Under the introduction of Cozmo, the senior arcanist of Fenwick Tower, one of the Seven Towers, Shado met Tessa Governor Go who was wearing a flower crown on a magic boat on the Tessa River outside Conifera City.
Forest.
According to Cozmo's introduction, Gorin was born in a high-ranking family of Cormanthor. He is also proficient in magic and is even more proficient in the human world. It is not just relying on his family background that he can become the governor who oversees everything on the northwest border of Cormanthor.
status.
"Governor" is a translated word, which means "secondary king" or "alternate crowned king" in the elf context, so this Governor Goring can wear a crown. Although it is just a flower crown, its essence is not much different.
Of course, in the elven world, there are many people who are qualified to wear the crown, but among the elven countries in the north, only Cormanthor has such an appointment.
Because the reputation of King Yinliseer is high enough and he lives long enough to be suppressed, if it is in Yeerlan or Yinerfarang, as long as a "secondary king" appears, it is basically a precursor to a coup.
Xia Duo knew a lot about the history of elves, but his knowledge of Golin came mostly from hearsay from outsiders. He had never interacted with him before. As soon as they met, he noticed a certain trend in the other person that he had not noticed.
"It's actually a high mage?!"
Shado was shocked. This was not what Cozmo said when he introduced him before coming. At that time, Cozmo only said that Governor Golin was a senior mage in his early years and had been dealing with secular affairs all year round, and had long since abandoned his magic skills.
Now it seems that either Cozmo was dishonest and gave him accurate information, or Cozmo's intelligence lagged behind, and lagged too far behind.
"The Sword Comes"
They didn't even find out whether the other party had abandoned their magic skills!
From a certain angle, it also shows how powerful Governor Golin is. If it weren't for the fact that Sha Duo was in the same or even more advanced saint form as the high mage at the moment, and he could sense it at close range, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to detect it.
This kind of powerful control over the strings of the Magic Network has no apparent abnormality and is only slightly reflected in the background of the Magic Network.
"Governor Goring, Lord Cozmo must have told you my purpose of coming. I wonder what the response from Cormansol is?"
"Lord Shado, this kind of thing is really embarrassing for us! We all saw the power of your floating fortress in the Sluvende battlefield not long ago, and now you want that fortress to enter the territory of Cormanso
, do you think we should agree?" Goering asked.
Although the results have been reported before and after the meeting, it does not prevent him from seeking some benefits for himself. If it is too easy, it will not show his importance.
Of course, his words were somewhat tacit since the two parties had already met. Xia Duo understood immediately, but did not agree to any benefits.
Whether in human society or elf society, it is always a bit unseemly to directly ask for and deliver benefits.
Chateau turned his attention to Cozmo, who immediately answered, "Governor Golin, Lord Chateau went to Comanzo this time because he was attracted by the unique humanities and natural landscapes in Comanzo, and this is also
It is precisely the embodiment of Comanso's openness, progress and tolerance. I think this is a good thing for both your country and us."
"But it is a powerful fortress after all!"
Golin continued to complain with a frown on his face: "And he can move at will. Even though we all know that Lord Xia Duo has no other purpose, the civilians below do not know. He rashly allows the floating fortress to enter, which will cause domestic panic.
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"This is easy to solve. As long as the person entering is not a floating fortress, why can't it be a cloud?"
After saying that, Cozmo turned his questioning eyes to Xia Duo. Xia Duo nodded and said that he could accept it. Although this trip has a certain arrogant nature, it only needs to be known to the upper management of Comanso, so that everyone can get along with it.
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If the image of the floating city must be eliminated, it would be similar to sailing a warship into the territorial waters of other countries on earth. Although Xia Duo himself thinks that the floating city is only a civilian facility, other countries do not think so!
If you want to go to the countryside, you can only follow the customs.
Don't forget that Xia Duo doesn't have the hegemony yet. Even if he is qualified to dominate one day, he will not dominate. Everything will follow the normal process.
Subsequently, Cozmo sent an invitation to Governor Goering, inviting him to attend a secret auction in Conifera City. This was actually a benefit fee for Goering, which was paid for by Chateau, and equivalent to a total of 20 arcane crystals.
Didi Didi, with the surplus output of the two [Mythra] devices in the floating city, it only takes three or four seconds to produce them. Of course, Xia Duo doesn't feel any distress at all. If things can be done with only arcane crystals, then
It's simply a great thing.
Of course, this is not a disadvantage to Goering. At least before the [Mythra] device was made public, the arcane crystal was indeed a very precious universal artificial gemstone.
Shado's previous arms deal with Everriska was also settled with arcane crystals, and Everriska thought they were making a fortune!
This is actually the result of information asymmetry. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Even if the relevant information about [Mythra] is made public in the future, no one can say anything.
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Goering agreed to Cosmo's invitation, which was actually a favor. But just when Chateau thought the matter was settled, Goering said:
"I still have some things I want to talk to Lord Xia Duo alone. Is it convenient?"
The latter sentence was obviously meant for Cozmo, but in this case, Cozmo was obviously unable to make his own decision, and once again turned his questioning gaze to Shado.
Sha Duo thought about it for a while and finally agreed. He felt that what Golin wanted to say might be related to the Seven Towers, or that it might not be beneficial to the Seven Towers.
But what does this have to do with him? From the moment Seven Towers tried to build the order of divine ascension, he was destined to be in the same pot with Seven Towers. In addition, not long ago, he rejected Jilan Tower's invitation again.
invite.
Now he and Qita have only openly turned against each other. The two parties cannot get along with each other. It is only because of external pressure that they maintain what seems to be a friendly relationship now.
Therefore, he wanted to hear what new things Goering had to say!
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Soon, Cozmo got off the boat and stopped and waited on the shore. From time to time, he would cast his gaze in the direction of the magic ship. On the ship, Golin finally spoke:
"Lord Xia Duo is really doing such a big business!"
"Where did Governor Göring start with these words?"
"Now that there are no outsiders here, I will tell you the truth - spices!"
When talking about spices, Göring gave Xia Duo a meaningful look, as if to say, we already know that about you.