Magic Mech Wars Steel Torrent-Chapter 80 Mechanical Watches, Luxury Goods

At the dinner party venue.

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"Hahaha, that knight mecha of yours is really interesting, little guy. It has a dark blue body but can release red Douqi. I was really startled when it was activated," said Caroline, holding a wine flask in one hand and putting the other arm around Sulian's shoulder. He bent over as he walked in due

to the height difference.

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"I'm not sure what's going on either. Maybe it's a problem with the converter. The color of the Douqi shouldn't have much of an impact, right?" Sulian scratched his head sheepishly and also felt a bit helpless.

"No problem, no problem. But you should definitely install more protective armor when you go back. Fortunately, the quality of the alchemical fiber is good, and it has quite a bit of power when you swing it. It's a pity that the place is too small, otherwise I'd definitely take it for a spin to show

you!" Caroline seemed a bit disappointed.

"Take it for a spin..." Sulian's expression was a bit awkward.

It seemed that as a young lad, he really couldn't deal with this rough general.

"Haha, let's see if you still dare to make requests like making the appearance look cooler," Prince Ersha walked over with a laugh.

"I won't dare next time..." Sulian scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.

"However, General Caroline, please don't suddenly release the knight Douqi next time. If we hadn't known in advance that young Lendel came here driving a knight mecha, I'm afraid the city guards would have been alarmed," Duke Alfred also stepped forward.

Obviously, they thought that the operation of the mecha that had just happened was due to Caroline test-driving the knight mecha.

This was naturally the effect deliberately created by Sulian and Caroline when they entered the venue, making them naturally think so.

At this moment, Walker also followed and came in.

"I didn't expect that the general could operate the new knight mecha so smoothly. I was also surprised when I was beside him," Walker added in a timely manner.

"Is that so? It's a bit of a pity that I didn't follow and go out to take a look," Prince Ersha said following up.

"Indeed, the opportunity to see General Caroline operate the knight mecha in person is rare. Did you watch carefully, young Lendel, how the general operated it?" Duke Alfred also asked.

"Yes! It was really amazing. Compared to that, I feel like I can just drive the knight mecha," Sulian said, feeling both excited and a bit embarrassed.

"Hahaha! You're only twelve years old. There's no need to rush. You'll have plenty of time to master the operation in the future," Caroline laughed and patted Sulian on the shoulder.

Indeed, there will be plenty of time to control everything.

"General, be a bit gentler..." Sulian said pitifully.

Obviously, Caroline's pat on the shoulder was not gentle at all.

Everyone burst into laughter immediately. In the eyes of the elders, the scene of a young lad being taught a lesson was always a funny thing.

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"By the way, General Caroline, coincidentally, I have several new mechanical watches with me. This particular one suits your temperament very well. Consider it a token of gratitude for you teaching this young lad a lesson," Prince Ersha took out an exquisite gift box at this time and used his magic

power to open it and make it hover in front of Caroline.

"Mechanical watches? This does look really nice. Although I don't know much about them, this isn't specially designed for soldiers, is it?" Caroline took a rough look.

"As expected of General Caroline. This is a new model designed by our Blumer Chamber of Commerce, specifically for people of your status as a general. You can put it on and try it out. Coincidentally, if there are any deficiencies, I can have someone make improvements when I go back," Prince Ersha s

miled.

"Then I won't be stand on ceremony." Caroline put it on straightforwardly.

"Nowadays, the watches of the Blumer Chamber of Commerce are extremely hard to come by even with a large sum of money. It takes a professional goblin mechanic a whole day to carefully make an excellent watch, and that's when there are sufficient materials. The watch you gave the general, Prince Ersh

a, is probably more than just an excellent one, right?" Duke Alfred followed up.

Now, due to the cooperation, he has also invested in the Blumer Chamber of Commerce, so the interests of this new luxury item are also related to him.

"Oh? Is this thing really expensive?" Caroline raised the mechanical watch on his wrist and asked in confusion.

"Not just expensive! This clearly looks like it was made by the goblin master Anomu. It's worth 1,500 gold coins!"

"This is the latest model. There's a price but no market for it. If General Butler saw it, he'd probably be willing to pay 3,000 gold coins for it!"

"It does look really handsome, but I still prefer the business and luxurious style."

The surrounding nobles and merchants started discussing one after another.

Caroline was a bit confused. He looked at the watch on his wrist. Could this thing really be that valuable?

You know, according to the value of gold coins in the Kingdom of Aivisu, ten gold coins can be exchanged for a cow! This one watch is worth 300 cows?

Damn it, these merchants and nobles...

Do they play with luxury goods like this?

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This price, of course, was set by Sulian.

In this world, gold wasn't as valuable as in the original world because mages could be hired for gold mine mining. With the existence of mages, whether it's mining or refining, it's much simpler than in the original world. Even the process of discovery is much easier.

So although gold is still used as a universal currency, its value is slightly lower.

But the money worth 300 cows, enough to buy two houses, was still priced by Sulian to be worth just one watch!

When the price was first set, Prince Ersha was also shocked, but Sulian had no intention of lowering it at all. He even said that the price would continue to increase in the future, especially by deliberately producing only dozens to a hundred or so of the initial version of the mechanical watches.

That is to say, in the future, they could still use the scarcity to raise the price further!

Not to mention that it's worth 300 cows, even if it's worth 3,000 cows, those vain nobles and merchants would still buy it.

This is the charm of luxury goods!

The male accessories in this world are extremely scarce, so the existence of mechanical watches could naturally carve out a path in an instant. Especially with the help of Prince Ersha, who controls the transportation rights of magic-powered vehicles throughout the country, and the business forces o

f Duke Alfred, it became an instant hit in the noble and merchant circles!

There are a great variety of female cosmetics, accessories, and clothing, but currently, this is the only thing that stands out for men!

Those wealthy lords who are already tired of brooches, rings, gold teeth, etc. are counting on this new item to boost their prestige and show their so-called status and position.

Just as Sulian said at the beginning, what they are wearing isn't just a mechanical watch.

It's a symbol of male noble status!

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"Ah, I suddenly feel that the thing on my wrist is a bit heavy," Caroline couldn't help but say.

He only gets a normal salary of 1,000 gold coins per month, and this watch is worth 3,000 gold coins.

You know, he is one of the five great generals of the entire kingdom and one of the three with the highest power, yet his normal salary is only this much. But in the eyes of these nobles and wealthy merchants, it's just a luxury item to show off their status.

Tsk tsk, these guys are really rolling in money.

But coming up with such an idea to extract money from these people doesn't seem like something Prince Ersha would do.

So...

"General Caroline, you are the most respected general in our kingdom. This watch isn't heavy at all," Sulian smiled.

"Haha, I think so too," Caroline laughed along.

The people around also laughed and agreed. Obviously, no one questioned the statement of "the most respected".

Unless Generals Menslow and Butler were also present.

And since the person speaking was just a twelve-year-old child, naturally no one would go and whisper something in the ears of the other two generals.

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At the subsequent dinner party, many people also started a new topic around the mechanical watches. They were especially eager for Prince Ersha to reveal how many watches would be released next, what types or levels they would be, etc. In short, men really wanted a watch that suited their status.

Otherwise, in the current noble and chamber of commerce circles, if you, as a man, don't wear a mechanical watch to a banquet, you'll really lose face!

This mechanical watch has already become a necessary luxury item that these men have to buy even if they don't want to.

Sulian was very satisfied with the success of his luxury goods strategy.

At the same time, he was also very relieved that the father and son, Rex, whom he had chosen, hadn't let him down.

In the future, how many tanks and airplanes they can manufacture might depend on these noble and wealthy lords.

After all...

With so many occasions to attend, wouldn't it be a bit unreasonable to keep wearing only one mechanical watch without changing it?

You should definitely have several mechanical watches in reserve to match your status, right?

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It was late at night, 11 o'clock.

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Sulian, who was staying in the hotel at this moment, was preparing to go out.

"You're not sleeping in the middle of the night. What are you planning to do?" Nalin asked curiously.

"You're the one. Why are you coming to my room instead of sleeping in yours?" Sulian didn't turn his head and continued to check his belongings.

He subconsciously activated the soundproof magic.

"I'm curious about what you're going to do, so I came to take a look," Nalin said.

"Don't cover other people's rooms with your mental power if there's nothing important. Otherwise, I really have a reason to suspect that you're a lolicon," Sulian said.

"But I really think you're quite cute now. So..." Nalin smiled.

"I'm not taking you with me," Sulian directly refused.

He naturally knew what this fun-loving Nalin wanted to do, and he wasn't someone who could be easily swayed by a few compliments.

"Then I'll just follow you on my own," Nalin simply stopped pretending.

Sulian let out a helpless sigh.

"I'm planning to go and take a look myself at the mountain locations suitable for building a magic core factory. I never had the chance to go before when I was at school. Recently, I've either been learning the Blood Battle Skill and Blood Magic or staying in the military factory. I won't feel at ea

se if I don't go and see it myself," Sulian explained.

"I see. It really doesn't sound interesting. I'm going to sleep," Nalin immediately lost interest.

"So what did you originally think I was going to do..." Sulian was speechless.

"Sneak attack on noble and wealthy young ladies at night!" Nalin said.

"That has nothing to do with you, right?" Sulian said.

"If you were to cheat, how could it have nothing to do with me? I'm so heartbroken," Nalin pretended to be sad.

"That's enough from you..." Sulian said.

"Hmph! I'm going to sleep. If you go out in the middle of the night, be careful of being carried away by the big bad wolf," Nalin also lost interest in continuing to play around.

"The problem is, I am the wolf," Sulian said.

"Oh, that's right," Nalin said.

Feeling bored, Nalin used a simple spatial magic and went back to her own room to sleep.

Sulian shook his head helplessly, confirmed the things he was carrying with him again, and then activated the spatial magic and left the room.