Late at night, in a forest—

"Scout." A man whispered.

As soon as the words fell, two black shadows drifted away from the group like ghosts, exploring deeper into the forest.

"My lord," at this moment, another man dressed as a captain of the Flant officer half-crouched to find the leader of their squad, "what are we going to do next?"

He hid behind the bushes and looked around, his soldiers had been in the forest bordering the Empire's half-interior for six days and nights, and everyone's faces were full of exhaustion.

"The Bloods have fought a guerrilla war with their home field advantage, and we must hold our posts so that we don't let those brutes have a chance to infiltrate!" The Commander looked up at the sky, he didn't know what magic was in the territory of the Bloods, even the moon was blood-colored, but it remained the same except for the color, "It's already very late at night, tell the brothers to hold on, after tonight on the seventh day, another army will come to take over."

"Yes!"

Seeing that his subordinates began to spread his words everywhere, the commander himself sighed and looked up at the moon again, the moon in mid-May was always round, and he didn't know if his family members who were far away from home were looking at the same moon as him, missing each other.

"It's been almost four years, and wouldn't another ten years be as long as the first holy war? I don't know if I'll live to that time......

Thinking about it, his thoughts flew up, he was not the only one who was war-weary and homesick and missed his family and loved ones, it is better to say that most of the people here are the same as their commanders, since the holy war started again, they have stuck to the front line and lived to the present, their hearts have resisted the war to the limit, and they don't even want to pick up the sword again, but what can be done?

Every soldier knows that behind them is the people, and that only when there is a country can there be a home, and when they fall, everything they care about will be wiped out with their defeat and buried under the ruins of the war......

I don't know how long it took, but the adjutant just now also came back after passing the news.

"My lord, the brothers are looking forward to it when they find out, and I hope that nothing will go wrong at the last moment~"

"Just your crow's mouth!" The Commander glared at the adjutant angrily, and the adjutant only sneered.

They had been here for six days and had not seen the Blood Clan attack, so it stands to reason that they would not act rashly, and the matter of changing guards should be nine times out of ten, and the adjutant had even thought about what to do when he returned to the front line town to rest......

And at this moment, the commander took out his pocket watch and counted the time, and his heart rate suddenly increased, and the sound of Dongdongdong's heartbeat made him deafening.

"What about the two scouts who just went out?" He asked hurriedly.

Before the adjutant could reply, the sound of Soso's footsteps could be heard from behind the bushes where they were hiding, and then two black orbs appeared to be thrown over.

Then the blood-colored moonlight soldiers barely saw that it was the two scout brothers who had been chatting with them not long ago.

Their faces were pale and stunned, their necks were broken in unison, and blood was still gurgling outward......

Everyone was furious and took up their weapons, but they still couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, the blood clan actually chose to raid at this juncture! It was when they wanted to avoid the war the most! ….

"Oh yes~ Is the Lord Commander looking for these two lost little guys? We're kind enough to help you bring it back~"

Handsome men and women dressed in gorgeous costumes and holding blood-stained swords slowly walked out of the forest.

The Commander knew at a glance who was coming, and when they turned to ashes, he could tell which pile was human and which was Blood!

"The Bloodlines are coming! The Herald fires flares! Everyone, get ready to fight!!"

The signalman received the order, took out an unknown cylindrical object from his bag, there was a fuse, he just lit the fuse but heard an unknown number of "Xiu Xiu Xiu" ringing in his ears, and looked up to see that the originally dark sky had been illuminated by dense signal flare tracks.

The white light gathered together to give the officers and soldiers in the forest the last ray of light, and after that, there were only two paths in front of them, either they were swallowed up by the darkness or killed in blood!

Boom!

The Commander unsheathed his sword and roared with a hideous smile, "Kill!"

News of the defeat at the front was soon on the Empress's table.

Three years have passed, and the girl, who was still a little immature, has rapidly grown into a qualified emperor under heavy pressure.

Deloris XII covered her tired and dry eyes and lay on her back on the black silk lap of the secretary Laura, receiving a massage from the secretary's sister:

"It's useless to deploy defenses, a wave of planned counter-attacks by the blood clan has broken the front line, and most of the land that has been fought hard has been robbed, and I don't know when the war will end."

Laura, as the Empress's secretary, has no less information to receive and process every day, and she sees many things thoroughly:

"Your Majesty, our country is vast, there are too many places to protect, and the battle line has also been lengthened, and the blood clan with strong individual combat power has seized this point, constantly harassing the border, leaving the soldiers without skills, it is said that this time the loss is because the soldiers guarding the front line have been holding out for six days, and when they are about to change their guard on the last day, they were seized by the blood clan......

"I also know about this, but that forest has just been taken, and it is the first time to change the guard," said this, the empress's delicate face suddenly turned cold, "Someone is betraying our intelligence, otherwise the blood clan would not have seized such a good opportunity!" The cliff is the group of big nobles who are so idle that they are eating inside and out, elbowing outward, and having no brains!"

Laura lifted the black glasses on the bridge of her nose and said softly, "The nobles should be a little more restrained, it won't do them any good to do this."

"Wait, someone will come to me in a few days to make a difference." propped himself up from his lap pillow and sat back on the desk in his bedroom: "The war has cost the people and money, and the number of people has become thin in the past few years, and the reserve army is almost unable to keep up. The front line is tight, the economy is sluggish, the aristocracy and old wealth exploit the people more in order to live the same life as before, and the middle and upper class people also started an anti-war as if they were lively***......

"It's really good~ they have the ability to defend themselves against the blood clan! Running around every day is shouting and making trouble, and the brainless people also believe them, Laura, tell me, am I not successful in literacy or is the knowledge not in place?"

Laura was also helpless about this, and they also issued official statements, but the fanatics above simply ignored them. ….

"Your Majesty, the people are casual and blind, they only believe in what is in front of them."

"Heh, I let them learn to read, but I didn't expect to only recognize the words on the *** board! How can that be?"

Laura knows that her master is still angry, and there is no way to do it, the dog bites Lu Dongbin, and everyone is depressed, so let the little girl complain, after being a ruler for so long, she has learned how to regulate her emotions.

As Laura expected, after scolding almost everyone, she calmed down and opened the file.

"You have to pay for a war, Laura, what's that soap seller called?"

"Mr. Bradrick of the Urlandale Group, Your Majesty."

"Ah, yes, yes, just him, call him over."

Yin Rena taught Reno how to make all kinds of soap before the accident, and established the Urlandel Cosmetics Group, run by Bradrack, after opening up the relationship between Zekariya's family, relying on Wen Lin's parents to send the soap to the washrooms of various nobles, and gradually became an indispensable "high-end consumable" for them to take a bath every time.

As a result, the group has made a lot of profits and made a lot of money.

Customized soaps have even been sold out and orders can be lined up until next year, not only in their own countries, but even in the face of high tariffs, the soaps are still sold to other countries, creating a record for the highest export value......

Of course, some people want to imitate such fragrant food, but throughout the history of the development of soap, although in the seventh century BC, the Phoenicians of ancient Egypt discovered the secret of soap, but at that time it was still the predecessor of soap, plant ash, and it was only in Rome that soap was made in 70 AD, but it was an extremely rudimentary version.

[It has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old version of the book-chasing artifact, and the old bookworms are using the source change.]

，huanyuan.】

In the 19th century, because of the rampant disease, soap was taken seriously, and continuous improvement and iteration began.

The soap made by Yin Rena is the highest level as soon as it comes up, and today's people have found a lot of clean items similar to plant ash at most, and it is not difficult to make a certain level of chemical level of Youlandel brand soap.

Of course, even if they imitate it, Yin Rena also has a trick, let Bradrick start the brand effect in advance, start the marketing method from aristocracy to commoner, and label it as easy to use, advanced, and the same style as the royal family.

Soon, Bradic was called to the palace.

After the soap became a big seller, he has been attending various aristocratic banquets here in the capital, and promoting his own soap and a variety of concept products that were previously only left in Yin Leina's mouth, such as makeup remover, moisturizing cream, body lotion, face mask, facial cleanser, eye cream, etc., although they are still researching, these beauty-loving aristocratic ladies will not hesitate to invest in them.

The exquisitely dressed Bradrick is full of the charm of a mature and successful man, and he has a good hand at selling things to those girls.

All of the above made this former cross-border merchant the most powerful and aristocratic tycoon in the empire, even in the face of the king of a country. ….

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"

"Sit down." Deloris gestured to the chair opposite.

Bradrick sat down and looked around, sighing that the Empress's home was big and luxurious.

Delores smiled, "If you like, I can give the castle across the river to the Urlandale Group, and Mr. Bradrick can enjoy the same life as me in it."

"Haha, Your Majesty said it was funny, I was just talking, but looking at Your Majesty's words, is there something that needs to be done?"

"Talking to smart people is saving effort~"

Seeing this, Laura leisurely filled Bradrick with a cup of royal black tea~ He grabbed the grip and took a sip gently, sighing that it was good tea.

"Sir also knows that the front line has gone wrong again, advancing and retreating, just like the Blood Clan is hanging us to play, but we have to play with them, the war must continue, and any negotiation is futile."

Speaking of which, Braderick had almost guessed what Delores was going to say.

The war was lost, but to continue fighting, it was not only human lives that were needed, but also money, and only with money could there be other kinds of materials, and only with money could the consolation money be paid on time, so that the families of the soldiers would not starve to death on the streets and make the people feel even more chilled.

Although he knew what she meant, Bradrick pretended not to know, and listened to Delores, since he wanted the money in his pocket, he had to make a relenting condition, right?

"I almost understand what Your Majesty means, it's really respectable to break my heart for the people, but Your Majesty, with all due respect, we are businessmen, and businessmen come and go for profit, and I believe that even if Miss Yin Rena comes, she will not let herself suffer losses for no reason."

Deloris also took a sip of black tea to moisten her throat and give herself a little more time to think:

"Miss Yin Rena has been missing for so long, Bradrick can still think about it, this friendship is really precious, now that Mr. is the leader of the group, he naturally wants to make profits for the group, naturally, I will make a condition that Mr. cannot refuse."

"Roar~That's listening~"

……

The conversation lasted from noon to about five o'clock in the afternoon, except for the politeness at the beginning, the two of them have been discussing the distribution of benefits for the next few hours, and the priceless royal black tea is like boiled water at home.

After coming out of the room, Bradrick stretched, if there was one word to describe his current mood, it would be - so comfortable!

Laura and Bradric walked side by side, and couldn't help but be amused when they looked at him like that: "Isn't it just a monopoly and some land, as for being so happy?"

"You don't understand~"

"Right now, your family is selling soap, and the process is complicated, who will compete with you for business? It is better to exchange this monopoly for other interests."

"Not now, doesn't mean there won't be in the future, Miss Secretary, don't underestimate the long-term vision of businessmen~"

"Cut, what's the smelly beauty......

At this time, the sun was setting, and Laura kept sending Bradrick to the gate of the palace, inviting him to come all the way and non-stop, so that he naturally had to fulfill the friendship of the master.

"Come on, let's send it here."

With that, Bradrick walked out.

Laura stood still, looking at his back.

Speaking of Bradrick, she has been in contact with her many times because of many business issues related to the empire's economy, and although those things are important, they have not yet reached the point where the emperor personally approves them, and they are all ghostwritten by her, and Laura still knows a lot about Bradrick as a person.

Shrewd, very businessman's temperament, and there is no businessman's unique female fraud, more like a philanthropist who is not as happy as everyone is happy, and the sales of the Youlander Group have found a lot of partners, and it is clear that you can open your own store and you have to be rich to make money together.

What a weird guy.

"Mr. Bradrick!" Laura shouted suddenly.

He stopped and looked back, "Huh?"

"Do you have time to go to dinner together?"

"Today?"

"yes, by the time I get off work, it'll take about four hours."

Bradric took out his pocket watch and took a look, good fellow, it's five o'clock, why is it nine o'clock when Laura gets off work? The palace is really a place where you can't eat people and don't spit out bones......

"Miss Laura, I came here today without lunch, and I'm still hungry."

"Well," she replied with a forced smile, "if it doesn't work, ......."

"It's just Miss Laura's invitation, how could I refuse? It's not easy to find a restaurant at nine o'clock, why don't you come to Ceciros Manor, the children have just finished their evening self-study, and there must be a hot meal in the cafeteria! Together?".

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