my armed maid

Chapter 101 98: The price of being famous in history

Although he pointed out many shortcomings of this magic vehicle to Arland, Nolen did not mean to look down on it.

The invention from 0 to 1 is not the same difficulty as improving 1 into 2.

Flamel's ability to build the prototype of the magic car truly proved its alchemy level and creativity. It is only a matter of time before it can be further improved and optimized.

At the same time, Nolen was able to quickly deduce the working principle of the magic car because of his memories and insights from his previous life.

As long as he is willing to study hard and even ask questions directly through the Book of Omniscient Knowledge, he can also master the core technology of manufacturing this magic vehicle.

But mastering the technology does not mean that Linfeng City can mass-produce magic vehicles.

Take the core magical mechanism "Flamel Motor" as an example. Its structure is delicate and extremely difficult to manufacture. It cannot be made smoothly by the alchemists in the factory after getting the blueprints.

This is the same reason why Flamel couldn't understand the secrets of the new magic circle even if he got it.

The accumulation of knowledge and technology has always been gradual, and there is no such thing as becoming fat in one go.

Therefore, Nolen also admitted that, at least in a short period of time, Flamel's dominance in the field of alchemy is still unshakable, and Linfeng City needs to learn from him.

After chatting with Arland all the way, the magic car quickly drove into Flamel's city lord's palace.

As soon as Nolen got out of the car, several reception officials came over and bowed:

"Sir Nolen, Master Bach has been waiting for you for a long time."

Under their guidance, the envoys walked into the office building of the City Lord's Mansion. Nolen crossed his arms with a thoughtful expression.

The scenes that Arland had described to him before coming here were quite rich. The Alchemy Society would give him an award, and the city lord Bach would entertain him grandly.

Originally, he was mentally prepared to be warmly entertained and welcomed by Flamel, but now it seems that there is some discrepancy between reality and ideals.

From being received into the city to heading to the city lord's palace, the process was too ordinary. It was no different from the treatment received by ordinary envoys visiting the city. It could even be said to be a bit low-key.

Such a "cold" style can be said to be very different from Flamel's image of eager invitations many times before.

However, when he thought about it carefully, he gradually understood the little Jiujiu in Flamel's heart.

Flamel's attitude towards him is directly related to whether he can negotiate cooperation with the city owner Bach.

If both parties hit it off during the subsequent negotiations, Flamel and Linfeng City are expected to forge a long-term alliance——

Then, Flamel will naturally not be stingy with its enthusiasm.

For example, the Alchemy Society awards various honors, provides various supports such as extraordinary potions, Bach and Nolen are present together, and publicly announces the friendly relations between the two forces, etc. This will be shown one by one.

And if all these benefits are given to himself in advance, and the cooperation does not go smoothly when the time comes, wouldn't Flamel waste his efforts to make wedding clothes for others?

This Lao Deng really knows how to calculate carefully.

Thinking secretly in their hearts, the envoys came to the door of the office. The officials knocked on the door, then bowed to Nolen and said:

"Your Excellency Nolen, you can meet with Lord Bach together with any of the envoys."

There are five people in the envoy group, including four bodyguards, and he is the only one who can talk things over. It would be unrealistic and inappropriate for them all to go in.

"I……"

Julius volunteered to follow him in, but when he saw that the maid on the side had already entered the door with Nolen, he couldn't help but put his half-stretched hand on the bridge of his nose and rubbed it in embarrassment.

With his martial arts skills and passion, he is still not as trustworthy as the young and beautiful maid, who is more trusted by the General Staff. TAT

On this side, Nolen walked into the city lord's office. Sitting in front of him was a middle-aged man with a majestic face. I think he was the city lord Bach Flamel.

In addition to Bach, there was also an old man with gray hair sitting in the room, whose origin was unknown.

As an envoy from Linfeng City, the due etiquette must still be in place. Nolen bowed respectfully to Bach and said:

"I am Nolen Viches, the envoy of Linfeng City. I am here to express my sincere greetings to Flamel on behalf of Linfeng City. I hope that the friendship between the two cities will last forever."

"I am Bach Flamel, Lord of Flamel."

Bach stood up and then introduced, "This is Hero Lupus, who serves as the director of the Alchemy Society headquarters and is also the most powerful magic circle alchemist in Flamel."

"Oh, I can't accept it anymore." The gray old man looked Nolen up and down, then shook his head and sighed.

"Now that the founder of the new magic circle has come to Flamel, how can I have the nerve to call myself the most powerful magic circle alchemist in Flamel?"

"That's ridiculous." Nolen smiled, and the three of them sat down again.

"Welcome to Flamel, the holy city of alchemists."

Bach immediately said seriously, "Alchemy is a great science full of possibilities. We welcome any alchemist to join and communicate. We hope to gather the wisdom of all alchemists and jointly promote the development of alchemy." develop.

"So we created the Alchemy Society. We will treat the research results of every alchemist fairly and will not bury any talented alchemist."

"And Nolen, your achievements in the field of magic formations have surprised us. This is why we have invited you over again and again. Your contribution to the field of magic formations deserves our vigorous promotion and awards!"

"Uh……"

Nolen coughed lightly and reminded, "I am not here as a personal alchemist this time, but as an envoy from Linfeng City.

"Let's not talk about the research results and the Alchemy Society for the moment. Let's talk about the future cooperation between the two cities."

Bach showed a smile: "Actually, this is the same thing. Frankly speaking, Flamel has no desire for Linfeng City itself. The person we invited at the beginning was you.

"Nolen, you should also be very aware of the importance of the new rune system. With this achievement, you have every chance to become the youngest legendary alchemist in history——

"But Linfeng City cannot help you reach such a status. Only Flamel can."

Nolen frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Think about it carefully." Bach said slowly, "You have an ordinary background, your teacher is not very famous, you have no achievements in the past, and you have not even become an official alchemist for half a year.

"But such a newcomer can create a new rune system that subverts the times. Such a ridiculous thing... I guess no one with common sense would believe it, right?

“Once the news is released, you will become the target of public criticism, and you will face doubts, tests and even personal threats from many peers. These difficult and trivial matters are enough to make people mentally and physically exhausted.

"But Flamel is the headquarters of the Alchemy Society, and its status in the minds of alchemists goes without saying. At this time, only we can prove to the world that you have indeed made epoch-making achievements.

"We will be your strongest support. With Flamel's endorsement, no one will question your status in the alchemy world.

"You will become the founder of the field of magic formation in the new era. You will become the youngest legendary alchemist in a century. Your name will be printed on the book by the Alchemy Society, and will be remembered and sung by everyone in the future generations -"

"Just like the greatest alchemist 'Edward Flamel'!"

At this point, Bach's tone became passionate, and even the gray-haired old man Hero on the side looked at him with bright eyes.

To rival Grandmaster Edward and leave his name in the history of alchemy, is this the ultimate goal of many alchemists?

With this achievement, what more can I ask for!

Bach is undoubtedly well aware of the pain points of alchemists, and I believe that most alchemists will re-examine their future life paths after hearing such inflammatory lobbying. But Nolen's expression remained calm. He keenly grasped the subtext in Bach's words and asked with a little sarcasm:

"You mean, if I don't join Flamel, I won't be recognized by my peers and become a legendary alchemist?"

Objectively speaking, the Alchemical Society does enjoy the highest prestige and status in the world of alchemy. The alchemical books it compiles are almost the same as the textbooks of alchemists.

As long as I can gain its recognition and support, my future development in the alchemy world will undoubtedly be smooth.

However, since it can support you, it can also oppose you.

Could Bach's words just now also be understood as a threat to him from the Alchemical Society?

You'd better join us and cooperate with us, otherwise don't blame me for denying your achievements.

"You misunderstood, I didn't mean that." Of course, Bach himself would definitely not admit this, "I was just stating a fact."

Nolen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although they are unwilling to admit it, the fact is that as the largest neutral organization for alchemists, the Alchemy Society is indeed a benchmark existence in the world of alchemy.

Why did he go through so much trouble to take the Alchemy Society exam in the first place?

It is because only by passing the examination of the society can one become an alchemist recognized by the world.

The influence of the Alchemical Society is evident.

"So, what do you want from me in exchange for my name going down in history?"

Nolen spread his hands and raised the corners of his mouth, "Is this all the research results of the new rune system? I think when you get it completely, it won't take long -

"It will be renamed the Flamel Rune System by some people with ulterior motives."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly solidified.

"I promise that won't happen."

Bach said slowly, "The creator himself has the right to name his own research results. Even if you join Flamel, as long as you don't want to, we will not name it this way.

“And we will make it clear that you are the sole creator of this new system, and you don’t have to worry about your research results being appropriated or plagiarized by others.”

Nolen stared at him and said slowly: "So, what if I'm not going to join Flamel?"

"That's the same. The Alchemy Society is a completely neutral organization. As long as your research results are genuine, they will never be buried."

That is to say, but the headquarters of the Alchemy Society is in Flamel, and the leadership of both is the same group of people. In essence, there is no difference between the two.

As a city and a force, Flamel definitely has its own position and its own tendencies.

Nolen sat back in his chair and calmed his tone: "I don't care about anyone's doubts, because true talent will not become false because of a denial, and a lie will not become true because it is repeated many times.

“If you have to rely on someone’s support to prove your talent, then it means that your talent is only of this level.

"The legendary alchemist...it takes many tests to become a legend, doesn't it?"

Hearing this, Bach and Hero showed a strange look on their faces.

"I'm just saying, it'll save you a lot of trouble."

Bach immediately shook his head and said, "Even a genius needs full concentration to gain anything from research. If you spend a lot of energy on various trivial matters, it is really a waste.

“Furthermore, Flamel is located in the middle of the empire, which is not only rich in magic crystals, but also convenient for receiving alchemical resources from all over the world at any time.

"I think compared to the remote and backward Linfeng City, there should be no comparison between the two."

"Yes." Nolen said frankly, "Compared to Flamel, Linfeng City only attracts me a little bit."

"what?"

"That's where I stayed for eighteen years. I was frustrated there and made my fortune there. Although I had unpleasant experiences, I also made some friends."

Nolen smiled and said, "I'm a lazy person and don't want to move as long as my life is decent, so thanks to your love, I don't plan to look for another place.

"Of course I'd love to make some friends at Flamel and I hope to continue working with Flamel, which is why I'm here now."

"Cooperation..." The recruitment plan failed. Bach was a little disappointed and asked again.

"So, to what extent are you prepared to cooperate with us this time?"

If we just cooperate, technical exchanges will be very limited.

Just as Flamel would not easily reveal his core research results, it is expected that Nolen would also hold the key secrets of the new rune system in his own hands.

After all, this is his trump card.

Sure enough, as expected, Nolen was only willing to continue to trade ready-made new magic circles with Flamel, and agreed that Flamel would order new strategic magic tools from Linfeng City in the future.

Accordingly, his asking price was much higher than when we first cooperated.

Not only did he request various core research results from Flamel such as extraordinary potion formulas, human body refining technology, and Flamel motors, but he also hoped that Flamel could dispatch a group of senior alchemists to come to Fengcheng to support the construction. .

The rewards obtained were obviously not proportional to the income. Bach couldn't help but hammered:

"Don't forget that Linfeng City also needs to import magic crystals from Flamel. This is not a small sum that can be taken away in one go."

"I didn't forget." Nolen nodded and said, "I mean, even if this item is deducted... Flamel no longer needs to export magic crystals to Linfeng City."

"What did you say?" Bach was shocked, and even Hero on the side looked at Nolen in surprise.

Flamel and Linfeng City have always had a clear supply and demand relationship with each other.

Linfeng City needs Flamel's magic crystal and technical support, while Flamel needs Linfeng City's new rune system and new magic weapon.

The two thus restrict each other and achieve a certain degree of balance in their cooperative relationship.

But now, if Linfeng City no longer relies on Flamel's supply of magic crystals, this balance will be broken.

Flamel's demand for Linfeng City will be even stronger, because they urgently need to rely on the new rune system to enhance their combat power.

But they can't grasp each other's pain points to stop the other party from opening their mouths.

Quietly, Flamel actually fell into a passive position in the negotiations with Linfeng City. This was something that Bach had never imagined before.

Now that the matter has come to this, how will this delicate cooperative relationship be maintained?

(End of this chapter)