Wealthy Netizen

Early the next morning, Caroso and Nimel went to the dining hall for breakfast. They had only just returned when a knock sounded at the door.

Caroso opened the door in puzzlement, only to find Rayne standing outside his room, panting and clutching a huge list of materials, with Elena following behind him.

"You're here so early." Caroso invited the two inside.

"Caroso, I agree to your proposal from yesterday." Rayne hurriedly said, "When can we sign the contract? When will you give me the formula?"

All the prince had been thinking about was the research and development side of things—the future profits this card could bring.

What he had not expected was for the card to receive such an overwhelming response. So many people wanted it!

It could be said that the value of the card itself had already surpassed the value of the research behind it.

Taking only twenty percent would mean less profit, but they could make it up through volume!

Quite a few of those asking Rayne for the card were influential figures, and there were even important people from other countries. If Rayne did not cooperate with Caroso, Caroso had other options.

Even if this card had no further research value, it would still be worth buying—let alone the fact that it did.

As long as they developed a card that differed from Caroso's future cards, they would be able to seize the market.

"We can do it now." Caroso sat down in a chair and said to Rayne, "Where's the contract?"

"Here." Rayne took out the contract and seal, sitting opposite Caroso.

Seeing this, Elena hurried to Caroso's side and grabbed his arm. "Brother Caroso, you're so good to us. You actually gave us such a great business opportunity."

"Each taking what we need." Caroso ignored the hand clinging to his arm and picked up the contract with his other hand, reading it carefully. "Hmm, you'll also be responsible for security, correct? If this card gets pirated, it harms my interests. You must guarantee that the formula for this card will not leak for at least three months."

"As long as the material purchases are varied enough, it will take others at least three months to imitate it."

"Ah, I forgot to add that." Rayne smiled awkwardly. "I'll have someone add it right away. Caroso, do you have a communication magic stone here?"

"I do, but I haven't exchanged contact information with anyone yet," Caroso said.

"I'll go print another copy right away." Rayne hurried out of the room and ran off.

"I'm sorry. Brother was just too excited, so he forgot." Elena looked apologetic.

"Mm." Caroso nodded.

"Um, Brother Caroso, the proper use of Demon Blood you explained to me yesterday—it's related to the making of this card, isn't it?" Elena cautiously asked. "Which master invented it?"

"My friend." Caroso gave a vague answer.

"Mm, I really want to meet that master." Elena looked full of longing. "He must be incredibly knowledgeable. He must have put so much into this card, researched it so deeply..."

"I can't introduce you to him," Caroso said expressionlessly.

"Alright..."

Elena said it aggrievedly, thinking that she had failed to move Caroso, and that he simply did not want to introduce her to him.

Come to think of it, how could the top cardmakers of every territory possibly be introduced to others so casually?

[Hahahaha, what research? I just messed around with it that night because I was bored out of my mind.]

[Rayne is such a scumbag. He even wanted to swindle the formula? Good thing Caroso understands this stuff.]

[Come to think of it, just how much does Boss Caro know? He doesn't seem like a child at all.]

[Who knows? All I know is that Teresa's memoirs recorded her daily lessons. Every day, besides cultivation, etiquette, and cultural studies, she also had to learn all kinds of random things.]

[Yeah, if she couldn't become an outstanding heir, she'd be eliminated and lose her inheritance rights in the future.]

[These nobles' lives are fucking intense.]

[Exactly. They're already so rich and powerful, yet they still work so hard.]

Rather than wait idly, Caroso took out the magic stone from his pocket and poured magic power into it.

Soon, something resembling a star chart appeared in Caroso's mind.

Only the center of the star chart and a certain area around it were lit; most of it remained dark.

With Caroso's magic power, he could only barely contact a small number of people in the royal capital. He could not reach anyone too far away.

If Caroso were Rank Nine, he could even directly contact Azure Wolf Province right now and get in touch with Osiris Kolia.

This thing was the telephone of this world.

If one lacked sufficient strength, one could not even make long-distance calls and could only send telegrams.

Very soon, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses appeared in Caroso's field of vision.

"Young Master." The man with the gold-rimmed glasses respectfully bowed.

"Send a lawyer here. One who understands commercial contracts," Caroso ordered.

"Yes, Young Master." The man with the gold-rimmed glasses nodded, then cut off the projection.

Caroso wiped away some sweat. This thing really consumed magic power.

"Brother Caroso, would Brother Rayne really try to deceive you?" Elena leaned close, her face beside Caroso's.

Caroso believed that after being reminded once, Rayne would produce an appropriate contract.

With Azure Wolf Province backing him, even if they signed the contract now, Rayne would not dare play any underhanded tricks.

But this was his first time signing a contract. Better to make it as foolproof as possible.

Caroso ignored Elena. Instead, he picked up the list of materials Rayne had sent and began reading through it bit by bit.

[Brothers, get to work!]

[Screen capture in progress]

[Run the screenshot through image-to-text afterward. Proofread it carefully—don't get the words wrong. One character off in a material name can mean the difference between heaven and earth.]

[Checking it, checking it.]

[This little prince is kind of stingy, isn't he? Are there really so few rare materials?]

[Exactly. Not a single gold-grade material, and only two purple-grade ones.]

[He won't even provide divine artifacts? How are we supposed to make cards without divine artifacts?!]

[Yeah, at the very least there should be a first-top-up Pandora's Eye, right?]

[Damn, Boss Caro's conditions are terrible. I really want to mail my Wolf's Howl of Destruction over.]

[I spent money on a Wheel of Fate. If that thing were in Boss Caro's hands, hehehe.]

[We can only look to the big shots' Blue-White Card Decks. Without powerful support items, we can't make epic or legendary cards.]

[It's fine. A Blue-White Card Deck is still enough to crush these natives.]

[I want Baby Caro to make Seal of Light first. It's the nemesis of set builds—it'll make those people using card sets cry.]

Caroso's hand trembled for no apparent reason.

Wolf of Destruction? That was a Magic Beast from ancient times, wasn't it? It was said to be a Magic Beast capable of fighting gods.

Wheel of Fate? Even with Caroso's vast store of knowledge, he had never heard of such a thing.

Just what were these people using to make cards?!

Why did the finest extraordinary items in his world sound like common cabbages when they spoke of them...?