Urban Sims

The next morning.

The Duchess's Palace.

Zhou Ming, dressed as a "rich man", came to visit.

How many wealthy people are there?

The clothes on his body were tailor-made by a well-known tailor. They used high-quality materials and exquisite workmanship. With some accessories... they cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

The famous leather shoes on his feet cost 8,000 gold coins.

There are also a bunch of badges on the chest and a bunch of messy headdresses on the head. The entire outfit probably cost one hundred thousand gold coins.

Why is the word "hao" so special?

The clothes on the outside are still the cheapest, and all the most expensive things are in his hands.

There are four rings on the five fingers of his left hand... They are all space rings... Each one is worth ten million gold coins.

On his right wrist, he wears a blessing gem worth five million, which increases his meditation speed by 5%.

On the middle finger of his right hand, he wears a magic-gathering ring, which can save the time of gathering magic elements... worth five million gold coins.

All in all, the total value of his entire outfit was more than 50 million gold coins.

Zhou Ming now has almost all of the money he earned in the past three months.

By the way, what is the main purpose of coming to the Duchess's Palace dressed like a rich man?

Talk business.

Talk about a big deal.

With Duchess Theresa.

…

In the large living room.

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Ming finally saw Duchess Theresa arriving.

The other party is wearing a wide and low-cut skirt, with the upper body showing a proud bust, the lower neckline is covered with snow, and the lower body is supported by a huge skirt... Such clothes are indeed gorgeous, but not very convenient.

In addition, she was holding a girl in her arms.

A cute little girl.

Long green hair, pointed ears, a round chin, and a pair of innocent light blue eyes.

Perfect.

Very perfect.

Like a piece of exquisite and pure art.

"She is the little elf princess?"

Zhou Ming secretly thought that when he saw the little princess for the first time, his first impression was: this is a piece of beauty.

As soon as he raised his head and came into contact with her clear eyes without any impurities, Zhou Ming keenly caught the flash of excitement in these eyes... because the day for "discussion" was approaching.

"What are you looking at? If you watch again I will dig out your eyes!"

A voice came to my ear.

But it was Duchess Teresa, looking at him with a gloomy face and a stern warning in her cold words.

"oh!"

Zhou Ming stood up and bent down: "I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, Lord Duke, please forgive me for being rude."

"snort!"

Teresa snorted coldly and sat down on the seat opposite him.

After watching him stand for a while and sipping two sips of black tea, he said to him: "Sit down and talk carefully about what you want to talk to me about."

Of course, Lisa Du noticed Zhou Ming's attire and was secretly surprised: This kid is really rich, wearing four space rings and so many magic enhancement gems.

Recently, I have been seriously short of money, and I almost want to rob him.

After sitting down, Zhou Ming took a close look at the famous duchess.

Her skin is fair and tender, and her appearance is charming. As rumored, she looks like a woman in her twenties and thirties... unlike an old woman in her sixties.

But isn’t it true, as the rumors say, that her youth and beauty are due to practicing a set of evil skills, based on robbing the “youth” of many little girls?

it's not true.

Generally, after a magician reaches the "legendary" level, his life span will be extended to about 500 years old, and his body will be rejuvenated and youthful... as if he has regained his youth.

Teresa broke through to the legendary realm ten years ago. With good maintenance, it is not surprising that she is getting younger as she lives.

As for the rumors of plundering the "youth" of little girls, it is also nonsense. The reason why those little girls age faster, or have mental breakdowns or go crazy is simply because Teresa is too perverted and tortures them all their lives.

There are also many girls who choose to commit suicide or are tortured to death.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to use "devil" to describe the duchess in front of her.

The little elf princess in her arms has been with her for nearly two years, and her eyes are still so clear, which is simply a miracle.

After hearing the other party's question, Zhou Ming quickly replied:

"That's right, Your Majesty the Duke, I heard that you have encountered some financial problems recently and are a little nervous, so I want to cooperate with you to help you solve your problems and solve your financial difficulties."

"Cooperation, what cooperation?"

Theresa, who put her hands on the table, cheered up a little, looked at the other party and asked.

In fact, since she bought Aaliyah, she has been short of money. She has never had much money, and she also owes a lot of foreign debts. Her quality of life has dropped significantly, and she often worries about money.

She had heard a little bit about the ordinary-looking young man sitting opposite her, and he had recently made a lot of big news in the imperial capital, such as the increasing number of mages in the sky who were flying around like flies all day long. The flying backpacks on their backs are this boy's masterpiece.

She also saw that this boy had enough financial resources to buy a small kingdom.

"I have two cooperation methods here. One is shorter and can earn 15 million gold coins in about half a day; the other is longer and takes about half a year to earn 15 million gold coins."

"Let's talk about the short time first." Theresa sat upright, wanting to hear what this kid had to say.

"Well, sell me the elf in your arms, and I'll give you 30 million gold coins, and you'll make money right away..."

Before Zhou Ming could finish speaking, he was immediately interrupted by the other party!

"shut up!"

"You bastard, if you dare to attack my little Tiantian again, I will tear your bones apart!"

Theresa Du said with a ferocious face and gritted teeth, "Xiao Tiantian is her most beloved lover in her life, and she wouldn't trade it for a gold mountain!"

Whoever dares to take advantage of her little sweetie will be killed by her!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lady Teresa! I made a mistake, please forgive me again!"

Zhou Ming quickly apologized, stood up and bowed repeatedly.

"snort!"

Teresa snorted loudly: "Tell me your second way of cooperation. If you dare to anger me again, don't even think about walking out of the gate of my Duke's Mansion!"

"Yes, yes, the second way of cooperation is for us to jointly set up a workshop to produce a new second-generation flight backpack."

"Second-generation flying backpack?" Du Lisa looked puzzled.

Zhou Ming explained:

"This is a new type of magician flying tool that I invented. It has a new dynamic design, uses lighter materials, uses a wind magic engine with greater thrust, and is engraved with magic patterns that conduct more efficiently."

"According to my calculations, the performance of the second-generation flight backpack will make a qualitative leap compared to the first-generation product."

"In terms of speed alone, the maximum flight speed of the second-generation flying backpack is three times that of the first-generation."

"Even after a magician wears it, as long as his magic power is enough, he can fly faster than the legendary mage."

"So, I would like to invite you to work together to produce the second-generation flying backpack, bring it to the market, and make a lot of money."

After hearing Zhou Ming's plan, Du Lisa looked confused.

Because there were too many professional words, modern words, and weird words mixed in Zhou Ming's words, and she was completely puzzled by their meaning.

But there are two meanings that she clearly received:

First, the second-generation flying backpack flies very fast, faster than the legendary mage.

Secondly, the other party wanted to make money with her.

"Little guy, who are you looking for to cooperate with? Why did you find me? Don't you know that I don't have any money now, how can I get money to cooperate with you?" asked Lisa Du. In addition, she always felt that she was hiding the benefits that came to her door. with some questions.

"I need to find a stronger partner to be my backer."

Zhou Ming explained the reason:

"Recently, many imitations of the first-generation flight backpacks have appeared on the market. We are helpless and difficult to pursue. The second-generation products have higher technical content and it is not so easy for others to imitate them. But what I am worried about is that some forces will not They just want to copy our products, but they may have more vicious ideas and methods, so..."

Hearing this, Lisa Du made it clear that the Continental Chamber of Commerce and Industry was a huge force and belonged to the "strong dragon", but some local forces in the Dolan Empire belonged to the "local snakes". The strong dragons could not suppress the local snakes. In the face of huge interests , the jealous local snakes, probably even strong dragons would not dare to provoke them.

Therefore, it is a good choice to find a strong local snake to cooperate with.

"I can help you deal with some forces. How many benefits are you going to give me?"

"Twenty percent profit."

Zhou Ming stretched out two fingers and said: "Twenty percent profit can guarantee you to earn 15 million gold coins in half a year. You must know that our new generation flying backpack can fly faster than the legendary mage. There will definitely be many magicians willing to pay a high price to buy it. "

"Faster than the legendary mage?"

Teresa shook her head disdainfully: "It seems that you have no idea about the power of the legendary mage. I can forgive your ignorance, but... it is not bad as a publicity stunt for the product. Besides..."

She paused, stretched out four fingers and said, "I want 40% of the profit."

"Twenty percent at most. You don't have to pay any cost, Your Excellency, just say a few words at the critical moment."

"Forty percent, must be 40%."

"Your Excellency, if you act like this, I will have to find someone else to cooperate with you."

"Go find it and try. I'll see if you can get out of this door today!" The other party made it clear that Zhou Ming was determined.

"Okay... okay, four makes forty percent."

Zhou Ming had no choice but to compromise.

…

The next three days.

Zhou Ming brought a large number of tools and materials into and out of the Duchess's Palace and began manufacturing the first set of second-generation "flying backpack" samples.

Duchess Teresa also helped a lot. She has abundant magic power, the materials she processes have better physical properties, and the magic lines she draws and carves are more precise. She helped Zhou Ming in half an hour for a job that took three or four days to complete. Done.

It only took three days to successfully produce a set of "flying backpacks" that actually look like Iron Man's armor.

This armor has four powerful wind demon engines. It has sharp edges and hard lines. It is painted in dark red and has a white magic stone embedded in the chest. The shape looks very sci-fi.

This afternoon, it was approaching evening.

The backyard of the Duchess's palace.

Zhou Ming, who put on the "flying armor", made a bet with Lisa Du.

A bet of 5 million gold coins.

"My Lord Duke, you have never believed that this 'flying backpack' can be faster than the legendary mage. How about we make a bet. I will give you 5 million gold coins. You and I will compete in the sky. It will end with the sun setting." Fly all the way east, if you fly in front of me, I will give you 10 million gold coins."

"If I fly in front of you, you don't have to give anything and you won't lose anything."

"How about it? Do you want 10 million? Do you dare to bet with me?"

this……

Hearing Zhou Ming's words, Du Lisa didn't answer. She seemed a little moved and a little hesitant.

"Mom, you can compete with him. I want to eat delicious food, but I haven't eaten delicious food in a long time!"

"I believe mom will win!"

At this time, Aaliyah in Theresa's arms spoke, and she showed a strong interest in this game.

and a strong desire for “good food.”

"good!"

Looking at the cute Aaliyah, Dusha's heart softened and she agreed without hesitation.