Big Capitalist

The Leo family's affairs were finally completed, and Merlin and others stepped into the portal back to the Arcane Academy.

After all, it has been a long time and the Arcane Academy is about to start.

However, for people like Merlin who have reached the sixth level of strength, it doesn’t really matter whether school starts or not.

The strength of the sixth level is a powerful force that cannot be ignored no matter where it is placed.

If they want to further their studies, they can only go to the floating island of the Arcane Academy.

That place is a holy place for cultivation that even the dean of the Arcane Academy doesn't care about. It is full of a bunch of crazy cultivators who only want to embark on the path to godhood.

Merlin walked out of the Arcane City teleportation array with a satisfied look on his face. He said with emotion, "It's better to be back in my own territory. This feeling is really nostalgic."

He stretched himself and looked up inadvertently to see the current head of the Arcane City - Mayor and Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Alex, who was leading a group of members of the Arcane City Municipal Party Committee leadership team. They were neatly lined up beside him, with warm smiles on their faces, obviously welcoming him.

Not only that, many citizens also gathered around after hearing the news of Merlin's return, standing on the periphery and welcoming Merlin "home" with joy on their faces.

Merlin is deeply loved by the people in the Arcane City. After all, with his own abilities, he has allowed all the residents in the upper, middle and lower areas of the Arcane City to live a prosperous life.

Especially the orcs, they worship Merlin as a god. Merlin provided them with unprecedented life opportunities and changed their destiny.

For some reason, the background music of "If You Were Three Winters" suddenly rang in Merlin's mind: "If you were three winters, I would have a city covered in snow. The sky full of longings would bloom in the wind~~~~"

Humming the melody, Merlin thought to himself, "Gratitude! That's right, these guys must be grateful to me. I'm the one who gave them the opportunity to earn money and work. Otherwise, why not offer those useless aristocratic students a 'paid work' opportunity? I'll just trick them with the rhetoric of boosting their resumes and making it easier to find jobs in the future."

Thinking of this, Merlin showed a sly smile on his face.

That’s right, especially those silly and cute “college students” in the Arcane City. Those wealthy aristocratic students would definitely be willing.

However, after Merlin thought about it evilly, he finally gave up the idea because he was afraid that those ambitious poor students from the Arcane Academy would also sign up to increase their resumes.

This is no joke. There are many students like this in college. He doesn't want to let these hard-working children down for no reason.

On the way to the Municipal Party Committee Office, Electrolux began to report to Merlin on the recent development of the Arcane City and related policies.

Merlin was still very confident in Electrolux. After all, he had always worked diligently and had outstanding abilities.

When they walked out of the teleportation array hall, they saw a steam car parked in front of them, which instantly caught Merlin's attention.

This steam car has a simple and unique shape, the main body of the car is made of metal, and the lines are tough and smooth.

At the front of the train, the huge steam engine made a rhythmic "puffing" sound, and steam spurted out of the pipes with a powerful force.

The light of magical power flickers all over the car body, complementing the steam engine and infusing the car with mysterious and powerful power.

The wheels are made of special magical metal and the surface is engraved with runes, which not only enhances the sturdiness of the wheels, but also enables them to better coordinate with the magical power during driving.

Electrolux proudly introduced Merlin, "Look, the Steam and Star Alchemy Workshop's Arcane City branch has already produced the steam car you mentioned. It uses a high-strength metal frame and combines steam with magical dynamics to achieve a perfect combination of power and stability."

As he spoke, Electrolux walked forward, opened the car door, and made a gesture of invitation.

Merlin really didn't expect that the Steam and Star Alchemy Workshop would be able to create this thing so quickly. He had only proposed a concept at the beginning, but he didn't expect them to actually turn it into reality.

Merlin sat steadily in the car, his body sinking slightly into the soft seat, as if he was gently wrapped in a cloud.

He looked around the interior of the car with comfort, and a sense of familiarity came over him. The interior layout was somewhat similar to the antique cars on Blue Star in his previous life, except that it had some elements unique to the magical world.

"Very good. Next, we will improve and upgrade in this direction."

Merlin said as he turned to look at Electrolux, his eyes scrutinizing him. "Is this car resistant to impact? And how fast can it go?"

Electrolux was well prepared and responded confidently, "The vehicle can withstand a collision with a third-tier monster. It's also equipped with protective magic. If activated, it can even withstand attacks from fourth-tier monsters. As for speed, it's probably about the same as a wildebeest running at full speed."

"Magic is convenient," Merlin nodded in satisfaction, then continued, "It's fine now, but the speed needs to be regulated to a certain range. We can't always compare it to Warcraft."

The speed of a wildebeest running at full speed is about 140km per hour, which is quite good.

Merlin calculated quickly in his mind that this speed was already quite impressive given the current traffic conditions in the Aize continent.

"What about the cost?" Merlin asked immediately. He knew very well the importance of cost to product promotion.

As if anticipating Merlin's question, Electrolux quickly pulled out his report and replied respectfully, "President, the cost of a Magical Power Vehicle like this is approximately 1,200 gold coins."

"It's too expensive. Ordinary people can't afford it." Merlin frowned and shook his head.

In this world, twelve hundred gold coins is not a small amount. For most ordinary families, it is an astronomical figure.

Electrolux quickly explained, "President, your car is custom-made, made of the finest materials, so it's naturally more expensive. Costs can actually be reduced. The cheapest one can be had for just over 400 gold coins, but it will lack many features."

"for example?"

Merlin asked, he wanted to know clearly what specific sacrifices would be made after cost reduction.

"For example, the seat massage function will be lost, the refrigerator will not be able to cool, the protective array will be missing, the speed will be reduced, and the sound quality and picture quality of the large screen communication crystal will also be reduced, etc."

Electrolux listed them one by one in a clear and organized manner.

"Well, none of that matters. Ordinary people buy cars mainly as a means of transportation."

Merlin pondered for a moment and said, "Even so, we still need to reduce costs. Once the vehicles are fully debugged, we can directly build a super factory and mass-produce them. This will save even more costs."

Merlin is well aware of the huge role of economies of scale in reducing costs. Only by reducing costs can more people benefit.