The sudden appearance of the female elf Agnes, although it had shocked Stiel and Vivian, other than the two of them, no one else knew about this, so naturally it didn't have that much of an effect.
The people of Banta City were still living their normal lives and the New Flyer was still moving forward step by step according to Xu Yi's plan.
The development of the Magic Punch Press went very smoothly.
With the full help of Great Magician Camilla, the research on the core Magic Array of the Magic Punch Press progressed very quickly. Great Magician Camilla was responsible for the most important Magic Array and the initial improvements, while the other details were given to the subordinates of the Magic Tower to study.
Because Carmilla's Magic Tower had worked with the New Flyer several times before, even if the research was quite heavy this time, it was still done in an orderly manner. This progress made Xu Yi very satisfied.
With Camby and the other dwarves' research on the outer structure of the Magic Punch Press, if nothing unexpected happened, Xu Yi was confident in finishing the research on the Magic Punch Press in a month and putting it into use in a short period of time.
Although it would take a bit longer than the guarantee from Seveni, according to Xu Yi's estimates of the production capacity of the Magic Punch Press, as long as the Magic Punch Press was put into use, the first batch of three thousand agricultural magic machines could be finished a month ahead of time. This would give the Agriculture Department enough time to arrange these agricultural magic machines.
Of course, in Xu Yi's eyes, the Magic Punch Press had been developed in a short period of time.
Although with Xu Yi's refined mechanical knowledge from earth as a foundation, the Magic Punch Press didn't need to spend time on research, but to develop the Magic Punch Press in such a short period of time, there would definitely be various flaws.
Xu Yi was well aware of this, but he had no other choice.
In order to complete the order from the king and the Agriculture Department, Xu Yi had to do this.
In Xu Yi's opinion, this hasty research and development was a complete waste of a large portion of the research funds. However, as long as he could seize this opportunity, it was acceptable to waste some funds.
Not to mention that through the research of the Magic Press Presses, whether it was Great Magician Camilla and the magicians under him, or Camby and the dwarven craftsmen of the magic machine workshop, they had all accumulated enough experience.
This would lay a solid foundation for New Flyer's future research and development. In the future, as long as Xu Yi continued to invest manpower and resources, New Flyer's mastery of magic machinery would only gradually improve.
What Xu Yi valued even more was that the mages and dwarven craftsmen who participated in the research had gradually developed a systematic theory of magic machines under his influence.
Xu Yi had transmigrated from Earth. Of course, he knew the importance of theoretical foundations to an industrial system.
The current magic machine industry in Sines could be considered a product of him pulling up seedlings to help them grow, so the foundation wasn't solid.
If there was a day when Xu Yi couldn't solve the problem of developing magic machines, it could be said that there was no one in this world that could solve it.
So when Xu Yi participated in the research, he would always instill his mechanical knowledge into the others. He would clearly point out the key points of combining this knowledge with magic and give a complete explanation.
This was because he hoped that other than him, there would be more qualified magic mechanical engineers in Sines.
Other than the busy and intense research and development work, Heinz was also very busy during this period of time, but the happiest person was none other than himself.
After the Variable Temperature Magic Air Conditioner had sold over five thousand units in Banta City and the surrounding cities, once the new Magic Lamp was released, there was another wave of purchases.
It was different from the Variable Temperature Magic Air Conditioner that was sold for twenty five gold coins, which was mainly sold to rich families. The Magic Lamp that was considered a work of art by many people was sold for a single gold coin and was sold to all families.
For the price of a single gold coin, most people who saw the appearance of the Magic Lamp on the four large billboards outside the city felt that it was very reasonable.
There were even some people who felt that this price was too low because to these rich people who cared about style, this Magic Lamp was simply a work of art. It couldn't be priced as a normal product.
Then again, the Magic Crystal Lamps that appeared in Sines before not only couldn't compare to this Magic Lamp, their effects couldn't compare either.
Those Magic Crystal Lamps were priced at several hundred gold coins, so even if this Magic Lamp didn't have such an exaggerated price, it should at least be sold for several dozen gold coins, right?
Of course, some people felt that the price was too low, so naturally there were people who felt that it was too high.
Some people who weren't rich felt that a single gold coin was a large expenditure. Although this Magic Lamp looked very good and people couldn't help wanting to buy it, when they thought of taking out a single gold coin to buy a trivial lamp, they were still hesitant.
But when the « Banta Times » reported on the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's new Magic Lamp, they used data to analyze it and changed the thoughts of these people.
In a normal household, if candles or oil lamps were used for illumination at night, the cost of one candle or oil lamp per room would be between five to ten copper coins per night, and two to three silver coins per month.
If they used the Magic Lamp, it would only cost a single low grade Magic Crystal per month, which was less than sixty copper coins.
This number wasn't that obvious in a month or two, but if it was calculated over the years, they could save over twenty silver coins each year by using the Magic Lamp.
In just four years, it was enough to save a single Magic Lamp.
New Flyer provided a three year warranty for the new Magic Lamp, which meant that if the Magic Lamp was damaged in three years, New Flyer would promise to fix it.
This meant that if you bought the Magic Lamp, you wouldn't need to worry for at least three years.
Looking at it like this, it was clear that buying the Magic Lamp was much more worth it compared to using candles and oil lamps.
Not to mention that whether it was candles or oil lamps, they would produce smells and smoke, which wasn't good for a person's body. The Magic Lamp used a Magic Array to produce light, so it wouldn't produce smoke and smoke, so it wouldn't harm a person's body at all.
Moreover, the Magic Lamp's light was much brighter than candles and oil lamps. A single candle and oil lamp could only light up a space of less than three square meters, but if one chose the Magic Lamp, they could light up every corner of the room!
Once this report was published in the « Banta Times », the people who were hesitant about buying the Magic Lamp put down their hesitation and decided to buy it.
So in just a single week after the Magic Lamp was released, it wildly sold over twenty thousand units!
This was just the sales of a small city like Banta City!
Adding in the orders from Banta City, this number reached a terrifying forty thousand units!
It had to be known, there were less than fifty thousand people in and out of Banta City. This was equal to almost everyone in Banta City having one Magic Lamp!
Of course, the main reason was that there were many families who didn't just buy a single Magic Lamp, rather they bought several to share in several rooms.
Other than Banta City, the companies in the surrounding cities that had cooperated with New Flyer weren't willing to be outdone, so they also placed large amounts of orders.
If all the orders from Heinz's other cities were added together, the total was over fifty thousand!
In short, in just a single week, with just this small Magic Lamp, New Flyer had earned a large income of close to a hundred thousand gold coins.
Each Magic Lamp was sold for one gold coin, and the production cost was only a mere 30 silver coins.
Calculating it all, New Flyer's net profit from the Magic Lamp was close to seventy thousand gold coins!
Moreover, this was just in a single week. As time passed, with how popular the Magic Lamp was, the sales would greatly increase.
According to Xu Yi's estimates ….. No, Xu Yi couldn't estimate the sales because even he never thought that the Magic Lamp would be this popular.
It was no wonder that although Heinz was busy every day, he still had a smile that couldn't close on his face.
Before this, although Heinz felt that Xu Yi's new Magic Lamp was very good looking and it should sell well, he never would have thought that the sales of the Magic Lamp would be this terrifying.
As an old general merchant in Banta City, he couldn't understand at all why the people of Banta City would go crazy to buy a trivial lamp that could only be used for lighting.
"It's very simple, it's because people have a herd mentality.
The more people buy it, the more people want to buy it. Otherwise, it would seem like they've separated themselves from the masses. "
Seveni carefully looked at the Magic Lamp in her hand for a while before she couldn't help praising, "It has to be said, this Magic Lamp is just too beautiful. It's no wonder many masters in Banta City call it a work of art. Even at yesterday's banquet, there were several famous masters in Banta City who cursed you and New Flyer in front of Count Samo."
Xu Yi couldn't help smiling, "How did they curse me?"
Seveni tilted her head to think before saying with a faint smile, "Those masters felt that your New Flyer was actually mass-producing this kind of almost perfect work of art and selling it for such a large amount, allowing such a precious treasure to spread all over the place. This was simply blasphemy to art!"
Xu Yi gave a shrug, "Art doesn't mean separating oneself from the masses, those masters are just too bigoted."
"No, they aren't bigoted. They think that art is elegant and should be separated from the masses, only a small group of elegant people are qualified to appreciate it.
Your Frestech Chamber of Commerce's actions shattered their sense of superiority, so it's no wonder they flew into a rage out of humiliation. "After saying this, Seveni's lips curled into a taunting smile.
Seveni revealed a mocking smile, "Actually, if it wasn't for the fact that this Magic Lamp is just too beautiful and artistic, making it impossible for people to deny it, even if those masters acknowledged it in their hearts, they would have pretended to look down on it."
Xu Yi never thought that Seveni would give such an impolite evaluation of these masters. This was because no matter what angle he looked at it from, Seveni shouldn't be a normal agricultural department official. Rather she shouldn't have come from a normal background, she should belong to the noble circle of these masters.
"Right, Xu Yi, the person who designed this Magic Lamp shouldn't be from your New Flyer, right?
Where did you find such a master with such profound skills? "
Seveni suddenly asked, "Other than this, the paintings on the four signs outside the city were also drawn by this master, right?
I can see that the Magic Lamp in the painting has the same style and design as the one in my hand, so it should be drawn by the same person. "
Xu Yi nodded, "It is indeed the same person, but it isn't from our New Flyer.
But if you're asking who it is ….. I can only apologize.
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"You can't say?
That really is a pity.
Although I don't like those so-called masters, I still agree with their evaluation.
The artistic value of that painting is much higher than the Magic Lamp. The masters all agreed that just based on that painting, it is enough for this person to become a master painter. "Seveni suddenly revealed a smile.
"Of course, in my opinion, the reason why the painting is so outstanding and has such a good effect, other than the Magic Lamp, the beautiful girl in the painting is also a key reason.
I've heard that the girl is called Stiel, is she Great Magician Camilla's granddaughter? "
Xu Yi looked at Seveni in surprise, "You even heard about this?"
"This isn't something that is hard to find out.
When I accidentally asked around last time, I found out that Stiel is this famous in Banta City.
But thinking about it, this is a very normal thing. She's this beautiful and keeps appearing on your New Flyer's signs, it's hard for her not to be famous. "
Seveni thought about it before asking, "But compared to this, I'm more interested in something. I've heard that Stiel's relationship with you isn't normal?"
Xu Yi thought of the strange look Stiel had when she heard Agnes' answer that night. He gave two dry laughs before saying, "Young miss Seveni, you came looking for me today because you have something else to discuss, right?"
Seveni pursed her lips into a smile and didn't pursue this topic. After pausing, she said to Xu Yi with a serious look, "Chairman Xu, I came looking for you today because I have some bad news to tell you."