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Chapter 4 Two hundred thousand gold pounds

The reason why airships are built is not only the most practical flying vehicle at present, but also a very important reason is that the group of astrologers predicted a very realistic scene during divination, that is, when disaster strikes When it comes, the whole of Langton will fall into chaos and riots.

At that time, if Purficott does not want to be involved, he will leave the Victoria Empire and go to the empire's overseas colonies.

The New World colonies newly opened by the empire but not yet developed much are a very good choice.

It is rich in resources and sparsely populated. When the end of the world comes, the whole world falls into chaos, the old order collapses, and people rush to escape, it can undoubtedly be called a paradise.

The only problem is that you need to cross the sea to get to the New World.

If he wanted to cross the ocean, apart from taking a boat, an airship was the only means of transportation that Perfectcott could think of.

Considering that the ocean might have been frozen by that time, Purficott felt that flying would be more feasible than sailing on dry land.

Of course it's safer too.

It was just that she had not been immersed in her airship design for long when a knock on the door of the laboratory interrupted her work.

"Miss, there is a gentleman who claims to be the messenger of the Duke of Gloucester, the Speaker of the Imperial Noble Council. He is here to visit with Major William. Do you want to see them?" After receiving permission, the elder of the Brandless family opened the door and walked in. Foster, the butler, reported to Perficott the news of a visitor.

Purficott was a little dissatisfied with her work being interrupted, but she still raised her head and said to the door of the laboratory: "Let them wait in the living room. I will change my clothes and go down in a while."

"Okay, miss." Foster's voice was calm and capable, full of trustworthy reliability.

"Besides, Grandpa Afu, what happened to the family property I asked you to sell?" Purficott stood up and asked Foster.

Facing Purficott's inquiry, Foster's originally steady expression suddenly changed. He frowned slightly, but still replied to Purficott: "According to your wishes, Miss, there is a place in Langton City." The shop, two workshops, and a villa gifted to you by the Duke of Gloucester have all been sold.

The current market conditions for these industries are very good, and you combined the alchemy doll making skills to sell them together, so you sold them at a high price.

The shop that sells alchemy dolls and the workshop that makes alchemy dolls sell them for 200,000 gold pounds.

The other party paid very quickly. The two hundred thousand gold pounds have been divided into three batches and deposited into your account in the Imperial Bank. However, the buyer hopes to meet you. The other party is..."

"It doesn't matter who the buyer is, what matters is the money. With this money, I can build an airship and take us out of the empire to the New World before disaster strikes. Only this is important!" Po! Ficott interrupted Foster. She didn't want to know who bought her property, although she could guess who paid for it.

After all, even in Langton, the capital of the Victoria Empire, there were only a handful of people who could afford such a large amount of money, and Purficott had basically dealt with all of them.

The alchemy dolls sold in the shop under her name are very popular in the upper class society of the empire, and the price of each alchemy doll is quite high. Even the mass-produced non-combat types are equivalent to the total annual income of an ordinary middle-class family. .

Not to mention that there are specially customized alchemy dolls for battle and other special-purpose alchemy dolls. The cost of each one is sky-high. Even in Langton, where the empire's nobles are most concentrated, only the top-notch ones are available. Only the nobles have the financial resources to spend.

It is not an easy thing to buy such a high-quality property. Although the price of 200,000 gold pounds is high, it is still a cheap sale. Although the Imperial Admiralty spent only 70,000 gold pounds to build an old cruiser, the savings of 200,000 gold pounds were enough to build three ships.

But Purficott's workshop made a total profit of 40,000 gold pounds last year, which means that if you buy her shop, you can make money back within five years.

If it weren't for the end of the world, she wouldn't be able to sell such a golden goose that lays eggs.

People who can afford it don't have to think about anyone else except those few nobles and the royal family.

But Purficott doesn't want to see any of these people now. She just wants to get the money as soon as possible, then build her own airship and head to the New World before disaster strikes.

Apart from this, Purficott didn't want to deal with anything else, let alone the social interactions and relationships between nobles.

You must know that she is the only direct bloodline left in the Brandless family. Although the empire's noble inheritance law stipulates that women can also inherit the title, as Purficott gets closer to adulthood, many people are already thinking about it. Guys with the title of Baron Brandlis began to appear around her, wanting to become the new Baron Brandlis through marriage or marriage.

According to imperial law, if Perficott gets married and the man is willing to change his surname, the other party can inherit the title of Baron Brandlis.

The prerequisite for achieving this is that Purficott dies and the direct heirs of the Brandless family are cut off.

Therefore, Purficott rarely attended aristocratic gatherings and hated all non-essential social interactions.

The old butler Foster obviously knew this, so he didn't understand Purficott's attitude of not wanting to meet the buyer.

"In this case, I will reject them and say that Miss, you have been unwell recently and it is inconvenient to see guests." The loyal old housekeeper nodded to Perficott and expressed that he would handle it properly: "If you don't have anything else, As ordered, I will go down first."

Purficott didn't say much when he saw this. He just waved his hand to Foster and motioned for him to leave.

Listening to Foster's footsteps leaving the door, Purficott's face didn't look good.

This was not a good experience for her, and she didn't like the feeling of being unexpectedly interrupted from what she was doing.

If possible, she wanted to leave those two people alone and wait until she was done with her work before going to see them.

But considering that one of the people arriving was his distant cousin and the other was the messenger of the Duke of Gloucester, and the two of them arriving together might have something important to do, Perficott reluctantly decided to meet them first.

She sighed and stood up, walking towards the dressing room next to the laboratory: "Befa, bring me a dress for guests, a green one."

Along with Purficott's voice, a puppet that had been standing in the corner of the laboratory moved.

(End of this chapter)