My Magic Age

The lords were very satisfied with the magical power contained in the arrows of these three giant crossbows, or a little shocked.

Because the bed crossbow itself has extraordinary destructive power, the Green Empire people did not think that the giant crossbow arrows needed any reinforcement.

In other words, before the dark forces invaded various planes, the bed crossbows made by the empire were a kind of heavy weapon with powerful lethality. Only the more cumbersome catapults could threaten the bed crossbows on the battlefield.

In this plane war, whether it was the Nakma people, the Abyss Hell Demon Legion, or the Nibru Spider Warriors and the Faceless Legion, the defensive armor they had was far beyond the judgment of the empire. In the war with the dark forces of the Abyss Hell, the power of the bed crossbow was not enough for the warriors of these dark forces. Although ordinary crossbow arrows could pierce the black iron armor of the Nakma people, they only shot through the black iron armor.

Therefore, the lords need more powerful weapons to deal with the Dark Legion, but those priceless magic cannons are after all the collections of the wealthy families. For most lords, it is an unattainable magic weapon. Its expensive maintenance costs and magic energy consumption make most lords hesitate.

When the plane lords of the Green Empire formed an army, they traditionally used heavy infantry and heavy cavalry as the main combat force. The Constructed Knights were often due to high military expenses. The great lords were only willing to maintain one or two 500-man knights. For an ordinary war, the Constructed Knights were more like a deterrent.

However, in this past winter, in the defense of the Beran Lake Pass in the north of the city of Lavenham in the northern province of Sloyte, the magic crossbow played a crucial role in that night of war.

Many lords of the Northern Province later analyzed the defense battle. The reason why the Northern Falcon Warriors were able to stop the barbarians from moving southward was not only because of the strong strength of the warriors who participated in defending the pass, but also because of the existence of magic crossbows.

After the defense battle, when the Knights of the Guard Battalion of Lavenham City cleaned up the bodies of barbarian warriors on the mountain road of Lake Belan Pass, they found that most of the barbarian warriors died from giant crossbows. Most of their wounds were circular penetrating wounds, and some damaged magic crossbows were found in some mountain cracks on the mountain road and in the pile of barbarian corpses.

It was at this time that magic crossbows re-entered the sight of the lords of the Northern Province.

What really made magic crossbows appear in the topic of the people in the imperial capital after dinner was Prince Wales's thousand-mile attack on the sea ship on the Lochi plane.

It is rumored that the magic crossbow also played a crucial role in Prince Wales's ability to stop the pursuit of the Nakma people.

But in my opinion, the main reason why these lords stayed after afternoon tea to negotiate the purchase of these magic giant crossbow arrows was because of my close relationship with Princess Yingli, the favorite daughter of Prince James.

Yes, that's why.

I quoted the price of these giant crossbow arrows to these lords, and only slightly raised the price of those magic crossbow arrows. The ordinary giant crossbow arrows cost four silver coins each, the giant crossbow arrows with the attribute of "sharp" cost thirty silver coins each, the giant crossbow arrows with the attribute of "penetrating" cost forty silver coins each, and the giant crossbow arrows with dual attributes cost three gold coins each.

For a magic giant crossbow arrow, many lords still think that the price is too expensive for thirty or even forty silver coins. These lords think that although it is worth the money, if it is used on a large scale in the army, the cost of war will increase exponentially, which will reduce the benefits of war.

Although the lords said so, every lord ordered a batch of giant crossbow arrows from me.

Some lords who didn't care much about magic arrows simply ordered a batch of ordinary giant crossbow arrows from me at four silver coins each.

Ying Li and Helena acted as secretaries to help me sort out the list of buyers and the detailed list of the number of crossbow arrows purchased, and I fulfilled my promise and sold ordinary crossbow arrows to Marquis Haslaber for three silver and eighty copper coins each.

These black iron crossbow arrows purchased in large quantities from North Duisburg have a purchase cost of four silver coins each, so for each crossbow arrow sold to Marquis Haslaber, I have to pay twenty copper coins. I don't know the bottom price of these lords buying giant crossbow arrows from North Duisburg, but I guess it will never be lower than four silver coins.

"Are these ordinary giant crossbow arrows with patterns really purchased from North Duisburg?" Marquis Haslaber held the giant crossbow arrows that were always printed with magic patterns but did not have magic effects in his hand, and after carefully looking at them repeatedly, he couldn't help asking me.

"Of course!" I responded to him, waving to the lords who were leaving.

Marquis Haslaber followed me to the fountain in the front garden of the lakeside manor and stopped, smiling and asking me: "Then will there be a limit on the amount of ordinary crossbow arrows I can purchase from you? In other words, can I buy them at will?"

"Of course." I said to Marquis Haslaber and stopped.

Ying Li waved to me from under the grape trellis deep in the courtyard garden. Some women from the prince's mansion were sitting under the grape trellis over there.

"Would you mind if I buy a larger amount of giant crossbow arrows? For example, the number of giant crossbow arrows will be more than I can use in the next few decades?" Hasrabo continued to ask.

Could it be that because the price of giant crossbow arrows is slightly lower, he wants to buy back all the giant crossbow arrows he needs to buy in the next few decades? I couldn't understand Marquis Haslab's way of thinking, or maybe there were other reasons. I looked at Marquis Haslab suspiciously. When did the lords of the Green Empire become so stingy?

Marquis Haslab rubbed his hands vigorously, and then plucked up the courage to say to me: "Okay, let me tell you the truth! Currently, among my friends, no one can come from Duisburg North. I bought a giant crossbow arrowhead at a price lower than four silver coins. I think if I can buy a giant crossbow arrowhead from you at such a low price, then my friends may ask me to help purchase them..."

Marquis Haslabh wants to start a purchasing agency business? I looked at the burly Lord Marquis in front of me with a smile, never expecting that he would have such an idea.

Maybe because he found a cheap source of crossbow arrows? Although it was only twenty coppers cheaper than the one in Duisburg North, it seemed that it was precisely this price difference that made him feel profitable?

If this is the case, it seems that I can dump all the ordinary giant crossbow arrows accumulated in the Demon Seal Workshop in Xinliu Valley.

Although I have lost a little money, I can use my full strength to engrave those magic crossbow arrows, and I don’t have to worry about those ordinary giant crossbow arrows being like the stones transported from the surface world of Xinliu Valley, destroying all the underground passages. Stuffed.

I took a long breath, glanced at Marquis Haslab, and said to him slowly: "Marquis Haslab, I just exchanged the ordinary giant crossbow arrows in my hand for three silver coins and eighty copper plates each. It's up to you to decide where to use them. If you want, you can even sell these crossbow arrows to every corner of the Roland continent."

"When you say that, I feel more at ease. I will draw up a purchase plan as soon as possible, but I don't know how much output you can have?" Marquis Haslabh continued to say to me.

"Well, judging from the current situation, almost 120,000 ordinary giant crossbow arrows are produced every month, but in the future this base will probably double!" I said to Marquis Haslab.

After hearing such a set of data from me, Marquis Haslab was relieved and said to me with a smile on his face: "I will make an order based on such a rough quantity."

Then Marquis Haslabh said goodbye to me and left the lakeside manor in a magic caravan.

Earl Conrad turned from a statue by the fountain and stood side by side with me, watching the carriage of Marquis Haslabh leave.

Earl Conard smiled and said to me: "Are you dumping these giant crossbow arrows?"

"I know that guy Robert. He will not take the initiative to lower the price of giant crossbow arrows just because your order is large enough. In this case, wouldn't you have to lose some money for each giant crossbow arrow?" Earl Conard then said Added another sentence.

I scratched my hair and said to Count Conrad: "The reason why these ordinary giant crossbow arrows are sold so cheaply is because there is no room for those ordinary giant crossbow arrows in my warehouse!"

"..." Count Conrad was speechless for a while when he heard what I said.

Then he said to me: "In that case, the Nanfeng Army Logistics Department can help you eat another batch..."

"Wait and see!" I interrupted Earl Conard. I didn't expect that lowering the price by twenty coppers would actually cause the South Wind Army Logistics Department to take notice.

"Why do you want me to wait?" he asked me. He didn't understand the meaning of my words and looked confused.

I put my hands on the stone platform by the pool, sat on it and said to Earl Conrad: "Maybe it won't be long before your South Wind Legion's purchase plan will change, and maybe the purchase volume of magic crossbows will increase." If you increase the number of ordinary crossbow arrows, the number of ordinary crossbow arrows purchased will be reduced. In short, it is not a wise move to have too many ordinary giant crossbow arrows. "

Earl Conard frowned and reminded me: "Even a single-attribute giant crossbow arrow, at the current price, is not acceptable to all lords."

I smiled confidently and said to him: "That's because they haven't tasted the sweetness of magic crossbows, and maybe in the future, the price of this single-attribute magic crossbow will drop a little."

Only then did Earl Conard realize that his judgment on the future market situation was somewhat biased, so he said to me: "Are you saying that a 'sharp' giant crossbow arrowhead of twenty-five silver coins is not the lowest price line?"

"Of course not, it can be cheaper." I said firmly.

Count Conrad took a breath of cold air and said with emotion: "This is really unimaginable. Such a basic magic pattern array only sells for twenty-five silver coins. How much profit margin can those junior inscription masters have?" ?”

"You will get used to it slowly, and this may evolve into a major change in the magical world." I said to Earl Conrad.

"Okay! This news sounds really good!" After Earl Conard said, he turned around and walked slowly through a set of paths towards the Southwind Legion's munitions office behind the lakeside manor.

…

In the office of Count Robert, the boss of North Duisburg, Count Robert sat on the sofa, holding a thick stack of magic parchment in his hand, and raised it to me and said: "Magician Jijia, do you know what these are in my hand?"

"Order?" I tried to guess.

Count Robert shook his head and said, "No, no, no, these are all returned orders."

I tried not to laugh out loud, and even tried to restrain the corners of my mouth from rising, and then said to Count Robert, "Oh, it's such a pity."

Robert's chubby body was embedded in the soft sofa, and he asked me breathlessly, "So... do you know what's going on?"

I didn't even think about it, and said, "It must be your competitors who sell the products on these orders at a cheaper price than yours, and they are of the same quality."

Count Robert said angrily, "That's right, but if I say that the reason for these returned orders is the impact of military products produced in North Duisburg, what do you think?"

"Haha, I understand." I finally understood what Count Robert meant. He was complaining to me that I had cut off his beard during this period.

So I said, "If you can lower the price of those giant crossbow arrows, I can take all the orders from you on the basis of the previous orders."

"Count Robert hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said to me, "The giant crossbow arrows produced in North Duisburg have been priced at this price for decades, and have never changed. This price can be maintained in my hands and will not change."

There was an indescribable firmness in his tone, like a belief.

"Okay, I respect your decision very much." I said to him.

In fact, I sold the giant crossbow arrows at a lower price, just to clear out all the ordinary giant crossbow arrows that were piled up in the warehouse, that's all.

But from the eyes of Count Robert, he didn't believe what I said at all. He said to me, "Although the black iron armor of the Nakma people poured into the Green Empire in large quantities, causing the price of magic black iron to drop sharply, North Duisburg sells quality. As long as it is produced in North Duisburg, there will be no problem in terms of quality. "

I originally wanted Murray to handle these things, but after hearing what Count Robert said, I felt that I should confront him and give him a reassurance.

So I said, "Yes, I agree with this, so I will let Murray continue to place some additional orders."

"But I want to know the answer." Count Robert said this without thinking, his eyes were bright, staring at my eyes closely.

"What do you want to know?" I looked at him puzzled and said to him.

"Count Giga, I want to know why you bought back the giant crossbow arrows and sold them at a price 20 copper coins lower than the original price. Although losing a little money is nothing to you, what is the purpose of doing this?" Count Robert finally confronted me, and then he added: "Are you using North Duisburg's products to suppress our North Duisburg?"

I thought about his question carefully, and then said: "I have only one purpose for doing this, that is, I want to get more product shares from you. I accept your current price of giant crossbow arrows, and I have no intention of changing it. "

At this time, Count Robert still frowned, not satisfied with my answer, with a trace of worry in his eyes: "But this way... if one day, when all the giant crossbow arrows produced in North Duisburg disappear in the imperial capital, and are replaced by the giant crossbow arrows produced by you, Duke Jijia, when people get used to all this, and you no longer place orders to the North Duisburg blacksmith workshop at that time..., we may lose the entire market for giant crossbow arrows!"

So this is what he cares about!

I thought about it, and then said to him: "I didn't think of this. Maybe you can print the line of words "Made in North Duisburg" on the inner wall of the giant crossbow arrow. It must not be difficult for you to make a small printing mold for me. "

Count Robert took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision. He sat up straight with his hands on the back of the sofa, and asked me solemnly: "Well, what do you want to agree to add that line of words on the giant crossbow arrow, Count Jijia. "

"No... no, I really don't have any idea..." I said.

He stared at me without saying a word.

I nodded to him, and he was not moved at all.

I exhaled, and then said: "Well, if I must say something, that is, if I receive two orders at the same time, I hope that North Duisburg can give me priority in production."

I didn't expect that even if I said this, Count Robert was still not satisfied. He cursed loudly with a curse similar to the dark forces of the plane war, and then said: "%￥ # %...*\u0026amp;, I know that once the black iron armor of the Nakma people pours into the imperial capital, nothing good will happen. Three silver and eighty copper coins, no less, and this price will not appear in our contract. The difference in each batch of orders will be returned to you in the form of giant crossbow arrows. "

My eyes widened, and at the same time I couldn't believe my ears, and smiled at Count Robert and said: "Oh, this is really exciting good news! Count Robert..."

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