In mid-August, Sylutia finished her morning work and went to class in the afternoon to guide and answer some students' questions. When she returned to the exclusive tower where she lived, it was already past three in the afternoon.
As the tower guard Mage, she naturally has to live in the tower. The fifth and sixth floors here are her living areas, with bedrooms, small restaurants, bathing rooms, etc. The fourth floor below is the laboratory and material storage room. The third floor is the office floor, where she has her own large office with a wide room. The second floor is the reception living room. The first floor is generally empty, but there are also emergency transmission facilities.
Back in the office, Sylutia sat on a high chair and looked through the reports handed over on the table, which included detailed statistics on the taxes paid by Mishir District's various workshops for the quarter, as well as Mishir District's various industrial shipments, etc.
Each Mishir District workshop must pay taxes for every Steam Locomotive sold. These taxes are used to maintain the local business environment, subsidize settled Mage and technical personnel, and proactively contact some upstream raw material manufacturers, etc.
The Mockingbird·Starry Sky" she previously developed was originally produced by Sheria Workshop. However, with the sharp increase in orders, the production task has been divided into several links and handed over to different workshops to complete. Since the selling price is not low and the profits are sufficient, the local workshops can get huge income after completing the production orders, and they are now very motivated.
At the same time, in the process of completing these production tasks, they also learned a lot of new technologies and design concepts. Sylutia estimates that next year or the year after, these workshops will also launch imitation and reference styles.
She did not stop this situation. Even if she kept Mishir District's workshop a secret, after the car was sold, some people would definitely dismantle it and study it. Sooner or later, many things would be exposed. Instead of letting people from other workshops and regions imitate it, it would be better to let the meat rot in the pot.
Mishir District As long as she is still serving as the tower guard Mage, these workshops will definitely respect her face and opinions. Even if they borrow from her, they will be restrained and will not make her look too ugly. They will most likely invite her as a technical consultant and then give her the tower guard Mage a consulting fee to avoid rumors such as plagiarism.
The benefits of doing this are manifold. First, it avoids reputation problems. Secondly, having her guide and assist can also save these workshops from many detours and pitfalls. It is worth spending the money.
In addition, for Sylutia, she is also happy to see the results and let more Mishir District workshops follow the same path. Only in this way can a hundred flowers bloom and compete with each other to produce better works.
In the past, this is what Master Segna did. He would not deliberately favor a certain workshop, but would also treat all Mishir District chambers of commerce equally, trying to keep them in a virtuous cycle and jointly deal with the Mage Alliance's production workshops and factions in Steam Locomotive's other major regions.
Although she is not directly producing and selling the new car Mockingbird·Starry Sky, as a designer and creator, she can receive a large amount of patent licensing fees.
The current external selling price is about 24,000 gold coins, the material and labor costs are about 8,000 gold coins, and the net profit per vehicle is about 16,000 gold coins, of which she can get 10,000 gold coins, and the remaining 6,000 gold coins are given to the production workshop and the sales chamber of commerce.
It seems that the proportion taken by the workshop is not large, but this is the profit after excluding all material and labor costs. In other words, the Mage apprentices and professional technicians responsible for production in the workshop have received generous salaries. On this basis, the workshop is given a profit dividend of 6,000 gold coins per vehicle, which is amazing.
In the past, the highest price for producing a Steam Locomotive was only 1,000 gold coins. If it cost more than 2,000 gold coins, it was considered a luxury car. The net profit for each produced car was only 200-300 gold coins. Those that could earn more than 500 gold coins were all high-end models with low sales volume and fierce competition.
Nowadays, the profit of a car is 20-30 times that of the past. Such huge profits have given the employees in the workshop a life-saving injection. Everyone can't wait to spend time in the workshop all day long, because every time one more car is produced, gold coins will be put into the bag with a clanking sound, which leads to this situation. The new car designed by Sylutia has almost eaten up the entire high-end and top-end market of the current Mage Alliance, and has also expanded its circle to people who were originally not interested in Steam Locomotive.
Those master-level figures are always not short of money and generally do not drive. They would not buy something like Steam Locomotive, but this time they were curious and many people placed orders on Sylutia.
To these people, tens of thousands of gold coins is not a big sum. The consumption of any experiment or something made by one's own hands is just a flow of tens of thousands of gold coins.
If in the more distant ancient times, Sixth Order's Wizard would have been enough to rule a huge country and serve them. Now that Mage Alliance's overall production level is higher, they can easily obtain more resources.
After reading the report on the table, Sylutia put it down. Now the entire Mishir District can be said to be prosperous, with tax revenue and transaction shipments rising every quarter. From the initial surprise, she has now become accustomed and numb.
Well, she was a little sleepy. Sylutia lay on the table and wanted to take a nap. In the past few months, she had hardly stopped. It was only this month that things calmed down a little and were not so urgent.
When these people are trained in September, she will be able to have a good rest, Sylutia thought, and gradually fell asleep with her pillow on the table.
The hair fell along the snow-white neck and fell onto the tie cuffs of the shirt, rising and falling slightly with the girl's steady breathing.
Half an hour later, a familiar sound of footsteps came up from the stairs and knocked on the door.
"Sir Hedra." Sylutia heard the voice, stood up, walked over and opened the door.
Cheris stood outside the door, her silver slanted bangs still looking smart, but decorated in a black and white maid outfit, she was not as elegant as before Sharpness.
"A young lady Mage came to visit. She said she was your friend. Her name is Xinke."
"Xinke, I remembered." Sylutia nodded.
"Yes, we both studied at Asura District before. Although we are not in the same school, we have a really good relationship."
"Take me to see her. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for several years. I remember she also went to Opera School." I don't know what's going on now."
Lifting up her dress lightly, she walked down the steps, and soon Sylutia met her friend whom she had not seen for several years in the reception hall of the Mage Guild.
She had long flowing golden hair in a high ponytail and wore a long white sloping-shoulder dress that highlighted her tall body and well-fitted waist. Her bright red eyes were bright and shining, just like the orange fire sunset in midsummer.
After seeing Sylutia, Xinke smiled and waved generously.
"Hi~ Long time no see, Hedra." This girl with Blood of Golden Honey has now entered the fourth level, and she seems to be very close to Fifth Order.
He is indeed the most talented student Asura District ever had. When the teachers evaluated him, the scores they gave him were still higher than Sylutia.
Afterwards, this tall and generous girl came over, put her arms around Sylutia and gave her a warm hug. After a while, she put Sylutia down.
When she was studying at Asura District, Xinke was a little taller now, about 178. Coupled with her slender legs, a simple movement can make people think of a moving dance posture. According to Lovier, Xinke is currently very popular in the Vichia Academy, and she has great signs of becoming a leader of the new generation.
Whether it is dancing, singing, musical instruments, poetry, Xinke is at the forefront of other students. Lovier admitted that he could only compete with Xinke in singing, but was left behind in other areas. I remember when he said this, Lovier was still a little disappointed, and he knelt down on the bed and drew circles.
The two sat down and talked about old times for a while, and then Sylutia realized why Xinke was free to visit her this time.
"Actually, this time I went to Harp Flower Union with my mentor to perform and have exchanges." The Aspect Power accumulation and advancement of Opera School members are all related to the performance.
"I happened to pass by Mishir District and stayed here for a day, so I came to find you."
The two of them were walking around Courtyard while talking, chatting about recent current events and the past.
"Actually, in addition to the performance, this exchange is also very important." Xinke said.
"Why do you say that?" Sylutia was curious.
"The Alliance" currently has a plan, which is to open up some secrets and knowledge of the school to exchange and learn with Harp Flower Union", among which Opera School" is the focus of the exchange.
"Hedra Do you know the origin of Harp Flower Union"? It was originally a loose Bard gathering organization, used to exchange ideas, stories, and experiences with each other."
"After the rise of the Alliance, various forces in the eastern part of the mainland also felt the pressure, but there was no suitable opportunity until Harp Flower Union." This Bard organization acted as a middleman to communicate the ideas and opinions of all parties to each other, and then slowly combined them into a the Alliance. After that, this the Alliance also slowly expanded, and finally formed what it is today."
"Although the current dominant faction of Harp Flower Union" has little to do with the Bards, the name has been retained. The person we are going to communicate with this time is also the Bard faction over there."
"Bard----"Sylutia said the noun lightly.
The ancestor of the Mezzalance Family is the origin of the Bard profession. He also wrote the earliest collection of poems and the Bard advanced method, and engraved his name on World Wall. It is said that the ancestor has traveled to seven continents, almost He has traveled all over the world and achieved this unimaginable feat. It was also by virtue of this Miracle that he was successfully promoted to Eighth Order, and won many reputations such as Crowned Poet, "Fairy-Favored" and "Fairy-Favored".
I don't know if the ancient Harp Flower Union" organization has any connection with my ancestors, or there must be some kind of inheritance link. After all, the source of all Bard professions in this world starts from that ancestor.
Suddenly, she yearned for and envied that ancestor, or maybe she had such blood.
"After that, will Xinke stay there for a long time?" Sylutia was curious.
"Yes, I will probably stay for several years to learn some Bard's skills and knowledge, but -" Xinke lowered his head and whispered in Sylutia's ear.
"The tutor means that I can stay there and become the link between the Mage Alliance and Harp Flower Union. With my talent, it will not be a problem to become Harp Flower Union's Corolla Poet in the future." (Corolla Poet is the title of Harp Flower Union's ten-year review and has a high influence in the Alliance)
"This, that's it----" Sylutia's expression suddenly became a little unbearable, and he lightly covered his cheek with his fingers.
"Uh----What do you think about Xinke? Will you feel lonely when you go there?"
Xinke blinked, smiled and replied, "I'm not the kind of person who feels lonely."
She is a little sunshine with more energy than Lovier. If Lovier is a bit lazy and loves to play, Xinke is the kind of person who regards sweating as fun and will take the initiative to meet and interact with many people. It is hard to imagine that she will be lonely.
"Although the instructor's suggestion is very interesting, it depends on the situation. If you are really happy staying there and can come into contact with many new things, that would not be bad." Xinke thought for a while.
"Whether it's opera, poetry, or performance, it's better to go to more places to communicate. I actually like to walk around and see."
After saying this, Xinke, who was walking in front, turned around and looked at Sylutia.
"The same goes for you, Hedra. Coming from a place as far away as Meteor Lake to study at the Alliance, you must have a thirst for knowledge and some expectations for the future."
"Actually, I didn't want to go to such a distant place at first, but when I thought about your experience, I suddenly found that my thinking was too limited. Maybe the world should be so open, and I shouldn't set limits on myself."
"Life should be as free as the wind and as gorgeous as the light."
When she said this, her whole body was bathed in the midsummer sunshine and wind, like a delicate and blooming white orchid, emitting a faint golden halo.