It’s spring again and the flowers are blooming. ○
Every April, the Bangta City Road Cycling Race is held, making Bangta City extremely lively.
Due to the success of the Xinfei Cycling Championship last year, when people pay attention to the Bangta City Road Cycling Race, more and more people are also betting on the subsequent Xinfei Cycling Championship.
Last year was the first year it was held, and only a few teams from chambers of commerce participated in the competition, so it didn’t attract much attention.
But when the last race of the Xinfei Cycling Championship came to an end at the end of last year, and the overall champion of the year was decided, and it was announced that the overall champion had received a total annual prize of 84,000 gold coins, this event immediately attracted widespread attention .
Before, everyone regarded the highest prize of this event as high as 100,000 gold coins as just a slogan, and not many people really believed it.
But when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce personally handed over the 84,000 gold coins for the championship to the championship driver in front of countless people, and handed over the shimmering Chimera Chamber of Commerce gold ticket to the championship driver, the event immediately caused a sensation. .
As a result, the opening of the second Xinfei Cycling Championship this year attracted the attention of countless people, and even attracted more attention than the Bangta City Road Cycling Race.
Of course, the Bangta City Road Cycling Race has not been left out, because the top three in last year’s Bangta City Road Cycling Race were recruited into the teams by three bicycle chambers of commerce participating in the Xinfei Cycling Championship and became professional riders. The basic salary alone was an astonishing two thousand gold coins.
If someone wins the Bonta City Road Cycling Race this year, they will surely be noticed by those chambers of commerce. Recruited into a professional cycling team.
So whether it is for the slogan of "participation first". Still here for the dream of finally becoming a professional driver. All in all, the number of participants in this year’s Bangta City Road Cycling Race once again hit a new high, reaching an astonishing 96,000 people.
You know, even now that there are many factories and everywhere is crowded with foreigners who come here to work, the total population of Bangta City is only just over 300,000.
Ninety-six thousand people, placed elsewhere in the Lampali Kingdom, is a huge population that only the top cities can reach.
Because the number of people far exceeded the budget, the Bonta City Road Cycling Race, which had always ended in one day, was forced to be divided into two days. The contestants were divided into two batches to compete, and finally the results were calculated according to the end time.
An event that can gather so many people to participate in at one time is unique in Sainz Continent, and even very rare in the entire history of Sainz Continent.
Therefore, every year, Bangta City attaches great importance to the Bangta City Road Cycling Race, and even the entire Lampali Kingdom attaches great importance to it.
In addition to avoiding various accidents due to too many participants, it is also because this event can better showcase the image of Bangta City and the Kingdom of Lampali to the outside world.
Since several years ago, people from other countries have traveled thousands of miles to participate in this competition. When the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce announced that the Xinfei Cycling Championship does not limit the nationality of participating riders, people from other countries came to participate in Bangta City Road Cycling this year. There are countless times more foreigners competing.
In addition to the contestants from several countries around the Lampali Kingdom. This year there are even a few contestants from the Candela Empire mixed in with the mix.
"President Xu, did you arrange these three people?" Count Revere's eyes passed over the three Candela Empire contestants in the distance who were being surrounded by reporters from Bonta Daily. He turned to Xu Yi beside him and asked.
"No, this is entirely because they are interested in this competition and has nothing to do with me." Xu Yi shook his head in denial.
"Really? But what I see under their three buttocks are the swordfish type bicycles specially launched by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for road racing. The first batch of this model of bicycles by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is limited to only 5,000 units. , you can’t even buy it in Bangta City now. Do you want to tell me that these three foreigners can buy it easily?” Count Revere obviously didn’t believe it.
"Maybe they have their own channels. That's not surprising, is it?" Xu Yi shrugged and replied nonchalantly.
Count Revere squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Yi. Seeing that he was not prepared to give any explanation, he shook his head and asked no more questions.
"Okay, let these three people ignore it for now. But President Xu, you should explain something about the Magic Car Championship?"
"Huh? Lord Earl, is there anything you don't understand?" Xu Yi asked.
"What don't you understand?" Count Revere sneered. "There are so many things I don't understand! President Xu, you told me at the beginning that this Magic Car Championship is just a business event that you can freely participate in, modeled after the Bangta City Road Cycling Race. Then why are you restricting it now? Contestant status? Do you know that many young people from noble families in Bangta City are gearing up to participate in this competition, but now they are blocked by you. You know they have been protesting to me these days. How many times?”
Xu Yi laughed: "Thank you for their love for this event, but it is a pity that some restrictions must be made for this competition, otherwise I am afraid it will cause big trouble."
Count Revere frowned slightly: "What? President Xu, are you still not going to explain? I am the city lord of Bonta City. Since this event is held in Bonta City, I must ensure that it is held in Bonta City." I'm in control. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Xu Yi nodded, but his expression did not loosen at all. "But Lord Earl, this matter... is actually out of your control for the time being, because... Her Majesty the Queen has already known about this matter and approved my approach. I think you should receive the order from Her Majesty the Queen soon. ”
Count Revere frowned and looked at Xu Yi, with a trace of doubt in his eyes and a trace of shock in his heart.
He was very puzzled as to why this mere amateur magic car competition organized by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce had attracted the attention of Her Majesty the Queen.
What shocked him was that this matter had actually been approved by Her Majesty the Queen, but he had not received any decree yet.
He considers himself one of Her Majesty the Queen's closest confidants, but now he doesn't know much about this matter that is so closely related to Bangta City.
It can be seen that the close relationship between Her Majesty the Queen and Xu Yi is probably far beyond everyone's imagination.
Thinking of some rumors that had been circulated in the Lampali Kingdom, Count Revel's eyes when he looked at Xu Yi instantly became extremely complicated.
Xu Yi didn't notice Count Revere's expression. When Count Revere asked him about the Magic Car Championship, he actually felt a little weird.
Because... This time, there were representatives sent by Prince Frank to participate in the competition.
When Baron Billier went to the Principality of Standing a month ago and told Xu Yi that Prince Frank actually wanted to participate in the Magic Car Championship held in Bangta City in person, Xu Yi was so surprised that he almost bit off his tongue. .
Through Baron Billil's relationship, Xu Yi sneaked into the Candela Empire secretly. When he met with Prince Frank in his private manor, Xu Yi only saw his butler. Xu Yi fully understood Prince Frank's cold attitude and felt that for a moment It may be difficult to break into the Candela Empire through Prince Frank's connections for a while.
But he never expected that just a few months later, Prince Frank's attitude would change drastically. He even wanted to come all the way here to participate in the Magic Car Championship regardless of all the taboos!
Xu Yi was extremely shocked by his idea.
He is the third prince of the Candela Empire, and he is a very important figure in the entire Sainz continent.
Coming all the way to the Lampali Kingdom, which is more than a thousand kilometers away, to participate in this competition, not to mention the possibility of encountering assassinations and other accidents, just any damage suffered during the competition is the fault of Xu Yi and the entire Serious consequences that even the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce cannot bear.
So after getting in touch with Prince Frank through Baron Billier, Xu Yi firmly dissuaded him from this idea.
However, given that Prince Frank was very interested in the real magic car race, or to be more precise, in racing without any scruples, Xu Yi negotiated with Prince Frank and finally agreed with him to send a representative to compete.
Although he was only the representative of Prince Frank, this was still a very important matter to Xu Yi, so he contacted Sevigny without hesitation, informed her of the matter, and then obtained Sevigny's full support. support.
No matter what Prince Frank wants to do, he must ensure that the representatives he sends this time can successfully participate in the competition and complete the competition smoothly and safely until they finally leave.
Otherwise, if something happens to them in Bangta City, it would be better if Prince Frank does not pursue the matter. Once he does, it will be an extremely serious diplomatic incident.
Even if the Lampali Kingdom is much stronger now than before, it is absolutely impossible to face the wrath of the behemoth Candela Empire.
However, what surprised Xu Yi was that Sevigny did not proactively notify Count Revere in advance to ask him to cooperate with him.
As Count Revere said just now, since this competition is held on the territory of Bonta City, it is impossible to bypass him as the city lord.
If Sevigny can get Count Revere to fully cooperate, Xu Yi will be more confident about resolving the matter smoothly.
Xu Yi and Count Revere were puzzled at the same time. For a moment, no one spoke, and both of them fell into silence.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them, breaking the silence. (To be continued...)