Lord of Arcane

Chapter 202 Trading
Netheril started from the very beginning, representing the wisdom and strength of the spellcaster, whether it is the priest of the gods or the new class who has acquired magic, they are the actual leaders who lead the people to open up a place to live.

That's why it is said that "development is the responsibility of every spellcaster".

But when the territory of the empire gradually expanded, the Nethers were no longer in a precarious state in the past, and there were not even a single hungry person in the mature territory.

In this way, development has become a thankless task, and the latest development has been nearly a hundred years ago.

Xia Duo replied that he was obviously playing tricks. Lord Epps was noncommittal about this, and asked about Xia Duo's development plan. You said that development is the responsibility, so what about the plan?
Now, Xia Duo is a little bit blind. One is that he has no one, two has no money, and three has no strength. What kind of development plan can he have? He is trying to avoid this!

"My lord, this needs to be considered slowly, not in a hurry for now, not in a hurry for now!"

"Hehe." Lord Epps smiled, "Xia Duo, I have a suggestion here, do you want to listen to it?"

Xia Duo was refreshed, knowing that Xirou was coming, he knew that the lord could not look for him for no reason, so it turned out that he was waiting for him here!

"My lord, please speak!"

"I asked Your Excellency Greta, and she told me that what the pioneers need to open up is the wilderness southeast of Kangqi City. Gnolls, orcs, and trolls are rampant in that area, but Kangqi City will not provide assistance, because there is no need to open up there. No matter how difficult it is, it has actually damaged the potential territory of Kangqi City.

"In addition, the supplies provided by Her Royal Highness must also pass through Kangqi City."

Before the lord mentioned the manpower problem, Xia Duo's heart was already cold, but fortunately, the lord's next words made him regain some warmth.

"And my suggestion is that you can choose an area in the Green Pearl Forest as your development site, and I will provide you with some basic supplies."

This plan was almost tailor-made for him, Xia Duo was happy in his heart, but after the joy, he also calmed down.

What the lord did was obviously beyond the scope of normal wooing, and the biggest problem blocking the development of the Green Pearl Forest - the orcs, is no longer a big problem now.

What reason does the lord have to give up a piece of territory that can be firmly occupied!
Before today, if the lord asked him to do something, it was impossible for him to refuse. The only answer was that the title of "Pioneer" would make the lord look at him differently, and the most important thing was——

Some kind of hidden benefit it brings may be needed by the lord.

After sorting out everything, Xia Duo was confident. He looked at the lord and asked calmly, "Then what price do I have to pay?"

"Reading permission of [Naishi Scroll]."

"What?!" Xia Duo couldn't believe his ears, when could he be connected with [Nai Se Scroll]?
The title of "Pioneer" actually has such benefits, Xia Duo subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, it turned into—"What's the matter with [Naishi Scroll]?"

Lord Epps did not hide anything, and slowly explained, "In the past, the winner of the title of 'Pioneer' was at least an archmage, but now this title represents an archmage to some extent, and an archmage can Read [Naishi Scroll]."

After hesitating for a while, Lord Epps said, "But the current pioneers are not archmages after all, and the number of titles issued this time is not a small number. It is impossible to really have the full authority of the archmage. It's the interval limit."

"There is no limit for a real archmage to read [Neither Scroll]?" Xia Duo asked curiously.

"How could there be no limit!" Lord Epps sighed, "If it was 70 years ago, even an ordinary farmer could go to the headquarters of the Austrian Law Federation to watch [Neishi Scroll], but now it is even a big farmer. Mage, there is only one chance per year."

Xia Duo knew that what the lord was talking about was the tragedy that a complete set of [Neither Scroll] was stolen 70 years ago. Although there are various evidences that it was done by the elves of Cormanthor, it was finally nothing.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, not only applicable to the earth, but also applicable to any place!

Xia Duo couldn't understand the sad state of mind of the lord, he just felt a little pity that the [Nai Se Scroll] was stolen and he couldn't read it casually now.

The hidden benefits brought by the title of "Pioneer" are not bad, but the lord has taken a fancy to it again.

Ugh--

Perhaps it was out of reverence for the title conferred by the princess, but generally speaking, the lord is still sincere, but for the current Xia Duo, it doesn't make much difference whether he reads the [Nai Se Scroll] or not.

And trading out the reading rights avoids the plight of going to the unknown wilderness to open up, and gets a territory that is easier to open up, and to a certain extent, the favor and protection of the lord.

Generally speaking, it is not too bad. If it is other mages, the transaction may become direct coercion.

Xia Duo didn't want to test the lord's integrity, so he immediately said, "I agree!"

"Okay!" Lord Epps showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then comforted Xia Duo, "The knowledge on the [Naiser Scroll] is complicated and difficult. If you read it now, you will not gain anything at all. Wait Niya read it, and I will let her pass it on to you, and the Tower of Time also has knowledge records on the [Neither Scroll].”

Of course, what Epps didn’t say is that, apart from the knowledge on the scroll, the act of reading [Nese Scroll] is a gain in itself.

The lord's words did not bring much comfort to Xia Duo, but since the decision has been made, there is no need to worry about it.

"This is the map of the Green Pearl Forest." Epps took out an arm-long scroll and handed it to Xia Duo, "I promise you to enclose two inches of land, and if you can develop more within three years, it will also belong to you .Take it back and study it carefully, and tell me the result tomorrow.”

The so-called "circle two inches of land" is to enclose an area on the map with a line two inches long. Whether it is more or less depends on the scale of the map.

However, the lord promised that the excess within three years would count. Xia Duo immediately felt better. There was both a guarantee and an incentive. He felt that the lord had really stabilized his mind.

After receiving the map, Xia Duo bid farewell and left.

It looks like it might be all night again tonight!
……

At the same time, the topic of the Savile Land's arcane competition appeared in Comanthor, far in the east, separated from Savile's Land by mountains, forests, and rivers.

Under the tower, secrets are always hidden in the dark.

In the courtyard of the Xingdew family, patriarch Orlando was exchanging poetry with his younger brother Fenovita, and by the way, commented on the recent events in the city.

Just chatting, Orlando suddenly stopped talking, and his expression was a little weird. Noticing this, Fenovita immediately asked:

"Orlando, what happened?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just that Veranthor sent me a warning."

(End of this chapter)