When Stiel finished the Sarank Chamber of Commerce's lunch and returned to the courtyard, she found Xu Yi lying on the table, seriously studying a map.
"What are you doing?" Stiel asked curiously.
"Ah?
You're back? "
Xu Yi raised his head and pointed at the map, "I'm studying the terrain of the Principality of Constantine."
"The Principality of Constantine?"
Still tilted her head to think for a bit. She remembered that she had learned some knowledge about this duchy beside the Lampuri Kingdom in the continent's political science course she had studied at school.
"Oh, it's that principality in the cracks.
Why are you suddenly studying its terrain? "
"Because I might have to take a trip there after a while, so I'll study it first to prepare myself." Xu Yi replied.
"You want to go to the Principality of Constantine?" Stiel was even more surprised.
"Why?"
Xu Yi gave Stiel a general overview of the situation at the lunch table. Stiel listened and thought for a while. The first question she was concerned about was completely out of Xu Yi's expectations.
"Well, the people of the Principality of Constantine are really pitiful.
I heard from my teacher that the average lifespan of the people of the Principality of Constantine is less than forty years old. It's much worse than the Lampari Kingdom.
Now they even want to sell the copper mines in the principality. It seems that Duke Stantine really can't hold on. "
Xu Yi's expression was a bit strange, "I say, Stiel, hearing you say that, why do I feel like I'm a shameful invader?"
Stiel pursed her lips and smiled, "If it were other merchants, they would definitely be taking advantage of the situation.
But a good person like Xu Yi wouldn't, am I right? "
"Don't give me the good guy card …" Xu Yi couldn't help but mutter. He touched his nose and said seriously, "It's wrong to say that I definitely won't take advantage of people when they are in trouble.
In fact, according to Anklo, the Principality of Constantine had always been in danger. I would be taking advantage of the situation whenever I went there.
But this time, he took the initiative to come to me, so it can't be said that I'm ashamed.
I can only say that … everyone can take what they need. "
"And what does the Principality of Constantine want from you?" Stiel asked curiously.
"I haven't discussed this with Anklo yet, but Anklo said that they don't need gold coins, so it should be something that is hard to buy with gold coins. I'm guessing that it should be some technology." Xu Yi said.
"Technology?" Stiel was surprised. "What technology do they need from you?
Even if he gave them the magic machine technology, they wouldn't be able to use it.
I feel that they should be like the Kingdom of Ruhr and buy some agricultural magic machines to let their people fill their stomachs. "
"No, they don't need the agricultural magic machines right now." Xu Yi shook his head and pointed at the Principality of Constantine on the map.
"Look, the Principality of Constantine is different from the other countries on the continent. Most of their land is by the sea and they are often attacked by hurricanes and tsunamis, so the grain yield in this half of their land is very unstable. Because there might be a hurricane or tsunami at any time, it could wipe out a year's harvest."
Stiel looked at the map for a while before giving a slight nod, as a look of sympathy appeared on her face.
"The people of this duchy really are pitiful, they can't even properly farm.
It's a good thing they can rely on fishing for a living, otherwise I really don't know how they could survive. "
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "Actually, although most of their land is by the sea and they are often attacked by hurricanes and tsunamis, it also gives them a natural giant advantage. Only they haven't discovered and used it yet."
"Natural giant advantage?" Stiel looked at the map in confusion for a while, but she didn't notice anything.
"Where is the advantage?"
"The long coastline is their giant advantage." Xu Yi replied.
"Of course, not to mention the Principality of Constantine, even the Sines don't realize the importance of this."
"What advantage is the coastline?" Stiel was even more confused.
"It's still too early to say this, but as long as we develop the engine, we can use this advantage."
Seeing the mysterious smile on Xu Yi's face, Stiel couldn't help rolling her eyes at him.
According to her understanding of Xu Yi, Xu Yi clearly had a long term plan, but because he wasn't completely certain right now, no matter how she asked, Xu Yi wouldn't give a clear answer.
Stiel didn't plan on asking questions like a normal girl. After being with Xu Yi for a long time, she would often encounter this kind of situation. If she asked questions every time, it would definitely make Xu Yi feel disgusted.
Stiel was a smart girl, of course she wouldn't do something this stupid.
The two of them changed the topic and talked about the Kingdom of Ruhr for a bit. Great Magician Camilla had finished attending the Sorcerers Guild's banquet and returned to the yard.
Seeing that Xu Yi was also here, Great Magician Camilla asked him without any courtesy, "Hey, brat, you'll be participating in the exam tomorrow, are you prepared?"
Xu Yi gave a shrug and replied with a relaxed look, "What is there to prepare, it's fine as long as you show your strength."
Great Magician Camilla glared at him, but Xu Yi came over with a mischievous smile and mysteriously asked, "Your excellency Great Magician, since you're in charge of tomorrow's exam, can you give me some questions ahead of time?"
Great Magician Camilla naturally knew that Xu Yi was joking, but he couldn't help angrily glaring at him. He angrily waved his hand, "Scram!"
After pausing for a bit, he added, "The high level magician exam only has an extra high level magic exam compared to the low level magician exam. There isn't any other difference, so you don't need to worry."
"High level magic?" Xu Yi couldn't help knitting his brows.
The so called high level magic was referring to the high level variations of the four main elements: wind, water, fire, and earth.
For example, the high level wind magic was thunder magic and the high level water magic was ice magic … …
Properly speaking, once a magician reached the Sixth Grade, they would begin to grasp some high level magic. However, Xu Yi felt that high level magic didn't have much meaning in studying magic machines, so he rarely studied them. Although he should be a Seventh Grade Magician based on normal magic power, his grasp of high level magic was very weak.
To put it simply, his research in magic was a little biased. His attainments in magic formations were not much weaker than those of 8th-tier or even 9th-tier magic casters, but his research in lethal magic was at best comparable to that of 6th-tier magic casters.
Seeing Xu Yi's expression, Great Magician Camilla and Stiel were a bit surprised. Stiel immediately asked, "It can't be that you can't grasp high level magic, right?"
Xu Yi revealed an awkward smile, "This ….. It's indeed not that good ….. Alright, strictly speaking, I still haven't grasped a single high level magic spell."
Great Magician Camilla and Stiel's eyes popped out. Great Magician Camilla angrily said, "Brat, you're telling me you have the strength of a Seventh Grade Magician?
You can't be considered a Seventh Grade Magician if you don't know high level magic! "
Stiel slightly knit her brows and said in a worried voice, "Grandfather is right. If you don't know high level magic, the Sorcerers Guild wouldn't recognize you as a high level magician.
Not to mention a Seventh Grade Magician, even a Sixth Grade Magician wouldn't let you pass. "
"This stinky brat, I already told him to spend more time on magic research, but he wouldn't listen!" Great Magician Camilla angrily said, "What do we do now?
If you participate in the high level magician exam and tell others that you don't know a single high level magic spell?
That would simply be a giant joke! "
Xu Yi didn't react as intensely as the two of them. His expression was still relaxed as he said with a smile, "This isn't much, right?
If I can't pass, I'll just take the exam next year.
I'll properly study high level magic this year and I'll definitely meet the requirements. "
"That's easy for you to say!" Great Magician Camilla's saliva almost landed on Xu Yi's face.
"Brat, during lunch today, I praised you for half a day in front of everyone. I said that with your talent, you would definitely pass the exam tomorrow.
Now you're telling me that you're planning on giving up?
You're not afraid of losing face, but I'm afraid of losing face!
Let me tell you, if you back out this time, do you believe that I'll have Stiel never associate with you again? "
"Ah?" Xu Yi and Stiel were stunned at the same time.
Stiel immediately stomped her foot, "Grandfather, what nonsense are you saying?
What does this have to do with us being together? "
"Humph!
In short, I'm saying this. Brat, what do you plan on doing? "
Xu Yi knit his brows and helplessly said, "But even if I don't back out and participate in the exam, I really don't know a single high level magic spell, so I still can't pass the exam."
"You really don't know a single one?" Great Magician Camilla's expression was a bit ugly.
"Brat, I know that threatening you is useless, but do you know that your performance in the exam this time is very likely related to the guild's attitude towards magic machines?
If you perform well, then the patent bill that the union is about to pass may be closer to your expectations in terms of the specific terms. But if your performance is too bad … even if this patent bill passes, I'm afraid it won't be as good as you think. "
Xu Yi was stunned, "Your excellency Great Magician, why didn't you say so earlier?
If I knew that this matter was this serious, I would have properly studied high level magic. "
Great Magician Camilla glared at him and angrily said, "How could I know that you haven't studied high level magic!"
Hearing Great Magician Camilla's words, Stiel was also a bit anxious.
Xu Yi had mentioned to her many times how important an official patent law would be to the development of the magic machine industry, so he had always hoped that the Sorcerers Guild could pass a perfect patent law.
Now that Great Magician Camilla had said that Xu Yi's performance in the exam would affect the patent law, this was very important to Xu Yi.
"Grandfather, can't you think of a way?
Why don't you guide him now and see if he can master an Advanced Spell by today? "
Great Magician Camilla looked at Stiel and said with a cold snort, "With this brat's talent, it isn't impossible.
But do you think that with just a single afternoon and night, even if he learns a high level magic spell, can he really grasp it well?
When it comes to the exam tomorrow, it will be even more embarrassing. "
Stiel was already a Fifth Grade Magician and was beginning to touch high level magic, so of course she knew that Great Magician Camilla was completely right.
"Then what do we do?" Stiel anxiously said.
Seeing the deeply knitted brows of Great Magician Camilla and the worried Stiel, Xu Yi's mind quickly turned.
Actually he wasn't that worried.
Even if the patent law passed by the Sorcerers Guild wasn't perfect, with the development of the magic machine industry, the Sorcerers Guild would realize the importance of the patent law sooner or later. Then it would be perfected according to Xu Yi's expectations.
Moreover, Xu Yi could use the New Flyer's special position in the industry to set some rules, so he didn't rely too much on the patent law.
But since Great Magician Camilla and Stiel were this worried about him, he couldn't act like he didn't care and had to work hard.
Countless thoughts passed through his mind and suddenly, an idea flashed in Xu Yi's mind.
Xu Yi revealed a confident smile to Great Magician Camilla and Stiel, "I remember now, I've already grasped a high level magic spell and I've grasped it very well."