We haven't seen each other for more than a year. Arthur's figure has become more rounded, which makes his long brown dress feel like it is falling apart. He wears a soft hat of the same color on his head, showing a familiar and informal posture with Lucien.
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In the Kingdom of Holm, no matter whether the weather is hot or cold, gentlemen must wear formal clothes when going out, either a suit, a double-row gown, or a hunting suit. At most, the material is different in thickness, and it is completely indistinguishable from their appearance.
season.
In this regard, Lucien secretly cursed that the coats worn by magicians such as himself were magic robes, which could automatically adjust the temperature and humidity.
In Star Empire, Buriana Kingdom and other places, wouldn’t you faint from the heat in summer?
"Welcome back, Evans." Arthur said with a friendly and enthusiastic smile on his face.
After the cooperation with "Mineral and Harvest Company", the relationship between the two became much closer.
Lucien took off the black top hat on his head and prepared to hand it to Leo. He smiled and said: "Arthur, I didn't expect you to be the first to visit me. You found out before I informed other friends."
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"Evans, there's no need to take off your hat. His Highness the Prince invites you to a private party. Let's talk as we walk. Hey, over the past year or so, the promotion of several different models of Jinkeli has been going smoothly, and the revenue and profits are very high!"
Upon seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but rub his palms, showing his inner excitement.
Lucien stopped and asked in confusion: "What is the private party for His Royal Highness?"
"It is a gathering of nobles organized by His Royal Highness. The nobles there have the most open-minded attitude towards magicians. Especially after seeing the success of Jin Jiala and the foreseeable subsequent huge profits, they all want to conduct similar cooperation with magicians.
Therefore, His Highness the Prince would like to invite you, Evans, to come over and get to know them. They are also very curious about you." Arthur explained a few words roughly.
Then, he seemed to feel that the relationship between the two was close due to the binding of interests, so he treated Lucien as a magician who concentrated on research and did not understand human relationships and analyzed the benefits in detail for him, "Evans, this is an excellent opportunity for you to expand your network.
Many of them are great nobles. In Rentat, they have long-established forces in various counties and possess many resources. Although you are a magician and have a bright future, there is no need to waste your time to solve many things.
Time. Once you have established a wide network of contacts, a letter can solve many problems."
"And these enlightened nobles, in addition to having strong knight strength, are more or less connected with some high-level magicians, and they will be of great help to you."
"Thank you very much for your kindness. Let's set off now." Lucien agreed with a smile.
In fact, after he came back, he immediately became a disciple of the Storm Lord. There was no need to go through the nobles to interact with high-level magicians. However, Prince Patrick was Natasha's uncle, and he was involved in the affairs before and after the "Mineral and Harvest Company".
It was of great help to him, and he even used the profits from his shares in the Holm Mining Federation as a reward for promoting environmental protection. This favor had to be considered.
Moreover, getting to know the great nobles is indeed beneficial to his activities in the Kingdom of Holm. In the future, he will have to rely on them to promote the civilian use of some alchemical products. He does not have so much time and energy to devote to similar things.
Besides, kidnapping the nobles for a "win-win" and getting the people accustomed to the convenient era of "magic" is something that can effectively consolidate the foundation of the Magic Council and slowly weaken the church. Lucien, who has a strong spirit of "ownership" of the Magic Council, is very fond of this.
willing.
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Woo~ The whistle kept blaring, and the sound of the clanging iron wheels hitting the track became faster and faster. The magic steam train rolled forward with unstoppable momentum.
"Even though I have ridden on it many times, I still can't help but be shocked from the bottom of my heart every time I see the magic steam train moving. It shortens the distance between the two cities a lot and brings unbelievable...
Convenience, especially the cargo-carrying magic steam train near the mine, has reduced our previous transportation costs to an unimaginable level. Evans, why doesn't the Magic Council cooperate with us to build the magic steam train line? Several years have passed,
There are less than ten lines now!" Arthur Doyle looked at Lucien, feeling quite sad.
Lucien chuckled and said: "Such an important 'resource', of course the Magic Council must be in its own hands, and the royal family should think so too." To lay lines in the Kingdom of Holm, the king cannot be bypassed, so the royal family
I shared a lot of profits there and significantly improved my financial resources.
"Resources? Yes! From another perspective, lines and trains are indeed resources." Arthur clicked his lips, "It's a pity that His Majesty the King personally presided over this matter, otherwise the Mining Federation would still have hope..."
He seemed to have some complaints against the king.
However, he quickly calmed down and took out a kraft paper envelope and handed it to Lucien: "Evans, due to the initial construction costs for more than a year, there was no promotion and other issues, and there was no annuity. Until the last eight months, in
After the promotion of the kingdom, Jin Lala's income experienced explosive growth. This is your dividend, haha, you are a magician, so your annuity from the shares is paid monthly."
Lucien took the envelope and opened it to see a small, medium-thick, bright red book with both divine and magical marks on it.
"Thirteen thousand gold thalers."
Considering that it has only been launched for a short time, the average monthly dividend of more than 1,000 gold thalers is considered to be a very generous profit. If he gets such strong support in four countries, Lucien's estimated monthly income is 10,000 gold thalers.
It is no longer a dream. At that time, when I was a high-level magician, I had no problem spending on daily experiments and medicines. At most, I wanted to buy good equipment, conduct some high-cost experiments, and use some high-quality medicines in advance.
Save for a while.
It can be seen from this that high-level magicians are definitely made with money. If you are not a rich earl, you cannot afford to support a high-level magician.
"Knowledge is wealth." Lucien sighed sincerely.
Arthur said confidently: "When it is fully promoted and stabilized, I am confident that Evans, you will receive a dividend of five to six thousand gold talers a month."
As he spoke, he suddenly sighed: "It's a pity that such huge profits have made many high-level magicians jealous. There are high-level magicians in the other three countries who have developed new alchemical substances and cooperated with nobles to establish companies. Otherwise, the profits would have doubled."
Double."
Lucien expected this situation to occur. Money, a lot of money, a very large amount of money is enough to drive people to burst into powerful power. Sooner or later, high-level magicians will bypass their own alchemy plans to synthesize a new type of "fertilizer".
This is one of the driving forces of human progress.
Seeing Arthur looking at him with a little hope, Lucien smiled and comforted: "We started earlier than them, which is the biggest advantage." Since it can pass the review of the Magic Council, the alchemy plan of these high-level magicians can be approved.
There is definitely no place where I can find fault.
Development cannot be stopped. It can promote the expansion of industry and allow more farmers to have good harvests, which can be considered a good thing.
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Rentat, six-pointed star platform.
Polk Biff, the coachman of the royal family of Holm, paced back and forth on the platform very excitedly, and from time to time looked at the surrounding buildings with smooth and sharp lines. They were very different from the entire Lentat architectural style, with a
A mysterious and cold flavor.
With the increase of magic steam train lines, more and more platforms were built, and with the existence of alchemy workshops in the suburbs and other places, the Magic Council began to slowly weaken the fog shrouding the platforms, trying to let more people have access to alchemy.
Products, exposure to magic, eliminate the fear in their hearts.
Due to the entanglement of interests, the nobles adopted an attitude of neither encouraging nor opposing this matter, and the isolated church had to watch it happen.
Pork is different from most ordinary people who are a little afraid of magicians. When he heard the legends of magicians since he was a child, he did not envy those heroes and priests, but wanted to become a magical, powerful, and terrifying magician. Unfortunately, he did not wait until middle age.
, he also had no magical talent and could only continue his career as a coachman.
During his more than ten years in the royal family, he had more or less come into contact with some magicians, but none of them made him so excited.
"...The harvest of oats in the fields simply shocked me. Everything was golden... This is the first time that there is so much leftover after paying the lord's tax... That gold bullion is a bit expensive, but
It’s worth it, the children at home don’t have to go hungry all the time! You don’t have to use your own salary to subsidize it!”
This is what his mother said to Pork when she came as a guest from the village outside the city. That kind of excitement and happiness impressed the farmer's son deeply, and he burst into heartfelt joy, and all of this was thanks to the inventor.
The noble magician of Jin Kaila.
For the farmers at the bottom, being able to eat well and not go hungry is the greatest luxury! If they can save another sum of money to provide their children with a better future, it will be the blessing of the Lord!
"This is the real hero..." Pork said to himself in his heart while adjusting his clothes after seeing the monster-like long train stopped in front of him.
The car door opened, and Pork saw Mr. Arthur Doyle walking slowly down accompanied by a handsome young man wearing a black double-breasted gown. The monocle on his left eye made him a little more refined.
temperament.
"He is Mr. Evans? So young? That's right, magicians have potions to stay young!"
Pork walked a few steps quickly and greeted him: "Hello, I am Pork, the coachman sent by His Royal Highness the Prince. Are you Mr. Evans?" Even if Mr. Doyle is beside him, he must confirm that this is from the royal family.
rule.
"Yes." Lucien nodded gently, and then he was shocked to see Pork kneeling on his knees, kissing the hem of his clothes gently in the posture of worshiping in a church.
"Thank you for giving farmers hope."
Pork's eyes flashed with tears. (To be continued...)