The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

43.

When Master Wade was young, he was not destined to be a great man, and he was appointed to a poor place, not because he seemed to have the talent in this area, but because no one else wanted to come over.

Under the circumstances at that time, he did not think that he was holding himself up in a daze——

Although there is still a small part of the reason, he couldn't help worrying about his own life when he saw the head of the district chief was beheaded and the head of the three districts was killed by the "mob" clashes.

Mr. Wade didn't have the courage to throw everything at one basket or run for his life.

He can only use all the methods he can think of to deal with the possibility for himself, and he can get most of the financial support in the end, which he did not expect.

Fortunately, relying on these funds, the second district gradually developed.

But some disadvantages also revealed.

For example, at that time, he promised many interests and powers of the Second District in order to get many noble children or noble masters to support him and speak for him.

It is precisely because of this that the second district has become "own interests" or "interests related" in the eyes of some nobles, so they will raise their hands and help him.

And in the beginning, it was no big deal.

Master Wade didn't think there was anything wrong with this, at most, the people in the second district and his personal interests were damaged, but compared to being so poor that he couldn't afford food, was precarious, and couldn't survive, this loss of interests was nothing What.

But with the development of the second district, the appetite of some nobles gradually increased.

Master Wade is getting carried away by being touted.

When the news came from the king that all Oran was allocated to the princess, Master Wade and all the nobles felt bad.

Because the news came very suddenly, and the princess arrived faster than expected, some princesses planned to stop them at the river port, just to find some reason, such as taking them for a stroll, etc., and then delaying In the past one or two months, this kind of problem will not seem too troublesome.

But everything is different from what they imagined.

Princess Anna did not return to Oran by the usual route from the Kingdom of Lore at all.

She went directly to the Principality of Württemberg, and the most surprising thing was that Princess Maria also followed her team, and they went directly from the Principality of Württemberg to Oran.

Those who originally planned to stop them halfway were in vain.

Oran belongs to Duchess Anna, and everything here will also belong to her. Whether it is money or every leaf, every citizen must be loyal to the lord.

And among the benefits promised to the second district at the beginning, some of them did not comply with the regulations.

Since there are no lords in District [-] and Oran, it has nothing to do with Master Wade and those nobles doing this. Objectively speaking, it is reasonable for most of the taxes here to be transferred to certain nobles. The few mineral and timber resources were directly "given" to the nobles, which was a last resort at that time.

But now, the problem arises.

As Master Wade, who is only a local administrative officer, he is not qualified to directly sell some things in this territory, whether it is land, timber or minerals.

Although the title of "mortgage" was used in exchange for a certain amount of financial support and more invisible support for the leadership of Master Wade, but now if Princess Anna requests a recalculation or even liquidation, then...

Master Wade is going to be in trouble.

Those nobles will also be unlucky.

This is where Master Wade felt even more anxious after being reminded by the deputy of the mayor's mansion during this period of time.

He couldn't sleep at night and didn't think about food and drink because of this. Although this method gave the people of the second district a chance to breathe and develop, if it was investigated, it would definitely be his fault.

Thinking that he might be beheaded, Master Wade couldn't help trembling. From the outside, he looked majestic and majestic. Only he himself knew how trembling he had been, surviving between the cracks——

Every time he closed his eyes, the greedy smile of the former district chief he hated the most, as well as the final ending and blood would appear in his mind.

Master Wade ignored Lord Anna's arrival on purpose, and he might not have been teased by others.

Of course, those nobles were not happy for him to bow his head. It was very difficult to take the warmed meat back from them peacefully. They were all more powerful than one.

But now, only Master Wade was framed here, unable to advance or retreat.

A few days later, Anna asked people to release the information about the second batch of recruitment in the quarry. The first batch recruited 10 workers. Now they are doing site inspection and quarry planning, which will take about two or three days. With a lot of effort, the framework is built, and then the usable stones can be mined and transported.

With the help of Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, Anna made the alchemy tools much more easily, and Dorothy, who was very interested in it, was also involved in helping.

The alchemy tools needed in the quarry will be in place soon, so the rest is some manpower, and because of the existence of magic, the work will not be so hard.

Dorothy is a special "princess" with a high magical attribute, and she is also very talented in alchemy.

She is a novice in this field, and she is very interested in all kinds of knowledge, and Anna just happens to have a top-level alchemy level, but before that, she was used in some magic and research fields, that is, the traditional usage of alchemy.

Although Grandma Little Red Riding Hood has been thinking about alchemy for a long time, she is personally used to using alchemy to improve her life, that is, she focuses on improving productivity, including whether she can apply cleaning magic to alchemy, and then create a product that can be used for Special labor tools used by non-magic people - such as magical self-cleaning brooms.

So Dorothy studied with two people at the same time while she was not working.

Grandma Little Red Riding Hood is very friendly to little girls, and maybe she has a love for her granddaughter. She doesn’t mind Dorothy’s observation and study, including the former member of Paul’s construction team who wanted to be an apprentice. By default.

Anna is more casual. Although she has a brain and knowledge, she doesn't always need to "rust". She can basically answer any questions they have.

Dorothy wanted to learn alchemy in the orthodox way, and she could teach it, but she was too busy to be free all the time.

"Lord Lord."

Judy was always so kind to her.

"whats the matter?"

Anna had just come out of the alchemy studio and asked while taking off her gloves.

"The mine you sent someone to look at before..." She paused for a moment with a gloomy expression, "It seems that something went wrong."

Anna paused, and after realizing it, she said, "What happened?"

This morning, she just sent a four-person team, all of whom are experienced in mining. The leading person in charge is Petty. She has done related work to lead the team and people to see the mine. It is also normal.

"They haven't come back yet."

As soon as Anna looked up, the sun had already set to the west, and it was expected that the exploration would be completed around two o'clock in the afternoon.

Exploring the mine has two purposes. This task also needs to be done by experienced people, but theoretically speaking, there should be no danger. The animals in the forest have already said hello, and they don't want to dig in the hole or anything.

One is to understand the division and excavation of the mine. With the help of alchemy props, experienced mine personnel only need to bury the device in a few key places to detect it and directly give a rough mineral division. The arrangement of minerals and ordinary soil layers must be different, and the materials are different.

The second is to understand the composition of the products in the mine. According to the information given to her by the people from the Animal Kingdom, the mine should be metal minerals. The ore is relatively hard, but not so hard that it is difficult to excavate. The color Dark red mixed with dark brown.

Animals do not understand this, only humans use these resources properly.

They only know that these are not diamonds or gold, not those gemstone mineral resources that are shining in themselves, so they don't care anymore.

Moreover, the mine is some distance away from their habitat, and there is almost no grass growing nearby. Animals don't like to go there. Although they know that there is a mine, it is passed down from generation to generation. Send someone to investigate.

But Anna felt wrong when she heard the description at the time. What she wanted was not a gold or silver mine, nor did she expect to find some diamond mine in her territory and get rich from then on.

Generally speaking, the reddish ore is most likely to remind people of hematite.

Iron itself is silvery white after purification, but hematite after oxidation is reddish, and it is also the most needed mineral in ironmaking, and it is a very important and precious resource.

Anna takes this very seriously.

One of her quests happened to be about preparing for smelting iron and steel. She also felt that having metal mines was very important for all aspects. As for minerals with special alchemy materials, she hadn't counted on them at all.

The mines for alchemy materials are equivalent to rare earth element mines or diamond mines, so it's better to be realistic.

Anna asked Judy carefully, and then asked Cinderella who had arranged for them to set off for more details.

They brought dry food for noon, and they expected to come back by one or two o'clock at the earliest, and no later than three o'clock at the latest.

Now the sun is setting fast, it has already set to the west after four o'clock, and it is almost half dark after five o'clock.

If it is later, it will not be convenient for them to come back from the forest. In addition, it is unreasonable to investigate for so long. Although she is equipped with self-defense, Cinderella is more alert and appropriate. Will report back first.

"I reminded them repeatedly." Cinderella's beautiful blue eyes showed a bit of anxiety and panic, "Why haven't you come back?"

"Calm down, don't worry." Anna patted her on the shoulder lightly. The two of them now have a high level of understanding and a close relationship. She fully understands Cinderella's worries and doesn't think she is worrying too much.

"I'll just go there, tell everyone, the meeting tonight may be a little later, and I won't eat dinner, I'm afraid it will be too late, so just leave some for me and talk about it when I come back."

"Okay." Cinderella barely controlled her emotions and said firmly.

"I'll take care of the overall situation."

Cinderella is also a girl who has experienced ups and downs. Her biological mother passed away, and her biological father who loved her has left. If she was not strong enough, she would have lost herself and her smile in the torture of her stepmother.

She was able to become such a person who faced difficulties with a smile on her face, and it was her outstanding and strong heart that supported her.

The sudden accident of her partner and subordinates really made her feel uneasy, she was naturally worried, and she was not a stone man, she had no heart.

But with Anna's departure, she quickly calmed down, and under Maria's hesitant expression, she took the initiative to comfort her, saying that everything would be fine.

This kind of performance quickly stabilized the other people in the City Lord's Mansion.

"Judy," Cinderella said, "Go and make some preparations. If the family members of the three workers come up and make proper receptions, I will tell Catherine to prepare some other food and so on."

"Eh, me?" Judy was obviously a little nervous when she was suddenly called out to socialize.

"You can't just hide in the office. You are Anna's assistant clerk. You will become an official clerk in the future. You will always go out with her. Whether it's reception or entertainment, you will always speak."

Cinderella looked calm, and her fair face showed a strange sacredness and beauty under the afterglow of the setting sun, even though she was dressed plainly, wearing a dark blue work-specific long dress that everyone was already familiar with.

She looked like a true goddess, with a straight figure, a beautiful face, and a strong yet gentle personality.

Under such gazes, Judy couldn't help but tremble, only feeling that Miss Cinderella was becoming more and more imposing.

When she first interviewed her, she gave people the impression of being very gentle, not to say that she is not gentle now, but that in the gentleness, there are gradually more sharp and sharp parts.

Miss Cinderella has become a secretary and spokesperson who seems to be very qualified and excellent.

Judy thought to herself, and then, under some kind of wonderful power and agitation, she also nodded firmly.

"Very good." Cinderella smiled.

"I'll teach you what to say when facing them."

"First of all, you need to know that before the conversation starts, several assumptions need to be made, similar to crisis intervention and follow-up."

"You need to simulate every possible situation in your head."

"What does that mean?" Judy asked.

"It's very simple, what you should think of first," she turned her head and smiled at her, "is the worst result and worse result."

"..." In Judy's blank look, Cinderella seemed to have relaxed a little, and was already thinking about these possibilities and solutions in her mind.

"Including the compensation for the result and the follow-up processing plan. You are a member of the Lord's Mansion, and this is the land of the Lord. You must put the interests of the Lord first. Of course, the premise of these is that you must first be a kind and upright person. Our lord is exactly such a person, so the necessary humanitarian and appeasement measures are also very important, and cannot be entirely a consideration of interests."

"At this time, you have to think about their value, that is, the value and loss of those workers under certain circumstances, not only for the territory but also for their small family, and then consider..." Cinderella continued. As she listened, Judy listened very carefully and memorized it very hard.

"Especially," she paused, pointing to Judy's work card, "You are the future clerk, some of your thoughts will be directly regarded as the thoughts of the lord, and you have to guess the thoughts and ideas of the lord. "

"Part of your speech may be directly converted into paper content, so it must be relatively perfect and rigorous."

On the other side, Anna has already rushed to where the mine is.

Before, the small animals gave an approximate range, and there happened to be a relatively high rock wall over there.

Anna searched for their traces along the way, and through her tracking skills, she quickly recovered their trajectories.

At the first six detection points, she saw traces of them burying alchemy props and digging them out to get data.

There are not too many trees nearby, and it is still relatively far away from possible mines.

Anna activated the skill, and it took about 10 minutes to get there. If she just walked normally, it might take 10 minutes to an hour. stop.

As she searched, she thought about it in her heart.

If there really are mines with exploration and mining value here by then, she will definitely discuss with the animal side whether a new road can be arranged, but another possibility is that she can also arrange a mine that can accommodate more people. The teleportation array——

But the cost suddenly went up.

Anna once again felt the embarrassment of having no money, and she was very short on money, especially when the end of the year was approaching, and she would have to go back for the holidays. At that time, she would have to bring some gifts and pay a symbolic tax. In addition, she and Maria had to buy new ones. Wang Cheng's attire.

Although the king will definitely arrange it, but as a sister, as a sister who wants to be good to her sister Snow White, she can wrong herself a little bit, but she can't let the little girl wear beautiful clothes and be ridiculed by the people in Wangcheng in the future.

She didn't want to be a stain on Maria, and she didn't want to be ridiculed by the people in the royal city with the traces of Maria's residence in Oran in the early stages of development when she was not yet "full-fledged".

Not even behind the scenes, not even for a while.

Although she knew that the king could not allow this kind of thing, unless the queen and the old witch did something.

Even though she knew that once her Oran was strong, there would be no such nonsense, and this experience would be a commendable place on the road of Queen Maria.

"Huh?" She stopped abruptly.

Ana doesn't know how to explore mines, this skill is too biased, but she knows how to track traces.

Near the eighth detection site, there are suddenly more footprints here, and judging from the model... it seems to be too small, as if there are many, many children.

Anna frowned slowly.

The traces on the ground here are a little rushed, and there is a small stream next to it.

Anna could imagine that they were walking along the creek, and found a detectable point near this place, so at a distance of seven or eight meters from the creek, they began to dig and buried two detection devices, far and near.

"One is missing." Anna counted, but did not find another detection device nearby.

The number of detection devices is fixed, there are six in total, but each of them can be used repeatedly. After recording the data in it and clearing it, you can continue to measure and calculate.

The magic stone of the earth element is stored in the alchemy item. Although the quality is not high, it is enough to last for hundreds of calculations. This is an item that Anna has handled, and it is impossible to make a mistake.

The distance is measured according to the rule of two points to determine a line segment, so generally speaking, two devices need to be buried, sometimes high and low, sometimes far and near, and more often deep and shallow. In complex terrain conditions, When there are many, at most five or six are buried.

Then through the interaction between the small detectors, the desired result is measured.

"Where is the other... Where will it be?"

Anna is now looking for another place where she should be buried, and the tracking here is a bit confusing, as if she has moved the location repeatedly.

She looks for the traces of their past through this repeated review.

"found it."

Anna walked repeatedly along a line invisible to others, and finally stopped at one place. Then, she saw a few pebbles that were inharmonious and should not exist here.

The result of the appraisal was that this was something Petty had touched.

This result was obtained because she had just touched it and even liked it very much. Anna narrowed her eyes slightly.

This is a relatively low-lying place, but next to it is a slightly higher mountain wall, which is made of rocks.

Anna stared at it for a while, then stepped forward suddenly, and tapped a few times on different small stones in a regular manner.

A cave was opened on the rock wall, and from the outside, it was dark inside.

This rock wall is not a formation, it looks like a variant of alchemy props, and there seems to be no magic and alchemy-related things in it. If I have to say it, it may be the relationship between the mechanism and the alchemy props.

Anna walked in, and there was no sound inside. She softened the footsteps to the extreme, and turned on [Sneak].

After walking a few steps, after turning a corner, a stench came to my nostrils, and the sour smell of food also had the smell of feet.

What the hell? !