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“In determining the production of the magic weaving machine, I increased the amount of spider silk fabric that each person bought slightly. As a result, not only did we receive more orders, but those who had already ordered spider silk fabric heard the news and decided to send an additional deposit.” Steward Aaron said.
Due to the production issue, he dared to let each person who ordered spider silk fabric to order only one piece. After acquiring the magic weaving machine, the quota was directly increased to three pieces of fabric per person. Basically, those who had already paid the deposit followed this quantity. Some people were willing to buy less, even if they had already paid the deposit.
The purchase limit did not really stop those who truly wanted to buy spider silk fabric. They seemed to think that spider silk fabric was priceless. Not only did they place orders in their own names, but they also asked others for help in purchasing. Although there was a purchase limit, in reality, those who truly wanted to buy received more spider silk fabric than the limit allowed.
Indeed, sixty thousand pieces of spider silk fabric could not be handled by just ten magic weaving machines. While collecting deposits, it was repeatedly told that the delivery period, which was determined to be within a year. The specific duration of the textile factory’s production efficiency was clearly written in the contract.
This information should dispel any concerns from customers.
During this period, it was actually just a scare tactic for those customers, although it didn’t achieve much.
“As of now, I quickly ordered ninety magic weaving machines from the alchemy workshop and accelerated the expansion of the textile factory. We also hired more textile workers and assigned a batch of guards to ensure the security of the factory.”
The textile factory gradually started delivering a lower quantity, and only those who had ordered early, including the Gryphon Legion, received the spider silk fabric. It was precisely because these fabrics had already been made into clothes and showcased by them that others became even more eager for spider silk fabric.
Aaron explained, “Well, since the supply of spider silk is becoming a bit insufficient, I have already assigned people to purchase spider from other cities.” But he was worried that even with increased purchases, they might not be able to find enough professional breeders to raise the spiders. He added, “We might need to find adventurers to collect more spider silk, but we are concerned about the cost. Furthermore, even if we find breeders, the cost would be too high. And if we increase the price of spider silk fabric, it might affect demand.”
Everyone knew that magical beasts were not easily tamed creatures. They submitted to strength and retained their wild nature. Even when breeding low-level magical beasts for their meat, there were still risks involved, and the ordinary people couldn’t handle raising magical beasts.
Although there were breeding farms specifically for low-level magical beasts with delicious meat, these farms hired professionals to take care of them. Despite that, incidents of the beasts injuring people still occurred frequently.
While some magical beasts were low-level and relatively safe to breed in groups, others were highly dangerous. Ordinary people couldn’t handle raising them, let alone Aresia. Aaron was concerned about hiring a group of professionals to do this job.
However, hiring professionals to handle this would significantly increase the cost, and as a result, the price of spider silk fabric would have to rise.
Aresia shook her head and said, “We don’t need to hire many professionals for this. I have a plan to ensure that people from the Gryphon Legion can find these few spiders.”
Aaron, being an ordinary person, had limited knowledge of magical matters. He didn’t understand the significance of the names of the spiders written by Aresia. However, since Aresia had a plan and the Duke’s assistance, Aaron reluctantly accepted the task with some skepticism.
“In addition, I need some magical materials delivered to me.”
Aresia wrote a list of materials.
The number of items on this material list is quite substantial, and they are not cheap.
After receiving the note, arrangements were made, and the items were prepared and delivered as usual. Along with the delivery is a letter.
The letter was written by the Duchess, Aresia’s mother and had a simple content. It inquired about the Duchess’s recent well-being, asking about her studies at school, and other everyday matters. The letter also mentioned her return in two months.
Reading the letter, Aresia realized that the relationship between the previous Aresia and her mother was quite distant. Despite regular correspondence, she had forgotten about this fact.
At this point, please wait a moment. Aresia went back to her room and wrote a letter asking the maid to deliver it to the Duchess.
While waiting for the maid’s return, Aresia went through the newly delivered materials, sorting and organizing the magical tools meticulously.
Aresia planned to create a magical contract scroll.
The content of a magical contract is said to encompass everything. People sign magical contracts to ensure certain guarantees. If anyone violates the terms of the contract, magic backlash occurs. To some extent, this ensures the safety of the contract’s content and protects the interests of both parties involved.
However, creating a magical contract is not a simple matter. If a contract is to be established, and both parties are not mages, they need to seek assistance from a mage knowledgeable in contract magic.
This introduces the risk of confidentiality breaches, as the mage assisting might overhear the secretive contents of the contract. Gradually, the use of magical contract scrolls has become more prevalent. However, due to their expensive price, they are only used in significant transactions or important agreements.
It is worth mentioning that contract magic is primarily used by intelligent beings for various transactions, alliances, employment, and confidentiality agreements.
The magical contract scroll that Aresia is creating, however, is for making contracts with magical creatures.
This contract allows magical creatures to become obedient, loyal, and trustworthy companions. It is commonly referred to as a “beast companion contract.”
The beast companion contract, although primarily initiated by the human side, is not about complete subjugation of the magical creature. It is an equal agreement where the magical creature is bound by the contract not to harm the master. If the human mistreats the creature, they will suffer the consequences of the contract.
Such contracts exist in this world, and even in Aresia’s world, the study of beast companion contracts took several centuries of research by mage scholars. Given the level of magic in this world, researching beast companion contracts would take even longer.
Aresia intends to create a contract scroll for making contracts with magical spiders.
However, the number of contracts for beast companions is limited. Aresia cannot afford to allocate precious spots for beast companions to the textile factory’s material supply, especially since the appearance of the spiders does not match the desired criteria.
Aresia instructs the manager to collect magical spider eggs of various levels. While these spiders have a common trait of having a leader in their group, the leader has complete control over the group. The goal is to have the spider leader enter into a beast companion contract, making them obedient and preventing them from attacking those responsible for their care.
Creating a magical scroll requires magic-infused magical creature hide and specially prepared magical ink using various magical materials. Different types of magical scrolls require different types of magical ink. Although there are magical inks available in the market, the type needed for creating these scrolls is unique. Aresia ensures that appropriate magical ink is prepared.
In addition to creating the beast companion contract scroll, Aresia also needs to prepare a nurturing solution for the magical spiders, which will aid in nurturing the spider leader.
This task is not particularly urgent, and Aresia has plenty of time to complete it. She is busy with her studies and continues to impress her teachers during classes. Meanwhile, the steward informs her that the textile factory has started external deliveries, making their funds more abundant.
Furthermore, the Duchess’s message indicates that she will return in two months. Aresia does not have to worry about encountering the Duchess in the meantime. She decides to wait for a carriage to be sent when the Duchess returns.
For now, Aresia focuses on the upcoming monthly exams and aims to achieve top results. This may not be particularly difficult as they have been preparing for these exams for weeks. These exams cover ten subjects in the magic department, except for the Necromancy class, which only has written exams. Practical exams are included in subjects like Basic Magic, Magic Medicine, and Alchemy.
They have to perform well in all subjects to score high marks. It is worth mentioning that these exams are usually scheduled during the holidays. However, if they don’t fall on weekends, like this time, they are conducted on Fridays and continue until Tuesday afternoon. After the exams, they can leave the school. Grades are announced once they return from the break.
In this month, the exams are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. As the exams draw closer, the tension in the classroom increases. Even in the dormitories, students gather in the evenings to study together. During breaks, both in the classrooms and on the field, magic and warrior students can be seen practicing magic and combat skills.