Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1612 New Agreement Hilda Lanna's Request
Of course, in addition to the second-generation communication magic weapon, Xia Duo also handed over [Magic Slaughter Talisman] to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce for sale this time. Although the drow war is over, the mess left by the drow raging underground is not over yet.

[Devil-slaying Talisman] Although it was not as easy to sell as it was during the war, it has become a habit to walk in the dark area with one [Demon-slaying Talisman].

In the long run, the sales prospect is quite impressive, it can be regarded as a long-term income!

As for the request from the Tower of Time to increase orders for magic materials, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce also gave an affirmative answer.

Even because Netheril has mastered the mithril refining technology, the price of bulk mithril has dropped by nearly [-]%, basically equal to the market.

Everything is moving in a good direction, except for the effective date of the Magic Restriction Treaty on the [-]th of next month.

……

The banquet hall on the first floor of the Tower of Time.

Xia Duo summoned the chef of the territory to prepare a sumptuous dinner to celebrate the further step of the partnership between the Tower of Time and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.

"Counselor Seide, come! Let's toast and drink, for friendship!"

"For friendship!"

Driven by Xia Duo, the atmosphere of the dinner party reached a small climax in an instant, and everyone raised their glasses to drink happily.

At this moment, there is no difference between ordinary people and spellcasters, spellcasters and grand arcanists in the banquet hall, and enjoy the delicious food and wine.

The only thing that is almost interesting is probably a small band invited from Savile Town, which can barely play a complete piece of music, not to mention the artistic conception.

It was also because Xia Duo didn't investigate in advance, otherwise he would have invited Lawrence and others who were already working in the Ministry of Culture and Education of the territory. The "Wild Poetry" which is well-known in Severton will not disappoint him.

But fortunately, the atmosphere is here, and the music is just an embellishment. On the contrary, if it is really an outstanding sound of nature, it would be a bit overwhelming.

A dinner party lasted until late at night. In this era where elf culture is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is already a basic operation for a dinner party to last all night.

However, Xia Duo expressed difficulty in accepting this overly extravagant and depraved lifestyle, and the physical and mental state of ordinary people cannot support all-night banquets.

Therefore, after noticing that the mayor of Thain, who was the oldest physically, was a little tired during the dinner, he decisively chose to end the celebratory dinner that had lasted until late at night.

……

After sending the members of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce to the teleportation circle, Xia Duo returned to the sixth-floor residence to wash and rest.

Before going to bed, Niya murmured and asked, "Everything will go well in the future, right?"

"Yes, all the best in the future!"

These words were not only said by Xia Duo to Niya, but also to himself. Before becoming a Grand Arcanist, he always dreamed that after becoming a Grand Arcanist, he could make drastic reforms and even affect the whole of Netheril. .

But in fact, now he feels the difficulty of the current situation more and more, as if there is an invisible net that surrounds him from all directions, and it affects his whole body.

The so-called "walking on thin ice with trembling and trembling" is nothing more than that.

However, the more difficult it is, the more excited Xia Duo is. If the future magic civilization is born without any disturbance, then he will inevitably be disappointed.

This is not the so-called romance of onlookers moaning without illness, but the consciousness of the pioneers who personally created history and led the times.

The sharp edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. The wise men in the hometown have already understood everything.

……

Noon the next day.

After lunch, Xia Duo originally planned to go to the blue crystal plane to arrange some preparatory work for building the flight control system, but was interrupted by an unexpected communication request.

Back in the Tower of Time communication room, as the spell unfolded, the simple scene in the communication room suddenly turned into a volley terrace, and not far away, the elf Hilda Lanna looked at him calmly.

Xia Duo wondered why Hilda Lanna saw him, and didn't speak first, but looked at each other calmly.

The person who contacted him first must have something to ask for, and as Xia Duo expected, Hilda Lanna immediately made a request that made him feel very embarrassed:

"Lord Xiaduo, I would like to ask you to lobby the Severnton Council to reject the proposal of Crown King Herien at the next meeting of the Northland Alliance. If there are other similar proposals, they should be rejected together."

Xiaduo can indeed influence the decision-making of Netheril in the Northland Alliance, but this is not without cost, and more importantly, whether he influences the Sevington Council is for himself, for Netheril as a whole, or for the elves , there is a big difference here.

If it is for the sake of Netheril as a whole, the Seven Towers are still fair, which is not difficult, but if it is only for oneself, it may be possible to pay a little price.

But if it was for the elves, it would definitely change a considerable number of people's views on him.

At present, Xia Duo's attitude towards elves is restrained cooperation and full vigilance, which is basically a neutral attitude.

If he responds to Hilda Lanna's request, no matter what the request is, he will immediately become elf-oriented, which may improve his relationship with Lord Hawke, but in the Seven Towers, it is estimated that he will be blacked out. The list is up.

Although the Seven Towers also tend to be elves, or even elves, this does not prevent the overall attitude of the Seven Towers towards elves, which is cooperation and confrontation, and is more inclined to confrontation.

Of course, on the other hand, Xia Duo should not overly target elves, otherwise it may become hostile to some extreme elves who may take actual actions.

Xia Duo is not afraid of challenges, but he also looks forward to stability.

In addition, excessive targeting of elves may also become an unstable factor in the eyes of the Seven Towers, and be "viewed differently".

Xia Duo's first reaction was to refuse Hilda Lanna's invitation, but the two sides are currently in a state of limited cooperation, mainly because he still wants to obtain the latest information from Hilda Lanna and even the entire elf world.

If you categorically refuse, I am afraid it will irritate the other party.

So, Xia Duo pretended to think about it, and asked, "I wonder what kind of proposal King Helien will put forward at the Northern Alliance meeting?"

"Ha ha."

Hilda Lanna sneered, and then said: "This proposal has a lot to do with Netheril. King Helien will propose a proposal to further open up trade at the Northland Alliance meeting. As far as I know, Cormanthor also A similar bill will be proposed, but it will be more beneficial to Cormanthor."

"Isn't it good to open trade?" Xia Duo asked again, but in fact he already had the answer in his heart.

Hilda Lanna didn't know whether Xia Duo really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, but she didn't refuse to explain, "Further opening up trade is good for Yeerlan, but not necessarily for Netheril. The price premium is high or low, only talking about the flow of people after the further opening of trade, is Netheril really ready?"

Hilda Lanna said it very bluntly, even though Xia Duo had prepared earlier, her heart sank. Indeed, the trade surplus and deficit are not really a big problem. The real big problem lies in the flow of people.

Netheril's control over the whereabouts of outsiders is too weak, and the current tranquility is completely created by the seven towers in the past by constantly hunting and killing foreign illegal immigrants.

But even so, there are still fish that slip through the net.

Compared with the mystical "border inspection" of the elves, Netheril is far behind in this area. Once it is further opened, it means that the entry threshold will be greatly reduced, and the factors of instability will be greatly increased.

Maybe a group of high-ranking mages will secretly deploy supreme magic, subverting the whole territory with one brain.

(End of this chapter)