Arcane Lord

"Mithril Mine?"

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

"Of course it is impossible to blockade. You must know that it was hundreds of years ago. Even a mithril mine had not been discovered in Nishite. The mithril used by Nishite at that time was all from the exploration of the relic.

"The master means—"

"More insidious than blockade!"

Congenio's eyes flashed with an unfavorable resentment, but in front of the juniors, he concealed the past well and continued to tell:

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

"During the validity of the contract, all mythril ore discovered by Netheril is not mined. Once mined, the ore needs to be sold to the other two countries, and the other two countries will provide Netheril with finished mithril. , The quantity fluctuates with the export quantity of ore.

"It looks beautiful, isn't it? It can give Netheril, who had almost no knowledge of Mithril and surplus reserves at the time, a chance to develop. But there are two problems in it—

"One is that the quality of the Mithril in the agreement looked very good at the time, but it has long been unusable now. If you want a higher grade, you need more ores; the other is that the validity period of the contract is too long. .

"These two issues are nothing if you look at them separately, but when combined, it is very deadly!"

Having said this, Congenio couldn't help sighing, not just for the foresight of the elves, but also for the simplicity of humans.

After listening to Congenio’s narration, Chateau also realized the seriousness of the problem. It is true that he has not found a mythril mine in his current territory, but if he finds it, should he sell it to elves or dwarves?

More serious, if he finds a sub-plane that is all Mithril, should he sell it?

Isn't this just letting Netheril work for Yerlan and Danzo for free!

It's horrible!

"Master, how long does this tripartite contract on Mithril last?" This question was very important, and Xia Duo asked it almost immediately.

In this regard, Congenio was silent for a while, and then said: "It is not long for elves and dwarves, only 700 years, but for humans, it is difficult to see the end of the abyss! Think about the distance now. 263 years before the contract expires, you will know how I feel!"

Know, why don't you know!

At this moment, Xia Duo felt that his heart was completely cold. Although the blood awakening gave him a life span beyond ordinary people, he was not sure whether he could live beyond 263 years.

Even with all kinds of life extension magic, those 263 years were too long, almost 8 times as much as his current life course! (Count the projection plane time)

This is really an unimaginable time.

Thinking with all his heart, he was about to lead a new era, but at this critical moment, he was suddenly told that all your actions in the future might be working for others for free. Xia Duo's feeling is really hard to describe.

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

"Master, since such a contract has long been outdated, why not cancel it?"

"Such contracts need to be terminated, of course, but there are still many contracts that are relatively beneficial to Netheril and cannot be discarded so far. They are based on the establishment of this contract. Moreover, even if this contract is relatively independent, it is not our sole responsibility. It can be easily lifted."

Congenio did not specifically introduce any other contracts. He only said that he could easily find out in the Sevinton Parliament in his current status as Chardonnay, and then he gave a fact:

"In fact, the negotiations between us and Yerland to amend this contract have lasted for nearly two hundred years and have achieved a lot of results. However, in recent decades, Komanso has frequently intervened, making it difficult for the negotiation to proceed."

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

The Komanzo of the main plane is also likely to be the same as the projection plane. It is the fusion of the Ristal Forest countries in the name of the unified world of elves. This is destined to be difficult for this country and Netheril. Come together.

After all, the current area of ​​Netheril belonged to the elves in the past, and the unification of the elven world by Komanso is not only the unity of the regime, the restoration of the past Erevanda, and even the entire territory of the elven kingdoms, is also within the unified scope .

If this can pee a piece, then there is a ghost.

This is like on Earth during World War II, Poland told Germany that we should live together in peace, and then-then there will be no more.

There is a country with a strong desire for expansion. Only developing oneself is the last word. It is unrealistic to rely on the other's kindness or the support of allies.

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

There was only one side of pressure, and at the same time, although Netheril was weaker than Komanso, it did not fall under the absolute disadvantage, and it was still in a state of constant chasing.

This requires time and a stable environment, so the Three Kingdoms Mithril Contract with Yerlan and Danzo is even more difficult to change.

But Mithril is related to the potential of war, so the two continue to **** blood, and it will take another 263 years, which is difficult to accept.

"Master, I guess there should be some exploitable loopholes in this contract. Otherwise, this 700-year-old exploitation is really unbearable. You just said that you were going to talk to me about mithril. Is the vulnerability related?"

"Yes, there are some loopholes, and this is exactly what I want to tell you."

Congenio rarely stroked the white beard on his chest, seeming to be happy, "The loophole of the contract lies in the two points of the'color-resistant territory' and the'known mineral veins'. As long as you go to mine outside of Netheril, It is possible to circumvent the agreement that ore must be exported in the contract, and even in Netheril, as long as it is not discovered by the elves and dwarves, you can mine at will."

Having said this, Congenio suddenly looked very serious and issued a solemn reminder to Xia Duo:

"Pay attention to any dwarves in your territory. Don’t feel familiar with them when UU read www.uukanshu.com, and entrust them to prospect. The mithril mine they find will definitely report to their country, and then this mine does not belong to them. You are not yours for at least 263 years from now!

"In addition, you should also pay attention to the rumors about mythril mines in the territory. This may be a conspiracy of the dwarves. Since Netheril negotiated to withdraw their prospecting rights in the territory more than 100 years ago, they have often done this and let out the news. Let the lord find out for himself, and then he will report back.

"If you are not sure whether the mithril mine that has been discovered is known to the dwarves, don't mine it, lest there will be no mithril available in 263 years!"

The master reminded that Chateau naturally accepted it humbly. In fact, he did have the idea of ​​entrusting Broto, the dwarf led by Saville, to search for the mithril mine.

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

Now that he received the reminder from the master, Chateau couldn't let Broto go prospecting.

Ugh-

Unexpectedly, there will be this one!