Today was a clear day.
The sea breeze of early summer was warm, but it wasn't hot. When it came from the sea, the sea was covered in a moist aura that made people want to lie down and fall asleep.
Xu Yi forcefully shook his head and threw out this bit of sleepiness.
Today was the day the New Flyer's first voyage fleet set sail. This ceremony was very important and they couldn't miss it.
"Sir chairman, are you alright?" Narvil on the side saw Xu Yi's actions and asked with a bit of worry.
"I'm fine." Xu Yi took a deep breath and there was a bit of sea smell in his mouth.
Although he felt a bit disgusted, his mind became a bit better.
Turning to look at Narvil who was completely tanned, Xu Yi couldn't help smiling.
Narvil who was appointed as the commander of the first voyage fleet by Xu Yi was very excited. He had been on the Unfolding Wings Ship, the newly built "Morning Sun", and the "Goddess of Victory Iris" all day, turning himself into charcoal.
"Is everything prepared?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
"Yes, it's all ready!" Narvil nodded.
Narvil gave a strong nod, "We can set off at any time!"
"Good, then the ceremony can officially begin."
Xu Yi nodded and walked onto the stage that had already been set up on the beach.
Because of this ceremony, there was a large group of people gathered on the beach. Most of them were the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's employees and the rest were the surrounding residents who came to watch the fun. There were also people who came from other countries after receiving the news.
As for the stage, there was the envoy sent by the Kingdom of Ruhr, which was Newman.
Because the first destination of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's fleet was the largest harbour city in the south of the Rudson Kingdom, Nissi City.
On the three large Magic Boats, there were large amounts of magic machines that were being transported to the Kingdom of Ruhr.
Although this trip would take half a month, which was much slower compared to the less than two days on the Sku Road, the three large Magic Boats had a shocking load of fifteen thousand tons!
The current Frestech Chamber of Commerce's largest transport Magic Car only had a capacity of twenty tons. With these three Magic Boats, it was equivalent to the large transport Magic Cars making seven hundred and fifty trips, which was much more efficient.
Moreover, because the Magic Boats went by sea, they had a large advantage in terms of energy consumption compared to the large transport Magic Cars.
For this trip, even if it was a round trip, according to the calculations of the Academy of Magic, it would only cost around a hundred tons of high concentration Magic Crystals. The total price wouldn't exceed twenty thousand gold coins.
If they used the large transport Magic Car, even if they took the most convenient Stru Road, it would cost around fifty gold coins to make a round trip.
For seven hundred and fifty trips, it would cost thirty seven thousand and five hundred gold coins, which was double the cost of going by sea.
The more important thing was that to transport fifteen thousand tons of goods by land, it would take many trips, which would create a large amount of pressure on the Stru Road.
Of course, land transport had the advantage of being shorter and not being limited by the port, so it couldn't be said that it was completely suppressed by sea transport.
Xu Yi came to the stage and exchanged smiles with Newman before announcing the beginning of the ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the fleet was just a normal process. Xu Yi introduced the composition and uses of the fleet, as well as explaining the powerful meaning of this fleet to everyone. Then Newman represented the Kingdom of Ruhr to express the importance and welcome of the Kingdom of Ruhr to this fleet.
After that, Narvil came to the stage to give a speech on behalf of the new fleet. While expressing his excitement, he also passionately told everyone that he would do his best to lead this fleet and work hard to open the sea route for the New Flyer.
After the thunderous applause, Xu Yi came to the stage again and announced that the fleet would be setting off.
Everyone's eyes turned to the Xinfei Harbour by the sea.
The Unfolding Wings, the Morning Sun, and the Goddess of Victory Iris had already stopped at the harbour and had already made their preparations.
Narvil took the scepter that represented command from Xu Yi's hands and boarded the New Flyer's newly developed Magic Sedan. He stopped the car and drove it to the harbour in a majestic manner.
When he boarded the Unfolding Wings, countless brilliant fireworks exploded on the beach at the same time, accompanied by countless brilliant colors that had magical effects, reflecting the entire beach in a dazzling light.
Then the three giant Magic Boats gave a loud roar at the same time, which was the large Magic Cannons on the three ships that fired in response.
After a while, the Unfolding Wings trembled before slowly leaving the harbour.
When the Unfolding Wings left the harbour, the Morning Sun and the Goddess of Victory Iris followed behind.
The three Magic Boats were rather slow at first, but when they were far away from the coast, they gradually sped up. Not long after, they turned into three black dots on the sea before disappearing into the sea.
Xu Yi looked away from the sea and let out a soft sigh.
"Are you very worried?" Newman on the side asked with a smile.
"It would be a lie if I said I wasn't worried." Xu Yi said with a smile.
Xu Yi said with a smile, "After all, this is our company's first voyage fleet and this first voyage is over two thousand kilometers, it wouldn't be strange if there were any accidents on the way."
"There's no need to be afraid even if there's an accident." Newman looked very confident.
Newman said with a confident look, "These three large ships, they are much stronger than any wooden ship.
Even those small wooden ships could sail from the Principality of Constantine to the seas of our Kingdom of Ruhr, how could these three ships not be able to do it? "
Xu Yi shook his head, "Accidents on the sea are too unpredictable. Although we've made enough preparations, I'm still worried that something unexpected will happen."
"That's not something we can control, is it?" Newman shrugged.
Newman gave a shrug, "Anyway, we've made enough preparations, so we'll leave the rest to them."
Xu Yi was silent for a bit before nodding, "Un, I'm worried about this.
I should have confidence in them. "
"That's right." Newman patted Xu Yi's shoulder with a smile.
Xu Yi also revealed a smile. Actually, the reason why he was more worried than Newman was because these three Magic Boats might be considered first class ships on the Sines, but they weren't enough on earth at all.
Those ships on earth that were equipped with high technology and even had GPS satellites could have accidents on the sea. These Magic Boats that were countless times weaker had a much higher chance of accidents happening.
Of course, this was also because Xu Yi and Newman had different angles of view.
From Newman's point of view, these three Magic Boats were without a doubt much stronger than those simple wooden ships, so it was impossible for anything to happen to them.
"Right, speaking of accidents on the sea ….. Actually, between the seas of the Principality of Constantine and our Kingdom of Ruhr, there are many pirates ….." While saying this, Newman suddenly revealed a self deprecating smile and shook his head.
"Alright, there's no need for my worries.
If my guesses aren't wrong, you must have large amounts of military magic machines on those three ships, right? "
Xu Yi laughed and didn't reply.
Newman immediately revealed a knowing smile, but he didn't ask any more questions.
The three Magic Boats disappeared into the depths of the sea and the ceremony naturally ended.
Xu Yi invited Newman to his manor as a guest.
Newman coming here this time wasn't as simple as just attending this ceremony.
He also brought the decree of his majesty Teruc.
"Chairman Xu, his majesty wants to deepen the relationship between our Kingdom of Ruhr and your New Flyer, so he hopes that your New Flyer can increase your investment in our kingdom.
According to the statistics, your New Flyer has already invested in thirty seven household magic machine factories in our Kingdom of Ruhr, which isn't a small amount.
But compared to the one hundred and forty three magic machine factories you've built with the Lampari Kingdom, it's far lacking. "Newman said with a serious look.
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "This can't be compared to begin with.
The Lampari Kingdom is where our New Flyer was established, so our company has the deepest roots in the Lampari Kingdom, so naturally we have the most factories in the Lampari Kingdom. "
Newman nodded, "Un, his majesty can understand this, but his majesty feels that since our kingdom supports your New Flyer more than the Lampari Kingdom, Chairman Xu, why don't you consider increasing your investment in our Lampari Kingdom?
You have to know ….. last year your New Flyer paid over a million gold coins in taxes in our kingdom, so there's no need for me to mention the profits ….. "
Xu Yi was silent for a bit before saying with a nod, "I know that his majesty Teruc supports our company and I'm very grateful.
As for increasing our investment in your Kingdom of Ruhr, I've been making plans in this regard.
According to the plan, in the second half of this year, we hope to increase our investment in your Kingdom of Ruhr by two million gold coins and have already reached cooperation agreements with twenty six companies in your kingdom ….. "
"That's not enough."
Newman suddenly interrupted Xu Yi and stared at Xu Yi with bright eyes, "Chairman Xu, you should be able to guess what I mean.
The cooperation his majesty is talking about, apart from the household magic machines, is more important ….. It's the military magic machines. "