Arcane Lord

Elder Griant is not exaggerating. Evereska is surrounded by mountains, and the main city is located on a rocky platform as high as 300 meters.

Among the countries in the Northern Alliance, the arable land is almost the last. Even a country like Irusk, which is almost not a country, has a much larger cultivated area than Evereska.

Only the dwarf kingdom of Shafir under Cormanthos, it is not that they have no farms in the Underdark, but in the past, Shafir was built as a defensive fortress, and agricultural factors were not considered too much.

Shafir's food is largely dependent on Cormanthos for transportation, which is one of the main reasons why Shafir always follows Cormanthos in alliance affairs.

From this, we can also see the uniqueness of Evereska, which feeds millions of people with a small valley and an even smaller artificial farm, and even has surplus agricultural and sideline products to export.

This is the agricultural achievement of Evereska since its establishment thousands of years ago. It can be said to be the culmination of agriculture in the North. After all, the first thing that the survivors of various countries needed to consider after fleeing to Evereska was to fill their stomachs.

Therefore, any new technology and new ideas in agriculture can be well developed and protected, and Evereska, an agricultural powerhouse, has been created for a long time.

No other country dares to say that it must be stronger than Evereska in agriculture.

If Elder Regante, who is in charge of Evereska's agricultural field, takes the initiative to propose agricultural cooperation, Shado is actually willing in his heart, even if all the expenses during the cooperation period are borne by Netheril or Great Xia Territory, he will be happy.

Think about it, it only takes some resources to learn the most advanced agricultural technology of the current era. What a profitable thing!

Not to mention learning all, even if you only learn five or six points, it is enough to take Netheril's agricultural level to a new level.

Shado did have a lot of agricultural reforms in the territory before, and Atwood is still continuing to conduct research in this area.

But he came from a world without magic after all. The reform plan he proposed was more non-technical. The real improvement and improvement of magic technology could only be developed slowly by himself or learned from other countries.

And Everiska was undoubtedly the best person to learn from in the North and even the entire main plane.

But at this moment, the premise of Elder Regante's proposal for cooperation was the breeding method left by Master Yerevan. Shaduo actually didn't have these things, and he was not sure whether the set of things he brought out would be favored by Everiska.

So he hesitated.

And even if he could be favored by Everiska, he could only provide some ideas. Even with Atwood and the newly trained agricultural mage, it was not equal to what Everiska had paid.

The cooperation project was likely to be led by Everiska, or after obtaining the ideas he provided, Everiska would immediately get rid of him and go it alone.

Various considerations prevented Shado from responding to Regante's cooperation invitation immediately, but after a moment's consideration, he agreed. No matter how much it cost, cooperation itself means that Daxia can gain something from it.

It's just a matter of how much it can gain.

Moreover, he felt that Evereska would not turn its back on him. This was not only a matter of international credibility, but also directly related to the continued existence of various cooperation and trade between Evereska and Netheril.

"Of course we can cooperate. It's something anyone would love to be able to cooperate with the agricultural wizard of Evereska! How could anyone refuse!"

"Then it's settled!"

At this moment, Regante didn't act like an elf who was slow to do things. Instead, he looked more like a human who was in a hurry to do anything. He immediately asked Shado:

"When can we discuss the specific matters of cooperation?"

"Uh--"

It was the first time that Shado saw such an anxious elf. He was a little surprised, but he quickly thought of the time and responded: "Why not put it after Midsummer!"

Hearing this, Regante thought that Shado was reminding him that Midsummer was approaching and that Netheril was busy with various affairs. He had to wait until Midsummer to have time, so he stopped urging and agreed to this time.

In fact, Shado didn't really have no time to discuss cooperation. Even if he didn't, he could squeeze out some time for such an important cooperation, just like the sages in his hometown once said--

Time is like water in a sponge. As long as you are willing to squeeze it, there will always be some.

...

After discussing the topic of cooperation, Xia Duo saw that it was getting late. The sunset had long disappeared, and even the sunset glow was only the last ray on the western horizon. Calculating the time, the dinner was about to begin.

So, Xia Duo was ready to get to the point. He believed that with the previous cooperation as a foundation, even if Regent was unwilling to answer, he would not turn hostile on the spot!

But after hesitating for a while, he was still not so direct, but took a detour and asked: "I wonder what Elder Regent thinks of the sudden change in attitude of the Yeerlan side towards Kalish's new artifact plan some time ago?"

Hearing such a question, Regent, who has lived for hundreds of years, didn't understand the real purpose of Xia Duo's sudden arrival. Fortunately, the two sides had just reached a preliminary cooperation intention, so Regent was not angry.

After a moment of silence, his face struggled a little more, and then he slowly spoke: "I knew that Consultant Xia Duo would not come to me for no reason. You don't want to ask Ye Erlan, you want to know why my attitude changed before?"

"Yes, if the elder is willing to share, I am all ears." Xia Duo said solemnly with a serious face.

"All ears? I haven't heard such an interesting rhetoric for a long time."

After saying that, Regan's expression gradually relaxed. At this time, he really hoped that there would be a listener who could listen to his voice.

Regarding the previous change in attitude, he said this-

"It's very simple. Kalish promised immortality, and I really can't let go of my career in the mortal world."

That's it?

Xia Duo was very surprised by this result. On the one hand, Kalish actually promised so, and on the other hand, there were actually elves who changed their original attitudes because of such a promise!

"Can't high-level mages resist death? Why did Elder Regan you-" Xia Duo was very curious about this.

"Resisting death does not mean that you will not die, and it does not mean that resisting death will keep your current power." Regante was not shy about talking about power. He acted in accordance with his heart, so he naturally would not feel guilty for mentioning that he hoped to retain power.

This surprised Shado even more. ()