Chapter 208 Chapter 206: Douglas's Research Direction (Please subscribe, please vote)
Three days later, Roy and Lord Robin Water finalized a new contract, and the negotiations came to an end.
The Imperial Ambassador, Lord Robin Water, needs to send the contract back to the Empire as quickly as possible, submit it to the Cabinet, and it will only be considered completed after the Cabinet approves and finalizes it.
Of course, there may be some back-and-forth and negotiations during this process, but this is normal.
Luo Yi believed that the empire would tolerate some of his small willful requests for the sake of its established goals.
It is worth mentioning that Lord Robin Water’s contact with the Empire was not established by traveling there himself, as that would be too slow!
Instead, the Scourge Mage had some means of remote communication, and through some props and magic circles, he sent the contract directly back.
This method obviously has a certain price, but it is really fast!
On the contrary, it will take sufficient time for the imperial top brass to review, evaluate, discuss and finalize the contract.
The Habsburg Empire was huge, and there were many things to do every day. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the cabinet members were "busy with a lot of affairs."
Flower Territory is just one of their moves and is not worth their constant attention!
However, it is a good thing that Lord Robin Water did not leave.
As long as he didn't leave, the empire's workers and technicians could move at the fastest speed.
It is worth mentioning that although this person did not leave, Mennon Becker finally built the communication magic circle and left angrily.
The arrival of Lord Robin Water not only brought a fourth-level natural disaster mage to protect his own safety,
He also brought along Master Mennon's granddaughter, Christina Becker.
He was a mechanical mage wearing thick glasses, and was no more than twenty years old. In terms of level, he was already at the second stage LV8, which was more powerful than Lilia.
Moreover, he is also an expert in the mining of magical machinery, and she worked hard to get him to accompany her on this overseas assignment.
As a result, now her grandfather wants to take her away, and she is naturally unhappy.
The grandfather and granddaughter had a big quarrel, and of course Master Mennong was unable to do anything about his granddaughter.
He had no choice but to nag Luo Yi many times, forcing Luo Yi to guarantee the safety of his granddaughter.
Of course, Luo Yi refused to guarantee it. As a result, a third-level extraordinary wizard didn't care about the three fourth-level wizards next to him and threatened a count.
It’s quite a wonder!
Finally, Luo Yi had no choice but to agree. There was no other way as he still had to rely on this old man to build a magic communication circle!
As the saying goes, it's better to cross the river and then destroy the bridge. But I can't destroy the bridge if I haven't even crossed the river.
However, Roy was not willing to suffer any loss, so Menon Becker agreed to give him a 20% discount for helping Roy build the communication magic circle in the future.
Moreover, you have to be available on call at any time and be the first in line.
However, no matter how angry the old man was, he couldn't leave that day.
Because Douglas Hill had to stay for a day to catch up with Roy.
It was also on this evening that Douglas found Roy regarding a new research topic, and the two sides had an in-depth discussion and communication.
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In the study,
Douglas Hill placed a magic crystal lamp burning with magic crystals on the desk.
A soft and bright light bloomed, illuminating the huge study as bright as day.
He took out a pile of papers, dragged over a stool, and sat down opposite Luo Yi, saying, "Come on, come on, tell me about the topic we are going to study later.
Don't tell me you don't have any ideas, and don't tell me you are not prepared. I haven't delayed your work for a moment.
So, if you lose sight of your brother's business, I'll bite you to death!"
"If you have any good topics or good ideas, throw them to me. Ten or eight is not too many, and three or five is not too few."
At this moment, Douglas Hill's face was full of hope.
However, Luo Yi did not speak immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly, with hesitation on his face.
Douglas Hill waited for a long while, and finally couldn't help but say, "Loy, you are an earl now, with a noble status, and you are going to put on airs with me?"
Luo Yi rolled his eyes: "Use provocation at this time, okay?"
"It's not good or bad, as long as it's useful!"
After a pause, Douglas continued, "If you're worried that I'll take credit for your work and not share in the profits from the magical machinery I create, then how about we sign a contract now?"
"Just like before, let's make money together, okay?"
Luo Yi waved his hand and said, "You know that's not what I meant! If we really wanted to maximize our profits, we wouldn't even be sitting here together.
It’s just that I’m still a little unsure about your new research direction.”
"If you're not sure, just tell me and we can discuss it together."
"That's okay too!"
Luo Yi nodded, paused for a moment, organized his words, and then said, "Actually, when it comes to choosing a research topic, I think the three most important things are:
First, it is in line with the current situation. Those disaster-level mechanical mages will definitely be able to come up with a lot of powerful things.
But, is it useful?
If it can't be popularized and isn't suitable for ordinary magic gunners, it's as good as nothing!"
"Secondly, there is demand! Only when there is a huge demand and it is a necessity can it be accepted by the public."
“Finally, it needs to be high quality, affordable, cost-effective, and capable of mass production.”
"So, based on these three criteria, I've screened a few directions. You can take a look first."
Having said this, Roy pulled the paper next to Douglas, took out a quill pen, and began to write casually.
And the first thing he wrote down was, surprisingly, daily necessities!
"Daily necessities?! How do you say that?"
"Miller told me about the Empire, the capital of the Habsburg Empire. You should know something about it, right?"
Douglas curled his lips and said, "I haven't been there. That's the imperial capital. Do you think a little wizard like me is qualified?
Of course, I do understand a little bit!"
"It's rumored that there's the empire's only super-large magic energy pool there, directly connected to all the streetlights and lighting systems in the entire city."
"Every night, when the streetlights are on, they look like stars on the ground from afar!"
“Also, all the houses in the imperial capital are connected to magic energy. By turning on the switch, the magic crystal lamps can be lit.
In other words, in that place, without magic power, even the lights can’t be turned on.”
As he said this, his eyes lit up and he asked, "What do you mean?"
Luo Yi took over the conversation: "That's right, since magic energy can be used to light lamps, can it also be used for other purposes?
For example, regulating the temperature in a room.”
"Can we design a small magical machine that can be installed indoors to provide warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer?
In this way, the indoor temperature can always be maintained at a level that is comfortable for the human body. Wouldn’t that be very popular?”
"Also, taking a hot shower is a hassle for us now. Boiling water and maintaining the water temperature are not easy.
But what if we could invent a machine that could directly heat cold water to a certain temperature and maintain it.
When you want to take a shower, you can just open it, wouldn’t that be very convenient?”
"Similarly, as long as it can be heated by magic energy, can we design a stove that is powered by magic energy and can be used to steam and cook food at will?"
"In this way, can we significantly reduce the time spent on chopping wood, lighting a fire, and so on?"
“Machinery, after all, is meant to make people’s lives more convenient so they can feel happy.
Don’t you think this is worth studying?”
Douglas' eyes lit up. "You're right, absolutely right. Besides, I don't think this is difficult to achieve!"
After a pause, he looked at Luo Yi again and asked, "Since you have such a good idea, why did you hesitate before?"
Luo Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Because the empire only has one imperial capital."
“It’s not easy to find a city completely covered by magic energy from other places.
Therefore, this daily necessities sector definitely has development potential in the future, but it’s still too early to start now!”
Douglas immediately wilted and said, "What you said is too far-fetched. I want a project that can make money.
Luo Yi, I'm not stingy, but Lilia needs you to help build the mage tower, but I can only rely on myself.
So, I need something that can be turned into cash quickly, like a magic hammer and a steel furnace!"
"Then I have a second thought, Douglas, have you ever thought about getting involved in the field of engineering machinery?"
Douglas frowned slightly and asked, "Construction machinery? How do you say that?"
"It's very simple! Nowadays, the empire is mining everywhere, and the ores obtained always need to be transported, screened, filtered, crushed, and even classified.
Each of these links can actually be designed as a magic-powered machine, but it needs to be designed according to the actual situation, which makes it a bit troublesome."
Luo Yi paused, thought for a moment, and began drawing on the paper again: "Let's not talk about those with unique designs. Let's talk about the general types, such as this excavator."
Luo Yi was very fast. In just a few seconds, the outline of an excavator appeared on the paper.
Although there is no specific data, the general appearance is revealed. There are tracks under the cab, a long swing arm, and a large bucket!
"The Magic Excavator is definitely a great helper for excavation. Whether it's building a house, leveling the land, mining, clearing roadblocks, etc., it's very useful!"
"How much strength does an average person have? One shovelful of this is enough to keep a person busy for an hour or so."
"Believe me, as long as you develop this, even if it's just a prototype and its function is not very good, those contractors will rush to your factory."
"By then, you can continuously update and iterate your optimization based on their feedback, and you will be able to firmly occupy half of the market share in the construction machinery field."
Douglas couldn't help but jump up and said, "That's great, that's great! I'll study this!"
As he said this, he raised his head again, met Luo Yi's eyes, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He said, "Luo Yi, Luo Yi, do you have any good ideas that you haven't put forward yet?"
"Tell me, tell me about it, I'll use it as a reference and then decide which field to get involved in?"
Luo Yi pursed his lips and said, "I actually have a new field here, which I'm developing from scratch."
"I call it the Magic Telegraph!"
The third update, read it tomorrow morning!
(End of this chapter)
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