Lord of Arcane

Chapter 536 Negotiations on the New Meaning of Divine Grace
The temple area of ​​Severton, more precisely, the temple area of ​​the new city, is said to be an area, but in fact there is only one large temple of the Lord of Radiance, and the others are all ancillary buildings related to the temple.

Such as the priest's residence, training place, relief station, court and the like.

There is another area in the old city that can also be called the temple area, but generally speaking, people are more used to calling it the "mausoleum area" for the Lord of Death enshrined there.

After judging that the exchange meeting was under the Great Temple, Xia Duo was deeply incredulous, and immediately contacted Niya, who was not asleep at the time, and she responded immediately.

"I didn't calculate the exact location. If it's really under the Great Temple, it would be a bit strange. I'll ask Belleira."

Conspiracy or something is not enough, but if this issue is not clear, Xia Duo is always uneasy. Belleira is from Gilles High Tower, and Niya is the princess's student. Naturally, he can easily contact the other party. He waited for Niya Ya replied, while casting spells to create arcane crystals.

Still less than the size of a grain of rice, the meat on the mosquito's legs is better than nothing.

Throwing the Arcane Energy Crystal into the portable space, Niya has not responded yet, Xia Duo started to check the status of the Arcane Fire again, after four or five days after the advancement, his Arcane Fire is still stable, the only shortcoming is probably the magic net. the complexity of the string.

This determines whether Xia Duo can deploy the redundant strings of the magic net, and cast spells similar to magic net spells. Casting spells purely with arcane energy is still a bit too cumbersome.

However, he also asked Niya about the strings of the magic net. Niya's answer was that there is currently no way to actively change the strings of the magic net. They can only wait for them to increase, prolong, and become complicated on their own.

The strings of the magic web are not only the runners of energy, but also the storage of energy, almost considered the most precious possession of an arcanist.

Compared with it, the Arcane Energy Crystal is not worth mentioning.

After these few days of groping, Xia Duo has a general understanding of the state of his own Arcane Fire, and also has a general idea of ​​the strings of the magic net, the upper limit of arcane energy, and the cost of casting spells.

It's just that the number of experiments is relatively small, and the specific quantitative attributes have not yet been calculated. However, Xia Duo believes that he will be able to come up with an Austrian fire upgrade system in a short time.

Of course, this upgrade system can only be used as an information display, and it cannot really upgrade him.

While considering whether to suspend the "feeding" of the portable space and use all the arcane energy for experiments, Niya's reply came——

"Belera told me that there is a small temple for the Goddess of Magic under the Great Temple, and the exchange meeting is held there. It is said that it is possible to gain the goddess' grace by conducting magic exchanges there."

"Really?" Xia Duo couldn't help thinking.

In the past, he felt that divine grace was useless, because he felt that he would definitely be able to upgrade and did not need to rely on divine grace, but after he really learned about the situation of Austrian Fire, he felt that divine grace was also good, at least seeing the next layer of magic net can instantly improve Austrian Fire of complexity.

It is equivalent to increasing the complexity of the magic string and the upper limit of the arcane energy it can hold.

Of course, for an arcanist like Xia Duo who has the potential to continue to upgrade, it is not worthwhile to deliberately pursue divine favor, but this way of trying luck at the exchange meeting is still good.

Maybe one day if you accumulate more, you will be able to directly upgrade to a level.

"I also asked other people just now, and they all know this information." Niya's voice suddenly became a little low here, "Only those from small places like us don't know about it, and we don't know about information like this Not sure how many there are!"

"..."

Indeed, this kind of information that is similar to common sense is usually not specifically recorded by anyone. Unless it happens to happen, otherwise you won’t know if you miss it. Hearing that Niya’s mood is a little down, Xia Duo also has a sense of urgency in his heart, maybe he should keep it too. at Sevington.

But after a second thought, he denied this idea. What is his identity here?Husband of the Grand Arcanist Apprentice?Xia Duo was unwilling to stay in Severton in such a capacity.

Besides, there is also the responsibility of the pioneer. He has not been invited to join the Severton Council so far, which also shows that the pioneering cause has not been recognized by the princess, and he needs to continue to work hard.

Giving up rashly may directly offend the princess, which is something that a few students can't make up for as husbands.

"Don't underestimate yourself. How many Arcanists in Netheril are in their early 20s, and how many have become students of Grand Arcanists? You think so, how do other people live?"

"I didn't underestimate myself! I just feel that the mages in small places are so pitiful."

After finishing speaking, Niya left another arrogant short voice "huh".

Xia Duo tentatively sent another "Go to bed early", but there was no response. Xia Duo shook his head and began to wash up. Until he lay down on the bed, Niya's reply came.

It is also a "rest early".

……

In the middle of the night when most people have already rested, Nether Palace is still brightly lit.

In the reception hall, Princess Shia, Archmage Greta, and many clerks, staff, representatives of the Seven Towers, and even representatives of the Austrian Law Federation sat on one side of the negotiating table, looking straight ahead.

The other side of the negotiating table does not really exist, it is just the projection of a group of elves, among which is the representative of Cormanthor and the high mage Suveris who appeared in the arena during the day.

But now, the state of the elves seems to be worse than that of Netheril, and the leader of the elves kept frowning. This time, Netheril didn't know why he suddenly became so strong.

Coinciding with the expiration of the once-in-a-decade trade agreement, Netheril's request this time mainly has two aspects, one is to increase the transaction volume of high-grade Mithril, and the other is to increase the art transaction tax.

The former doesn't matter, anyway, how many high-quality Mithril are imported into Netheril in the form of artwork every year, and increasing the official transaction volume is only to clarify this form.

But the latter directly hit Cormanthor's income in an all-round way. Artworks are not limited to mithril products, but wooden, stone or other metal artworks have a greater trading volume and higher profits, because most of the elves' output is It is classified as a work of art, and the premium is extremely high.

And more importantly, this kind of tax deliberately levied on Cormanthor's artwork will inevitably hurt the influence of Cormanthor. Elf, easy to replace in the long run.

Influence, this kind of invisible and intangible thing, is sometimes the most deadly thing.

……

Cormanthor's negotiator couldn't accept the increase in transaction tax after much deliberation. In addition, he knew that the country would definitely not be willing to classify goods in detail and divide them into non-art works that do not need to increase transaction tax. The quality is good.

Netheril insisted on raising taxes. Even if he threatened to reduce the transaction volume of Mithril, Netheril would not refund at all, which made it very difficult for him.

Even as a senior mage, when encountering such a negotiation, it is impossible to do things that harm all elves, unless he is willing to take responsibility himself.

It is impossible to think about being responsible for trade losses in the next ten years with reference to the past ten years.

The scene cannot be deadlocked forever, and the representative of Comanso, who is temporarily at a disadvantage, has to take the initiative to speak:
"His Royal Highness, I suggest that the negotiation be postponed. The conditions you proposed are beyond my scope of authority. I must discuss with the country."

In fact, what he wants to do more is to find out the reason why Netheril is so strong, break it, and the negotiations will naturally come as he wants.

On the other side of the negotiating table, Princess Shia smiled, "Since you have made such a request, in accordance with the principle of friendship, of course we will not refuse. I hope the next negotiation can proceed smoothly."

Comanso's request to delay the negotiations was already in her expectation. It is not uncommon for any trade agreement to be completed smoothly, and even secret wars are not uncommon.

Only this time, Comanso was going to make a mistake. She already knew that Comanso was fighting with Drow, and she couldn't separate herself from this side.

In addition, Ilfaron has agreed to conduct Mithril transactions, and the amount is still quite large, and even the Mithril extraction method can be discussed.

The only thing she regrets now is that she didn't contact Ilfaran a few years ago. Of course, the situation in the early years may be different from the present.

The world is so complicated.

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