Chapter 1662 Set a Contract and Functional Platform

"Yes, yes!" Lord Leisen shouted quickly.

He was so excited just now that he almost forgot about this. Compared to the airship, he actually cared more about the rough refining furnace renovation plan.

"However, let us make a contract first and then discuss this plan!"

With the previous airship plan as a basis, Lord Leisen no longer doubted whether Xia Duo could come up with a plan to transform the rough furnace. He had already asked the other party to come up with a plan first, and he could no longer take advantage.

A contract must be made first to make this matter truly final.

"Can."

Xia Duo did not object. Although he did not think Lord Leisen would regret it, it was more in his interest to make the contract first, but——

"As for the content of the contract, I think it needs to be adjusted!"

"Adjust it?" Lord Leisen's expression changed. He seemed to have thought of the possibility of the other party lowering the price again. He couldn't help but asked in a deep voice, "I wonder what Lord Xia Duo wants to adjust?"

"The price, 300 gold coins per pound of standard mithril, can certainly cover most of the cost, but it cannot achieve a win-win situation. I think 350 gold coins per pound is more reasonable."

"The price has actually been raised?!" Lord Leisen was greatly surprised.

Next, Xia Duo continued: "Considering the price fluctuation of Mithril, and according to my speculation, the price of Mithril may rise in the future, and the cost of the product may also increase accordingly. I think the price will be negotiated once a year. It is also in line with the purpose of win-win for both parties.”

What Xia Duo needs is a reliable partner who can cooperate for a long time, not a transaction partner that only trades once.

Taking the initiative to raise the price may seem like a disadvantage, but he can obtain a more stable supply of mithril. If he focuses on lowering the price, he may be able to take advantage of it in the short term. But after this order, can he continue to cooperate?

Even if they can cooperate, it will only make resentment build up.

Xia Duo followed the royal path, not domineering, and valued public welfare instead of private gain.

Although he had a strong start, his luck lasted forever. Just like his hometown, although the inheritance was often interrupted, there were always people with lofty ideals to take over. This is undoubtedly also due to the concept of kingship.

In modern times, to explain it in one sentence, it means "representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people."

Cooperation is naturally aimed at a win-win situation, rather than one person winning twice. The saying "the right person will get more help, the wrong person will get less help" can also be used here.

Lord Leisen did not expect that in addition to raising the price, Xia Duo would also provide loose conditions for negotiating once a year. This made him a little confused about what to say. It took him a long time to hold back one sentence:

"Lord Shado, you are truly a special person!"

Although he is not sure what the purpose of Lord Xia Duo is in doing this, whether it is for a win-win situation as the other party said, but at least at this moment, he thinks that Lord Xia Duo is a very trustworthy person who is very suitable for cooperation!

Next, in a friendly atmosphere, the two parties completed the signing of the order agreement.

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"By the way, Lord Xia Duo, I wonder what the use is of buying so much mithril? Of course, if it's inconvenient, just pretend I haven't asked."

"I'm going to build a new mage tower, and the other thing is the consumption of the Tower of Time."

Xia Duo was not lying. He really wanted to build a mage tower. Seeing that this month was coming to an end, on the fourth day of next month, the Demon Restriction Treaty in the North was going to take effect.

And his floating city hasn't even built the flight control system yet. Of course, if he rushes, he can still drag the floating city out of the [Azurite Plane] before the 4th of next month.

But why bother?

Anyway, no matter how fast we rush it, it will definitely not be completely completed. Instead of dragging it out now to attract attention, it is better to wait until it is completely completed before driving it out.

The other thing is the problem of [Mythra].

The current one in the blue crystal plane is an experimental type, and of course it can be used in the floating city. However, in that case, it will inevitably affect the subsequent production of arcane crystals.

The arcane crystal output is related to the efficiency of building [Mythra].

In that case, it is better to build a few [Mythra] devices first, which can be used as a backup energy center for the floating city, and will not affect the subsequent arcane crystallization output, but will increase it.

Anyway, there are a lot of things, and the floating city will definitely not be pulled out before the 4th of next month.

On the territory, the capacity of the Tower of Time is approaching its limit. A new batch of apprentices will be recruited during the Midsummer Festival at the end of next month, which requires a new place to house them.

Of course, the new mage tower that Sha Duo wanted to build was not just to house new apprentices, but an important part of the floating city.

In Xia Duo's design, there will be several floating platforms outside the spherical floating city, which can be used as functional platforms for outsiders to temporarily dock, inspect, or install attack weapons.

The mage tower he is building now is used to pull and anchor these floating platforms, and it is also quite different from normal mage towers.

To sum up, it is probably - single function, low cost and simple construction.

But occasionally it is possible to transform a special traction tower that has some functions of a normal mage tower, especially under the current circumstances.

Lord Leisen had no doubts about Xia Duo's explanation. After all, the Mage Tower that qualified as a Grand Arcanist did consume a lot, and he often heard about the reputation of the Tower of Time's communication weapon in Leisen Territory.

It is completely understandable to buy more mithril and use it as a strategic reserve.

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After leaving Leisen Territory, the sense of resource crisis that had been lingering in Xia Duo's heart finally receded. As long as nothing unexpected happens, the first floating city should be stable.

After returning to Severington.

Sha Duo began to prepare for the trip to Jilan Tower two days later. This was very simple, just making a culture container with cloning technology.

He has done more than one before, whether in the projection plane or the Tower of Time, so he is considered rich in experience.

But what he would do after returning to the southern border needed to be carefully planned. This trip took a little longer than he originally planned.

The first is the mage tower. Because it is built on the main plane, most of the super-magic operations need to be completed before the Northland Demon Restriction Treaty takes effect.

Of course, timeout is not a big deal. It just consumes his small share of super magic. Sooner or later, he will have to settle this account with the elf.

Secondly, the long trip out is not without its benefits. At least the production of arcane crystals in the blue crystal plane has not stopped. When he returns, he will be able to make the [Mythra] device at the same time.

As for the construction of the flight control system, this is a big project, not as simple as building the [Mythra] device.

But its main trouble is not in the final casting stage, but in the previous stage of arranging the mithril components, and this part can actually be helped by Niya, Aibo and others.

For Shado personally, it is much easier.

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