Arcane Lord

"Lord Harlan, I just thought of a new plan in Severington that is conducive to a win-win situation for both parties. Of course, this plan will not affect our current transaction. As for whether to cooperate or not, it is entirely up to Lord Harlan to decide. ”

"What is the plan? Lord Chateau, please tell me -" Charles Harlan's expression remained unchanged, pretending to be calm.

His family knew about his own affairs, and he wanted to cooperate with Lord Xia Duo in his heart, but he would not show it on his face.

"hehe!"

Xia Duo smiled slightly and took out a communication instrument produced by the Tower of Time from his portable space. It was a palm-sized, slightly misty, transparent crystal ball with a faintly glowing Tower of Time emblem in it.

He took the crystal ball and asked Harlan: "Lord Harlan, have you seen this?"

"Of course I have seen it, I have one myself! I think there are probably very few people in Severton who don't know about the Tower of Time communication device! Is this the cooperation that Lord Shado wants to say?"

That being said, Charles Harlan knew very well that the Tower of Time's communication tools had always been sold by the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, and he had never heard of any conflicts between the two parties. How could this stable cooperative relationship be lost because of him? What about change?

"Lord Harlan, don't worry. The cooperation I'm talking about is not about the communication magic weapon, but it is also related to the communication magic weapon. I use this communication magic weapon as an example just to illustrate the production capacity of the Tower of Time!"

"Production capacity?"

Lord Harlan thought about it carefully, and seemed to have thought of something. All the fog dissipated. He managed to control his excitement and asked calmly:

"Lord Xia Duo wants to cooperate with me in the demon-slaying arrow business just like he cooperated with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce on communication tools? No! Is it the demon-slaying amulet?"

Perhaps even he himself didn't notice that there was an obvious vibrato in his words at this moment.

Xia Duo noticed this, but didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't think about blackmailing or defrauding the other party, just talking about cooperation. If the other party didn't agree to his request, it would be useless to let the other party cry for father and mother.

If the other party agrees, or even agrees eagerly, Xia Duo will not ask for a high price. After all, the basis of cooperation is win-win, not unilateral exploitation.

Putting it into perspective, if he encounters a situation where the asking price is sky-high, even if he agrees due to the situation at the time, he will come back with revenge when the situation reverses in the future.

Or even if there is no retaliation, the cooperation itself will be a hindrance in various ways and must not maximize the benefits of the other party.

Our ancestors often said that "harmony is the most precious thing." Putting aside those mysterious philosophical speculations, what they actually mean is "win-win cooperation."

Spellcasters are selfish, but more rational. They know how to reduce risks and obtain maximum benefits. For those who don't know how to avoid risks, even if they gain momentum for a while, time will make them suffer a big fall.

Xia Duo has always been reluctant to pursue the goal of maximizing interests. He has his own goals. The so-called interests are often a tool for him to achieve his goals.

Now that the Tower of Time has moved to a new system, the apprentices have only completed one-third of their three-year contract period, but there are already signs of continuous promotion.

For no other reason, even if it is to accommodate those formal mages who are about to be promoted, Sha Duo must work hard to fully integrate those new mages into the normal operation of the system, so as not to let them wander outside or stray from the surface of the system.

Meeting Lord Harlan was inevitable. After all, he wanted to buy his manor, and he also revealed information about the customization of high-quality magic items. But when Lord Harlan took out the demon-slaying arrows and the design drawings of the demon-slaying amulet, it was purely an accident. .

Xia Duo had no knowledge or prediction beforehand, but when the opportunity presented itself, if he didn't seize it, how could he expect others to force it into his hands?

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"Lord Harlan, you guessed it right, what I want to talk to you about is the cooperation on the Demon-Slaying Amulet!"

Xia Duo first responded to Lord Haran's speculation, and then said: "I don't know much about Haran, but let me make a guess. I think it would be difficult for Haran to produce enough in a short time. Let’s kill the demon talisman!”

A genuine demon-slaying amulet must be made by a high-level mage. If there is no division of labor and collaboration, and a high-level mage is responsible for all the processes, then as long as there is a slight mistake in the process, the previous work will have to be overturned.

If you want to produce enough demon-slaying talismans in a short period of time, you need enough high-level mages to compete with probability and time!

But with the strength of Lord Haran, Xia Duo doubted how many high-level mages there were in Haran now. If he wanted to find outsiders, how many could he find? So what's the cost?

Regarding Chateau's speculation, Charles Harlan trembled slightly, but still pretended to be calm. However, this situation can be easily investigated, and there is no point in hiding it here.

Then he thought about the cooperation mentioned by Lord Xia Duo, and after hesitating for a moment, he said truthfully: "Indeed, the Haran Territory alone cannot complete the entire production plan within the deadline."

In this regard, Xia Duo just nodded silently, understanding in his heart, so he said: "In this case, what does Lord Harlan think about the Tower of Time taking over part of the production OEM?"

"OEM?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Charles Harlan's eyes. At first, he thought that Lord Chateau would ask to share the previous batch of orders he had received, but he did not expect that it would just be OEM.

If there is no order, there is no pricing power. The income must be discounted first, and if you do OEM, you can't earn the material premium. Why is this?

Xia Duo didn't explain much about this. Could it be that he said that this method could intercept scrapped mithril? Or maybe you want him to say that Tower of Time's OEM fee is much cheaper than the labor fee that the other party understands?

But for the Tower of Time, there is not much spare time to purchase the materials for the Demon-Slaying Amulet. Instead of emptying the capital flow to earn a little profit without substantial improvement, it is better to concentrate on OEM!

For the general Mage Tower, the profit of OEM may not be as high as having an order, but for the Tower of Time, it is actually no less profitable than directly dividing the order.

This is actually similar to the mobile phone industry on earth, the difference between manufacturers that build their own factories and mobile phone OEMs. The former may not necessarily make more money than the latter.

In particular, the latter's technology will continue to be updated and iterated, which will only continue to expand profit margins. Even if the situation is right one day, it is not impossible to make your own mobile phones and take up all the profits.

"Lord Harlan, there is no need to doubt that I am talking about OEM. At present, all the resources of the Tower of Time are useful, and there are no new procurement plans in a short period of time. For large orders like the Demon-Slaying Amulet, it is better to let others Prepare the mage tower to pick it up!"