Volume 7 Chapter 49 The desire for living space
Once Seveni left, elder Illusia, elder Lisanya, and elder Undine arrived at the Stantine Duchy together.
The day after Cassandra had appeared, Arch Magus Camilla had already told the three elven elders about this dragon because of the legend of the Abyss Demon Race.
The three elders had already been here twenty days ago and had a long conversation with Cassandra.
From Cassandra, the three elders learned that the legend of the Abyss Demon Race was real, but they also learned that the Abyss Demon Race wasnât as terrifying as the legends. They wouldnât arrive in this world to bring the end of the world and destroy the entire worldâŚâŚ
Although this was only information from Cassandra alone, since she was a legendary dragon that was at the same level as the Abyss Demon Race, it seemed credible when she said this.
So after talking to Cassandra, whether it was Arch Magus Camilla or the three elven elders, they all let out a sigh of relief.
But the three elders couldnât completely relax, so they hoped that they could send people to the Fire Rock Island where the dragons lived with Cassandra, so they could ask the other dragons and the other races of the Magic Cloud Continent about the Abyss Demon Race.
They came back again to bring the people that they had selected with them.
According to the agreement, the three elf tribes would choose twenty elves each to go with the fleet this time.
Other than meeting the dragon race and the other races, they would also reinforce the elves that were sent on the first open sea exploration fleet.
But when Xu Yi met these three elders, he found that there were over fifty elves behind each elder.
Xu Yi looked at elder Illusia with a surprised look, âElder Illusia, the Moon Shadow Tribe and the Azshara Tribe have bigger populations, so itâs fine if they send more people. Why are you sending this many people? Isnât your tribe short on manpower?â
Elder Illusia revealed a faint smile, âThe secret of the Abyss Demon Race is an important matter, itâs reasonable even if we sent everyone from our tribe.â
Xu Yi looked at elder Lisanya and elder Undine who had serious looks before turning back to elder Illusia. He couldnât help shaking his head.
âI say, elder Illusia, I acknowledge that youâve learned how to hide yourself in human society, but to hide yourself in front of meâŚ..youâre still too early.â
Elder Illusia blinked before asking, âIs my acting really that bad?â
âItâs just that bad.â Xu Yi nodded with a serious look. He looked at elder Lisanya and elder Undine before asking in a deep voice, âAlright, just tell me what you want to do. Weâve been friends for many years, what is there that canât be said?â
The three elders looked at each other and after hesitating a bit, elder Lisanya said with a smile, âAlright, we wonât hide it then. Chairman Xu, I heard that your Frestech Chamber of Commerce is planning on developing this new continent?â
âUn, we do have this plan. What? Youâre interested?â
âWe are very interested.â Elder Undine took over as she had a serious look on her face, âChairman Xu, as you can see, the Sines Continent is completely controlled by you humans and there isnât much space to develop for us elves. Now that thereâs a whole new continent, I feel that this is a very good chance for all of us elves.â
âThis meansâŚ..that you want to get some territory that belongs to you elves on the Magic Cloud Continent?â Xu Yi knitted his brows to ask, âThree elders, it isnât that Iâm looking down on you, but with your current powerâŚ..do you really think that you can do this? It isnât like the Magic Cloud Continent doesnât have any living beings, perhaps there are more powerful races than us humans there?â
âSo donât we need to explore it first?â Elder Lisanya replied, âNow that weâve had this idea, as for how to implement it, naturally it would depend on the circumstances. Of course, the most important thing in my opinion is the support of chairman Xu and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.â
Xu Yi looked at the three elders and he could see that they werenât joking at all.
It had already been fifteen years since he met the Night Song Tribe led by elder Illusia.
In these fifteen years, Xu Yi had always been close to the elves and even married Agnes and Tvisti. It could be said that his relationship with the elves was quite close.
He knew better than anyone the desire that the elves had for living space.
Just like elder Undine had said, the Sines Continent was already controlled by the humans, so there were few places to live for the elves.
So now that there was a brand new continent in front of them, it was like a delicious piece of meat that was placed in front of people that had been starving for several days. It was very enticing and they couldnât resist it at all.
Xu Yi thought about it for a bit before giving a sigh.
âAlright, three elders, I understand what you are thinking. However, before this, I have to remind you that after several years of development, your three tribes have already set up a decent foundation in our human society. So even if you want to go to the new continent to find a bigger living space, I feel that you shouldnât give up the foundation that youâve worked so hard to build here.â
âWho said that weâre giving it up?â Elder Lisanya looked at Xu Yi with wide eyes, âWeâre earning several million or even up to ten million gold coins a year now, it would be a pity to give all that up. We are also counting on buying military magic machines from your Frestech Chamber of Commerce with that money, so we can prepare to enter the new continent in the future.â
âRight.â Elder Illusia nodded with a faint smile, âChairman Xu, if our exploration of the Magic Cloud Continent goes smoothly, it is very likely weâll need your support in terms of military magic machines. I hope that you will support us when the time comes.â
âWellâŚ..Itâs too early to say anything, so letâs wait and see what the situation of the Magic Cloud Continent is first.â Xu Yi said.
âUn, thatâs right.â
The three elders naturally understood that this would take a long time and there were many things to prepare. It would be impossible to decide everything now.
So the three elders left the hundred and fifty elves theyâve brought to Xu Yi, to let him sort out their places on the reinforcement fleet that would be leaving in a few days before heading off to meet Cassandra again.
As the oldest intelligent race on the Sines Continent, although they were still much younger than Cassandra, because they received many inheritances from the elf race, they knew more about the ancient legends of the continent better than normal people. There were quite a few things that they could confirm from Cassandra.
However, when Xu Yi brought them to the valley that Cassandra hid in all day, there wasnât a sign of this giant dragon.
âDid that fellow run off somewhere to play again?â
Xu Yi felt a bit of a headache.
Cassandra was very important to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce right now, whether it was leading the reinforcement fleet or the new continent, she was very important.
However, she was a legendary dragon and they couldnât prevent her from running around like she was a prisoner.
But she was very curious about the novel things in the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs main base, so she would run around when she wasnât watching illusion films.
It was a good thing that she had remembered Xu Yiâs order and always changed into human form when she went out to play.
Otherwise, she would have already caused a big mess.
Looking around, after confirming that Cassandra wasnât playing nearby, Xu Yi reached into his chest for a Magic Communicator.
âHey, Hart, where did Cassandra go?â
Because it was impossible to treat Cassandra like a prisoner and it was impossible to let her run around, Xu Yi had the guard leader Hart personally lead a team to follow Cassandra around.
Other than letting them meet Cassandraâs request and to prevent her from causing any trouble, it also allowed him to know her location.
After a while, there was a clear voice from the Magic Communicator. It wasnât the anticipated voice of Hart, but rather Akaliâs familiar voice.
âSir chairman! We succeeded! We succeeded!â
Xu Yi was surprised, âWhat did you succeed with? Is it your recent project? Let me thinkâŚ..is it the magic signal cross transmission?â
âUn! Oh, noâŚâŚit isnât thisâŚâŚbut it can be considered thisâŚâŚâ Akali said in words that Xu Yi couldnât understand. She seemed so excited that she couldnât organize her words.
Xu Yi was confused while also feeling a bit of excitement.
Akaliâs current project was related to the magic communication network. If they could obtain a major breakthrough, they would be one step closer to creating a magic communication network that could cover the entire world.
If they could have this perfect communication network, Xu Yi wouldnât need this dragon Cassandra to bring him news, but rather he could contact the open sea exploration fleet that was ten thousand kilometers away. There was no doubt that this would be much more convenient.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi finally reacted. He didnât call this time to ask about Akaliâs research progress even though it was important, he called to find out Cassandraâs location.
âWait, Akali, why did you pick up? Whereâs Hart? Also whereâs Cassandra?â
âLeader Hart is with me and as for CassandraâŚâŚâ On the other side, Akali seemed to be quickly talking to someone on the other side before saying, âSir chairman, we really have to thank miss Cassandra for the breakthrough this time!â
How was Cassandra related to Akaliâs research?