Volume 2 Chapter 2 - Invitation from Karma City (1/2)

After following Count Sean and Count Anaris to a small booth at the side of the banquet hall, the two counts took their place before Count Sean pointed at Xu Yi and said with a smile to Count Anaris, “Here, Anaris, this is the Xu Yi I mentioned to you last time.”

Count Anaris looked over Xu Yi before nodding with a faint smile, “I’ve already heard of chairman Xu as a promising youth, but seeing you today, you really are young. It makes this old man’s heart unable to not fill with envy.”

Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, “Lord Count, you are in a man’s golden age, I’m the one who is envious of you.”

“Oh? I’m already an old man and I don’t even have the strength to do anything. How can I be filled with energy like a young man like you? What are you envious of me for?” Count Anaris asked back with a smile.

Xu Yi pointed at the empty seat to the side, “At your age, at least you have a seat to sit in, right?”

Count Sean and Count Anaris were stunned. They looked at each other before breaking out in laughter.

Count Anaris pointed at Count Sean as he laughed loudly. He said in a loud voice, “Sean, you’re the one at fault here, right? How could you accept a guest without arranging a place to sit? You still need chairman Xu to discreetly insult you.”

Count Sean also laughed before looking at Xu Yi and saying, “My City Lord’s Manor has always left a seat for chairman Xu, but chairman Xu is a busy person and it’s hard for him to come normally. If it wasn’t to give you face today, chairman Xu might not have even come to this banquet. Alright, chairman Xu, please sit down. Don’t let this fellow Anaris laugh at me for not understanding how to treat guests.”

Xu Yi had a faint smile as he found a seat that was a bit closer to Count Sea before asking, “Lord City Lord and Lord Count Anaris, for you two to specially call me, is there something you need from me?”

“It isn’t something we need, only Count Anaris wants your help with something. But it isn’t convenient for him to say it, so he had me help him call you over.” Count Sean replied.

Xu Yi turned to Count Anaris, “Lord Count, you’re too polite. If there is anything I can do for you, please give me the order.”

“This isn’t an order, rather I’m sincerely asking for your help.” Talking about business, the smile disappeared from Count Anaris’ face and he said with a serious expression, “Chairman Xu, before this, I want to first tell you about the protest my Karma City merchants have about you.”

Xu Yi was stunned, “Protest? Protest what about me?”

“Our Karma City and Saltan City are the two cities closest to Banta City, so we can be considered neighbours. But why is it that your Frestech Chamber of Commerce has agreed to sell your production magic machines to Saltan City’s Farsak Chamber of Commerce and not to our Karma City’s companies?” Count Anaris asked.

“This……” Xu Yi looked at Count Anais in surprise and seeing that he didn’t seem like he was kidding, he seriously thought about it before saying with a bitter smile, “Then you really can’t blame me. Our Frestech Chamber of Commerce has given the same conditions to the Karma City colleagues as the Farsak Chamber of Commerce, but while the Farsak Chamber of Commerce could agree, the noble colleagues couldn’t. You can’t blame me for being unfair to them, right?”

“Oh? I’ve heard the merchants of my city say that it is because your Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s conditions are too strict and they can’t accept that, that’s why they didn’t agree.” Count Anaris kept saying.

Xu Yi stretched out his hands and helplessly said, “Lord Count, the conditions are the same, so why can the Farsak Chamber of Commerce agree and the colleagues from Karma City can’t? Actually I also feel this is very strange. I clearly gave them a chance to let them buy production magic machines and sell magic machines produced in Karma City, but they didn’t agree at all. Rather each time they chose to come to Banta City to purchase some magic machine products to bring back to Karma City to sell. Could it be that they don’t think this is troublesome and very inefficient?”

Count Anaris shook his head, “I don’t care what they are thinking. As Karma City’s City Lord, I have a responsibility to help them achieve their goals. You just said that the merchants of my city come from far to your Banta City to buy your Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s magic machine to bring back to sell, that is the ky point. Since your Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s products are this popular in our Karma City, then why hasn’t your company considered opening a factory in our Karma City? If you directly produce magic machines in our Karma City, can’t you just directly selle it?”

Xu Yi couldn’t help being surprised as he asked in an uncertain voice, “Count Anaris, your meaning is that…..You want our Frestech Chamber of Commerce to invest in building a factory in your Karma City?”

“Invest in a factory? This term seems quite novel, but indeed this is what I want.” Count Anaris said with a nod and a smile.

After receiving an affirmative response, Xu Yi’s minds filled with thoughts.

As for investing in a factory in another city outside Banta City, Xu Yi already had this thought.

But for this Sines Continent that didn’t have a developed communication system, each city was like its own kingdom. With the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s current strength, if they wanted to invest in a factory in another city, they would be facing all kinds of trouble. If they weren’t careful, they might lose their investment.

So Xu Yi had been discreet about this matter, planning step by step. He would consider this after the Frestech Chamber of Commerce was strong enough.

But that did not mean that Xu Yi wanted to give up, rather now that there was a good chance in front of Xu Yi, how could he just ignore it.

Thinking about it, Xu Yi asked, “Then…..Lord Count, I wonder, what kind of factory you want our company to build?”

Count Anaris waved his hand, “That is you company’s matter, I don’t care. But I can disclose some matters to you first. In order to welcome your Fretech Chamber of Commerce to our Karma City…..Un, to invest in a factory, I will use the City Lord’s Manor’s name to rent some land to your company and will also provide some help to your company, to make it easy for you to complete this investment. What do you think?”