Arcane Lord

Larian took a long detour, but in the end he said - "We hope to get more of Netheril's Arcanic Crystal export share."

Shado guessed that Larian might have something to ask for, but he didn't expect it to be this. After all, in his opinion, nearly half of Netheril's Arcanic Crystals are exported to Evereska. With such treatment, do you still want more?

But the Arcanic Crystals are not exported just because he says so. The specific amount of export and the amount of each country are largely decided by the Seventon Council.

Shado may be able to give Larian some Arcanic Crystals privately, but these will definitely not meet Evereska's needs, so it is still necessary to squeeze from Netheril's annual export share, or even increase the total export volume.

But this is indeed not something that Shado can decide alone. Although he does have a lot of say in this issue, he also agrees that he needs to take into account the opinions of others, and most importantly -

He doesn't want to break his promise!

The person who first proposed to restrict the export of Arcanic Crystals was Shado. After all, Arcanic Crystals are already considered strategic materials. How can they be exported at will, even if they can be mass-produced at low cost?

Moreover, the more this thing is sold, the lower the price will be. It is better to sell less and maintain a relatively high price to make everyone worry-free.

But it doesn't seem good to reject Larian directly. After all, he just revealed to him the abnormality of Greente and even arranged for him to meet Greente in person. He still needs to accept this favor.

After thinking about it, Shado told Larian, "At present, all the members of Netheril who have Misera have handed over the output of arcane crystals to the Seventon Council for full handling. If Evereska really obtains a stable source of arcane crystals, he still has to find a way from the Seventon Council.

"Of course, if you only have a temporary shortage of arcane crystals, then I can trade you a part privately, just like we did at the beginning. "

In fact, not all members of parliament hand over the arcane crystals to the parliament, but the parliament discusses and decides how much to export every year, and then divides the orders equally among all members who have Misera.

Even if there is no Misera yet, it will be recorded first, and the existing members will make up for it. The money will still be paid in full, and the arcane crystals will be returned later.

There are even additional subsidies for new members who come later. For every year they become members later, the subsidy will increase.

In this way, all members of parliament are connected into a collective interest group. Since everyone shares the benefits, they must abide by the obligation to limit sales to the outside world.

It is a bit similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Earth. The annual oil production is not limited to that much. In order to maintain an expected price, they will artificially control the output, which of course actually means restricting exports.

Even Naesriel and Calimshan have communicated and agreed not to engage in price wars. Any changes in the export price of energy gems from either party need to notify the other party in advance.

Both parties have a tacit understanding to control the energy gem market of the entire Western Continent (including the four southern countries and the Northern Alliance).

As for Calimshan's transfer of elemental tower technology to Yeerlan, this is a trade-off between long-term and short-term interests. Yeerlan's offer must be higher than the elemental tower technology itself, otherwise only a fool would sell a goose that lays golden eggs.

In the future, when Yeerlan's elemental gems reach a certain level of stable output, even if there is competition and contradiction with Yeerlan in other aspects, Netheril, who is a shield or even a conflict, will also be very happy to invite Yeerlan to join this energy gem export alliance.

As for why Evereska did not introduce the element tower, it may be that it cannot afford the price. The more important reason is that Evereska has a small territory, and the construction of element towers is limited in density.

The number of element towers that can be built in the same area is limited. With Evereska's small territory, it is impossible to build a few element towers. In this way, the cost cannot be spread out, and the significance of building towers is minimal.

So now that Evereska needs more energy gems for development, Larian will try to buy more from Netheril instead of building element towers.

As for Misera, that is even more impossible , the elemental tower technology in Calimshan can still be discussed, and there is even a precedent like Yeerlan, but there is no discussion about Misera at all.

At least before Netheril has an intergenerational advantage, it is impossible to transfer Misera technology to other countries. The finished equipment that has been castrated may be possible, but not now.

After all, the great arcanists in Netheril have not yet been able to own a Misera, and foreign countries will have to wait a little longer.

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Larian did not dwell too much on the issue of the export of arcane crystals, but Shado still suggested very considerately, "I really can't control the Seventon Council. If the final result is not ideal, I can also introduce a way of Calimshan elemental gems, which I guarantee will succeed. ”

Although both elemental gems and arcane crystals are energy gems, the latter are more versatile and more valuable, and accordingly, there are more export restrictions.

As for ordinary elemental gems, they are actually produced sporadically in various mines, and the total number is not a small number, but the quality of those gems is difficult to guarantee.

Some top-quality gems are occasionally dug out, but most of them are of low quality. On the contrary, the artificial elemental gems of Kalinshan are of more stable quality. Of course, the price is also more expensive than those produced in the mines.

If used for a long time, it is also a considerable burden.

If it were in the past, when the elves were playing each other badly, there would not be much desire for development, and the gems produced by the mines would be enough.

But if you want to develop, energy gems are an important material that you can't avoid.

So, for Evereska, although arcane crystals are more useful for magic research, in the long run, it is more appropriate to buy Calimshan elemental gems that are relatively cheaper and have more output.

Of course, Shado's introduction was not in vain. No matter who finally took over the big order from Calimshan, his commission would not be reduced.

This is also a win-win situation for all parties - Netheril has reduced export pressure, Calimshan has obtained energy gem orders, Evereska has obtained gems, and Shado also has commissions for introducing business.

That is to say, for Larian, if it were someone else with whom he had a general relationship, he might not be willing to introduce him even if he was given a commission, which is enough to show that he regarded Larian as a friend.

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In the end, Larian accepted Shado's suggestion and tried to get in touch with Calimshan while not giving up importing from Netheril.

"As far as I know, the family of Calinshan's current observer in the North has this kind of business. If Elder Larian trusts me, I can introduce him to you."()