Xu Yi turned around in a daze and found that there were three young people around twenty years old standing beside him at an unknown time. The one who shouted this was the red haired young man in the middle.
After a moment of surprise, Xu Yi was pleasantly surprised. He punched the shoulder of the reddish haired young man. "Erwin, it's you!
Why are you here too? "
The young man named Erwin laughed and gave Xu Yi a big hug. He curled his lips and said, "Are you talking nonsense?
Which magician would miss an opportunity to participate in the Sorcerers Guild's examination?
Look, you're here, aren't you? "
At this point, Erwin looked Xu Yi up and down with a surprised expression. "Eh?
Xu Yi, you look like you're rich now, aren't you?
No wonder you're here for the examination. You used to say you didn't have money every time I asked you to come. "
Xu Yi smiled. "It's alright."
This Erwin was his former classmate at the Senkaiser Academy. They lived in the same dormitory. Although Xu Yi was older than the others in the dormitory, he was still a young man and easily got along with them. In addition, Xu Yi was more mature than the others. He was more knowledgeable and talented in magic. In the end, he almost became their leader.
Thinking of his other roommates, Xu Yi looked at the two young men beside Erwin and asked, "Have you been in touch with Roy and the others after graduation?"
Erwin shrugged. "We went our separate ways after graduation. I couldn't contact them even if I wanted to.
If I didn't run into you here today, I wouldn't even know what you're doing.
By the way, what are you doing now?
Did you find something good?
It's only been a few months and you're already rich enough to participate in the examination. "
Xu Yi smiled but didn't answer. Instead, he looked at the two young men. "Aren't you going to introduce your new friends to me?"
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Erwin slapped his head and pointed to the young man on the left with a strong build and a square face. "They are both my adventurer companions. His name is Rooney." He then pointed to the young man on the right with a thin build and a short stature.
"This is Bob.
Hey, Rooney, Bob, this is my classmate from Senkaiser. His name is a bit strange, Xu Yi.
But he's a very nice person. We used to be good friends in the academy. "
Rooney and Bob shook hands with Xu Yi. Xu Yi looked at their chests and found that the magician badge on Rooney's chest was the same as César's, while Bob's only had one wave, indicating that he was only a junior magician.
Erwin and Xu Yi were the same.
There was no badge on his chest that represented his rank.
Seeing Xu Yi's eyes fall on their chests, Rooney and Bob looked at Xu Yi's chest. Seeing that there was no badge, their expressions couldn't help but become a bit strange.
Erwin was keenly aware of this and quickly explained, "Hey, you two, don't underestimate Xu Yi.
Although this guy doesn't have a badge, he's very talented. When he was in the academy, he was almost a third level magician.
But every time we asked him to participate in the examination, he said that he had no money and refused. "
"No money?"
Rooney and Bob looked at Xu Yi with even more strange looks. Rooney couldn't help but ask, "Erwin, are all the students of Senkaiser like you, unwilling to participate in the examination of the Sorcerers Guild?"
"Hey, don't compare me to Xu Yi.
He has no money, but I couldn't pass in the past. This is completely different, okay? "Erwin shouted.
Xu Yi patted him on the shoulder. "That's enough. No matter what happened in the past, since you're here this time, just obediently pass.
Erwin, from the looks of it, you should have the confidence to pass the second level magician examination, right? "
"More or less. It shouldn't be a problem," Erwin answered confidently.
Then he glanced at Xu Yi. "Don't just talk about me. When you were in the academy, you were called a rare magic genius by the teachers. I haven't seen you in half a year, so your strength must have improved a lot, right?
Tell me, are you planning to directly pass the fourth level examination this time? "
Hearing Erwin's question, Rooney and Bob showed a look of interest, but they weren't too surprised.
Xu Yi looked a few years older than them, so it was normal that his magic strength was stronger than theirs.
"Yes, more or less." Xu Yi nodded casually.
"That's not important. Erwin, why did you think of taking the risk?
Don't you think it's dangerous? "
Erwin sighed. "What can I do about it if it's dangerous?
I'm not a talented fellow like you who can quickly become an adept magician and never have to worry about food and water.
If I don't take the risk, what do you think I can do?
With the little magic I know, I'm not even qualified to be an assistant to those great magicians. "
Rooney and Bob's faces darkened as well. Obviously, they were facing the same problem as Erwin.
Xu Yi's gaze swept across the faces of the three. It seemed that the problem he'd just thought of wasn't a baseless guess, but actually existed.
"Erwin, what if I said there was a job that would allow you to not face danger, and you could use your free time to study magic? What's more, the job itself is related to magic, and you could improve your strength at the same time?
Would you be willing to do it? "Xu Yi asked.
Erwin sneered. "Hey, Xu Yi, I haven't seen you in half a year. When did you learn to brag?
How could such a good thing happen? Even if you want to comfort me, you don't have to say such fake things, do you? "
On the other hand, Rooney's expression changed. He asked, "How much do you pay for this kind of job?"
Xu Yi stretched out another finger. "It depends on the situation. However, it shouldn't be less than ten gold coins a month."
"Ten gold coins a month?
That's not a lot. However, there's no danger and plenty of free time. The conditions are not bad, "Erwin said as he touched his chin.
"Hey, Xu Yi. You make it sound pretty good, but are you kidding me?
You're giving me such a good job? "
Xu Yi smiled slightly and nodded seriously. "Yes, I'm giving you the job."
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It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that Xu Yi returned to the office.
The manager had already prepared dinner, but because Xu Yi came back too late, it was already cold. However, thinking of how sir Count had specially told him to treat Xu Yi well, the manager wanted to tell the kitchen to make another meal, but this move was stopped by Xu Yi.
When he was walking around the city, Xu Yi had already found a random street stall to take care of his dinner, so naturally he didn't need to eat anymore.
"Manager Ram, you don't need to worry about this in the future. I'll be eating outside a lot during this time, so I won't be eating here much. You don't need to specially save food for me in the future." Xu Yi said to the manager.
Manager Ram thought about it before nodding in agreement.
Xu Yi had arrived with Viscount Leslie today. It seemed like other than sir Count's special care, he had some other connections here and wasn't as normal as he seemed.
"That's right, Chairman Xu, I've already followed sir Count's orders and reported the news of you arriving in Anvilmar City to the Agriculture Department and his majesty's guards.
If nothing unexpected happens, they should be notified in the next two days.
It's best if you don't go too far from here in the next few days. If you go out, it's best if you tell me where you're going so I can find you as soon as possible. "Manager Ram said.
"Alright, I'll be careful." Xu Yi was a bit helpless. There were no cell phones in this world, so it was a bit troublesome to find someone.
After chatting with manager Ram for a bit, Xu Yi prepared to return to his room to rest.
Walking on the road, Xu Yi thought about his experience today and felt quite satisfied.
His initial investigation of Anvilmar City showed that this was still a blank market. As long as he waited for Baron Hannas to successfully set up Anvilmar Daily or Anvilmar Morning Post, he would be able to easily take over this market by relying on this opportunity.
Compared to a small city like Banta City, Anvilmar City was without a doubt a much bigger market. Just the people that Xu Yi saw when he went shopping today was already comparable to the people inside and outside Banta City added together.
If the Magic Fan could sell over ten thousand units in Banta City, then a conservative estimate would be close to fifty thousand units in Anvilmar City.
Of course, Xu Yi had already decided to hand over the basic manufacturing technology for the Magic Fan, so the New Flyer would face many competitors in the Magic Fan market next summer.
But Xu Yi wasn't worried about this at all. Just based on the Magic Fan, he had many plans that could easily defeat his competitors.
Not to mention that he was the one who handed over the technology, which meant that the lifelines of his competitors were in his hands. It was very easy for him to counter them.
Other than this, what Xu Yi was most satisfied with today was that he had successfully attracted the interest of eight magicians including Erwin, Rooney, and Cooper. He had made them want to come to Banta City to see the New Flyer.
These eight magicians weren't important, but there was a trend that Xu Yi was very happy to see from them. It was that there were magicians like Erwin who were weak and couldn't see a future, so they were willing to find another path.
With the appearance of the New Flyer, perhaps it would give these magicians a new direction to work hard in.
"It's like this to begin with, not every magician can become a powerful Great Magician or an Arch Magus. What's wrong with finding another job and living a good life?"
Thinking of the strange expressions Erwin and the others had when they heard that he had opened a company and was producing magic machines, Xu Yi couldn't help smiling.
Thinking of the magic machines, Xu Yi thought of the things in the warehouse. He stopped moving and turned in the direction of the warehouse.
These things were related to the success or failure of this trip to Anvilmar City, so he definitely couldn't make a single mistake.
When he saw the corner of the warehouse, Xu Yi suddenly found a spark exploding in the darkness in front of him. There was a flame that rose up and instantly covered the entire warehouse.