Chapter 120: I only want to make money!

Ryan’s calculations were correct. When he received his third disciple, the system really gave him something new.

First, [Within the academy, the apprentice’s elemental induction power is increased by 150%! ]

Second, [The academy’s transportation is strengthened. The host can set three pairs of portals centered on the academy for designated disciples and followers to use, without the host having to control it personally every time. (Can teleport the host)! ]

Then, [The scope of the physical network is expanded. Within a radius of 200 kilometers centered on the academy’s land, those with permission can obtain the magic blessing of the physical network. The farther the distance, the lower the transmission magic, and the amount of shared magic also increases and decreases with the distance. ]

This is very practical. This means that Ryan can also obtain some blessings after leaving the academy.

Finally, [The academy laboratory system is activated! 】

The so-called laboratory is a circle that Ryan draws within the academy. As long as enough materials are injected, the laboratory can be built according to the appearance he designed in the system. Apprentices who conduct experiments in it can get corresponding bonuses, and it can be used as a workshop to produce certain things.

At this stage, only two laboratories are allowed to be built.

The first option is [Physical Destruction and Protection Test Laboratory].

This is the simplest and crudest. By conducting various offensive and defensive experiments in it, the apprentice’s magic power and defense can be greatly increased.

For example, Ryan can put a magic-driven electromagnetic cannon in it, and then let Harry place a protective magic shield in the air on the designated design track to test each other’s offensive and defensive power.

To make it simpler, it is also possible to reserve an open space as a shooting range.

The system says: [It can increase the apprentice’s magic proficiency, increase the damage or defense of magic by up to 20%, and reduce the magic power when casting by 10%. There is a higher chance of enlightenment (super magic expertise)! 】

The second option is [Mechanics Laboratory].

This is very general. Ryan looked around, and half of the stuff inside was???
He decided to leave it alone for now.

The third one is [Optical Laboratory], which is easier to understand. The activation condition requires a large number of mirrors and glass. The enhanced magic is light magic.

The fourth one is [Construct Laboratory].

The first requirement stuck with Ryan. It says that an independent master-level tower spirit is required.

Yes! Independent use, and cannot be shared with other departments.

[Cold Face] This guy is only high-level, obviously not qualified.

The second item is that it requires 3 million gold coins to start, and 500 tons of various metal ingots.

After reading this, Ryan realized: “Sure enough, doing magic is doing scientific research, both of which are money-burning and wasteful business!”

Fortunately, Ryan was not fooled and accepted the tribute from the Kingdom of Cervantes.

A small kingdom cannot afford a legendary wizard.

If I had taken the treasury of King Cervantes before, I would have entered the plot of “I used to call you Little Sweetie, but now I call you Mrs. Niu”.

Four laboratories, choose two from four, it is not impossible to fool around.

After all, the powerful bonus of the academy is here, even if you choose two from three of the first three laboratories, it is not bad.

This is also the reason why Ryan is entangled.

People always want to get it right in one step.

How can Ryan bear to leave such a tempting quasi-Gundam factory here unused?

The fastest way to obtain a master-level tower spirit is naturally to get a master-level wizard tower. In theory, this is easy to do. After all, there is an ownerless master-level wizard tower in the capitals of the two empires that needs to be dealt with. It is not impossible to discuss it. If it doesn’t work, there are also ownerless master-level wizard towers in the wild.

Ryan just treats it as a dungeon.

The key lies in money and metal ingots.

Ryan always thought that money was not a problem, but if he calculated carefully, he was actually a poor man in the world of wizards.

Since the beginning of his journey, Ryan rarely used money.

The entire valley was in a self-sufficient state with low productivity, and equipment was delivered by someone.

And making Gundams, like making magic suit constructs, was a money-burning thing.

For example, a [Thriller Guard] was worth 5,000 gold coins, and this was picked up by Ryan from the Madera wizard.

This was just the material cost, and the wizard’s time cost was not included, because each [Thriller Guard] was made by the wizard himself.

Not to mention that the damage, movement speed, and defense of this construct that was only one person tall could not satisfy Ryan.

Even if the attributes were satisfactory, according to the pamphlet left by Madera, it would take an average of two months to make one, and this productivity would definitely kill people.

So a constructed laboratory costs 3 million, which is not really expensive.

The problem is, how to make money?

This is 3 million gold coins. Even if the entire treasury of the Cervantes Kingdom is emptied, there is still not so much money.

The two empires theoretically have so much money, but they are so big that they need money everywhere. Who can afford it? Rumor has it that some provinces of the Barbarossa Empire have already collected taxes ten years later.

Ryan had no idea and could only call the most knowledgeable person in the academy.

“Sanders, I need a large sum of money. Do you know where I can get a large sum of money? I mean, legally.”

Shadow Dancer whispered tentatively: “Sir, how much do you mean by a large sum?”

“About 3 million gold coins, preferably with several large-scale integrated mines that can produce rare ores.”

Sanders’ expression was very interesting: “Sir, are you discussing with me a sum of more than 10 million gold coins?”

“Is it huge?”

If it were someone else, Sanders would have scolded him.

A knight’s full set of equipment, including armor, weapons and war horses, is only 50 gold coins. On average, a baron can support 10 knights, 40 to 60 followers, and an apprentice who can barely fight, which is about a hundred armed forces. The total wealth here is only one thousand gold coins.

Note that this money is not required every year or every generation of knights.

It is common for a set of armor to be passed down as an heirloom for ten or eight generations.

For example, the poor baron of the Principality of Marino can only support 4 knights and about 30 followers.

Don’t think that 50,000 gold coins are few. The standard equipment of the thousand people when the former Grand Duke of Marino was wiped out is about this amount.

Ryan opened his mouth and asked for 3 million, which is equal to the total value of the equipment of 60 poor dukes. Do you think Sanders is speechless?

However, Ryan’s question is in line with the stereotype of “mages spending money without limit” handed down from ancient times.

Sanders smiled bitterly: “Apart from the two empires, the only country that can easily come up with this amount of money is the Kingdom of Sweetland.”

“Tell me about this kingdom.”

“Its state religion is the goddess of wealth. Can you think of anything?”

“Neutral country? Usury?” For some reason, this country suddenly matched a country on Earth in Ryan’s memory.

“There is a famous saying in Sweetland – after shaking hands with a banker in Sweetland, remember to count your fingers to see if you are missing.”

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