Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2264 Trouble with large transactions

But Xia Duo was still very shocked by designing so many arcane crystals. A standard arcane crystal is theoretically the entire energy consumption of a 10-level spell. Hundreds of millions of arcane crystals, what exactly does Imaska ​​want to do? ?
"Your Highness, are you sure you are right? To fill this hall?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"hiss--"

Xia Duo couldn't help taking a breath, "Your Highness also said just now that you have already asked Director Percher, and you know that this kind of energy gem can only be artificially manufactured by Arcanists in Netheril, and the output is extremely low. It is very unrealistic to try to fill this hall."

"I also know that this number is a bit exaggerated, but this is indeed what I need at the moment. If possible, I hope Master Athos can help me raise it in Netheril."

"..."

Xia Duo shook his head helplessly, "Your Highness, I didn't say that your request is impossible for Netheril now, even if you add all the arcane energy crystals of all the arcanists in Netheril Even if it doesn’t fill this hall, you should reconsider and raise a more realistic amount!”

Hundreds of millions of arcane energy crystals are indeed not many in the long run, and it can be done in installments now, but Xia Duo doesn't want Imaska ​​to get so many arcan energy crystals all at once.

The energy in the magic net is endless, but the speed of absorption is limited. There are too many things that can be done with so many arcane energy crystals. Even in a country thousands of miles away, it is a very dangerous thing .

Therefore, he would not agree to such a deal no matter what. As for the news about Mythra spreading here in the future, although it is inevitable, he will try his best to control the outflow of devices and arcane energy crystals.

……

Xia Duo's silence made Prince Aben a little disappointed, but all of this was within his expectations. If the other party really agreed to the amount he proposed without hesitation, then he would have to reconsider the deal instead.

After thinking about it for a while, Prince Aben put forward a new request, "I can see that the specifications of those energy gems are all uniform, so let's use the quantity to calculate it. One million should be an achievable number, right?"

"100?"

Xia Duo acted like he was thinking seriously, but what he considered was not whether the 100 million standard arcane energy crystals could be realized, but whether he agreed to the deal.

For him now, 100 million is just a month's production of Mythra. Although the energy consumption of the members of the Tower of Time is constantly breaking through new highs, the current reserves of arcane crystals in the Tower of Time still exceed one million. pieces.

And it can be predicted that with the continuous completion of the Mythra device in the future, the reserves will only increase.

But for the same reason, 100 million standard arcane energy crystals means 100 million 10-level spells. So long as this amount of energy is used properly, the entire Western Continent can be razed to the ground.

Just handing it over to Imasca is a bit dangerous. At the same time, the transaction itself will amplify Imasca's assessment of Netheril's overall strength, causing an unexpected arms race between the East and the West.

After serious consideration, Xia Duo still rejected the proposal, "100 million is still too much, even if all the arcanists in Netheril add up to make it without eating or drinking, it will take hundreds of years to complete. Not realistic."

Saying this is not a word, if it is purely artificial, it will take such a long time, and since it is impossible for arcanists to make all the arcan energy into arcan energy crystals, the actual time required may be even longer.

However, judging from the fact that the other party agreed to lower the demand, Xia Duo had basically determined that the other party knew nothing about Mythra's existence, and this also made him more cautious about this deal.

"Prince Aben, why don't I come up with a number. If you think it's okay, then we'll continue. If not, let's pretend that this transaction doesn't exist at all!"

"Master Athos, please speak!" Prince Aben wanted to fight again, but he hesitated and gave up.

"I think [-] is a more realistic figure. Give me some time and I'm sure I can raise it. What does Prince Aben think?"

"One hundred thousand?"

Hearing such numbers, although Prince Aben had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but be disappointed. He kept rubbing the agate ring on his left thumb, and his mood was very disturbed.

But looking at the extremely firm eyes of the outsider opposite, Prince Aben knew that this was probably the maximum amount he could get.

When asking the elves about the arcane crystal, he also asked about the identity of the Athos mage in Netheril. At the same time, there is an emotion of respect and awe, which shows that his status is extraordinary.

In this way, even if he wanted to go to Netheril to find other purchase channels, it might not be realistic.

"Master Athos, can you have more? The research and development of new materials requires a lot of experiments, and one hundred thousand arcane crystals may not be enough for the preliminary experiments!"

"It's true that there can be no more." Xia Duo said very sincerely.

The "no more" here not only means that Imaska ​​cannot be provided with more arcane energy crystals, but also means that he cannot cheat the opponent too much.

Even if the Ao Neng Crystal is not listed as a strategic resource for control in the future, the fact that it can be prepared cheaply is enough to break the defenses of those who bought it at the original price.

This is also the reason why Xiaduo never shot Arcane Crystals in Netheril, because he was worried that Mythra's reputation would be bad after she appeared.

Reputation itself is also a kind of power, and Xia Duo certainly cares about it, but for the elves or the distant Imasca, then you can relax a little bit.

Generally speaking, his principle is that the closer you are, the less you can sell, or even not sell, and the farther you are, the more you can sell.

Of course, based on safety considerations, it is impossible to sell in large quantities. In short, this is a relatively happy trouble.

……

In the end, Prince Aben did not object to the figure proposed by Xia Duo, "Let's rely on Master Assos, one hundred thousand arcane crystals, how long will it take to raise? How will the price be settled?"

"If His Royal Highness believes in me, give me three days to raise it, but this price—"

Xia Duo smiled, "Of course it can't be calculated according to the previous settlement ratio! So many arcane crystals are not a small amount, and it is very laborious to raise them. I need to increase the price by [-]%!"

"Is there another [-]% price increase?"

Prince Aben frowned immediately. The settlement ratio between Ao Neng Crystal and Makara was almost 1 to 6300 before, and the price increase was 1 to 7600. One hundred thousand Ao Neng Crystals would cost nearly 8 million Makala.

This is no small amount!

(End of this chapter)