Chapter 23 Need Strength

The illusion faded, and Xu Yi's figure gradually disappeared in front of Raymond.

Raymond stood where he was, with his head down, thinking silently.

After a while, he was awakened by the sound of footsteps approaching him.

As soon as he looked up, he saw the familiar face of his mother.

"Mother, why didn't you talk to Chairman Xu in person? Could it be that you... did something to make him angry?" Raymond couldn't help but asked directly.

"Perhaps it is..." Seweini glanced over the position where the phantom was just now, and sighed softly. "But this matter is very important to me and to the entire Lampari Kingdom. It can be said that it must be done."

"What the hell is it?" Raymond frowned.

Seviny took a deep look at Raymond.

"Raymond, just now President Xu asked you if you were ready to engage in government affairs, so let me ask you now, are you ready to dedicate everything to the Lampari Kingdom?"

Raymond immediately puffed up his chest and responded proudly: "Of course! I can dedicate everything to the kingdom at any time!"

"Very good." Seweney nodded. "Then let me ask you again, what is most needed to make the Lampari Kingdom truly strong?"

"This..." Raymond was stunned.

This question is too big, so he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

After thinking for a while, he replied with some hesitation: "I think it should be... unity and hard work. As long as everyone in the kingdom unites and works hard together, the national strength can be improved in an all-round way, then the kingdom will naturally become stronger."

"I'm not asking you to answer the questions in the social and political class, but to ask you something more specific." Seweney shook his head.

"More specific things?" Raymond thought seriously with a bitter face.

After a while, he suddenly changed his expression, raised his head suddenly, looked at Seweney, and replied confidently: "I know! It's power! Mother, you often teach me. Whether it's an individual or a country Well, they must have enough power to be truly powerful."

"That's right." Seweney smiled. "A country needs power more than an ordinary person. If there is not enough power, the only fate waiting for a country is to perish."

Raymond looked puzzled.

"My lord, what exactly is the power you are talking about? Judging from the current situation on the continent of Sainz, as long as there is the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, no country will perish, right? The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will not allow it. "

"What if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is no longer here?" Sevini asked back. "In other words, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not powerful enough to suppress other countries on the mainland?"

Raymond fell silent.

In fact, he had already thought about this possibility when he started studying mainland politics.

But for so many years, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been completely in control of the situation on this continent, so that all countries on the mainland dare not easily violate the meaning of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and people always ignore this point intentionally or unintentionally. .

"The reason why the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is able to have its current status, and even the two empires dare not violate it, is because it has power far beyond anything else. And these powers are specifically reflected in those military magic machines." Seweney also road. "If one day the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not enough to suppress other countries, then the situation on the mainland will change instantly."

Raymond thought about it. Suddenly startled, he asked Sevini in amazement: "My lord, could it be that what Uncle Xu mentioned just now is that you are secretly studying military magic machinery?"

Seweini was silent for a few seconds, and then nodded very slowly.

"That's right, the kingdom is indeed conducting research on military magic machinery. Don't be surprised, research in this area has been going on for years. And it's not just our Lampari Kingdom, I'm sure, including the two empires, this All capable countries on the continent. All researched in private."

"But... But the "Continental Peace Treaty" clearly prohibits all countries from privately researching military magic machines." Raymond said eagerly. "No wonder Uncle Xu is angry, so you have been doing these things without telling him!"

Sevini laughed: "Do you think he doesn't know these things?"

Raymond was taken aback: "He knows? Then why is he still angry?"

Sevini glanced at the position where the phantom was just now, as if he could see Xu Yi there.

"Maybe just like what he said just now, it touched his bottom line..."

Raymond looked puzzled.

He is still young after all. Even if he was deliberately cultivated by Seweney since he was a child, it is still difficult to understand these "tacit understandings" that belong to adults.

"Okay, you don't need to care about these things. Raymond, you are almost an adult, and you are about to really participate in the government affairs of the kingdom. You just told Chairman Xu that you are ready, then let me See if you're really ready. Okay?"

Raymond nodded muffled, with a trace of heat in his eyes.

For that lofty throne, he has long been extremely eager.

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After finishing the short phone call with Raymond, Xu Yi sat for a while and left the private estate.

Ten minutes later, he appeared at the Magic Research Institute of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and walked into the magic communication research department.

As soon as he walked into the department hall, he heard a loud noise coming from inside.

Looking around, I saw a group of young people in brand-new, white uniforms huddled together, chatting with each other.

As soon as Xu Yi walked in, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into deafening cheers, and surrounded them one after another.

"President Xu!"

"Oh my god, it's President Xu!"

"President Xu, I am your idol... Oh no, no, you are my idol! I am so happy to meet you!"

"President Xu, why did you appear here? Could it be..."

...

Xu Yi has long been accustomed to this kind of scene, he kept smiling and dealt with it casually, his eyes swept over, and he grabbed Akali who was hiding behind the crowd and snickered.

"What is this doing?" Xu Yi asked Akali.

"I'm doing a simple training for the new assistants." Akali shrugged and replied with a smile. "At the very least, I want to tell them what we are going to do, so that they don't know if they are sold by us."

"Just kidding." Xu Yi glared at him, his eyes swept over the excited people in front of him again, and seeing their youthful and energetic appearances, he felt that he had also been infected. The gloom faded away.

"They are the assistants you selected this time?" Xu Yi roughly counted the points and frowned slightly. "There are only so few people, is it enough?"

"No way, how can we recruit so many people in such a hurry. Talents in this field are very popular now, even our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce cannot get everyone. And my requirements are relatively high. I can There are not many people who are satisfied. I am already very satisfied if I can recruit these people." Akali said helplessly.

"Hmm... that's right." Xu Yi nodded: "Then have you confirmed your itinerary? When will you leave?"

Akali glared at him: "What? I have only been back for a few days, and you, the president, want to drive me away again?"

Xu Yi could only roll his eyes: "If you are willing to stay here and not run around outside, I am more willing than anyone else. But are you willing?"

Akali immediately waved her hand: "Don't, I don't want to stay here and look at you all day long and feel sorry for myself and secretly hurt myself, it's too boring. I'm used to running around outside these years, you let me come back and be honest I'm not used to it yet."

"Exactly."

Seeing the two of them interacting without any scruples in front of their own group of people, the newly recruited assistants of Akali seemed to have discovered a new world, with curious and excited expressions on their faces.

A young girl suddenly asked loudly: "Hey, President Xu, Master Akali, you... are you actually a couple as rumored?"

Akali and Xu Yi looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Akali held Xu Yi's arm with a smile, and put on an intimate posture.

"Yeah, why?"

Everyone became more excited immediately, several young boys even whistled directly, and the scene was extremely lively for a while.

"Okay, stop making trouble." Xu Yi shook his head helplessly, but he didn't break free from Akali, he just said to everyone: "You guys wait here first, I have something to explain to Akali."

"Oh--"

Everyone sent out a response full of special meaning, and their expressions were full of ambiguity.

Xu Yi ignored them directly, and motioned for Akali to follow him into an office.

After closing the door and making sure that there was no one else in the office, the smile on Xu Yi's face disappeared, and his expression became serious.

"Akali, can you make an accurate estimated time for this project?"

Akali looked at Xu Yi with some puzzlement.

"Didn't I say it before? I haven't been to the field for a while, and I can't accurately estimate the progress of the project, so it's impossible to give you an accurate estimated time. And you should be very clear about the environment there. There are too many situations, which may affect the progress of the project at any time, and it is even more difficult to estimate."

After all, Akali frowned and asked: "You suddenly asked this again... Is there something wrong?"

"I still don't know if it will be a problem, but I have to remind you. According to the latest news I have received, several countries, including the two empires, have plans to enter the endless sea, so it is expected that there will be There are many fleets from other countries also going deep into the endless sea. They also took a fancy to the sea area we chose, so you have to be more careful there." (~^~)