Arcane Lord

Seeing that Xia Duo did not insist on the issue of measurement standards, Lord Leisen also made some concessions and offered to lower the purchase price to 500 gold coins per pound.

However, Xia Duo was not satisfied with this price. Although the price seemed lower than the market price, it was still a bit too high as an ex-factory price.

What's more, what he gave is a long-term order, which is enough for Leisenling to lower the purchase price in external ore purchases, and it can also use this order to improve processes and reduce costs.

Therefore, the ideal price given by Chateau is——

"300 gold coins per pound, I think it is more reasonable!"

"Lord Xia Duo, 300 gold coins is absolutely impossible. The quality of the ore purchased by Leisen Territory from outside varies, and with transportation and beneficiation, it may not be possible to smelt 1 pound of standard mithril with 3,000 pounds. I can't even cover the cost with 300 gold coins. "

In this regard, Xia Duo did not refute. He knew the situation of mithril ore. Under normal circumstances, the coarse ore of mithril ore only accounts for about two thousandths of the total, which is the total amount of useful ore after rough selection. Two thousandths of the amount.

Rather than two thousandths of the total mining project!

In addition, Netheril has now given up on enslaving high-quality miners like dwarves, and the cost will rise again. Even if you include the silver and copper and other "waste" produced in the process of smelting mithril, 300 gold coins will hardly cover the entire cost.

But since Xia Duo intends to support the growth of Leisen Territory, he must have already considered this, "Lord Leisen, don't be anxious, let me explain to you.

“First of all, in terms of transportation, the biggest cost comes from time, fleet, escort, transit fees, etc. The longer the time, the more consumption. But what if there is a large-capacity air transportation solution that is much faster than the ground?

“Secondly, in terms of mineral processing, it can be done locally first, which reduces the work on your side and secondly reduces the cost of transportation.

“As for smelting, if Lord Leisen believes in me, he might as well take out a rough smelting furnace and transform it according to the plan I provided. If nothing else, it should be able to reduce part of the cost.

"Together the above, even if standard mithril is sold for 300 gold coins per pound, it is enough to cover most of the cost."

After Sha Duo finished speaking, Lord Leisen fell silent. Although he did not believe that Lord Sha Duo could provide an effective transformation plan, the points mentioned by the other party undoubtedly pointed to the direction in which he was currently working hard.

The core area of ​​Nese has been developed for a long time. With the loss of a very small number of bandits, it is basically unlikely that any wild beasts or aliens will attack people on the road.

But in the future, it is impossible for all ores to come from the interior. Mithril mines may also be found in newly developed areas such as Conchi Plain, Abby Hills, and Cologne Plain.

Even within the Mainland, air transportation will be more convenient and faster than ground transportation.

In terms of mineral processing, Leisenling is already negotiating with some mithril mines, but it was difficult for him to reduce costs in all aspects before, so he could not offer a price that satisfied the local lords.

In addition, Leisenling is not the only one in the mainland interested in integrating mithril resources and developing the mithril smelting industry. Competition will also bring higher costs.

If everything Lord Shado said comes true, then many problems will not be a problem.

With increased efficiency and reduced costs, so what if Xia Duo is given 300 gold coins per pound? He still has more output that can be sold to others at a higher price.

"Lord Xia Duo, is everything you said true?"

"of course it's true."

Xia Duo nodded without hesitation, "As for air transportation, I wonder if Lord Leisen has ever seen a drift bottle. A sealed wine bottle filled with air can float on the water. If it is wrapped in a gas that is lighter than air, Can it float in the air? If the buoyancy is strong enough, can it be used for transportation? "

"Buoyancy?" Lord Leisen's eyes suddenly lit up. He had only considered flying before, and had never thought of such a simple plan.

It is too difficult to implement a flying tool with flying as its core, but if you can find a gas that is lighter than air, except for the step of wrapping the gas, all other steps do not even require the participation of magic!

This means that as long as there is enough manpower, replication can be unlimited.

Thinking of this, Lord Leisen quickly asked: "Does Lord Xia Duo know how to do it?"

In fact, Lord Leisen already has a vague plan in mind, but it is still far from a practical air vehicle. If there is a mature plan, he can start related plans immediately.

"Of course, since I said it, there must be a plan!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo directly projected an image of an airship between the two of them, "I call this tool [airship]. The bottom is a simple flat-bottomed cargo ship, and the top is an airbag. Using the buoyancy of the airbag, Driving the cargo ship below to float.

"As for how to move forward, you only need to equip a mid-level mage who knows flying or wind-making spells, or use magic items instead."

"Wonderful, wonderful! The buoyancy of the air bag offsets the gravity of the cargo below. In this way, it can even be led by a rope like flying a kite!"

With the previous metaphor of the floating bottle, Lord Leisen still doesn't understand that the most important thing about this airship is to use buoyancy to offset gravity. As long as it can float, moving forward is just a trivial matter.

At this moment, he wanted to arrange for people to start production immediately, but Lord Xia Duo was still here. He could only suppress his excitement and asked again:

"Using only light gas to drive the cargo ship below will definitely require a large amount of gas. Where can we find such a large airbag?"

This problem is very simple for Sha Duo. He slightly adjusted the projection effect, moved the perspective deep into the airbag above the airship, and explained:

"There is no need for such a large single airbag. What I show is just the skin. The interior is actually composed of a large number of small airbags."

"Oh I see!"

Lord Leisen has already thought of how to make a small airbag. As for the preparation of light gas, it is not difficult. It is more that the search process takes a little time.

This is probably the only place where magic is needed.

"Lord Xia Duo, your airship plan has helped me a lot. I completely agree with the price you just mentioned. It is 300 gold coins per pound and there will be no increase in price!"

In fact, airships are not only used to transport ore, or it is a waste to transport ore. The value of a ship of ore is definitely not as good as a ship of food or other more valuable goods.

This airship can definitely have more uses.

Sha Duo was a little surprised that Lord Leisen made a decision so quickly. He hasn't said anything about the plan to transform the rough smelting furnace yet!

"Does Lord Leisen not want the rough smelting furnace renovation plan?"