Chapter 729 Red Robe

 For Karga, this is the biggest opportunity and the biggest problem in his life.

 Because next, as a representative of the Red Robe Mages, he will discuss with the Inquisition the matter of the Red Robes Mages establishing a stronghold in Arkham City.

 For any red-robed mage, foreign negotiations are a lucrative job. Because if you can obtain the consent of the lord of this territory, you will become the representative of the stronghold here. For the red-robed mages, this means a large amount of money and magic items, as well as the possibility of improving their status in the red-robed mages.

Although the boring contacts and banquets at first will take up the time used by the red-robed mages to study magic, the wealth and magic items that come with it can offset this shortcoming. Therefore, for the red-robed mages, external negotiators It can be said to be a beautiful job.

Well, except this time.

 Because what they have to face is the court of justice.

Sitting in the majestic and splendid lounge, Calga forced herself to stay calm, but there was still a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. For the Red Robe Mages, they are very eager to establish a stronghold in Arkham City and conduct trade with the Inquisition. On the one hand, it is the habit of the Red Robe Mage Association to open up new spheres of influence. On the other hand, the red-robed mages are very jealous of the technologies mastered by the Inquisition.

Especially the kind of steel machine that can carry soldiers to fly freely in the sky will make the red-robed mage jealous. Anyone with a brain can imagine how powerful this kind of vehicle is. It can cross the sky at will and go to any place. Wherever they want to go without fear of being spotted.

There are also those Iron Guards, they are powerful, loyal, and have their own thinking ability. Although the Tribunal has stated that this is the souls loyal to the Tribunal actively possessing the steel armor, the red robe mages are still more inclined to believe that this is the Tribunal using some kind of its own unique technology to restrain and control these souls. .

 After all, people can be brainwashed, and theoretically the soul can also be brainwashed, right?

  Unfortunately, these are not for sale by the Inquisition.

Of course, the Inquisition also trades with the outside world, but what they trade with the outside world is actually... ore!

Although logically speaking, selling raw materials is a common method in many territories, the problem is...the ore trade of the Tribunal is too exaggerated.

Calgar once heard that a merchant chose to barter after trading with the Inquisition, and the Inquisition directly gave him an iron ore that was as big as a house!

And it’s a very high-purity iron ore!

In the end, the Tribunal sent the iron ore, which was as big as a small house, directly to the city of the chamber of commerce using their kind of steel machine. Then the chamber of commerce sold it back and made ten times the profit.

 After all, iron seems not as valuable as gold and silver on the surface, but for all regimes and countries, this necessity is the most indispensable, whether it is to build weapons or equipment, it is very necessary. Good raw materials can create good finished products, and these are what every country and people need.

Hence, the trade exports of the Tribunal are mainly based on ore raw materials, including gold, silver, copper and iron. Of course, the most unimaginable ore exported by the Tribunal is meteorite!

 The so-called meteorite is the remaining part of the melted rocks that fell from the sky. These meteorite irons are rare in quantity, but they are quite powerful. Whether it is forging weapons, armor, or jewelry, if a little meteorite iron can be incorporated into it, the effect will be doubled. Even when using magic, as long as the meteorite iron can be added, the effect of the magic circle will be enhanced.

Historically, the number of meteorite iron was very rare. Almost every time the meteorite fell, a large number of adventurers and mages were attracted to collect this mysterious and rare ore. For this reason, there were many people who killed people and seized treasures. After all, very little of the iron remains from each meteorite, at most the size of a palm, is naturally too late for everyone to grab.

 However, even this thing was sold by the pound in the court of justice!

Of course, you can sell it by the kilogram.

 Everyone is going crazy now.

 In the past, meteorite iron had a price but no market because of its scarcity. Some countries even regard it as a national treasure and keep it in the treasure house under strict guard, but here in the Tribunal there seems to be no shortage at all, and they will directly sell it to you at a cabbage price - that is impossible, but although it is expensive, at least it is real. If you pay for it, they will sell it to you!

 Or you can choose to barter...

As a result, the Tribunal immediately became a big fat in everyone's eyes.

 As mentioned before, meteorite can double the effectiveness of weapons.

For example, the starting point of a magic weapon is +1. If you add a little meteorite when forging it, it will be directly upgraded to +5 level for you. The same is true for armor.

The same goes for magic jewelry and equipment. Generally, when making magic props, the materials will become more expensive depending on the magic to be attached to them. For example, a fireball staff would most likely require diamond dust and gold nugget crystals to make, and the cost would naturally be prohibitive.

As for the equipment mixed with meteorite, you can enchant a level 5 magic without any problem. There are even rumors that a staff forged from meteorite can even be enchanted with a level 9 magic...

Okay, it's just a rumor. This thing is so heavy, let alone enchanting it. Ordinary mages can't even lift it. If a mage can wield a meteorite staff weighing hundreds of kilograms, why should you be a mage? Just change your profession to a barbarian.

After learning about this incident, many people's first reaction was that the territory of the Tribunal might hide a huge meteorite mine. Otherwise, it would not explain why the Tribunal would spend so much effort to build walls around the entire territory! So many forces sent spies, and many adventurers also entered the territory of the Tribunal, trying to find the mine. Although the Tribunal is indeed very powerful and no one dares to rob it openly, if I steal some or pick up some pieces and take them out, won’t I definitely make a profit without losing anything?

 As a result, this group of people almost scanned the entire Lost Land from head to toe, but were surprised to find that there was not even a mine here!

 How is this possible? Regarding the gold, silver, copper, iron, gemstones, crystals, and meteorite sold by the Tribunal every day, which one does not need to be mined and collected? Moreover, the size of the ore brought out by the Inquisition every time is so exaggerated. Are you telling me that there is not even a single mine in the entire territory?

Where did their ore come from?

If Duanmuhuai knew their doubts, he would definitely tell them - where else could it come from, of course it came from the sky.

There are so many asteroids. If you dig out any one, it will be enough to feed Faerûn for ten years. However, Duanmu Huai does not intend to directly monopolize the entire Faerun ore trade. After all, he has to give others a way to survive. For example, the Dwarf King once entrusted an envoy to come to the Tribunal and expressed the hope that the Tribunal would not sell at a low price. At the same time, he was very embarrassed. The request can purchase part of the meteorite...

Of course, strictly speaking, what dwarves sell in foreign trade is generally not raw materials, but finished products, but the cost of ore must also be included in it. If Duanmu Huai sells raw materials at too low a price, then the price of finished products on the market will also drop, and then these dwarves will earn less, right...

However, Faerûn also produces some unique ores, such as mithril. Duanmuhuai has mined so many planets and has never seen anything similar.

 The raw materials currently sold by the Inquisition are mainly copper ore, iron ore, refined iron ore, silver ore, gold ore, various gemstones, crystals and meteorite.

 Except for copper and iron, which can be bought and sold at will, others must be purchased through formal channel partners.

For example, the Tribunal has signed an agreement with Alustriel, Silvermoon City, Waterdeep City of Kelburn, and Baldur's Gate, and will sell a certain proportion of their various ores every year, including meteorite.

 This is very unfavorable for Seer, the country of the red robed mage.

 Because almost all of these raw materials can be used in magic equipment. Purcell has always been the largest producer of magic equipment, and they even have a monopoly on the magic equipment trade in many places.

  After all, Purcell is a country of red-robed mages. They have a large number of magic apprentices and mages, enough to carry out mass production of magic equipment at an industrial level.

But red-robed mages are not good people. They like to smuggle slaves, and even engage in various conspiracies and assassinations and illegal transactions in secret. It can be said that the reason why most cities can hold their noses and allow red-robed mages to come to them is The stronghold was set up there for the sake of the magic equipment produced by Purcell.

But things are different now. The Tribunal is open to selling all kinds of magic equipment raw materials. Even diamonds and gems are sold very cheaply. Enchanting and making magic props are not as difficult as before. Therefore, various territories and countries have begun to improve and even prepare. Build your own magic equipment industry chain.

If you didn't do it before, it would be worth the loss, but now that the raw materials are so cheap, once you succeed, you can kick the red robe mage out of the game. As far as the red robe mage is concerned, if there are no magic equipment for sale, who would care about these backstabbing bastards? !

 For the Red Robe Mages Association, this is troublesome.

In Purcell's foreign trade, magic equipment is the most important. Of course, the red-robed mages who rule Purcell do not want to see this situation, so they sent envoys to the Tribunal for negotiations, hoping to obtain The same share of mineral transactions.

 However...Calgar knew that the Red Robe Mages were not optimistic about this mission, so he sent himself.

Although the Inquisition's methods are tough, everything they do is to protect mankind.

However, the one who rules the pinnacle of the Red Robe Mage Association and rules Seer... is a lich.

 Well, although we don’t say this to the outside world, everyone knows it.

To be honest, Seer was indeed aggressive, but because other nearby countries were equally powerful, they stopped after being repelled several times.

But now......

Thinking of this, Calga sighed.

Countries have begun to develop their own magic equipment industries, and the business of the red-robed mages has been hit hard. Many red-robed mages even chose to accept solicitations from other lords and countries and left Sayre because they were tired of the life-and-death infighting within Sayre.

 Profits are declining, people’s thoughts are turbulent, and there is internal instability.

To be honest, Calgar felt that even if the Red Robe Mages reached an agreement with the Inquisition, it would not be of much significance. Even if the supplies transported through the Tribunal can reduce costs to a certain extent, the monopoly of magic equipment is a political issue rather than a commercial issue. For territories and countries that want to separate themselves from the Red Robe Mage Association, there is no better solution than this. Opportunity.

So will the tribunal agree to his request?

 To be honest, Calga thinks...it's unlikely.

 “This gentleman.”

While Calga was thinking, a maid came in, and Calga hurriedly raised her head.

 “I have kept you waiting for a long time, Lady Amaryllis is waiting for you.”

"Thanks."

 Karga nodded and stood up.

 The next step is the important negotiation.

 (End of this chapter)