RoleplayNovel Chapter 1358 It gradually becomes clear
Chapter 1358 It gradually becomes clear
Chapter 1358 It gradually becomes clear
The first thing Lei Xiao thought about was the specific types of magic crystals, because magic crystal is a very broad term and there are extremely many types.
Whether it is the light crystal needed for light healing, the dark magic crystal needed for the guardian defense mechanism, or the wind spirit stone and blue moon stone needed for the tower of vision, they are essentially a type of magic crystal, including magic light crystals.
It’s just that the veins of these magic crystals are relatively common, and the amount of mining is often large. Some of them are widely used in the human world. They do not belong to the category of rare magic crystals, and there is not even a difference in quality.
As for the so-called high-quality magic crystals, there are mainly two characteristics.
First, the magic crystal itself is extremely rare and powerful.
The second is that among the magic crystals of the same type that can be distinguished by quality, it is the one with high quality.
Such as the Elf Tears needed for the current upgrade of the Light Healing Center, the Secret Blue Essence needed for the current upgrade of the Guardian Defense Mechanism, the Sky Island Essence needed for the Tower of Vision, etc.
Although he has never used these high-quality magic crystals to upgrade the miracle building, it is certain that the higher the quality of the magic crystals used, the more powerful the function of the miracle building will be.
"But these are not the most important things. The most important thing is, how did the flower fairy know that there would be a high-quality magic crystal vein there?"
"Let's not talk about what kind of magic crystal it is. How does the flower fairy know that it must be of high quality? After all, according to Fanny, it is just a mine that has not been mined yet. I have never heard of anyone being able to determine the quality of a mineral before it is mined."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and immediately spoke out the doubts in his mind.
"No wonder His Majesty the Human Race has been frowning in thought. It turns out that he has already thought of all this."
Hearing Lei Xiao's question, a look of admiration couldn't help but appear on Fanny's fair face.
You know, even she herself, after getting the news about the magic vein at that time, focused all her attention on the magic vein itself, and only considered other issues after she calmed down.
"Your Majesty is right. High-quality magic veins must be located deep underground, and they are all located in areas where the flow of magic veins is relatively active. Even the earth-attributed great mage who is most sensitive to geology and has boundless magic power can hardly detect the existence of the veins no matter what detection spell he uses, let alone obtain information about the quality of the magic veins."
Fanny nodded to Lei Xiao and said bluntly: "What convinced me that it was a high-quality mineral vein was the authority of the publisher of the magic mineral vein information."
“The authority of the person distributing the information?”
Broy's face was full of confusion, and he asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty just mentioned it. Who told you the news about the magic vein?"
"It's the Fantasy Shadow Market in our area."
Fanny's face was solemn, and she said seriously, "It is precisely because the Mirage Market has sent out a cooperation invitation letter, and they have provided the specific location of the magic vein, and we, the flower fairies, are responsible for the development, and ultimately we will achieve the goal of win-win cooperation. After all, the strong men of the Mirage Market are not allowed to leave the market, and this is something everyone knows."
"Is this actually the news released by the Film Market?"
After hearing Fanny's response, Lei Xiao continued listening with his eyes slightly narrowed.
"That's right, Your Majesty. The Shadow Market has been standing on this land for three thousand years since the blank era. It has always served as a trade protector and supervisor, and its credibility has never been questioned."
Fanny nodded and continued, "Therefore, we naturally won't have any doubts about the news released."
"But since the Flower Fairy got the news through the Shadow Market, how did the other three forces get the news?"
Chris's fair face was full of confusion. She asked doubtfully, "And whether it's from the secret alliance between the Tauren and the Trolls, or from the actions of the Dragonborn and those light half-elves, it's clear that they didn't get the news in a hurry."
"This is also what I am confused about. I received the news a day ago. When I ordered the army to assemble, I soon learned about the unusual movements of the other three forces in the surrounding area."
Fanny frowned and responded, "Although I don't know how the other party got the news, this also further confirmed the accuracy of the news from the side, so I simply went all out and joined the battle for the magic mine, and you all saw what happened afterwards."
"Could it be that the news of the cooperation between the Flower Fairy and the Mirage Market has been leaked?"
Broy stroked his chin gently and said thoughtfully: "Only this can explain why the other three routes also received the news."
"Historically, invitations to the Film Fair have been lost or leaked. Theoretically, it is possible."
Shuerte stroked his short gray beard and said, "But if it was leaked to three forces at the same time, it would be too coincidental."
"Is it possible that the Misty Shadow Market sent out cooperation invitations to all four forces at the same time?"
Chris rested her chin on one hand and frowned.
"This……"
Fanny obviously hadn't considered this possibility. She said with a look of surprise, "Doesn't that mean the Shadow Market is the culprit? This is simply unbelievable."
"The purpose of the light half-elves this time is very clear. They came for the magic mineral vein. The territory of the light half-elves is definitely not a day's journey away from here. It is impossible that the Dragonborn invited them here after receiving the news."
Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin and analyzed: "Unless the light half-elves got the news in advance, that's why they rushed to the Dragonborn."
"Before this, I have never heard of any contact between the Dragonborn and the Light Half-Elves. My scouts did find the whereabouts of the Light Half-Elves among the Dragonborn."
Fanny floated in front of Lei Xiao, frowning and thinking: "But if the light half-elves came for the magic mine, then didn't they get the news before I and the Shadow Market? How did they do that?"
"This is not impossible. What if the light half-elf brought the news to the Shadow Market, and the Shadow Market then told you the news?"
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment and spoke in a calm voice.
"Your Majesty is right. This way, everything makes sense!"
Broy's eyes lit up and he agreed, "The Shadow Market is not the source of the news, it is just the spreader of the news."
"Could it be that the Shadow Market is cooperating with the Light Half-Elves?"
Fanny also quickly sorted out the relationship and said with a puzzled look on her face: "But how is this possible? Isn't the Shadow Market an absolutely fair force? It will never participate in any disputes or conspiracies."
"As to whether this is possible, we will know once we ask."
Lei Xiao took out the communication magic stone and asked, "Sir, is it convenient for you to show up?"
"Since His Majesty has already recognized the other party, there is no reason for me not to show up."
The administrator's burly figure quickly emerged from the magical image and nodded slightly.
"Is this the manager of the Shadow Market in the area with the wood goblins, dwarves, and tree people?"
Fanny's eyes were filled with surprise, and she quickly recognized the administrator's identity from the patterns on the brown armor he was wearing.
More than five hundred years ago, Fanny, who was still a flower fairy princess, had accepted an invitation to this Shadow Market in her personal capacity and had met the manager once.
As for the managers in charge of the wood elves, dwarves, and tree people areas, why they can invite the flower fairy princesses who are not in their jurisdiction is because personal invitations are often not restricted by the jurisdiction of the Shadow Market, while official invitations can only invite forces within the jurisdiction.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Fanny, no, Her Majesty the Queen now, right? We meet again."
The manager nodded slightly and greeted Fanny first.
"I hope you are well, Mr. Administrator."
Fanny suppressed her surprise and responded politely. Then she turned to Lei Xiao and said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Shadow Market will only contact the various forces when necessary, and the various forces have no way to contact the Shadow Market. How did you do it?"
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Shadow Market is not as peaceful and conservative as you imagined."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, looked at the manager and asked: "Sir, did you hear what happened just now? Does the possibility I mentioned exist?"
"Your Majesty, I'm not willing to admit it, but this possibility does exist, although it doesn't happen in all Shadow Markets."
The manager responded without any hesitation: "Especially the manager next to me, who is really willing to do anything. If it's him, then it's basically a done deal."
"Your Excellency, why did the manager do this? Isn't this destroying the reputation of the Shadow Market?"
Fanny obviously hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and asked hurriedly, "Won't your higher-level supervisors hold him accountable?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know that as long as it is within a reasonable range, the Market Brotherhood will turn a blind eye."
The manager's voice was calm, but it shocked Fanny even more. He continued, "In the final analysis, the reason why the Shadow Market serves as a trade protector is because of its interests. It will collect corresponding benefits from every transaction. In other words, as long as the benefits are enough, everything is possible."
"Your Excellency the Administrator is right. First of all, the light half-elf must have promised the Administrator a lot of benefits."
Broy nodded thoughtfully and said, "Secondly, once the four major forces go to war, even if they eliminate the main force of one side and then prepare to wipe out the roots, it will be difficult to attack the core city that has been operated by the other side for more than a thousand years in a short period of time. To a large extent, it will become a war of attrition. With materials becoming increasingly scarce, once the Shadow Market is opened, the transaction volume will naturally increase, and the benefits are self-evident."
"Your Majesty the Dwarf Elf has made a very thorough analysis. Not only that, the manager next to me is also ranked low, and it is difficult for him to get in touch with the strong men of second-rate forces or even the top forces. Even if I send a personal invitation letter, the other party will hardly give face."
The manager's hoarse voice sounded again, saying, "Therefore, according to my estimation, in addition to promising benefits, the light half-elf must have also promised powerful connections. This is also a temptation that any manager would find difficult to refuse."
"But Mr. Manager, these are short-term interests. Once the forces in the region go to war with each other and some are destroyed, it will be disadvantageous to the Shadow Market in the long run. Isn't this killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?"
Fanny frowned and looked puzzled again.
"Your Majesty, you may not know that the market ranking statistics that are held every 600 years are about to begin. If they gain enough benefits, they will improve their market rankings and move to the more core outer regions. Naturally, they will not care about the situation in their original regions."
The manager's voice was calm as he responded, "In other words, even if they leave a mess behind, they don't have to clean it up themselves. The next market will just have to blame themselves for the bad luck."
"I completely understand. I didn't expect the truth to be like this. It turns out that the so-called cooperation invitation letter is just the beginning of the other party's conspiracy. It seems that the other party is very likely to have sent cooperation invitation letters to the trolls and tauren as well."
Fanny took a deep breath slowly, and her starry eyes occasionally flashed with different expressions such as anger, annoyance, and helplessness. It was obvious that she was trying her best to adjust her emotions.
After a while, Fanny finally calmed down and nodded to Lei Xiao, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for revealing the truth to me. To be honest, Your Majesty, the flower fairies haven't fought for hundreds of years. It seems that the peaceful atmosphere has made us unknowingly underestimate the dangers of the outside world."
"Your Majesty, you are too polite. It's just a small favor. I've said before that the flower fairies not only had a close relationship with the human race, but they are also connected by blood with the wood fairies. It is neither reasonable nor moral for us to sit idly by."
Lei Xiao waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, there is one thing I don't understand."
Broy frowned and thought for a moment, wondering, "Since the light half-elf brought the news of the magic crystal mine, why did they deliberately release the news when they could just mine it quietly with the Dragonborn?"
"Your Majesty, this is not difficult to explain."
Fanny nodded to Broy and responded, "In our area, the group of guys with dragon faces are relatively stronger and more ambitious. They are undoubtedly our main target of defense. Mining mineral veins is by no means a trivial matter. It will inevitably require a lot of manpower and material resources, and it will be easy for us to detect them."
"When the time comes, we will know the truth and we will not sit idly by and watch them make a fortune. Otherwise, if they grow stronger, we will be the ones in trouble. Therefore, we will definitely fight for the mineral veins."
After hearing Fanny's explanation, Chris nodded thoughtfully and added, "In order to prevent this from happening, why not just provoke a war, so that the strength of each party is greatly reduced and they completely lose the ability to interfere and compete?"
"If we hadn't stationed ourselves in the Fallwatcher Fortress, I'm afraid the other side would have succeeded."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, snapped his fingers and said, "Then, there is only one most critical question left."