Chapter 236
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Currently, Phillip and his men were at the capital with the Mayor at Bryndyll .
Looking at the scene Phillip thought, 'It seems they deliberately didn't send a high ranking minister to show their power . Well, the dwelling they gave isn't bad though . Maybe I would need to remodel it since they could have placed runes to spy on us . As Lord Joseph said, I need to be cautious since it is a foreign country . First I need to understand who are people in power at Bryndyll . '
Phillip didn't show his displeasure and immediately thanked him, "Thank you Mayor for your help . as a token of our appreciation please take the Blood Moon wine which has just recently started at our Kingdom . This is one of the best wines which has been famous all over Aelius and Fire-abyss kingdom . It is a hard wine . "
The Mayor was surprised by Phillip's positive reaction because he knew that he was deliberately sent to incur the displeasure of Count John and his men,
The Mayor thought, 'Surprisingly he is calm . Well, lets see how long he can keep his calmness . It seems he knows the weakness of us dwarves but they don't know that not any cheap wine would work here . Insulting them a bit at the competition would work . Today the Wine King is there as well . This diplomat is quite Unlucky as he is quite picky and wouldn't let off any guy who has showcased a bad wine . Hmph, even the officials would carefully participate in his competition . '
The Mayor smiled cunningly and spoke, "We have the perfect platform to showcase the best wines of the Sky Kingdom at the 1000 Wine Banquet . Today the Wine King is also present as a Judge over here . This would be a perfect opportunity for you to meet the higher-ups . However, I would warn you, don't provoke the wine king . Though he might not be an official he has a lot of power comparable to a duke . "
Phillip smiled as he heard the mayor and asked, "Why is that so?"
Mayor nodded and spoke, "Well, he provides his best wines to the King, Ministers and Dukes which is made in very small quantity every year . His family has been doing this for centuries . The reason that there is small quantity is that he mostly travels all year round to explore more on Alcohol and its ingredients . Basically, he has a passion for wine . "
Phillip nodded and thought, 'A perfect opportunity to meet people in power . Well, lets try . '
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After 27 Experiments,
John finally heard
[Success . You have successfully made mana restoring pill . Generating other recipes based on the properties of the Mana Restoring pill . ]
John finally smiled .
After he was successful in making the medicine for Black Death, he immediately called Taylor and others to arrange for a lecture at Rose Institute .
"Taylor, prepare the auditorium, Today I will be giving a presentation on Black Death . Call all the pharmacists so that they can learn the process of making the medicine . We will be producing this medicine in a large scale and start distributing it at Dolores and the other nearby areas . Meanwhile, try this mana restoring pill . What do you think?"
John thought, 'Let's see how the Radiant church after our mass mobilization of this medicine . I guess they will laugh at our foolishness at first . '
Taylor was quite surprised as he only had 60 Percent Magic power in his body previously but it was fully recovered after taking the pill, "Yes, Milord . This pill is quite magical . "
Taylor suddenly remembered of Anin and gave another report, "Milord, it seems king Ludwin's Diplomat, Mr . Anin has arrived . He wishes to meet you and Tornwall . How do we handle this?"
John nodded and spoke, "Hmm . . . Ask Tornwall himself . If he wants to meet him then it's ok . We won't be stopping his freedom . From the looks, they are here to recruit Tornwall by creating differences between us . Any news from the borders . "
Taylor nodded and gave the report, "Yes, Our scouts at sea have spotted big preparations from the Royal family, Fjord's and the Dwarves . Admiral Blake has concluded that they will try to invade Winter City and Aurora . Both the cities are on full alert . "
Taylor added, "Since we have not announced the existence of Winter City and Aurora City . They too are choosing to ignore it and treating it as a foreign power so that they can invade justifiably . "
John thought and spoke, "Hmmm . . . It seems we can't hide it for long . Very well, we will announce it after they try to invade us . This can also show our power to our neighbors or else we will be treated as a ragtag bunch from the countryside . Are there any developments from Tornwall and Will?"
Taylor smiled and nodded, "Yes, Researcher Will and Tornwall have currently discovered the use of Magic stones like we used coal for power generation . They have successfully made a prototype of Steam Engine which works on the Magic Stones as power . Meanwhile, all the ships are fitted Water Boosters at Aurora and Winter City . "
John too was quite surprised by this development as he keenly looked at the report about magic stones . John thought and spoke, "It seems hunting those animals can be quite useful to us this time around . Meanwhile, we will be using Mana restoring pills to train our magic knights and Magicians . Has there been any success in recruiting the magicians? They will be quite helpful in our research . "
Taylor shook his head and spoke, "No, Milord . Most of the Powerful magicians are either hired by Kings and dukes or they live in isolated places to conduct their research . They only come out when they need resources for their experiments . However, we are keeping tabs on the magicians with our spies currently . I think these mana restoring pills can spur their interest if we make it public . The demons and Elves would be quite happy to support us publicly as they are races which are highly dependent on Mana . Additionally, it can be our monopolized item as there has been no precedent of such type of pill . The dwarves too can be tempted as they can find other uses of this pill . What do you think?"
John was surprised as he thought, "Yes, maybe we should try selling the lowest grade of pills in the market . This time we can even pass through this ordeal when we have rebelled . Yes, we can use these pills as a bargaining chip to get support from other powers while the Magicians too can be lured . "
John meanwhile thought as he looked at Mana Restoring Pill, 'I was just making this pill as I was interested in this Black Death Disease . It seems I need to research more on alchemy and try making other types of pills and medicine . This will certainly have a big influence on this continent . But this will also change the military landscape . Well, it is still manageable . '
John nodded and made a decision, "Ok, it's decided, we will start selling these Mana restoring pills at our Auctions . Try bringing that Dwarf Anin as well . Meanwhile, don't forget to arrange for my lecture . "
Taylor smiled and spoke, "Yes, Milord . "
As Taylor left, John thought, 'I need to start planning about making currency notes and Banks to control the circulation of Gold . This will be good for Aelius as a whole in trade and would increase the frequency of trades conducted . '