my age of magic

Chapter 1241 45. Lost Business
The lords are still very satisfied with the magical power contained in these three giant crossbow arrows, or a little bit shocked.

For a long time, due to the extraordinary destructive power of the bed crossbow itself, the Green Empire people did not think that the giant crossbow needed any strengthening.

In other words, before the dark forces invaded the various planes, the bed crossbow manufactured by the empire was a powerful heavy weapon, and only the more cumbersome catapults could threaten the bed crossbow on the battlefield.

In this war of planes, whether it is the Nacoma people, the Hell Devil Legion, or the Nibru Spiderman Warriors, and the Faceless Man Legion, the defensive armor they possess far exceeds that of the Empire. People's judgment lies in the war of the dark forces in the abyss. The power of the bed crossbow is not enough for the fighters of these dark forces. It's just to shoot through the black iron armor.

Therefore, the lords need more powerful weapons to deal with the dark army, but those priceless magic cannons are the collections of wealthy families after all. For most lords, it is a magic that is elusive Weapons, their expensive upkeep and mana consumption deter most lords.

When the planar lords of the Grimm Empire formed their armies, they have traditionally used heavy armored infantry and heavy cavalry as the main combat force. The high military expenditures of building knights are often high, and the great lords only want to maintain one or two troops. With a knight order of 500 people, for an ordinary war, constructing a knight order is more like a deterrent.

However, in this winter that has passed, in the battle to guard the pass of Lake Beran in the north of Lavenham City in the northern province of Sloit, the magic crossbow played a vital role in that war-torn night .

Many lords of the northern province later analyzed the defense battle. The reason why the northern falcon warriors were able to stop the barbarians from going south was because of the strength of the warriors who participated in guarding the pass. The existence of magic crossbow bolts.

After the guarding battle, the Knights of the Guard Battalion in Lavenham City found that most of the barbarian soldiers died from the giant crossbow arrows when they cleaned up the corpses of the barbarian soldiers on the mountain pass at the pass of Lake Beran. Most of them were circular penetrating wounds, and some damaged magic crossbow bolts were also found in some mountain crevices on the mountain road and in the piles of barbarian corpses.

It was at this time that the magic crossbow re-entered the sight of the lords of the Northern Province.

What really made the magic crossbow appear in the after-dinner topic of the imperial capital was that the Prince of Wales traveled thousands of miles on a sea boat on the plane of Rocky.

According to rumors, the magic crossbow also played a vital role in the reason why the Prince of Wales was able to block the pursuit of the Nacoma.

However, in my opinion, the main reason why these lords were able to stay with me after afternoon tea to discuss the purchase of these magic crossbow arrows was because of the relationship between me and Princess Yingli, Prince James' favorite daughter. intimacy between.

That's right, because of this.

I quoted the selling price of these giant crossbow arrows to these lords, but the price of those magic crossbow arrows was slightly raised. Ordinary giant crossbow arrows cost four silver coins each, and 'sharp' attribute giant crossbow arrows cost thirty silver coins each. , 'Penetrating' attribute giant crossbow arrows cost forty silver coins each, and dual attribute giant crossbow arrows cost three gold coins each.

For thirty or even forty silver coins for a magic crossbow arrow, many lords still think that the price is too expensive. These lords think that although it is worth the money, if it is used on a large scale in the army , will multiply the cost of war, which will reduce the benefits of war.

Despite what the lords say, every lord has ordered a batch of crossbow arrows from me.

Some lords who don't care much about magic arrows simply ordered a batch of ordinary giant crossbow arrows with four silver coins each in my hands.

Yingli and Helena acted as clerks and helped me sort out the list of buyers and the quantity of purchased crossbow bolts, and I also fulfilled my promise. branch.

The cost price of each of these black iron crossbow bolts purchased in large quantities from North Duisburg is four silver coins, so for every crossbow bolt sold to Marquis Haslab, I have to post twenty copper plates upside down. I know the base price these lords paid for the arrows of the giant crossbow from North Duisburg, but I guess it will never be lower than four silver coins.

"Are these ordinary patterned crossbow arrows really purchased from North Duisburg?" Marquis Haslab held in his hand the giant crossbow arrows that had been printed with magic patterns but did not have magical effects. After watching carefully and repeatedly, he couldn't help asking me.

"Of course!" I responded to him while waving to the lords who were leaving.

The Marquis of Haslab followed me to the fountain in the forecourt garden of the lakeside manor and stopped, and asked me with a smile on his face: "Then will there be a limit to the amount I can purchase ordinary giant crossbow arrows from you? In other words In other words, can I buy it at will?"

"Of course." I said to Marquis Haslab, and stopped.

Ying Li poked his head under the grape trellis deep in the courtyard garden and waved to me. Under the grape trellis over there sat some female relatives in the Prince's Mansion.

"Would you mind if I buy a larger amount of giant crossbow arrows, for example, the amount of those giant crossbow arrows is something I can't use up in the next few decades?" Haslab continued to ask.

Could it be that because the price of the giant crossbow arrows is a little bit lower, does he want to buy back all the giant crossbow arrows that he needs to buy in the next few decades?I can't understand the way of thinking of the Marquis of Haslab, or there are other reasons, I looked at the Marquis of Haslab suspiciously, when did the lords of the Green Empire become so stingy?

The Marquis of Haslab rubbed his hands vigorously, and then mustered up the courage to say to me: "Okay, let me just say it! At present, among the friends around me, no one can come from North Duisburg. I bought the arrowhead of the giant crossbow at a price lower than four silver coins, so I think if I can buy the arrowhead of the giant crossbow from you at such a low price, then my friends around me may ask me to buy it for you..."

The Marquis of Haslaber wants to do purchasing business?I looked at the burly Marquis in front of me with a smile, and I never thought that he would have such an idea.

Perhaps because he found a cheap source of crossbow arrows?Although it was only [-] copper coins cheaper than North Duisburg, it seemed that it was the price difference that made him feel profitable?
If this is the case, it seems that I can dump all the ordinary giant crossbow arrows accumulated in the magic seal workshop in Xinliu Valley.

Although I lost a little money, but this way I can use full power to engrave those magic crossbow arrows, and I don’t have to worry that those ordinary giant crossbow arrows will destroy all the underground passages like the stones transported from the ground world of Xinliu Valley. stuffed.

I let out a long breath, glanced at Marquis Haslab, and said slowly to him: "Marquis Haslab, I just paid the price of three silver coins and eighty copper plates for the arrowhead of the ordinary crossbow in my hand. It is up to you to sell them to you, where you want to use them, as long as you want, you can even sell these giant crossbow arrows to every corner of Roland Continent."

"I feel more at ease when you say that. I will draw up a purchase plan as soon as possible, but I don't know how much output you can have here?" Marquis Haslab continued to say to me.

"Well, at present, about 12 ordinary giant crossbow arrows are produced every month, but this base number may increase exponentially in the future!" I said to Marquis Haslab.

Hearing me say such a set of data, Marquis Haslab was relieved, and said to me with a smile on his face: "I will make an order based on such an approximate quantity."

Then the Marquis of Haslab took my farewell and left the lakeside manor in a magic caravan.

Earl Connard turned around from a statue by the fountain, stood side by side with me, and watched the carriage of Marquis Hasslab leave.

Earl Conrad smiled and said to me: "Are you dumping these giant crossbow arrows?"

"I know that guy Robert. He won't take the initiative to lower the price of the crossbow arrow just because your order is large enough. In this way, wouldn't you have to lose some money for each giant crossbow arrow?" Earl Connard then Added another sentence.

I scratched my hair and said to Earl Connard: "The reason why these ordinary giant crossbow arrows are sold so cheaply is because those ordinary giant crossbow arrows can no longer be piled up in my warehouse!"

"..." Earl Connard was speechless for a while when he heard me say that.

Then he said to me: "If this is the case, the logistics department of the South Wind Army can help you eat another batch..."

"Wait and see!" I interrupted Earl Connard, I never thought that the reduction of twenty copper coins would actually make the South Wind Legion's logistics department feel the wind.

"What do you want me to wait for?" He asked me, he didn't understand the meaning of my words, he looked confused.

I put my hands on the stone platform by the pool, sat on it and said to Earl Connard: "Maybe it won't be long before your purchase plan of the South Wind Legion will change, maybe the purchase of magic crossbow bolts will increase." Increase a little, and the purchase quantity of ordinary crossbow arrows will decrease, in short, it is not a wise move to have too many ordinary crossbow arrows in the backlog."

Earl Connard frowned and reminded me: "Even if it is a single-attribute crossbow arrow, at the current price, not all lords can accept it."

I smiled confidently, and said to him, "That's because they haven't tasted the sweetness of the magic crossbow, and maybe in a few days, the price of this single-attribute magic crossbow will drop a bit."

Only then did Earl Connard realize that his judgment on the future market situation was somewhat biased, so he said to me: "You mean that the 'sharp' crossbow arrows of 25 silver coins are not the lowest price line?"

"Of course not, it can be cheaper." I said with certainty.

Earl Connard took a breath and said with emotion: "This is really unimaginable. Such a primary magic circle is only sold for 25 silver coins. How much profit margins can those junior inscribers have?"

"You will get used to it slowly, and this may turn into a major change in the wizarding world." I said to Earl Connard.

"Okay! This news sounds really good!" After Earl Connard finished speaking, he turned around and walked through a set of trails, walking slowly towards the Southwind Army's supply department behind the lakeside manor.

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In the office of Earl Robert, the boss of North Duisburg, Earl Robert was sitting on the sofa, holding a stack of thick magic parchment in his hand, and said to me: "Magician Jijia, you know that my hand What are these things?"

"Order?" I tried to guess.

Earl Robert shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, these are all returned orders."

I tried not to laugh out loud, even to raise the corners of my mouth, and said to Earl Robert, "Oh, what a pity."

Robert's chubby body was embedded in the soft sofa, and he asked me out of breath: "So...do you know what's going on?"

Without even thinking about it, I said casually: "It must be your competitor. The price of selling the products on these orders is cheaper than your price here, and it is under the premise of the same quality."

Earl Robert said angrily: "Yes, but if I say that the cause of these chargebacks is the impact of military products produced in North Duisburg, what do you think?"

"Haha, I understand." I finally understood what Earl Robert meant. He was complaining to me, saying that I cut off his beard during this time.

So I said: "If you can lower the price of those giant crossbow arrows, I can eat up all of your orders on the basis of the previous orders."

"Earl Robert hesitated for a moment, and then he said to me slowly: "The arrow head of the giant crossbow produced in North Duisburg has been set at this price for decades, and it has never changed. This price is in my hands It can also be maintained forever and will not change. "

There was an indescribable firmness in his tone, like a kind of belief.

"Well, I respect your decision very much." I said to him like this.

In fact, I sold the giant crossbow arrows at a reduced price. I really just wanted to clear all the ordinary giant crossbow arrows backlogged in the warehouse, that's all.

But from the eyes of Earl Robert, he didn't believe what I said at all. He said to me: "Although the black iron armor of the Nacoma people poured into the Grimm Empire in large quantities, which caused the price of magic black iron to drop sharply, the North Duisburg sells quality, as long as it is produced in North Duisburg, there will be no problems in terms of quality."

I originally wanted Murray to deal with these matters, but Earl Robert said this, and I felt that I would show him my cards and give him a reassurance.

So I said, "Yeah, I agree with that, so I'm going to put Murray on some more orders."

"But I want to know the answer." Earl Robert said this without thinking, his eyes were very bright, and he was fixed on mine.

"What do you want to know?" I looked at him puzzled and said to him.

"Earl Jijia, I would like to know why you sold the giant crossbow arrow you bought back at a price of [-] copper coins lower than the original price. Although it is not a big deal for you to lose a small amount of money, it is worthwhile to do so. What is the intention?" Earl Robert finally had a showdown with me, and then he added: "Are you using North Duisburg's products to suppress our North Duisburg?"

I thought about his question carefully, and then said: "I have only one purpose for doing this, and that is to get more product share from you. I accept your current selling price of the crossbow arrow, and I have no intention of changing it either.”

Earl Robert was still frowning at this time, not satisfied with my answer, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes: "But this... If one day, all the giant crossbow arrows produced in North Duisburg disappear in the imperial capital , replaced by the giant crossbow arrows produced by Duke Jijia. When people get used to all this, if you no longer place orders from the North Duisburg blacksmith workshop at that time..., we may lose the whole The market for giant crossbow arrows!"

It turns out that this is what he cares about!

I thought about it, and then said to him: "I didn't think of this, maybe you can print the line 'produced in North Duisburg' on the inner wall of the arrowhead of the giant crossbow. It's not difficult."

Earl Robert took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision, sat up straight with his hands on the back of the sofa, and asked me solemnly: "Well, what exactly do you want in order to agree to our meeting with you?" Add that line on the arrow of the giant crossbow, Earl Jijia."

"No...no, I really don't have any ideas..." I said.

He stared at me without saying a word.

I nodded at him, and he wasn't impressed at all.

I let out a breath, and then said: "Well, what I must say is that if I receive two orders at the same time, I hope that North Duisburg can give me priority production rights."

Unexpectedly, even though I said this, Earl Robert was still not satisfied. He cursed loudly, which was similar to cursing the dark forces of the plane war, and said: "%￥#%...*&, I know the blackness of the Nacoma people Once the iron armor pours into the imperial capital, nothing good will happen. Three silver and eighty copper coins can’t be less, and this price will not appear in our contract. The price difference of each batch of orders will be refunded in the form of giant crossbow arrows For you guys."

His eyes widened, and at the same time he couldn't believe his ears. He smiled at Earl Robert and said, "Oh, this is really exciting news! Earl Robert..."

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