HCB Chapter 439: One Person, One Bucket
Chapter 439: One Person, One Bucket
After just walking for a few minutes, Bai Hao noticed more than a dozen noticeable changes in Campbell Territory. The most unbearable winter was as lively as the summer. Everyone could wear comfortable and warm magic down jackets. The originally dead silent and deserted winter streets were now extremely lively.
Of course, the most obvious change is the orcs in Campbell Territory. They are no longer lowly slaves whose hands and feet are chained by slave owners, but glorious Campbell soldiers with citizenship recognized by the Campbell family.
It is impossible to buy any orc slaves in the current Campbell Territory. If there are any, the price is extremely high. Those sick and weak disposable orc slaves are nowhere to be seen because most of them are training in the Campbell military camp.
Not to mention Campbell Territory, the slave markets in the surrounding noble territories have also been completely disrupted by the Campbell family. The orc slave business is now a sunset industry, and no businessman with a normal IQ would invest in the slave business.
The large-scale shortage of orc slaves would cause many things requiring manpower to get out of control, and some businesses that originally relied on the orcs' cheap labor would no longer be able to proceed. The shrewd Campbell family had obviously considered this a long time ago.
Therefore, before clearing out the orc slaves from the market, the Campbell family developed a large number of magical instruments in advance based on the magical technology of the Jieming Magic Stone to replace the labor loss caused by the lack of orc slaves.
And now, Campbell County has obviously achieved the reform of replacing beast slave labor with machines. Not to mention that there is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in this land. As long as the ultimate problem of ordinary people's inability to use magic is solved, the progress of magic technology will be explosive.
Of course, the most important thing is the full support of the Campbell family and Bai Hao's pioneering work in magic technology. It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning, and correct subsequent decisions made by the upper level are also indispensable. The Campbell family has both, so it is only a matter of time before magic technology is promoted and developed.
Just as Bai Hao was sighing, a team of orcs pushing wooden carts passed by in an orderly manner. The supplies on the carts were some fruits and bloody meat. Obviously, these were the raw materials for the food of the Campbell Barracks' kitchen department.
Bai Hao also noticed that the wooden cart had undergone special magical modifications. It was not only more labor-saving, but also able to remain stable even at high speeds. The labor-saving combination wheels on it were exactly the same design as the mountain cross-country bicycles in his previous life.
A few months ago, these beautiful magic carts were just drawings in the letter that Bai Hao sent to Kulonan, but now, there were a lot of wear and tear on the carts, and it was obvious that they had been in service for some time.
Bai Hao was very satisfied with the efficiency of his own artisan department. Since his trip to the East, Bai Hao would immediately turn his daily inspiration into drawings. During the few months that he stayed in Scott, Bai Hao would send letters to the Campbell Artisan Association almost every few days.
After a while, Kalia had brought the girls to a snack stand. There were automatically rotating chicken racks on top and automatically heated magical devices underneath. There was no open flame at all in the entire stall.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man who didn't know magic. He was smiling as he introduced roast chicken to Kalia and her group. The stall owner keenly noticed that Kalia and her group were big customers, so he immediately shouted out a 10% discount.
In fact, the stall owner didn't need to do that. After all, those fatty and meaty chicken legs and wings had completely captured Kalia's heart. Bai Hao smiled without saying a word, turned around and squatted down to greet the children who were playing on the roadside.
Bai Hao didn't know the children, but he was very familiar with the magic toys in their hands, including a gyroscope that could spin infinitely in the air, a toy gun that could shoot blue fireballs, a hoverboard that could glide at a low speed, and Bai Hao's favorite animated picture book.
These are all toys that Bai Hao developed when Scott was bored. They are all inlaid with magic cores that can release low-level magic. The low-energy magic release method means that these magic toys are not dangerous at all.
Despite this, these novel and inexpensive toys are even better sellers than some magic tools. No one is more interested in magic than curious children, and parents who dote on their children are naturally willing to pay for them.
Bai Hao's marketing method is very simple. As long as he uses the gimmick that these toys are magic enlightenment learning tools, parents who want their children to become successful will be willing to pay for them, for fear that they will be outdone by other children. Anyway, it doesn't cost much.
Of course, Bai Hao is definitely not a liar who would lose his bottom line just to make money. The real purpose of these magic toys is to enlighten children. All the toys are imitating the standard equipment of Campbell’s army.
The gyroscope that can rotate infinitely in the air imitates a multi-functional drone, which is equipment that needs to be remotely controlled by soldiers. Children can exercise their ability to control suspended objects when playing games with gyroscopes.
Although the toy pistol that shoots blue fireballs has a short range and low rate of fire, and the damage caused by the fireballs is like that of soft cotton, it imitates some trigger-type weapons that require autonomous aiming, allowing children to practice their accuracy from an early age and get used to this form of weapon equipment.
As for those hoverboards that can glide at low speeds, it is even more obvious. At first glance, you can tell that they are imitating the flying devices that every Campbell soldier has. This is a new equipment used to replace high-level magic flying techniques, so that children can have the basics of flying from an early age and not be as clumsy as Youla.
Bai Hao's favorite picture book that can play dynamic pictures has no enlightening meaning. He just likes it. After all, as a senior research scholar, who doesn't want to see vivid video images when looking up information? Isn't it more vivid and interesting than text and still pictures?
"My handsome noble brother, it seems from your expression that you have never seen these trendy magic toys. If you can treat me to a delicious Orleans roasted chicken leg, I will let you play with my Invincible Beyblade King!"
"My Wind Ghost has just finished charging, I want a chicken drumstick too!"
"You're in luck, buddy. My picture book is the finale of the Adventures of Viscount Campbell, which was just released this morning. It's all sold out in the store now. I lined up before dawn... Two, two roasted chicken legs for you to see!"
Kalia was standing next to Bai Hao, holding a large chicken leg in each hand. Her mouth was drooling with joy, and the children nearby were drooling. Unfortunately, it seemed that their pocket money had been spent long ago, and they could only stare blankly at the roast chicken stall.
"Haha." Bai Hao stood up and looked at the children, shook his head slightly, then walked slowly to the roast chicken shop and laughed, "One or two chickens are just for tasting. If the nobles next door saw it, they would think that I, Bai Hao, couldn't afford it."
Then, Bai Hao took out a few beautiful gold coins from his inner pocket, turned his head and looked at the children, and said softly: "One bucket for each of you, and call all the children nearby over, today's roast chicken buffet is free!"