Chapter 235: Not Even Enough for a Fraction!

"My Lord Gervas, then how do you plan to allocate the quota for the seventy-two telescopes!"

Though dissatisfied, thinking that his Hou Jue truly valued this Gervas, Ma Kesi did not directly oppose it.

In his view, yielding four or five to this Overseer Ku Po should be enough.

After all, the other party had arrived first, and one could understand that Gervas needed to consider some face.

But Ma Kesi did not know that his own thoughts were completely wrong.

Gervas was not merely allocating three or five telescopes to give Overseer Ku Po's side some face.

"My Lord Ma Kesi, your purchase quantity this time is one hundred and ten, while Overseer Ku Po's is thirty, making a total of one hundred and forty-five single-barrel telescopes!"

"For the sake of fairness, I will allocate according to the ratio!"

"My Lord Ma Kesi will take fifty-five units of stock first, and My Lord Overseer Ku Po will take seventeen; are both of you satisfied?"

Satisfied!

Of course satisfied!

The curve of Overseer Ku Po's lips almost could not be held back.

Although he only procured half the quantity.

It was far better than the 'total loss' he had originally expected after Ma Kesi appeared!

It is still the same saying: Viscount Gervas is truly someone to deal with!

Ma Kesi was naturally unhappy, his smile freezing directly.

He was representing the Hou Jue; how could Gervas disregard the face of Marquis Marshal Mi Xiusi?

Thus, he spoke in a stiff tone: "My Lord Gervas, could you let me take away more than sixty-five? After all, the nobles in the Royal Capital are important people; it is truly difficult to make them wait too long."

"Even Prince Bruce has reserved several, and I heard they are to be given to other members of the royal family!"

Overseer Ku Po's smile froze.

Prince Bruce?

That was an existence like the sun of the kingdom; he had also heard of him.

Moreover, to give them to the royal family, this amount...

"I apologize, My Lord Ma Kesi. Although I very much wish to give your lordship a few more, there truly are no more single-barrel telescopes!"

However, Gervas's answer once again made Overseer Ku Po shiver all over.

Gervas had refused Ma Kesi's request again.

This made Overseer Ku Po look at Gervas, almost shedding tears.

Viscount Gervas, although a scion of a great family.

Yet just now Ma Kesi mentioned so many heavyweight figures.

To still refuse under such circumstances, what immense confidence would that require!

Gervas did not know that Overseer Ku Po was once again engaging in mental extrapolation.

And he knew Ma Kesi would be dissatisfied.

But having abandoned the principle of first come, first served and letting him and Overseer Ku Po divide according to ratio was already a special favor!

Furthermore, in business, speak of business; as a transmigrator.

Gervas knew that in the marketplace, there must absolutely be principles.

Otherwise, if principles are lost today, the bottom line will lower step by step in the future.

One will never think of achieving any great enterprise!

To prevent Ma Kesi from having more words, Gervas added: "My Lord Ma Kesi, Marquis Marshal Mi Xiusi treated me very well, and I respect him greatly! Moreover, I believe Marquis Marshal Mi Xiusi will certainly support my allocation decision just now!"

Hearing this, all the words Ma Kesi wanted to say in his mouth stopped abruptly.

Gervas's words served as a safety net.

Then all responsibility would naturally be borne by Gervas himself.

After returning, whether my lord the Hou Jue would be angry because of this depends on Gervas's own luck!

"Very well, My Lord Gervas. As a servant, I am merely acting on orders, so I will proceed as you say!"

Subsequently, the three parties did not beat around the bush; they exchanged money and goods on the spot and simultaneously signed the follow-up purchase contracts.

And the delivery date for the remaining goods in the future will also follow today's ratio.

Overseer Ku Po was naturally grateful to tears again, feeling he had received unprecedented respect.

But Ma Kesi was preparing to leave immediately.

However, Gervas called him back!

"My Lord Ma Kesi, please wait a moment. I have a gift here to give to Marquis Marshal Mi Xiusi; trouble you to take it!"

Immediately, Gervas had someone bring a round disc, which was the magic electric fan that had just been completed today.

At first, Ma Kesi did not pay attention, thinking it was an item like a silver plate.

Although such a large silver plate might be worth ten or so gold coins.

Yet this value, among the gifts my lord the Hou Jue received in the past, could only be considered ordinary.

But soon, he noticed that the patterns on this 'silver plate' were somewhat unusual.

They did not look like ordinary floral patterns, but more like... magical inscriptions.

Although both are patterns, magical inscriptions have a very big difference.

That is, magical inscriptions are more complex and peculiar, not primarily for aesthetics.

How to describe it specifically, Ma Kesi could not say clearly.

And the reason he could distinguish them was because of his identity as the Hou Jue's steward, having seen many magical items.

And if Gervas knew his thoughts, he could describe the difference between the two very well.

Those ornamental flower patterns were all smooth and regular.

But magical runes looked more like geometric patterns.

For instance, six-pointed stars, eight-pointed stars, or even patterns dozens or hundreds of times more complex.

So, indeed, after seeing them often enough, one could distinguish between the two!

Thus, Ma Kesi finally could not hold back and spoke, "Your Grace Gervas, is this... a magical item?"

If it were a magical item, then Ma Kesi would have to be cautious.

More than ten gold coins could be considered a proper exchange of courtesies.

But dozens or even hundreds of gold coins could be taken by others as evidence of bribery!

So, even if one truly intended to accept it, one must consider the recipient; otherwise, there would be major problems.

"One could say so," Gervas nodded.

One could say so?

What kind of answer was that?

So, was it or wasn't it?

Ma Kesi was somewhat confused.

And Gervas soon cleared up his doubt.

"Your Grace Ma Kesi, to be precise, this is indeed a magical artifact, but its material is very cheap; it is made of iron!"

"Therefore, it can release magical spells, but its value is far inferior to other magical items..."

Afterwards, Gervas directly activated the magic electric fan.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A strong, whooshing wind blew over; Ma Kesi and Overseer Ku Po both widened their eyes.

"Can a magical artifact be used in such a way?"

"Cool enough, Your Grace Ma Kesi, Steward Overseer Ku Po? What effect do you think this magic electric fan would have if used in summer or in a hot place?"

In fact, even in the current Stormwind Territory, located in the southern region, the weather was still quite hot due to the autumn tiger.

And with that strong wind blowing, Ma Kesi's earlier anger over the quota diminished significantly.

"Your Grace Gervas, this magic electric... electric fan, if measured in gold coins, what is its value?"

"Eight coins!"

"Eight coins?" Ma Kesi and Overseer Ku Po both widened their eyes!

"That's right; if it includes the entire unit plus the beast crystal providing the magic, the total is eight gold coins!"

"But if the beast crystal is not used, then the value of the magic electric fan alone requires only three gold coins!"

Previously, Gervas had thought of selling the magic electric fan for only two gold coins.

But after seeing the finished product, the effect was surprisingly good, and it was silent, so he simply raised the price to three gold coins!

After all, Gervas planned to use brass material for production next.

Because if iron blocks are not stored properly, they rust very easily.

That would then somewhat affect the brand image!

And even at only three gold coins, this left Ma Kesi and Overseer Ku Po stunned once again.

"Without the beast crystal, it's only three gold coins? Viscount Gervas, this is a magical item!"

Even if it was made of iron, and its function was merely the simplest whirlwind.

But isn't any magical item priced starting from dozens of gold coins?

Three gold coins isn't even enough for the down payment!

"Of course it is real, Your Grace Ma Kesi; the purpose of me giving this magic electric fan to Marquis Marshal Mi Xiusi is also to have him promote it for me!"

"Because subsequently, I will also use this magic electric fan for sale, and the price will be the three gold coins I just mentioned!"