Transmigration of the bastard lord

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Seeger, who rarely came down to the cafeteria to have a meal by himself, turned his head when he entered the cafeteria door, and saw a stern-faced Alpha and a cowering Kevin sitting on a table against the wall, and immediately turned around and strode over.

"Good night, Alpha, I didn't expect you to be so interested."

Brother Guang didn’t think much when he saw Alpha, our Lord Earl didn’t have such a good temper; this guy was the main force who instigated Amy’s “rebellion” at the beginning—well, although it was actually Sig’s own instigation, but I can’t bear it Seeger likes to vent his anger!

Alpha was beating his heart when he saw Sig coming over, and the Earl sat directly opposite him with a half-smile, but instead he gave it up and nodded slightly to salute, "Good night, Earl Frandy."

Sig glanced at Kevin pretendingly: "How do you do the hospitality work, how do you get the respected Mr. Spellcaster to come to the cafeteria to eat?"

Kevin immediately admitted his mistake: "It was my mistake, Earl."

"Your Majesty Guang asked Mr. Kevin to entertain me. It was I who proposed to visit the cafeteria in your place." Alpha had no choice but to speak.

"...Ah Guang?" Thinking about the guy's rough nerves, Sig understood in an instant, and he no longer made it difficult for Kevin. The Earl looked directly at the court magician with undisguised contempt, "Spellcasters always Curious, Alpha, did what you saw in Hydesside satisfy your curiosity?"

——For the sake of His Royal Highness, you, a high-level spellcaster, put down your body to inquire about information, it is really difficult for you.

If the grumpy Andre is here, he might be irritated by Seeger; fortunately, Alpha will not be angry at such trivial matters, and still said calmly, "The road to knowledge is endless, Hyde The development of the game opened my eyes, but it inspired people to think more."

"Thoughts are not bound, no matter where you are." Sig said meaningfully, looking at the court magician playfully, "I want other people's body and mind to follow what I set... Father, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it."

——I want Hydesy to be your prince's pawn, unless the prince has irresistible strength.

Alpha was silent, he could hear the meaning of Sig's words, and he couldn't deny that he was indeed spying on Hydesy's behavior; if Xavier was more bold and killed Hydesy before it developed, then At most, it is to make some compensation to Grand Duke Frandi, and it will never develop into the situation where it is now a big deal; the current Hydersay is openly recruiting spellcasters, and even established diplomatic relations with foreign races and the Kingdom of Chimerman in the name of an independent regime. Will still want to clean up Brother Frandy, easier said than done?

The court magician's eyes were dim, and he didn't answer Sieg's words. He said insincerely, "...Hedsey is favored by the gods, and he is very human."

"...?" Sig frowned slightly, noticing that Alpha's gaze drifted towards Kevin, with a dissatisfied expression on his face, thinking of Atwood who had just been sent away, why didn't he understand?Suddenly burst out laughing.

The Earl laughed openly, not to mention Alpha, Kevin, Miss Mary who followed Sig to the cafeteria, and the two guards were all shocked; Sig, who burst into tears, looked refreshed and brought Contemptuous of the jaw-dropping court magician with a strong sense of superiority, he pointed at Kevin, "Do you think he is an eye-opener and a talent? If I told you that he was an apprentice in a bakery three years ago, what would you do?" think?"

"...Huh?!" Alpha, who was already dumbfounded, looked at Kevin as if he had seen a ghost. Kevin... Uh, this unashamed kid smiled flatteringly at the court magician.

Sig then pointed to Miss Mary beside him, "This is Mary, the former parlor maid."

Alpha's eyeballs stuck to the lean-faced Marie and couldn't get off.

The earl sitting on the bench with a big face casually pointed at the diners in the cafeteria, destroying Alpha's world view time and time again in an understated tone, "That fat woman is called Carmen, the owner of this cafeteria. , of former serf origin."

"That officer is Adam, who was a street bum before."

"That's the deputy head of the security department, Anaduer, a former street vagrant."

"That's Jim, the deputy director of the Social Affairs Department, the bastard who was abandoned by a small noble family."

Seeger casually picked out a few people whose history he remembered, and after admiring Alpha's overly shocked expression, he said slowly, "Have you been in the city hall today?"

Kevin, who was swept by the corner of Sig's eyes, quickly lowered his head.

Alpha greeted Sig's eyes in surprise, and his uneasy look pleased the Earl, so Sig sent another blockbuster without hesitation, "The clerks and department staff in the city hall, Some come from maids, some come from the original noble families, and some come from workers and serfs. The civil servants trained by my family only account for one percent of them."

"..." Alpha's back was covered in cold sweat, and the back of his robe was drenched——those women and young people, most of them were maids and commoners? !

"You envy Hydesside's abundance of talents. If possible, you hope that they can serve your Royal Highness... But have you ever thought about how these talents were discovered by us?" The Earl despised the court magician , with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "Even if you can poach a few people, we can't make up for the talent gap here? What is the 'talent' that can be poached by you in front of Hydersay's millions of discoverable people? "

"Of course, your Royal Highness can also learn from us and search for available talents from the bottom of the population... But just imagine from the perspective of you who know Xavier quite well, does Xavier have this kind of eclectic talent? I'm afraid after leaving the imperial capital, what he's busy with now is how to win over the Marquis family?"

"..." Alpha was speechless.These cousins... still know each other quite well.

"I'm sorry to say that your highness is concerned about how to gain power from the top and how to dig into the corner of his father; only a small number of top people can be seen in his eyes, and people below his vision are very important to him. It doesn’t exist for him. Hydesy will never just stare at the cake on the plate and work hard. We value every citizen, and we regard every people as having infinite possibilities; when our people grow Get up, and Hydesyll will be indestructible, and no one can knock it down." Sig waved his right hand lazily, drawing two circles, one large and one small, in the air, "Compared to Xavier, Hydesyll is like a fortress with a solid foundation; and The Sodia Empire is a castle built on soft sand... What a ridiculous cognition it is to label this gap as the favor of the gods."

Seeger's words are actually very ambiguous. The land area of ​​the Sodia Empire is dozens of times that of Hydes, and the royal family's own cake is enough for Xavier to fight.But when he said such words under such circumstances, Alpha was actually unable to justify his loyalty to the prince.

Seeing that Alpha's complexion changed, without saying a word, Seeger pressed his fingers on the dining table and said word by word, "Ah Guang knows the importance of the people, so he taught his followers to bend down to serve the people. And Ze What about Prince Vail? Did he realize that in his lifetime? Or, before you came to Hyderside, before you knew Hyderside, as a spellcaster renowned for his wisdom, you could understand Hyderside? Is the foundation of Desai's strength, the importance of the people to the ruler?"

The former Earl Frandy, who was arrogant, lustful, and committed all kinds of crimes, actually said such words righteously. If Fu Youguang was present, he would probably be so excited that he would hug him and kiss him fiercely regardless of the occasion.

Alpha couldn't answer Sig's question. What he was still wondering at the moment was, can there really be so many capable and outstanding talents out of those vulgar, ignorant, and stupid people?Don't the people need the management of wise nobles to know how to survive?Aren't the people... ignorant and stupid? !

But think about it!Hydesy, which is barren and has a population of just over a million, has cultivated more than 8000 loyal professional-level powerhouses and countless capable government personnel in just three years; only relying on the farmers in the fief Taxes collected more than 4 tons of staple food—could it be said that the deviant Hydesy was wrong?In the face of such amazing results, who can say such a thing?

Alfa, who was dripping with cold sweat, fell silent, and the earl who made him start to think about "how Xavier can't compare to Hedsey", changed his aggressive aura in a second, with a gentle face, and said in a gentle tone, "I know your Birth experience, Alpha. You were born in the Territory of Darren, one of the [-] civilian students in the Welfare Academy invested and built by Earl Theodore."

The so-called person who knows you best is your enemy. It is no exaggeration to say that Sig can report all the outstanding ones among the vassals of Prince Xavier Sodia.

"You scored No.1 in the exams of the same batch of schoolchildren, and you were trained by Earl Theodore to stand out from the common people... It has been more than 100 years, and your former classmates have long since turned into dust. Now that times have changed, Alpha, can you say from the bottom of your heart: Among those schoolchildren, besides you, are there no other possessors of spellcasting talent?"

Alpha suddenly raised his head and looked at Sig in astonishment.

"Those schoolchildren are a collection of the brightest children in the entire Daren territory. Among the geniuses selected from tens of thousands of children, you are the only one who has the talent of casting spells?" Although Sig's tone softened, he looked directly at him but did not allow him to escape .

"...I don't understand what you mean, respectable earl." Alpha tried his best to stabilize his emotions.

"You should have questioned it before...Earl Theodore could continue to bestow favors on the schoolchildren he summoned, why did he only choose you? The great nobles often choose only one in the same area to train family magicians. Why?" Seeger had a friendly smile that was extremely inconsistent with his personality, and people who knew him couldn't help but feel creepy when they saw him. He asked and answered himself without any scruples, "Because once a magician grows up, his future is uncontrollable. Compared with The high-ranking nobles, spellcasters from the same township and classmates have deeper feelings, and the probability of forming a party is higher. If these hard-edged spellcasters form a group and say no to the nobles who are investors..."

This is an anecdote that can and cannot be said among the great nobles. Seeger, who is also a great nobleman, told it in such a situation. Even in the cafeteria full of people, Alpha still felt as if his whole body was falling into an ice cellar, so cold. horrible.

"The Theodore family's heirs were cut off, and the property was taken over by relatives, so you are lucky not to become a family magician and serve Theodore for generations... You should be congratulated for gaining 'freedom', Alpha," Sig Eyes narrowed slightly, smile a little cold, "Then, have you thought about it in your life of more than a hundred years? If some of your classmates were lucky enough to become spellcasters at that time, then your close friends now should not only be Ender. Strong one?"

"...Earl Theodore has great kindness to me, please don't slander that gentleman like this." Alpha's lips trembled, and he couldn't meet Sieg's eyes when he spoke.

"Hehe..." Sig didn't dwell on this topic, and changed the subject, "Headsey will also vigorously set up civilian schools, but unlike the general style of aristocrats, we will not only train top talents among them; as long as there are We will do our best to cultivate schoolchildren who are eager to learn and have the talent of spellcasters, so that they can enter the temple of knowledge and receive the blessing of the goddess of magic. We will invite spellcasters to participate in this grand event, and let spellcasters from all over the world and Together our teachers guide these future apprentices of magic...these schoolchildren will not be bound, and they will not have to pay back the favor of 'nurturing' for generations bound to Hydersay. They will strengthen the ranks of spellcasters, and they will understand Knowledge is not the taboo of a few people, and you will realize how hateful the evil forces that are self-confident and prohibit people from exploring and seeking. How about it, Alpha, are you interested in this matter?"

"..." Alpha was completely stunned, this, this... what did he hear just now?Count Ferlandy is trying to recruit him?To recruit him, the court magician? !

"You don't need to rush to conclusions. Isn't tomorrow the day to invite spellcasters to visit our work area? You should go too, Alpha, to meet our demigod Hydesy... Hydesy is now The initiator and spiritual pillar of the event." Seeger didn't let Alpha say a word of refusal, and quickly ended the topic; then turned to look at Miss Mary with a distorted face, and asked in a natural blame tone, "What about dinner? You Haven't picked it up yet?"

"..." Miss Mary's expression became even more distorted.

Alpha couldn't remember how he bid farewell to Earl Frandy and left. He obviously didn't experience many things in the whole day, but it made this magician who was in his prime for the group of spellcasters exhausted.

The next day, under the leadership of the hospitality team, more than a hundred spellcasters from the Yingbinlou Hotel were invited to the factory area and visited various visiting spots that were open to the public.Most alchemists are interested in the firing industry of Hydesi. In terms of craftsmanship, the porcelain and glass produced by Hydesi are very different from those in this world; The demigod of education promotion was very curious, and they flocked to Fu Youguang's workshop.

In the open viewing areas of various factories, the scenes of alien and human workers working together amazed the spellcasters; after repeatedly confirming that these goblin workers were indeed not slaves, the spellcasters were even more amazed at Hydesy's mind——Goblin A race that is almost equated with dirty thieves and ditch creatures, but in Hyderside, this race has been treated on an equal footing with other races.

In the newly separated workshop of the Machinery Manufacturing Department of the Hubbard Iron and Steel Works, Brother Guang, who was dressed in blue overalls and no different from ordinary workers, shook hands with the casters and greeted each other. These distinguished guests showed their faces. Fortunately, most of the spellcasters were cultivated and noble people, and no one would dislike the "lack of etiquette" of this demigod.

Alpha stood side by side with his old friend Andre the baptist, who was deluded, and saluted this light Frandi one after another; compared to the earl's ever-changing attitude towards him, this demigod seemed to have no memory of Alpha ever going against him It seems that there is nothing unusual in his expression.

In the workshop, an original version of the steam-powered car with only the skeleton and the front of the car was prepared for the visit. After a brief greeting, Fu Youguang introduced to these spellcasters who belong to the top intellectuals in this world, "Considering To popularize the demand, the body is made of light synthetic wood, and the front of the car is covered with synthetic steel to improve the wind pressure resistance..."

After saying a few words, Brother Guang explained synthetic wood and synthetic steel to the spellcasters—in short, it is a composite material made by striving for cheap and beautiful products. The synthetic wood is pressed with sawdust mixed with reed rhizomes with certain flexibility. After the solidification is added, it is as strong as ordinary wood and has fire resistance, while synthetic steel is more expensive carbon steel.

When it comes to development materials, Fu Youguang's introduction focuses on low cost and high output, and all the casters are extremely entangled... If you don't know Hydesai's financial resources, you really have to wonder if this demigod is living in poverty Hard times.

Fu Youguang briefly introduced the function of this steam-powered car, market expectations, practical value, etc.; finally, he heard a commotion from the wrong casters, and Andre, who didn't think too much, couldn't help but ask aloud, "Your Excellency, according to what you mean, the group that this kind of automatic vehicle is aimed at is... the general public?"

"Yes, aren't we building roads for the convenience of the public? With this kind of car, it will be more convenient for everyone. So now our manufacturing department is studying how to reduce costs. If it is too expensive, ordinary people can't afford it, so it's a waste of research and development. "Fu Youguang took it for granted, "Another problem is the weight of the vehicle. Our steam engine is not powerful enough, and the vehicle is too heavy to carry people and goods..."

"..." Even after staying in Haidesai for several days and getting in touch with many people in Haidesai, Andre still couldn't understand this kind of people-oriented thinking, and stammered, "People go out ... Wouldn't it be nice to have a carriage? Is there no shortage of pasture in Hydesy? The cost of raising wildebeests is not high."

"Yeah, a normal short-distance horse-drawn carriage can travel, but it will be slower if it is farther away. Now our horse-drawn carriages have generally replaced bearings and wheels, and it takes two days to go back and forth between Anpu City and March City. The speed is three times per hour. Ten kilometers is almost the limit of a popular horse-drawn carriage, and if it goes further up, the reinforcement materials for the carriage body alone must exceed the economic affordability of ordinary people and ordinary businesses." Fu Youguang explained in detail.

"..." The spellcasters looked at each other, each of them couldn't turn their heads; this demigod... was thinking completely differently from the others!

After explaining this, Fu Youguang began to introduce the principle of the steam engine as the power to the casters: "This is the first batch of low-power steam engines we manufactured, tentatively named Watt No. [-], and its principle is simply the cylinder. And the reversing valve, the steam pushes the piston to do repeated motions in the cylinder, and the flywheel is driven to rotate through the connecting rod, turning the reciprocating motion into a circular motion, and the flywheel in turn drives the reversing valve, changing the two times of intake air and Exhaust relationship, realize mechanical automatic reversing, to maintain continuous operation of the machine..." (from Baidu)

Fu Youguang rolled up his sleeves and squatted next to the car's front frame, pointing to the parts of the steam engine to introduce to the spellcasters, explaining some nouns that you have never heard of; If a spellcaster who is interested in this is willing to join, then the progress from the original steam engine to the turbine technology and then to the internal combustion engine mentioned by Brother Guang is something that can be expected. Therefore, for these distinguished guests, Hydesy It is extremely caring - the top talents in this world are undoubtedly, you must know that when Brother Guang proposed the principle of the spinning jenny, that guy Andrew and Hubbard discussed a few times and came up with the blueprint, and improved the performance of it The less than superior part.

The more Alpha listens, the more serious his expression becomes. There is no doubt that this kind of creative thinking that jumps out of the limitations of this world is very valuable. The magic steam train in this world uses a circular constant magic array combined with internal and external elements to maintain power. The maintenance cost is very high - if it is related to alchemy products and magic materials, the price will never drop; the magic steam train running on a line for a year costs about the same as a new train.And the new steam technology that this demigod said without reservation does not need alchemy products and magic materials at all, and can be made with ordinary materials-how big is the gap?No wonder this demigod dared to pat his chest and say that this is a means of transportation for civilians!

Fu Youguang introduced the principle of the steam engine, the bottleneck of research and development, and the prospect and expectation of the high-power steam engine to the spellcasters; not to mention the casual spellcasters wandering in the wild, even Andre couldn't help but be moved - control Cost, if this low-cost automatic vehicle can be promoted, it will be a revolution in the transportation and logistics of this world; if they can participate in it, then their names will definitely be remembered by future generations in this world!

Fu Youguang is very eager for these spellcasters to join, and his expectation for them is not just to let them enter the classroom team and train future spellcasters; Thanks to the novel; with top talents in this world joining him, he is confident that he can increase his efficiency and truly bring about an industrial revolution in this world!

Alpha recalled what Earl Frandy had said to him in his mind, and what he had seen, heard, and thought about over the past few days made him unable to help being full of nostalgia for the vibrant Hydesy...

"Your Excellency Guang Frandi." Alpha, who had been calmly being a listener without suppressing his instinct, walked out of the crowd, met Fu Youguang's gaze, and said in a trembling voice, "I can Let me ask...why don't you keep your research and development results for us? Before you, no one in this world has ever thought of...not being restricted by alchemy products and magic materials, making convenient tools suitable for the public, and successfully developing them This result is enough to make you ahead of the forces of all countries in the world, why do you... have to tell us so clearly and accurately?"

Hearing such a question, Fu Youguang smiled. His smile was frank and straightforward. It was not the kind of Sig's smile that would make one's back shiver. With both eyes, Brother Guang said frankly and from the bottom of his heart: "Knowledge is the wealth of all intelligent races, and no one is qualified to close its door. Those who explore the road of knowledge should support each other, because the ocean of knowledge is forever. Can't see the edge."

——Even if these spellcasters run away after knowing the principle of the steam engine, and independently develop it based on their own strength... Then, without the cooperation of the Spellcaster Association and the Alchemist Association, even if they develop the second and third generation How to promote the steam engine?Sell ​​it to a big power?Hehe... Among the existing interest groups in this world, apart from Hydersay, who would be willing to work hard on civilian transportation?As for military use, a chariot driven by a high-power steam engine... what role can it play against an army of professional strongmen and high-level spellcasters with humanoid heavy weapons?

"I..." Alpha felt that the blood in his whole body seemed to rush to his head desperately, making his hands and feet cold, but his chest and brain were full of heat; Fortunately, after a short and painful life, he passed away one after another; he yearned for a new world, and he believed that the ambitious Prince Xavier Frandi could create a completely different country from the present; but, now, he found that he It seems that there is a brand-new road ahead that has never been seen before!

Things are tough!People's hearts, how not to change?How not to change? !

"Can I... also participate in your research and development?" After being stuck for a while, Alpha finally uttered a complete sentence; after saying this, he felt his whole body relax, and the depression, entanglement, and worrying about gains and losses for several days seemed to be all away from him. and go.He will lose his identity as a court magician, he will lose the title that makes him unique... But what are these compared to the "new world" that can be seen and touched!

Andre glanced at his old friend in amazement, making such a decision is almost equivalent to the old man who is a court magician who has pushed back the past ten years and started all over again; however, Alpha has been "bewitched" , How could Andre not be tempted?

"I'm also very interested in this, Your Excellency, can I join too?" Andre's mood is much calmer than that of Alpha, he doesn't think too much about people, and he won't always worry about gains and losses, "Of course, in Before that, I have to go back to the imperial capital once, and hand over my work there to someone else."

Fu Youguang was pleasantly surprised by being hit by a pie falling from the sky—it’s true that he was drooling at these wise spellcasters, but he himself was not so arrogant as to think that there was someone who would let the aborigines worship whenever they met Bastard; Alpha was stunned when he spoke, and after Andre followed closely, Brother Guang finally woke up from his stupor; this guy didn't care if his hand just touched a machine full of engine oil , strode over and took Alpha's hands and shook them vigorously, then went to shake Andre's hand again.

"Welcome, you are so welcome! Two big brothers, our Hideside just needs wise participants like you!" Fu Youguang's face was full of sincerity, his eyes were stars, "human wisdom is the supreme wealth , the brains of the two big brothers are two golden mountains for us Haides! On behalf of all the people of Haides, thank you for joining us!"

"..." Alpha, who had been gripped with oil on his mobile phone, stared blankly at his hand.

"..." Andre, who could be regarded as having a more genuine temperament, was petrified by the fiery enthusiasm of this demigod His Excellency.