The Strange Count Edmund

"That's interesting!"

Victor closed his eyes and carefully recalled what had happened.

He had led the major nobles who had come to visit to the paper mill, where the workers busily and methodically operated various tools and materials, producing a completely new kind of paper no one had seen before.

Seeing this, most of the nobles showed their appreciation and offered Victor their congratulations and praise.

However, Count Edmund alone stood quietly to one side. He stared intently at the sheets rolling along the production line, as though contemplating some important question.

Victor noticed Count Edmund's reaction but did not think much of it.

He figured the count simply did not like this new thing, or perhaps had thoughts of his own.

Finally, after the tour concluded, Victor waved his hand and led the massive entourage away in grand procession.

To him, the event had been a complete success. As for whether anyone would be willing to buy this batch of paper, that was not something he cared about—after all, the paper mill was still in its trial-production stage. Many technical problems remained unresolved, and production costs were relatively high. Compared with the papyrus already widespread on the market, it held few advantages.

Moreover, as a completely new product, whether it would gain market acceptance remained unknown.

So Victor privately calculated that these nobles would, at most, purchase a little out of courtesy, using it as gifts for friends and relatives.

Subsequent developments unfolded exactly as Victor had expected, without any surprises. Compared with popular goods such as flour-production equipment, White Sugar, and wool, most nobles seemed uninterested in paper and responded coolly. Victor did not pay much attention to it afterward.

As for the paper produced by the mill, Victor had plans of his own.

He decided to buy