Chapter 112: For the People of Hometown
Xu Yi and Grand Magician Camilla were stunned at the same time.
Grand Magician Camilla glanced at Grand Magician Truqi with a strange face, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Hey, Truch, I used to think that you were the least important thing among our old guys about gold coins, but I didn't expect you to change so much now, and you are even more greedy for money than me! 10,000 gold coins a year is not enough? So how much do you want?"
Seeing the embarrassed and ashamed look on the face of Grand Magician Truqi, Xu Yi shook his head slightly at Grand Magician Camilla, turned his head and said to Grand Magician Truqi in a very calm tone: "I'm afraid I can only say sorry for this." The salary of our chamber of commerce is established by strict rules and regulations, and cannot be added at will. And you've only just joined our Chamber of Commerce, so if you surpass Grand Magician Camilla in terms of salary, it's a bit unreasonable. β
Grand Magician Truchi sighed and nodded, "I understand. This is my greed in the first place. β
Grand Magician Camilla frowned and said, "I said Truqi, what are you in trouble with?
"It's hard to put into words. Grand Magician Truchi shook his head and stood up. "In short, 10,000 gold coins a year is probably far from enough, since Xu Yi you can't promise me a higher salary here, then I can only find another way. β
Seeing that the great magician of Truqi was about to start, Xu Yi quickly stood up and grabbed him.
"Your Excellency, Grand Mage, if you are facing a problem that requires a large amount of gold to solve, I think I have the ability to help you. Why don't you talk about the difficulties you are encountering, and let me think about how I can help you?" Xu Yi said sincerely.
"It's useless. Grand Magician Truchi sighed. "It's basically a bottomless pit, I can't borrow money from you all the time, can I? β
"Not necessarily. If you join our Magic Research Institute of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. In the future, as long as you research a good enough magic mechanical technique. The bonuses are definitely not less. Xu Yi smiled.
"No matter how much the prize money is, can I still earn at least forty or fifty thousand gold coins a year?" said Grand Magician Truqi with a wry smile.
"Forty or fifty thousand gold coins?"
Xu Yi frowned, exchanged a look with Grand Magician Camilla, pondered for a moment, and said to Grand Magician Truqi: "Your Excellency, Grand Magician, if you encounter financial difficulties and need to invest forty or fifty thousand gold coins a year, I think you should sit down and talk to me about this matter in detail." I may not be able to do it anywhere else. But when it comes to making money...... I don't think there is anyone in the entire kingdom of Lampari who can compare to me, right? β
"Yes, I have always said that Xu Yi's magical talent is very good, but compared to his ability to make money, his magical talent is nothing. Grand Magician Camilla also helped. "If his earning power and magical talent are exchanged, I can guarantee that this kid will definitely become a great magus in the future!"
Grand Magician Truqi glanced at Grand Magician Camilla, then looked at Xu Yi, thought about it, and sat back down.
"Xu Yi, I suddenly remembered. It seems that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been investing in various parts of the kingdom all this time, right?"
"That's right. Xu Yi nodded, a little surprised. "I can't believe you care about these things. β
"No way. All this time I was thinking about how to make money. Grand Magician Truch smiled self-deprecatingly. "Xu Yi, if I invite you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to invest in a place, can you guarantee that you can help the people here earn at least forty or fifty thousand gold coins a year?"
Xu Yi frowned: "It depends on where you are talking about." If it's a desert where there is nothing in the first place, then even if I have the ability, I'm afraid I can't do anything. β
Grand Magician Truchi smiled bitterly, "That's right, the place I'm talking about is similar to the desert. Carrasga, have you heard of it?"
"Carrasga Island?" Xu Yi thought for a moment. "It seems to be an island off the west coast of the Black Rice Wasteland, and it is said to be rich in pirates?"
"Abundant pirates?" said Archmage Truch continued with a wry smile. "Although I would like to praise Xu Yi for your very knowledgeable knowledge of the island of Carrasga, you said that it is rich in pirates...... Well, in fact, this can't be wrong, who made the living conditions on the island too poor, and if they weren't pirates, many people wouldn't be able to survive at all. β
Xu Yi and Grand Magician Camilla looked at Grand Magician Truchi with strange expressions, why did he suddenly mention this Carrasga Island? Could he have any connection with this island famous for pirates?
"No guess, I was born and raised on the island of Carrasga. β
Xu Yi and Grand Magician Camilla were stunned at the same time.
They never imagined that Grand Magician Truchi was actually born on this pirate island!
Xu Yi looked at Grand Magician Camilla, who shook his head.
"Don't look at me, although I am an old friend of Truch, I have never heard him mention his background. β
"It's not an honour to be born on the island of Carrasga, and I certainly don't want to talk about it. The Grand Magician Truchi sighed. "If it weren't for Xu Yiyou's expectations, I wouldn't tell you about it either. β
"Thank you for your trust. Xu Yi thought for a while, and then asked, "Then Your Excellency the Great Magician, do you want to earn a minimum of 40,000 or 50,000 gold coins a year, is it to change the living conditions of the people in your hometown by yourself?"
Grand Magician Truqi glanced at Xu Yi in surprise: "You actually guessed?"
"It's not hard to guess. If it weren't for that, I can't think of a reason why a great magician like you would be so distressed. Xu Yi said with a smile.
"Well, you guessed it right. Carrasca Island is my hometown, but the living environment on the island is really bad, I grew up on it, and then learned magic by coincidence, and finally even became a great magician, I have always wanted to rely on my own power to change the lives of those people in my hometown, so I have been supporting them all these years. But...... Now I can't hold it anymore. β
"No wonder you've always been poorer than me......" Grand Magician Camilla muttered. "I said Truch, since the living conditions on Carrasga Island are so bad, it would be better if you let them move out. In your capacity, it's okay to ask the Kingdom Council for some Kingdom residency, right?"
"No, it's very problematic. The wry smile on the face of the great magician Truchi never stopped. "I thought that the Royal Assembly had made this request, but it was rejected by the Royal Assembly. Do you know why?"
"Because of pirates?" guessed Grand Magician Camilla.
"Yes. The smile on Grand Magician Truchi was even more bitter. "Although I refute the reasons given by the Royal Council, I can't help it. In fact, from an objective point of view, it is not wrong to call Carrasca the island of pirates. If I hadn't left the island by learning magic, I might have become a pirate by now......"
"Archmage-level pirates?"
Xu Yi looked at Grand Magician Truqi with a strange expression, and then returned to his normal expression.
"Your Excellency, based on what you said, I think your original idea should be that you want to rely on yourself to earn forty or fifty thousand gold coins a year to support the people on the island and improve their lives, right?"
"Yes, that's what I intended. The total population of the island is now close to 5,000 people, but even 40,000 or 50,000 gold coins are not enough. However, the island is still somewhat self-sufficient, so it is barely enough. Actually, I just hope that after they can have a stable life, they won't be pirates anymore. In a few years' time, I will be able to apply to the Council of the Kingdom again to relocate them to our Kingdom of Lampari. β
Xu Yi pondered for a moment, sighed, shook his head lightly, and said, "Your Excellency, Great Magician, I have to say that your idea is really ...... It's naΓ―ve. β
Grand Magician Truqi suddenly stared, and Grand Magician Camilla also glanced at Xu Yi in surprise.
This kid dares to say that a great magician is too naΓ―ve? I don't know how thick the sky is!
"Your Excellency, great magician, man's greed never ends. I'm sure that even if you earn so much money to support them, they will always want a better life. Then even if they get the money you give them, they will still go to pirate because they think they can live better this way. β
Grand Magician Truchi looked gloomy: "How could I not know this truth, but I always feel that it is not enough for me to help them." If you can have a stable and prosperous life, who wants to risk your life and a reputation for crime to become a pirate? β
Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh and shook his head slightly.
Maybe the great magician of Truchi is not naΓ―ve and stupid, but he is too affectionate for the island of Carrasga, where he was born.
Xu Yi couldn't understand the price he paid for this affection, but that didn't stop him from understanding the thoughts of Grand Magician Truchi.
"Well, Your Excellency the Great Magician, I see what you mean. But I must warn you that even if you could give them 40,000 or 50,000 or even 100,000 gold coins a year, it would not help. For the island of Carrasga, which is close to 5,000 people, such a small amount of gold does not change much at all. Xu Yizheng said.
"I just want to do my best. Grand Magician Truch sighed.
"There are many ways to do your best, and to put it mildly, you're choosing the least efficient one. Xu Yidao. "If I had to choose, it would be a different way. β
Grand Magician Truqi's eyes lit up: "So, Xu Yi, do you have any good ways to solve this problem?"
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Of course." (To be continued......)