Arcane Lord

There are two kinds of mithril refining techniques that Sha Duo brought back from [Projection Plane·Arcane Empire].

One is a popular refining method that does not require the participation of magic and is suitable for batch refining. However, the purity of the mithril refined in this way is not high and cannot be used for the manufacture of miniaturized magic items.

So it is necessary to use the second extraction technology, an [Element Extraction] spell jointly cast by multiple casters.

Of course, you can also build an [Elemental Extraction] array. Through elemental extraction, you can obtain high-grade mithril for making small magic items.

If Shado only wanted to produce relatively simple and bulky magic items such as communication instruments, then the first refining technology would be enough.

But if you want to produce small magic items such as talismans and rings, then [Element Extraction] is indispensable.

Even if you want to make ultra-micro mithril components similar to spell chips in the future, the purity of mithril required is likely to be as high as the sky. It is not surprising that 99.9% may be followed by more than ten 9's.

The impact of the purity of mithril is not only on miniaturization, but also on the influence of [element transmutation]. The lower the purity, the greater the impact.

Therefore, even if miniaturization is not considered, the higher the purity of mithril, the better.

Only the higher the purity, the less likely it is to deteriorate due to [element transmutation]. Once part of the mithril deteriorates, the purity will decrease, and then a vicious cycle will occur, until the energy circuit collapses and the magic weapon is scrapped.

…

Thinking like this, Xia Duo gradually had an idea in his mind.

However, if you want to refine mithril on a large scale, it is best to have a mithril mine. Otherwise, even if you recycle the scrapped mithril, there will be a lot of cost and a lot of trouble.

Regardless of whether Netheril really doesn't have the ability to produce finished mithril, at least it doesn't seem to be the case on the surface. Breaking this balance rashly will definitely lead to backlash.

Xia Duo is not yet capable of withstanding this level of backlash.

If you have your own mine, refine it yourself, and use it secretly, then even if everyone knows about it, you may still tacitly agree with it, but if you buy scrapped mithril on a large scale, it will be different.

Those without refining technology will be jealous, those with refining technology will feel that you are ignorant, and the original vested interests - elves, dwarves, and possibly even the Arcane Federation and the Seven Towers - will feel even more unhappy.

Almost everyone has been offended, and there is no way to survive.

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For a while, Xia Duo really had a headache, but if he wanted to develop and grow, manpower alone was not enough. There must be something external to preserve and operate the magical power.

And such foreign objects are inseparable from mithril!

Unless a new substance or new technology can be found to replace mithril, the main plane has its own magical civilization, and until now, there has been nothing that can truly replace mithril.

At least, Sha Duo has never heard of it in the main plane or the various projection planes.

Among the various materials that can be used to connect the magic network and guide energy, those with good performance are not as cheap as mithril, cheaper than mithril, and obviously not as good as mithril.

This is like wires on the earth. Everyone knows that metals can conduct electricity, but in the end only copper became the most widely used wire material, not silver, which has the strongest conductivity.

Although Xia Duo really wants to find new materials or new technologies, he will not fight against objective facts that last for tens of thousands of years or even longer. At least he doesn't have the money, energy, or time to fight now.

After much deliberation, in the end we had no choice but to work on the mithril mine.

…

Then, Chateau chatted with Ganal for a few more words, but of course they stopped talking about business and asked about his recent situation in the study class.

Ganal answered one by one that today's Tower of Time, especially within the Institute of Advancement, has already formed a relatively relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.

After all, a lot of knowledge is free and open to the public, and everyone is not shy about communicating with each other. Even regarding their own specific learning progress, they are not as strict as the Master of the Tower of Time in the past.

There really is the prototype of an academy!

"By the way, how many people have become level 3 apprentices and how many have become official mages this month since I was gone?" Sha Duo suddenly asked.

In fact, he can ask the pagoda spirit, but the pagoda spirit can only record death information, so the person concerned must apply for a permission increase at the personnel office before it will be recorded as an official mage.

As for level 3 apprentices, it was initially a level within the academy, and was later promoted. Of course, some people may not register.

If you don't register the tower spirit, there will be no record. We are all apprentices, and it is impossible to judge from some passive spell casting records. It is better to understand clearly from a grassroots mage like Ganal.

Ganal was a little surprised that Chateau asked him this question, because Dean and the others knew the most about personnel issues, but he still told some of the information he knew:

"I know of only two new level 3 apprentices. The registration was completed a few days ago, and they are official mages. Last month, there were four more apprentices. Everyone was surprised."

"Is it!"

In fact, Xia Duo was also surprised that there were four more official mages in one month. Although there were factors accumulated in the past, the academic training after the transformation must also have played a big role.

If this continues, the future will be worth looking forward to!

You know, there are nearly a thousand apprentices in the Tower of Time now. There may only be four more official mages a month now, but those are all the original apprentices who have completed the upgrade.

Once the new apprentices grow up, the number of official mages is likely to increase by hundreds or hundreds.

With the mass production of magic items and the explosion in the number of official mages, Sha Duo almost saw an extremely prosperous magic civilization in the process of gestation.

Market, audience, money flow, and cyclical development. Xia Duo was worried about the Tower of Time's overcapacity before, but now it may be able to develop even if it does not interact with the outside world and only circulates internally.

Of course, the material basis for all this is essential, which brings us back to the question of mithril.

"Mythril mine! Mithril mine! How should I find you?"

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After separating from Ganar, Shado slowly walked to the Tower of Time supplies department while thinking about future development issues. In addition to mithril, there is actually another issue that cannot be ignored, and that is——

population!

At present, the total population of the Saville Territory plus the Daxia Territory is more than 60,000, with the Daxia Territory close to 10,000 and the Saville Territory more than 50,000.

Among the more than 60,000 people, there are also many outsiders, the largest number of which are various chambers of commerce and their affiliated personnel (mainly related to Conifera City).

How can we develop civilization with just such a small number of people?