Chapter 402: 15 often, embrace progress

"Why?" Xia Duo asked quickly.
It was the first time he heard about the "spell patent". If the Austrian Law Federation really had this system, then it would be really not far from the "magic community".
As for the decrease in patent income, Niya gave two reasons-
"Since the Savile Arcanist, the Tower of Time has not applied for any patents. New spells have developed rapidly over the years, and many old spells have long been replaced by new ones.
"In addition, since one of the color-resistant scrolls was stolen, the reading threshold of the color-resistant scrolls has increased a lot. Therefore, most people are unwilling to open up the new spells they have painstakingly researched, even if it may bring him great benefits. , And those who have seen the color-resistant scroll will be more conservative."
Niya seemed to have a lot to say when it came to the theft of the Nishite Scroll, but she took it back to her lips, and finally said, "The situation is improving now, and the Austrian Law Federation is negotiating with various wizard towers. , A batch of new spells have been opened, and many wizard towers have responded."
"It shouldn't be that easy?"
"Yes, the real trouble is that several Great Arcanists have clearly expressed their opposition, and the negotiation can hardly go on."
Xia Duo nodded and expressed his understanding that the Austrian Law Federation itself was a compromised product of all parties, but the Mage Tower belonged to each caster himself.
These great Arcanists themselves are also members of the Austrian Law Federation, and even the masters. They all take the lead in opposing them, and let others choose, unless they are really convinced.
But the other Great Arcanists are not necessarily all the same. They just agree on this issue, and it is difficult to unite and persuade the minorities physically.
And even if they are combined, they are not necessarily useful. After all, the great arcanist itself has a huge deterrent, and it is not necessarily a win if there are more people, and the subsequent impact of the war must be considered.
Therefore, the above resolution has been formed, but the following cannot be implemented.
This made Xia Duo think of the United Nations on the earth, but fortunately, the United Nations has five permanent members. Basically, the five permanent members passed, even if it passed. And even if the resolution is passed, it is often refused to implement it. This situation is generally supported by one of the five permanent members.
In Netheril, the Austrian Federation has fifteen great arcanists, which is similar to the fifteen regulars, and they often disagree, and it is difficult for Xia Duo to believe the meeting.
too difficult!
It is too difficult!
Being able to become a great arcanist is a leader among spellcasters. Who would be easily shaken by others, unless it is a person with a strong and high reputation, but such a person has not yet appeared.
At present, the highest prestige among the Great Arcanists is Congenio, and the strongest is probably Iolum, even though he wiped out multiple orc tribes in Netherland, and even eliminated the inland orc tide to some extent. .
However, the prestige brought by these achievements is far lower than that of Congenio, the largest arcanist in the history of Netheril. Almost all the great arcanists have received the help and instruction of Congenio. It is the advantage of age.
Unless the [Misser Energy Core] appears and the floating city goes to the sky, Iolum can gain a huge and unimaginable prestige, and it is still somewhat insufficient.
Thinking of this, Xia Duo couldn't help but shook his head and asked:
"By the way, how are the patent fees charged? If someone is unwilling to pay, can the OFA Association recourse?"
"The patent fee is only charged to the Master Tower. There are special masters who calculate the specific costs. If you do not pay, the Austrian Law Federation will have many sanctions. The most commonly used is to deduct the share of Mithril, and there are many restrictions on library borrowing rights, etc., but all There is no direct attack in the means."
"At that time, how much patent fees did the tower have to pay each year, and how much revenue did it have?
Upon hearing this question, Niya couldn't help showing a mysterious smile, "Guess?"
How to guess this?
Xia Duo has no idea about whether it is more or less. She was about to ask Taring, Niya seemed to see his thoughts, "Don't think about asking Taring, the income and expenditure in this area are independent."
"..."
When did Niya like to play this trick, it’s impossible to guess something that has no concept. Reminiscing that Niya said that there is very little patent revenue before, Xia Duo just guessed it casually:
"How many thousands of income per year? How many thousands of expenses?"
For a mage tower, thousands of gold coins are too small to be a small number. No matter how small it is, Xia Duo couldn't think of the meaning of that number.
Niya said that patent income is very small, at least it should be a meaningful number!
After listening to Xia Duo’s guess, Niya’s smile was even more mysterious,
This year’s revenue and expenditure will be settled in the early spring of tomorrow, but I can tell you how much revenue and expenditure the Tower of Time did on patents last year.

"How many?"
"The income is less than 300 gold coins, and the expenditure is slightly more, but there are only less than 500 gold coins."
"How come there are so few?" Xia Duo thought that there would be very few, but never thought that there would be so few, which is too exaggerated.
"The increase in new spells, the decrease in the income from the old spells, and only a small amount of derivative income. The Tower of Time is like this, and other mage towers are similar. If the added new spells are patented, then regardless of the income and expenditure will increase. How much depends on the management of each mage tower."
Speaking of Niya at the end of her smile, she agreed to apply for a new spell patent, which will promote the overall development, but only her approval is useless, even if she will apply for a new spell patent, no other wizard towers will participate , In the end it was just a little gold coin.
However, the gold coins could not be exchanged for new spells and new directions. In the end, the gains outweighed the gains~EbookFREE.me~ From Niya’s words, Xia Duo heard her dissatisfaction with the current environment. Of course, this also reflected the princess’s attitude to a certain extent. , But the current focus of the princess is not on the opening of new spells.
But after understanding Niya's thoughts, Xia Duo also knew why Niya did not object to the transformation of the Tower of Time. People with progressive ideas would naturally embrace progress itself.
New relations of production have emerged. Although the short-term prospects are not clear, embracing progress has actually embraced the broadest future.
Somehow, Xia Duo suddenly felt the trend of the times. In fact, from his current understanding of Netheril, the times were calling for transformation.
In other words, change.
Despite the twists and turns of the road, the future is bright. You must be careful, lest you die in the last darkness before dawn.
It is difficult for Xia Duo to influence how to play the game and how to make decisions. All he can do is embrace progress and survive. Even a bit of sparks, if there are more, will cause a torrent.
in particular--
In the field of magic, at this level, in fact, specific spells are no longer the focus, the key is Tao. Continue the transformation of the Tower of Time, stabilize its existence, and explore more new forms that are conducive to the development of magic.
In terms of territory, perhaps supporting the princess-led pioneering movement is another form of embracing progress.
After that, Xia Duo continued to exchange some ideas and specific measures about the transformation of the Tower of Time with Niya. The two had a very happy conversation. After this intimate conversation, the relationship between the two was also a lot closer.
But there is still no sense of intimacy between husband and wife, and it is more like a like-minded relationship.
Is this the legendary "sublimation of revolutionary friendship"?