The construction of the Giant of Light Spirit Weapon Company is in full swing.
Subsequent patents for portable lamps have also been successfully registered. Based on earth-related products, Duke has registered a large number of patents for similar products such as headlamps, miner's lamps, searchlights, fill lights, table lamps, etc., as well as technology patents spun off from the R&D department.
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For example, brightness knob, rotating dimming lens, series lamp head, etc.
We have taken every detail to build a patent barrier for portable light products to prevent other spiritual device companies from infringing.
In the Seven Towers Federation, the protection of patent rights is quite good. Arcane mages advocate the principle that "knowledge is valuable wealth, and knowledge needs to be paid for." They despise infringements and have particularly harsh punishments.
But at the same time, the Seven Towers Federation also prohibits patent monopoly, and has clear definitions of fees for any patent.
As long as others are willing to pay, they can use the patent without the consent of the patent holder.
Therefore, building patent barriers is the best way to prevent patents from being used by others. After all, the fees for this series of patents are not cheap.
In short.
These patents are registered in Duke's personal name and then licensed to the Giant of Light Spirit Weapon Company. This is also a kind of insurance for him to control the company.
No matter how many patents he invents in the future, he will register them in his personal name instead of in the name of a company.
"Sir, in accordance with your instructions to reduce the size of the portable lamp, the biggest technical problem is the size of the card machine interface." The designer of the R&D department put forward the demand during Duke's inspection, "Unless the size of the spirit storage card is changed,
, otherwise the card machine interface cannot be reduced."
"I have already considered this issue and am currently studying it," Duke said.
Xiaoyi has already added a new process under his orders, which is to study the built-in technology of the bendable 1-ring spirit storage card.
Lingka bending technology has already appeared.
Therefore, the bendable 1-ring spiritual storage card can be customized directly from the United Card Store. What he wants to study is the technology of building this curved spiritual storage card into a portable lamp.
In this way, when consumers use it, they only need to use another spiritual storage card to charge the built-in spiritual storage card of the portable lamp.
Equivalent to a rechargeable flashlight on Earth.
This technology is also very simple, with almost no difficulty, but no one has thought of it before. After all, the spirit storage card is so convenient, plug and play, and there is no need to add a charging function to the spirit weapon.
That is to say, the portable lamp is too small to insert the spirit storage card, so this slightly useless built-in charging technology is needed.
"Although the technology is useless, with the emergence of more miniaturized products in the future, it may really shine!" Duke thought in his mind.
The industrial development of the Seven Towers Federation is still at a "big" stage.
Various civilian spiritual weapons are large, and the card machine interface is very convenient to install. The spiritual storage card is enough to handle most spiritual weapons.
But there is always a transition to the "small" stage.
This is the time when the built-in spirit storage card technology can show its great potential.
"Mr. Vuillard." Duke called the company's general manager, who is also Vivian's father.
Vuillard did not rely on Vivian's relationship to show off in front of Duke. He still maintained a respectful and humble attitude: "Sir, what are your orders?"
"In the name of the company, we ordered a batch of bendable 1-ring spiritual storage cards from the United Card Store, requiring that the bending range can be folded into a cylindrical shape."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
"After the bendable spirit storage card arrives, if you have someone send it to Master Penrose Tower, I won't be here for a while," Duke said.
"Understood."
Because of the matter of starting a company, he has been delayed for a long time.
The research team in the Mage Tower is basically in a state of exhaustion, and the research on spiritual magnetic waves and slide cards is also progressing slowly.
However, he is not in a hurry. At this stage, he is still focusing on learning and accumulating knowledge.
He is only a level 1 arcane mage. Even if he develops communication and film and television technologies, it will probably be difficult to keep him and he will be snatched away by others.
At that time, all I can get is probably the title of scholar and a small amount of patent payment.
There are also business wars between arcane mages, and most of them are simple competitions of strength. This is also the reason why large companies hire so many consultants. At critical moments, mere patents and copyrights cannot stop the strife between companies.
"Although the Seven Towers Federation seems like a civilized society, in essence it is still the supremacy of power." Duke knows this very well.
Return to Penrose Wizard Tower.
Shanfeisi came over to visit: "I heard that you opened a company, cool. I thought you had already posted all three places to save money."
"I invented a small thing and thought I could make more money by starting my own company, so I started it."
"It's super cool, isn't it!" Shanfeisi exclaimed, "What did you invent, and you can actually open a company to produce it?"
"Portable lamp, oh by the way, I brought you a sample." Duke motioned to Mulali to get a portable lamp.
These portable lights are not the final products produced by the assembly line, but several concept products hand-polished by the R&D department.
"Sir." Mulali came over with a portable lamp.
Duke directly handed the portable lamp to Shanfeisi: "You can try it out and give me some opinions on whether it works."
"Pocket lamp?" Shanfeisi pressed the button, and a beam of light shot out, "Hmm, it's very interesting. Is this the spirit wind lamp that has changed its shape?"
"So to speak."
"The illumination range is smaller than that of the Lingfeng lamp, but it is brighter. I think this improved method will be very effective. You know, sometimes when I use the Lingfeng lamp, I need to get closer to illuminate clearly, and the portable lamp does not
Needed."
"Take it back and feel it slowly." Duke smiled.
Shanfeisi nodded, not really caring about the portable lamp. For an arcane mage, if he wants lighting, he can cast an arcane spell.
Among the 1st level arcane spells are candlelight and torch, which can provide lighting.
"If I hadn't already been affiliated with three companies, I would have taken a shareholding in your company." Shanfis said casually, "By the way, Duke, ask your assistant to step aside. I have something private to tell you." After hearing this, Mulali immediately stood up and left the office.
Duke said: "Tell me."
"How...how do you make a card? I mean the Spiritual Storage Card. I have been learning it for more than a year and I still haven't learned how to make a card!" Shanfeis said with a hint of distress and frustration. Seeing Duke
He has learned how to make cards, but he hasn’t learned it yet. This feeling is very bitter.
"Well, what about this? To be honest, I can't impart much experience to you, because card making is more about feeling."
"Feeling?"
"Yes, among countless choices, you have to make the best choice. It is difficult to rely on subjective judgment to deal with it, so you need to rely on a little instinct." Duke told Vikas the experience he had taught him before.
Repeat it again.
He believes this is valuable experience.
It just doesn't apply to him personally, because he doesn't need to make a judgment, it's Xiaoyi who makes the judgment.
Xiaoyi does not need to rely on subjective judgment. It can calculate tens of millions of times in a very short time and select the optimal choice.
Others rely on feeling to make cards, but Duke relies on calculation.
After hearing this, Shanfeis raised his head in despair and stared at the ceiling in confusion: "You also think this depends on feeling, right?"
Duke was silent for a few seconds: "Yes."
Hearing this, Shanfeisi gave a wry smile: "Advisor Lidman told me that I might not be suitable for studying card making."
Duke didn't know how to comfort him.
Shanfisi continued: "I think it's time for me to make a choice."
"What choice?"
"I'm going to apply to finish my training in Penrose Mage Tower, and then apply to go to a new Mage Tower to study a new field." Shanfeisi sighed and said, "Actually, I like card making. It costs the least and makes the most money.
It’s a pity that I don’t have this talent.”
Duke thought for a while and advised: "Maybe if you wait a little longer, you can successfully create the card."
"Of course I understand. I'm not a fool. How could I spend several years failing to make a card? But that is meaningless and the efficiency is too low."
"Okay."
"Huh, I've decided!" Shanfeisi shook his fist, "When the instructor comes back, I will apply to him for graduation!"
……
"Sanfisi is leaving. Alas, there are fewer people in Wizard Penrose's tower." Duke leaned on the back of the sofa chair, feeling a little sentimental.
First, Roroa Snow Eagle was taken away because of the forbidden area incident.
Then Shanfeisi didn’t have enough talent and chose to graduate and leave.
Now, in addition to the two guides Vikas and Lidman, there are only four Level 1 Arcane mages left, Blanc, Galba, Oriana and Duke.
Although there are many spiritual apprentices and knights, there is a gap in their status, making it difficult to communicate on an equal footing.
Sure enough, three days later in the morning, Shanfeisi announced that he had passed the approval of Instructor Penrose and ended his training in the Master Tower ahead of schedule.
"Tonight, I'll treat you to Shenjiao City Hotel!"
"How can we ask you to treat us? We will treat you to this meal." Assistant Director Vikas put his arm around Shanfisi's shoulders and said with a smile, "Consider this a farewell banquet for us to celebrate your successful graduation. I wish you the best in the future."
The Mage Tower shows off its grand plans."
"It's graduation, not graduation, Assistant Vikas." Shanfeisi's nose was slightly sour.
"It's all the same."
Then Shanfeisi began to pack his belongings, and everyone continued their work, not immersed in the atmosphere of Shanfeisi's departure.
First of all, the communication between arcane mages is as light as water.
Secondly, after graduation and leaving, it is not a separation of life and death. We are still in the same city, and we can meet up whenever we want.
"When Sanfis leaves, Lidman and I will both lose our jobs," Vikas joked to Duke.
Shanfis has been studying with Leadman, and Duke has been studying with Vikas. Now Duke is taught by Penrose himself, so both tutors have no teaching tasks.
As for the three Bronks, they have finished their studies long ago and just stayed in the Mage Tower to work.
"Is the Mage Tower not recruiting new people?"
"Where can I recruit them? You are the only new arcanist mage in the past few years. If no newcomers are promoted, all the mage towers will starve." Vikas shrugged his shoulders, "Of course, we will be easy if we don't recruit new ones."
A little bit, it’s good to hang out.”
He added: "We are doing good research on Leadman, Blanc and others. Plus you, a talented newcomer, really have nothing to do with me."
Duke has clearly seen that all the resources of Penrose Mage Tower revolve around Penrose.
Most of the topics were received by Instructor Penrose from outside, and then split up and assigned to several arcane mages to help with research.
A truly ambitious Arcane Mage will leave the Mage Tower and seek a new way out after learning the card-making skills.
"Luo Luoya and Shanfeisi are gone. Can you be busy with the research topics assigned by the tutor?"
"It just takes a little longer."
While talking, Assistant Vikas talked about Duke's new company: "Did you ask Vuillard to be the general manager of the company?"
"There is no way, there is no one under my command."
"Oh, that kid Viall, I do owe him a lot..." Assistant Vikas showed a guilty expression on his face, "If the company needs it, I can have my name in the company, and there is no need to give me anything.
As compensation, just give Viard a few more shares."
"If necessary, of course you are welcome to have an advisor come forward." Duke responded.
He didn't feel that Vikas was really indebted to his illegitimate son as a mentor. It felt more like Vikas was investing in Duke himself.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a bell sounded from a distance that was not very loud but was extremely clear.
Buzz...
Buzz...
Buzz...
Three consecutive beeps.
When the bells subsided, Duke and Vikas looked at each other and then both smiled.
"Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Duke shook his head and laughed, "I just said that there have been no new promotions in the past few years, and today there is a new person ringing the bell."
This bell is the bell ringing ceremony of the Faling Tower.
"It's pretty good." Assistant Vikas said, "Three arcane mages died in the battle before, which caused heavy losses to Shenjiao City. Now there are new people promoted, which can make up for one or two. But I don't know where the new people will apply this time.
Further education."
"Maybe they will come to our place."
"It's difficult. There are very few newcomers like you who first choose our Penrose Mage Tower. Most of them go to those three Mage Towers to try their luck. Only when they fail to do so will they think about other Mage Towers." What Vikas said
The three mage towers are the mage towers of three 4th-level arcane mage.
The mage tower of the 5th-level arcane mage Keithon Furious has not recruited new recruits for many years. The three mage towers of the 4th-level arcane mage are the first choice for newcomers.
Duke smiled and said: "I relied on my good understanding and wanted to challenge the difficulty. Maybe this newcomer also has the same idea."
When I got off work in the evening, the information about the newly promoted arcane mage was also sent over.
"Wow, it turns out to be the female arcane mage of the Nutao family, Kiria Nutao. She is eighteen years old. She is so young. She is only one year older than Duke!" Shanfeisi's eyes were already shining, "It is said that the inheritance
She has wavy blond hair from the Nutao family, she is a great beauty!"
"Don't think too much, Shanfeisi, you even put so much effort into pursuing Joanna Bobcat, you can imagine this beautiful daughter of the Raging Waves family." Oriana said mercilessly, "Find someone
Great Knight, or Great Spirit Envoy, let’s get married and start a business.”
"Sister Oriana, your words make me very heartbroken." Shanfeis covered his chest and sat in his shuttle.
Duke and others also took their own shuttles, and then set off together to the Shenjiao City Hotel.
As a consultant of the Shenjiao City Hotel, Duke's meals and accommodations here are free, but treating guests to dinner has to be considered separately - of course, there is no arcane mage who cares about the cost of a meal, even an ordinary arcana like Shanfeisi.
The mage is just as rich.
"Let's order first. The instructor said he would rush over immediately after finishing the meeting at the Union Tower." Oriana greeted.
The arcane mages ate in a private room, while the attendants and assistants gathered in another private room.
"Kilia Furious Waves, I really want to meet you as soon as possible." After Shanfeis took his seat, he still couldn't forget the new arcane mage.
"It's easy to meet, just find an excuse to go to the Keystone Wizard Tower, maybe we'll meet."
"Kilia may not be able to study in the Keyston Mage Tower. If it were me, I wouldn't study in the Mage Tower of my family elders."
"Yes, she comes from an earl family. Maybe she will go to Runwu City and worship in the mage tower of the arcane instructor." Oriana said.
There is only one 7-ring arcane mage in the entire Wind Breath Realm.
After chatting and waiting for about half an hour, Instructor Penrose finally rushed over: "You eat first, why wait for me."
"Of course I have to wait for you, mentor. By the way, mentor, what kind of meeting are you having today, why are you getting off work so late?" Oriana relied on her female identity to be more open-minded in front of mentor Penrose. She could ask some personal questions or common things.
Things.
Instructor Penrose picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said casually: "The meeting ended early, and Mr. Christian stayed with me to chat for a while."
As if casually, Penrose said calmly: "There is a little girl in his family who will come to my mage tower for further training and let me take care of her a little bit."
"Ah!" Oriana exclaimed, "Is it Kylia Furious Waves?"
Duke and others were equally surprised.
Shanfeisi's eyes widened even more, and he said with regret: "Teacher, I...I suddenly don't want to give up so early, I want to go back and continue to learn card making!"
"You all know, oh yes, I forgot that there was a bell-ringing ceremony in the morning." Penrose said casually, "I respect Kylia's choice, and you should not take it too seriously, just treat it as an ordinary newcomer like Duke...
She may not be able to persevere, making cards is not easy."
"Teacher, I want to continue my studies..." Shanfeis begged.
Penrose ignored him at all and sipped his tea self-sufficiently.
Oriana quickly calmed down and said to everyone with a smile: "The instructor is right, treat Kylia Furious Waves with a normal heart, just like we treated Loroa Snow Eagle before, and arcane mage with noble background also
It’s just an arcane mage, isn’t it?”
"That's right, don't always think about the other person's identity." Galba immediately agreed.
Penrose glanced at Oriana and Galba and said nothing, even though they both had families, and things could easily get into trouble if they got too close.
But this is none of his business.
"Let's eat." Penrose greeted, and then he looked at Shanfisi, "After you go out, carefully choose a new direction. Don't be too ambitious, but be down-to-earth. The instructor believes that you can succeed in the new field."
Shanfeisi asked bitterly: "Teacher, is there no room for discussion?"
Instructor Penrose turned his head: "Eat, eat."
……
After a farewell banquet, Shanfeisi formally bid farewell.
Although the appearance of Kiria Furious Wave made Shanfis choose to regret it, Teacher Penrose gave him no room to regret it.
"Duke, when Kiliya has dinner with you, don't forget to call me. Although I leave, my heart will always stay here."
Drunk Shanfeis hugged Duke goodbye.
Maybe it's not that his heart is here, but that his desire to eat soft food remains here.
After the second day, Duke went back to his work and study as usual, and did not take Kilia Furious Wave to his heart.
Before time travel, he had already had enough fun on earth and was already indifferent to women.
Besides, there is also a lovely girl Murali and a beautiful female knight Vivian at home, which are enough for him to enjoy.
"There is only spiritual arcana in my heart."
He has been exposed to more and more card-making skills for civilian cards. Xiaoyi's database can obtain a large amount of experience data every time he successfully makes a card, helping him to further improve his card-making skills, such as spiritual storage cards, slide cards, etc.
Spirit Dragon card, driver card, etc.
"Sir, this is a package from the Giant of Light Spirit Weapon Company." Mulali brought in a box.
Opening the box, there are spiritual cards neatly stacked inside.
Take out one at random, bend it gently, and bend the spiritual card into a small cylinder. These are the bendable 1-ring spiritual storage cards customized from the United Card Shop.
"Well, the effect is good." Duke quickly devoted himself to the research on bendable spirit cards.
In addition to the special flexible card material, the spell model also has many novel elements. He analyzed it bit by bit and let Xiaoyi include it in the database.
This is all accumulation.
After accumulating enough, Duke can make any kind of spirit card.
The day after he got the bendable spirit card, he made a special ring-shaped card machine interface and inserted the spirit card into it.
After starting, the contact was poor and the lamp head failed to light up.
"The craftsman's craftsmanship is a bit unsatisfactory, but it doesn't matter, just make some modifications." Duke was busy all day again.
Not only did we successfully improve the ring-shaped card machine interface, but we also produced a corresponding "spirit charging cable" to charge the curved spirit storage card.
With this built-in spiritual storage card, the portable lamp has quickly become slimmer. It originally needed to be as thick as an adult's arm, but now it can be designed to be as wide as two fingers.
So small and exquisite.
"Xiaoyi, write an invention patent application." Duke ordered.
There is no need to add new processes, Xiaoyi has already written several applications in an instant, from the structure of the built-in spirit storage card to the patents related to the spirit charging line, splitting a total of more than a dozen copies. When he thinks of new related patents later,
You can still apply.
In short, Duke has once again built a set of patent barriers around the built-in energy charging solution.
Reduce the risk of someone else spending money to steal your patent.
If you want to rob, you have to spend more money!
After a while, Duke typed out the patent application written by Xiaoyi one by one on a typewriter, signed it and stamped it.
"Mulali, inform Royce and drive to the Erudite Tower."
"Okay, sir."
The shuttle shuttles quickly through the city streets. The scenery in the outer city is not as good as that in the inner city, but it is more vibrant.
There are new buildings under construction everywhere, and countless puppets are busy on the construction sites.
"I read in the newspaper that Shenjiao City will have a population of 4.2 million next year, compared with 3.9 million last year." Mulali was speechless.
"The new population has increased by 300,000 in two years. This growth rate is still acceptable." Duke nodded.
There is no foreign population in Shenjiao City, and the growing population is basically babies born locally. This new data shows that ordinary people are desperately trying to have children.
However, when the war to open up Cuihai Valley is won and Cuihai Town is built, Shenjiao City may not have any new population. Cuihai Town needs living people, while the war needs dead people. These populations must be taken from the new population in Shenjiao City.
Smooth.
For example, Duke's parents were the victims of the last war to open up the Black Snake Lair.
Before he knew it, the shuttle had passed through the outer city and arrived at the door of the Erudite Tower. Duke opened the door, got out of the car, and entered the Erudite Tower with the application form.
As soon as I entered the door, before my name was announced, the exclusive usher came over: "Your Excellency Duke, it is a pleasure to see you again."
"Nice to see you too." Who wouldn't like a beautiful guide?
Then he handed more than a dozen applications to the exclusive usher, then walked into the VIP lounge and read the newspaper.
Before finishing the message, the exclusive guide came back: "Your Excellency Duke, the Chief Director, invites you to his office."
"The chief director...is Lord Erwin?" Duke was surprised.
"Yes."
Duke quickly stood up and, under the leadership of his exclusive guide, climbed the spiritual ladder leading to the highest level of the Erudite Tower.
Erwin's assistant was standing outside the office door. After seeing Duke, he bowed and said hello: "Your Excellency, Duke, please wait a moment. Your Excellency is receiving guests."
"Okay." Duke motioned to the exclusive guide to quickly help him apply, while he sat on a chair outside the office.
I spread out the newspaper and continued reading.
This "Daily Shenjiao City" published an announcement that Master Bernoulli's Tower and Shenjiao City have formally reached an agreement to establish a spiritual insect breeding base in Shenjiao City to train a group of Gu knights for Shenjiao City.
Strengthen urban defense forces.
Duke thought thoughtfully: "Cultivating Gu Knights... is probably a remedy for the previous insect invasion and repairs the reputation among the people."