The Economics of Prophecy

"What's up, Ricardo? Aren't you nervous? My mansion will no longer be like the house of the other."

Euphiria said, covering her mouth with a feather fan.

"Ha, I haven't had a guest in a long time, so maybe you got nervous"

I looked left and right for a moment. It's the same room we had when we ate the call after the first prophecy. The difference is that there's no Alfina beside me, and there's no usual butler or samurai just Euphilia over there.

No, I didn't know you were trusted so far.... cold sweat on my back.

Something happened that night. How much do Alfina's guardians know that I pushed Alfina down then?

"Well, as long as you're a concubine who thinks you've got a new nephew."

"Let's just say that, it's scary...... Ha ha."

"Right. You don't see a concubine in years with a big nephew like that."

Euphilia said. You're trying to soothe the place with a joke. If I go in, I'm done. I mean, nobility, my nephew and aunt, there would be age reversals.

"Well, that's not why I called. First......"

"Yes."

Euphiria changed her expression. A feather fan is placed on the table. What comes out of that lip. I wait nervously.

"We're talking about Bertoldo. It's called a carriage. It's called expanding beekeeping."

Euphilia loosened her expression. I was nervous. I clapped out. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that. She is a major shareholder of Vinder, and both the new carriage and beekeeping business are major businesses in the Territory.

I mean, this isn't the kind of topic that would relieve tension. We're talking about a level that normally leads directly to the rise and fall of the Silver Chamber of Commerce.

Euphiria shows us the material that arrives from the territory. Have we been able to focus not only on modifying existing carriages, but also on producing new ones? Moreover, beekeeping is spreading in the surrounding rural areas and transport routes to Bertoldo as an agglomeration point have been in place.

Even though prices have fallen, if we take a ride in the transport of a luxury commodity called honey, logistics costs in rural areas and Bertoldo will naturally fall. That stimulates the demand for carriages again.

Already the flow of people entering and leaving Bertoldo seems to have increased by 20% or, no, 40% so far. The good circulation is starting to turn. Tax revenues will have a huge impact next year. I know Euphilia as a lord is in a good mood.

"Nice. Now that the production of honey is in full swing, we should also proceed with the improvement of the land with renge…"

"Mm-hmm. The extra village humans have also been able to absorb in new businesses in Bertoldo and the countryside. If I suck, I won't have enough people. Not far from here, Bertoldo will have to scale itself up."

"That's another big business."

A boulder. The money gathered in the Grand Duke circulates further in public utilities.

"Thanks to the carriage, we are also streamlining our interactions with Wang Du and the Orient. Policies are also easy to hit thanks to. No, Ricardo was the first to get his hands on expanding transport capabilities."

"As it is, well, transport affects all activities"

Production capacity was originally on the rise. It is inevitable that transport capacity will be bottlenecked next. Next time, we'll be in communication. Do I have to think about the area? Especially when it comes to running the river and doing business. No, if the economic expansion continues like this, it tastes bad if you don't think about the amount of currency......

Credit creation through the issuance of bonds in new cities is also only conceivable...... No, you're in too much hurry. It's still a shapeless city.

"So this one is going well. If there's a problem... it's about too good. As Grand Duke or Lord Bertoldo, I want to keep this flow alive. Bye..."

Euphilia tightened her expression.

"It's a disaster of prophecy."

I said. In fact, the rosy future we just painted makes no sense unless we get through the disaster.

My senses are the crystal of prophecy ”and” the calamity. There's got to be something I think Euphilia is, but it just has to go together more than it looks like a politician. I'm not afraid of snakes. It's not something we can afford.

"Now let's hear Ricardo. You were talking about wanting to start something new in the lab... Don't bother to say" rooting ". I don't know..."

"What, no, you're not doing that arbitrarily, are you? I am proud that I have been thorough in reporting, contacting and consulting…"

"If you think you heard a report of 1, you can poke at 10 results. That's a hundred at some point. If this is a report or a consultation, yes."

As I tried to argue, Euphilia lifted the feather fan and urged ahead. Well, I'm pretty sure it's a waste of time.

"There are two things you can do in the lab regarding prophecy. One is to carry out, as per the prior policy, a more detailed analysis of the variations in the demonic pulse that would create disaster. That is, spectrum analysis of current and past demonic veins. Under the direction of the curator, measurements of the current eastern and western demonic veins have been carried out. The problem is a comparison with past records. It's still going to take some time to analyze the remaining demonic pulse on the annual wheel at the spectrum level, but if the next prophecy is different than before, something could come up. Perhaps it's best if nothing comes out."

"Because this prophecy is not how it was before. Hmm, the first is not going as planned... What about the other one?

The look on Euphilia's face is hardened without a heart.

"It's a development of power that can counteract the scourge of prophecy."

Euphiria frowned, but I couldn't help but hide it.

"Spectrum analysis of demonic crystals has shown that the subcomponent of magic...... Simply put, that's a murmur in magic. By excluding this, you may be able to streamline your magic circuit, or magic props. This was His Highness's idea."

"Depends."

"Yes.... especially effective, by the way, is the Imperial Magic Instruction, a more advanced and complex circuit than the magic of the kingdom, specifically the Magic Prop that produces that Magic Instruction called Spiritis or something"

I went. Euphiria sighed slowly.

"I had some anticipation, but those of you always... go into the most obnoxious problem. Isn't it premature?

Euphiria's eyes narrowed. I was in a hurry.

"Well, there's a situation..."

"In that situation. I see the status quo from a different perspective than ours, no, we have to look at it."

Euphiria blocked my words.

"Disaster is still an undetermined situation. And the war with the Empire is over. You'll see how seeking strength in this situation affects you. For example, are you actually trying to gain power over disaster?"

"Sure, it's a necessary force to build a new city..."

"That's not all. Imperial guidance would be force not only against warcraft, but against men."

"But I'm a force I can't use."

"It's a difficult river direction for Wang Capital to monitor, and through this study with the Empress and beyond, it's not a problem that Ricardo will solve if he joins hands with the Empire."

Euphilia said something outrageous.

"I know because I'm a concubine who knows their achievements. Just so we're clear, if they do that, there's no way for the kingdom to prevent it."

"No, I would never..."

"It's not Ricardo's idea that's the problem, if they do it, it's the structure that the kingdom packs."

Silence covered the table. You treat me like a black swan. He's an ugly duck kid, one way or the other. I won't be a swan, even though I'm a duck kid with a bee.

"Don't look like that. That's not a hypothesis."

Euphiria looked at me when she said so. My gaze is not laughing.

"... the quickest way to confront the next calamity, when we thought it was bigger than ever, was to strengthen the magic."

Horrified by the word, apparently you remembered my claim. Yes, I was reporting, contacting and consulting properly in advance.

"Are there any specific measures to go through the current proposal?

"Yes. First of all, it's not about creating new magic artifacts or anything, it's about fighting the magic wands captured from empires under the kingdom's control."

"Is it the magic wand that His Royal Highness the King is trying with the First Knights? But so far, I don't really think about it. Can barely be used incompletely by people with the right qualities. Percentage seems to be one in a hundred."

"Is it a matter of qualities after all"

In order to eliminate personal differences, the Empire also painted a magic guide on the human body and operated it in combination with a magic wand. But there's some math to it. What an operator does in a magic prop is to flush magic into a drawer circuit. And control the switch on the circuit.

If the quality of magic flowing into the magic conductor circuit can be evenly achieved, the control of the switch is expected to be easier in the sense of timing. In other words, it could loosen the range of qualities that can handle it.

In that battle between Grinisias and Kurtheit, the magic wand taken from the Empire should have been about fifty. At best, that's all humans need.

If you can use it, it will be easier to analyze the circuit here.

"Using weapons under the control of the Royal Palace and in the form of strengthening the Knights, it's easy to get through..."

"............ ok. But what if technology leaks to the Empire? At this stage, we have to consider the possibility of a unilateral imbalance"

"... To be honest, I think you're right. There are two measures. One is the signing of a formal agreement with the Empire against the development of resources in the Mountains of Warcraft and Blood"

"The messenger was sent to the Empire. Don't wait for a response from the other side."

"Really?"

Looks like you're on your way. I can't read the reaction over there, but it'll take some time from here, too.

"The other depends on the nature of the catalyst for purifying magic wavelengths, but we are thinking of using it as a cartridge as a consumable. In other words, it would be unusable if the kingdom did not continue to supply magic catalysts even beyond"

Grip some of the mechanism here. In the previous life, it was also used for overseas production due to factory relocation.

Of course, if the Empire reverse engineers and develops similar objects, you can make time to refine the circuit design.

If successful, the kingdom can divide the magic catalyst, and the empire can divide the magic crystals, the magic gold, and so on in the form of an empire.

"You mean sandwiched between demonic crystals and demonic props... Is it also a mechanism by which Ricardo cannot monopolize his power...... I get the point."

That's what Euphilia said. All right, all right, my protective measures are working, right? Tensions fall out at once. I left my back on my back.

"However, there is no doubt that it is too hasty. Oh, not at all. Even more difficult problems with that. Before this happened, I dined to clean it up as a witch princess..."

"Is that the witch princess?

I reacted to what could also be an Euphirian blur.

"One more important thing. What are you gonna do with Alfie?"

Being poked at me like that was, in a way, the hardest part.