30 Episode 29 New Patents and Nations (2/2)

Today, Mr. Naiaki will be acting as an intermediary from the beginning.

The new patent has been approved, and the new system will be called the New Patent, and although we haven't had a vote on the new system yet, we can use the system right away in the form of a provisional approval, but no new system has ever been approved provisionally and not passed a vote. I told the guild master about this system, and he was very excited and praised it, and assured me that he would force it through, so there's nothing to worry about.

”Special restrictions?

”Special restrictions?” ”Like not taking more than a percentage?

Yes, restrictions on who we can offer this technology to.

I don't understand. Isn't this new patent a system to spread the word?

I don't understand. Isn't the new patent supposed to be a system for spreading the word? ”Specifically, the government will review who can sell the technology, and only those who pass the review will be allowed to provide the technology. Sales outside of Japan are prohibited, and anyone who works in the field of this technology will also be screened by the government.

So, you're saying that the technology will be monopolized only in Japan?　Well, it's necessary for the government. War.

I guess there are things like war and balance between nations.

What about war?

There hasn't been a war in hundreds of years, and as the amount of metal smelting increases, it's okay to sell it to foreign countries, it's simply a way to monopolize domestic profits, a way to earn foreign currency.

Hey . Return my serious thought. Money, after all.

Well, that's not a problem. I don't want to pursue profit by antagonizing the country.

Mr. Miyas and the others are nodding.

Okay, by the way, what would be a good price?

Mr. Geinta replied.

”For now, we'll sell it at a price slightly lower than charcoal, and then adjust the price when the name spreads to some extent, and fix it when the price stabilizes to some extent.

”Then, won't the people we're spreading the word to have to change the price from time to time as they're told until the price stabilizes?

Until then, we'll only be spreading the word to people we know to a certain extent, who will understand if we change the price, although it will slow down the growth of the business.

That's okay, I'm in no hurry.

”Then, for now, can we sign a regular patent contract for fifty percent of the profit, and when it stabilizes, we can sign a new patent?

At this point, Mr. Niaki interrupted me. At this point, Mr. Naiaki interrupted.

They agreed, but I still have a few changes to make.

Basically, it's okay, but as long as we don't have enough production equipment, you can use my patent fee for capital investment.

”All right, that's it then.

The contract seemed to be settled.

All that was left to do was to sign the contract on the board that Naiaki had brought with her, which was filled with magic stones, and the contract was concluded.

I wonder if this is some kind of contract magic. Or maybe it's an artifact.

Wait a minute.

When I was about to leave the room, Mr. Gaither stopped me.

I'm talking about capital investment. We'll increase it to some extent, but there's a good chance we won't be able to mine the coal in time if we add too many facilities.

Are there really that many people?　You're right, they haven't been digging much.

But since the little earthquake a while back, the people working in the mines have been collapsing from time to time, and the symptoms seem to be a kind of magic overload, but it doesn't seem like there's any increase in magic, so I don't know why. I don't know what's causing it.

Too much magic, or too much of it, can have negative effects.

If we reduce it beforehand, it won't overflow.

If the earthquake was caused by something else, that would be a problem.

The problem is ...... Have you tried reducing the magic before entering?

I'm not sure what the problem is. It's a road that leads to some of the most productive areas of the mine, and production drops off considerably, so now we're kind of mining in the shallow areas.

So it's stretched.

So you're saying that someone who can use a lot of magic should go scouting?

Try it. If it doesn't work, just run back.

I'll do it. I've got a lot of magic, so I think I can stay active for a long time if I can reduce it as much as possible.

I don't care, but the wizard who scouted ahead of me is also a pretty good wizard with a lot of magic power, do you have any ideas?

Yes, I have an idea.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. A wizard with a lot of magic power is probably only talking about three digits. Two digits are different.

You may want to enter with about 1000 magic power left for self-defense, and spend more magic power depending on the situation.

I'll show you the difference in magic power!