Chapter 155: Gaining The Upper Hand
"Your Highness, it is time to get ready for the luncheon event." Alexis’ maid informed them, ending the discussion.
Claudius waved his hand. "Go, get ready, and I will discuss the finer points of the parenting plan with Lord Dominic."
Once she was in the other room, the Crown Prince turned on Dominic.
"Do you feel that you have an honest chance against the others? The son of a Duke, and a titled Marquis, especially." He asked.
Dominic nodded. "They certainly have the advantage from the start. Generational wealth, estates, titles and good reputations. But magitech is a disruptive force to the balance of wealth in the world.
Marquis Bridgegover has a rather sizeable holding as I recall, but how long would that take me to catch?
Now, obtaining land might be impossible without the favour of the Crown. But now that I have the reputation of the Royal Forges behind my work, how hard would it be for me to sell a hundred Rare Grade rifles? Or a thousand?
At that point, it certainly wouldn’t be unthinkable that I could get the daughter of an impoverished Noble with no sons to arrange a marriage.
However, just like the Princess, that is not what I aspire to in life."
Crown Prince Claudius looked to the ceiling, contemplating the truth behind Dominic’s words.
He wasn’t wrong. Many magical engineers had become fabulously wealthy in the last generation, and the majority of them had married into Noble Families if they were not already from one.