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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Orden.
Orden was the unit of currency in the Empire.
In other words, one mana stone cost 150,000 won.
“Hmm… 150,000…”
And 150,000 per mana stone was an ambiguous price.
It wasn’t that cheap, but it wasn’t that expensive either.
At this time, Ed smiled and continued.
“However, if you purchase a set of 10, you get a 35% discount.”
“Oh…?”
“That’s less than 100,000 Orden per stone. And look here.”
Ed said that and turned off the air conditioner.
Then, he took out the core power mana stone inside the air conditioner and showed it to everyone, saying.
“If you look here, it has barely used any mana. Each mana stone contains quite a lot of mana. If you convert this into the operating time of this item, it corresponds to 21 hours per stone.”
21 hours.
In other words, if you insert a new core power mana stone, you could run the air conditioner for 21 hours.
Ed smiled and continued.
“Now, let’s calculate. If you purchase a set of 10 and get a 35% discount, it’s 97,500 Orden per stone. If you divide this by the hour time unit, it’s about 4,640 Orden, which is a similar price to the beer you’re drinking.”
“Hoo…”
“In other words, for the price of just drinking a beer, you can enjoy this comfortable environment for a whopping 1 hour.”
Ed said that, inserted the core power magic stone, and turned the air conditioner back on.
The room, which had been gradually getting hotter, began to cool down again.
“Ooooooh…”
The faculty members nodded with tipsy faces.
Ed smiled and said.
“But it doesn’t end here. If you sign up for a ‘subscription,’ you can purchase mana stones at a 10% further discounted price.”
“Te, ten percent…?”
“Yes. That would be 4,100 Orden per hour. That’s much cheaper than a glass of beer.”
Ed explained that and took out a bundle of documents.
They were the contracts for the air conditioner.
“Now, please read it. After reading it carefully, if you intend to purchase, you just need to sign at the bottom.”
The faculty members received the contracts and began to look over them while sipping their beer.
It was a collection of difficult sentences with various technical and academic terms scattered throughout.
And at this time, Ed made a bombshell announcement.
“If you look at the first line of the contract, it is stated that you will receive a special ‘subscription fee’ discount of 90%.”
90% discount?
They could use this amazing item at a 90% discounted price?
The eyes of the faculty members widened.
“Of course, the regular price will be charged the following month, but you can cancel at any time. You can try it once, and if you don’t like it, you can just cancel it.”
It was a 90% discount, but they could cancel at any time?
There was no need to listen any further.
All the faculty members began to sign the contract.
Of course, what they signed was a one-month subscription package.
[ (Highly Recommended!) 30-Day Subscription Package ]
10-pack mana stone X 3 = 4,500,000 Orden (original price) [X]
10-pack mana stone X 3 = 2,632,500 Orden (subscription discount price) [X]
10-pack mana stone X 3 = 263,250 Orden (first subscription special discount price) [O]
Signature (seal)
It was a crazy package that cost 2.6 million won per month.
However, all the faculty members were nobles.
2.6 million won was just money that they could think of as hiring a couple more servants in the house.
Moreover, the first month’s amount was only 260,000 won.
The professors all signed the contract with a pleasant feeling.
‘It’s done.’
And Ed was smiling meaningfully as he watched this.
Selling the Princess’s name was indeed a very good move.
Although he had to pay a 30% commission for using the Imperial family’s mark, he could eat the remaining 70% without any complaints from the nobles.
“Hmm…”
However, the expression of one of the judges was not very good.
It was none other than the butler ‘Bilson,’ who had been dispatched from the Graham family.
That was because the Graham family had no use for such an air conditioner.
What was the use of an air conditioner in a frigid land?
At that moment, a professor spoke to Ed.
“By the way… is this the name of the product?… ‘Graham’s North Wind’?”
Graham’s North Wind.
Hearing those words, Bilson’s pupils dilated.
Could it be that the name of this product was the north wind of their family?
Ed smiled calmly and answered.
“Yes. The official name of this product is Graham’s North Wind.”
“Hoo… interesting. How did you come up with such a name?”
“A while ago, Grand Duchess Isabella blew me a cold breeze and said that she wanted me to feel the wind of the North.”
“…The Grand Duchess… blew you a cold breeze…?”
“Yes. Isabella-nim’s small kindness gave me a hint. It made me think of a device that would blow the north wind of the Graham family.”
Of course, what Ed had just said was a lie.
It was just a political maneuver to win over the Graham family, which was called the guardian deity of the North, and it had nothing to do with Isabella.
‘Ah… Miss. When did you become so kind?’
But Bilson was moved.
That the young lady had such a kind heart!
Bilson looked at Ed with a benevolent smile.
‘He’s an unusual boy in many ways. It’s understandable that the young lady would take notice of him.’
However, the Graham family’s butler, Bilson, was not such a naive person.
It was certainly nice to hear that the young lady’s kind heart was the trigger, but in any case, putting the name of ‘Graham’ on such an influential product was clearly a political move.
That was because everyone would think of Graham’s North Wind at least once whenever they used this product.
This was a great gift for the Graham family.
It was clear that it would be a great opportunity for the Graham family, the ruler of the North, to make their name known throughout the continent.
‘Edgar Fix, your methods are truly elegant.’
The Grand Duke of the North, the Graham family.
Originally, the Graham family was the king of the North.
Before the Imperial family conquered the continent, the Graham family was one of the powerful kingdoms that unified the northern peoples.
Its influence was an influence that even the Imperial family could never ignore.
Therefore, there were always those who were looking for an opportunity to connect with the Graham family.
Several marquisates and earldoms that sought a marriage alliance with the first or second young lady.
Merchant guilds aimed to wholesale the furs produced by the Graham family.
Traders who wanted to obtain the mining rights for high-grade mana stones.
Even various minor noble families who wanted to sell their own specialties.
They had tried to catch the eye of the Graham family in all sorts of ways.
Bribing, plotting insidious schemes, bringing women with outstanding beauty and trying to use the honey trap to make them concubines, and there were even those who made the vulgar suggestion of providing prostitutes.
‘But, this boy is different.’
But Edgar Fix was different.
He didn’t lower himself and grovel, he didn’t make flattering remarks, and he didn’t beg for attention like a beggar.
He simply respected the Graham family first, using the appropriate justification.
Even though he was just a commoner, he had a unique dignity.
Bilson’s eyes shone sharply.
‘I must report this to the head of the family. He is a talent that we must acquire.’
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After the equipment demonstration was over, I smiled as I looked at the signed contracts.
Because this was all my money source.
“Now, all I have to do is expand the installation locations.”
Selling to the faculty members was just the beginning.
I planned to expand my air conditioner to the Imperial family and the entire academy as well.
If that happened, the monthly income I would receive would be beyond imagination.
It would only be a matter of time before I was sitting on a cushion of money.
However, there would be those who would question why I was trying to amass such wealth.
They might ask, “Why do you need to earn money when you’re receiving support from Elena and the Princess?”
But that’s because they only know one side of the story.
That money was all public funds under the name of ‘talent development sponsorship,’ so it was all recorded money.
It was money that was inevitably under people’s surveillance.
So, to buy what I wanted without anyone’s surveillance, I had to pay with my own money.
No one would be able to complain about that money.
“Emerald mana stone.”
What I wanted was an emerald mana stone.
A super-rare mineral that was only found in the Dwarf United Kingdom.
An incredibly expensive mineral that would make the faculty members foam from the mouth if I bought it with public funds.
I was thinking of buying that mineral.
Because only with that could I make a ‘computer.’
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