The leaves on the trees gradually turn dark green, which means that the season is beginning to step into the hot summer.
As in previous years, the early summer season every year is a time when sales of various household magic machines surge.
Representatives include magic fans, magic refrigerators, magic air conditioners, and other household magic machines that can bring people coolness in summer.
What is different from previous years is that this year, these household magic machines produced by several magic machine chambers in the Lampali Kingdom and several surrounding countries no longer continue to work hard in these countries in the southwest corner of the mainland. They are swarming towards the Malo Empire, the Candela Empire, and even other countries further away.
Since the war between the Luersun Kingdom and the Candela Empire, all countries on the Sainz continent have learned about magical items such as military magic machines.
By the way, I also learned that in addition to military magic machines, there is also the concept of civilian magic machines.
Among the wide variety of civilian magic machines, the ones that most ordinary people care about the most are, of course, these household magic machines that are closest to daily life.
So when the Candela Empire and the Lampali Kingdom signed a mutual trade agreement and opened the domestic market to the Lampali Kingdom, nothing could stop the influx of these household magic machines into this huge empire.
As for the Maro Empire, no obstacles were set up from the beginning.
Because the Marquis of Southgaard has long cooperated with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and several magic machinery chambers of commerce in the Kingdom of Lampali, the people in the Malo Empire have accepted household magic machinery earlier than the Candela Empire. The presence.
Compared to the Candela Empire, the only disadvantage of the Malo Empire was that it was unfavorable. It is that they are located in the north of the mainland. It is far away from the countries in the southwest corner of the mainland where the main bases of various magic machinery chambers of commerce are currently located.
And for this question. The response from the Malo Empire was swift.
Only half a month after the representatives of the Maro Empire's military headquarters returned, the Amri Chamber of Commerce received a cooperation agreement from the Maro Empire. They hoped that the Amri Chamber of Commerce would enter the Maro Empire and assist in the construction of several roads in the Maro Empire. .
At the same time, they also hope that the Amri Chamber of Commerce can connect the road transportation network in the Maro Empire with the road transportation network that currently runs through several countries in the southwestern corner of the continent and the Falk Kingdom adjacent to the Maro Empire. Create a convenient channel that can smoothly connect countries such as the Maro Empire and the Lampali Kingdom.
The Armley Chamber of Commerce certainly welcomed this.
The land area of the Malo Empire is even much larger than the countries in the southwest corner combined. If it can be fully contracted to lay the roads in it, The benefits derived from it are simply unimaginable.
After signing the preliminary agreement, the Armli Chamber of Commerce almost immediately sent a geological exploration team to the Malo Empire to prepare for the upcoming road paving.
Moreover, the road previously laid in the southwestern province of the Malo Empire began to expand naturally due to the signing of this agreement.
If nothing unexpected happens, a road will be built directly to Angelo City, the capital of the Maro Empire, within next year.
The total mileage of this road is expected to exceed 2,000 kilometers, which can be said to be the longest road currently laid by the Armli Chamber of Commerce at one time.
According to President Cruz, this is both an opportunity and a challenge for the Armley Chamber of Commerce.
If this road, which has a very long total mileage and complex and ever-changing conditions along the way, can be successfully paved. That would be a huge improvement for the entire Armley Chamber of Commerce.
Xu Yi didn't pay much attention to this, as a person who traveled from the earth. He has always believed that the roads currently built by the Amri Chamber of Commerce can only be regarded as the lowest-grade roads on earth.
Not to mention compared with those expensive expressways, even compared with ordinary national highways, it is still far behind.
The Armley Chamber of Commerce is still very early on in paving roads.
However, he has little time to pay attention to the challenges faced by the Amuli Chamber of Commerce, because the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is currently also facing even more difficult challenges.
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Xu Yi looked up at the sky and found that the sky was clear today and the sun was shining brightly.
Looking down at the sea in the distance, I found that the waves on the sea were slightly rolling, almost calm.
"Well, very good." Xu Yi nodded with satisfaction. "It seems like today is a good day to go out to sea."
Next to him, Nieval, the general manager of the transport fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, chuckled: "Of course, we have chosen a good day a long time ago. We knew that today would be a calm day, so we decided on today."
"Oh? Then can you guarantee that the sea will be calm every day after going to sea?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
Nerval immediately waved his hand: "President, you are joking. The situation at sea is very complicated. It might be calm one minute, but it will be violently stormy the next minute. We guys have already experienced this." It’s hard enough.”
"These situations are all encountered in the southern sea. Do you think the Endless Sea will behave the same if you go north?" Xu Yi asked again.
"This..." Nerval turned his head and looked at the endless sea to the north of Heimi Port. He pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly. "I'm not sure. But sir, I believe that with our many years of experience at sea, even if we take a brand new channel this time, there will definitely be no problems. Of course, what's more important is that what we have is The best sea-going ship in the world. As long as we ride on it, we won't have any worries at all!"
Xu Yi smiled slightly, patted Nerval on the shoulder and said: "It is because of your confidence that I will place the mission of sending an ocean transport fleet to the Maro Empire for the first time on you."
Neval snapped, saluted Xu Yi, and said seriously: "President, please rest assured, I will definitely complete this mission with excellence!"
Seeing his serious face, Xu Yi slowly shook his head.
"I don't need you to act like you are trying your best to complete the mission. Remember, this voyage is just an exploration. It's good to be successful. If you encounter any problems and you really can't go on, then your first voyage The first choice is not to continue at all costs, but to bring people back safely. Do you understand what I mean?"
Neva was startled, and looked at the expression on Xu Yi's face carefully. Seeing his serious expression, he asked hesitantly: "Then... Mr. President, if something goes wrong, won't you even take the goods?"
"Nonsense! What's more important, goods or people?" Xu Yi scolded. "Remember, if the goods are lost, they can be recreated. If you lose the people, you can't find them back. Compared to these goods, you people are much more important. I asked you to go this time to open up a sea route, not to Let you die."
"Oh... I understand..." Nerval nodded lightly. "Okay, President, I will do my best to complete the task - of course on the basis of ensuring everyone's safety."
"Just understand." Xu Yi nodded. "For the sake of your success this time, I have specially arranged for you to travel with two magic airships. This is to prepare for unexpected situations and allow you to have more flexible choices. Remember, you must travel with these two magic airships. The commander stays in touch at all times to avoid accidents.”
"I understand this. President, please rest assured."
"Okay, let's get ready." Xu Yi patted his shoulder again. Signaling him to leave on his own.
Nerval saluted Xu Yi and turned back to a large cargo magic ship that had docked at Heimi Port.
At this time, a total of three large magic cargo ships, ten magic frigates, and two magic airships were docked at Heimi Port.
After Nerval is ready for a while, the two magic airships will fly to the large cargo magic ship and follow these ships to set off to the north.
The destination of this fleet is the northern seaport of the Malo Empire.
The purpose of this New Flying Chamber of Commerce transport fleet's voyage was not only to transport a batch of military and civilian magic machines ordered by the Maro Empire from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, but also to shoulder the important task of opening up shipping routes.
No fleet had ever attempted such a voyage before.
Because even according to the roughest map of Sainz Continent, if you want to sail from the Heimi Port in the southwest of Sainz Continent to the port in the north of the Malo Empire, the distance traveled in between must be at least more than 5,000 kilometers.
No ship has been able to safely reach such a terrifying distance before.
And even though the New Flying Chamber of Commerce transport fleet has set off from the Principality of Standing many times and traveled more than 3,000 kilometers to the United Commercial Kingdom of Nozdormu in the southeast corner of the Sainz continent, it still cannot compete with this voyage. compared to.
In addition to the two thousand kilometers more distance, the more important problem is that sailing to the north and sailing to the south are completely different.
The Endless Sea in the south is indeed changeable, but no one knows how the Endless Sea in the north changes.
No experience means many unknown dangers.
Moreover, according to some information provided by the Malo Empire, the northern seas will be frozen for almost half of the year, and only the short four or five months from early summer to early autumn can be used for sea navigation each year.
According to the sailing speed of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's transport fleet, even if everything is normal, a round trip will take more than half a month.
Coupled with the time it takes to stop for supplies and the loading and unloading of goods after arrival, a complete ocean shipment can take at least more than a month.
In the event of an accident, the time will be even more unpredictable.
Because there were too many unpredictable dangers along the way, and because this was the first attempt by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to directly contact the Malo Empire for cargo transportation, Xu Yi attached great importance to this.
Not only did he prepare the most experienced manpower for this fleet, he even specially allocated two magic airships as support.
Coupled with the fleet's as many as 300 fully armed New Flying Chamber of Commerce guards, as long as they don't encounter a particularly powerful natural disaster, there should be no dangers that can pose a threat to them along the way.
After about half an hour, the fleet was ready for everything.
Xu Yi did not follow Neva's suggestion and board the large cargo magic ship to give a speech because he did not want to make this ocean voyage too solemn and increase pressure on the people on the ship.
Just like what he said to Nerval before, talent is the most important thing.
Even if this navigation experiment fails, the worst thing is that we can try it again next time.
But when people are gone, it is difficult to find these talents with rich ocean navigation experience.
After everything was ready, the large cargo magic ship on which the leader Nerval was located fired three magic cannons at the sea as usual, and then slowly.
The remaining two large cargo magic ships and ten frigates followed closely behind. A total of thirteen huge ships slowly left the Heimi Port, then gradually accelerated, and it didn't take long before they disappeared in the far north of the Endless Sea.
Xu Yi, who was watching the fleet disappear from a distance, was calculating in his mind how many days their current supplies could last at most, when he suddenly felt the corner of his clothes being tugged.
A clear little girl's voice came up from below.
"Hey, President, when can we really start exploring the deepest part of the Endless Sea?" (To be continued...)