Arcane Lord

In other words, Netheril is preparing to start a project whose investment cost is equivalent to twenty times the country's annual gross output value. This ratio does not seem to be exaggerated, but it is just a tight belt for twenty years!

But in fact, the proportion of funds that can be invested (human and material resources converted) to the total output value every year is very limited, and domestic reproduction and normal people's livelihood must be taken into consideration.

Even if the current Netheril is still in the classical era, the superiors do not need to consider the thoughts of the people below when making decisions. Allocating too many resources at once will inevitably cause domestic turmoil.

What's more, once this project starts, it will require continuous investment for at least twenty years.

If we consider forming an information barrier for the Northland Alliance, then the proportion of manpower and material resources that can be allocated to the project every year will be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Shado couldn't help but once again thought of placing the cooperation within the framework of the Northland Alliance. This not only shared costs, but also greatly reduced Netheril's future investment pressure and possible unknown risks.

However, the Seven Towers have reached an agreement to keep this cooperation project in Netheril. Shado wonders if the people who just made the decision regret it now, or are they determined to fight to the end?

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"The investment in this project is so huge. Let alone Netheril, even the entire main plane together would probably be unbearable. In this case, we might as well divide it into several steps-"

The one who spoke was Horn. He had thought a lot about it since Drac led it. Although he never thought that the total cost of the project would be so huge or even beyond the reach of Netheril, it was not without some tricks.

"In the first step, we will focus on exploring new dimensions. The discovery of new dimensions will bring new increases in wealth, just like the rich mine discovered in the Gray Peak Mountains not long ago. If we can find a place with extremely rich mineral resources plane, the resource dilemma can be alleviated a lot at once.

"In addition, the process of exploring new dimensions should last for a long time. This period can be used to train more new mages. Just like Sha Duo did in the Southern Territory, we can consider completely popularizing magic.

“The increased number of new mages will speed up the exploration of new planes, thereby speeding up the progress of the overall project.

“The second step can actually be carried out simultaneously with the first step, which is to try to determine the node path of the transmission link and conduct trial construction of the transmission link to accumulate mature experience.

"Then comes the third part, the actual construction process. If the first two steps are done well, the third step is actually just a matter of time."

After Horn finished speaking, he turned his attention to the other controllers, "Hey, Badigal, you're here too? What do you think of my three-step plan?"

Perhaps just when everyone was shocked by the huge cost proposed by Plitatis, Badigal came over after sending the meeting convening message.

When asked by Horn at this moment, he did not comment immediately, but said something privately, and then responded: "Such a large project should really be carried out step by step, Master Plitatis, what do you think? "

"I think the three-step plan is fine. Even if Councilor Horne doesn't say it, I will suggest it. But the specific investment, the progress, and the cycle should be determined. I think these issues should be discussed in advance. I don't want to work hard all my life and finally arrive." I won’t be able to return to my hometown even if I die.”

"How could it be! We also hope to complete this great project in the hands of our generation. Besides-"

Speaking of this, Horn's eyes became extremely fiery again. He looked directly at Pritatis and said meaningfully: "With the bloodline technology you possess, your lifespan may not be a limit to you, right?" ?”

"Bloodline?" Plitatis was shocked, but then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He finally knew how the other party found him. The problem still lay in the blood sample that was taken away before.

While his thoughts were swirling, he once again confessed to everyone in the Seven Towers, "The bloodline shape-shifting spell can indeed keep me young forever, but as long as it is a mortal thing, there is always an upper limit on its lifespan, which is determined by the bloodline source of the mortal thing."

Prytatis did not say how long he could live, but the description of eternal youth was enough to make several controllers of the Seven Towers feel excited, not to mention that it also revealed a concept of the upper limit of the life span of mortal beings. .

Horn even suspected that the upper limit of Plitatis' lifespan was the so-called upper limit of the lifespan of mortal things. As for how much it was, there was a lot of room for imagination anyway.

The lifespan of an ordinary dragon is at least a few hundred years. More importantly, Horn has almost never heard of a dragon dying of old age. This seems to prove the longevity of the dragon clan from the side.

"Mage Plitatis, our Kiran Tower is the absolute center of bloodline research in Netheril. I wonder if we can also cooperate in the field of bloodline?"

"Cooperation in the bloodline field?"

Upon hearing such a request, Plitatis's first reaction was - do the natives dare to covet the sacred blood? But then he realized that the empire would regularly release naturalization quotas for vassal races. Empire explorers like him who were outside had a number of quotas to win over the high-ranking indigenous people discovered during the exploration process.

Originally, even if the other party didn't ask, he might even take the initiative to mention it. Now that the other party took the initiative to mention it, the naturalization quota became even more valuable.

Thinking like this, Plitatis pretended to be reserved and said that his bloodline was confidential and could not be studied privately, but he also proposed——

"If Councilor Horn believes in me, he can allow me to participate in the bloodline research project of Kiran Tower. As long as I can do it, I will not hold anything back."

Pritatis is actually very curious about the progress of Kiran Tower's bloodline research. Although he is an indigenous person, it is already remarkable that he can detect his existence through a little blood sample.

In addition to Netheril's bloodline research, he is also very interested in Shado, but he has just come into contact with Netheril, so he will not be too impatient. There will always be opportunities in the future.

"It's great that Master Plitatis is willing to participate in the bloodline research project of Kiran Tower! I believe in you, how could you not believe it!"

Horn's mood at this time can no longer be described as happy. Even if some key projects are not suitable for opening to Pritatis, he can still compile a few projects now and get people over first.

As for what to study, the first choice is of course bloodline sequencing. It would be great if we could obtain more advanced sequencing methods and instruments. No matter how long-lived the bloodline is, it cannot be compared to figuring out the nature of the bloodline yourself.

As long as the bloodline sequencing plan can be completed, then the foundation for understanding the essence of bloodline will be in place, and the remaining life extension is just one of its applications.

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A temporary bloodline cooperation has been reached, which does not affect the continuation of the cross-domain transmission link project negotiations. Whether it is Seven Towers, Plitatis, or Shado, they are all actively participating in it. (End of chapter)