With Christmas approaching, James did not rush Mr. Danielle to Africa, he had plenty of time to wait, the teacher who had traveled for many years also needed a break, and the preparation for the trip also took some time.

James is ready to start a factory in the northern United States, and his year-long expedition to the north has given him a rough idea.

The Howlett family has a strong foundation in agriculture and pasture, and has accumulated a lot of wealth, but there is still a blank in the industrial field, and he plans to join Duley Fernon and Tom, the owner of the equipment factory, to enter the field of heavy industry in the United States.

According to his own memory, the American Civil War will break out in four or five years, before which it is necessary to lay out a certain industrial base, take advantage of the large-scale demand for steel machinery during the Civil War, accumulate the first batch of original funds, and give timely help to the northern army to seek a certain amount of political capital.

However, what worries him the most is the state of Victor Logan, the awakening of the mutant gene has had a profound impact on Victor's character and spirit since he was a child.

James has been cautiously observing Victor's living conditions, his fierce and brutal appearance and taciturn personality make him almost no one dare to approach, and the desire for predation from the depths of his blood makes this man run more and more to the depths of the forest to find a way to vent, James knows that he must find a way to restrain Victor's bestiality. He needed a sane helper, not a bloodthirsty beast.

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"You want to open a factory?" Herbert Fernon came out of the construction site with a somewhat disgraced face, and was surprised to learn that Mr. Howlett Jr. wanted to enter the industrial field.

"Or go to the United States! You have to know the current situation in the United States, and it is not possible to say that there will be a war one day, and then all the investment may be wasted! Mr. Fernon looked at James with some puzzlement, and he felt more and more that this young man was a loser who wanted to play and play.

First of all, he had to dig such a big cellar and didn't know what to do, and he had to go to the United States to throw money, and the old Howlett was afraid that his lifelong family would be ruined by this grandson in a few years.

"That's right, Mr. Fenon, I plan to open a factory in the United States, and the specific direction is still being considered. The Fenon family has a deep foundation in the field of engineering, so I wonder if they would like to work with me? ”

James smiled and said to Fernon, he understood what was going on in the head of this fat man, in fact, James did not want Dudley Fernon to join on a large scale, the career he was considering would become a giant in the future, and sharing it was not his style.

"If you don't plan to take a stake, I can continue to work with you by hiring, including the construction of the factory in the future and some technical support, I don't know what to do?"

"In that case...... I can still help! The small eyes on Feinon's face, which were deeply covered with fat, flashed and he agreed happily. Then he said with a trembling smile on his face: "Don't worry! With so much big business taking care of me, I will definitely give you the best price! It's definitely more cost-effective than going to the U.S. to find a contractor. ”

This cunning fat man crackled with the abacus in his heart, it must be impossible for him to invest money to play with Young Master Kuo, but how can he let go of the big business that can make money?

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An adult coyote was strangled by its neck with thick hands, and its fingertips were deeply embedded in the flesh of the coyote, and it whimpered twice before struggling.

Victor was relieved with a sense of contentment, he was no longer satisfied with hunting some herbivores such as deer, roe deer, and antelope, and he was more fascinated by the scuffle with carnivorous beasts than simply eating some bloody raw meat. Whether it was his own or the beast's claws cutting through the flesh and blood, he was full of fascination.

In addition to facing James, a monster that destroys the environment, the animals of the Lag Forest also have to be careful of the pursuit of Victor, a beast, which is really a lot of disasters.

Victor walked leisurely in the direction of the manor, and in order to hunt the beasts and stay out of the range of humans, he had to go deeper and deeper into the Rag Forest. The area is deserted, but the broken trunks and rubble let him know that something extraordinary has happened here.

The cracks and scratches on the trunks of some large trees alone could barely be considered the cause of an adult brown bear's madness, but the cobweb-like splinters on a few boulders and the almost recognizable fist prints in the middle let Victor know that he wasn't the only one with special hobbies and abilities.

The forest and the rain are the easiest to dissipate the smell, Victor looked around for a long time and sniffed his nose from time to time, but did not get a trace of human smell, he was a little unwilling to continue the way back, but there was a faint excitement in his eyes.

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"Of course there's no problem with providing access to equipment and technical training, and if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Howlett, you're not opposed to me joining in, are you?" Tom, the owner of the machine shop who forged the training equipment for James, said carefully, he seemed to have a completely different idea from Dudley Fenon.

"Yes, Boss Tom, I'm sorry your full name is ......"

"Tom Weddell, Mr. Howlett, call me Tom more accustomedly." Boss Tom said unconcernedly, he was not an industry giant like Herbert Fenon, and in this era, the large machine factories could only receive very limited business, and he could only be regarded as a blacksmith shop owner compared to a place like the Howlett family.

"I have to say that I am a little surprised by your proposal, Mr. Tom, this is not a promising investment direction for most people, may I ask you why you chose to join?" James asked with interest.

"I've been in Edmond all my life, and I know what your grandfather was like, and I've always heard that you were brilliant and knowledgeable from an early age. And, those drawings and designs that you gave me...... I still don't know what it was for, but I can see that it's not an ordinary object, and if I can be a partner with you, then it's worth the risk! ”

Mr. Tom Weddell said quite sincerely, James's smile became more and more intense, he stood up and stretched out his hand to shake Boss Tom's hands: "We will talk about the specific details, you are mainly technical and channel support, and you will not let you fight for the family, and your family and descendants will be grateful for this decision in the future." ”

With unclear confidence, Boss Tom explained the progress of the casting of the device, and promised that it would be all manufactured by next fall.

After sending Boss Tom back to his study, he looked at the map of North America he hung on the wall, drawing red circles in several cities in the United States, and even though he had a long life, he was still full of urgency. There are too many things to face in the future, but the Wolverine who fights alone is not even a hundred times more powerful, and the wolf is the most powerful animal when it is only in packs, and the lone wolf is destined to drift and miserable.

This Christmas has been a lot more lively due to the addition of Mr. Danielle, and Mr. Howlett is now basically unable to act on his own, and his voice is getting quieter and quieter, and James estimates that he can only survive this Christmas, and he can't wait for the next time.

Mother Elizabeth had been silent for many years, and had been mentally unstable, even asking for a place for John and Tony on such holidays. Every family that seems to be illustrious has its own suffering.

Grandfather and Mother were sent back to their rooms by the servants after a symbolic Christmas dinner, and O'Hara listened to Daniel's stories and experiences of travel, laughing and shouting nervously or happily from time to time. James looked out the window at the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, and suddenly felt that if there were not so many challenges and crises in this world, then it would be a joy to live like this.