Chapter 4: Connecting the Candela Empire by Road
About twenty minutes later, the mosan drove Kennard and Ambassador Hakanin away from the town they had passed through and into a clearing about ten kilometers south of the town.
A large area of land was enclosed in what seemed to be a fence in the clearing, and a constant commotion could be heard in the distance.
Outside of this circle, a special open space was carved out of which to listen to the magic cars of different colors and the magic locomotives of medium and large passenger cars, as well as several horse-drawn carriages.
Seeing these carriages, Ambassador Hakanin suddenly felt a sense of intimacy in his heart.
Almost everything he saw and everything he encountered after entering the Duchy of Stantin made him unheard of, so much so that he had the illusion that he had come to another world.
Now after seeing these familiar carriages, he felt that he was still on the continent of Sainz, not coming down from the cliff and coming to a new world.
A large number of people had gathered in the open space of the square outside, all rushing towards the fenced land.
There was a hint of excitement and anticipation on everyone's faces, as if what they were about to see made them extremely concerned.
To Ambassador Hakanin's surprise, the magic car they were riding in did not stop with the other magic cars, but made a detour to the back of the wall, and drove in through an open door.
After getting out of the car, Ambassador Hakanin realized that his observation outside was completely wrong.
This is not a simple fence at all, but a building with a lot of depth and thickness.
They entered through the gate as if they were entering a cave. It's hard to see.
If it weren't for the light of a hole in front of him. He would even suspect that Kennard had taken him to some secret place.
Led by Kennard. The two of them entered a nearby door, walked for a while in a long corridor, and came to a large gate.
Kennard opened the door, and a loud noise suddenly came, startling Ambassador Hakanin.
When he calmed down, he realized that he had walked outside.
Looking left and right, he found himself on a high platform, with stairs from top to bottom.
The steps were filled with people at this time. The highest point is not more than ten meters from the ground, and the lowest point is only less than two meters from the ground.
"It turns out that what looks like a fence from the outside is actually an observation deck-like thing. Hakanin looked at the Colosseum with curiosity, which looked like the Colosseum that could be seen everywhere in the Candela Empire, but was countless times larger, and thought to himself that if he wanted to build this building, it would probably cost at least more than three million gold coins.
However, after thinking about Kennard's statement just now that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce only needed to invest 400,000 gold coins to build those buildings, he was not sure.
At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice sounded in front of him.
"Hey, dear Ambassador Hakanin, welcome to the Duchy of Constantine. ”
Ambassador Hakanin withdrew his gaze. found Xu Yi who didn't know when he appeared in front of him.
"Haha, President Xu. Finally seeing you. Ambassador Hakanin immediately greeted him with a laugh and gave Xu Yi a warm hug.
If you just look at the current appearance of the two, who would have guessed that they were already tense when they first met and almost had a big fight?
"Your Excellency, it must have been very hard to come all the way from Kuraka City, thousands of kilometers away, right?" Xu Yi asked with a smile as he invited Ambassador Hakanin to sit down on a cushioned seat.
"No, no, no, it's not hard at all. Ambassador Hakanin smiled and shook his head. "The road was the smoothest and the most comfortable in the Magic Car, and the whole journey took only one day. Compared to the half-month-long journey from our Candela Empire to Kuraka City, it was countless times easier. ”
"Oh, it's more than 3,000 kilometers from Wimbledon, the royal capital of the Candela Empire, to Kuraka City, no matter what, it won't take half a month, right?" Xu Yi asked.
Ambassador Hakanin frowned and glanced at Xu Yi, looking at him with a look of surprise and puzzlement, and he didn't know whether this guy did it intentionally or unintentionally.
"This ...... Ahem, President Xu, there was no road connection from Wimbledon to Kulaka before the city. And I rode in a horse-drawn carriage all the way, how can there be a magic car. ”
"Oh, yes. Xu Yi patted his head, made a look of sudden realization, thought about it, and continued: "Okay, in order to make your future journey easier, Your Excellency, and to welcome Your Excellency Ambassador to your first visit to the Principality of Stantin, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I will present you with a magic car newly produced by our Chamber of Commerce, what do you think?"
"Really, that's great!" said Ambassador Hakanin.
He called the magic car all the way from Kuraka City to here, and of course he knew that the magic car was countless times more comfortable than the horse-drawn car.
Although there was already a sales point of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Kulaka City before, and there were countless aristocratic businessmen in Kulaka City and even in the entire Ruerson Kingdom who bought the Xinfei brand magic car, Ambassador Hakanin has always scoffed at the magic car, feeling that compared to the noble carriage, the magic car is just an iron lump at all, and it is not expensive at all.
But this time, after really experiencing the feeling of riding in the magic car, he immediately realized that his previous prejudice against the magic car was simply stupid.
Why bother not using such a comfortable means of transportation, but having to sit in a carriage that almost cracks your butt every time?
So in fact, along the way, he had long planned to buy a magic car to use when he arrived in Kuraka City, but he didn't expect that now Xu Yi actually offered to give him one, which was unexpected.
According to the current market price, the price of a most ordinary Xinfei brand magic car is also more than 800 gold coins, and the latest Xinfei brand magic car cannot be won without 2,000 gold coins.
After rejoicing for a while, Ambassador Hakanin suddenly thought of a question, and his face suddenly stiffened.
"What's wrong?" Xu Yi asked, noticing the change in his expression.
Ambassador Hakanin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "President Xu, even if you give me the magic car, I'm afraid I won't be able to drive it back to our Candela Empire." Because...... Of the 3,000 kilometers from the city of Curaka to Wimbledon, only the Kingdom of Ruerson and the Duchy of Mirandor have roads in the country, and the other roads are ......"
Ambassador Hakanin shook his head, thinking to himself that the Magic Car could only run fast on the road, and that it was not much better than a horse-drawn carriage on the potholed dirt and gravel roads.
As if he saw Ambassador Hakanin's thoughts, Xu Yi smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency, I have already considered this point. This magic car for you this time is a high-end magic car newly developed by our chamber of commerce and has certain off-road functions. And this new magic sedan also comes with an air magic cushion cushion, so you can drive on uneven roads without feeling too many bumps. I promise you'll love it. ”
Ambassador Hakanin looked at Xu Yi in surprise, a little unbelieving in his heart.
Is the magic car so powerful? Can it be on that kind of broken road?
Xu Yi guessed his thoughts, but he didn't explain much, but paused, and said: "Of course, no matter how powerful the performance of the magic rubber car is, it is not as practical as improving the road conditions." Your Excellency, have you mentioned to the Emperor the construction of a road connecting the Duchy of Mirandó to Wimbledon, which you have discussed with you before?"
Hearing this, Ambassador Hakanin was immediately shocked, nodded and said, "I have mentioned it, and His Majesty has expressed great interest. However, there are some difficulties that need to be solved. There are three more countries to pass through from Wimbledon to the Duchy of Mirando, and if you want to build a road connection, you must pass through these three countries. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "As long as you Candela Empire speak, those three countries will definitely not object." ”
"Of course. Ambassador Hakanin said with a smug face: "How dare those three small countries go against the will of our Candela Empire." However, President Xu, His Majesty the Emperor felt that it was not good to build such a highway rashly, and he wanted to see what kind of benefits the road could bring before making a decision. So ......"
"So you want us to go to the Candela Empire to build a road?" Xu Yidao.
"That's right. ”
Xu Yi pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "His Majesty the Emperor is right to think so, but the construction of the highway has nothing to do with our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but the work of the Amrité Chamber of Commerce, and this point still needs to be discussed with the Amrité Chamber of Commerce, Your Excellency the Ambassador." ”
"I don't think the Amrley Chamber of Commerce will refuse an invitation from our Candela Empire. Ambassador Hakanin smirked smugly. "In addition, regarding the magic machinery produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, especially the military magic machinery, His Majesty the Emperor expressed great interest, so I hope to ......"
"Bang-"
Suddenly, a loud bang erupted, cutting Ambassador Hakanin's words in his throat.
Immediately, a deafening cheer erupted in the venue, and the sound swept over the venue, so that Ambassador Hakanin could not even hear what he was saying.
Ambassador Hakanin saw Xu Yi's mouth open, and Xu Yi's voice clearly reached his ears.
"Your Excellency, these matters will be discussed in detail later, but for now, let's concentrate on watching the game first. ”
Looking at the smile on Xu Yi's face, Ambassador Hakanin was slightly shocked in his heart.
Being able to send his own voice into his ears clearly in such a noisy environment can only be done by a particularly strong martial artist with his own aura or a great magician-level magician with his own mastery of spatial magic.
Of course, Xu Yi is not a particularly strong martial artist, because everyone knows that he is a magician.
But...... But he was able to master space magic to such an extent.
Could it be ...... He's already a great magician? (To be continued......)