Arcane Lord

After completing the delivery of the first order and making a huge profit, Xia Duo felt very comfortable. When he discussed the next order with Lord Harlan, he seemed even more calm and calm.

"After a month of training, the Tower of Time is capable of completing more orders. If Lord Harlan is willing to believe in the Tower of Time, the Tower of Time will not let you down."

"Of course I believe in the Tower of Time and Lord Shado, and I am also willing to deliver more orders to the Tower of Time. However, there is still a small problem here. I need to get your confirmation first!"

"What's the problem?" Xia Duo asked.

"It's a matter of time."

Charles Harlan thought of the days when he contacted Lord Chateau every day a few days ago. Although the other party did not break the agreement, he was also very sure that the other party intended to delay the delivery of the order.

"If possible, I hope that the Tower of Time can be delivered immediately after completing the order. We will be responsible for any additional personnel expenses incurred during the period!"

"This -" Xia Duo was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then I wonder how long the production time limit expected by Lord Harlan is?"

"How about fifteen days?" Charles Harlan tentatively suggested a time.

The first order seems to have taken a month, but because it is the first order, it will definitely take more time. The relevant personnel will become more and more familiar with it later, which will definitely save a considerable amount of time.

When talking about this number, Charles actually didn't have much confidence, because if the same order was handed over to other Mage Tower organizations, it would only take more than a month, not less.

Naturally, Xia Duo could not agree to this. He was not even willing to pay the expedited fee and wanted to deliver the goods in advance. It was simply wishful thinking.

"Lord Harlan, you have to know that everyone who can make the Demon-Slaying Talisman is a high-level mage, and no mage tower can force a high-level mage to do something he doesn't want to do, unless -"

"Unless what?"

"..."

Xia Duo immediately rolled his eyes. This is so obvious, don't you understand? Unless you add money!

"cough--"

As a last resort, Xia Duo had no choice but to put it more bluntly, "If Lord Haran is willing to increase the OEM fee for a single piece of demon-slaying amulet, the high-level mage of the Tower of Time may be willing to devote more of his personal time to complete your task." order.”

Now, Charles Harlan finally understood why Lord Chateau had not responded to his summons before. It turned out to be because of this!

From a rational point of view, it is very beneficial to him to obtain higher efficiency by adding money, but he is always a little unwilling to do so. It can be completed without adding money, so why does he have to add money?

But no matter how stupid he was, he couldn't say these words to his face, so he came up with another plan, "I just looked at the quality of those demon-slaying talismans. I believe that the yield rate of the Tower of Time is definitely more than 70%. I I think we can change the way of cooperation——

"The premise of ordering 100 pieces per month remains unchanged, but at the end of the month, for every additional piece of Tower of Time delivered, I can purchase it at a price of 3,000 pieces."

This is actually a disguised form of adding money in exchange for efficiency. It just extends the timeline of each order to one month. According to Charles' calculation, the price of 3,000 gold coins per piece, even for a normal purchase order, is still enough for the Tower of Time. Gotta earn it.

Not to mention the extra materials from OEM orders.

It's just that this time, Xia Duo still didn't agree. It's not that the additional acquisition plan is not good. Of course, 3,000 a piece is profitable. After all, a demon-slaying amulet, the finished material is 1,000, the OEM market price is 1,000, and the remaining 1,000 is pure earn.

This is true for others, but for Tower of Time, you will only earn more.

But this is not in line with Sha Duo's original intention. You want to make money, but you can't work hard. According to Lord Harlan's new plan, the Tower of Time will indeed make more money, but it is also tied to this order.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo directly stated his final plan——

"First of all, the Tower of Time only accepts delivery at the end of the month; secondly, for an order of 100 pieces, the foundry fee is 1,000 gold coins per piece, for an order of 150 pieces, the foundry fee is 1,500 gold coins per piece, and for an order of 200 pieces, the foundry fee is 1,500 gold coins per piece. 2,000 gold coins, up to 200 items per month.”

Xia Duo was not willing to be too closely tied to Lord Harlan. If he wanted to increase efficiency, it was very simple, just add money. That kind of additional purchase seemed good, but in fact, it actually turned the Tower of Time into a foundry.

Tower of Time's OEM work is just a means to make money and materials, not the ultimate goal.

The remaining materials from the processing of incoming materials are what Xia Duo values ​​​​more. Whether it is to continue to produce demon-slaying amulets, other magic items, or to maintain the Tower of Time, it is relatively flexible.

At the same time, he is not worried about Lord Harlan running away. After experiencing the high efficiency of the Tower of Time, if he switches to other Mage Tower organizations or some individual order takers, the experience will be completely incomparable.

Sure enough, after Xia Duo revealed his final plan, Lord Harlan fell silent, frowning and thinking, but he did not leave.

Of course, the price of this plan is too high, but a foundry with such consistent quality and extremely high efficiency naturally has the confidence to raise such a price.

When other mage towers become mass-produced, it will not be too late to start a price war.

Of course, such a price is only valid within the first few months after the design of the Demon Slayer Talisman is released. Over time, it is most efficient to purchase finished products from a large number of individual high-level mages.

But there will definitely be various problems by then, such as the unstable quality of amulets produced by different groups of people, which requires additional inspection time, or high-level mages who need to complete production tasks for their own mage tower organizations and deliver private orders. Delay and so on.

Xia Duo knew that Lord Harlan received the military industry order directly from the dwarf prince, and also received it in advance. How could he use a batch of miscellaneous goods with too different quality to deliver the goods?

Of course, you should choose a guaranteed "brand manufacturer" like Tower of Time!

The fact was just as Xia Duo expected. Lord Harlan thought for a long time and finally agreed to Xia Duo's plan. The second batch of orders directly exceeded the limit given by Xia Duo——

There are 200 pieces per month, and the foundry fee is 2,000 gold coins per piece, but the yield is slightly higher, reaching 80%.

Regarding the issue of the finished product rate, Xia Duo and Lord Harlan discussed back and forth for a long time. Lord Harlan had a very firm attitude in this regard and finally settled on 80%.

If it costs another 70%, it probably won’t be worth the OEM fee of 2,000 per piece.

Of course, Xia Duo also intended to give in after some difficult negotiations, otherwise it would be too easy and the other party might not cherish it.

In fact, Xia Duo doesn't really care about the issue of making more or less. Reaching a deal is the key. With a deal, you can make money, earn materials, and provide job opportunities for the magic technicians of the Tower of Time.

Strive for your own interests as much as possible under the premise of win-win.

Without the premise of win-win, even if you make more in a short period of time, you will lose more in the long run.