A few days after Roy departed from the Baynard kingdom, the runesmith research team responsible for researching the magic stove and blender finally made a qualified runesmith appliance after repeated trials.
The magic stove could produced fire without flint or fire magic. The fire was activated by the mana stone, and the flame can be adjusted. Mana stone was consumable. It was like the gas of a stove on Earth. The wind magic in the blender was also activated and maintained by mana stones. Magic appliances will further increase the demand for mana stones!
Edgar gave a big reward to the researchers. He was tempting them to join his research team using tempting promises. He needed dedicated researchers for his business.
Edgar was talking with Elena while they were walking. "Buy small mines for mana stone including the abandoned mines. Abandoned mines will recover as long as the mana vein is not destroyed, but it will take a long time. I might let researchers invent technology that will accelerate their recovery. Small mines are sold everywhere. They are not profitable because of low output, so they lose in the price war. The demand for mana stone is not much because it is only used by magicians and defense towers, but that will change once our appliances appear in the market."
"Yes, your highness!"
When the researchers in the Runesmith department were making fun of the prince's idea, Elena completely believed that the prince will not do useless things. She was proven right. Elena smiled at the back of Edgar, who had an excited expression on his face.
Edgar brought the appliances into the castle and tested them. He cooked for food and felt joy at experiencing a familiar feeling when using a modern stove. He was planning to use the blender the next day. He needed to prepare for the materials first. He will produce another merchandise for the Sasha Company, soymilk.
He soaked the soybeans with water for 24 hours. In the morning, he removed the skin of the soaked soybeans and mixed them with water in the blender. He switched on the blender. The soybeans and water were mixing. He stopped the blender when the water became soymilk.
He opened the cap of the blender and poured the contents on a clean cloth to separate the milk. A pot was beneath the cloth. He heated the pot that contained the milk for twenty minutes. Soymilk could not be drunk without being heated because it will be harmful.
After heating, Edgar let the heated soymilk cool down and let Elena use water magic to transfer the milk to a glass pitcher. The glass still had bubbles. It was not a qualified product to be sold. He poured soy milk into two cups. He added honey to the milk and gave the other cup to Elena. The soy milk tasted a little different because honey was used and not sugar. Elena enjoyed the soymilk. She did even felt the milk that remained above her mouth.
Edgar laughed at Elena."How does it taste?"
"Your highness, it is more delicious than other milk that I have tasted before," answered Elena with a blush.
"It is not ready to be sold in the market because it is easy to spoil. I need researchers to make a piece of equipment that will sterilize soy milk stored in a small clay or porcelain bottle. Call Medres here. I want him to taste our future merchandise and to prepare another company for magic appliances."
Elena let someone call for Medres. She already had her assistants. Edgar appointed two people who were taught by her. She refused, but he insisted, so she was forced to accept.
She wad no longer wearing a maid outfit. Edgar gave her a white-collar worker outfit. She felt embarrassed because her big mountains were emphasized by the outfit. He gave her a bra, which he thinks will become another piece of merchandise later.
Medres arrived, and Edgar let him try the soymilk. He also demonstrated the magic stove.
Clap! Medres clapped his hands. He was astonished by the mind of the prince. He wanted to open his head and learn how his brain was working. The prince's ideas could earn mountains of gold.
"Your highness, your invention will definitely be welcomed by the masses. You need to buy mana stone mines because the demand for them will definitely explode!" Medres' acumen in business was good. He could see the effect of appliances on mana stones. He felt bad because he did not have enough money to buy a mine.
"I had already ordered Elena to do that. I want you to prepare a production center of appliances. The place must be near an area with good traffic and near the river where a wharf can be set up. The place should also be strictly guarded. I want you to work together with Elena and lure one master runesmith and many apprentices from runesmith workshops.
I set up a magic teaching class but it will take time to train them. I will set up another company for appliances. Sasha company will make merchandise for food. The company that will make appliances will be called Flameworth Collection or simply FC. The trademark for FC will be a flame lion.
Train managers for each company. I will assign you to another important company. Many companies will be created in the future and they will be managed under one group. The group will be called Flameworth Group.
I will offer you a share in Flameworth Group after you work for five years.For now, I will give you a share that only earns dividends. Each managerial position will also receive the share offer." Edgar explained the meaning of share.
Medres felt very excited. The group will hold political and financial power in the kingdom! Medres felt that the group will be the umbrella of his future generation!
Edgar kept telling Medres about his plan. "The company that I want to create next will become an important part in the rapid development of the kingdom. That company is a bank!"