Building a large mage tower from scratch is undoubtedly a new experience for Zuo Si.
Likewise, it also tests his knowledge reserve and planning ability.
Because building a mage tower is not as simple as making a magic item, nor is it simply a matter of stacking materials and techniques.
Instead, it is necessary to turn various rooms with different functions and massive magic protection into a complete and indivisible whole.
In addition, the design incorporates two different ideas, and its difficulty has far exceeded the limit that most arcane casters can imagine.
In particular, the "energy-absorbing array" hidden in the interlayer between the outer wall and the inner wall can be found in almost every corner from the underground part to the above-ground part.
The cost of doing this was to build only three underground floors, and after two above-ground floors, the cost reached an astonishing 400,000 gold coins.
This includes almost 50,000 gold coins worth of ordinary building materials.
For example, a large number of "basalt" stones are used in the outer layer of the main body of the tower.
Another example is the steel bars and iron plates that serve as supporting structures, and adhesives made from some random stuff.
After all, even if you use the creator's ability, you still have to build the general shape first.
Secondly, the casting materials consumed to add a large number of protective spells to the tower are about 180,000 gold coins.
This part is mainly to resist the astonishingly powerful high-level plastic energy spells, as well as transformation magic such as the fourth-ring [Stone Shaping] and the fifth-ring [Fossils to Mud].
As for the rest, except for the salary and food expenses paid to the masons, workers, all were spent on the "energy-absorbing magic circle".
This does not include the scrolls, gems, and various rare materials Zuo Si had previously stored during the construction process, as well as the time and energy he invested.
The most important thing is that the part that has been built now is empty and there is nothing inside.
Later, the interior decoration, furniture, displays, experimental equipment, binding circle, summoning circle, arcane garden, detection circle, magic traps used to resist intruders...
The total cost of all these things is not much worse than building the mage tower itself.
It might even be more expensive.
No wonder most mages can't afford to build a mage tower, so they can only make do by transforming their houses into magic laboratories.
People who have the ability to build their own mage tower are basically either high-level spellcasters or archmages, or the families behind them are extremely wealthy.
The terrifying speed of spending money made even Bernard feel his scalp numb.
The young businessman realized for the first time that his family and the chamber of commerce he ran were nothing compared to the wealth owned by these powerful mages.
In order not to delay the progress of the project, he even had to spend a large amount of money to pay Zuo Si's portion of the profit in advance.
Looking at this majestic building rising from the ground and incompatible with the surrounding low and dilapidated houses, Bernard couldn't help but sigh slightly: "I can't believe that in just over a month, such a large tower is almost ready.
It’s done.”
"Complete? No, no, no. Perhaps for ordinary buildings, building the outermost part is barely 80% done. But for the mage tower, this is just the beginning. The following internal functional rooms,
The storage warehouse and energy storage device are the key." The dwarf foreman immediately corrected with a smile.
As a senior member of the Masons' Guild, he has undertaken many tasks in building mage towers.
So I know very well how troublesome and tedious the later work is.
Especially for a large mage tower like this that occupies a large area, it probably won't take more than a year or two, so don't expect to be able to use all the space inside.
Of course, Zuo Si didn't actually think about getting it right in one step.
His plan is to first put up the frame of a mage tower, at least there will be a place where various dangerous experiments can be carried out, and the rest can be done slowly.
"That sounds terrible. As far as I know, the construction cost of this tower is close to half a million gold coins, right?" Bernard asked in an uncertain tone.
The dwarf foreman sneered and replied: "Five hundred thousand? This is just to purchase materials, pay salary and food expenses. I bet that the man who chose Lord Soth used magic, technology, and piles of materials to speed up the construction.
Gemstones, scrolls, rare metals, etc. add up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins, which is not far off."
"Walkien, the goddess of wealth! This is too exaggerated! Is this the price of building a large wizard tower? It's unbelievable!"
Bernard was completely shocked by the exaggerated consumption, and stared dumbly at the figure not far away who was interacting closely with his sister Isadora.
You must know that he originally thought that the profits he helped earn were Zuo Si's confidence in building this tower.
But who knows, that huge sum of money is less than half of the construction cost of the Mage Tower.
"Hahahaha! There is no way around this. But you have to understand that such a mage tower can be used for hundreds or even thousands of years, and the entire family and future generations can benefit from it. Look at the establishment of the Masked Mage Guild
How long has it taken, but their wealth accumulation rate is far faster than that of the shadow thieves."
After saying this, the dwarf foreman picked up his share of the salary he deserved, took the other employed masons, and walked toward the headquarters of the masons' guild.
As for those tenant farmers who took advantage of the slack season to earn some extra money, they also packed up their bags and used the money they earned to buy some daily necessities near the nearest market, and then returned to the manor in groups.
After sending all these people away, Bernard came to Zuo Si and reported: "Your Excellency Soth, the main body of the mage tower has been completed. I shouldn't be able to help with the remaining parts."<
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Zuo Si nodded with satisfaction: "It doesn't matter, I will take care of the rest by myself.
I have already placed an order with the Masked Mage Guild for some of the alchemy and magic equipment, and I believe they should be able to deliver it in a few days at most.
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In addition, I also need some beds, cabinets, bookshelves, tables, chairs, sofas, mirrors, quilts, pillows and other furniture and daily necessities."
"Do you have any special requirements for materials and craftsmanship? If not, I can directly order a batch from Babette Nasiva at a relatively low price. His family has an industry in this area."
Bernard quickly came up with a solution.
Since these furniture and daily necessities were to be moved into the mage tower for use, he did not dare to just go to the market to buy them.
Otherwise, God knows if those things of unknown origin have some curse or other unclean things.
"Okay. I'm not very particular about furniture and daily necessities. This is a list. Please help me purchase it."
With that said, Zuo Si handed over the parchment prepared in advance.
Bernard took it, glanced at it quickly, and responded immediately: "Please give me two weeks. In two weeks, all these things will be transported into the Mage Tower. If you want to move in right away, then start with my
Let’s move some furniture home to make do for a few days.”
"No problem, please."
Zuo Si had no intention of being polite to the other party and accepted the help provided by the businessman generously.
Because with the current close working relationship between the two, there is no need to be polite at all.
If anyone dares to rob the ships or caravans of the Roldan Chamber of Commerce without opening his eyes, he will immediately strike back and kill them all with thunderous force.
Bernard undoubtedly knew this very well, so he said happily: "It is my honor to serve you. I will go back and inform the housekeeper now and ask him to arrange for servants to send some furniture and daily necessities. Oh, I almost forgot,
This is the title deed to the Crooked Crane Inn, it belongs to you now."
"Finally got it? How much did you spend?"
Zuo Si had an unexpected expression on his face.
Because every time the hotel owner Grokanna is about to close a transaction, he will suddenly raise the price too high in an attempt to make more money from the transaction.
Unfortunately, this time he obviously met his opponent.
As a leader among the younger generation of businessmen in Ascatra, Bernard is an absolute master in bargaining.
And in order to retaliate against Grokana for going back on his word, he also hired shadow thieves to steal in the Crooked Crane Hotel, leaving all the guests who came to stay and drink without any sense of security.
After a few weeks, this originally bustling hotel in Chengmen District became completely deserted.
It is estimated that Grokana couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to make the decision of "tearful sale".
Otherwise, his hotel will become less and less valuable as time goes by.
"Five hundred gold coins. I only spent one-tenth of the original price to acquire the Crooked-Necked Crane Inn. If you include the cost of hiring a shadow thief before, it's only about one thousand two hundred."
The corners of Bernard's mouth raised slightly, revealing a proud smile.
Because in this transaction, he not only got what he wanted at an extremely low price.
At the same time, he also gave the boss Grokana a hard lesson for raising prices based on low prices.
"Five hundred gold coins? I think that greedy guy is about to cry, right?"
Zuo Si also laughed happily.
After all, the price he offered for the first time was quite fair, almost a 50% premium.
To be continued...