Although according to the information obtained by Xu Yi, the old lord of Batru City, Earl Longli, and the lord of Laimate City, Earl Will, also clearly expressed their support for Prince Eric's succession to the throne, but they and Laimart City simply Unlike the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's convoy that was kept away from the city, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's convoy traveled all the way within the confines of Batru City without encountering any obstruction. top novel
Xu Yi was originally worried about whether he would have to travel overnight to avoid sleeping in the wild if he was refused permission to leave the city again. But now he was relieved to see that Batru City did not take any special measures.
Perhaps as he guessed, the younger Earl of Longley, who took over the title of earl and the position of city lord, has some differences in political stance from his father, the old Earl of Longley.
Near dusk, the convoy finally entered the city of Batru.
Looking at the low and dilapidated city wall in front of him, as well as the rusty and shabby city gate that swayed and creaked unpleasantly when the wind blew, Xu Yi almost couldn't believe his eyes.
It has been more than six years since he traveled to this world, and he has seen many cities in the Lampali Kingdom. He originally thought that Bangta City was the most backward and old city among them, but the Battru City in front of him completely refreshed his mind. lower limit.
Such a place that looks much more shabby than the Bangta City that Xu Yi saw for the first time three years ago, and is so small that it can hardly be called a city, but should only be regarded as a castle, is Batru City.
Xu Yi couldn't help but shook his head.
Although within the scope of entering Batru City, the surrounding scenes along the way fully demonstrated the poverty of this city, but seeing with my own eyes that the main city that represents the image of the entire city actually looks like this. But it still surprised him a little.
Within the last six months. Because Xinfei Chamber of Commerce began to implement an expansion strategy. Xu Yi has personally visited many cities in the Lampali Kingdom for on-the-spot inspections. There are also poor cities among them, but no matter how poor those cities are, at least the main city will still be well built.
In any case, the poor are just ordinary civilians and have nothing to do with nobles like the Lord of the City, right
Thinking of this, Xu Yi felt a little respect for the deceased old Earl Longli.
From this point of view, he doesn't seem to be the kind of guy who is just looking for fame. Instead, he should really be thinking about the civilians under his rule.
Of course, his choice to support His Royal Highness Prince Eric is really questionable.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the magic industry promoted by it are currently mainly concentrated in the southern region of the Lampali Kingdom. There are only a few chambers of commerce in the northeastern province that are involved in the production of household magic machinery. As for magic motorcycles, What can be regarded as the most high-end magic technology within the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is extremely rare in the entire Northeastern Province, and it has never appeared in a small town like Batru City.
So the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, a fleet of more than twenty magic motorcycles, had just approached the city gate and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing the freight magic locomotive at the front of the queue slowly stopping in front of him, the city gate guard was dumbfounded. He raised his head and stared blankly at the monster-like magic locomotive in front of him that was twice as tall as himself. I was speechless for a long time.
Until Ancato jumped out of the car and walked up to him. Only then did the guard officer react. He swallowed with difficulty, coughed hard, got into position, and shouted sternly: "Hey, where are you caravan from? What are you doing in our city of Batru?"
Ancato smiled and handed over the caravan pass.
After the guard officer glanced at it, his eyes widened in surprise.
"New Flying Chamber of Commerce?" After taking a look at the magic motorcycles behind him, the guard suddenly realized. "That's right. Apart from your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which chamber of commerce would have so many magic motorcycles."
Ankato was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the city gate guard in a small, poor and backward city like Batru City would actually know about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Immediately, there was a sense of pride in my heart. Even such people knew about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which shows how famous the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is now in the kingdom.
"Yes, we are the New Flying Chamber of Commerce from Bangta City. We are going to transport goods to Sewell City. We are passing by here and want to stay here tonight." Ancato explained.
"Oh..." The guard officer looked at the pass in his hand, then at Ankato and the convoy behind Ankato, and frowned: "It's no problem to let you enter the city, but you have so many magic motorcycles... I'm afraid of entering the city. I can’t make arrangements later.”
"Huh?" Ankato looked at the situation inside the city through the city gate in astonishment and found that the road connecting the city gate was small and crowded. The widest part was only less than four meters wide, and the narrowest part was less than four meters wide. The place is not even three meters away.
Although it can barely accommodate a magic motorcycle to pass through, on such a narrow road, a magic motorcycle might not even be able to make a turn.
Moreover, this road is also the road connecting the city gate. It should be the widest road in the city. Even this road is so narrow, you can imagine what the other roads in the city must be like.
"This..." Seeing this situation, Ankato also became a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he had to go to the middle of the motorcade to ask Xu Yi for instructions.
At this time, Xu Yi was also wondering why Ankato took so long to negotiate with the city gate guard. After hearing Ankato explain the situation, he was also a little dazed.
Although I had long seen that Batru City was short and small, I did not expect that the situation in the city would be so embarrassing.
"President, I think we should just camp outside the city." Canby suggested. "We're already at the edge of the city anyway, so there won't be any problems?"
Xu Yi thought for a while and nodded: "That's fine. Ankato, go and inform the rest of the convoy and say that you will camp outside the city tonight, but if you feel uncomfortable, you can also choose to go to the city to find a hotel to rest, and the chamber of commerce will reimburse you. "
Ankato left in response. Xu Yi thought for a moment, then got off the car and walked to the city gate to find the guard officer to discuss.
Hearing that the convoy wanted to camp outside the city gate, the guard officer hesitated.
"I'm afraid this won't work... If you park outside the city, you will hinder other people..."
After knowing that Xu Yi was the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the guard officer's tone of voice couldn't help but become a little weaker. If anyone else had made such a request, he would have been chased away by him long ago.
"We will choose a place that does not hinder other people, as long as we are given an open space." Xu Yi explained patiently. "And I'm only staying one night and leaving at dawn tomorrow. I don't think it will hinder me."
Seeing that the guard officer was still hesitating, Xu Yi looked around, pulled the guard officer, turned sideways, with his back to the others around him, took out a money bag from his arms and handed it over.
"This money is treated as the fee we pay to enter the city, but we don't go into the city. What do you think?"
The guard officer took a look at the purse in Xu Yi's hand and saw that the gold coins in the purse were definitely far more than the city fee they should pay. He couldn't help but swallowed, looked around, and took a handful of Xu Yi's coins. Yi grabbed the money bag in his hand, coughed lightly, and said seriously: "Okay, since you are really in trouble, I can't make it too difficult for you. Go find an open space nearby and settle down. Remember, you can't hinder others. "
Xu Yi agreed with a smile and just turned around to leave, but suddenly he noticed that the expression on the guard officer's face changed drastically. The smile on his face after getting the money bag suddenly turned into one as if he had seen a ghost, and he became extremely frightened.
"What's going on?" Xu Yi looked back in confusion, looking in the direction where the guard officer was looking with wide eyes, and saw a carriage rushing from the far side of the road, sending up smoke and dust along the way.
"Wait!" Just when Xu Yi was wondering why the guard officer looked like he saw a ghost when he saw this carriage, the guard officer suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Yi's arm, and stuffed the unpacked money bag directly into Xu Yi's arms. , shouted in a low voice: "Remember, I didn't say anything just now."
Xu Yi looked at the guard officer in shock, only to see that the expression on his face quickly changed again, and he put on a flattering smile. He smiled and greeted the carriage with other city guards at the city gate.
Obviously, the person sitting in this carriage should be a big shot familiar to these city guards.
But Xu Yi's eyes swept over the carriage, and he found that no matter how he looked at it, the carriage was very ordinary, with no aura of luxury at all. Xu Yi couldn't figure out who was sitting in this carriage. Let the guard officer actually make such drastic changes before and after.
After a while, the carriage quickly passed through the dirt and gravel road with smoke and dust, but it ignored the city gate guard and a kind of city guard who came up, passed in front of them without slowing down, and then stopped suddenly with a squeak. In front of Xu Yi.
Xu Yi frowned slightly, raised his right hand, and the magic power in his body flowed, using a flow of wind to disperse the large amount of smoke and dust brought by the carriage.
After the smoke and dust faded, a middle-aged man who looked about forty years old jumped out of the carriage, grabbed Xu Yi's hands, and said with excitement: "President Xu, I finally caught up with you!"
Xu Yi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him in astonishment, and found that his face was full of fatigue, and the clothes on his body, which seemed to be made of relatively good fabrics, also looked wrinkled. However, he was extremely energetic and his eyes were full of joy.
"you are… "
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself." The middle-aged man straightened his expression, pointed at Batru City behind Xu Yi and said: "President Xu, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the current lord of Batru City. Count Revere Longley. This is our first meeting. Please take good care of President Xu in the future.”
Xu Yi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with no aristocratic aura in surprise. Judging from the surprised attitude of the guard officers and city guards who followed him, he judged that this middle-aged man was not lying. He was indeed the man. The lord of Batru City is Earl Longley.
But what makes Xu Yi very puzzled is that Batru City should clearly support His Royal Highness Prince Eric, why is it so polite to him, the president of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce? Do you even look so excited after seeing Xu Yi
Could it be that... Xu Yi's previous vision actually became a reality? (To be continued...)