Elder Griant's words are really not bragging. Everesca is surrounded by mountains, and the main city is located on a rocky platform with a height of 300 meters.
The arable land ranks almost at the bottom among the countries in the Northern Alliance. Even in a country like Irusk, which is barely a country, the cultivated area far exceeds that of Evereska.
As for the dwarf kingdom of Shafir under Cormanthor, it's not that they don't have farms in the Underdark, but that Shafir itself has been built as a defensive fortress in the past, without much consideration for agricultural factors.
Shafir's food depends largely on Comansor's transportation, which is one of the main reasons why Shafir always follows Comansor on alliance affairs.
From this we can also see the uniqueness of Everesca, which feeds millions of citizens with its narrow valley land and smaller man-made farms, and even has surplus agricultural and sideline products that can be exported.
This is the agricultural achievement achieved over thousands of years since the founding of Everiska. It can be said to be the culmination of agriculture in the North. After all, the first thing that the survivors from various countries needed to consider after fleeing to Everiska was to fill their stomachs.
Therefore, any new technology and new ideas in agriculture can be well developed and protected, which has long created today's agricultural powerhouse Evereska.
No other country dares to say that it is better than Evereska in agriculture.
If Elder Regant, who is in charge of the agricultural field of Everriska, takes the initiative to propose agricultural cooperation, Shado is actually willing to do so. Even if all the expenses during the cooperation period are borne by Netheril or Daxia, he will be happy to do so.
Think about it, you can learn the most advanced agricultural technology in the current era by spending only some resources. How profitable it is!
Not to mention completing all the studies, even if you only learn five or six points, it is enough to bring Netheril's agricultural level to a new level.
Chateau had indeed carried out many agricultural reforms in the territory before, and Atwood continues to engage in research in this area until now.
But after all, he comes from a world without magic. The reform plan he proposed is more of a non-technical level. The real improvements in the technical aspects of magic must either be developed slowly by oneself, or they can only learn from other countries.
And Evereska is undoubtedly the best person to learn from in the Northland and even the entire main plane.
But at this moment, the premise for Elder Regant's proposal to cooperate was the breeding method left by Master Yerevan. Sha Duo actually did not have these things, and he was not sure whether the set of things he came up with could make Evereska
Take a fancy to.
So he hesitated.
And even if Evereska is interested, what he can actually provide is only some ideas. Even if Atwood and the newly trained agricultural mage are added, the efforts made by Evereska are not equal.
There is a high probability that the cooperation project will be led by Evereska, or after getting the ideas he provided, Everesca will immediately leave him and go it alone.
Various considerations prevented Xia Duo from immediately responding to Regante's invitation to cooperate, but after thinking for a moment, he agreed. No matter how much it cost, the cooperation itself meant that Daxia could gain something from it.
It’s just a question of how much to harvest.
Moreover, he felt that Evriska should not turn their backs on each other. This was not only a matter of international credibility, but also directly related to the continued cooperation and trade between Evriska and Netheril.
"Of course cooperation is possible. Being able to cooperate with Evereska's agricultural mage is a dream for anyone! How can you refuse!"
"Then it's settled!"
At this moment, Regante didn't behave at all like a slow-moving elf, but more like a human being who seemed to be in a hurry for everything. He then asked Shado:
"When can we talk about specific cooperation matters?"
"Well--"
This was the first time for Xia Duo to see such an anxious elf, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned, but he quickly thought about the time and responded: "Why don't we put it after Midsummer Festival!"
Upon hearing this, Regante thought that Shado was reminding him that Midsummer was approaching recently, and various affairs in Netheril were relatively busy, so he would have to wait until Midsummer to have time, so he stopped urging him and instead
Agreed on this time.
In fact, it’s not that Xia Duo doesn’t even have time to talk about cooperation. Even if he doesn’t, he can still squeeze out some time for such an important cooperation, just like what the sages from 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 talking about the topic of cooperation, Xia Duo looked at the sky and it was getting late. The setting sun had long since disappeared, and even the sunset was the last touch on the western horizon. Counting the time, the dinner party was about to begin.
So, Xia Duo was ready to get down to the topic. I believe that with the foundation of the previous cooperation, even if Regante was unwilling to answer, he would not fall out on the spot!
But after hesitating for a moment, he still wasn't so direct. Instead, he took a small detour and asked, "I wonder what Elder Regante thinks of the sudden change in Erlan's attitude toward Kalish's new artifact project some time ago?"
Hearing such a question, Regante, who has lived for hundreds of years, still doesn't understand the real purpose of Xia Duo's sudden arrival. Fortunately, the two parties have just reached a preliminary cooperation intention, so Regante will not be angry.
After being silent for a moment, his expression struggled a little more, and then he slowly spoke: "I know that Consultant Xia Duo will not come to me for no reason. You don't want to ask Ye Erlan, you want to know why my previous attitude has changed.
Bar?"
"Yes, if the elder is willing to share, I am all ears." Xia Duo said solemnly with a solemn expression.
"All ears? I haven't heard such interesting rhetoric in a long time."
After speaking, Regante's expression gradually relaxed. At this time, he really hoped that there would be a listener who could listen to his inner voice.
Regarding the previous change in attitude, this is what he said -
"It's very simple. Kalish promised immortality, and I really can't let go of my career in this world."
That's it?
Xia Duo was surprised by such a result. On the one hand, Kalish actually made such a promise, and on the other hand, there was actually an elf who changed his original attitude because of such a promise!
"Can't high mages resist death? Why, Elder Regante, do you—" Sha Duo was very curious about this.
"Resisting death does not mean that you will not die, nor does resisting death mean that you can retain your current power." Regante is not taboo about talking about power.