It was the beginning of summer yet again.
Just like in previous years, the heat waves engulfed the entire Principality of Constantine.
Even though Xu Yi's private territory was located to the north of the Principality of Constantine, it still couldn't escape the heat waves. The entire territory was bathed in the unparalleled power of summer.
The natives of the Principality of Constantine were naturally very adapted to this climate. The employees of the New Flyer had already been here for several years and had long since adapted to this special climate.
However, the people who came from other parts of the continent were extremely uncomfortable with the heat that was already as hot as late summer even though it was just the beginning of summer. Everyone's body was more or less limp due to the heat wave, to the extent that even their movements that were usually extremely smooth were a little out of shape.
"Bang!"
The thirty-kilogram round steel pipe fell to the ground with a muffled sound, at the same time kicking up a cloud of dust.
Hart shook his head and waved his hand, "Next!"
The person standing at the center of the field suddenly had a dejected expression. His lips moved, and his face was full of unwillingness. In the end, he didn't say anything and walked out of the field dejectedly.
Heinz, who was sitting beside Hart, frowned as he watched the other robust man behind him walk into the field, "I'm afraid not many people will pass this test, right?"
Hart lowered his head to look at the form in his hand and grunted in agreement.
"So far today, only eighty-three people have passed."
"That's too little." Heinz couldn't help but say.
"At this rate, who knows how long it will take to recruit a thousand people."
Hart shrugged, "In any case, the chairman said that it would be better to have nothing than to have something substandard. This test must be carried out strictly according to the standards he set. Those who don't meet the standards will be eliminated without exception."
Heinz slowly shook his head, "He only wants to recruit a thousand private guards. Although it's not wrong to make the requirements a bit stricter, it's too ridiculous to be this strict.
It's fine if he wants these people to have strong enough bodies, but why does he have to require them to have flexible minds?
It's not like he's recruiting staff. "
"The chairman only wants his private guards to be able to easily control the military magic machines. This requirement is already common among the guards of our Chamber of Commerce." Hart said.
"After all, as the Guild Leader's personal guard, how could I not know how to use military magic machines?"
Heinz thought about it and was a little puzzled. "I don't understand. If he really wanted to make such a request, why didn't he just transfer some of the guards from the Chamber of Commerce to be his personal guards?
In any case, the entire New Flyer is his. He can do whatever he wants. Who would dare to have any objections? "
Hart laughed and said, "Vice President, aren't you giving your opinion right now?
Of course, Sir President said that this is to clearly distinguish the authority between the Chamber of Commerce's guards and his personal guards, so as to avoid future troubles. "
"What trouble could there be?"
Heinz was even more puzzled. He turned to look at a candidate who had just finished the test and thought that Xu Yi was thinking too much.
Although the New Flyer had already developed to a large scale and could be considered a first class Chamber of Commerce in the Lampari Kingdom, if the New Flyer was owned by Xu Yi alone, no one would oppose it.
Since it was like this, why did he have to do something superfluous and recruit other human guards?
These newly recruited guards were obviously not as reassuring as the guards who had served the Chamber of Commerce for several years, and their abilities were definitely not as good. If he wanted a personal guard, the guards of the Chamber of Commerce would be more suitable.
Moreover, Xu Yi didn't only do this in front of the human guards. This time, he spread the news that he wanted to recruit a large number of private guards for his territory. Not only did it include a thousand human guards, but it also included a thousand elven guards and a thousand dwarven guards.
Moreover, according to the information he secretly revealed, he might even recruit a thousand beastman guards from the Black Rice Wasteland.
If this kind of private guard was formed, it would become a multi-race alliance.
These other races didn't have a good relationship with humans, they didn't like each other. If they were put together, this private guard wouldn't be peaceful.
Heinz continued to watch Xu Yi recruit private guards for a while before he finally couldn't sit still. He came to find Xu Yi with a worried look.
Xu Yi was currently in the New Flyer's magic machine development center, discussing a strange device with Camby and the other engineers. Only when Heinz forcefully patted his shoulder did he notice Heinz's arrival.
When Heinz asked him about the recruitment of private guards, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Based on his expression, it seemed like he didn't care about this matter at all.
"This ….. Heinz, I feel that you don't need to worry about this.
The treatment of becoming my private guards is good, so even if they don't like each other, it's impossible for anything to happen. "
"But … …"
Heinz still wanted to say something, but Xu Yi grabbed his shoulder and enthusiastically pointed at the strange device everyone was talking about, "Alright, don't worry about these small things. Look at this, this is what I really care about and what you as the vice chairman should pay attention to."
Heinz couldn't help rolling his eyes. He knew that with Xu Yi's attitude, no matter how he asked, Xu Yi wouldn't reply.
But he had known Xu Yi for all these years, so he knew that Xu Yi wouldn't do anything meaningless.
He suddenly wanted to recruit all these private guards, he definitely had his long term plans.
Heinz was already in a half retired state, but he suddenly came all the way from Banta City to the Principality of Constantine because he suddenly heard that Xu Yi wanted to recruit private guards. He couldn't hold back the concern he had for Xu Yi and the New Flyer, so he wanted to ask Xu Yi about this.
Although he hadn't asked Xu Yi about his actual plans, based on Xu Yi's expression, he definitely already had his plans, so naturally he didn't need to worry.
Thinking of this, Heinz shook his head and put down the worry in his heart. He focused on the strange device in front of him.
After looking at it for a while, Heinz seemed to have understood something.
"This ….. is very similar to the Wind Magic Engine."
Xu Yi laughed and patted Heinz's shoulder as he loudly said, "You really are my old friend, recognizing it with a single glance.
That's right, this is the newly developed Fire Magic Engine! "
Heinz's eyes opened wide, "It's actually the Fire Magic Engine?
It ….. It's finally been developed? "
"That's right!" Xu Yi said with a laugh, "How about it?
Aren't you very excited? "
Heinz kept nodding.
This Fire Magic Engine had been developed three years ago and New Flyer had invested a large amount of manpower, but there hadn't been much progress.
As Xu Yi's oldest partner, Heinz knew how important this Fire Magic Engine was to Xu Yi. He also knew how much effort Xu Yi had invested in this.
This was something that had troubled Xu Yi for a long time, it could be considered the most difficult research project since the Frestech Chamber of Commerce was founded. Now that it had finally been developed, even if Heinz didn't understand what this Fire Magic Engine meant, he was still very excited.
"Great!
It's finally a success! "
Heinz said with a nod with a smile, "This is good. Xu Yi, what did you say would happen with this Fire Magic Engine?"
Xu Yi couldn't help shaking his head with a smile.
Heinz clearly didn't understand this thing at all, but he was still this excited. It was clear that it was because of him.
Xu Yi's heart was moved. He took Heinz's shoulder and pointed at the Fire Magic Engine as he explained, "Heinz, you should know that our company's Magic Car hasn't been able to break through sixty kilometers an hour."
"Un ….. You said that this is because the Wind Magic Engine has a natural limit. Without a major breakthrough in mechanical performance, it's very hard to break through this limit with just the Wind Magic Engine alone." Heinz said.
"According to what you said, with this Fire Magic Engine, the Magic Car can break through sixty kilometers an hour?"
Xu Yi laughed, "It's not just sixty kilometers an hour. Let me tell you, with this Fire Magic Engine, the Magic Car can even break through two hundred kilometers an hour!"
Heinz was stunned, "Two hundred kilometers?
Isn't this too exaggerated? "
"No, no, no, this isn't exaggerated at all.
Two hundred kilometers is already very slow, the goal in my heart is to break through four hundred kilometers at the very least!
Moreover, as long as we keep developing the Fire Magic Engine and use it on the Magic Airship, it isn't impossible for the Magic Airship to break through a thousand kilometers an hour! "
Heinz shook his head, "You're speaking nonsense.
A thousand kilometers in an hour, it's impossible just thinking about it. "
Xu Yi revealed a smile and looked at Camby.
Camby gave a soft cough before saying with a serious look, "Vice chairman Heinz, sir chairman is speaking the truth.
According to our current calculations of the Fire Magic Engine, in theory, it is possible for a magic machine equipped with the Fire Magic Engine to break a thousand kilometers per hour.
Of course, this is only in theory right now. To achieve this goal, we need large amounts of research and practice. "
The dwarves didn't like to lie. If Heinz still doubted Xu Yi's words, now that Camby said this, he had no choice but to believe it.
A thousand kilometers an hour?
Just thinking about it, Heinz felt dizzy.
Even if it was only in theory, this was too unbelievable!
After thinking for a bit, Heinz couldn't help saying to Xu Yi, "Not to mention a thousand kilometers an hour, even if it's only four hundred kilometers an hour, isn't that too fast?
Running from one end of the Lampari Kingdom to the other is only a thousand kilometers. According to what you said, wouldn't it only take two hours to run from one end to the other?
Is there a need to be this fast? "
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "I say, Heinz, isn't your heart too small?
The Lampari Kingdom is only a thousand kilometers from one end to the other, but the Kandla Empire and the Malor Empire are far more than that. "
Heinz rolled his eyes at Xu Yi. He thought that it wasn't that his heart was too small, it was that his heart was too big.
The Lampari Kingdom was only a small country in the Sines, how could it be compared to the Kandla Empire and the Malor Empire?
The scene of him recruiting Xu Yi's personal guards flashed in his mind. Heinz suddenly had a terrifying thought and he couldn't help taking a cold breath.
If Xu Yi really thought this, his heart wasn't just too big ….. it was simply ….. a fantasy!