Chapter 1098

Kangjienio's reminder made Xia Duo feel that he truly did not come in vain this time; if he had not known about the tripartite treaty, and one day he really discovered a Mithril Mine in his Territory, he would truly have had grievances he could not voice.

Of course, even knowing of the existence of the tripartite treaty now, and even knowing certain loopholes to circumvent the treaty, as long as this treaty is not lifted for a single day, it is still very frustrating.

Think about it: a certain Netherese Mage discovers a Sub-plane full of Mithril Mine, and it is also discovered by Elves or Dwarves; if this plane is considered Nether Territory, then the Elves or Dwarves will want the mine.

And if this plane is not considered Nether Territory, then they will even want a share of the plane itself!

Xia Duo guessed that the Seven Towers had been exploring Sub-planes for quite some time, yet rarely revealed it to the outside world; perhaps there were reasons related to this as well!

Thinking of this, he could not help but ask: "Master, is there any way to lift this treaty without affecting other interests?"

"Difficult! Very difficult! Extremely difficult!"

Kangjienio shook his head repeatedly, saying "difficult" three times in one breath, "Unless Netheril can become strong enough to have an overwhelming advantage over Yierlan, Danzo, and even Keman, only then would such a possibility exist; but if that day truly comes, the treaty should have already expired long ago."

After finishing, Kangjienio looked at Xia Duo with expectation again and said: "I do not know if I will be able to see that day arrive; the future depends on you young people, batch after batch!"

"I will certainly not let you down, Master!" Xia Duo said solemnly.

"I hope so!"

Looking at the high-spirited young man before him, Kangjienio finally felt a bit more joy in his heart; in the past, he had talked about this topic with many young people, but unfortunately, those people did not end up developing into what he had hoped.

Kangjienio did not know if Xia Duo could become the leader to guide Netheril in breaking through the encirclement, but at this very moment, hearing such a clear statement from the other party, he was still quite happy.

"Let's stop this topic for now. I know you definitely didn't come just to ask about Yinuosen; if you have any other questions, just say them. As long as I can answer them, I will answer them for you."

The Master's tone was very sincere, which touched Xia Duo; he had come to visit the Master with somewhat utilitarian thoughts, but after this interaction, he also discovered that the Master truly lived up to the rumors, possessing much of the style of the ancient Sages of his homeland.

If such an image were also a disguise, Xia Duo found it truly hard to imagine; to be able to disguise oneself for hundreds of years without slipping up, that would be no different from the real thing!

Thinking this, Xia Duo had no more doubts in his heart and took out twelve books he had prepared in advance from his Dimensional Bag, placing them on the tea table between the two.

"Xia Duo, this is—"

"Master, this is a gift I have brought for you on behalf of the Tower of Time."

Actually, when deciding to visit Kangjienio, Xia Duo had envisioned many types of gifts; of course, in the end, he only chose two: one was the Ioun Stone he had imitated, and the other was these books.

If one were to simply send money (including resources), for a Great Arcanist who has lived for hundreds of years, how much money would it take to move the other party?

Furthermore, sending money is too vulgar.

Sending an Ioun Stone was something Xia Duo had learned from Bulundesi; although the Master himself had never announced it publicly, he did indeed like it when others gave him Ioun Stones, especially those brand-new versions that introduced new ideas, which often earned the Master's high praise.

Xia Duo had also prepared an Ioun Stone, but due to the tight schedule and the fact that the Tower of Time did not have many high-quality Gemstones for him to experiment with, he had not been able to introduce any new ideas and had simply imitated a Spell Reversal Ioun Stone.

But he only regarded this gift as a fallback; the books were what Xia Duo truly wanted to give. Although the cost was far less than the Ioun Stone, the significance within was far beyond what a mere Ioun Stone could compare to.

After confirming that Kangjienio truly lived up to his reputation and was very likely in the same camp as himself, Xia Duo decisively chose to give the books.

These twelve books were actually a series: "New Edition of the Tower of Time Level 2 Apprentice Textbooks."

They included:

1 volume of "Spellcasting Training",

1 volume of "Focus Training",

2 volumes of "Common Spell Application and Analysis",

2 volumes of "Inner Plane",

3 volumes of "Arcane Geometry",

2 volumes of "Use and Creation of Magic Items",

And 1 volume of "Appreciation of Elven Magic". (Including Elvish and simple identification and response to Elven Magic)

A total of twelve books.

The Level 1 Apprentice textbooks were actually just magical enlightenment, more for broadening one's horizons, and did not yet count as touching upon true Magic Knowledge.

After finishing the Level 2 Apprentice textbooks, one would be considered a Level 3 Apprentice, and Level 3 Apprentices could almost all be considered seeds for Official Mages.

Next, according to the rules set by Xia Duo, as long as one completes the "Ascension Trial", they can be promoted to an Official Mage (if one does not pass the Ascension Trial to level up, the Official Mage Permission Level is not opened, similar to an exam for advancement~).

Such a set of books could be said to be of extraordinary significance, and besides the content of the books, the material of the books also had very profound significance.

This was a set of books made entirely of artificial Wood Pulp Paper!

In fact, when he first saw these books, Kangjienio noticed the material of the paper; at first, he did not think anything was wrong.

After all, Elven Paper carried the name of the Elves and was considered popular in Netheril; besides being expensive, the writing experience and portability were superior to Parchment.

But when he saw the names on the covers of these books, a conjecture immediately arose in Kangjienio's heart; because the content of this conjecture was truly too bold, he could not help but have his breathing quicken a bit.

Unable to wait to flip through them page by page, a faint blue glow appeared on his hand, which then expanded rapidly until it covered the entire set of books.

This action of Kangjienio's was somewhat beyond Xia Duo's expectations; he recognized this Spell the Master was using, as the Princess had also used it in front of him.

This magical Spell, which spanned both the Transmutation and Enchantment schools, could allow a Spellcaster to quickly acquire the entire content of a book.

A moment later, Kangjienio opened his eyes and looked at the pile of books in front of him; he looked somewhat excited, but for a moment he did not know where to start, and finally blurted out:

"This is Elven Paper?"

"Yes, this can be said to be Elven Paper, but it can also be said to be Daxia Paper. I optimized the paper-making process and technique; now the cost of this kind of paper is less than one-tenth of Parchment!"

Xia Duo did not hesitate to take credit for the Paper-making Technique; of course, it was indeed him—if he hadn't brought back the mature Paper-making Technique from the Projection Plane, there wouldn't be any Daxia Paper now.

As for the future, wanting to research cheap Wood Pulp Paper, who knows how much manpower and material resources that would consume!

"Then these books—does every Apprentice in the Tower of Time have them?" Kangjienio asked again.

"Yes, they each have them!"

Xia Duo did not hide this; since the textbooks were already brought out, there was no need to be secretive anymore. He was still preparing to win Kangjienio's support!