Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 903 Trading
"Just as you said, this ancient scroll does record how to tame giant eagles."

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Xu mentioned this matter, Locke's attention was immediately diverted.

Zhou Xu took the opportunity to talk about some of the contents recorded in the ancient scroll.

Locke no longer had any doubts in his mind.

Although he could only understand a few words on the ancient scroll and was not particularly clear about the detailed content, Zhou Xu's speech was very coherent and fluent, and it did not sound like something he had made up on the spur of the moment.

After simply reading two passages from the ancient scroll and dispelling Locke's doubts, Zhou Xu stopped and asked...

"Chief, do you have any other ancient scrolls?"

"There are two more volumes."

Locke's eyes lit up when he heard this question. He couldn't understand the ancient scrolls before, but now that Zhou Xu is here, can he ask Zhou Xu to help him translate?

However, he soon realized that although the emperor in front of him was friendly to them and had been very sincere during their previous interactions, it was impossible for him to translate for free.

"Your Majesty, do you want to?"

"I want to make a deal with you, Chief."

Zhou Xu did not hide anything and laid his cards on the table directly. At the moment, Locke basically could not understand the ancient Elvish language, but he could understand it, and this was his greatest reliance.

"I hope to study the three ancient scrolls. The enchantment effect on them can prevent the ancient scrolls from decaying for such a long time. I am very interested in this enchantment effect. After studying it, I can use it to preserve some important documents of our Great Zhou."

"Of course, in exchange, I can help you translate all the contents of the three ancient scrolls. How about that?"

Hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed across Locke's face.

He understood what Zhou Xu meant, and he also knew that the ancient scroll was indeed enchanted.

If we want to study it, there is no guarantee that this ancient scroll will not be damaged.

And this ancient scroll could be considered their ancestral heirloom, passed down from generation to generation after the destruction of the old civilization. They would feel a little uncomfortable if it were to be damaged.

However, following the other party's line of thought, if you refuse this deal, then it seems that the translation as a bargaining chip will no longer exist.

Needless to say, this is Zhou Xu's greatest confidence at this stage.

There is no need to be too blunt. It would be unpleasant to hear and would hurt feelings. Locke is not a fool and he can figure things out himself.

Looking at the conflicted Locke, Zhou Xu was not idle either. He opened the ancient scroll in his hand and continued reading without saying a word.

If Locke suddenly has a brain injury and doesn't want to make the deal, he should pay more attention now so that he won't be completely in the dark.

It turns out that the party at a disadvantage in a negotiation is able to convince itself.

Especially in a situation like Locke.

Ever since the day when the younger generation of the Wood Elves became official citizens of their Great Zhou, the future of the Wood Elves has been closely related to their Great Zhou.

Right now, the better the Great Zhou is, the better the wood elves can develop.

On the other hand, they have strained the relationship, and the loss of the Wood Elves may have some impact on the Great Zhou, but life will basically go on as usual.

From this point, we can see who is in the dominant position in the conversation between the two sides.

Locke had undoubtedly figured out the key point here and nodded.

"I accept this deal, but I have one condition." "Please speak, Patriarch."

Zhou Xu spoke without even raising his head.

"After you have finished your study, Your Majesty, if the scroll is not damaged, please return it to me."

"Of course you can."

Zhou Xu agreed very readily.

After all, whether the ancient scroll is destroyed or not is just a matter of his words.
However, by that time, he knew the contents of the scroll and had also studied the enchantment. It was actually useless to keep it in his hands, so he didn't mind returning it to the wood elves.

After briefly discussing the deal, everyone left the breeding house.

Before leaving, Locke took a reluctant look at the eaglet in the house.

At this moment, he actually faced the reality. He might not be able to raise this young eagle well if he took it back. Considering this, it would be better for it to stay in Da Zhou.

However, even though I figured it out, I couldn't stop feeling melancholy.

Zhou Xu also noticed that Locke began to want to be quiet. In addition, his mind was full of the contents of the ancient scroll in his hand. He just wanted to seize the time and go back to study it, not to mention that he had to go to work in the afternoon.

In this case, he won't stay with me for long.

"John, stay with your clan leader. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After leaving the cultivation room, Zhou Xu walked quickly back to his own bedroom. After asking the palace maid to bring him a bowl of iced bayberry soup, he quickly focused his attention on the contents of the ancient scroll in front of him.

He had told Locke before that this ancient scroll contained the method of taming giant eagles. In fact, this ancient scroll not only contained the method of taming giant eagles, but also the training method of Giant Eagle Knights and even some mantras that they could use.

When he saw those mantras, Zhou Xu recited them out of habit.

But there was no movement, and at the same time, the power of the mantra in his body was not consumed at all.

Because he doesn't have this mantra, but the wood elves are different, they are born with it, so as long as they are taught this mantra, they can trigger it successfully.

It would be a lie to say that I'm not envious. The human race has nothing and has to rely on acquired means to obtain everything.

After reading it once, Zhou Xu was not in a hurry to think about it. Instead, he took a blank notebook from the table and began to copy the contents of the ancient scroll.

After copying down all the contents above, he can start studying the enchantments on the ancient scroll.

In fact, what Zhou Xu wanted to study was not only the enchantment on the ancient scroll, but also the "scroll" itself.

This scroll was not the first time he had seen it. He had also obtained a teleportation scroll from Yan Sheng before.

But that thing was too high level. Even though he had already studied the 'teleport' mantra, it was still difficult for him to study the scroll.

But without worrying about the matter of teleporting the scroll, he was very interested in this method of attaching the power of mantra to the scroll.

To give a simple example, if he could make 'Lightning Attack' into a scroll, he could directly tear open the scroll to trigger it when needed. It would not only be quick, but also would not consume his mantra power at the time.

If this spell scroll can be made, it goes without saying how valuable it is at the critical moment.

Of course, Zhou Xu had this idea at this moment.

There is undoubtedly still a long way to go in terms of specific research and production.

(End of this chapter)