Chapter 119: Take control of the seas

The great magician of Truqi is nothing, as soon as Smilton saw these military magic machines, his eyes immediately lit up, and he strode over, first picked up a barrel-shaped magic repeater and looked left and right, his face was full of joy, and then he picked up a small magic bazooka, looked up and down for a long time, and then looked back at Xu Yi.

"President Xu, are all these good things for us?"

Xu Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.

This Smilton is really used to being a pirate, he has sent so many important daily necessities to Carrasga Island before, and he has never seen him happy like this, this time as soon as he sent weapons and equipment, his excitement did not need to be guessed at all, and it was clearly put on his face.

Of course, Xu Yi still had to keep a smile on his face and nodded lightly.

"Yes. But not for nothing. Lord Smilton, military magic machinery is in great demand right now, and I've been struggling to get it a little bit from the large number of orders I've received, so it's unlikely that I'll give it away for free. ”

"Well, I understand. Smilton nodded vigorously and laughed: "President Xu, you don't need to say anything, our island has received enough free assistance from your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and now the brothers on the island can live such a good life because of your help." In fact, you don't have to talk this nonsense, if you want us to help you do something, just say it. Although I am a rough person with little knowledge, I still understand the basic rules. ”

A thoughtful expression passed over the face of the great magician of Truqi on the side, and he nodded slightly: "President Xu, you are a businessman. You can't afford to lose money in business. We can't let you do that. I'm a great magician, though I still have some value. But I'm well aware that I'm not worth it for me so much. If you help the island with such dedication, you must have your plans, and everyone actually understands this in their hearts. ”

Xu Yi spread his hands helplessly and smiled self-deprecatingly: "It seems that I am really not suitable for acting, and I am too straightforward." ”

Smilton waved his hand: "Okay, President Xu, don't say these words." It doesn't matter what you want to do. With the help given to us by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so that everyone can live a good life, then we should work hard for you, this is the most basic rule that everyone understands. Tell me, what do you want us to do?"

Looking at the inquiring gaze of Grand Magician Truqi, Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, Your Excellency Great Magician, I don't plan to let the residents of the island live and die for me. As a businessman, I've always felt that this approach was inefficient and didn't bring me the most benefit at all. ”

Grand Magician Truchi and Smilton looked at each other. There was curiosity in his eyes.

"And what the hell are you going to ask us to help you, and if it's something else, what are you sending these military magic machines for?" Smilton asked.

"Hmm...... It would be a mistake to say that you don't need to take any risks. After all, I can't guarantee that these places won't be in danger. Xu Yi beckoned to the two and motioned for them to lean over.

The two came over in confusion, and Xu Yi took out a drawing from his arms and spread it out on the floor of the warehouse.

By the bright glow of the magic lamp in the warehouse, the two looked down and saw that the drawing was a map.

If you look closely, you can see that most of the maps show the sea, and only a few places show land.

And these landmasses are naturally islands.

Their gaze swept over the line representing the coastline on the right edge of the map, and finally landed on a marked island.

"Is this the island of Carrasga?" asked Smilton, pointing to the island. "Why is this so weird?"

"What, island owner, have you never seen the shape of the entire island from the air?" Xu Yixiao asked. "It's like a flower, and when you look at it from above, it's still beautiful. ”

Grand Magician Truchi nodded slightly: "Yes, this is indeed the island of Carrasga, I used to fly high in the sky to observe when I was fine, this shape is exactly the same as this island." ”

He immediately turned to Xu Yi and asked, "This is a map drawn from high-altitude observation, right? These surrounding islands should be these nearby islands." ”

"Well, here's a detailed map of the nearby seas that I've had my magic airship draw. Your Excellency the Great Magician, what do you think?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically.

The Grand Mage of Truqi looked at the map for a moment, and his expression became cautious.

"Such a detailed and accurate map can only be drawn at a high altitude, and in order to draw accurately, it can only be hovered at a high altitude all the time, and indeed only a magic airship is the most suitable. But Chairman Xu, what do you want to do with someone drawing such an accurate map?"

Smilton also looked at Xu Yi, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes, as if he had guessed Xu Yi's plan.

Sure enough, Xu Yi smiled, clicked a few times on the map, and replied: "Your Excellency the Great Magician, the island master, you see, from the Black Rice Wasteland to the coastline of the Duchy of Stantin, there are a total of thirty-four large and small islands, and six of them are much larger than Carrasgar Island. But of these islands, only twelve are inhabited, and the other twenty-two are uninhabited. ”

Smilton raised his eyebrows: "President Xu, do you want me to help you snatch these islands into your own hands?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "To be precise, I want these islands to be able to be under my control." I don't have much interest in the islands themselves, only in the various resources on them. If there is a decent amount of iron ore on the island of Carrasga, then it is likely that these islands have equally important resources. ”

"Well, that's true. Smilton nodded. "I know that there is also an iron mine on an island called Saxon not too far from here, and there are people in your Lampari Kingdom who have gone up to investigate it before, but then I think it is too cost-effective to mine iron ore from Saxon Island and transport it back, so no one has paid attention to it. ”

"I don't think it's a good deal. The Grand Magician of Truchi frowned. "President, if you want to extract resources from these islands and ship them back, I think the cost is too high, and I'm afraid it's not suitable. ”

"It's just because shipping isn't developed enough now that you feel that way. Xu Yi shook his head and pointed to the soles of his feet. "But where are you staying now?"

Grand Magician Truchi and Smilton were stunned, and then remembered that the place where the two of them were now was in the bottom warehouse of a super-large magic ship.

The magic steamer, the Wings, was so big that the warehouse they were in now could hold even a large wooden ship in their old impressions.

With such a super-large magic ship, it can carry several times or even dozens of times more cargo at one time than the previous wooden sea ships.

In addition, the probability of such a large magic ship encountering danger on the surface of the sea must be much lower, so the cost of sea transportation must be much lower than the previous sea transportation, which almost risked his life, and it will not seem so cost-effective.

No wonder Xu Yi is so confident, but it is because of this winged ship as confidence.

Seeing the two of them showing abrupt expressions, Xu Yi smiled, slid his fingers, and drew a circle on the map.

"In fact, compared to the resources on these islands, what I value more is actually this sea area. ”

Grand Magician Truchi and Smilton immediately looked puzzled again.

This so-called sea is all seawater, what is there to see?

"At present, I am still trying to explain to you the importance of controlling this sea area, which you will not understand until everyone fights for the sea more fiercely in the future. Xu Yi smiled. "But no matter what, I need this sea, and it's better to be able to completely control it. Lord Smilton, can you do it for me?"

Smilton looked down at the map, pondered for a moment, then looked back at the various military magic machines in the warehouse, and finally looked at the ceiling and floor of the warehouse above his head, and then said to Xu Yi: "In addition to these military magic machines, give me a few more ships, preferably a big ship like this, and I will definitely be able to do it." ”

Xu Yi laughed: "It's no problem to give you a few ships, but there is no way to do it for a big ship like the Spreading Wings for the time being." Such a ship took all the strength of our new flying class up and down, and it took more than eight months to complete. After that, the few cars produced will also be used for the chamber of commerce's ocean transportation, but they will not be able to provide you with them in the short term. ”

"Oh......" Smilton was a little disappointed. "Without such a big ship, I am afraid that there will be much less deterrence on the sea. Things at sea are simple, whoever has a big ship has a loud voice. If there is a big ship like this, I just need to drive this one over and make sure that all the other ships on this sea are obedient. ”

Xu Yi smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "You don't have to be too disappointed. I can't offer you such a large ship anytime soon, but other smaller ships can provide it. It's true that they're smaller than the Wings, but they're still much bigger than your heaviest ships. And I assure you that in terms of performance, those sea ships simply cannot be compared with him. ”

Smilton's eyes lit up, "Really, President Xu, are you planning to give me even a good ship like a small magic assault boat?"

Xu Yi smiled: "It depends on how much sincerity you can show." ”

Smilton immediately clenched his fist, slammed it on his chest, and said in a deep voice, "President Xu, in front of Grand Magician Truqi, I promise you. I, Smilton, will surely hold every inch of this sea firmly in the palm of your hand for you, and even if a fish swims through this sea, you must first ask me...... No, ask for your consent!" (To be continued......)