This was indeed a piece of good news.
As for Xu Yi's request to rent land, after the king considered it, he actually agreed to it!
As for the specifics, they would have to wait for Xu Yi to submit a detailed plan, stating his goal and use of the land before the king would consider it.
Moreover, this was based on the premise that New Flyer could finish the first batch of agricultural magic machines, otherwise there was no need to mention it.
Of course, for New Flyer who had already developed a series of magic press machines, this premise wasn't hard at all.
Compared to the production of the magic machine workshop that was already on the right track, Xu Yi cared more about research and development.
The workers of the magic machine workshop had been moved to the new workshop, so the old workshop had been turned into a magic machine development workshop by Xu Yi.
Now Camby, Bordeau, and the thirteen most experienced dwarven craftsmen were in charge of developing the magic machines in this workshop.
Although the magic press machines could be used now, this was only a preliminary success. Whether it was Xu Yi, Camby, or the other dwarves, they all felt that these magic machines still had room for improvement.
Actually, if it wasn't for the fact that the king and the agriculture department's order was too tight, according to Camby and the other dwarves, these magic machines could only be considered finished in three months.
For Xu Yi who was a famous mechanical engineer on earth, he was very clear that developing a magic machine wouldn't just take a short month. It wouldn't take three months, but rather it would take no end.
Even if the mechanical industry on earth was very developed, the research on machines never stopped. There would be new results every year.
This was because for the mechanical engineering companies on earth, as long as they had advanced enough technology that surpassed most other companies, they would be able to get a share of the market.
Although there was only New Flyer in Sines right now and there wasn't any pressure on their technology, Xu Yi didn't relax his request at all.
In fact, as Xu Yi's research on magic machines deepened, he no longer completely copied the mechanical theories from Earth. Instead, he would make corresponding changes based on the characteristics of magic and Sines.
For example, the medium sized Magic Drilling Machine he had Camby and the others develop was very different from the ones on earth.
The drilling machines on Earth mainly relied on power to drive the drill bit to drill into the hard surface layer of the ground. The drilling machine that Xu Yi was developing now incorporated the unique magic of Sines and attached several powerful level-5 magic arrays on the drill bit.
With the help of these earth-type magic arrays, the drill only needed to approach the surface of the ground for the magic arrays' power to manifest. The magic arrays would directly shake and loosen the earth and rocks, saving a lot of effort when drilling.
The small Magic Drilling Machine that Xu Yi used in the Nightsong tribe before could only be considered a test product, but it was already enough to drill through several meters of rock. The medium sized Magic Drilling Machine that he was developing now was a step further and its drilling effects were even more prominent.
Heinz had asked Xu Yi why he was developing this thing before. It was because although New Flyer had obtained an iron mine, they didn't have enough funds to invest in developing it, so they could only put it aside for now. This thing couldn't be used even if it was developed.
Xu Yi could only look down on Heinz's lack of foresight in his heart.
Even if he couldn't use this thing, there were many people who needed it.
For example, the Falcao Chamber of Commerce's chairman Fuller Morgan.
"Chairman Xu, this thing is actually this strong!"
Chairman Morgan looked at the giant boulder that had collapsed in front of him in surprise. He didn't care about the large amount of dust that was kicked up as his mouth opened wide in shock, not being able to close it for a while.
After being invited by Xu Yi to see New Flyer's new magic machine, chairman Morgan had hesitated for a while before finally deciding to take a look.
But he never thought that the small Magic Drill that Xu Yi demonstrated in front of him would be this powerful. In less than three minutes, it had turned the three meter tall, four meter wide, and two meter thick giant rock in front of him into a pile of broken rocks.
As the Falcao Chamber of Commerce's chairman, chairman Morgan could tell with a single glance that this giant boulder was a common iron ore found in iron mines, which was very hard.
If it was the workers of the mine who used tools like picks and drills to break it, this giant piece of iron ore would take several workers one to two hours to break it.
But Xu Yi had just had two young men who didn't seem that strong lift the Magic Drilling Machine and drill down into the center of the giant iron ore. Then this giant piece of ore that even chairman Morgan who had rich experience in iron mines found hard to deal with was drilled down the center and shattered into several pieces.
Then the two of them continued to drill the larger ores with the Magic Drill, turning all the ores into rocks in the end.
The entire process only took a little more than ten minutes.
Hearing chairman Morgan's sigh of surprise, Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "How about it?
Chairman Morgan, are you satisfied with this Magic Drilling Machine? "
"Of course … …" Chairman Morgan suddenly stopped talking and looked at Xu Yi. He put away the excited and shocked expression on his face and gave a soft cough before saying in a slow voice, "Un ….. This thing is indeed not bad.
But Chairman Xu, your New Flyer doesn't seem to be using it, right?
What did you research this thing for? "
Seeing chairman Morgan's calm appearance, Xu Yi found it funny, but he revealed a surprised expression as he said, "Who says we don't need it?
Chairman Morgan, did you forget that our company bought an iron ore mine from an auction some time ago?
The reason we developed this thing is for mining purposes.
Chairman Morgan, your Falcao Chamber of Commerce is an expert in mining. I invited you here to let you see, isn't this thing very good for mining? "
Chairman Morgan wanted to shake his head and say no, but the facts were in front of him. If he denied the might of this Magic Drilling Machine, it would be slapping his own face. So he could only give a dry laugh and give a nod, "Un, it's very good."
Xu Yi put his hands together and excitedly said, "That's great.
Being able to obtain chairman Morgan's approval means that this magic machine really is good.
I can be assured like this. If we wanted to mine that mine, our company didn't have enough manpower and funds, but now that we have this thing, we can barely try mining it. "
Chairman Morgan couldn't help giving a cold laugh, "Chairman Xu, you're looking down on mining too much.
Although I admit that with this Magic Drill, it would be much easier to mine ores, but mining isn't as simple as just breaking the ores and extracting them.
The ore processing, crushing, and other processes, no matter which one it is, they all require large amounts of manpower to complete.
With just your New Flyer ….. "Chairman Morgan gave a soft snort as his face was filled with disdain.
Xu Yi acted like he didn't see chairman Morgan's expression. He gave a shrug and said with a relaxed smile, "That's also very easy.
Our Frestech Chamber of Commerce is best at developing magic machines to replace people.
As for your ore processing, crushing, and other processes, we can also develop magic machines to complete them.
This isn't that hard, isn't it? "
Chairman Morgan wanted to reprimand Xu Yi for treating mining as too simple, but thinking about it, he found that since New Flyer had already developed this Magic Drilling Machine, it wasn't impossible to develop other magic machines for mining.
Thinking of this, chairman Morgan's expression couldn't help changing. He looked at the Magic Drilling Machine that was resting on the side and after thinking for a bit, he couldn't help asking Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, this Magic Drilling Machine ….. you should be selling it, right?"
Xu Yi secretly laughed in his heart, but he revealed a surprised expression as he asked back, "What?
Chairman Morgan, you're interested? "
Chairman Morgan said with knit brows, "Chairman Xu, if you're not prepared to sell this thing to me, why did you specially call me over?"
"I just said it, I wanted to ask for your opinion."
Looking at chairman Morgan's ugly expression, Xu Yi immediately changed his words, "But since chairman Morgan is interested in this thing, it's easy to talk about it.
Sell!
Of course I'm selling!
Our Frestech Chamber of Commerce sells magic machines to begin with. "
"Alright, how much are you planning on selling this thing for?" Chairman Morgan asked.
"Un ….. I don't have a price yet.
But since chairman Morgan is asking ….. Alright, since we're old friends, I'll give you a discount. It'll be a round number, one hundred gold coins for one, what do you think? "Xu Yi said.
"One hundred gold coins for one?" Chairman Morgan's eyes opened wide as he looked at Xu Yi in disbelief.
"Why don't you just steal it?"
Seeing chairman Morgan's angry look, Xu Yi innocently blinked his eyes and revealed an aggrieved look, "Chairman Morgan, this is a very fair price, are you still not satisfied?"
"Fair my ass …" Chairman Morgan held himself back and didn't blurt out any vulgarities.
After desperately taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Chairman Xu, stop joking. Give me a real price and if I'm satisfied, I'll order a few from you."
Xu Yi revealed an awkward look. After thinking for a while, he said with a sigh, "Alright, based on chairman Morgan, I'll give you a bit. What do you think about ninety five gold coins for one?"
Chairman Morgan looked at Xu Yi and was too lazy to be angry. He coldly said, "Fifty gold coins for one, don't even think about it."
Xu Yi shook his head, "Chairman Morgan, I can't accept this price.
If you really want it, then I'll give you a real price. Ninety gold coins for one, I can't go any lower. "
"Humph, the cost of this machine to me is less than twenty gold coins. You dare say ninety gold coins for one, you're too black hearted.
Fifty five gold coins, it's this price. "
"You also have to look at how much effort our company has spent to develop it.
Alright, the lowest is eighty eight gold coins. "
… …
After bargaining, the final price was set at seventy eight gold coins for one.
Chairman Morgan wasn't satisfied with this price, but he couldn't do anything about it.
After personally witnessing the might of this Magic Drill, he had to admit that if he had the help of this machine, his mining efficiency would increase by quite a bit. How could he miss this opportunity, so he naturally couldn't insist on the price.
Although Xu Yi looked like he had suffered a large loss, he was actually filled with joy in his heart.
The cost of the materials for this Magic Drill was only a trivial five gold coins.
Although the research cost was very high, as long as enough units were sold, the research cost would gradually decrease until it was completely negligible.
So even with the most rigorous calculation, if they sold it at this price, they could earn a net profit of over sixty gold coins for a single New Flyer!
Moreover, although chairman Morgan had only ordered a hundred units from Xu Yi at first, he had also said that if he felt it was good after using it, he would continue to order in large quantities.
Xu Yi was very confident in this.
The technology of the Sines Continent was backwards, so mining was done by hand. How could this method compare to mechanized work?
As long as the Falcao Chamber of Commerce tried the large increase in efficiency brought by the Magic Drill, they wouldn't be able to break free from it.
After preliminary discussion, according to convention, the two of them should have a meal together to get to know each other. But chairman Morgan didn't have a good impression of Xu Yi, so he didn't mention this matter at all.
As for Xu Yi, he had something else to do, so he didn't mention it at all.
So the two of them bid farewell and Xu Yi went to the horse carriage company in Banta City.
What he needed to do was to come here to welcome a group of special guests.