Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

With the opening of Lux's pattern, the sales of Forsbarrow's furs have also expanded. If it is not limited to Demacia, no matter how many furs the Freljord hoards, it should be possible. Sold!

However, when Ino, who had returned home with a full load, heard about Lux's plan, his whole body was stunned.

It's not that she has any other ideas for selling the furs or has any interests of her own in the Freljord trade. What makes Ino stunned is that she will leave Lux and Forsbarrow again. Went on a business trip!

Moreover, unlike a trip to Ningshuang Port, which is only a few thousand miles away, this business trip will take a long time and go far!

After all, according to Lux's idea, the final market for the furs should be in Ionia and the northern border of Noxus, so Ino, who is in charge of this trade negotiation, may have to go to Ionia himself!

Generally speaking, if you want to get from Forsbarrow to Ionia, you need to go south to the capital of Demacia, take a boat at the port of Xiongdu, and then take the Valoran Strait from west to east, cross the Vazuan Grand Canal, and stop at Bill. Givot made a transfer and eventually turned around and headed north.

The entire voyage, even in straight line distance, is more than 30,000 miles.

(Of course, a true warrior can also choose to cross the Freljord directly, but doing so will probably be far more difficult than crossing the Great Sai Desert.)

What's even worse is that this voyage is not only a long way, but also a heavy task.

Ino needs to investigate and record business information along the way, and return to Vazuan to see the place where they once struggled, and try to establish a connection between Vazuan and Forsbarrow; in Bilgewater, Ino Sarah, the current pirate queen, needs to be persuaded that it is best for her to participate in the trade from Forsbarrow to Ionia; finally, in Ionia, Ino has to handle the sales of furs, although she and Lark Silk has some connections in Shadow Stream, but this may be a very difficult task. After all, the current situation in Ionia is not very stable, and everything is in the process of change...

What's even worse is that no matter how smooth this journey is, it will take at least half a year to go back and forth. When Ino returns to Forsbarrow, she can start preparing for the Freljord trade next year. , the two business trips can be seamlessly connected!

Good guy, not only are there business trips one after another, but the business trips are also getting longer and longer each time. How can Ino not be dumbfounded?

People are not machines.

Although Ino can understand the importance of opening up sales and establishing a trade network, it is still too painful for her to be so wandering - even if Ino now understands and agrees with Lux's ideals and understands Kalya She has high expectations for herself, but she still cannot deny that in many cases, Lux is her source of motivation.

Reason told Ino that this journey was necessary, but the thought of wandering at sea for a year still made Ino unable to accept the indescribable feeling of abandonment.

Looking at Ino, who was in a daze, Lux, who had recovered from the excitement of finding a market, finally realized the problem in her plan.

"Um... I'm sorry." Lax took the initiative to open her arms and hugged Ino, "I didn't consider your feelings - when I think about it again, Teacher Kalya will be back soon, maybe we have other ways .”

"Your plan is perfect." He put his arm around Lux's shoulders and smoothed her long golden hair. After coming back to his senses, Ino quickly shook his head gently, "At least in my opinion, It's great... Indeed, supplementary trade has brought us a large amount of furs, and these furs may be barely digestible in a short period of time, but if it happens again next year, I'm afraid we will really only have furs."

"Perhaps we can invite Vazuan's representatives to visit Forsbyro." Lux whispered, "We don't have to send an envoy, but we can also ask Vazuan to send an envoy - I haven't seen Explosion for a long time. I don’t know if she has complete control over Jinx now…”

"No, that's different." It seemed that he had done a good job of psychological construction, and Ino quickly regained his sanity, "Fosbairo doesn't have any capital to cooperate with Wazuan. Our career has just begun. Wazuan If you are willing to send an envoy, I am afraid the effect will not be good."

Ino added an accent to "us."

"Although the development of Forsbarrow has just started, the spices and furs produced here are still irreplaceable." Lux shook her head, "At least they cannot be replaced in a short time."

"In this case, why don't we avoid the shortcomings and only show the advantages of Foss Barrow?" Ino finally let go of Lux, looked at her with a smile and said, "Just let me take Foss Barrow with me. Barrow's specialty, go out and be a salesman, just like we pretended to be when we arrived in Piltover for the investigation-it's better to be a salesman than to pretend. It’s easier for a salesman to come, right?”

Seeing Ino's smile, Lux was a little stunned.

"When I first arrived in Piltover, I still needed your comfort." Ino's face showed a nostalgic color and continued, "But now, I am no longer the person who only knows how to hide after leaving home. The child is crying under the quilt.”

Lux opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words came to her lips, nothing came out.

"We once set foot on the top of the mountain together." Ino looked directly into Lux's eyes, as if stars were shining in her eyes. "It's just a long-distance sales trip. Could it be more difficult than reaching the top?"

……………………

Three days later, with Shyvana's return, Ino's next trip was finally officially moved to an internal meeting of the three northern giants.

Sona, who heard about this journey for the first time, opened her mouth in astonishment - after being stunned for a while, she couldn't help but pluck her strings.

"Perhaps, let me try. This is the road I took from Ionia to Demacia."

Unfortunately, Lux and Ino immediately shook their heads simultaneously.

Although Sona is an Ionian, she has lost her voice. Even if she can communicate with others using jihua, it is still inconvenient.

In addition, as a member of the Bouvier family, she could come to Forsbarrow to support her good friends, but leaving Demacia rashly was still a bit unconscionable.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Sona has nothing to do with Vazuan - after Kalya's Golden Feather appeared in Vazuan, Vazuan, which was originally an important commercial city, became Shurima's It's delicious. If Sona, a person with no connections in Vazuan, comes to visit, even if she comes with letters of recommendation from Lux and Ino, she may not be able to establish a reliable trade route.

This is also reflected in the issue of Bilgewater. Lux and Sarah are comrades who have fought side by side. Ino has also dealt with Sarah and can be said to be on speaking terms, but the relationship between Sona and Sarah They are just complete strangers. Friends of friends may not be enough for the people of Bilgewater to spend a lot of effort to build another 30,000-mile route.

Even on the Ionia side, Sona has no advantage over Ino. After all, when she left Ionia, she was just a refugee orphan, but Ino has had a lot of cooperation with Shadow Stream.

Therefore, no matter Lux, Ino or Kalya, they all had a negative attitude towards Sona's self-recommendation.

Looking at Lux and Ino who shook their heads silently, and Kalya who directly objected, Sona could only shake her head with a wry smile after a moment of silence.

"Lux's plan is very good." After directly rejecting Sona's proposal, Kalya also understood where this subtle atmosphere came from, so he took the initiative to speak, "To be honest, the best candidate for this messenger was originally Lux’s own—but considering that Forsbarrow really can’t live without her now, and someone has a very high intolerance for taking a boat, the best choice now is indeed Ino.”

"..."

Lux, who was suddenly called out because of seasickness, opened her eyes in shock - Dear teacher, is now the time to talk about this?

However, because of Kalya's teasing, the atmosphere of this small meeting relaxed a lot. After a pause, Kalja continued to add his own opinions.

"I very much agree with the matter of foreign trade. If Forsbarrow wants to fully rise, it must improve both internally and externally. The current domestic market of Demacia with limited purchasing power cannot support your ideals at all, but , I have some additional instructions on the specific itinerary of this trip."

Kalya's words made the three giants in the north subconsciously sit upright - "I have some additional explanations" often appeared in Kalya's teaching, usually after asking questions in class. For these three people who had studied magic with Kalya For a little girl, this sentence has a bit of a conditioned reflex in it.

"Vazuan, Bilgewater and Ionia, these three places, we need to rank their importance."

In order of importance?

Lux and Ino really hadn't thought about this before. After all, according to Lux's plan, this trip can be said to be a smooth trip. Vazuan transfer, Bilgewater transportation, Ioni Sub-shipping is a set of processes.

"Lux's plan is very good, but it is somewhat subjective." Kalya explained, "If we can get through the three links perfectly, it will naturally be the best. But if we can't get through all of them and encounter problems in the middle, we also need to be prepared. One or several backup plans.”

Kalya's words made all three of them think.

In fact, since the plan proposed by Lux was relatively complete, after understanding what she meant, the three of them were subconsciously considering Lux's plan.

As for whether there would be any surprises in the plan, none of the three of them thought about it.

"It is a good habit to prepare backup plans, especially when you are in a high position." Kalya continued, "Adapting to changes is not an easy thing. It is impossible for me to follow Ino on this trip, so, in order to To be on the safe side, we need to prepare some backup plans - for example, if Wazuan's current market becomes saturated, compared to being a product transit distributor for Forsbarrow thousands of miles away, Wazuan If you are more willing to use the money to expand production, manufacture and sell your own products, what should you do at this time?”

Kalya's question made the three of them stunned for a moment.

They really haven't thought about this problem.

In other words, in their subconscious, Vazuan should not refuse to transit and distribute furs from Demacia under any circumstances.

Even though Kalya raised this question, the three of them couldn't help but shake their heads after thinking about it.

"How is this possible?" Lux showed a wry smile, "There are many types of special products in Fosbairo, whether they are furs, pigments ores or specialty spices. These are all things that Wazuan does not have. As a distributor, we invite Wazuan to Zu An, there is absolutely no reason to refuse this."

"It is indeed a good idea to choose to let Vazuan become a distributor and give away part of the profits." Kalya continued to add, "Whether it is for Zaun or Piltover, making money is not a good idea. Small motivation, that’s true—but what if the profit expectations from Forsbarrow’s trade are not as good as what is now Vazuan’s main industry?”

"..."

"How big is the profit margin of Hex Processing Industry? I think both Lux and Ino should understand this, right?" After the three people fell into silence, Kalya continued, "And to establish a line from Forsby Is the investment and risk involved in the route from Luo or Xiongdu to Wazuan something that the Wazuan people need to consider?"

Lux blinked, her expression a little subtle.

"Okay, okay, I know, even for the sake of leader Lux, even if this kind of business is not profitable, Vazuan will be happy to do it." Seeing that the three girls finally stopped being blindly optimistic, Kalya finally He relaxed his tone and said, "But if you want to operate for a long time, relying on favors is not enough - and besides, a trade route should not be built on favors from the beginning."

Lux, Ino and Sona looked at each other, and then they all showed thoughtful expressions.

"After Ino sets off, this will be a journey that I will not participate in at all. Without my help, the best preparation for you rookies is to think about possible problems and be prepared to respond accordingly. Plan to avoid being in a hurry." Karya used the tone of assigning homework, "Now, each person gives me three possible problems, and let's lower our psychological expectations together!"

Hearing what Kalya said, the three of them sat up straight again and began to think about possible problems.

Then, starting from Sona, the three of them spoke in turn, raising possible problems and jointly giving solutions.

During this period, Lux instinctively felt that something was wrong - she blinked her eyes, and then finally realized that under the guidance of Kalya, this meeting seemed to have perfectly skipped the question of "who should send the envoy?" topic, and unknowingly, the three of them accepted that Ino would have to make another hard trip.

Is this... considered a kind of guidance in speaking skills?

Kalya’s Little Classroom·High added value of Hex processed products:

If the Piltover Canal is cutting gold every time it opens and closes its gates, then for Vazuan, producing Hex processed products that have an increasingly broad market is using gold to mint coins. Due to its absolute monopoly on technology, Hex is using gold to mint coins. The profits of Sri Lankan products are quite astonishing. For things like street lamps, the gross profit margin is at least 180%. This is after taking into account that Wazuan's labor is relatively expensive.