Morgan's understanding of Albert is extremely deep. Because of this, he can guess a lot about the Duke even before he speaks.
At this time, the Duke's excessive initiative surprised Morgan. But since it has come to this point, Mo Gan will not let go of the opportunity.
He offered an olive branch as if nothing had happened.
"To tell you the truth, according to the original plan, I plan to apply to build a manor on this land after activation. Your Highness, since you care so much about the legend of the Forgotten Valley, you must have other opinions?"
The Duke's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he quickly picked out some of Mogan's words.
"Wait...you said 'originally'?"
Including the establishment of the manor, it was also interspersed with what Mogan said to the Duke at the beginning when he talked about his research on the Forgotten Valley.
Albert had already heard about this and had an idea. At this moment, he suddenly realized that Mo Gan seemed to be giving up on this plan, and he immediately became anxious.
Morgan sighed.
"If you want to use the magic circle as a base to build a manor and a villa, the magic that is integrated with each other is part of it. You must also acquire a large amount of materials and refine the magic potion to complete it."
Then he pointed to the magic array patterns spreading underground, as well as the remnants of some potions.
Then he spoke in a helpless tone.
"In fact, these have consumed a lot of materials, and the total price is expensive, but the time they can last is also quite limited. In the end, I predict that the profit may be limited..."
He was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"If you choose to cooperate with me, you don't have to worry about money." Albert also said directly, "You don't have to think about these things."
The Duke was right, he had plenty of money.
As expected, Mo Gan said quietly, "In fact, what is more difficult to deal with than the cost of materials is the labor. Refining the materials into potions requires a mage who is proficient in this art to prepare and refine them."
"Mage?" The Duke frowned, "Isn't it just a few people working overtime to make it ready for use? How much energy will it cost?"
Every region with a dozen or twenty mage groups has its own mage association stationed there. It is a kind of grouping for warmth. It is mainly used to share human resources and is also a measure promoted by the state.
"But Lord Duke, you have to know that mages are human beings too, and they can also reveal secrets."
Mogan said slowly, "They can discover the purpose of the potion they made. If too many people know the purpose of the potion, do you think the truth about the Lost Valley will still be meaningful?"
The Duke's eyes suddenly froze.
Suddenly placing an order and manufacturing the same potion in large quantities will definitely make people suspicious. And no one knows better than him that mages are usually not easy to master, and they have many tricks up their sleeves.
Mogan also expected this and spoke calmly.
"It's not that I haven't thought about measures at all. In order to maximize the role of Forgotten Valley, there is a special way of thinking."
The Duke held down his scepter and said, "Say!"
"Potion Celebration." Mogan said.
Duke Albert frowned immediately.
There is a major mage activity in the Kingdom of Cole, which is considered a special custom.
It does not have a completely fixed time. The chief potion master of the Assun City Mage Association will only confirm the best time and location in the previous year, and it will eventually be held in various cities.
Albert said, "What you mean is that if the blending project of the Potion Masters Conference is used as the main body in the Potion Festival, the participating potion masters will be able to make a fixed amount of potions without anyone noticing, and they can then proceed. use?"
Morgan nodded.
The Potion Masters Conference is an important meeting to show off your potion refining skills and compare your understanding of magic materials. Not only does it come with generous bonuses, but the winner will also be favored.
Mages also need to find financial sponsors, especially potions masters, who are more dependent on funds than their companions who need books containing more esoteric spells.
——After all, purchasing magic materials is a big expense.
Even from the perspective of tempering oneself, if a potion master wants to reach the point where he can refine higher-level potions, he also needs to be able to observe and analyze more materials.
Duke Albert mused.
"I heard that the assessment theme of the Potion Master Conference in the Potion Celebration has always been potions that are difficult to see or even lack practical significance - just to prevent someone who happens to refine them frequently and become more proficient at them, and take advantage of them."
In the world of potion masters, although luck is a part of strength, it is also necessary to eliminate the influence of luck as much as possible.
This kind of grand event is rare to see every few years. Every potion master participating in the meeting is full of energy, giving full play to their strengths in the competition, racking their brains and using all their knowledge and experience to obtain rewards.
If a talented potion master loses to a group of skilled workers due to bad luck, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction, and the nobles will also feel that the effect is worrying.
——Because the main purpose of holding the Potion Master Celebration, which is hugely expensive and rich in rewards, is to let these talents stand out.
Without fairness, how can we talk about screening?
Mo Gan nodded in affirmation and complimented, "This is the idea. His Highness the Duke is indeed knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I admire him endlessly."
The Duke could not even understand the magical properties of Tianhe Wood, but he knew the content of this celebration and could even follow Mo Gan's ideas to summarize it. This was actually a matter of course.
Because he happens to be an investor in the Nova City Potion Celebration.
——In other words, the entire Taranik family has been the secret investor in most large-scale events in Nova City since decades ago.
Very few people know this, but Morgan is one of the exceptions.
In fact, this is not the inside story that Mo Gan learned from his informant, but the result of his simple inference based on the facts he discovered.
The Taranik family's property in Nova City was one aspect, and the fact that no one would refuse the opportunity to invest in the Potion Celebration was another aspect.
Last year, when the chief potion master of Asun City confirmed that Nova City was one of the five cities to host the potion celebration, this logic was turned into a fact and became a matter of course.
"Your idea is very bold." Duke Albert narrowed his eyes. "So, it is not difficult to confirm the theme of the potion celebration. Or, Grande, do you still have a way?"
Even the Duke would be suspicious if he happened to mention that he was an investor in Celebration.
He wanted to pretend to be stupid, but the probability of success was not high, and his appearance was also somewhat inappropriate.
Mogan responded with ease, and sighed again as if frustrated, "So I also feel that this plan is not reliable, and I plan to give up this idea and do something else!"
"Wait a moment!"
The Duke was anxious.
Morgan also looked at him with a very surprised expression, as if he didn't know why the noble Duke was suddenly in a state of affairs.
"For the magic potion celebration, I may have some methods that have the possibility of successful execution." Albert gritted his teeth, "Before that, I want to confirm that the potion used in your experiment is from Who refined it?"
Without revealing his abilities as a mage, the theoretical origins of Morgan's experiments are certainly worthy of Duke Albert's active suspicion.
Mo Gan had already expected it, "He is a friend I know well. He usually does not appear in the crowd. He is relatively introverted and lonely, but he will not reveal secrets. It can be said that he is more credible."
All concerns were raised and cleared by Mogan himself. The Duke was easy to deceive, so it was naturally relatively easy to make a decision.
In the Duke's eyes, the only thing left was to persuade Mogan to allow him to directly participate in the investment project and obtain sufficient authority to negotiate.
Mo Gan naturally responded fluently, and reached a preliminary agreement with the Duke very smoothly.
Start-up capital, cost estimates, floor space, etc…
Duke Albert half-understood these things, but with Morgan's guidance, it was very easy to convince the gullible Duke.
"...In this way, the final confirmation may need to be based on the existing facts. You shouldn't stay in such a remote frontier for a long time, but if you want to take this road, I still have a long journey."
In order to achieve his ultimate goal, Mogan also added the appropriate explanation at the end.
"If you can really take advantage of the Potion Festival, there will be countless business opportunities. In this case, I may go to Nova City one day to directly see the scale of the Potion Festival so that I can make the most of it. benefit."
The Duke nodded in agreement.
After all, the overall macro plan is only a rough draft, and Mo Gan, who claims to know the construction of the Forgotten Valley, is the key and can also figure out the subsequent process.
It's a win-win.
Mo Gan added another sigh.
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. I would also like to thank His Highness the Duke for the opportunity."
At this moment, the Duke and the businessman reached an "unexpected" consensus - Morgan Grande needed to go to Nova City.
There is one last thing that needs to be confirmed.
"Grand, it is said that your father is a royal knight?" The Duke looked sternly, "Lincero Grand, I have heard of his name."
I've heard the name, but that's about it.
Morgan made a surprised expression, then smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty the Duke, you should also know that the salary of a royal knight alone is not enough to benefit your children and grandchildren and do such big things as you do."
"That's natural."
The Duke nodded, looking haughty.
The powerful and virtuous royal knight could not obtain the wealth, but he firmly held it in his hands, making himself stand above everyone else.
A sense of accomplishment and pride are the driving force behind Duke Albert Talanick's life. Therefore, if you want to please the Duke, you must always emphasize this point around him and make him feel happy.
Of course Mogan knew this too.
This element was also mentioned in the necessary information for communication to Neil.
However, gradually coming into contact with a person of the Duke's status, and gaining trust to go with him after the first meeting, essentially relied on Neil's own ability.
This journey is not easy.
So, after the Duke left with satisfaction, he shrugged and breathed a simple congratulation for completing his task.
Nothing more.
At this time, Dorando also jumped out of the green ocean.
"In our era, the Duke seems to be a very powerful person. Lord Mother Tree said that the Dukes in the human world have a lot of power in their hands, and there are also guys who are responsible for killing people..."
It's actually a bit worrying. Because Xin Xian accepted him as an apprentice, the person who paid him a salary seemed to be playing with fire and burning himself.
——After all, this is ultimately a scam.
"You don't have to worry," Mo Gan narrowed his eyes, "Things are under my control. Even if I ask someone to assassinate him directly, there won't be any..."
When these words came out, not only the simple Dolanduo was stunned, but he himself was also a little confused, and he didn't even think about how these words came out.
This is not his style.
As a person who is good at preparing for the future, Mogan has a personal habit. After anticipating what he is going to do, he will unconsciously preview the possibilities of the future in his free time.
But this is not a method or a stubborn disease, it is just a daily routine that can activate my thinking and trigger further thinking.
For example, after agreeing to "kill people" to His Majesty the King, Mogan would often rehearse the future situation while closing his eyes to rest.
But the results are often hilarious—as ridiculous as a scheming spider trying to trap a powerful beast in its web.
In Mogan's understanding, everything seemed meaningless in the face of absolute strength.
But he doesn't like the feeling of failure.
So in order to break through the routine and achieve a qualitative leap, he has recently thought of a lot of different methods, each one more weird, dirty, and despicable than the last, and even a little scary in the end.
This is a discipline that a conspiracy theorist holds when he has no qualifications and is completely free. Since Mo Gan doesn't think he is a completely good person, he won't be embarrassed by it and think it's too much.
——Because it is not illegal to imagine something out of thin air.
Because of this, after he unconsciously said these words in front of Dolanduo, Mo Gan was also a little surprised and began to reflect on himself.
Could it be that accepting His Majesty the King's request caused his mind to sink too much in repeated rehearsals, so he accidentally assumed the role of "killer" proposed by Lucifer, and even revealed it verbally.
It seems a little cruel.
Not suitable for Dolando.
Or was there something else that had a subtle influence on him recently?
But Mogan quickly gave up this idea and put aside his trivial emotions for the time being. Because so far, he has not completely solved all hidden dangers and still has other things to do.
