Arcane Lord

"Uncle Aibo, Master Depak, let me give you the simplest example. I went to Severton a few days ago, and a brand new communication weapon has appeared there, priced at 1,500 gold coins. You guys How much do you think they cost?”

"At least 5 or 600 gold coins!"

"If Tilak and the others were to make it, the cost would be less than 300 gold coins!"

"This is impossible!"

Not only Aibo and Depak looked unbelieving, but even Niya showed some hesitation, "Xia Duo, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true! Haven't you ever focused on Tilak Research Laboratory at all?"

"Is it [Eternal Magic]?! Have they researched it?" Aiboike, who knew the inside story better, asked immediately.

"Not only permanent magic, permanent magic can only reduce the cost of materials. For a magic item, the finished materials can only account for a minority. The real majority is labor, the labor cost of the spellcaster!"

Afterwards, Xia Duo summoned the tower spirit, pulled out a projection, and said to Ai Burke and others: "Look, this is the scene in the 021 workshop on the public floor. What did you think of?"

There is a production line in the 021 workshop. Of course, the formal mage-level magic technicians are not yet in place. For the time being, there are only apprentice-level technicians.

But these alone give us a glimpse of the whole picture.

From the beginning of the production line, a small mithril ingot went through many rounds of inspections and entered the alchemy circle. Magic technicians with the ability to cast spells skillfully performed auxiliary line drawing, shaping and other processes on it.

Afterwards, it turns into a standard component and flows into the hands of the next apprentice. After multiple comparisons with standard measuring sticks, it flows into the final assembly line.

Finally, together with other mithril components, it is assembled into the core of the magic item, and finally sealed by a skilled craftsman using a magic scroll. (This is considered a semi-finished product. The encapsulation and subsequent linking of the magic network and inspection need to be done by a formal mage. There is a shortage of people now)

In a short period of time, Aiboike and others witnessed the manufacturing process of each mithril component, as well as the scene of a semi-finished crystal ball being put into a wooden box.

There are seven or eight crystal balls neatly stacked in the wooden box, and in the corner of the workshop, there is a row of similar small wooden boxes.

Sha Duo turned off the projection and continued to explain:

"This is the current team of magic technicians in the Tower of Time. Through them, the production cost of any magic item can be reduced by at least 20%. Of course, don't think that this kind of production method of division of labor and cooperation is only available in the Tower of Time, Severington Many mage towers over there have already done this!"

Of course, this was what Sha Duo said to scare them. Although he guessed that there was already a mage tower in Severton that had begun division of labor and cooperative production, he was not sure to what extent.

However, with the Tower of Time's own live demonstration of magic mechanics, no matter how much he exaggerates others, it won't seem too out of the ordinary.

In fact, Sha Duo had already mentioned to Aibo and Niya that there might be a new production method in Severton, but they didn't pay attention to it.

"From now to the future, the production of magic items has entered an era of cost-compression competition. Even if you are not willing to accept it, other Mage Towers will not take care of your feelings! In the future, Tower of Time will not be able to sell any of its products. When the time comes, I can’t wait to regret it again!”

After seeing with their own eyes the efficient manufacturing scene of the Tower of Time, and with Xia Duo's well-intentioned persuasion, Aiboike and Depak finally accepted this reality, but——

"What does this have to do with actively training low-level mages? Aren't there many apprentices now?"

"It has a great relationship. Once the competition starts, it will be about who can have cheaper industrial workers. What else can be cheaper than treating spell casters as ordinary people! The more spell casters, the lower the natural cost. At the same time, this is also It relates to the nature of competition, which is the strength of each mage tower. If the strength is too weak, why should it protect such a large market? "

In the final analysis, whether it is selling magic items to make money, or any other way to make money, only when the Tower of Time itself is strong can it have the confidence to do those things!

If you want the Tower of Time to be powerful, in addition to improving quality, quantity is also very important. After all, even the Grand Arcanist is not strong enough to ignore the number of spellcasters.

After saying that, Xia Duo looked around again, lowered his voice and whispered: "Don't you think there are too few people in the Tower of Time? The Seven Towers rely on a large amount of territorial input to maintain the great arcanist for generations. The Tower of Time Woolen cloth?"

This is of course an exaggeration and fiction, and it selectively ignores that the Tower of Time is a bloodline inheritance, while the Seven Towers have actually become a collective inheritance.

It's just that now Xia Duo is considered to be at the top of the Tower of Time's talent, and is also at the top of power. It's not too inconsistent to say this, and it's easy for people to subconsciously ignore the possibility of being surpassed by others. .

Of course, as far as Xia Duo himself is concerned, he is not worried about the negative consequences caused by being overtaken by others. After all, there are still some concerns within the Seven Towers.

Furthermore, Niya's great-grandfather, the Grand Arcanist Xavier, is about to return. By then, the Tower of Time will be one of the Sixteen Constants of Nese. The emergence of a genius Grand Arcanist in the Tower of Time will only increase the number of the Tower of Time. the weight of.

At the practical level, again, if there is no permission from a superior (usually a mentor), it is almost impossible for a new great arcanist to appear. If he feels that there is a threat, he will be killed directly. There will be no chance for him to continue to be promoted!

…

Hearing Xia Duo's almost naked suggestion, Ai Bok was immediately moved. If he didn't feel anything before, now he knows that the future will require manpower competition, a large number of people, and even more people to give birth to a great arcanist.

There is almost no other way out. Enrollment must be expanded and training must be proactive!

"I agree, but I need to observe it for a while first. If the effect is not good or something unexpected happens, I hope to stop it immediately!"

"of course!"

Sha Duo naturally readily agreed to Ai Burke's mature words. He knew that once the academy-style collective training started, it would be difficult to stop.

With the pressure of reality, the temptation of painting a pie, and perhaps some influence of ideals, he finally convinced Ai Bo and De Park.

As for Niya, Sha Duo is not worried. Young people are always willing to accept new things!

…

After finalizing the matter of transferring the relationship with the low-level mage with De Park, Sha Duo left in a hurry. Transferring the relationship with the low-level mage was very simple on paper, it was just a change of data.

But those living people are in trouble. We need to arrange study and work for them and make the Academic Affairs Office truly become the Academic Affairs Office. This cannot be solved in a few sentences.