No matter what, the New Flyer investing in a factory in the Kingdom of Ruhr was something that couldn't be decided with just a simple meeting between Xu Yi and Newman.
After Newman received confirmation from Xu Yi, he spent the next three days solving the problem of the agricultural magic machine order. Then he escorted the first three thousand agricultural magic machines back to the country.
According to what he said, as soon as he returned to Caraca City, he would immediately pass on Xu Yi's idea to King William. He believed that with how much importance King William placed on the New Flyer, this investment wouldn't be too much of an obstacle.
Three days later, watching Newman leave the Falling Rain Valley with the horse carriage filled with agricultural magic machines, Xu Yi couldn't help stroking his chin. He turned to look in the direction of the Principality of Constantine to the southwest.
Although he hadn't gone to the Kingdom of Ruhr yet, he was certain that based on the enthusiasm Newman showed and the attitude King William conveyed through Newman, it would be much easier to invest in a factory in the Kingdom of Ruhr than in the Principality of Constantine.
Moreover, according to the introductions of the people who were familiar with the surrounding countries, the people of the Kingdom of Ruhr weren't as lazy as the people of the Principality of Constantine. King William was a diligent king, so the Kingdom of Ruhr was becoming stronger under his leadership. It had already left the Lampari Kingdom in the dust.
Thinking of the Lampari Kingdom's strength, Xu Yi couldn't help giving a sigh.
There were times when he couldn't help feeling emotional. Why didn't he transmigrate to one of the stronger countries in the Sines, like the Kandla Empire or the Malor Empire?
If he was in a strong country like that, the magic machine industry he created would be recognized by the high level of the country and would have more room to develop. It wouldn't be like the Lampari Kingdom, where every step was hard to develop.
Because the Lampari Kingdom was weak, they couldn't give Xu Yi much support. When he considered the development of the New Flyer, he had to consider the development of the Lampari Kingdom.
The more important thing was that the weaker a country like the Lampari Kingdom was, the easier it was to fight for power.
If it wasn't for the stubborn conservative faction led by Count Stark acting against the New Flyer, forcing Xu Yi to reconsider the development of the New Flyer and even sending away Samo Count who supported him the most, according to Xu Yi's plan, Banta City would have already become a magic machine industry city and the economic center of the Lampari Kingdom. It wouldn't have been cut off in the middle by Count Stark like this.
The citizens of Banta City secretly cursed Count Stark, but in terms of true hatred, no one could compare to Xu Yi.
To Xu Yi, this fellow wasn't just a sinner of Banta City, he could even be considered a sinner of the entire Lampari Kingdom.
But Xu Yi couldn't do anything about this. Count Stark's actions represented the attitude of the Stagg Family and the attitude of the Stagg Family represented the stubborn conservative faction of the kingdom.
If they kept going, these stubborn conservatives were shouting that the eldest son should inherit the throne, clearly showing that they were supporting his highness Eric. Then they would definitely be on the same side as her highness Seveni and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce as Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
It wasn't that Count Stagg couldn't see the benefits the Frestech Chamber of Commerce brought to Banta City's economic development, but his position decided that he would target the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
It was a good thing that although the king didn't have a clear position on the successor to the throne, he had shown support for Xu Yi and the New Flyer through her highness Seveni.
Whether it was giving Xu Yi the title of baron, making him the only person in the Lampari Kingdom who was both a noble and a merchant, or raising Xu Yi's title to viscount, as well as breaking convention and shocking everyone by giving him the Falling Rain Valley and the surrounding area as his private territory, it all showed the absolute support the king had for Xu Yi and the New Flyer.
It was because of this that although Count Stark wanted to target the New Flyer, he could only find a reason to do it and didn't dare do it forcefully.
Now that he had his own private territory, Xu Yi could develop according to his own plans and he didn't need to worry about another situation like Count Stark.
Turning back to look at the Falling Rain Valley that had become several times more lively, Xu Yi thought about it before quickly heading to the living area of the valley.
Now, the living quarters of the Falling Rain Valley had changed a lot compared to before.
After moving the Sandton Manor factory and the Academy of Magic from Banta City, the number of humans in the Falling Rain Valley had greatly increased. There was now a new area in the living area, which was where the New Flyer's human workers lived.
The New Flyer now had over six thousand workers. There were over a thousand dwarves and elves added together and the rest were all humans.
However, the relatives of the Dwarves had all moved to the Falling Rain Valley. Only a portion of the Human workers chose to live in the Falling Rain Valley due to the long journey. Therefore, the total population of the Falling Rain Valley was more than 10,000, but the number of Humans was less than half of that. In fact, the number was even lower than the Dwarves and Elves.
Xu Yi walked into the living area and walked down the main road between the dwarf and human areas, heading deep into the valley. After a while, he arrived at a large field close to the living area.
There were currently several hundred people training on the field in three groups. There were close to three hundred human warriors, a hundred dwarven warriors, and a hundred elven warriors.
The human warriors were training under Hart's lead and the dwarven warriors were training in pairs like usual.
The elven warriors, on the other hand, were very different. Compared to the human warriors and the warriors who were sweating profusely while training, the elven warriors were still graceful and calm even when they were training. They merely stretched their legs and arms, stretched their bodies, and did simple jumps, leaps, and so on.
Just from the training, it could be seen that there was a huge difference between the three races.
The humans placed more emphasis on the whole, the dwarves placed more emphasis on combat and physical strength, and the elves placed more emphasis on balance and coordination.
So in terms of individual combat strength, the dwarves and elves were stronger than the humans. They were stronger in small group battles, but when the numbers increased to a certain scale, the humans would be stronger.
Of course, there were only three hundred human warriors in the training field. If they were to fight against the hundred dwarves and the hundred elves, they would definitely suffer a crushing defeat.
When Xu Yi walked into the drill ground, his footsteps paused for a bit. He recalled the conversation he had with Hart before and ran a simulation in his mind. In the end, he determined that if he wanted to maintain a balance between the hundred dwarves and the elves, even if he brought back the two hundred human warriors that were guarding the Black Rice Wasteland, it definitely wouldn't be enough. He had to recruit at least three hundred more human warriors to have a chance.
However, the five hundred human guards in the New Flyer were carefully selected elites by Major MacConley. It would be too difficult to recruit three hundred more, so Xu Yi couldn't do anything for the time being.
But fortunately, both the dwarves and elves had a very close relationship with Xu Yi. At the same time, they were under Xu Yi's leadership in name, so he didn't have to worry about this problem.
After thinking for a while, Xu Yi walked into the training field and waved his hand to call the human, dwarven, and elven leaders together.
After a few words of encouragement, Xu Yi told them his purpose for coming here.
"Last time, I promised you that I would provide you with suitable equipment. Now that you've been here for a few months, you should have adapted to this place. Then, it's time for me to fulfill my promise.
Come, tell me your requirements for the equipment. I'll record it down and have someone make it for you. "
The leader of the dwarves, Omar, and the leader of the elves, Fario, both looked at the human guard captain, Hart.
Hart didn't hold back and bluntly said, "Sir Chairman, we don't have any special requirements. We just need a complete set of armor and weapons.
It doesn't need to be too special. The armor and weapons given to the northern army are already very good. "
Xu Yi nodded and looked at Omar and Fario.
Fario made an inviting gesture to Omar. Omar nodded his thick head and said in a voice as loud as a bell, "Sir Chairman, we dwarves have thick skin and flesh. We don't need armor, but we must have good enough weapons.
And the most important thing is that the weapons must be heavy enough to be powerful. "
Xu Yi smiled faintly, "As long as you like it, with our company's current level of craftsmanship, we can make a few tons of pure steel axes. Do you want one?"
"A few tons?"
Omar's eyes widened and he waved his hands, "That's too exaggerated. Even if I, Omar, am strong enough, I can't lift a few tons of axes.
Not so big, one or two hundred kilograms would be good. "
Xu Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
What did he mean by "one or two hundred kilograms would be good"?
The dwarves' strength was really terrifying.
After getting Omar's opinion, Xu Yi finally looked at Fario.
Fario shook his head, "Chairman, we elves make our own weapons and equipment. We don't need you to provide them."
"Is that so?"
Xu Yi smiled and asked, "But Elder Elucía told me that your Nightsong tribe has less than three hundred warriors with their own weapons and equipment. And because of the difficulty of making arrows, which are the most important to you, you cherish every arrow you shoot. You even have to think of a way to recover them after shooting them.
Am I right? "
Fario nodded lightly, "Yes.
These resources are hard to come by, so we have to cherish them. "
Seeing the disapproving expression on Xu Yi's face, Fario added, "I think humans and dwarves are the same on this point. No matter what kind of weapon or equipment it is, it is very difficult to make, so no one is willing to waste it."
Hart and Omar nodded in unison.
"That's right. We dwarves used to like to use small flying axes as long range weapons, but we felt that it was too wasteful and gradually stopped using them." Omar said.
Hart smiled bitterly, "Sir Chairman, I came from the northern army. I think you and Major MacConley have dealt with so many things, so you should know how miserable we are."
Xu Yi nodded and smiled, "Then if I told you that you have an endless supply of weapons and equipment, would you believe me?
For example, Fario, if I told you that you have an endless supply of arrows, what would you think? "
"That's impossible!" Fario immediately said without hesitation.