Lieutenant Commander Newn nodded, glanced at the frigate flying the flag of the Candela Imperial Navy in the distance, a trace of admiration flashed across his face, and said, "President Xu, I must admit that this frigate produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is really ...... It's so easy to use. During this time, I commanded it to gallop back and forth on the endless sea, and I don't know how many times stronger than I had been in those old-fashioned wooden boats before......"

Hearing Lieutenant Colonel Newne keep talking about the various advantages of the frigate as soon as he spoke, Russell and several people around him frowned.

Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Newne still had no intention of stopping, Russell suddenly coughed heavily.

“...... We caught up with the pirates with ease, and then we ...... easily."

Lieutenant Colonel Nunn's voice stopped abruptly, he turned his head to look at Russell, and a stirring in his heart suddenly understood, and he quickly coughed lightly, smiled at Xu Yi embarrassedly, and continued: "Of course, Chairman Xu, if you want to talk about the shortcomings of this frigate, there are also them. ”

"Oh, please. ”

"Uh......" Lieutenant Colonel Newn hesitated for a moment, and then said a little awkwardly: "This frigate is very good in other aspects, but there is a very strict problem, that is, the consumption is too large. You see, for every hundred kilometers we sail at sea, we need at least two heavy Mana Crystals. As a result, a large amount of warehouse space had to be set aside for loading mana crystals. In addition, the loading capacity on the frigate is actually limited, so the actual cruising range is not ideal. You know, in the past, we used to use wooden seagoing boats, but we could run as far as we wanted. ”

"Before you can run far enough, the ship itself will collapse. Xu Yi rolled his eyes in his heart. But he still has a smile on his face. Nodding slightly, he said, "Yes." This is indeed a problem. But Lieutenant Colonel Newn, I think...... You should just buy those ordinary mana crystals from the market as power supplies, right?"

Lieutenant Colonel Newn was stunned: "Is there anything wrong with this? In addition, we are not buying inferior magic crystals, but those of the highest quality magic crystals that can be bought." Because of this, the Morning Light alone has cost more than two hundred gold coins in the last month alone. ”

"Really?" Xu Yi smiled and turned his head to look at Russell. "Lord Russell, I remember that when we handed over this frigate, we handed you an instruction manual at the same time. If I'm not mistaken, it should be clearly marked. It is best for this frigate to use the high concentration of mana crystals produced by our new flyers as a power source, and it is best not to use those ordinary mana crystals that are commonly found on the market. ”

Newman looked at Russell in amazement.

Lord Russell didn't tell him about this, and he didn't even see the shadow of the so-called instruction manual.

Russell's expression moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "It is true that there is this manual, but this book has been left in the staff department for study during this time, and it has not been handed over to you." ”

After saying that, he turned to Xu Yi, snorted lightly, and continued: "The reason why I did this is also because this frigate is in the hands of our Imperial Navy. After all, we still have to adapt to the situation on our side, but we can't completely do what you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce said. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

This Russell. On the surface, he seems to be very receptive to new things, and even persuaded the Candela Imperial Navy to buy three frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, but he is still quite conservative at heart.

Saying that the frigates must adapt to the situation on the side of the Candela Empire, it is clear that I still hope that these three frigates can be as unaffected as possible by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and can be completely controlled by the Candela Empire Navy.

But alas, his idea is good, but in fact it is very wrong.

The frigates produced by the New Flyers were far different from the wooden ships of the past, and compared to the traditions on the Sainz continent, this thing was extremely advanced high-tech.

If the Candela Imperial Navy still wants to treat it the same way it treats an ordinary sea ship, it can only ask for trouble.

No, the reason why I was invited this time was because they couldn't use this frigate, and they had no choice but to ask for help.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi's face was slightly cold, and he said: "Lord Russell, I must tell you very strictly, this frigate is a high-tech product with a very high technical content, and even far beyond the understanding of you and your navy, it is by no means as simple as you think." If you follow the precautions we provide for it, it will definitely give you a powerful boost. But if you want to go your own way...... Then I can only say that I am responsible for the consequences. ”

Russell and the officers of the Candela Imperial Navy around him all changed their faces.

Xu Yi's words are simply nakedly ridiculing and threatening them.

But now the fact that the frigate can no longer be used is in front of them, but they have no way to refute it at all.

Moreover, in the past few months, this frigate has indeed demonstrated extremely strong performance, and has already completely convinced everyone up and down the Candela Imperial Navy, and convinced the Imperial Navy that the wooden sea ships in the previous navy will inevitably be replaced by this new frigate made of steel that is almost like a sea fortress.

Therefore, despite the countless dissatisfaction with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in their hearts, they were still forced to take the initiative to invite the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to come over for negotiation and strive to promote in-depth cooperation between the two sides.

Russell was silent for a moment, took a breath lightly, his face was calm, and he made a gesture of invitation to Xu Yi.

"Alright, President Xu, let's sit down and talk about these things. Please. ”

Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that as expected, they had to succumb to reality in the end.

The group entered the Candela Imperial Navy barracks near the harbor and took their seats in a large room that looked like a war conference room.

After Russell, as the host, first introduced Xu Yi to all kinds of people on his side, the two sides quickly got to the point.

The main purpose of the Candela Imperial Navy's invitation to Xu Yi was of course to allow the frigate to continue to operate smoothly and normally, and to ensure that the Candela Imperial Navy would be able to use it smoothly in the future.

Plainly. This frigate can be regarded as a real yàn of what they did. So that the Imperial Navy can learn to master the operation and application of this new type of frigate. In order to prepare for the complete replacement of ships in the Imperial Navy in the future.

Therefore, the focus of negotiations between the two sides was mainly focused on the follow-up maintenance of the frigate.

Of course, the Candela Imperial Navy wants the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to disclose all the maintenance techniques to them, and eventually let them complete the maintenance by themselves even if they leave the New Flying Chamber of Commerce alone.

However, Xu Yi bluntly told them that it was impossible.

The reason why he said it so directly was not entirely because the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was unwilling, but because the main reason was that the Candela Imperial Navy did not have this condition at all.

When it comes to the maintenance of corvettes, one of the main problems is the replacement of parts that must be replaced if they are damaged.

However, all the parts on this frigate were built by the New Flyer Chamber of Commerce. Don't say that the Candela Empire does not have this condition, even in the Lampari Kingdom, which already has a fairly strong magical industrial base, it does not have the conditions.

The special steel required for these parts can only be refined by Xinfei Chamber, and the process of creating these parts is currently only mastered by Xinfei Chamber, and even the corresponding magic processing machine is only owned by Xinfei Chamber.

To put it simply, there is no chamber of commerce or institution other than the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce that can solve this problem.

Therefore, even if Xu Yi was willing to hand over all the follow-up maintenance to the Candela Imperial Navy, they would not be able to do it at all.

Although the Candela Imperial Navy was not convinced, it also had to admit this fact, so after fierce discussions between the two sides, the Candela Imperial Navy finally had to accept the solution proposed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. That is, the new flying chamber will ensure that all the follow-up maintenance of these frigates of the Candela Imperial Navy will ensure that they can operate smoothly at all times.

For this reason, the Imperial Navy of Candela also had to pay a lot of maintenance fees to the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

Daily maintenance is quite cheap. But the cost of maintenance and repair can be really intimidating.

For example, the reason why the frigate currently parked in the harbor cannot be operated, according to the results of the previous inspection by the engineers sent by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, is because the Candela Imperial Navy did not follow the provisions of the operation manual given by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce when operating this frigate, so that it exceeded the limit of the power source output, and the magic array that guided the zhì as the power source output was damaged, so it could not continue to operate.

The magic array is the core of this frigate, and of course it is very strict when it has problems.

According to the assessment made by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, if you want to repair it, I am afraid that you will have to pull this frigate back to the shipyard of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce in the Duchy of Staten.

Because the Candela Empire doesn't have any conditions here, it simply can't provide the environment needed to repair it.

In this way, combined with the materials and labor required, the cost is naturally not small.

Xu Yi, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, unceremoniously offered the Candela Imperial Navy a maintenance fee of up to 70,000 gold coins.

Although the Candela Imperial Navy was extremely dissatisfied with this astonishing cost, Xu Yi did not let go at all, and they could only pinch their noses and admit it in the end.

In the final analysis, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can choose not to repair, but they have no choice but not to do so.

Looking at the fierce eyes of the officers of the Candela Imperial Navy on the opposite side, including Russell, as if they were about to eat themselves, Xu Yi smiled slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

When it was agreed to sell three frigates to the Candela Imperial Navy for fifty gold coins plus various additional conditions, there were many people in the upper echelons of the Chamber of Commerce who objected, because the price was too much of a loss, and even if there were additional conditions, it was still too much of a loss.

But Xu also insisted on agreeing, in fact, he had already calculated today's situation.

As long as the Imperial Navy of Candela has frigates, it will definitely be able to discover the incomparable advantages of frigates over traditional wooden sea ships, and they will inevitably continue to be used.

As long as they use it, they will only be forced to accept the relevant follow-up maintenance conditions proposed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce as they do today.

Whether it is the Candela Imperial Navy or those guys in the Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that they don't know, in fact, compared to the one-shot sale of this kind of thing, the follow-up maintenance and maintenance is the real most profitable place.

Many of the world's leading Western countries in science and technology are extremely skilled in this method, including many backward countries in China, which have suffered great losses as a result.

And when it was transferred to the Sainz Continent, Xu Yi naturally had to borrow it unceremoniously. (To be continued......)