Although Xu Yi was reluctant, he had to admit that Major Maikongli was right. Since he had already done certain things, and everyone who needed to know had found out, pretending he had nothing to do with them and trying to stay out of it now would accomplish nothing.
Besides, he still had to do what needed to be done.
Major Maikongli had made a point of inviting him here this time, but certainly not to help resolve these technical problems. As Xu Yi had said, purely technical issues could be settled simply by sending a few technicians.
Nor had he invited Xu Yi specifically to remind him-or even warn him-of anything. If that had been his intention, the two of them would have been better off meeting privately for a proper talk.
Aside from those matters, the main purpose was for Xu Yi to represent the Xinfei Merchant Guild in reaching several more agreements with the military.
First came the remaining paperwork for the slaves transferred to Servini. Once that was completed, the technicians Xu Yi had specially selected from among his slave workers would become Servini's private property outright. In other words, she would have the technical backbone of this arms factory firmly in her hands.
Next, Major Maikongli placed another batch of orders with the Xinfei Merchant Guild on behalf of the military.
These orders included an entirely new magic machine tool production line for manufacturing weapons and armor, as well as a hundred thousand tires and several types of magic machinery with special functions that the Logistics Office had requested according to its practical needs.
The Logistics Office did not require the Xinfei Merchant Guild to deliver this special magic machinery anytime soon. Strictly speaking, this was merely a research and development order, placed in the