Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 891 The Triumphant Arslan

Travis will never understand that for a mage, the most precious things are always knowledge and the ornaments that carry that knowledge.

Ainstone is indeed a good thing, but apart from what you can use yourself and the best of what you can get, there is absolutely no need to waste resources to exchange for it.

Gold and silver jewelry also have their value, but he is not a magician of rare objects, so apart from keeping some for future use, there is no need to store so much.

What's the point of filling warehouses with things you don't need, like a dragon?
As long as you can always take out what you need from your storage equipment, that's fine.

Of course, once he has his own Star Fortress, he will definitely need to stockpile some resources for convenience, but until then... why use someone else's if he can use his own?
A mage who cannot utilize external forces is definitely not a good researcher.

Only researchers who know how to expand a research budget of 100 million to 500 million can achieve extraordinary value.

If we're really calculating realistically, once investors feel you're offering great value, they'll simply reduce the budget from 100 million to below 50.

Especially since the other side is a shameless bastard like Travis.

Huh~
Travis thought he was very clever, calculating a rough range based on Luscania's memories. He felt that Alsalan was a little greedy, and he was quite generous considering that Alsalan had always stood firmly behind him!
He doesn't know anything!
Al-Saran didn't need to probe what Travis had seen.

If the investor were a dragon, he would believe that the experimental data provided by those mages would be far more vague.

They would choose to accumulate resources by staying within the dragon's boundaries and escape its clutches as soon as possible.

Even if it involves the risk of the dragons becoming enraged because their wallets are emptying too quickly, it's still better than pleasing the dragons so much that they have to keep them locked up all the time.

Only if they both waste resources and provide only barely satisfactory experimental results will the dragons only think about capturing a new mage after they escape, instead of wasting time continuing to hunt them down.

The premise for doing this is that they cannot have as much money as the dragon would consider it... well, more than 100 gold coins.

That way, the dragon will decide to kill him the next time they encounter him, instead of wasting money and resources on a bounty for his whereabouts.

But for a mage, even if he were to leave penniless, he would certainly use the materials in his research lab to create the most comprehensive protection for himself with his knowledge.

What he might take away might seem like just a few drops of water or a few leaves... but once outside, they can instantly transform into powerful weapons once they get covered in mud.

The mutual repulsion or violent collision between elements can instantly transform seemingly worthless resources into unique treasures.

Of course, there is another possibility: Luscania's memories contain records of experiments conducted by some powerful mages.

Arsalan was certain that every mage who reached a high position, even if he himself was an investor, would only exaggerate the costs of the experiment.

Even if they create a magical artifact that only has a fleeting moment of brilliance, they will still lament how much resources they have wasted.

The past is not important; the future is what matters... Every mage will keep in mind this teaching from the law.

If we make the past seem too easy, how simple will it be for people who come to us in the future to have equipment made or potions concocted?

It's as if fate would smile upon them with the mere flick of their fingers.

What mage would entrust everything to powerful luck?

Besides, if he created the artifact by luck, then his luck should also be taken into account as a cost!

Luck is priceless!

You'll have to pay extra, understand?

Arsalan ignored the furtive glances behind him and focused even harder on dismantling the ship.

He had to dismantle some materials he really wanted, clean up some that looked valuable but weren't within his needs, and then slightly conceal some odd-looking junk that was actually just a patchwork of pieces due to Billy Harden's lack of knowledge... Ha~
He knew all too well Travis's petty and greedy dragon nature.

Arsalan believed that even if he were to unfortunately encounter a dragon after going out, he could escape unscathed thanks to his many years of experience.

Of course, the reason he didn't go that far and left a lot of precious resources for Travis was twofold: firstly, his bottom line was high enough, and secondly... Luscania's all-around help provided him a great deal of assistance.

With the purest white dragon bloodline, he could avoid most of the troubles when walking among the stars.

Despite the diverse races of the Astral Bandits, every book that mentions them features the same creature: the dragon.

Whether captured for profit or infiltrated voluntarily, the dragon's presence is undeniable.

Moreover, it often happens that some dragons were subdued by someone in their youth and used to do many evil deeds, but after that powerful person died unexpectedly or passed away peacefully, they escaped with a large amount of wealth and became powerful figures in their own right.

It's understandable if it happens once or twice, but if all laptops are like this... who's the fool?
They may not all have been willingly captured and forced to work, and some may have even been treated as commodities when they were young and naive, but there are definitely a lot of people mixed in who are looking for their own meals.

Otherwise, those bandits would have their own dragons that are thousands of years old, so how could they not ever intercept other dragons?

The longer a dragon lives, the richer it becomes, and the higher its value, right?
Therefore, Al-Saran believed that having the friendly aura of dragons would greatly reduce the trouble of traveling to the astral realm.

But if the opposite is true, the road will likely be difficult and impassable, with swords flashing everywhere. Alsara, who has dreamed since childhood of finding the mage's ruins and leaving this closed world through the starry path left by the mage, will never allow herself to become the kind of human that Luscania despises.

That's asking for trouble.

The diligent Alzalan completely ignored Billy Harden, who had finally been brought to a critical point by Alzalan and was now going crazy.

Although Travis is always mysterious, sneaky, and cowardly, he always explains things clearly when it comes to important matters, especially when he needs to cooperate with others in battle.

For example, what good things did he get from a certain reincarnated deity who supposedly made a fortune and his pendant, the Grim Reaper couple?

The battle at the soul level is not yet necessary for a living mage like him.

However, Arsalan's hand paused slightly... He would definitely need to learn more soul magic afterward.

The world is about to become some kind of monster, and those caught up in it can only try their best to become better.
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The White Dragon King and Luscania paid little attention to Arsalan's subtle actions, seemingly unconcerned.

Al-Saran knew in his heart that he would leave most of the valuable items to him, and he would only get a small fee for top-quality craftsmanship.

Hiring a great mage like him to do the work would normally be quite expensive, and Travis was quite happy that he was willing to charge such a fee.

Although he could control himself with reason, he still didn't really like the feeling of taking money out of his bag.

Travis knew exactly what he was going to do next.

In the world of gods, even the most valiant lord who dislikes meddling in affairs and meeting outsiders will reserve a main temple for himself.

You may choose not to rely on the power of faith, but you must never relinquish the pool of faith to others.

If you really don't want anything, why would you want the whole world to know who you are?

The gods who were completely unknown and hid themselves completely disappeared in that disaster.

When they can no longer draw energy from the outside world, and are unable to break through the blockade of the world's will and rush into the starry sky on their own, the fate of these gods is to perish silently.

At most, it will leave behind some top-notch spellcasting materials for future generations.

Therefore, even if he has his own path, he still needs a main temple that everyone knows about.

But is this thing so easy to build?

Al-Saran was the most suitable architect he had found for himself.

As for some kind of divine magic array... tsk~
Is that something he should be considering?

The magnificent divine arrays in the main temple of the gods were mostly created by their own mages and scholars, except for the Goddess of Night and the Lord of Knowledge, who could manipulate them themselves.

Of course, they must have had the title of priest, and their faith was certainly not a problem.

However, those temples took hundreds or even thousands of years to build from the start to the completion of their construction.

Fortunately, at that time, these people didn't have any enemies, so they could take their time to build.

But that won't work now!

The Lord of Ice still doesn't have a decent main temple. He's like a big rat scurrying around under the icebergs. Is it because he doesn't have enough divine power?
How can it be?

The fact that he didn't seem to care at all that Lori used one of his divine power reserves as a large-scale charger shows that this was no big deal for the Lord of Ice.

There are only two reasons why he keeps wandering around: the lack of a suitable magic-based professional to help him, and secret scheming.

The Ice Dog King incident is a typical example.

Although that little dog wasn't very bright, it didn't listen to just anyone.

For the Ice Dog King to actually dare to attack the Lord of Ice at a crucial moment, it would take at least several hundred years of covert manipulation.

Moreover, although the Goddess of Rain has failed for the time being, she is not completely extinct.

This is the reason why the Lord of Ice changes his base every now and then.

He certainly wouldn't use that place again, the one that several gods had visited, which Lori had used.

But the fact that he was willing to give it to Lowry shows that he already had feelings for Lowry.

Otherwise, he would have blown it up long ago.

(End of this chapter)