Xu Yi had a gloomy face, staring at the stack of documents on the table in front of him, his eyes filled with uncontrollable anger.
This stack of documents are accident reports submitted by branches of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the past month. There are thirteen documents in total, and each one represents an accident that occurred under the name of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
These accidents include subordinate caravans being attacked by bandits, offices being ransacked by bandits, personnel being killed in accidents, etc...
Among these accidents, the one that attracted Xu Yi's attention the most and caused the greatest losses was the three consecutive accident reports of attacks on the maritime transport fleet.
Objectively speaking, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is now a big business, with offices spread over almost half of the Sainz continent in countless places in several countries. It is not surprising that it encounters some unexpected events every month.
After all, this continent is still in the feudal society stage that is equivalent to the Middle Ages on Earth. No matter communication, public security, or social order, it cannot be compared with the modern civilized Earth.
But before this, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had never encountered more than a dozen accidents in just one month. This frequency was too dense.
If we say that in the past, when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had not made a name for itself on this continent, it would not be unusual for caravans to be robbed when they went out, and even subordinates would encounter accidents. However, now the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has become After entering the famous large chamber of commerce on the Sainz continent, who would come back to provoke him at will
And what really aroused Xu Yi's attention and vigilance was the three consecutive attacks on the maritime transport fleet.
Although the pirates on the Endless Sea have basically been eliminated by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort fleet and the Candela Empire Navy fleet, the Endless Sea is vast after all, so in order to prevent accidents. New flying merchants will be shipped out of the fleet every time they sail to sea. They will all be equipped with a certain amount of defense force. Even the large cargo magic ship itself will be equipped with some military magic machinery in case of emergency.
And with the super power of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's military magic machinery, combined with the magic ship, a super-era ship made of solid steel and far surpassing Sainz's continental ship technology, it is impossible for ordinary maritime forces to defeat the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's transport fleet. Is there any way.
However, the three reports that have been sent back now clearly show that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's transport fleet was attacked three times in a row, each time suffering heavy losses. Even two large cargo magic ships and five magic frigates were damaged as a result.
According to the information provided by some crew members who finally escaped, the reason why the New Flying Chamber of Commerce escort fleet failed to withstand the opponent's attack was because the enemies attacking the fleet not only had a large number of high-level magicians, but also even great magicians. !
"Great Magician..." Xu Yi gritted his teeth hard, making a harsh crunching sound, and endless anger spurted out of his eyes. "Okay! Very good! I thought they would at least have some scruples about these damn guys, but I still underestimated them. These guys are ten times more shameless than I thought!"
Steele and Magister Camilla, who were sitting opposite Xu Yi, looked at each other in confusion. For a moment, I didn't know what words to use to comfort Xu Yi.
After a moment of silence, Steele muttered: "Xu Yi... you don't have to rush to a conclusion. This may not be the work of the Magician Union Headquarters. They should... shouldn't be so shameless, right?"
"That's not necessarily true." The person who retorted was not Xu Yi, but Magister Camilla on the side.
He glanced at Xu Yi and then at Steele, with a gloomy and serious look on his face.
"Steele, you are still young after all, and you don't know that the guys at the Magician's Guild headquarters are actually a bunch of shameless people who will do anything for their own greed. What Xu Yi did this time is almost It’s shaken their foundation, so it’s not surprising that they would fight back like this. And in my opinion, this is just a warning to Xu Yi.”
"Just a warning?" Steele opened his mouth in surprise, pointing to the thick stack of reports on the table, thinking that in these thirteen reports alone, the number of casualties involved had exceeded four hundred. The direct losses caused by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were as high as more than 700,000 gold coins.
If this is just a warning, what would it be like if it were not a warning
Thinking of this, Steele couldn't help but feel worried. He hesitated for a moment, then turned to Xu Yi and said, "Xu Yi... Actually, I think... the Magicians Guild Headquarters is not completely unable to cooperate, as long as you..."
Seeing the look in Xu Yi's eyes, Steele immediately wisely shut his mouth.
Xu Yi looked at Steele silently for a moment, then suddenly sighed softly and shook his head slowly.
"Steele, you haven't understood that this is not a personal grudge between me and the Magician's Guild, or even a difference in philosophy, but the most fundamental and basic struggle for interests, so there is no way to ease it. possible."
"No way? Even if you want all the magicians on this continent to join the magic industry, the Magicians' Union is actually completely happy to see it happen. Why do the two sides have to confront each other?" Stillman said His face was puzzled. "I think if both parties are willing to cooperate seriously, it will actually be beneficial to everyone."
Xu Yi curled his lips and turned to look at Magister Camilla.
"Grandpa, do you think it's possible for us to cooperate?"
Magister Camilla shook her head without hesitation.
"Impossible. Unless you hand over the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to them now."
Xu Yi spread his hands: "It's obviously impossible for me to hand over the new flying business to them. This is not because I don't want to give up, but because I don't trust them at all. I don't believe in handing over the magic industry, which is now basically on the right track, to them. Hands on, they'll develop it properly so you see..."
Xu Yi turned to look at Steele again: "This is an irreconcilable conflict between us, so there is no real cooperation."
"But... I always feel that there is still hope, as long as both parties take a step back... "
"I have already given them a chance, but you must have seen the reaction from the Magicians Guild Headquarters. They have not allowed their control over the magicians on this continent to weaken in the slightest for thousands of years. They have regarded all the magicians as their private property, so there is no possibility of cooperation between us."
Speaking of which. Xu Yi lowered his head and glanced at the stack of documents on the table. Later, his face became a little gloomier again.
"If I still had illusions about them before, then now... I finally understand that for these guys, it is simply impossible to peacefully snatch the bones they are holding from their mouths. Now they have let us After paying the price with blood, then... I must let them taste blood!"
Steele's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but shout softly: "Xu Yi, you can't be... want to start a war with the Magician's Guild? This... this is too dangerous! Can you calm down first and then think about it?"
This time, even Magister Camilla no longer supported Xu Yi. He frowned and said: "Xu Yi. I understand your mood and your considerations. But... are you really sure you want to do this? ? Have you forgotten what I reminded you some time ago? "
Xu Yi looked at Magister Camilla, and the smile on his lips suddenly became a little weird.
"Grandpa, please come with me to see something. After watching it, you won't be so worried."
Magister Camilla looked at Xu Yi inexplicably, thinking that this boy obviously knew that what he reminded him was the threat from the magister.
But now he said he wanted to take him to see something
What can solve the threat posed by the Magister
Steele frowned deeply as he watched Xu Yi and Magister Camilla go out together towards the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Guard Training Base in the northwest corner of the main base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
She has known Xu Yi for more than ten years, and this is the first time she has seen Xu Yi really angry.
"I hope nothing terrible will happen..."
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The Sunset Mountains are a mountain range stretching hundreds of kilometers in the northeastern part of the Tagna Province in the central part of the Kandra Empire. It borders the Northeastern Province and is regarded as the dividing line between the two major provinces.
This mountain range has the only valley canyon that can directly lead from the Tagna Province to the Northeast Province. So there are two human towns gathered at both ends of the mountain range.
There is a small town called Laluer located in the province of Tagna. Although it is only a small town, it is located on a major transportation thoroughfare, so business travelers coming and going will pass through here, and there is a huge floating population all year round.
And because many caravans could only pass through here, countless bandits and bandits gathered in the Sunset Mountains outside Laluer Town, and they often robbed passing caravans.
Although the officials of the Kandla Empire, the Governor's Palace of Tagla Province and the town of Laluer Town occasionally carry out crusade against these bandits, due to the complex terrain of the Sunset Mountains, these bandits can easily sneak into the Sunset Mountains and hide. There was no way to pursue him at all, so he had to leave it alone every time.
As time went on, the Kandra Empire officials could only turn a blind eye to these bandits and bandits. Apart from reminding passing caravans to pay more attention, they were unable to do more.
Just half a month ago, a caravan was robbed by bandits when passing through the Sunset Canyon. The entire caravan was wiped out and no one survived.
Originally, this was just a common thing for the people in Lueyangxiagguan and Laluer Town. Apart from mentioning it after dinner, it would not cause much abnormality at all.
But this time, the robbery of the caravan attracted everyone's attention.
There is only one reason, and that is that this caravan is affiliated with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
At that time, this caravan of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was ordered to send a group of magic machines to the Northeast Province, but before entering the Sunset Canyon, they encountered a very large group of bandits who robbed them collectively.
Although the number of guards hired by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce caravan was quite large and their combat effectiveness was good, the number of bandits was so large that they were ultimately unable to defeat them and all of them died in battle.
This robbery incident was very puzzling to everyone.
For bandits, the purpose of robbing a caravan is of course for profit. Even if it is not for the various direct living supplies in the caravan, they will also be for the various precious goods that can be snatched and sold for money.
The goods in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce caravan cannot be said to be worthless, but these goods are said to be a batch of farmland magic machinery shipped to the northeastern provinces. The bandits have no use at all, and because of the special nature of this batch of goods, they There's no way to resell it, so even if you rob it, it doesn't make any sense.
What's more, most of the robbers are not bloodthirsty lunatics, and they will not kill people unless they are under special circumstances.
However, this time the bandits killed all the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce caravan, leaving no one alive, which was really too much.
In short, this robbery incident is full of all kinds of doubts and puzzles, so that even half a month later, it will still be regarded as a hot topic in various taverns in the town of Laruel.
And because of the series of subsequent events that occurred after this robbery, it is even more eye-catching than the robbery itself... (To be continued...)