Chapter 890: Mithril problem, about to explode

There are two kinds of Mithril extraction techniques brought back by Xia Duo from [Projection Plane·Arcane Empire].
One is the public's refinement that does not require the participation of magic, which is suitable for batch refinement, but the mithril refined in this way is not high in purity and cannot be used to manufacture miniaturized magic items.
So you need to use the second refining technique, an [Elemental Extraction] spell cast by multiple casters.
Of course, you can also build an [Elemental Extraction] circle, through which you can obtain high-grade Mithril for making small magic items.
If Xia Duo only wanted to produce relatively simple and bulky magical items such as communication artifacts, then the first refinement technique would be sufficient.
But if you want to produce small magic items like amulets and rings, then [Elemental Extraction] is essential.
Even in the future, if you want to make ultra-miniature Mithril components similar to magic chips, the required Mithril purity is likely to be as high as the sky. It is not unusual for 99.9% to be followed by more than a dozen 9's.
The impact of the purity of Mithril is not only in miniaturization, but also in the influence of [elemental transmutation]. The lower the purity, the greater the impact.
Therefore, even if miniaturization is not considered, the higher the purity of Mithril, the better.
Only the higher the purity, the less likely it is to deteriorate due to [Elemental Transmutation]. Once the Mithril is partially deteriorated, the purity will decrease, and then a vicious circle will eventually lead to the collapse of the energy circuit and the use of artifacts.
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Thinking like this, Xia Duo gradually had an idea in his heart.
However, if you want to refine Mithril on a large scale, it is better to own a Mithril mine, otherwise, even if you recycle scrap Mithril, there will be a lot of cost and a lot of trouble.
Regardless of whether Netheril really does not have the ability to produce finished Mithril, at least on the surface it does not, and breaking this balance rashly will inevitably suffer backlash.
Xia Duo hasn't been able to withstand this level of backlash for the time being.
If you own a mine, refine it yourself, and use it secretly, even if you know it, you might still tacitly know it, but if you want to buy obsolete Mithril, it will be different.
Those without refining technology will be jealous, those with refining technology will feel that you are not interesting, and the original vested interests-elves, dwarves, and possibly even the Austrian Law Federation and the Seven Towers, will feel even more unhappy.
Almost everybody was offended once, there is no way to survive.
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For a while, Xia Duo really had a headache, but if she wanted to develop and grow stronger, manpower alone was not enough. There must be foreign objects that can save and operate magic power separately.
And such a foreign object cannot do without Mithril at all!
Unless a new substance or new technology can be found to replace Mithril, but the main plane has its own magical civilization, and until now, there is nothing that can really replace Mithril.
At least, Xia Duo hadn't heard of it on the main plane or any projection plane.
Among various materials that can be used to link magic nets and guide energy, good performance is not as cheap as Mithril, cheaper than Mithril, and obviously not as good as Mithril.
This is like a wire on the earth. Everyone knows that metals can conduct electricity, but in the end only copper has become the most widely used wire material, not silver, which has the strongest conductivity.
Although Xia Duo wanted to find new materials or new technologies, he would not fight against objective facts that lasted for tens of thousands of years or more. At least he did not have the money, energy, and time to fight.
After thinking about it again and again, in the end, he could only work the mithril mine.
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Then, Chateau talked a few more words with Gardner, of course he stopped talking about official business later, and asked him about his recent study class.
Gardner answered one by one, the Tower of Time, especially inside the Academy, has already formed a relatively relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
After all, a lot of knowledge is free and open, and everyone does not shy away from communicating, and even the specific learning progress of oneself is not as strict as the tower mage of the past.
There really is the prototype of an academy!
"By the way, how many people have become Level 3 apprentices during my absence this month, and how many have become official wizards?" Xia Duo asked suddenly.
In fact, he can ask Ta Ling, but Ta Ling can only record death information, and the person concerned must apply for an elevation of authority in the personnel department before he can be recorded as an official mage.
As for the level 3 apprentices, they were initially in the internal ranks of the academy, and then they were promoted. Of course, some people might not register.
If you don’t register for the Taring, there is no record. Everyone is an apprentice. It is impossible to judge from some passive spellcasting records. It is better to understand it clearly from a grassroots mage like Gardner.
Gardner was a little surprised when Chateau asked him this question, because Dean and the others knew the most about personnel issues, but he still told some things he knew:
"I know only two of the newly added Level 3 apprentices. I completed the registration a few days ago, but they are official mages. There were four more apprentices last month. Everyone was surprised."
"Is it!"
In fact, Xia Duo is also very surprised ~ EbookFREE.me~ there are four more official mages in a month. Although there are factors accumulated before, the academic training after the transformation must have played a big role.
If this continues, the future is very worth looking forward to!
You know, there are nearly a thousand apprentices in the current Tower of Time, and there may be four more official mages in a month, but the original apprentices have completed the upgrade.
Once the new apprentices grow up, then the number of official wizards is likely to increase directly by hundreds or hundreds.
With the mass production of magic items and the explosion of the number of official mages, Xia Duo almost saw an extremely flourishing magical civilization in a state of gestation.
Markets, audiences, money flow, and cyclical development. Xia Duo was worried about the overcapacity of the Tower of Time before, but now even if it does not interact with the outside world, only the internal circulation may develop.
Of course, the material basis for all of this is indispensable, which brings back the question about Mithril.
"Mythril mine! Mythril mine! How should I find you?"
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After separating from Ghanal, Chateau slowly walked to the material office of the Tower of Time, while pondering the issue of future development. In addition to mithril, there is actually another issue that cannot be ignored, that is--
population!
At present, the total population of Savile and Daxia is only more than 60,000, Daxia is close to 10,000, and Savile is more than 50,000.
Among these more than 60,000 people, there are also many outsiders, the most of which are chambers of commerce and their affiliates (mainly related to the city of Conifer).
With such a small number of people, how can we develop civilization?