Arcane Lord

Congenio's reminder made Xia Duo feel that his visit this time was really not in vain. If he didn't know about the three-party contract, it would be really difficult for him to find a mithril mine in his territory one day.

Of course, even if we now know the existence of the three-party contract, even if we know some loopholes to circumvent the contract, as long as the contract is not terminated for one day, it will still make people very unhappy.

Think about it, a certain Nese mage discovered a sub-plane full of mithril mines, and it was also known to the elves or dwarves. If this plane is considered the Nese territory, then the elves or dwarves want the mines.

And if this plane is not considered the Nese territory, then they even have to occupy a share of the plane!

Xia Duo guessed that the Seven Towers have been exploring sub-dimensional space for quite some time, but rarely disclosed it to the outside world. Perhaps there is a reason for this!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask: "Master, is there any way to terminate this contract without affecting other interests?"

"Difficult! Difficult! Very difficult!"

Congenio shook his head repeatedly and said three difficult questions in one breath, "Unless Netheril can be powerful enough to have an overwhelming advantage over Ellan, Danzo and even Cormanthor, then this is possible, but if it is really possible, then One day later, the contract would have expired long ago.”

After saying that, Congenio looked at Xia Duo expectantly and said, "I don't know if I can see that day coming. The future depends on groups of young people like you!"

"I will not let Master down!" Xia Duo said solemnly.

"I hope so!"

Looking at the high-spirited young man in front of him, Congenio finally felt a little more happy. He had talked about this topic with many young people in the past, but unfortunately, those people did not develop into what he hoped. look.

Congenio didn't know whether Shado could be the leader to lead Netheril out of the encirclement, but at least at this moment, he was quite happy to hear such a clear statement from the other party.

"Let's stop this topic for the time being. I know you won't just ask about Innocent when you come here. You can ask any questions you have. As long as I can answer them, I will answer them for you."

The master's tone was very sincere, which actually touched Xia Duo's heart. He came to visit the master with some utilitarian ideas, but after this contact, he also found that the master did live up to the rumors and was quite like the ancient sages in his hometown. wind.

If such an image is also a disguise, it is really hard to imagine that Xia Duo can disguise himself for hundreds of years without revealing his secret, then it is not much different from the real thing!

With this thought, Xia Duo no longer had any doubts in his mind. He took out the twelve books he had prepared from his dimensional bag and placed them on the tea table between the two of them.

"Xia Duo, what are you—"

"Master, this is a gift I give you on behalf of the Tower of Time."

In fact, when he decided to visit Congenio, Shado imagined many kinds of gifts. Of course, in the end he only chose two kinds, one was his imitation iron stone, and the other was these books.

If we were to simply give money (including resources), for a great arcanist who had lived for hundreds of years, how much money would he have to give to impress the other person?

Besides, giving money away is too vulgar.

Chateau learned about it from Brundes. Although the master himself has never announced it to the public, he does like others to give him iron stones, especially those new and innovative versions, which he can often get. The master's praise.

Xia Duo also prepared an Ioin Stone, but due to time constraints and the fact that the Tower of Time did not have many high-quality gems for him to try, he was not able to introduce new ones and simply copied a spell reversal. Ioun Stone.

But this gift was only regarded by him as a guarantee. The book was what Xia Duo really wanted to give. Although the cost was far less than the Ioin Stone, the significance was far beyond what a mere Ioin Stone could match.

After confirming that Congenio lived up to his reputation and was most likely in the same camp as himself, Shado decisively chose to send the book.

These twelve books are actually a series of books - "Newly compiled Tower of Time Level 2 Apprentice Textbook".

These include:

"Spellcasting Training" 1 volume,

"Focus on Training" 1 volume,

"Application and Analysis of Common Spells" 2 volumes,

"Inner Planes" 2 volumes,

"Arcane Geometry" 3 volumes,

"The Use and Making of Magic Items" 2 volumes,

And 1 volume of "Appreciation of Elf Magic". (Including Elvish language and simple Elf magic identification and response)

Twelve books in total.

The textbook for level 1 apprentices is actually magic enlightenment, which is more about broadening one's horizons and does not include exposure to real magic knowledge.

After studying the Level 2 apprentice textbook, you will be considered a Level 3 apprentice, and almost all Level 3 apprentices can be regarded as official mage seeds.

Next, according to the rules set by Xia Duo, as long as you complete the [Level Promotion Trial], you can be promoted to an official mage (if you do not upgrade through the Ring Promotion Trial, the official mage authority will not be opened, which is similar to taking an exam to advance to a higher school~) .

Such a set of books can be said to be of extraordinary significance, and in addition to the content of the book, the material of the book also has far-reaching significance.

This is a set of books made entirely from artificial wood pulp paper!

In fact, when he first saw these books, Congenio noticed the material of the paper, and he didn't feel anything wrong at first.

After all, elf paper bears the name of an elf, and it is also popular in Netheril. In addition to being more expensive, the writing experience and portability are better than parchment.

But when he saw the names on the covers of these books, Congenio immediately had a conjecture in his mind. Because the content of this conjecture was so bold, he couldn't help but breathe a little faster.

Unable to wait to flip through the pages, a faint blue glow appeared in his hand, and then expanded rapidly until it covered the entire set of books.

Congenio's actions were somewhat beyond Shado's expectations. He recognized the spell that the master was using, and the princess had also used it in front of him.

This magical spell spans the two systems of change and mind, allowing the caster to quickly obtain the entire contents of a book.

After a while, Congenio opened his eyes and looked at the pile of books in front of him. He looked a little excited, but for a moment he didn't know where to go from here. Finally he said:

"Is this elf paper?"

"Yes, this can be said to be elf paper, but it can also be said to be Daxia paper. I have optimized the papermaking process and technology, and now the cost of this paper is less than one-tenth of that of parchment paper!"

Xia Duo did not hesitate to take the credit for papermaking on himself. Of course, it was indeed him. If he had not brought back mature papermaking from the projection plane, there would not be any Daxia paper now.

As for the future, if you want to develop cheap wood pulp paper, you don’t know how much manpower and material resources will be consumed!

"Then these books—does each apprentice of the Tower of Time have them?" Congenio asked again.

"Yes, every one of them!"

Xia Duo didn't hide this. He had already brought out the teaching materials, so there was no need to be secretive anymore. He was also preparing to win Congenio's support!