Rafa hadn't been to her territory since he had been lectured by Felicille, and every morning after listening to a briefing from Sipheus, he would take Audair to stop between the various factories and mines, and from the moment he went out, he would not return until dark.

This was done on the one hand to better understand the production situation of Icefield City, and on the other hand, it was also to make it impossible for Philisille to find himself.

After a few days of observation, Rafa found that the cement plant was making the fastest progress.

Once inside the steaming shed, piles of different colors fill most of the space, and in the far corner, sacks of cement are neatly stacked.

Looking at the "stoves" with huge chimneys, some workers are feeding black coals into the fire to make the fire burn stronger, while others have cooled down and people are shoveling the gray-white powder into bags.

Rafa was overjoyed to see the steady flow of cement and ordered everyone in the cement factory to reward two silver coins on the spot.

This action immediately caused a burst of cheers from the workers, who worked even harder, although they did not know the use of making these powder-like things, but they only needed to have enough food and enough wages.

Then he went to the newly formed "construction team".

Most of this centaur is composed of local residents, the reason is that when Rafa came to Icefield City, he found that the houses of these residents were very good-looking, originally he thought that this was built when Icefield City was built, but when he looked at the newness of the house, it was obviously not an old house that had been weathered for a long time, and when he inquired, he found out that they had built it themselves, so he decided to give them the task of building houses in the future.

"Kaido, is it going well?"

Walking to the construction site that was in full swing, a stout figure with his back to him was looking down at a drawing.

Kaido, the leader of the construction team promoted by Rafa, was obviously startled when he saw Rafa coming again, "Ah, Your Highness, you are here. ”

"How? Is it difficult to build the drawings I made?" In fact, when he saw a house in the distance, he already knew the result.

"Your Highness, if it had been in the past, it would have been difficult to build such a two-and-a-half-story building, but thanks to the incredible cement that can set quickly, I can guarantee that we can complete the prototype of a house in half a month!"

After all, interest is motivation.

"Is it really that fast?" said Rafa, with a look of surprise.

"Since Your Highness, you have instructed the foundation to be filled with strong steel bars and a large amount of cement, so we have drawn half of our manpower to dig up the foundation in advance and pour cement, so the progress should not be too slow. As he spoke, Kaido pointed to the excavated foundation in the distance, and the steel bars standing upright.

"Very well! The next time the caravan brings people back, I'll assign them all to you. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. ”

Rafa then walked to the pavilion, where the second floor had already been built, and took a closer look at the house that Kaido had promised to be built in half a month.

I thought that it would be shoddy in half a month, but the actual situation is that every detail is meticulous, and they are willing to use materials, and even the slightly unreasonable places on the drawings, they have made perfect modifications, in short, Kaido seems to have the talent of an architect.

After finally telling Kaido not to worry, he went to the mine again.

Before he reached the entrance of the cave, the strange roar of the steam engine was heard, followed by the strange sound of the iron frame scraping against the ground, and the mere sound of the sound could predict the crumbling tunnel.

Now the mine lacks three things, a steam engine, explosives, and steel rails.

It's a pity that these three things, except for the gunpowder factory that is being planned, the other two things are missing the witch, and none of them can be completed by himself.

He had complained many times in his heart, but to no avail, and the silly girl who was obsessed with guns didn't seem to intend to "pity" him.

As soon as I thought of this, the joy that I had just brought from the cement factory and the construction site was washed away in an instant.

"There is only one machine in the two mines, how can this be played?"

Glancing at the two mines on the two Aujin Mountains from a distance, he suddenly didn't want to go over, because the iron mine workers who didn't have a steam engine had complained to him many times, and wanted a steam engine to improve efficiency, and he agreed every time, but now he didn't reply for a long time, and he didn't have the face to see them.

Eventually, Rafa led Audair to the slope of a hill with a withered yellow meadow, and began to look down on the entire Icefield City.

"Audrey, I remember you still owe me a song. Staring at Icefield City for a long time, he suddenly said.

"Uhh......h

"Forget it, next time. ”

“...... Be. There was a moment of silence before Audrey replied silently.

Rafa lay on the cold hillside until night fell and the wind suddenly rose, and he slowly returned to Icefield City.

He had been repeating such monotonous days for several days, leaving early and returning late every day, leaving all the affairs to Seapheus, and he himself was much more relaxed.

Since Audrey had informed the servants of the City Lord's Mansion in advance of the time of Rafa's return, dinner had just begun when Rafa returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

When he walked into the dining room, the beautiful figure of the somewhat rare guest was already sitting in the main seat.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Felihill, who was closing her eyes and recuperating as if she had been waiting for a long time, slowly opened her eyes.

Without squinting, Rafa walked straight to the other seat beside her and sat down, without saying a word, just picked up his homemade chopsticks and began to eat, while Felihill remained motionless, the only sound in the room was the sound of him chewing and swallowing.

Feeling that the atmosphere between the two was wrong, except for Audrey, the maids all retreated with each other.

Looking at Rafa, who was gobbling up, Felihill spoke first, "Looks like we need to have a good talk." ”

"Miss Felihill, can you wait until I'm done eating? Rafa didn't look at her, but just swept away the food in front of her.

Felihill was surprisingly calm, "Good. ”

Although there was an awkward silence in the room, she watched with interest as Rafa swept away the food in front of her, as if she didn't care about his rude words.

Faced with Felihill's strange gaze, Rafa deliberately slowed down the pace of eating.

This meal was probably the longest he had ever eaten, and he ate silently for more than an hour, and Felihill didn't say a word the whole time.

Drinking all the juice on the side, Rafa let out a sigh, leaned back on the soft chair, and wiped his mouth with a square towel, "Say something quickly, I'm going to rest." ”

"I need detailed drawings of the 'shells'. ”

"Sorry, I don't have anything like that. ”

Felihill frowned slightly, "Rafa, you don't seem to have figured out the situation yet. ”

"Lady Fili, I remember our agreement that we had no right to interfere with what the other party did, and I was under no obligation to do anything for you. Rafa remembers that Filischer had said that to him the other day.

"I apologize for my reckless words earlier. Felihill didn't hesitate to bow her head at him.

"Fili, you—" he suddenly felt that Felicille's state was very different from usual, "what the hell is wrong with you, why do you have to be so obsessed with weapons?"

There was silence for a moment, and there was a hint of exhaustion in her eyes, "Maybe...... It's that I'm too anxious, I want Icefield City to have power as soon as possible, to have the strength to protect more witches, but it seems that everything is not simple......"

Rafa didn't know what the reason for the change in her attitude before and after, and the words that she wanted to mock were swallowed when they reached her mouth.

"I know that there are many women who are being persecuted by the Empire, and I sympathize with them, but if we only care about making guns and nothing else, we are not strong at all, and all prosperity may only be a temporary appearance, and we need more foundation to support us to go further. He had been holding these words in his stomach for a long time, and now he finally said them, but he didn't know if Felihill would understand them, or if he did, he would still be obsessed.

"I see what you mean...... Well, I'll admit that I'm in too much of a hurry, and it seems like something really can't be done without you. Felihill frowned as if in a tangle, and finally unfolded as if she had made up her mind.

"Fili, I promise you, as long as you are willing to follow my plan, it won't be long before I openly recruit witches!" Rafa turned to her excitedly.

"Really?"

"Really. ”

"Well, I believe you. Perhaps too tired, Felihill miraculously agreed.

Rafa didn't expect that the problem that bothered him would be easily solved after a short "cold war" between the two, and he couldn't react for a while.

"Come over tomorrow and arrange what you want to do. With a few words, Felihill got up and left.

"Thank you, Fili. ”

Although Rafa is very dependent on the power of the witches, compared to the witches, Felihill's credit is also indispensable, and it can even be said that it is Feliciel who shows his big ideas in detail, without her, maybe Rafa needs to spend more time on his own.

And when Rafa lamented that Felicille was a great help to him, why didn't Feliciel think so?

Maybe the two didn't care much about each other when they got engaged, but now, neither of the two can be missing either.

Their whimsical ideas and similar goals would change the future of the continent forever.