Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1088 Mithril Substitute Prepares to Visit the Master
"Don't waste any more time calculating, I want these miscellaneous crystals and the 25 pounds of mithril, and the rest belong to Rodite!"

After counting it down, I don't know how much time will be wasted. In fact, except for Mithril, Xia Duo doesn't care much about other things.

As for why they took down the seemingly large number of crystals with relatively low value, it was just to save trouble.

Xia Duo was attracted to this ruin at first, not because of the ruins of the half-plane experiment, but because of the metal-like transparent frame that he and Nya bought on Purland Street in the old town of Sevington.

But now, after reading the surviving books of "Innocenta", he knew that the transparent frame was not actually a kind of metal, but made of miscellaneous crystals.

Miscellaneous crystals do not mean opaque, but they are not infected or infiltrated by related elements, and cannot become the energy buffer core of magic items.

Usually their only use is to melt them to make some crystal utensils, such as medicine bottles, cups and saucers, etc., and higher-end ones can be purified to make transparent crafts.

Therefore, it looks like a gem, but it is actually just a mineral, similar to quartz on the earth, and the market price is very low.

Anything that can be called a gem can be used as the energy buffer core of a magic item, and it is difficult to melt and reshape because it is filled with various energies and elements. The process of melting will break the balance, or change its elemental properties, Or it's an explosion.

The processing of gemstones is generally done by engraving, so the price is often proportional to the volume. From a practical point of view, large ones can be cut into smaller pieces, but small ones cannot be enlarged.

The surviving books in Innocenta do not record the transparent frame, but they record a new use of the mixed crystal, which can make it as valuable as a gem.

Of course, this new technology is immature, not only costly, but also very unstable. Whether it can be improved in the future is actually still unknown.

Xia Duo knew that Rodit must have read the "Mithril Alternative Research" when he was checking the notes of related books, at least he had read the name!
A normal mage would be curious about using extremely low-priced miscellaneous crystals instead of expensive mithril, let alone a high-level mage from the Seven Towers.

But the disadvantages of this technique are also very obvious. It has been clearly stated in the "Mithril Alternative Research". Rodit is unlikely to read the entire book, but it is entirely possible to only read the conclusion.

Therefore, Xia Duo only needs miscellaneous crystals and mithril, which is not considered to be taking advantage of him.

You must know that although mixed crystals are not real gems, they also come from gem veins, and the labor cost is not necessarily much less than real gems.

The price is very low just because the output is large, and it cannot be used as the energy buffer core of magic items.

Now that it is rumored to buy it, even if it is rumored that there is a possibility of replacing Mithril, it may not increase its price much.

After all, to replace Mithril, the real key is not the easy-to-obtain raw material such as miscellaneous crystals, but the technology.

……

After hearing Xia Duo’s request for only mixed crystals and mithril, Rodit almost turned pale in shock, and quickly said: “Lord Xia Duo, this exploration is almost entirely due to your efforts, such a distribution is not fair, you should Get more."

This is back to the previous argument. It is impossible for Xia Duo to fully accept these materials. This is related to the fulfillment of the existing agreement. He will not put himself in a possible disadvantageous position and must try to eliminate variables.

It has become one of his instincts to occupy righteousness first.

"I'm going to study how miscellaneous crystals can replace mithril. These miscellaneous crystals can save a lot of collection time. You don't have to worry too much about the value of specific materials. Time is more precious to me, so let's make this decision!"

"But--"

"No need!" Xia Duo directly interrupted Rodit, and asked almost sternly, "Aren't you going to abide by our agreement?"

Rodit's face changed drastically when he heard that, and he explained again and again: "No, no, no, of course I will abide by the agreement, but these are given to you voluntarily by me out of gratitude."

"No need!"

Xia Duo waved his hand, pointed to the west, and said, ""It's getting dark now, so I'll go back after cleaning up. I'll be in the watchtower for a while now, and you can send someone over to copy those books in person at any time. With that, I'm leaving! "

Xia Duo didn't give Rodit a chance to speak again, he took away the miscellaneous crystals and mithril on the ground, and then teleported away.

……

From the southern forest of Dennis to Watch Island, with such a long distance, Xia Duo was naturally not at ease and teleported back directly.

He first teleported to the vicinity of Dennis, and then readjusted the details of the spell, substituting the pass key of the watchtower's teleportation circle, and then directly teleported to the watchtower's teleportation circle.

After returning to the watchtower, Xia Duo immediately went to the library again, cleared out several bookshelves, and placed the harvest of this trip on them one by one, while contacting Director Brunders of the Austrian Law Federation.

"Lord Xiaduo, is there anything I can do for you?"

Blunders' tone was quite polite, but after all, he was Kieran Hightower's direct agent in the Arcane Federation, and Xia Duo naturally wouldn't really regard the other party as an existence that he could order at will.

"Director Blunders, I'm sorry to bother you, I want to ask you, is Master Conjenio free recently?"

"available!"

The decisiveness and speed of Brundes' answer completely exceeded Xia Duo's expectations. After he made his request, he received the other party's answer almost instantly.

It was as if the other party had been waiting for him to ask, which made Xia Duo murmur in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, Brundes said: "The president welcomes any talented spellcasters to visit at any time! Lord Xiaduo, when will you come to the Federation headquarters, and I will take you to meet the president!"

That's it!
Sure enough, he was the elder who was rumored to be willing to support the younger generation. Of course, if Xia Duo was not a senior arcanist, it might not be so easy to meet him.

If he really saw everyone, then Conjenio wouldn't have to do anything every day!

Xia Duo thought about it, and asking Innocent related questions was secondary. He really should pay a formal visit to that respected elder. As for the time——

"Director Brunders, is the fifth day of next month okay?"

"Yes, the president has handed over all the affairs related to the Federation to His Excellency Iolum, but it has not been announced to the public. Lord Xiaduo can come over at any time. The president has met many young people these days. Lord Xiaduo If you can come, the president should be even happier!"

……

After communicating with Blunders, Xia Duo can be regarded as letting go of one concern. After sorting out the books this time, he did not immediately start research on the replacement of mithril with mixed crystals, but continued to analyze the blazing sun circle.

There are only a few days left in this month. If possible, it is best to complete the maintenance of the Blazing Sun Circle this month, and there will be things to do next month!

(End of this chapter)