The illusion faded, and Xu Yi's figure gradually disappeared in front of Raymond.
Raymond stood there with his head lowered, thinking silently.
After a while, he was awakened by the sound of footsteps approaching him.
When he looked up, he saw the familiar face of his mother.
"Mother, why don't you talk to President Xu in person? Did you... really do something to make him angry?" Raymond couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked directly.
"Maybe..." Sevini glanced at the location where the illusion was just now and sighed softly. "But this matter is very important to me and to the entire Lampali Kingdom. It can be said to be something that must be done."
"What on earth is going on?" Raymond frowned.
Sevigny took a deep look at Raymond.
"Raymond, just now President Xu asked you if you are ready to get involved in government affairs. Now I ask you, are you ready to dedicate everything you have to the Lampali Kingdom?"
Raymond immediately raised his chest and replied proudly: "Of course! I can dedicate everything to the kingdom at any time!"
"Very good." Sevigny nodded. "Then let me ask you again, what is needed most to make the Lampali Kingdom truly powerful?"
"This..." Raymond was stunned.
This question was too big, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.
After thinking for a while, he replied hesitantly: "I think it should be... unity and hard work. As long as everyone in the kingdom unites and works hard together, the national strength can be comprehensively improved, and then the kingdom will naturally change." Gotta get stronger.”
"I'm not asking you to answer questions from the social and political class, but asking you something more specific." Sevigny shook his head.
"Something more specific?" Raymond thought seriously with a grimace.
After a moment, his expression suddenly changed, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Sevigny, and replied confidently: "I know! It is power! Mother, you often teach me. Whether it is an individual or a country, Well, everyone must have enough power to be truly powerful.”
"That's right." Sevini showed a smile. "A country needs strength more than an ordinary person. If there is not enough strength, the only fate waiting for a country is destruction."
Raymond looked puzzled.
"Mother, but what exactly is the power you are talking about? Judging from the current situation on the continent of Sainz, as long as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is here, no country will perish? The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will not allow it. "
"What if the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is gone?" Sevini asked. "In other words, the power of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is not enough to suppress other countries on the mainland?"
Raymond fell silent.
In fact, he had already thought about this possibility when he started studying mainland politics.
But for so many years, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been completely in control of the situation on this continent, so that all countries on the continent dare not easily violate the wishes of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so people always ignore this point intentionally or unintentionally. .
"The reason why the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has its current status, which even the two empires dare not violate, is because it has power that far exceeds all others. And these powers are specifically reflected in those military magic machines." Sevini added road. "If one day the military magic machinery of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is not enough to suppress other countries, then the situation on the mainland will immediately change in an instant."
Raymond thought for a moment. Suddenly, he was startled and asked Sevigny in horror: "Mother, is it possible that what Uncle Xu mentioned just now is that you are studying military magic machinery in private?"
Sevini was silent for a few seconds, then nodded gently at a very slow speed.
"Yes, research related to military magic machinery is indeed being carried out in the kingdom. Don't be surprised, research in this area has been going on over the years. And it's not just our Lampali Kingdom, I'm sure, including the two empires, this All capable countries on the continent are conducting research in private.”
"But... but the "Continental Peace Convention" clearly prohibits all countries from privately researching military magic machines." Raymond said eagerly. "No wonder Uncle Xu is angry, it turns out you have been doing these things without telling him!"
Sevigny laughed: "Do you think he doesn't know these things?"
Raymond was startled: "He knows? Then why is he still angry?"
Sevini glanced at the location where the illusion was just now, and seemed to be able to see Xu Yiban there.
"Perhaps like what he said just now, he has touched his bottom line..."
Raymond looked puzzled.
He is still young after all. Even if he has been deliberately cultivated by Sevigny since he was a child, it is difficult to understand these "tacit understandings" among adults.
"Okay, you don't need to worry about these things. Raymond, you are almost an adult and will really participate in the government affairs of the kingdom soon. You just told President Xu that you are ready, then let me See if you're really ready."
Raymond nodded muffledly, with a hint of heat in his eyes.
He has long been extremely eager for that lofty throne.
# # #
After ending the short call with Raymond, Xu Yi sat in silence for a while and left the private manor.
Ten minutes later, he appeared at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute and walked into the Magic Communication Research Department.
As soon as I walked into the department hall, I heard a loud noise coming from inside.
Looking around, I saw a group of young people wearing brand new, white uniforms huddled together, chatting with each other.
As soon as Xu Yi walked in, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into deafening cheers and gathered around.
"President Xu!"
"Oh my god, it's President Xu!"
"President Xu, I am your idol... Oh no, no, you are my idol! I am so happy to see you!"
"President Xu, why are you here? Could it be..."
…
Xu Yi was already used to this kind of scene. He kept smiling and dealt with it casually. He glanced over and caught Akali who was hiding behind the crowd and snickering.
"What are you doing?" Xu Yi asked Akali.
"I'm doing a simple training for the new assistants." Akali shrugged and replied with a smile. "At the very least, I have to tell them what we are going to do, so that they don't know even if they are sold by us."
"Just kidding." Xu Yi glared at him and glanced at the excited people in front of him again. Looking at their youthful and energetic appearance, he felt that he was also infected. A trace of the emotion he had just born because of Sevini The gloom then dissipated.
"Are they the assistants you selected this time?" Xu Yi roughly counted and frowned slightly. "There are only so many people, are they enough?"
"There is no way. How can we recruit so many people in a hurry? Talents in this field are very popular now. Even our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce cannot get everyone. And my requirements are relatively high. I can There are not many people who are satisfied. I am already very satisfied if I can recruit these people." Akali said helplessly.
"Hmm... That's right." Xu Yi nodded: "Have you decided on your itinerary? When will you leave?"
Akali glared at him: "What? I've only been back a few days, and you, the president, want to drive me away again?"
Xu Yi could only roll his eyes: "If you are willing to stay here and not run around outside, I would be more willing than anyone else. But are you willing?"
Akali immediately waved her hand: "No, I don't want to stay here and look at you all day long and feel sorry for myself and feel sad in secret. It's too boring. I'm used to running around outside these years. You want me to come back and be honest." I’m not used to it yet.”
"That's right."
Seeing the two of them interacting without scruples in front of a group of people, each of Akali's newly recruited assistants seemed to have discovered a new world, with faces full of curiosity and excitement.
A young girl suddenly asked loudly: "Hey, President Xu, Master Akali, you... are you actually a couple like the rumors say?"
Akali and Xu Yi looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Akali took Xu Yi's arm with a smile and assumed an intimate posture.
"Yeah, what?"
Everyone suddenly became more excited, and several young boys even started whistling. The scene was extremely lively for a while.
"Okay, stop making trouble." Xu Yi shook his head helplessly, but did not break away from Akali. He just said to everyone: "You guys wait here first. I have something to explain to Akali."
"oh-"
Everyone gave a response full of special meaning, and their expressions were full of ambiguity.
Xu Yi ignored them and motioned for Akali to follow him into an office.
After closing the door and making sure that there was no one else in the office, Xu Yi's smile faded and his expression became serious.
"Akali, can you make an accurate estimate of the time for this project?"
Akali looked at Xu Yi with some confusion.
"Didn't I say it before? I haven't been on site for a period of time, so I can't accurately estimate the progress of the project, so it's impossible to give you an accurate estimate of time. And you should be very clear about the environment there. If something unexpected happens, There are too many situations that may affect the progress of the project at any time, making it even more difficult to estimate.”
After saying that, Akali frowned and asked: "You suddenly asked about this again... Is there something wrong?"
"I don't know yet whether it will be a problem, but I must remind you. According to the latest news I received, several countries, including the two empires, have plans to enter the Endless Sea, so it is expected that it will There are many fleets from other countries that also go deep into the Endless Sea. They also take a fancy to the sea area we selected, so you should be more careful there.” (~^~)