1102 This Isn’t a Scam
“Considering the extremely favorable price we offered, as long as they provide 5% of the funds needed to build the mage tower, and the fact that I promised to provide them with 10 years of free maintenance and daily repairs, the feudal lords were very happy to accept my proposal.”
“But don’t worry, there’s one thing I didn’t compromise on. After the mage tower is completed, we’ll have full access to the mage tower, while they’ll only have access and the right to call for emergency summons during wartime.”
Hearing Sandy’s series of machine gun-like outputs, Fang Heng’s mind was in a mess.
So it was really that simple? Did he fool this group of feudal lords?
“Wait, who is Randolf?”
“You forgot? It’s the old man we met at the Mage Association. I heard that he’s the Vice President of the Mage Association. I’ve memorized their names.” Sandy felt that it was very common to bluff so he shrugged his shoulders. “I just mentioned his name casually and I didn’t expect it to be so useful.”
“By the way, Fang Heng, what’s next is the most important. I asked them for the deposit for the construction of the mage tower!”
“Ah? They gave it to you?”
“Yes.”
Deposit?
They actually paid him?
Did these feudal lords really give a deposit so easily?
Fang Heng’s eyes also lit up.
Sandy was really a talent!
Fang Heng took a deep breath and asked, “How much is the deposit?”
“5% of the total cost for the construction of the mage tower!”
So much?!
Fang Heng’s eyes lit up at once.
According to the market price, building a mage tower required a lot of rare materials, manpower, and resources. It even required the cooperation of professional mages, including the priceless magic cores.
The total cost was definitely a high one!
Even though it was only 5%, the 5% deposit provided by a feudal lord alone was enough to buy several mines.
Fang Heng’s heart started to beat faster.
Was there such a good thing?
“Yes, yes.” Sandy nodded his head in a hurry, his face filled with excitement, and said, “We cheated a huge sum of money! The problem now is how to spend this money. The deposit is now in the care of the Mage Association. According to the agreement, this money can only be used to buy materials and for the losses during the construction of the mage tower. I wonder if it’s easier to negotiate and fool them by using Randolf’s background…”
A talent! What a talent!
Fang Heng stared at Sandy.
The more he looked, the more he felt that Sandy was a talent!
As for how he was going to spend the money?
It was too simple!
He was going to build a mage tower in the village outside Hani City. Building a mage tower naturally required a large number of resources.
Originally, Fang Heng was prepared to spend time and effort to let the zombies mine and collect. If they encountered rare materials that couldn’t be collected, they would have to find ways to raise money to buy them.
The efficiency of doing so was actually very low, and he was not confident that he could finish it before the end of the trial.
But it was different now!
With this deposit, he could return to the village and build the ghost tower!
He had to complete the space tearing device reward mission first!
In any case, the deposit would be used to raise funds for the construction of the mage tower. He would be using the deposit to buy materials for the construction of the mage tower.
There was nothing wrong with that!
As for the materials bought to build the mage tower…
Who cares!
Fang Heng looked at Sandy with a burning gaze, “When will our deposit arrive?”
“Most of the deposit has been sent over, and it’s now in the hands of the Mage Association.”
“Well done, Sandy! I’ll go to the Mage Association now.”
“Ah, alright! I’ll go with you!”
“No, no, no, Sandy, I have a more important task for you. This is a task entrusted to you by the God of Art. I think you are the only one in the world who can do it.”
“Oh ho? I’m the only one who can do it?” Sandy’s eyes brightened up immediately and his expression changed, “What is it?”
Fang Heng gave a simple explanation of what he found in the underground world, “It’s like this. I found mysterious murals in the underground world. Unfortunately, some of the murals were…”
…
In the player guild stronghold, Duan Chengbin was filled with regret.
He wished he could give himself two tight slaps!
How could he have been blinded by greed that time?
For the sake of an A-level mission, he had offended a powerful necromancer for no reason!
The road was too narrow!
Duan Chengbin was wondering if he should go to the powerful necromancer to apologize and give him some gifts.
Suddenly, a player ran in from outside and whispered, “There was a rumor outside that in order to resist the invasion of the barbarians, the royal family of the Empire is preparing to invest a large sum of money and entrust a mysterious necromancer to build a ghost tower in the Empire.”
“Yes.”
Duan Chengbin nodded. He felt even more upset when he heard this.
This matched!
The necromancer he had seen at the Mage Association was the one who had built the ghost tower!
He didn’t expect him to have such an influential background and to be able to get the support of the Empire’s royal family.
“Also, that necromancer has already communicated with the various feudal lords of the Empire to build mage towers in their fiefs and signed construction contracts with them. Currently, the first batch of cooperation will be with 20 feudal lords, and the construction of the mage towers is expected to be completed within a week.”
“Ah? How many did you say?”
Duan Chengbin was shocked.
“To build twenty mage towers in the Empire within a week? Are you sure you’re not lying?”
“I’m afraid it’s true. The necromancer has been personally authorized by the Empire’s royal family, Her Highness Mingyue. It has been confirmed.”
“We’ve also conducted some investigations in private. Her Highness, Mingyue has authorized the necromancer to be in charge of the construction and management of the mage tower. The feudal lords only need to agree to build the mage tower and pay a very low amount of financial and material support. They will also be completely exempted from the subsequent maintenance fees.”
“Some of the feudal lords have already agreed to build their mage towers, and they’ve even readily paid the deposit.
The subordinate hesitated for a moment and continued, “It is said that as long as they provide 5% of the capital and a small portion of the materials, the feudal lord will get a free ghost tower in his territory after a week.”
“And it’s still so cheap?”
Duan Chengbin’s brows were tightly locked.
The price was too favorable, and the time was too short.
No matter how he looked at it, he seemed like a scam.
He kept feeling like there was a huge pit in front of him.
The subordinate hesitated for a moment and continued, “President, if there are really that many mage towers to be built this year, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get the magic core. I’ve already heard rumors that the Mage Association might not approve the construction of any new mage towers this year.”
That’s right! He had almost forgotten about the magic cores!
Duan Chengbin suddenly came to his senses.
Magic cores were essential tools for the construction of a mage tower, and the Empire’s annual production of magic cores was extremely limited. It was said that in recent years, not a single piece had been produced.
If this was true, it meant that the royal family of the Empire would use up 20 magic cores in a week.
