Arcane Lord

Xia Duo was a little surprised by this answer, but it was reasonable. Now that his big backer was back, he could be bolder when cooperating with others.

After all, the OEM fee of the Tower of Time was much cheaper than that of other high-level mages. The more orders he placed, the more money he made.

However, Xia Duo rejected this new order that could also make the Tower of Time profitable. He was not worried about whether the Tower of Time could deliver the goods in time.

You should know that the design drawings of the Demon Slayer Amulet are still in his personal space! He has not even started the mass production design. The 100 pieces of the previous order were only the amount he was sure he could complete.

He did not even count the magic technician team of the Tower of Time.

If he took more orders, he might not be able to cover the bottom.

We still have to see the completion of the June orders before we can talk about the follow-up.

However, Shado did not completely refuse, but left some room: "The staff arrangement of the Tower of Time in June is full, and we are not planning to accept more orders for the time being. Let's talk about it in July!"

"No problem! The underground war will not end in a short time, and there are still many opportunities for us to cooperate."

Lord Harlan showed his expectation for the underground war, which made Shado frown secretly.

Although Shado also wanted to earn some gold coins in the underground war, he still knew the truth of lips and teeth and taking care of the feelings of allies. As the lord of Netheril, he should not and could not express such an attitude in public.

This would make Danzo misjudge that Netheril might actively intervene in the war and prolong the war.

Although this is indeed in the interests of Netheril to a certain extent, this kind of thing can only be done, but it must not be said.

In addition, from a longer-term perspective, sacrificing Danzo, who can almost be said to be a natural ally of Netheril, may not really benefit.

Therefore, combined with Lord Harlan's previous practice of choosing to go all out before reaching a truly desperate situation, Xia Duo felt that this guy was not a good partner.

He felt that Lord Harlan was a person who paid more attention to short-term interests. Once he could not meet the other party's short-term interests, it was not impossible for the other party to change his face in an instant.

What Xia Duo wanted most was an ally with common ideals and goals, followed by a partner with long-term common interests, and then a trading partner with short-term common interests.

For the first two, Xia Duo could give a lot of benefits to his partners to a certain extent. After all, in the long run, he would not lose anything, but would earn more.

But for the latter, a short-term trading partner, it was almost a one-shot deal, and of course he would squeeze as much as he could.

Of course, with Xia Duo's current status, strength and size, any existence can develop into a long-term partner.

It doesn't matter if they drift away; if they dare to turn against each other and play tricks, it depends on whether Xia Duo's sword is sharp or not!

Thinking of this, Xia Duo already had a general idea of ​​how to deal with the nine demon-killing arrows.

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After arriving at the residence, Xia Duo invited Lord Harlan to the reception room for a detailed discussion. The other party came to see him not only to increase the order, but also to get the nine Demon Slayer Arrows in advance.

He believed that at this moment, there were definitely not many people who could take out nine Demon Slayer Arrows at once. The number that was supposed to appear at the end of the month appeared at least one month in advance, which would definitely bring huge benefits to Lord Harlan.

Lord Harlan mentioned before that he could receive an order for the Demon Slayer Amulet from Prince Pasteur at the cost of one Demon Slayer Arrow.

This should be true, but there must be more tricks. It is impossible to get ten Demon Slayer Arrows now and exactly the same one month later!

Even if the order is the same, the impression on Prince Pasteur will not be exactly the same. The friendship of the dwarf prince, this book is a huge benefit.

"Lord Harlan, what you need to know is that I have just promised Mr. Cliff to go to the astral world to explore soon. I need to prepare for this during this period, but don't worry, the remaining nine Demon Slayer Arrows will be delivered in time within this month."

"Just promised? Go to the astral world?" Charles Harlan was shocked.

He originally thought that Lord Shado could make the first Demon-Slaying Arrow within two days, and the remaining nine arrows would surely be completed in a shorter time.

But now, he couldn't hinder Lord Cliff's plan, but he didn't want to give up the Demon-Slaying Arrow. A trace of anxiety flashed in Charles Harlan's eyes, and he asked unwillingly: "Is it really impossible to advance?"

"Not impossible."

When he heard that it was feasible, Lord Harlan's expression immediately changed from worry to joy, and he couldn't wait to ask: "May I ask what Lord Shado needs?"

Shado glanced at the other party. Does this guy really have a backer? If it was before, he might not dare to ask like this.

But he knew that this matter was related to Cliff, but he still didn't give up. Shado speculated that his relationship with Cliff might not be that close.

It seems that Lord Harlan's previous talk about having an old relationship with one of Cliff's students should be limited to this!

But this is also a good thing for Shado. If the other party puts Cliff first in everything, he will not ask for early delivery, and then Shado will not be able to get more from this matter.

As for what he wanted to get, Xia Duo thought about it carefully and found that he could not get anything special from Lord Harlan.

Harlanside Manor has been handed over and belongs to the Tower of Time. As for the rest, if it were to be too high, Lord Haran would not be willing; if it was to be too low, Xia Duo himself would not be able to speak.

Therefore, Xia Duo put forward a condition that seemed to have nothing to do with him: "I need Lord Haran to promote the new coins of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in Haran Territory and the economic activities it can involve!"

"The new coins of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce?" Charles Harlan rolled his eyes and asked quickly, "Is your creation of the demon-slaying arrow related to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce?"

"hehe."

Xia Duo did not answer this question, but looked at the other party calmly to see how the other party would choose.

The Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's new coins involve the ascension ceremony, and not all territories will agree.

According to Xia Duo's understanding, currently only a few territories are willing to actively promote the new coins in the official name. Some uninformed territories are relatively neutral, neither supporting nor opposing, depending on their relationship with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.

However, for more territories related to the Grand Arcanist, there is no opposition overtly, but there are various obstructions secretly. Even in the Seven Towers, which has a good relationship with Jenna, there are a lot of internal objections.

After all, those who ascend to the gods are all competitors in a sense!

Maybe, I think your route to godhood might be relatively simple and easy to implement, so I’ll change it. Someone like Jenna who is trying to build a business order must definitely be thought of by more than one person.

If we can win the Harlan Territory, it will definitely be a big improvement for Jenna.

Of course, for Xia Duo, although he couldn't get anything from Lord Harlan, he could definitely get it back from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.

He was very sure of this!