Chapter 2841: Unexpected Incident, Giant Mithril Mine

Two days later, Saixili came to Xia Duo's study again, and brought a piece of good news—

"I have already reached an agreement with the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. We will jointly establish two inspection teams to travel throughout Netheril to crack down on various infringement activities, including self-inspection and self-examination within the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce."

"Have the candidates for our two recorders been confirmed?" Xia Duo asked again.

"Not yet. I am selecting from the Audit Department and the chamber of commerce in the Territory. A recorder must be an experienced person to hold the position; otherwise, if they are sent out, they might become a laughingstock for the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce."

"That is fine. I will not interfere with the specific candidates; you decide for yourself. I have only one requirement: let the joint inspection team set out as soon as possible and produce results as soon as possible!"

Letting professional people do professional things is Xia Duo's consistent style of handling affairs. Although he attaches great importance to the joint law enforcement between the Tower of Time and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, he does not intend to over-interfere in it, should some force majeure be encountered during the law enforcement process.

Saixili was naturally no stranger to Xia Duo's attitude, but she immediately stated:

"Yes, I will select competent candidates as soon as possible. In addition, I will also urge the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce. At the latest, the joint inspection team will be formed and start operations this week."

"Alright, I will wait to hear the good news from the inspection team."

……

Inside the Reception Room.

After discovering the elemental composition of Mithril and being able to artificially manufacture Mithril, even for Xia Duo, his attitude toward Mithril was that he would take whatever came, and the more the better.

However, when the buyer was secretly mining, it was discovered by other forces, which in turn triggered a conflict.

But the speed at which the news spread still made him feel very abnormal. A Dwarf Adventurer discovered an open-pit rich mine, and it was a Mithril Mine; such first-hand information should at least be sold for a good price.

Of course, it could also be said that the adventurer was too cautious, knowing that such information could only kill himself. But if he were really that cautious, he shouldn't have brought the ore back with him; wouldn't it have been better to let it rot in his heart?

……

Laruian was also very furious now. Originally, the discovery of a Mithril Mine north of Evereska should have been a good thing; even if he wasn't the one mining it, it could at least bring a certain degree of prosperity to Evereska.

In other places, even if frequent maintenance was required, he would still prefer to use Mithril. If he also used Arcane Strings, it would be equivalent to building a complex system out of pure glass; it might look exquisite, but in reality, it would likely shatter at a single touch.

In the situation where it was uncertain if there were any black hands behind the scenes, leaning toward the Demon Descendant was never wrong. At the very least, he could first set up an enemy, so as to avoid losing his mind due to the huge benefits before his side even got to actually divide the cake.

There was no one who could remain indifferent to a Giant Mithril Mine, and even he was no exception. Arcane Strings far exceeded high-grade Mithril in energy-conducting properties, but they were inferior in other properties.

For example, their inherent stability, as well as the stability gains for support systems, and so on.

Whether they were servants or family members, everyone was cautious, fearing that they would touch the Patriarch's bad luck at this time. Such an atmosphere lasted until the arrival of a human.

Evereska, halfway up Yunding Mountain.

"So you're saying this time was entirely an accident? An accident that allowed the news to spread across the entire Northland in an instant?"

Inside the manor where the Golden Maple Family resided, ever since Patriarch Laruian returned from the Elder Council that day, he had been wearing a gloomy face, and the atmosphere of the entire manor had become unusually heavy.

Xia Duo looked at the worried Elder Laruian, and the confusion in his heart did not disappear; instead, it increased. He said dissatisfiedly:

This was the normal development process for this event as envisioned by Xia Duo, but no one expected that the Dwarf Adventurer would actually leak the news for free in a tavern.

He could almost imagine the reactions of various countries after hearing this news. The first reaction must be whether they could monopolize it themselves; if they couldn't, they would have to bite off the biggest piece of the cake themselves.

"Regarding that adventurer, have you checked whether he has been affected by any mind-affecting spells? Also, is it possible that the dwarf is a Demon Descendant?"

Or tell his clansmen that the dwarf came from Danzo. Even if the Underdark beneath that Giant Mithril Mine was Amalinda territory, the two Dwarf kingdoms might not be unable to cooperate to quietly pocket this heaven-sent wealth.

Xia Duo continued to ask.

In short, in Xia Duo's view, such news should not have been leaked so easily. Even if it were leaked, it should not have been in the way it was, let alone spread across the entire Northland in such a short time.

The news was not complicated. Simply put, it was that a high-quality Giant Mithril Mine had been discovered in a buffer zone between multiple countries, west of Netheril, east of Yierlan, and north of Evereska.

It just depends on when one encounters something that can easily destroy Arcane Strings.

Next, Xia Duo originally thought he would soon hear news about the inspection team patrolling all directions, but before the inspection team was even formed, an unusually explosive piece of news came from Evereska, from Seventon, from Yierlan, and other places, disrupting everyone's rhythm. An strange atmosphere appeared among the countries of the Northland, and even Xia Duo could not avoid being affected.

Mithril is a material and possesses the most basic stability of matter, while Arcane Strings, although they appear to be matter, are actually material projections of Arcane Energy. They are a relatively stable magical creation, but this kind of stability is far from being comparable to Mithril.

Under normal circumstances, he only uses Arcane Strings when it is impossible to replace them with Mithril, such as for a Mythallar, or a large-scale Permanent Teleportation Portal.

When that Dwarf Adventurer brought back high-grade ore that could be picked up on the surface from the Grey Peak Mountains, the entire Evereska was in an uproar, and then this news quickly spread throughout the entire Northland.

……

Xia Duo, who has substitute materials, is like this (there are also substitute materials synthesized by Creation Magic brought back from Imaska; because they are compounds, the impact of elemental transmutation reactions on quality during actual use is greater, which manifests as shorter lifespan and more frequent maintenance), and it goes without saying for those who have no substitute materials.

It was not that Xia Duo was sensitive; after all, a Mithril Mine could not be faked, and this period of time was enough for all forces interested in the Mithril Mine to go to the nearby Grey Peak Mountains to verify it.

But that was on the premise that everything was under control. But now, the situation seemed to have a tendency to spiral out of control.

It just so happened that there were spies from various countries in that tavern. Even though Evereska controlled the adventurer immediately after noticing, the news was inevitably leaked.

"This matter was indeed an accident. We have already investigated the adventurer; there are no problems with his background. Going to the Grey Peak Mountains was not a whim, but rather he accepted a gathering mission to the Grey Peak Mountains in Evereska, and then discovered it by accident during the mission. His five companions were also present during the whole process, but his companions were Elves, did not know how to prospect, and did not recognize the Mithril Mine, and the result evolved into this."