Lord of Arcane

In the fifth month of the 840th year of the Nese calendar.

The annual snowmelt competition once again kicked off in Severton, the capital of Netheril. This event, which has lasted for hundreds of years, has become a famous international competition in the Northland since the establishment of the Northland League.

But this year is different from previous years!

The Snowmelt Competition has become a game for the Northland Alliance to distribute two-ninths of the income from the Gray Peak Mountains. Although the results of this year's competition will not affect the distribution of profits in the coming year, each country intends to take this opportunity to get a glimpse of the strength of its opponents.

This makes this year's snowmelt competition the most worth watching in recent years. Therefore, at the end of April, elves and dwarves came to Severton in a steady stream.

Of course, in the context of the current comprehensive inspection of the aura of the Demon Abyss, all elves, dwarves, or humans traveling to and from Sevington must hold the initial inspection mark certified by the alliance.

In the eyes of outsiders, this mark is just a blood collection certificate and cannot prove the identity of the mark holder as a demon or non-demon. However, within the alliance, there have been corresponding arrangements -

All individuals involved in the blood sample that initially detected the abyssal aura will be temporarily restricted from cross-border travel, which of course includes going to Severton to watch the game.

Of course, if all the sources of the abyssal aura in these blood samples have been found, then those that should be released will still be released. However, testing laboratories in various countries are currently focusing their efforts on regional large sample preliminary inspections.

Locating the source of the abyssal aura is also a top priority, but the initial examination must be completed before further screening can be carried out. Even before the initial examination, there is a step of blood sampling that is laborious and cannot be bypassed.

So in fact, the elves and dwarves who were able to go to Severton to observe the game in person at the Coliseum this time actually had a white list, and only those on this list would be let out.

(People with special status outside the white list can also jump in the queue for inspection, and special cases will be handled. Even elves and dwarves in many important positions are inspected in advance.)

But even so, the number of foreign tourists visiting Severington this year is still far higher than in previous years. In recent years, a new urban area has been developed south of Severington on the basis of the new urban area, and they are still feeling the pressure of this huge passenger flow. The mountain is big.

To this end, Seven Towers had to pull out the half-built floating city as a temporary accommodation for foreign tourists staying in Severington. At the same time, it also opened several real-time observation decks on the floating city, with tickets cheaper than the Coliseum. Quite a few.

As for the large arena, it is still used as the main arena. After all, it is not realistic to build a large arena-sized competition venue in a short time.

In addition, this year, under Shado's suggestion, Netheril also started live broadcasts of the snowmelt competition in important elven cities such as Everriska, Cormanthor, Tevimansa, and Erintal.

Rent local arenas and theaters and charge admission fees.

Seeing that the Gray Peak Mountain Development Project has been launched, the devaluation of gold and silver has become the consensus in the North. Countries have taken some measures, such as Xia Duo switching to blue gold coins in the territory.

There are also Comanzos that recycle old demon coins and refurbish them, and it is a common practice in most countries to reserve currencies with more stable purchasing power in advance, such as Comanzo currencies.

In fact, over the past countless years, Cormanthor's magic coins have been the most widely used currency in the North. Even before the establishment of the Northern Alliance, Ilfarang, who had always been hostile to Cormanthor, never restricted the use of Cormanthor currency in the country. circulation.

Not to mention small countries, they would like to fully embrace Cormanthor's magic coins, but the magic coins must be obtained through trade, or through high price differences, they can be exchanged directly from Cormanthor in large quantities.

Neutral hub cities such as Everesca also failed to completely replace their national currencies with Comanzo currency.

But it is undeniable that Cormanthor's magic coins are in large reserves in various countries in the North. This time, Netheril received Cormanthor's magic coins when broadcasting the Snow Melting Competition in various countries. In fact, it is possible to reserve blue gold coins, but the credibility of blue gold coins has not yet been proven in long-term use. It is too risky to reserve in advance to cope with the depreciation of gold and silver.

In addition, Xia Duo didn't want blue gold coins to flow out in large numbers before they were fully circulated in the territory, so he didn't mention it at all. It is still unknown whether other council members know that there is such a thing as blue gold coins!

Of course, if you want to have a sufficient reserve of Cormanzo magic coins, the ticket revenue from the Snow Melting Competition alone is far from enough. Xia Duo also mentioned accepting advertisements, but other council members, including Jenna, expressed disapproval.

This result was not beyond Xia Duo's expectations. He just casually mentioned that in fact, he would still hesitate to let the Snow Melting Competition accept advertising.

Those who make less money will waste the huge reputation accumulated in recent years; if they make more money, they have to worry about the alliance switching to other events to distribute the income from the Gray Peak Mountains, or asking to share part of the profits.

It is better to operate for a few years first, explore the business model of the snow melting competition bit by bit, and try to increase the book cost as much as possible while keeping the total revenue as low as possible. There will be huge profit margins over time.

But currently, Netheril has not thought about experience. Even Shado can only put forward an idea, and more professional talents are needed for specific implementation.

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In addition to the snowmelting competition tickets, Netheril also accumulated a lot of magic coins from trading with Cormanthor in the past, and this part was the biggest part.

In the past, trade with countries other than Cormanthor was actually settled with magic coins, but it was only used for settlement. The actual method of payment was barter or ordinary gold coins.

The exchange ratio of Cormanzo magic coins higher than that of other currencies in the North is gradually improved through such trade processes!

Xia Duo speculated that after the snow melting competition, the ratio of Cormanso magic coins to other currencies may not go straight to above 1.5, and may even continue to rise as the development progress of the Gray Peak Mountains progresses.

Cormanzo can easily plunder a large amount of wealth by issuing additional currency!

At present, Netheril has no idea of ​​developing magic coins, but other countries will not sit back and watch Cormanthor become the biggest winner after the discovery of the giant mineral vein in the Gray Peak Mountains.

This is what an alliance is like, "the excess losses make up for the deficiencies." When one party becomes stronger, other parties will join forces to restrict it. Only common progress is real progress recognized by all parties.

In other words, the form of the alliance is destined that if all countries want to make progress, they can only make progress together, and it is difficult to stand out alone.

For example, if Shado's Daxia Territory is in Netheril, the mass production of magic weapons will also promote the technological progress of other territories, organizations, and groups in Netheril.

Netheril is in the alliance, and the progress of Netheril will also stimulate the progress of other countries, and even further share the progress dividends.

Regarding this situation, Xia Duo doesn't want to change it. While competing with multiple parties, it also allows for win-win cooperation and common progress. Wouldn't it be exactly what he wants!