The arrival of Luna Brewster interfered with Gastens' plans to some extent. He reported to His Royal Highness the Prince, saying that he would go back first to prepare for the production of the Glory Rifle. Prince Elliot did not stop him, and hoped that he would be put into production as soon as possible. So, Gastens said goodbye to Daisy's father, William Richardson, and headed for the Plains of Elena with an apprentice of the Mage's Tower, a Grand Duke.

Arriving at Van Ensten, the capital of the province of Ensten, by steam train from Ankenrein, and then by horse-drawn carriage to the Elena Plains, Gastens and Luna first saw Daisy Brewster waiting at the ferry. Daisy was visibly surprised to see Luna, she looked at Gastens and then at Luna, and her high mood instantly dropped. Gastens couldn't see why she was down, he took two steps forward, took Daisy's hand, and pulled her in front of Luna.

"Daisy, this is Luna Brewster, the First Apprentice of the Mage Tower, Grand Duke of Ronan. She found your house and wanted to see you. I consulted with your father and brought her here. ”

"Luna Brewster? We've seen it? After listening to Gastens's explanation, Daisy's attitude finally improved, and she looked at Luna with a frown, and her tone was strange.

"It's me, Raviel Deedy, you helped me at the Candid Tavern, remember?" Luna reached for her skirts on either side, trying to pose as a maid's dress.

“…… That little girl? It's you? Daisy obviously remembered, and when she looked closely, she could indeed see the shadow of the girl from Luna's face. It's just that she didn't expect this girl to be so big.

"Yes, yes, that's me", Luna Brewster stepped forward and took Daisy's hand, "I've been kicked out of the house by my in-laws, and the Mage Tower has been taken in by the Emperor again, and I'm homeless. I remember you said at the time that if you needed help, you could go to No. 9 Guixiang Road, and I would go directly to you, but I didn't expect to see you here, it's not easy. ”

Luna gave so much information at once that Daisy was stunned for a moment before she reacted, she glanced sideways at Gastens and asked him what to do. Gastens shrugged, gave her a look you look at, and walked away.

Daisy is angry at Gastens' irresponsible behavior, but the guests are still there, and she has no room to buffer, so she has to lead Luna back to the dormitory before discussing. Gastens saw that she accepted Luna, took two quick steps, and was on par with Luna.

"Grand Duke Luonan, Elena is a small place with limited accommodation. There are only three hotels in the small town of Elena, all of which are average and not expensive. Are you staying in a hotel, or—"

"I'd like to live with Daisy, or as close as possible," Luna quickly answers.

"This ......"

Daisy and Gastens glanced at each other, a little unscrupulous. Daisy now lives in their newly built four-person room, with three female factory workers, doing back-office work like accounting and clerical work. Can Luna, a big man, accept that kind of room for four people?

"Forget it, I'll give you a little special treatment, I'll tell you in the evening", Gastens relieved, "there are still a few empty houses, give you one, and the two of you can live together." Didn't the adults bring two maids, it happened to be a four-person room. Let her also experience the life of the people at the bottom, maybe stay for a few days, and then she will leave. ”

"Hmm."

Daisy nodded in response, saying goodbye to Gastens as she approached town. Luna takes her two servants and Daisy to the Liberation Zone, where they find their place in a new, log-smelling neighborhood.

"You...... Do you usually live in this kind of place? Luna's shock was complete. This small room is less than 20 square meters, but it has four single beds and four boxes, and it is full of piles. Although the house is still empty and looks neat, how can this be the treatment that the daughter of a viscount nobleman should have?

"Yes, there are no nobles here", Daisy thinks differently than Gastens. She has a good impression of Luna, although she is a somewhat reckless and unworldly little girl, but she is also a little cute. Moreover, the vast majority of the people in the Elena Plains are now serfs and workers, and aristocrats like her can be said to be unique, and many times she also hopes to have a companion with a similar background. Luna arrives at the right time, and Daisy decides to let Luna get to know Elena and see if it is Elena who forces her away, or if she will fall in love with Elena.

"There were no aristocrats, no capitalists and no landlords, everyone lived in the same place and ate the same things at first, and there was no special treatment for the managers. Only those who work a lot and make special contributions to industry and agricultural production are eligible for special treatment. ”

"Like those countries of the republic? Like the Negro Republic? Luna stood in the doorway, a little hesitant. Her two maids followed her, silent.

"Almost, if you're going to live with me, that's the only place to be," Daisy said she didn't care, "Or, you can go back." After all, you are the Grand Duke of Luonan, even if you don't have a fief, but you are named the Grand Duke, there must be a manor, and you don't lack a place to live. ”

"No," Luna decided, "I'm not leaving, I'm going to stay here." ”

"Then I want you to know something else," Daisy grinned, "there are no slaves and no servants here. Your two maids-in-waiting, if you want to stay, they can't serve you, and you have to do everything yourself. ”

"Your Excellency?" , Mellen heard it and was a little flustered. If she and Lavile are not allowed to serve Luna, what is the purpose of their existence?

"I see", Luna has a vague understanding of Elena's place by this time. She thought for a few seconds and asked Daisy a question.

"Did you leave Roseville and come here because you share the ideals here?"

"Well, this is a place we built together, and the idea here is my philosophy."

Although she doesn't say it explicitly, Daisy knows that as the first apprentice of the Mage Tower, Luna knows exactly what communism is. Even if she wasn't revealing enough information, Luna could certainly see the difference in the land. Will she stay here?

"Well, since I have chosen you, then live your life, I will stay", Luna nodded heavily, and then turned around, "Meren, Lavielle, you two don't have to serve me from now on, but I will remember your contract and salary, you can rest assured." ”

"But...... My lord? ”

Melen and Raviel both screamed. What can they do if they stop serving Luna?

"Needless to say, I've already figured it out."

Luna was resolute, and she looked at Daisy with some anger, as if you could use all the moves. Daisy stopped talking, and she stepped forward and hugged Luna gently.

"You've been wronged along the way, sister."

It's just an ordinary word of concern, but Luna somehow suddenly wants to cry. She didn't resist her thoughts, and gently rested her head on Daisy's shoulder, crying quietly.

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The first apprentice of the Mage Tower, Grand Duke Luna Brewster of Ronan is not a big problem for Gastens. Leaving the disgraced nobleman to Daisy, Gastens believed that she could handle the matter, and put the matter of the two aside for the time being. When he returned to the factory, he didn't even eat, so he went directly to Gurakos, who was in charge of the factory's production, took out the design drawings of the Glory rifle that had been studied along the way, and told Gurakos. This Glory rifle is very thorough in its copying, and it even numbers the guns in the same way as the Elliot rifle, as if for fear that others will not know that he is a counterfeit. For such outright counterfeits, the factory in Gastens had no trouble replicating them.

After arranging the production of rifles, Gastens had a quick bite to eat, rested for a while, and when it came to the evening meeting of the Communist Party, he gave a brief account of Luna's situation and the results of his trip to Roseville, and began to turn the conversation in another direction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a few of you here are like me, from a war background. The geographical location of the Elena Plains, if you want to fight, what do you think? ”

This was the first time Gastens had raised the issue of Elena's defense, and of the eight party members present, all but Daisy, Gulakus, and Charlie Harry Warren, all had military experience. But even so, it is indeed difficult for these brothers who climbed up from serfs to talk about tactics and strategy. Although Ivan and Zink both replied to Gastens' question, Gastens could see that their answers were purely to avoid coldness, and there was not much substance.

After a painless discussion on this topic, Gastens gave his own answer directly.

"The terrain of the Elena Plains is not a good terrain for the development base. It is surrounded by mountains, and if you can occupy those key hills, it is easy to defend against enemies who are attacking from the mountain. But if you can't capture those hills, then the entire Elena Plains will be exposed to the enemy's vision, and it will be very unsafe. ”

"So...... Head, are we going to fight those mountains? After winning the war, you can set up a reconnaissance point over there to play the role of a guard and guard, right? ”

Ivan was very interested in the war, and without waiting for Gastens to finish, he gave his own guess.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've been fighting, and I'm still looking forward to it, and the recruits are very enthusiastic about training and have a strong desire to fight."

Bimbo Beaubruf also interjected. In his opinion, these factories and people's livelihood have nothing to do with him. If he wants to go further in this small team, he must let the war prove itself.

"Very well," Gastens nodded at the two brothers who spoke, "you guessed correctly, I was planning to take down the surrounding hills, so that if anything happens in the future, we can maintain a better defense." In addition, at the same time as taking these hills, I plan to take the part of the mining area near us from the Luoshan Iron Mine and the Johor Bahru Pyroxene Mine, what do you think? ”

"So there's going to be a war?" , Bimpo Bobruv was excited again. He stood up and looked straight at Gastens, waiting for his reply.

"It's almost, but it's hard to say," Gastens began to say what he thought, "if you can not fight, you will not fight, these people are our people, the workers of the iron ore factories and pyroxene veins, they are all my own comrades, I plan to try to mobilize them, if I can, I don't have to fight with the other side with real bayonets." ”

"Oh......"

Hearing Gastens say this, the party members present sighed in unison, and several party members from the army were obviously in a much lower mood. Gastens couldn't help but be a little happy when he saw their undisguised appearance. The daily councils have been carried out so that everyone can no longer hide their emotions, thoughts and opinions about things. This kind of meeting where you can speak freely and express your wishes is what makes Gastens feel good.

"But also be prepared, in case the other side is disobedient, we can't let them lead the nose!"

"Oh!! Boss is great! ”

"Let's go and liberate them!"

"That's how it should be!"

Several party members from the army became excited, looking at Gastens's eyes full of anticipation, Gastens smiled slightly, and began to communicate further about the control of the surrounding hills and the iron and pyroxene mines.

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Three days later, Gastens, with four companies of soldiers, blocked the gates of the Los Angeles iron mine.

"Major Gastens, what are you doing here? We have never delayed the supply of iron ore to you, what do you want to do with so many soldiers? ”

Nicholas Hardwick, the mine manager of the Los Angeles Iron Mine, joined the management of the factory and a large number of workers to block the factory door. He's trying to communicate with Gastens to avoid this mishap. At the same time, he also arranged for someone to go to Yarrow Ross, the governor of Enspan Province, in the hope that Ross would know about it. After all, their family has always been dependent on the Ross family to grow, and the Luoshan Iron Mine, which has a stable output and acceptable ore quality, is definitely the fat that their family will not let go of no matter what.

"I'm here to take care of this factory," Gastens smiled slightly, still looking like a hanger, "The production tasks have been getting heavier and heavier lately, and I have decided to take over this factory in order to avoid the recurrence of things like the one that stuck in my throat like before." I've spoken to Lord Yarrow Ross about this, and he has no objection. ”

Gastens was right, Prince Eliot wrote him a letter mentioning the escrow of the iron ore mine and the Johor Bahru pyroxene mine, and Gastens took time to go to Van Ensten two days ago and got permission from Yarrow Ross. He pulled out Rose's letter, which he had prepared, and handed it to Nikolai Hardwick.

Hardwick took the letter and read it very carefully. The letter was indeed in the handwriting of Chief Ross, and Hardwick couldn't question whether it was true or not, but even so, he didn't want to hand over the mine so obediently.