Chapter 711: News, Sales

Facing the initiative of Mage Ai Si from Giles Tower to strike up a conversation, Xia Duo appeared very indifferent; apart from asking about the other party's identity at the very beginning, he rarely spoke afterward, merely signaling the bartender Beike to continue his introduction.

This time, Beike did not veer into promoting the simplified communication spell, but instead began to tell an interesting story, one also related to the new spell, Magic Net Background Communication—

"Just a few days ago, someone took some Communication Magic Tools to sell outside the Teleportation Room of the Arcane Union, but they happened to run into the creator himself. It is rumored that the Archmage felt very annoyed that his work was being peddled in such a way, and immediately canceled his cooperation with that person."

"Have Communication Magic Tools corresponding to the Magic Net Background Communication spell already appeared?" Xia Duo said suddenly.

Perhaps his occupational habit flared up again, as Beike immediately took over the conversation and began to promote: "You have asked the right person, guest. Currently, the chambers of commerce under the Seven Towers have already begun selling Communication Magic Tools, and I also have simplified versions for sale here."

After finishing, Beike realized his mistake, his face turned pale, and he glanced at Ai Si opposite him. Seeing that Ai Si only glared at him but said nothing, he continued, "Would you like to take a look at the goods, guest?"

"Looking wouldn't hurt!" Xia Duo did not refuse.

In fact, the August monthly publication of the Arcane Union already recorded several simple Communication Magic Tool designs, and also included the supporting spell 【Twin Mark】 that Xia Duo had specifically developed for adding friends on Communication Magic Tools.

Soon, Beike took a locked box from the back and opened it in front of Xia Duo, with seven or eight Magic Items neatly arranged inside.

The appearance details were all different, but they could generally be divided into crystal ball forms and amulet forms.

Beike carefully took out two representative Communication Magic Tools, placed them on the bar counter, pushed them gently toward the other side, and introduced:

"The communication distance of these two Communication Magic Tools is almost unlimited; no matter how far apart, you can contact each other normally. It is just that there will be differences in portability due to their different forms, and of course, the prices will also be different. The one on the left is 1500 Gold Coins, and the one on the right is 3000! If you are truly interested in buying, guest, within my Permission Level, I can give you the best discount!"

1500 for the crystal ball form, and the amulet form is doubled to 3000?

Xia Duo looked at the two Communication Magic Tools of different forms on the bar counter, pondered in silence, and had only one thought in his heart—he was going to make a fortune!

The Communication Magic Tools that the Tilake Research Lab could currently manufacture only had one form, which was the relatively common crystal ball form, but adding up all the costs, it totaled less than 300 Gold Coins.

And this was only the current cost; with technical improvements and the reduction in labor costs for Mages under the new system, the cost could certainly continue to be compressed.

This profit margin was simply too large!

Judging by the consistent style of Netherese Mages, Xia Duo estimated that the cost of these two Communication Magic Tools on the bar counter was likely only about half of the selling price.

Of course, the manufacturer's labor in the cost also accounted for about half, or perhaps even more.

But even so, the products of the Tilake Research Lab still had a considerable advantage!

Calculating carefully, the material cost reduction brought by the 【Permanent Magic】 technology might not even compare to the labor cost reduction brought by the decomposition process and tiered wages.

The true power of 【Permanent Magic】 technology would only be truly revealed when a price war began in the future; it was not very obvious right now.

"Can you take out another crystal ball form for me to see?"

"No problem!"

Beike responded, immediately turned around, took a crystal ball from the box that had not yet been closed, and placed it in front of Xia Duo, "Feel free to look, guest!"

With that said, Xia Duo naturally would not be polite; he directly picked one up and then cast 【Identify】 on it. A faint white light surged out, covering the entire crystal ball.

In this spell field similar to a "sandbox simulation space," Xia Duo clearly saw the internal operating state of this Communication Magic Tool.

To his surprise, this Communication Magic Tool did not adopt any encryption measures; it was completely "naked." That is to say, anyone who bought this Communication Magic Tool was effectively gifted this simplified communication spell.

Afterward, Xia Duo checked two more in succession, including one amulet-form Communication Magic Tool; none of these three had adopted any encryption measures.

Moreover, he could also see that these three Communication Magic Tools did not come from the same person's hands. Although the functions were consistent, there were clearly different styles in the wiring details of the Mithril Components.

If they had come from the same person, Xia Duo would have been even happier, as this would show that even if produced by one person, the producer had not realized the role of standardization.

It was likely just made casually and then handed over to the affiliated Mage Tower for sale.

"Guest, which one do you want? If you buy now, we will also give you a practical spell as a gift!"

"It's 【Twin Mark】, right?"

"Guest, how did you know!"

Beike suddenly realized how an Arcanist would need to buy a Communication Magic Tool from him; perhaps one of the Communication Magic Tools here was actually made by the other party!

For a moment, Beike was somewhat at a loss. Just then, Xia Duo pushed the two Communication Magic Tools toward himself: "I'll take these two!"

"Ah—"

Beike was overjoyed, hurriedly took a small booklet from under the counter, and placed it in front of Xia Duo, "Guest, this is the gifted spell."

Regardless of whether the guest needed it or not, the gift that had to be given could not be missing, not to mention that this was also part of the task!

Xia Duo flipped through the booklet casually. After seeing the content inside, he couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic. It wasn't because he saw a familiar spell, but because that form of describing magic through language reminded him of the days when he first learned spells.

Although Netherese Mages had long since formed a relatively standard descriptive language for recording spell details, it was ultimately not as concise and intuitive as Arcane Geometry Diagrams.

Since Xia Duo began learning Arcane Geometry, he rarely used the descriptive method, and he had never even thought about the question of "what is the language description of 【Twin Mark】."

When he created this spell, he recorded it through Arcane Geometry Diagrams.

However, Xia Duo's silence was perhaps seen by others as a sign of hesitation. Ai Si, who was on the side, immediately found an opportunity, "Lord Xia Duo, Beike's sales task was received from me. If you truly wish to purchase, I still have two half-price permissions!"

"Then many thanks, Mage Ai Si!"

Xia Duo naturally had no reason not to accept a benefit delivered to his door. This level of benefit left no mark in his heart; he bought these two Communication Magic Tools just to let Tilake and the others study them and use them as a reference.

Not buying here, buying elsewhere would be the same; the status of an Arcanist could always get a discounted price. Moreover, he was very clear about the cost issues involved, and the other party would not lose money at half price, just earn a little less.

Furthermore, Ai Si was not the manufacturer, at most a superior agent; he certainly wouldn't lose money himself. The one who was truly uncomfortable was Beike!

Sure enough, as soon as Ai Si finished speaking, Beike's face drooped. Although he quickly forced a smile again, anyone could see that he was in a bad mood at the moment.