Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2084 Invitation of nobles with foreign self-respect

"To be honest with Lord Xiaduo, in fact, I have long wanted to stop the smuggling here at Cormanthor, and this time it is also an opportunity, after all, this kind of secret business is really not reassuring.

"If Lord Xiaduo is willing to help match, I am willing to share the benefits of ancient spices with you."

The last words were a bit blatant, but Xia Duo knew very well that the symbolic meaning of ancient spices to elves may be greater than their practical value, and they are also greater than the money they paid.

It is impossible for elves to allow a human to grasp something that can represent their glorious past. Whether it is spices or anything else, they must find a way to get it.

Perhaps when Collins heard the conditions put forward by Comanthor, he realized that he could not monopolize the ancient spices. Today is Comanthor, and tomorrow it may be other elves.

Instead of passively waiting for an unknown method that does not know when it will come, it is better to take the initiative to buy a good price. In the long run, it may not be impossible to reap greater benefits.

Xia Duo thought about it, and finally agreed, not only because of the benefit sharing proposed by Collins, but also because he wanted to deepen the relationship with the small country alliance headed by Evereska.

The Seven Pagodas intend to establish an order of ascension to the gods. It is impossible for Xia Duo to pee in the same pot with them. Coupled with the rapid development of his own territory, the two sides are likely to eventually break up.

Unless the Seven Towers give up the Ascension Order, or Xia Duo forgets his original intention, the final result may be difficult to change, but even if it cannot be changed, Xia Duo hopes that the day will come as late as possible so that he can be fully prepared.

Then the relationship with the alliance of small countries in the Northland Alliance will help to consolidate Netheril's voice in the alliance externally, and it will also help him maintain a balance of power with the Seven Towers internally.

To use an inappropriate analogy, it is probably "self-respect with foreigners"!

In addition, although the small country alliance is small in national power, its background may not be small. Didn't Xia Duo get a few dragon madness secret scrolls in Akola before?Maybe you can find clues about the control center of Dragon Madness over there!
"Lord Collins, I am planning to travel to Comanthor recently, and I may pass through Evereska on the way to Yeerlan. I will mention this matter to Elder Larian!"

"Lord Xia Duo's schedule is the priority, just keep this matter in mind, I'm not in a hurry."

He said he was not in a hurry, but Xia Duo could hear a trace of anxiety from the other party's words, but he didn't promise anything more, and ended the communication soon.

……

Floating city, public area.

On a terrace near Hengchun Square, Xia Duo and Niya sat side by side on a comfortable soft chair, quietly watching the ground scene above their heads through the transformation of space.

The clear blue Tessa River, like a jade belt, flows out from the mountains in the southwest of Conifera, winds eastward and extends far into the distance, and finally flows into a long and narrow lake.

Of course, in the geographical concept of the elves, it is called the "Moon Sea", but it is actually not as big as the Narrow Sea, and even the Narrow Sea is still far from the true vast and boundless sea in Xia Duo's mind. a cut.

"Is there the trace left by the drow war last year?" Niya asked Xia Duo, pointing to a large almost pure black land where the Tessa River flows.

Even though the early winter has come, the forest is still a little green, which is more obvious in the territory of Cormanthor. The almost pure black land forms a very sharp contrast with the surrounding withered yellow or emerald green colors.

No wonder Niya noticed them the first time!

"It should be. I heard that Drow used a large-scale vitality extinction spell after hitting the Tessa River, but I didn't expect that there are still a large number of irrecoverable traces there today."

In fact, it is not only a land where life is extinct, if you look carefully, you can also see a large number of city ruins south of the Tessa River, and there are also many fortress ruins north of the Tessa River, but most of them are caused by war spells. damage to the environment.

It has not been fully repaired until now. It is conceivable that Cormanthor must have been injured in World War I.

No wonder they couldn't wait to promote the establishment of the Northland Alliance, and even did not hesitate to pull in Ilfaran who was hostile to them.

It is no wonder that among all the members of the Northland Alliance, Comanthor is the one that provides the most support to the front line of the Danzo battlefield in the Underdark.

In Netheril, the only real cities are Severton, or the territories that some great arcanists have managed for a long time, and most of the rest are towns.

But within the territory of Comanthor, the city occupies an absolute dominance, or just from the surface, Comanthor is a city-state composed of various cities.

And this is also a typical feature of an elf country, with a city (mysuo) as the center, and a number of satellite villages scattered around it.

But those villages didn't serve the necessary agricultural needs of the city, they were just simple rural civilian settlements, and the agricultural needs of the city were almost entirely provided by the druids, just on the edge of the city.

The villages are located in the forest, which are really close to nature, and many of them are still in a primitive self-sufficient state. Although the elves in those villages know that there is a city around them, they and the elves in the city can almost Said to be two completely different species!

……

As the floating city moved eastward, Xia Duo was also explaining to Niya the various key points in the elf society. Those rules and orders, whether explicit or hidden, were actually not fundamentally different from those in human society.

Even because they live longer than humans, the elf society has been in a state of rigidity and even abnormality for a long time. There may be noble and beautiful places, but its decay and depravity are definitely beyond human imagination.

However, Xia Duo didn't describe in detail how the elf was abnormal, but simply raised his mouth so as not to spoil Nya's eyes and ears.

In the process of flying eastward, Xia Duo and Niya would occasionally land on the ground, and go to elf cities or villages to observe and experience the living conditions of elves up close.

What makes Niya regret the most is that Xia Duo didn't let her go down in her body, so she could only go there as an avatar, which made many experiences somewhat distorted.

……

Soon, according to the guidance of the pass, the Floating Void City came to an urban area that was larger than all the cities that had passed by before.

The most eye-catching thing in this urban area is the three towers in the center of the city. Although Xia Duo came here for the first time, he is no stranger to those three towers.

That is a special magical building created by the three elven swords.

Xia Duo once passed the Excalibur Trial in [Projection Plane Birth of Comanso] and became the only true king of the new Comanso. At that time, he created a tower of domination through the [Sword of Dominion].

Now there are three towers here, obviously the three Excalibur holders have created their own towers.

Just when Xia Duo was lamenting that things were different, Comanso sent him an invitation by means of a pass-a nobleman wanted to see him!
(End of this chapter)