"Are you okay?"
Sheila looked at Reiner and Claire. No one expected that Piram would be so unscrupulous.
"Uh, I should be fine."
Reiner looked at his body. All the acid was blocked by the invisible barrier, and not a drop was scattered in the circle. He looked at Claire again. The teacher's face was a little pale, but he could still stand.
"Claire, what's wrong with you?"
He hurriedly supported Claire, whose body temperature was a little low and looked particularly haggard.
"It's okay, it's just a case of running out of magic power."
Claire did not refuse Reiner's support. She was indeed a little weak at this time and could not care about the difference between men and women.
"If I read it correctly, it should be the third-ring magic, Isaris's Wall of Sighs?"
Leslie said to Claire while arresting Piram with handcuffs with anti-magic abilities.
Nodding slightly, Claire looked at the silver pendant in her hand. It was a silver bird standing on a thorn. She thought for a while before continuing.
"It's all the effect of this magic prop, which allows me to forcibly use this spell."
After magic is engraved into the prop in the form of a magic circle, it can be directly injected with magic power without preparation, and it can even be used to cast magic at the cost of running out of magic power. However, such behavior is very taxing on the body. The occurrence of magic backlash is already the lightest situation.
Reiner naturally also knew this knowledge. He looked at Claire with some gratitude, but the teacher quickly looked away after noticing Reiner's gaze.
"No, don't get me wrong, I didn't do this specifically to save you."
Hearing Claire's defense, Reiner said nothing and only smiled heartily.
"Magic props with third-level magic are very expensive. Last time I was lucky enough to see a long sword with the third-level spell 'Pluto's Explosive Flame Technique' attached at the auction. A total of two hundred pieces were sold. The high price of gold coins.”
Leslie recalled, seemingly curious about the origin of Claire's pendant.
"This was given to me as compensation by a noble who once bullied me when I was a child. Of course, I don't remember his specific name."
Claire put away the pendant, obviously unwilling to mention these things.
"Speaking of which, this guy is really desperate."
Sheila kicked Piram who fainted and said.
"Assault on the Sheriff, intent to murder, stealing magic, and planning a bombing attack. The evidence is conclusive. Although there has not yet been a formal trial, I think he will have to spend the rest of his life in prison and exile."
Compared with attacking the sheriff, stealing magic is the most serious crime. It's no wonder that Piram finally revealed his true colors and used all means.
"I have a question, Sheriff Leslie, what will happen to Piram's Alchemy Workshop?"
Reiner looked around. Due to the commotion just now, most of the workers and alchemy apprentices did not dare to act rashly and hid in the corner shivering.
"According to the law, those who steal magic should pay a large amount of compensation to the person who was stolen. Based on the current scale, I think Piram Alchemy Workshop may become your property in the future, Mr. Ingle."
Leslie smiled, as if gloating.
Hearing this, Antoine was shocked. He had always thought that Reiner's measures were just normal business competition, and his purpose was just to fight against Piram. But now it seems that he was targeting Piram at the beginning. Atelier Mu, now that Piram has fallen, all his properties have been attributed to Reiner, and it can be said that he became rich instantly.
Thinking of this, Antoine looked at the young man Reiner with a little more admiration in his eyes.
Of course, Reiner didn't know this. He just wanted to defeat his competitors, but he didn't expect to get a big advantage.
"Ahem, if that's the case, then it's a good result."
He pretended to be calm, but he was already overjoyed inside.
This is the Piram Alchemy Workshop. Not only does it have a wide range of industries, but it also has a sales network covering several surrounding big cities. Using this as a starting point, it can make a lot of money.
Leslie and Sheila immediately escorted Piram to the prison, while Reiner and others finished taking notes and waited until Claire recovered a little before leaving. As soon as they went out, they met the visitor.
They were several men in robes. They were waiting anxiously outside the door. When they saw Reiner, they immediately smiled.
"Mr. Ian Gray, we are the owners of several alchemy workshops that were previously annexed by Piram Alchemy Workshop. The news about Piram has spread, and the unequal agreement he forced us to make will be invalidated. According to the law, If we can come up with enough money, we can redeem our alchemy workshop."
Said the leader. He had gray hair on his temples and seemed to be the one with the highest status among these people.
"Uh, so you want to redeem your alchemy workshop from me?"
This is a bit troublesome. Reiner thought that although these alchemy workshops can bring a large amount of cash flow, the industry of Piram Alchemy Workshop will also suffer a lot. If possible, Reiner still hopes to re-sign with them. Cooperation Agreement.
"That's not the case, Mr. Iain Gray. What we are thinking about is whether we can become a partner of Crescent Academy like Antoine Alchemy Workshop and produce Coke together. You see, Coke has gradually become popular in the southern part of the kingdom. Just relying on one or two alchemy workshops is far from being able to meet the market demand."
The owner of the workshop shook his head and continued.
It seems that they are also jealous of Coke's profits and want to catch up on this trend of making a fortune.
This was exactly what Reiner wanted. He thought for a moment before speaking slowly.
"How about this. First of all, those unequal agreements should naturally be abolished. On this basis, after everyone pays a certain fee, I will grant the Coke production line and production authorization, and share the future Coke profits. How about this proposal? ?”
This can be regarded as the simplest chain store franchise model. Alchemy Workshop wants to reduce the technical costs required to produce Coke, and Reiner does not need to spend extra money to purchase production lines. It can be regarded as a win-win transaction.
"That's great, Mr. Iain Gray."
The workshop owner originally thought that Reiner would take advantage of the situation, or rely on capital advantages like Piram to suppress other alchemy workshops, but he did not expect that he would choose such an ingenious method, allowing both parties to do so at the minimum cost. In the past, he had only heard about the extraordinary methods of the Iain Gray family in order to obtain the highest profit, but after seeing it with his own eyes today, he was completely convinced.
"We can discuss the specific contract later, but I have to leave now."
Reiner glanced at Claire, who was supporting him, and said this to the owners of the workshop.
"Okay, okay, we'll talk more about this another time."
The workshop owners watched as Reiner and others boarded the carriage, but the smiles on their faces did not disappear for a long time.
They were finally free.