Chapter 2820: Multifunctional Construction Platform

Led by Schneider, Xia Duo entered the Sightseeing Tower from the bottom. The current interior of the Sightseeing Tower still differed significantly from the design blueprints; from time to time, one could see construction Mages pouring energy-guiding circuits.

Walking all the way to the top, Xia Duo finally saw He Sai, Kelake, and the others there. They were following behind a construction team composed of four Elf Mages, observing a live demonstration of magical "bricklaying."

However, the "bricks" used here were not fired in kilns but were created through Stone Shaping Magic; there were multiple Brick Workshops in the northwest of Evereska.

These basic building materials did not need to be prepared by Ke'er Construction; one only needed to order them from specialized building material suppliers.

What Xia Duo saw at this moment were brick-type building materials, neatly stacked on a Floating Platform specifically used for construction, upon which the four Elf Mages and He Sai's group were also standing.

Noticing Xia Duo's gaze, Schneider introduced with no small amount of pride: "That is the Construction Platform that our Ke'er Construction has meticulously studied for many years. It can undertake most construction tasks and can be called advanced even throughout the Northland."

"It is indeed advanced!"

Xia Duo noticed that the four Elf construction Mages were not actually casting "bricklaying" spells themselves, but were controlling the Construction Platform to move the bricks and stones in a nearly standardized manner to the required locations, and then continuing to control the Construction Platform to cast spells to fuse the bricks and stones into the building.

"Do you sell this Construction Platform?" Xia Duo asked suddenly.

"Of course we sell it!"

Speaking of the forefront, Aoruipusi's tone became full of confidence, entirely unlike the anxiety he had when he first went to Meite'er.

At the Sightseeing Tower construction site, Xia Duo did not make many comments on the behavior of the construction personnel; he trusted the professionalism of the staff, but after leaving the site, he still could not stop thinking about the Construction Platform.

"Then, how many Hilmeir does this one Construction Platform cost?" Xia Duo asked.

"At present, we have already signed agreements with nineteen cities in the south of Schneider, following the Evereska model to renovate city streetlights. The first batch is our advertisement, but in the long run, we certainly cannot occupy the entire market."

Once Aoruipusi said this, Xia Duo's desire to purchase dropped significantly. This Construction Platform was actually somewhat similar to industrial software on Earth, but it was just a bare board, omitting many practical plug-ins.

"How much has the projection advertising covered?" Xia Duo asked the question he cared about most.

"It is just the combined use of fixed patterns of these construction spells. Every construction workshop has its own spellcasting scheme; that is where the stylistic characteristics of each construction workshop lie, and it is also the absolute core competitiveness."

"The construction spellcasting scheme you mentioned refers to—"

"It really is a case of a penny defeating a hero!"

However, considering the development of magical buildings in the Territory, Xia Duo was still prepared to purchase a Construction Platform for research, but not right now.

"This price is really not cheap!"

Looking at it now, there should be no problems in the short term. As for the long term, once the Tower of Time's Void Warehouse occupies enough of the market, many things will not be up to Schneider to unilaterally oppose.

"Just try to ensure early-stage exclusivity, and also increase the number of contracted cities as soon as possible."

Xia Duo nodded, indicating he understood. Regarding Aoruipusi's personal safety in Schneider, he was actually not too worried; what he worried about most was Schneider prohibiting the Tower of Time's Void Warehouse.

But clearly, Ke'er Construction knew where its core competitiveness lay and would not sell it easily.

Naturally, it had to be used in critical places. For example, regarding the Element Ranch technology in Calimshan, the Construction Platform was still a bit lacking. If Ke'er Construction considered selling the construction spellcasting schemes based on the Construction Platform, then Xia Duo might consider it.

"Currently, the number of users of the Tower of Time's Void Warehouse has increased again, but those large chambers of commerce in Schneider have also reacted, using price cuts and some non-commercial means to suppress us."

"As long as we pass the trust barrier, the road ahead will be smooth sailing."

"But overall, the number of users is still growing steadily. After all, Meite'er can be considered our half-home field. Of course, the more critical factor is that our prices are something many small and medium-sized chambers of commerce cannot refuse."

Even though Xia Duo had mental preparation, he was still startled by the price. A single Construction Platform was worth the construction cost of two ordinary Mage Towers in Netheril. Although the cost might not need to be that much, one could not buy it at cost price either!

Subsequently, Xia Duo asked again: "What non-commercial means did those Schneider chambers of commerce use? Have they looked for you? Has Xierdalanna provided any help?"

In fact, strictly speaking, Xia Duo did not need much projection coverage; as long as he had it in the areas involved in his prophecy, it would suffice. But the areas involved in the prophecy were difficult to determine, so he could only take the path of wide coverage.

"If you only purchase this one Floating Construction Platform, it requires 1.8 million Hilmeir. If you also purchase other supporting tools, the whole set only requires 3 million Hilmeir."

If he could ensure early-stage exclusivity, then he only needed to find the key information about the Demon Descendant during that period; there was no need to engage in long-term exclusivity, as that was simply too expensive.

When Aoruipusi spoke of the large chambers of commerce in Schneider, he was actually quite helpless. But who among those in business had no ambition? Thus, the Tower of Time's Void Warehouse business had indeed been affected.

But regardless, this was ultimately an advanced thing that integrated most common construction spells; this alone made it worth Xia Duo's purchase.

"Mm."

Right now, he really could not spare more funds to purchase a Construction Platform.

Especially for the Elves, dumping hundreds of thousands or millions of Hilmeir worth of Arcane Crystals onto the market at once—not to mention causing a price drop—was in itself a very important strategic resource.

"It is nothing more than threatening our potential users, but the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce in Schneider have long found their own position in the ecosystem filled with large chambers of commerce. As long as their ambition is not that great, one actually does not need to pay too much attention to the threats of the large chambers of commerce."

Xia Duo could not help but sigh in his heart, but no matter how much he sighed, he could not conjure money out of thin air. For a considerable period, he was not prepared to use resources to exchange for money, including Arcane Crystals, which were very cheap for him but very precious to others.

Although the Tower of Time's current income was not bad, the expenditures were also high. Recently, a large sum of funds had been taken out to build the Sightseeing Tower. 4.2 million Hilmeir was not a small number, and this included a portion borrowed from the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce!

"Those large chambers of commerce have not come to me directly. Instead, the small and medium-sized chambers of commerce that bought our Void Warehouse service have reminded me. Regarding this aspect, I have asked Xierdalanna, and she told me not to worry and to just act as normal."

Aoruipusi gave an answer that Xia Duo had not expected, but then pointed out, "However, this Construction Platform has our Ke'er Construction's construction spellcasting schemes built-in. If you purchase the platform, these schemes are not included."

After Aoruipusi left, Xia Duo then asked about the progress Aoruipusi had made in Meite'er during this period. Regarding this, Aoruipusi was well-prepared:

"I understand."