Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1169
Xia Duo has incarnated as an elf in the projection plane many times, and his knowledge and understanding of the elf society may be deeper than most elves.

He knew very well that a small family like the Yinye family might be able to show their prestige in a remote town, but if it involved huge interests, they would definitely be swallowed up by those high-ranking families.

If you want to find it, you need to find a family with a high-level mage in charge, or a powerful group with a high-level mage as a backer, at least able to handle the smuggling business, not only spice smuggling, but more in the future.

But the problem is that he is a senior arcanist, how can he make an elf high-level mage who is equivalent to a grand arcanist, or even a little bit stronger than a grand arcanist, obey his orders?
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!" Xia Duo sighed repeatedly in his heart.

Looking at the expectant eyes of Lord Collins, he was a little embarrassed to tell the truth.

At this moment, not only Lord Collins needs his help, but he also needs Lord Collins.

Xia Duo wants to build an alliance with common interests to deal with various possibilities in the future.

And Lord Collins may be a suitable candidate.

Before a senior arcanist, there was no alliance, only refuge, but now, Xia Duo is qualified to win over allies and form a small circle.

In fact, when Lord Collins approached him, he might not have no intention of wooing him.

A senior arcanist with many years of experience has a lot of cards in his hand, so it may not be that he really needs the Cormanthor elf channel on his side.

Thinking in this way, Xia Duo paid more attention to this cooperation. As for the qualification of the agent, before the large-scale transaction appeared, the Yinye family was still worthy of use.

Moreover, if Lord Collins wanted to expand the production of spices, it would not be possible in a short period of time. At least a relatively complete expansion plan was needed, otherwise blindly expanding production would be just a waste of manpower and material resources.

With the gradual expansion of the transaction scale, whether it is to use the Silver Leaf family to contact the more reliable Cormanthor upper family in the future, or to find other ways, it is a matter of the future.

As the saying goes, "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain", there are very few plans in this world that can be properly arranged in advance from the beginning to the end. If you don't take the first step, you may never have a follow-up.

"Lord Collins, I am very interested in this cooperation. If it is possible, I would like to invite you to the Southern Territory of Savile for a detailed discussion after the snowmelt competition. At that time, the patriarch of the Silverleaf family, Orepus, will provide us with information about Koman Search for more detailed information."

"can."

Collins did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed: "Please also make an appointment, and I will visit in person when the time comes, and bring a detailed information about the types of spices and their output."

Xia Duo recalled his recent itinerary, and casually mentioned a date: "Let's make an appointment on the No. 15 day of next month!"

It's the end of the month and two days later is the first day of the snowmelt (May) month and the start of the snowmelt competition.

Considering that the snowmelt competition will last for several days, and after the competition, Xia Duo and Nya will stay in Sevington for two more days, and then go to Leisen to pick it up.

About fifteen days later, it is a relatively safe arrangement, and the time will not be so urgent, but it also shows the priority.

Collins agreed to the arrangement, and then the two smiled at each other, "I wish us a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

……

It seems that it is no longer a secret that the Northland Alliance will be established soon. In the next few days, people from Xia Duo's side will continue to visit, and some will chat with each other personally, but more often they will discuss business cooperation.

The geographical location of Savile Land is relatively superior, just on the key land route from Netheril to Cormanthor.

Generally speaking, it is possible to reach Comanso from the core area of ​​Nether all the way to the east, pass through the northern border of the Akola Kingdom and continue east, and then go south through the Dragon's Back Mountain Range, but——

This way, not to mention that the Akola Kingdom is closed and closed, there are a large number of orcs around, and there are countless other wild creatures, and more importantly, there are really dragons in the Longji Mountains.

During the drow war on Comanthor's side, many dragons in the Dragon's Back Mountains were controlled by drow, not in the frenzied state affected by the dragon madness, but in a control similar to mind control. Can also perform magical combat.

It is almost impossible for ordinary caravans to safely pass through the Longji Mountains.

It is also the safest way to go south along the Nether River until Saville lands in the south, then go west and south to Conifera City, and go to Comanso through the Tessa Bridge on the south side of Conifera City. of.

Basically, the caravan only needs to hire one or two teams of ordinary guards, and if the conditions are better, hire one or two low-level mages to complete the journey safely.

Basically there will be no casualties.

In the past, Savile Territory has also been used as a temporary rest point and material transfer point for northern caravans heading to Conifera City.

Now that the Northland Alliance is about to be established, it is foreseeable that the trade between Netheril and Cormanthor will be more frequent in the future.

In fact, not only with Comanthor, but also with Yerlan and Ilfaron, but the trade between Netheril and these two elven kingdoms, especially the non-bordering Ilfaran, needs to go to the dwarven port city of Asko. I will proceed.

It can be foreseen that the underground passage from Denis to Ascor will become more and more prosperous in the future, but a new god has appeared in Drow, so it is hard to say whether the underground passage will be as safe as it was in the past.

As for the sea trade route, there may also be a small outbreak.

However, the maritime trade route is more of an advantage of short time and large volume of goods. The disadvantage is that the crisis at sea is uncontrollable. Even if you bring a high-level mage, once you encounter a large sea monster, you may not be able to get it right.

What will happen in the future depends on how deep the "alliance" of the Northland Alliance will cooperate. However, judging from the sudden change in Comanso's attitude and his almost compromised attitude, the cooperation of this alliance may be unexpectedly deep.

……

For all those seeking cooperation, Xia Duo did not refuse, but he did not talk about any specific cooperation like he did with Lord Collins.

After all, most of what these people want to do is import trade, and a few exports are resource trade such as precious metal ores and rough gemstones.

It is difficult for Xia Duo to get involved, and he is unwilling to get involved. In fact, he does not agree with these trades in his heart. Whether it is the introduction of high-priced goods or the loss of resources, it is not a good thing in the long run.

Of course, he is also very clear that if Netheril wants to develop, it is inevitable that it will be cut off by the advanced ones, as long as it can help the development.

The reason why he didn't refuse was only because there was no reason to refuse. After all, one side wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell, so how could an outsider interfere.

(End of this chapter)