Volume 5 Chapter 17 (1/2)

“I’ve heard that you met with the chairmen of the six Magic Fan companies?”

“Yes.”

“I guess that other than them, you are planning on selecting a few companies from the other household magic machine companies and meeting their chairmen, right?”

“I did have this plan.”

“You are really planning on entering the market of other countries with those companies?”

“I’ve always planned on doing this, you should be clear on this.”

“Un.”

Seveni gave a nod and didn’t keep asking. She lowered her head to write something on her desk.

Suddenly the large room fell into silence.

Xu Yi bent over to look at Seveni who was seriously writing and found that compared to last time, she was a bit thinner.

Her face was thin and although she wasn’t an absolute beauty, it made people feel that she was quite kind.

Now that she was thinner, based on her appearance, she was actually a bit prettier than before.

But this destroyed her kind and gentle appearance. Adding in the dignified, but not angry look in her eyes, it no longer let people feel that she was very kind, rather she became more dignified.

Actually, it wasn’t hard to understand.

After taking the throne of the Lampuri Kingdom for two years, she would have the dignity of a queen.

Of course, in front of Xu Yi, Seveni was still as relaxed as before. The way she had Xu Yi call her in private was the same as before where she had him call her by name.

After a while, Seveni stopped writing and gave a piece of paper to Xu Yi.

“What do you think about this?”

Xu Yi was a bit confused as he took it and found that it was a decree.

The decree wrote that in the name of her majesty Seveni, the Lampuri Kingdom’s magic machine industry management department would support the various Lampuri Kingdom magic machine companies in researching new technology. They would urge those companies to invest more in developing new magic machine technology.

Moreover, in Seveni’s name, the royal family would take out fifty thousand gold coins to set up a special award for making progress to the Lampuri Kingdom’s magic machine industry. They would give this award to any company or person that made a breakthrough in any technology related to magic machines.

Xu Yi finished reading this decree and fell into thought for a bit before saying, “Fifty thousand……isn’t that a bit too little?”

Seveni rolled her eyes at Xu Yi, “I’m not rich like you. That fifty thousand is taken out by the royal family, I can’t take out any more.”

“Then…..How about I take some money out and increase the award?” Xu Yi suggested.

Seveni shook her head, “No, this is the official award set up by our Lampuri Kingdom. A private company like your Frestech Chamber of Commerce participating will destroy the nature of this award, so it isn’t right.”

Xu Yi thought that it was correct, so he suggested, “Then I should also set up an advancement award in the name of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce…..”

Before Seveni replied, Xu Yi shook his head to deny this idea.

“No, we’re all engaged in the magic machine industry. Although the Frestech Chamber of Commerce has an advantage now, doing this will make the other companies dissatisfied and the result wouldn’t be good.”

Seveni revealed a smile, “It’s good that you know. Actually, you don’t need to think this much, the way you are handling it now is good. If you can let those other companies understand that as long as they are willing to invest in technology, they will gain the favour of your Frestech Chamber of Commerce and bring them to the markets of other companies to gain large profits, I think that those companies will attach great importance in developing technology.”

Xu Yi laughed, “That’s right, I understand merchants better than anyone. Other than benefits, there is nothing else that can truly move merchants.”

Seveni took a deep look at Xu Yi before suddenly giving a sigh, “Speaking of this, I still haven’t thanked you yet.”

Xu Yi was stunned, “Why are you suddenly thanking me?”

“I have to thank you for finding a new path of development for the companies of the magic machine industry in the kingdom, letting the kingdom develop even faster.” Seveni said with a serious look, “Actually I already considered this problem. Our Lampuri Kingdom is after all a small kingdom and while the magic machine industry is developing quickly in our kingdom now, it will be limited by the kingdom eventually, which will make it hard to develop. Now that you can bring our Lampuri Kingdom over, it will be of great help to the kingdom.”

Xu Yi revealed a faint smile and shook his head before saying, “Even without me, those companies would leave the Lampuri Kingdom eventually. I am just bringing them out ahead of time, it isn’t anything.”

“If there wasn’t you, there wouldn’t be the magic machine industry at all, alright?” Seveni said.

Xu Yi gave a shrug. Then he said with a smile, “I say, Seveni, with our relationship, you don’t need to say these things, alright?”

“Our relationship?” Seveni’s eyes lit up as she looked at Xu Yi, “Xu Yi, what do you think is the relationship between us?”

Seeing Seveni’s serious look, Xu Yi slightly knit his brows. After thinking about it, he honestly replied, “At least in my mind, I have always treated you as a friend.”

“Since we’re friends, why aren’t you willing to see me?” Seveni asked back, “If it wasn’t for me sending you a letter this time, would you have not come to Anvilmar City to see me?”

Xu Yi gave a hollow laugh, avoiding Seveni’s questioning gaze.

Seveni was right. If it wasn’t for Seveni having Count Will give him that letter, he might have only stayed in Banta City for two days before returning to the Stantine Duchy, he wouldn’t have come to Anvilmar City at all.

Although it was important to meet with the chairmen of those six companies, those things didn’t need him as the chairman to come out.