When the root cause of the illness was solved, the small town of Huibit ushered in a relaxed atmosphere for the first time in many days.

The townspeople came early to the cemetery of the poor on the hill next to the town to prepare for the funeral of the heroes of the town of Whitbit, and Becker, the plumber, was already lying in a coffin made of solid wood, and the coffin planks slowly closed and began to sink into the ground in the mourning of their children's relatives.

The solid wood coffin was of course financed by Bill to Becker, who didn't care about the dead, even if Becker once thought of himself as an evil witch.

After the funeral was hurried, the residents sent Bill away with great gratitude, because Bill had promised to help the small town of Whippet, which was in the doldrums, and he lived on the hill next to the town, and the residents could find him at any time.

Driving back to the villa, he had to wait for a reply from the government about applying for a company and monopoly power, and during this time he could do other things, such as taking Lao Wei on a tour of the large machinery factories around Brittus to see what he needed to buy.

Starting a factory is not as simple as it is said, in addition to being well-funded, it also requires excellent organizational skills and market acumen, as well as excellent diplomatic skills and government connections.

These are not abilities that can be easily possessed, and even Bill, who has a vision ahead of his time, does not dare to say that he can guarantee foolproof in the mall.

And the most important of these capabilities is the government network.

Of course, as long as you can successfully pass the bridge between the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences and the government, everything will be easier.

The carriage slowly drove into the deserted courtyard, and in front of the villa, Bill saw a familiar face.

"Mr. Cliff, you're finally back!"

Professor Bedoli and an old man Bill had never seen were waiting in the doorway, their steam cart parked outside the courtyard of the villa, their eyes changing from serious to cautious when they saw Bill.

"Professor Bedoli, it's a pleasure to meet you, this is ......"

"I am the Director of the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences, and it is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Williams Cliff. ”

The dean took off his black top hat, nodded very politely to Bill, and held out his right hand.

“......”

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Dean. ”

Bill held out his gloved hand, shook it symbolically, and then turned and pulled out the key to open the door, inviting the Dean and Professor Bedoli into the villa.

He didn't expect the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences to come to a conclusion so early and send the dean to come in person.

There are probably two reasons for this, either the Norman government directly vetoed Bill's request, or the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences did not report the matter to the government at all.

After all, the survival of the new government is a major matter, and those politicians will definitely not make a hasty decision.

They sat down on the couch, and Bill didn't rush to ask them about the results of their discussion, but turned around and went to the underground cellar to take out a bottle of dry white wine to serve to the guests.

The aroma of the wine was overflowing, the mellow wine was poured into three crystal goblets, and the peculiar fruit taste of dry white was refreshing, and Bill was fascinated by the smell, but the dean and Professor Bedley did not dare to be as greedy as Bill.

They have important things to do.

"Mr. Cliff, the Dean has come here to talk to you about the last time we discussed. ”

Professor Bedoli was embarrassed and had to be the first to speak.

Last time, he didn't engage in buying information from Bill, and he lost 30,000 gold pounds in bills, which made him severely criticized by the dean.

Even worse was Dr. Brigg, who was talkative in front of Bill, and after Professor Bedley told the Dean all the details of his communication with Bill, the Dean was so angry that he almost fired Dr. Brigg.

The second meeting with Bill, they naturally didn't take Dr. Bragg with them again, but told him to go home and reflect.

Bill picked up his wine glass, scraped his high-end wool suit jacket on the hanger, and wore a white shirt and vest, although there were a few stains and tatters, but Bill did not feel embarrassed by the clothing problem.

I don't know when he began to exude a temperament that is somewhat similar to cynicism, and he doesn't care about what others see him, nor does he be changed by other people's words.

So what is your reply. ”

After making the Dean and Professor Bedoli wait for so long, Bill opened his mouth and asked bluntly, he already had a reliable guess in his mind, and only confirmation remained.

The Dean looked very calm, calmly and deliberately in his mind, and after seeing with his own eyes what Professor Beddory called an arrogant and cunning imp, he reaffirmed his thoughts.

This is also the best answer given by all the high-level leaders of the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences after a whole day and a night.

"Dear Mr. Cliff, from what Bedoli has described me, I think you have guessed what the great predicament facing the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences is at present. ”

The Dean spoke slowly, his voice as old as Professor Beddory's, but at the same time more majestic and poised, speaking slowly at the most comfortable pace.

"I can guess a little bit, but the reason why Norman's largest scientific research institution is so anxious is that the funders behind it can't wait to get the results. ”

"Now that countries are changing, and Norman's superiority is quickly catching up with its neighbors, the new government must be apprehensive about the economy and the military, and they need more technology to maintain their international leadership. ”

Bill leaned back on the couch with his arms outstretched, his three fingers pinching under the goblet, and his voice whispered a guess.

There is nothing to worry about in speculating, and even if there is a deviation in speculation, it is impossible to have nothing to do with government pressure, since it is necessary to negotiate business with the government, and the research institute is a middleman, then there is no need to pretend to be mysterious in some matters.

"Yes, you guessed right, Mr. Cliff, the new government has long been dissatisfied with the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences.

"Before the fall of the Norman aristocracy, they were so generous as if they did not ask for anything in return, and when these capitalists took the government into their own hands, they had to recoup their investment in the institute with interest. ”

With a straight look, the dean calmly said the situation of the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences, and he did not feel ashamed, to be able to sit in the position of the director of the academy, not only to have a forward-looking vision, but also to know how to deal with all kinds of people.

The dean's psychological quality is stronger than that of Professor Beddo.

"Then dear Mr. Dean, I think you should not have come to me today to complain about the hypocrisy of the government, after all, we have only met for the first time. ”

"Of course, Mr. Cliff, but I would like to explain it to you. ”

Facing the irreverent Williams Cliff, the Dean looked at Professor Beddory, and after receiving his support, he slowly continued in his old and calm voice.

"To put it simply, the new government's dissatisfaction with the institute has been going on for a long time, and it's not just a coal core. ”

"If the way to safely mine coal is not found by the Institute, but is purchased from someone else, then the Institute will completely lose the trust of the government, regardless of the final outcome of the negotiations. ”

"The government will also have a reason to ban the existing research institutes and set up science and technology institutes that are completely in their hands, and monopolize the technology of the whole country. ”

After telling the situation that the institute wanted to see the most, the dean raised his glass and took a sip, because what he was going to say next was a hundred times more difficult than saying the dilemma of the institute in front of outsiders.

"So...... I implore Mr. Cliff to understand the Institute's difficulties, and we cannot help you negotiate with the government about how the benefits of coal mining should be distributed. ”

"I think I would like to invite you only on behalf of the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences, if you wish!"

The Dean and Professor Bedoli stood up at the same time, extended their friendly palms to Bill again, leaned forward slightly, and invited Bill with the most faithful attitude.

"As long as you bring your technology and intelligence to become one of us, the Academy of Sciences will also use the greatest possible protection for your interests, and will definitely not let the government monopolize the benefits!"

The dean added that he had never intended for Bill to help gratuitously, and that those words for the country and the people were meaningless in today's conversation other than to show insincerity.

Bill was surprised, he guessed that the institute did not report his request to the government department, but thought that the institute would have to deal with him today, how could he not expect them to do this?

Things seem to be getting more and more interesting?

"Heh, hehe......"

"Hahahaha!"

Bill suddenly covered his face and laughed, and the crystal goblet was thrown aside by him with a bang, and he felt his stomach hurt from laughter.

"It turns out, it turns out that you are completely different from what I imagined, you are much more interesting than I imagined, I like organizations that are not puppets of the government!"

"And you actually invited, me, to join the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences, you have a lot of ideas!"

"Hahahahaha......ha It's hilarious, it's hilarious!"

The Dean's hand was still awkwardly resting in front of Bill, but he was still waiting.

Although Professor Badley had heard from Professor Bloff that Mr. Cliff's mental state seemed to be problematic, the Dean was willing to believe that those who seemed insane were true geniuses.

The institute needs mad scientists, not stupid scientists.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey......"

"Dear Mr. Dean, I will only ask you once, and I will give you one last chance to think clearly. ”

"Are you sure to invite me, a strange guy of unknown origin, to join you, to join that research institute that seems to be very serious?"

"I'm not a normal person~"

Bill was still half-lying on the couch, with a flirtatious smile on his face, but Mr. Dean was unmoved.

He clearly didn't understand what Bill was trying to convey at that last point, and if he could have thought it a little closer, he might have found more valuable details.

After all, in the short ten minutes that the dean came into contact with Bill, he did see that Mr. Cliff was really 'not a normal person', so he didn't think about anything else.

Moreover, the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences is completely ignorant of the mysterious world and the able-bodied.

Although the institute is an outstanding scientific research institution in the world, it has only been established for more than 20 years and does not have much profound foundation.

"Dear Mr. Cliff, I would like to invite you to join our team. ”

"You can leave the Sivar mine without anyone being discovered, and you can get a way to safely mine coal cores, I believe you are not a normal person, but you must be a genius that is rare in a hundred years!"

Firmly holding out his right hand, which had taken off his gloves, toward Bill, the Dean cherished the talented man more than he looked.

What a scientific researcher of his age and status should do is not to compete with young scientists for fame and fortune, but to discover new talents and provide a steady stream of fresh blood for the Norman academic community.

Bill looked at the dean strangely, and unconsciously laughed from the bottom of his heart, for some reason, he actually felt that this dean was a little pleasing to the eye!

Since Mr. Dean wouldn't prevent the Institute from contacting the Able-Powered or the Wizard, it didn't seem like he had any reason to refuse the man's invitation, right?

Taking the black gloves out of his arms again, Bill put them on with a little trembling, he was in a good mood, it was better to kill someone again to celebrate!

He slapped the dean's palm lazily through his gloves and giggled again.

"I'll be sorry for you from now on, Lord Dean!"

The Dean didn't care about his strange habits, and Mr. Cliff said that he wasn't a normal person anyway, and it would be insincere to question him.

However, when Bill said he was willing to join the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences, the dean was secretly relieved.

"Welcome to join, Cliff ......"

"Wait, Dear Mr. Dean, I haven't said that I want to join, but I just agreed to your proposal, if you want me to officially join the Institute, you must provide me with sufficient benefits protection. ”

Throwing away his gloves, Bill crossed his arms and motioned for Mr. Dean to sit back on the couch.

Even with the passion, joy and restlessness in his heart, Bill will not be carried away by happiness, he has suffered in such situations a long time ago, which makes him increase his vigilance ten thousand times every time he trades with others.

"Mr. Cliff, where do you feel you still have questions?"

The Dean and Professor Bedoli sat back on the couch with the most concerned kindness on their faces.

"That's not a doubt, Mr. Dean, and as much as I like your attitude, a bad check is not a good thing to spend. ”

"Judging from the current situation facing the Institute, I can't believe that you can help me win any benefits from the government, even your own interests. ”

"Does the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences have any other ways to make money, in addition to government funding and consortium funding to provide technical support to funders?"

Pouring out a small half glass of dry white wine, the bubbles tumbling in the goblet, Bill looked up happily, and sure enough, he saw Professor Bedley's face change abruptly.

...... There is also Mr. Dean, who pretends to be calm.