Arcane Lord

Could it be that Innocent developed mithril replacement technology, which damaged the interests of the elves and caused this disaster?

Apart from this, Xia Duo really can't think of any other possibilities.

Or maybe Innocent's talent in the field of magic is outstanding, so good that even the elves have to kill him quickly, but this possibility is too low.

If the elves really had the consciousness to kill future competitors in advance, they might have already attacked all humans in Netheril.

You must know that even after the Great Arcanist appears, if the elves really want to take action, they will not have to pay much price at all.

Only now does it feel like the tail is too big to lose, but even so, only Cormanthor has the strongest hostility towards Netheril.

For example, Ellan, although the relationship between the two countries is not as sweet as it was at the beginning, it is still much better than the relationship between Cormanthor and Netheril, and Elfaran is an ally of Netheril.

As for the other elven kingdoms, some are not even as powerful as Netheril. Instead of worrying about Netheril, which is harmless to humans and animals, it is better to worry about whether Cormanthor will launch a war of annexation against them.

But Mithril is different. Although magic exists in this world, it is far from being separated from matter. Before magic develops to a certain level, Mithril will always be the most important basic magic material.

Controlling mithril may not necessarily limit Netheril's magical development, but it can definitely limit Netheril's war potential.

After all, manpower is always limited, but tools can theoretically be stacked infinitely. If you want to create powerful magic tools, you cannot do without mithril.

In the Age of Discovery, Nese mages gave up on elven magic and started researching new magic systems that were more suitable for humans. The elves would more or less feel the threat from new human mages.

Shado didn't have a very clear understanding of the past history, but from the present point of view, the elves and dwarves have joined forces to limit the amount of mithril that humans can obtain.

There are only fixed export quotas every year, and the current export volume has not changed for nearly a hundred years.

So when humans first started to give up elven magic, such restrictions might become even tighter.

If someone develops a mithril substitute at that time, will it touch the elves' sensitive nerves and lead to death?

However, these are just his guesses. Although Xia Duo believes that this possibility is very high, no matter how great it is, it is better to listen to the living historical participant and witness in front of him to personally describe a possibility that is more consistent with the real situation.

"Master, do you think Innocent's death may be because he developed a mithril substitute?"

"You can say that, but a more accurate statement is, for the benefit of the Yuejiao family!"

Congenio's originally gloomy expression had calmed down a lot at this moment. When he heard Xia Duo's speculation, he did not completely deny it, but put forward what he thought was the most likely scenario.

In this regard, he explained:

"Currently, the imported mithril in Netheril mainly comes from Danzo and Ellan. However, due to the flaws in the refining method, the dwarves are unable to extract high-purity mithril that is truly suitable for high-end magic items. This part almost all comes from Ellan, from Yu Yuejiao family, do you understand?"

I understand, how could I not understand!

At the same time, Xia Duo also discovered a hidden message in Congenio's words. Congenio said that the dwarves were unable to refine high-grade mithril because of flaws in the refining method. Being able to say such a thing, does it mean that Kang Jie Does Neo know how to refine mithril?

There may even be a method for refining high-grade mithril!

Whether there is a mithril refining method in Netheril is an issue that Shado is very concerned about, and it is also one of the purposes of his visit to Congenio.

Now that he has reached this point, Xia Duo took this opportunity to ask:

"Master, mithril is so important. Innocent was maliciously framed by the elves just for developing a laboratory product that is difficult to use. What about the real mithril refining method? Will the elves allow us humans to master it?"

Congenio looked at Xia Duo with a deep look, and then replied: "Of course the elves don't allow it, but we don't allow them to restrict it.

"At present, Netheril has mastered the method of refining mithril, but it is only for medium and low-grade mithril. For high-grade mithril, it is still very dependent on importing it from Yerlan."

Sure enough there is! Sha Duo shouted in his heart.

Although it is somewhat different from what he expected, existence and non-existence are definitely two completely different concepts. At most, they can be developed in the future!

On the other hand, Netheril's mastery of the mithril refining method also means that Shado's use or even sale of self-produced mithril in the future will no longer be so out of the ordinary.

Just control the purity and quantity.

Thinking of this, Shado had a new question: "Master, since Netheril has mastered the mithril refining method, why is it that almost all the mithril in circulation on the market comes from the fixed mithril given to each mage tower by the Arcane Federation?" What about the share? There should be mithril mines in Netheril, so why not refine it yourself and sell it?”

"That's a good question! I just said that even if you don't come to me, I will find a time to chat with you soon, and this question is one of the things I want to talk to you about!"

Congenio noticed the surprised look in Chateau's eyes. He smiled slightly and began to tell from the beginning:

"The establishment of the Nese magic system did not happen overnight, nor could it be developed by one or two people. It was a long-term collective event that nearly all Nese spellcasters participated in at that time.

"Such a big plan was naturally carried out without telling the elves, but as time went by, the instructors sent by Erlan to teach humans magic gradually realized that humans were less and less interested in elves' magic.

"It wasn't until a later orc wave, due to the critical situation, that Master Nese had no choice but to use the new [Fireball Technique] created by imitating elven magic. The fact that humans gave up elven magic was finally confirmed by the Yeerlan mentors."

Having said this, Congenio suddenly asked Xia Duo, "In what direction do you think things will develop next? What will the elves do?"

"I think the elves should at least understand the reason why humans gave up the magic of elves first!" Sha Duo replied.

Congenio nodded, "You are right, the elves should do this, and they did, but the news that the arrogant elf messenger brought back to Taivi Mansa was that humans are addicted to clumsy quick success. The technique cannot be taught at all.

"Afterwards, the instructors sent to Netheril to teach magic were withdrawn. Until the birth of the first human Grand Arcanist, the elves still believed that human magic was just a clumsy trick.

"Of course, it's fortunate that the elves are so arrogant that they gave us the opportunity to develop. However, although the elves are arrogant, they are not ignorant. They quickly realized the potential of the Nese magic system.

"When a human mage grows into an elite mage that takes hundreds of years for elves to reach in just one or twenty years, and there is even a great arcanist who is not weaker than a high mage, how could the elves not be surprised, and suppression will follow. ——

"They, together with the dwarves, have implemented a very tight blockade on Netheril in all aspects involving magic resources and knowledge.

“Some of these blockades have long been ineffective after hundreds of years of development, but the impact of some blockades is still difficult to shake off.

"Speaking of which, do you know what I'm going to say? Yes, it is mithril. In addition to the limitations of the mithril refining method, the more important thing is the mithril mine!"