Rhodes has always believed that with his current status, as long as he pulls down his face, it is a very simple thing to make money - and as long as he has enough gold, Rod is confident that he can get anything he needs.

The specific process of making money is roughly like this:

First, apply for a large low-interest credit loan in Piltover (in the face of customers like Rhodes, the banks in Pitz will rush to lend); Then register the caravan on the same day and handle all the documents (who dares to register a caravan in Pitt City?). ）； Then choose a suitable destination (preferably a route that is risky but also highly profitable); Finally, recruit sailors and men, and bring the goods bought with loans to run the business.

The sailors and men of the running merchant could have recruited from Bilgewater, and in this case, Rhodes was confident that he could make a lot of money very quickly - think about it, Rhodes's caravan was not afraid of robbery, nor was it afraid of hurricanes, and it could even go against foreign merchants, and if this kind of caravan did not make money, it would really be unreasonable.

However, just as Rhodes confidently devises the whole plan and goes to the library to find information about the maker of the magic props, he discovers a remarkable secret.

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There is a lot of information about the makers of special magic items on Fukumitsu Island, some of which are legends of chasing the wind and shadows (for example, about the best weapons, Fukuguang Island only has some legends of Orn), and some of them are quite accurate - although the years have passed, maybe the inheritance will change a little, but this information is enough for Rod to find clues.

The staff Rhodes needed was not a casting aid, but a source of mana, which could be recharged in normal times and released during combat to improve Rhodes' sustained combat ability.

(It's almost like an Arcane battery backup.) ）

And Rhodes first inquired about the feasible materials for making mana sources - in the records of Fuguang Island's books, Rhodes found a material called mana obsidian.

According to what is written in the book, mana obsidian "has a good energy specific volume and plasticity, and after different ways of hammer forging and enchantment, it can also have a variety of different characteristics, mana obsidian is a commonly used energy storage device for mages, after special treatment, it can not only store rune energy, but also can store fire, frost, thunder, storm, arcane, corrosion and other energy, is a very important common item and experimental material."

Then, according to the catalog, Rhodes found some ledgers of Fuguang Island, which recorded a large number of mana obsidian trade records.

These mana obsidian were used for various experiments and the production of magic items, and even the original protective circle of Fukuko Island was supported by mana obsidian charging.

Mana obsidian has produced a large number of mana crystals and charging crystals to maintain the daily operation of Fuguang Island, compared to the Hex crystal substitute used by Rhodes now, mana crystals and charging crystals are small in size and high efficiency in the same charging energy, which can be said to be a perfect source of mana.

So, Rhodes began to search for the source of the mana obsidian.

According to trade records, although Mana obsidian is called "stone", it is actually a fruit - they all come from a place called Xina, and they are the fruit of a tree called "Tokachi Tree", which is a specialty of Xina, and the makers of these mana obsidian items are also Xina people - because Xina is "naturally suitable for the growth of the Tokachi tree and abundant mana obsidian", so the production level of Mana source props of the Sinai people is the highest in the whole of Valoran.

(This is easier to understand, just like if you are looking for an ice carver, you must go to Freljord, the strengths of people in each place are always related to the local geography and resources.) ）

But in Rod's impression, Valoran doesn't seem to have a place called Heine?

With doubts, Rhodes found the map left behind by Fuguang Island, compared it with the current Valoran map, and then finally figured out the problem - Xinai is an ancient place name, and judging by the current location, Xinai is ...... Demacia.

Wait, Demacia?

Rod's face darkened, and then he turned back and flipped through the description of Mana Obsidian's appearance - "Mana Obsidian needs special treatment, and it can also be added to other materials and crystals as a material and additive...... Uncharged mana obsidian powder has a dark color, and when charged, it takes on a bright, metallic silver-gray color", "In addition to mana obsidian, the branches of the Tokachi tree also have similar functions, but after research, the wood of the Tokachi tree is unstable in charging, and the mana ratio is not as good as that of mana obsidian".

Rhodes was all too familiar with this description - the same is true of Demacia's Forbidden Magic Stone.

That's right, the origin of the Forbidden Stone is "a mixture of some unknown fossilized tree and lime".

Putting down the book, Rod finally had a subtle expression on his face.

After connecting everything, Rod found a surprising conclusion.

The "forbidden magic stone" that the Demacians have always been proud of is actually a "mana crystal that has not been fully charged", and the so-called forbidden magic effect is nothing more than "mana crystal absorbing spell energy".

Rhodes immediately remembered Galio.

The big guy was a statue made by Duran, and if Rod remembers correctly...... After absorbing a huge amount of spell energy, Galio came back to life.

In other words, do you need to go to Demacia?

"Well, someone owes me a drink......