More importantly, even the alchemy shops that didn't have a good relationship with the Gilded Rose came knocking on their doors.
The Mosh Family, which was most proficient in making auxiliary alchemy tools, especially precision tools, even dispatched two Heaven Rank powerhouses to negotiate and sign a contract for the supply of fifty thousand All-purpose Cores.
During those three days, the Gilded Rose's new product, the Universal Core, still hadn't been announced. Only a few families with information channels knew about it, and only the families that had a good relationship with the Gilded Rose were able to get their hands on it.
This was Faleau's way of winning people's hearts. He gave these families three days to prepare and let them get the goods ahead of time. That way, by the time the Gilded Rose officially released the All-purpose Core, they would already have modified Magic Tools for sale. They would have a head start in the market, and this head start might be a step ahead.
Within three days, the Gilded Rose gained a dozen more partners, and they all signed relatively harsh long-term contracts.
In the Mosh Family, Reed Mosh looked at the report in his hands with a solemn expression.
"After the official sale of this All-purpose Core, it will inevitably change the current situation. Not only can this thing be used on Magic Tools, it can also be used on alchemy puppets and alchemy arrays. Even our family's alchemy equipment can be used.
"With the same materials, our alchemy equipment that has already reached the pinnacle, with the addition of a All-purpose Core, the overall effect has increased by 48%. Moreover, it can be clamped onto multiple All-purpose Cores.
"The Gilded Rose didn't use it themselves, but instead directly sold the All-purpose Core. This Faleau is indeed a genius. With just this one step, the Gilded Rose might be able to steadily develop in the Odin Kingdom …"
On the side, another Artisan pondered.
"I heard that the City in the Sky purchased ten thousand All-purpose Cores at once. They must have discovered that this thing can be continuously superimposed. Most of the ten thousand must have been added to their City in the Sky. Their War City, which hasn't appeared for over a millennium, might have become even more terrifying …"
On the third day, a large number of orders started appearing. Three days was enough for alchemists to thoroughly verify that this All-purpose Core far surpassed the data given by the Gilded Rose.
Even if they did not understand how it was made or how the materials were obtained, it would not affect the purchase of the Multi-purpose Core. After all, if they did not buy it, their competitors might buy it. No one wanted to fall behind …
On the 4th day, the Gilded Rose officially released the Universal Core, and the wide street became crowded once again. People from various families and alchemy shops were waiting there.
In the first three days, apart from the families that had a good relationship with the Gilded Rose, all the other families that came to purchase them were rejected by Faleau with the excuse of a shortage of goods. In fact, the Gilded Rose's stockpile had already reached over thirty thousand pieces. Once the alchemist team researched the mass-produced alchemy tools, this output would definitely increase a few times.
The news that was secretly spread out was already known to those who should know. Those who didn't know also didn't have the ability to purchase the Universal Core.
At noon, Faleau personally appeared at the entrance of the Gilded Rose and looked at the crowd outside with a smile.
"I believe many people already know what the Gilded Rose is releasing today. The invitation card sent yesterday also gave a simple explanation.
"Today, the Gilded Rose is releasing a core component called a Multi-purpose Core. It can be loaded onto most Magic Tools, alchemy puppets, and alchemy arrays. It can optimize the abilities of alchemy items and allow them to display abilities that exceed their limits.
"I believe everyone is more confident in the specific data you came up with. I'll only talk about the Gilded Rose's sales and pricing.
"Starting today, the Gilded Rose's shop in Neverwinter City, as well as the twenty-one branches outside, will start selling the Multi-purpose Core.
"The retail price of a single one is 80,000 purple golds, and there will be an appropriate discount for large purchases. But the Gilded Rose's production is limited, and only 80,000 of them can be sold in the first month."
This press conference could be said to be very simple, but no one felt that there was anything wrong with it. Faleau didn't even introduce the Multi-purpose Core, and no one cared about it.
After the announcement, the Gilded Rose was packed with alchemy forces and alchemy shops. Almost everyone took out the maximum amount of money they could afford to buy the Multi-purpose Core.
Faleau said that there would only be 80,000 in the first month, so there would only be 80,000. If they were slow, they might fall behind the others by an entire month.
Everyone was using the Multi-purpose Core, and a month was enough for them to take the lead. Not to mention that many people had already gotten the news that City in the Sky, which had been happily cooperating with the Gilded Rose, had already purchased 10,000 of them in one go. Adding on the ones they had sold in the past three days, they would only have 60,000 left for the others.
The stock of 30,000 Multi-purpose Cores only took three hours to be completely sold out. If they wanted to buy more, they would have to wait until the next stock arrived.
The most important thing was that the Gilded Rose didn't accept orders because the quantity was unstable. The refining process was too difficult, the success rate was too low, and the supply of materials was too small and unstable.
There were a lot of reasons, but the Gilded Rose could only regretfully say that in order to not cheat their collaborators, in order to avoid not being able to fulfill the contract, they could only regretfully refuse to accept orders and only sell when they had stock.
Walking out of the Gilded Rose, many people had unsightly expressions. They had only gotten a small amount of stock, and the most they had gotten was a hundred Multi-purpose Cores. It would be strange if their expressions were good, but this didn't affect their enthusiasm for purchasing Multi-purpose Cores. On the contrary, they were even more anxious to buy them.
Unfortunately, the Gilded Rose was out of stock, and no one could do anything about it.
"Eh, the Gilded Rose actually doesn't accept orders. What the hell, how could they push purple golds away? I only bought ten Multi-purpose Cores, and besides the one gifted by the Gilded Rose for testing, there were only ten.
"Moreover, I heard that many people bought a large number of Multi-purpose Cores. Just City in the Sky took ten thousand …"
"Alright, don't complain. I already investigated, the Gilded Rose started selling them three days ago. Those who could buy them were all collaborators of the Gilded Rose, and they had a good relationship with them. Moreover, the price was only fifty thousand purple golds.
"Damn, those guys are really lucky, they bought a large number of Multi-purpose Cores at such a low price. We can't do anything about the Gilded Rose doing this. Taking care of one's collaborators and not fighting for the greatest benefits, there aren't many people with such credibility in the Odin Kingdom.
"We can only blame ourselves for looking down on the Gilded Rose before, thinking that they were outsiders and didn't want to cooperate with the Gilded Rose …"
"Damn, I heard that one of the material suppliers got three hundred Multi-purpose Cores. Damn, what use does a material supplier have for a Universal Core?"
Hearing this complaint, the eyes of a few people on the side shone and they quietly left. After leaving, they immediately started investigating the material suppliers working with the Gilded Rose, and after finding the one they had the best relationship with, they immediately sent someone to negotiate the purchase of those three hundred Multi-purpose Cores. And the price was a hundred thousand purple golds per core, even higher than the Gilded Rose's retail price.
The Gilded Rose's new product was so popular that it ignited the entire alchemy power circle. Any small shop that didn't know about the Gilded Rose's Multi-purpose Cores would close down as soon as possible.
It was different from the Gilded Rose's previous product announcements. This time, it was a one-sided applause, there was no one who could say anything bad about it. It wasn't because the universal core was really good, but rather because the Gilded Rose didn't touch anyone's interests with the appearance of the universal core.
Even if it was publicly acknowledged that Multi-purpose Cores were best used on Magic Tools, none of the forces competing for a share in the Magic Tool market targeted the Gilded Rose.
Because no matter how much the share of Magic Tools changed, it was all up to them. It didn't have anything to do with the Gilded Rose. The Gilded Rose simply didn't enter the Magic Tool market, but instead increased the overall profits of the Magic Tool market.
Who would cause trouble for the Gilded Rose at this time? Not only would they not cause trouble for the Gilded Rose, but they would also try to build a good relationship with the Gilded Rose.
After all, the Gilded Rose's Multi-purpose Cores didn't accept orders. Who knew what day of the month they would arrive? Although many alchemy forces had sent people to guard the Gilded Rose, they had to notify them as soon as they saw a Multi-purpose Core arrive.
However, with so many people doing this, and some even sending their own clan's disciples who could directly purchase the goods, it all depended on who could get the most goods …
Thus, building a good relationship with the Gilded Rose was the most important thing. After all, no matter how long they waited outside, it couldn't compare to some vague internal information.
There was no need to determine a specific time, as long as they determined when the goods would arrive, they could directly wait outside the Gilded Rose. This was definitely the fastest way to get the goods.
Under this kind of atmosphere, the Gilded Rose's expansion became smoother. They signed a contract with thirteen material suppliers in the Odin Kingdom, and all kinds of materials were supplied. Moreover, the terms of the contract were quite strict. If they unilaterally stopped supplying the materials, the price of the contract could definitely make a material supplier go bankrupt.
For half a month, as the Multi-purpose Cores were continuously sold, the Gilded Rose's third batch of branches started to open. By the time the third batch of branches opened, the Gilded Rose's plan of opening close to forty branches this year would be thoroughly completed. At that time, the distribution network would cover all the important cities in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom.
Within three years, the potioneering market would definitely occupy the largest market share in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom, and it would be very difficult to shake that position. With this foundation, it would be a lot easier to enter the Magic Tool market. Moreover, the Gilded Rose should have researched Magic Tool related products by then.
Although it wasn't that they couldn't make True Spirit Magic Tools, it was because the price was too high. If Lin Yun personally made a move, he would be able to make Peak True Spirit Magic Tools. But these Magic Tools couldn't be sold, the cost was too high and they couldn't be mass-produced. There was no point in making one or two of them, and it wouldn't benefit the Gilded Rose too much. Instead, it would attract the attention of their opponents.
And just as everything was developing smoothly, a problem appeared in one of the Gilded Rose's branches.
"Fool, sell me your Multi-purpose Core, or don't even think of leaving Regua City.
Are you insulting me? Fool, who doesn't know that the Gilded Rose's Multi-purpose Core is worth fifty thousand purple golds? You actually dare to ask me for a hundred thousand? Damned fool, you are provoking the dignity of a Heaven Rank powerhouse.
Get lost, five thousand purple golds to buy your Multi-purpose Core … "
Five minutes later, Walker looked at the Multi-purpose Core in his hand and proudly smiled. He then continued to wait in a place not far from the Gilded Rose's shop. After less than ten minutes, Walker's eyes shone.
After ten minutes, Walker had another Multi-purpose Core in his hand.
"Hahaha, this kind of Multi-purpose Core is so valuable, it's already being sold for a hundred thousand purple golds. Such a small thing is actually worth so much?
"Eighty thousand purple golds is really too expensive. Those idiots actually dared to take out their entire wealth to buy this thing, but I ended up benefiting from it.
"I only spent fifty thousand purple golds to buy over sixty Multi-purpose Cores. If I sell all these things, I'll be able to make at least six million purple golds. This is too easy to earn."
Walker's deep-set eyes shone with greed. In the darkness of the street corner, he looked like an Undead wearing a layer of human skin.
Walker was very famous in Regua City. That guy had never been a good person, but his talent in magic was very good. He had been found to have an extremely high affinity for fire elements since he was a child. This meant that he had been affected by the Fire Law before he was born, and it was a rare positive effect, thus resulting in such a frightening talent.
Unfortunately, from the age of five, Walker had displayed a troublesome stubbornness. At the age of thirteen, he had used magic to torture and kill a servant of his family.
Later on, he did all kinds of bad things. He would sneak into the homes of ordinary people in the middle of the night to harm their daughters, and he would use magic to torture anyone he didn't like. He never showed the dignity of a mage, he was just a slightly more powerful hoodlum.
If it weren't for the fact that the Carter Family was one of the most powerful families in Riga City, Oakley would have already been killed. In fact, Oakley had been attacked many times over the years, and he had managed to escape each time. Before advancing to the Heaven Rank, he had been chased by a Heaven Rank Mage. That guy had shamelessly infiltrated the residential area of mortals and spread his aura throughout the entire city.
In order to escape, he killed a dozen mages and a few dozen ordinary people. This gave his pursuers a headache. As a Heaven Mage, he absolutely couldn't slaughter ordinary people in the city. If he did, he would be screwed.
After his pursuers escaped, Walker swaggered out. Once he advanced to the Heaven Rank, he became even more unbridled. He could do whatever he wanted and no one dared to provoke him.
Unfortunately, as a Heaven Mage, apart from his strength, he didn't have any money-making skills, and he didn't know anything about alchemy. The Carter Family's support for him was pitifully small. If not for his strength, they wouldn't have given him any resources.
As a Heaven Mage, being a bandit wouldn't bring him much profit, and he would have to take a huge risk.
Some of the hoodlum forces he subdued wouldn't be able to provide him with a lot of purple golds, at least for a Heaven Mage, it was too little.
With the Gilded Rose's Multi-purpose Core being so popular, Walker suddenly had an idea. Directly robbing the Gilded Rose wasn't cost-effective, and the risk was too great. Forcing someone else to buy it wouldn't be considered robbing it.
The core bought for 80,000 purple golds was bought by Walker for a few hundred purple golds. Moreover, that guy's talent as a hoodlum was absolutely unparalleled. With one glance, he could tell whether he could rob it or not. Forcing someone else to buy it was the most suitable way.
The ones who robbed it weren't strong or had a powerful background, some were even lone mages. Walker simply didn't care about such guys.
After robbing it for a few days and selling it, Walker had over ten million purple golds in his hands.
At this time, Faleau also received the branch store's report. Looking at the information in his hands, Faleau frowned, feeling a headache.
'That damned guy, the Multi-purpose Core is at its peak, yet he actually went to rob the Gilded Rose's customers.
'As a Heaven Rank powerhouse, he actually did such a shameless thing. Moreover, he snatched the Universal Core and sold it at a high price. There are already people waiting for that guy's goods.
'This is really troublesome. He didn't cause trouble in the Gilded Rose's shop, he didn't even do such a shameless thing in the vicinity of the Gilded Rose's shop.
'Every one of them was robbed with purple golds, it can only be considered a forced purchase. Moreover, that guy seems to be a member of the Carter Family. The Carter Family is definitely the strongest in Reg City.
'If we don't care about this kind of thing, there will definitely be more people doing it in the future. At that time, the Multi-purpose Core wouldn't just be famous, it would be a piece of fat meat that anyone could eat. Some people might even have ideas about the Gilded Rose.
'Negotiating with the Carter Family might not have a good outcome. As long as they insist that they were forced to buy and sell, the Gilded Rose can at most interfere and won't be able to oppress them.'
Faleau was a bit vexed, this matter was a bit troublesome. After thinking about it, he decided to first send someone to negotiate with the Carter Family. After all, the things that the Gilded Rose sold couldn't be controlled after they left the Gilded Rose.
The Carter Family received the news as soon as the Gilded Rose's people arrived in Reg City.
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