Chapter 2059 There Is a Long Way to Go

All joking aside, it is impossible for the old Duke to marry his granddaughter to me. Not to mention that she already has a good fiancé. Even if she doesn't, I may not dare to marry her if she wants to marry me.

She was a savage and powerful woman who inherited the old Duke's domineering style, but did not inherit his smooth and sophistication, so that she gave people the impression of a sea urchin.

Once I marry her, the harem will be in chaos. After all, in my harem now, there are already people as strong as Cagalli, paranoid as Barbara, cold and arrogant as Emily, cunning as Lillea, and picky as Yula. Gentle as Aurora, loyal as Mi Lulu

In short, the position of my fiancée is not something that can be achieved immediately. It has to withstand the test, withstand the pressure, and withstand the mental torture from other fiancées. It is a bit scary, but the general situation is that you have to get it. Only if others approve it.

Putting aside the joke-like words of the old Duke, I started another discussion with the old Duke on the topic of the price of the equipment enhancement machine.

The old Duke believes that although this thing is practical, it requires a huge amount of consumables. Equipment below the fine steel level has a limited number of enhancements. Even if the equipment is at the fine steel level, the number of enhancements is not as high as expected. As for equipment above the fine steel level, the number of enhancements is not as high as expected. , few companies are willing to take it out. After all, any piece of equipment is valuable, and the more expensive ones can even be exchanged for a small town.

"Having said that," I said: "But the effect of the equipment strengthening machine is obvious to all. Stainless steel weapons that have been strengthened many times can easily cut off weapons that have not been strengthened. Armor that has been strengthened several times can also Relatively tougher, this not only directly and effectively improves the survival probability of adventurers and the efficiency of killing monsters, but also greatly improves the combat effectiveness of the army. If my prediction is correct, the military adventurers you have now are different from those in the past. In comparison, the force value has been intuitively improved, right?"

"There is improvement," the old Duke said with a wry smile: "But those damn boys have begun to rely on the sophistication of their equipment and don't care much about improving their strength."

"This has something to do with their thoughts and has nothing to do with the equipment enhancement machine. Just like the same adventurers, some people only want food and clothing, so they never go deeper, while people like me just want to become stronger. , you will move forward to more difficult and dangerous places without hesitation. These are all caused by personal thoughts and have nothing to do with other aspects."

"But the consumables are still too huge." Seeing that the drama of suffering was ineffective, the old Duke turned back and continued to circle around the old problem: "Adventurers who can afford fine steel equipment are not the general public after all, but those who can afford fine steel equipment are not the general public. Although adventurers with iron-level equipment belong to the general public, they cannot afford the cost of enhancement, so the real benefits that the equipment enhancement machine can bring are extremely low."

I raised my eyebrows: "Is it really that low?"

"It's really that low." The old Duke nodded heavily.

"Okay," I said with a smile, "In that case, for the sake of being an old acquaintance, I will help you. I will spend money to buy back the patent right to use the equipment strengthening machine at the original price, and I will manage it myself. I accept making money and losing money, just to serve the public, what do you think?"

When the old Duke heard the first half of the sentence, his old face smiled like a flower. But when he heard that I wanted to take back the patent right to use the equipment enhancement machine, he was suddenly embarrassed.

Seeing the old Duke's expression, I chuckled: "Look, you still don't want to. Let me tell you, you actually have a clear mind. Even these originally enlightened eyes have been blinded by interests. Think about it. , did you pay for the patent right to use the equipment enhancement machine out of your own pocket? No! Right, since you didn’t pay out of your own pocket, why bother with the treasury funds? Besides, even if you save this money , will it definitely be used on the road to a strong country? Haha, I don’t think so. A considerable part must have been secretly divided up by the nobles, and the rest will be used to hold banquets for enjoyment. "

The old Duke's face became increasingly embarrassed and a little angry at the same time.

I know very well that the target of this anger is not me, but the group of arrogant and lewd nobles.

"Instead of doing this, wouldn't it be better to give this money to my Kailan and encourage her to work hard and strive to further improve the equipment enhancement machine?"

The old Duke thought for a moment, knowing that I was fighting for the interests of his fiancée, but he still could only nod helplessly.

The reason why they fell into such a passive situation was due to the corrupt aristocratic class in Dashai City.

If they are not arrogant and extravagant, if they are willing to strive for self-improvement, if they do not covet the treasury and use every copper coin that does not belong to them, the old Duke can say to me righteously: I cannot accept your conditions, because the treasury’s Every copper coin has its value!

However, the opposite is true.

The old Duke cannot tell lies, at least not in front of me.

Although it has been determined that I will pay for the patent rights to use the equipment strengthening machine that Kailan has improved, but the future will not be under my control, but will be purchased by the purchaser.

From this point of view, there is no need for me to worry about the specific amount of the patent rights. After all, I only need to pay this time. Nonsense!

As the equipment strengthening machine continues to improve, its use patent rights should also increase, and the price will increase significantly!

Only in this way can the reputation and mysterious effect of the equipment enhancement machine be maintained, and give people the feeling that "only by using it can you highlight your noble identity."

If possible, I hope that the sales amount of the patent usage rights of the equipment enhancement machine can be directly recorded on the front page of the Dasha City Daily.

In this way, the price of the patent usage rights of the equipment strengthening machine can reach a new high.

Only by continuously raising the price can Kailan create an atmosphere of "she is very valuable" and encourage her to continue to forge ahead and gradually abandon the bad habit of drinking.

Yes, the purpose of my doing this is not to make money, but to help Kailan abandon the bad habit of drinking.

To be honest, Kailan's little patent fee is not enough to cover the maintenance fee of a magic airship for half a year.

After some haggling, the old Duke finally reluctantly settled on the deal at 1.3 times the original price. In other words, Kailan could get at least more than 40,000 gold coins this time.

For an ordinary family, this money is enough for more than ten generations to spend together, and it may not be all spent.

But for Kailan, who has an inflated mentality as a nouveau riche, the money may not be enough for her to buy wine secretly.

Although I have given the task of supervision to Daphne and issued a series of strict rules, I know that it is impossible to make her suddenly change the habits she has accumulated for more than ten years.

All in all, the road to fighting alcoholism is a long one.