Invincible Heroes - Hidden Architect

In the world of Yasha, Brakada has always been the wealthiest force, which is inseparable from Brakada's developed industrial system.

Brakada has a large number of factories and cheap goblins, which allows Brakada to import a large amount of various basic resources, and then process and transform them into high value-added alchemy items, crossbows, and catapults. , magic machinery and other cutting-edge products that cannot be copied by other forces and sell them to obtain high profits.

In this process, most of the resources are imported, and the people responsible for the work are a steady stream of goblins who will never die no matter what.

The mages who control the means of production in Brakada can always support the reproduction of the labor force with very little or no investment of resources.

The reproduction of labor force refers to the process in which the physical strength and energy of the worker itself are restored and renewed, and the worker forms a family, gives birth to the next generation, and educates him to become a qualified successor worker.

Generally speaking, a worker's labor remuneration is not determined by the results of his labor, but is composed of the following three parts:

The first is the cost of maintaining workers’ survival.

The second is the cost of skill training for workers.

The third is the education expenses for workers to start a family and raise the next generation.

In Brakada, the cost of maintaining laborers, that is, goblins, is extremely low. Low-quality wheat, rough highland barley... With a variety of worthless food and a little bit of power, a large number of goblins can be easily hired.

Goblins are level 1 soldiers. They can gain experience through work. Giving them a cheap advancement fee will allow them to master higher labor skills.

Goblins can rely on the power of emotions to reproduce in the void, without the need to form a family or raise the next generation.

In Bracada, goblins are not regarded as living things at all, they are just cheap means of production that can talk, jump, and run inexplicably.

Taken together, Bracada’s labor costs approach zero.

The labor cost approaching 0 means huge profits. The price difference of almost all industrial products and raw materials is Bracada's profit.

High profits have supported Bracada's prosperity and made Bracada's average national living standard extremely high.

Even a mage who has just come of age can live a comfortable life relying on the huge social welfare.

With a little mastery of the means of production - such as owning a factory and some mines, the wizards can live a happy life of playing music every night.

The more upscale ones, the powerful mage who has his own mage tower, are all extravagant and lustful. They have seen too much of the prosperity of the world, and ordinary fun can no longer satisfy them.

From beast girls to succubus, to all kinds of alien species, some mages get tired of playing with women and even start to play with men... Curiosity and sense of accomplishment drive these mages to constantly pursue special delicacies that others have not tasted.

In Brakada, there is a saying that the mage with the more abnormal XP will have richer financial resources.

As Bracada's top dignitary, a certain legendary architect who wishes to remain anonymous can perfectly prove this point, although he himself is unwilling to admit it.

However, Bracada, which was once magnificent, has not been having an easy time recently.

What maintains Bracada's high profits is not only cheap labor but also developed shipping.

Although the iron-clad ship cannot fight, there is no problem at all in transporting cargo.

Ironclad ships with low cost, huge output, and good carrying capacity can greatly reduce the transportation cost of Brakada's imported resources. Reducing costs means increasing profit margins, which means earning more gold coins.

However, the emergence of [Port City] completely changed the status quo.

Lionheart, the pirate emperor with absolute maritime power, controlled all ocean trading channels with the help of the Maelstrom. He mandated that materials transported by sea must be traded in the port city.

for example.

In the past, merchant ships from Bracada could go directly to Nigan, sell the ballistae, and then load a shipload of potatoes back.

Not anymore.

Now if the merchant ships of the nine major forces want to trade, they must transport materials to the port city through the maelstrom, where they can conduct unified trade.

The port city is protected by the goddess of wealth. The goddess of wealth will use her powerful divine power to forcefully price the value of all materials.

Under the power of the goddess of wealth, it is no longer the relationship between supply and demand that determines the value of goods, but the value of the goods themselves.

Any item, regardless of rarity, can only earn a reasonable profit.

Let’s take another example.

A powerful enchanted crossbow produced by the Brakada Factory. Due to the scarcity of production, everyone wanted it. It could have been sold for a high price of 30,000 gold coins.

After cost accounting through the Goddess of Fortune, it was found that the actual cost of the enchanted ballista was only 3,000 gold coins. Taking into account factors such as the difficulty of development, contribution to the Yasha world, etc., the goddess of wealth finally priced the enchanted ballista at 4,500 gold coins.

Originally, Bracada could earn 900% profit from selling an enchanted crossbow car, but now only 50% is left.

50% is actually quite a lot. For many products with insufficient technological content, the Goddess of Wealth only allows merchants to use them to earn 5% to 10% profit.

But for the Brakada mages who are accustomed to relying on high value-added luxury goods and industrial products to earn sky-high profits, this is even more uncomfortable than killing them.

The huge profit gap is simply unacceptable to the mages of Brakada, which means that they will have to cut back on food and clothing and give up their luxurious wizard towers, sightseeing airships, manors full of underwear-less maids and maids, and other high-interest things. enjoyment.

Of course, the mages of Brakada can also choose not to sell, but the consequences of not selling are more serious than selling at a low price.

Brakada cannot digest so many industrial products at all. Unsaleable goods mean that the cost cannot be recovered. If the cost cannot be recovered, reproduction will come to a standstill, a large number of factories will close down, and the high debts of the Master Masters will explode. thunder.

At that time, let alone the maids and servants who don't wear underwear, it will be a problem for the mage masters to even support themselves.

If the selling price is low, the mages can hold their noses and admit it, but they cannot accept the increase in resource prices.

For a long time, Brakada has always been able to lower the price of their imported resources by relying on large-scale purchases with the help of technological and military advantages.

Whether it is food or supplies, they can always get them at high-quality prices lower than market prices.

But in Port City, this advantage no longer exists.

With the goddess of wealth around, the impact of supply and demand on commodity prices has been reduced to zero.

for example.

Potato City has a great potato harvest and produces too many potatoes. Potatoes have a shelf life and will rot if not sold in time.

Therefore, Bracada, which can be purchased in large quantities, can take advantage of the total amount of gold coins to lower the price.

Supply exceeds demand and goods become cheaper. This is a typical supply and demand relationship that affects selling prices.

But with the port city and the Goddess of Wealth here, the potatoes can't be sold, and the Goddess of Wealth's church, which has a huge amount of gold coins, will collect them all, and use the goddess's divine power warehouse to suspend time and save them, so there won't be any waste.

When the market is short of potatoes, the goddess of wealth takes out a large amount of potatoes stored in the divine warehouse to balance the selling price.

In this way, the relationship between supply and demand will hardly affect the selling price of goods, and the value of goods will be defined and standardized by the goddess.

For Brakada, which has long relied on various means to obtain cheap resources, the cost of purchasing resources has become higher and the selling prices have become lower. With this in and out, not only the profits of their proud industrial products have been The pressure is extremely low, and even the cost of their enjoyment has become higher.

The impact of the establishment of Port City was immediate for Bracada.

The first wave of people to feel this impact were the large number of ordinary mages in Brakada who did not have factories or wizard towers and could only work for other high-level mages.

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Falling Moon Collar, Mages Guild.

The mage Peru stood in the corridor, pacing anxiously.

Just three days ago, he received a layoff notice from the alchemy factory where he worked, and he was fired.

Peru never thought that such a thing as dismissal would happen to him.

What he didn't expect was that he would not be able to find a job after being fired.

As an excellent level 3 [Magic Alchemist], he is proficient in the magic guidance and line maintenance of magic crystal ores, and has always had an enviable high salary.

Different from those half-baked first-level mages who have just graduated, Peru has twelve years of work experience and has always had no shortage of job offers.

The generous salary income and the foreseeable bright future allowed Peru to take out a loan early and buy a luxurious mage tower.

On the day he was dismissed, Peru was a little stunned, but he did not panic. He felt that he could find a way out at any time.

But when he contacted more than a dozen alchemy factories that had invited him, he was surprised to find that no one was interested in his once popular job.

This made Peru very confused.

The day after tomorrow is the repayment date.

If the loan is not repaid, the mage tower that he is so proud of will be auctioned or recycled.

The current market situation of Mage Tower is not good, and the price has been falling.

If the price of the sale of the Mage Tower is not enough to pay off his loan, his previous ten years of hard work will be in vain, and he will also be saddled with huge debts.

When he thought of this possibility, Peru felt that his heart was filled with a sense of crisis and urgency. The huge emotional fluctuations even reflected on his body, making him feel that he had difficulty breathing.

"Fulton is so busy, it's really hard to meet him."

Peru pulled the collar of his mage robe and tried to undo the top two buttons to make himself breathe easier.

The expensive mage robe that he loved most, which symbolized his noble status and was very cumbersome to wear, now made him feel extremely heavy.

The man he wanted to meet was named Fulton Kyle.

Peru knew in his heart that Fulton's status was extremely noble. He was not only the lord of the Fallen Moon Territory, but also one of the core members of the Kaier family. There were few lords of the main cities in the entire south of Bracada who could compare to him. Still noble.

When the old city lord Kelfo stepped down, Fulton's ability to be elected as the new lord with a 100% approval rate was enough to illustrate the depth of power behind him.

Of course, these are not the scariest things about Fulton.

At the tea party, Peru heard a mage with a much higher status than him say that the most terrifying thing about Lord Fulton was that he had an inexplicable relationship with Master Xingfeng from the royal capital.

Lord Hoshikaze's teacher is a permanent member of the Great Council and one of the most powerful people in Brakada. He himself is also an honorary permanent member of the Great Council.

Peru, who has little knowledge, does not know what kind of status a [permanent member of the Grand Council] is. He only knows that Lord Fulton knows important people that he has never been able to come into contact with in his life.

With such a background, Lord Fulton is certainly a big shot that he cannot afford to offend.

If the one who ordered him to be dismissed was not the Lord Fulton - his boss's boss's boss, he might never dare to say a few words to Lord Fulton in his life.

But now, he was forced to have no choice. He could only try his best to find the Lord Fulton to find out.

"If you can ask me clearly the reason for my dismissal and seriously swear that I will correct it, maybe the Lord of the City will be merciful and let me return to my job.

If it really doesn't work, even if you lower your salary a little, it's better than not being able to survive. "

Peru buttoned up the mage's robe nervously again, anxiously waiting for the judgment of fate.

Finally, everyone in front of Peru had left, and he got the opportunity to meet Lord Fulton.

Peru adjusted his clothes and entered the door of the city lord's office under the escort of guards.

"Oh, I saw you in the report. You are Peru, right? That very outstanding [Magical Alchemist].

Please sit down and chat. "

Lord Fulton is fatter than Peru imagined, so fat that he doesn't look like a mage at all, but he is also more approachable than Peru imagined.

He looked at himself with a smile, looking harmless.

"Report to the Lord of the City."

Peru didn't dare to sit down, and he was even worried that his arrival would waste Fulton's time.

“Yes, I am Peru, thank you for remembering a nobody like me.

Lord City Lord, I was very surprised to learn that I was fired a few days ago.

I love my job deeply, and I have always been serious and conscientious about my work, not daring to make any mistakes.

I came here to ask, is there something I did not do well enough that led to my dismissal? I can improve it. "

"Haha." Fulton laughed as expected. This laughter made Peru very uncomfortable, as if he had seen through everything.

“Peruvian mage, you don’t need to be suspicious.

We have to temporarily ask you to leave your post, not because of any fault on your part, but simply because of the adjustment of the main business of Falling Moon Lord.

Affected by various factors, now our Falling Moon Territory will gradually transform the city center from an industrial city to a tourist city, and a large number of magical factories will be sold.

The factory is gone, and naturally there is no position that can use you, so we fired you. "

"Sir, why is this?" Peru was very shocked: "So many factories were sold immediately?"

Fulton replied helplessly:

"So what if we don't sell it? The Poseidon Church and the Wealth Church are so strict now. Our factory has no advantage in terms of cost and technology, and the products we make can't be sold at the price.

Taking into account various taxes, even if you sell one piece to compensate for one piece, it is better not to sell it. "

The Peruvian people were dumbfounded: “This… this… this, is actually like this.

But why wasn’t the Master Jehovah who lived next door to me fired?

I can say with great confidence that I am better than him in terms of work attitude and ability. "

"Hahaha. Young man, you are still too young." Fulton smiled and flicked the cigarette in his hand and said:

“Think about it, when you were with Jehovah, did you ever see him go to work?”

"This...no."

"Then why not?"

"Because, because Jehovah is the youngest son of the lord of Silverwind City."

"Look, don't you know the answer?"

Looking at Fulton's smiling eyes, an indescribable feeling of powerlessness surged into Peru's heart.

His lips trembled twice and he made a final struggle:

"Lord, if the Magic Factory doesn't need me, can you arrange another job for me?

As long as I can afford to repay the loan and support my family, that's all. "

"Ah."

Fulton laughed half mockingly, half helplessly, and shook his head.

He looked out the window, took a drag on his cigarette, and slowly blew out the smoke ring.

Looking at the slowly rising smoke rings, Fulton picked up a bottle of water, placed it in front of Peru, and said softly:

"Your request is easier said than done.

Today is different from the past. This month, our Brakada's financial revenue has plummeted, and our Falling Moon Leader has also been greatly affected.

Peru, look, this is a glass of water. "

He took out another empty glass and filled it more than half full.

“Most of this cup is for the big shots above.

Originally, the remaining water can still be drunk by us, allowing us all to live a moist life.

But now, the total amount of this glass of water has become less.

So what to do?

The water has become less. If the water shared by everyone also becomes less, life will be a little harder, but we can still survive. "

"Snapped."

Fulton patted the cup and said:

“But this glass of water belongs to the big shots above.

They didn't drink enough, how could they leak it for us to drink? "

"The total amount was originally less, but the big shots still wanted such a big glass of water, and there was only a little water left, which was not enough.

If you give more in Peru, some people will give less. Everyone is thirsty and wants to drink water, so everyone can only do what they can.

You came to beg me, but I was also grabbing water, so I couldn't care about you.

I say this, can you understand? "

Peru looked at the water glass shaking in Fulton's hand, and his heart trembled.

He already understood what Fulton meant and why he was unemployed, but he understood even deeper.

There was a terrifying fact hidden in Fulton's short sentence, which made him feel terrified just thinking about it.

He asked tremblingly:

"Lord City Lord, what should we do if there is not enough water for them to drink?"

Fulton's eyes were narrowed and he said with a vague expression:

"Peru, then we can only squeeze out our blood until there is enough for them to drink to their heart's content."

…

…

After leaving Fulton's office, Peru's footsteps became very vain.

As a smart man, he already understood the current situation and knew what he should do.

"Sell it. Before they squeeze our blood, go back and sell the Mage Tower. It doesn't have to be too high, as long as it can pay off the debt.

Then he quickly took his wife and children to the industrial area in the north, to the territory under Crown Trossa.

With my military strength, I can only survive if I go there. "

The moment Peru left the mage tower, a woman in black robe suddenly stopped in front of Peru.

"Is it a Peruvian mage?"

"Who are you?" The opponent's aura was too strong, and he was obviously a high-level combat soldier, which made Peru very nervous.

"I'm not anyone, I'm just a passing thief."

The black-robed thief smiled and said:

"Peruvian Mage, our president is the buyer of all the magic factories in Falling Moon Territory.

According to our inquiries, you are the best [Magic Alchemist] in the entire Falling Moon Territory.

I heard that you lost your job recently. Our president is very sorry.

Our president would like to meet with you to discuss your [re-employment] issue. I wonder if you are interested? "

"C-President?!"

Mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers. The surprise came so suddenly that Peru was stunned for a moment:

"President of what meeting?"

"Wolfs Marine Chamber of Commerce. Our president's name is Wolfs."

…

…

The darkness slowly faded, and Qi Ge slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he woke up, he saw Agede's extremely nervous expression.

"Apprentice, are you awake? How are you? Did you succeed?"

Qi Ge laughed cheerfully:

"Teacher, fortunately, I have achieved master-level construction skills and master-level design skills."

Aged was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good, that's good, hahaha! Once successful, you are worthy of being my apprentice.

Very good, Qige, now you are a qualified master architect. "

"I would also like to thank the teacher for his guidance."

Qi Ge sat up from the ground and twisted his body.

If an architect wants to truly become a master, he must pass a very difficult historical echo.

Even Qige's car overturned twice, but fortunately there was no danger.

He took out more than twenty blank architectural drawings from his backpack and said to Aqed:

"Teacher, this is a reward for historical echoes. Why are they all blank drawings?"

"His?! So many?"

Agaide nodded in shock.

"Twenty-six, a full 20 more than I had before.

Apprentice, these blank drawings represent your potential as an architect.

Every blank drawing counts.

Once you become a master architect, you'll start trying to create your own buildings from scratch.

This is a must for every architect.

If you cannot create enough architectural drawings for you to start the legendary road before all the drawings are consumed, you will be stuck on the master like the teacher before, unable to find a way to break through.

Well, you are the Chosen One of Asa. I don’t know if it will be any different, but at least that’s how we feel. "

"Ah, I'm on a mission." Qi Ge touched the back of his head and said to Agaide:

"Thank you teacher, I understand.

I'll wait until I'm fully prepared before trying to create my own building. "