"Is this the natural advantage of time travellers?"
Looking at Lumi's serious yet childish face like a human little girl, the first thing that came to Xu Yi's mind was this weird thought.
Because of the racial war more than 3,000 years ago, although humans took control of the entire continent of Sainz from the elves, the relationship between humans and other races has always been poor.
Not to mention the elves, and the orcs are almost as strong as fire and water.
As for the dwarf clan and the more legendary dragon clan, they disappeared directly from this continent.
Before Xu Yi appeared, humans had very little contact with the elves, and they also had little contact with other races.
After Xu Yi appeared, he unexpectedly came into contact with the elves, and worked closely with the Yege tribe and Yueying tribe, and now they have become close partners.
Later, Xu Yi reached an equally close cooperative relationship with the orcs, so much so that the Black Rice Wasteland originally occupied by the orcs has now almost become the back garden of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Now, a dwarf who claimed to have disappeared long ago even appeared in front of Xu Yi! With so many unusual things happening to him, it's no wonder Xu Yi had such weird thoughts.
Of course, if you think about it again, you will find that this is actually a series of interconnected things.
The reason for this series of incidents was that Xu Yi had the idea of cooperating with the dwarf tribe, so he ran to the dwarf tribe, met Yanis by chance, and then came into contact with the Yege tribe, and finally successfully established a relationship with the dwarf tribe. Nightsong tribe cooperation.
What happens after that. It just comes naturally.
Even if this dwarf suddenly appeared in front of him now, it was also caused by this incident.
Xu Yi glanced at Elder Undini and Elder Lisanya who had retreated to the side and were chatting in low voices, thinking that Elder Undini must know that he had a close cooperative relationship with other elves. Only then would he take the initiative to summon himself here and let the dwarf Lumi touch him.
And the reason why Lumi is willing to take the initiative to contact him. And seek cooperation, the reason is that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also produces magic machinery, which happens to be the same as the dwarf clan's specialties.
"Well... Lumi, I very much welcome your idea. With the help of the dwarf tribe, which has a long history and profound research on magic machinery, our chamber of commerce will definitely make great progress in its research on magic machinery. But..." Xu Yi paused and asked: "Lumi. What do you want to get from us when you choose to cooperate with our Chamber of Commerce? You don't want to tell me that you just want to study magic machinery, do you?" "A magic ship that can sail across the oceans. "?" Xu Yi glanced at Lumi in surprise, thought about it, and understood. "If I guess correctly, you want to go deep into the endless sea to find your people?"
"Yeah." Lumi nodded, her expression becoming sad. "Everyone else in the family is dead. Now I am the only one left. There is no point in staying on the continent of Sainz, so I want to try to see if I can go deep into the endless sea. Find another piece of land. The mainland and my people.”
Seeing the sad and lonely look on Lumi's little face, Xu Yi sighed in his heart.
Although the elves are relatively rare on the continent of Sainz now, there are three tribes that Xu Yi knows about now, with a total of more than 5,000 people.
As for the dwarf tribe, he only knew one person, Lumi, not even a whole tribe, not even a family.
Moreover, there has been no news about the dwarfs in the entire Saenz continent for the past two years. Maybe Lumi is the only dwarf left in the entire continent.
This feeling of loneliness is understandable.
"Did you come up with this idea after learning about the magic ship produced by our chamber of commerce?" Xu Yi asked again.
"Yes. Although I have never seen your Chamber of Commerce's magic ship. But I asked Undini to collect a lot of information about your Chamber of Commerce's magic ship for me. I know that your magic ship is entirely made of steel. It is very strong. And it's very big. I think a ship like this can sail very far on the sea, and it should be able to help me find my tribe better." Lumi responded.
"Thank you for your compliments on our magic ships. But Lumi... To be honest, based on the current development progress of our chamber of commerce on magic ships, I don't think they have strong enough deep-sea ocean navigation capabilities."
Lumi's eyes suddenly widened and she looked a little anxious: "Isn't this enough? My people just cooperated with the dwarves to build some iron ships and put them into the sea."
"You had many tribesmen at that time and could bear some losses, but Lumi, you only had one. Do you understand what I mean?"
Looking at Xu Yi's serious eyes, Lumi was stunned.
"Human, you... do you care about me?"
Xu Yi was startled: "Well... I just think about it from the perspective of safety. You see, ocean voyage is not a simple matter, and the dangers at sea are unpredictable, so for the sake of safety, you must be fully prepared before proceeding. You only have one right now Man, if something happens to you and you encounter misfortune on the sea, then everything will be over, am I right?"
Lumi looked at Xu Yi blankly for a while, then suddenly jumped forward, opened her arms and hugged Xu Yi hard, and said happily: "The elder is indeed right, human beings are not all bad people. That's great, people... No, your name is Xu Yi? Xu Yi, you are a good person, I like you. Originally I just wanted to cooperate with you with some of my clan's knowledge in magic machinery, but now I am willing to fully share my clan with you. All the research results!”
Seeing the joyful smile on Lumi's face, Xu Yi felt dumbfounded.
He just raised his concerns to Lumi out of the usual cautious thinking of a mechanical engineer, but he didn't expect that Lumi would be moved.
But of course this is a good thing, so Xu Yi did not defend himself and smiled and said: "Really? It's my honor to gain your trust. But Lumi, I still want to remind you that it is necessary to study the method that can truly suit your needs." The magic ship for ocean voyages takes a long time, and the preliminary preparations for ocean voyages also require a lot of time. It may take at least five years or more in total. Are you willing to wait? "
Lumi nodded vigorously: "Of course I am willing. I have waited for a hundred years, so what does it mean to wait for five or ten more years?"
"She is indeed at least a hundred years old..."
A strange thought flashed through Xu Yi's mind, and he discussed specific cooperation matters with Lumi.
In the end, the two parties reached an agreement and Lumi joined the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, mainly responsible for the research on magic ships.
It just so happens that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has just begun to develop the ocean shipping industry and is in urgent need of talents in this field. Lumi is extremely eager for ocean ships. This cooperation can be said to be a happy one for everyone.
When talking about Lumi's reward for joining the Magic Research Institute, Lumi originally felt that it was not needed, but Xu Yi insisted on paying it.
But when it came to specific details, Xu Yi was shocked when he asked about Lumi's magical power so that he could determine her salary standard.
This female dwarf, who looks as small as a human girl, actually possesses the powerful strength of a third-level magician!
"Is this weird?" Seeing the shocked expression on Xu Yi's face, Lumi snorted lightly, looking proud. "We dwarfs are all magic geniuses. Otherwise, why would we have such in-depth research on magic machinery? You know, even the elves' most powerful magic warship was designed and built with the help of our dwarfs. If you don’t believe me, ask Undine.”
Xu Yi turned his head numbly and looked at Elder Undini, who smiled and nodded at him.
After staying for a while, Xu Yi returned to normal.
When he looked at Lumi again, Xu Yi felt overjoyed.
If you say this, doesn't it mean that in addition to the great magician Truchi, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute will now add another powerful magician at the level of a great magician
If Xu Yi himself is included, there are three great magicians!
Not to mention, there is also the existence of Magister Camilla!
Such a powerful lineup of magicians should be unique among the chambers of commerce in the entire Sainz continent, right
Xu Yi was surprised by Lumi's magic power, and Lumi was even shocked by the salary Xu Yi offered her.
"Ten thousand gold coins a year? And extra bonuses?" Lumi looked at Xu Yi with wide eyes, a look of disbelief on her face. "Is joining your New Flying Chamber of Commerce so profitable? If I had known this was the case, I should have joined a long time ago! If I could have 10,000 gold coins in my hand now... No, even only 5,000 gold coins would be enough for me to build one myself. Boat!"
"No, no, no..." Xu Yi waved his hands repeatedly. "Lumi, you must not be impulsive. You are now the most important special researcher of our New Flying Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute, but you cannot put yourself in danger because of your impulsiveness. What if something happens to you? , that is a huge loss for our New Flying Chamber of Commerce. Don’t worry, in just a few years, we will be able to develop a magic ship powerful enough to carry you to explore every part of the Endless Sea, allowing you to search throughout the entire world. The world also wants to find your people, okay?"
Lumi's big eyes rolled around and she nodded with a smile.
"Okay. Now that I have such good conditions, of course I will cherish myself."
Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right."
Elders Undini and Lisanya in the distance ended their conversation at some point. Seeing Xu Yi and Lumi discussing a tentative decision, Elder Undini came over and smiled at Xu Yi: "President Xu, now Can you talk about our cooperation? ”