Watching Lord Fisher storm off with his three companions, Supervisor Lam moved closer to Xu Yi and asked worriedly, "President Xu, is... is it wise to treat officials from the Agriculture Bureau like that? Didn't the count say he hoped you would cooperate with the Agriculture Bureau to expand on what you've done in Bunta City?"
Xu Yi pointed in the direction the four men had left. "Does that look like a cooperative attitude to you?"
Supervisor Lam was immediately at a loss for words.
From the moment Lord Fisher and the other three arrived, they had acted superior and ordered everyone around, treating Xu Yi like a subordinate. They had even demanded that he hand over his farmland magic machinery. There had certainly been no hint of cooperation in that.
Even Count Samo had praised Xu Yi highly in his letter and used an extremely courteous tone. Clearly, this President Xu was no ordinary commoner.
And with Viscount Leslie so close to him, it was perfectly natural for Xu Yi not to think much of a mere four officials from the Agriculture Bureau.
"Supervisor Lam, how did you determine that those four were officials from the Agriculture Bureau?" Xu Yi suddenly asked.
Supervisor Lam froze, then realized that Xu Yi had now begun to question even the identities of those four men.
He hurriedly answered, "Their uniforms were Agriculture Bureau uniforms, and they were wearing the bureau's badges as well. No one in Anvilmar City would be bold enough to casually impersonate an official."
Xu Yi nodded and asked no more questions. Instead, he returned inside to continue inspecting the six machines.
The results were fairly encouraging.
All six machines were made of iron, after all. Xu Yi had also imposed strict quality requirements during their manufacture, and the