Academic gathering with a lich-Chapter 682 - 631: Fiery Male Model_3

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"Alright, no problem, your excellence Lyle is still considering our interests, which makes division of labor quite convenient for us."

Lyle rubbed his hands together, a fawning smile on his face, as he looked at Dwarf King Visergg.

"Um, your Majesty, about the compensation for the equipment..."

The King of the Dwarves grandly waved his hand.

"Hahahaha, I thought it was something serious. Lyle, you are a friend of our Molten Dwarves, and you have shown us the true power of Lady Red Dragon. We haven’t even had time to thank you yet. As for the reward for making Elemental Equipment, hah, we need not talk about money between us, it would hurt feelings. We will provide a set of equipment to the Baron of the Garden for free."

The Baron of the Garden, this Fire Elemental Lord, was somewhat surprised. He had spent many years with the Dwarves and naturally knew how stubborn these little ones could be. And now, Lyle, a human and the ’daddy’ of Imelt, had actually managed to negotiate a set of Elemental Equipment from the Dwarves based on his relationship with them. It wasn’t any street market trinket, but powerful equipment tailor-made by all the master craftsmen of the Craftsmen’s Council. If this were traded in the Elemental Plane, his price would definitely make an Elemental Lord consider.

What kind of power could possibly be hidden within this tiny body?

The Baron of the Garden didn’t know, but he quickly grasped another truth.

Masters will always be masters, beyond your imagination.

Lyle, with a cold expression, threw the brotherhood of Visergg, hooking arms and back slapping, to the side.

Lyle faced the tolerant King of the Dwarves with the look one gives to fools.

"For free? You must be dreaming. You’re going to pay up."

The Baron of the Garden was shocked, the Dwarf King was shocked, members of the Craftsmen’s Council were shocked.

What had this man just said?

"You mean to say, we are to design and craft equipment for the Baron of the Garden, and after it’s done, we must also give him money?"

"Yes. And not Dwarven Currency; elemental creatures have no use for that. Give us mana crystals or common valuable metals. If your treasury is truly empty, I can be your guarantor, and you can seek a loan from the devils of the City of Wandering. Let’s settle accounts like brothers and owe nothing to each other."

Lyle’s words were so shocking that the council members forgot to be angry.

"Um, this might sound a bit offensive, Lyle, but what gives you the right to make us exert effort and pay as well?"

Lyle smiled slightly.

"Brand effect."

"My short friends, you need to understand, it’s not the Fire Elemental begging you to make a set of equipment; it’s you, longing for the Fire Elemental to wear your creation. Our supply-and-demand relationship is different."

"Put it this way, the Baron of the Garden is essentially the spokesperson for the Elemental Equipment you make. Does that clear things up a bit?"

"You, you, and you, I’m not targeting anyone specifically, I mean everyone present here..."

"You’re all master craftsmen, right?"

"Crafting is a business, and business needs branding, it needs advertising."

"Sitting here together, I believe your skills are probably on a par with each other."

"For example, you there, the one with the Mohawk haircut. In Mackenbert, Red Dragon worship is the trend, and it will be for decades to come. The most revered pop culture among the dwarves of Mackenbert is the Red Dragon. Imagine one day, a young Dwarf who has just won in the arena, while idolizing Red Dragon, happens to see our Baron of the Garden and, by chance, the Elemental Bracers on his arms, and, again by chance, notices that the creator of those bracers is you, with your personal signature. Now, this young Dwarf needs to find a workshop to repair his own equipment..."

"What do you think, will he seek help from a master craftsman just like the one idolized by his goddess, or will he just go to any other craftsman for help?"

"That’s the clearly visible brand effect!"

"Let me tell you! Next, all the Fire Elemental Creatures, followers of the Red Dragon Imelt, will switch to Dwarf-crafted equipment, and they will be charged! You could let your competitors of similar skill have all the publicity, the clients, the fame! And you! You will be devoured by those clever peers! Clients? A laughing matter, as soon as all Dwarves start paying attention to the equipment on the Elemental Lord and even imitate them, your marketing strategies will be worthless."

That’s my strategy crushing you, tremble! Shudder!

"Elemental creatures are the best display shelves for equipment."

"I call it..."

"The Flamboyant Male Model!"

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