"Folks, I know what you're all thinking, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that all of these Magic Conductors are gifts bestowed upon us by the divine, just like those magic bombs and ray guns." Viscount Roster's expression grew even brighter. "Currently, we in Roster territory are able to produce these magic conductor mining equipment on a regular basis. Anyone interested can stick around and we'll discuss the details."

The reason he'd brought them to the steel mill was to show them the massive output, to let them know that no matter how much iron ore they dug up, Roster territory could handle it. The reason he'd brought them to the mine was to show them his territory's potential!

As long as they bought a set of mining equipment produced in Roster territory, the wealth they'd earn each year would easily multiply a hundredfold. What kind of enormous fortune was that? Their ancestors probably never made that much money in their entire lives, generation after generation.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the nobles all expressed their interest, and quite a few started asking about prices right away.

"I'm sure you've all noticed that while these magic conductor machines have enormous strength and can adapt to different mines and different environments, all of these magic conductor machines have extremely complex structures. The processing difficulty and costs are incredibly high, and during production, a large number of supernatural beings need to participate. You can imagine the labor costs..."

How could the nobles present not already know what Viscount Roster was saying? They didn't even need him to tell them—they were all mentally prepared. In fact, quite a few of them wanted to interrupt him right there and ask about the price, but the words stuck in their throats.

With so many nobles present, no matter how desperate they felt inside, they had to maintain their dignity... Some nobles' faces were already starting to turn red from holding it in.

Finally, after a series of build-up and lengthy speeches, Viscount Roster changed his tune: "Of course, you're all people of the Kingdom of Dawn, and friends of Roster territory for generations. If I were selling to others, I might make a profit, but for you, I'm willing to offer sales at cost price... If it's really difficult, you can also use ore to settle the account."

Hiss—

Quite a few nobles couldn't help but gasp.

What were they most worried about? Wasn't it whether they had enough funds?

If they could pay with ore and buy directly, what was there to worry about?

The price didn't matter at all!

As long as it wasn't completely outrageous.

Those who maintained their territories through mining knew very well how many slaves these machines could replace. Whether it was the crushing machinery or whatever else, whether it was the trains or the rails—if they matched everything up, a complete set might equal more than a thousand slaves. These magic conductor machines would definitely let them recoup their investment quickly! Even if the machines were ridiculously expensive!

Also, among these nobles, there were actually quite a few magicians. They'd noticed that the most difficult part of these machines was producing the machinery itself—the magic runes and such seemed relatively simple. If they could buy a set and study it themselves... Opening up their thinking, this was another way to make money!

In an instant, everyone's eyes became burning with intensity.

"Folks, there's one more thing I need to remind you of—these devices can actually use two different power systems, and the two systems have different prices and different costs."

The nobles lost in their fantasies were jolted awake again by Viscount Roster's words: "The first option is to use large quantities of energy storage runes. I'm sure you all already know about energy storage runes—for this machine alone, you'd need at least 300 energy storage runes per day."

At least 300 energy storage runes per day—this number made quite a few people frown. 300 energy storage runes would require at least 500 low-level magicians to charge them completely. For them, that was basically impossible. The only option was to buy energy storage runes produced in Roster territory.

The energy storage rune charging workshop in Roster territory was established by dozens of nobles. Rumor had it they could use some kind of runic array for charging, which was relatively cheap. Even so, 300 runes per machine added up to a considerable expense compared to hiring magicians.

"The other option is to establish self-charging magic arrays and a Magic Power Network in your territories. While the initial investment might be a bit higher, in the long run you'd only need to do maintenance, with almost no additional investment required."

???

Self-charging magic arrays!

Magic Power Network!!!!!

Wasn't this the legendary technology used by the energy storage rune charging workshops?!

Was Viscount Roster even willing to sell this?

Almost instantly, all the nobles present started breathing heavily. Their brains were racing, but for a moment they couldn't fully process it all. Each face was filled with disbelief—what was Viscount Roster even after?! He was willing to share such a cash cow.

Even if he was going to charge for it, they found it incredible!

If they had this technology in their hands, they'd absolutely guard it for life!

Plus, they'd heard this technology came from some wild mage—was that wild mage really willing to do this?

Question after question kept looping through their minds. Each face showed both disbelief and longing, looking at Viscount Roster as if he were some rare treasure!

Self-charging magic arrays—arrays that gathered ambient magic power. To say they created magic power out of thin air was going too far, but treating them as power plants was definitely accurate.

The Magic Power Network was similar to the electrical grid from Ren's previous life—it was the foundation of all magic-tech industry. The streetlights in Roster territory, the workshops, the mines, and those trains running on the rails all got their power from the Magic Power Network.

If he could, Viscount Roster really wanted to keep this in his hands forever. But ever since that time when Ren summoned him to the divine realm, his thinking had opened up—he'd shed the limitations of traditional nobility.

He knew that if he held it tightly in his hands, at best Roster territory would just become a somewhat larger noble territory, unable to improve beyond that, and might even invite disaster. But if he made it public and let everyone develop together while he always stayed ahead, then Roster territory would become stronger and stronger, and in the process, become a true colossus.

More importantly, the god wished for this!

Ren wished for this!

Only by distributing self-charging magic arrays to every corner of the continent, only by filling every corner of the continent with the Magic Power Network, could magic conductor industrialization proceed. Only then would human civilization—no, the civilization level of the entire world—improve! Only then could the glory of the God of Technology more easily shine upon everyone.

Besides that, there was another benefit. Ren and his team had already completed verification that under the coverage of self-charging magic arrays, by connecting a port to the Magic Net, the Magic Net could indeed transmit images and videos! This was also a huge step forward for the Magic Net!

This time, they were also borrowing the resources in these nobles' hands to expand the high-intensity magic power coverage area!

"You're really willing to help us establish self-charging magic arrays and the Magic Power Network?!"

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