I Became the Progenitor Vampire-Chapter 163 - 164 What a Dark Boss Should Do...

Chapter 163: Chapter 164 What a Dark Boss Should Do…

Two blocks away from the Crimson Mage Tower, on a crowded street, a figure enveloped in a large cloak weaved through the throng of people.

Passersby felt a bone-chilling coldness as they moved past this shadowy presence.

Many ordinary folk briefly showed fear in their eyes and subconsciously distanced themselves from this mysterious cloaked entity.

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In Green City, apart from the nobles, the last people you wanted to provoke were these enigmatic professionals.

After all, nobody knew whether lifting that cloak would reveal a lowly Level 2 novice thief or a heavily-armed Level 15 warrior.

Having navigated several busy streets, the black-cloaked figure suddenly turned into an alleyway, and at the moment they entered the dim light, a long, slender, serpentine tongue shot out from beneath the shadowed face.

...

Hisss~

The sound of a hissing snake struck terror in one’s heart.

“It’s really quite alert, for an Advanced Mage of over ten levels to notice my presence…

Hisss~

This game is getting more and more interesting.”

With a turn, the wind ever so slightly lifted the cloak revealing a pair of narrow, cold, green eyes under its cover.

Brutal, cold, bloodthirsty, dark.

This unknown being was like a bloodthirsty hunter hidden in the shadows, ready to unleash a deadly strike at any moment.

…..

Lide was extremely vigilant after the recent encounter, but lacking more information, he could only keep his various suspicions to himself for the time being.

A Level 15 Abyss Demon is not something he feared, but he wasn’t going to be overconfident.

For now, he was safe within the Crimson Mage Tower, unless a Transcendent being made a move, no evil creature would dare attack a Mage Tower in the midst of a human city.

Unless they did not care about death.

The first thing Lide did upon his return to the Crimson Mage Tower was to summon a small bat hanging upside down on the eaves to send a message back to Dawn City.

He was not alone.

As a king of a race, the boss of a city, his status was honorable and distinguished.

To face an unknown foe alone on the battlefield was definitely a novice move.

What a dark boss like him should be doing is sitting back with a glass of red wine, holding a cold and proud, sexy maid in his arms, commanding his minions to wipe out the enemies.

All he needed to do was reward his warriors after securing victory, then reap the fruits of triumph.

Lide’s return to the Crimson Mage Tower immediately stirred up the already restless complex.

He had been away for too long, and even if Vena had managed the Mage Tower without any mistakes, the keystone was still the keystone.

Even if Lide did nothing but return to his study to peruse Magic Secret Skills, he could give everyone a sense of security.

Because he was the undisputed leader of the Crimson Mage Tower, the sole master of this fortress.

Every Mage Apprentice entering the Crimson Mage Tower was required by Vena to study its history and sign a Soul Contract pledging loyalty to Lide.

The entire Mage Tower was Lide’s personal property, including every apprentice within.

In the third-floor study, Vena stood respectfully before Lide with several others.

Isa, quietly seated on a stool beside Lide, was flipping through a Magic Book left by Spark, the girl dressed in a sky-blue mage robe appeared very docile.

As for Spark, that fellow might have been itching from Lide’s comment about the Demon Hunter Spark and found himself an excuse to track down traces of the demon.

This unruly Great Mage always seemed so insouciant.

Vena had established a new administrative department within the Crimson Mage Tower, her seven companions being the first batch of administrators she had chosen.

Now this small team was not only responsible for the daily operations of the Crimson Mage Tower but also for the Magic Factory and the Mysterious Store, a position of great responsibility.

For Lide, Vena’s performance had become increasingly satisfactory during this period, his little maid’s growth exceeding his expectations by far.

Looking at the stunningly beautiful girl in a black mage robe with a svelte figure and a beaming smile on her face, he laughed lightly.

“Vena, you’ve worked hard, you’ve done well, and you haven’t disappointed me.”

Receiving praise from Lide made Vena feel happier than any achievement she might have had in her work.

“Lord Lide, it’s Vena’s duty. For you, Vena is willing to give her all.”

Watching those beautiful blue eyes filled with admiration and worship, Lide cleared his throat and steered the conversation back on track.

“Report to me the current state of the Crimson Mage Tower in detail, the more detailed the better.”

He had been away for two months and needed a comprehensive update on the progression of the Crimson Mage Tower.

Vena nodded, her expression turning severe.

“Lord Lide, during your absence, the development of the Crimson Mage Tower has not fallen behind.

Firstly, the Magic Factory.

“You said that the Magic Factory is the core competitiveness of the Crimson Mage Tower, so we also uphold this principle in our development.

Currently, the Magic Factory has a total of 400 Mage Apprentices and 50 official Mages producing Magic Scrolls,

with the daily production quantity increasing from the initial 200 per day to now 600 per day.

Because of the raw materials issue, our production scale has been maintaining at 600 scrolls during this period.”

“Oh, what do you mean?” Lide became more attentive. Producing 600 Magic Scrolls a day is definitely an exaggerated number, but compared to the 400 Magic Apprentices, it didn’t seem that much.

“Due to the large-scale production of Magic Scrolls, the majority of Magic Materials on the market have been purchased by us, and the newly produced Magic Materials are unable to meet the production needs of the Magic Factory.

Therefore, the scarcity of Magic Materials has to some extent affected our production numbers.”

Lide nodded silently. In fact, because the production of Magic Scrolls was initially difficult, the Magic Materials for producing scrolls were always in surplus on the market—there was no need to worry.

But the emergence of the Crimson Mage Tower has changed the entire market.

The quantity of Magic Scrolls produced by the Crimson Mage Tower in three to five days exceeds the entire monthly output of Green City.

Thus, the Magic Materials on the entire market were being consumed at an extremely fast rate by the Crimson Mage Tower, and the newly produced Magic Materials were far from keeping up with consumption.

Hence, there was the awkward situation of a shortage of Magic Materials.

It was also because Vina had established good cooperative relationships with many large corporations in Green City; otherwise, the Magic Factory would have already been forced to a halt due to a lack of Magic Materials.

After hearing this news, Lide was somewhat amused. Could it be that the market is suffering from a shortage of raw materials just because of the emergence of a single Magic Factory? Isn’t this world’s supply chain a bit too poor?

“Have you come up with any remedies?”

Vina nodded. When talking about serious matters, the girl appeared very capable, completely devoid of the soft, cute, and vulnerable maid look when she was alone with him.

“Currently, the Mysterious Store has opened a special column for the purchase of Magic Materials, and we have also set up a quest issuance area, where we will post materials we urgently need.

Because there are adventurers who come to buy Magic Scrolls every day, our quest issuance area receives quite a lot of Magic Materials every day.”

“The second is that we have established closer cooperative relationships with the large corporations within Green City. These corporations are also helping us purchase Magic Materials through their channels.”

“The third is contacting other cities’ Nobles and corporations for purchases…”

“The fourth…”

After listening to Vina’s words, Lide nodded in satisfaction, considering everything thoroughly.

“Good, proceed to the next item.”

“Yes, the second part concerns the Mysterious Store.”

With a confident and composed expression, Vina’s capable temperament shone even more after half a year of training, possessing the demeanor of a corporate Queen from Earth.

The independent and confident girl had a charm of her own.

“Because the Mysterious Store has a stable supply of Magic Scrolls, and the scrolls produced by the Magic Factory have a consistent quality,

they do not exhibit the issues of being too weak or overly powerful like those produced by other Mage Towers, which makes them very suitable for adventurers to use.

As a result, during this period, the Mysterious Store has built a solid reputation in Green City.”

“Add to that the introduction of the points system, now nearly all the Professionals in Green City that can afford Magic Scrolls are buying them from our Mysterious Store.”

“What about the profits?”

Hearing Lide’s question, Vina’s eyes curved slightly, her smile charming.

“The business model of the Mysterious Store is currently divided into three parts,

First, the sale of Magic Scrolls, where we can currently sell about 200 scrolls a day, bringing in about 2500 Gold Pucks every day.

The second part is exchanging Magic Materials for points, as the points in the Mysterious Store have many uses. Many Professionals actively exchange Magic Materials for points to accumulate them, bringing about a daily income of 300 Gold Pucks from this part.

The third part concerns the shops around the Mysterious Store. With a steady flow of customers, selling only Magic Scrolls is undoubtedly a waste of resources,

so I’ve established a weapons cooperation agreement with the Dwarf Blacksmith Shop and a Holy Water cooperation agreement with the Life Temple, among other essential but not main items for Professionals.

From this part, we can bring in about 500 Gold Pucks every day.

After deducting costs, the Mysterious Store is able to generate an income of 2000 Gold Pucks every day.”

After hearing this, Lide’s mood greatly improved. 2000 Gold Pucks, eh? Just one Mysterious Store would allow him to easily achieve six small financial goals every month.

“Right now, the Magic Factory is producing Magic Scrolls every day. We sell 200 scrolls to our partnered corporations, and the rest are stored.”

“Each Magic Scroll costs nine Gold Pucks, leading to a daily revenue of about 1800 Gold Pucks, with about 1200 Gold Pucks remaining after costs.”

1200 Gold Pucks, plus the 2000 Gold Pucks, that’s a total of 3200 Gold Pucks.

And on top of that, there are still about 200 Magic Scrolls left over every day.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is simply a fortune.

Magic Scrolls are indeed the most lucrative business.

“How much have we earned in total Gold Pucks by now? And how many Magic Scrolls do we have in inventory?”

A palpable sense of anticipation shone in Lide’s eyes. 200,000? 300,000? Just thinking about it felt exhilarating.