Even after the meeting was over, there was no definite conclusion on the matter of cooperating with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. This was because chairman Gascione had only asked Arch Magus Camilla about his opinion on this matter and hadn't expressed his own opinion at all.
The other elders were already used to this situation. In any case, the president would not express his opinion until the very last moment.
Not to mention that the matter of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce in the eyes of many elders was a small matter that wasn't even worth mentioning.
Even though this matter involved a respected magus, and the president of New Flyer, Xu Yi, was a great magus who deserved to be taken seriously, this matter only involved beginner and level two magi.
Although these low level magi made up more than eighty percent of all the magi in the Sines, in the eyes of the elders, they were not more important than a magus.
Rather than wasting time thinking about them, it would be better to think about how to rope in Mentor Carmilla, the newly promoted magus.
In any case, it did not matter if these beginner and level two magi could not survive in the circle of magi. Every year, there would be countless people with magical talent joining the ranks. The Sorcerers Guild did not have to worry about the foundation of magi at all.
However, after the meeting ended, President Gascione asked Sir Alex Ferguson to stay behind. It was clear that he wanted to speak with him alone.
The other elders were not surprised by this. After all, this matter involved Mentor Carmilla. From the president's attitude, he should be very concerned about Mentor Carmilla.
Since he asked Sir Alex Ferguson to stay behind for a private conversation, it was likely that he wanted to ask more about Mentor Carmilla.
However, when everyone left and only President Gascione and Sir Alex Ferguson were left on the magic throne, President Gascione opened his mouth and asked something completely unrelated to Mentor Carmilla.
"Ferguson, how much do you think New Flyer's annual income is now?"
Sir Alex Ferguson was startled. He thought to himself, how would I know? This is New Flyer's secret.
"You don't need to give an accurate number. Just a rough estimate will do." President Gascione added.
"This …" Sir Alex Ferguson frowned and thought for a long time before shaking his head helplessly.
"President, I really don't know much about this.
However, I can confirm that the various magic machines produced by New Flyer are very popular in the surrounding countries. I saw them all along the way from the Malor Empire to the Principality of Constantine.
So I think … their annual income must be very high. "
"Very high?
How high?
Can it be more than ten million gold coins? "President Gascione's interest.
"Ten million gold coins … I'm not sure, but based on the situation at the New Flight Commerce Main Base, I think it shouldn't be a problem.
Or even … even higher than this. "
"Is?
If that's the case, then I'm afraid we'll have to pay more attention to Xu Yi's proposal. "President Gascione smiled.
"President, do you intend to cooperate with New Flyer?"
"I originally intended to cooperate with them. The only difference is the degree of cooperation."
President Gascione paused and said, "Originally, I just thought that since Xu Yi himself is a great magician, he should be very willing to cooperate with the Sorcerers Guild. I wanted to give New Flyer a name and let him help us solve some problems.
But now that I've read your report, I have a different idea. "
Sir Alex Ferguson's eyes lit up, "President, could it be that you're interested in New Flyer's magic machines?"
President Gascione glanced at Sir Alex Ferguson with a smile that wasn't a smile on his face.
"If we're talking about magic tools, it's obvious that our Sorcerers Guild's foundation far surpasses that of New Flyer. But New Flyer can make so much money through those simple magic tools, while our Sorcerers Guild has invested a lot of money in researching these magic tools, but we haven't gained a single gold coin from it.
This point is worth it for us to die for. "
Sir Alex Ferguson looked at President Gascione in astonishment. He thought that the president's words meant that his evaluation of New Flyer was too high.
The Sorcerers Guild hadn't been able to make money from magic tools for thousands of years, but a small company like New Flyer could do it. Didn't this mean that New Flyer was stronger than the Sorcerers Guild?
"Regarding New Flyer, I remember that a few years ago, the Sorcerers Guild branch in the Lampari Kingdom submitted a proposal regarding magic patents, which was then passed after our research.
After that, New Flyer should have applied for a lot of magic trains from the Guild headquarters, right? "
Before going to New Flyer for an inspection, Sir Alex Ferguson had done some research on New Flyer, so of course he knew about this matter. He nodded and said, "Yes.
Currently, the Guild headquarters has applied for more than one hundred and thirty thousand magic patents. Among them, New Flyer alone has applied for more than seventy thousand patents. "
At this point, Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.
"I really don't understand how such a small company can come up with so many novel things in magic research. With more than seventy thousand magic patents, they can even list a complete elemental magic."
"Since they're willing to apply for so many magic patents from the Guild headquarters, it proves that they're willing to accept the leadership of the Guild.
Since that's the case, it'll be easy to handle. "
President Gascoyne pondered for a moment, and continued, "Ferguson, I'll have to trouble you to make another trip to the Principality of Constantine."
Sir Alex Ferguson wasn't surprised, and said, "Please instruct me, President."
"But, President, how should I express my stance to Xu Yi this time?"
"You don't have to express a specific stance." President Gascoyne revealed a confident smile.
"You just have to tell him that the Guild headquarters is willing to cooperate with him, but you also need New Flyer to show their sincerity.
I think this Xu Yi will definitely know what to do. "
Sir Alex Ferguson immediately understood, and nodded in agreement.
After leaving the Divine Throne of Magic, Ferguson directly landed in the Sky Castle, and after identifying the direction, he walked towards the most prosperous commercial street in the Sky Castle.
He was about to go to the Principality of Constantine again, and had to make some preparations for the journey.
Although the Sky Castle was a city of mages, it didn't mean that there were only mages in the city.
Although it was indeed the place with the highest density of mages in the entire continent, mages were still humans, after all, and had normal living needs. Hence, there wasn't much difference between the Sky Castle and other cities on the continent, and there were also living and commercial areas.
The commercial street that Sir Alex Ferguson was heading towards was located in the southwest of the Sky Castle, and was the most prosperous street in the Sky Castle. It was also the most ordinary street in the Sky Castle.
As long as one had money, one could buy almost all the daily necessities on this street.
Sir Alex Ferguson had just stepped into the commercial street, and was about to go to the grocery store that he frequented the most, when he saw a group of people huddling together on the street in front of him, and there was an extremely loud noise coming from inside.
"What's the matter?" Sir Alex Ferguson frowned, and approached that side.
"Can't I be unwilling?
I don't have money, and I can't afford to set it up, can't I?
Can you mages still be reasonable? "A shrill female voice sounded from the crowd, and it sounded extremely ear-piercing.
"When have I been unreasonable?" It was the deep voice of a middle-aged man that answered.
"Didn't you just tell me last week that you wanted me to set up a large scale Frost Array for your shop this week? You even gave me the deposit, and now you're telling me that you don't need to set it up anymore?
Are you playing with me? "
"Oh, how would I dare to play with a noble mage?
But I really don't need this large-scale Frost Array now.
Why?
Don't tell me you want to force a deal? "
"Nonsense!
How dare you insult a noble and righteous sorcerer?!
When did I force a deal? "
"If you insist on forcing me to set up this large-scale Frost Array, then you're forcing a deal!"
"I'm not …"
…
It was obvious that this woman had been in business for many years, and she had a sharp tongue. This middle-aged mage was a typical mage who was obsessed with magic research, so how could he win a verbal argument against her?
Sir Alex Ferguson listened to the side for a while, and when he saw that the middle-aged mage was gradually losing the ability to fight back, he frowned and activated the magic in his body. The surrounding crowd suddenly felt a gentle force pushing them aside, making a path.
This was the Sky Castle, and there were mages everywhere. Sir Alex Ferguson's conspicuous action of course immediately attracted the attention of the crowd.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Sir Alex Ferguson lifted the hood on his head, revealing his face, and asked coldly, "What's going on?"
Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the 16 elders of the Magician's Union Headquarters, and naturally had supreme prestige in the Sky Castle. Everyone recognized him immediately, and hurriedly bowed to him.
"You, come over and tell me what's going on." Sir Alex Ferguson waved to the middle-aged mage.
The middle-aged mage approached with trepidation, and explained to Sir Alex Ferguson what had happened.
Although he did not speak very clearly, Sir Alex Ferguson still understood the whole story from his description. In fact, it was actually similar to what the two of them had said in the conversation just now.
This sharp-tongued woman was the proprietress of a large cloth shop on the commercial street. Because the summer was approaching, she had made a reservation with this middle-aged Magician last week. She had asked him to set up a large Frost Array in their shop this week.
This was the usual practice of many large shops in the Sky Castle, and there was no problem originally.
However, this year, when the middle-aged mage came to set up the array, he was rejected by the lady boss, saying that their shop did not need to set up a large-scale Frost Array now, so the previous transaction was invalid, and she also asked the middle-aged mage to return the deposit.
The middle-aged mage's business was suddenly gone, and now he was being asked to return the deposit. How could he be willing to do that? Hence, the two of them argued over this matter.
After listening to the story, Sir Alex Ferguson frowned, and quickly made a decision.
"Since she doesn't need to set up a large-scale Frost Array, we'll listen to her wishes. We're mages, not bandits."
Sir Alex Ferguson first reprimanded the middle-aged mage, then turned to look at the lady boss, and said with a straight face, "But no matter what, the deposit can't be returned. This is the rule."
The smile on the lady boss's face froze, and then she waved her hand with a smile, and said, "Since Sir Alex has said so, of course we'll forget about it."
When the surrounding people saw that Sir Alex Ferguson had stepped in, both sides quickly reached an agreement. Naturally, there was no more drama to watch, and they were about to leave.
The lady boss obviously knew that it would not do her any good to continue arguing. She bowed to Sir Alex Ferguson, and turned to return to her shop.
"Wait." Sir Alex Ferguson called out to her at this time.
"Sir Alex Ferguson, is there something else?" The lady boss looked at Sir Alex Ferguson with a bit of nervousness.
"Tell me, why did you suddenly decide that you don't need to set up a large scale Frost Array?
It's about to be the hottest weather, so if you don't set up a large scale Frost Array, aren't you worried that no customers will come because the shop is too hot? "
The lady boss let out a soft sigh before giving a soft laugh, "How could that be, of course we have to prepare. But it's not a large scale Frost Array, but rather … …"
"The Magic Air Conditioner, right?" Sir Alex Ferguson cut her off.
The lady boss was surprised, "How did you know?"
Sir Alex Ferguson's face sunk. He looked at the lady boss's shop on the side of the road and felt the faint, but strangely stable magic fluctuations coming from it. Then he turned to look at the middle-aged mage beside him in a daze and he didn't know what to feel in his heart.