"What!"
Xu Yi suddenly stood up and because he stood up too quickly, he slammed into the table. The entire table was raised up and it made a large "peng" sound.
King Teruc turned to wave his hand at the guards who came in after hearing the sound, telling them that it was fine before chasing them out. Then he looked at Xu Yi, waiting for his reaction.
Xu Yi was in a daze for a bit before his expression slowly calmed down and he sat down again.
After a bit of silence, Xu Yi asked, "Your majesty, can you tell me what the cause is?"
Seeing that Xu Yi had calmed down this quickly, King Teruc had a look of praise on his face as he replied, "The cause ….. On the surface, it's because of a smuggling case."
"Smuggling case?" Xu Yi knit his brows.
Because the Lampari Kingdom and the Sack Kingdom were enemies for many years, the trade between the two countries depended on smuggling.
But since the free trade zone between the two countries was opened, because there was a place for free trade, this kind of smuggling case had decreased by a lot.
Even if there was, most of it was just a small matter to avoid tariffs. It didn't affect the big picture and wasn't taken seriously by both sides, so it was impossible for it to cause a war between the two countries.
The only smuggling case that could have such a huge impact was probably related to that aspect.
As expected, King Teruc continued with a nod, "Yes.
According to the news released by the Lampari Kingdom, there are people from the Lampari Kingdom who are smuggling military magic machines to the Sack Kingdom ….. "
After saying this, King Teruc looked at Xu Yi and found that he wasn't surprised at all. He just slightly knit his brows, so he knew that Xu Yi was definitely aware of this matter.
"After the Lampari Kingdom found out, they began to attack this smuggling case and finally traced it to the Sack Kingdom.
In the beginning, the Lampari Kingdom wanted the Sack Kingdom to hand over the smugglers, but they were rejected by the Sack Kingdom.
In the end, there was a conflict between the two sides and the Lampari Kingdom lost seven soldiers while the Sack Kingdom lost several dozen border guards and several civilians. "
"And then?
They directly declared war? "Xu Yi asked with a strange look.
"Yes.
The Lampari Kingdom quickly announced that the Sack Kingdom had attacked the Lampari Kingdom first, so they officially declared war on the Sack Kingdom.
As for the result ….. I've already said it. "
Xu Yi deeply knit his brows.
King Teruc naturally didn't need to lie to him about this matter, but no matter how he thought it, he felt that this matter was strange.
Even if the Lampuri Kingdom and the Sack Kingdom had been enemies for several hundred years, it wasn't that easy for these two kingdoms to declare war on each other.
Not to mention that it wasn't easy for the two countries to establish a free trade zone, opening up trade for the first time in several hundred years. Now that it was developing normally, the Lampuri Kingdom could obtain large benefits from selling all kinds of magic machines and magic machine products to the Sack Kingdom.
In this situation, how could the Lampari Kingdom suddenly declare war on the Sack Kingdom for no reason and really start a war, even taking over a third of the Sack Kingdom's southern province?
Perhaps for the people of the Lampari Kingdom who had been suppressed by the Sack Kingdom for several hundred years, this was something worth feeling proud of, but for Xu Yi, this was completely strange.
Who decided to go to war?
Was it her majesty Seveni?
Xu Yi shook his head and denied this guess.
Because he was clear that Seveni wasn't a brainless person. Moreover, when they signed the contract with the Sack Kingdom, establishing the free trade zone, it was something that Xu Yi had discussed with her.
Seveni was very clear on how much benefit the Lampari Kingdom could obtain from this free trade zone and the data from last year and this year had proven this.
Xu Yi didn't believe that Seveni didn't understand the benefits of maintaining this situation for the Lampari Kingdom, so it was impossible for her to take the initiative to start a war to destroy this good situation.
But if it wasn't Seveni, the one who made this decision should be someone else in the Lampari Kingdom.
However, if it really was like this, it proved another terrifying possibility. It was that Seveni couldn't truly control the Lampari Kingdom, so she couldn't even stop the Sack Kingdom from going to war.
This possibility was even more shocking to Xu Yi than Seveni taking the initiative to start a war.
Although he had appeared in the Lampari Kingdom after transmigrating to this world and had lived in the Lampari Kingdom for several years, adding in the fact that the New Flyer was founded and raised in the Lampari Kingdom, he had a special feeling for the Lampari Kingdom.
But the reason why he supported the Lampari Kingdom was mostly because of his good relationship with Seveni.
He believed that Seveni was a suitable leader for the Lampari Kingdom and supported her dream of changing people's lives with magic machines.
But if the Lampari Kingdom wasn't under Seveni's control, it meant that Xu Yi's support and investments in the Lampari Kingdom had lost their foundation and were no longer under his control.
In Xu Yi's mind, Seveni was one with the Lampari Kingdom. If it wasn't for the Lampari Kingdom under Seveni's control, he wouldn't have any special treatment for the Lampari Kingdom.
So if the latter speculation was true, it would have a serious impact on Xu Yi and the New Flyer.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi asked King Teruc in a deep voice, "Your majesty, who is the Lampari Kingdom declaring war on the Sack Kingdom in the name of?"
King Teruc didn't seem surprised that Xu Yi asked this question. He replied with a faint smile, "Of course it's in the name of her majesty Seveni.
Her majesty Seveni even issued a declaration of war through the « Lampuri Weekly » before the war began.
I brought this « Lampuri Weekly » over, do you want to take a look? "
Xu Yi was silent for a bit before nodding. He took the « Lampuri Weekly » from King Teruc's hands.
This declaration of war in Seveni's name was printed on the front page of the « Lampuri Weekly » and it was written in large letters, looking very eye-catching.
The declaration was written on the front page and second page of the « Lampuri Weekly », with around three thousand words.
Xu Yi carefully read the declaration, but he didn't seriously read the contents of the article, rather he focused on the tone of the article.
If it was just based on the article itself, Xu Yi felt that this declaration of war was indeed written by Seveni because the wording, the tone, and everything else were the same as the Seveni that Xu Yi was familiar with. It seemed like it was written by her.
But after reading it, Xu Yi wasn't in a rush to make a conclusion. After thinking for a bit, he put down the newspaper and looked back at King Teruc.
Before he personally saw Seveni and received her confirmation, Xu Yi would only put his speculations in his heart. The question in front of him now was why King Teruc specially came to inform him of this and even acted this anxious.
"Many thanks for your majesty telling me about this matter. This will have a large effect on our company's future plans, so knowing this ahead of time can prepare ahead of time."
Xu Yi first thanked King Teruc before thinking for a bit before asking, "But your majesty, did you specially summon me just to tell me about this matter?"
King Teruc laughed and sat up straight in his chair. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Xu Yi for a bit before slowly shaking his head.
"Of course not.
Chairman Xu, I don't need to say it, you should be able to guess what I came to discuss with you, right? "
Xu Yi was silent for a bit before giving a sigh, "If my guesses aren't wrong, your majesty should be here to discuss the matter of the military magic machines.
Telling me about this matter, is it to remind me that the Lampari Kingdom isn't as reliable as I thought?
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"The first half isn't wrong, but the second half ….." King Teruc laughed into the sky, but he didn't make any comments.
"As for the military magic machines, I've mentioned it to Chairman Xu many times before, but you've always rejected me.
I thought that I could wait patiently before, but after the Lampari Kingdom declared war on the Sack Kingdom, I feel that it's hard to keep waiting. "
"Oh?" Xu Yi raised a brow as he looked at King Teruc.
"There's no need to put on this look of doubt.
Chairman Xu, this time I made a large decision to discuss this with you.
Look, I even left Caraca City and personally came here to meet you, so I think that I've already shown my sincerity.
Then Chairman Xu, shouldn't you also show your sincerity? "
Xu Yi was silent for a bit before giving a slight nod, "Alright, your majesty.
Let's be a bit more direct, do you want to buy the military magic machines from our company? "
"If I said that I hope that you can transfer the military magic machine technology to our Kingdom of Ruhr, would you agree?"
"I wouldn't." Xu Yi shook his head without any hesitation.
King Teruc gave a sigh before shaking his head, "So I'm not planning on making this proposal.
What I want is to buy the military magic machines from your company for now. "
Xu Yi noticed the word "for now" and smiled. He didn't mind as he asked, "Then your majesty, how many military magic machines are you planning on buying and what kind of military magic machines do you need?"
King Teruc narrowed his eyes, "Chairman Xu, can I treat this as you agreeing?"
"I've never rejected selling the military magic machines to the Kingdom of Ruhr.
But as for the specifics, we still need to discuss it, right? "
"Alright, then let's start discussing it."