Although both were organized by New Flyer and were related to the magic machine industry, the Sines Magic Machine Industry Forum and the Magic Machine Industry Standards Conference were two completely different gatherings.
In the magic machine industry forum, the representatives of the various countries and Chambers of Commerce that participated in the conference mainly discussed various information related to the magic machine industry and reached various cooperation agreements. The main topic was business.
In the magic machine industry standards conference, although the representatives of the various countries and Chambers of Commerce that participated in the conference, the topics of discussion were more focused on the various standards and regulations related to the magic machine industry, as well as a series of research discussions.
Compared to most of the higher-ups of New Flyer who placed more importance on obtaining more cooperation from the industry forum, Xu Yi placed more importance on the magic machine industry standards conference that was held a month after the magic machine industry forum.
Because in this conference, the relevant standards of the magic machine industry on the continent would be formulated and promoted to all the countries and Chambers of Commerce related to the magic machine industry on the Sines, requiring them to implement this standard.
Of course, these standards were all set by New Flyer and no other country or Chamber of Commerce had the right to question them.
Therefore, Xu Yi placed great importance on this conference because he needed to formulate sufficiently detailed and strict standards in advance while New Flyer was still in an absolute leading position. This way, it would be easier to control the development of the magic machine industry and avoid wasting a lot of manpower and precious time because of the difference in standards.
In addition, New Flyer didn't have the sole authority to decide on the rules and regulations of the magic machine industry.
After all, every country on the Sines had its own unique situation. Even if they wanted to unify the rules and regulations of the magic machine industry, they had to consider the differences between the different countries.
For this reason, New Flyer took the initiative to propose the establishment of a magic machine industry industry management committee. It was dedicated to formulating the rules and regulations of the magic machine industry, and at the same time, it was responsible for strengthening the relationship between all the Chambers of Commerce related to the magic machine industry on the continent.
This thing was actually similar to the Trade Union and Sorcerers Guild that existed in Sines. However, due to the rapid development of the magic machine industry in Sines over the past few years, the establishment of the Association of Magic Machine Industry seemed to be very powerful and influential.
On the other hand, because of New Flyer's suggestion, the Magic Industry Federation further approved a new standard for all personnel involved in the magic industry.
For example, an ordinary skilled worker would be divided into five levels, followed by a senior title and a specialist title.
At the same time, a special group of people involved in the magic industry, namely the mages, was also divided into different levels.
However, unlike ordinary workers, who were categorized according to their skill level, magicians were first divided into two categories. One was the basic magician technicians who specialized in drawing magicians, and the other was the researchers who were responsible for research related to magic machines.
In these two categories, the technicians were also divided into five levels, which respectively represented the level of magic arrays that the magician could draw and the quality of the magic arrays that he could draw.
The researchers were divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, followed by specialist and master levels, which respectively represented the depth of their research on magic machines.
Basically, these levels were determined with reference to New Flyer's own classification of the mages in the Chamber of Commerce. There wasn't much of a difference.
After this classification, a very strange phenomenon was reflected.
That is, even if you are a mage with a very high level of magic, you may not be able to match up to a mage with a lower level of magic than you when it comes to magic machine professional skill level assessment.
And because the magic machine industry was flourishing in Sines, people's attitudes toward magicians had also changed greatly.
In the past, people judged whether a magician was powerful or not based on whether his magic level was high enough.
If the magic level was high enough, it meant that the magician could use higher level magic, which would naturally make him more powerful and receive more respect.
But now, if a mage wanted to be valued and respected by the people, they had to be recognized in the magic machine profession.
Otherwise, what was the use of having a high magic level?
Unless you were a magus, how much use could you have?
Besides, even if you were a magus, weren't you still killed by the military magic machines of New Flyer?
With this change in mentality, some things that were taken for granted in the past gradually changed.
And some people who had always been high and mighty had no choice but to lower their high heads …
On the fourth day of the magic machine industry standards conference, Xu Yi, who had just finished a discussion on the differences in protection measures for different countries' industry standards, welcomed a special guest.
"Hey, Sir Alex Ferguson, it's been a few years since we last met. You still look very spirited, congratulations." Xu Yi chuckled as he greeted Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sir Alex Ferguson stared at Xu Yi for a long time, and couldn't help but smile bitterly as he shook his head.
Ever since Magus Levin Hassock had died in the New Flight Commerce Main Base five years ago, the Sorcerers Guild, which had publicly broken off relations with New Flyer and even called for all magicians on the continent to boycott New Flyer, had instantly quieted down.
In the past five years, New Flyer had led all the countries on the continent in developing the magic machine industry, and the Sorcerers Guild had never raised any objections. They didn't even do anything extra apart from some fixed tasks every year, such as the mage level assessment.
Many people thought that the Sorcerers Guild had clearly recognized a fact from the death of Magus Levin Hassock and the easy defeat of the Mana Magic Kingdom at the hands of New Flyer's guards, and that was that New Flyer was no longer something that the Sorcerers Guild could threaten or even govern.
Thus, they naturally chose to keep a low profile, which was a very wise choice.
Now that five years had passed, the Sorcerers Guild's reputation in the Sines continued to decline with the rapid development of the magic machine industry led by New Flyer. Even the Magician's Union Headquarters' control over the Sorcerers Guild branches in the various countries was becoming weaker and weaker.
The reason was that the integration of the Sorcerers Guild and the magic machine industry could bring about huge benefits, and the Magician's Union Headquarters had always been hostile towards New Flyer, which made it very difficult for the Sorcerers Guild to participate.
Thus, the Sorcerers Guild branches in many countries simply discussed cooperation with various magic machine related companies in private and ignored the orders of the Magician's Union Headquarters.
Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more intense, the Magician's Union Headquarters' Council of Elders finally couldn't sit still.
They knew that if this continued, the Sorcerers Guild that had thousands of years of history in the Sines might really be eliminated in this era.
And if they didn't want to be eliminated, they had to take the initiative to change.
Thus, after five years, Sir Alex Ferguson was once again sent to meet Xu Yi.
But at first glance, Sir Alex Ferguson could tell that compared to Xu Yi five years ago, the current Xu Yi's level of magic had undoubtedly improved by leaps and bounds.
Five years ago, Xu Yi's strength was about the same as Sir Alex Ferguson's. But now, Xu Yi's faint aura and the natural magical waves surrounding him showed that his magical strength had reached an extremely high level, which was more than a level higher than Sir Alex Ferguson's.
Before Sir Alex Ferguson came here, he had heard rumors that Xu Yi even had the strength of a five-star great mage and was only one step away from becoming an Archmage.
At that time, he didn't believe it, because five years ago, Xu Yi was only a two-star great mage. Five years later, he had advanced to a five-star great mage?
That was a little too exaggerated.
But now that he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but believe it.
Thus, he could only smile bitterly.
Five years had passed, and not only had New Flyer become an unshakable giant in the Magician's Union Headquarters, even Xu Yi himself had become a top mage that people could only look up to.
Now, when Sir Alex Ferguson faced Xu Yi, he didn't have the arrogant attitude and condescending attitude that he had with the Magician's Union Headquarters five years ago.
So much so that … His face couldn't help but show a trace of humility.
"Chairman Xu, I haven't seen you in five years, and you've become more and more mature." Sir Alex Ferguson laughed.
"I thought you would refuse my request to see you this time, but I didn't expect you to agree so readily."
"Why would I refuse?" Xu Yi shrugged.
"An old friend is willing to see me after five years, why would I refuse?"
Sir Alex Ferguson laughed dryly, paused, and continued, "Well, I know that Chairman Xu has always been a person who doesn't like to talk nonsense, so I'll be direct.
Chairman Xu, regarding the proposal that New Flyer proposed yesterday, regarding the professional level assessment of magic machinery for the mages involved in the magic machine industry, I would like to propose a suggestion on behalf of the Magician's Union Headquarters. "
"Oh?" Xu Yi looked at Sir Alex Ferguson with a smile that wasn't a smile.
It seemed that the Magician's Union Headquarters finally couldn't hold back and wanted to do something.