Such things can be considered in one's mind, but to act on them would be to openly break ties.
Actually, Ouyang Yu was quite grateful to Liu Kai Xuan now.
If it weren't for Liu Kai Xuan's trust in her, with Ouyang Yu's abilities, she would have forever remained by Ouyang Xue's side as a subordinate.
Now, Ouyang Yu was undoubtedly a prominent figure in Kai Xuan City.
Even royalty and nobles from surrounding countries treated her with courtesy.
Without a doubt, all of this was given to her by Liu Kai Xuan.
Someone who knows how to be grateful would certainly not act recklessly at this moment.
Ouyang Yu's true desire now was to temporarily reside in the City Lord's mansion and experience the joy of being a City Lord.
However, Liu Kai Xuan had other plans in mind.
The position of City Lord was no trifling matter. Although Ouyang Yu was quite capable in handling affairs now, in many situations, her prestige would not be enough to uphold the facade of Kai Xuan City.
The Kai Xuan City Lord's Mansion was the highest organ of power in the entire Kai Xuan City.
Only the City Lord could reside here, a place of great symbolic significance.
Alternatively, if Ouyang Yu wished to reside in the City Lord's Mansion with Liu Kai Xuan, Liu Kai Xuan would also have to consider Chen Qing Long's feelings.
...
This time, Liu Kai Xuan personally came to Kai Xuan City because Kai Xuan City had a very important major event!
Kai Xuan City was to host a grand exhibition fair in a week's time.
This exhibition fair was of immense scale, and not only would Liu Kai Xuan personally attend, but he had also invited various surrounding powers to participate.
Furthermore, the exhibition fair would be open around the clock, accessible not only to royalty and nobles but also to ordinary citizens.
Liu Kai Xuan's early arrival was to write letters of invitation in his own name to the several influential figures from the surrounding regions.
The individuals Liu Kai Xuan would personally invite were naturally those of royal and presidential caliber.
The invitation letters, and so on, had already been prepared by Ouyang Yu.
All that was required was for Liu Kai Xuan to personally sign below the invitation letters before they were mailed out.
Time was pressing, and Liu Kai Xuan signed all the invitation letters that very evening.
On the same evening, all the invitation letters were uniformly sent out.
The scope of this exhibition fair was remarkably broad.
The core exhibits were military equipment produced by the arsenal.
In addition, Liu Kai Xuan had also brought over a batch of cars from domestic automobile factories for display and sale.
There were also many advanced mining equipment and specialized equipment for oil and gas fields.
For Liu Kai Xuan, the more attendees at the exhibition fair, the better.
How much was sold was secondary; the crucial aspect was to leverage this exhibition fair to rapidly enhance Kai Xuan City's influence.
It was akin to advertising and promoting his products.
In modern society, to expand and strengthen a business, robust advertising and information channels are essential.
And most importantly, Liu Kai Xuan also hoped to quickly open up the market for his cars in the Gulf region.
For the automobile industry to develop rapidly, it must open up its profit chains.
Products must be sold to generate sufficient profit.
Then, with the earned money, the research and development industry would be subsidized, pursuing technological breakthroughs.
Only when this entire cycle of tasks is completed would his automobile industry truly develop.
If an industry cannot be profitable on its own and relies solely on external funding for maintenance, it cannot be sustained in the long run.
The next morning, at the Royal Palace of the Kaiya Kingdom.
Kai Ya Dun frowned as he looked at the invitation letter in his hand.
Tie Ma Sha said with a fawning expression, "Your Majesty is truly prescient!"
"Liu Kai Xuan can no longer hold back and has finally extended an olive branch to you!"
"We don't need to pay any attention to that madman Liu Kai Xuan at all now!"
"We are not lacking in his weapons and equipment; in fact, we already have production lines!"
Kai Ya Dun replied, "That won't do. Although we have production lines, we haven't truly engaged in research and development!"
"Intelligence reports from imperial intelligence personnel indicate that Liu Kai Xuan has developed quite a few new innovations over the past year!"
"Compared to his latest products, our equipment is already outdated!"
Tie Ma Sha asked in confusion, "So what?"
"Our drones can still dominate the Gulf region!"
"While Liu Kai Xuan's military capabilities are strong, it has now been confirmed that he harbors no ambition for expansion!"
"He only wants to do business and make money. If he openly opposes our royal family, it will severely damage his image as a merchant!"
"What do you understand?"
Kai Ya Dun said irritably, "The reason Liu Kai Xuan is making such a grand exhibition fair this time is to sell military supplies and make money!"
"With such a large scale, it's certainly not just us he's inviting; other powers must have received invitation letters too!"
"Even if we don't go, others certainly will!"
"And those brand-new military equipment will definitely be purchased by someone!"
"For us to sit at home and do nothing is pure self-deception!"
Tie Ma Sha asked in return, "Then does Your Majesty intend to go in person?"
"Hmph!"
Kai Ya Dun said grumpily, "Our relationship with Liu Kai Xuan has completely broken down now!"
"I will certainly not go in person, but I can send someone to represent me!"
"If we find anything good, we'll just buy it!"
"In any case, our weaponry must always remain at the forefront, and we absolutely cannot let others surpass us."
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise!"
Seeing Kai Ya Dun's firm stance, Tie Ma Sha immediately began to flatter him again.
...
Thunder Empire.
Leighton, at this moment, also held an invitation letter personally signed by Liu Kai Xuan.
Standing beside him was a portly aide named Huo Ka, Leighton's trusted confidant.
Leighton glanced at Huo Ka and asked, "Huo Ka, do you think it's necessary for me to go in person?"
Huo Ka, without even thinking, decisively said, "I believe Your Majesty should make the trip in person!"
"Oh?" Leighton nodded and replied, "Explain your viewpoint!"
Huo Ka continued, "Your Majesty should have paid attention to the war that broke out in the Kaiya Kingdom a while ago."
"The forces of the noble coalition were significantly superior to the imperial army, yet they were utterly defeated!"
"According to the intelligence I have, the reason the imperial army controlled by the Kaiya royal family was able to achieve final victory was..."