Arcane Lord

"Mithril mine?"

Shado suddenly showed a puzzled expression, "Master, are all the mithril mines in Netheril blocked by them? How is this possible?"

"Of course, a blockade is impossible. You have to remember that it was still hundreds of years ago, and not a single mithril mine had been discovered in Nese. At that time, all the mithril used by Nese mages came from ruins exploration."

"The master means-"

“More insidious than lockdown!”

There was a trace of indelible resentment in Congenio's eyes, but in front of the juniors, he concealed it well and continued:

"At that time, in the name of helping the development of Netheril, Erlan and Danzo signed a long-term contract with us related to mithril. The main content of the contract is--

"During the validity period of the contract, all mithril mines discovered in Netheril will be forgotten if they are not mined. Once mined, the ore will need to be sold to the other two countries, and the other two countries will provide Netheril with finished mithril. , the quantity fluctuates with the quantity of ore exported.

"It looks great, doesn't it? It can give Netheril, which had almost no knowledge about mithril and abundant reserves at that time, a chance to develop. But there are two problems -

"One is that the quality of the mithril in the agreement seemed to be very good at the time, but it is no longer usable today. If you want a higher quality, you need more ore; the other is that the validity period of the contract is too long. .

"These two problems are nothing when viewed separately, but when combined, they are very fatal!"

Having said this, Congenio couldn't help but sigh, not only for the elves' foresight, but also for the simplicity of human beings.

After listening to Congenio's story, Shado also realized the seriousness of the problem. It is true that no mithril mine has been found in his current territory, but if it is discovered, will it be sold to elves or dwarves?

More seriously, if he discovered a sub-plane full of mithril, would he also have to sell it?

Isn't this just asking Netheril to work for Ellan and Denzo for free!

How abominable!

"Master, how long will this three-party contract on mithril last?" This question was crucial, and Sha Duo asked it almost immediately.

In this regard, Congenio was silent for a moment, and then said: "For elves and dwarves, it is not a long time, only 700 years, but for humans, it is an abyss that is difficult to see the end of! Think about the distance now There are still 263 years until the contract expires, so you know how I feel!"

I know, why don’t I know!

At this moment, Xia Duo felt that his heart was cold. Although the awakening of his bloodline gave him a lifespan beyond that of ordinary people, he was not sure whether he could survive 263 years later.

Even with all kinds of life-extending magic, 263 years is too long, almost 8 times as long as his current life span! (Including projection plane time)

This is a really hard time to imagine.

It is really hard for Xia Duo to describe how he feels when he is thinking about leading a new era, but at this critical moment he is suddenly told that all his actions from now on may be working for others for free.

After adjusting his emotions slightly and temporarily abandoning those negative influences, Xia Duo looked at Congenio with a hint of firmness in his eyes:

"Master, since this contract is no longer appropriate, why not terminate it?"

"Of course such a contract needs to be terminated, but there are many contracts that are relatively beneficial to Netheril and cannot be abandoned so far. They are based on the establishment of this contract. Furthermore, even if this contract is relatively independent, it is not our sole responsibility. can be easily lifted.”

Congenio did not introduce any other contracts in detail. He only said that with Xia Duo's current status, they can be easily found in the Severnton Parliament. He later revealed a fact:

"In fact, we have been negotiating with Yeerlan to modify this contract for nearly two hundred years, and have achieved a lot of results. However, in recent decades, Comanso has frequently intervened, making it difficult to advance the negotiations."

Sure enough, the biggest enemy is Cormanzo! Xia Duo sighed in his heart, and at the same time he couldn't help but think of some details of [The Birth of Projection Plane Cormanso].

Cormanthor on the main plane is most likely the same as the projection plane. The countries of Listal Forest were integrated together in the name of unifying the elven world. This is destined to make it difficult for this country and Netheril to leave. Come together.

After all, the current area of ​​Netheril used to belong to the elves, and Cormanthor's unification of the elven world is not just a political unification. The restoration of the past Erevanda, and even the entire territory of the elven countries, is also within the scope of unity. .

If you can urinate together, then there is something wrong.

This is just like during World War II on earth, Poland told Germany that we should live together peacefully, and then - and then nothing happened.

There is a country with a strong desire for expansion next to it. Only developing itself is the last word. It is unrealistic to place hope on the kindness of the other party or the support of its allies.

Of course, the current situation for Netheril is not as bad as Poland on Earth. At least Yeerlan in the west does not like expansion as much as the big brother on the other side of Poland.

There is only one side of pressure. At the same time, although Netheril is weaker than Cormanthor, it is not at an absolute disadvantage, and is still in a state of constant catching up.

This requires time and a stable environment, so the Three Kingdoms Mythril Contract with Ye Erlan and Danzo will be even more difficult to change.

But Mithril is related to its potential for war. It is hard for people to accept that it will continue to be sucked by two families for 263 years.

"Master, I guess there should be some loopholes in this contract that can be exploited, otherwise this 700-year exploitation would be really unbearable. You just said that you were going to talk to me about mithril issues. Is it related to the vulnerability?”

"Yes, there are some loopholes, and that's what I want to tell you."

Congenio stroked the snow-white beard on his chest, seemingly cheerfully, "The loopholes in the contract lie in the two points of 'Netheril Territory' and 'Known Ore Veins'. As long as you mine outside Netheril, you will be able to mine. You can avoid the stipulation in the contract that you must export ore, and even in Netheril, you can mine at will as long as you are not discovered by the elves and dwarves."

Having said this, Congenio suddenly became solemn and gave a solemn reminder to Xia Duo:

"Pay attention to any dwarves in your territory. Don't entrust them with prospecting because you think you are familiar with them. The mithril mine they discover will definitely be reported to their country. Then the mine will no longer belong to you, at least for the next 263 years. Doesn't belong to you!

"In addition, you should also pay attention to the rumors about mithril mines in the territory. This may be the conspiracy of the dwarves. Ever since Netheril took back their exploration rights in the territory through negotiation more than 100 years ago, they have often done this and spread the news. Let the lord discover it by himself, and then he will report back.

"If you are not sure whether the discovered mithril mines are known to the dwarves, then don't mine them, lest there will be no more mithril available in 263 years!"

Shado naturally accepted the master's reminder with an open mind. In fact, he did have the idea of ​​entrusting Broto, the dwarf from Savile Territory, to search for mithril mines.

But he gave up in the end, not because of confidentiality, but because he felt that there could be a more efficient prospecting method.

Now that he has received the reminder from the master, Xia Duo cannot let Broto go prospecting.

well--

I didn’t expect this to happen!