"Manage the Sandy River?"
Samo Count tightly knit his brows. He looked at the Sandy River outside the window and said in a thoughtful voice, "Xu Yi, you don't suspect that Cimila Porter is lying to you because he hates you?"
"He can lie to me, but the situation of the river can't lie to me." Xu Yi shook his head.
"I didn't notice this before, so I didn't notice it.
But after being reminded by President Porter, I carefully observed the river and asked many fishermen who used to live by the river. They all said that the Sandy River has indeed undergone significant changes during this period of time. "
"This change might not be … …" Samo Count suddenly took a deep breath and shook his head. He said to Xu Yi with a smile, "It's my fault.
Since I am Banta City's City Lord, this should be a problem I should consider.
You're right, since there are hidden dangers in the Sandy River, we should make preparations ahead of time. "
Samo Count lowered his head to think for a bit before calling over an officer. He had him call over the officials in Banta City who were familiar with the river.
After the officer left, Samo Count thought about it before saying to Xu Yi, "If what Cimila Porter said is true and the Sandy River has reached a point where it needs to be managed, we've met a problem."
"What problem?" Xu Yi asked.
Samo Count spread his hands and said with a bitter smile, "This is an old problem, we don't have money."
Xu Yi couldn't help rolling his eyes, looking like he already expected this. He said with a sigh, "Alright, I was the one who found this matter, so let's just let our Frestech Chamber of Commerce take care of it.
But Lord City Lord, I'll say this first, managing the Sandy River should be the responsibility of the kingdom. I can help solve this problem and even give you the money, but I have to be clear that this money can't be considered an investment from our company. So the City Lord's Manor will have to return the gold coins to us in the future or give us corresponding compensation. "
Samo Count helplessly shook his head, "Although I know that your words are reasonable, can't you give me a bit of face as the City Lord?
Alright, you're right, managing the Sandy River is my responsibility, so of course you and the New Flyer can't pay for it.
As for whether you'll return the money or give compensation, we'll talk about it in the future. "
Xu Yi nodded and didn't argue with Count on this matter.
Although the New Flyer might suffer a bit of a loss in terms of money, compared to gaining Samo Count's trust, this bit of loss was still worth it.
Not to mention that Xu Yi's goal wasn't in the end. Compared to the large benefits in the end, this small investment couldn't be ignored.
After solving the problem of money, then any other problems were no longer a problem.
After a while, the officer in charge of the river project was called in. Samo Count asked him about the situation of the Sandy River. After receiving confirmation that there were indeed changes in the Sandy River, Samo ordered him to immediately inspect the Sandy River seriously and make a detailed report on whether or not it needed to be managed and how to manage it.
As for Xu Yi's request, in addition to money, he also asked for the support of some magic construction machinery. Xu Yi agreed to it one by one.
In addition, because the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce had experience in managing the upper reaches of the Sandy River, and because the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce was mainly responsible for the reconstruction of the Sandy River outside the city, the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce naturally wouldn't stay out of this matter.
But this required Samo Count to find President Cruz and give him instructions, so it had nothing to do with Xu Yi.
After finishing the preliminary discussion, Xu Yi left the City Lord's Mansion, and Stiel immediately came up to him.
Xu Yi was surprised to find that Sophia was also following behind Stiel, and was looking at Stiel with an expression of admiration.
Unsurprisingly, Kennard was following beside Sophia.
"What did the City Lord say?" Stiel asked Xu Yi.
"The City Lord attached great importance to this problem, and has already begun to gather people to deal with it." Xu Yi replied.
"As for me, as usual, I'll pay when I need to, and I'll put in effort when I need to."
Stiel smiled lightly and held Xu Yi's hand, "It's good that the City Lord attached great importance to this matter.
I think that since the upper reaches of the Sandy River could be managed successfully, there's no reason why the sand here couldn't be cleaned up. "
"This isn't difficult, but the problem is that this is only a temporary solution, not a permanent solution." Xu Yi turned around and looked towards the west.
That was the direction of the Falling Rain Forest and the upper reaches of the Sandy River.
When Agnes appeared in front of him last year, it was because of the accumulation of sand in the upper reaches of the Sandy River in the Falling Rain Forest, even causing the river to change its course.
Now, after a year of management, the upper reaches of the Sandy River in the Falling Rain Forest had basically been successfully managed. Both sides of the river bank had solid and neat concrete embankments, forcibly turning the Sandy River back to its original path, thus solving the drinking water problem of the Night Song Tribe.
But this was only a temporary solution and not a permanent solution.
If they couldn't solve the problem of the upper reaches of the Sandy River, then no matter how they treated the lower reaches, it would be useless.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi called out to the empty space beside him.
"Agnes, come out. I have something to ask you."
Stiel didn't have a surprised expression, but Kennard and Sophia on the side were a bit surprised.
Who was Xu Yi calling out to?
When this question appeared in their hearts, the space beside Xu Yi distorted and Agnes' figure appeared out of thin air.
Kennard and Sophia were both taken aback. Sophia was so shocked that she let out a cry.
When the two of them clearly saw Agnes' appearance in the next moment, the shock on their faces became even stronger.
Sophia's eyes opened wide in disbelief. She covered her mouth as she shouted, "Elf!
God!
It's actually an elf! "
As she shouted, she tugged at Kennard's clothes with all her might.
"Big brother, look!
It's an elf!
Do you see it?
An elf! "
Kennard's expression was much calmer than Sophia's. He was only surprised for a bit before quickly recovering. He revealed a friendly smile to Agnes and said, "I've already heard that Chairman Xu has a beautiful elf girl by his side. I've been following Chairman Xu these past few days, but I've never seen her.
I thought the rumours were fake and I was very disappointed, but I never thought that I would see her today.
Being able to see the beautiful elves of the legends has really opened my eyes.
Young miss Agnes, right?
I am Kennard Emma, I'm here to greet you. "
After being by Xu Yi's side for a long time, although Agnes didn't like appearing in front of strangers, she wasn't as resistant to interacting with humans as before.
Seeing Kennard greet her, Agnes gave a gentle nod, "Hello mister Emma, I'm very happy to see you."
Sophia quickly jumped over and excitedly reached her hand out to Agnes. She said in a very friendly voice, "Hello big sister Agnes, I am called Sophia Emma, his little sister.
Being able to see you really makes me happy!
I've heard about the legendary elves in books when I was young, so I've always wanted to see them.
I never thought that I would actually see one today!
I'm so excited that I'm about to faint! "
Agnes looked at Xu Yi with a confused expression.
Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders and explained, "This is a way for this little girl to express her happiness, it doesn't mean that she's about to faint."
Agnes nodded to show she understood. She turned to look at Sophia and thought about it, but she didn't reach out her hand. She just nodded to Sophia, "Hello miss Emma, I'm very happy to see you."
Stiel couldn't help whispering into Xu Yi's ear, "Hey, you wouldn't have only taught her this greeting, right?"
Xu Yi gave a bitter smile as he replied in a small voice, "This is already very good, alright?"
When teaching Agnes how to interact with humans, what gave Xu Yi a headache was that he didn't know how to make her understand that humans would use different greetings in different situations.
This was because although the greetings between elves were very beautiful and had a deep meaning, they were very simple and even direct. It wasn't like the normal greetings of humans that had countless patterns.
Xu Yi spent a lot of effort, but he could only make Agnes learn what the first greeting to strangers was.
Sophia, however, didn't care about Agnes' cold attitude at all. She looked at Agnes with interest and asked a bunch of questions in a single breath.
Agnes looked at her and didn't answer a single question. She just calmly said, "The chairman wants to ask me a question, so I have to answer him first." After pausing for a bit, as if she thought of something, she added this.
"I'll answer your questions in a bit, alright ….. right?"
Sophia was stunned and looked at Xu Yi on the side. Although she was a bit unwilling, she could only obediently give an oh sound and move back.
"Agnes, do you know much about the situation upstream of the Sandy River?" Xu Yi asked.
Agnes thought about it and shook her head, "I have a rough understanding, but it shouldn't be much."
"Then tell me, is the area upstream of the Sandy River occupied by the beastmen?" Xu Yi then asked.
"It's pretty much like this." Agnes replied with a nod.
"I've been to the Black Rice Wasteland a few times and there is very little water there, so as long as there is water, there will be a beastman tribe."
"This means that the upper reaches of the Sandy River can be considered completely occupied by the beastmen tribes."
Xu Yi thought for a bit before suddenly revealing a smile to Agnes, "Agnes, it seems like you'll be going on a business trip with me this time."
As soon as his voice fell, Xu Yi felt a killing intent appear beside him.
Turning around, he found that Stiel's large eyes were narrowed.