Xia Duo was a little surprised by this answer, but it was reasonable. Now that his big backer was back, he could be more bold when cooperating with others.
After all, the OEM fee for Tower of Time is much cheaper than that of other high-level mages. The more orders you place, the more you will earn.
However, Xia Duo rejected this new order, which could also make the Tower of Time profitable, for no other reason than to worry about whether the Tower of Time could be delivered in time.
You must know that the design drawings of the Demon-Slaying Talisman are still in his personal space! He hadn't even started designing for mass production, and the 100 pieces he ordered before were only the amount he was sure he could complete.
Not even counting the magic technician team of the Tower of Time.
If he takes more orders, he may not be able to cover the whole situation.
We still have to look at the completion of orders in June before talking about the follow-up.
However, Xia Duo completely refused, but left some leeway: "The Tower of Time staff arrangements are full in June, and we are not ready to take more orders for the time being. Let's talk about it in July!"
"No problem! The underground war will not end in a short time, and there are still many opportunities for us to cooperate."
In his words, Lord Harlan even revealed his attitude of looking forward to the underground war, which made Xia Duo frown secretly.
Although Shado also wanted to earn some gold coins in the underground war, he still knew the importance of caring for the feelings of his allies. As a lord of Netheril, he should not and could not express such an attitude in public.
This would cause Denzo to misjudge that Netheril might actively intervene in the war and prolong the war.
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While this does serve the interests of Netheril to a certain extent, it is something that can only be done, but never said.
In addition, from a longer-term perspective, sacrificing Denzo, a Northland Alliance who is almost a natural ally of Netheril, may not really benefit.
From this, combined with Lord Harlan's previous all-or-nothing approach before reaching a truly desperate situation, Sha Duo felt that this guy was not a good partner.
He feels that Lord Harlan is a person who pays more attention to short-term interests. Once he cannot meet the short-term interests of the other party, it is not impossible for the other party to change his attitude in an instant.
What Xia Duo wants most is allies with common ideals and common goals, followed by partners with long-term common interests, and thirdly, transaction partners with short-term common interests.
In the first two, Xia Duo can make a lot of profits to his collaborators to a certain extent. After all, in the long run, he will not lose anything, but will make more.
But for the latter, short-term trading objects are almost a one-time transaction. Of course, you can squeeze out as much as you can.
Of course, with Xia Duo's current status and strength, anyone can develop into a long-term partner.
It doesn't matter if they are getting farther and farther away; if they dare to turn against each other and play tricks, it depends on the strength of the sword in Xia Duo's hand!
Thinking like this, Xia Duo already had a rough idea on how to deal with the nine demon-slaying arrows.
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When he arrived at his residence, Xia Duo invited Lord Harlan to the reception room for a detailed discussion. The other party came to see him not just to increase the order, but the most important thing was to get the nine demon-slaying arrows in advance.
He believes that at this moment, there are definitely not many people who can take out nine demon-slaying arrows at once. The number that was supposed to appear at the end of the month has appeared at least a month in advance. This will definitely bring huge benefits to Lord Harlan. Interests.
Lord Harlan mentioned before that he could receive an order for a demon-slaying amulet from Prince Pasteur at the cost of a demon-slaying arrow.
This should be true, but there must be more tricks involved. You can’t get ten demon-slaying arrows now and they will be exactly the same a month later!
Even if the order is the same, the impression on Prince Pasteur will not be exactly the same. The friendship of the dwarf prince, this book is a huge benefit.
"Lord Harlan, what I need to let you know is that I have just promised Mr. Cliff to go to the Star Boundary to explore in the near future. During this time, I need to prepare for this, but don't worry, the remaining nine demon-slaying arrows are We will definitely be able to deliver it in time within the month.”
"You just agreed? Heading to the star realm?" Charles Harlan was immediately shocked.
He originally thought that Lord Xia Duo could make the first demon-slaying arrow in two days, and the remaining nine would definitely be completed in a shorter period of time.
But now, he could not hinder Lord Cliff's plan, but he did not want to give up the Demon-Slaying Arrow. A trace of anxiety flashed in Charles Harlan's eyes, and he asked unwillingly: "Is there really no way to advance?"
"It's not impossible."
As soon as he heard that it was possible, the expression on Lord Harlan's face immediately turned from worry to joy, and he couldn't wait to ask: "What do you need, Lord Xia Duo?"
Xia Duo glanced at the other party, did this guy really have a backer? I wouldn't have dared to ask like this before.
It's just that he knows that this matter is related to Cliff, but he still doesn't give up. Sha Duo speculates that his relationship with Cliff may not be that close.
It seems that what Lord Harlan just said about having an old relationship with one of Cliff's students should be limited to this!
But this is also a good thing for Xia Duo. If the other party puts Cliff first in everything, they will not ask for early delivery, and Xia Duo will not be able to get more from this matter.
As for what he wanted to get, Xia Duo thought about it carefully and found that he could not get anything special from Lord Haran.
Harlanside Manor has been handed over and belongs to the Tower of Time. As for the rest, if it were to be too high, Lord Haran would not be willing; if it was to be too low, Xia Duo himself would not be able to speak.
Therefore, Xia Duo put forward a condition that seemed to have nothing to do with him: "I need Lord Haran to promote the new coins of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in Haran Territory and the economic activities it can involve!"
"The new coins of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce?" Charles Harlan rolled his eyes and asked quickly, "Is your creation of the demon-slaying arrow related to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce?"
"hehe."
Xia Duo did not answer this question, but looked at the other party calmly to see how the other party would choose.
The Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's new coins involve the ascension ceremony, and not all territories will agree.
According to Xia Duo's understanding, currently only a few territories are willing to actively promote the new coins in the official name. Some uninformed territories are relatively neutral, neither supporting nor opposing, depending on their relationship with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.
However, for more territories related to the Grand Arcanist, there is no opposition overtly, but there are various obstructions secretly. Even in the Seven Towers, which has a good relationship with Jenna, there are a lot of internal objections.
After all, those who ascend to the gods are all competitors in a sense!
Maybe, I think your route to godhood might be relatively simple and easy to implement, so I'll change it. There is definitely more than one person like Jenna who is trying to build a business order.
If we can win the Harlan Territory, it will definitely be a big improvement for Jenna.
Of course, for Xia Duo, although he couldn't get anything from Lord Harlan, he could definitely get it back from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce.
He was very sure of this!
