My Magic Age

I turned to look at my neighbor and found two middle-aged men sitting at the table over there, arguing. They seemed to be controlling their voices as much as possible, but I didn't expect that every word of the conversation would be transmitted to me. in the ears.

"Even if you want to sell it, where can you find a suitable buyer at this time? Is there any customer from the venture capital company who is willing to take over the rune metal plate substrate processing workshop? We can make an appointment to discuss it." The person named Nick, a middle-aged man, told his friend as he reached into the basket, tore off a piece of white bread and dipped it into the tomato-beef bisque on the plate.

Although he was wearing decent clothes, the rough calluses on his hands and the old wrinkles on his face showed that he was a skilled craftsman and an incompetent boss, and his appearance was not very elegant. , and it seems that there is no appearance that a noble should have.

The man named Brennan sitting across from him exhaled, with a relaxed look on his face. He leaned forward and patted his old friend on the shoulder before saying, "That's right if you think so. I'll find out for you when I get back." Ask around, you also know that the entire Green economy has been in decline recently. It's too prosperous, don't put all your chips down. In my case, you can also ask other owners of rune metal plate workshops. There may be one or two with strong financial strength who want to take advantage of the lowest economy. When it’s down, expand the rune metal plate business.”

The bitter smile on Nick's face was uglier than crying.

Nick picked up the goblet on the table, took a sip of the Palestina ale, which was not much better than the cheap ale in the tavern, and said to Brennan: "Speaking of which, there are so many different kinds of runes on the market now. The demand for metal plates is still very strong. Plane wars require a lot of mithril metal to repair those magic catapults, bed crossbows, and magic cannons. The army logistics department needs more magic caravans and a lot of base plates for various rune plates. big gap, The reason why the economy has become so depressed is that all the planes that provide mithril ore for our Green Empire were invaded by the Dark Legion of Hell at about the same time. At this time, even if the big nobles have a lot of mithril reserves, they cannot It will be circulated on the market. Who knows how long this plane war will last. The inability to buy mithril ore makes it impossible for rune board workshops like ours to continue operating. "

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The plane war has brought a huge impact to the empire's economy. Just looking at the empty scene in the magic trading hall on the first floor of the Tower of Pride, you can know what it has brought to us.

Nick took a sip of wine, raised his head and stared at his old friend Brennan, and continued: "Everyone has something they need to hold on to. I don't care how much this small workshop is worth, and selling it won't make me happy. I feel so distressed. I can live a good life no matter where I go. At worst, I can still carry my bags on the pier of the airport, right?”

He smiled self-deprecatingly and showed off his strong arms to his friend Brennan. Compared to Brennan, Nick's body frame was taller and stronger.

Nick seemed to be aware that his voice disturbed the other guests, and then deliberately lowered his voice and said: "I don't care about any of this. What I care about is the craftsmen in the workshop. At this time, you asked me to go back and tell them :Hey, guys, this workshop is out of business! You are all fired, pack up and leave here, and go make a living elsewhere! How can you let me say this?”

Brennan shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "But what else can we do? Do you have any better way?"

At this moment, the wrinkles on Nick's face became much deeper. He asked tentatively: "Brennan, do you think it would be feasible if I added the condition of accepting the workshop craftsmen as an additional condition for selling the workshop?"

Brennan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and she whispered to Nick urgently: "Quickly put away your foolish thoughts. What you have to do now is to struggle out of that quagmire as soon as possible." Come out, how can someone like you care about the life and death of others when you can’t protect yourself?”

Then Nick sighed helplessly from the seat next to him.

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After hearing the conversation between Nick and Brennan sitting next to him, I found out that one of them was Nick, the owner of Rune Metal Plate Workshop, which was in trouble, and the other was Brennan, a manager of a venture capital company. Nan, it seems that they are very good friends, sitting in this restaurant, talking about how to get out of the current business difficulties.

I found that the workshop owner named Nick was now in a dilemma where he could not continue to operate. He brought his friends over, probably because he wanted to raise funds again, but the person named Brennan was not optimistic about it. His friend's current business situation, and admitted that if the situation is not reversed immediately, Nick may face bankruptcy.

Lady Alia gently bit her red lips. There was a soft tongue hidden between the rows of pearl-white teeth. She whispered to me: "If you can buy a shop that specializes in making rune metal, Isn’t Ban’s workshop exactly what you want?”

Catalina's clear eyes have always stayed on my face. After returning to the imperial capital from the Hierro plane, we rarely had the opportunity to hang out together. She had a happy smile on her face, looking at Mrs. Alia and Catalina. Wandering among the people made me enjoy lunch like this.

I said to Mrs. Alia: "Yes, Alia, I also said that I would like to invite you to become my partner."

Mrs. Alia blinked before saying: "It seems that the partners you need are right in front of you. Maybe after talking to them, you will find that you don't need me at all, right?"

I waved to Mrs. Alia repeatedly and explained: "You know, if I still want to be able to take the exam successfully this week, I must end my sick leave as soon as possible and return to the magic academy to attend those magic classes. Those teachers don't care what happens to me. They are rigid and dogmatic, so I really need your help with some things. No one is more suitable to be my partner than you. You can't expect a magician. Have time to manage the daily affairs of the workshop.”

I gave Lady Arya an encouraging look.

"However, I think this is an opportunity. Qige and I have some ideas, and we need to customize some special rune metal plates. Originally we just wanted to find a supplier of rune metal plates, so I took the liberty to visit "You, but what happened next was something we didn't expect before." I smiled apologetically and rubbed my slightly itchy nose with my fingers.

Just like Qige said, I originally just wanted Mrs. Alia to take a large order for red copper rune plates inlaid with 'Adamantine Magic Patterns', but I didn't expect that I would take Mrs. Alia's entire body. After turning around, she chose the former between freedom and a luxurious and decent aristocratic life.

"What's wrong with me?" Asking herself, Mrs. Alia stretched out her delicate hand and gently pressed her forehead, shook her head slightly, and then replied: "I must be dizzy, otherwise How could a young man like you, who has never participated in a coming-of-age ceremony, be so casually encouraged to do so many irrational things!”

Mrs. Alia held her cheek with one hand, and her thick and soft curly hair hung down from one side, making the smile on her face even more charming.

She put her hands on the dining table, leaned forward slightly, stood up from the dining table gracefully, and walked elegantly towards Nick and Brennan. As she walked gracefully, her plump body moved rhythmically under her long skirt. The rhythm, the glory of a mature woman is so beautiful that it makes people dazzling.

Brennan and Nick were surprised when Mrs. Alia came over. They both subconsciously looked down to see if their clothes were appropriate. They looked a little nervous. Mrs. Alia stood in front of the two men and said bluntly: "I'm very sorry for interrupting your meal. My companion and I overheard you talking about something about the rune metal plate substrate processing workshop at the next table. We happened to have been troubled by this recently. If If it’s convenient, I’d like to sit down with you two and talk.”

Brennan and Nick stood up very gentlemanly and bowed to Mrs. Alia very gentlemanly. Nick had an expression of surprise on his face, but Brennan could still maintain his sense and was very polite to Mrs. Alia. Said: "Madam, I am very willing to serve you."

Mrs. Alia looked back at me, and I had no choice but to stand up from the dining table and say hello to these two people. When they saw that I was wearing a magic robe, their hearts were full of expectations.

The waiter in the restaurant helped us remove the tableware and then brought us a delicious dessert and five glasses of mulled wine.

"I wonder what you want to talk about when you come to us?" Nick said at this time. His eyes fell on my face. To him, it seemed that I was the leader here. After all, I worked in his workshop. In the business of processing blank rune metal plates, I usually come into contact with many magicians.

Then he added: "If it is a custom-made Mithril rune metal plate, we are sorry that we can't do anything. The Mithril ore on the market is completely out of stock now. Unless we can get some Mithril ore, otherwise due to the shortage of raw materials Because of this, our workshop currently does not have the ability to process mithril rune metal plates.”

Mrs. Aaliya glanced at me and saw that I was drinking juice leisurely and didn't seem to want to talk at all. She glanced at me and said to Nick and Brennan: "Our initial idea is to acquire you. workshop, but before that, we want to go on a field trip and don’t know if it’s convenient.”

Nick opened his mouth, looking like he didn't know how to answer.

He probably didn't expect to meet the sponsor who wanted to buy the 'Metal Sheet Workshop' in the restaurant, and judging from Mrs. Alia's look and tone, it seemed that she was not talking casually.

Nick raised his hand and pointed towards the street outside the window, and then said: "Oh, of course, of course, it's not inconvenient. In fact, my workshop is in the shutdown stage, and there is no work in the workshop. , If you want to visit, you can visit it at any time. The workshop is not far from here. You can see it immediately after turning around the corner of the street. "

Nick is an honest businessman. From his clothes that are not old, we can see that he is very frugal. His calloused hands show that he is also a craftsman. However, he did not meet us when he met us. If he does not use the etiquette between common people and nobles, it means that he also He is a nobleman. Nobles can be found everywhere in the imperial capital, but there are not many nobles with some skills. In my opinion, the little nobles like Nick who live in the imperial capital are nothing but sucking up the poor people in the slums like leeches. Apart from their blood, they don't have any survival skills at all.

Brennan sat quietly on the chair and looked at me very rationally. He was wearing blue and white striped clothes that perfectly matched his athletic figure. Pale pink eyes shine on a slightly dark face. His dark brown hair was neatly trimmed. He moved his legs restlessly, wearing black leather shoes and shining them on his feet.

There was shrewdness in his eyes, first he stared at Mrs. Alia, then his eyes fell on Katarina, and finally when his eyes fell on me, there was a trace of restraint in his eyes.

Lady Aaliya raised her chin, revealing a long, snow-white neck. Her dress was very cool, and her delicate collarbone was all white. Her extremely beautiful appearance made Nick and Brennan avoid looking at her. She said, "You haven't done it yet." Tell me if you want to sell that workshop. I don’t want to go around the workshop in the scorching sun and be told ruthlessly that the workshop was not for sale in the first place.”

Nick glanced at Brennan, receiving looks of encouragement and approval from his old friend, and then said, "The workshop will be sold after all!"

After thinking for a while, he added: "The selling price can also be negotiated, but I just have a small request."

Seeing that Mrs. Aaliya and I were staring at him, Nick blushed suddenly and said with some embarrassment: "If you buy my workshop, can you continue to hire the original workers in the workshop? My craftsmanship is very good, but because of my poor management, I was unable to survive this economic crisis. I actually thought that I should at least continue to persevere. "

Mrs. Aaliya crossed her hands on the dining table, thought about it seriously, and then said to Nick: "I can't agree to this immediately, but I agree as a reference. If what you describe is completely consistent with the actual situation, , I won’t be stingy with the wages, but if those workers don’t meet my requirements, I will never retain them.”

Later, we felt that the next discussion must be based on the visit to the workshop. After a hasty discussion, we left the elegant restaurant. Although the workshop was not far from the restaurant, we still took the rented Magic The caravan, avoiding the scorching afternoon sun, headed towards Nick's rune metal plate workshop.

Nick's workshop, which specializes in making rune metal plates, is a courtyard in the shape of a 'mouth'. The small courtyard is surrounded by houses on all sides. The courtyard inside is not too big. Nick pushed open the iron gate. Passed a corridor and entered the courtyard Among them, there was a pile of thin copper plates one foot square, about one hundredth of an inch thick, and there were thousands of them stacked against the wall. The top copper plate seemed to have been poured by rain, giving it a faint patina. Like a green streak on the top of a drake's head.