Arcane Lord

"No, although the Tower of Time now makes more money, it also costs more. Soon a large number of apprentices will be promoted to official mages, and then the maintenance cost of the Tower of Time will increase significantly.

"In addition, there is also the cost of purchasing magic materials from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. If the sales of the magic items of the Tower of Time are not good, a mere tens of thousands of gold coins may be the last life-saving straw!"

After talking about the financial situation of the Tower of Time, Niya expressed doubts about the number of fish-men, "Only two fish-men have been discovered now!

"Even if there are more fish that slip through the net, it will not have much impact on the territory at present. There is no need to mobilize so many troops. It will not be too late to clean them up when their numbers increase."

Niya's words were reasonable, but Xia Duo still insisted on his own opinion. If he didn't start controlling the fishmen when the number was small, and when the number increased, the cost of management would be many times higher than now.

Moreover, we must also consider the variables that may exist during this period, such as the "good intentions" of the elves again. Will they liberate the murlocs after liberating the dwarfs?

Xia Duo told Niya these thoughts, and Nia's attitude relaxed. So Xia Duo changed directions and continued to persuade:

"Do you know how much the current Savile Territory development plan costs each month?"

"How many?" Niya asked directly.

She could have looked up relevant information through the tower spirit, but since Xia Duo deliberately mentioned it, she was also willing to listen to Xia Duo's explanation.

"At least fifteen thousand gold coins every month!"

"Ah! So many?!"

Niya was very surprised by such a number. If she remembered correctly, the territory only gave 5 silver coins per day to the people who voluntarily participated in the development. Why did it cost so many gold coins in a month?

Niya did a rough calculation. Based on the monthly expenditure of 15,000 gold coins, at least 1,000 people would work for thirty days every month.

This number did not fit with her intuition or the pioneering facts she had learned.

So Niya couldn't help but look at Xia Duo suspiciously, "You couldn't make up this number casually, right? Just to persuade me to send people to clean up the fishmen?"

"how come?"

Xia Duo shook his head. Since he was able to analyze subconscious information, he no longer lies easily. Even if he has to lie, he lies for the sake of lying. It is a selective strategy. He will not lie for other purposes. This goes against him. original intention.

It can be said that he has basically achieved the unity of knowledge and action, especially after becoming a senior arcanist. What existence is worth him to lie and deceive against his true intention?

"Niya, you have ignored the additional expenses of the Territory Guard during the development period, as well as the consumption of food, tools, and even the cost of compensation for casualties. In addition, some senior adventurers also deserve higher wages. Fifteen thousand gold coins a month , this number is actually not that much.”

After listening to this, Niya thought thoughtfully, "It turns out that before I knew it, the stall at the Tower of Time has grown so big!"

"You should not underestimate the potential of the Tower of Time. The problem you just mentioned that the large number of apprentices being promoted will lead to an increase in the maintenance cost of the Tower of Time is actually not a problem. They themselves can bring a lot of benefits. In addition, when I come back from Leisen , I will make a batch of high-quality spiritual talismans - well, it can be regarded as supplementing the household income!

In fact, if Xia Duo really wants to make money, there are plenty of ways to do it.

Not to mention anything else, as long as he lets out the word that he is willing to serve as a mage consultant for a certain chamber of commerce, even if he doesn't do any work and just uses his name, he can earn at least several thousand gold coins every month.

With a little work, you will get extra salary, which is even higher than the nominal consultant fee. If you work hard, you can earn an ordinary mage tower in five or six years.

This kind of money-making speed is equivalent to making 200 million in five or six years on earth, which is an average of more than 30 million a year, which is not too exaggerated.

If you do some private work and make extra money, you will make money faster.

Basically, as long as a mage reaches the stage of high-level mage, if there is no grand goal to be achieved, he can live a very nourishing life by himself.

Not to mention the senior arcanist, even now, with a territory and a mage tower dragging him, Sha Duo has never worried about money.

Compared with when he had just traveled here and had to worry about even a copper coin, his view of money at this time has undergone earth-shaking changes.

"This matter has been settled. The fish-men issue is urgent. After I get it back from Leisen, I will find a way to make some money. I will definitely not let the Tower of Time or Savile go bankrupt!"

"Well, I believe you!"

In the end, Niya was convinced. In fact, she had already agreed the moment she knew that the plan to open up the Saville Territory to the south and connect it to the Great Xia Territory would cost at least 15,000 gold coins every month.

It's just an extra 10,000 gold coins per month. After calming down, even if it is doubled again, I won't feel much pressure.

"In the meantime, let me go to the magic mechanic's office to help!" Niya said suddenly.

Xia Duo was immediately happy. In fact, with the production method of the Magic Mechanic's Department, one more Niya would not get much improvement.

It's not that Niya, as a high-level mage and arcanist, is of no use at all, but that the products produced by the Magic Mechanic's Department now only come with some low-level spells, and the production process has been completely broken down. .

In this case, Niya's actual role is not fundamentally different from that of a low-level mage.

It’s the production line that limits Niya’s performance!

Only when high-end production lines are opened in the future will high-level mages be able to completely liberate their own productivity!

But Niya has this intention, and Shado will not attack her. Recently, Niya has been busy with the research of communication mystery locks, and the progress is not ideal. It might be a good thing to temporarily change jobs and adjust her mood.

"Then I wish the magic mechanic Niya will make a lot of money soon!"

"Huh, that's for sure!"

Niya raised her head and said rather proudly.

…

Time flies and five days have passed.

Xia Duo, who had only returned from Sevington a few days ago, set off again, but this time he did not go to Sevington, although he could indeed do so, and even should do so to a certain extent.

But he still gave up.

He has already declined the invitation to the Grand Arcanist Joint Meeting. The discussion on demon summoning research, if nothing else, should have been rejected this time.

The Sevington Parliament's explanation on liberating the dwarfs had been spread to the south through the channels of the Offensive Federation the day before yesterday.

As expected, it turned out to be a request from Cormanthor to unite with the other northern kingdoms for Netheril to join the Northern Alliance.

Of course, correspondingly, Cormanthor and other countries also agreed to many conditions of Netheril and solved many problems left over from history.

For example, in the past, Cormanthor often drove the orcs into Netheril, and the eastern territories could not bear the disturbance, but there was nothing they could do about it.

You must know that most of the eastern territories are inextricably linked to the Jannik Tower, and many of them are even directly within the Jannik Tower camp.

There is nothing we can do about it, which shows how troubled this problem is.

For another example, in the past, the Cormanthor elves often entered Netheril directly without permission, and various disputes occurred from time to time.

In most cases, it is humans who end up suffering.