Spark’s attributes were far too advanced. Li De could only see his level, while everything else was replaced by question marks.
But even a Level 19 attribute alone represented a great deal.
This also made him understand many things—why the Crimson Mage Tower had been constructed so quickly, why he could have the president of the Alex Merchant Guild and the disciple of the Tempest Duke, Winnie, treat him kindly.
Why, for all these years, the Vampire Progenitor hadn’t left the house, yet no one dared to lay a finger on the Southern District.
The reason behind all this was that he had an overwhelmingly powerful teacher—a soon-to-be-transcendent, domineering existence.
This was simply a golden opportunity begging to be seized.
After seeing Spark’s attributes, many of Li De’s plans immediately changed in his mind. He sensed that he now had much more room to maneuver and no longer needed to worry as much as before.
The inheritance left by the Vampire Progenitor was indeed incredibly generous. Unfortunately, the Vampire Progenitor didn’t know how to manage it, which was why the vampires could only develop cautiously without daring to take risks.
But it was alright; there was still time to fix everything.
Magic Scroll Crafting Techniques
This book, made from the fur of an unknown magical beast, exuded a strong aura of magic.
After returning to the mage tower, Li De carefully flipped through it.
The process of crafting magic scrolls wasn’t much different from what he had imagined.
First, carve the magic model diagram onto the hide of a magical beast, then infuse it with mana, and finally seal the mana within the scroll. That was how a magic scroll was created. The steps weren't particularly complicated.
However, unlike the magic models used directly by mages when casting spells, the diagrams for magic scrolls were flat, and many details were revised, making them completely different from normal magic models.
Thus, creating magic scrolls required relevant blueprints for magic scrolls. Knowing how to use magic and knowing how to craft scrolls were two entirely different things.
Fully aware of the importance of magic scrolls, Li De stayed up all night studying the book.
“Vina, how is the acquisition of the area surrounding the mage tower going?”
On the seventh floor of the Crimson Mage Tower, Vina stood before him with a shy little Isha at her side, while Laurent and Karu quietly conversed in the corner.
“Lord Li De, aside from two minor nobles, everyone else has agreed.”
After pondering for a moment, Li De shook his head.
“Within the protection range of the Crimson Mage Tower, anyone who violates orders will be expelled, regardless of whether they are nobles or not.
Additionally, expand the acquired area. I plan to design and build a magic factory for producing magic scrolls.”
Producing magic scrolls?
Laurent was drawn to this statement.
Goddess above, only merchants engaged in commerce truly understood just how profitable magic items could be.
Previously, Laurent hadn’t had the chance to get involved, but now, their boss was entering this industry?
There couldn’t be better news than this.
Perhaps one day he could develop the Golden Wheat Merchant Guild into one of the top presences in Green City?
Thinking of this, Laurent grew excited.
“Lord Li De, leave this matter to me.”
Li De nodded. “I’ll first teach Vina and Karu the techniques for crafting three types of magic scrolls. Once we’ve recruited enough mage apprentices, we’ll begin formal production.”
“During this time, Laurent, you go prepare the necessary alchemical materials for crafting scrolls and establish contact with the merchant guilds supplying those materials.”
“I’ll explain the details about the factory to you.”
After studying the Magic Scroll Crafting Techniques, an idea emerged in Li De’s mind—the key to modern productivity.
This was an entirely unconventional approach, one that only Li De, whose thinking wasn’t restricted by this world, could come up with.
In the Glory World, crafting magic scrolls was a very serious and sacred process.
Aside from the mage performing the crafting, almost no one else participated—it was a typical example of cutting-edge technology.
The advantage was that the resulting magic scrolls were highly complete and had a high success rate. The disadvantage was the extremely low efficiency—one mage might spend an entire day unable to produce a single magic scroll.
After thoroughly understanding the crafting process of magic scrolls, an assembly line model came to Li De’s mind.
A Small Fireball spell scroll required carving 150 magic nodes—three times the number of nodes required for the actual Small Fireball spell. Producing it individually was extremely time-consuming.
But if each mage was responsible for carving only 5 to 10 magic nodes and then passing it along in an assembly-line fashion, until all the magic nodes were carved, and then letting a formal mage infuse mana to activate the scroll, this would form a complete system—a standard assembly-line operation.
Moreover, another benefit of assembly-line production was that once the workers became proficient, the production speed would increase significantly.
However, this method of crafting magic scrolls did have some drawbacks. First, it required a large number of mages to engage in production.
Second, the power of the resulting magic scrolls would be weaker than those produced individually.
Of course, the advantages were also clear. Once the assembly line was established, production efficiency might increase tenfold or more.
A blacksmith working alone could only forge dozens of nails in a day, but with ten blacksmiths working in an assembly-line fashion, they could produce thousands—even tens of thousands—of nails daily. The manpower remained the same, but the efficiency was magnified countless times.
This was the power of factory-based production. Modern enterprises relied on this system to dramatically boost production efficiency.
When Li De shared his ideas about building a factory and implementing an assembly line with Winnie and the others, everyone was utterly stunned.
They had never thought of such a clever maneuver.
Before, only Levels 2–4 junior mages could craft Tier 1 magic scrolls, and only Levels 5–9 intermediate mages could craft Tier 2 magic scrolls.
But after implementing this system, even novice mage apprentices could participate in crafting Tier 2 magic scrolls.
This operation was truly ingenious beyond measure.
Little Isha’s ruby-like eyes sparkled with admiration.
But due to shyness, the girl didn’t dare join the discussion. She could only secretly steal glances at Li De, the center of attention.
Li De continued talking with the others, unaware that his disciple’s eyes were shining brightly.
He was increasingly realizing the benefits of being an authority figure.
All he had to do was express his ideas, and the rest would naturally be carried out by those beneath him. And if they didn’t perform well, he could hold them accountable.
After presenting the idea of a magic factory, Laurent immediately praised him.
“Lord Li De, your idea could make even the Goddess of Wealth sing your praises.
However, according to your plan, we’ll need at least 20 formal mages, and the number of mage apprentices must exceed 50.”
After estimating, Laurent’s face showed hesitation.
The Crimson Mage Tower was indeed powerful, but if they were to establish a magic factory on this scale, they still lacked sufficient manpower.
Li De smiled faintly, gesturing toward the crystal bottle on the table.
Following his gesture, the group turned their heads and noticed the milk-like liquid flowing inside the crystal bottle.
Vina’s eyes lit up. Mana-Infused Blood?!
“This is a magic potion I spent a great price to refine—Mana-Infused Blood. The amount here is enough to turn twenty mage apprentices into formal mages.”
“Perhaps it will solve your concerns.”
Enough to turn twenty people into formal mages?!
Everyone was stunned. This was an extravagant move!
How difficult was it to become a mage? Just look at the over twenty mage apprentices in the Crimson Mage Tower.
Many of them had been stuck in place after two or three years of study.
A magic potion capable of helping someone break through to become a formal mage would undoubtedly drive all mage apprentices mad with desire.
And there was such a large quantity all at once.
Hadn’t those apprentices who willingly swore soul oaths done so because Li De possessed Mana-Infused Blood?
“Laurent, I’ll reserve a portion for your daughter. After the magic scroll factory begins production, you may see your daughter become a formal mage.”
Laurent, already full of enthusiasm, nearly jumped for joy.
“Lord Li De, your kindness is worthy of praise from the Goddess of Life!”
“Mm, you may all leave. Isha, stay. I’ll teach you meditation today.”
Isha, wearing a loose blue mage robe, nodded. Her ruby-like eyes shone with shy brilliance as she timidly remained behind.