It is not surprising that the Metcalfe family was involved in the "magic air gun theft", because the Philips Chamber of Commerce under the family is the largest supplier of magic stone lamps in the Kingdom of Thousand Lakes.

The magic stone lamps manufactured by the Philips Chamber of Commerce have a wide range of types, including silver magic stone lamps, gold magic stone lamps, and gem magic stone lamps studded with gems; there are also various styles, with single-point lighting and multi-point lighting , There are even palace-style large hanging magic stone lamps.

In terms of the function of the magic stone lamp, the Philips Chamber of Commerce has almost achieved the extreme. Their magic stone lamp can realize different colors, has an automatic rotation function, and a "breathing light" function, that is, the brightness of the light gradually changes from bright to dark.

On the earth, it is necessary to add a chip to the circuit to achieve the effect of breathing light, but in another world, the Philips Chamber of Commerce actually achieved this function only through a set of simple runes.

The most commendable thing is that certain high-end magic stone lamps produced by this chamber of commerce even have remote control functions.

This fully shows that the Metcalfe family has a group of rune magicians with very good skills, and the magic air gun is obviously a kind of rune equipment. Therefore, the Metcalfe family’s idea of ​​using the magic air gun, It is a very natural thing.

Even after Renault learned about the tricks the Metcalfe family played on the magic stone lamp, he admired the family very much. This is also the reason why the Marquis finally escaped. For this kind of technical progress, he used it. For the nobles who made their fortunes, he is not hesitant to open the net.

According to his plan for the future structure of the human world, the Metcalfe family belongs to the new aristocracy and must be sought and nurtured.

On the contrary, the old aristocrats like Lord Weaver who owned a large number of farms and relied on squeezed serfs to make money, Renault did not look at them at all, they belonged to the target that should be weakened or even cut off.

Therefore, he decisively sent the Alpha team to send Earl Weaver's family to the bottom of the sea.

Moose looked at the trembling Marquis Metcalf and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency, please don't be nervous. Mian Xia is a person who pays great attention to fairness. 100,000 Kinnars are the final punishment for you. Mian Xia will not ask for more compensation."

"The topic I'm going to talk to you now is a deal..."

"Deal?" The Marquis looked at Moose with a puzzled look, "Does Mianxia plan to buy a magic stone lamp from the Messes Mitte Chamber of Commerce? If Mianxia needs it, we will definitely give you the best price."

Moose smiled and shook his head, turned his head and winked at a young man in uniform who had been standing quietly behind him.

The young man immediately stepped forward knowingly, bowed slightly to the Marquis, and said:

"Dear Marquis, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Simon, a rune conjurer from the Sea Tide Rune Research Institute."

"I came here this time mainly to show you something on behalf of the Rune Research Institute..."

While talking, he opened a box and took out an iron magic stone lamp and placed it on the table.

The Marquis glanced at the magic stone lamp, with a trace of disdain on his face, and then quickly disappeared.

The magic stone lamp produced by the Philips Chamber of Commerce is extremely exquisite. The lampshade and column are all carved with beautiful patterns. Each piece is an exquisite handicraft. In contrast, this magic stone lamp can only barely catch the eye.

Simon, who was obsessed with rune technology, did not notice the look of the Marquis. He continued:

"As you can see, this is a magic stone lamp made by Haichaoling. We have compared it with the magic stone lamp of your chamber of commerce..."

Having said that, he opened a small door at the back of the lamp holder, took out a magic stone, squeezed it lightly in his hand, and said softly:

"We found that for a fist-sized magic stone, the magic stone lamp of your Chamber of Commerce can only be used for 1 month, while the Haichao brand magic stone lamp can be used for 2 months..."

"What?" the Marquis cried out, his chubby face full of suspicion, "This is impossible!"

The Metcalfe family has a history of making magic stone lamps for more than 200 years. The research on related rune technology has been extremely in-depth, and it is unparalleled on the mainland. He absolutely does not believe that anyone can surpass the Metcalf family in this regard. .

"I think we can verify it." Simon smiled slightly.

"How to verify?" The Marquis said with a mocking look. "Are you going to do a month-long experiment? Isn't everyone doing anything and waiting here for a month?"

"No, it won't take that long." Simon said confidently, "Haichaoling has a better way."

………………

"The reading of the'Magic Stone Gauge' is 46 degrees!"

A middle-aged man shouted.

The Marquis turned his head and glanced at the old man beside him, and asked nervously:

"Mr. Abdul, does this reading correspond to the actual situation?"

Abdul stared at the shiny silver machine on the wooden table and replied absently:

"Your Excellency, it should be almost the same. I remember that this magic stone has been used for half a month."

In front of the test bench, the middle-aged man took another magic stone and placed it on the rune disc in the center of the instrument.

After sensing the Marquis’s inquiring gaze, Abdul added:

"This magic stone has not been used yet. It is a bit larger than the general magic stone. According to our experience, it will last longer. I personally estimate that it should last 33-36 days."

Simon calculated silently in his heart and said affirmatively:

"Then, the reading of the magic stone meter should be between 110 and 120."

Under the onlookers of more than 30 people, the middle-aged person input a mental energy, and the whole disc instantly emits a misty blue light, which looks absolutely beautiful.

Everyone stared at the disk with undivided attention, waiting for the impending change.

After a breath, a ray of light flashed on the surface of the magic stone, and then the light became blazing, and the whole room was illuminated.

The light only lasted for a while before it disappeared, and the surface of the magic stone returned to its dull and mottled ugly appearance.

Everyone's gaze immediately shifted to a crystal column inlaid on the side of the machine, with dense tick marks engraved on its surface.

The length of these tick marks is different. Each long tick mark is engraved with a general letter number, starting from the lowest "0" and continuing to the top "300".

Between every two long scale lines, there are 9 short scale lines inscribed, and one scale is divided into 10 equal parts, that is, the minimum scale is 0.1.

At this time, a small section below the crystal column turned from transparent and colorless to red inexplicably.

However, the red color is fading at a speed visible to the naked eye, and will completely dissipate in at most ten seconds.

"116!" The middle-aged man called out another reading loudly.

There was a commotion in the crowd.

Because 116 happened to fall within the range of "110-120", which perfectly matched Simon's prediction, it shows that the measurement of the magic stone measuring instrument is very accurate.

"Sybot, don't stop, continue testing for me!"

Abdul drank a word.

The room was silent for a moment, only the cries of Saibot echoed.

"102!"

"82!"

...

"93!"

After measuring 10 magic stones in one breath, Cyberte said excitedly:

"Mr. Abdul, I think the accuracy of the magic stone measuring instrument is very high, and all the results are in line with our estimates."

Abdul nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Simon, and said in admiration:

"Mr. Simon, this magic stone measuring instrument is really an amazing invention. I must admit that the rune magicians of your ocean tide are a group of geniuses."

"You take the liberty to ask, what principle does this magical instrument use when measuring the magic energy content of the magic stone?"

After a pause, he said with some embarrassment:

"Of course, you don't have to answer. I fully understand that this is very precious knowledge..."

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Abdul." Simon smiled politely. "I can only tell you that this is a unique phenomenon called'Seth induction', which is our Rune Institute. As for how to use this phenomenon, please forgive me for not being able to say more."

Abdul sighed somewhat disappointed.

Simon's gaze shifted to the Marquis, he smiled faintly, and said:

"Your Excellency Marquis, I believe that with the magic stone measuring instrument, we can determine the use efficiency of the two magic stone lamps on the magic stone by measuring the change in the reading of the magic stone within half a day."

The Marquis pondered for a moment, and looked at his capable man sincerely:

"Mr. Abdul, I hope you can preside over this experiment yourself."

"my pleasure!"

Abdul nodded and walked to the two magic stone lamps placed on another wooden table.

The Marquis unconsciously glanced at the magic stone lamp produced by Hai Chao Ling. This time, his eyes were full of surprise, no longer his previous self-confidence.

………………

In the evening, the results of the experiment came out.

"After 6 hours of uninterrupted experimentation, we found that the reading of the magic stone in the magic stone lamp of the Philips Chamber of Commerce decreased by about 3.5, while the reading of the Haichao brand magic stone lamp..."

Abdul stared at the magic stone measuring instrument in disbelief, and said with a trembling voice:

"Less than 1.8!"

The latter's magic power is less than half of the former's, and it really is a gap of 2 times!

"Wow..."

Everyone was a sensation.

"real or fake?"

"I don't believe it. Is the brightness of the magic stone lamp different?"

"This is not a problem of brightness. Before the test started, everyone confirmed that the brightness of the two lamps is exactly the same..."

"How did they do that?"

The face of the Marquis Metcalf became extremely ugly, and he felt extremely heavy pressure.

When Moose was "blackmailed" 100,000 Kinnars before, although he was extremely distressed, but the pressure was not great, because as long as the magic stone lamp business is still there, the family will continue to make profits, and sooner or later can make up for the loss come back.

The magic stone lamp is different.

Haichaoling's technology is unexpectedly strong, and for the Metcalfe family, this is a threat enough to shake the foundation.

If there is a 10% or 20% difference in the efficiency of the magic energy utilization between the two parties, that's fine. The family has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in research, and there is always hope of catching up with the other party.

But the gap is as high as double, which makes people very desperate.

Imagine if the Haichao Chamber of Commerce enters the magic stone lamp industry, with their strength in magic machinery, sooner or later they can reach the level of the family in the appearance of the magic stone lamp. Who will buy the family magic stone lamp by then?

The products of the Philips Chamber of Commerce consume 1 magic stone in 1 month, and the Haichao brand consumes 1 magic stone in 2 months. All fools know which one to choose.

At this moment, the Marquis truly felt the crisis of life and death.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the "deal" that Moose had mentioned earlier, and he suddenly realized something in his heart.

Obviously, the bargaining chip under the crown is this magic stone lamp technology.

The most resentful thing is that the Metcalfe family has no choice but to buy it.

The Marquis stared at Moose's calm face, and asked in a quiet voice:

"Your Excellency Moose, can you tell me, what exactly do you want from the Metcalfe family?"

Moose leaned on the back of the seat for a long time, pointed at a group of rune magicians of the Metcalfe family, and said leisurely:

"They, I want it all!"

The Marquis's expression changed. When he was about to speak, Moose pointed to the magic stone lamp and said loudly:

"There is also the business of magic stone lamps, half of the cost!"

The Marquis's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Quack...Quack..."

Taking advantage of the low tide of the super high tide, the shoal with a width of more than 10 kilometers was completely exposed, and countless seabirds were flying around and looking for food in the mudflat. Their goal was the crustacean creatures that had no time to follow the tide to leave.

I don't know why, most of the small crustaceans in other worlds are toxic. After human beings eat them, they will either die of poisoning, or vomit and diarrhea. Even if they are hungry no matter how hungry they are, the poor dare not touch them.

On the contrary, all kinds of seabirds are not afraid of these little things.

Therefore, every time the tide is low, seabirds will come out for food, and the super tide of January is simply a feast for seabirds.

Renault watched a red-billed loon more than 1 meter long, diving down from the air at high speed, and at the moment it swept across the mud flat, he stretched out his feet and caught a black carapace from the mud pit.

Then it quickly flew to the shore, threw the carapace creature on the ground, and looked around vigilantly, while using its hard beak and sharp claws, it broke the carapace and pecked at the meat inside.

After the red-billed loon flew up into the sky again, Renault's gaze looked at a shoal 2 kilometers away. Hundreds of figures were busy digging the black ice.

The nearly 100-kilometer-long beach under his feet is a huge black ice mine. The total black ice reserves are estimated to exceed 5 billion tons. It is also the second largest black ice mine in the coastal area of ​​the Thousand Lakes Kingdom.

It is precisely because of its existence that Renault intends to build a black ice distillation plant.

At this moment, Goode next to him suddenly asked:

"Under the crown, based on our magic stone lamp technology alone, do you think the Metcalfe family will succumb? As far as I know, their annual net profit from the magic stone lamp exceeds 100,000 kinnals. I'm afraid May The Marquis of Tkaf is unwilling to give up this large amount of interest in vain..."

Renault smiled faintly, and interrupted Goode's words:

"What if you are not reconciled?"

"The trump card of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce is not only the magic stone lamp. We also have the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world. The Philips Chamber of Commerce of the Metcalfe family, how much does it cost to make a magic stone lamp? We make a magic stone lamp. How much does it cost?"

"If you cooperate with the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, the Metcalfe family's costs will be reduced by at least 70%, and they will only make more!"

"What's more, it is impossible for the Marquis of Metcalf to be unclear. As long as they choose to cooperate with us, in future wars, they will receive my asylum and the industry will surely be preserved."

"Hmph, if it weren't for the human resources of Haichaoling to be too tight, and I plan to train a group of industrial and commercial nobles as soon as possible to control the economy of the Qianhu Kingdom, how could I make that pig cheaper?"

Goode couldn't help but slap his tongue.

In his opinion, the asking price of 50% was ruthless enough, but he didn't expect that Lord Lord was too small.

In fact, a large part of the reason why Renault started with the Metcalfe family was because of the Rune Mage.

Due to the long-term commitment to the study of magic stone lamps, the number of magicians raised by the Metcalfe family exceeds 80, and they are the most urgently needed talents in the ocean tide.

The Marquis of Metcalfe sighed deeply and said with difficulty:

"Your Excellency Moose, I agree to the requirements of the coronation. In addition, before the formal cooperation, I hope to see the coronation."

"I don't think I will refuse your request." Moose said without hesitation.

The Marquis breathed a sigh of relief. He turned and pointed at the magicians of the family, and said:

"You can take them away, but you can't use any coercive means. They must leave voluntarily."

When he said this, a sly light gleamed in Fatty's eyes.

For a long time, the Metcalfe family regards the magicians as a precious asset, attaches great importance to them, and gives them very good treatment. The Marquis is deep in the picture, and the Ocean Tide will definitely not dig them away.

Rune Mage Simon smiled slightly. He knocked on the table and shouted:

"Hey, Mr. Abdul, do you know? In the sea tide collar, the magic stone lamp and the magic stone measuring instrument are only a trivial part. We have countless rune techniques, each of which is far stronger than the magic stone lamp. With the Magic Stone Surveyor, would you and your friends be willing to go to the sea tide collar?"

Abdul suddenly turned his head and asked with bright eyes:

"really?"

"Of course." Simon shrugged, "I have no reason to lie to you."

Other magicians also asked in a rush:

"If I go to Haichaoling, can I learn the technique of Magic Airsoft? I am very interested in it..."

"I also heard that there is a large-scale magic equipment called the'rose chariot' under the crown. Can I study them?"

"I have always wanted to know how the hot air balloon flies. Can I learn the rune technique applied on the hot air balloon?"

Simon laughed, waved his right hand proudly, and said happily:

"Everyone, Ocean Tide Leader welcomes you here. As long as you join Ocean Tide Leader, most of the technology of Rune Research Institute will be open to you. You will see things that you would never have imagined before..."

Abdul was the first to respond. The old gray-haired guy patted the table hard and exclaimed excitedly:

"Mr. Simon, I'll go with you!"

The rest of the magicians also began to scream.

"Mr. Simon, I'll go too..."

"I want to go to Haichaoling..."

On the other side, the face of the Marquis was like a dead mother.