Although Xu Yi wasn't willing, he had to admit that major MacConley was right. Since there were some things that he had already done and the people who should know knew about it, if he acted like it wasn't related to him and wanted to stay out of it, it wouldn't help at all.
Not to mention that he still had to do the things that he should do.
Major MacConley had specially invited him this time, of course it wasn't to have him solve these technical problems. Because just like Xu Yi said, he only needed to send a few technicians to solve these technical problems.
Naturally it wasn't to remind or even warn Xu Yi. Because if he really wanted to do this, it was better for the two of them to have a private chat.
Other than these things, the most important thing was for Xu Yi to represent New Flyer in reaching some agreements with the army headquarters.
First was to take care of the procedures for transferring the slaves to Seveni. Like this, the technicians that Xu Yi had specially chosen from his slaves would belong to Seveni. It could also be said that the technical backbone of the factory was firmly in Seveni's hands.
Then major MacConley represented the army headquarters to place another order with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
This order included a new production line for weapons and armour, as well as over a hundred thousand tires. There were also some special magic machines that the logistics department had requested from New Flyer.
The logistics department didn't request that New Flyer could deliver these special magic machines in a short period of time. Strictly speaking, this was just a research order, hoping that New Flyer could develop the corresponding magic machines to satisfy the requests of the army headquarters' logistics department.
New Flyer was very experienced in this because the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, and the Armani Chamber of Commerce had all made similar requests to New Flyer.
The only difference was that the requests of the army headquarters' logistics department were a bit more special.
For example, major MacConley wanted to obtain a Magic Trebuchet to replace the heavy trebuchets that the army was currently using.
As soon as Xu Yi heard this request, he thought of several alternatives in his mind. As long as he went back to the magic research facility and Camby's group to do some research, they would be able to make a better substitute.
So he signed these agreements with Major MacConley with great alacrity.
Major MacConley saw that Xu Yi agreed so quickly and was very confident, so naturally he was very happy.
New Flyer signing these contracts would be of great help to the logistics department. Because although the things that New Flyer made were all expensive, compared to the thirty gold coins that the logistics department had to spend to buy a set of armour from the Jole Family, it was without a doubt much cheaper.
The most important thing was that working with New Flyer would allow the logistics department to not only satisfy the basic equipment requirements of the frontline army, they would also be able to increase the quality of the equipment, greatly increasing the battle strength of the soldiers.
If it wasn't for the fact that major MacConley didn't have enough authority, he would have kicked away the Jole Family, the exclusive equipment supplier of the army headquarters, and fully cooperate with New Flyer.
For New Flyer and Xu Yi, signing these contracts would allow them to earn a large amount of profit.
Even if Xu Yi gave a bit of a discount because of the support he gave to the army headquarters and Seveni, just the order of a hundred thousand tires would allow New Flyer to earn a large profit of over two hundred thousand gold coins.
If the other orders were added in, New Flyer's final profit from this order would be over three hundred thousand gold coins.
Other than the direct monetary benefits, providing equipment to the army headquarters and becoming a supplier to the army headquarters would help stabilize New Flyer's position in the kingdom.
The reason why the Jole Family was able to become one of the top families in the kingdom was not only because they controlled the iron ore business in the kingdom, but also because they had a monopoly on the supply of iron ore to the military. In this way, it was equivalent to controlling the lifeline of the kingdom.
Of course, New Flyer had now taken a step in, which was equal to stealing food from the tiger's mouth, so it would cause a backlash from the Jole Family.
But this was already within Xu Yi's expectations.
Meeting with the Jole Family was something that Xu Yi had already planned to do before coming to Anvilmar City, so he told Vincent that he would be paying them a visit.
But before this, Xu Yi had another matter to decide.
Xu Yi returned from the training ground to the courtyard that Count had arranged for Great Magician Camilla, Stiel, and Xu Yi to live in. Great Magician Camilla who had left early in the morning finally came back not long after Xu Yi came back.
When he saw Xu Yi, he immediately asked, "Brat, what is your current magic level?"
Xu Yi was stunned, "Your excellency Great Magician, didn't you ask me this a month ago?"
"Nonsense, of course I remember you telling me a month ago that you were close to the strength of a magus of the seventh rank. What I want to ask you is, now that a month has passed, do you already have the strength of a magus of the seventh rank?"
"You really think highly of me ….. But you're right, I think I do indeed have the strength of a Seventh Grade Magician." Xu Yi replied with a smile.
"Good." Great Magician Camilla nodded and revealed a smile of praise.
"Since it's like this, you should free up the day after tomorrow and prepare to take the Seventh Grade Magician certification exam."
Xu Yi and Stiel on the side were both stunned.
Stiel couldn't help asking, "Grandfather, the Seventh Grade Magician certification exam requires him to go to Sky City. This place is over a thousand kilometers away from Sky City, how do you want Xu Yi to arrive the day after tomorrow?"
"You think I don't know?" Great Magician Camilla glared at Stiel.
"Let me tell you, I just received a notice today saying that those fellows at the Sorcerers Guild have finally decided to change their mind. From this year onwards, not only will the Fifth Grade Magician certification exam and below be held in our country, the Fifth Grade Magician certification exam and below will also be held in our country.
So, Xu Yi, your strength has reached the Seventh Grade Magician this year, so you can take the exam in Anvilmar City. "
Xu Yi and Stiel were stunned again.
Stiel's beautiful brows slightly knit, "Since the Sorcerers Guild has decided to do this, why didn't they notify us earlier?
It's starting the day after tomorrow, how could they notify all the Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians in just two days?
Even if they did, how could they rush over this quickly? "
"Who told those fellows at the guild to be so shameful."
Great Magician Camilla gave a cold snort and waved his hand as he said, "But you don't need to worry too much about this problem.
The reason why the certification exam is a month later than before is because those fellows at the guild have been considering this matter the entire time, so they leaked the news a long time ago.
The Sorcerers Guild of each country should have notified their Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians ahead of time, our Lampari Kingdom is the same. "
"Grandfather, you mean that there are still many Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians in Anvilmar City?" Stiel asked.
"Un, I've seen quite a few familiar faces in the city in the past two days."
Great Magician Camilla said with a nod, "Then again, after the Fifth Grade, it is very hard for any magician to increase their rank in a single year. Adding in the fact that there are very few Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians, there are even fewer people who need to participate in the exam, so there aren't many people who received the notice ahead of time."
"Grandfather, did you forget about Xu Yi?
He was only a Fifth Grade Magician last year and he's already a Seventh Grade Magician this year. "Stiel pointed at Xu Yi with a proud look, like she was the one whose strength had increased by leaps and bounds.
Great Magician Camilla looked at Xu Yi and gave a strong snort, "I already said that this fellow was a genius, but it's a pity that he wasn't willing to properly study magic. Otherwise, he would have become a Great Magician in just ten years."
Xu Yi rubbed his nose and said with an awkward smile, "Your excellency Great Magician, we already said that we wouldn't talk about this problem in the future.
Then again, even if I studied magic all day like you said, my strength wouldn't increase as fast as it is now. After all, there is no shortcut to increasing one's magic power. "
Great Magician Camilla gave another snort, but he didn't pursue this topic.
"Kid, it's up to you if you don't want to focus on studying magic, but you have to participate in the exam.
Most of the people participating in the exam are Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians of the kingdom. When you participate in the exam, you can get to know these magicians.
If you can pull a few people into the Academy of Magic, the work of the research institute will be much easier in the future. "
Xu Yi nodded in agreement, but then he felt it was a bit funny.
Last year at this time, Great Magician Camilla still hated combining magic and business. Now that he had changed his mind, not only did he join the Academy of Magic, he even took the initiative to come up with a plan to have Xu Yi pull other magicians into the Academy of Magic.
This contrast before and after was just too big.
A thought suddenly flashed in his mind and Xu Yi asked, "That's right, your excellency Great Magician, the guild will send higher level magicians to take the exam for Fifth Grade Magicians and below, but the exam for Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians is very hard to do, right?
How could the guild have that many higher level magicians?
Especially the exam for Ninth Grade Magicians, the only ones higher than that are Great Magicians. "
"That's right, so according to the rules, there will be Great Magicians present for the exam for Sixth to Ninth Grade Magicians.
Because there was a meeting this year, all of us old fellows were called here and this is the first year the system was changed, so for this year's exam, the five Great Magicians of the Lampari Kingdom, including me, will all be present. "Great Magician Camilla replied.
Xu Yi's eyes instantly lit up, "That means you will also be in charge of the exam?
Then your excellency Great Magician, since you already know my magic level, how about you make it convenient and give me a spot? "
Great Magician Camilla coldly looked at Xu Yi, "What do you think?"