Chapter 539 540. There are always people who want to pick fruit
The waterway from Padstow City to the Plateau City was officially opened to navigation five days ago.
A large amount of military supplies and fruits were transported from Padstow to the plateau city, and the first magic airship transported a large amount of magic metal and some magic herbs back from the Padstow Plateau.
After the second magic airship arrived at the Plateau City, it immediately flew to the dock on the north coast of Sun Island. It is estimated that it will take at least three days to return to Padstow City.
In recent days, businessmen have been protesting at this airport terminal on the outskirts of the city, raising flags in front of the gate, demanding that the magic airship be open to ordinary elves instead of specifically transporting military supplies.
So when Roy brought the third magic airship into Padstow City and docked the magic airship at the airport terminal, he saw many elf merchants surrounding the streets outside the airport terminal.
Roy stepped off the magic airship, stood on the platform of the terminal, pointed at the elf merchants below who were raising flags in protest, and asked the person in charge of the airport terminal: "What are those elves doing outside the airport terminal? ?”
"They are protesting to us, demanding that the magic airship in the airport be opened to the public." A mixed-blood elf administrator explained with a grimace.
Roy turned around and looked at his friends who followed him out of the magic airship.
Moira and Tiffany stood on the edge of the high platform, holding on to the fence with both hands, admiring the dusk beauty of Padstow City.
The two talked and laughed again, very happy.
Sabrina and Woods followed Roy and noticed the situation outside the airport terminal.
"Let's go down and take a look!" Roy said.
After saying that, he walked towards the stairs of the airport terminal. The person in charge of the airport terminal quickly followed behind him and took the opportunity to explain: "Nearly all the elves outside the airport terminal are businessmen.
They heard that the magic airship had brought back a large amount of metal ingots from the Plateau City, so they came over to discuss the metal ingot business.
Later, they heard that the magic airship flew to the plateau city twice a week, and they wanted to take the magic airship to the plateau city.
But now the magic airship is still in trial operation.
So I rejected their request to take the magic airship to Plateau City. Unexpectedly, they gathered outside the airport terminal to protest! "
The person in charge of the airport terminal carefully explained while wiping his sweat that he had just taken over the airport terminal and was afraid that he would do something wrong and lose the position he had finally won.
Roy was not in a hurry to respond, he just nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I get it!"
While talking, Roy and his group walked down from the huge oak tree.
There are many wooden boxes stacked together in the open space under the tree. The words 'Sudarso Mithril Mine' are printed on the outside of these wooden boxes.
Roy knew that these boxes should not contain mithril ingots. All the mithril ingots refined from the two mines in the north and south of Sudarso had been supplied to imperial merchants.
Sure enough, Roy saw the elf writing "Silver Ingot" on the other side of the box.
It can be seen that among the fifteen mines currently operating normally on the Pagisto Plateau, the two mines in the north and south of the Sudarso Mountains are the best operated and managed. It seems that they should have completely digested the gray dwarf prisoners of war.
Lambo is currently in charge of these metal ingot businesses, and Roy doesn't want to get involved for the time being.
The airport terminal is just a huge oak tree. A large open space under the oak tree is enclosed and becomes a transfer station for temporary storage of materials.
The merchants were standing on the opposite side of the road. Many elven merchants were holding wooden signs in their hands. The wooden signs were written with dyes of various colors:
‘Reject the airport terminal to be controlled by the military! ’
‘Please open the magic airship to ordinary elves! ’
‘Please let us go to the Pagisto Plateau and have a look…’
Various protest slogans and petition banners almost occupied more than 200 meters of the street opposite.
The gate of the airport terminal has been closed recently. It will only be opened quickly when the truck arrives.
As soon as the truck leaves the airport terminal, the gate closes immediately.
The elf merchants standing across the avenue had just seen the magic airship slowly flying out of the city, and they also saw something moving inside the airport terminal.
When the gate of the airport terminal was pushed open by the elves, the elf merchants waiting on the other side of the avenue immediately surrounded the gate of the airport terminal holding wooden signs.
At this time, Roy Port, wearing a magic pattern construct, walked to the gate...
Sabrina followed Roy, her tall figure wrapped in silver armor, holding a helmet with a visor in one hand, her long blond hair hanging down like a waterfall, and two Seruki swords hanging on her waist. , exuding a strong aura.
Woods on the other side looks a bit ordinary.
When the elf merchants saw Roy's face, they immediately cheered...
"It's Boss Roy!"
"Boss Roy, when will the airport terminal be opened to us merchants?"
"Boss Roy, can we go to Pagisto Plateau to do business?"
The elf merchants seemed a little excited, and everyone crowded towards Roy. The mixed-blood elf guards at the airport terminal quickly formed a human wall to stop this group of overly excited elf merchants.
There was no expression on Roy's face. He stood at the gate of the airport terminal and glanced at the elf merchants around him.
Dark blue runes appeared on the face of Woods next to him, and at the same time, several branches with green leaves appeared under his feet. These branches quickly formed a magic pattern, and as Woods recited the ancient After the Elvish spell, a strong breath of life exuded around Woods.
These breaths of life quickly nourish the surrounding vegetation...
Some apricot-yellow flower buds immediately sprouted from the surrounding green grass. These small flower buds, only the size of rice grains, bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The moment they bloomed, some invisible pollen dispersed.
The Druid plant magic 'Soul Soothing' was cast by Woods.
Pollen with a soothing effect floated in the air, and the excited elf merchants smelled the faint fragrance of the flowers, and their excitement was calmed down.
Woods 'coughed' slightly, indicating that Roy was almost done.
Roy then said to the surrounding elf merchants: "Ahem, everyone, be quiet! Please listen to me..."
Although his voice was not loud, it reached the ears of the elf merchants, and sure enough, the surrounding area quickly became quiet.
"I know the few things that everyone is most concerned about, so I will briefly say a few words based on these issues."
When Roy said this, the surroundings immediately became silent...
Roy saw a silver Pegasus marble statue at the gate of the airport terminal. He climbed onto the base of the statue in three or two steps. In this way, even the elf merchants standing behind could see Roy. figure.
“First, as to when this airport terminal will be open to the general public, and whether it can be opened, this question is relatively simple for me, so I will talk about it first.
At present, the magic airship channel in the Partington plane has just been opened and is still in the test flight stage.
A round trip from Padstow City to Plateau City takes about five days!
As long as it flies ten times without any safety issues, it will be open to ordinary elves.
However... I would also like to remind everyone here that the Magic Airship ticket pricing may not be too close to the people at first, and will gradually decrease in the future. Products with low added value are still not suitable for air transportation at present. "When the elf merchants heard Roy's promise to open the airport terminal, they immediately cheered.
Roy paused and looked at the elf merchants around him.
He raised his right hand and stretched out two fingers, and the surroundings became quiet again.
Roy continued:
"Second question, everyone is concerned about the metal trade and magic herbal trade on the Pagisto Plateau. My answer is: everyone is welcome to do business on the Pagisto Plateau. There are three specialties on the plateau: spinel, Of course, the magic metals and magic herbs that can be seen in the market are probably of the most ordinary quality, and they can be bought in the free market of Plateau City. This is worth noting! "
"The third question is that you may also be concerned about what is scarce in the Pagisto Plateau. At present, the Pagisto Plateau lacks the most basic living supplies!"
Roy stood on the base of the statue and answered the questions of the elf merchants one by one.
The elf merchants got the answer, and instead of leaving in a hurry, more and more elves gathered at the gate of the airport terminal.
The news that 'Boss Roy is answering the questions of elf merchants at the gate of the airport terminal' spread quickly. The elves who heard the news gathered towards the airport terminal. Soon the entire street outside the airport terminal had caused congestion. .
Roy took a sip of water to relieve his hoarse voice.
"...Okay, that's all for today. I still have some official business to deal with, so everyone should leave!"
Roy clapped his hands, then jumped off the statue's base and walked straight towards the airport terminal...
He originally planned to leave the airport terminal and go to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters. Now he can't get out no matter what. He can only go back to the magic airship and think of other ways to leave.
A large number of mixed-race elves standing outside the airport terminal saw Roy turning around and leaving, and no one knew who suddenly shouted:
"Boss Roy!"
"Boss Roy!"
Other mixed-race elves also joined in. Hundreds of mixed-race elves shouted "Boss Roy" on the street, and the thunderous sound spread far away...
…
Roy did not expect to be summoned by Chief Kemp Fred again when he came to Padstow City this time.
Some time ago, Roy applied to the military for military support from second-level experts. Unfortunately, the military has not approved it. Therefore, Roy did not plan to submit any more applications this time. He did not even plan to take the initiative to get the military supplies for the new quarter. collar.
He originally planned to load the third magic airship with fruits and daily necessities in Padstow City, and then immediately set sail for the plateau city.
But on the night Roy arrived in Padstow City, a letter of summons from Chief Kemp Fred was handed into Roy's hands.
Roy could only take a carriage to the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Headquarters the next morning. When he came to the lobby on the first floor of the military headquarters, Roy took out the summons letter and was immediately received and led by a Silver Moon Elf. Arrive at General Kemp Fred’s office.
Walking into the somewhat dull office, Director Kemp Fred was in front of his desk instructing on documents.
Roy sat obediently on the chair next to him and waited. It wasn't until Chief Kemp Fred had processed all the pile of documents in front of him that he picked up the water glass and took a sip of lemon tea. Then he raised his head and looked at Roy. Smiled at him.
Roy felt that Mr. Kemp Fred's smile was a bit cold.
It can be seen that Commander Kemp Fred now has complete control over the situation of the Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department, and his eyes are full of the majesty of a superior.
"Captain Roy, it's really not easy to see you once! If this summons letter hadn't been issued in time, I might not have been able to see you..."
Although Chief Kemp Fred spoke in a relaxed tone, even with a hint of ridicule, his dissatisfaction was revealed between the lines.
Roy could only bow slightly and said:
"Commander, I'm so sorry! During the recent period, the battle situation in Sun Island has been a bit tense. You also know that the Sea Beast Priest is a bit troublesome to deal with. There has been no response from the military department, so I have to find a solution through other channels!"
Roy retorted in a nonchalant manner, causing Chief Kemp Fred to look up at Roy and let out a dissatisfied snort.
Without saying anything else, he took out a piece of parchment from the drawer beside his leg, quickly signed his name on the parchment, then placed it on the table and motioned for Roy to take it.
Roy leaned forward and took the magic parchment in his hand, carefully looking at the new regulations promulgated for the Pagisto Plateau:
The first is to reduce the allocation quota of military supplies by 30% every quarter.
Roy was slightly startled. The blow was really cruel.
At present, the number of mixed-blood elven warriors in the mine guard group is 10,000. The armaments and supplies allocated every quarter include weapons, standard armor, arrows, etc. These armaments and supplies are part of the regular infantry army of the Silver Moon elves. Configuration.
Calculated into magic crystals, there are probably nearly five thousand magic crystals.
Cutting off 30% means reducing military supplies worth 1,500 magic crystals.
It can be seen that the military department wants to limit the rapid expansion of the mine guard group.
The second item is that the application for establishing the Pagisto Plateau Infantry Corps was rejected.
The reason was that the Pagisto Plateau did not have the conditions to form an infantry corps for the time being. Roy frowned again...
Article 3: The Padstow Silver Pegasus Military Department believes that the development progress of the Padstow Plateau Mine is too slow. It believes that if Roy cannot find a suitable mine owner, the Military Department should directly send several miners. Farm owner, go to Pagisto Plateau to manage the mine.
Roy saw 'management', not 'development'.
In other words, the mine owners dispatched by the military will go to the Pagisto Plateau to manage the normally operating mines, and then the mine owners under Roy will develop the abandoned mines.
The Padisto Silver Pegasus Legion wants to directly intervene in the management of the mines on the Padisto Plateau...
Roy bowed, placed the parchment signed with the name of 'General Kemp Fred' again on the desk, smiled at Chief Kemp Fred, and then said:
"My lord, Chief, I was personally appointed by Earl Swinburne to take over the management of the Pagisto Plateau Mine. Therefore, Sir, if you want to take away the management rights of the Pagisto Plateau Mine, here..."
Roy pointed to the lower right corner of the parchment. In fact, it already had the signature of Chief Kemp Fred.
But Roy still smiled and said:
"It's best to have the signature of Earl Swinburne..."
“Of course, it’s okay if you don’t have it.
Of course I would welcome the military headquarters sending mine owners to the Pagisto Plateau.
In view of their lack of management experience, there happen to be several mines waiting to be developed in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau, but headhunters on the plateau there are very active. I have a small suggestion...
I suggest that Padstow Military Headquarters send a mine guard force to go with us..."
After speaking, Roy retracted his hand, stood up from the chair opposite the desk, gave a military salute to General Kemp Fred, turned and left the office.
He didn't even say goodbye.
(End of chapter)