Arcane Lord

This alone has at least doubled the construction (material) cost of this mage tower. If the waste of materials caused by one-piece pouring is also included, the cost is even higher.

But fortunately, time itself is also a resource, and it is a very important non-renewable resource, but Mithril can be purchased with gold coins.

Xia Duo's current construction method can save him a lot of time. In his opinion, exchanging gold coins for time is a great deal.

At the same time, for Xia Duo, who has mastered [Element Extraction], the cost of high-grade mithril can no longer be simply doubled by external standards, but must be converted into the cost of standard mithril.

Calculated in this way, the material cost is not too exaggerated. At least for now, it is within his acceptable range.

…

After the mithril components were poured, it was time to connect the magic network.

Of course there are magic items that do not need to be linked to the magic network, but their structures are complex and require all mithril components to act as energy flow channels. They are also inefficient and can only ensure the existence of functions, but not the compatibility of functions.

The upgrading and downgrading function of the Tower of Time can only reach the level of connecting to the first level of the Magic Network. If it is not connected to the first level, the cost may be really unimaginable.

In order to prevent the enemy from stripping away the magic network, Shaduo's thinking is completely different from Savile's. Savile's thinking is still a bit too passive in his opinion. What he uses is to control a large area of ​​​​the magic network environment through myth locks.

It prevents the magic network from being interfered with by outsiders from the root.

Therefore, in addition to the main body of the floating city, he actually designed an upgrade and downgrade plan for greater safety, but there was no attached mage tower at all.

Magic Network direct connection is simpler and the cost will be lower.

The so-called "auxiliary" means that it does not have and does not affect the main function. At a critical moment that even the main body of the floating city cannot avoid, the attached mage tower alone cannot turn the tables.

It might as well be simpler!

…

Before the Mystery Lock of the Floating City was established, Shado put the work of connecting the magic network on the main plane. After all, he really didn't want to build an additional adaptation device for a mere attached mage tower.

Anyway, it is going to be used on the main plane, so it is better to build it on the main plane.

As for large-scale magic activities, there are still a few days left before the magic restriction treaty takes effect. Xia Duo believes that besides him, others will definitely be busy before the treaty takes effect.

If we don’t do it now, it will be uncomfortable when the treaty comes into effect.

I just don’t know how the priest of Cormanthor, who is responsible for monitoring large-scale magic activities in the North, will feel after discovering this situation. Is he grateful that Netheril was restrained in time, or regrets that he could not let the treaty appear and take effect in advance.

No matter what the elf thinks, Xia Duo is very unhappy now. After the floating city is completed, he must go to Cormanthor for a friendly visit.

…

Saville collar.

The adventurer Charlie had just completed a mission to clean up the goblins, and he and a few companions were chatting and laughing as they rushed to the town. It was getting late, and there would be no seats if they arrived late.

Just as they were about to reach the stone bridge in the west of the town, Charlie stumbled over a stone under his feet and almost fell down.

It was at this moment that he heard the surprised and excited voices of several companions, "Look! The Mage Tower has appeared again!"

By the time Charlie stood up straight, several companions around him had already run forward. Charlie hurriedly chased after him, and by this time he had also noticed that a taller spire had appeared where the Tower of Time originally was.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the similar colors of the tower and the sky could be vaguely distinguished. Charlie screamed "Wait for me" and then suddenly accelerated his pace.

At the same time, like Charlie's companions, there were many people who happened to witness the appearance of the attached mage tower out of thin air. Moreover, the mage tower did not only appear for a moment, but existed forever after it appeared.

As a result, people with nothing to do in the town began to gather in the central square, and a few brave ones even wanted to sneak through the mage path in the northwest corner of the square to take a close look at the new mage tower.

However, the mage's path was already covered with guards at this time, and those who dared to approach were warned to stay away.

On the contrary, the road between the villa area in the north and the area where the Master Tower is located was not blocked, and indeed many businessmen, officials, and their families living in the villa area came to watch.

Under this situation, Shado did not rush to connect the magic network to the attached mage tower, but chatted with Oripus who also came after hearing the news.

One person and one elf easily brought up the topic of spice smuggling. Oripus felt deeply about this:

"Comanso is still too slow at the bottom, but it is difficult to expand the scale of our smuggling. No matter how big it is, it may arouse the vigilance of the upper-level families."

"It doesn't matter, just maintain the current scale. I believe Lord Collins will understand."

"Lord Chateau——"

Oripus hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Is that Ms. Sif really a member of the Moon Crown family?"

"no."

Realizing that Oripus had noticed something, Shado decided to reveal some information to the other party. With this in mind, he immediately cast a soundproof barrier and said:

"The identity of Ms. Sif may be true or false, but she is indeed not from the Yueguan family. Just treat her as a very powerful secret existence and don't pry too much. As for her name, I don't know her name. I’ll tell you so as not to alarm her.”

When he heard that Chateau couldn't even say her name, Oripus was shocked and he probably guessed the identity of Ms. Sif.

"I know, that kind of existence is really not something I can inquire about."

"As for the name 'Sif', it's best not to mention it in the future, if you don't want to be noticed by the Yueguan family."

Considering the instability of cooperation with Hildalanna, Sha Duo also proposed, "While using the channels provided by the other party, we should also try our best to develop new sales channels that are not known by the other party."

"But isn't that—" At this point, Oripus lowered his voice deliberately, "Isn't she a high mage? How could I hide such an existence from her?"

"Of course it can't be hidden from her who is interested in investigating. It's just an extra layer of insurance. In fact, as long as she reveals our identity, Comanso will take the initiative to investigate. There is no need for her to investigate personally."

Speaking of this, Oripus almost understood that Ms. "Sif" probably had some problems with King Cormanso, but her relationship with Lord Shado was not as good as he imagined.

There is nothing wrong with being more careful about everything.

"Then I won't disturb Lord Shado."

After speaking, Oripus gave a slight salute and did not stay at the scene. He could see that Lord Chateau was preparing to enchant the unfinished mage tower, and it was inappropriate for him to stay here, so he left directly.