Mage Bukales was filled with bewilderment as he watched Xu Yi study the agreement intently, seemingly unwilling to overlook a single word.
Although he had known Xu Yi for a year and had met with him countless times since their official cooperation began, the more contact they had, the less he felt he understood him.
For instance, under this agreement, the Grand Duke of Milando would transfer the mining rights to a rare earth mine and a Magic Crystal Mine to the Xinfei Merchant Guild on behalf of the Milando Duchy. In return, the Xinfei Merchant Guild agreed to transfer some Household Magic Machinery production technology and enter into a joint venture with the duchy, helping it establish five corresponding Magic Machinery factories within its borders.
Whether viewed from Mage Bukales's perspective or the Grand Duke of Milando's, this was an extremely favorable deal for the Milando Duchy.
After all, not a single person in the entire Milando Duchy knew what those rare earth mines or rare earth elements Xu Yi spoke of were actually used for.
Trading something utterly useless for anything at all was a guaranteed gain for the Milando Duchy, let alone trading it for the highly important technology used to manufacture Household Magic Machinery.
What the Grand Duke of Milando valued most, however, was their joint venture to build factories.
Based on the findings of their visit to Bunta City, the Milando Duchy's leadership had already reached a consensus.
The Household Magic Machinery industry pioneered by the Xinfei Merchant Guild had tremendous prospects and could create many jobs.
If the joint venture with the Xinfei Merchant Guild succeeded and brought five more Household Magic Machinery factories to the Milando Duchy, it would undoubtedly provide an enormous boost to a duchy whose total area was only roughly