Chapter 5 Magic Phone, Five Silver Coins for One
[Ding!]
[Congratulations on promoting the magic phones for the first time. You have obtained the Magic Web as a reward.]
[Magic Web: Special skill. It uses the power of magic crystals to construct the Magic Web. As long as you are within the range of the Magic Web, you can connect to the Magic Web through your phone. ]
Was this the internet?
Looking at his reward, Joss became even more delighted.
After receiving the Magic Web, he also understood how to operate it.
The Magic Web was a high-level spell that not all ordinary mages could use. It was more like an existence between magic arrays and spells. Magic crystals were needed to set up the corresponding magic arrays and become a node.
The nodes would be connected to each other.
However, the coverage of each node was limited.
Based on the coverage, Joss compared the two towers' domains.
"It actually requires tens of thousands of magic crystals!" Joss could not help but felt shocked.
He did not expect that the consumption of magic crystals would be so much.
Magic crystals were the highest-level currency, but no mage would be stupid enough to use magic crystals as currency to buy ordinary items.
They were usually used to exchange for precious treasures.
In addition, mages could also absorb the magic power in the magic crystals to increase their own strength, but there was a limit to the number of magic crystals they could absorb every day.
Even so, magic crystals were still extremely precious.
In the Twin Mage Towers, the number of magic crystals seemed to be very low.
"Neil, how many magic crystals do we have left?"
Neil, who was in charge of resources, was the most suitable person to asnwer this question.
He was also immersed in the joy of the magic phone. When he heard Joss'question, he was stunned. However, he quickly replied, "Sir, not much left. There are only 1,024."
'More than 1,000? That was far from enough!'
Joss sighed slightly.
The most important thing was to promote their magic phone and earn enough money.
By then, this problem would be solved.
"Gray, as the propaganda ambassador of the Twin Towers, I'll leave the promotion of the magic phone to you. You must let the entire Hopeland Continent know about it."
Gray nodded, indicating that he understood what Joss meant. He then asked, "Sir, how do you want to set the price of the magic phone?"
Price?
Hearing these two words, many mages looked at Joss.
Joss had already planned how he wanted to sell the magic phone
He said, "The raw materials of the magic phone are cheap, but the secret engravings on it are not. As for the price, it's twenty percent higher than the manufacturing price."
"What!" Charles suddenly exclaimed.
He had already complained about Joss in his heart. He felt like Joss really did not know the pain of being short of money.
Charles firmly objected, "Sir, forgive me for being blunt, but it's too low. It's so low that even an ordinary muggle can afford it if they work a little harder. Such a low cost is blasphemy against such a magical creation, and it's also a denial of your wisdom."
"Sir, I agree with what he said."
Neil and Marn also stood out.
Then, a large group of mages in the meeting hall also shouted, "Sir, the price is too low."
They were really anxious when it came to money!
A low-cost magic phone could quickly open up a market, and when the market was large enough, they would launch their new Magic Web. This was the real stuff.
It was not too much to charge a fee for the internet, right?
If they wanted to search for information, it was reasonable for Joss to charge them a small fee for information, right?
With so many value-added services, was he afraid that he could not earn any money?
What a bunch of single-minded creatures.
Of course, it was impossible for Joss to say what he was thinking.
Joss looked at Charles and asked curiously, "Charles, how much do you think the price should be?"
"Sir, the total value of the raw materials used to make this phone should be around 300 copper coins. Together with these special magic patterns, the total cost should not exceed 400 copper coins.
"But..."
Charles suddenly spoke in a loud voice, "This creation is so special that it can save lives at critical moments. Therefore, I think that it's reasonable to set the price at 20 silver coins."
20 silver coins!
The eyes of the mages in the meeting hall lit up, and they all agreed.
"I agree!"
"I also agree. 20 silver coins is a suitable price."
"Perhaps it can be a little more expensive..."
On the Hopeland Continent, the mainstream currencies were copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and platinum coins. Many mages mainly used copper coins and silver coins. Gold coins and platinum coins were usually used when divine items were being auctioned, or when large-scale items were being traded.
Each currency was converted to one hundred to one.
Twenty silver coins were equal to two thousand copper coins. It was four times more than the manufacturing price.
Charles was really a profiteer!
Joss thought with a wicked interest, but it was too costly
Hence, not many people could afford it.
"Charles, let me ask you something. If the other mage towers get the magic phone, do you think they will try to copy it? You must know that those guys can't create new things, but they are very good at stealing other people's ideas."
The smile on Joss' face had some hidden meanings.
The members' expressions changed and instantly thought of the terrible scene that Joss said.
"Sir, we can order them to stop copying our product!" Charles clenched his fists and said loudly.
"Oh, courageous!"
"But... Charles, do you think they'll listen to you? Or do you think they'll listen to me?
"Do you really think that the orders of the Twin Towers will work on the other mage towers?"
A series of rhetorical questions made Charles feel embarrassed. However, when he thought about how much less money he would earn if he really followed the price set by Joss, he felt unhappy.
There was nothing worse than losing money!
Charles often said that it was a loss when he did not earn enough money.
Losing money was truly worse than failing to advance.
"Alright, I'll set the price. Raise the price by twenty percent. Take a whole, and it'll be five silver coins.
"Gray, you're in charge of promoting the news. The people of the Twin Towers are under your arrangement. You can decide how you want to do it.
"Dismissed!"
With that, the mages left the meeting hall together.
Joss did not leave immediately. Charles did not leave either. As for Marn, he was held back by Charles.
They wanted to convince Joss again.
After all, the price was really too low.
"Charles, Marn, I know what you want to say, but I'm not changing the price anymore. This is my will. It represents the Twin Mage Towers. Do you understand?"
Joss took the initiative to tell them what he was thinking
As the Tower Master, it was already generous of him to be able to discuss with the others in a good tone.
The two turned pale and quickly said, "Yes, sir!"
"Good!
"However, I can tell you guys something in advance. That's that the magic phone in your hands isn't complete yet. There's still one most important function that I have not added to the phone.
"Once I add this function to the phone, there'll be an earth-shattering change."
The two people's dejected expressions instantly disappeared.
"Thank you for letting us know about this, sir!"
After hearing this news, the two people left the meeting room happily.
Joss' eyes were suffused with blue light, and an exquisite magic power surged out. He muttered to himself, "This is just the beginning. How can I ruin my own plan for such a small profit?"