At the end of the year, not only the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will make a year-end summary and hold a year-end banquet, but Bangta City also needs it.

As in previous years, on the penultimate night of December, the Lord's Mansion hosted a grand year-end banquet to which all the prominent figures in the city of Bonta were invited.

Xu Yi is naturally among them.

Compared to last year, Xu Yi was only invited to the year-end banquet by the Count of Satsuma because of the contribution of the farmland magic machinery to the autumn harvest, the reason why Xu Yi participated this year is because he has now become a pivotal figure in Bangta City.

In the business circles of Bonta City, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has begun to be gradually compared with the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, the Sarank Chamber of Commerce, the Amritri Chamber of Commerce and the Armani Chamber of Commerce, and is known as the five major chambers of commerce in Bonta City.

Although in fact, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is far from being able to compare with the other four chambers of commerce with a long history and profound heritage in terms of scale and profits, no matter who can see that with the current development speed of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, within a few years, it will inevitably catch up with or even surpass the other four chambers of commerce.

And everyone knows that the development prospects of the magic machinery industry are extremely broad now, in addition to the gradual popularization of the Lampari Kingdom, even several surrounding countries have also cast their eyes.

The agreement reached between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Kingdom of Luersun and the Duchy of Stantin did not hide from everyone, and now everyone knows that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has actually sold magic machinery to other countries, and even the Duchy of Stantin has taken the initiative to use minerals to invite the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to invest.

A country's mineral resources can be said to be the foundation of the country, and the Duchy of Stanting is willing to use minerals to attract the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which shows that the Grand Duke of Stanting attaches great importance to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to being commercially successful. What makes everyone look at Xu Yi differently is his other identity - the status of a baron of the kingdom personally granted by His Majesty the King.

Although the baron was the lowest rank among the nobility. However, Xu Yi, the baron, was personally given by His Majesty the King in front of countless people, and the noble council did not raise any objection to Xu Yi's identity as a merchant. It is enough to reflect Xu Yi's difference.

Tonight's year-end banquet in the City Lord's Mansion was attended by both the large and small nobles in Bangta City, as well as the large and small merchants in the city, but only Xu Yi was the only one who could have the status of a nobleman and a merchant at the same time.

So at the banquet, Xu Yi naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Of course, Xu Yi himself is not very willing to be the focus.

Although he has become familiar and accustomed to this kind of occasion because he has attended countless banquets in the past year or so, he still does not like this occasion very much.

And tonight's year-end dinner was because Steele was not feeling well, so he didn't accompany Xu Yi. As a result, as soon as Xu Yi appeared at the banquet alone, countless young and beautiful aristocratic ladies immediately surrounded Xu Yi.

Many aristocratic ladies were so bold that they showed their love to Xu Yi in public, and even a few of the most daring invited Xu Yi to spend a wonderful night with her in front of everyone......

Although Xu Yi's determination was excellent, he sternly refused all the invitations and expressions of love from the noble ladies, but he was still a little entangled by them.

Finally got rid of the entanglement of these noble ladies, Xu Yi finally got a chance to breathe, and just took a sip of juice to calm down. President Cruise came up again.

"Hey, young and handsome President Xu, do you feel extremely happy surrounded by so many beautiful and noble noble ladies?" said President Cruise with an exaggerated smile.

Xu Yi glared at him angrily: "What's so happy about it? It's really strange for you to come and be pestered by them." What the hell is wrong with these noble ladies today? I have never seen them so enthusiastic about me before. ”

"Don't you understand?" President Cruise glanced at the several aristocratic ladies who were still staring at Xu Yi in the distance, and said with a smile, "Actually, the reason is very simple. In the past, although you were also very young and handsome, you were still very rich. But after all, your identity is just an ordinary businessman. In the eyes of those nobles, no matter how powerful a merchant is, he is not enough to be a commoner. Therefore, even if the noble ladies love you to death in their hearts, they will not consider marrying you. ”

That is to say. Now that I have become a baron and a nobleman, I have an equal status to marry these noble ladies?" Xu Yi asked with some amusement.

"That's right. President Cruise pointed to the noble ladies in the distance, and continued to tease, "You see, those noble ladies are looking at you with such hot eyes right now, I even suspect that they are eager to swallow you in their mouths and eat you." In fact...... If I were you, I wouldn't mind having some intimacy with one or more of these beautiful ladies. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes: "I don't plan to marry any of them, why do I have something to do with them." ”

"No, no, no, something has to do with it, it has nothing to do with marrying them. President Cruise looked like a man from the past, "The private lives of these noble ladies are far more chaotic than you think, and they will never mind such a thing." On the contrary, if you have something to do with them, it will become their bragging capital in front of their friends. So if you want, you can pick one or even a few tonight to spend a fantastic night. ”

"Forget it, I'm not interested. Xu Yi shook his head, took a sip of his drink, turned his head away from the aristocratic ladies whose eyes were still extremely warm, and said to President Cruise: "You came to me, have you decided the time to leave?"

Seeing that Xu Ye was talking about business, President Cruise also straightened his face and nodded, "Yes." If nothing else, I can leave on the fourth day of the new year, what about you?"

"Me...... On the first day, I will definitely go to Steele's house to pay New Year's greetings, and on the second day, I will come to the City Lord's Mansion and meet various colleagues...... Well, hurry up. The fourth day should be about the same. Xu Yidao.

"Well, just one more day to buffer. Let's set to leave on the fifth day. ”

"It's fine. Although this will miss the New Year's party, it cannot be postponed any longer. Two days ago, Ankrug sent me a letter. Urging me to leave for the Duchy of Stantin. If I don't go, I'm afraid he'll go straight to Bonta City and get me. Xu Yi said with a smile.

President Cruise laughed: "Of course he is in a hurry, the climate of the Duchy of Stanting is different from our Lampari Kingdom, it is true that it is only suitable for winter to start work, and there are too many uncertainties at other times." However, even if you rush over now, it is impossible to really start investment and construction this winter, and he urges you to go over, just to show an attitude. ”

Xu Yi nodded: "I also understand this." But since he has already shown this attitude, I must also show my sincerity. After all, it's not just the Duchy of Stantin that wants to cooperate with our Chamber of Commerce. I'm actually eager to work with them. ”

President Cruise thought for a moment, a look of bewilderment on his face.

"Xu Yi, in fact, I still don't understand why you are willing to cooperate with the Duchy of Stantin? Even if you need a lot of mineral resources, there are a lot of these things not only in our Lampari Kingdom, but also in the Ruerson Kingdom. I think if you have a good discussion with President Newman, it is not impossible to cooperate with the Kingdom of Ruersun. ”

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "I have already sold the cement production technology, but I don't want to sell all the other technologies." ”

President Cruise gave a look of embarrassment: "You're going to invest in the Ruerson Kingdom one day, aren't you?"

"Yes, one day it will go. But not now. As for when...... We have to wait until I and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are strong enough. Xu Yi took a sip of his drink and turned his head, but instead of looking in the direction of the Ruerson Kingdom in the south, he looked to the east. "Not only the Duchy of Stantin and the Kingdom of Ruerson. When the time comes, I will invest in every country on the continent. ”

"Your ambitions are always so ambitious. President Cruise shook his head. "I'm almost fifty years old this year, and I don't know if I can see your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce develop to this point. ”

Xu Yi smiled and touched the cup with him. "Either you can start learning magic from now on, as long as you become a great magician." Then the lifespan will naturally be extended, and there should be a chance to see that day. ”

President Cruise laughed, "I'd better leave this kind of thing to you." I'll forget it. Speaking of which, President Xu, you can really be regarded as the most special president of the Chamber of Commerce on this continent. It's just a matter of having the status of a nobleman, but he is still so young, and he is also a powerful magician. I always hear Grand Magician Camilla say that you have a good chance of becoming a Great Magician as well. Then I think that after you become a great magician, just relying on the identity of the great magician will be enough to make those noble ladies embrace you, right?"

"Maybe I will have become an old man by the time I become a great magician, and even if the noble ladies take the initiative to pounce, I don't have the energy to accept them. Xu Yi also smiled.

"Seriously, President Xu, the sooner you can become a great magician, the greater the benefits, so I, like Grand Magician Camilla, hope that you can become a great magician as much as possible. President Cruise said. "If you're a Grand Mage, we'll have far less trouble in the Black Rice Wasteland. ”

"Have you also received the news that the orc tribe has moved?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.

"That's right. This news was told to me by President Relsa. According to the news he received, some orc tribes in the Black Rice Wasteland didn't know where they knew that we, the humans, were going to invest in the Worrall werewolf tribe to build a factory, and they also paid a lot of money to the Worrall werewolf tribe for this, so these orcs also wanted to see if they could get any oil and water. President Cruise said with some concern, "Although President Resa said that these orcs would not dare to harm human lives, I am afraid that if they make trouble, it will delay a lot of progress and increase our losses." ”

"That's something to consider. Have you thought of any way to deal with it?" Xu Yi asked.

"For the time being, there is nothing to do, so I can only listen to President Relsa's advice, and let the escort team of the Chamber of Commerce follow the workers to the Black Rice Wasteland to ensure the safety of the workers as much as possible. At this, President Cruise suddenly remembered something. "By the way, President Xu, it seems that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce hasn't established any escort team yet, right?"

"Escort?" Xu Yi frowned and shook his head. "The situation in the kingdom is calm at the moment, and our chamber of commerce has not encountered a situation where we need to protect the team, so I haven't thought about it at all. Hearing you say that, is it necessary to create a convoy?"

"That's for sure. President Cruise said with a look of course. "How can there be a chamber of commerce on this continent that does not have its own escort team? Although the kingdom has been peaceful for many years, when there was great turmoil more than ten years ago, the kingdom was still full of bandits. Besides, you just said that you want to do the business of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce everywhere on the mainland, and it is impossible without the escort. You can't be sure where your goods will go, and they will be robbed. ”

"Is there such a strict zhòng?" Xu Yi pondered for a moment and nodded. "It seems that I was negligent before, and this is indeed an issue that needs to be taken seriously. Okay, take advantage of this opportunity to go to the Black Rice Wasteland to deal with those orcs, and I'll build a convoy. ”

President Cruise was stunned: "Are you going to build a convoy in such a short period of time, where are you going to find so many suitable people?"

Xu Yi smiled: "Don't forget, our chamber of commerce is suitable for many advantages that the chamber of commerce does not have." ”

President Cruise was a little strange at first, but when he thought about it, it dawned on him. (To be continued......)