Chapter 1462 The light of civilization, extremely effective longevity
After listening to Iolum's explanation, Shado did have some intention of retreating. In the past, it would have been impossible for him to get involved in such a thing.
But if everything goes well, the potential benefits contained in this are very astonishing. At least you will gain the friendship of the Akora Crown Prince family, as well as visible rewards from Netheril.
The most direct one is naturally the life-extending spell. If you want him to cast a spell to extend the life of Crown Prince, how can you do it without giving him the relevant spells?
Although Shado believed that even if he didn't do this, as long as he asked, Iolum would still give him a life-extending spell, but he still preferred the latter between receiving money for nothing and getting along.
On the one hand, this is due to Xia Duo's sense of morality. On the other hand, it is indeed a rational decision to a certain extent, directly seeking benefits. Maybe Iolum will not say anything at the time, but it will also weaken the relationship that is not easy to get along with.
point.
Of course, profit alone is not enough for Xia Duo to participate in such a risky task. What really makes him dare to participate is the current situation in the North.
The first is the crown prince family of Akora. They definitely don’t want Akora to be annexed by Cormanthor, but want to maintain their own rule, even if the current territory has been reduced to only a corner of Listal Forest.
Secondly, Netheril, or more accurately the Seven Towers, certainly do not want Akora to be engulfed, which means that there will be no buffer between Netheril and Cormanthor in the future.
To say the least, if future competitors or even enemies become stronger, they will not always be what they want to see.
A divided Listal Forest is a good Listal Forest. In this way, Cormanso will not be obsessed with external expansion. Even the Listal Forest cannot be unified, so there is no shame in expansion!
Chateau knows more about Cormanthor. Unifying the Listal Forest should be the most anxious thing for the crowned king of Cormanthor. It is related to the legitimacy of his rule. (The true king in the prophecy should be unified first.
Listar Forest, reuniting the elven world)
The other countries in the North, including Erland, which has a good relationship with Cormanthor, may not want to see a unified Listal Forest.
Cormanso is the only one standing in the way. Why doesn't Chateau dare to do this?
As for the conspiracy, it can only be that Akora has been secretly controlled by Cormanso, but that is basically impossible.
Even if that were the case, it would be too unworthy to expose it just to deceive a great arcanist from Netheril, and it could have been used at a more critical time.
Chateau felt that there was indeed a risk in this, but the risk was only that he and Cormanso would be openly opposed in the future, but the real world was not black and white.
The logic of the game between countries lies in interests and losses. As long as you can bring benefits to Comanso, or make him unable to bear the losses without you, then even if it is a direct hostility, Comanso will try his best to protect himself.
There is no doubt that Xia Duo is capable of doing this, especially in the future, after the floating city rises and the power of the arcanist is greatly expanded, who else but Xia will look at the elves seriously?
By then, perhaps the humans of Netheril will hate him as a traitor even more!
From low self-esteem to arrogance, it is often just a thought. Once the emotions that have been suppressed for a long time burst out, even Xia Duo will be unable to cope with it.
Thanks to the establishment of the Northland Alliance, Netheril has gained the long-awaited status of a great nation, and humans have also achieved equality with the elves to a certain extent.
It’s just that the attitude of a great nation is not developed in one day, and it is really uncertain how it will develop in the future!
The history of Nese that Shado learned before traveling through time was simply a nightmare history for non-spellcasters. Whether it was a human or an elf, as long as the arcanist needed it, he could put it on the experimental bench at any time.
Or maybe it doesn't even have a purpose, just play "Destroy you, what does it have to do with you"!
Of course, Netheril in that period of history was ultimately destroyed by someone's arrogance.
In Xia Duo's view, such a country cannot be called a "civilization". It cannot even sustain itself, so why should it be called a "civilization"?
During that period of history, although Cormanthor was not destroyed by Netheril, it was also invaded a lot by Netheril. The direct cause of its final demise was the drow and time, but it was also inseparable from Netheril.
Open a relationship.
There is no doubt that Shado is the light of civilization in the future. In addition to being confident that Cormanthor will not attack him even if he is hostile, he is also confident that he will become the mainstream within Netheril.
Ordinary people still make up the majority in this world (in a broad sense). As long as it can represent the interests of the greatest number of ordinary people, it will undoubtedly be trusted and protected by the greatest number of ordinary people.
As long as we adhere to the scientific outlook on development and follow the correct path, a very small number of "elites" will not be able to make any waves at all and will only drown in the vast sea of people's war.
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After a conversation with Iolum, Shado got a new life-extending spell as he wished. Of course, he also needed to visit Akora at the right time.
Finally, Iolum explained: "After all, there are differences between the bodies of elves and humans. I have listed several feasible alternatives above. I believe you can handle them well."
Xia Duo flipped through a thick notebook, nodded, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will make sure nothing goes wrong before I take action."
Just at the moment when the notebook page was flipped, Shado caught a glimpse of keywords such as "Elven Heart" in the notebook, and he had some guesses about how Iolum developed this life-extending spell.
Of course, they are not necessarily all bad guesses. They may also be volunteers like those in [Projection Plane·Remnants of the Empire] who voluntarily devote themselves to medical causes!
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After returning to your residence.
Only then did Shado take out his notes and read them in detail. This spell was named [Extremely Effective Immortality Spell] by Iolum. Like the life extension spells preserved in the Tower of Time, they are both transformation spells.
But this spell is much more complicated. Sha Duo can even see the shadow of the Tower of Time's life-extending spell in it. Of course, this may be said in reverse -
You should see the shadow of this spell from the Tower of Time life extension spell!
The basic principle is to restore the body to its youthful state and provide a certain constant effect. The lifespan of the soul itself is extremely long, so there is no need to make a fuss about it for the time being.
However, this spell uses a special consumable when casting, which is not mentioned in the Tower of Time life extension spell.
This kind of consumable was named [Source of Life] by Iolum. Its source is naturally normal life, and the younger the better.