Urban Sims

In fact, the magic puppet technology was not invented by the Waitrose Empire itself, but was introduced from the Magic City.

In layman's terms, magic dolls are a bit like "robots" in the world where Zhou Ming's body is.

It is also a mechanical device that can work quickly and accurately, and as long as there is sufficient energy, it can work endlessly, etc.

However, compared with robots, magic dolls still have some differences.

First of all, since the energy comes from the "Soul Meditation Array", theoretically, as long as the magic power is not exhausted, the magic doll can work all the time and never get tired.

And after the "meditation circle" is engraved on it, there is no need to replenish other energy sources, which can be called a "perpetual motion machine".

Secondly, the magic suit dolls are quite intelligent and have a certain ability to think independently, because each magic suit doll has a soul encapsulated in it, most of which are human souls. Depending on how much soul information remains, some magic suit dolls Some have the intelligence of a three or four-year-old child, and some have the intelligence of a teenager... or even higher.

Therefore, it can be said that the magic doll is equivalent to a unique device of "soul parasitism" and "mechanical life". Except that the body is different from humans, the core soul is exactly the same as humans.

Finally, the development of magic dolls has been controversial among public opinion.

Because generally, after people die, they hope that their souls can rest in peace, and that under the guidance of God, they can ascend to heaven and enjoy eternal wealth in heaven.

But there are always some people who don’t want to go to heaven.

There are also some evil necromancers who collect the souls of the dead and do not allow them to ascend to heaven (the magic dolls were invented by necromancers based on the principles of skeleton soldiers, and the technology comes from incorrect sources).

More people, still out of the fantasy of eternal life and endless nostalgia for this world, are willing to become magic dolls or become cold machines.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the reason why some souls are willing to become magic dolls is because of their unfulfilled wishes, huge regrets, or unjust grievances.

In short, some people regard magic dolls with "human souls" as friends, some people regard them as tools, and some people regard them as ominous objects... all opinions are quite complicated.

Even so, in the Azeroa plane, the magic doll industry has developed.

In the Waitrose Empire alone, there are at least tens of millions of magic dolls in various magic schools, wizard towers, factories, and other institutions.

Even some magic alarm clocks used by mage families and noble families have a magic doll inside that will remind you to get up on time every day.

So what does Zhou Ming think of the magic costume doll industry, which obviously violates taboos and morality?

Zhou Ming shook his head.

His views are also more complex.

Because magic dolls have the characteristics of tools, pets, emotions, cuteness and cuteness, etc.

In addition, there are many magical dolls with great suffering and hatred, and behind them there is a tragic story that tortures the soul. It is okay if you don’t understand it, but once you do, you will probably be depressed.

Even in the Waitrose Empire, there are many legendary stories of "The Revenge of the Magic Doll" and "The Love of Man and the Magic Doll", which provide many excellent scripts that can be made into movies.

But Zhou Ming didn't want to delve into so many back stories. Anyway, the 186 magic dolls who entered his "Second Potion Production Factory" were basically demons who longed for immortality, were very nostalgic for this wonderful world, and had no bitterness or hatred. Pretend to be a puppet.

Moreover, the magic doll has high work efficiency, strong learning ability, precise operation, can accept boring work with high repetition rate, and has high obedience. Driven by magic runes (similar to programming language), it can accept any request from the owner. Order.

Sometimes Zhou Ming even thinks that magic dolls are easier to use and more trustworthy than highly intelligent robots in the real world.

Taking into account that the magic dolls have "humanity", in order to motivate them, Zhou Ming gave them wages, accessory upgrade services, vacations to travel and visit relatives and other benefits.

After hearing about these benefits terms.

The magic costumed dolls were shocked.

Then cheers broke out.

“I can send my salary to my family!”

"Can we still go home and visit our relatives?"

"My wooden leg has been broken for hundreds of years. It should have been replaced a long time ago!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live the boss!!"

Hearing these cheers, Zhou Ming sweated. Aren't these magic dolls just another form of human beings?

…

After the second pharmaceutical production plant was officially put into operation.

The first batch of 300,000 bottles of [Soothing Potion] were sold out as soon as they were launched because the price was only 280 gold coins per bottle, equivalent to a quarter of the price of a regular pharmacy, and the quality was good.

300,000 bottles of [Calming Potion] were all sold out in two days!

Excluding the cost of 50 gold coins per bottle, Zhou Ming and the others made a net profit of 69 million gold coins.

Nearly 70 million gold coins.

Some people may think that this number is a bit small. After all, in the magical world where a mage tower costs 500 million, a space ring costs 10 million, and a top-level staff costs tens of millions, 70 million gold coins does not seem to have much purchasing power. .

But don't forget, these 70 million gold coins are just two days' profit.

When the production capacity of the second pharmaceutical production plant increases, the profits will be even greater!

In addition, the introduction of a large number of cheap magic potions to the market will undoubtedly have a huge boost to magical power.

So after learning about the specific situation, the senior management of the Magic Association, who attached great importance to it, distributed the rewards after some discussions.

A total of 100,000 contribution points were awarded!

A full 100,000 points!

This amount can be said to be quite astonishing.

You must know that according to the reward system of the Magic Association, some tasks with higher reward amounts only award a few thousand contribution points.

For example, in a kingdom with a population of about 50 million, if you establish a magic association branch, you will be rewarded with 2,000 contribution points.

For example, if you build a magic school and increase the number of students in the school to 500, you will be rewarded with 3,000 contribution points, and 500 points will be awarded every year.

Another example is building a space teleportation array that connects two large empires. The reward contribution points are 15,000 points... This is the only task with a reward of over 10,000 points.

After Zhou Ming's pharmaceutical production factory was established, he was actually awarded 100,000 points.

It can be seen that the senior officials of the Magic Association believe that the value and significance of the pharmaceutical production factory is no less than six teleportation arrays.

At this time, the entire magic circle of Nilata City was in a sensation.

Huge sensation.

So Zhou Ming was not very happy next, because within half a month, 136 pharmaceutical production plants had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Because the Magic Association has issued a new task: for every potion production plant with a monthly output of more than 300,000 bottles of magic potions built, 20,000 contribution points will be awarded.

At this time, countless magicians went crazy, and countless pharmaceutical production factories were established.

Zhou Ming is not worried about competition. These pharmaceutical manufacturing factories without any technology will waste medicinal materials in vain, and more than 99% of them will end up going bankrupt.

But he saw the ambition and determination of the Magic Association.

The ambition to turn magic potions into cabbage.

"A bottle of [Soothing Potion] costs 280 gold coins. Do you still think it's expensive? How far will the cabbage turn before you are satisfied?"

Zhou Ming shook his head. The Magic Association's actions were cutting off his financial path and preventing him from making a fortune.

However, he also vaguely realized why the Magic Association was so anxious?

Because in the past three years (small year), taking the jurisdiction of the Waitrose Empire alone, there have been more than 10,000 kingdoms among the 5 million small and medium-sized kingdoms within a radius of 10 million kilometers. Under the operation of the Holy See of Light, , became the "Holy Kingdom of Light".

After laying more than 10,000 bases, the situation in the Holy Kingdom stabilized slightly, and these "Bright Holy Kingdoms" began to engage in external expansion. Since the targets they liberated were the poor people, they gained momentum. Almost every two or three years, they Destroy a small neighboring country.

If this trend continues, in a few years, these "Holy Kingdoms of Light" will continue to expand and spread like cancer cells, and eventually spread to the entire human world.

At that time, what kind of terrifying sight will be presented to the Magic Association?

According to Zhou Ming's calculations, the time left for the Magic Association is only twenty or thirty years at most.

Of course, the time left for Zhou Ming seemed to be only twenty or thirty years.

From this point on, Zhou Ming and the Magic Association are tied to the same rope.

So for Zhou Ming, he had to hurry up.

So, after the 100,000 contribution was distributed.

Among them, Zhou Ming distributed 30,000 to his partner Reynold.

Under the agreement, the Royal Family does not share contribution points.

Of the remaining 70,000 contribution points, Zhou Ming got 40,000 himself and gave 30,000 to Mr. Sales (as his partner, Mr. Sales will go to the Magic City with him in the future).

I only got 40,000 contribution points.

The minimum score Zhou Ming needs is 100,000.

There is still a shortfall of 60,000.

He still has to find a way to get more contribution points.

Of course this doesn't bother him.

Shortly after the second potion production plant was completed and put into operation, he teamed up with Elder Reynolds to launch an epoch-making magic potion.

For those senior magicians, great magicians and even legendary magicians whose strength has reached a bottleneck and have to rely on "Manlo Pollen" for a long time to achieve breakthroughs, this potion has the meaning of "the arrival of a lucky star".

The name of this potion is called [Extreme Ice Super Magic Potion] (referred to as [Extreme Ice Potion]).

Its effect is at least ten times that of [Super Magic Potion]. It is effective on legendary mages and forbidden spell mages. Unlike Manlo Pollen, it is highly addictive and less harmful to the human brain and body. .

More importantly, its active ingredients are synthesized using common chemicals and are surprisingly low-cost.

Zhou Ming and the others believe that once [Extreme Ice Potion] is launched on the market, they will not only make a fortune, but they will even get more than 100,000 contribution points from the Magic Association!

And [Extreme Ice Potion] is just the second ultimate move he prepared.

He has cooperated with the Continental Chamber of Commerce and Industry and has reached the end of the project, and is preparing to release the third big move. I believe the effect will be even more sensational!

However, in order of priority, he released the [Extreme Ice Potion] first.

Early release!