Compared with the steel plant, the production scene of the cement plant was not so shocking. Instead, it looked very dirty because of all kinds of gray stones flying around. Steele, who was here for the first time, couldn't help but frown.
Vivian did not express any disgust at this environment. When she was a slave under Viscount Leslie, her living environment was not much better than here.
Xu Yi originally thought that Yanis, who could not accept this kind of environment the most, would be the most repulsive to this place, but he did not expect that Yanis just watched quietly without making any comments.
"Yanice, don't you think the environment here is very bad?" Xu Yi couldn't help but ask.
Yanis shook her head: "I think it's very bad. But we elves are very adaptable to the environment, and the environment here has no impact on me."
"I thought you elves were as demanding on the environment as the rumors say." Xu Yi muttered.
"Yes. We elves are a race that pursues perfection. Although we can adapt well to various environments, we have very high requirements for the place where we live. If you go to our tribe, you will find the place where we live. very beautiful."
"I believe this." Xu Yi nodded immediately, thought for a moment, pointed to the dirty-looking cement factory in front of him and asked: "Then do you think there is any way to improve the environment here?"
"It would be nice if the dwarves here don't continue to burn the stones into ashes." Yanis replied matter-of-factly.
Xu Yi couldn't help but feel depressed for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "What I'm asking is, is there any way to improve the environment while maintaining the continued operation of this cement plant?"
Yanis frowned slightly, thought for a while, and nodded gently: "There should be a way. There is a kind of green grass growing near our tribe, which can absorb dust in the air and keep the environment clean. But there is too much dust here, I I don’t know if it’s possible.”
"It's good to try." Xu Yi got a satisfactory answer and immediately laughed. "When I reach your tribe, I will ask your elders to help transplant some Jingyi grass."
Seeing Yanis agree. Xu Yi turned to Chief Shi Lui and said: "Chief Shi Lui, I suggested you move the living area of the tribe to a farther place last time to avoid being affected by the smoke and dust here. Why do you come here this time?" . But I found that you didn’t do anything?”
Chief Shilui smiled and patted his thick chest and said: "President Xu, you underestimate us dwarves. It's just some soot. We dwarves are so strong that we won't take it seriously at all. You know, in A long time ago, we dwarves lived in stone caves underground. At that time, we dwarves still loved forging, and there was soot in the cave every day, but nothing happened. "
Xu Yi frowned: "Chief Shilui, even if you dwarves are strong, these smoke and dust are still very harmful to your body. There are good choices to keep you away from this pollution, why don't you want to do it?"
Xu Yi looked serious when he saw him. Chief Shilui touched his big head and said with some embarrassment: "It will cost a lot of money to move all the clan members..."
Xu Yi immediately darkened his face: "Chief Shi Lui, I thought you were a good patriarch whom the clansmen really loved and loved. I never thought that now you would put the clansmen at risk of physical harm just for the sake of leaving some money. You are too embarrassing for me. disappointed!"
Patriarch Shilui was silent, but Canby, who was accompanying him, couldn't stand it anymore and said quickly: "President, you have misunderstood the patriarch!"
"Why did I misunderstand him?" Xu Yi was already depressed because of the shocking pollution here. Now hearing the answer from the leader of Shi Lui, it directly aroused a trace of anger in his heart. Hearing that Canby wanted to defend him, he immediately asked unceremoniously. "Kambi, you and your brothers in the workshop live in the factory every day and are not affected by this place. Of course, you don't know the damage your people will suffer from living in this environment. Do you know that if this continues? Maybe the lifespan of you dwarves will be affected?"
Kanby had been working under Xu Yi for a long time, and now he had gradually developed some sense of awe towards Xu Yi. After being scolded by him a few times, he did not dare to refute, but he thought about it. Still trying hard to defend Chief Shi Lui: "President, you have to be considerate of the leader. Although our tribe has finally had a better life because of you, it is still short of money. The leader is also thinking about the clan members and is unwilling to do so." Spend all the money the tribesmen use to buy food.”
Xu Yi was startled: "Isn't the money you earn now enough to buy food?"
Chief Shi Lui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Just buying food is enough, but I want to save some money to renovate the houses for the tribe after winter passes, so... President Xu, what do you mean? You’re right, if the health of the clan members gets worse, there is no point in saving money. I will mobilize the clansmen to move immediately!”
Xu Yi pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "Chief Shilui, according to your estimate, how much will it cost to move all the clan members to a place with a better environment?"
"Actually, if you just move, you don't need to spend a single copper coin. The houses we dwarves live in were originally built by ourselves, so it just takes a little time. But..." A trace of embarrassment flashed across the face of Chief Shilui. look. "I want to take advantage of the fact that the tribe is richer than before and build better houses for the tribe, so I need to buy some materials from humans. The best thing is, we can ask you humans to help us build houses, because you Humans are actually much better at building houses than we are, and they are a bit more beautiful. I calculated that it would cost more than two thousand gold coins in total to build a good-looking house for every family in the clan."
Xu Yi nodded and said seriously: "Okay, Chief Shilui, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I would like to sponsor your tribe with three thousand gold coins in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be used specifically to build a new house for you."
Chief Shilui and Canby were both shocked and waved their hands repeatedly.
"How can that work! No, President Xu, our tribe can have a good life now, but it is all because of you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. We have received so much help from you, how can we ask you to give us more money? . No, I can’t accept this money!”
Xu Yi said resolutely: "If you don't accept it, you have to accept it. But Chief Shilui, I thought about it and I'm afraid it's not good to give you money directly, because you are dwarves. If you go to a human builder to help you build a house, I'm afraid you will be killed." You'll get a lot of gold coins. Well, now I have a good relationship with the Amuli Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City. I will contact the Amuli Chamber of Commerce to build a house for you. As for the style and location of the house, it will be up to you. You decide, what do you think of this plan?”
Chief Shrubi and Canby’s eyes lit up.
"This method is good. But President Xu, this... this is too troublesome for you. And it costs a lot, right? I'm afraid two thousand gold coins are not enough..."
Xu Yi waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about money. Thinking of letting the Amli Chamber of Commerce build a new house, I suddenly had a new idea. President Shrubi, do you know that our Lampali Kingdom now has approximately a total of How many dwarf brothers are there?"
"This..." Chief Shilui thought for a while and replied uncertainly: "Probably... maybe twenty or thirty thousand? I'm not sure."
"Well, how many dwarf brothers can you contact?" Xu Yi asked again.
"There are less than twenty tribes that are related to our tribe, and the total adds up to less than five thousand." Chief Shilui replied.
"Very good. My new idea is that since I want to build a new house, I might as well build a little more at a time. I plan to choose an open spot not far from here and build a house large enough to accommodate thousands of dwarves at once. A large house. In addition to the dwarves from your Noma tribe, I also invite dwarves from other tribes to live there. For example, Chief Mento of the Angola tribe should agree with my idea."
Hearing Xu Yi's thoughts, not only the dwarves such as Chief Shilui and Canby were shocked, but even Steele looked at Xu Yi in surprise.
"Hey, Xu Yi, what do you want to do? By gathering so many dwarves together, aren't you afraid of alerting the kingdom's officials?"
Xu Yi was startled: "This is a problem..."
Chief Shilui said quickly: "Miss Steele is right. If we dwarves gather too much together, I'm afraid your human king will misunderstand you. President Xu, we accept your intention to help us build a house." , let’s forget everything else.”
"No, I think this is a good idea. His Majesty the King may not object or be wary." Xu Yi thought for a while and continued: "Well, let's follow our original plan. Chief Shilui, you can choose one nearby. I'll go to the Amri Chamber of Commerce to help you build a new tribe. But Chief Shilui, when you choose a location, you'd better choose a place where you can build more houses next to it, just in case my idea works. With the approval of His Majesty the King, there is room for realization.”
Seeing Xu Yi's insistence, Chief Shi Lui had no choice but to nod and agree.
However, out of caution, Patriarch Shi Lui couldn't help but remind Xu Yiyi.
"President Xu, although the racial war has passed for thousands of years, you humans are still wary of us foreigners. There is no problem with you hiring some of our dwarf brothers to work, but if you want to gather so many dwarves together like this, It’s easy to arouse the suspicion of your human king. I’m worried that this will bring trouble to both you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. You’d better be careful.”
Steele also frowned and said worriedly: "Yes, Xu Yi. President Shi Lui is right. Although I personally have no prejudice against dwarves and other races, there is no guarantee that others will have these prejudices. What if? Some people are already hostile to you, and if you get close to the dwarves, you might get caught."
"I understand your worries." Xu Yi smiled slightly. "But I have to say that it is because they have not realized the value contained in other races. If one day they can understand it, I am afraid that they will take the initiative to seek changes without any action from me. By then, I will Going to be a prophet!”
Steele rolled his eyes at him: "I'm afraid you will become a martyr before you become a prophet."