<h4>Volume 3 Chapter 24 Frestech Cycling Race</h4>


    At thest press conference, CEO Kennard had represented Xu Yi in announcing in fervent words that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce would be entering a high speed expansion phase.


    However, in everyone’s eyes, this chairman Xu in this month really was…..ignoring his job.


    In the beginning when Xu Yi announced in the ?Banta Times? that he would be releasing three theoretical magic machine books and announcing that he would be opening a Frestech Academy, making people stunned.


    It had been a long time since Xu Yi said he would be opening a school, but after everyone learned the curriculum, they were all confused.


    It was fine for him to set up a magic school, but why was therenguage, math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, and history…...Why were there all these different curriculums?


    To many people, the useful things were astronomy and geography, but as for whatnguage and math…..Teaching people how to be literate and learning simply math, wasn’t this something that should be taught when kids were young?


    As for the response that Xu Yi gave in the ?Banta Times?, he said that teachingnguage wasn’t anything special, but math, physics, chemistry, and the other topics were all rted knowledge for the foundation of magic machines, they were all things that could greatly promote the magic machine industry.


    ording to this exnation, the school could be considered rted a bit to his work.


    But as for the following matter, people couldn’t rte it to Xu Yi’s work at all.


    After a month of preparation, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s Frestech Cycling Race was being held on a crisp fall day in the middle of October.


    After being promoted by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce in all the major newspapers and in posters all over Banta City, not only did people of Banta Citye, even people of the other cities knew about this race.


    They knew from the advertisements that this cycling race was apetition held by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. The contents of thepetition were very simple, it was topete in who rode bicycles faster.


    ording to the rules of thepetition, thepetitors started in Banta City and rode to the end point of the Falling Rain Valley, going in a line of over sixty kilometers.


    Because this was the firstpetition, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce stated that this was just the beginning and didn’t offer prizes that were too rich. But the first cepetitor would still earn a full set of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s Frestech Brand household magic machines.


    Calcting this, this set of household magic machines had a value of over two hundred gold coins, so it wasn’t little.


    Other than first ce, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had second ce prizes for tenpetitors. They could receive a set of Frestech Brand kitchen household magic machines, which had a value of close to a hundred gold coins.


    After that, there were fifty third ce prices. They could receive a Frestech Brand Variable Temperature Magic Air Conditioner, with a value of thirty gold coins.


    With so many enticing prizes, it drew many people to participate. There were many people who hadn’t bought a bicycle before who had bought one to practice all month, nning to use this training to receive a prize.


    When it came to the day of thepetition, there were a terrifying ten thousand people who had participated.


    Because this surpassed their expectations, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce announced these ten thousand people would be divided into five groups. Then they would have their rank determined based on their time of start and their arrival time at the goal.


    Because it was like this, thepetition that they expected to be held in the morning was extended to all day.


    But the over ten thousand people participating didn’tin at all.


    After all, in the opinion of most people, participating in a cycling race was already a novel experience. The prizes were just an additional part, it was good if they got them and there was no problem if they didn’t.


    Moreover, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had given everyone a pleasant surprise. Before thepetition began, Xu Yi actually rode in with Still and Great Magician Cami who hadn’t been seen in a long time to line up at the starting line. They were actually nning to set off with the first batch of contestants!


    Seeing the honest gazes around him, Xu Yi teased Still beside him, “Hey, don’t you think that these fellows have suddenly be more excited after seeing the three of us?”


    Still rolled her eyes, “Anyway, it’s not you.” She took her hands off her handles after saying this and raised both hands to wave at the crowd, instantly drawing out loud cheers. Then she revealed a proud smile to Xu Yi, “How about it?”


    Xu Yi couldn’t help smiling, as he thought that Still still acted naughty in front of him, it was the same even after getting married.


    “Let’spare then.” Seeing Still’s actions, Xu Yi became more childish. He raised his hands like Still and exhibited a stance that he considered very handsome as he waved to the people around him.


    The crowd was filled with a cheer again, but this time there were the voices of females that covered up the male voices.


    Still gave a soft snort, “Chairman Xu, I never thought that you were so weed by girls.”


    Xu Yiughed, “I’m unworthy of this praise.”


    The two looked at each other before breaking out inughter. Then they looked at Great Magician Cami on the side.


    Great Magician Cami red at them, “What are you looking at me for? Could it be that you want me to be aspetitive as you kids?”


    The twoughed before looking at each other. They suddenly came off and came to Great Magician Cami’s side, as they both grabbed a hand and raised them at the same time.


    Seeing the appearance of the three, the surrounding people erupted in an ear shattering cheer. It was clearly much louderpared to before and it was filled with excited shouting.


    “See, grandfather, you have a very high position in the minds of Banta City’s people. So you shoulde out more and let everyone see you, they will feel much more assured.” Xu Yi said with a smile.


    “Right, grandfather, you shoulde out more when you have nothing to do. It isn’t good to stay in theb all day.” Still also said.


    Great Magician Cami looked at the two of them before revealing a happy smile. He shook his head and said, “Alright, I know you’re worried about my body, but there’s nothing to worry about. Let me tell you, I’ve already reached the threshold and perhaps not long from now, I’ll be a Fifth Grade Great Magician. I want to try hard to be a Arch Magus and live a few more years.”


    Xu Yi and Still were stunned at the same time.


    “Wa! Grandfather, you’re about to be a Fifth Grade Great Magician? This fast?” Still called out with a face covered in pleasant surprise.


    Great Magician Cami revealed a faint smile, “I don’t know why, but after I started researching magic machines, I’ve found that my magic level has grown fasterpared to before.” He looked at Xu Yi after saying this, “Hey, kid, even an old man like me is about to break through, you shouldn’t loaf around. Otherwise if you can’t even be a Great Magician before I be an Arch Magus, that wouldn’t be right.”


    Xu Yi nodded with a bitter smile, “I will work hard.”


    Still took Xu Yi’s hand with a smile, “Grandfather, be assured, I will definitely urge him to be a Great Magician. When our family has two Great Magicians, mom and dad will definitely die of happiness.”


    Great Magician Camiughed before he waved his hand and said, “Alright, let’s talk about thister, we’ll participate in this bicycle race today. Speaking of this, this kid Xu Yi, you really have all kinds of ideas. You’re actually holding apetition to sell bicycles.”


    “This isn’t just for promotion, this kind ofpetition also promotes being healthy, right?” Xu Yi said in an aggrieved voice.


    “Un, I agree with this. So you two don’t need to care about me today, I will ride the sixty kilometers myself!” Great Magician Cami heroically waved his hand, not giving Xu Yi and Still a chance to say anything.


    The two could only nod in agreement.


    It was a good thing that although Great Magician Cami was close to seventy, because of his physique as a Great Magician, his body wasn’t weak. As long as he didn’t think about thepetition, it wasn’t hard for him to slowly ride these sixty kilometers.


    The three chatted for a bit and the host specially invited brought the atmosphere of thepetition to a climax. The time for thepetition came and the host loudly announced the beginning of thepetition. After an explosion, with Xu Yi, Still, and Great Magician Cami in lead, the first batch of two thousandpetitors raced forward.


    Seeing that Great Magician Cami was taking the lead, Xu Yi and Still smiled at each other before slowing down together.


    The otherpetitors passed the two of them and there were people who greeted them from time to time before charging forward with a roar.


    After a while, the two of them had fallen to the back of the pack. All around them werepetitors who were focusing on thepetition.


    In this kind of nice fall weather, bathing in the warm fall sun and riding along the streets, it was quite an enjoyable time.


    The two of them didn’t have any idea of going fast, as they slowly went along while chatting, feeling quite rxed.


    Xu Yi looked at the shining ears of wheat in the farnd around them and he suddenly said with augh, “Speaking of this, I really have to thank these wheat for this race being held.”


    “Because Count Stagg wanted a smooth harvest, he had topromise with you and ept your conditions?” Still said with a faint smile.


    “Right, our dear Lord City Lord will ept any condition to obtain a good result in this fall harvest. Not mentioning agreeing to hold this bicycle race that doesn’t have much influence, he would even ept reopening the Sandton industrial district if I asked for it.”


    “But I don’t feel he receives much benefit from this.” Still doubtfully pointed at the wheat on the sides of the road, “Inst year’s fall harvest, Banta City’s wheat fields were as full as now and Count Sean said that there wasn’t much room to increase the harvest yield in Banta City. Even if Count Stagg thinks of solutions, I feel that it isn’t likely to increase the fall harvest by too much?”


    Xu Yiughed, “Rx, our dear Lord City Lord isn’t a fool, he definitely has his ways.”


    “Really?” Still looked at Xu Yi before looking at the golden wheat besides the roads, still looking confused.