Lord of Arcane

On the way back to the Tower of Time from the Bright Water Chamber of Commerce store, Gina and other female mages met with Kim and others. As they walked together, they couldn't help but chat about the Bright Water Gold Coins of the Bright Water Chamber of Commerce.

"Why do you explain that the water merchants do this? They make such sophisticated gold coins at all costs, but they give them a discount when they are used by others. I really can't figure it out."

Hu Yi, the youngest among the group, was the first to speak. In fact, when they first heard about this kind of thing, they also doubted whether it was a rumor, but this kind of thing is easy to verify, and it is easy to verify whether it is true or false.

It's just that the total value of the items Hu Yi and others purchased from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce was not very high. What they didn't expect was that they could also get discounts on things like communication instruments. Judging from the consumption of a few people today, it was a direct savings. Got more than 2000 gold coins.

Even for a high-level mage, this amount of money is not a small amount, not to mention that among the few people, there is not even a high-level mage. Even Kim, who is the closest, still has two years to accumulate!
The most important thing is that not only a few of them used Mingshui gold coins when buying today, but most of the other buyers also used Mingshui gold coins. They would lose 400 gold coins for every piece they sold. With today's traffic volume, A few will lose tens of thousands.

Moreover, Hu Yi does not think that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce only offers such discounts in Iolumen. It must be the same in other places, and there is no sign of stopping.

If you calculate it like this, the cost may be an inestimable number.

"I don't know what they are planning, but I don't think they will suffer a loss, right? There must be some inside story that we don't know. After all, there are several large chambers of commerce in Netheril. They don't even know this. don't know."

Kim comes from an ordinary background. Although his knowledge has greatly increased after joining the Pure White Tower, he still has no way to know the secrets of such a large chamber of commerce.

However, a female mage who came out with Gina put forward her own opinion, "I think the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce may want to compete for the currency standard of Netheril. The monopoly standard will definitely bring huge benefits, but that can only be achieved after monopoly." As you can see, it may still be in the investment stage.”

"That's not true. Even if the president of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is a councilor, are there not many other council members? Do other councilors allow Ms. Zhenna to monopolize such a large interest? Even if the interests are negotiated in advance, why does it have to be Mingshui gold coins? ?”

Monopolizing currency standards may indeed bring huge benefits, but more of them are monetary benefits. However, the Mingshui gold coins are printed with Ms. Jenna’s face. This invisible reputation may be the biggest benefit of this monopoly behavior.

If the interests of all parties have been negotiated, then it is obvious that a more "neutral" gold coin can be made. Why do we have to use the Mingshui gold coin with Ms. Jenna's face printed on it?
Several people discussed and discussed but could not come to a conclusion that could convince everyone, but what is certain is that this behavior of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is definitely not unprofitable.

……

Soon, the two groups of people came to a fork in the road. Next, they went to the Tower of Mystery and the Pure White Tower. However, before they left, they happened to talk about the communication tool of the Tower of Time.

One of the female mage seemed to suddenly think of something. She stared at Kim and asked curiously: "I heard that Mage Kim had a spell duel with Lord Shado back then, and even had a spell three years ago." Appointment, did you meet again later?"

When he mentioned this, Kim's originally smiling expression suddenly froze. The three-year appointment mentioned by the female mage happened at the Savile Land Arcane Competition five years ago. At that time, he lost in the spell duel. Gave it to Chateau.

But at the time, he was very unconvinced by the result. He believed that an "old" mage in his 20s could win solely because of his experience, and he was still two short of his 16th birthday at the time.So he made a three-year agreement without any hesitation, agreeing to challenge the Tower of Time in three years. At that time, he thought that he would definitely be able to defeat Xia Duo in three years, but he didn't expect -

"Ugh!"

Now that he thinks about this, Kim wants to turn his toes into fine gold and dig through the surface of the earth, and then hide all the way to the Dark Territory, never to see the surface again.

At this time, Gina also saw that the atmosphere was not right, so she quickly pulled the female mage, said sorry to Kim, then waved goodbye and left quickly.

When the female mages all left, Winaker was about to comfort Kim, but Hu Yi, the youngest, seemed to be completely unaware of anything and was still wondering why Gina left so suddenly. He hadn't said goodbye yet. !
But everyone was gone, and he was not from the Tower of Mystery, so he couldn't chase after him. However, he was deeply curious about the "three-year agreement" mentioned by the female mage just now. Why did he mention this? Kim's expression changed when the topic came up.

"What's the three-year agreement that Lily just mentioned? Kim, do you know that Lord Shado from the southern border? Why haven't I heard you talk about it before?"

Kaka opened up Kim's embarrassing memory that he had almost forgotten with three more blows. As a witness to this incident, Vinak couldn't help but rub the center of his pulsing eyebrows.

For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort Kim. He felt that this incident might become a psychological hurdle that Kim would never get over.

"Hu Yi, if we really talk about this matter, it will be a long story. Come on, let's talk slowly on the way."

Kim took a deep breath and decided to face his past. Unless he really escaped from the Underdark in the future, as long as he stayed in Netheril, he would never be able to avoid this topic. Instead of making himself uncomfortable all the time, it was better to face it calmly. .

Thinking like this, he walked to Hu Yi, stopped the other person's shoulder and shook it slightly, and then explained as he walked -

"This matter has actually been on my mind for a long time. In the past two years, I know that many people have been talking about it privately. I even pretended not to hear it when I heard it. Don't think I don't know, Vinac. You also spread the word Pass!"

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed in Winaker's eyes, but Kim did not delve deeper into this topic, but continued to explain the origin of the "three-year agreement."

From the Arcane Competition in Savile Territory to the other two pioneers in the Pure White Tower, they were the winners of the original Arcane Competition besides Shado.

Of course, some of Xia Duo's deeds are also interspersed in this, but many of Xia Duo's deeds over the years have long been spread throughout the Pure White Tower. Kim only briefly introduced them, but he actually didn't know more about the inside story. .

Even if it weren't for the past with Xia Duo, he would not pay attention to him in normal times. Now he can be said to be the person who knows Xia Duo best among the high-level mage of the Pure White Tower! (End of chapter)