Arcane Lord

Sha Duo has incarnated as an elf in the projection plane many times, and his knowledge and understanding of elf society may be deeper than that of most elves.

He knew that a small family like the Silver Leaf Family might be able to gain prestige in a remote town, but if it involved huge interests, it would definitely be devoured to the bone by those high-ranking families.

To find one, you need to find a family with a high-level mage in charge, or a powerful group with a high-level mage as its backer. It can at least handle the smuggling business, and it can even develop more than just spice smuggling in the future.

But the problem is that as a senior arcanist, how can he ask an elven high mage who is equivalent to a grand arcanist, or even a little stronger than a grand arcanist, to obey his orders?

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!" Xia Duo sighed in his heart.

Looking at Lord Collins' expectant eyes, he felt a little embarrassed to tell the truth.

At this moment, it was not just Lord Collins who needed his help, but he also needed Lord Collins.

Chateau wants to build an alliance with common interests to deal with various possibilities in the future.

Lord Collins may be a suitable candidate.

Before the senior arcanist, there were no alliances, only refuges, but now, Shado is qualified to win over allies and form a small circle.

In fact, Lord Collins came to him, and he may not have the intention to win over him.

A senior arcanist with many years of experience has a lot of cards in his hand, so he may not really need the Cormanthor Elf channel on his side.

Thinking like this, Xia Duo paid more attention to this cooperation. As for the issue of agent qualifications, before large-scale transactions occurred, the Silver Leaf family was still useful.

Moreover, Lord Collins' desire to expand the production of spices could not be accomplished in a short time. At least he needed a relatively complete expansion plan, otherwise blind expansion would be just a waste of manpower and material resources.

As the scale of transactions gradually expands, whether it is through the Silverleaf family to contact the more reliable high-ranking Cormanso family or finding other ways, it is a matter of the future.

As the saying goes, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain." There are very few plans in this world that can be arranged in advance from beginning to end. If you don't take the first step, there may be no follow-up.

"Lord Collins, I am very interested in this cooperation. If possible, I would like to invite you to Savile in the South for a detailed discussion after the snowmelt competition. At that time, the Oripus patriarch of the Silverleaf family will provide us with information about Corman. Ask for more detailed information inside.”

"Can."

Collins agreed immediately without any hesitation: "Please also agree on a time. At that time, I will visit in person and bring detailed information about the spice categories and output."

Xia Duo recalled his recent itinerary and casually named a date: "Let's make an appointment on the fifteenth day of next month!"

It's the end of the month, and in two days it's the first day of the snowmelt (May) month, which is when the snowmelt race begins.

Considering that the snow melting competition will last for several days, after the competition, Shado and Niya will stay in Severington for two more days, and then go to Leisen to collect the snow.

About fifteen days later, it is a relatively stable arrangement. It will not be so urgent in terms of time, but it also shows the priority.

Collins agreed to the arrangement, and then the two looked at each other and smiled, "I wish us a happy cooperation!"

“Happy to work with!”

…

It no longer seems to be a secret that the Northland Alliance is about to be established. In the next few days, people continued to visit Sha Duo, some to have personal relationships, but most of them were to discuss business cooperation.

The Savil Territory is strategically located on the key land route from Netheril to Cormanthor.

Generally speaking, it is also possible to reach Cormanthor by going east from the core area of ​​Nese, passing through the northern border of Akora Kingdom, and then going south through the Dragon's Back Mountains. But——

Along the way, not to mention that the Akora Kingdom is closed off, there are a large number of orcs around, and there are countless other wild creatures. More importantly, there are real dragons in the Dragon's Back Mountains.

In this drow war on Cormanthor, many dragons in the Dragonspine Mountains were controlled by drow. It was not the kind of frantic state affected by the dragon madness, but a control similar to mind control. Can also use magic to fight.

It is almost impossible for ordinary caravans to pass safely through the Longji Mountains.

It is only safest to go south along the Nese River until you reach the southern border of Saville Land, then go west and south to the city of Connefila, and go to Comanso through the Tessa Bridge south of the city of Connefila. of.

Basically, a caravan only needs to hire one or two teams of ordinary guards, and if the conditions are better, one or two low-level mages can complete the journey safely.

There will basically be no casualties.

In the past, Savile Territory has also been used as a temporary resting point and material transfer station for northern caravans heading to Connefila City.

Now that the Northland Alliance is about to be established, it is foreseeable that trade between Netheril and Cormanthor will become more frequent in the future.

In fact, not only with Cormanthor, but also with Erlan and Elfaran, but the trade between Netheril and these two elven kingdoms, especially Elfaran, which is not bordering, requires going to the dwarven port city of Ascor. You proceed.

It is foreseeable that the underground passage from Zenis to Askel will become more prosperous in the future, but with the emergence of a new drow god, it is hard to say whether the underground passage will be as safe as in the past.

As for maritime trade routes, there may also be a small explosion.

However, the maritime trade route only has the advantages of short time and large cargo volume. The disadvantage is that the crisis at sea is uncontrollable. Even if you bring a high-level mage with you, you may not be able to get a good deal once you encounter a large sea monster.

What the future will bring depends on how deep the Northland Alliance's "alliance" will cooperate, but judging from the sudden change in attitude of Comanso and his almost compromising attitude, the cooperation of this alliance may be unexpectedly deep.

…

Chateau did not refuse anyone seeking cooperation, but he did not discuss any specific cooperation like he did with Lord Collins.

After all, most of what these people want to do is import trade, and a few exports are resource trade such as precious metal ores and rough gemstones.

It is difficult for Xia Duo to get involved, and he is unwilling to get involved. He actually does not agree with these trades in his heart. Whether it is the introduction of high-premium goods or the loss of resources, it is not a good thing in the long run.

Of course, he also knew very well that if Netheril wanted to develop, it was inevitable to be cut off by advanced people, as long as it could help development.

The reason why he didn't refuse was simply because there was no reason to refuse. After all, one party wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell, so how could he, an outsider, interfere.