Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 214 Mass Production

Chapter 214 Mass Production

In the end, Li Ang was the first to back down: "How about this, Your Majesty, let's each compromise. I will no longer insist on paying for the materials, and you don't need to pay me the extra chief apothecary annuity. My main income can come from the nobles' consultation fees."

Maya tilted her head and thought for a moment. Although she felt she had gotten the better deal, seeing Li Ang's firm attitude, she reluctantly agreed: "Alright, alright, we'll do as you say, Li Ang. So, what do you think is a suitable price for this treatment permit?"

Li Ang quickly calculated in his mind that, excluding the most crucial part—the part where he provided the technology and core spiritual guidance—the hard cost of one dose of [Targeted Tissue Regeneration Agent] was about two gold coins, just considering the cost of medicinal materials and auxiliary materials.

Considering the time and effort he would expend, he felt that pricing it at around ten gold coins was reasonable.

"How about ten gold coins per dose? The cost of the potion is about two gold coins," Li Ang stated his desired price.

"Ten gold coins?" Maya almost cried out in surprise, shaking her little head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, Li Angqing, you're being too honest. This is a miraculous technique that can regenerate severed limbs and restore sight to the blind! For those noble gentlemen who need it, five hundred gold coins is not expensive at all."

Five hundred gold coins? Li Ang was taken aback by this number; it far exceeded his expectations.

At that moment, for some reason, the image of the young apprentice and his blind dwarf sister flashed through his mind. This price undoubtedly shut people like them out of all hope.

He sighed softly and said to Maya, "Your Majesty, I understand your considerations. But five hundred gold pieces—the price is simply too high. It will deprive many people who truly need it but are not wealthy of the opportunity."

However, Li Ang also understands that even the cost price of two gold medals is still an astronomical figure for many ordinary people.

Moreover, since this is a genuine high-level potion, its stringent refining conditions mean that its production volume will not be high.

But he hopes to at least retain an attitude, a hope that the threshold might be lowered in the future.

So he proposed a solution: "Your Majesty, what do you think? When we issue treatment licenses, we should clearly inform the nobles that the potions are currently very expensive because they are extremely difficult to refine and have very low production volumes. However, we should also clearly inform them that with potential improvements in the refining process in the future, the price of the potions could drop significantly, allowing them to weigh whether they want to buy them at the high price now."

Seeing the determination in Li Ang's eyes, Mei Ya nodded: "Alright, let's do as you say, Li Ang. Let's tentatively set it at five hundred gold coins per dose. I'll convey your message to them. Hmph, those guys have money anyway, so it's only right to fleece them first—and collect reasonable compensation upfront."

Having settled these key details, Mei Ya was in high spirits and asked, "Li Angqing, when can we begin?"

Li Ang estimated, "If I were to refine it, I could probably guarantee a production of about four doses per day. The first batch of people can come tomorrow."

Upon hearing Li Ang's answer, Mei Ya reminded him, "Li Ang, you are now the chief apothecary. The people in the workshop, including Master White, are all your subordinates. You can certainly have them assist you. They may not be able to refine anything, but they can certainly share some of the basic tasks, right?"

Li Ang suddenly realized that he had not yet fully adapted to this leadership role.

He thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "If they help with the preliminary preparations, I should be able to save a lot of time and energy, and production might be able to increase to six to eight doses a day. How much it can be increased exactly depends on their actual skill level. Then—"

Let them line up for treatment according to the order in which they purchased the "treatment license vouchers."

"Great! It's settled then!" Maya excitedly pumped her little fist.

"I'll go back and deliver this good news to them right away," and while I'm at it, I'll start selling treatment licenses, guaranteeing they'll line up to send money—to support me!"

After seeing off the excited Maya, Leon leisurely enjoyed the breakfast prepared by Nelson before setting off again for the Royal Potions Workshop. It seemed he would be quite busy for the next few days.

When Li Ang stepped into the Royal Potions Workshop again, the scene before him made him pause slightly.

Led by Master White, all fifteen apprentices in the workshop were already lined up neatly and waiting here.

They stood ramrod straight, their faces a mixture of tension, anticipation, and barely suppressed excitement, as if they were welcoming a grand review.

Upon seeing Li Ang enter, White immediately stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Lord Li Ang, we have been waiting here for a long time. We have heard that you are going to mass-produce that miraculous potion today. We—we are not very knowledgeable, but we humbly request that you allow us to assist you. Even if it is just to serve you tea and water or clean the utensils, we will do our best and will not dare to slack off in the slightest."

The apprentices behind him also bowed in unison, their eyes gleaming with longing.

Even just assisting a potion master in crafting high-level potions is an invaluable experience that can benefit them for a lifetime, far exceeding the value of money.

Looking at the group of apprentices with their burning eyes, Li Ang said in a calm tone, "I do need manpower to assist with the preliminary material preparation work, Wizard White."

"Yes, sir! What are your orders?" White replied immediately.

"I am not as familiar with the areas of expertise of the apprentices in the workshop as you are, so you will be in charge of assigning the initial processing and handling of the materials."

Upon hearing this, White's face instantly lit up with uncontrollable joy. He patted his chest vigorously and assured him confidently, "Rest assured, sir, we will all do our utmost."

He immediately turned around, regaining his usual imposing demeanor in the workshop, and began to methodically assign tasks: "Karl, Hans, you two form a team to grind the phoenix flower pollen. Remember, grind at a low and constant speed, and the fineness must be at least three thousand mesh. Lina, you take two people to process the dragon blood ginseng, taking only the essence from the upper half-finger length of the main root. The slices must be of uniform thickness, with an error margin of no more than a hair's breadth. And you few, go and boil the concentrated calming flower extract. Keep a close eye on the heat; three boils and three simmers, not a single step can be missed!"

As tasks were assigned one by one, the once quiet workshop suddenly became bustling with activity.

Each apprentice whose name was called felt as if they had received a sacred mission, and threw themselves into their work with great enthusiasm.

While everyone was busy preparing raw materials, Li Ang walked up to the best quality crystal crucible and bound it to the crucible.