In the days that Tang En was gone, Ellington didn't have anything too urgent to report. With the addition of the elemental creatures, the construction speed had increased by several times, freeing up large amounts of people to do other work. This included reclaiming wasteland, organizing farmland, planting various cash crops, and etc. Therefore, on the whole, Ellington's total output kept increasing.
What was worth mentioning was the news that Alinx sent back. After the price of Magic Crystals rose again, the price of a standard Magic Crystal had stabilized at fifty gold coins, which was half of what it was before. The price on the black market remained at forty five gold coins. This was after Victor made an emergency announcement, announcing to everyone that the Magic Crystal was a failure. After canceling this emergency law to save the market, Grand Duke Frank decided to take a gamble. At the same time, Tang En announced the results of the Magic Crystal plan.
Of course, there was also the City of Silver. After all, Tang En had casually thought of a plan and that fellow Jean actually had the technology in his hands. Once he took it out, the Magic Crystal market in Irus had shrunk by 90%. There was no one else in this world who had a crow's mouth like him.
The nobles didn't know if this was a failure or not, but the merchants were very clear. Just a temporary law that hadn't been passed yet had a large impact on the Magic Crystal market. The consequences could be considered devastating.
Because of the special nature of the Magic Crystal, there were very few merchants that specialized in Magic Crystals. Even the Cardier Family who monopolized the Magic Crystal mines didn't make a living from this. So although the terrifying fluctuations in the Magic Crystal market caused a loss that was hard to calculate, because it was shared among many people, no one went bankrupt because of this.
Grand Duke Frank's heart was still filled with anger because he had been tricked by Tang En.
Frank never placed Tang En in his eyes in the beginning. Even if he made those little things, he treated them as products like the Magic Crystal Lamp, so he didn't see the potential in them at all.
And when Tang En completely revealed the Magical Energy Plan, the price of the standard Magic Crystal in the country was forcefully raised from the bloody 15 gold coins to 50 gold coins.
Yes, just the empty words in the newspapers had increased the price by thirty five gold coins. When it went back to fifty gold coins, the Datang Chamber of Commerce who had bought the lowest price of ten gold coins had made a large profit. If it went back to the market price of a hundred gold coins, the Datang Chamber of Commerce would receive nine times the investment in the Magic Crystal!
Nine hundred percent profit!
Who wouldn't want to do this business?
Everyone wanted to do it!
But could Grand Duke Frank do it?
No!
This was because even if the price went back to ninety gold coins, it was only enough to meet the Cadier Family's profit threshold!
If the Cadier Family wanted to obtain nine hundred percent profit, the price of a standard Magic Crystal would rise to the sky high price of nine hundred gold coins. That was close to the price of a high level Magic Crystal, so who would be willing to use it?
Therefore, only Tang En could do this business!
Only he dared to do it!
But what made Frank's heart tremble was that even though the price had risen to this point, Tang En still didn't have any plans to sell. Yes, he was still pressuring the stock!
What did this mean?
This meant that he was confident in bringing the price of a Magic Crystal back to a hundred gold coins, or even higher?
Frank didn't dare think about it. After living for several decades, this was the first time he felt that his vision wasn't good enough. He wasn't defeated by time, nor was he defeated by an expected enemy, but rather he was defeated by a brat that suddenly appeared. This filled his heart with a bitter taste.
But it also made him firm in his thoughts.
Tang En had to die.
As for Tang En? He was currently leisurely taking Grandia to inspect the farm with Fiona's group, attracting quite a few people's attention on the way.
The appearance of the Elves, under the powerful propaganda of Tang Daily and Tang Broadcasting Station, had already spread throughout Ellington in just a day. Many people were very curious about what the Elves looked like. Were they really as beautiful and flawless as the legends said?
There were also more people who were proud of Tang En as their Lord.
Look, this is our Ellington's Lord!
In the entire Prandal, who could be like our Lord and invite the legendary Elves?
Now that there were Dwarves, Pygmies, and Elemental Creatures in Ellington, the residents here were already used to it. There was nothing strange about the addition of the Elves. They even felt that there would definitely be other races appearing here in the future.
And when the merchants who happened to be in Ellington heard this news, they were all shocked.
Sure enough, that guess was true!
The Lord of Ellington was indeed related to the Elves!
Not only was there a trade relationship, but he could also invite the Elves out of the forest. What did this mean?
This meant that Ellington would definitely export more Elven specialties in the future!
What a huge business opportunity this was!
Not only were the merchants tempted, but there were also spies from some forces who immediately used expensive magic letters to spread the news. In other words, the news of the Elves appearing again after hundreds of years had spread to Alinx in just a day.
Many adults and children followed behind Tang En and the rest curiously. They stared at Grandia with their eyes wide open, trying to find any differences between her and humans. In the end, they only discovered that her pointy ears were interesting. Other than that, there was no difference between her and humans. At most, she was prettier than humans, much prettier.
Grandia's ears twitched as she felt uncomfortable being stared at. She felt like a magical beast caught by a circus and being watched by people.
"What are you looking at! Haven't you seen an Elf before?! "
The group of busy adults and children hurriedly nodded. "Yes, I haven't seen one before."
"I can guarantee that!"
Brian, who returned to Ellington in the middle of the night but was still full of energy today, patted his chest and said, "They really haven't seen an Elf before."
"…" Grandia looked at Tang En. "I want to get angry, really."
"Up to you." Tang En smiled brightly. "As long as you're not afraid of embarrassing the Elves. Don't forget, although your personality is the same as a human's, in their eyes, you now represent the Elves."
You win!
Grandia took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile. "Can you guys stop crowding around me and look at me? I really feel very awkward. "
"Oh, okay."
The people in the circle quickly lined up in a row.
Even if they don't surround her, they can't line up!
"Okay, okay, go do what you're supposed to do. Don't disturb us."
Tang En smiled and waved his hand. "Remember to tell everyone that there will be many Elves coming to Ellington in the next two days. Everyone must be friendly, don't be too excited, and don't be too enthusiastic. Just stay calm."
"Yes, My Lord!"
"No problem!"
"Don't worry!"
As soon as Tang En's voice fell, the group of people repeatedly promised. Then, they glanced at Grandia and left reluctantly.
Grandia was annoyed. "These people are really … My words have no effect at all. You can make them obedient with just one sentence!"
"Nonsense, I'm the Lord here."
Tang En proudly patted Grandia's shoulder. "You're in my territory, so you should listen to me."
Tsk!
Grandia pouted. They came to a field, and she said disdainfully, "Is this the place?"
In front of them was a flat field. According to the standard unit of Ellington set by Tang En, it was about one hectare.
Tang En nodded. "Yes, an experimental field. The seeds have been sown. You can use it to practice. Try to accelerate the ripening of the seeds."
"No problem."
Grandia took a step forward and proudly said, "Open your eyes wide and watch. I'll let you understand the powerful strength of the elves who have lived in the forest for so many years!"
Grandia closed her eyes and raised her hands. A moment later, a mysterious force descended from the sky. The green light beam was filled with the power of life. The rich vitality transformed into emerald green leaves that floated down and wrapped around Grandia.
Then, she waved her right hand gently, and the green light spread forward and covered the entire field. Then, something astonishing happened. The ground of the field began to wriggle. In just a moment, emerald green shoots broke through the soil and drilled out of the ground. They grew crazily at a speed that completely defied the laws of nature.
In just an hour, the entire field was filled with heavy wheat!
"Oh! As expected of a divine spell! "
Tang En exclaimed. This was the first time he had seen a divine spell. There were no fluctuations of magic at all. It was as though it was a power bestowed by the gods that directly affected this world.
Making the wheat grow from seeds to ripening in an hour. This unreasonable power could not be achieved except for divine spells.
"You're surprised?"
Grandia wiped her sweat and proudly said, "Because I haven't been baptized by the goddess, I can't unleash the true power of the divine spell. Otherwise, this field would only need one-fifth of the time to ripen completely."
One-fifth? In other words, ten minutes would be enough?
Fiona's eyes were blazing. With such a divine spell, would she still be afraid of not having enough food?
"Alright! You guys harvest slowly. I'll go back to the Emerald Corolla first! "
Grandia clapped her hands and planned to retreat.
"What are you talking about? Of course we're going to continue working. "
Tang En was baffled. Fiona had already called for the combine harvester to start working.
"What are you talking about?"
Grandia was baffled. "This field is enough for you to harvest for a few days. I'll rest for a few days and ripen the next field — Wait! What the hell is that?! "
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