"square?"

"It means one square meter." Grove roughly marked out the area with his feet, which was roughly the area where he was standing.

Calculate according to this standard, Joel calculated in his mind.

The size of a small house like that for civilians would cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

And a palace like this one costs millions of gold coins.

If the entire royal capital is blessed, it will be tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of gold coins that Joel cannot imagine.

Joel was completely stunned by this gold coin.

According to his preliminary calculations, he was determined to earn several million gold coins by increasing the magic concentration in the royal capital, but here in Grove... the amount increased by about 10,000 times.

"You are a genius!" Joel said firmly.

Grove didn't know why.

Genius? When it comes out of Joel's mouth, it always seems ironic.

In his opinion, Joel is a genius who possesses powerful magic, magic, and is involved in various fields.

Although when he first recovered, he felt a little disconnected from working for the dragon, but these days of getting along, especially the behavior of Yoel and Ignar doing their best to take care of Bailey, the only remaining gap between Grove and others has been eliminated.

Disappeared.

"...Don't ask for a price that's really too high." Joel said.

"Is this high?" Grove couldn't help but ask.

This was obviously a normal price. Considering the rarity and importance of the mage, he could obtain such sustainable magic by paying just a few gold coins. He felt that the asking price was low.

"Sir Yoel, I remember you said before that the magic pattern engraved on you will last for about a few decades, right?"

"That's right." Joel confirmed.

Magic power is an element that can adjust itself. The engraved magic pattern is an irregular magic change, which causes the magic power to gather.

However, as time goes by, the process of self-regulation continues.

Although Joel's magic power is majestic, it lacks the contagiousness and stability of time. About fifty years is the limit of the magic pattern's sustainability.

"Then, is it possible to interfere with this magic pattern?"

"For example..." Joel asked.

"For example, shortening the duration to ten years, or a few years. Adding a bit of uncertainty, sometimes taking effect, sometimes not working, can also be a weakening of the intensity of the magic pattern." Grove.

explain.

"Why do you do this?" Joel was puzzled.

According to Joel's usual approach, he will do everything seriously.

Why should we deliberately create a semi-finished product with obvious shortcomings like this?

"The duration is short, so you need to pay extra gold coins for maintenance, which increases uncertainty and thus increases income. Reducing the intensity of the magic pattern is for the sake of E. Palenque. Once the uniqueness is lost, the mage cannot

There is a reason to choose this city.”

Grove's statement made Joel stunned for a moment.

He then said: "I don't think King Bolton can pay the price of one thousand gold coins per square meter. Even though it is very cheap compared to this magic pattern, the Kingdom of Scarlet's treasury does not have sufficient funds to pay for it.

"

The tax revenue of Duke Tobias Ridge for a whole year is only a few hundred million gold coins, and the rise to the level of the Kingdom of Fei only increases this number to more than a billion coins.

Calculated based on the area of ​​the royal capital and the price proposed by Grove, the gold coins required are calculated in hundreds of billions. Obviously, King Bolton of the Kingdom of Scarlet cannot afford this gold coin, nor can he afford it.

.

The operation of the country, rewards, including wars, natural disasters and even the training of subordinates, the funds of the knights, the research of magic and the expenses required to maintain luxury consumption, etc.

The funds that King Bolton of the Kingdom of Scarlet has left every year may not be as much as the Duke Tobias family.

"..You did it on purpose?"

Joel was even more puzzled. Since he knew that the other party could not pay, why did he still propose an amount that the other party could not accept?

"Yes, only in this way can the transactions with the king be spread to the nobles of the Kingdom of Fei."

"What's the point of this?" Igna asked directly.

In his opinion, it was completely meaningless. After going around and around, he still had to go back to negotiating the deal. It was simply not troublesome enough.

"This makes sense." Joel said.

He already knew Grove's intentions.

Because the transaction with the fat man King Bolton was between two parties, there was a limit to the transaction. To be precise, the fat man's wallet was limited, and the amount that Joel could blackmail was limited. However, when it comes to the transaction...

Spread to more people, it becomes more like an auction, and Joel can blackmail more people.

"You are such a genius!"

Joel praised again, and then looked at Grove with stern eyes, just like a student looking at his mentor.

".. Any other suggestions?" Joel asked.

With his unique sensitivity to gold coins, he could sense that there was something in Grove's words.

"My suggestion is...this magic pattern is no longer spread to the entire royal capital. Instead, it is auctioned by dividing the individual areas. What I mean is to divide the entire royal capital into about one-third.

The area will be inscribed with magic patterns."

"One third...? If the price is like this, will it drop too much?" Joel was a little worried.

"No." The face was so dark under the armor that you couldn't see the face, but you could feel the confidence in the voice. "Such a move will intensify the competition among the nobles, and the missing part of the gold coins will be put into this third."

One hit is enough. Maybe it will be better than the previous price."

"Amazing plan."

After hearing the discussion, Raya expressed emotion.

As the princess of the Bana Kingdom, she had heard a lot and clearly understood that this plan was not as simple as collecting gold coins.

"Such a plan will plant hidden dangers in the royal capital." Raya said, "Only nobles have the qualifications and ability to bid, and the nobles who can obtain one-third of the resources...will it reach one-third? King Bolton

..Great nobles...such nobles can purchase multiple magic patterns, so their number will definitely be suppressed to less than one-third. When such benefits are grasped by a small group, dissatisfaction will breed."

"Conflicts between the king and the nobles, conflicts between the common people and the nobles, conflicts between the king and the common people will arise invisibly... This will destroy this country!"

"In the past, all the problems you left with Mr. Yoel will become the point of explosion... A mage who has tasted the rich flavor of magic will not give up such a sweet bait... All of this will lead to E. Palen

It will become the new royal capital..."

Some cruel behavior...

Raya thought so, but she didn't say it.

Joel clapped his hands and looked at Raya with admiration. He just thought that this maid was smart and capable of doing things. It turned out that she was also a person who was proficient in making money.

"All I have to do is serve Lord Joel." Grove responded calmly.

"It's pretty awesome...although there are some problems with teaching..."
Chapter completed!