Real elves vs fake elves

"Magic power is something the elves will have to face sooner or later. If I listen to both sides, I will know better. You may be able to give me a different surprise."

Chapter 45: Phoenix Royal Court’s New Fistful Product (1)

After encouraging the two alien engineers, mainly with generous salaries, Aenarion ended this brief meeting.

After the two foreigners left, Catherine looked at Aenarion cautiously, and then began to speak in a tentative tone.

"Sir...are you optimistic about the future application of magic energy machinery?"

"With all due respect, these things are quite vulgar."

Aenarion: "Everything will evolve. Nothing in this world remains unchanged for hundreds of years. What seems like a crude machine now may produce something shocking in the future."

"It's like if the magic machinery continues to develop, I'm afraid there will be frigates weighing hundreds of tons that can fly in the sky, and it's even possible that there will be flying frigates that surpass this."

In fact, the airship is almost ready. After the two races, humans and dwarves, begin to cooperate, a qualitative change will burst out.

Catherine was silent upon hearing these words. If these words were spoken by anyone else, she would have sneered at them. But if they were spoken by Aenarion... she didn't even know how to respond.

Even those Sky Slasher airships that the White Tower just made, do they weigh a ton? And that thing is already an incredible killer in Catherine's eyes. In her opinion, it is not a big problem for several Sky Slasher airships to destroy an entire army through bombing.

And a flying frigate weighing hundreds of tons...that is already at an unimaginable level.

Aenarion: "The White Tower will take the lead in setting up a magical engineering department, specializing in various types of magical machinery. If you want to invest money in it, you can discuss it yourself. Nelos will be responsible for the overall planning."

The Phoenix King certainly knew the reason why Speaker Catherine asked him this question. This group of important people were always thinking about getting a claw into the Phoenix Court's vast business network. Whether it was because of greed, flattery, or even wanting to get to the upper echelons of the royal court in this way, in short, Aenarion decided to give them a little sweetness.

It's not a big deal to not give any benefits. This little benefit is certainly not enough to make these greedy people loyal to them, but it is still okay to use benefits to make them afraid to take action.

Catherine showed a delighted expression when she heard this, but before she could say anything, Aenarion waved his hand again.

"Come with me to see those new industries. Phoenix Royal Court will soon launch new products into the market."

In the past two years, fluorescent silk and tree spirit tea, as the superior products of the Phoenix Court, have been exported to all parts of the world, bringing amazing wealth to the elves. There are at least one-third of the people in Lothern who are engaged in related industries, not to mention half.

Such staggering benefits would certainly make many people jealous. Even though he was far away in Lothern, Aenarion had heard about some things, such as the Griffin Principality had begun researching silk weaving, and the Falcon Principality was trying to communicate with and raise dryads.

Many elves scoffed at the news, but Aenarion could not help but take it seriously. After all, even the Qing Dynasty could not imagine that the British devils would do such a thing as conquering India in order to achieve freedom of tea and spices (partial reason, but after the conquest, tea and spices really became free... well, half free).

The humans in this world were no less powerful than those on Earth. Aenarion could not imagine what they would do for their own benefit. After all, as a former human, he still had confidence in humans themselves.

And understand.

For such jealous human competitors, the first thing to do is to improve the armaments, and then improve the quality of the goods. The Dark Ark, which was transformed into a dragon ship, wandered around Lothern every day and sometimes went to the ocean, but it was not just to show off the country's prestige.

With a look of excitement, Catherine followed Aenarion into the new industrial park. This excitement was not only because she was about to see some secrets, but also because the Phoenix King's move clearly meant that the Phoenix King Court had finally decided to accept them, the "commoners", into a higher level of existence.

This may be due to some compensation brought about by the previous turmoil in the entertainment venue, but didn’t the various families that survived because of this turmoil also prove their loyalty?

Since you are a loyal person, you should be rewarded. Although loyalty is the best reward for loyalty, you still need to be encouraged on the material level.

The grief over the fallen families had completely dissipated, and Catherine was now only excited about the bright future ahead. In the face of interests, a little friendship or marriage was not worth mentioning.

The idea of ​​giving someone a sweet date after a beating is very useful no matter where or when.

This time, the secret industrial park of Phoenix Royal Court-related industries is finally no longer underground, but a giant industrial park composed of several factories. It is like a small city with all kinds of facilities inside.

Such building modules obviously cannot be produced in a short period of time. It can only be said that Aenarion was already thinking about building related industries in the early days of creating the city.

"This is..." Catherine was a little shocked when she looked at the rows of workstations in front of her. It was natural for craftsmen to feel shocked when they first saw the factory model.

Rows of cats wearing masks, gloves and aprons sit at their workstations, busy with their work. From time to time, cats push carts and pack the finished products for transport. The whole process is quiet and efficient, with very little communication between workers, revealing a sense of mechanical efficiency.

"Moon chocolate is Catman Moon Candy diluted to one-tenth of its concentration."

"Moon Candy is not suitable for people other than cat people to eat because of its high sugar content. I slightly modified the relevant formula so that other races can also eat this dessert, and renamed it Moon Chocolate."

"After all, sweet things are the easiest and most harmless adult substance to get addicted to. Besides, the price is not very expensive. Once this kind of dessert is launched, it will definitely be very popular."

"Although this kind of thing is very easy to copy, once you promote the brand, you will always have a fixed market."

"Also due to the nature of this product, research and development of formulas and process improvements are secondary, and marketing is the biggest expense for this type of product."

Catherine nodded and said, trying to appear to understand a lot. However, after putting a sample into her mouth, she immediately showed a look of surprise.

It seems that even the elf nobles who have enjoyed a life of luxury cannot resist this level of sweetness.

Chapter 46: Phoenix Royal Court’s New Fistful Product (2)

After leaving Aenarion's chocolate factory, Catherine's arms were filled with chocolates of more than a dozen flavors. This kind of sweetness is not only liked by girls, even men can hardly resist it.

"Any species with a sense of taste will surely fall in love with this...moon chocolate. We can use this to make unimaginable wealth!"

Catherine's eyes were full of excitement, and she seemed to have begun to figure out how much money to invest and how to promote this thing in the market.

Both of the above are products of light industry. They can indeed make a lot of money, but they are also highly substitutable. If you want to last long, you still need heavy industry products.

After only turning two corners, the two men arrived at the new production workshop.

"Light Potion... Let's not go in. The production environment requires very high standards."

Aenarion handed Catherine a bottle of potion. The glass bottle was a standard elven handicraft, the kind that "Don't tell me if it works, just tell me if it looks good!" Just by looking at it, you could tell that the liquid inside must be something extraordinary.

"It has strong healing properties and can cure diseases and eliminate negative effects on the body to a certain extent. Although there is no relevant evidence, many people believe that it also has the effect of delaying aging... You can ask a wizard for the specific data later, and they will give you a detailed answer."

The relevant effects can be solved simply by saying "big red medicine" on Earth, but in this world they require a lot of explanation.

Although the Light Potion was also a red medicine, it was a level higher than all the known red medicines on the market. The "secret medicine" with the same effect that was sold outside the market was also much more expensive than the Light Potion.

This thing was once one of the reliances of the Elves of Light in external wars. It can be said to be a very sharp thing, almost like the second life of those elven warriors back then. It is an important material that the elven warriors are willing to spend a lot of their salary to buy.

Well, during the Light Empire, the elves prepared their own equipment and supplies. If you want to know why, I can only say that this is Rome (before the Martian reform)

"This kind of thing is not something that can be copied at will.

Even if the human mages worked hard for more than ten years, they would probably only be able to come up with some results. Moreover, there shouldn't be many human beings who have such foresight to try to imitate such a high-tech product."

"If they can just sit at home and collect the money as a middleman, why would they bother to research the relevant technology?"

Aenarion said it calmly. In fact, in the plot of the game, even if the protagonist of the third part got the formula of the Light Potion, he couldn't make the real Light Potion. I don't know whether it was because of the good compatibility or some other miscellaneous relationship, but after Aenarion led the Light Potion research project, breakthroughs were made one after another. Now the Light Potion produced by the Phoenix King Court is likely to be better than the original.

"This kind of thing will definitely have a big market among the military and adventurers. There's no need for extra marketing. Many people will come and beg to buy it." Although she said nice things, Catherine was obviously less interested in this thing than chocolate. "And with the uniqueness of this potion, we can occupy a fixed market."

It is no wonder that Catherine has little interest in this thing. As a long-lived species, it is difficult for her to understand the short-lived species' desire for life. This misunderstanding also causes her short-sightedness at the relevant market level, as short-sighted as a dwarf's height.

The biggest suppliers of the Light Potion are not those tough guys who are always on the edge of a knife. They are cautious and will definitely buy a bottle to keep as a backup. They are also cautious enough, and there will definitely not be many scenarios where these experienced warriors can use this level of big red potion.

The people who buy the most of this potion are always the human nobles, especially the great nobles and ladies who spend dozens or even hundreds of gold shields every year on maintenance. For the sake of their own longevity and health, they don't care much about the money when buying this kind of thing.

The huge profits in the medical industry are not just talk. If it weren't for the fact that the Phoenix Court already has a standing army of 3,000 and countless militiamen, Aenarion would not even want to touch this field.

At the end of the journey, the two came to a factory with the largest area. This huge factory was composed of several factories connected in parallel. Although its architectural style was not grand, its area was definitely larger than any house in Lothern. If an uninformed person came here, they might think it was an entire palace of some big boss.

Even standing at the door without entering the factory, Catherine was already shocked by the products produced in this place.

Several elves who look like technicians are currently conducting relevant tests on the products on the open space at the entrance of the factory.

This product is the magical machine that Catherine had always sneered at before, and it is also the most popular magical vehicle among the magical machine products now.

However, the magical vehicle in front of him was not an ordinary magical vehicle, but a floating vehicle... No, it was a floating vehicle, a floating "vehicle" powered by magical energy.

Even an Earthling would be so shocked by this kind of magical hovercraft that his eyes would go wide open.

"The magic energy sedan does not need to be pulled by beasts or tires. It can float in the air and even fly for a short period of time. The magic energy cycle inside it is completely adapted to the current magic energy system of mankind. It can carry up to 16 people, and the luxurious interior is fully capable of housing multiple people."

The floating car produced by Phoenix Royal Court is not just a "car", it is actually a floating three-story luxury villa.

For elves, humans or nobles of other races, a three-story villa can often only be described as "poor", but a three-story villa that can fly is a completely different concept.

"The magic sedan also comes with two magic bicycles, which are also floating vehicles and do not require any beasts of burden. Their speed is three times that of horses... I mean elven horses, not the dwarf mules of humans."

"This...this...this..."

Catherine looked at the scene in front of her with shock, and her ability to speak even failed for a moment.

The crude magic machines of human beings could not give her such a shock, and even made her feel ridiculous. Although those magic machines did have their merits, prejudice was enough to grind away these merits.

The object before her eyes was enough to completely eliminate her prejudice against magic machinery, and even made her feel suffocated. The object was not grand, but its impact on her was as majestic and shocking as a mountain.

"This thing is not for the general public, and it won't make money for poor people."

"But he can make money from the gentry... to be exact, he can make a lot of money from the gentry."

"Want to experience it?"

The inquiry was responded to, and although Catherine did not answer, the word "longing for it" was written all over her face.

When she actually stepped on this magical vehicle, Catherine's shock increased instead of decreasing. This thing did not have the bumpy feeling of ordinary vehicles. Even when driving on complex mountain terrain, it was as stable as walking on flat ground. The comfort level was no different from that of an ordinary house. It can be said that it has all the advantages of a vehicle and none of the disadvantages of a vehicle.

"Our magical machinery is so advanced, so why do we still need to hire humans..."

In fact, Catherine had already had this question in her mind the first time she saw the magic sedan, but she didn't actually ask it until just now.

But Aenarion, who had always known everything, chose

There was silence.

This is pure Light Ethnic black box technology. It's not a big deal to study it, and it's not a big deal not to study it either. The principles of this thing are not understood by the mages in the White Tower, even the Light Ethnic people back then only half understood it.

The knowledge that the Light Race obtained through sacrifice from the Netherworld was so shitty that they didn't even know if it was a time bomb or not. After each magical sedan was produced, it would be placed in the Phoenix Temple for baptism for 49 days until the order was completely corroded before it could be put on the market.

This kind of thing is so fucking terrifying just thinking about it.

Chapter 47 The Protagonist of Part

The time spent on visiting a new industry is not very long, and it is mostly just for an outsider to get a feel for it.

Aenarion brought Catherine here, basically to show his attitude, which was his attitude towards Catherine and also towards the group of important people hiding behind Catherine.

After all, everyone will have to continue to make a living in this troubled land in the future. No matter how powerful Aenarion is, he cannot be alone. After all, the Phoenix King has not yet reached the level of a magnetic field strong enough to rub materials with his hands. If everyone wants to live a more comfortable life, they have to take care of each other.

Allowing these former Moonborn dignitaries to get involved in the most profitable business of the Phoenix Court is both an affirmation of loyalty and an attitude of acceptance. As for what those dignitaries think, Aenarion can't control it. How can he control what people think?

Seeing the two big guys leaving the industrial park in a carriage, a group of elves near the industrial park and related main roads finally breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't say much to each other, just gestured to each other that "the guarantee has ended". After this group of people left, the cat vendors at the stalls somewhere also poked their heads out, looked around and found that nothing had happened, then pushed their stalls and continued to sell along the street.

The development of the Phoenix Court cannot be concealed from anyone. Even if one does not deliberately collect intelligence, one can still feel the amazing energy that this not-so-big kingdom can unleash.

In a tavern in the port area of ​​Lothern, the crowds were quite noisy. On a high platform, a cat-man storyteller was telling the latest masterpiece of the cat-man playwright "Meow Shibiya", "Jia Baoyu in the Temple on the Snowy Mountain, Zhang Fei's First Experience of Love". This storytelling mode was very popular among all races, and many people came to listen to the story after work.

This tavern has attracted countless customers by constantly introducing such fancy things. It can be said to be one of the most profitable tertiary industries in the port area, even surpassing many special tertiary industries.

It is also because of the special nature of this tavern that this place is a mixed crowd, with all kinds of living or non-living things gathering here, which can be called a template for species diversity.

The cat boss who was wiping cups by the bar was very pretentious. With long-term financial support, he had already developed the aura of a superior. Recently, he used money to successfully get himself a seat in the Council of Five Hundred, which greatly increased his reputation among the cat people.

At this moment, he looked like a gangster boss in Lothern. His wealth was so great that he even outshined most of the elves in the Council of Five Hundred. But even so, he did not dare to be proud or complacent. He was still full of awe for the Phoenix Court, just like his three famous sayings:

1. Take safety measures before doing it

2. Crossbows are better than bows

3. Pay taxes

Just when the cat boss was quietly showing off, suddenly a guy who looked like a human walked up to the bar and knocked on the table gently. He looked even more pretentious than the cat boss, which made the cat very unhappy.

While feeling unhappy, the human show-off also said out the name that the cat boss had just given him.

Capone

"Meow Capone"

After hearing these words, Meower Capone (hereinafter referred to as Meower) raised his head and looked at the gloomy and pretentious man.

"What are you doing?"

There are at least eight out of ten people like this who come to him to show off, and end up being poured with cement and sunk into the sea. Although he is unhappy, it is not worth getting angry. He probably just doesn't want to argue with the dead.

In Lothern, the only people who could show off in front of him were those gloomy guys in the White Tower and a few people in high positions.

"We heard that Mr. Meower Night Raid Group 6, 9493 6135 has connections in Lothern. As long as the price is right, he can get anything he wants."

The human replied, and the content seemed to be boasting, but the tone was definitely not flattering.

Miaoer smiled coldly: "Where did the rumor come from? If nothing else, I can't get the elf."

There is a reason for saying this. Once, a crazy guy really came to him to buy an elf, but he was reported by the good citizen Mr. Meowle the next second after he finished speaking.

"No, we're not that stupid."

As the visitor spoke, he placed several unusual-looking gemstones of different colors on the table.

After all, Miaoer has been in this business for many years. After seeing these gems, he made a rough estimate in his mind and came up with a number that would make the calves of ordinary human nobles tremble.

"No, let me finish my words." Meow interrupted the other party's long speech. "I, Meow, have been able to stay in Lothern for so long because I know which money can be made and which cannot. The money you gave me is beyond my ability.

"

"Allow me to deny your request. This is not a level I can get involved in."