Mendis walked out of his store holding a glass of ice-cold blueberry-flavored Moon Shadow drink that had just been taken out of the magic freezer.
As soon as he walked out, the bright sunlight shone straight down, instantly making his body, which had been frosty and comfortable under the magic air conditioner, break out in a thin layer of hot sweat.
"This damn weather..." Mendis couldn't help but muttered, walked a few steps quickly, came to the shade of the trees next to the road, and walked along another open shop not far from the rows of green shades.
The sun was shining brightly at noon and the temperature was extremely high. At this time, there was not a single soul on the road. Except for the constant chirping of cicadas on the trees beside the road, this usually very lively street was unusually quiet at this time.
It wasn't until Mendis reached the door of the store at his destination that he heard a clanking sound coming from inside.
Mendis stepped into the door of the shop, took a look inside, shook his head, and said loudly: "I mean, Ren, it's okay if you don't lie down and take a nap to rest at noon. Why?" Are you going to fuck these old guys again?”
Lane, the shop owner who heard the sound, turned around and saw that it was Mendis. He laughed, put down the red soldering iron in his hand, and threw it into the cold soaking solution. A cloud of strong steam immediately burst out and filled the room.
Ryan and Mendis were both blacksmiths in Karamay City before, and they made a living by forging iron tools all their lives.
Originally, their lives were supposed to continue like this, but they were reminded of the emergence of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce a few years ago. Magic machine tools replaced almost all the jobs in the blacksmith shop, making the two of them almost unemployed.
Fortunately, both of them are flexible people. After learning that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce implemented a small chamber of commerce support plan in Bangta City. So he took the initiative to come to the door. Received support from Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Several magic machine tools were purchased from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and these two small parts processing factories were successfully opened in Karamay City.
After several years of development, their two parts processing factories have become the top suppliers of magic machinery parts in Karamay City, controlling almost more than 40% of the market in the parts processing industry in Karamay City.
Now, compared to when they were stuck in the blacksmith shop, not only their income has increased hundreds of times, but their work is also much easier than before.
The situation of people like Ryan still having to work hard at blacksmithing in the middle of the day has long existed only in their distant memories.
So the two didn't just feel any dissatisfaction with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for crushing their blacksmith shop business. On the contrary, I am very grateful to Xinfei Chamber of Commerce from the bottom of my heart.
"I'm bored, so I just wanted to try to see if my skills have deteriorated." Ryan casually opened the magic freezer next to him, took out a bottle of cold ale from it, and motioned to Mendis.
Mendis waved his hand and raised the cold drink in his hand.
Ryan knew the habits of his old friend, so he didn't say much. After closing the door of the magic refrigerator, he picked up the remote control placed on it and pressed it casually. The magic air conditioner hanging on the wall immediately made a soft ding sound. A cool breeze blew out of it, and it didn't take long to turn the house that was filled with heat from his forging into a comfortable and cool environment.
Mendis raised his head and glanced at the magic air conditioner hanging on the wall. He shook his head and sighed: "Your Xinfei brand magic air conditioner is much better. The cooling effect of the Amphela magic air conditioner in my store is not as good as yours."
"Who told you not to listen to my advice and insist on buying this Amphora magic air conditioner? It's cheap, but why buy it if it doesn't work?" Ryan snorted softly.
"It's not completely useless, it's just not as useful as the Xinfei magic air conditioner." Mendis smiled bitterly. "When I first bought it, I also saw that the whole shell of the Amphela Magic Air Conditioner was made in our store, so I thought it would be good to support it."
"Oh, you don't care so much about the things you use for yourself. During this period, our store also received an order for the base of the Zorns Chamber of Commerce's magic hot water kettle, but do you think I have the Zorns Chamber of Commerce's magic hot water kettle at home? ?”
"You are a fanatical supporter of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, do you think I don't know that?" Mentis rolled his eyes at Ryan, then hesitated for a moment, sat up slightly and moved closer to Ryan. "I said Ryan, you support the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce so much. When the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce called on other chambers of commerce to invest in the Malo Empire, why didn't you go with it?"
Ryan looked at Mendis with a surprised look on his face: "Are you kidding me? Why don't you take a look at the guys who followed the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce before? The weakest among them are countless times stronger than small businessmen like us. . Why should I follow you?"
"Ahem... That's not what I meant. It's just..." Mendis glanced outside the door and lowered his voice slightly. "This time, Her Majesty the Queen and the Kingdom Parliament jointly issued a statement, saying that they would cooperate more deeply with the Marquis of Southgaard in the Marlow Empire, and called on the major chambers of commerce in the Lampali Kingdom to seize this opportunity and go to Marlow Are you interested in investing in the empire?”
"Are you crazy?" Ryan reached out and touched Mendis' forehead. "You don't have a fever. What nonsense are you talking about? Her Majesty the Queen and the Kingdom Council are calling for those big chambers of commerce. What does it have to do with little characters like us who can only make some accessories?"
Mendis took off Ryan's hand angrily and scolded: "I'm not crazy! Although we are just small characters, this has nothing to do with investing in the Maro Empire. Didn't you read what "Lampali Weekly" said? ? The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the first batch of chambers of commerce have already picked up the prototype of the production base on the private property of the Marquis of Southgate. As long as we go there, it will be put into production soon. It is not as difficult as you think. "
Ryan was stunned and looked at Mendis for a while with a frown.
"are you serious?"
"Nonsense! Otherwise, why would I come to you if I didn't take a nap comfortably at home at noon?"
"this… "
Seeing that Mendis was indeed very serious, Ryan put down the wine bottle in his hand and began to think quietly.
After a while, he nodded slightly: "Mentis, I admit that this is a very good idea. But don't you think it is too risky? We are not familiar with that place. If anything unexpected happens, It’s hard to deal with. And let’s not say that compared with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is countless times weaker than any chamber of commerce we went to before. What can we do?”
"Adventure?" Mendis snorted from his nostrils. "Ryan, have you become sluggish after a few years of stable life? If you want to take risks, wasn't it risky enough when we went to Bonta City to find the New Flying Chamber of Commerce? But look at us now How are you doing? Let me tell you, President Xu of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is absolutely right. The world will continue to undergo drastic changes. If you don't learn to take risks, you will be eliminated!"
Ryan remained silent.
Although he and Mendis have been old friends for many years, their personalities are completely different.
Mendis has an outgoing personality, is willing to bravely try new things, and likes to take risks, while he has a calm personality and is more willing to steadily follow the existing path.
The two of them had approached the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the hope of joining the small chamber of commerce support program, and it was Mendis who encouraged him.
Now Mendis has approached him to invest in the Malo Empire, which in his opinion is also a huge adventure.
But in his heart, he felt that this was indeed a very good idea.
The Malo Empire is much larger than the Lampali Kingdom, and the market and opportunities are naturally far beyond them. If we can seize the opportunity, the future development prospects will be far better than staying in the small Karamay City. times.
Seeing the change in expression on Ryan's face, Mendis knew that he was already a little moved, so he immediately stepped up his efforts to persuade.
"You see, the first batch of chambers of commerce that entered the Malo Empire with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were either comprehensive chambers of commerce, or specialized chambers of commerce like the Cantona Chamber of Commerce that specialize in farmland magic machinery farming, involving parts and components. The only one that processes them is the United Irish Chamber of Commerce. You don’t think that the United Irish Chamber of Commerce alone can provide enough parts for so many chambers of commerce? Reasonable, right?”
"Well..." Ryan nodded involuntarily. "Then you mean... we can now provide parts processing to those chambers of commerce that cannot be satisfied by the United Irish Chamber of Commerce? But there are not many types of parts we can process now... "
"This is not a big problem. As long as we can take the lead, we will be able to gain the upper hand. Those Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce are used to using the parts we provide, and they will not purchase parts from other chambers of commerce. Besides, we do It’s not bad either. Didn’t engineers from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce also give us a second-level standard assessment for the parts we processed?”
"Well... let me think about it..." Ryan lowered his head and fell into deep thought again.
Mentis fell silent and looked at him expectantly.
Ryan's steady and cautious character is a very good complement to him, and the two have overcome many difficulties together over the years.
The decision to go to the Malo Empire this time was also an extremely risky decision for Mendis, and he very much hoped that Ryan could go with him.
In addition to hoping to be accompanied by old friends, it is also because Ryan can help him solve many problems.
While Mendis was patiently waiting for Ryan to make a decision, there was a sudden sound of brakes outside the door.
Both of them were startled and looked out the door at the same time.
If they heard correctly, the sound should be the sudden braking of a magic car, which was completely different from the magic freight locomotive they were used to hearing.
And those who can ride a magic car, even in the Lampali Kingdom where magic cars have been widely promoted, must not be ordinary people.
But who would come here suddenly at noon
A thin figure walked into the door with a smile and met their eyes.
His eyes swept over the faces of the two people, he stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "I am the Vice President of the United Irish Chamber of Commerce, Kaovach. Who is President Lane?"
Mendis and Ryan looked at each other. (To be continued...)