Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2243 Journey to Imasca 3
Xia Duo still agrees with the various "contradictions" of Imasca mentioned by Niya. Apart from the fact that Nya's perspective on problems is different from that of ordinary mages in the current classical era, it is closer to that of a modern mage. people.

The more important thing is that the information provided by Iolum is not perfect, and the information is very split. After reading the information, Xia Duo has one of the biggest problems. Of course, this is also one of the "contradictions" raised by Niya— —

Why is such a country so powerful and prosperous in legends so unrecognizable in the West?
As far as Xia Duo knows, apart from Comanthor, there is no other country in the North that has contact with Imasca, and even private travel experience is rarely heard of.

The only example is probably the last time when I talked with Coranie in Cormanthor, the other party mentioned that a friend brought him a cat from the east—Imasca.

The reason why Xia Duo wants to go to Imasca, apart from his curiosity about the puppet country at the beginning, cats are also one of the important factors.

Unfortunately, cats are not mentioned in Iolum's materials, nor are any other animals mentioned.

As for the origin of the name "Puppet Country", the information mentioned it emphatically, saying that there is a trade relationship between Imasca and Komanso, and the most famous commodities are all kinds of puppets.

Brod, a student of Iolum, once purchased a humanoid puppet in Cormanthor, which has a wisdom close to that of ordinary people, and was used by Brod as the butler of the mage tower on the spot.

Xia Duo and the Oripus patriarch of the Silver Leaf family sheltered many elves who escaped from Cormanthor due to the Drow War, and those elves paid a lot of money to thank Xia Duo.

Among them is a guardian puppet sealed in the summoning badge, which is said to be able to resist any attack from the elite mage.

Xia Duo has also tried to summon it out, and it is indeed somewhat unique, but in essence it is just a different kind of talisman. What he hopes to see is actually a puppet with independent intelligence.

Although Imasca won the title of "Puppet Country" in the west because the trade goods are mainly various puppets, but they don't call themselves by this name.

It was mentioned in the information provided by Iolum that the leader of Imasca advertised himself as [Artisan Lord], and his country was "Artisan Country", or "Creator Country".

Golems are just one of their countless creations.

……

While Xia Duo and Niya were imagining the real scene of Imaska ​​with limited information, the real scene outside displayed on the projection window in front of them dimmed a little bit.

If it was normal, Niya might have changed her viewfinder to the sky or the interior of the Floating Void City, but today is not an ordinary day for the Great Xia Territory.

"Xia Duo, they are about to start!"

"Well, I see it!"

At this time, Xia Duo had already put away the Imaska ​​materials, and looked at the projection window in front of the two of them with more focused and serious eyes.

At this moment, it is dusk, the setting sun has already fallen below the horizon, and there is only the last bit of afterglow struggling to converge. On the Codex Square shown by the projection, no one should have appeared at this time, but today it is crowded. Three floors and three floors outside.

When Layton installed a bright magic lamp on the flagpole at the edge of the square and announced the next street light plan, cheers like a tsunami erupted in the square.

The magic lamp that has been simplified many times now seems to have only one base and a 0-ring starter that has also been simplified many times. The so-called installation is actually nailing the base to the stake and then installing the starter.

Not to mention an adult with experience in various types of work, even a child can know how to install it by touching it twice.

Soon, surrounded by crowds, Leiden completed the installation of all the street lights on the road from Codex Square to Altar Square. By this time, night had completely fallen.

But under the illumination of the street lamps, everyone seemed extremely excited. They gathered under the lamppost one by one, staring obsessively at the bright light source above, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Seeing this, Xia Duo quickly sent a message to Layton, asking him to announce in advance that the magic lamp can be purchased privately. As for the price, it almost pierced the center of the earth - 10 gold coins per order.

This price is not to mention that Xia Duo deliberately transferred the wealth of Daxia, even in other territories, it is not so high, even the lowest level of ordinary people can afford to buy one for more than half a year.

If you have a craft or start a small business, that's even more important. The only thing worth considering is your own needs.

This is actually not a problem, except for the lowest level who don't have any skills and can only sell their physical strength, everyone else can develop their night needs.

The brightness and the stability of the light source of the magic lamp are far superior to ordinary oil lamps or candles. As long as the price is not too outrageous, no one will make trouble with their eyes.

So when Layton announced that he would sell the magic lamps at a price of 10 gold coins each in three days, the crowds gathered around the square and crowded the road immediately boiled.

10 gold coins may only be a day's income for the current official citizens of the Great Xia Territory. With this small amount of money, you can buy a magic lamp that can be illuminated at night. It couldn't be more cost-effective!

"My lord, how long will this magic lamp last?" Someone asked loudly in the crowd.

In this regard, Leiden made a promise according to Xia Duo's instructions - "As long as it is not damaged by man-made factors, but naturally damaged, all the official citizens of my Great Xia Territory can replace it with a valid purchase certificate for free!"

Waste is shameful, and Xia Duo doesn't want to plan to scrap it. Even if new magic lamps appear in the future, these simplified versions are not useless.

It can also be exported to the Langas Plain at a low price or even free of charge, so that the tribes there can also experience the charm of civilization.

……

There was another wave of cheers in front of the projection window. Xia Duo slightly shifted the viewing angle and zoomed out. From a distance, the settlements along the river, which were not very bright, now have a bright line of sight. Optical tape.

Over time, the light belt will continue to spread, and the light will enter thousands of households and every corner. At that time, it will be the real prosperous city that never sleeps.

"Niya, if you understand, let's go!"

"Ah? So fast? But haven't I mastered the [World Editor] spell yet?"

"It's the same to learn and practice slowly on the road." Xia Duo said relaxedly, "Anyway, the Tower of Time is in the Floating Void City, isn't it?"

Of course, this was just one of them, and what was more important was that he had learned through Vader that the Zamdas were very afraid of him. Before the fear was eliminated and enough courage had been accumulated, they probably would not dare to provoke him again.

Now that the Tower of Time is in the Floating Void City, there is actually no essential difference between staying in the southern border and traveling.

(End of this chapter)