There were ten newly developed large transport Magic Cars that New Flyer had developed that had a capacity of twenty tons driving on the Falling Rain Road.
The special tires with a diameter of one meter and a width of thirty centimeters rolled across the road, creating rumbling sounds that attracted the attention of all the other cars and people on the road.
Seeing the half wing symbol of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce on this majestic motorcade, everyone revealed knowing smiles.
It seemed like New Flyer was transporting goods to Banta City again.
Since her majesty Seveni took the throne, New Flyer and the Lampari Kingdom had reestablished contact, so this scene was quite common.
Especially in New Flyer's "home" Banta City, there would be motorcades from New Flyer every few days.
Other than the various household magic machines, there were also other kinds of goods.
For example, in this motorcade, there was a batch of new half automatic lathes from New Flyer.
If they were assembled, they could form a new Magic Air Conditioner production line.
This was one of the projects that New Flyer and Banta City cooperated on.
But it was different from the previous projects. This new half automatic Magic Air Conditioner production line was completely owned by Banta City.
This meant that New Flyer wouldn't receive a single bit of profit from the Magic Air Conditioners produced on this production line.
Or to put it more directly, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had just sold the Magic Air Conditioner production line made from the new half automatic lathes to their partner in Banta City.
Compared to the other joint ventures between New Flyer and the Lampari Kingdom, this was the first production line that was completely owned by the Lampari Kingdom, so it was very important to the Lampari Kingdom.
Thus, when the convoy arrived near the Falling Rain Valley, they saw a group of people waiting by the side of the road. There was even a small stage built by the side, with fresh flowers, red cloth and other festive items placed on it. It was obvious that they were preparing for a welcoming ceremony.
The motorcade stopped at the entrance of the Falling Rain Valley and Banta City's City Lord Count Will led a group of Banta City officials to welcome them.
The first large transport Magic Car stopped and when the door opened, Xu Yi was the first to jump out.
This new project wasn't just important to the Lampari Kingdom, it was also very important to New Flyer. It meant that the cooperation between New Flyer and the Lampari Kingdom had reached a deeper level, so naturally Xu Yi as the chairman had to represent New Flyer.
He was planning on driving his Magic Sedan two days ahead of time, but because something had happened on the Black Rice Wasteland, he had arrived in Black Rice City two days ago.
When the motorcade passed by Black Rice City, Xu Yi simply stayed in the large transport Magic Car and followed them.
When Xu Yi landed, Count Will opened his arms with a wide smile, enthusiastically giving Xu Yi a big hug.
"Chairman Xu, long time no see, you really are more spirited."
Xu Yi let go and looked over Count Will before saying with a faint smile, "Lord City Lord, after not seeing you for a while, you seem much more haggard.
Could it be that there have been too many things in Banta City and you've been too tired? "
Count Will gave a sigh before shaking his head, "Banta City is in the most crucial period of development, so of course I have to do my best as the City Lord.
Not to mention that her majesty has given this heavy responsibility to me, how could I dare disappoint her? "
Xu Yi revealed a smile and patted his shoulder without any scruples as he said, "Relax, Banta City's development is very smooth right now. It's already several times stronger than before her majesty took the throne, so of course this is the work of the Lord City Lord."
Count Will nodded with a smile, "This isn't bad.
If nothing unexpected happens, Banta City's income this year will be three times that of last year, it might even surpass the highest level of the past few years.
Of course, this is the result of Chairman Xu and the New Flyer supporting it.
Speaking of this, I should properly thank Chairman Xu. "
Xu Yi waved his hand, "I don't need it.
In the end, I am just a merchant, this cooperation is just to earn money. "
Count Will laughed as he looked at Xu Yi with a gaze of deep meaning.
Actually, there were many times when he felt that he couldn't understand Xu Yi.
If Xu Yi really was like he said, a normal merchant who did everything to earn money, it would be easy to understand.
But in Count Will's eyes, if he looked at it purely from the perspective of the New Flyer, looking at it from the perspective of earning money, many of Xu Yi's choices and actions were very strange.
For example, Xu Yi agreed to give Banta City a new semi automatic Magic Air Conditioner production line, giving it all to Banta City to take care of. This was equal to giving Banta City the ability to develop Magic Air Conditioners themselves.
It was different from the other companies that developed the technology they obtained from the New Flyer. In this cooperation, not only would the New Flyer provide the technology, they would also provide the complete machinery, as well as enough manpower. In the end, they were willing to let go and not interfere like the previous joint venture factories, as well as taking a share of the profits.
This production line represented the Lampari Kingdom's first firm step in becoming independent in the magic machine industry.
If Count Will had to say it, this was simply selflessly helping Banta City.
Because with the New Flyer's strong and leading position in the magic machine industry, even if they didn't do this, no one could oppose them.
But Xu Yi really did it.
Every time he thought about this problem, Count Will could only give himself a reasonable answer. It was that Xu Yi wasn't just after money, rather he was after something higher.
As for what this higher goal was … …
When he returned to Anvilmar City to report, Count Will had seen her majesty. He had also talked to the previous Banta City City Lord Count Samo who had been in contact with Xu Yi the most. The two of them said that Xu Yi cared more about developing the magic machine industry and earning money was secondary.
Count Will didn't believe this answer.
But other than this explanation, he couldn't think of a better one.
According to the plan from before, when the motorcade arrived, Count Will represented Banta City to invite Xu Yi who represented the New Flyer to participate in a grand welcoming ceremony.
When the ceremony was over, Count Will had people lead the motorcade to the Falling Rain Valley. After preparing to rest, they would assemble the new production line in the afternoon. He and the other officials of Banta City's City Lord invited Xu Yi back to Banta City for lunch.
The two sat in the same Magic Sedan and quickly drove down the Falling Rain Road.
With the speed of the Magic Sedan that Xu Yi gave Count Will three months ago, it wouldn't even take an hour to reach Banta City.
In the car, after the two chatted for a bit, Count Will paused. He lowered his voice and asked Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, since you just came from the Black Rice Wasteland, you should know about the matters of the Black Rice Wasteland, right?"
"Un." Xu Yi nodded.
"How are things?" Count Will asked.
Xu Yi saw the concerned look on Count Will's face and after thinking about it, he replied, "There shouldn't be any problems at all.
I've already sent people to pacify the beastmen tribes that were attacked and gave them a place to settle down in the name of our New Flyer. Right now the beastmen are still calm and haven't caused any trouble.
But … … "
Xu Yi's expression suddenly became serious as he asked in a deep voice, "Lord City Lord, I didn't see commander Lantis in Black Rice City this time, so I couldn't ask him face to face. Why did the Sack Kingdom invade the Black Rice Wasteland so easily?
Isn't the western army guarding the northern border of the Black Rice Wasteland?
Moreover, our company has built fortifications.
If the western army can't stop the Sack Kingdom's attack like this, then when the Sack Kingdom invades the Lampura Kingdom, they won't be able to stop them! "
The sudden incident that happened on the Black Rice Wasteland was that the five beastmen tribes near the northern border of the Black Rice Wasteland were invaded by the Sack Kingdom. In the end, these five beastmen tribes were completely massacred by the Sack Kingdom's army, creating a large shock on the Black Rice Wasteland. All the beastmen on the Black Rice Wasteland were filled with fear.
After receiving this shocking news, Xu Yi immediately rushed to the Black Rice Wasteland and properly took care of this matter.
However, the effects of this matter were very serious, so of course Xu Yi would be angry.
"This … …" Count Will gave a soft cough with an awkward look.
"Commander Lantis might have never thought … … The Sack Kingdom's attack was very sudden and it was only a small group of elites that charged in, so it was very hard to guard against."
"Is that so?" Xu Yi gave a cold laugh, but he didn't keep asking.
Actually he was very clear in his heart that the western army had this loophole and the Sack Kingdom had this chance because the Lampura Kingdom never treated the Black Rice Wasteland as their territory, rather it was a buffer zone between the Sack Kingdom and the Lampari Kingdom.
After all, most of the people on the Black Rice Wasteland were beastmen, so no matter what losses the beastmen suffered, it wasn't related to the Lampari Kingdom.
But Xu Yi didn't think like this.
In the current New Flyer, there were over seventy thousand workers and over ten thousand of them were beastmen. They were a force that couldn't be ignored in the New Flyer.
The mood of the beastmen was something that Xu Yi had to consider.
Moreover, the New Flyer's Black Rice City on the Black Rice Wasteland was a very important industrial base for the New Flyer.
After several years of development, Black Rice City had become the headquarters of the New Flyer and several other companies, so it was very important.
Black Rice City was located on the Black Rice Wasteland, so if the situation on the Black Rice Wasteland wasn't stable, it would greatly affect the stable development of Black Rice City.