I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Glug!"

The chief designer standing nearby couldn't help but swallow hard when he heard Selena's asking price.

He admitted that everyone involved in the development of the magic spaceship did their best.

Many people spend all their time, except when they're eating or sleeping, building spaceships.

The night before the spaceship was successfully developed and tested, several chief engineers and deputy engineers, exhausted from not having slept for three days and three nights, with red eyes, led a team to inspect every magical pattern and every structural component.

Moreover, the entire spaceship is made of high-grade materials, some of which are rare materials purchased from adventurers who returned from the underworld and used immediately after being identified for their purpose.

The construction cost was indeed very high.

However, the mid-level defensive formation outside the spaceship, the [Divine Guardian Formation], was provided by Anno. This formation alone excited those formation masters so much that they wanted to participate in its development free of charge.

After the research and development was completed, the group of array masters basically achieved a mastery level in the [Divine Control Array].

Although purchasing materials from the Underworld from adventurers cost a considerable amount of money, Steinbeck and Andre, along with the Investigator, also obtained a large quantity of materials from the Underworld, which, under Anno's orders, were given to the Craftsmen's Guild free of charge.

The most mentally taxing design was the one in which the chief designer refined the design based on the meeting minutes of Anno's general plan for building the spaceship.

Although Anno himself did not participate in the processing and assembly of any part of the magic spaceship.

But he played the most important role in the construction of the spacecraft—this is what the chief designer truly felt.

As for the other techniques, they were all already mastered by the craftsmen; it just required a bit of effort.

The problem is, without Anno, there would be no Craftsmen's Guild.

It's impossible to combine all the technologies, let alone build a spaceship.

Speaking of which, magic spaceships are pretty cool.

But the chief designer estimated that the cost of this ship would be at most ten million gold coins—not counting the magic crystal cannon!

This still includes the costs of flight testing and firing tests of the magic crystal cannon.

Furthermore, once the technology matures, the construction cost of the spaceship could be reduced to a few million gold coins.

He just casually asks for 100 million!

The chief designer gasped, thinking to himself: It has to be Her Highness the Princess!

If it were him, he wouldn't dare ask for so much.

He deserves to be a working-class person!

Seeing Selena's seemingly miserable appearance, Anno knew in his heart that she must have exaggerated.

"Hmm, not bad!"

Anno did not refute the price proposed by Selena, but went along with it, saying, "Actually, I think that as a product of a new era, one hundred million is still too little."

The price could be even higher!

Selena's eyes lit up, and she asked, "So how much do you think we should pay?"

"Worth at least a billion!"

Anno declared domineeringly, "I won't sell it for a single penny less!"

"One billion!"

Selena's eyes widened, her heart pounding.

But then she looked at Anuo with disbelief and asked, "You have a billion?"

Her brother's treasury didn't even have a billion.

Let alone a billion.

With 300 million, Tester would have already been standing tall!

"I don't!"

Anno shook his head.

Although adventurers' guilds earn a lot of money, they spend even more.

The training of talent, the expansion of guilds and cities, and various expenses, big and small, plus Tester's daily complaints about being broke, trying to squeeze some money out of Anno to tide him over.

Anno didn't have much money either.

Selena, her face darkening, said, "So you're not kidding me!"

"How could I be playing a trick on you?"

Anno said in surprise, "Go find buyers! The Roland Empire, the Elf Forest, and the Dwarf Kingdom will probably all buy one to study."

"Anno, have you lost your mind?"

Selena asked incredulously, "How could I sell something so important to them?"

"Then sell it to your brother, he'll definitely want it!"

"I'll price it at 50 million gold coins. Do you think my poor brother would have the money to buy it?"

At this point, Selena saw the mischievous smile on Anno's face and suddenly understood what Anno meant.

Magical spaceships are nice.

A groundbreaking work!

However, there can only be two buyers at present.

One is Tester, who is Selena's brother and one of their own.

The other one is Anno.

Besides that, Selena wouldn't dare sell to anyone else.

Most importantly, Anno is the most suitable buyer right now.

Selena was certain that if she mentioned the magic spaceship to Tester, he would shamelessly try every means to get it for free, including cheating and swindling!

"So how much are you planning to offer?"

Selena stamped her foot, her voice tinged with apprehension and hurt.

Anno glanced at the spaceship, then held up one finger at Selena!

"Ten million?"

Selena waved her hands frantically, her tone firm: "Impossible, my research and development costs alone are more than that!"

Anno smiled and said, "You misunderstood me!"

"Are you really planning to give me a hundred million?"

Selena's eyes were filled with hope.

"I mean, give me the spaceship for a month first, and I'll go to EGLS to test its combat performance."

If it works well, I'll place more orders with you in the future!

"Demon...devil!"

The chief designer, who had heard everything clearly, was horrified. He took a few steps back and fell to the ground with a thud, muttering "devil" to himself.

I never expected this.

The lord... he doesn't want to give a single penny!

They don't want to give a single penny, but they want to get a month's worth of service for free!

Who can guarantee what will happen on the battlefield?

If it gets smashed, who will pay for it?

This is a deal with the devil!

The chief designer knew without a doubt how his chairman was feeling.

Sure enough, Selena was frozen in place.

After a long silence, Selena finally spoke to Anno in a trembling voice, "Are you serious?"

Anno said with a serious expression, "I'm not a person who likes to joke."

As you know, the adventurers are about to set off for Egras.

If a problem occurs in actual combat, everyone on the spaceship will be gone!

I also took a huge risk!

"Anno...you..."

As Selena spoke, her voice choked with emotion.

"Waaaaah...you bastard!"

Get out of here!

I'd rather leave this ship rotten here, dismantle it on the spot, smash it to pieces and throw it into the river than give it to you!

Waaaaah...

Selena was devastated.

She thought this would be the biggest deal she'd ever made.

The Craftsmen's Guild will also experience a second wave of development due to the magic airship.

Selena has been preparing herself these past few days to lead the Craftsmen's Guild to greater heights and create new glories!

As a result, Anno completely dominated him.

One hundred million?

Forget it.

I'll requisition him for a month first. If something goes wrong, you'll probably have to compensate me for my losses!

"Has this ship been named yet?"

Hearing Selena's sorrowful cries, Anno knew that the joke had gone far enough.

If we don't teach her a lesson, she'll really start to get too big for her britches.

There are only three women who can ride on Anno right now!

"Not...not yet. The president said he's waiting for you to decide!"

The chief designer didn't dare to look up at Anno at that moment.

Even his own president was brought to tears, how could he possibly face this devil?

"How about this!"

Anno glanced at Selena, who was squatting on the ground wiping away tears, and suddenly used amplification magic to say to everyone in the dock: "As the first magical airship of Angomulos, the Craftsmen's Guild has made a great contribution."

President Selena, who brings together all the talented individuals, also plays an indispensable and important role.

I suggest that the first magic spaceship be named after the president of your Craftsmen's Guild.

The ship's name is: Serena!

The surrounding craftsmen exchanged glances after hearing this.

I was previously worried about what to name this ship.

President Selena also said that she would wait until Lord Anno arrived so that he could confirm.

And Lord Anno named the ship Serena, which is an honor for the entire Craftsmen's Guild.

At the very least, from now on, everyone will know that the magic spaceship was invented by the Craftsmen's Guild as soon as they hear this name!

"Eh?"

Selena looked up and, upon hearing Anno's announcement, froze in place once again.

The feeling of being wronged vanished instantly.

My heart gradually filled with all sorts of joy.

"The Serena, named after me!"

After wiping away her tears, Selena stood up, crossed her arms, tilted her head to the side, raised her chin, and pouted, saying, "The Selena will definitely perform well on the battlefield."

You will have to pay the Craftsmen's Guild three thousand...ten million gold coins, not a penny less!

Chief Designer: ......

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?

Lord Anno was able to appease you with just a ship name?

It has to be Her Highness the Princess!