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It's just that 20 million is not a small amount after all. If the Tower of Glory is dismantled, maybe 20 million can be collected, but Cliff obviously can't do that, so it can only be paid in installments.

"Lord Xia Duo, 20 million is not a small amount for me, and you also asked for Mithril to settle the settlement. This is not something that can be raised in a short period of time. I wonder if you can give me a discount?"

Although Cliff had agreed and accepted the price of 20 million in his heart, no one's money fell from the sky, and he did not give up trying to bargain.

It's just that the price is not determined by Xia Duo alone. After Cliff settles the payment, he still needs to provide a certain amount to pay Iolum.

Even if it's not needed, Xia Duo doesn't want the Mythra device to be sold too cheaply, just think about how much it would cost to produce unlimited arcane crystals!

As for a Mythra device, the biggest cost is not actually the cost of materials, but labor. According to the construction requirements, if you want to participate in the construction of the main body of Mythra, you must be at least a senior arcanist.

Based on a lineup of one grand arcanist and two or three senior arcanists, a Mythra device (main body) would take at least a month, and it would require overtime to complete.

What's wrong with this time, have to do this?

Naturally, a very high premium is required, otherwise, how can there be a high-ranking arcanist to screw you into the factory? This level of premium is almost analogous to the so-called "master handmade" or "capitalist personally enters the factory" in Xiaduo's hometown.

If you don't turn the world upside down, people who buy it will feel uncomfortable.

As for the cost of materials, Cliff’s estimate may be somewhat different. In the case that there is already a Mithra providing arcane crystals, there is only Mithril material needed for the suspension base (the main body uses David strings, and the production needs to consume Austria can solve).

Generally speaking, the standard configuration is three floating bases, one for current use and one for backup. The material is standard Mithril. The cost of one floating base is about 70,000, and the cost of three is 210,000.

But after all, it is used to maintain Mythra, which is worth tens of millions. How can the standard Mithril do it? Frequent maintenance itself will affect the main body of Mythra, even if it is not the main body, but the suspended base that is responsible for maintaining it. the same.

So Xia Duo provided the specifications used in his own floating city, which can avoid the trouble of frequent maintenance. Of course, the corresponding price will be slightly increased several times, and these are all extra charges.

If he doesn't want to, then he can only be equipped with a standard version of the floating base, and the 20 million is still indispensable.

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However, in the face of customers' counter-offers, it is easy to talk about the cost. Who doesn't know that the cost is lower than the price? The key is to convince customers of the value of the pricing itself.

Here, Xia Duo naturally mentioned the previous topic: "For such a sacred ritual that is unique in the main plane and even all known planes, it is too vulgar to talk about money."

"But it's just an independent Austrian fire device!" Cliff retorted, his voice weak.

"It is an independent Austrian fire device, but it is also the absolute foundation of the future Glory Great Temple!" If you can't buy 20 million, you can't lose money, and you can't be fooled. If you buy it, you will have absolute love for the Lord of Glory!

Of course, after all, Xia Duo couldn’t pull back his face to say the latter sentence, but he did point out the fact that whether it’s a gift to the Lord of Radiance or a strategic facility for his own use, the starting point of everything is Mythra, and It is very likely that it is the second work of the entire Netheril besides Xiaduo, so what is a mere 20 million!

What Xia Duo could think of, Cliff could also think of it. After a little hesitation, he finally agreed to Xia Duo's offer, "Then according to what Lord Xia Duo said, it's only 20 million!"

With a base of 20 million yuan, Cliff almost didn't even think about asking for a high-end suspension base. He needed to pay an additional 1 million gold coins to Xia Duo. Of course, there was a huge premium, but 20 million yuan Out, do you still care about these!

"A total of 21 million gold coins. According to the latest mithril consideration announced by the Arcane Federation, you need to pay a total of 30,000 pounds of standard mithril."

Xia Duo proficiently reported the price of Mithril settlement, and Cliff had no objection to this. The price of Mithril has fluctuated greatly in the past six months.

There are many influencing factors, such as the update of the Mithril Agreement of the Three Kingdoms, the development of Mithril volume technology, the impact of war, the hoarding of merchants, and so on.

But generally speaking, the price of mithril is still rising continuously, and Xia Duo made a small profit from the order contract signed with Lord Leisen.

A considerable part of the internal infrastructure of the Floating Void City is paid for by the proceeds of these futures, and now that 30,000 pounds of standard mithril is set, Xia Duo did not mention interest or anything, and the value-added of mithril is considered interest.

And with the disclosure of Mythra, it is conservatively estimated that at least ten floating cities will be built, which will generate a large demand for Mithril, which will drive the price of Mithril to continue to rise strongly.

After all, the most widely used energy-conducting material is Mithril, and there are many alternatives, such as gold, which is also an excellent energy-conducting material, and it is more stable than Mithril.

However, the energy conduction effect of gold is based on the quantity, which is similar to the concept of "the larger the volume, the smaller the resistance" on the earth. To achieve the same effect as standard mithril, the amount of gold required is at least dozens of times that of mithril. .

Generally speaking, the price of gold is about one-tenth of Mithril. If it is dozens of times, then it is better to use Mithril!

Therefore, generally speaking, gold is mostly used in large permanent magic circles. For example, Xia Duo used a large amount of gold in the floating base for Mythra. It was only because gold is relatively easy to obtain, so it was ignored. .

In addition to gold, which is a common energy-conducting material, there are also some niche ones, which are generally not popular because of various disadvantages. For example, energy-conducting crystals require no less maintenance cost than David strings, and the effect is not as good.

The more ideal and more potential is the Davy string, which is comparable to an energy superconductor. The energy conduction effect of Mithril refined to a purity of more than 9 "9" may not be comparable to the basic Davy string.

However, the cost of nine mithrils with a purity of 9 or higher has far exceeded the maintenance cost of any David string material in terms of current technology.

Therefore, although Mithril still has many inconveniences, it is still the most widely used energy-conducting material with great potential.

And in the foreseeable future, with the development of magic civilization, the demand for Mithril will almost never end. Unless the Davy String can be perfected or a method of cheaply preparing Mithril can be found, the price of Mithril will continue to rise. It is an inevitable trend.

Xia Duo has ideas for perfecting David Strings, or cheaply preparing Mithril, but having an idea does not mean that it can be realized, at least it is difficult for him now to say a specific timetable.

(end of this chapter)

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