Compared to the secretive, even sneaky, cooperation between the Candela Imperial Navy and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the other empire of the Sainz continent is much more generous.

The exploration of the northern seas by the First Fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce ended with the port of Stratholme, which meant that a sea route between the Duchy of Stantin and the Maro Empire had finally been created.

In the spring, the ice floes in the northern sea gradually melted, and the First Fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, which had been in the port of Stratholme for nearly two months, returned to the Duchy of Stantin with a large number of ore resources purchased in and around Stratholme.

After the departure of the First Fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, batches of convoys mixed with large freight magic locomotives and traditional freight carriages continued to drive towards the north of the Maro Empire.

Most of the materials in these convoys came from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other magical machinery chambers of commerce that had entered the Maro Empire to invest, and a small part came from the major chambers of commerce in the Marlo Empire itself, as well as several Marlo Empire nobles led by Marquis Southgate.

According to the plan drawn up by the New Flyer Chamber of Commerce, it is expected that in the next few years, a new magical industrial base will be built around the port of Stratholme, making full use of this northern sea route, and transiting goods through the port of Guò Stratholme.

The Marquis of Southgate and several other nobles of the Marlo Empire were very interested in this plan, so they joined in at the initiative of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

"Director Hogan, this place is too barren, not only are there few people, but also few resources, and it is so cold that people can't stay outside at all as soon as it enters winter, how can you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce be interested in this ghost place?"

Hogan turned his head to look at Viscount Seymour Macarus, who had wrapped himself in a fur coat and had only half of his face exposed. I thought that what I had said about this guy before I grew up was really not wrong at all.

This guy. It's just a piece of.

It's early spring. Even though Stratholme City is located in the northernmost part of the entire continent, it is already past the coldest deep winter envoy, and even the sun overhead can already shoot a trace of warmth, but this guy is still afraid of the cold like this, which is really useless.

Look at Baron Franklin Southgate, who was standing straight next to him, wearing only a thin coat and a thin sweater underneath, facing the cold wind without showing any fear. On the contrary, he looked excited and expectant, and the smile on his face was as bright as the eyes shot from the top of his head.

The Marquis of Southgate and the Duke of Macarus are obviously close friends, why is there such a clear gap between the descendants of these two?

This really makes one wonder if the education in Duke Macarus' family is very problematic......

"Ahem...... Lord Viscount, this place just looks barren, but in fact, according to the investigation of the dwarven survey team sent by our Chamber of Commerce before, just within the jurisdiction of Stratholme City, there are two large iron mines with excellent mineral deposits, in addition to a very good copper mine and associated non-ferrous metal veins, plus two magic crystal mines under the nose, in fact, the mineral resources here are not barren at all. ”

Seymour lifted his foot and nodded, and the ground under his feet had softened a little from the early spring breeze. He looked a little incredulous.

"In this place, there are rich mineral resources down there, why can't I see it?"

Hogan gave Seymour a roll of his eyes in his heart. I thought to myself, how could you, a noble child, compare your ability to explore mineral veins with a professional dwarven master.

Of course, on the surface, he still kept a smile: "After a few days of professional mine magic machinery arrives, you can see them mine with your own eyes." ”

Seymour yawned and waved his hand, "I'm not interested in watching you mine." When are we going to get the running water in Stratholme? Franklin and I can't figure out how to stay in this place for two years, and we'd be crazy if we didn't even have running water. ”

Franklin on the side retracted his gaze from the sea in the distance and the situation around the port, and smiled: "Seymour, when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce didn't appear before, we never used tap water, and we didn't come here the same way. ”

"Cut, it used to be before. I used to have to hide in a villa on the hill in the summer when it was hot, but now with the magic air conditioner, I can stay wherever I want, even in winter. Speaking of this, Seymour paused, turned to Hogan and asked: "By the way, Hogan, let's not talk about those professional mining magic machines, magic air conditioners or something, can you get me a few days to come over?" ”

"This is a minor issue, and Lord Viscount does not need to worry. Hogan laughed. "Actually, the point of solving life problems is also a little related to the question you just asked me, and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been prepared for a long time. ”

"Oh?" Not only Seymour, but also Franklin looked over with interest. "What's the matter?"

"You just said that this place is not only barren, but also unbearable in winter because of the bitter cold, right?" Hogg asked with a smile.

"yes, what's wrong? Is there a way for your Chamber of Commerce to solve this problem?"

"Of course. Hogg replied confidently. "The elder had already considered that it was too cold here and that the winter would affect the progress of the factory, so he planned in advance. When our Chamber of Commerce will build a magical industrial base here, combined with the geothermal energy stored here, combined with the newly developed magic mechanical heating system of our Chamber of Commerce, it will provide complete winter heating for the entire magical industrial base, so as to ensure that the people living and working in the industrial base are not disturbed by the cold and can concentrate on their work. ”

Seymour and Franklin looked at each other: "Magic mechanical heating system?

"Well...... It was a hassle to explain in detail, two ......"

"Let's just talk about it. Seymour waved his hand impatiently.

"To put it simply, the principle of this thing is actually similar to that of a magic air conditioner, which is to use magic to claim heat energy, and then use a mechanical machine to transfer the heat energy to the place where it is needed and change the temperature. You see, the magic air conditioner is so straightforward......"

"Okay, okay, I know, the rest goes without saying. Dicardo interrupted Hogg's explanation with a wave of his hand, yawned again, and turned to Franklin, "I woke up too early today, and I'm sleepy right now." Franklin, you're looking here now, I'll go back and sleep for a while. ”

Franklin smiled and nodded, "Okay, you go." ”

Hogan couldn't help but frown as he watched Seymour slip into his beloved fiery red magic car and drive away.

Seymour and Franklin appeared here as representatives of the Marquis of Southgate and the Duke of Macarus.

If they are willing to cooperate, then with the strong influence of the Southgate and Macarus families in the Maro Empire, many things can be much easier.

But now Seymour looks lazy and unwilling to take care of things, which really gives Hogan a headache.

"Director Hogan, Seymour has hated trouble since he was a child, you don't have to worry about him, if you need our help with anything, you can come to me directly. Franklin said suddenly.

Hogan turned to look at Franklin with a heartfelt smile.

Fortunately, in addition to Seymour, there is also Franklin.

Compared with Seymour, Franklin is also a noble child, and he is countless times better than Seymour in terms of knowledge, demeanor, sense of responsibility, etc.

In the past, when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce established the magical industrial base on the Marquis of Southgate's private domain, it is said that Franklin contacted the representatives of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce on behalf of the Marquis of Southgate, and assisted in handling related matters, which was appreciated by almost everyone.

It is said that because of his excellence, the Southgate family has even made him a candidate for the patriarchate of his generation.

And now that the Marquis of Southgate has sent him here, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this magical industrial base.

Of course, the Marquis of Southgate invested a full 1.4 million gold coins in this base, and it is also appropriate to pay attention to some of them.

"Yes, Lord Baron. Hogan paused, then added, "Actually, Lord Baron, there aren't too many specific matters here that require your personal involvement. Most of the time, you'll just need to be in charge of oversight. There are only a few occasions when you need to come into contact with the officials, nobles, etc., of Stratholm and the surrounding area, and you may need to be present in person. ”

"I understand. Franklin smiled and nodded. "If you need me to come forward, please don't be polite. ”

"Good. Hogan answered, looking left and right, but frowned again.

"What's the problem?" Franklin immediately asked seeing the look on Hogan's face.

"Ahem...... Lord Baron, our Chamber of Commerce has a complete plan for this, so there is no problem overall. You see, it is a good place to build a base because of its abundant resources, open terrain, and a port to the sea as a transportation hub. But...... Did you find a very strict question?"

"Oh?" Franklin raised his hand to stop Hogan from continuing to explain. "Let me guess. ”

He walked around for a while, looking up into the distance from time to time, then frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly his brows relaxed, his eyes lit up, and he asked Hogan with a smile: "If I'm not mistaken, the very strict problem you said should be a manpower problem, right?"

Hogan's eyes widened in surprise and he couldn't help but make a complimentary gesture to Franklin.

"Lord Baron, you are really like a torch!" (to be continued...... to be continued)