Magic Industrial Age

Chapter 282: The Great Development of Mana Industries (4400+)

Douglas Hill's refusal was actually within Loya's expectations.

As for the reason, it wasn't just what he said, but also because if he really agreed, in a sense, he would be making a living under Loya.

The original cooperative relationship would turn into a superior-subordinate one, which would always be awkward!

Loya could understand this and naturally wouldn't force it, and Mrs. Linda's situation was similar, as she also refused.

If Mrs. Linda wasn't willing to come, Gary Mills certainly wouldn't either.

However, Loya still gave her the recipe for the Roy Fitz Mana Warrior Potion and the super-enhanced version of the Warrior Potion.

Compared to Flower Collar, the potion factory in Auckland City had complete personnel, abundant raw materials, and higher production capacity.

Making money isn't shameful!

However, what Loya didn't expect was that after Mrs. Linda and Gary Mills left, Gary Mills returned after just a turn.

Loya could tell from his expression that he definitely had something to say, so he led him to sit on the sofa and couldn't help but say, "It seems things have changed!

Teacher Gary, are you planning to give me some advice?"

Gary Mills rolled his eyes: "Do you think that's possible?"

Loya immediately lost his energy and said, "Then is there something else?"

"Yes!"

Gary Mills nodded, but the words reached his lips, but he hesitated and didn't say them.

Loya looked up at him, somewhat strangely, and said, "The Gary Mills I know has always been forthright, and his words and actions are even more decisive and efficient.

What's wrong with you today?"

Gary Mills' expression paused slightly, his expression extremely solemn, and he said, "Loya, do you still remember that you once owed me a life?"

Loya's thoughts stalled for a moment, but he still dug out the past from his distant memory.

That was a long time ago, Loya almost died in the assassination of the Grey Mist Man because of underestimating the enemy, and it was Gary Mills' rescue that allowed him to escape.

At that time, Loya had said that he owed him a life and could ask him to do one thing.

But at that time, they were not familiar with each other, and the words were quite formal, and later, they became friends and no longer mentioned it.

But now, Gary Mills brought up the old matter again, Loya just turned his mind, and his expression also became serious.

"Teacher Gary, have you encountered some trouble, or have you encountered some difficulties?

If you need anything, just tell me directly, I now have some strength and status, and I can always think of a way!"

Gary Mills slowly shook his head, his expression a little helpless, and a little lost, he said: "Everyone has their own past, helplessness and persistence, so, after all, there are some things that must be done!"

"Just like you, no matter how much you dislike it, you still returned to this Flower Collar, inherited the position of the Lion King, and fought for it!"

"Fate pushes you forward, and often doesn't give you a choice."

Loya frowned even tighter: "Teacher Gary, my concept has always been that things are done by people.

If there is really any difficulty, it's a big deal to take a step back first, and then seek change and solve it, and there's nothing that can't be faced."

"That's what you say, but what about favors? Just like now, you and I are like this?"

"This?"

"I owe some people, and when they come to me, I can't refuse!"

"What are the specifics? What do they want you to do? Even if you owe a life, it must be within your ability."

"I don't know, but I can be sure it's not going to be easy, otherwise they wouldn't have come to me."

Gary Mills looked at Loya, his eyes extremely serious, and he said, "I don't care, it's a big deal to return my life to them, but I'm afraid that after something happens to me, it will involve Linda.

Loya, you know, some people don't reason, and under anger, they always kill them all!"

"So?"

"So, I hope that if there is such a day, you can protect Linda, let her live in your territory, and protect her."

"Does Mrs. Linda know about this?"

"Of course she doesn't know, and I can't tell her, but when that day comes, I will leave her a letter.

Whether it's a lie or a trick, let her come to you, you must keep her."

Loya frowned even tighter: "Teacher Gary, I don't think you're doing the right thing, husband and wife are one, you should at least tell her the truth!"

Gary smiled and said, "Do you know why we got married so late?"

"Why?"

"Because, I used to be just a wanderer, going wherever I went, Auckland City was just a stop in my life, it should have been a very short stop.

For a long time, I didn't dare to face Linda's feelings, I was actually very scared!"

Gary Mills took a breath and said, "But I couldn't stop her enthusiasm after all, a woman's love can melt the most determined heart in the world.

However, not long after I made up my mind to marry her, those people came to my door."

"Loya, if you were put in my position, what would you do? What could you do? And would you put Lilya in danger?"

"This…"

Loya was questioned and speechless, and after thinking about it carefully, he was afraid that he would make the same choice as Gary.

He is a bit of a chauvinist, even if there is a big deal, he is willing to take it on his shoulders, rather than let his woman worry with him.

Seeing that Loya stopped speaking, Gary Mills directly grabbed Loya's forearm, and a pair of brown eyes looked at him.

"Loya, I'm definitely not taking advantage of your kindness, just as a friend, please help me!"

Loya held his arm back, looked at him equally seriously, and said softly: "I promise you what you said.

But, Gary Mills, remember, there is still your wife here, your friends, they are all waiting for your return."

"No matter how big a mess you've made outside, as long as you escape back, escape to Flower Collar, I will guarantee your safety.

This is what I said, your friend, the Lion King's promise!"

Gary Mills was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly laughed, laughing brightly: "I'm very happy, after wandering for so long, I can still have a friend like you!"

"Okay, let's do it like this!"

Gary Mills stood up, turned around, and strode away, never looking back.

Loya looked at his back, his expression a little gloomy, and he thought of Gary Mills's school again.

Eagle Eye School, a magic gunslinger profession active in the New World, came to the Habsburg Empire from thousands of miles away!

How many secrets are hidden in this?

……

Friends are just friends after all, Loya can advise, but he can't make decisions for Gary Mills.

The only thing he can do is to help him consider as much as possible.

For example, he exchanged a very special and rare magic item from Ms. Palacios, the mask of the Thousand Faces.

This was occasionally obtained by Ms. Palacios. It is said that it can be related to the fallen God of Thousand Faces. Its function is to change one's appearance, body shape, and even aura to a certain extent after wearing the mask.

The deception effect is full, even the most familiar people may not be able to recognize it.

The only drawback is that this kind of thing has a certain corrosiveness. After wearing it, the whisper of the God of Thousand Faces always lingers in your ears.

People with weak minds are easily bewitched and become fanatics of the God of Thousand Faces, running around for His resurrection.

They may even automatically learn the art of skinning, and gradually get used to and like peeling people's faces, developing in a perverted direction.

Even if the mind is firm, the whispers ringing in the ears every day will make you upset and irritable.

This kind of magic item actually has a professional term called forbidden objects, which are often related to fallen gods and demons, and it is best not to touch them if you can avoid them.

However, the effect is also excellent, most methods cannot be detected, even the legendary dragon's eye of truth can hardly see the root.

Loya's idea is also simple, no matter what Gary Mills wants to do, as long as he conceals his identity, no one can find him.

However, this matter ultimately affected Loya's interest.

In the following time, he no longer took everyone around, but only wandered around in Brussels.

At the end of January in the new God calendar 313, Loya sent his old friends on the ship again, and arranged for the Lion family's largest sea ship to send them back to Fisherman's Port in Auckland City.

It is worth mentioning that the reason for using the largest sea ship is because the empire's order was also sent together this time.

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Ten mana lathes, as well as supporting materials, operating manuals, and operating engineers.

Mana hammer forging machines, this kind of processing machinery with relatively low technical content, is already priced as high as one thousand gold Thalers.

Mana lathes are even more valuable. According to Loya's idea, two thousand gold Thalers per unit, responsible for one year of after-sales service, is definitely worth the money!

In other words, unique technology, monopoly industry, isn't it justified for me to set the price higher?

However, Imperial Ambassador Robin Water, Knight, was also a master of bargaining, presenting facts, talking about evidence, and finally raising the Saint Bartholomew crown, Loya could only give a discount.

One thousand five hundred gold Thalers per unit!

Of course, Loya also put forward his own requirements. He needed the empire's usage data for the machines, various problem feedbacks, so as to ensure improvements in subsequent production.

Technology is improved step by step!

Loya actually understands that even if the level is high, the empire can imitate it, but when the products of Flower Collar are far ahead, they can win the hearts of customers.

But even so, after deducting various material costs, labor, losses, later maintenance, research and development, transportation, and other expenses, Loya still tearfully earned eight hundred gold Thalers per unit.

The main reason is that the freight is too high, the distance is far, sea transportation, the cost is there.

And this is also the first trade income of Flower Collar to the empire since the implementation of mana industry.

A total of fifteen thousand gold Thalers were directly transferred to the account of Raymond Mana Group in the Seven Gods Bank.

This is the first, and certainly not the last.

In fact, when the time came to the end of February in the new God calendar 313, the Habsburg Empire's initial usage results for the mana lathe came out.

The empire's military was quite satisfied with the product, so they gave an order for another hundred units, and asked for the newly released ten milling machines and ten planers.

These machines have their own functions, and the empire has begun to try the benefits of these processing machines.

Because the usage requirements are low, any magic apprentice, or formal mage, can complete the work that previously required second-order and third-order mages.

For the empire, it greatly saves manpower!

However, Loya also encountered problems, the steel production was not enough, and the mana factory had no raw materials.

For this reason, the Imperial Ambassador concentrated manpower and material resources, and took the lead in completing the mana steel plant.

So, the accumulated iron ore in the warehouse had a place to go.

High-temperature smelting, removing impurities, pouring molten iron, batch after batch, large pieces of high-quality steel were produced.

As for the magic materials such as lapis lazuli, Loya chose to purchase from the empire, which can greatly improve production efficiency.

But even so, the shortage of workers in the mana machinery factory was exposed.

There were too few people, and the speed of mechanical processing was limited.

Even if Loya directly stopped the casting of the mana hammer forging machine, and even pulled over the mage apprentices under Palacios, it still seemed stretched.

Fortunately, at this time, Maruna finally arrived with a batch of skilled workers.

Of course, also came Mira's accounting team, Lien Vasquez's security team.

The three of them cooperated tacitly and were familiar with each other, and these workers were all brought out by them.

It can be said that their arrival was like adding wings to a tiger, and they immediately took over Loya's headache management problems, and within a few days, they straightened out various systems and regulations.

The workers quickly integrated and worked in an orderly manner, greatly improving production efficiency.

So, the mana machinery factory, steel plant, potion factory, and even the textile factory, were all brand new.

With them, Loya felt much easier.

It is worth mentioning that Loya also met Maruna's new wife, the previous family teacher of the two children.

This one is really six or seven points similar to Maruna's previous wife, but compared to the gentleness and tolerance of the ex-wife, she has more ambition.

So, when Maruna went back and said it, she was very active.

She saw more clearly that no matter how well Roy Fitz Mana Group developed, it was just a subsidiary.

Only by working in Flower Collar can you be close to the center, and can you gain power, wealth, and even titles.

At this time, it was the end of March in the new God calendar 313, the weather quickly warmed up, the fields and flower beds began to be planted, and the breath of spring had already permeated all parts of Flower Collar.

Also at this moment, with the continuous operation of the mana steel furnace, another problem appeared.

Raw materials, that is, iron ore, are not enough!

This is not because the iron ore production capacity is not enough, but because the transportation is too troublesome after mining.

So, Loya had to discuss with the Imperial Ambassador again, concentrating railway workers from various places, and started to build railway routes from various mining areas to outside Brussels.

Under the concentration of strength, the speed of advancement was extremely fast. By May, the first railway in Flower Collar was officially opened.

The locomotive ran wildly on the rails, and the sound of the train scared the farmers along the way, who thought it was a monster.

However, the emergence and acceptance of new things always takes a little time.

You get used to it!

The first launch of the magic-powered train wasn't for transporting people, but goods – specifically, iron ore.

Each carriage could carry 50 tons of iron ore, and one locomotive could pull six carriages, meaning each trip transported nearly 300 tons of ore.

Although the speed was a bit slow, it ran day and night!

This filled the last gap, so ore mining, railway transportation, steel mill refining, machinery factory production...

This series of links was opened, which completely allowed the magic industrial of Fresh Flower Territory to have considerable development.

The most direct manifestation was the deposits in the Seven Gods Bank, which climbed steadily and increased.

Until early July of the New Gods Calendar 313, when Mila compiled the half-year accounts, the income had exceeded 500,000 gold Thalers.

At this point, the Raymond family's initial investment in the magic industrial , with Earl Carl taking out 500,000 gold Thalers, had been recovered.

Holding this account book, Loye's previous plan finally got on track and could support him in taking the next step.

It was also at this time that the Red Dragon Virgil Berry, who had been wandering outside for several months, finally returned.

He brought Loye secret holy techniques, many secret holy techniques!

PS: Today, I visited relatives and ran around all day, and only returned at eight o'clock in the evening. I have only been able to write this much until now.