Outside the Magic Tower, there was heavy snowfall, and on the floor of the Magic Tower, where the New Year's banquet venue was located, there was a huge crystal wall that surrounded it.

Attendees who stand here to toast and drink can see the view outside the tower through the crystal wall. Even though it was already dark at this time, the surrounding buildings were lit up by the magic circle lighting - this kind of "night scene lighting" was specially arranged by Luo Di to do it, and the cost was not much, but the effect created was quite amazing for people who had never seen it.

Hollier City is not very prosperous compared to the Imperial City or other large cities in the south, but when you take a photo at night, the outline of the city's buildings is clearly recognizable, and the repetitive overlapping lines are densely packed, which is particularly spectacular when viewed from above, and many dragons have praised it again and again... Of course, they just find it new.

Roddy took the glass and found Sally standing in front of the largest crystal wall, dressed in a costume and wearing a tiara. The jewels decorated were dazzling, his slightly pale face was a little cold, and when he looked at it from the side, Roddy was also in a trance-the girl who rode on the horse back then was now standing at the top of the kingdom.

"Are you feeling okay?"

He walked over to the side and asked in a low voice. I have to say this almost every time we meet, but Sally is not bored, and the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned: "It's a pity that I can't drink, but this juice tastes good." ”

In order to ensure that she was in good health, Roddy did not dare to risk Sally touching alcoholic beverages. Glancing left and right at the dragons who were talking to each other, Luo Di said in a low voice: "It's almost time, wait a few words, don't force it." ”

"Don't worry. ”

Sally shook his hand, and Roddy felt a little cold in that finger. He was worried, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. Turning his head, he gestured to the podium in the center of the room—and soon, the newspaper reporters and videographers who had been prepared for a long time cautiously came to the side, and the amplification circle in the center of the podium was activated.

The dragon lords and elders knew that this was going to be a New Year's speech, and they all moved forward with great face, and the members of the Karen Kingdom's cabinet and the ministers also stood in order. In addition, Sodrol and a series of military representatives stood on the other side, and the appearance of the military was full of the sharpness of a young man.

Sally had seen a lot of the big scene, and at this time she walked towards the podium in a hurry. Roddy followed beside her, and in front of her, including the dragons, they all consciously gave way to a way, and the photographer in charge of the newspaper seized the moment and desperately recorded the scene in front of her...

With her head held high, Sally stepped onto the podium and looked at these outstanding beings in front of her, took a deep breath, didn't take any manuscripts, and started her "New Year's Speech" with a steady breath.

In fact, Charles II had done this kind of speech in the past, but his New Year's dinner was attended by the nobles of the kingdom, and the purpose was only to consolidate his power and knock down those nobles who were not very obedient.

And Sally's speech, even though it was also mostly polite words, contained a lot of words and phrases worth pondering. For example, she mentioned that "the Karen Kingdom is still facing a lot of challenges", "we should set new goals", etc.—even though she didn't elaborate on what it was, the dragon elders all heard the meaning.

Sally didn't say much, and bowed in five minutes to indicate that the speech was over, such a short and concise speech was unexpected by many people: after all, this was the first New Year after the unification of the Karen Kingdom, and several nobles in the cabinet thought that today's dinner party would be carnival until midnight, and they never thought that the "main event" would end so quickly. They turned their gaze to Roddy... Is it important for the prime minister to say the important speeches?

Roddy helped Sally down, stepped up by himself, and then said easily: "Then I have to trouble the lords and elders next-let's take a few photos together..."

Lord Victor was the first to walk to the side, and the other lords did not hesitate, now the cooperation between the dragon clan and the human race is a must, and it can even be said that Luo Di single-handedly put the forces of the Karen Kingdom on an equal footing in the cooperation, it is at this time that no one will take a position, everyone is lively and standing according to seniority, and those young newspaper members continue to shoot.

After more than ten minutes of busy work, Luo Di waved his hand: "Thank you for your cooperation, please enjoy tonight - Happy New Year!"

The room sounded the cheerful repertoire played by the band, Sodrol was patted on the shoulder by Roddy, and reluctantly pulled Nora, who was also dressed up, into the venue, the two had already rehearsed, and at this moment they danced naturally. With him taking the lead, the surrounding nobles and even the young dragons also learned from each other - and for the dragons at the level of lord elders, at this time, they all walked towards Roddy's location.

"What difficulties has the Prime Minister had lately? If he can help, the Frost Dragons will not shirk it. ”

Earlier, Victor regarded Roddy as a junior, and his words were casually tight. But after Kardashian lectured as an emeritus elder, it became clear to anyone who provided this systematic knowledge. Therefore, the elders who came over talked to Luo Di in the tone of their peers.

The Black Dragon Lord Pucasto was even more enthusiastic: "I see that the smelting level of the Karen Kingdom is improving very quickly now, can the copper, iron, and silver mines keep up with the supply?"

This is not a casual remark, if you want to carry out industrial development, the current level of mineral deposits in the Karen Kingdom is far from enough. In particular, the demand for ore is increasing day by day in industries such as railway construction and military smelting, which are extremely expensive. Pucasto's words seem casual, but they are actually right on the point.

Luo Di held the wine glass and said with a smile: "This is indeed needed, the northern region is rich in mineral deposits, and when the time comes, there will still be a junior sent by Lord Lao to guide me, and I will also plan the railway line in the meantime." ”

Hearing that Roddy really agreed, Pukasto laughed, obviously in a good mood. At this time, no one submitted the matter of changing conditions, because they all knew very well that Luo Di had never been "greedy for small and cheap" problems, as long as his allies gave strength, his rewards would be absolutely rich.

Seeing that Pucasto had the upper hand, Victor also calmed down, and changed the topic: "If the energy of several cities is not enough, I can also provide a lot of substitutes like 'water essence'." ”

Luo Di didn't shirk either, and agreed with a smile. Turning his head, he saw that the green dragon, the red dragon, and the crystal dragon lord were all about to speak, but they spoke: "Actually, I have something to discuss with a few lords—"

Seeing that they all looked over, Luo Di did not sell it: "I want to promote paper money to replace the gold standard currency." However, there has been no ideal result in terms of the durability and anti-counterfeiting of banknotes, because this matter is very important, and I want to work together with the five dragons to develop a reliable and durable anti-counterfeiting currency, while also controlling the cost, I wonder what you think?"

Hearing this, several lords agreed without hesitation - in their opinion, the concept of "paper money" is nothing more than a substitute for money, even the scheming crystal dragon Krups, thinking about it at this time, did not see what Roddy bothered to do such a thing.

This is actually limited by vision: even though the dragons have lived for a long time, they have never seen humans or other races do anything like this. Their own ethnic group is also scarce, and they don't even use much gold coins, and their understanding of "economics" is even more superficial.

And only Kardashian, who is a little farther away, can deeply understand the role of "paper money" on the Karen Kingdom.

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