A cold wind full of chill blew by, and Russell, who was walking quickly, felt a chill on his neck. He couldn't help shivering, buried his head deeper, and at the same time accelerated his pace towards the depths of the palace.
Looking at His Majesty the Emperor's exclusive study room several hundred meters away, Russell sighed secretly.
In such a cold weather, he should have stayed in his room, enjoying the warmth brought by the magic air conditioner, while drinking steaming black tea and watching the landscape documentary "Looking Down Sainz" just produced by the Crescent Chamber of Commerce. "Mainland" is right, but now he is forced to go to the palace more than ten kilometers away from his home, which is really painful.
Thanks to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for inventing the comfortable and fast magic car, he would not waste too much time on the road, and would not make His Majesty the Emperor unhappy because of waiting for too long.
But during the journey after entering the palace, there were no convenient tools to use, and I could only rely on my own legs to walk through it.
However, the Candela Imperial Palace is the largest building complex on the continent. In order to reflect the grandeur of the empire, almost any two buildings in the palace will be separated by hundreds of meters or even thousands of meters, so long that Russell It took more than twenty minutes just to walk from the front hall to the private study where His Majesty the Emperor summoned him - and this was based on his jogging all the way.
Thinking of this, Russell suddenly remembered something.
It is said that the palace supervisor once suggested to His Majesty the Emperor that some magic lifts produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce be added to the palace. This would save a lot of time and save a lot of time traveling through the palace. It can also save a lot of energy for His Majesty the Emperor.
But this obviously very practical and easy-to-use proposal was rejected by His Majesty the Emperor.
Although the reason given by His Majesty the Emperor is that it will cost a lot of money. not worth it. But after Russell looked around at the complex terrain in the palace, he suddenly felt that the real reason why His Majesty the Emperor rejected the proposal was not this.
In order to reflect the superiority of His Majesty the Emperor of the Candela Empire, the palace is actually built on a mountain. The terrain is very high, which also makes the gap between the various palaces very large. For example, Russell walks from the temple to His Majesty the Emperor's private study. The straight-line distance is about a few meters. 100 meters. The height difference is dozens of meters.
Such complex terrain certainly makes it convenient for people to travel through the palace, but it also makes the palace very easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is very good from a security perspective.
His Majesty the Emperor refused to install a magic elevator that could go straight up and down in the palace, probably because of this consideration.
Of course, there may be another meaning, that is, His Majesty the Emperor has emphasized to the imperial ministers many times recently during court meetings that he must vigorously develop the magic industry belonging to the Candela Empire and strive to reduce dependence on the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
Now that he refuses to install the unique magic lift from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the palace, can it be regarded as setting an example
However, although Russell could understand His Majesty the Emperor's thoughts, he also felt that it was undesirable for the Candela Empire, as one of the two major empires on the mainland, for such a large country to rely on a mere new flying chamber of commerce for many things. But on some things, he had no choice but to admit it. We still have to rely on the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
For example, this time His Majesty the Emperor urgently summoned him to discuss matters, and it was impossible to bypass the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
When I saw His Majesty the Emperor, he was standing by a wall in the study, staring at a huge map of Sainz Continent hanging on the wall, seeming to be thinking about something.
Hearing the sound of Russell entering the door, His Majesty the Emperor did not look back, but said directly: "Russell, come and take a look."
Russell quickly threw the coat he took off to the maid and walked over quickly.
"Your Majesty, I'm late, please forgive me."
His Majesty Emperor Candela shook his head slightly, picked up a thin stick at hand, and pointed on the map where the Candela Empire was located.
"Russell, did you see that? Our Candela Empire actually only occupies such a piece of land on the continent of Sainz."
Russell looked up at the huge map that represented the Candela Empire, thinking that our Candela Empire is clearly the largest country on the Sainz Continent, occupying nearly a quarter of the huge territory of the Sainz Continent. , His Majesty the Emperor is actually too young
Of course, as the emperor of the empire, he would never feel that he had too much land under his name.
Based on His Majesty the Emperor's inner thoughts, I am afraid he would like to bring the entire Sainz Continent under his rule.
"Your Majesty, as long as we continue to work hard and strengthen our national strength, the Candela Empire will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future." Russell responded in a deep voice.
His Majesty Emperor Candela smiled, moved the thin stick in his hand, and clicked on the blank space on the left side of the map that represented the endless sea.
"You may think that our Candela Empire is big enough, but think about it. The empire only occupies a small area on the Sainz Continent. Besides the Sainz Continent, there is also the Demon Cloud Continent and at least three other continents. Exploring the continent. In fact, in this world, our Candela Empire is nothing at all."
Russell's heart moved, and he turned to look at His Majesty the Emperor and found that his face was full of sighs and his expression was quite emotional.
"Your Majesty, you have also read the latest issue of "New Flying Magic Industry Weekly", right?"
"Yes." His Majesty Emperor Candela nodded. "The latest issue of "Xinfei Magic Industry Weekly" announced the latest intelligence obtained by their ocean exploration fleet. The intelligence showed that the existence of Magic Cloud Continent has been confirmed. And according to the detection results of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce detection team, Magic Cloud Continent The area is probably even larger than our continent of Sainz.”
"In addition to the Magic Cloud Continent, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also obtained information about the possible existence of three other continents. If it is proven, then our world will suddenly have four more huge continents, far away It’s not just our continent of Sainz.”
Having said this, His Majesty Emperor Candela let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"Fortunately, we used to think that this continent was the whole world. But now, looking at it, those legendary things are actually true, and we are just trash who have been staying on the Sainz continent!"
Russell knew that His Majesty the Emperor was just expressing emotion at this time and did not need to answer the question, so he just remained silent.
Sure enough, after His Majesty Emperor Candela sighed for a moment, he suddenly tapped the thin stick in his hand on the map and raised his voice suddenly.
"Russell, after knowing this news, do you still think our empire is very big?"
A strange look quickly flashed across Russell's face.
After thinking for a moment, he responded in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if you want to conquer a wider world, I am willing to follow you to the death."
His Majesty Emperor Candela nodded with satisfaction.
"It's good that you have this idea, but for now we can only have an idea. Even if we want to conquer a new continent, but we don't even have a ship that can sail to the new continent, then it's all nonsense. "
Russell immediately raised his head, his eyes shining slightly.
"Your Majesty, as long as you give an order, the Imperial Navy will have no complaints even if it travels tens of thousands of kilometers away to fight for you!"
His Majesty Emperor Candela smiled, turned back to his seat, and then motioned for Russell to sit down opposite him.
"I'm very happy that the Imperial Navy is loyal to me, but as I said just now, the Imperial Navy doesn't even have a ship that can sail tens of thousands of kilometers to the New World. No matter how loyal you are, you can't replace it. I can do anything.”
After hearing this, Russell further confirmed the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor. He suddenly became excited and asked tentatively: "Then, Your Majesty, you..."
His Majesty Emperor Candela raised his hand to interrupt Russell's words and asked: "Russell, tell me, is it possible for the New Flying Company to sell their magic ship that can be used for ocean voyages to the Imperial Navy?"
Russell suddenly felt happy, but there was a troubled look on his face. He frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has only started mass production of ocean-going magic ships in the past few years. So far, , as far as I know, the total of all the large cargo magic ships and magic frigates they own that are capable of ocean voyages is only a little over a hundred, and never more than a hundred and fifty. These ships are only for their own use. It’s barely enough, I’m afraid there won’t be any extra to sell to us.”
"There is nothing in this world that cannot be sold." His Majesty Emperor Candela said with unusual certainty. "The reason why we don't sell it is just that the price offered is not high enough."
"But Your Majesty... the Imperial Navy doesn't have that much money..." Russell deliberately looked helpless.
His Majesty Emperor Candela smiled slightly, stretched out a finger to point Russell, and said with a smile: "Don't cry poor in front of me. I am still very clear about the situation of the Imperial Navy. I called you here this time mainly because I want you to go first. Let’s check out the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and see what price they are willing to sell the ocean-going magic ship. If the price is right, I wouldn’t mind proposing to the Imperial Council to increase the navy’s budget next year.”
Finally getting the affirmative answer he wanted from His Majesty the Emperor, Russell was overjoyed. He quickly stood up and saluted him, saying respectfully: "On behalf of the Imperial Navy, I would like to thank you for your care!"
"I am doing this for the future of the empire." His Majesty Emperor Candela turned his head to look at the huge map on the wall and sighed softly. "In the past, when legends were just legends, we could still stay here and sit back and watch the sky. Now that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has put a whole new world in front of us. If it remains the same as before, the future of the empire will be unpredictable." (To be continued...)