"Mithril Mine?"

Xia Duo suddenly showed a puzzled expression, "Master, could it be that the Mithril mines in the territory of Nessreel have been blocked by them?" How is this possible? ”

"Of course the blockade is impossible, you must know that it was still hundreds of years ago, and not even a single Mithril mine has been found in the territory of Naix, and the Mithril used by the Naiser mage at that time was all from the exploration of ruins."

"The Sword Comes"

"What does the master mean—"

"More insidious than a blockade!"

An indelible trace of resentment flashed in Congenio's eyes, but in front of the juniors, he still hid the past well and continued to tell:

"At that time, in the name of helping Nessreel develop, Yerlan signed a long-term contract with Danzo related to Mithril with us, and the main content of the contract was-

"During the validity of the contract, all the Mithril mines found by Nesser, if they are not mined, once mined, then the ore needs to be sold to the other two countries, and the other two countries will provide Nessera with finished Mythril, and the amount fluctuates with the amount of ore exported.

"Looks wonderful, doesn't it? It was able to give Nessreel, who had almost no Mithril-related knowledge and surplus reserves at that time, a chance to develop. But there are two problems in this -

"One is that the quality of Mithril in the agreement seemed to be very good at the time, but it is no longer usable today, and if you want to be more productive, you need more ore; The other is that the validity of the contract is too long.

"These two problems are nothing when viewed separately, but when combined, they are very fatal!"

Speaking of this, Congenio couldn't help but sigh, not only for the elves' foresight, but also for the simplicity of human beings at the beginning.

After listening to Congenio's story, Xia Duo also realized the seriousness of the problem, it is true that no Mithril Mine has been found in his current territory, but if it is found, will it be sold to elves or dwarves?

More seriously, if he found a sub-plane that was all Mithril, would he sell it too?

Isn't this just asking Nessera to work for Yerlan and Danzo for free!

It's so damning!

"Master, how long does this three-way contract with Mithril last?" The question was critical, and Xia Duo asked it almost immediately.

In this regard, Congenio was silent for a moment, and then said: "It is not a long time for elves and dwarves, only 700 years, but for humans, it is an abyss that is difficult to see the end!" Considering that there are still 263 years left before the contract expires, you know how I feel! ”

Know, how don't you know!

At this moment, Xia Duo felt that his heart was cold, although the awakening of the bloodline allowed him to gain a lifespan beyond ordinary people, he was not sure if he could live to 263 years later.

Even with all the various life-extension magic, those 263 years were too long, almost 8 times the length of his current life! (Counting projection plane time)

It's a hard time to imagine.

Full of thoughts, about to lead a new era, but at this critical juncture, I was suddenly told that all your future actions may be working for others for free, this feeling, Xia Duo is really difficult to describe.

After adjusting his mood a little and putting aside those negative influences for the time being, Xia Duo looked at Congenio with a hint of determination in his eyes:

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

"Of course, such contracts need to be dissolved, but there are many contracts that are relatively beneficial to Nessera and cannot be abandoned to this day, and they are based on the establishment of this contract. Moreover, even if this contract is relatively independent, it is not something that we can easily break unilaterally. ”

What other contracts are there, Congenio did not specifically introduce them, only said that with Chado's current identity, they can be easily found in the Severant Parliament, and then he even said a fact:

"In fact, we have been negotiating with Yerlan to revise this contract for almost two hundred years and have yielded a lot of results, but in recent decades, Comanso has intervened frequently, making it difficult to move forward."

Sure enough, the enemy is still Comanso! Xia Duo sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think of some details of [Projection Plane Comanso Birth].

The Comanso of the main plane, most likely like the projection plane, was fused together by the countries of the Richstar Forest in the name of unifying the elven world, which doomed it to be difficult for this country and Nessrael to come together.

After all, the current area of Nessera belonged to the elves in the past, and the unification of the elven world by Comanso is not only the unification of the political power, but also the restoration of the entire territory of the past Erevanda and even the elven kingdoms.

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

It's like during World War II, when Poland said to Germany that we should live together peacefully, and then — and then there was no then.

With a country with a strong desire to expand, only development itself is the last word, and it is unrealistic to hope for the kindness of the other side or the support of allies.

Of course, the current situation is not as bad for Nesshrel as Poland on Earth, at least Yerlan in the west does not like to expand like Big Brother on the other side of Poland.

There is only one side of pressure, and at the same time, although Nesserel is weaker than Comanso, it is not absolutely inferior, and it is still in a state of constant catch-up.

This requires time and a stable environment, so it will be even more difficult to change the Mithril contract with Yeerlan and Danzo.

But Mithril is related to the potential of war, and it is difficult to accept that it will continue to be sucked by the two families for 263 years.

"Master, I guess there must be some loopholes in this contract that can be exploited, otherwise this 700-year exploitation will be really unbearable. You just said that you were going to talk to me about Mithril in the first place, is it related to this vulnerability? ”

"Yes, there are some loopholes, and that's exactly what I want to tell you."

Congenio rarely stroked the snow-white beard on his chest, as if he was happy, "The loophole of the contract lies in the two points of 'Resistant Territory' and 'Known Ore Veins', as long as you go to mine outside of Nessreel, you can circumvent the agreement that you must export ore in the contract, and even in Nesser, as long as you are not discovered by elves and dwarves, you can open mines at will." ”

Speaking of this, Congenio suddenly looked solemn and sent a solemn reminder to Xia Duo:

"Pay attention to any dwarves in your territory, don't feel familiar with them, entrust them to prospect, the Mithril mine they find will definitely report to their country, and then this mine will not belong to you, at least for the next 263 years!

"Also, you have to watch out for rumors about the Mithril Mine in the realm, which may be a conspiracy of the dwarves, since more than 100 years ago, Nesshriel negotiated to reclaim their prospecting rights in the territory, and they have often done so, letting the word out for the lord to find out for himself, and then he will report back.

"If you can't be sure if the Mithril Mine that has been discovered is known to the dwarves, then don't mine it, lest there be no more Mithril available in 263 years!"

The master's reminder, Xia Duo naturally accepted it with an open mind, in fact, he did have the idea of entrusting the dwarf Blotto led by Saville to search for the Mithril Mine.

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

Now that he has received a reminder from the master, Xia Duo can't let Blotto go to prospecting.

Alas-

I didn't expect this to come out!