Volume 4 Chapter 33 - Technology development is key (1/2)

“Sir chairman, did you really have to ask the elder about such an obvious fact?” Agnes looked over at Xu Yi with a confused look, “If we didn’t approve for you, it was impossible for the clansmen to work at the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. For example, if I didn’t truly accept you, why would I stay by your side?”

“You are different from them.” Xu Yi shook his head, “You are the first elf I met, so you staying by my side at first was because I pried your from elder Illusia’s hand. Moreover, if after being with me for this long, if you still don’t recognize me, I really have to re-evaluate my character.”

Agnes giggled, “There’s no need. Sir chairman, although your mind isn’t as pure as big sister Still or Vivian, you are outstanding among humans. Anyway, I like staying by your side and if you chase me away, I will be unhappy.”

Xu Yi couldn’t help pinching her nose, “Could it be that you want to stay with me forever? Sooner or later you have to marry an elf and live your own life.”

Agnes thought for a bit before clapping her hand and excitedly saying, “Right, speaking of this, I suddenly thought of something. Sir chairman, didn’t you tell me before that it was impossible for elves and humans to be together? But I asked the elder and she told me that it isn’t impossible. Rather before the race wars, there were humans and elves that married and gave birth to children, the legendary half elves.”

“And then?” Xu Yi rolled his eyes, “Those half elves definitely weren’t accepted by the elves, right?”

“Un…..that seems to be the case, but that was several thousand years ago, it is different now. Sir chairman, your words were wrong before, we can get married. Moreover, I’m certain that the half elf children we give birth to will definitely be accepted, so there’s no need to worry.”

“You really aren’t shy!” Xu Yi reprimanded before tapping his index finger on Agnes’ head, “I say, you’re this young and what kind of things are you thinking about? Are you not shy?

“Shy? Why would I be shy?” Agnes rubbed her forehead and revealed a confused look, “A race between different sex and leaving offspring is a very normal thing. You are a male human and I am a female elf, is there anything to be embarrassed about when discussing the possibility of us coming together to leave offspring? Moreover, sir chairman, I’ve said it many times, I’m eighty years old! I’m much older than you!”

Xu Yi was defeated by the innocent Agnes and he couldn’t help sighing.

“Alright, if you don’t feel shy, I feel shy. In short, you shouldn’t discuss this topic in a loud voice in front of others, alright?” Xu Yi looked at the people looking at him with strange gazes and ruthlessly stared them down, “If you really care about this topic, we can discuss it next time we go see elder Illusia.”

“Alright, I also have many questions to ask the elder.” Agnes happily clapped her hands and quickly agreed.

Xu Yi helplessly shook his head and turned to look at Vivian waving in the distance.

“Come, Vivian, take Agnes over to Kennard and explain your designs to the officials sent from the magic machine industry management department. It’s the first time the department is officially inspecting our Frestech Chamber of Commerce, you have to seriously take care of them.”

“Oh.”

Vivian pulled Agnes who still was in thought. A middle aged man who looked normal, but could be seen as a noble with a single glance came to Xu Yi’s side.

“Those two are the most outstanding designers for your Frestech Chamber of Commerce? They really are young.” The middle aged man watched Vivian and Agnes leave as he spoke with a sigh.

“It isn’t anything, they’ve just been here longer, so practice makes perfect.” Xu Yi casually replied before turning to look at this middle aged man, “Speaking of outstanding designers, I think those ten companies should have the help of the kingdom’s most outstanding artists who definitely won’t lose to the two of them. Am I right, director Russell?”

The magic machine industry management department’s director Dino Russell revealed a faint smile as he shook his head, “Chairman Xu, you should know better than anyone else that masters of art are different from designers. That beautifully elven young miss Agnes isn’t just a designer, she is also a master artist recognized by everyone in the kingdom. But as for those artists, not a single one of them can be called a designer.”

“It’s very simple, let them design more and as time passes, they will naturally become designers.” Xu Yi said.

Director Russell looked at Xu Yi with a faint smile and said, “Chairman Xu, it seems like you are still dissatisfied with the technology transfer.”

Xu Yi looked at him before slowly shaking his head, “No, I’m not dissatisfied. It’s just that it’s taken quite a bit of time and effort to study these things, I just feel a bit of discomfort from suddenly giving them to someone else.”

Director Russeel laughed, “I understand chairman Xu’s feeling, but we all have to look forward on this matter, right? Although your Frestech Chamber of Commerce seems to be suffering a loss from transferring the technology, first let’s not discuss the transfer fees those companies had to pay, just the help these companies bring to the magic machine industry from entering it, I think chairman Xu knows in his heart, right?”

Xu Yi gave a cold laugh in his heart.

Transfer fees?

When the Frestech Chamber of Commerce sold the Magic Stove, the Magic Furnace, the Magic Air Conditioners, and the other household magic machine production methods, the lowest transfer fees was at least a hundred thousand gold coins.

As for these ten magic machine companies assigned by the department?

The most they paid was only thirty thousand gold coins!

This thirty thousand also included an entire magic machine production line!

If they calculated everything, it was equal to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce giving it to them for free!