It was snowing outside the Magic Tower, and the floor of the Magic Tower where the New Year banquet venue was located had a huge crystal wall surrounding it.

The participants standing here toast and drink can see the scenery outside the tower through the crystal wall. Even though it was dark at this time, the surrounding buildings were lit by magic circles - this kind of "night view lighting" was specially arranged by Roddy to do it, and the cost was not much, but the effect created was quite amazing for people who had never seen it before.

Hollier City is not quite prosperous compared to the Imperial City or other southern cities. However, when you look at this evening, the city's architectural outline is clearly visible, and the repeated overlapping lines are dense, which is particularly spectacular from a high place. Many dragon tribes praised it... Of course, they just think it is novel.

Roddy held the wine glass and found Sally standing in front of the largest crystal wall. She was dressed in a grand dress and a crown. The decorated gems were dazzling, and her slightly pale face was a little cold. When she looked from the side, Roddy was also a little dazed - the girl who was riding on the horse back then was now standing at the top of the kingdom.

"Does it feel okay?"

He walked to the side and asked in a low voice. He said this almost every time he met, but Sally was not tired of it. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised: "I just regret not being able to drink, but the juice tasted good."

In order to ensure her health is safe, Roddy did not dare to take the risk of letting Sally touch alcoholic beverages. He looked at the dragon tribes who were talking to each other, and Roddy whispered: "It's almost time. Let's say a few words later, don't force it."

"Don't worry."

Sally shook his hand, and Roddy felt that his finger was a little cold. He was worried, but he dared not show it on his face. Turning his head, he gestured to the podium in the center of the venue. Soon, the newspaper reporter and cameraman who had been prepared had carefully come to one side, and at the same time, the amplification array of the central podium was also activated.

The lords and elders of the Dragon Clan knew that this was going to give New Year's speeches, and they all came forward with great face. The members of the Karen Kingdom Cabinet and ministers also stood there. In addition, Soderol and a series of military representatives stood on the other side, with his upright military posture full of the aura of young people.

Sally had seen many big scenes, and he was calmly walking towards the podium. Roddy followed her, and everyone in front of him, including the dragon clan, consciously gave up a path. The photographer in charge of the newspaper captured this moment and desperately recorded the scene in front of him...

Sally, who held her head up and walked up to the podium, looked at the outstanding existences in front of her, took a deep breath without taking any manuscripts, and her breath began her "New Year's Speech" smoothly.

In fact, Charles II has also done this kind of speech in the past, but his New Year's dinner was invited to attend the kingdom nobles, and the purpose was to consolidate their power and attack those unobedient nobles.

Even though Sally's speech was also polite, it contained many words and sentences worth pondering. For example, she mentioned that "The Kingdom of Karen is still facing considerable challenges", "We should set new goals", etc. - even if she did not specify what it was, the elders of the Dragon Clan all heard the implication.

Sally said little, and bowed in five minutes to say that the speech was over. Such a brief and concise speech was unexpected to many people: after all, this was the first New Year after the reunification of the Kingdom of Karen. Several nobles in the cabinet thought that the dinner party was revived until midnight, and they never thought that the "highlight" would end so soon. Their eyes turned to Roddy... Could it be that the important speeches must be spoken by this prime minister?

Roddy helped Sally down and stepped forward, then said relaxedly: "Then I will trouble you all the lords and elders next - let's take a few pictures together..."

Lord Victor was the first to walk to the side, and the other lords did not hesitate. Now the cooperation between the dragon clan and humans is necessary. It can even be said that Roddy made the forces of the Kingdom of Karen by his own strength in the cooperation. Therefore, no one would take the initiative at this time. Everyone stood by the seniority and the young newspaper members kept shooting.

After working hard for more than ten minutes, Roddy waved his hand: "Thank you for your cooperation, please enjoy tonight - Happy New Year!"

The cheerful repertoire played by the band in the room. Soderol was patted by Roddy on the shoulder, and he had no choice but to pull Nora, who was also dressed up, and walked into the venue. The two had already rehearsed, but at this moment, they danced naturally with their expressions. With him, the nobles and even the young dragon clans around them also learned something. But for the dragon clans at the first level of the lord and elders, they all walked towards the location where Roddy was.

"What are the difficulties the Prime Minister has been doing recently? If he can help, the Frost Dragon Clan will not refuse."

Earlier, Victor regarded Roddy as a junior, and his words were casually tight. However, after Kardashian gave a lecture as an honorary elder, anyone knew who provided this systematic knowledge. Therefore, the elders who came over talked with Roddy in a peer tone.

The Black Dragon Lord Pukasto was even more enthusiastic: "I think the smelting level of the Karen Kingdom has improved rapidly now. Can copper or iron ore and silver ore keep up with the supply? Do I need my help to find several large mines?"

This is not a casual statement. If you want to develop industrially, the current mineral deposit level in the Kingdom of Karen is far from enough. Especially for railway construction and military smelting, the demand for ore is increasing day by day. Pukasto's words seem casual, but in fact they are just the key.

Roddy smiled with a wine glass and said, "This is indeed necessary. The northern region has abundant mineral resources. At that time, I will send a junior to give me some advice. I can also plan the railway route."

When Roddy really agreed, Pucasto laughed and obviously was in a good mood. No one submitted a quotation at this time, because they all knew very well that Roddy had never had the problem of "being greedy for small gains". As long as his allies were strong, his reward would be absolutely generous.

Seeing that Pukasto had the lead, Victor was calm and turned the topic: "If the energy in several cities is not enough, I can also provide a lot of alternatives such as 'Essence of Water'."

Roddy did not refuse and agreed with a smile. He turned his head to see the green dragon. The red dragon and the crystal dragon lord were about to talk, but he said, "Actually, I have something to discuss with several lords--"

Seeing that they all looked over, Roddy didn't keep it a secret: "I want to promote banknotes to replace the currency of the gold standard. However, the durability and anti-counterfeiting of banknotes have never been ideal, because this matters is important. I want to work with the five major dragon clans to develop reliable and durable anti-counterfeiting currency, and also control costs. I wonder what you think?"

Hearing this, the lords agreed without hesitation - in their opinion, the concept of "paper currency" is nothing more than a substitute for currency. Even the scheming crystal dragon Crups thought about it, but he could not see why Roddy struggled to do such a thing.

This is actually limited by vision: even though the dragon clan has lived for a long time, he has never seen humans or other races do anything like that. Their own ethnic group is also rare and does not even use much gold coins, and their understanding of "economics" is even more superficial.

Only Kardashian, who is standing a little further, can deeply understand the role of "paper currency" on the Kingdom of Karen.
Chapter completed!