"Over there is the industrial area of South Coulson." Hobert pointed to the wilderness formed by the battle of the angels: "At present, all industrial goods in the South Coulson area need to be imported, and even the price of daily necessities is very expensive.

"So in my planning, the industrial zone is mainly for the production of daily necessities, and the first factory will start construction in May.

"I heard that it was a cutlery factory, because most of the people in the whole South Coulson area still use wooden bowls, wooden spoons, and many people have never seen metal cutlery in their entire lives.

"To tell you the truth, metal tableware is more durable, but considering the local customs, we will definitely produce ceramic tableware, and in the future, when everyone's quality of life improves, there will be porcelain tableware."

Azik took a deep breath: "I've met some officials too, but to be honest, they give me the impression that they are all messing around in their positions.

"You're different, you know your territory inside out, and that's actually a great thing."

Hobart said in his heart that it was just because the requirements for officials were too low now, and in the territory under his rule, officials who were on a vegetarian diet would never be allowed to exist!

Azik took a sip of wine: "How can this wine have the flavor of the Beckland region?" ”

"That's right, that's exactly what I brought from Beckland." Hobert was a little embarrassed and said that he could not taste the so-called flavors and characteristics of the wine at all.

In his mouth, he always felt that the taste of wine was similar, and he was embarrassed to ask others what was the difference in the taste of wine, and he just nodded what others said.

At this point, the train was in the best vantage point, and unlike what Hobart had seen when he had entertained other guests, the West Bank had become part of the landscape, as many places there had come to life.

It's just that there is still an element of compulsion at this time, and the local situation is special, and there has not yet been a thorough agricultural reform.

Hobert had previously talked to Conrad and others about this matter, and it would not be until the second half of this year that a thorough land reform would be carried out, and it would be carried out in two batches, the area previously ruled by the Blood Cult would be redivided after the wheat harvest was over, and the area ruled by the Aurora Society would be redivided after the harvest of crops in the second half of the year.

This was done after the current government embodied a new agricultural policy, which was more conducive to the division of land.

Next, Hobert briefed Azik on the construction of the hotel and the construction of the recreational facilities on the other side of the hill.

Most of those entertainment facilities are also open to ordinary tourists, including a live-action shooting experience field, a haunted house, a fairyland and so on.

These projects, which are commonplace in the playground of the future, are still very new in this day and age.

In addition to this, Hobert's next step is to build a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round and a pirate ship.

At the same time, he also "invented" many board games, and it is said that many aristocrats have gone crazy, and many ordinary tourists have also experienced them in entertainment centers.

In addition, there are indoor sports such as bowling and billiards, especially billiards, billiards at this time is basically the exclusive property of the aristocracy and the rich, but these venues are all open to ordinary tourists, so many people come to experience it.

Outside, there are tennis, baseball, and golf venues, which are basically already built.

At this time, middle-class entertainment was actually very scarce, because there were almost no public sports venues in this era, and after coming to South Coulson, many middle-class people would come to experience it, and in this way, many repeat customers were attracted to it.

As the train began to descend, Hobert introduced the plan for hardening the road surface in the South Coulson area, as well as plans to repair bridges and railroads.

Hobart planned to build a bridge across the Tidige River and a railroad connecting the east and west banks.

Between towns, there should be hardened pavement.

The second step is to build another bridge, and the railway and wide roads form a loop around the Full Moon Lake.

As for the hardened pavement, it should be repaired to every village.

Azik realized a problem: "It should be difficult for these investments to pay off in the short term, right?" ”

Hobert drank the wine from his glass and said, "That's right, if it were a businessman, probably no one would ever come to the South Coulson area to build bridges, railroads, and roads. ”

Azik smiled, "When you say that, I think you're doing a charity." ”

Hobert poured himself half a glass of wine: "Mr. Azik, let me tell you a story."

"There was a drought in one place where the price of food doubled, but instead of trying to get the price down, the officials in that place tripled the price of food!"

Azik frowned: "This official wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, right?" ”

Hobart smiled, and then poured a new glass of wine for Azik: "It didn't take long for many grain merchants who heard the news to transport grain to the disaster area.

"As a result, too much grain came, and the price quickly returned to parity, or even fell below parity."

Azik was slightly stunned, first a little incredulous, and then took it for granted: "This is a competent official, and, and his actions are unheard of." ”

Hobert continued: "This is not the end of it, he has started to get donations from the rich to build some public facilities.

"And there are a lot of entertainment activities, such as competitions with local customs, splurge during festivals, and so on."

Azik pondered for a moment and probably understood: "This is the same reason that you have been building roads and building." ”

"That's right." Hobert smiled: "In the whole disaster area, only the official's jurisdiction did not starve to death, and there was no situation of farmers selling their fields and their wives and daughters.

"When I took over the whole of South Coulson, it was like a disaster zone: out of touch with the whole world for half a century; There is hardly any industry or commerce; The peasants did not have enthusiasm for production.

"Although the situation is better at present, most people are still very poor, so I want to use some special means to stimulate people's enthusiasm for life."

Azik looked at the Full Moon Lake, which filled half of his sight, and only smiled at Hobert after a while, "What you are doing right now is great.

"I've become accustomed to seeing the world through the eyes of an extraordinary person or a history professor, and this perspective has made me more and more distant from the world, and even the real world has become a little unreal."

Azik said seriously: "This is not right, there is no emotion for the real world, then when destroying this real world, or hurting the lives of ordinary people, it will not have any emotional overtones." ”

Hobert thought back to his previous thoughts at the night market: "Perhaps, the higher the sequence of extraordinary people, the more they should integrate into the lives of ordinary people."

"Sometimes I even wonder if the so-called 'cosplay' is a reminder to the extraordinary that no matter how powerful we are, we are all part of this world.

"We have to be part of the world so that we can become more stable."

Azik pinched his chin and thought, "Your idea is very unique, and it seems to make a lot of sense. ”

Hobert smiled, in fact, this idea is a bit of a "unity of heaven and man", in his concept, there are many underlying truths that should be connected.

At the same time, he also knows that the concept of "the unity of heaven and man" cannot solve the crazy problem of extraordinary characteristics, and can only be used as a "playing method" to play the direction.

Back at the train station, Azik was smug about the journey and the conversation, but Hobert only wanted to think about this stage, so he had to discuss it with Azik.

Hobert's thoughts weren't of much use to him at the moment, as he didn't have to fight against divinity all the time.

But he felt that these ideas should be useful to Mr. Azik, who had previously said on the ship of the "Sick Vice Admiral" that he seemed to have no emotion or warmth when he was the "Definitor of Death".

In fact, this is very telling, at that time the divinity of Azk prevailed.

Later, like the "undead", Azk was resurrected after losing all his memories every once in a while, and after experiencing different lives, his state may have been better.

So as long as he is willing to integrate more deeply into this society, will the state become better?

Hobert's carriage had stopped outside the station, and the two men got into the carriage and talked about Beckland again.

Azik smiled, "It's hard to imagine how brilliant the future will be if you put Beckland in charge." ”

"Not necessarily." Hobert smiled: "The power there is too complicated, maybe I will be sent to prison by the nobles and rich people in a few days after I become the mayor of Beckland." ”

Not perhaps, Hobert thinks it will.

He smiled again and said, "It's no big deal to make a rich place richer."

"Only by making a poor place rich can I show my ability."

As they spoke, the two men arrived at the Lord's Mansion, where Hobert asked the chef to cook a Feneport-style meal, and then they chatted about Klein over tea in the dining room.

"The last time I saw him, he seemed more autistic." Hobert remembered that he had wanted to catch up with Klein in time, but he hadn't seen him since he had spoken on the banks of the Tasok River, except in the Tarot meeting.

"He has too many things in his heart." Azik smoked the cigar that Hobert had brought from Sodrak Palace the other day, and nodded very satisfied with the taste of the cigar: "I should really invite him to come here to relax." ”

Hobart was too embarrassed to tell anyone that he had taken cigars from the palace, and as an earl, he still had to be embarrassed.

At this time, Dophes, as usual, came to urge Hobert to go to the ball.

This time, Hobart finally found a reason: "Tell Earl Hudson that I can't go today because of an urgent matter, or simply tell him that I have an urgent mission." ”

Dophes glanced at Azik, who was sitting there, and a sense of oppression came over him, and he immediately understood that it might be the "Grim Reaper" Pathway Sage whom Hobert had met in Beckland.

Entertaining such a guest is indeed more important than attending a ball of the nobility: "I see, I will take you to apologize to Earl Hudson." ”

Sitting back at the table, Azik: "If you have something to do......"

Hobert smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "Mr. Azik, let me tell you this, now I feel a little disgusted when I hear dance music!"

"I've been to more than a dozen dances in a row, and I haven't danced more than these ten days in my life before."

Azik smiled, "I forgot, it's social season." ”

At dinner, Furth came, and she felt like she hadn't had dinner with Hobart in a long time.

Azik apologizes to Furth for not attending the wedding, and Hobert introduces them to each other, making Furth think of himself as a junior.

The atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious, and when Azik said goodbye, he sighed: "I just thought that it had been a long time since I had dinner with friends. ”

Hobert smiled: "You are welcome to come here to relax a little more, I dare not say anything else, there is still a good dinner."

"Well, by the way, when the time of the festival is set, I will send you an invitation, and if you have time, you will come and take a walk."

Azik agreed, said goodbye to Furth, and left the spirit realm.

When only Hobert and Foerth were left in the restaurant, Hobart smiled, "Haven't we 'danced' at night in a long time?" ”

Furth smiled: "Haven't you gotten tired of dancing after attending so many dance parties in a row?" ”

Hobert pinched Furth's buttocks: "It seems that the beautiful Countess has forgotten what difference there is in our 'dance'. ”

Furth opened his hand: "There is still business for you to deal with."

"The Level 2 seal I talked about last time and the extraordinary properties of the 'Inquisitor' have completed the transaction, you can check it out later."

Hobert had a rule in the auction house that all seals and extraordinary properties he received should be handed over to him for disposal.

The reason he gave was to prevent the goods being traded from having curses or mental residues that could mutate or get out of control.

In fact, he was just seeing if he could seal the seals again, and shatter those extraordinary properties.

This can make the seal more valuable, so that one extraordinary property can become several extraordinary characteristics.

But at this point, Hobart suddenly realized that he couldn't play stupid anymore.

These two items were traded at the Tarot meeting, and Hobert also heard about the seal's abilities and negative effects at the time, and also knew that the seal was bought by Miss "The Magician".

Now that the seal is in Firth's hands, he can pretend not to know now, but in the future, as Firth's spirituality grows higher and higher, and the nature of "astrologer", she will be able to associate the "emperor" with Hobart sooner or later.

When the time comes, Foirth remembers Hobert's deception on this seal, and the two of them must have suffered a crisis of confidence.

On the way back to the Green Manor in the carriage, Hobart sighed inwardly, which he did not want to see, so that the secret could not be kept tonight.

Then the next step is to test his acting skills, when Forth introduces the ability of the "Life Toxin Bottle": "This seal can immediately create different toxins, and as long as it is opened, it will permeate the surroundings." ”

Hobart was visibly stunned, and looked at Forth with some seriousness, while he kept his eyes under control, and showed that he had heard such a description somewhere, except for some confusion.

At this time, Fluth did not take it to heart, and continued: "It will take effect in no more than a minute, and then the symptoms will get worse and worse......

Furth obviously saw Hobert's expression gradually become surprised, which made her slightly stunned: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Does its random toxin include itching, headaches, vomiting, and aphrodisiacs?" The change in Hobert's expression was just right, especially just now, his surprise was gradual.

At this time, I was not so surprised, and I looked like I was in control.

This time it was Furth's turn to be surprised: "You, how do you know?" ”

She immediately had two guesses, one was that Hobart had seen the seal before, and the other was that Hobart was a member of the Tarot Society.

Before he could think about it, Hobart had already taken her hand and smiled, "There's one thing I haven't told you, or I didn't intend to tell anyone.

"Christine is actually my adoptive father, and my biological father is Rex Trenthorst."

"Trenthorst!" At the same time as Furth exclaimed, he immediately launched related associations, the descendants of the Night Emperor, the relatives of the "founder", are very knowledgeable, and finally all the clues point to it: her husband is Mr. "Emperor"!

She looked at Hobart again, and still felt that his temperament was not the same as that of the "emperor", but she thought that changing her temperament might be a means for Hobart to protect herself when he attended a secret meeting.

When Hobert saw Furth's expression, she knew that her acting skills were very successful, and she did not suspect that she was hiding anything.

But just in case, Hobert changed the subject: "Isn't it more exciting when we go to 'dance' again?" I will charge like the Emperor. ”

Furth's cheeks flushed slightly: "The general is the one who charges bravely, right?" ”

Then she realized that this was Hobert's adventure to reveal his identity, after all, according to the rules of the Tarot Society, without the permission of the Fool, you cannot take the initiative to reveal the secrets of the Tarot Society, and the "Hermit" lady is a lesson from the past.

"The general is also under the command of the emperor!" Hobert hugged Furth horizontally: "Rush! ”

Foirth looked at Herbert with a grin and let him carry him to the bed.

After some passion, the two hugged and chatted as usual.

First, he talked about the recent construction of the territory, and then talked about the recent income of the auction house.

After talking about these things, Hobert suddenly said, "What if...... I mean, if I look very cold in the future, or if I don't seem to have any emotion, you must spend more time with me and show me around the territory more. ”

Furth was stunned: "You, do you feel any discomfort?" ”

She also thought it was Hobert showing signs of losing control.

"No, after becoming Sequence 4, I can clearly feel that my ability to empathize has decreased." It was only with Furth that Hobert uttered his concerns thoroughly:

"I didn't pay much attention to it at first, until some time ago I found that I had become very indifferent to some issues, and my understanding of life seemed to be changing subtly.

"Just like a few days ago, when I was on a mission, I didn't need to kill people, but I unconsciously wanted to kill them to avoid leaving trouble."

Hobert finally sighed: "It is a terrible thing to lose the reverence for life, and I don't want to be like a stone statue in the future, emotionless."

"In the afternoon, I talked to Mr. Azik about it, and we agreed that it would be good to combat this apathy by feeling the temperature of the real world more.

"I'm luckier than Mr. Azik in that I can still feel warmth from my wife."

Forth hugged Hobert tightly: "Let's not all improve the sequence, okay?" ”

Hobert patted Forth on the back: "If we lived in any other era, I would probably do a sequence 6 at most. ”

He sighed: "But according to some information I have obtained, there may be a great change in the world in the coming period.

"I must have the ability to protect the people and things I cherish."

Furth buried his face in Hobert's arms: "Hobert, I also want to be strong, and I also want to protect you." ”

Hobert stroked Folth's hair and smiled, "I knew that you would be the last support in my inner world." ”

Originally, he had not planned to talk to Foirth about these things, but today, he suddenly realized that there were some things that did not exist if he did not talk about them.

Since things are in front of you, it is better to let Forth be mentally prepared in advance.

……

In the days that followed, Hobert went to work during the day to fish and at night at Beckland for a ball.

On Saturday, Hobert again went to the suburban manor during work hours to inquire about the lab's research.

It is now certain that the first tungsten light bulb will be available by next Wednesday.

The production of wires has a mature process, and after the parts ordered from the machine factory are shipped, a batch of machines for the production of wires can be assembled.

As for the research on plastics, there has been no progress at all.

The research team assembled by Griffag has also found that additives are needed to change the shape of plastics.

However, they only have a general direction of what ingredients are used, and they have to test many times to find out the doorway.

Hobert suddenly realized that perhaps the study needed some luck.

Do you want to put a statue of a "fool" in the research institute? After all, he is the "King of Yellow and Black in charge of good luck"!

Then it occurred to Hobart that there was a "snake of fate" in Beckland! I don't know if I was born.

It's better to commission the "world" at the tarot meeting, and make some ice cream for that little kid.

Fast forward to Sunday night, Hobert returned to his bedroom after attending the ball, and suddenly looked at the moon in mid-air.

It is getting darker and darker, turning from crimson to blood red.

Today is a Blood Moon!

At this time, it suddenly occurred to Hobert that he had made an appointment with Furth to do an experiment!

So he quickly locked the door and entered the "land of disorder".

(End of chapter)