I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Sneaky Moves
 

Spark’s attributes were too advanced, and Lide could only see his level, with everything else being question marks.

But just a level 19 attribute already represented a great deal.

It also made him realize many things, such as why the Crimson Mage Tower could be built so quickly, and why he could make the president of the Alex Chamber of Commerce and Duke Storm’s apprentice, Winnie, treat him kindly.

Why the Blood Clan Ancestor hadn’t left his home for many years, yet nobody dared to encroach on the southern area…

The reason for all this was that he had a powerful master, one who was about to break through to the Transcendent realm.

It was simply a golden opportunity.

Having seen Spark’s attributes, Lide immediately changed many of his plans, foreseeing that he now had more room to maneuver and no longer needed to have the same concerns as before.

The legacy left to him by the Blood Clan Ancestor was indeed substantial; unfortunately, the other party did not know how to manage it, or else the Bloodline wouldn’t have to be so covert and cautious.

But luckily, there was still time.

“Magic Scroll Making Skill”

This book, made from the hide of an unknown demon beast, emanated strong magic fluctuations.

After returning to the Mage Tower, Lide studied it seriously.

The process of making magic scrolls wasn’t too different from what he had imagined.

First, you etch the magic model on the beast’s hide, then infuse magic power, and finally, seal the magic within the scroll; the steps weren’t complicated.

Unlike the magic models used directly by mages, the magic model diagrams for the scrolls were flat, and many details had been revised, completely different from regular magic models.

Thus, to make magic scrolls, one must have the respective blueprints; using magic and making scrolls were two different things.

Realizing the importance of magic scrolls, Lide stayed up all night studying.

The next morning.

“Winna, how is the acquisition of the area around the Mage Tower going?”

On the seventh floor of the Crimson Mage Tower, Winna stood before him, timidly accompanied by Little Yisha, while Laurent and Carlo whispered in a corner.

“Lord Lide, except for two small nobles, everyone else has agreed.”

Lide pondered for a moment before shaking his head.

“Within the protected range of the Crimson Mage Tower, those who defy orders will be expelled, regardless of whether they are nobles or anyone else.

Moreover, expand the acquired area; I plan to design and build a Magic Factory for producing magic scrolls.”

Manufacture magic scrolls?

This statement caught Laurent’s attention.

By the Goddess above, only businessmen involved in commercial activities knew how lucrative magic items could be.

Previously, Laurent had no opportunity to get involved, but now, his boss was entering this industry?

There couldn’t be more wonderful news.

Perhaps one day he could develop Golden Wheat Commerce into one of the top establishments in Green City?

Thinking this, Laurent was excited.

“Lord Lide, let me handle this matter.”

Lide nodded, “I will first teach Winna and Carlo the technique for making three different magic scrolls. Once the Mage Apprentices are recruited, we’ll begin production.”

“During this period, Laurent, you prepare the necessary magic materials and contact the commerce supplying them.”

“Let’s go into detail about the factory…”

After studying the Magic Scroll Making Skill, the key to modern productivity emerged in Lide’s mind.

Factory.

One had to admit this was an entirely revolutionary idea, one that only someone whose thoughts were not confined by this world, like Lide, could conceive.

The production of magic scrolls in Glory World was a very serious and sacred matter.

The entire process, typically a pinnacle technology, involved only the crafting mage and hardly any other person, ensuring the scrolls were high in quality and successful in function, but this method was extremely inefficient—a mage might not be able to produce even one scroll in a day.

Having thoroughly studied the technique of creating magic scrolls, Lide then envisioned an assembly line model.

The Magic Scroll of the Small Fireball Skill required the engraving of 150 magic nodes, which was exactly three times more than the actual Small Fireball Technique, making it very time-consuming for one person to produce.

However, if each mage would only be responsible for engraving 5 to 10 magic nodes, and then pass it along the assembly line style,

until all the magic nodes had been engraved and then let a formal mage input the magic power to activate the Magic Scroll.

This directly formed a complete system, a standard assembly line operation model.

Moreover, assembly line work had the advantage that, after some practice, the production speed could increase significantly.

However, there were some drawbacks to producing Magic Scrolls in this way, one being that it required a large number of mages to carry out production,

and secondly, the power of Magic Scrolls produced this way tended to be weaker than those produced individually.

Of course, the benefits were also very clear, once an assembly line was formed, the production efficiency could potentially increase by more than ten times.

A blacksmith working alone could produce only a few dozen nails a day, but with ten blacksmiths working on an assembly line, they could produce thousands to tens of thousands of nails a day, with manpower the same but efficiency magnified many times over.

This was the power of industrialized production, modern enterprises largely improved production efficiency through these methods.

When Lide shared his idea of setting up factories and assembly lines with Winnie and several others, they were all stupefied.

They had never thought of such a maneuver before.

Previously, 2-4 level Basic Mages were only able to produce First Circle Magic Scrolls, 5-9 level Intermediate Mages could produce Second Circle Magic Scrolls.

But with this operation, even Mage Apprentices, the novices, could participate in the production process of Second Circle Magic Scrolls.

This maneuver was simply mind-blowing.

Little Yisha’s ruby-like eyes shimmered with intense admiration.

But being a shy girl, she did not dare to join the discussion and could only sneak glances at Lide, who was the center of everyone’s attention.

Lide continued conversing with a few others and didn’t notice his disciple’s eyes sparkling.

He was increasingly finding the benefits of being a superior.

He just needed to express his own ideas, and the rest would naturally be executed by those below him, and if they performed poorly, he could even hold them accountable.

As soon as the idea of the Magic Factory was shared, Laurent immediately spoke up in praise.

“Lide, your ideas could astonish the Goddess of Wealth,

but according to your plan, we would need at least 20 formal mages, and the number of Mage Apprentices also needs to exceed 50…”

After calculating, Laurent had a hesitant look on his face.

The Crimson Mage Tower, indeed, was powerful, but to set up a Magic Factory on this scale, there were still far from enough people within the Mage Tower.

Lide smiled slightly and gestured towards a crystal bottle on the table.

Following his indication, they turned their heads, only then noticing that within the crystal bottle flowed a liquid resembling milk.

Winnie’s eyes brightened, Magic Blood??

“This is a Magic Potion I concocted at great cost—Magic Blood, the contents here are enough for twenty Mage Apprentices to become formal Mages,”

“This may perhaps solve your concerns.”

Enough for twenty people to become formal mages?!

Everyone was astonished; such a large gesture was almost too generous!

How difficult was it to become a mage? Looking at the more than twenty Mage Apprentices in the Crimson Mage Tower made it clear.

Many of them had been studying for two or three years but were still at the same level.

A Magic Potion that could help one break through to become a formal mage, undoubtedly, would drive all Mage Apprentices crazy.

And to have such a large quantity at one time.

Wasn’t it because Lide has Magic Blood in his possession that those apprentices voluntarily swore soul oaths?

“Laurent, I will save a portion for your daughter. After the Magic Scroll Factory goes into production, you might see your daughter become a formal mage.”

Laurent, already enthusiastic, nearly jumped up.

“Lide, your kindness would make the Life Goddess sing your praises.”

“Hmm, you all may go now. Isa, stay. I’ll teach you meditation today.”

Dressed in a broad blue mage robe, Isa nodded shyly, her ruby-like eyes showing a timid gleam as she stayed behind.