Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 282: Great Development of Magic Energy Industry (280+)

Douglas Hill's refusal was actually within Roy's expectations.

As for the reasons, it was not just what he said, but also because, if he really agreed, in a sense, he would be living under Luo Yi.

The original cooperative relationship has turned into a superior-subordinate relationship, which is always awkward!

Roy could understand and naturally would not force it. Mrs. Linda was in a similar situation and also refused.

Mrs. Linda won't come, and Gary Mills certainly won't come.

However, Roy still gave her the Roy Fitz Magic Warrior Secret Medicine and the super enhanced version of the Warrior Secret Medicine formula.

Compared to Flower Territory, the secret medicine factory in Auckland City has a full staff, sufficient raw materials and higher production capacity.

Make money, don’t shiver!
However, what Roy did not expect was that after Mrs. Linda and Gary Mills left, Gary Mills came back just after a turn.

Luo Yi saw his expression and knew that he must have something to say, so he led him to sit on the sofa and couldn't help but said, "It seems that things are changing!
Teacher Gary, are you going to give me some advice? "

Gary Mills rolled his eyes. "Do you think that's possible?"

Luo Yi suddenly lost his spirit and asked, "Is there something else?"

"Yes!"

Gary Mills nodded, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated and didn't say them.

Luo Yi looked up at him and said in surprise, "The Gary Mills I know is always straightforward, and he speaks and acts decisively.

What happened to you today? "

Gary Mills paused for a moment, looking extremely serious. He said, "Luo Yi, do you still remember that you owed me a life?"

Luo Yi's thoughts froze for a moment, but he still dug up the past from his distant memories.

That was a long time ago. Luo Yi almost died in an assassination attempt by the Gray Mist Man because he underestimated his enemy. It was Gary Mills' rescue that saved him from danger.

At that time, Luo Yi once said that if he owed him a life, he could do something for him.

But at that time, they were not familiar with each other and their speech was quite formal. Later, they became friends and no longer talked about it.

But now, Gary Mills brought up the old matter again, and Roy changed his mind and his expression became serious.

"Teacher Gary, have you run into any trouble or encountered any difficulties?
If you need anything, just tell me directly. I have some strength and status now, so I can always find a way!"

Gary Mills shook his head slowly, looking somewhat helpless and a little disappointed. He said, "Everyone has his own past, helplessness and perseverance. So, after all, there are some things that must be done!"

"Just like you, no matter how much you disliked it, you still returned to this Flower Territory, inherited the position of the Lion King, and fought for it!"

"Fate pushes you forward, and oftentimes, it doesn't give you the chance to choose."

Luo Yi frowned even more tightly: "Teacher Gary, in my opinion, everything depends on human effort.

If there is any difficulty, the worst that can happen is to take a step back and then seek changes to solve it. There is nothing that cannot be faced.”

"That's what you said, but what about human feelings? Like now, between you and me?"

"this?"

"I owed some people, and when they came to me, I couldn't refuse!"

"What exactly? What do they want you to do? Even if you owe them a life, you have to do it within your ability."

"I don't know, but I'm sure it's not an easy task, otherwise they wouldn't have found me."

Gary Mills looked at Roy with a serious look in his eyes, and said, "I don't care. At worst, I can just give my life back to them. But I'm afraid that if something happens to me, Linda will be implicated.

Luo Yi, you know, some people are unreasonable, and when they are angry, they always kill everyone!"

"so what?"

"So, I hope that one day you can shelter Linda, let her live in your territory, and protect her."

"Does Mrs. Linda know about this?"

"Of course she doesn't know, and I can't possibly tell her, but I'll leave a letter for her when that day comes.

Be it deceiving or cheating, let her come to you, you must keep her."

Luo Yi frowned even more tightly: "Teacher Gary, I don't think you are right to do this. Husband and wife are one, you should at least tell her the truth!"

Gary smiled and said, "Do you know why we got married so late?"

"why?"

"Because, I was just a wanderer before, going wherever I wanted. Auckland was just a stop in my life, and it should have been a short one.

For a long time, I didn’t dare to face Linda’s feelings. I was actually very scared!”

Gary Mills took a breath and continued, "But I couldn't resist her passion after all. A woman's love can melt the most determined heart in the world.

However, soon after I made up my mind to marry her, those people came to my door.”

"Luo Yi, if I put you in my position, what would you do? What can you do? Will you put Lilia in danger?"

"This one……"

Luo Yi was speechless after being questioned. Thinking about it carefully, he was afraid that he would make the same choice as Gary.

He is a somewhat patriarchal man. Even if there is a big problem, he is willing to shoulder it alone rather than let his woman worry about it.

Seeing that Roy stopped talking, Gary Mills directly grabbed Roy's forearm and looked at him with his brown eyes.

"Luo Yi, I'm not asking for anything in return. I'm just asking for your help as a friend!"

Luo Yi held his arm with his backhand, looked at him seriously, and said softly: "I agree to what you said.

But, Gary Mills, remember, there are your wife and your friends here, they are all waiting for you to return. "

"No matter how big a mess you make outside, as long as you escape back to Flower Territory, I will ensure your safety.

This is what I said, your friend, the promise of the Lion King! "

Gary Mills was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled brilliantly: "I'm very happy that after wandering for so long, I still have a friend like you!"

"Okay, that's it!"

Gary Mills stood up, turned around, strode away, and never looked back.

Luo Yi looked at his back, his expression became a little gloomy, and he thought of Gary Mills' style again.

The Hawkeye School, a magic gunner profession active in the New World, has come all the way to the Habsburg Empire!

How many secrets are hidden here?
……

Friends are just friends after all. Roy can give advice, but he cannot make decisions for Gary Mills.

The only thing he could do was to consider him as much as possible.

For example, he exchanged an extremely special and rare magic item from Ms. Palacios, the Mask of the Thousand Faces.

This was obtained by Ms. Palacios by chance. It is said to be related to the Thousand-Faced God of Death. Its function is that after putting on the mask, one can change one's face, body shape, and even breath to a certain extent.

The deception effect is full, even if you are familiar with the person, you may not be able to recognize it. The only drawback is that this thing is somewhat corrosive. After wearing it, the whispers of the Thousand-Faced God will always linger in your ears.

People with weak minds can be easily bewitched and become fanatical followers of the Thousand-Faced God, working hard for His resurrection.

They will even automatically learn the skill of skinning, and gradually get used to it, and even like peeling people's faces, thus developing in a perverted direction.

Even if you have a strong will, if you hear whispers in your ears every day, you will become upset and become manic and restless.

This type of magic prop actually has a professional term, called forbidden objects. They are often related to fallen gods and demons, so it is best not to touch them if possible.

However, the effect is also outstanding. Most methods cannot detect it, even the real eye of the legendary dragon can hardly get to the bottom of it.

Roy's idea was simple. No matter what Gary Mills wanted to do, as long as he concealed his identity, no one would be able to find him.

However, this incident eventually affected Luo Yi's interest.

After that, he no longer took people for strolls around, but only played in the city of Brussels.

At the end of January in the 313th year of the New God Calendar, Loyi sent his old friends on board again and arranged for the largest ship of the Lion Family to send them back to Fisherman's Harbor in Auckland City.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the largest sea vessel was used was because an order from the empire was also delivered this time.

Ten Magic Lathes, along with supporting information, operating manuals and operating engineers.

The magic hammer forging machine, a processing machine with relatively low technical content, has a price tag of one thousand gold tyres.

The magic lathe is more valuable. According to Loyi's opinion, two thousand gold for one machine, with one year of after-sales service, is definitely worth the money!

As I said, with unique technology and a monopoly in the industry, isn’t it only natural for me to set a higher price?
But the Imperial Ambassador, Lord Robin Water, was also a master of bargaining. He presented facts and evidence, and finally brought up His Majesty Saint Bartholomew. Roy could only give him a discount.

One thousand five hundred gold teers per unit!
Of course, Loy also put forward his own requirements. He needed the Empire's usage data on the machinery and feedback on various issues to ensure improvements in subsequent production.

Technology is improved step by step!
Luo Yi actually understood that no matter how high the level was, Empire could still imitate it. However, when Xianhualing’s products were far ahead, they could win the hearts of customers.

But even so, after deducting various material costs, labor, wear and tear, later maintenance, research and development, transportation and other expenses, Luo Yi still earned 800 gold Tiers per machine with tears.

The main reason is that the freight is too high. The distance is far, and the cost of shipping by sea is there.

This is also the first trade income that Flower Territory has brought to the Empire since it promoted the magic industry.

A total of 15,000 gold teers were directly transferred to the account of Raymond Magic Energy Group in the Seven Gods Bank.

This is the first one, and certainly won’t be the last.

In fact, by the end of February of the 313th year of the New God Calendar, the initial results of the Habsburg Empire's use of the magic lathe had emerged.

The imperial military was quite satisfied with the product, so they placed an order for another 100 units, as well as ten newly produced milling machines and ten planing machines.

These machines each have their own functions, and the empire has begun to experience the benefits of these processing machines.

Because of its low usage requirements, any random magic apprentice or formal wizard can complete the work that previously required a second- or third-level wizard.

For the empire, it saves a lot of manpower!
However, Luo Yi also encountered problems. The steel production was insufficient and the magic factory had no raw materials.

To this end, the imperial ambassador concentrated manpower and material resources and took the lead in completing the magic steel plant.

Therefore, the iron ore stored in the warehouse now had a place to go.

High-temperature smelting, removal of impurities, pouring molten iron, one furnace after another, large blocks of high-quality steel come out.

As for magical materials such as lapis lazuli, Loyi chose to purchase them from the Empire, which could greatly improve production efficiency.

But even so, the problem of worker shortage at the Magic Energy Machinery Factory was exposed.

There are too few people, so the speed of mechanical processing is limited.

Even if Loyi directly stopped the casting of the magic hammer and forge and pulled all the mage apprentices under Palacios over, it still seemed stretched.

Fortunately, at this time, Maruna finally arrived with a group of skilled workers.

Of course, Mira's accounting team and Lien Vasquez's security team also came.

The three of them work in perfect harmony and are familiar with each other, and these workers were all trained by them.

It can be said that their arrival was like adding wings to a tiger. They immediately took over the management problems that were worrying Luoyi. Within a few days, they had straightened out all the systems and regulations.

The workers quickly integrated into the team and started working in an orderly manner, which greatly improved production efficiency.

As a result, the magic machinery factory, steel mill, secret medicine factory, and even the textile factory were all completely renewed.

With them around, Luo Yi felt much more relaxed.

It is worth mentioning that Roy also met Maruna’s new wife, the former tutor of his two children.

This one is really 60% similar to Maruna’s previous wife, but compared to his ex-wife’s gentleness and tolerance, she is more ambitious.

So, when Maruna went back and talked about it, she was very positive.

She saw it more clearly that no matter how well the Roy Fitz Magic Energy Group developed, it was still a subsidiary.

Only by working in the Flower Territory can one be considered close to the center and gain power, wealth, and even titles.

By this time, which was the end of March in the 313th year of the New Divine Calendar, the weather was rapidly warming up, and seeds were being planted in the fields and flower beds. The scent of spring was already permeating everywhere in the Flower Territory.

It was also at this moment that, with the continued operation of the magic steelmaking furnace, another problem arose.

There is not enough raw material, that is, iron ore!
This is not because the iron ore production capacity is insufficient, but because it is too troublesome to transport after mining.

Therefore, Roy had to discuss with the imperial ambassador again, gather railway workers from all over the place, and start building railway lines from various mining areas to the outside of Brussels.

With concentrated efforts, the progress was extremely fast. In May, the first railway in Xianhualing was officially opened.

The locomotive was running wildly on the rails, and the noise it made scared the farmers along the way, who thought it was a monster.

However, it always takes some time for new things to emerge and be accepted.

It doesn’t matter once you get used to it!

When the magic train started for the first time, it was not carrying people, but cargo, iron ore.

Each carriage can carry 50 tons of iron ore. One locomotive can pull six carriages, which means that one transport can carry nearly 300 tons of ore.

Although the speed is a little slower, you can't stop it from running day and night!
This is the last shortcoming that has been filled. So, ore mining, railway transportation, steel mill refining, machinery factory production...

The completion of this series of links has enabled the magic industry in Xianhua Territory to develop rapidly.

The most direct manifestation is that the deposits in the Seven Gods Bank are rising steadily.

By the beginning of July in the 313th year of the New God Calendar, Mira had tallied up the accounts for half a year and found that her income had exceeded gold tyres.

At this point, Count Carl had already taken back the Raymond family's apparent investment in the magic energy industry by paying 500,000 gold tyres.

With this account book in hand, Luo Yi's previous plan was finally on the right track and could support him to proceed to the next step.

It was also at this time that the red dragon Virgil Berry, who had been wandering outside for several months, finally came back.

He brought many secret sacred skills to Luo Yi!

PS: I visited relatives all day today and didn’t get back until eight o’clock in the evening. Until now, this is all I can code.

(End of this chapter)