It is not surprising that the Metcalf family was involved in the "magic air gun theft case", because the Philips chamber of Commerce of the Metcalf family is the largest supplier of magic stone lamps in Qianhu kingdom.
There are many kinds of magic stone lamps made by Philips chamber of Commerce, including silver magic stone lamps, gold magic stone lamps, and gemstone magic stone lamps with gems; there are also many kinds of styles, including single point lighting, multi-point lighting, and even large hanging magic stone lamps with palace style.
Philips chamber of Commerce has achieved the ultimate in the function of magic stone lamp. Its magic stone lamp can realize different colors, with automatic rotation function and "breathing light" function, that is, the light brightness changes gradually from bright to dark.
On earth, it is necessary to add a chip into the circuit to achieve the breathing lamp effect, but in the alien world, Philips chamber of Commerce has realized this function only through a set of simple runes.
What is most commendable is that some high-end magic stone lamps produced by this chamber of Commerce even have remote control function.
This fully shows that the Metcalf family has a group of very good Rune magic weapons, and the magic air gun is obviously a kind of Rune equipment. Therefore, the Metcalf family''s idea of magic air gun is a very natural thing.
Even when Renault learned about the tricks played by the Metcalfe family on the magic stone lantern, he also admired the family. This is why the Marquis finally escaped. For such aristocrats who devoted themselves to technological progress and made a fortune from it, he did not hesitate to open his eyes.
According to his plan for the future human world pattern, the Metcalf family belongs to the new aristocracy and must be attracted and cultivated.
On the contrary, count weaver, an old aristocrat who owned a large number of farms and made money by squeezing serfs, was despised by Renault and should be weakened or even cut off.
So he decisively sent alpha team to send count Weaver''s family to the bottom of the sea.
Mousse looked at the wary Marquis Metcalfe and said with a smile:
"don''t be nervous, marquis. He is a man who pays great attention to fairness. 100000 jinnals are the final punishment for you. He won''t ask for more compensation."
"What I''m going to talk about now is a deal..."
"Deal?" The Marquis looked at muse with a puzzled look on his face. "Are you going to buy the magic stone lamp from the messesmeter chamber of Commerce? If there is a need, we will give you the best price
Muse waved his head with a smile and winked at a uniformed young man standing quietly behind him.
The young man immediately stepped forward, bowed slightly to the Marquis and said:
"Dear Marquis, please allow me to introduce myself. I''m Simon, a rune magician from haichaoling Rune Institute."
"I''m here to show you something on behalf of the Institute of Rune..."
As he spoke, he opened a box and put an iron magic stone lamp on the table.
The Marquis glanced at the magic stone lamp. There was a trace of disdain on his face, and then quickly disappeared.
The magic stone lamp produced by Philips chamber of commerce is extremely exquisite. Beautiful patterns are carved on the lampshade and column. Each one is an exquisite handicraft. In contrast, this magic stone lamp can only barely catch the eye.
Simon, who is addicted to Rune technology, did not notice the look of the marquis. He continued:
"as you can see, this is the magic stone lamp made by haichaoling. We have made a comparison with the magic stone lamp of your Chamber of Commerce..."
At this point, he opened a small door at the back of the lamp holder, took out a magic stone, gently weighed it in his hand, and said in a soft voice:
"we found that for a fist sized magic stone, the magic stone lamp of your Chamber of commerce can only be used for one month at most, while Haichao magic stone lamp can be used for two months at most..."
"What?" Exclaimed the Marquis, his chubby face full of doubt, "it''s impossible!"
The history of making magic stone lamps by the Metcalfe family is more than 200 years. The research on the related Rune technology has been extremely in-depth, which is the best in the mainland. He absolutely does not believe that anyone can surpass the Metcalfe family in this aspect.
"I think we can verify it." Simon smiles.
"How to verify?" The Marquis said sarcastically, "is it a month''s experiment? Can we all do nothing and wait here for a month? "
"No, it won''t be that long." Simon said confidently, "the tide has a better way."
………………
"The magic stone meter reads 46 degrees!"
A middle-aged man called out.
The Marquis turned to look at the old man beside him and asked nervously:
"Mr. Abdel, is this reading in line with the actual situation?"
Abdel stared at the silver shining machine on the wooden table and replied absently:
"Marquis, it should be almost the same. I remember this magic stone has been used for half a month."
In front of the test bench, the middle-aged man picked up a magic stone and put it on the rune disk in the center of the instrument.Aware of the Marquis''s inquiring eyes, Abdel added:
"this magic stone has not been used yet. It is bigger than ordinary magic stone. According to our experience, it will last longer. I personally estimate that it should last 33-36 days."
Simon calculated in his mind and said with certainty:
"then, the reading of the magic stone measuring instrument should be between 110 and 120."
Surrounded by more than 30 people, the middle-aged people input a mental energy, and the whole disc instantly emits a hazy blue light, which looks very good.
All eyes were fixed on the disc, waiting for the change to happen.
After a breath, the surface of the magic stone suddenly flashed a light, and then the light was blazing, and the whole room was illuminated.
The light only lasted for a moment, then disappeared, and the surface of the magic stone returned to its dull and ugly appearance.
Everyone''s eyes immediately turned to the side of the machine inlaid with a crystal cylinder, its surface is engraved with dense scale lines.
The length of these scale marks is different. Next to each long scale mark is engraved a universal number, starting from the bottom "0" to the top "300".
Between every two long scale marks, there are 9 short scale marks, which divide one scale into 10 equal parts, that is to say, the minimum scale is 0.1.
At this time, the crystal column below a small section, unexpectedly inexplicable from transparent colorless into red.
However, the red is fading at the speed visible to the naked eye, and it will completely disappear in more than ten seconds at most.
“116！” The middle-aged man called out a reading again.
There was an immediate commotion in the crowd.
Because 116 just falls in the "110-120" range, perfectly in line with Simon''s prediction, which shows that the measurement of the magic stone measuring instrument is very accurate.
"Sybot, don''t stop, keep testing for me!"
Abdel had a drink.
There was silence in the room, only the cry of sebot echoed.
“102！”
“82！”
……
“93！”
After measuring 10 magic stones in one breath, sybot said excitedly:
"Mr. Abdel, I think the accuracy of the magic stone measuring instrument is very high, and all the results are in line with our estimates."
Abdel nodded slightly, looked at Simon, and said with admiration:
"Mr. Simon, this magic stone measuring instrument is really a great invention. I must admit that your sea tide leader''s Rune magicians are a group of genius."
"Take the liberty to ask, what principle does this magical instrument use when measuring the magic power content of magic stone?"
After a pause, he said with some embarrassment:
"of course, you can not answer. I fully understand that this is very precious knowledge..."
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Abdel." Simon grinned politely. "I can only tell you that this is a unique phenomenon called ''Seth induction''. It is a phenomenon discovered by the director of our Institute of runes, sir Seth. As for how to use this phenomenon, please forgive me. I can''t say more."
Abdel sighed with some disappointment.
Simon''s eyes turned to the marquis. With a faint smile, he said:
"Marquis, I believe that with the magic stone measuring instrument, we can determine the utilization efficiency of the two magic stone lamps by measuring the reading changes of the magic stone in half a day."
The Marquis pondered for a moment and looked at his capable generals sincerely:
"Mr. Abdel, I hope you can personally preside over this experiment."
"I''d love to!"
Abdel nodded and walked to the two stone lamps on another wooden table.
The Marquis unconsciously glanced at the magic stone lamp produced by Haichao collar. This time, his eyes were full of suspicion and lost the previous confidence.
………………
In the evening, the results came out.
"After six hours of continuous experiment, we found that the reading of magic stone in the magic stone lamp of Philips chamber of Commerce decreased by about 3.5, while the reading of Haichao magic stone lamp...."
Abdel looked at the magic stone measuring instrument in disbelief and said in a trembling voice:
"less than 1.8!"
The latter''s magic power consumption is less than half of the former''s, which is twice the difference!
"Wow..."
Everyone was a sensation.
"True or false?"
"I don''t believe it. Is the brightness of the magic stone lamp different?"
as like as two peas, "it''s not luminosity. Before we start the experiment, we have all confirmed that the brightness of the two lights is the same."
"How did they do it?"
Marquis Metcalfe''s face became extremely ugly, and he felt great pressure.When Muse "blackmailed" 100000 jinnals before, he was extremely distressed, but the pressure was not great, because as long as the magic stone lamp business is still going on, the family will continue to make profits, and sooner or later he will be able to make up for the losses.
The magic stone lamp is different.
The technology of Haichao collar is unexpectedly strong, which is a threat to the Metcalf family.
If there is a 10% or 20% difference in the efficiency of magic power utilization between the two sides, that''s all. If the family invests a lot of manpower and material resources in research, it always hopes to catch up with the other side.
But the gap is as high as double, which makes people very desperate.
Just imagine, if Haichao chamber of commerce enters into the magic stone lamp industry, with their strength in magic power machinery, sooner or later they will be able to reach the family level in the appearance of magic stone lamp. Who will buy the family magic stone lamp at that time?
Philips chamber of Commerce consumes one magic stone in one month, and Haichao only consumes one in two months. Every fool knows which one to choose.
At this moment, the Marquis really felt the crisis of life and death.
At this time, he suddenly thought of the "deal" that mousse had mentioned earlier, and he immediately realized it.
Obviously, the trading chip under the crown is this kind of magic stone lamp technology.
What makes people feel resentful most is that it is certain that the Metcalf family will have to buy it.
The Marquis stares at Muse''s calm face and asks in an astringent voice:
"Muse, can you tell me what the crown wants from the Metcalf family?"
Leaning on the back of his chair, mousse pointed to a group of Rune magicians in the Metcalf family and said leisurely:
"they''re all going to be crowned!"
The Marquis''s face changed. Just as he was about to speak, Muse pointed to the magic stone lamp again and said in a loud voice:
"half of the business of the magic stone lamp is for the crown!"
The Marquis''s pupil suddenly shrank, and a great anger flared up.
"Gaga Gaga... "
During the ebb of the super spring tide, the mudflat with a width of more than 10 kilometers is completely exposed. Countless seabirds are flying back and forth, searching for food on the mudflat, and their cries resound on the beach.
Seabirds are targeting crustaceans that don''t have time to follow the tide.
I don''t know why, the vast majority of alien small crustaceans have certain toxicity. After human consumption, they are either poisoned to death, or vomiting and diarrhea. Even if they are hungry, the poor dare not touch them.
On the contrary, all kinds of seabirds are not afraid of these little things.
Therefore, every time the tide goes down, seabirds will come out to look for food, and the super spring tide once a month is a feast for seabirds.
Renault watched a red billed diver, more than 1 meter long, dive down from the air at high speed. At the moment of skimming the mudflat, Renault stretched out his feet and grabbed a black crustacean from the mud pit.
Then it quickly flew to the shore, dropped the crustacean on the ground, looked around alertly, and used its hard beak and sharp claws to break open the crustacean and peck the meat inside.
When the red billed diver flies into the sky again, Renault''s eyes look at a mudflat 2 kilometers away. At this time, hundreds of figures are busy digging up the black ice.
The beach at the foot of Reno, which is nearly 100 kilometers long, is a huge black ice mine. It is estimated that the total reserves of black ice will exceed 5 billion tons, which is also the second largest black ice mine in the coastal area of Qianhu kingdom.
Because of its existence, Renault plans to build a black ice distillation plant in Chaka town.
At this time, the nearby Goodall suddenly asked:
"under the crown, with our magic stone lamp technology alone, do you think the Metcalf family will give in? As far as I know, they make a net profit of more than 100000 jinnals a year from the magic stone lamp. I''m afraid Marquis Metcalfe is not willing to give up this huge profit in vain... "
"how about a faint smile
"The bottom card of Haichao chamber of commerce is not only the magic stone lamp, but also the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world. The Philips chamber of Commerce of Metcalf family, how much does it cost to make a magic stone lamp? How much does it cost to make a magic stone lamp? "
"If we cooperate with Haichao chamber of Commerce, the cost of the Metcalf family will be reduced by at least 70%, and they will only earn more!"
"What''s more, marquis Metcalfe can not be unaware that as long as he chooses to cooperate with us, they will get my protection in the future war, and the industry will be preserved."
"Well, if it wasn''t for the shortage of human resources of haichaoling, and I planned to cultivate a group of industrial and commercial nobles as soon as possible to control the economy of Qianhu Kingdom, how could I get the pig cheap?"
Goodall couldn''t help smacking his tongue.
In his opinion, 50% of the price is hard enough. Unexpectedly, the Lord is too little.
In fact, Renault''s attack on the Metcalf family is largely due to the rune magician.
As a result of long-term commitment to the study of magic stone lamp, the number of magic mechanics kept by the Metcalf family is more than 80, and they are the most needed talents of the tide collar.The Marquis of Metcalfe sighed deeply and said difficultly:
"Mr. muse, I agree with the request of the crown. In addition, before formal cooperation, I hope to see the crown."
"I don''t think he will refuse your request." Muse said without hesitation.
The Marquis breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to point to the family magician and said:
"you can take them away, but you can''t force them to leave voluntarily."
When he said this, the fat man''s eyes flashed with cunning light.
For a long time, the Metcalfe family regarded the magicians as their precious wealth, attached great importance to them, and gave them excellent treatment. The Marquis was deeply impressed, and the sea tide leader could never get rid of the magicians.
Simon, the rune wizard, smiles. He taps on the table and shouts:
"Hey, Mr. Abdel, do you know? In haichaoling, magic stone lamp and magic stone measuring instrument are only a small part. We have countless Rune technologies, each of which is far better than magic stone lamp and magic stone measuring instrument. Would you like to go to haichaoling with your friends? "
Abdel suddenly turned his head and asked:
"really?"
"Of course." Simon shrugged. "I have no reason to cheat you."
Other magicians also asked: "if I go to haichaoling, can I learn the technique of magic air gun? I''m very interested in it... "
"I also heard that there is a large magic equipment called ''Rose chariot'' under the crown. Can I study them?"
"I''ve always wanted to know how hot-air balloons fly. Can I learn the rune technique used in hot-air balloons?"
Simon laughed, waved his right hand boldly and said happily:
"everyone, welcome to haichaoling. As long as you join haichaoling, most of the technology of Rune Research Institute will be open to you. I swear by my reputation, you will see things you never imagined before..."
Abdel was the first to respond. The gray haired old man slapped the table and exclaimed excitedly:
"Mr. Simon, I''ll go with you!"
The rest of the magicians began to shout.
"Mr. Simon, I''ll go too..."
"I''m going to haichaoling, too..."
On the other side, the Marquis looked like a dead woman.