The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 43 Agent

"Agent? Why should I look for an agent?" Richard asked, "I'm selling potions well now, why do I need another person to share the pie?"

"No, no, no, no, you misunderstood me." Kevin waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't want to share your magic stones, I just want the sales rights. All the profits from the potion belong to you, I won't take a penny."

"No money? Then how do you earn?" Richard stared into Kevin's eyes and asked, "And you still haven't answered a single question.

Why should I get an agent? "

"Because of safety, because you have a grudge against Joseph, you affect his business, you have the woman he wants, and because he has enough magic stones to find someone to curse you!" Kevin's eyes were not timid at all. He responded to Richard's gaze directly and gave his own reasons.

"And the agent is a shield and a whistle in front of you. Any curse through the potion will be borne by me first."

Kevin's reasons were so convincing that Richard had to think about the value of this suggestion.

"I need some time, Kevin." Richard stood up. "I need to verify what you said. If you lie even a little bit, this deal will be off the table."

"Every word I said is true. I swear on my last name." Kevin swore to the sky.

……

Central Black Tower, 56th Floor
"Agent? There is indeed such a thing as that."

Chucks took a sip of his wine, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Anna has lost contact because she was making a customized machine for Richard, and now the only senior who can answer Richard's questions is Chucks.

"Someone found me and wanted to be my agent. He said he would protect me from the curse."

Richard sat across from Chucks, tapping his fingers on the table in front of him.

"And he doesn't want any profit, he just wants the right to sell it."

"That's normal, agree." Chucks said casually, "What he said is true, the agent can indeed help people resist the curse. There is an agent who blows the whistle, and you deal with the curse when it comes."

“And they’re not without their benefits.”

Richard frowned. "What do you mean?"

A shrewd look flashed in Chucks' eyes, "Junior brother, the Concentration Potion is a hot commodity in the academy, not everyone can buy it. You give him the potion, and it becomes his right to sell it to anyone. He only needs to keep a few bottles, and he can exchange some favor stones from those who are in urgent need of the potion."

"I see." Richard suddenly realized.

"This is a win-win deal. I suggest you agree to it. Although Master Susanna is a dual-school, she will definitely focus on the Evocation School during the apprenticeship stage. It is safer to have an agent as a shield."

Richard stood up and said, "Okay, I'm sorry for taking up your time, Senior Brother."

"What's the problem?" Chucks waved his hand. "It's just a little experience. You've been in the academy for a long time and you know it well."

Back in Kevin's room, Richard and Kevin signed an agency contract.

Richard gave Kevin the right to sell the Focus Potion, but he still had the right to set the price. However, the contract allowed Kevin to purchase 10% of the potion output, which was enough for Kevin to earn enough favors.

After that, Richard began to test materials. All kinds of strange materials were sent to him through Kevin. During this period, the machine that Richard customized for Anna was also completed.

It was a machine that looked very strange to Anna. The whole machine was divided into two parts, the upper part contained a storage tank for storing materials, and the lower part contained a cauldron. The storage tank put materials into the cauldron through the opening at the bottom. After receiving the materials, the cauldron would activate the stable magic transmitter to conduct magic into the cauldron.

There is a magic probe inside the alchemy pot. When the magic power of the liquid in the pot reaches the standard, the magic transmitter will be closed and the second storage tank will be activated for release.

When a bottle of concentration potion is prepared, the outlet at the bottom of the cauldron will automatically open, the potion can is filled into the bottle, and then the next cycle begins.

The whole machine is about the size of a wardrobe. It consumes three magic stones each time it is started and can complete ten times of alchemy.

Although this machine cannot achieve full automation, it has greatly freed up Richard's energy, allowing him to spend more time on experimentation and learning.

After getting the machine, Richard set the monthly production of concentration potion at 100 bottles, which was just enough to be a lot but not too exaggerated. If we follow the records of the genius apprentices in Joe Lord's book, his output is not even as good as the previous ones.

But even so, Richard's industrialized standard potions had a huge impact on the handmade potions in the commercial district.

……

"Udler, did you get it?" In front of Anna's cottage, an apprentice shouted to his companion who had just squeezed out of the store.

"I got it!" Udler shouted excitedly while holding a bottle of concentration potion. The apprentices around him cast envious glances at him and kept pushing forward.

The reputation of the excellent quality of the concentration potions in Anna's Hut is widely known among apprentices, and almost all apprentices choose Anna's Hut as their first choice for purchasing concentration potions.

Not long after, a loud shout came from inside Anna's cabin. "The concentration potion is sold out. If you need it, come back next month!"

The apprentices who failed to buy the medicine left the store in dismay, while the apprentices who were in urgent need began to ask among the other apprentices, trying to buy the medicine back at a higher price.

As an old shop specializing in potions, the door of Ulrich Alchemy Shop is rarely visited.

It seemed as if the apprentices had forgotten that this shop was once where they lined up.

……

"What did you say?" Joseph roared at the apprentice in front of him, "You said that half of my potions were not sold!"

"The special injection medicine can't be sold!"

Joseph slammed the table angrily, almost breaking it apart.

Two years ago, he proudly announced at the Apprentice Exchange Meeting that the Ulrich Store would sell no less than fifty bottles of concentration potion every month.

At that time, all the apprentices who knew the news were clapping and cheering!

It was also because of this sentence that he spent a lot of time every month making potions, and even delayed his alchemy.

And now, only two short years had passed, and his concentration potion was no longer selling!
Facing Joseph's roar, the apprentice could only smile bitterly and lower his head. He was just an employee and he dared not talk back to the young master of the store.

"Sir, the medicines are all here. How could I lie to you?"

"What's going on?" Joseph suppressed his anger. It was impossible for a best-selling product like the Focus Potion to not sell. There must be some external reason affecting his business.

"Sir..." the apprentice said cautiously, "Don't you know? You are not the only one selling concentration potions in the commercial district. Richard, the apprentice of Master Joe Lord, is also selling concentration potions, and..."

"And what!" Joseph's eyes were burning, and his angry look almost poked the apprentice in front of him into a sieve.

"Moreover, his shipment volume is higher than yours, and the quality of his focused potions is more...stable." The apprentice considered it over and over again, and decided to replace 'good' with the more acceptable 'stable'.

"Stable? Stable!"

Joseph was almost driven crazy by these words. He was a descendant of a wizard who had received wizard education since childhood, but in making potions, which he was most talented at, he could not compare with a wild apprentice who was selected from mortals and had just learned alchemy for a few years!

He didn't care if Richard competed with him for the woman.

As he said, knowledge and magic stones are the cornerstones of a wizard's progress.

But now, Richard actually wants to snatch the magic stone from him!

I'm going to steal the magic stone from him!
"...Sir, do you have anything else to say?" the apprentice clerk asked in a low voice.

Joseph waved his hand, signaling the apprentice to leave. The moment the apprentice closed the door, Joseph pounded the table like a madman.

He smashed everything in the room like crazy, smashing the table, breaking the vase, and tearing the paintings on the wall into pieces... The whole room was turned into a ruin by him.

After venting his anger, Joseph sat on the ruins of the furniture and stared blankly at the wall.

His anger dissipated?
not at all.

He stood up and straightened his clothes, then went to a cabinet and took out several rolls of college coins.

He counted the quantity, and after making sure it was enough, he changed into a black cloak and came to a restaurant called Corner Alley in the living area.

"Sir, what would you like to order?" a waiter came forward and asked.

Joseph gave the waiter a cold look and said, "Black Rock beef steak, medium rare."

"...Who are you sending it to?" The waiter took out a small book.

"Richard, Jorrod's Richard."

The waiter frowned and his writing hands paused.

"This is a big shot."

"You won't do it?" Joseph asked back.

"Yes." The waiter wrote down Richard's name and tore off the note. "But you have to pay extra."

　Thanks to book friends 8699 and Yegui Baiyue for their monthly tickets
　　
　
(End of this chapter)