Magic Industry Empire - 790. Chapter 790

Lieutenant Colonel Nunn nodded and took a look at the frigate flying the Candela Imperial Navy flag in the distance, with a trace of admiration across his face, and said, “Chairman Xu, I must admit that this ship is produced by your New Flying Chamber of Commerce. The frigate is really… so easy to use. During this period of time, I commanded it to gallop back and forth in the endless sea, which is many times stronger than the old wooden ships before…”

Hearing Lieutenant Colonel Nunn talking about the various advantages of the frigate as soon as he opened his mouth, Russell and a few people around him frowned.

Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Nunn still didn’t mean to stop, Russell suddenly coughed heavily.

“…We caught up with the pirates easily, and then easily…”

Lieutenant Colonel Nunn’s voice stopped abruptly. He turned his head and glanced at Russell. There was a sharp spirit in his heart. He immediately understood, he quickly coughed, smiled awkwardly at Xu Yi, and continued: “Of course, President Xu, To talk about the shortcomings of this frigate, there are also some.”

“Oh? Please speak.”

“Uh…” Lieutenant Colonel Nunn hesitated for a while, and then said with a bit of temptation: “This frigate is very good in other aspects, but there is a very serious problem, that is, it consumes too much. You see, every time we sail at sea One hundred kilometers, at least two meals of magic crystals are needed. In this way, a large warehouse space must be reserved for loading magic crystals. In addition, the loading capacity on the frigate is actually limited, so the actual The upper cruising range is not ideal. You know, we used wooden sea boats in the past, but we could go as far as we wanted.”

“Before you run far enough, the boat itself will collapse first.” Xu Yi rolled his eyes, but still kept a smile on his face, nodded gently and said: “Well, this is indeed a problem. But. Lieutenant Colonel Nunn, I think…you should just buy those ordinary magic crystals on the market as power supplies, right?”

Lieutenant Colonel Nunn was stunned: “Is there any problem with this? In addition, we are not buying any inferior magic crystals, but buying the highest quality magic crystals that can be bought. Because of this, only last month, this The Chenguang ship cost more than two hundred gold coins.”

“Really?” Xu Yi smiled and turned to look at Russell. “Master Russell, I remember that when we handed over this frigate, we handed you an instruction manual at the same time. If you remember correctly, it should be clearly marked on it. This frigate is best produced by our New Flying Chamber of Commerce. High-concentration magic crystals are used as power sources, and it is best not to use ordinary magic crystals that are common on the market.”

Newman looked at Russell in amazement.

Master Russell didn’t tell him about this, and he didn’t even see the shadow of the so-called instruction manual.

Russell’s expression moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice, “It is true that there is this manual, but this book has been kept in the staff for research during this period, so it has not been handed over to you.”

After that, he turned to Xu Yi, snorted softly, and continued: “The reason for this is also because this frigate is in the hands of our imperial navy. After all, it still has to adapt to our situation, but it can’t fully follow you. New Flying Business will do what it says.”

Xu Yi couldn’t help sneering in his heart.

This Russell seemed to be very willing to accept new things on the surface, and even persuaded the Candela Imperial Navy to buy three frigates from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce at all costs, but in his bones he was still a fairly conservative guy.

It is said that the frigates must adapt to the situation of the Candela Empire. It is clearly hoped that these three frigates can be as far as possible not to be affected by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and can be completely controlled by the Candela Empire Navy.

But unfortunately, his idea was good, but in fact it was grossly wrong.

The frigate produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is far different from those wooden sea ships in the past. Compared with the tradition on the Sainz mainland, this gadget is fundamentally an extremely advanced high-tech product.

If the Candela Imperial Navy still wants to treat it in the same way as an ordinary sea-going ship, it can only ask for trouble.

No, the reason why I was invited this time was because they couldn’t use this frigate, and they had no choice but to ask for help.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi’s face was cold, and he said with a serious face: “Master Russell, I must tell you very seriously that this frigate is a high-tech product with very high technical content, even far beyond the understanding of you and your navy. , Is by no means as simple as you think. If you use it in accordance with the various precautions we provide, then it will definitely give you a powerful boost. But if you want to do it yourself… Then I will only Can show that you are at your own risk.”

Russell and the Candela Imperial Navy officers around him changed their faces.

Xu Yi’s words were ridiculing and threatening them nakedly.

However, the fact that the frigate can no longer be used is now in front of them, but they have no way to refute it.

Moreover, in the past few months, this frigate has indeed demonstrated extremely powerful performance. It has already completely subdued everyone on and off the Candela Imperial Navy. The Imperial Navy is convinced that the wooden ships in the navy in the past will inevitably be affected by this. It is replaced by a brand new frigate made of steel, which is almost like a sea fortress.

Therefore, despite the countless dissatisfaction with the New Flying Business Association in their hearts, they are still forced to actively invite the New Flying Business Association to come to negotiate and work hard to promote in-depth cooperation between the two parties.

Russell calmed his face for a moment and took a breath, his face calmed down, and he gestured to Xu Yi to please.

“Well, President Xu, let’s sit down and talk about these things. Please.”

Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that as expected, they had to succumb to reality in the end.

The group entered the Candela Imperial Naval Barracks near the port and took their seats in a spacious room that looked like a combat meeting room.

As the master, Russell first introduced Xu Yi to the various people on his side, and the two sides quickly got to the point.

The main purpose of the Candela Imperial Navy’s invitation to Xu Yi was, of course, to allow the frigate to continue to operate smoothly and normally, and to ensure that the Candela Imperial Navy could use it smoothly in the future.

To put it bluntly, this frigate can be regarded as an experiment they did, so that the Imperial Navy can learn and master the operation and application of this new type of frigate as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the future imperial navy’s full replacement of ships.

Therefore, the focus of the negotiation between the two parties was mainly on the follow-up maintenance of the frigate.

The Candela Imperial Navy certainly hopes that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can disclose all maintenance techniques to them, so that they can finally complete the maintenance by themselves even if they ignore the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

However, Xu Yi told them bluntly that it was impossible.

The reason why it was so straightforward was not entirely because the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was unwilling, but because the main reason was that the Candela Imperial Navy did not have this condition at all.

When it comes to the maintenance of the frigate, one of the most important problems is the replacement of parts necessary for damaged parts.

However, all the parts on this frigate were built by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, not to mention that the Candela Empire did not have this condition, even in the Lampari Kingdom, which has a very strong foundation for the magic industry.

The special steel required for these parts can only be refined by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the craftsmanship for building these parts is currently only mastered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and even the corresponding magic processing machine tools are only owned by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

To put it simply, apart from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, no other chamber of commerce or organization can solve this problem.

So even if Xu Yi was willing to hand over all the follow-up maintenance to the Candela Imperial Navy, they would not be able to do it at all.

Although the Candela Imperial Navy was not convinced, they had to admit this fact. After intense discussions between the two sides, the Candela Imperial Navy finally had to accept the solution proposed by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, that is, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will ensure the Candela Empire. All follow-up maintenance of these frigates of the Navy ensures that they can always operate smoothly.

For this reason, the Imperial Navy of Candela had to pay high maintenance costs to the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

Routine maintenance is relatively cheap, but the maintenance and repair costs can be really scary.

For example, the reason why the frigate currently parked in the port cannot operate, according to the results of the previous inspection by the engineers sent by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, is because the Candela Imperial Navy did not follow the operation manual given by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce when operating the frigate. It is stipulated that it exceeds the output limit of the power source, resulting in damage to the magic array as the power source output, and thus cannot continue to operate.

The magic circle is the core of this frigate, and its problems are of course very serious.

According to the assessment made by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, if you want to repair it, I am afraid that the frigate will have to be returned to the shipyard of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce in the Duchy of Stantin.

Because the Candela Empire does not have any conditions here, it simply cannot provide the environment needed to repair it.

This time and again, coupled with the materials and labor required, the cost is naturally not small.

Xu Yi, on behalf of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, unceremoniously paid up to 70,000 gold coins for maintenance to the Candela Imperial Navy.

Although the Candela Imperial Navy was extremely dissatisfied with this astonishing cost, Xu Yi did not relax at all, and they could only pinch their noses in the end.

After all, the New Flying Business Association can choose not to fix it, but they can’t use it.

Seeing that the Candela Empire navy officers on the opposite side, including Russell, looked fiercely as if they were about to eat themselves, Xu Yi smiled slightly, feeling a little proud.

When it was agreed to sell three frigates of the Candela Imperial Navy for fifty gold coins plus various additional conditions, many people at the top of the Chamber of Commerce opposed it because the price was too low. Even with additional conditions, it still suffered too much. many.

But Xu Yi insisted on agreeing, in fact, he had already taken into account today’s situation.

As long as the Candela Imperial Navy has a frigate, it will definitely be able to discover the incomparable advantages of the frigate over traditional wooden ships, and it will inevitably continue to be used.

As long as they use it, they can only be forced to accept the relevant follow-up maintenance conditions proposed by the New Flying Business Association as they do today.

Whether it’s the Candela Imperial Navy or those guys in the Chamber of Commerce, I’m afraid I don’t know. In fact, compared to the one-shot sale of this kind of thing, follow-up maintenance and maintenance are the real most profitable place.

Many Western countries with advanced technology on the earth are extremely skilled with this method, and many backward countries in China have suffered a great loss because of this.

And when it came to Sainz mainland, Xu Yi naturally had to borrow it unceremoniously.