side of the Chamber of Commerce driven by profit... He The original words are as follows: Not every noble is as honest and trustworthy as Duke Cecil, and does business conscientiously." Gawain raised his eyelids: "What is the specific situation? There must be more than just complaints."
"I really can't hide it from you," Amber scratched his hair, "He said that there have been several serious incidents in the north. Some local nobles have detained our pharmaceutical merchants and asked those merchants to sell them half of the goods at extremely low prices. Otherwise, our pharmaceutical merchants will be declared illegal."
Gao Wen showed his feelings. Interested look: "Oh? Extremely low price? How low is that?"
"...a third, or even a quarter," Amber showed an indignant look on his face, " That's a steal!"
Gao Wen couldn't help but laugh: "Well... with the current selling price and the cost of the alchemy factory, there is still a profit even if it's a quarter."
“Are you still laughing?” Amber looked at Gawain’s appearance and was stunned. “They are robbing Cecil of his money! If they didn’t still care about your name, I’m afraid they It's not a requirement to keep part of the goods, butJust rob the merchant! "
"It is not good to directly loot the merchants. Then no one will dare to continue selling potions in their territory, and I will not be able to reach out," Gawain touched his chin and thought for a moment, " Well, draft an order for me to give to Padric and tell him that those businessmen who have already established themselves should take the initiative to contact the local nobles. Isn't it a quarter of the price? Yes, Cecil Territory is willing to sell potions to them in large quantities at a quarter of the price. Our potion merchants can even reserve one-half of each shipment for them, and the conditions are those places The lords wanted to protect the distribution rights of Cecil's potion merchants in their territory and prevent other traditional herbalists and alchemists from suppressing and excluding the potion merchants. "
Seeing Amber's stunned look, Gawain asked with a deliberate smile: "Do you think those local lords will agree to these requests? "
Hubo opened her mouth for a long time and finally said: "Of course they agree! Only a fool would disagree! After all, a dozen copper coins can buy a bottle of alchemy potion! If they can get such a huge benefit, it goes without saying that they will take the initiative to protect the pharmacy merchants and even help them transport goods! But what are the benefits of doing this..."
Gawain interrupted before Amber could finish and asked: "What do you think those local lords are doing by buying cheap alchemical potions? "
"What's it for? "Amber was stunned for a moment, "It can't be used to rinse your mouth anyway..."
"It's definitely not for yourself," the half-elf lady was very cute when she fell into a trapped state, but Gawain This time I didn't intend to tease her, "Our alchemy potion is an 'inferior product' that has been watered down. Although it is still a good thing for common people and adventurers, it is absolutely impossible to catch the eyes of the nobles again. Those local lords must Knowing this in advance, there is only one reason why they buy cheap potions in large quantities - they are for their own men, their private soldiers, guards, and minions. ”
Amber is not stupid, sometimes it’s just her thinking habits that prevent her from turning around. At this time, Gawain reminded her a little, and she realized what the cunning old rice dumpling in front of her was planning. .
"You mean..."
"Ship in large quantities, as much as you want. The generous Duke Cecil will make every noble army in the south With the use of high-quality and low-cost alchemical potions, brave soldiers will no longer need to wrap stinky black ointment and grass root mud on their wounds, and in the process, I will only charge a small and insignificant cost. ," Gawain leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "With good alchemy potions, no one will use those herbal ointments and witchcraft methods that have little effect, and the high-priced traditional alchemy methods. The potion will also disappear quickly. Do you know what this means? "
Amber subconsciously touched his neck: "Is this what you said last time...the noose? "
"Yes, noose," Gawain breathed softly, "TheyEveryone does not want to see the Cecil family stand up again, so they will use their own clever methods to desperately try to draw blood from the Cecil family. I have no choice but to draw blood for them, and by the way, I will draw blood from the Cecil family every time. A rope is tied around a person's neck. "
After a moment of pause, Gawain glanced at Amber with a smile: "The shelf life of the alchemical potion after being mixed with water is very short."
A large-scale experiment at the Rune Research Institute In the room, Pitman was invited by Jenny to watch a special magic circle.
This slovenly old Druid still looks uneasy, even though he has changed. He is the person in charge of druid magic and magic alchemy industry. He has two digits of apprentices under him, as well as his own research team and projects. However, he still wears a simple and old gray cotton robe, with various useful tools. Useless amulets hang from various places on the body, and a messy white hair is covered on the top of the head, which is held down by a faded khaki soft hat, while a pair of shrewd little eyes are covered by the scattered hair on the edge of the soft hat. He keeps turning around - the first thing anyone thinks when seeing him is whether this old man will suddenly take out a deck of cards to tell your fortune, and he will never mix it with any "magic magic". "Rune expert" and "Druid mentor" are associated together.
But he is indeed an expert in this field.
Pittman carefully observed the piece on the central experimental table On the large base plate, various rune blocks and magic lines that are easy to combine together outline a magic circle full of mystery, while some silk threads made of non-magic-conducting materials are fixed in the magic circle with fixed pins. Surface, in order to divide the functions of different areas of this magic circle
——These partitions are temporarily divided by Jenny and Kamel, and are not accurate enough and can only be used as an aid in the research stage.
"These are indeed transformed magical runes," Pitman looked at the symbols marked with special pigments, stroking his beard and nodding as he said, "Well... this confirms one of my guesses. "
"Guess? "Jenny looked at the old Druid curiously.
"Whether it is the Nature Sect that the Druid once believed in, or the Dream Sect that the Eternal Sleeper believed in, in the process of transforming its divine magic into magic, The pioneers all carried out very careful 'avoidance' and 'cover-up' operations," Pittman smiled, with a cunning light in his eyes, "These deformed runes only reveal one message..."
Kamel’s unique voice with arcane echoes came from the side: “Fear. ”
“Yes, fear,” Pittman chuckled, “God’s power has fallen into human hands, but people are still trembling with fear, as if they are always afraid that God will come back, and that God will punish those who steal. Blasphemers of authority, even if the pioneers found the rules and techniques to transform divine arts into magic, they also tried hard to conceal their actions in the process, as if they were deceiving themselves and others to avoid the gods who may no longer be there. ”
“The same thing happened in the early days of the disobedience plan."So," Kamel said hummingly, "until we confirmed the existence of 'Amorn the Giant Deer' and confirmed that he is the fallen god of nature, our fear was slightly reduced. "
Jenny never thought that one day she would be exposed to this kind of thing, but she has become accustomed to it now, and subconsciously asked: "The God of Dreams... can also be like a giant deer. Has Amorn fallen? ”
“It’s hard to say. The weirdness of the gods is beyond human imagination. The corpse of the giant deer Amorn is indeed lying in the shadow world, but God knows what the state of the gods believed by other fallen sects is. ," Pitman chuckled, shook his head and approached the magic circle, "Instead of wondering what the state of those gods are now, we should figure out how this magic circle works as soon as possible. "
"On this point, we have already made some preliminary progress. Kamel said, and at the same time he summoned a shaping hand and brought over a half-meter-high metal-crystal device next to the test bench.
——It was a small, specially designed The magic energy obelisk prepared in the laboratory environment
“At first, we tried to use ordinary magic power to drive this magic circle, but it failed. This magic circle has a special interface, and it only responds to To react to the Eternal Sleeper's dream spell, whether it is activation or control, special dream magic is required. Obviously, this magic circle is incomplete and cannot operate independently - a spellcaster must perform supporting rituals to complete its magic path," Kamel said as he began to adjust the magic square tip Monument, "This situation is not uncommon. Many traditional magic formations have this kind of 'incompleteness' due to insufficient optimization and unreasonable architecture, but this has brought us a lot of trouble..."
The magic energy obelisk was activated, and a stable magic field began to envelope the entire Rune Research Institute.
“But later, we discovered that we did not actually need to let the entire magic circle operate. There is a part in it that is crucial. As long as this part can be activated, it can exert incredible effects with the help of the diffusion of the magic field. "
Kamael raised his arm filled with arcane energy, and a small spark hit the magic array on the test stand. Some of the runes in the magic array immediately lit up. And as Kamel injected the magic power, the light and dark began to change.
Almost immediately, Pitman looked at the wall on the other side of the laboratory with emotion.
On that wall, there is another large substrate hanging. There is no complete "Eternal Sleeper Array" on that large substrate. Instead, only the most basic set of rune arrays is drawn, but that is the foundation. The rune array is blinking and changing with Kamel's movements at the moment.
"Currently we can only transmit such simple changes, and the transmission is extremely susceptible to interference, and the distance is also a problem. , but at least we proved one thing in the process:
"The 'black box' of communication spells, andIt's not unbreakable, and its principles may be simpler than we all thought. ”