In a manor in the south of Carroll City, the large shed that was once used as a warehouse was brightly lit.
This is the property of the big businessman Corder. The shed and several surrounding houses used to be warehouses, used to store fodder for the horse teams and temporary turnover goods. However, since the spring of this year, the warehouses have been The function was changed - the big businessman purchased five magic vehicles in one go and formed a new fleet. The original horse-drawn wagons were reduced by 50%, and the remaining wagons were also allocated to the merchants in the countryside. This reduction resulted in less fodder being needed, and the old warehouses were converted into new facilities - workshops and laboratories.
Wearing a thin coat and meticulously combed hair, Cord walked into the large shed. The magic crystal lamp hanging on the roof of the shed gave off a bright light, making the room as bright as day. The spacious room in the shed The space is divided into several areas by chest-high low walls. The newly purchased simple machine tools are running happily in each area. The sound of the collision of metal parts is mixed with the hum of the magic mechanism, mixed with lubricating grease. The wonderful smell - the big businessman passed through these sounds and smells and went straight to the compartment at the end of the aisle.
Several young men in short robes were busy at the workbench. When they saw Cod appear, they all turned around and saluted. Cod quickly waved his hand: "No need to salute—— Just do your own thing."
Several young people returned to their previous jobs, while Cord came to the workbench and watched these people busy.
These people are all mage apprentices and rune craftsmen he recruited at high prices - the apprentices and craftsmen themselves are not expensive employees, but they have studied in the academy run by the Government Affairs Department, and they have also Obtaining the Magic Technician Certificate is enough to double their worth.
Hiring these people is expensive, but the role they play is completely worth the money in the eyes of big businessmen.
On the workbench, a once complete magic device has been dismantled into a pile of parts. Several rune substrates and a series of control, energy supply, and linkage mechanisms are neatly spread out. Each part has a label to indicate its function, and on the side of the workbench, there are a large number of manuscript papers and scrolls piled up, which are full of dense calculations and records. Ordinary people may faint if they just take a glance.
"Sir, we have completely disassembled the M-2 universal magic terminal and figured out the functions of all rune substrates," a young magic technician with short and messy hair said to Cord, "Now we are calculating the power and interference coefficient of the Ice Cone Technique base plate based on rune logic. We believe that as long as its projection area is appropriately adjusted, and a box with better thermal insulation is added, we can create a container that can preserve food. It's completely feasible..."
"Very good, very good," Cord nodded repeatedly, "Is there any difficulty?"
Another young man said: " We need a more stable source of magic power - the previous magic network units were all acquired old goods, and some of them have beenIt's starting to get damaged and it's really unusable. "
"Don't worry, I have asked Parr to purchase new magic network units. This time they are no longer old goods, they are all brand new. ”
“That’s no problem. ”
The technicians returned to work, while Cord continued to stand at the workbench, watching them busy around a pile of runes, manuscript papers, and formulas.
He He could only understand a small part, but this did not stop him from immersing himself in it.
Since the winter, the attempt to use "advertising" to promote Carroll's specialties has been a great success, and local businessmen are enjoying it. Tiantou has since become a supporter of the magic industry and its by-products, and the "Kode Family Affairs" company he launched this spring is his second attempt in this new era.
It seems that this attempt will also be a great success.
The emergence of Magic Industry has changed the way of production, and as a successful big businessman, Code has seen the promotion of Magic Industry. It was not just a change in the production method. After purchasing the first magic vehicle and experiencing the power and efficiency of the magic vehicle, he realized how useful this incredible thing could be. How unimaginable is it for ordinary people, ordinary people like him, to control a powerful machine by holding those levers?
For Cord, buying it from the lord? The biggest impact on him when he arrived at the magic cars was not the power of those cars, but the fact that "magic can really belong to ordinary people"
He opened his mind. And he also saw business opportunities from the price of magic vehicles.
Magic vehicles, magic network communications, large machinery... these things cannot be copied and produced with his ability, but what about smaller ones. ? What about something simpler?
The officials of the Government Affairs Department did not prohibit him from doing this, that is, what he did was very simple, even among real magicians. It seemed almost funny - he bought a universal magic terminal from a store directly operated by the Government Affairs Department, then took it apart, and used his extremely limited knowledge of runes to spell out the basic courses taught in the college textbook. He pieced together the scorching rune set, the energy set and a sunken iron plate, then placed a pot on the iron plate and cooked a pot of half-cooked vegetable soup.
The vegetable soup was the nastiest thing he had ever tasted, but the stupid-looking "heating station" made him extremely proud.
Then he registered the Code Home Affairs Company
p>He couldn't rely on buying magic terminals from the store and dismantling the parts to produce his own products - that would only make him lose money, so he went to all the departments of the Government Affairs Department and bought a machine that was damaged due to overload production. A semi-scrapped rune pressing machine;
Without technical staff, he went to school and copied a complete set of basic courses on rune logic and mechanics (printed books were still in short supply at that time, and school textbooks There is no way to buy it at all), he led the literate young people in his family and the chamber of commerce to study for half a month, and repaired the scrapped machine tools;
Using his prestige and connections, he spent a lot of money and hired several A young man with a magic technician license - this is what he sees in front of him;
He bought a lot of magic devices, magic tools produced by the Cecil Machinery Manufacturing Institute and the Magic Technology Research Institute. devices, from general magic terminals to agricultural water pumps, machinery, and even expensive magic network communicators, but he dismantled them into parts;
He built his own "new factory" , built his own "laboratory", and he even built a simple small machine tool with the workers - driven by an obsolete piston magic engine, which could only be used to drill holes in metal plates , but the efficiency is already much higher than that of manual work.
This is his "Code Factory", but it is not the first factory he built. His first factory was actually further north, next to his mansion, but due to In an accident where runes were out of control, most of the factory building was burned down, and nearby residents panicked, so he had no choice but to move all the equipment and personnel here.
All this cost him nearly half of his family wealth. The wealth he accumulated since starting business was poured into these machines and workshops like water. Many people thought that he was crazy and was driven by the dazzling demon. The illusion of Internet broadcasts went to his head, so much so that he still had to do such risky things at an old age...
But in the end, he sold two copies of his first batch of magic heating stations. Thousands of sets - the slightly affluent upper-class citizens cannot refuse this convenient thing, not only because it is novel and easy to use, but also because a life free of firewood and smoke is a symbol of dignity.
The principles of these "products" of Code are actually very simple. Just like the original stupid method, he bought complex magic devices and then took them apart to see what simple technology he had inside. You can master it, or you can study the courses taught in school to find ideas and methods.
The current magic technology is not that complicated. There are many basic principles that can be understood and controlled by ordinary people. However, the civilian field is so blank that any invention that is slightly more convenient is useless. There is a huge place for it to be used, and the first thing Cord has to do is to find civilian "demand points".
His method is not complicated - it is to study the lives of nobles and extraordinary people, study the convenient and comfortable parts of their lives, and then find ways to realize them in magic technology.
The nobles and extraordinary people in this world have always lived a comfortable and convenient life, and the level of convenience is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
They have magic lighting, a comfortable environment with artificial temperature and humidity, instant messaging, artificial intelligence servants, and can enjoy any food in any season...
As a civilian, Relying on the big businessmen who have become rich through business, Cord not only knows the living conditions of common people, but also has seen the lifestyle of the upper class. He puts this into perspective.Taking advantage of it to the extreme means finding countless business opportunities -
Magicians can use magic flames to heat food, and he can create heating tables for civilian use; mages can maintain the four seasons in the wizard tower. With the spell of spring, he can use rune substrates and ventilation ducts to create similar effects; the nobles can eat ice cubes in the summer and eat fresh meat forever, so he will create a cheap and convenient container. , so that it can also make ice cubes and preserve food...
The success of Code Family Management Company has also attracted the attention of others. Now, many businessmen in Carroll and surrounding areas have also When they became active, they were all preparing for their own companies, and many acquaintances came to Cord to seek experience. People seemed to have finally noticed this truth that should have been obvious:
Magic brings convenience Life, and whoever can bring convenience to life can seize business opportunities.
A sound of people came from the door of the factory. Cord raised his head and saw his eldest son Parr and several workers pushing a cart in - they were guarding it carefully. The contents of the car, and what they protected, was a large box packed with wooden slats and straw ropes. The mark of the Cecil Rune Foundry could be seen on the large box.
Bought a new Magic Network unit array - laboratory grade.
Corder rushed over and called to nearby workers to help unload the goods, but his eldest son, Parr, pulled him aside. The young man who had just returned from the city center had a trace of deliberate pretense on his face. The voice that came out was enigmatic: "Father, I have news for you..."
Corder glanced at his son: "What news?"
"Duke Cecil Already knowing your company and what you are producing, guess what happened?"
Code suddenly felt nervous.
What happened?
He seemed to suddenly realize that what he was doing had another risk. He realized that what he was touching and copying was the lord's rights and interests - although he was only in a "small area" that the lord did not take into consideration. There are some simple "gadgets" here, but the act of dismantling the magic devices produced by Cecil, making new machines, and hiring magic technicians...isn't it some kind of taboo?
Although the officials of the Government Affairs Office did not stop themselves before, although there seems to be no regulations prohibiting such behavior in Cecil's laws, although the lord has been saying that he must strictly follow the law, but... After all, this involves the lord. Will the lord himself really abide by those laws? Will he be offended by his bold actions?
For a time, Cord thought about a lot of things, so much so that he forgot that the advertisements he placed on the Magic Network must have been reviewed and approved by the Cecil Supreme Government Affairs Office, and Parr Noticing his father's nervousness, the young man suddenly laughed and took out a carefully rolled piece of paper from his arms: "Father! The commendation order signed by Duke Cecil!! AndYou are about to be knighted! ! "
Cord was stunned for a moment, frozen in place.
Two seconds later, he suddenly snatched the commendation order from Parr's hand, his hands trembling He opened it and read the words on it carefully, word by word.
At the end of the commendation order, there was the order of canonization.
He read it again and again. , and finally noticed the uncontrollable smile on Parr’s face.
“How dare you tease your own father! ”
“Oh father! Don't forget your chivalry! ”