Watching the office door slowly close, Xu Yi's right hand, which was resting on the table, curled up and tapped the table lightly. He frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
He had known Kennard for more than twelve years, and Kennard had also worked under him for twelve years.
In these twelve years, Kennard had always been an outstanding CEO of the Chamber of Commerce. He was fully in charge of New Flyer's internal management and many external affairs.
It had to be said that Kennard was indeed worthy of being the successor of the Emma Family. He had superb qualities in many aspects and was very suitable for this management position that required great ability. He had managed New Flyer well for the past twelve years and saved Xu Yi a lot of energy and time.
If possible, Xu Yi certainly hoped that he could continue working for New Flyer like this until he finally grew old.
However, from Kennard's words, Xu Yi smelled a trace of something unusual.
That was ambition.
Yes, ambition.
In the twelve years that Kennard had worked for New Flyer, he had basically been doing his best for New Flyer according to Xu Yi's development strategy and had never overstepped the bounds.
However, his suggestion today revealed that he had his own ambitions after all.
In other words, this also represented the ambition of many people in the Chamber of Commerce.
Xu Yi had always been willing to treat and manage New Flyer as a simple Chamber of Commerce and set the direction for New Flyer's development.
However, many of the higher-ups in New Flyer, including Kennard, probably didn't think so.
In the past, when New Flyer was still small and weak, this couldn't be reflected.
However, after the conflict with the Mana Magic Kingdom six years ago and the conflict with the Drow Kingdom this year, everyone discovered that New Flyer's strength had unknowingly become incomparably powerful. Even the two empires had to be somewhat apprehensive.
This made some people's minds become active, including Kennard.
Although Kennard's second proposal to 'directly destroy the Drow Kingdom' was only briefly mentioned, Xu Yi could see that this was his true intention.
Unlike the Principality of Constantine, if New Flyer really dispatched troops to destroy the Drow Kingdom, then according to the rules of the continent and the strength that New Flyer had displayed, all the countries and people of the continent would tacitly agree that the Drow Kingdom would be included under New Flyer's name.
Xu Yi didn't doubt this and didn't doubt that New Flyer's guards had the ability to do this.
But if New Flyer really included the Drow Kingdom under its name, then it couldn't be like the Principality of Constantine, where it only used a national assembly as a cover to secretly control it. Instead, it had to establish a government organization that belonged to New Flyer to control it.
And if it really did so, the nature of New Flyer would inevitably change, and it would officially transform from an ordinary merchant to a national organization.
This change was undoubtedly huge, but it was something that Kennard and some of the higher-ups of New Flyer were happy to see.
After all, to the people of the Sines, especially the nobles who were influenced by traditional thinking, the control of land was extremely important.
In their opinion, no matter how powerful merchants were, they couldn't control enough land and their status was actually far inferior to the nobles.
If New Flyer could officially control the entire Drow Kingdom, it would be a huge leap for Kennard.
This was something that Kennard had vaguely revealed to Xu Yi more than once when they worked together in the past few years.
And this time, his declaration could be said to be very blatant.
Or perhaps it could be said that this could be considered a test for him, to test Xu Yi's attitude towards this.
If Xu Yi was willing to do so, then with New Flyer's current strength, it wouldn't be difficult to achieve the goal of eliminating the Drow Kingdom and making it completely fall under New Flyer's name.
And once this goal was achieved, Xu Yi could imagine that New Flyer was bound to go further and further on this path in the future, eventually embarking on the path of conquering the entire continent.
When that time came, perhaps even if Xu Yi wasn't willing, he would have no choice but to do so.
"But I'm not willing now …"
Xu Yi sighed softly.
At this time, he really wished that he was one of those overlord level protagonists who wanted to conquer the world after transmigrating, but he knew that he wasn't this type and he really wasn't interested.
If he forced himself to do it, there might not be a good result in the end.
Moreover, establishing a country and conquering the continent was easy to say, but it was actually very hard to do.
Xu Yi wasn't interested in this and didn't have the time.
So for the ambition in the hearts of Kennard and the other high level members of New Flyer, Xu Yi could only apologize.
"Perhaps Kennard will regret following the wrong person?" Xu Yi gave a self deprecating laugh. After thinking for a bit, he stood up and left the office.
After leaving the company's main building, Xu Yi drove the Magic Sedan and headed to the seaside.
It was already the middle of August, the hottest time of the year.
The hot sun shined down from above, making the interior of the Magic Sedan very hot.
Xu Yi didn't turn on the Magic Air Conditioner in the Magic Sedan, rather he opened all the windows and increased the speed. With the hot wind blowing in his face, he quickly headed to the seaside.
Not long after, he arrived at a lookout on a cliff by the seaside.
"Sir chairman, you're here again."
When he got out of the car, there was a clear call that came from above.
Xu Yi looked up at the young man wearing the uniform of the New Flyer who was looking down from the lookout. He waved his hand with a smile before activating his magic and flying up.
"Bensack, how is it?
Have you found anything in the past few days? "
Xu Yi walked over to the side of the lookout that was close to the sea as he asked the young man this.
"Nothing." The young man called Bensack shook his head.
The young man shook his head, "If there really was anything, I would have told you as soon as possible."
"Un." Xu Yi nodded, not commenting on this answer.
When he came to the edge of the lookout, Xu Yi used the special binoculars placed here to look at the sea in the distance. He found that because it was close to the afternoon, there was a trace of red in the sunlight reflected off the sea. It wasn't as white as it was at noon.
Looking at the horizon and the sky in the distance, Xu Yi slightly knit his brows.
The exploration fleet had already been out for close to ten months, but there was still no news from them at all. He couldn't help being a bit worried.
Although they had agreed to finish this exploration within a year, with the speed of the Magic Boats, even if the planet under them was bigger than earth, it shouldn't be a problem for the exploration fleet to go around the world two or three times in ten months.
Adding in the things that happened along the way, there was more than enough time for ten months.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn't help looking up at the sky.
He had considered this problem before. If he could install a few communication satellites on this planet, he wouldn't have to worry about communicating with the exploration fleet.
But for the current Sines, this technology was too far away, so he could only accept reality.
"Sir chairman, is there something troubling you?" Bensack on the side saw Xu Yi looking at the sky with knitted brows and he couldn't help asking this in a curious voice.
Xu Yi turned to look and waved his hand with a smile.
He had many things to worry about, but whether it was the differences between him and the high level members of the New Flyer represented by Kennard, or the fact that they couldn't communicate with the exploration fleet, Bensack who was only responsible for watching the lookout couldn't help him.
After looking at the sea in the distance, Xu Yi patted Bensack's shoulder. After encouraging him with a few words, he flew down and planned on leaving.
"Mr. President, when will you be coming again?" Bensack suddenly rushed over and shouted loudly.
Xu Yi waved his hand at him, "I'll come when I'm in the mood, just watch carefully."
Bensack muttered before moving back in a dejected manner.
He thought that sir chairman would come here every other day because he liked him and was planning on promoting him. But looking at sir chairman's attitude, it didn't seem like he had this intention at all.
"Could it be that I have to stay in this boring place?"
Hearing the sound of the Magic Sedan under the lookout, Bensack gave a sigh and looked at the sea in the distance through the special binoculars.
"What is there to look at?
Sir chairman actually cares this much?
Isn't it just the sea, it isn't strange at all. I … … "
Bensack's eyes suddenly popped out as he looked at the horizon in the distance. He quickly reacted and rushed to the lookout as fast as he could.
"Sir chairman!
There's a situation!
There's a situation! "
Xu Yi had just turned the Magic Sedan around and was prepared to leave when he heard Bensack's shout and stopped in surprise.
"What's the situation?" Xu Yi poked his head out the window as he asked.
"That ….. by the sea ….. there's ….. something ….." Bensack waved his hand, looking like he was talking nonsense.
"There ….. There's something flying over!"
"Flying over?" Xu Yi was surprised.
His first reaction was that it was a seabird, but then he thought that if it was a seabird, Bensack wouldn't be this excited.
Then he thought of another possibility.
"Could it be a Magic Airship sent by the exploration fleet?"
Thinking of this, Xu Yi opened the door and used his magic, instantly reaching the lookout tower.
"Over there!
Over there … … "Bensack pointed at the sea in the distance as he spoke to Xu Yi in an anxious voice.
Xu Yi quickly came in front of the special binoculars and looked into the distance.
After a while, Xu Yi slightly opened his mouth and said a word filled with shock.
"Dragon … …"