Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

"It's over, the 59 modified version has caught up (crying voice)!"

Although employers have offered very tempting high prices, you still have to live to spend the money.

At the beginning, there were still some daring bandits who chose to go to the tiger mountain, but after being plowed several times by the heavy firepower of various countries, no one dared to take the job anymore.

And they were bandits after all, so the local lords couldn't say anything even if they were hit by artillery fire.

Even for the sake of noble dignity, they had to publicly express their gratitude to the pioneers for their anti-bandit operations even though they lost commissions and manpower.

Player: Hold back your laughter.

Now that Blackwater has Old Changge for literature and Pioneer for military affairs, it will be hard for Eleanor not to develop.

It was no wonder that she signed various cooperation agreements with players so readily. How could she not be so? It was already difficult for her to get help from the Radiant, so she wanted to be tied to the Pioneers.

Of course, players may choose which NPC to help purely based on personal preference, but officials from various countries will not do so.

The reason why they all spontaneously invested in Black Water Territory and carried out large-scale infrastructure construction was because it was the only aristocratic territory willing to accept them after leaving the capital in the east.

That’s right, unlike the cowardly South, the chaotic West, and the conflicted capital, the nobles in the East and North are also insects, but at least they are united in their xenophobia.

After all, there is only so much food on the table. If others eat one more bite, you have to eat one less bite, so everyone hopes that there are as few nobles as possible at the table. At least no one wants more.

Especially the pioneers, although they didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that they had a lot of opinions about the noble masters, and they were even more disgusted by them!

So if the southern nobles were forced to cooperate, and the nobles in the capital chose to cooperate, then the nobles in the east and north...

"Wow wow wow wow!"

Just like a dog guarding its food, he held his own puppy bowl which didn't even have three dishes in it, and yelled at others not to sit at the table.

So compared to them, Eleanor, who had been marginalized to the point of despair and not only allowed pioneers to enter the Blackwater Territory but also allowed them to invest in factories and establish industries, suddenly became great.

There is nothing much to say. Money is something that will eventually be earned by smart people, so everyone should just reciprocate. Therefore, not to mention infrastructure projects, countries are even willing to sell automatic weapons to Eleanor.

Therefore, when the nobles in the capital were still secretly contacting several pioneer representatives, trying to get a few more USPs, Eleanor already had the happy worry of whether to get an AK or an M4.

As a result, Blackwater Territory became the largest settlement of players in the Glowing Territory, and even had the reputation of being the "fourth novice village".

"Wow, it's good that its status has suddenly been raised to the same level as the underground space, Sunshine City, and Savage Forest..."

Eleanor talked about so many things in one breath that Ji Ming only found a chance to interrupt now.

Well, you can’t just chat with the kids, you have to take care of the elderly.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I see. Well, I was actually thinking of asking you just now, where is the archbishop now?"

"Oh, by the way.jpg, the teacher is currently..."

Since the Blackwater Territory is made up of four noble territories, there must have been more than one Holy Light Church before.

However, after decades of being run down, most of them have become dilapidated and dangerous buildings.

Even the Earldom's cathedral, which should have been able to house bishop-level officials, was barely able to make ends meet thanks to subsidies from higher authorities.

Therefore, as the Archbishop, Tenis could not sit idly by, so he used his personal connections to apply for a subsidy from the Vatican.

After consulting professionals for a series of assessments, they simply abandoned the renovation plan and built a new one next to the old church in the Earldom.

However, we have just received the architectural drawings from the designer, and the construction team is busy laying the foundation and building the basement that every church has.

"Oh, so you're going to be an overseer."

The old ones are busy, the young ones are busy too, and now there are many matters that need to be dealt with in the Blackwater Territory, so Ji Ming is embarrassed to disturb them anymore.

Now that he had finished talking to Eleanor about recent events and was aware of the Archbishop's current condition, he was ready to leave with the old lady.

As a result, before he could even leave the room, he was stopped by Eleanor.

"Uh, what's wrong?"

"Ji Ming!"

Eleanor grabbed his sleeve, with a light in her eyes that the relief grain from the imperial court had finally arrived.

"Please help me. I am almost dying of exhaustion dealing with so many things every day!"

Ji Ming:......

You want to trick me into going to work, right?!

note!

If you choose to find excuses at this time and try to shirk with excuses such as "I can't, I don't know how, I can't do it", then you have lost the opportunity!

The way to respond with high emotional intelligence is to immediately turn your head and look at the old lady and speak sincerely.

"Teacher, you have more experience than me, please help her."

That’s right! It’s better to pass on the blame than to bear it, and it’s better to shift the responsibility than to take it. This is the way for the old shady tortoise to survive forever.

In the end, Blois just narrowed his eyes and said three words coldly.

"I won't."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Well, there is a person who is even more powerful than the one who shirks the blame. What can I say about the non-stick pan? He shirks the blame and doesn't even touch it.

Therefore, Ji Ming, who failed to pass the buck, could only look back in pain, and settle for the next best thing, which was the worst plan.

"Eleanor, I am a scholar from the church. I don't know what you are talking about."

Unexpectedly, Eleanor was prepared and answered immediately.

"You can learn if you don't know how to do it. We can make progress together!"

"...Gan!"

Although Ji Ming has good emotional intelligence and sufficient IQ, his expertise is all in observing people's expressions and dealing with human relationships.

He had never been a high-ranking official since he was a child. At most, he was a class leader. How could he handle these extremely complicated territorial affairs?

But seeing how pitiful Eleanor's words sounded, he had no choice but to agree to "take a quick look".

As a result, Ji Ming spent half an hour reading the "Blackwater Knight Equipment Procurement Plan" carefully.

In fact, everything else is easy, just like forming a knight group. There are plenty of cases to refer to, and you can look at the ready-made equipment.

But who can blame Eleanor for having such a good relationship with the pioneers and getting many exclusive trading channels?

And because of her personal background and experience, she is an absolute supporter of the theory of superior firepower + a person who suffers from a fear of insufficient firepower.

So she always wondered if she could equip her knights with traditional weapons while also adding some pioneers' special firearms.

Moreover, she looked down upon the firepower of a simple pistol, whether it was a revolver or a CLOCK18, so she wanted to give the knights something bigger.

Ji Ming certainly had no objection to this. After all, it was other people's money that they were spending, and as an outsider he was just offering suggestions.

So after determining the purchasing direction of other equipment, he hesitated for a moment.

"I think I'd better pick up an AK. I've seen pioneer cavalry charging with AK-series automatic rifles. As long as you can keep your hands steady, it really looks pretty cool when you fight."

"Ah."

Eleanor nodded repeatedly and was about to speak when she suddenly realized something.

"Ah? How have you seen it before?"

Ji Ming: “Ah, this.”

Option 1: I remember watching a documentary that showed something similar (X)

Option 2: "I saw it before at the foot of Luoshen Mountain, but I don't know much about guns, so it's possible that I saw it wrong." (√)

"Oh, that's good. Since the pioneers also use it this way, we can just arrange it according to their equipment."

Seeing Eleanor nodded, Ji Ming picked up the "Application for the Research and Development of Horse-Drawn Machine Guns and Field Artillery" which was under the "Procurement Plan".

"Well, then there's this proposal. You see, I can see the problem right away."

"You hope that the other party can conduct joint research with you. You are asking them for help, so you can't just talk about your needs. You have to give it to the other party as well..."

Then he was silent, so he was shocked to find that the content below the application was even more explosive...

Turtle, Eleanor, why are you still thinking about other people's tanks! ?

But Eleanor was listening to him attentively, but he stopped talking halfway and simply hung up the phone.

She hurriedly urged.

"What do you have to give to the other party?"

"You have to give... uh, you have to know that this is a world full of interests. You have to promise them some benefits, otherwise no one will work for you for nothing."

"Oh, yes, no one would work for others for free for no reason..."

Ji Ming now just wanted to finish the task at hand and leave. Since Eleanor didn't say anything else, he continued to look at the documents.

Then he realized that he had read five documents in one go and written down his suggestions, but Eleanor next to him seemed to be just flipping through the documents at hand.

...Damn it, no wonder you kept me here. You really want me to work for you, you lazy guy!

Ji Ming was immediately furious. Although he didn't know what to say, he knew that no one could control Eleanor.

Just as he was about to get up and go to the construction site to find the archbishop who had been transferred to become a foreman, he suddenly discovered that Eleanor's condition seemed to be a little off...

I quickly adjusted my sitting position, glanced at her secretly, and found that it was true!

Eleanor, you are peeking at me!

Moreover, Eleanor's eyes, which were once as clear as her mind, were gone. Now, her eyes were exactly the same as those of the coquettish bitches in the royal capital!

Ji Ming couldn't help but feel sad and painful, and even the wall in his heart thickened.

[What the hell are you talking about? Can't you please stop being so literary here? Can't you see where the problem is? ]

"Why are you so anxious? I'm thinking of a solution, aren't I?"

Eleanor is the daughter of Princess Mengquan. Naturally, she has the blood of the Glowing Royal Family and has inherited the curse that can be simply referred to as dragon disease.

She didn't have any power before, and she didn't want to go to the party because it was annoying, so this curse was not even worthy of appearing on the panel.

But now she is the lord of a piece of land and a real princess. She is powerful enough to deal with many forces. The curse will naturally become more severe.

Actually, it was nothing. Eleanor was very ambitious and had a lot of things to do when she first arrived. She managed to control the pressure well with continuous work.

But now with Ji Ming's help, she felt more relaxed. The weather was quite hot, and she was in the same room with a male succubus...

Blois: "Gift Crab, look! Look! What did I say?"

So Ji Ming sighed.

"E.L.N.O."

"Uh, huh?"

Eleanor then realized that she had been staring at Ji Ming for a long time without realizing it, and she quickly lowered her slightly blushing cheeks and pretended to be reading the documents carefully.

"What's wrong? I'm looking at this, this...ah, it's the other way around."

Ji Ming resisted the urge to turn into a sweaty soybean, and persuaded him while lowering his charm value.

"It's okay, Eleanor. Our teachers are sisters, so we can barely be considered to be from the same school. I think we can be more honest with each other."

As he spoke, Ji Ming placed a bottle of rejuvenation liquid on the table and put on a serious expression.

"I'm a doctor. You feel like something is very wrong with you. Do you feel like there's anything strange about you lately?"

Ah, so this is what honesty means?

Eleanor couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she still followed Ji Ming's words.

"What a strange place..."

She thought about it for a moment, her face turned even redder, and she hesitated.

"Uh... recently... I have nothing to do so I read your writings over and over again... does that count?"

What I wrote?

What did I write!

Oh shit, I remember I never wrote that kind of thing since I traveled through time, what’s wrong with you!

Ji Ming was so scared that he quickly looked through his memories and found...

Fortunately, it's not "The King of Cybertron" and "Mr. Social Animal and the Seven Female Giants"

But he did write to Eleanor, and quite a lot.

Not to mention anything else, when he was fighting the Church of the Evil God in Earl Fengying's territory, he wrote a whole book of "secrets" for Eleanor.

After asking the Archbishop to send the copy to the church and launch a special crackdown on the Church of the Evil God, it was originally given to Eleanor as a souvenir.

But Eleanor didn't care what Ji Ming was thinking about, and she mustered up the courage to continue whispering.

"Also... sometimes I dream... I dream of you and me..."

【Oh Yeah! Giggity! Giggity! Giggity! 】

Ji Ming was really shocked now, and his teeth were trembling as the young boss cheered and watched the fun.

"What did you dream about me?"

"I dreamed we were in your clinic."

"Clinic? The one in Sunshine City?"

"Correct."

"What happens next?"

"You said I was sick, it was urgent, and I needed surgery right away! So...so...you wanted me to...take off my coat."

Ji Ming was so frightened that he was completely speechless. He could only sit there and listen to Eleanor slowly wording out.

"I felt very strange and didn't want to do it, but you know, it's a dream, I can't control it, I really struggled! But in the end I still did it."

"You praised my shirt for being nice, and then urged me to get on the operating table. I definitely didn't want to, but for some reason, I got on right away!"

Ji Ming:......

"Dian!"