"Ha!" Calen jumped back in fright, but the next second his back was blocked by the sofa, and he could only watch the fireball hit him.
But when the fireball was less than ten centimeters away from him, the jewelry in Calen's hand burst out with a bright light, and in an instant a Magic Shield wrapped Calen inside.
And the fireball exploded after colliding with the shield, splashing out a lot of sparks.
Claire waved, and all the sparks and flames were gathered into his hand. With Claire's palm, all the sparks dissipated.
Calen was so frightened that he took a few deep breaths before he realized that Claire was once again showing him the functions of the jewelry.
But it was so scary, it almost scared him half to death.
"Lord Claire, tell me about this kind of thing in the future." Calen said with a wry smile.
Claire also smiled sheepishly. He had just made an impromptu decision, but with his strength, there was no chance of any accidents happening. The other party should be very impressed now.
"Do you now understand the difference between this jewelry and other jewelry?"
"Yeah." Calen nodded, picked up the piece of jewelry and showed it, "Does Lord Claire plan to solidify some defensive spells on it?"
"Right."
This is the result of the craftsmen in Nafu City. The craftsmen of Nakin Town create the jewelry, while the craftsmen of Nafu City solidify spells on it, or perform inscription enchantments and other beneficial things.
Calen looked embarrassed again, "Lord Claire, I have something to say."
"But it doesn't matter. There is no need to worry about it. We are just partners. It will be better if we talk clearly."
"Okay, I'll say it." Calen licked his tongue. It seems that this Lord Claire is not the kind of person who is difficult to communicate with. It seems that his jewelry store really has hope.
"Someone has thought of your idea before, and took practical actions to produce a batch of jewelry with magical effects. However, the market feedback was not good, and very few jewelry were sold. In the end, they could only be sold as ordinary Magical Artifacts."
Calen continued to explain, "I have been in the jewelry business for so many years, and I have almost figured this thing out."
"To sum it up: the more expensive the jewelry material, the better, the higher the cost, the better, and the more useless the jewelry, the better."
"The last sentence is particularly important."
Calen said and suddenly laughed, "It's hard to understand, isn't it? I didn't understand at first, why spend so much money on useless things!"
"After doing more jewelry business later, I realized that jewelry is different from other practical items. It is a luxury item. Customers spend money not to buy something useful, but to buy something that needs to show their identity. The more expensive the item, the more it can show the difference between them and ordinary people. The more useless it is, the more powerful people can be screened out. Regardless of the price, it is actually a difference in class status."
"This is the meaning of luxury goods, especially jewelry as a representative luxury product."
"In their view, jewelry is jewelry, and Magical Artifacts with defensive spells is Magical Artifacts. One is practical, and the other has class attributes. These two things are separate."
"You can't add the magic value to the jewelry. In the eyes of ordinary people, I spent so much money to buy a piece of jewelry and it actually has magic functions on it. I made a lot of money!"
"But in the eyes of those rich people, what they compare is not how practical their jewelry is, but: look at the jewelry I bought for 3,000 Gold Coins. The materials used in it are so expensive, the workmanship is so fine, and which master made it personally. They don't compare. No matter how many solidified magic the jewelry has, it will be looked down upon by other people if you say it has defensive spells. They will think that you have spent so much Gold Coins to buy a useful decoration. Isn't your home in ruins?"
"It's hard to explain this psychology, but it just exists. They feel that if they want to buy Magical Artifacts, a defensive spell, they can buy it specifically, instead of buying it to decorate their own jewelry. The two are not interoperable."
"So if the two things are interoperable, they will become neither good nor bad, neither fish nor fowl. In their eyes, it is a Magical Artifacts with Magic Shield. It is just that the material is a bit expensive, and it is impossible to sell it at a high price. They will not classify this thing as jewelry. At most, it is a finely crafted magic shield for body protection. And in"
Claire nodded as he listened to Calen's words, "You know quite a lot."
Calen smiled modestly and said, "After you have been working for a long time, you naturally know more."
"What you said makes sense." Claire said and paused, "But there is one thing you didn't consider. If there is nothing different from other jewelers, then how can our jewelry store stand up among so many jewelry stores?"
"Take your time, give me a few years based on my experience, and I can enter the top ten jewelers again!" Calen said confidently, patting his chest.
"How many years? What's the top ten?"
Calen was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Give me five years and give me another 10 million Silver Dragon Coins, and I can reach the fifth position! If it is not completed, I will leave it to you!"
The competition in Kingdom of Zesilia is so fierce that if it were anyone else, they would not dare to say that the jewelry store they founded could survive there for five years, let alone achieve the top five position. Calen This can be regarded as forcing myself to push forward!
"There's no need to say such things. I said we are partners, and you don't need to sign any military orders with me."
"Of course I believe in your strength."
"It's just that... five years is too long, and I don't have the patience."
"How long do you want, sir?" Calen asked.
"Two months, maybe."
Calen:???! Are you kidding me? Two months, even if you kill me, I can't do it!
Seeing Calen's reaction, Claire found it a bit interesting, "It's okay, no need to bother you. I will make the plan and you will be responsible for the execution."
"So... should I still use this kind of jewelry with magical properties?" Calen asked with some uncertainty.
Claire nodded, "Yes."
Calen: "..."
Before, he thought Claire was a very good communicator, but now he suddenly became so persistent.
"Lord Claire, then... the market has proven that this method will not work. How about we find a new method?" Calen, judging from his own professionalism, thinks that if it is really put on the shelves, he will die miserably!
"Don't worry." Claire showed a confident smile, "It's not that the market doesn't accept it, it's just a matter of method."
"If I come, there will definitely be no problem."
Seeing that Claire was so stubborn, Calen also decided not to persuade her any more, otherwise it would be bad if she caused resentment. I can only think about how to control the losses when the time comes. And it seems that Claire is quite rich. If you fail once, you can try again later and you won't be so stubborn.
"That's it. I'll let Regan give you the money. You go back and settle the jewelry store issues first. Then find some masters who are good at design. If the money is not enough, then ask Regan for it."
"Got it, Lord Claire."