The carriage smoothly galloped quickly on the Falling Rain Highway, carrying Xu Yi and Chairman Cruise to the Falling Rain Valley.

An oncoming carriage carrying a large amount of goods passed by, and President Cruise glanced at the large wagon in the distance through the window, and then looked at the road where the wheels were rolling, and suddenly said to Xu Yi: "This road should be widened." ”

Xu Yi nodded: "That's right, I've thought about this matter a long time ago." When we first built this road, we didn't have the money, and you didn't have much experience, so we only built it four meters wide. Now it seems that this width is really not enough, and it is better to double the width. ”

"It doesn't have to be doubled to be wider, and I think it's almost the same if it's two meters wider. President Cruise said.

"No, if it's going to be wider, it's going to be more. After all, on this highway, you will not only have to run horse-drawn carriages, but also other cars......"

"Other cars?" said President Cruise. "President Xu, I heard President Pompei say that you promised him that a new type of magic locomotive would be developed within this year, which could replace the carriage used by their carriages and horses, and greatly reduce their costs?"

"I'm just trying to comfort him. Xu also said helplessly. "In fact, the most important component of this magic locomotive has not yet been fully developed, and I am completely unsure whether this magic locomotive can be launched this year. If it weren't for President Pompeiy's urgency, I wouldn't have deliberately made up such a thing to deceive him. ”

President Cruise didn't care whether Xu Yi was comforting President Pompery or not, he only cared about the most important meaning expressed in Xu Yi's words.

"In other words, this magic locomotive is real?"

Xu Yi glanced at him: "Why do you care so much about this thing?"

"Why can't I care?" asked President Crews immediately. "If only this magic locomotive could be as well described as you would have described it in front of President Pompeii. You can even run 40 kilometers in an hour, and that will definitely eliminate the carriage completely. Plus, this thing runs so fast. I must be even more unbearable with that kind of groundbreaking road. If this is the case, it means that the demand for roads will increase countless times higher than it is now. That would have too much to do with our Amrley Chamber of Commerce. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help laughing: "You reacted so quickly. That's right, this kind of magic locomotive has higher requirements for road conditions, so for the sake of magic locomotives, roads must be popularized first, and the road construction of your Amrley Chamber of Commerce will become even more important. ”

"Then can you tell me when this magic locomotive will be developed? Give me an accurate time, so that I can expand our road construction team in advance, so that I don't get too much to deal with. President Cruise asked again.

Xu Yi pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I can't give you an accurate time." It's impossible to do research in the first place. For example, we have a magic research institute called Sancheli in the Chamber of Commerce, and I gave him a research assignment, and now it's been more than a year, and he hasn't produced any results. But I can only be patient, because it doesn't make much sense for you to push this thing. ”

"More than a year without any results?" said President Cruise, a little surprised. "Xu Yi, you are really patient enough. According to me, this guy must be eating and drinking in your chamber of commerce, right? No matter how difficult the actual research is, it should have some results in more than a year, how can it be that there are no results at all. ”

"No, this thing he's working on is different. It's really difficult. Xu Yi smiled. "As long as he can finally study this thing, I will be able to raise him for ten or twenty years. Anyway, he is alone, and our Chamber of Commerce can still afford to raise him. ”

President Cruise couldn't help but shake his head: "You guy, you can't even say you're a loser. But then again, you can't give me the exact time. Let's say not this year, then what about next year? If it doesn't work next year, what about the year after next?"

"Uh...... Let me think about it......" Xu Yi touched his chin and thought for a while. frowned slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Actually, even I am not sure that I will not be able to do it this year." So there's no way to tell sù if you're this year or next year. But what I'm sure of is that even if it doesn't work out this year. But judging from the current progress, it will definitely be developed next year. ”

"In other words, it's just these two years?"

After receiving Xu Yi's confirmation, President Cruise quickly calculated.

"Even if it is developed at the end of next year, it will only be two years. In addition, it may take about a year to promote it, so it is three years. In other words, the time left for me is only three years at most, and maybe only about a year and a half if I am faster. In that case......"

Seeing President Cruise's tangled look, Xu Yi thought for a while and said, "Actually, even if the magic locomotive has not been developed, don't your chambers of commerce still need to quickly expand the road construction team." Now that the kingdom is shouting everywhere to build roads, you are already short of people, do you have to wait until the magic locomotive comes out?"

"That's different. President Cruise shook his head and said, "Before the magic locomotive appeared, our chamber of commerce could have invested less in road construction, but after the magic locomotive came out, we will definitely have to greatly increase the investment." So when this thing will appear determines the overall planning of our chamber of commerce. ”

"That's no way, I can only tell you an approximate time, but I can't tell you the exact time. Xu Yi shrugged.

"That's enough. In fact, you just need to be sure that your chamber of commerce will definitely develop this thing. President Cruise laughed. "A lot of times, one definite message can affect a lot of things. ”

I couldn't agree more. Xu Yi nodded and said with a wry smile: "For example, this time, President Resa has determined that there are three orc tribes fighting us, so I have to immediately consider the establishment of an escort team." ”

President Cruise glanced at Xu Yi, dismissed the proposal to him again to establish a joint venture to establish a non-ferrous metal smelting plant, and thought for a while: "Actually, if it doesn't work, I know a few mercenary group leaders, you can ask them to hire some mercenaries to serve as escorts first." ”

"This should only be used as a last resort. The mercenaries are too high. And they are not their own people after all, which is not very reassuring. Xu Yi shook his head.

"Hmm. That's right. If you want to use it easily, of course, it is best to have the escort team of your own chamber of commerce. President Cruise said with emotion: "Actually, I envy your Chamber of Commerce. Dwarves and elves can be recruited to serve as chamber guards. They're much better than normal human guards. ”

"I don't know if we can negotiate it. Xu Yi shook his head. "Dwarves and elves may accept to work in our Chamber of Commerce, but they may not accept to serve as our Chamber of Commerce's guards. Because it's the equivalent of them running to protect us humans, I'm afraid they won't accept it. ”

Facts have proved that Xu Yi's worries are not unfounded.

The carriage carried the two to the Falling Rain Valley, where Xu Yi and President Cruise parted ways, asking President Cruise to go to the small town of Samara to meet President Relsa, and he found Patriarch Sluby and Patriarch Monto, who were sweating in the steel mill in the Falling Rain Valley at this time.

Of course, when he proposed to the two patriarchs that he wanted to establish a chamber of commerce escort and wanted to hire some dwarves to serve as guards, the two patriarchs had embarrassed looks on their faces.

"Grow up. This one...... Although our brothers and I are very willing to work for the Chamber of Commerce, we only work to make money, and serving as a guard is equivalent to selling our lives. For the sake of you humans, I'm afraid that many brothers are not very willing......" Patriarch Sluby said with some embarrassment.

Xu Yi turned to Patriarch Monto, but Patriarch Monto also scratched his head and said with a look of embarrassment: "Patriarch Sluby is right. It's okay to work hard to make money, but I'm afraid it's a problem to work hard. Ultimately...... After all, we are not of the same race. ”

Seeing that Xu Yi's face was a little ugly, Patriarch Mengtuo hurriedly waved his hand again and said, "President Xu, I have nothing else to do with Patriarch Sluby. It's just that...... Just asking us dwarves to do our best for you humans sounds weird. ”

Patriarch Sluby nodded repeatedly: "Yes, except for thousands of years ago, when we fought together against the rule of the elves, we dwarves and humans have joined forces. But we dwarves have never been under the command of you humans, and it is impossible for us to die for humans, so this makes no sense from history alone. ”

Xu Yi thought about it. He frowned, "Can't you treat guarding as an ordinary job? I'll pay my dwarven brothers the same." And I promise that the pay for being a guard will be higher than that of an average worker. ”

Seeing that Xu still refused to give up. Patriarch Sluby and Patriarch Monto glanced at each other and said helplessly, "Okay then." We'll go talk to our brothers. But President, we can't guarantee that the brothers will say yes. Of course, we'll do our best. After all, we have all been taken care of by you to live well, and now that you are in trouble, we will definitely help. ”

Xu Yi could only say helplessly: "That's it." Just do your best. Sue sù dwarf brothers, this is just an ordinary job, everyone volunteers, I don't mean to force it. ”

Compared to the dwarves, the elves have always been known for their arrogance and contempt for humans.

Xu Yi originally thought that he had touched a nose of dust here with the dwarves, and it was even more impossible with the elves.

However, when he came to the Nightsong Clan with a bit of luck and made this request to Elder Elucia, he was extremely surprised to get an affirmative answer.

"Why not?" Elder Elucia looked at Xu Yi with a look of disbelief and smiled, "Although our elven clan is arrogant, we will always admit the truth. Thousands of years ago, we lost to you humans in the race war, so you humans must have something stronger than our elves. Besides, the discipline of the clansmen has indeed improved after the special training in your chamber of commerce, and I see the hope of their new life. Even if I hand them over to you as a guard now, I think it will help them as well. ”

Hearing the evaluation of "getting a new life", Xu Yi felt a trace of vigilance in his heart.

Could it be that the elves still want to counterattack the human race and regain control of this continent?

But after thinking about it, Xu Yi felt that this idea was really a bit ridiculous.

The elves were no match for humans when they were at their strongest, and now that their numbers are so small, it is even more unlikely that they will be the opponents of humans.

The most important thing is that the fertility rate of the elves is too low, and the total number of the elves is unlikely to increase significantly and rapidly in any case, so it is even less likely to pose a threat to humanity.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi relieved himself and asked Elder Elucia, "So, are you willing to let your clansmen join the Chamber of Commerce Escort Team as a guard?"

Elder Elucia smiled slightly, "Of course. Since I have decided to let the clansmen put aside those useless pride and enter your chamber of commerce to work for the human race, wouldn't it be a complete negation of what we have done before to refuse this job now? President Xu, the greatest advantage of our elven clan is that we will definitely complete what we have identified and will not give up halfway. ”

Looking at Elder Elucia who seemed to radiate light on his face, Xu Yi silently added in his heart.

This advantage, in fact, is called stubbornness in another way. (To be continued......)