Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 332

Chapter 330 Establishment of Augustus Brand (4000)

Locke entered the highest-level VIP reception room, where Mrs. Irina, dressed in a gold and red dress with an exquisite shoulder belt hanging from her shoulders, was already waiting. When Locke walked in, Mrs. Irina, who was wearing a wizard robe like a dress, stood up to greet him.

As Locke closed the door, Madam Irina’s serious expression changed, and her speech became more colloquial. “Locke, I was shocked when I heard you were officially a wizard. I never thought that the little wizard apprentice who used to linger in my two shops, Li Jin Secret Language and Owl Cauldron, would now be a wizard at the first level of Qi transformation.”

“Time flies by so fast.” Madam Irina glanced at Locke with a smile in her eyes. “Perhaps time can’t be blamed for this kind of thing, but rather your advancement speed is simply too fast.”

“This rapid change makes me feel that time passes very quickly.”

Mrs. Irina’s gaze paused slightly on the four honorary invention certification badges hanging on Locke’s chest. These were the badges that best reflected the achievements of a formal wizard in the Southeast Corner Region. Locke was so young, yet he could obtain four of them, announcing to the world the fruitful results of his magic research.

A glint of admiration flashed in Madam Irina’s eyes.

Locke said, “I also want to thank you for your shop. You helped me a lot during my apprenticeship. Without your two shops, I wouldn’t be able to sell my products so smoothly.”

Lady Irina is a wizard in the liquefied stage, and her magic power is far superior to Locke’s.

In the southeast corner, it is not easy to break through from a first-level wizard in the gasification stage to a first-level wizard in the liquefaction stage.

Madam Irina smiled warmly and said, “Not at all. The products you developed have actually been very helpful to my shop and have earned me a lot of reputation.”

“I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you.”

“Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, you have become a first-ring wizard.” Lady Irina said, “I would like to invite you to the witch kitchen for a meal later, Locke.”

Of course Locke gave her this face. “Thank you, Senior.”

Madam Irina smiled with satisfaction and said, “Teacher Harlan Vera has already told me your thoughts in advance. Locke, are you going to a bigger wizarding land? I’m so envious.”

“This kind of freedom, like a bird flying high in the sky, is something only geniuses like you and Sophia can enjoy.”

A look of longing flashed across Mrs. Irina’s face, but when she thought about her inheritance here, and the fact that she might not live any better if she went outside, and might even live worse, she had already chosen the path of a stable life.

So, Madam Irina came back to her senses and said to Locke, “I think your idea is very good. You don’t have the energy to manage the products of the Southeast Corner Region, but I have a complete industry in the Chimera Market.”

“If we work together, we will both benefit. If we separate, we will both lose.”

Lady Irina stood up, poured two cups of wizard tea, and handed one to Locke. She liked to use boiling water to soak wizard tea, so that the aroma would be rich and mellow, and the tea tasted quite bitter, so the teacup was still boiling hot.

“But I still want to give some reasonable suggestions.” Madam Irina was considering her tone. Locke was neither his student nor a wizard apprentice, so she naturally couldn’t appear overbearing. As an older sister, when giving equal advice to a younger brother, she couldn’t speak fast, her tone couldn’t be too urgent, and her voice couldn’t be too loud.

That would appear that she still looked at Locke with the same old eyes, which could easily cause a rift in their relationship.

Especially now, Madam Irina really wants to reach a cooperation with Locke, whether it is the mass production of a small number of apprentice-level magic plants, or the cooperation in the direction of emerald iris lichen, and bear spirit green gall potion.

Even though Locke has published an article, registered a patent, and announced the principle, the specific process and mass production methods are still in Locke’s hands.

If others want to reverse-engineer the article, even the top research group at Verdantiya University will need at least one or two years, or even three or four years.

This period of time is enough for them to make a lot of money, and even form a relatively stable and healthy industry in the future.

Therefore, Madam Irina attached great importance to this meeting, which was led by Mentor Harun Vera. It was not only a convenience for Locke, but also a benefit for her.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Irina even felt a little grateful to Teacher Harun Vera. She still missed her in her heart and recommended herself to Locke.

Irina slowed down her tone and said sincerely, “I think your idea of cooperating with me or others to open a joint-stock store will not maximize your interests, Locke.”

“On the contrary, it will increase working time and costs and waste your energy.”

“To open a joint-stock company, Locke, you’ll have to send someone to understand the company’s internal operations, costs and profits, participate in company decision-making, and so on… In short, the costs you’ll have to bear are quite high, and it’ll take a lot of time.”

“It doesn’t match your current situation, where you want to conveniently obtain subsequent profits while still being able to pursue a teaching position wholeheartedly.”

Madam Irina said, “I have a better option that I can recommend to you. I wonder if you are interested in learning more about it, junior fellow?”

Locke sat on a leather chair made of magical creatures and took a sip of wizard tea. “Senior, please speak.”

After confirming that Locke was indeed interested, Madam Irina smiled slightly and said, “I think, Locke, you can license several of your potions and magical plants to me through brand confirmation. This way, you don’t have to bear the related costs at all. I will cover this part of the cost.”

“I will pay you a fixed brand fee of 60,000 magic stones plus 10% of the net profit every month.”

“What do you think?”

“I heard that our fellow disciple, the Green Witch Christine from Four Seasons Garden, has already registered the name of the Augustus Magic Plant Series for you, so I think several of your potions can also be incorporated into this Augustus Magic Plant Series.”

Madam Irina said, “I’m in the southeast corner. I have shops in the three major White Wizard markets: the Chimera Market at Lilith’s Cottage, the Sacred Tree Market shared by Verdandia University, Four Seasons Garden, and Secret Fire Courtyard, and the Northern Market at Niflheim University in the north.”

“I have 47 shops in Chimera Market, 12 shops in Sacred Tree Market, and 27 shops in Northern Market.”

Madam Irina smiled and said, “Plus, with Teacher Harlan Vera helping you run the project, I believe we’ll soon be able to expand our business and sell Apprentice-level rare magical plants, Emerald Iris Lichen, Bear Spirit Green Gallbladder Potion, Memory Ointment, Eye of Perseus, Omen Mandrake Vine, Palm Fire Lotus, and other magical plants throughout the southeastern region.”

Madam Irina said, “What’s amazing is that if these magical plants and potions you developed can be popularized, they can greatly enhance the strength of the apprentice-level wizards in my southeastern region. Therefore, I am full of confidence in this.”

“I’m even going to set up a dedicated counter for your Augustus series products in each store.”

“I may not be good at magic, but I happen to have some talent in the business field.” Madam Irina smiled and said, “Locke, what do you think?”

Locke thought about it and realized that since these projects were maintained by Teacher Harun Vera’s network of relationships, it would be impossible for Mrs. Irina to cheat him.

Otherwise, she would be cutting herself off from Harun Vera’s network of relationships. As for her ability to open shops everywhere, her strength as a one-ring liquefied wizard was not enough, and her connections were not good enough either. She relied on Harun Vera’s network of relationships to open shops everywhere.

Therefore, no matter what, Madam Irina would not let herself down in this regard.

“They’ll give me a fixed monthly salary of 60,000 magic stones, plus 10% of the net profit, and I’ll be a hands-off manager, doing nothing.” Locke calculated the pros and cons in his mind. “This is truly the best deal. It saves me a lot of trouble, and I don’t have to pay for it in the future.”

“And the money I earn is much more than the current 36,000 per month.”

“Even if I give 20,000 magic stones to Harun Vera’s students every month, or even more, I will still be able to earn at least 40,000 to 50,000 magic stones after leaving the Southeast Corner, which is far more than what I earn now.”

“Even if the business grows in the future, I can extract 10% of the net profit. And I don’t have to be responsible for these operating costs. So relatively speaking, it’s still quite reasonable.”

The reason why this happened was that Madam Irina had a complete and mature distribution channel, which allowed her to easily sell her products to more wizards.

In addition, the mass production of some products such as rare magic plants, bear spirit green gall potions, etc. is really very popular.

Therefore, after cooperating with Madam Irina, he was able to create so much additional value at once, enough for both of them to gain huge benefits.

Locke weighed it carefully in his mind. Although he could have proposed a treaty that was more profitable for him, he thought about it and gave up.

After all, none of our people are in the southeast corner. Even if we put forward a lot of demands and Madam Irina agrees to sign them, how can we check the specific accounts and know the specific information if none of our people are here?

The wizarding lands themselves were separated by natural barriers, making travel inconvenient and the distances very far. If he hadn’t had the help of Madam Irina and Teacher Harun Vera’s network of relationships, he wouldn’t have been able to earn a penny even after he left.

At most, you can gain some fame.

Therefore, the current situation is already the most optimized one.

Locke asked Madam Irina for a contract, recorded the contract on the gray mist slate, and then sent it to Harun Vera’s gray mist slate. About ten minutes later, Harun Vera sent a message to Madam Irina and Locke at the same time.

The one sent to Locke can be agreed to, but the details need to be modified.

What was sent to Madam Irina was the earnings of Harun’s students. The contract was modified so that Madam Irina would pay for it, that is, Madam Irina would use 10% of her own earnings to pay, while Locke would fully enjoy the 60,000 magic stones per month and 10% earnings per year.

Mrs. Irina smiled bitterly. “Locke, the teacher really dotes on you.”

She calculated in her mind her future profit margin. Even so, her future profit margin and other conveniences brought about by it were still huge.

Locke’s own distribution capabilities are limited, so his products only generate an income of about 30,000 to 60,000 magic stones per month in the Chimera Market. If he can develop it with her, it is possible that the income from the Chimera Market alone will reach 100,000 magic stones in the future.

Or even more.

Because wars will become more and more intense in the future, the value of all war-related industries will increase several times, and the demand for magic plants and potions will also increase out of thin air in the future.

So, she definitely made some money.

Even so, the operating costs are basically borne by her.

In the future, promotion and deployment will also be carried out independently by her.

But since Locke was the developer of these products, she had to work for Locke in a sense.

Mrs. Irina smiled wryly and had the store staff immediately draft a new contract. Then she invited Locke to the witch kitchen for dinner. “Locke, I really envy you wizards who can constantly develop such revolutionary products.”

“These days, researchers like you are still the most popular. The rest of us are just working for you for free.”

Locke smiled. “Senior, you’re joking.”

“In the future, Teacher Harun Vera and I will only take a portion of the profits, and most of the profits will fall into your pocket.”

The two chatted and laughed as they walked to the witch kitchen and rented a private room for dinner. Madam Irina spent at least three hundred magic stones and ordered a large number of the most luxurious dishes in the witch kitchen to entertain Locke.

At the dinner table, Madam Irina said, “But I still have to use that money to pay for the shop rent, my employees’ salaries, and the various inspections of larger markets, as well as the cost of some equipment to deal with those inspections.”

“Alas, you don’t know unless you’re in charge. Last month, just to meet the fire prevention requirements of the Holy Tree Market, I spent over 5,000 magic stones to install fireproofing facilities in all the shops there.”

“As a result, this month, the Holy Masters of Verdandia University…those crazy people…began to suspect that some of the products I sell in my shop are made with undead creatures controlled by forbidden necromancy, and they’re threatening to fine me for this.”

“My shop gets its supplies from so many sources, how can I possibly manage them all? I wonder if some of them are using necromancy in production. Tell me, aren’t the requests of those divine masters perverted? I’m so annoyed lately.”

Lady Irina and Locke are both first-ring wizards now, so Lady Irina doesn’t put on airs in front of him, but instead becomes very sentimental.

She was completely different from the strong Lady Irina that Locke had seen before.

Locke chatted and laughed with her, killing time. After all, she was his biggest partner in the southeast corner in the future, so he still had to deepen his relationship with her.

The two of them also added [two-way contact] to each other on the gray fog slab.

Lady Irina said to Locke, “By the way, if you go to another wizarding land, you can still contact me using the Nigward astrology system.”

Locke looked at Madam Irina in confusion. “Didn’t they say this system only works in the southeast region?”

Lady Irina took a bite of the unicorn milk cake and muttered, “What? I didn’t expect you to be so honest, Locke. This doesn’t match your notorious reputation.”

“You can’t use the Gray Mist Slate outside the southeast corner. So if you crack it, you can use it.”

(End of this chapter)