Chapter 208: Lady's Invitation

If one scroll earns 10 Gold Coins (material costs only), theoretically, he could make 20 scrolls a day and earn at most around 200 Gold Coins.

Looking at it this way, it seems not bad, but the problem is that making one Magic Scroll takes nearly half an hour; if skilled, perhaps it could be faster.

But even so, it is impossible for Xia Duo to spend so much time on scroll production.

There must be trade-offs here; besides, one could also find ways to make technological breakthroughs.

Currently, what Xia Duo can think of is using a method similar to a seal to draw the planar patterns on the scrolls, but this matter involves no small amount of profit, so he does not dare to easily find someone to do it.

Printing scrolls themselves is nothing, but he has not heard of anything like printing technology until now; whether the technology is insufficient or someone is deliberately keeping it secret, Xia Duo has no way of knowing.

But being a bit cautious is never wrong.

And even with printed scrolls, they are still not finished Magic Scrolls; they still require a Spellcaster to Link Magic Web for them, and for this labor, Xia Duo currently has no clue how to skip it.

Thinking about it this way, in fact, printed scrolls do not provide much of an improvement for a Mage; at most, it just saves a little time.

And a Mage usually has to perform spellcasting practice and spell experiments, so there are actually not many spells available for making scrolls, and drawing the patterns himself is just right for relaxing.

If printed scrolls could directly yield finished products, then this technology could be called epoch-making; by then, things like a "Spell Machine Gun" could probably be created.

Xia Duo does not need to consider that far for now; his arrangement for himself is to perform scroll production after dinner, and whatever he can make before sleeping counts.

Just like saving money, saving scrolls also takes time; even if there really were some way to get rich overnight, he is not prepared to use it. When one lacks strength, it is better to keep a low profile.

……

The next day, Xia Duo woke up from his deep sleep and came to the Study; the first thing he saw was the two Magic Scrolls lying flat on the desk, and he immediately felt a sense of satisfaction like storing grain for the winter.

Only when he saw the few grayish-white paper balls in the corner did his sense of satisfaction suddenly take a discount; those were the products he failed to make yesterday.

The Parchment had been completely soaked by the Gray-White Ink and was a mess; if it were before, these "waste papers" would still have some utility value, as the Gray-White Ink is truly gray-white and could still be used for normal writing.

But the current Xia Duo is no longer someone who has to calculate carefully even when buying a few sheets of Parchment; rather than letting these "waste papers" affect his mood, it is better to use a better mood to earn more money to buy new paper!

Today's task is still to copy the Morning Wind Poetry Collection and preview Intermediate Arcane Geometry, but just as he sat at the desk and hadn't even finished copying one line of text, the Magic Alarm rang!

Nowadays, the Magic Alarm on Xia Duo's door has been replaced by one he cast himself; whenever he leaves or sleeps, he will cast 【Magic Alarm】 at the door.

Casting it once can maintain it for about 10 hours, enough for him to leave for errands or sleep; it is just early morning now, and he doesn't know who is here to disturb him!

Carrying a bit of dissatisfaction, Xia Duo still opened the door for the visitor; when he saw that it was Kaili outside the door, Xia Duo could not help but frown, and his tone was also a bit impatient:

"It's you! What do you want with me?"

He and Kaili have never had any friendship, and on the way back to the Mage Tower from the celebration the day before yesterday, Kaili kept nagging and bothering him; it would be strange if he could have a good expression.

"Xia Duo, I have serious business with you." Kaili's eyes kept peering inside, but Xia Duo just blocked the doorway, with no intention of letting him in at all.

Seeing this situation, Kaili also felt a bit awkward; now almost everyone in the Mage Tower knows that Niya is the daughter of the lord, the future master of the Territory and the master of the Mage Tower.

And Xia Duo and Jianaer are Niya's only two students; Kaili had some small thoughts, and of course, he did indeed have serious business. Seeing that Xia Duo was already a bit impatient, he stated his purpose directly:

"Lady Patti invites you to her villa."

As he spoke, Kaili also revealed an ambiguous smile; Lady Patti is young and beautiful, living as a widow, yet she invited Xia Duo alone; he felt that these two must have hooked up.

"Lady Patti? Invites me?" Xia Duo was a bit puzzled; he did not doubt the authenticity of this matter; Kaili should not have the guts to dare to tease him.

Is there some urgent matter? Or does she want to pay him this month's salary?

Xia Duo is currently Lady Patti's Private Mage Consultant, with a salary of 200 Gold Coins per month; of course, this is similar to a sponsorship; he actually has not performed any Consultant duties, just holding the title.

"Did she say what it was about?" Xia Duo asked.

"Not clear, I just received a designated task from the Task Management Office, asking me to specifically invite you."

"Designated task?"

"Yes!"

Perhaps feeling that Xia Duo did not believe him, Kaili hurriedly explained, "It's like this—I am now Lady Patti's Private Mage Consultant, and we agreed to use this method to practice."

Xia Duo was a bit enlightened; it should be the task of investigating the cause of death last time, Kaili went too, and somehow he was also made a Mage Consultant by Lady Patti later.

But Lady Patti did not agree on any designated task contact with Xia Duo; he doesn't know what the matter is this time, but having taken someone's money, even if he doesn't go as far as to resolve disasters for them, meeting once is always fine.

"I know, I will go see her."

"Then Xia Duo—"

Before Kaili finished speaking, Xia Duo had already closed the door; Kaili's expression changed several times, and in the end, he just sighed and left.

……

Back inside the room, Xia Duo continued his book-copying work and did not go to see Lady Patti immediately; he is now the student of the future lord and a prospective 3rd Level Mage, so he should have some reserve.

However, having said that, Xia Duo still slightly accelerated his copying speed; having copied nearly half the content yesterday, he was also somewhat proficient with the Elf script.

There is no light restriction in an Official Mage's residence; as long as the Mage does not adjust it, it remains bright, so the passage of time also became silent.

When Xia Duo finished copying and asked the Tower Spirit, he realized that it was already evening.

Xia Duo hurriedly packed his things, went to the Library to return the book first, and only then left the Mage Tower to head to the Villa District.

……

Coming to the Villa District once again, Xia Duo did not just hold the intention of appreciation, but had a bit of a critical mindset; his Territory is also by the Wolfburg River.

And he is also preparing to build a stretch of riverside villas under the Mage Tower; as long as the Mage Tower is built, he can lie down and collect money—management fees, cleaning fees, annual fees, all of them must be collected.

The Villa District of the Savile Territory is indeed very good, but most of them are imitations, with only ten that can be considered high-quality.

As long as Xia Duo creates villas in the Earth style, just for the sake of novelty, it might attract a group of people; however, to build villas, relying on his own imagination alone is not enough; he also needs craftsmen.

Who can turn his imagination into reality.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Duo felt that coming to Lady Patti's house was really the right choice; perhaps he could ask her where she found the construction craftsmen.

"Master Xia Duo, Master Xia Duo!"

From afar, a person looking like a butler came up to greet him; not much time had passed since Xia Duo came last time, so he still had some impression of this person; it was the butler of Lady Patti's house.

Xia Duo nodded faintly, his footsteps not stopping; when he reached the gate of the manor, the two guards quickly lowered their heads to salute; Xia Duo did not pay attention to these two guards, but walked straight toward the villa inside.

Lady Patti was standing at the door waiting for him.