Magic Industrial Age

Frankly speaking, the dividend distribution conference held in the barracks was mainly for show, to publicize and inform.

It was to let everyone know that developing the magic energy industry was profitable, and also to gather people's hearts.

The actual distribution of dividends was handled by Mira's financial staff, who distributed them one by one according to the headcount.

This was all held in the council hall, with long queues forming to receive their share.

Even the smallest share was worth hundreds of gold Thalers, which was definitely not a small amount of money for these knights.

Of course, the real big shares were personally delivered by Loyola.

That night, Loyola found the Flame Sword Saint Otto.

The Saint Artifact, the Ring of Proverbs, lit up with magical light, and Loyola placed box after box of gold Thalers on the ground.

Finally, he kicked a box in front of the Flame Sword Saint Otto.

"Here, these are all yours!"

"All mine? Mine!

Ahem, Lord Earl, my usual offerings haven't been small, including magic potions, magic beast meat, transcendent combat skills...

Is it really appropriate for me to take more now?"

"Oh my, oh my, oh my, Lord Otto, if you say so, I'll take them away!"

Loyola pretended to light up the Ring of Proverbs again, and Otto quickly pressed his hand down, saying, "Ahem, ahem, ahem, what I mean is, Lord Earl, you've personally delivered them, if I don't accept, wouldn't that be embarrassing for you?"

Otto ultimately cared about face, and his face turned red as he said these words.

Loyola stared at the gold Thalers and said faintly, "Actually, my face isn't that important!"

"Oh my, oh my, Lord Earl, you're the first to come to my place, right? Let me take you to Phil's place.

His house is a bit big, I'm afraid you won't know the way!"

"His house is right next to yours!"

Compared to the Flame Sword Saint Otto's shyness, the Iron Knight Phil was much more straightforward and thick-skinned.

He looked at the gold Thalers in the box, remained silent for a moment, then knelt on one knee, holding his knight's greatsword in front of him, and said, "Lord Earl, in the future, if there are any dangerous missions, please don't spare me!

Although I'm a bit old, I'm definitely good at charging into battle and won't let you down."

Nearby, the Flame Sword Saint Otto looked incredulous, staring at his old partner, his mind filled with—where's your Heavenly Calamity Knight's restraint?

Did you have to be such a bootlicker!

As for Oliveira, it was a different scene altogether.

Looking at so many gold Thalers, he scratched his head in a somewhat flustered manner.

You have to admit, Oliveira is a pure person, and also a person with very low desires.

He has no family, no relatives, and his biggest expense is cultivation.

But for the other three Heavenly Calamities, this cultivation requirement is discussed, and there is a fixed amount every year, while for him, he can take as much as he needs.

As a result, seeing this money, he actually felt like he had too much money and didn't know how to spend it!

Loyola looked at him, paused slightly, and then said, "Teacher Oliveira, why don't you find something to do?

Or start a family, have some children, or find some goals, such as training some apprentices and teaching skills."

"People should not only live for their families or others, but also for themselves!"

He said these words, of course, from his heart, but unfortunately, Oliveira was a bit confused when he heard them.

He had been living like this for so many years, and it was really hard for him to know what to do to change.

Loyola was helpless and had to leave the money behind and made one last trip.

The Temple of the Sun God, inside the Golden House.

The Dimensional Bag was taken out, and Loyola opened the mouth of the bag, pouring it out with a whoosh.

Until the last gold Thaler fell, Loyola shook the bag again, making sure there were none left, and then said, "It's all here, how is it, a year's time, didn't let you down, right?"

The Red Dragon Virgil finally looked up, his eyes blurred, and asked, "These are all mine?"

"Of course!"

"Every year there's this much?"

"No, no, no, no, that's impossible!"

"I knew it, I knew there couldn't be such a good thing..."

"I say, Bishop, why don't you learn a lesson? Haven't I told you already?"

The Red Dragon Virgil finally looked up, the divine light in his eyes gradually gathering, but he tilted his head and thought for a long time, still puzzled and said, "You've said a lot to me, which sentence are you talking about?"

Loyola was speechless and had to say again, "I told you that with the group's development speed, this money will only increase year by year!"

"Yes, yes, yes! You did say that, I remember!"

The Red Dragon Virgil hurriedly nodded, but suddenly, he looked at Loyola again, very seriously and said, "I see that your knights are almost trained, each carrying a heavy machine gun, with quite fierce firepower."

"So what?"

"So, in the new year, aren't you planning to start a war with a noble?

That Grand Duke Carlisle has bullied you to your doorstep, aren't you planning to destroy the Carlisle family directly?

And those Castro family and McKinley family, jumping around like monkeys, aren't you planning to give them some unforgettable lessons?"

Loyola was stunned, he stared at the Red Dragon Virgil, somewhat inexplicably and said, "No, what do you want to do?"

The Red Dragon Virgil said faintly, "Didn't you say last time that as long as I can play a major role, you'll give me new shares!

If a war really breaks out, wouldn't I have a chance to perform?"

"Five percent of the shares is already this much, what about ten, twenty, thirty percent?"

Loyola: "..."

On the other side, Sea Siren Port.

Almost at the same time, boxes were sent into the Mage Tower, and all the way unobstructed, to the top floor.

Here, Ms. Palacios raised her hand slightly, and naturally, the locks fell off, and the boxes were opened one by one.

Then, golden light shone, and even Ms. Palacios, who had seen the world, was stunned on the spot.

"This, this is?"

Anger said, "This is your dividend for this year, because you have to guard Sea Siren Port, and you really can't go back.

So, Lord Earl specifically asked me to send it over, and I set off several days ago."

"Lord Earl is too, too, too..."

After a long while, Ms. Palacios uttered four words: "Too thoughtful!"

Anger smiled slightly and said, "Madam, the mission has been completed, I'll go back now."

"Okay, okay, then I'll see you off."

Saying that, she actually sent Anger to the door of the Mage Tower before turning back.

If it were at other times, although Anger was Loyola's confidant and highly valued, she, a fourth-order Heavenly Calamity mage, would naturally have to maintain a high and aloof posture.

But today, today, she felt that seeing him off was not a problem.

A moment later, returning to the top floor again, Ms. Palacios stretched out her slender fingers, grabbed a large handful of gold Thalers, and let them slide through her fingers.

The 'ding-ding-dang-dang' sound was quite pleasant.

She murmured, "This time, I've finally encountered a generous employer, I've actually developed an impulse to go through fire and water for him!"

Smiling and shaking her head, throwing these thoughts out, she raised her hand, and melodious music sounded.

And she swayed her waist gently to the music, and even turned a circle.

Obviously, this quiet, intellectual, book-loving Heavenly Calamity mage is in a very beautiful mood now!

...

In fact, the gold Thalers that Loyola distributed were more than everyone imagined.

The reason is simple, these vassals and knights exchanged military merits for shares, and their interests are clear and simple.

However, it is not only them who support the operation of the entire Flower Collar.

For example, the hardworking and dedicated Baron Hick Cruz, who had not been on the battlefield and had no military merits, but he had put a lot of effort into the promotion and development of magic energy machinery.

It can almost be said that he devoted himself to it.

Another example is Butler Hoover, if he hadn't helped Loyola manage personnel, coordinate logistics, and arrange trivial matters, Loyola wouldn't have been able to live so easily and comfortably.

There are also Maruna, Mira Greenman, Lien Vasquez, etc., their contributions are not small.

But they don't own shares!

If they don't have a share in the dividends, this time it's fine, but after a few more times, resentment will definitely arise!

Therefore, Loyola actually has an account here in Deep Blue.

Each key department, including the management of those factories, actually has an invisible 'dark share'!

Loyola's distribution of money included them as well.

Lower than the vassals who actually received dividends, but it was also a considerable income.

Of course, not in the name of dividends, but in the name of rewards and benefits for good development.

The Raymond Magic Energy Group's net profit for this year totaled 1.5 million gold Thalers, and Loyola gave out a full 700,000 gold Thalers in dividends and bonuses alone.

He ultimately occupied the majority of those shares, and strictly speaking, it was a bit overspending.

However, Loyola still felt that the money was well spent.

Because this was the first dividend distribution in the true sense of the Flower Collar, allowing everyone on this ship to see huge benefits and truly have gains.

Now, even if Loyola said that he would no longer promote the magic energy industry, but would restore the original system, I am afraid that the first to disagree would be them.

Having tasted the meat, it is naturally impossible to let them return to the days of eating dirt before.

It was also at this moment that the Flower Collar, this warship, had a sense of unity and concerted efforts.

It is worth mentioning that the Flower Collar's dividend distribution really shocked Reagan Lightning again.

He had previously witnessed the production efficiency of magic energy machinery, and this time, he witnessed the efficiency of making money.

Of course, although a lot of money was spent, Loyola's income was still the most abundant.

Because dividends and bonuses are mostly paid from the Raymond Magic Energy Group.

And the traditional income of the Flower Collar basically went into Loyola's pocket.