A week later, Xu Yi left the Malo Empire as planned.
Leaving with him was a small delegation sent by the Malo Empire Military Department, including Viscount Eto'o, the Logistics Office clerk he had met earlier.
The delegation would accompany Xu Yi back to the Stantin Duchy to inspect the various types of Military Magic Machinery produced by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, providing a basis for their final purchasing decision.
Thanks to the Mana Airship's high speed, the group crossed the more than two thousand kilometers between the Malo Empire and the Stantin Duchy in just one day, arriving at the Xinfei Merchant Guild Headquarters.
As soon as he stepped off the Mana Airship, Eto'o, the delegation's nominal leader, let out a long breath, his expression filled with wonder.
The members of the Malo Empire Military Department behind him looked equally astonished, clearly awestruck by the sight before them.
Xu Yi was used to this. Almost everyone visiting the Stantin Duchy from another country for the first time wore that expression, and he had long since grown accustomed to it.
"Everyone, you must be tired after such a long journey. Why don't you spend tonight resting in the accommodations our guild has arranged for you, and we can discuss business tomorrow?" Xu Yi suggested.
The members of the Malo Empire Military Department exchanged glances and all nodded.
Although they had traveled comfortably aboard the Mana Airship the entire way, the journey had still been long. It would have been a lie to say they weren't tired.
Eto'o, the nominal delegation leader, had no objections either and nodded his agreement.
Once everyone else had been settled, however, he grabbed Xu Yi's arm and said with barely contained excitement, "President Xu, how about taking me to see that Off-Road Magic Locomotive you