Arcane Lord

Chateau's tone was sincere and he was a senior arcanist. Even if Charles Harlan still had doubts in his heart, he would not express them to his face. Instead, he would follow Chateau's words and inquire about the details of his contract:

"Then I wonder how many demon-slaying talismans the Tower of Time can provide before the end of June? What is the yield rate? How much is the OEM fee?"

Regarding this question, Xia Duo did not answer directly, but said: "Lord Haran does not need to doubt the strength of the Tower of Time. You can produce as many Towers of Time as you need!"

Of course, these words are trying to make someone look fat, but Xia Duo also has his own considerations.

Based on his past understanding of the Harlan Territory, even if the other party sells off assets to raise funds, the demon-slaying amulet requires at least second-grade high-grade mithril, which is not something the other party can buy casually.

After all, the Sevington Council has only opened up the refining technology of standard mithril, but not high-grade mithril.

Of course, as a war order, Danzo or the elves will definitely provide some high-grade mithril for Netheril to use, but there are so many people in Netheril, why should Lord Harlan be given priority?

If Lord Harlan really has a huge backer, there is no need to resort to selling off his assets to make a desperate move!

In addition, although Lord Harlan has chosen to make a desperate move, it is unlikely that he will put all his bets on the Tower of Time.

In other words, the OEM orders that the other party can provide are actually relatively limited, and Xia Duo also expected this.

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On the other side, when Charles Harlan heard that Chateau said that he could make as many orders as he wanted, he felt happy, but then he became more suspicious.

This is really an exaggeration. Looking at the entire Netheril, there are only about twenty companies with this kind of strength.

Except for the Mage Tower organization where the Grand Arcanist is located, other small organizations are basically impossible.

And the Tower of Time? Charles remembered clearly that his reputation had suddenly risen in recent years, and the key factor was Lord Chateau himself!

"His wife is a student of the princess. Is she going to go through the Giles Tower, or through his teacher, or through some channels of the Alfa Federation?"

Charles seriously thought about the various possibilities. If Lord Chateau said this at normal times, he would be willing to hand over all the OEM orders to the other party.

After all, there is a contract guarantee, and as long as the amount of compensation for breach of contract is agreed in advance, he will not lose money.

But now, if the delivery date is delayed, it will be a big trouble, and it will be meaningless to him how much money to pay.

Based on the risk considerations, Charles Harlan gave a more conservative figure after careful consideration: "100 pieces of demon-slaying amulets. Is Lord Chateau willing to accept such an OEM order?"

Hearing such a number, Xia Duo couldn't help but laugh. He thought there were so many! I didn’t expect it to be so small!

There are only 100 pieces. Even if he does all these by himself, he can finish them all within a month. If you include the magic technicians from the Tower of Time, then there won't be much problem even if this number is doubled.

Of course, if it were another senior arcanist or archmage, unless they were proficient in making magic items, it would be impossible to complete it on time.

Chateau has not dealt with Lord Charles before, and now the two parties are still in the trust-building stage. It is actually quite good for the other party to provide this amount of orders.

"Of course I'll accept 100 pieces. As for the OEM fee and yield rate——"

At this point, Xia Duo paused deliberately, and then reported two figures that he had considered for a long time: "The foundry fee will be calculated as 1,000 gold coins per piece, and the yield rate will be 70%!"

This price is slightly lower than the labor cost of ordinary high-end talismans on the market. A magic talisman starts at at least 2,000 on the market, and the premium is quite high.

As for advanced talismans, which are tiny magic items containing protection spells of level 5 or above, the starting price is at least 5,000 gold coins.

Of course, the cost is also different. The cost of low-level talismans or simple talismans is sometimes pitiful. It may just be the labor cost of the caster, just like the simple spiritual talisman that Xia Duo gave Evans before.

The material is just a gold coin, but if he, a senior arcanist, casts the spell, there will be an extra premium. In fact, a high-level mage can also make such a simple amulet, but the price is obviously different.

As for high-level talismans, if they are magic constants, they can only be made by an archmage or a senior arcanist. The material cost is basically negligible, but the constant spell itself is a high-threshold and extremely energy-consuming job.

How many archmages or senior arcanists are willing to work so hard? The price can be imagined. Generally, you will only do a few turnovers when you have no money on hand.

If it is a mithril component type, the production threshold is so low that an average high-level mage can make it. However, the material cost of a high-level amulet is at least 1,000 gold coins. The yield also needs to be considered. In the past, it was impossible to refine mithril. , material costs will basically double.

As for the labor cost of the spell caster, it depends on the individual. The price may be extremely high or low, but it will always be no less than 1,000 gold coins. This is the most basic tacit understanding between spell casters.

Xia Duo charges an OEM fee of 1,000 gold coins per piece, which is completely within the normal range in the eyes of ordinary people, and is quite sincere.

However, for Xia Duo and the Tower of Time, the labor fee of 1,000 gold coins will be broken down into the wages of magic technicians of different levels. In fact, the labor fee of the low-level mage replaces the labor of the high-level mage. fee.

High-level mages do less work and get less money, which is consistent with general intuition.

The 1,000 gold coins that Xia Duo has to pay to the Master of the Tower of Time are actually only 5 or 600 at most. Even if he does it all by himself, he will still break down the process and make the last step by himself, not by himself. All inclusive from start to finish.

As for the 70% yield, that’s even more fishy.

When the Magic Technology Department of the Tower of Time mass-produced communication magic weapons, it was able to achieve a 60% pass rate in the initial production. Now even if it is producing high-level amulets, with mass production experience, the pass rate will not be bad. too much.

On the contrary, the high-level mages who do the last step may not be used to it at first because they have no mass production experience, but as long as they do a few more, standardization can help them become skilled workers as quickly as possible!

Not to mention that Xia Duo had the whole story, and the scrapped mithril material could be completely re-refined. The yield rate, which was said to be 70%, could actually be regarded as 100%.

The 30% of the materials with a market price of more than 40,000 yuan is considered as additional foundry fee.

After this order of 100 pieces of demon-slaying talismans is made, the Tower of Time can earn almost a small hundred thousand. Perhaps Lord Harlan will not earn even one hundred thousand even if he sells these to Danzo.

What's more, the balance will be withheld until the war is stabilized before it can be released.

OEM is indeed a good business with guaranteed profit and no loss!

What's more, if Xia Duo repeatedly refined the mithril in the 30% of the materials, turned it into a first-class product, and then made it into high-quality magic items to sell, the profit would be even higher.