Chapter 205 Competition

With much attention, the second industrial expo officially kicked off. There were no impassioned speeches, no thanksgiving, and Li Xian didn't even show up—well, according to the outside world, Li Xian was still seriously injured and died. Only Yan Ze'an and Fang Shijing came forward to read the rules of the exhibition and it started.

Among the crowd, a pair of inconspicuous couples of gods and immortals walked slowly. Such cultivators and Taoists are not uncommon; so although the two are personable, they are not eye-catching.

The two followed the crowd and observed the entire expo bit by bit, not letting go of every corner.

The man took the lead and said, "I heard that the exposition held in the imperial capital last year was only 100 square meters, and it was overcrowded. This year's fair is really big, with a radius of three miles, comparable to a small city."

The woman smiled, "This year's expo is free, but I heard that starting next year, there will be a fee. Both exhibitors and visitors will be charged. This Li Xian is really greedy."

"That kid has gotten into money and can't get out." The man's tone seemed a little annoyed, "By the way, didn't you send Chunxiang and Qiuyue to Li Xian's side? Why hasn't there been any news yet?"

The woman sighed again, "It's not because of your granddaughter's good deeds. Those two girls were left in the imperial capital Li's mansion to wash clothes. Li Xian ran back to Anyang a long time ago. I heard that he was seriously injured and died, and no outsiders were seen."

"Dead from a serious injury? Huh, after the exhibition, the old man went to see him in person! See how he died from a serious injury! I just didn't expect that a little girl like Qingqing would have this kind of means. She didn't dare to find a concubine after cleaning up Li Xian. Haha ..."

It turned out that the two of them were none other than Da Xia Kingdom's "Northwest Governor Xiao Liming" and his wife "Ji Yunya".

The two wobbled past the gate of the fair; at this moment, Xiao Liming took the opportunity to grab a handful of the gatepost of the gate of the fair, and a piece of cement was forcibly grabbed off.

After walking through the gate, Xiao Liming spread his palms and looked at the cement powder, "This is cement, it's a good thing. If we really have this thing, the Great Wall of Frontier Defense will at least be twice as strong, and the construction time will be reduced by ten times!"

After walking a few steps forward, we came to the open-air expo. In a hurry, there were no venues at all, and they were all open-air. It's just that this is a fairyland after all, after a few spells, a temporary residence will appear. Although it is not very gorgeous, it is enough to shelter from the wind and rain.

Xiao Liming walked side by side and kept observing. Xiao Liming muttered to himself, "Whether there will be a substitute for sea soul silk in this expo? If there is no substitute for sea soul silk, all industrial development will be controlled by Li Xian, and we will It's hard to do anything.

By the way, how is the negotiation with the Sea Clan going? "

Ji Yunya frowned slightly, "I have secretly sent people to contact the sea tribe and the people in the sea, and the situation is not very ideal. If it is just a little sea soul silk, which is less than one kilogram, it is fine. If there are more, The Sea Clan quit.

After all, sea soul silk is spiritual material, and can only be exchanged with spiritual material, elixir, etc. "

"Spiritual materials?" Xiao Liming sighed, "Where can I find so many spiritual materials! I always feel that this so-called industry and business rejuvenation is the conspiracy of this little bastard Li Xian from the beginning to the end."

Ji Yunya's tone was a little leisurely: "But the theory of rejuvenating the country through business and industry has indeed received a lot of support. Qi State has already used the business philosophy to govern the country, and it is said that the effect is remarkable."

As the two talked, they turned a corner and came to a colorful exhibition area, which was already overcrowded. Here, there is only one exhibitor, and that is Brilliant Star Group itself. It has been less than two hours since the expo started, but the Brilliant Star Group is already crowded with people.

The well-dressed waiters and waitresses of the Brilliant Star Group kept their feet on the ground and kept explaining to the audience.

Xiao Liming flew into the air, condescending, and saw the rotating internal combustion engine at first glance. "What is that? There is no spiritual energy fluctuation, and it smells like burning. This is... an internal combustion engine?"

Xiao Liming finally saw the huge "instruction manual" standing behind the internal combustion engine. This manual is three meters high, and the general situation of the internal combustion engine is explained very clearly. This is a machine that uses combustion to do work, and the internal combustion engine can completely replace the array engine!

Also, the price of the internal combustion engine is very low, only one-tenth of that of the array engine.

The price of a 3-horsepower formation engine is as high as twenty or thirty taels of gold; while the price of a five-horsepower internal combustion engine is only three taels of gold.

"So cheap?" Xiao Liming obviously didn't believe it, "When did that kid become so generous? There must be a trap!"

However, the conversation at the side solved the doubts in Xiao Liming's heart: the engine of the array was originally operated by the spirit gathering array, as long as the engine was completed, it didn't need any consumption. But the internal combustion engine is different, it needs continuous combustion, and it needs to burn oil.

Anyang also sells fuel oil, which is sold in barrels. A barrel of oil is 0.2 cubic meters, and the price is two taels of silver. That is, one cubic meter of fuel costs as much as one tael of gold! This price... really dark!

"I knew that bastard Li Xian wouldn't be so generous." Xiao Liming was dissatisfied, but his eyes were on the internal combustion engine. As a governor of the Northwest, he has accepted industrial thinking for more than a year, but Xiao Liming can see some future development and changes from this internal combustion engine.

In the dark, Xiao Liming seemed to see countless locomotives criss-crossing the earth, and the power of steel and machines made all ordinary soldiers vulnerable. Only small masters above the Foundation Establishment Stage can contend against the power of the machine.

But machines can produce without limit, while masters in the foundation stage need a little practice accumulation.

"The future will be ruled by machines!" Xiao Liming's eyes sparkled. "After we go back, we will vigorously develop the industry. When necessary, we can bow to Li Xian in exchange for some support! Times have changed!"

Just as he was feeling emotional, suddenly there was a yell from the Brilliant Star Group personnel in front of him, apparently to let everyone out of the way.

Soon there was a roar from the ground, and there seemed to be some kind of heavy object approaching rapidly in the distance.

"What is it?" Xiao Liming looked into the distance, and soon saw a long steel dragon approaching rapidly, and finally a super-large locomotive with a length of 70 to 80 meters stopped slowly and stopped at the Brilliant Star Exhibition.

Then I saw many people rushing out of the front compartment of the locomotive; while in the rear compartment, there were a large number of weird cars with only two wheels being unloaded.

A figure flew into the air, "Hello everyone, I am Fang Shijing from Brilliant Star Group, I think many friends who often come to Anyang know me.

Today, we in Anyang announced two newest products.

The first item, the internal combustion engine, is already on display. The emergence of the internal combustion engine allows us to get rid of the demand for sea soul silk, allowing us to develop industries freely. Look at the huge class of cars right now, using internal combustion engines.

The second item is just arrived. We call it a 'bicycle'. This is a non-powered vehicle for transportation, and the price is one tael of silver. Our goal is: let everyone enjoy a cheap and free industrial age.

For this expo, we have prepared a total of 5,000 bicycles. As long as you can learn how to ride a bicycle, you can take it with you.

Next, please watch the 100-person bicycle race organized by Anyang. Please watch carefully.

Ladies and gentlemen, sprint, the first place will be rewarded with 10 taels of gold! "

After Fang Shijing finished speaking, the bicycle team started to act. These people were all volunteers, and most of them were teenagers, all riding bicycles to have fun.

Xiao Liming didn't pay attention to it at first, but when he saw a few teenagers with only three or four layers of Qi refining stage disappearing quickly on bicycles, his eyes immediately narrowed. "Faster than the average war horse! If the price of the bicycle is only one tael of silver, then the bicycle is enough to replace the war horse!"

For practitioners, the biggest role of war horses is to travel. It is unrealistic to charge into battle because of spells.

Therefore, if it is only for transportation, bicycles are obviously much, much better than war horses. At least, fodder can be saved! Moreover, a bicycle only costs one tael of silver, while a barely qualified war horse costs more than a dozen taels of silver.

Seeing the teenagers rushing out of sight happily, many of them narrowed their eyes, seeing the military value in it.