Banta City in June was already a bit hot. With the bright sunlight falling down, the streets of Banta City that were covered in cement began to heat up. It made people sweat not long after walking on the streets, which didn't feel good at all.
However, this didn't reduce the number of people in Banta City, it was still a lively and prosperous scene.
As the place where the New Flyer was established, the origin of the magic machine industry on the continent, as well as the transfer point for goods from the Lampari Kingdom, the Kingdom of Ruhr, and the Principality of Constantine, Banta City had become one of the most prosperous cities in the Lampari Kingdom, as well as the southwest corner of the continent.
Now that Banta City had been expanded several times, just the city area was more than twenty times the size of the old Banta City. The resident population had gone from around fifty thousand to over six hundred thousand two years ago, becoming the most populous city in the Lampari Kingdom. It even had a hundred thousand more people than the royal capital, Anvilmar City.
If there were large amounts of people moving around, it was possible for Banta City's total population to surpass a million.
With such a large population in a city, naturally it would be incomparably lively and prosperous at any time.
But today, this liveliness and prosperity were even more obvious than normal.
Especially in the streets of Banta City's old city district. There were twice as many people walking on the streets compared to normal, filling all the streets of Banta City's old city district. It was so crowded that not even a drop of water could pass through.
This was without a doubt a very strange phenomenon.
Since Banta City's new city area was expanded, with the guidance of the City Lord Manor, Banta City's new magic machine industry and new people had been moving to the new city area. Even the citizens of Banta City who used to live in the old city area gradually moved to the new city area because the new city area was better and the facilities were more convenient.
In the current Banta City's old city area, the resident population was much less compared to before. It was around thirty thousand people, so it couldn't be crowded at all.
The only possibility for this was that there was some kind of eye-catching event being held in the old city area.
However, if there was an eye-catching event, it would be held in the new city area.
After all, the new city district was more spacious and convenient for transportation. No matter how one looked at it, it was much better than the old city district.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the old city district would always be quiet and peaceful, which was almost the opposite of the new city district.
Today was an exception. Whether it was the residents of the old city district or the people of the new city district who came to the old city district today, they were not surprised by this situation at all.
Because the « Banta Times » had already announced today's event several days ago.
On the eighteenth of June, the New Flyer's chairman Xu Yi would be holding a press conference in Banta City.
If one were to ask which city on the Sines was the closest to the New Flyer, most people would think of Banta City when they mentioned Xinfei City that was built by the New Flyer.
As the city where the New Flyer was built, the New Flyer could be considered closely connected to Banta City in the early part of the year.
If it wasn't for the chaos in the Lampari Kingdom that forced the New Flyer out of Banta City and out of the Lampari Kingdom, the New Flyer's main base would still be in Banta City.
The Falling Rain Valley outside Banta City was still the most important magic machine industry base in Banta City and even the Lampari Kingdom. Most of the things were left by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The citizens of Banta City still remembered the changes that the New Flyer brought to Banta City after it appeared. Moreover, they were still enjoying the benefits that the New Flyer left for Banta City, so naturally they had deep feelings for the New Flyer.
So when they heard that Xu Yi was coming to Banta City to hold a press conference, the people of Banta City were all excited and looked forward to it.
On the 18th of June, there were countless people that came to Banta City's old city area early in the morning. It wasn't for anything else, it was just to personally attend Xu Yi's press conference and see Xu Yi again.
Since the press conference in Banta City many years ago, Xu Yi hadn't appeared in public for over ten years.
Even if he had appeared on the battlefield with the Kandla Empire, most normal people rarely saw him. At most they could only see his image through the Magic Illusion Projectors that the New Moon Chamber of Commerce had set up in various places.
Even if they didn't care about the New Flyer and Xu Yi, just based on the fact that Xu Yi could be considered the most famous person in the Sines and was also a powerful Arch Magus, it was enough to attract countless people to personally see him.
Among the people that came to Banta City's old city area, other than normal citizens, there were also countless reporters from the various countries and cities of the Sines.
Xu Yi holding a press conference, this was definitely the biggest news in the past half a year other than the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the two empires and the New Flyer, there wasn't a single newspaper that was willing to miss it.
Moreover, although the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had held many press conferences and product announcements before, this was the first time that they had held a press conference for a single person.
Not to mention that this was Xu Yi's press conference, so everyone was very interested. Just what did he want to announce through this press conference?
So as soon as they received this news, all the newspapers on the continent sent reporters to Banta City.
There were even many reporters who came to Banta City's old city area several days ahead of time, waiting for Xu Yi's press conference.
Facts proved that these reporters who came ahead of time were wise.
On the 18th of June, Banta City's old city area was already filled with countless people that there was no way to walk. If one wanted to walk to the press conference, Banta City's city square, it was incomparably difficult.
It was a good thing that the Banta City City Lord Manor had already expected this situation, so they had placed large amounts of city guards on the streets ahead of time to maintain order.
But even so, the streets of the old city area were completely blocked since early morning. Every street that led to the city square was filled with anxious people.
But outside the old city area, there were countless people heading towards the old city area, not having any intentions of stopping at all.
"Chairman Xu, you really caused me a disaster this time."
Banta City's City Lord Count Belmo looked at the chaotic street in the distance and complained to Xu Yi beside him with a bitter smile.
"I spent quite a bit of effort to restore the old city area to its previous peace, but now that you're here, all my efforts have been wasted."
Xu Yi laughed and made a helpless hand gesture to Count Belmo.
"I never thought that it would cause such a large reaction. I thought that at most some reporters would be interested in my press conference, but I never thought that the citizens would also be interested."
Count Belmo could only keep giving a bitter smile, "Chairman Xu, could it be that you don't know how popular you are in the hearts of the citizens?
Since your New Flyer defeated the two empires, I dare say that in the hearts of most people on the continent, you as the New Flyer's chairman isn't inferior to a god.
Tell me, a god has suddenly descended to Banta City and is publicly meeting everyone, how could people not go crazy over this? "
"You're exaggerating too much." Xu Yi slowly shook his head.
"First, it wasn't our New Flyer that defeated the two empires, rather it was your Lampari Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ruhr that defeated them together.
Second, this isn't just my merit alone, it should be the merit of everyone in the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. "
Count Belmo pointed at the crowd in the distance, "Tell them this, see if they'll listen."
Xu Yi rolled his eyes. He thought that since he came from earth, he should know better than you just how terrifying those fanatical groupies are.
It was clear that because of the war with the two empires, he as the chairman of the New Flyer had become the most famous person on the Sines, he could be considered a superstar.
In this world where information was far from being developed, it was natural for a superstar like him to be publicly announced, creating a stir.
Xu Yi had expected this before, but he never thought that the people of this world would chase after stars. They weren't any worse than the fans on earth, they were even more fanatical.
"We can't keep going like this. Count Belmo, send out a notice. Say that my press conference is only open to the invited reporters of the major newspapers, the others don't need to participate and ask them to leave."
Count Belmo looked at Xu Yi with a strange expression before shaking his head.
"Chairman Xu, do you believe that if I go out and say this to them, I will be immediately killed by the angry crowd?"
"Is it that exaggerated?"
"Yes, it's that exaggerated!" Count Belmore said resolutely.
"So your meaning is ….. you want me to say it?" Xu Yi pointed at himself.
Count Belmo's expression instantly softened and there was even a pleading look in his eyes.
"Chairman Xu, if I could do it, how could I trouble you to personally come out?
But you can also see that these people have already lost their minds, so I really don't have the confidence to control the situation without any casualties.
So ….. I can only trouble you with your abilities. "
Xu Yi looked at the wild crowd in the city square outside the window and gave a bitter laugh.
"Alright, this can be considered reaping what you sow."
After saying this, Xu Yi opened the window and instantly flew over Banta City's city square.