Almighty Alchemist

Memory is a very strange thing.

Many memories are not clear at the beginning, and just stay in your mind, which may bring you some strange feelings, but they may not be deep.

Therefore, when Xiu Yi left Purgatory Island, he would not specifically look for the Harden couple, because to him, it was just a memory that belonged to others.

However, once the person in the memory appears in front of the eyes, when the real person coincides with the person in the memory, all the emotions will be doubled immediately.

Even Xiuyi himself didn't expect that the moment he saw the Hadens and his wife, a ray of sunshine rose in his heart. Those memories he had ignored flooded into his mind at this moment, shining like sunshine on his already cold heart.

If it is said that souls are divided into primary and secondary souls, then now the strong emotion of the once suppressed secondary soul has the upper hand in an instant, and Xiu Yi almost has the urge to jump on her with a cry.

Fortunately, the emotional outburst at this moment was only temporary, and he regained the initiative in an instant, but he also truly understood the feelings that Hugh Iglesel had for the Harden family.

It's like children meeting their parents.

Even Xiuyi himself, when he saw the always serious Baron Harden, Mrs. Harden with a motherly smile, and the pair of young men and women, he felt extremely kind in his heart.

"Hey, Sisser, I hope you won't be troubled by my uninvited visit. I've always wanted to visit you since I knew you were in Winnington." Raschel walked towards Huey.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Officer Raschel. I assure you, I didn't know you had returned to Winnington, otherwise I would have personally sent you an invitation card." Huey replied immediately.

Everyone is an excellent actor, and Huey's answer to Raschel is almost seamless.

Even if there was, Raschel would not expose it.

"Let me introduce you, Baron William Harden, from the town of South Wales. This is his wife, Barmera. These two are Julia and Tammy, their children. Oh, by the way, they are about your age. Maybe you have two more friends."

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, I hope that the enthusiasm of the Misty Castle can drive away the fatigue caused by the long journey, and I hope everyone can adapt to the weather here." Xiuyi responded with the most elegant gesture.

"Everything here is wonderful, and it's an honor to be here at the Castle of Misty Castle." The baron replied.

The wife and children saluted together.

The meeting between Huey and the Harden family started under such a strange situation, and everyone played their roles perfectly.

After Xiu Yi said a few words to everyone, she took the time to leave.

He has too many guests to entertain.

Looking at his leaving back, Raschel asked Baron Harden: "How do you feel about the little master here?"

"Not bad, a boy who knows how to read and understand etiquette."

"Speaking of etiquette." Raschel suddenly remembered something: "Do you think Sissard Daniel understands etiquette?"

"Of course." Baron Harden nodded cheerfully: "He has done a great job, and his manners are very good. You know that I have been brought up by my family since I was a child, and the ball is the most testing place. The more chaotic and busy the occasion, the more a person's etiquette skills will be tested. It can be seen that this Master Sissy Darnell has received a very good education, and his conversation is very elegant. Everything seems to be carried out according to the textbook."

Raschel nodded. "I guess that's all you teach kids, right?"

"Indeed," replied the baron.

Raschel got the answer he most wanted and smiled very happily. He looked at Xiu Yi's back, with a complex look in his eyes: "When a wolf puts on sheep's clothing, no matter what kind of disguise it is, the wolf's tail will always be exposed."

For some reason, the baroness's heart skipped a beat when she saw Xiu Yi for the first time. She felt as if she saw the blond boy who was sent away a few years ago.

Although this boy's hair is not blond, and the color of his eyes is also different, but his face shape, as well as some habitual features revealed by his behavior, are so similar to that Hugh Igles.

No matter what the outside rumors say, in the Baroness's heart, Xiu Yi is a well-behaved, sensible, innocent and lovely boy.

Sometimes the Baroness would think this way: If she had been able to take out those forty Gold Witts, Hugh Iglesel would never have become a wanted criminal of the Empire.

The moment she saw Sissyda Daniel, she seemed to see Xiu Yi standing in front of her, showing an innocent smile.

"Mom, what are you looking at?" her son Tammy, who was beside her, asked her.

The baroness quickly regained her composure: "Oh, it's nothing."

Tammy leaned into Madam's ear: "What do you think of that young master Siser Darnell?"

Madam's heart skipped a beat: "Very good, what's the matter?"

"I see his back looks familiar."

Madam suddenly became nervous: "Don't talk nonsense, remember what your father said? Don't take the initiative to mention that name on any occasion."

"Yes, mother." The boy bowed his head immediately.

Hugh Igles, this name has now become a taboo for the Harden family.

As the head of the family, the former owner of Hugh Yglell, Baron Harden did everything possible to avoid the impact of this name on his family.

Looking deeply at Xiu Yi, the baroness said to her son: "Don't think about it anymore, look over there, there are many girls who are about your age. Tammy, go get to know them, maybe you can find a suitable one."

"Okay," Tammy replied.

For the baron and the baroness, it was a very fortunate thing to be able to participate in such a grand ball.

If their son can make friends with a certain noble girl here, it will undoubtedly be very good for the future of the Harden family.

In the eyes of every parent, their son is always the best, and they believe that Tammy will surely make many girls fall in love with him.

In fact, some interested people can easily find that most of the Dardanelles' guests are present with their daughters.

These girls are generally not very old, and they were invited to the ball under the leadership of their parents, becoming a beautiful landscape in the castle hidden in the fog.

Many girls were dressed in fashion, and they gathered together to form a small group, enjoying the delicious food in the castle, and chatting non-stop. Occasionally, they will compare each other to see who wears the most popular fashion this summer and buys the most beautiful jewelry.

The Harden couple hoped that their son could find a confidante who belonged to him here, but they ignored their daughter's feelings.

Julia was perhaps the most simply dressed of all the noble ladies at the ball.

A somewhat faded dress, the style is old, except for a most common bracelet, there are no other accessories.

Those wealthy ladies cast their eyes on her and gave her a disdainful look, and then left quickly, obviously disdain to be with her.

This made her feel a little embarrassed.

Sometimes she also wondered why her parents had to travel thousands of miles away from home to Winlington. Although the life in my hometown is hard, at least I live freely and happily.

There are too many wealthy families in Wenlington, and there is no room for a small and poor nobleman.

At home, at least she still has dignity.

However, at that moment, a servant came to her and stood still: "Is this Miss Julia?"

"Yes it is me."

The servant whispered: "Master Sisser ordered me to come, he hopes that every one of his guests will have a good mood here. So he has some small gifts for you...if you don't mind."

"Gift?" Julia's eyes widened in surprise. She couldn't figure out why the young master of the Dardanelles wanted to give her a gift.

Following the footsteps of the servants and leaving the main hall, she saw a large pile of exquisite court dance costumes brought by several maids, with bright colors and exquisite styles, and various crystal shoes were placed on each costume.

"You can pick and choose until you find the one you like the most."

At that moment, she covered her mouth and exclaimed.

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When Julia returned to the hall again, she was wearing a gorgeous long dress made of blue velvet, a string of pearl and gemstone necklaces hung around her snow-white neck, small crescent-shaped earrings dangled from her ears, and a pair of red dancing shoes on her feet.

She walked lightly like an angel, attracting the attention of countless guests.

Christine came to Xiu Yi with a goblet, and said softly, "She likes your gift."

Huey's mouth twisted into a smile.

Not far away, Julia gave him grateful eyes. Although she didn't understand why the young master helped her so much, it undoubtedly greatly enhanced her favor with Xiu Yi.

Helping Julia solve the clothing problem was just a matter of effort for Xiu Yi. At this moment, his main energy was still on discussing with several big names in the firm.

"I remember, Master Dardanelle, you said that you have a new plan to launch? You know that as a businessman, we are always interested in plans that can make money." This is Gene Brett of the San Marino Trading Company asking Xiuyi.

"Oh, speaking of it, this is indeed a money-making plan." The topic interrupted by the guests returned to everyone's conversation, and Xiu Yi said with great interest: "Shortly after I came to Warrington, I had a discussion with my uncle about the investment plan. We planned to buy a piece of land in Warrington and build a large-scale alchemy factory."

"Alchemy factory?" Several business owners looked at each other.

"Yes." Xiuyi replied with certainty: "It's not a laboratory, but a factory, which is directly engaged in the production of large-scale alchemy products. We need to recruit some workers, train them, and then make some machines to mass-produce the alchemy we have mastered."

Several business owners laughed at the same time: "This is impossible, Siser. Alchemy is the patent of a few people, and there are no workers who can make alchemy products. Most alchemists will not want their alchemy to be leaked, they are the foundation for their survival. But the most important thing is that alchemy is limited by materials, and it does not have the ability to mass-produce. Maybe the materials last time kept you busy for a while, making you mistakenly think that you can get so many materials in the future, but Master Dardanelle, don't forget That's the result of 60% of the materials in Royo City being concentrated in your hands."

Xiu Yi answered seriously: "I have thought about these issues for a long time. In fact, the so-called raw material problem may not be a problem. The reason why alchemy materials are in short supply is because people always aim at the needs of high-end technology, but some alchemy products of a mass nature do not necessarily need to use those rare materials. On the contrary, some simple materials that can be easily cultivated are enough to solve many problems."

"The problem is that alchemy products produced without shortage of materials have limited profits." Merchants have become accustomed to the huge profits brought by alchemy products, so that it is difficult for them to adapt to Xiu Yi's concept of mass production of ordinary alchemy products.

Xiuyi smiled and shook his head: "Are you sure? Gentlemen. In the empire, some high-end exquisite decorations may be able to obtain huge profits, such as the carpets under our feet and the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. They are so beautiful and exquisitely crafted, and each piece is very profitable. However, the production methods and raw materials of these exquisite high-end products greatly limit their output. They also face a small number of nobles, rather than the general public. No matter how high its profit is, how much value can it generate. Compared with them, some simple daily necessities such as wheat, rice, and wool are not of high value, but because everyone in the country needs it, it creates a huge demand, so the result is a huge transaction volume and the formation of the most important industrial pillar of the empire.”

"In contrast, no matter how the empire's alchemy develops, it cannot become a pillar industry of the empire because it is far away from the people, so the profits it brings are actually relatively much less."

The people in charge of the firm looked at each other, and they were a little surprised by the boy's tone.

Mr. Dodge cleared his throat, and then said softly: "Master Dardanelle, do you want to make the alchemy industry a pillar industry like food? I'm afraid it will not be easy."

"It's really not easy, but we might as well think about it from another angle. The alchemy industry is an important industry that involves many other related industries. When it develops to a certain extent, it can even affect the development of many other industries. For example, the production of golems in alchemy requires a lot of ores and energy spars, which drives the ore mining industry, and the production of potions requires a large number of magic plants and monsters, which drives the planting and breeding industry; alchemy involves such a wide range, but few people really do it as an industry. Alchemy is an ability held by a few. But if we have a way to reduce costs through mass production, and what we produce is not the kind of finished product that requires rare materials to be made, and in addition, the products we make are of great help to daily life, then the effect it will bring will be unprecedented."

"Are you saying you can do this?" Huey's words surprised everyone.

This is incredible. Treating alchemy as an industry, even the most ordinary workers can participate in it, and can continuously produce certain alchemy products on a large scale... So far, no one has heard of such alchemy products.

"Yes." Xiu Yi gave the other party a very positive answer: "This is exactly the experiment I'm putting my energy into researching. I found that there are many alchemy products that can be popularized with a little improvement. That's right, the word popularization, it will bring us far more profits than what you can see now!"

With that said, Xiuyi pointed to a magic lamp in the hall: "For example, the nobles use magic lamps for lighting, while commoners use oil lamps. We all know that the lighting effect of magic lamps is much better than that of ordinary oil lamps, and because it uses energy crystals, as long as it is a small piece, it can maintain lighting for a long time without worrying about wind and rain. These magic lamps are also made by alchemists, but if we can find a way to reduce the cost of making such lamps to a low enough level, At the same time, increase the production speed to a sufficient scale, so that the price of magic lamps is roughly equal to that of ordinary oil lamps, even if it is slightly higher, the result will definitely be..."

"Everyone will use magic lamps instead of ordinary oil lamps. A large number of sales will make up for the lack of profits and bring us huge profits." Viscount Ladour immediately said. In this regard, no one is a fool, and everyone realizes what it means.

"That's right. The interesting thing is that the production of the magic lamp is not difficult. The lampshade is basically the same as the ordinary oil lamp. Although the energy spar is expensive, it can be used for a long time. There is no difference between the shared price and the lamp oil consumption. Only the wick that guides the energy spar is the only technical key, but for the alchemist, it is nothing. If we are willing to change it, we can easily complete its mass production behavior through some small changes, thereby reducing costs and consumption."

Xiu Yi saw the expressions of deep confusion on everyone's faces. It was obvious that they were shocked by what Xiu Yi said at this moment.

Even some spectators who did not understand alchemy were moved by the bright future outlined by Huey.

Just imagine, when alchemy products spread across the entire land, people's lives will become richer and better, the national industry will prosper, and they themselves will get a lot of huge profits... There is no doubt that this is a big deal with a bright future, both public and private.

The only question is whether Hugh can make it happen.

However, it seems that this young family heir has absolute certainty about the industrialization of alchemy.

"I guess the alchemists won't like this result. If it can be done like this, it will have a great impact on the status of the alchemists." Mr. Dodge muttered.

"No, the industrialization of alchemy is a long way to go. It is impossible for us to do this for all alchemy products. There are many cutting-edge alchemy that will not be devalued because they are subject to materials and technology. Alchemy will therefore be divided into two fields, one is the civilian field and the other is the high-end field. True alchemists will still be engaged in alchemy research, but they will no longer engage in civilian alchemy, but directly engage in high-end alchemy research."

"That's right, so apart from the magic lamp, Master Siserda Daniel, in your plan, how many alchemy products can be industrialized by craftsmen? How much is the daily output?"

This is a very important issue. If an industry does not have enough product types to support it, it is obviously impossible to take shape.

Xiu Yi smiled confidently: "Not many, but enough. According to my research, there are mainly twelve kinds of alchemy products that can be mass-produced at present. There are about seven kinds of alchemy products that can be appropriately increased in production. In addition, I am still researching some new products, and it is possible to add three to five more in the next six months. This includes scout bees. Special, scout bees are mainly for the military, and they can be sold for 30 to 50 Goldwitts, which is affordable for most people, and our profit is 50/50.”

Several heads of the business firm who are good at calculation quickly calculated an account.

Then they got a tantalizing number.

If everything is as Xiu Yi said, then the profits brought by these alchemy products are huge enough to make everyone excited.

"Oh my God, that means at least tens of thousands of Gold Witt's income every day." Gene Brett's voice trembled.

"It's at least tens of thousands of Goldwitts. The output I've calculated is only a preliminary construction plan. In fact, if the Dardanelles have more sufficient funds for infrastructure construction, I can definitely increase the output. We all know that once the price of these alchemy products is reduced to a certain level, the sales volume will be far beyond our imagination. We don't have to worry about sales at all. The empire has hundreds of millions of people. For a long time, our products will be in short supply." Xiu Yi said with a confident smile.

"If you can come up with specific alchemy products and mass production methods, San Marino Trading Company is willing to invest in your business." Gene Brett said immediately.

"Dodge Company is also willing to invest."

"On behalf of the Bavarian family, I can make an investment of less than 500,000 gold-wittes." Viscount Ladur also expressed his position quickly.

The trust brought by the good cooperation and the bright future outlined by Xiuyi made them all show great interest in this business.

This made Xiu Yi very proud.

On the issue of the industrialization of alchemy, Xiu Yi did not lie.

But the reason why he did this was not to make alchemy more popular among the people, but because of two other reasons.

One, it is to better tie these big families and big business houses to the warships of the Dardanelles.

Another reason, and the most important reason, is that only in this way can he completely solve the problem of mass production of golems.

One day, people will find that those factories that mass-produce ordinary alchemy props will eventually become the production bases that he Xiu Yiglaer uses to produce a large number of Vajra puppets, and finally form the puppet army he has dreamed of for a long time.

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