Arcane Lord

However, although Chateau explained the source of the next infrastructure materials, for Cecily, there was still another issue that could not be ignored, and that was the issue of money.

Debts have to be settled in the end, right? Where does the money come from?

When it came to this issue, Niya seemed a little confused and asked Xia Duo: "Yes, even if you don't have to pay cash for the time being, you will still have to pay in the future. You can't delay it for several years, right?"

"Cecilia can actually answer this question herself!"

"I?"

Cecily said with a look of disbelief, continuing to hold Niya's arm and cry, "There is not much money left in the Tower of Time's books. Although there will be a lot of income in the future, the previous orders must be repaid first."

The Tower of Time had already incurred a huge debt in order to maintain and support the construction of the floating city. If it were not supported by the income from mass production of magic items, it might have gone bankrupt long ago.

Now we have to spend more, and we don’t know when this debt will be repaid!

"well--"

Xia Duo wanted to talk about women's opinions, but Niya was also waiting for his explanation. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Niya really didn't know or was just pretending.

"Cecilia, tell me, what is the current monthly net income of Tower of Time?"

"It's about 200,000, but the sales volume of communication instruments has declined recently. It should be that the market is close to saturation. It is supported by the high profits of the second-generation communication instruments, but it is foreseeable that it will not last long."

When it comes to her own job, Cecily knows it better than anyone else, but because of her understanding, she is even more worried, “But most of the net income of 200,000 yuan has to fill the hole in previous orders, especially the reserve resources. It’s just a bottomless pit.”

The reserve resources Cecily mentioned were actually the consumption of the early construction of the floating city. During the peak period, materials worth more than one million gold coins were needed every month. Fortunately, the main construction time was short, which prevented the Tower of Time from going bankrupt.

Now it has turned to a flat reserve, and the balance of payments is actually still balanced, if not for Xia Duo's current incident.

"Cecilia, you only saw the sales of Tower of Time communication tools falling, but you didn't see the general trend of the overall price of magic items in Netheril falling. Do you know what this means?"

"What does it mean?"

"This means that a more brutal price war than in the past is coming, and this is a new development opportunity for the Tower of Time!"

"What kind of opportunity is a price war? In the end, no one will make a profit, so don't do it!"

Cecily's words were obviously filled with a bit of pique, and Xia Duo didn't need to refute. Niya gave Cecily a heavy tap on her forehead and said with a smile:

"You are stupid! As long as the Tower of Time can mass-produce magic items, of course we will be the only ones left standing in the end of the battle!"

If it was before Shado went to Sluvende, Niya might still be worried about whether the price war would trigger a real-person battle in the end, but knowing the true power of the floating city, Niya no longer worried about that, but was more optimistic about the possibility. The trouble that arises is a bit overwhelming.

Although her statement is a bit straightforward, it is closer to the true nature of the matter. The reason why Tower of Time can make money now is not because of those specific products, but because of its mass production capabilities!

If there are no such things as communication tools and vigilance talismans, you can also find ways to develop other products. As long as you have mass production capabilities, there will be no shortage of opportunities to make money.

And Xia Duo has long understood that technology can reap a lot of dividends even if it is just one step ahead, let alone half an era ahead!

When the Tower of Time develops a more universal production and manufacturing machine (mainly in terms of software) in the future, it can be said to be an entire era ahead of Netheril!

In fact, Xia Duo does not like to engage in price wars, but prefers to make a fortune silently as before. However, the progress of the times cannot be stopped. In the early stage, he can only use price wars to occupy the market, and then he can increase the premium through brand management.

Of course, if you can become the setter of industry standards, the benefits will be difficult to calculate in terms of money.

Shado is confident that the Tower of Time can maintain its existing advantages and remain at the forefront of magic applications.

As for theory, it is not unattainable if you work hard. The equation spell that Sha Duo discovered before can be said to have reached the pinnacle of Nese magic and even opened up a whole new field.

The theoretical basis of [Mythra] is not complicated. It is an independent arcane fire device. It is only difficult to realize due to limited materials or other factors. It can be said to be an engineering miracle, but it can hardly be said to be the pinnacle of theory.

Arcane fire is the core of the Nese magic system. Even if there is no Yin Orem or Shado to come up with [Mythra] in the future, others will make corresponding independent arcane fire devices in the future.

There is no doubt about this, and it has been foreseeable from the very beginning of the Arcane Fire Theory.

…

After explaining the reason why the Tower of Time must not make ends meet, Shado wanted to send Cecily away directly, but seeing how close Niya and Cecily were, he couldn't help but add a few more words:

"In the future, the division of labor in the Tower of Time will be clearer, and related work will be more professional. Cecily, if you want to continue to work in areas such as material coordination, revenue and expenditure management, and even financial planning, you need to work more on these areas. "

Shado did not want Cecily to rely on her relationship with Niya to obtain the position in the Tower of Time's Materials Department. In the long run, it was almost an inevitable result that someone more qualified than Cecily would appear in the Tower of Time.

If Cecily doesn't work harder on her business, Shado will definitely replace her in the future.

In fact, Xia Duo's words were not only meant for Cecily, but also for Niya. When Xia Duo said that he would give everyone two choices at the meeting, Nia was trying to persuade Cecily to choose. Learning machine.

Because Niya knows him and knows that he will definitely find a way to perfect the learning machine, but——

If Cecily is very talented in magic, then this choice cannot be said to be wrong, but what is Cecily's true talent?

Among the few students left by Lord Epps, only Cecily is still a low-level mage. Among the apprentices recruited during the transformation of the Tower of Time two years ago, there are already mid-level mage.

To know the benefits and treatment that current Tower of Time apprentices and new mages can enjoy, Cecily will only have more, not less. In this case, there is no progress.

Then choosing a learning machine would be a pure mistake.

The perfected learning machine is not an artifact that can be mastered at first glance. It is essentially similar to Sha Duo's personal teaching, but Sha Duo has no confidence in training Cecily into an arcanist.

Of course, if there is no time limit, you should be able to become an arcanist, but there are stages in learning this kind of thing. You can't learn it after a certain time, and even if you learn it later, it won't mean much.

In the foreseeable future, Xia Duo is not planning to popularize the art of immortality, at least not to everyone.

"The Romance of Fairy Wood"

So instead of letting Cecily develop into the research field in pain and never achieve anything in her life, it is better to choose a field that she is good at and develop it now, and maybe achieve a good result.

In a normal and orderly civilization, there will be no distinction between high and low, only the division of labor.

Although there may be some actual gaps, with his own efforts at the helm, Xia Duo believes that the gaps will be controlled to a level that is acceptable to most people (in the future).

In current terms, he is now persuading Cecily to choose a good career direction instead of choosing a highbrow basic research field that she is not good at and may not even be interested in.