Prelude to Chapter 20
For example, among the ten or so powerful saints in the kingdom, there is a saint wizard and a saint priest. Both of them can make epic extraordinary equipment or props. The saint wizard has even created unprecedented Seven pieces of quasi-legendary extraordinary equipment.
In addition, the durability of high-level extraordinary equipment is far better than that of low-level extraordinary equipment. A basic piece of equipment may be damaged in a battle, while epic or even higher-level quasi-legendary equipment can be passed down for hundreds of years.
Most of the saintly warriors in the Fontaine Kingdom have one quasi-legendary piece of equipment. It is not surprising for those with strong backgrounds or rich wealth to have two or three pieces of quasi-legendary equipment.
But low-level martial arts cultivators are in dire straits. Most warriors, knights and other martial arts cultivators who have reached extraordinary levels are still fighting with ordinary swords and armors.
It's not that they don't want to buy extraordinary equipment, or that they don't have the money to buy extraordinary equipment. The main thing is that this thing is always out of stock, and there is no way to buy it!
"How can a masterpiece with unique craftsmanship be better than my overwhelming industrial waste!"
Mr. Li Wei, who fell in the eyes of money, took the Montenegrin collar as a sample and roughly calculated the money path in this industry.
In addition to the 30,000-strong elite standing army of the kingdom and the core private army of the great nobles, which are armed to the teeth, the retention rate of basic extraordinary weapons in the entire Fontaine Kingdom should be between 60,000 and 80,000.
Based on the average service life of each item of ten years, the Kingdom of Fontaine needs 6 to 8 thousand new basic-level extraordinary weapons every year to maintain its current scale.
As for the kingdom’s shortage of basic-level extraordinary weapons, Levi believes that the kingdom has 100,000 third-level extraordinary weapons, and two or three basic-level extraordinary weapons per capita is not excessive.
Calculating this, even if Levi can provide 30,000 basic-level extraordinary weapons every year in the future, the kingdom can still afford it.
The low-level extraordinary equipment provided in the inheritance of the Great Sage of the Void has low production cost and lower threshold.
For example, for a basic-level extraordinary long sword, the main body of the sword can be made of ordinary steel, but some extraordinary materials are needed for quenching, but the consumption is not large. The cost of this part is about 8 to 10 gold coins.
If Levi's steel industry is successfully upgraded, this part of the cost can be further reduced.
Then Levi's wizard apprentices will need to perform more than a dozen processing operations on the sword embryo, such as etching, enchanting, and solidification.
The human and material cost of this part of the investment is higher, about 20 gold coins.
In general, the cost of a basic-level extraordinary weapon is slightly higher than the annual salary of a third-level extraordinary soldier. But even so, Levi can make huge profits with this thing.
The reason is simple. The price of such a basic level extraordinary equipment in the kingdom is about 180 gold coins. After deducting the cost of 30 gold coins, Levi's profit margin is 500%!
What did Marx say?
Once there are appropriate profits, capital becomes bolder.
If there is 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere;
if there is 20% profit, it will become active;
if there is 50% profit, it will take desperate risks;
for 100% profit, it will dare to trample all human laws;
there are With 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime!
Mr. Li Wei dares to pat his chest and guarantee that he is a kind man who does business with conscience. Except for asking the wizard apprentices in the territory to sign a slightly harsh thirty-year selling contract, the money he earned was absolutely clean!
But Li Wei didn't dare to fully expand this business. He, Li Wei, had not lived enough yet because he was holding gold in the market!
Levi didn't know the cost of making extraordinary weapons for low-level wizards in the kingdom, but their earning power was definitely not as good as Levi's.
It would usually take a third-level wizard skilled in alchemy to make a basic-level extraordinary weapon for ten days and a half.
But Levi's assembly line production allows a first-level wizard apprentice to achieve half the production capacity of a third-level transformed wizard! When the time comes when the Black Mountain leader sells thousands of basic-level extraordinary equipment, the big shots in the kingdom will surely find out the clues.
Li Wei did not dare to place his life entirely on the conscience of those big shots. He has already thought about it. Before he gains power, he can just sell out a hundred pieces of basic extraordinary equipment every year.
After all, even with this scale of transaction volume, the benefits Levi derived from it were comparable to the financial surplus of the entire Montenegro in the past three years. In the next two weeks, Levi, who was extremely busy, taught the new wizard apprentices in the Black Mountain Territory. While also paying attention to the blast furnace in the limestone collar.
Not only that, the diligent Mr. Levi has not touched the maid of Fort Monterey for several days. This is not because Master Li Wei likes the new and dislikes the old, and is tired of these charming female slaves. The more important reason is that Li Wei spent all his remaining free time practicing meditation.
Three days ago, the kind-hearted Earl Norton even sent a private message, saying that two key fortresses in Yorkshire, the main battlefield, had been breached by the Orc Empire one after another. The Orcs had already arrived at Snow Dragon Fortress, the capital of Yorkshire.
Earl Norton asked him to seize the time to improve his strength and prepare for war. Maybe the situation will deteriorate further. Not to mention the little Monterey family, even the Norton family will be at risk of overthrowing.
If you sharpen your gun before the battle, you will lose all your happiness! In addition to spending a lot of time every day practicing hard, Levi, who made a fortune in war, also gave full play to his money-making ability to assist in maxing out all the krypton gold props such as magic potions and extraordinary potions.
Moreover, Li Wei's temporary cramming was not in vain. Li Wei estimated that he would be able to break through to the third-level intermediate level in another half month.
The current Levi's talent on the path of wizard is much better than the original one. In addition to the talent of the wizard's legal body, the Levi who traveled through time itself has better talents than the original one.
Back then, with the accumulation of a large amount of resources, it took him six years to reach the level of a third-level wizard. After traveling through time, Levi mastered several third-level witchcraft in less than a month, and even reached proficiency in invisibility.
"Is the Marquis of Ashan just old and confused, or is he just a silver pewter spearhead? He was beaten back to his hometown so soon. Where is the famous general of the kingdom that he promised?"
"Speaking of which, I dedicated my counterweight trebuchet to Norton. The family has been waiting for a few days, and they don’t know when this thing will be put into use and how effective it will be?"
Just when Li Wei was still worried about whether the tall men in the kingdom could withstand the main force of the orcs, the silver in his mouth The head of a pewter spear——Marquis Ashan still looks calm and composed.
"Lord Marquis, the orcs have relaxed their vigilance. In the past two days, the orcs have always advanced to 700 meters outside the city wall." An officer reported the situation to Marquis Ashan.
Immediately afterwards, the commander of the militia battalion reported: "My Lord Marquis, the preliminary training of the five hundred groups of civilians in the fortress has been completed. They can now understand the operating commands of the trebuchet." "
Dad, there are one hundred giant equipment in the fortress." The heavy trebuchet and the three hundred and thirty small and medium-sized counterweight trebuchets have been arranged by the teacher.
Teacher Yelena has not slept for four days. She went back to rest first and gather energy for tomorrow's battle." "
Fuluo La, you must use formal titles on such occasions from now on." Marquis Ashan sighed.
Although he was criticizing his youngest daughter, Marquis Ashan's tone was one part doting and the other part helpless. The serious image he had in the past completely collapsed at this moment.
"Okay daddy!" Flora stuck out her tongue playfully, and then ran out of the command room.
Everyone has long been accustomed to this lively and cute little princess of the Ashan family.
The youngest daughter of Marquis Ashan is only 15 years old this year. She has only practiced for three years, but she is already a fourth-level junior wizard. Many times, it can only be said that the gap between humans is greater than that between humans and dogs.
Being the youngest and the most talented, Flora stood out among the descendants of Marquis Ashan and was favored by Marquis Ashan.
Soon, various departments completed the situation reporting work one after another.
Marquis Ashan punched the conference table, and the atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly became solemn.
"Everyone, the prey has entered my pocket. I have only one request!
How arrogant the orc empire's crown prince was when he arrived, let's make him embarrassed tomorrow!"
Marquis Ashan spoke slowly but in an unusually firm voice, as if he was stating an established decision. fact.
(End of chapter)