Chapter 1719: Not Bad Results, The Defender's Armor Set

Among these new materials, the proportion of Langasi examinees had clearly increased; Xia Duo flipped through them roughly, feeling quite conflicted inside.

The results of these Langasi youths were no worse than those of the Netherese youths, and some were even clearly a grade higher; in the eyes of the average Netherese, the Langasi were just a group of backward barbarians.

But looking at it now, this answer sheet had slapped those people hard in the face; the backwardness of the Langasi was not because they were barbaric, but because they had not come into contact with more advanced Magic.

Because the examination questions did not involve too much specific and explicit secret Knowledge, they were more about testing the examinees' logic and general common sense.

In this kind of examination, whether one was born Netherese or Langasi, at least having not received systematic education beforehand, it did not have much influence; it was more about a youth's most innate qualities.

Similar to talent.

This was enough to show that in terms of becoming a Mage, there was no absolute gap between the Langasi and the Netherese.

Seeing such results, Xia Duo also secretly breathed a sigh of relief; originally, he had been prepared to look after these Langasi youths.

After all, coming to a completely strange place from the place where one was born and raised, there would always be some discomfort; even if he believed the Langasi were no different from the Netherese, he could not deny the huge impact brought by these discomforts.

But looking at it now, he had also underestimated these Langasi youths; after all, being able to pass the Territory prospective resident regularization examination within a year, and clearing the language and regulations hurdles, already showed that they were the best among the Langasi.

Being able to have the current result could be considered within reason; it was what they were capable of doing in the first place.

……

"After the statistics are finished, synchronize the data to the No. 1 Spire immediately."

"Yes."

"Then you all continue working; I won't disturb you."

"Goodbye, President!"

……

After leaving the Personnel Department, Xia Duo did not continue toward the No. 1 Spire; since it hadn't finished being tallied here, it wouldn't be faster over there.

And in fact, as an existence essentially connected to the No. 1 Spire's Spire Spirit, Xia Duo already knew that the Personnel Department staff over there had not yet entered the information into the Spire Spirit via the Ziliaoku.

It wouldn't be too late to check after the recruitment stopped later; he just needed to order the Spire Spirit to notify him immediately upon receiving the information, and because it was a real-time link, he didn't have to worry about missing anything.

After returning to the Study, he continued to research the subsequent system design for the Floating City.

……

Around two in the afternoon, Laruian arrived, bringing the Flying Armor Xia Duo wanted to the Tower of Time.

In addition to the one hundred sets of Flying Armor known in Evereska as 【Defender's Armor】, Laruian also brought the 【Defender's Shield】 and 【Defender's Spear】 used in conjunction with them.

Of course, none of this was free, and not only was it not free, the price was ridiculously expensive!

In the Reception Room, Xia Duo carefully toyed with a palm-sized hollow metal bracer, occasionally triggering a deep blue deflection shield to demonstrate various Protection possibilities.

And on the table beside him lay a short spear about as long as an adult human male's arm; the main body of the spear was dark blue, clearly containing a high amount of Adamantine, while complex Mithril patterns could still be seen on the surface.

Although it was a short spear, the other end could clearly be attached to a long shaft to be used as a Long Spear.

It was just that Elves mostly used single-handed swords in melee, utilizing Sword Singing; in the hands of an Elf, this short spear called 【Defender's Spear】 was used more as a long-range attack weapon.

It could continuously fire lightning to attack distant enemies, or fire a high-intensity lightning beam once in a short period.

"Elder Laruian, can these two types of equipment really not be any cheaper?"

"They really cannot be any cheaper. This kind of powerful standard weapon is generally impossible to sell externally. Only because of the previous misunderstanding between you and me did the Council agree to sell 【Defender】 to Daxia Territory, but the price is not for me to decide. I hope Lord Xia Duo can understand."

Laruian shifted the blame without hesitation, and Xia Duo was too lazy to expose it; after all, once some things were laid out, it would be awkward for everyone.

After thinking for a while, he proposed a new plan: "Sixty thousand per set is still too expensive, especially for the not-so-wealthy Daxia Territory. I wonder how Evereska views Arcane Crystals? Can you accept settlement using Arcane Crystals?"

If it were domestic, Xia Duo generally wouldn't target Arcane Crystals, as the 【Mythallar】 device would eventually be made public, and everyone would see each other often.

Xia Duo was still counting on attracting talent and population from other places! He couldn't have too ugly an appetite; besides, there was the consideration of Iolum's view on such matters.

But toward the Elves, there was no such thing as an ugly appetite; as long as both parties were willing at the time, could they really want to pursue it afterward?

Furthermore, even if the 【Mythallar】 device became rampant in the future and domestic Arcane Crystals became cheaper than water, such strategic resources could not be easily exported to the Elves.

It would likely still be like what he was doing now, continuously harvesting leeks.

Of course, it might also be because he had set an example now that future Netherese Mages would learn to harvest the Elves' leeks.

……

Regarding the new plan proposed by Xia Duo, Laruian was full of surprise inside, but did not reveal it at all on the surface; as an Energy Gem with extremely high energy density and excellent versatility, the Elves were naturally no strangers to Arcane Crystals.

And because Arcane Crystals could only be manufactured by Arcanists, the portion available for export was extremely rare; Laruian had only had the opportunity to obtain Arcane Crystals as an Evereska Elder.

If the transaction were in Arcane Crystals, Laruian would be one hundred percent willing; after all, the current Evereska was trapped in one place, and the demand for external resources was very great.

Especially excellent resources like Energy Gems; not only were they needed for Mythallar maintenance, but daily life and production could not do without them either.

If a stable channel for Arcane Crystals could be obtained, this could even become an important bargaining chip for uniting other small nations!

Thinking of this, Laruian's mindset became more cautious, not daring to reveal any emotion, and only asked in a very flat tone: "I wonder how many sets of 【Defender】 Lord Xia Duo intends to purchase?"

"At least one hundred sets!"

Xia Duo saw that Laruian was moved, so he couldn't help but report a relatively conservative number.

In reality, he hoped for a few thousand sets; it was a no-cost business anyway, at least to arm the Territory Guard first, but he was afraid of scaring Laruian away if he really said that.

Another issue was whether Evereska could produce a few thousand sets of 【Defender】 all at once.