Chapter 135: Half the Share of the Crystal Mine!

"Lord Gervas, what... what is this?"

"Viscountess Catherine, this is a telescope; it can bring distant objects closer for observation!"

"It is night now, so it is not clear enough yet, but in the daytime, objects and people a hundred meters away, when you observe them with this, will be as if right before your eyes!"

Gervas guided Catherine to look again at the guard soldiers standing by the bonfire several dozen meters away.

This time, the effect was naturally even better; those soldiers several dozen meters away were as if within reach.

"A telescope?! This is too magical! Lord Gervas, is this magic?"

"Not exactly true magic, I suppose!"

Gervas was ambiguous.

Although he prepared to cooperate with Catherine, before the contract was signed, these secrets still could not be revealed too much.

"Gervas, you just said you could make the Violet family fear Fario's suppression; could it rely on this? What should I do?"

Catherine's mindset had already returned to normal.

Since Gervas brought it out, it must be related to it.

And having witnessed the miracle of the telescope, this gave Catherine some added confidence.

"Viscountess Catherine, if other nobles saw this telescope, what do you think they would do?"

"Especially during war, or when sailing at sea!"

"They would surely flock to it; actually, even without using it on the battlefield or by sailors, just the miraculous effect of the telescope bringing objects closer, the nobles would flock to it!"

Novelty, uniqueness, and rarity; these are what nobles like most.

Especially an existence that can highlight their distinctiveness; nobles would even spare no expense to purchase it.

Just to highlight their own foundation and distinctiveness.

"Exactly, this monocular telescope will surely sweep through the noble circles, and if I say that one of the materials of this monocular telescope comes from the Violet family's white crystal!"

"What do you think, Viscountess Catherine?"

Catherine's body trembled slightly.

As long as the nobles flock to the monocular telescope, their family's crystal mine will not worry about sales."

Additionally, the monocular telescope is unique to Gervas; if some nobles want to purchase it later, then he would help her say a few words.

Saying that Viscount Fario was making things difficult for the Violet family, causing the crystal raw materials to be unable to be supplied...

Catherine's Bai Xi fair face flushed slightly with excitement, and a pair of crystal-clear beautiful eyes stared burningly at Gervas.

"Lord Gervas, your method is very good, but I am clear that this is your telescope."

"So, Lord Gervas, please speak; what does our Violet family need to give?"

Catherine had received heir education, so she was very clear that nobles value interests.

Gervas's Adam's apple moved slightly; how was this feeling, as if if he said he wanted her, she would agree?

Of course, Gervas was not a lecher with a brain full of ** nonsense.

This definitely requires obtaining sufficient interests; "Lord Catherine, I need half the share of the Violet crystal mine!"

Gervas stated his request.

Upon hearing this, Catherine's expression changed, and disappointment appeared in her eyes.

But after a moment, she still gritted her teeth and said: "Lord Gervas, I can agree to you..."

In Catherine's view, rather than having the family's industry taken away by that guy Fario, it was better to make it cheap for Gervas.

It was just that Gervas's act of taking advantage of the fire to loot ultimately destroyed his image in her mind.

Seeing this, Gervas was somewhat speechless.

I haven't even finished speaking yet; what are you rushing for?

Although he was not delayed by female beauty and valued interests first.

But he most liked obtaining interests under the condition of win-win cooperation.

Like Fario, who used cunning to seize and force, could never grow big in a lifetime.

"Viscountess Catherine, I haven't finished speaking; I don't want half of your Violet crystal mine for nothing; I can treat this as your Violet family's capital contribution."

"In the future, I will also give you fifty percent of the sales profit of the monocular telescope! And, the nominal ownership of the monocular telescope can also belong to your Violet family's industry!"

Previously, Catherine had revealed that the Violet family's crystal mine yielded five hundred gold coins annually.

That would be five thousand gold coins over ten years.

Gervas sharing half would yield an income of two thousand five hundred gold coins over ten years.

If the crystal mine could still be mined for twenty years, that would reach five thousand gold coins.

So, the invention of the monocular telescope might be very valuable, but exchanging it with the Violet family, Gervas would absolutely not lose out.

And this kind of bundling method could also avoid problems with crystal raw materials in the future.

The kingdom definitely has high-quality crystal mines, but there are absolutely not many.

"Half the share of the monocular telescope is also given to me?"

Now, Catherine realized she had misunderstood Gervas.

Her Bai Xi fair face immediately showed a look of shame.

Seeing this, Gervas naturally continued to press the advantage: "Lord Catherine, if you feel unable to decide, then you can wait until dawn tomorrow to try the telescope again."

"By then, you will not feel that my proposal makes you lose too much; after all, it really might sweep through the noble circles!"

"Additionally, this monocular telescope has a small box of corrosive liquid built-in; if it is forcibly disassembled, it will instantly corrode the entire telescope, preventing other families from copying it!"

Actually, this anti-counterfeiting device was only temporary.

After mass production, Gervas would also prepare anti-disassembly runes.

It is heard that some nobles, to preserve important secrets, would find alchemists to craft rune treasure chests.

If the opening method is incorrect, or if one tries to force it apart, the treasure chest will explode directly.

Although this might increase costs, Gervas can pass them on to the nobles.

Although this method may not be effective forever, at least it will allow him to earn a few years first.

"Gervas, I need no consideration; let us sign the contract right now!"

Catherine was moved once again, and how could she possibly hesitate?

Even if Gervas did not share the profits from the share of the telescopes with her, for the sake of the Violet Family not being suppressed, Catherine would still agree.

And now, Gervas using the telescopes to exchange is already a very good result.

Although the profits the telescopes might generate cannot be estimated, even if it were just one or two thousand gold coins, Catherine would be willing.

Gervas had long been prepared for the signing of the magical contract, because he had previously thought about discussing the crystal mine with Catherine this time.

Both sides quickly finished signing the contract to exchange half the share of the crystal mine for the telescopes.

Henceforth, the manufacturing and sale of the telescopes by Gervas will be handed over to the Violet Family!

"Gervas, if I do not expose Count Fario and the Scorpion Bandit Gang, then you will be unable to proactively seek out Count Fario to resolve the grudge!"

After the contract was signed, Catherine, who should have been happy, began to worry about Gervas.

Because this contract made her owe Gervas even more.

Gervas shook his head. "Catherine, even if you really exposed Count Fario, do you think my claim of ignorance, plus fifty gold coins, could resolve his hatred toward me?"

"Those nobles with such powerful backgrounds are never soft-hearted fellows, especially when the target is a weak border noble like me!"

Having lived two lives, Gervas knew human hearts all too well.

To make Fario show mercy, you must have the strength and status to make him wary.

Otherwise, begging for mercy only makes them more excited, finding pleasure in torturing a crawling insect.

Of course, reaching this conclusion was actually also because of the intelligence from this morning.

Fario will become the battle supervisor for us small nobles.

At that time, just a casual order would be enough to make things difficult for me.

Would he show great mercy and let me go?