At the previous press conference, Kennard, as the CEO of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, replaced Xu Yi and said some rather impassioned words, which indicated that Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would enter a stage of rapid expansion and development in the future.
However, in the eyes of everyone, Xu Yi, the president, has really been a little... not doing his job properly in the past month.
If at first he published three theoretical books related to magic machinery through the daily publishing house under "Bangta Daily", which was still related to his profession, then he announced the opening of a new flying academy. But it's really a bit baffling.
Although Xu Yi had said a long time ago that he would open a comprehensive college, when everyone learned about the courses of this college, they were still confused.
Forget about offering basic magic courses, why are there a bunch of messy courses like Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, history, etc.
In the eyes of many people, the only ones that are useful are astronomy and geography classes. As for Chinese and mathematics... shouldn't children learn to read, read, read and simple arithmetic by themselves as they grow up?
Xu also responded to this in Bangta Daily, claiming that the Chinese courses taught in this Xinfei College are nothing too special, but the courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. are all for mastering magic. Laying the foundation for mechanical related knowledge is something that can greatly promote the development of the magic industry in the future.
According to this explanation, this college can be regarded as having some connection with his professional work.
However, people could not connect the next incident with the work that Xu Yi should do.
After a month of preparation, the Xinfei Road Cycling Race finally started on a crisp autumn day in mid-October.
After being bombarded for a month by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's powerful propaganda campaign in major newspapers and leaflets plastered almost all over Bangta City, not only the people of Bangta City, but also the people of several surrounding cities I have long known about the existence of this road cycling race.
From the publicity, we learned that this road bicycle race is a competition sponsored by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The content of the competition is very simple, that is, who can ride a bicycle faster.
Follow the rules of this game. Competitors participating in the competition have to ride from Bangta City to the end of Luoyu Valley, a total distance of about 60 kilometers.
Because this is the first competition, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce stated that it is only in the preliminary trial stage. Therefore, no particularly generous prizes will be prepared, but the first contestant to arrive will still receive a full set of Xinfei brand household magic machines as rewarded by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Calculated, the value of this set of household magic machines is more than two hundred gold coins, which is not a small amount in fact.
In addition to the first place, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will also list the next ten contestants who pass the finish line as second prizes, and they will receive a set of Xinfei brand kitchen and bathroom magic machines, worth nearly one hundred gold coins.
After that, the next fifty contestants who passed the key points won the third prize and received a Xinfei brand heating and cooling magic air conditioner as a reward, worth thirty gold coins.
What an attractive reward. It immediately attracted many people to participate. Even many people who had never bought a bicycle before rushed to buy one within this month to practice hard, planning to win prizes through surprise practice.
Wait until the day the game is held, according to statistics. The number of people who signed up actually reached a terrifying 10,000 people!
Because the number of participants was beyond expectations, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was forced to announce that the 10,000 people would be divided into five batches, and then the rankings would be determined based on the time from the starting point and the time to arrive at the finish line.
Because of this, the game that was originally expected to be completed in one morning was forced to be extended to a whole day.
However, no one among the more than 10,000 people participating in the competition had any complaints.
After all, in the eyes of most people, participating in such a road cycling race is a very novel experience. As for the prize, it's just a side congratulation. It's good to get it, but there's no problem if you can't get it.
Moreover, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also gave everyone a surprise, that is, before the official start of the competition, Xu Yiran, Steele, and the great magician Camilla, whom they had not seen for a long time, were riding a bicycle and standing in front of the starting point. . He actually planned to set off at the same time as the first group of contestants!
Seeing the eager eyes of the surrounding crowd, Xu Yi joked to Steele beside him: "Hey, tell me, which one of the three of us did these guys get so excited about? ?”
Steele rolled his eyes at him: "It's not you anyway." After saying that, he released his hands from the handlebars and raised his hands to signal to the crowd around him. The crowd immediately cheered loudly, and then showed a proud smile to Xu Yi. "How about it?"
Xu Yi laughed dumbly, thinking that Steele would always show a naughty look in front of him from time to time, even after getting married.
"Let's compare and see." Seeing Steele's movements, Xu Yi also became childlike. He imitated Steele's example and threw the handles with both hands, waving to the crowd around him in a posture that he thought was very handsome.
Another burst of cheers immediately erupted from the crowd, but it was obvious that the woman's voice completely overwhelmed the man's voice.
Steele snorted softly: "President Xu, I didn't expect you to be very popular with girls."
Xu Yi laughed: "If you give me a prize, please give me a prize."
The two looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and then looked at the great magician Camilla aside.
The great magician Camilla glared at the two of them: "What are you looking at? Do you think I will fight like a child like you?"
The two of them laughed, exchanged glances, and suddenly got out of the car at the same time. They rushed to the left and right of Camilla the Great Magician. One of them grabbed one of his arms and raised it at the same time.
Seeing the appearance of the three people, the surrounding crowd instantly burst into deafening cheers, which were obviously much louder than the two times just now, and were filled with countless excited shouts.
"Look, Grandpa, you still have a high status in the hearts of the people in Bangta City, so you should go out more often in the future so that everyone can see you and feel more at ease." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"Yes, Grandpa, you should go out and do more activities when you have nothing to do. It's so boring to stay in the research room all day long." Steele also said.
Archmage Camilla glanced at the two of them, with a gratified smile on her face, and shook her head gently: "Okay, I know you are worried about my health. But there is nothing to worry about. Let me tell you, I have If you reach that threshold, you may become a level five magician in a short time. I think if you work harder to become a magician, you can live a few more years."
Xu Yi and Steele were surprised at the same time.
"Wow! Grandpa, you are actually going to become a fifth-level magician? So quickly?" Steele shouted with surprise on his face.
The great magician Camilla smiled slightly: "I don't know why, but after I started studying magic machines, I found that my magic level increased much faster than before." After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yi. "Hey, boy, even an old man like me can break through. Don't be lazy. It would be outrageous if you were not even a great magician when I became a magister."
Xu Yi smiled bitterly and nodded: "I will work hard."
Steele smiled and held Xu Yi's hand: "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely urge him to become a great magician. When our family has two great magicians, my parents will be very happy. "
Archmage Camilla laughed. He waved his hands and said, "Okay, let's talk about these things later. Let's take part in this road cycling race today. Speaking of which, Xu Yi has so many random ideas that he would come up with such a race just to promote bicycles."
"This is not just for advertising, the promotion of this kind of competition is also beneficial to people's health, isn't it?" Xu Yi said.
"Well, I agree with this. So neither of you are allowed to control me today. I want to ride these sixty kilometers by myself!" Camilla, the great magician, waved her hand quite proudly, not giving Xu Yihe Si any attention. Opportunities for Thiel to object.
The two had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Fortunately, although the Archmage Camilla is already close to seventy, due to the Archmage's special constitution, his body is not weak. As long as there is no thought of competing, it is not a big deal to ride the sixty kilometers slowly. Extremely difficult.
The three of them chatted for a while. The atmosphere of the entire competition had already reached a climax under the leadership of the host specially invited by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. When the scheduled competition time came, the host loudly announced the start of the competition, and then after a loud bang, Xu Yi and Steele And the great magician Camilla was the first to break out of the starting point. The first two thousand competitors rushed out soon after.
Seeing that the great magician Camilla was leading the way, Xu Yi and Steele smiled at each other and slowed down at the same time.
The other contestants behind them all passed the two of them one after another. From time to time, someone would say hello to the two of them as they passed by, and then they would roar away.
In a short time, the two of them had fallen to the back of the entire team, and there were only players left behind and around them who were obviously just focused on participating.
In such crisp autumn weather, riding on the suburban roads while bathing in the warm autumn sun is actually quite a pleasant experience.
The two of them had no intention of speeding up at all. They rode slowly while laughing and chatting, in a very relaxed and leisure mood.
Xu Yi's eyes passed over the golden ripe wheat ears in the farmland on both sides of the road, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Speaking of which, the reason why this road cycling race can be held is thanks to these wheats."
"Is it because Earl Stark had to compromise with you and agree to your conditions in order to successfully harvest them?" Steele raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled.
"Yes, our beloved city lord is willing to agree to any conditions in order to achieve good performance in this autumn harvest. Not to mention agreeing to me holding a road bicycle race with little impact, even if I ask him to put the mulberry trees I’m afraid he will have to hold his nose and admit it when Kaidun Industrial Zone reopens.”
"But I don't think it will do much good for him to do this." Steele pointed at the wheat fields on both sides of the road in confusion. "During last year's autumn harvest, the wheat fields in Bonta City were as full as they are now. Count Satsuma said that there is not much room for improvement in Bonta City's food production. No matter how hard Count Stark tries to find a way, I don't think there is much room for improvement. It’s impossible to increase grain production too much during this autumn harvest, right?”
Xu Yi chuckled: "Don't worry, our beloved City Lord is not an idiot. He must have a way."
"Really?" Steele glanced at Xu Yi, then looked at the farmland covered with golden wheat seedlings on both sides of the road, still full of confusion and suspicion.