The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 260 Resource Development Rights
“You want Salamander slaves?” Vladimir raised an eyebrow, “Ordinary ones, or Salamander warriors.

I have a few ordinary ones here, if you want them I'll give them to you."

"Oh?" Richard smiled and said, "Master, are you going to free up your pockets to catch those Salamander warriors?"

Not everyone has portable storage space like secret realm fragments. Most wizards put slaves into slave pockets when they capture them.

This kind of pocket is a modified synthetic beast pocket that can store living things. The purpose of the empty pocket is to remove low-value slaves and make room for higher-level slaves.

Vladimir sighed: "I am not inferior to a wealthy man like you. I still have to earn the money from slaves."

"I am not a wealthy man," Richard waved his hand, "but I live on the Legion."

Vladimir glanced at Richard and hit him on the head with his pipe.

"Boy, you are the representative of the Wizards' Chamber of Commerce. If you just find a mine in this Red Sun world and get the development rights, the magic essence will flow into your pocket like water."

After Vladimir mentioned this, Richard remembered that he was not a recruited mercenary. He was a technical consultant for the Wizard Chamber of Commerce and only joined the battlefield because of a temporary call-up.

"Haha, Master, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it."

Richard smiled awkwardly, and then turned the topic to the specialties of the Chiyang world.

Richard asked with a flattering look on his face: "Master, I have no experience. Which mineral in the Chiyang world is the most marketable?"

Resource development is not an easy task. Resources are classified according to their rarity, function, and scope of application. As long as one of these three is good enough, the resource is worth developing. If two of them are good enough, then it is something that even established chambers of commerce would be eager to get.

As for those that have three of these, they are rare enough, have a wide range of applications, and have extremely significant effects.

Such resources will definitely not be in the hands of the Wizarding Chamber of Commerce and will definitely be eaten up by the great wizard alone.

Vladimir smoked his pipe with a playful smile on his face.

"Boy, the answer to your question is all black magic stones."

Richard's expression remained unchanged, and he immediately pulled out a bag of magic essence from his pocket.

"Equivalent exchange, Master, please see if it is enough."

Vladimir smiled and waved his hand, not taking the magic stone bag handed to him by Richard.

"Forget the money, lest that old man Qiao Luode accuse me of cheating a kid out of money. If you want to ask about resources, you have to ask carefully. If it were someone else, asking like this would be like giving them money for nothing.

There are many things that sell well, but just because the old wizard guilds sell well doesn’t mean that new guilds like yours will sell well.”

Richard understood the reason after a moment's thought.

Because the old Chamber of Commerce had been established for a long time, it had a good reputation, a fixed customer base, and sufficient distribution channels. The Wizard Academy, the Tower of Truth, and some wizard gatherings scattered in the wilderness all had stores.

As long as a resource is not useless, the old chamber of commerce will definitely be able to sell it to him.

But the new chamber of commerce is no longer viable.

Without sufficient reputation, fixed customer base, and limited distribution channels, if the selected resource demand is not extensive enough, backlogs are inevitable.

If not handled properly, a business like resource development, which makes a lot of money every day, may even lose money.

Richard smiled and asked, "Well, Master. You know the situation of our Chamber of Commerce. Is there any mineral in this Chiyang World that is suitable for a new Chamber of Commerce like ours?"

Vladimir took a puff of his pipe and said slowly, "Yes, but you'll probably have to bleed a little to get it."

Hearing this, Richard's heart trembled.

Vladimir went on to say, "There is a mineral in the Chiyang World called Chiyang Gold Stone. After being processed, this mineral can be used as the main material for high-level alchemical ink. The enchantment effect is very good, and it is no worse than any high-level alchemical ink on the market."

Alchemical ink is something that any alchemist needs. Whether it is making magic clothes, writing magic scrolls, magic books, or drawing more detailed magic arrays, alchemical ink is needed.

A good bottle of alchemical ink can even directly affect the effect of the final product.

"But several chambers of commerce have their eyes on this mineral. Although this ore is not very rare, it is still too little compared to the appetite of these chambers of commerce. Moreover, your chamber of commerce is too weak, and the way it takes is opportunistic, so it has no competitiveness.

If you compete normally, you won’t even be able to grab the scraps.”

Richard sighed helplessly and asked with some pain: "Master, how much blood will be lost? I don't have much magic essence in me."

"You don't have to worry about that." Vladimir said with a smile, "During the war, the Wizards' Chamber of Commerce is short of money, and no one will ask you to pay them now.

According to convention, if the matter can be settled, you need to hire them to be consultants to your Chamber of Commerce and pay them a sum of magic essence every five or ten years. As for how long it will last, it depends on the price you negotiated. "

Richard was slightly surprised to hear this.

"Master, it sounds like this kind of thing is very common and has become a norm. Doesn't the great wizard care?"

Vladimir narrowed his eyes and his smile became mysterious and disappeared.

"The Great Wizard is naturally aware of the twists and turns of us little wizards. But you have to know that those who can get involved in the resource development review are all the Great Wizard's confidants. As long as it does not violate the principles, the Great Wizard will turn a blind eye to such things.

These people are in the command center and cannot go to the battlefield to make money, so it is reasonable for them to make some extra money. Moreover, they are sensible in their work. As long as the war is won, the great wizard will not let any investor lose money. This is a principle.

Violating this principle, even if he is... To be honest, I have never seen such an idiot. "After hearing this, Richard could only sigh in his heart that wizards are also human beings, and the bad nature of human beings also exists in wizards.

"Then please trouble me to introduce you to the wizard. I will reward you handsomely when I return to the wizard world."

Vladimir waved his hand and said, "No need to reward me handsomely. When I die, just take care of my stupid student."

Richard was stunned when he heard this, and only then did he notice that the smell of decay on Vladimir was getting stronger and stronger.

It is estimated that after the end of this war, Vladimir's life will come to an end.

Richard said solemnly: "Master, rest assured, if you need my help in the future, I will do my best to help you."

Vladimir smiled and said nothing more. He turned around and asked Richard to return to the floating city.

……

People were coming and going in the floating city. Richard followed Vladimir through the twists and turns of the city and finally came to a place similar to a bar under the floating city.

In the bar, several alien creatures that looked like octopuses were mixing cocktails, and in front of them, several wizards in white robes were chatting.

"Villefort, have you seen the resource application from the Jiuyao Chamber of Commerce? I am so happy to see it."

The white-robed wizard who was asked drank the wine in his hand and replied casually: "See, they are really bold. They actually want to take all the Red Sun Crystal Iron Mine. If they give it all to them, the Chala Ke Volga Chamber of Commerce will be in an uproar."

"That's right. So I rejected it. Their person in charge should really clear his mind before writing the application... huh?"

The White Wizard narrowed his eyes and looked at the two wizards approaching him, and said uncertainly: "Master Vladimir? Am I drunk?"

Then a wave of magical power emanated from the wizard, and a strong smell of alcohol emanated from his body.

"Gano, it's me, no need to sober up."

"Phew, Master, you are too late. I am already awake."

After sobering up, the White Wizard's demeanor changed instantly, from a drunkard chatting with colleagues about work to a serious workplace elite.

Ganor looked to Vladimir's side and quickly looked at Richard.

"This isn't Gregory. Master, are you accepting a new student?"

Vladimir sat down next to Ganor and replied:

"No, this is a student of my friend. He came here to talk to you about some serious business."

When Ganno heard that Vladimir wanted to talk about serious matters, he immediately understood what he meant.

He stood up and stretched out his right hand to Richard: "My friend looks a little unfamiliar, I guess you are Richard's consultant."

Richard stretched out his hand and shook it, nodding and saying, "It is indeed me. The master is indeed incredibly talented."

Ganuo smiled and said, "It's not that I'm amazingly intelligent. It's just that my position allows me to frequently interact with people from the Chamber of Commerce. My friend, you look unfamiliar, but you can come to me to talk about serious matters. In the entire floating city, only Consultant Richard, whom I have never met, meets the requirements."

As they talked, the two men let go of each other's hands.

Vladimir introduced: "This is Master Ganuo, the youngest student of the dean. Although he is only over 2,000 years old, his strength has reached the level of a third-ring wizard."

"Hey, Master, this kind of thing is not worth mentioning. We are not natives, and it is not a good thing to be promoted too early."

Although he said this, everyone could see a hint of pride on Ganuo's face.

The advancement of a wizard requires a lot of resources and sufficient spiritual practice, neither of which is a simple thing.

Although Ganuo is a student of the great wizard Qingshuang, when it comes to resources, the great wizard will only ensure that they will not lack opportunities to obtain them, but whether they can obtain them depends on their abilities.

In today's wizarding world, no wizard would cultivate flowers in a greenhouse.

After a few small talk, Vladimir got down to business.

"Gano, the share of the Red Sun Gold Stone should not have been fully distributed yet."

Upon hearing this, Ganuo took out a magic book from his pocket, flipped through it twice, then looked up and said:

"No, there is still some share. Consultant Richard also wants a share?"

Richard had a helpless look on his face: "Master, you have dealt with the Chamber of Commerce, so you must know the dilemma of new Chambers of Commerce like us. If we develop something that doesn't have a wide audience, we will lose money."

Garno nodded and said in agreement, "Indeed, the new Chamber of Commerce does have many inconveniences. But..." Garno changed the subject and said, "Although there is a share of the Red Sun Gold-veined Stone, the mines are located very deep and require a large number of slaves and alchemical machinery to assist.

With all due respect, this condition is a bit too difficult for a new chamber of commerce."

Richard looked at Vladimir when he heard this. Vladimir frowned slightly, then nodded slightly.

Ganou is not being difficult, this is indeed the case.

The remaining Chiyang Gold-veined Stone veins are indeed difficult to mine for the new Chamber of Commerce.

(End of this chapter)