NOVPUBChapter 1030: Harness the chariot_4
As an intermediary, one must make a profit margin.
The price Noland Lee sold to the Pure Light Court was around 400 million gold coins for each Magic Scroll.
By the time the Pure Light Court resells the sealed Thunderclouds to the Wizard Advancement Association, the price might reach 1 billion or even 1.5 billion.
Calculating like this, is Noland Lee at a staggering loss?
Wouldn’t it be better for him to directly sell the Magic Scrolls to the Wizard Advancement Association?
Noland Lee contemplated deeply and chose not to do so.
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He is a person who dislikes trouble.
If the Wizard Advancement Association were to find out that Noland Lee had Wild Magic in his possession, then the one to be put on the experimentation table would not be the Thunderclouds, but Noland Lee himself.
Having the Pure Light Court act as an intermediary indeed meant Noland Lee would lose a portion of his profit, but it also protected him, preventing the Wizard Advancement Association from discovering him.
One could say that on the matter of “not letting the Wizard Advancement Association know the Thunderclouds were Wild Magic,” Noland Lee and the Pure Light Court had reached an unspoken pact.
This silent agreement would then provide Noland Lee with legitimate earnings through the Wealth Creation Society’s Wealth Project.
This was interest binding being completed subtly.
Noland Lee would find himself unwittingly tied to the Pure Light Court’s chariot, becoming their partner.
One day in the future, when Noland Lee would come to his senses, he would suddenly realize:
His sources of wealth were controlled by the Pure Light Court, his magic intricacies completely figured out by them, and all the materials needed for his life, production, and cultivation depended on the Pure Light Court’s provision.
At that time, for Noland Lee to think of breaking free from the Pure Light Court’s gentle binding and becoming an independent wizard would be nothing but a pipe dream.
Once the Grand Arbitrator of the Pure Light Court gave the order to pull the net, Noland Lee would lose all his wealth, magic, and partners overnight.
And the starting point of all this was the secret meeting today.
If Noland Lee were to decisively refuse Gregory Tote’s proposal, he could avoid the enticing benefits of the Pure Light Court.
If he agreed, what awaited him might be repeated temptation and descent, eventually becoming the Pure Light Court’s prey.
Therefore, Noland Lee decided:
“I am honored to accept your proposal, Your Excellency Tote. If the Wealth Project’s executor is a wizard force I can trust, I am willing to provide 1 billion gold coins as funding for the project.”
Gregory Tote’s smile gained a hint of sincerity:
“You will certainly be satisfied with the executor of the project. The Pure Light Court will take full responsibility for its execution.”
Noland Lee grinned and said:
“So it’s the Pure Light Court, eh? Very good, very good. I trust their strength and financial power.” 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Noland Lee added in his heart:
“The Pure Light Court definitely has the capacity to bear the losses caused by their own mistakes; I am very confident in them, heh heh~”
The Pure Light Court was interested in Noland Lee’s Wild Magic, while Noland Lee was eyeing the Pure Light Court’s assets.
Per the terms of the Magic Contract, as the sponsor of the Wealth Project, Noland was allowed to visit the site of the Magic Experiment.
Since a visit was allowed, then couldn’t he just happen to deconstruct the others there?
As for intentionally causing a little sabotage to make the Pure Light Court’s experiments fail, forcing them to compensate him, that was a negligible fringe benefit.
Noland Lee always saw gold coins as a means to acquire knowledge and energy, not as a pursuit in their own right.
Only the magic knowledge firmly sealed by various wizard forces could attract his attention.
