"Let's do the drill again, Nicholas."
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the second prince, Smith, Baron Frederick and others were sitting in the main drawing room of Kensington Palace. They said to Mavey, who was standing in the middle of the carpet: "The bidding will start at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Bidders need to be in advance." Submit qualification certificates, bids, and plans, you don’t have to worry about this, we have already submitted it..."
"The Pope will be present in person for this bidding, so at the beginning, you need to hold down the dogma and swear to the three goddesses... Nicholas, are you sure which goddess you believe in?"
The teachings of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, whose full name is "Revelation of Destiny", are doctrinal texts separated from the Apocalypse God System and have not undergone many changes.
It is also an old tradition of the Apocalypse God Cult to swear to the goddess by holding down the dogma book. Whether it is the Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny, the Cult of Judgment, the Cult of Abundance, or the Cult of Wisdom, all have similar requirements.
Swearing on a religious book is an extremely solemn matter. It is equivalent to taking an oath in the name of God. Anyone who violates the oath or lies to the goddess will be removed immediately and expelled from the country. In serious cases, he will be treated as a heretic.
This is why Archbishop Brandon has always asked Ma Wei to choose a goddess to believe in before the bidding begins.
"I want to believe in Nande, the goddess of wealth." Ma Wei said.
"Okay, okay..."
The second prince was not surprised at all. After all, Ma Wei had revealed similar thoughts before, but this time he just confirmed them. Besides...
Archbishop Brandon believes in Nande, the goddess of wealth, and so does the second prince. As a supporter, how could Mavey choose the other two goddesses?
Inquiring is just a formality.
"When the bidding begins, the Holy Sisters who are responsible for hosting the bidding will open the bid we submitted in public and sing the bid. During this process, we can understand Charles and Andrew's plans, and in the next part of the capital disclosure process , come up with a response plan.”
The second prince said: "I have raised another 3 million gold pounds for you, Nicholas. In addition to the funds prepared previously, Manstein Potion Company can provide a capital of 15 million gold pounds..."
15 million. In terms of funds, this money cannot compete with the eldest prince and the third prince.
Those who support the eldest prince are old nobles who have made their fortune earlier and have a stronger foundation. Coupled with his status as crown prince, he has more supporters.
Not to mention the third prince, the military is behind it and can directly embezzle military funds. This alone is much more than the eldest prince and the second prince, and there is no need to compare.
However, the competition in the funding stage is not just about funds. Funds are only a part of capital. It is impossible for the Church of the Three Destinies to award quotas to whoever raises more money...
Real capital refers to strength.
The ability to produce and sell magic potions!
There are still a few months left, and it will be exactly two years since the arrival of the gods. During this period, the Church of the Three Destinies has collected many precious potion materials and piled them in the warehouse.
There are too many potion materials that the church cannot digest at all. Storing them in the warehouse will only be a waste. Why not exchange the excess potion materials for other materials that you need?
Not long after the war ended, relations between countries were tense. Neleyinda, the God of Apocalypse, had never arrived. The main god was absent. Several churches were like headless chickens without their backbone. It was a great good thing that there were no conflicts.
Under such circumstances, no one from each church is willing to take the initiative to negotiate and discuss the issue of developing the potion market.
How to price potion materials is a very annoying thing. There is no template to refer to. No one knows what is the most precious, and the value can only be determined by quantity.
The rarer it is, the more precious it is. There is nothing wrong with it, but this is a potion material and cannot be generalized.
For example, the soul obsidian needed to refine mercury blood needs to be obtained from the dead undead. Its quality is different, the difficulty of obtaining it is also different, and the price is definitely different.
Besides, there are as many common herbs as sand and gravel. Because of the different processing methods, the sand and gravel can be ground into sand, and the herbs can also be processed. The price of the processed herbs will naturally increase....
Various factors mixed together to create the current embarrassing situation.
If you want to break the deadlock and open up the potion market between countries, you need a super businessman with extensive connections and channels. The eldest prince finally selected the Marquis of Bracken. The third prince also had his own candidates, but their candidates were obviously not as good as Ma Wei. A sudden arrival of an influential grocer.
It can be expected that the potion merchant who won the church's bid will become one of the entities that will have the greatest influence on the church in the next ten or twenty years.
The profits from any business activities jointly carried out by various countries are unimaginable.
The future battle for the throne will also be affected by the results of this bidding!
The appearance of Ma Wei received great attention from the church, especially after he took out the blood of mercury.
As one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world, citizenship of the Kingdom of Windsor is not easy to obtain. If you are a foreigner, you need to meet a number of conditions to get a pass to come and go at will. Above the pass, it is serious. Citizenship enjoys all the rights of people in the Kingdom of Windsor, such as running for parliament, citizen benefits, permanent residence, etc.
The rules are set by people. In Ma Wei's view, obtaining citizenship is just a trivial matter. It is the same in the eyes of the second prince, King Rhodes IV and even Pope Ubli I.
Ma Wei has proven his strength. Even if he doesn't mention it, the church or the kingdom will invite him to become an official citizen of the Kingdom of Windsor.
With citizenship, many things become easier.
Just like becoming a potion dealer designated by the Church of the Three Destinies, one of the prerequisites is that the dealer must be a native of the Kingdom of Windsor and a church believer.
These minor matters have been resolved. The real key is tomorrow's bidding. The eldest prince and the third prince have obtained several potion formulas by virtue of their status. Manstein Potion Company needs to come up with finished potions to compete with them.
"Your Highness, do you think the blood of mercury can win the bid?" Smith said: "The demand for mercury blood in the church is so huge now. With it, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
"No, mercury blood alone is not enough." The second prince shook his head and pondered: "Manstein Potion Company has signed a long-term contract with the church. Regardless of whether Nicholas can win the bid, it will not affect the church's acquisition of mercury. Blood, we need to come up with another powerful magic potion."
After saying that, Steven and Baron Frederick looked at each other, then turned to look at Mavey, who was sitting back on the sofa drinking tea: "Nicholas, in addition to mercury blood, Manstein Potion Company can also come up with other products. Advanced potion?"
Ma Wei has a lot of formulas in his hand, and there is more than just mercury blood for high-level potions.
but....
These are his trump cards and cannot be taken out easily.
"I still have a few ordinary potion formulas in my hand, but they are somewhat different from mercury blood. I'm afraid they won't be able to achieve the expected results." Ma Wei said.
"It doesn't matter, I've prepared everything for you."
The second prince took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over: "This is the high-level magic potion that Archbishop Brandon got - the formula of the Obsession Flower. Take a look."
Obsessed with flowers?
Ma Wei took the note and read it carefully. After reading it, he discovered that the so-called Obsession Flower is actually a flower fed with magic potion and blood. The effect is very powerful. The flower juice produced by the Obsession Flower can make The person who takes it falls in love with the owner of the flower juice.
The Obsession Flower was introduced in "The Complete Potion Recipe". Not long ago, when watching Miss Helena perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Covent Royal Opera House, Mavey remembered the obsession flower through the flower juice inside. flower.
He always thought that the obsessive flower was a naturally occurring herb, but now it seems...
The so-called obsession flowers are artificially created!
The effect is also very terrifying. As long as the feeder pours the obsession potion into any flower every day, squeezes out a drop of his own blood, and waits for the flower to bloom after a month, he will get the terrifying potion that will make the user fall in love with him!
More importantly...
The duration of the obsession flower is very scary. If you feed it for one year, you can make the person who takes the flower juice fall in love with you for 1 hour. As the feeding time increases, the duration of the effect will increase geometrically!
"What a terrible potion."
After writing down the formula, Ma Wei picked up Jeweler Smith's lighter, lit the note, and watched the note turn into gray-black remains in the flames: "The obsession flower is indeed a high-level potion... This Growing magic potions must be strictly controlled.”
"Strict control?" The second prince raised his eyebrows and laughed: "Just raise the price! Why control! Those who can afford this kind of magic potion are not ordinary people!"
"But Your Highness, have you ever thought about what you would do if someone used the Enchanted Flower to do terrible things?"
"How terrible?"
"For example..." Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "Someone wants to frame you, drop flower juice into the tea you drink, and conceive your child. I think many people are willing to use this method. The method allows the family to transcend class. On the other hand, the aristocrats, even if they don't have to be obsessed with flowers, can often get what they want with their power."
"...."
The second prince glanced at the teacup he had just picked up and put it down silently. After thinking for a long time, he said: "It makes sense. This kind of magic medicine should be controlled and cannot be allowed to flow into the market..."
"Anyway, the formula of the Obsession Flower is in the hands of the church and will not be mass-produced in the short term. Our top priority is to win the bid, so ignore this." Baron Frederick suggested: "I think the Obsession Flower is very good. It should be able to To gain the attention of the church, Nicholas, can you make the Obsession Flower in one night?"
"If you have the raw materials, you can." Ma Wei nodded: "But I don't have the raw materials to produce the obsession flower."
"Most of the materials can be found in the church's warehouse."
The second prince frowned and said, "There is only one main material that we haven't found yet."
"what material?"
"The tears of the mermaid!" The second prince sighed: "The Royal Navy knows which waters the Sirens like to appear in. However, the recent war has severely damaged the Royal Navy. The remaining troops are busy blocking the waterway, and the church has also I have never been interested in looking for the Siren tribe. After all, being obsessed with flowers is not a real necessity, and it will have little impact on the church."
The Royal Navy was hit hard, and of course it had nothing to do with the Romanov Kingdom. It was the army that Katerina repelled, and the navy had never fought at all.
Even with the naval strength of the Romanov Kingdom, it was impossible to defeat the powerful Royal Navy.
The Kingdom of Windsor is an island country. Its prosperity today relies on its navy. The Royal Navy has yet to find any opponent, except...
Two behemoths encountered in the East China Sea when they invaded the Romanov Kingdom.
To this day, the Kingdom of Windsor doesn't know who attacked the Royal Navy, but Ma Wei knows in his heart that it is definitely the whale ancestor Sesida and the North Sea monster Kraken, and they were the only ones who could appear in the East China Sea at that time.
The severely damaged Royal Navy suffered an unreasonable disaster. With two ancient giants fighting each other, how could they care about the ships on the water?
As for the main material required for the Obsession Flower - Mermaid Tears....
Ma Wei does not, he has never met the Siren tribe, but he is a substitute for the tears of the mermaid...the tears of the water demon!
According to the introduction in "The Encyclopedia of Magic Potion Recipes", the water demon Siran tribe and the mermaids, which are also known as the Siren tribe in ordinary people's perception, belong to the same ancestry and origin. They are also classified into "Alien Beasts Catalog" Together.
There is not much difference in medicinal effect between the Seran Tribe's tears and the Siren Tribe's tears. They can be said to be almost identical.
perhaps....
Can the mermaid tears in the recipe be replaced by Seran tears?
Ma Wei had the tears of the Seran tribe ready-made in his hand, not many, only 10 drops, which were traded by the Seran tribe in exchange for money.
"Nicholas, why don't you speak?"
Seeing Ma Wei bowing his head in deep thought, the second prince couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that you have mermaid tears?"
"Well...that's right."
"Ah?" The second prince opened his mouth wide and said in shock: "I just said it casually... Do you really have it?"
"I'm not sure if it is..." Ma Wei was a little confused: "Someone else sold it to me. They said they were the tears of a mermaid. I didn't have time to check the authenticity..."
"How much did it cost you?"
"1,000 gold pounds, 1 drop." Ma Wei said the price set by Dino.
"Great!" The second prince slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "No matter if it is true or not, there is no other way, just use it!"
The total cost of making the Obsession Flower, excluding Mermaid Tears, does not exceed 200 gold pounds. For the Second Prince and others, the trial and error cost of 200 gold pounds is completely acceptable!
The loss is only 1,200 gold pounds. What if it happens?
With the attitude that theory is not as good as practice, Ma Wei left Kensington Palace and first went to a street flower shop to buy a pot of roses. Then he took a carriage back to Flower Street. Not long after, other materials agreed by the second prince were also delivered. .
Laiwen was not at home, and Daniel was not at home either. Edward was left to look after the store, so Yunia volunteered to help Mavey...
Asking the goddess to do something is probably something that believers would never dare to think about, but it is quite common for Ma Wei. After preparing the tools, putting on gloves and masks, Ma Wei is ready to start making the magic potion needed for the obsessive flower.
"Emma, knife!"
"Coming!"
