The departure of Viscount Leslie and Baron Haines stirred a faint ripple in Xu Yi's heart, but it had no effect on the lives of Bunta City's residents. Everything continued along its established course.
With spring plowing over, Bunta City's farmland reclamation and improvement project was also completed successfully, thanks to the support of a large number of farmland magic machines.
According to figures from the City Lord's Manor, this project had increased the cultivated farmland outside Bunta City from just over thirty thousand hectares to more than a hundred and ten thousand hectares, all of which had already been successfully planted with the appropriate crops.
Preliminary estimates suggested that Bunta City's grain output at the autumn harvest would be at least three times last year's.
If everything went smoothly and this astonishing result was achieved at the autumn harvest, it would be an immensely significant political accomplishment for Count Samo, the lord of Bunta City.
As a result, although Count Samo had been extremely busy lately, he had remained in high spirits. Whenever he saw Xu Yi, he greeted him with a warm smile and exceptional friendliness.
Yet when he heard the request Xu Yi brought him today, his expression immediately soured.
"Build a highway?" Count Samo looked at Xu Yi with a troubled expression. After a moment's thought, he said, "President Xu, although I don't know how this highway differs from the roads outside the city, even those roads cost a great deal to build. And since this highway is your suggestion-and you've never been shy about spending money-I imagine it would cost even more, wouldn't it? Bunta City's finances aren't particularly healthy right now. I'm afraid I can't agree to this."
Xu Yi smiled as though he had expected this response and said without concern, "My lord,