Chapter 2268: The Troubles of a Large Transaction

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After a simple exchange of pleasantries, both sides began to get to the point. Prince Aben asked first: "Mage Asuosi, having traveled all the way from Xilu, I wonder what your impressions of Yimaska are?"

"Yimaska is indeed a magical kingdom. What impressed me most is that Purple Star in the sky. Your country seems to have reconstructed the rules of a vast area with it as the center. Such a great achievement is truly breathtaking!"

"It is merely a small achievement in the Domain of Creation, not worth mentioning!"

Although he said that, the expression on Prince Aben's face was clearly very pleased by Xia Duo's praise. "By the way, I heard Jiamu mention earlier that you wish to obtain some basic data on the Domain of Creation. No problem! Yimaska welcomes any person of insight to participate in the research of the Domain of Creation. I will have someone deliver the data to you shortly."

Prince Aben did not mention the issue of money. In fact, during these days in Yimaska, through observation and his own personal experience from back home, Xia Duo was very clear about one thing: the foundation of Yimaska's Creation Magic was not the key.

The key lay in those formulas and recipes painstakingly researched by countless craftsmen, just like on Earth, where the theories of science, or technology, are almost all public and can be seen by anyone.

But when it comes to the details of a specific technology, even public patents do not necessarily disclose all the details. From theory to practice, there is a huge chasm.

This is different from Arcane Magic such as Netheril Magic and Elven Magic. Xia Duo asserted that even if one knew all the theories of Creation Magic, it would not necessarily be possible to replicate all of Yimaska's current creations.

But Arcane Magic can; theory is, to a certain extent, a concentrated representation of technology, and there is no clear boundary between the two.

This is also a point where Xia Duo is very optimistic about Arcane Magic. "Knowledge = Power" is not an empty phrase; it is far more convenient to convert than Creation Magic or the technology on Earth.

Therefore, Xia Duo did not feel very happy about Prince Aben's gift. It was just some basic data; he could probably find it out by asking any craftsman.

As for those formulas and recipes derived from the basics, one can imagine that Yimaska would absolutely not let an outsider like him obtain them easily.

Of course, Xia Duo still expressed his gratitude to Prince Aben; after all, it was a gift that cost no money, and having it was better than not having it.

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With the gift-giving step to set the mood, the two finally entered the real topic of the transaction. After the two sides discussed Creation Magic further, Prince Aben suddenly let out a long sigh and said to Xia Duo:

"Not long ago, I received a task from the great Master of Craftsmen to develop a new material. At first, I had no clue at all."

"It just so happened that a few days ago, Commander Faerman of Meituo City sent over a type of Energy Gem that had never appeared in Yimaska before, which brought me brand new inspiration."

"After testing it overnight, I finally saw the dawn of completing the task, but the problem now is that there are too few of those Energy Gems, far from enough for me to complete the entire research task."

"Not to mention that I might need to prepare a batch of new materials later. Sigh—"

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo knew the main event had arrived. It seemed Prince Aben not only wanted a large amount of Arcane Crystal, but perhaps he had also set his sights on the source of the Arcane Crystal!

"Is the Energy Gem Prince Aben mentioned the same Arcane Crystal I took out for the trade earlier?"

"If it was taken out by Mage Asuosi, then it should be Arcane Crystal. Commander Faerman might have been negligent at the time and forgot to record the name."

Prince Aben smiled somewhat awkwardly. Xia Duo returned a polite smile, but he knew very well in his heart that the real situation was likely not that Commander Faerman had forgotten, but that only Jiamu had asked for the name of the Arcane Crystal at the time.

Afterwards, it was never even confirmed again. The other party might not have cared at all what the name of this Energy Gem was, and might have even named it themselves with a name more in line with Yimaska's customs!

However, Xia Duo did not care, because the name Arcane Crystal itself had no special meaning; it came entirely from Arcane Energy. If changing the name could sell it for a good price, he would raise both hands in favor.

"Prince Aben, this kind of Gemstone is also very precious in Xilu. At present, only Netheril, where I am from, has a small output, and I don't have much either."

"Mage Asuosi is right. I have also inquired about this from Councilor Poche. It is said that this kind of Energy Gem can only be artificially manufactured by Arcanists of Netheril, with a very low yield, and it is difficult for outsiders to obtain."

"Hehe!"

Xia Duo understood that the other party must have been saying that his previous claim about having a mine at home was fake, and that the other party had actually already asked the Elves for some basic information about Arcane Crystal.

At least they knew that Arcane Crystal came from artificial manufacturing by Arcanists.

It is unknown whether the Principles of the Mythallar had not yet spread to Cormanthor, or if Poche and the others had not yet been able to access such secrets, but Poche did not mention the fact that Arcane Crystal could be prepared in large quantities at a low cost.

Otherwise, Xia Duo would really have had a hard time bluffing them.

"I wonder how much Arcane Crystal Prince Aben needs?"

"This—" Prince Aben's tone was hesitant.

Seeing this, Xia Duo understood immediately. What the other party needed was probably not a small amount; it might be far more than he had expected!

"Please, Prince Aben, state a specific number. As long as it is within my ability, I am very willing to reach a deal with Your Highness."

In fact, Xia Duo was already imagining what he wanted in return. More advanced magical devices? Perhaps that was possible, but in essence, they were just products. He wanted the "fish," but he wanted the "fishing method" even more!

Moreover, Yimaska was very proficient in spatial technology. In this domain, the "fish" became a Sub-plane, and the "fishing method" was an efficient way to discover Sub-planes.

The Yimaskans were able to bring back Mulan people from an Other Plane, so it couldn't have been a non-Habitable Plane! And if there was one, there could be two, three, or even more.

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So, giving him one or two casually wouldn't be too much, right!

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"I need enough Arcane Crystal to fill this hall!" Arcane Crystal is extremely light in weight, so Prince Aben used volume to measure it.

But hearing such an outrageous number, Xia Duo could hardly believe his ears. Let alone an ignorant foreign prince, even he, who possessed a Mythallar, could not produce so much Arcane Crystal in a short time.

This reception hall is at least a hundred square meters. If we count the height as five meters, that's several hundred cubic meters. What kind of concept is this? One must know that a Standard Arcane Crystal is only as big as the joint of a little finger, about one cubic centimeter.

Several hundred cubic meters is roughly hundreds of millions of Standard Arcane Crystals!

In the long run, this quantity is not an unimaginably large number. Even with just one Mythallar device, it would only take five or six years to accumulate.

The more Mythallars, the less time it takes.

For a moment, Xia Duo even had the illusion that Prince Aben already knew about the existence of the Mythallar, but he knew that if the other party knew about the existence of the Mythallar, they probably wouldn't have asked like this.