Great Magician Telucci didn't think much of it, but when Smilton saw the military magic machines, his eyes lit up and he walked over. He first picked up a Magic Repeating Crossbow and looked it over with a look of joy on his face. Then he picked up a small Magic Bazooka and looked it over for a while before looking back at Xu Yi.
"Chairman Xu, are these good things for us?"
Xu Yi couldn't help rolling his eyes in his heart.
This Smilton was really used to being a pirate. He had sent so many important daily necessities to Caraska Island, but he wasn't this happy. Now that he was giving them weapons, there was no need to guess his excitement, it was clearly written on his face.
Of course, Xu Yi still maintained the smile on his face as he gave a gentle nod.
"Yes.
But it's not for free.
Island Lord Smilton, the demand for military magic machines is very large right now and these are all from the large orders I received, so it's impossible for me to give them to you for free. "
"Un, I understand this."
Smilton gave a strong nod and said with a laugh, "Chairman Xu, you don't need to say anything else. Our island has already received enough help from your New Flyer. The brothers on the island being able to live such good lives is all because of your help.
Actually, you don't need to waste words. If you want us to help you with something, just say it.
Although I'm a crude person without much knowledge, I still understand the basic rules. "
Great Magician Telucci on the side had a thoughtful look on his face before giving a slight nod, "Chairman Xu, you are a merchant, you definitely can't do business that loses money and we can't let you do this.
Although I have some value as a Great Magician, I'm very clear that I'm not worth you paying such a large price for me.
Since you're helping the island like this, you must have your own plans. Everyone knows this in their hearts. "
Xu Yi helplessly spread his hands and gave a self deprecating laugh, "It seems like I'm not suited for acting, I'm too straightforward."
Smilton waved his hand and said, "Alright, Chairman Xu, let's not talk about this anymore.
No matter what you want to do, with the New Flyer's help, everyone is living a good life, so it's only right for us to work for you. This is the most basic rule that everyone knows.
Tell me, what do you want us to do? "
Seeing Great Magician Telucci's questioning gaze, Xu Yi shook his head with a smile, "Relax, your excellency Great Magician, I don't plan on making the residents of the island risk their lives for me.
As a businessman, I've always felt that this method is very inefficient and can't bring me the greatest benefits. "
Great Magician Telucci and Smilton looked at each other with curiosity in their eyes.
"Then what do you want us to help you with?
If it's something else, why did you send these military magic machines? "Smilton asked.
"Un ….. It's not right to say that I don't need you to take risks, after all, I can't guarantee that there won't be any danger in these places." Xu Yi waved his hand at the two of them, indicating for them to come over.
The two of them came over in confusion. Xu Yi took out a map from his chest and spread it out on the floor of the warehouse.
Borrowing the light of the Magic Lamp in the warehouse, the two of them looked down and found that this map was a map.
Taking a closer look, he found that most of the map showed the sea, and only a small part of it showed land.
These continents were naturally islands.
The two of them looked at the coastline on the right side of the map and finally fell onto a marked island.
"This is our Caraska Island?" Smilton pointed at the island and asked in a surprised voice.
"Why is this shape so strange?"
"What?
Island Lord, have you never seen the shape of the island from the sky before? "Xu Yi asked with a smile.
"It is indeed the shape of a flower. Looking at it from the sky, it looks very good."
Great Magician Telucci gave a soft nod, "Yes, this is indeed Caraska Island. I used to fly up when I had nothing to do and this shape is exactly the same as this island."
Then he turned to ask Xu Yi, "This is a map drawn from the sky, right?
The surrounding islands should be the nearby islands. "
"Un, this is a detailed map of the nearby sea area that I had people draw with the Magic Airship.
Your excellency Great Magician, what do you think? "Xu Yi asked back.
Great Magician Telucci looked at the map for a while and his expression became serious.
"This kind of detailed map can only be drawn from the sky and in order to be accurate, one has to stay in the sky. Only the Magic Airship is suitable.
But Chairman Xu, why did you have people draw such a detailed map? "
Smilton also looked at Xu Yi with a trace of excitement in his eyes, as if he had guessed Xu Yi's plan.
As expected, Xu Yi smiled and tapped on the map a few times before replying, "Your excellency Great Magician, Island Lord, look. From the Black Rice Wasteland to the coast of the Principality of Constantine, there are a total of thirty four large and small islands. There are six of them that are even bigger than Caraska Island.
However, of these islands, other than Caraska Island, there are only twelve inhabited islands. The other twenty two islands are uninhabited. "
Smilton raised a brow, "Chairman Xu, you want me to help you steal these islands?"
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "Accurately speaking, I want these islands to be under my control.
I don't have much interest in the islands themselves, I'm only interested in the various resources on these islands.
If Caraska Island has a decent amount of iron ore, then there's a high chance that the other islands have the same amount of resources. "
"Yes, that's true." Smilton nodded.
Smilton nodded, "I know that there is an iron ore mine on an island not far from here called Saxon Island. There were people from your Lampari Kingdom who went to investigate before, but they felt that it wasn't worth it to transport the iron ore from Saxon Island, so no one cared."
"I also feel that it's not worth it." Great Magician Telucci knit his brows.
Great Magician Telucci knit his brows, "Chairman, if you want to transport the resources from these islands back, I feel that the cost is too high and it isn't suitable."
"You only have this feeling because the sea transport isn't developed enough." Xu Yi shook his head and pointed at the bottom of his feet.
"But look at where you are right now?"
Great Magician Telucci and Smilton were surprised. Then they remembered that the place they were currently in was the warehouse at the bottom of a giant Magic Ship.
This Magic Ship called the Unfolding Wings was just too big. Just the warehouse they were in right now could hold the large wooden ship that they remembered from before.
With this kind of large Magic Ship, the amount of cargo it could carry was several times or even several dozen times more than the wooden ships from before.
Adding in the fact that there was a lower chance of encountering danger on the sea with this large Magic Ship, so calculating it, the cost of transporting by sea was much lower than before where they had to risk their lives, so it wasn't worth it.
It was no wonder Xu Yi was this confident, it was because of the Unfolding Wings.
Seeing the looks of understanding on the two's faces, Xu Yi revealed a smile. He moved his finger and drew a circle on the map.
"Actually, compared to the resources on these islands, what I care more about is this sea area."
Great Magician Telucci and Smilton revealed doubtful looks again.
This sea area was all seawater, what was there to care about?
"Right now I can't explain the importance of controlling this sea area to you, you'll only understand when the competition for the sea becomes more intense." Xu Yi said with a faint smile.
"But no matter what, I need this sea area and it's best if I can control this sea area.
Island Lord Smilton, can you do this for me? "
Smilton looked down at the map and thought for a bit before looking back at the various military magic machines in the warehouse. Finally he looked at the ceiling and floor of the warehouse before saying to Xu Yi with a serious look, "Other than these military magic machines, give me a few more ships. It's best if there's a large ship like this one and I'll definitely be able to do it."
Xu Yi laughed, "There's no problem giving you a few ships, but there's no way to give you a large ship like the Unfolding Wings for now.
This ship took all the strength of our Frestech Chamber of Commerce, it took an entire eight months to finish.
The ones we're making are for our company's ocean transport, so we can't give them to you in the short term. "
"Oh … …" Smilton was a bit disappointed.
"If we don't have such a large ship, I'm afraid our deterrence on the surface of the sea will be much smaller.
Things on the sea are very simple, whoever has the biggest ship has the loudest voice.
If there was a large ship like this, I just needed to drive it over and I could guarantee that all the other ships on the sea would be obedient. "
Xu Yi patted his shoulder with a smile, "You don't need to be too disappointed.
I can't give you such a large ship in the short term, but I can give you some smaller ships.
It's true that those ships are smaller than the Unfolding Wings, but compared to your heaviest ships, they are still much bigger.
Moreover, I can guarantee that in terms of performance, those ships can't compare to it at all. "
Smilton's eyes lit up, "Really?
Chairman Xu, could it be that you're planning on giving me a good ship like the small Magic Speed Boat? "
Xu Yi laughed, "That depends on how much sincerity you can take out."
Smilton clenched his fist and forcefully slammed it down on his chest as he said in a deep voice, "Chairman Xu, in front of Great Magician Telucci, I promise you.
I, Smilton, will definitely control every inch of this sea for you. Even if a fish wants to swim across this sea, it has to ask me ….. No, it has to ask for your permission! "