The first issue of the mathematics journal was released.
The maze of this era was not like the crazy earth where people would line up all night. Therefore, Kabambai Academy was still as calm as before.
It's just that the old man didn't put the place where the periodical was sold in the academy. Instead, he put it near the gate, where outsiders would receive it. This was usually the place where the young students of the elementary class would meet their parents. Selling mathematics journals here could also prevent too many unrelated people from entering the academy.
The price of each journal was 40 Kiels (40 gold). This price was considered the lowest among the magical knowledge sold by the Society of Sorcerers. For an official mage, it wasn't a lot of money, but it wasn't a small amount that could be easily taken out without thinking.
Kabambai didn't feel anything about this price at first. For a mage of his level, any magical knowledge that he wanted to buy from the Association would cost him hundreds or even thousands of gold coins. Forty Kiels was no different from a drizzle. It wasn't until someone said that one issue would be released every month that the old mage's eyes twitched.
If a mage bought advanced knowledge from the association, they wouldn't be able to figure it out without studying it for a few years. Therefore, although the cost was high, the duration was very long.
Forty kiels a month for a journal would cost four hundred and eighty kiels a year, which was close to the price of an advanced magic book. Two years would cost nine hundred and sixty kiels, which was more than the average price of an advanced magic book. He didn't know before calculating, but he was shocked when he calculated. As the young man said, this was like a slow knife cutting meat.
But according to the agreement, all the income would be divided into two parts. One part belonged to the printing workshop, which included the salaries to be paid to the apprentices, the cost of paper and ink, and the necessary expenses in the future. And the most important thing was that the 'taxes' paid to the Holy City would also be paid out from this.
As for the manufacturing cost of the printing machine, although it was paid by someone, Lin generously used it as a capital to invest in the printing workshop. On the other hand, the land for the workshop and other troublesome matters were taken care of by the academy.
The other income would be split into two equal portions, which would be the income of the academy and Lin Fan's personal income. This portion was net income because the Holy City of Estali only collected transaction taxes, unlike Earth which had individual income tax.
In other words, the academy would be able to receive ten thousand kiels after a few days of hard work, which was almost equivalent to the academy's monthly expenses. This included the salaries of the teachers and staff, as well as the cost of ingredients for everyone's meals in the academy.
Although the academy's management wasn't too tight, it wasn't very generous either. Some of the extra materials needed for some special courses were often subsidized by the founders of the academy. Only then could the academy continue to operate smoothly.
This was the reason why many mages who set up academies were so obsessed with money. At the same time, this was also the reason why Kabanbai would charge such a high tuition fee for mathematics and life courses. It was all because of money.
But now, a single journal seemed to have relieved the financial pressure of Kabambai Academy. This was something that Great Magician Kabanbai had never considered from the start. It could be said to be a pleasant surprise.
However, a certain someone timely poured a bucket of cold water on him and said, "Dean, you can't be thinking that all one thousand books will be sold, right?"
"Hmm, what do you mean?" The old magician who was happily calculating with mathematics blew his beard and glared angrily at Lin Fan. He thought that he was very calm as he asked this question.
"First, ten books must be sent to the Great Library. This can't be denied."
Although giving ten books to the Great Library was a bit much, the old magician definitely wouldn't refuse such a thing. In fact, if a certain someone hadn't made an agreement, he might have even given one or two books to the Great Library out of his own pocket.
Seeing that the old magician had truly calmed down, Lin Fan continued, "I hope to be able to give ten more books. Three will be donated to the academy and arranged by the academy. Three will be donated to the mathematics building and can be borrowed but not taken out. Two will be given to the workshop to keep records so that the people in the workshop can use them as reference materials when they need them. Two will be given to me to keep records as well. "
A total of twenty books was given for free, which wasn't much compared to the total number. The academy could also take a lot for free, and Great Magician Kabanbai had no reason to refuse. Kabanbai nodded as a sign of approval.
Lin Fan continued, "The most important thing is that the remaining nine hundred and eighty books might not all be sold. Maybe only a dozen or so people will buy them, and then the rest will become decorations in the warehouse. "
Although Lin Fan said this, he didn't want this to happen. However, the way journals sold magic knowledge was different from the way the Society of Sorcerers sold magic knowledge. The Society of Sorcerers would only entrust the scribes when they confirmed that someone wanted to buy certain knowledge. A thousand copies of the journals were printed in one go, but other than the twenty that were confirmed to be sold, the other customers didn't know where they were.
Don't tell me I have to put the mathematics journals in a basket and sell them on the street like a little match girl. Lin Fan thought.
Compared to him and Great Magus Kabanbai, the ten apprentices who had just entered this line of work were even more worried. Looking at their expressions, Lin Fan shook off his uneasiness and said to them with a confident expression, "Don't worry, if the sales aren't good, we'll reduce the number of copies starting from the next issue. Also, the promised salary won't be reduced. No matter what, as long as I'm here, I'll support this journal. At worst, I'll use my salary as a lecturer to subsidize it. "
'Yes, at worst, I'll use my salary as a lecturer to subsidize it.' After all, the Dean of the Academy charged a lot of tuition fees for mathematics classes, and his salary was also quite sizable. After one class, he could earn a few hundred kiels. With this kind of income, it was no wonder that the other academies were jealous. Therefore, it wasn't a big problem to use a part of it to subsidize the journal.
If that doesn't work, and the printing workshop is really responsible for its own profits and losses, I will print a bunch of pornographic books. 'Jin Ping Mei, * * *, domineering CEOs, don't underestimate this 21st century otaku!' 'If I get lewd, I promise I'll dye the whole world yellow.'
Because he understood the risks, Great Magician Kabanbai regained his rationality and returned to normal. At his age, gains and losses weren't that important anymore. He just had to follow his heart.
And now, Lin had another matter that he had to attend to personally. That was to follow his promise to Mage Saint Miladis and send the books to the Great Library. Actually, it was just to send the books to the Mage Saint's Magic Tower. Naturally, there would be a manager who would take care of the follow-up matters. However, out of respect, it was more appropriate for him to make a trip to deliver the books.
Great Magician Kabanbai was also with him. This was the Dean of the Academy of Kabanbai. He was his guide and also the one who introduced him. Otherwise, with just his face, he would be stopped before he could enter the Magic Tower. The old man beside him was one of the most important people in Estari's circle.
Since he was going to send the books to the Great Library, Great Magician Kabanbai naturally took out his trump card to show off. After all, this could be considered as giving him face.
The box that contained the ten mathematics journals was a magic wooden box that was used to store and deliver important documents. It was made of wood that had a sweet smell. High-level magic material had bright golden natural patterns and flashed with the light of Magic Authority from time to time. It had the effect of repelling insects and adjusting temperature and humidity. In other words, it was so hard that no insects could eat it.
Then, he pulled out the most luxurious carriage in the Academy and two pure black horses with magic beast bloodlines. The horses' manes danced like flames, and their huge paws dug into the ground, creating grooves. With a snort, one could feel a wave of heat.
These two horses couldn't be bought with money. Moreover, if it wasn't Kabanbai or Bijan who came, these two horses couldn't be ordered. Even if the two ladies came, it wouldn't be enough. This was because these two horses' fathers had gone through life and death with the two Magicians. The relationship between them wasn't just that of owners and pets. It was more like they were comrades who could entrust each other with their backs.
Of course, Great Magician Kabanbai was also dressed formally. He tied two golden tassels and prepared to go to the Six Towers of the Holy City of Estari. In comparison, Lin Fan's clothes couldn't even be described as' shabby '. It could be described as' tattered '.
This was because a Magician's' grand attire 'was different from the so-called grand attire of ordinary nobles. It wasn't embroidered with golden thread, sewn with lace, made with various patterns, used good materials, or fluffy, shiny fur to call it grand attire. Instead, it was evaluated by the amount of magic added, the effectiveness, and the strength of the Magic Authority contained in the attire itself. A real Magician's grand attire wasn't used to show off, but to fight to the death.
The more powerful the equipment had, the stronger the sense of oppression it would bring. It was like a turbojet engine with high horsepower. Just standing behind it, not only would the deafening noise almost drive people crazy, but the whole person would also feel as if they were about to be blown away.
The other extreme of magic equipment was like a bottomless pit that swallowed everything around it. It was like standing in front of a turbojet engine. It was as if one would be sucked in and crushed if one was careless.
As long as one had a normal brain, there would be no other reason than to instinctively stay away from these sources of threat as much as possible.
In comparison, the threat from a certain person was … zero. Of course, he could pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger. But when he saw that he was a cute big fat pig, anyone with the slightest bit of teeth would want to bite a piece of meat, this pretending to be a pig would be quite difficult.
So, looking at the full set of Great Magician Kabanbai, a certain person secretly decided that no matter what, he would have to get himself a full set of luxurious equipment. It would make people want to take a detour when they saw him, and they wouldn't have any thoughts of challenging him. Only then could he live his life in peace.
And the reason why this old man was so 'grand' was because this time, he was going to enter someone else's Magic Tower!
No matter how kind the Tower Master's reputation was, and no matter if the Tower Master was a reputable leader of a force, as long as he entered the range where someone else had the power to kill, the Magician who cherished his life couldn't ignore it. In case of a falling out, even if there was no way to cause trouble for the other party, he had to make sure that he could escape.
After everything was ready, the two of them got on the carriage together and went to the strongest war fortress in the mysterious land, one of the management offices of the Great Library, Tower VI of the Holy City of Estali's six integrated Magic Towers.
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