Two days later, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce convoy left Batru City, where it had stayed for three full days, and embarked on the road to Sewell City.
The medium-sized magic bus kept bumping on the dirt and gravel road outside Batru City, causing the bodies of Xu Yi and other researchers from the Magic Machine Tool R&D Center in the car to sway slightly.
The researchers, led by the dwarf Canby, were gathering together to seize the time to discuss and study the work to be started after arriving in Sewell City, making the atmosphere in the car extremely lively.
However, Xu Yi seemed extremely silent. He turned his head and looked at the receding scenery outside the window, frowning slightly, always in deep thought.
His eyes passed over the dilapidated houses that kept passing by on both sides of the road, and the expression on Xu Yi's face became more and more solemn.
He was facing an important choice at the moment, but he was unable to make up his mind because of his heavy worries.
Kanby on the side temporarily stopped the discussion, turned his head and saw the strange look on Xu Yi's face, and couldn't help but ask: "President, what's wrong with you? Since you went out for a walk with Count Longli the day before yesterday, why? Is it always like this? Did Count Longley do something to make you embarrassed? "
Xu Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly.
"Although it is not wrong to say that it is Earl Longli who is making things difficult for me, the fact is that I am making things difficult for myself."
"What do you mean?" Canby looked confused.
Xu Yi stared at a small village consisting of a group of low and dilapidated houses far away on the road for a while, and suddenly asked: "Kambi, if you decide to do something that can help many people, it may put yourself in a very dangerous situation. situation. What would you choose
Canby frowned: "Then it depends on whether those people are worth helping. It also depends on whether the danger you face is very strong. What? President. What did Earl Longley say to you? Did he mean it? Invite you to invest in Batru City?”
Xu Yi looked at Canby with wide eyes in surprise.
He had always thought that dwarves like Canby were slow to respond to such matters, but he did not expect that he would tell the truth so sharply.
"Well, Count Longli did make an invitation, and his attitude was very sincere. I must admit that I was moved by him." Xu Yi nodded.
Thinking of the contact with Count Longli in the past few days. Xu Yi felt something strange in his heart.
In the past few years, with the rapid development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Xu Yi came into contact with a large number of nobles in the Lampali Kingdom, and in his opinion, the quality of them was good or bad.
Good nobles can coexist peacefully with the common people, and can even extend a helping hand to the common people as much as possible, but bad nobles will rely on the privileges of the nobles to bully the common people and satisfy their own desires.
Most of the nobles adhere to the tradition of the nobles. They are basically in two different classes from the common people. They are unrelated, as if they are people from two worlds.
But no matter what. Xu Yi has never seen any nobleman like Earl Longli who can truly get along with ordinary civilians on an equal footing. He even worked wholeheartedly to improve the lives of the civilians under his rule.
Xu Yi was not sure whether Count Longli was acting, but it can be seen from people's previous evaluations of old Count Longli and the attitude of the civilians in Batru City towards Count Longli when he and Count Longli got along in the past few days. Earl Longley's attitude should be quite sincere.
After all, it is easy for him to make a lie on his own, but it is difficult for all the civilians in Batru City to make a lie together.
Regardless of whether he was acting or not, just based on Count Longli's attitude on the surface and the significance of this matter, Xu Yi had to seriously consider his proposal.
It is not that difficult for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to invest in Batru City.
Although Batru City is indeed extremely poor, and in fact the entire city does not have very good resources, based on observations over the past few days, Xu Yi has been able to find several ways to develop Batru City, and after on-the-spot inspections, he feels that it is quite It is feasible.
The only thing Batru City lacks is funds, and this is exactly what the New Flying Chamber of Commerce does not lack now.
If the invitation of Earl Longli is accepted, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will come to Batru City to invest heavily, which means that Batru City, a city that openly supports His Royal Highness Prince Eric, has nothing to do with Se. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, a supporter of Her Royal Highness Queen Winnie, actually started to cooperate.
No one would think that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wanted to switch to His Highness Prince Eric, but people would only think that it was Earl Longli who wanted to betray His Highness the Prince.
The reason is that the balance of power between the two sides is too disparate.
Although Count Longli is the lord of a city and a dignified count, Batru City is the weakest and poorest city in the Northeast Province. Count Longli, the city lord, does not have much power at all.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is different.
As the Lampali Kingdom, which is currently developing at the fastest speed and is regarded by everyone as a new chamber of commerce with a bright future, the power and potential that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce currently possesses are far beyond what the city lord of a poor city can compare with.
The support between the two sides for His Royal Highness Prince Eric and His Royal Highness Princess Sevigny is also very different.
But despite this, the symbolic significance of this matter is still extremely huge.
If Count Longli really chooses to invite the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to invest in Batru City and fully cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it will definitely be regarded as a betrayal by His Royal Highness Prince Eric.
And this is tantamount to giving many people a very bad start, which means that the party supporting His Royal Highness Prince Eric is not monolithic, and there are internal divisions.
If this matter turns out to be true, Xu Yi can completely imagine how angry His Royal Highness Prince Eric will be and how serious the consequences will be.
So when he heard Count Longli clearly extending this invitation to him, Xu Yi was still very surprised even though he had been mentally prepared for it.
"Count Longley, are you really sure you want to do this? Are you sure you know the consequences of doing so?"
Xu Yi still remembers the bitterness and helplessness on Count Longli's face when he answered this question, as well as the deep determination in it.
"Of course I know. But compared to the lives and even survival of tens of thousands of people in Batru City, the name of betrayal is nothing. For this goal, our Longli family has worked hard for several generations, and now we have this opportunity to If I don't grasp it in front of me, how can I be worthy of the seniors of my family and the people of Batru City?"
"Are you sure that if you do this, your father, who knows something underground, won't feel that you have betrayed him?"
"The reason why my father chose to support His Highness Prince Eric at the beginning was because His Highness the Prince stated that he would give priority to support and ensure that all civilians in the kingdom have enough to eat. But now, in order to confirm military merit for himself, he does not care about the lives of civilians. , On the contrary, it will add a huge and unbearable burden to Batru City. If my father is still here, I am afraid he will be the first to scold him."
Count Longli's clear answer made Xu Yi understand why he made such a choice that would definitely shock everyone, but it also put Xu Yi in a dilemma.
In the past few days, I have been walking around in and around Batru City with Count Longli. Naturally, it was not just for fun, but under the leadership of Count Longli, I made a detailed inspection of the environment inside and outside Batru City.
In the past few days, Xu Yi discovered that Batru City is indeed the poorest city in the Northeast Province. Not to mention that most ordinary farmers outside the city are like Old Hal's family. Even the most basic food and clothing problems cannot be solved. The residents in the city whose family conditions are slightly better still can only make ends meet.
Not to mention compared with Bangta City, which has developed rapidly and become wealthy, it cannot be compared with any city Xu Yi has visited.
Xu Yi certainly hopes to use the investment from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to promote the development of Batru City and improve the lives of these poor people.
But if you do this, not only Earl Longli will face serious problems, but Xu Yi himself will also face difficulties.
His Royal Highness Prince Eric may think that Count Longley is betraying him, but he may also think that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is completely provoking or even challenging them.
If we really do this, it will most likely break the current fragile balance between His Royal Highness Prince Eric and His Royal Highness Princess Sevigny, causing the two sides, who were barely coexisting peacefully, to truly confront each other.
Xu Yi couldn't bear the heavy responsibility of dividing the Lampali Kingdom, so he couldn't easily agree to Count Longli. He could only tell Count Longli that he would consider it, leaving him a glimmer of hope.
As for whether to agree to do this specifically, Xu Yi must return to Bangta City to discuss it carefully with Her Royal Highness Princess Sevigny.
This matter is no longer just a matter for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Count Longli naturally knew Xu Yi's concerns, and did not force Xu Yi to agree immediately. Instead, he entertained the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and his delegation even more enthusiastically, which fully demonstrated his sincerity.
However, when he was saying goodbye, Count Longli's eyes made Xu Yi feel a little overwhelmed.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly again.
It would be great if Lampali Thirteen had not given birth to so many children, or if he had simply determined one of them to become the heir to the throne, so that everyone would not have to fight with each other for the throne, thus consuming the national power of the Lampali Kingdom in vain.
Now that the situation in the Lampali Kingdom has become like this, he, the king, should actually bear the primary responsibility.
Yet for so long, His Majesty the King remained completely aloof from the matter, neither making any final decisions nor showing any preference for one side or another.
It's as if... he simply wanted things to turn out like this on purpose.
What does His Majesty the King want to do? (To be continued...)