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

48.

Anna was stunned for a long time, thinking about the background of this story and the possible truth hidden in the legend.

Until another system prompts that her wings have run out of use time.

She has used it back and forth three times, watched three 10-minute murals, and has two 10-minute cooldowns.

The time is almost up, but it is no longer suitable to continue watching.

After thinking about it, Anna first explored this small cave with murals again. Except for the piece of sackcloth that reminded her before, she found no other valuable things.

This mural may be a special item that will affect the spirit, contains certain magical attributes, and may be related to hidden attribute values. The dwarf may be stimulated by this aspect.

Anna's own attributes and resistance are high, and she has seen the murals of the altar before, so she can resist to a high degree.

Anna wrote a memo for herself, writing down some speculations and what she saw.

She climbed out of the hole again, first manually sealed this side, just in case, and arranged a very simple reinforced and sealed magic circle here to ensure that it would not be dug through next time.

Then, while going out, she marked along the road, and finally directly sealed off the entire passage.

Just in case, Anna specially circled this area, and based on the detailed information supplemented by the system map, drew out all the areas with murals.

Although most of the time the dwarves are more casual when digging, and just use their natural skills to dig where the best ore is, but this does not mean that their sense of direction is poor.

They may not be very clever outside, but when the seven dwarfs are inside the cave, in the mine and underground they know best, their perception is not bad.

Anna planned to tell them not to dig near here.

The dwarves are people who are not likely to be able to relax. Anna also discussed with them for a period of time before deciding on the day when they want to end work and so on.

But she doesn't need to let them work all the time. The mine is not in a hurry. The main reason is that the smelter doesn't know when it will be completed. The ore dug out is basically piled up in the warehouse.

Of course, now the warehouses in Oran District [-] are getting bigger and bigger. In addition to hoarding food, some more items have gradually appeared.

For example, some winter supplies will be kept as a strategic reserve. For example, the hoarding of coal mines will also be placed in the warehouse of the territory.

Until the iron and steel smelting plant is completed, and the corresponding raw ore goods are pulled to the warehouse of the smelting plant or something, then this part will be recalculated and stored as "consumable materials".

This is also very common. Many games are calculated in this way. Some are in the warehouse. If they are placed in the consumption area, as long as they can be put down, the difference is that it will take longer to "process" these materials.

Switching to the real situation, that is whether the factory is big enough, and whether the stocking area of ​​the factory is enough to process and digest this batch of materials and goods.

However, Anna's current construction is based on relatively reasonable calculations. There is no reason to fail, and it is even more impossible to have too many goods and cannot get rid of them.

Not to mention exporting, there are many places in Anna's own territory that need to use these raw materials.

And now that the seven dwarfs are working together, it is impossible to hollow out the ore in the entire mine at once, so the mine can be dug slowly, and it can last for at least half a year, and this speed is enough for iron production using current calculations. Unless some kind of production and sales are expanded, but then it will be enough to recruit workers at that time.

When Anna returned to the lord's mansion, everyone was busy with their own affairs. It happened that Cinderella had just finished her work and was sitting on the seat facing the window, drinking black tea.

"Cinderella, are you okay?"

"My lord," Cinderella took the initiative to stand up, smiling concerned, "Is everything going well?"

"Yes, it's smooth, no problem." Anna added, "You don't have to be so polite to me, and there are no outsiders now."

"Working hours." Cinderella smiled, but she followed suit, "Anna, you've worked hard!"

"Haha, it's a trivial matter." Anna waved her hand, letting Cinderella pour hot tea for her and push the biscuit.

The two sat on opposite seats and just had a conversation.

At this time, Catherine was still busy counting things and doing the last proofreading, but this fifth verification does not need to be calibrated out of the box again.

She only needs to have someone open the box for a look, roughly confirm that the box has not been dropped, and then carry it to the carriage under her watch, and that's it.

This is how a reliable housekeeper behaves properly, and Catherine always prefers to check it several times rather than make any mistakes.

Unlike Anna, there was an omission before, and she brought her baby sister who was hiding in the box on the road.

"Cinderella, are you sure you don't want to go back with us?" Anna was still a little worried, "If you want, you can go to the royal city of the Kingdom of Lore with us, I believe you will be well received in the palace of."

Anna felt a little guilty when she said this, but she wasn't worried about anything else.

The old witch might not implicate other people. Her hatred probably focused on herself. Anna didn't forget how she made a deal with her before she left.

Forcibly lifting the curse will definitely have consequences, which is tantamount to a huge omission in the witchcraft that the old witch is proud of.

It is very possible that she herself will be severely backlashed, but Anna herself does not know what the terrible outcome will be. She just fantasized about the possible ending of the old witch in her mind——

Most likely, relying on the face obtained from the heart of the last victim girl and a little bit of power to "feed" and "capture" Anna's youthful beauty was invalidated, resulting in the old witch's entire face or what she had been longing for all along. Eternal youth will largely fail.

But according to the fairy tale, she should have firmly grasped the king's heart.

Therefore, Anna does not know what the ending of the palace will be like now.

But in any case, the necessary conclusion should be made.

Anna has returned to the territory, and has some confidence of her own.

Now, she has also explored some things. For example, the princesses do not have to completely follow the ending of the fairy tale. Although some characters have always shown that they are protected by the "law of karma", this protection may be time-sensitive and character limited.

For example, the protagonists and princesses of fairy tales seem to have the halo of the protagonist. Even if they encounter many dangers, they should follow the fairy tale to maintain a relatively happy ending. Several people with tragic endings said otherwise, at least So far, she has not met any of them, and all she has seen is the group of princesses who "the prince and the princess lived happily together".

Therefore, theoretically speaking, even if their attributes are not outstanding and their combat effectiveness may not be strong, but according to the effect of the law of causality, they are very likely to be difficult to kill.

And some villains in fairy tales, or more important supporting roles around the protagonist, are not necessarily the case.

For example, the dwarf in the Snow White story is a good person who helped the protagonist and survived to the end, so the possibility of being sheltered is also very high.

But some things are not necessarily the same, such as the grandmother in the story of Little Red Riding Hood. This grandmother has different endings in different stories. Some survived and some did not. Under the influence of death.

But now, because of Anna's intervention, Little Red Riding Hood's family has moved here. Grandma lives with her daughter and granddaughter. She doesn't need to live in a remote forest. She can also practice alchemy and do research by herself, and she can also be with her relatives. There is a situation where Little Red Riding Hood has to deliver something through the forest, and it is also less likely to encounter the wolf.

Anna still doesn't know if there will be such a thing as the inertia of the plot, but she doesn't dare to try it casually.

In addition, like the ultimate villain in fairy tales, like the bad queen of Alisa's stepmother in the story of the wild swan, it is the kind that has already gone.

And the bad stepmother and queen like Snow White Li, theoretically will be driven away at the end of the story, but in fact, if Anna wants to end the ending of the original book in advance——

Anna didn't know if her guess was accurate.

"Anna, thank you for your kindness." Cinderella put down the black tea and thanked solemnly.

"Actually, Princess Maria and others have invited me several times, but I still have the same idea."

"After I came to the territory of Oran, I realized that this world is much wider than my original narrow attic. There are too many vast worlds for me to play, and I don't have to be confined to such a small one. In the living environment, there is not only one way - marrying a good family is the best ending."

"I know," Cinderella held her warm hand, and through the thin lace gloves, the temperature was transmitted from between the fingers and the place where they touched, "You gave me a girl who is not so easy to get. Opportunity."

"For many girls in the royal city or the capital, they may never have this possibility in their lifetime, but I am a very lucky one. I have received your kind and generous help."

"This opportunity allowed me to see the world, another side that I may never see in my life, and another possibility of my life."

"Every time I think of this, I feel very moved." Cinderella's eye sockets were slightly moist, and those intoxicating blue eyes were filled with a moving tenderness and gratitude.

"It was you who gave me the opportunity to stand up straight like everyone else, and to earn everyone's respect and gratitude through my own efforts..."

"I am so grateful for my job, even though I can do only a tenth of what you can do, as an insignificant little person, I am very happy that I can be myself at a certain moment. s hard work."

Anna was taken aback for a moment, and immediately refuted.

"How can you be an indifferent little person?!"

"You are a very good person who has the qualities of a princess or is a qualified princess in my opinion... No, you are better than the average princess. You have your own career and your own efforts , there are many ordinary people who respect and appreciate you from the bottom of their hearts, and a group of loyal partners, whether they are humans, small animals, or others... Everyone is very grateful for all the efforts you have made here."

"I thought these compliments were more suitable for you." Cinderella sighed, but there was a gentle smile on her face.

"But why do we praise each other like this? I believe that the progress of the territory comes from our efforts step by step. Although we have assumed different responsibilities in this construction, of course I also know that you are very outstanding. There's more pressure ... but we all give our best, I really believe in that."

"That's right." Anna nodded.

"When we first came here, we must have never expected that the territory would be as prosperous as it is today."

"That's why I'm even more reluctant to leave." Cinderella smiled.

"The territory always needs someone who can take care of it, even if it's a long vacation, and patrol officers like Dorothy don't go back, it's not good for the entire lord's mansion to be empty, leaving some friends of other races or Officials like Dorothy . . . "

"Didn't you say that?" Cinderella smiled and led Anna to the army, "If possible, we still need to do more team building activities, it's not easy to keep them here, and I personally would like to stay here of."

"Besides, as you know, my family in Württemberg and I..." She paused just right, then changed, "I think they probably don't want me to go back, and I'm willing to give them what I left behind. , and I've got something even more precious."

"I understand what you mean." Anna nodded, and had to lament that Cinderella's negotiating skills are getting better and better, so she really can't add anything else.

"After we returned to Wangcheng, we celebrated the festival. On the return journey, I will try to see if I can turn to Württemberg again, or arrange a light pack. I remember your little oriole and some friends are here Well, it just so happens that Little Oriole is going back, and when the time comes, bring those little friends over with me? Will you take care of it?"

"Of course, no problem." The smile on Cinderella's face became more real.

"If it's convenient, please break a branch for me, I want to plant it here."

Anna suddenly thought of that popular fairy tale, and nodded excitedly and happily.

"What kind of branch, do you have a request?"

"Before my mother's grave," Cinderella replied, "I once planted a branch that my father brought back for me, and after that I took good care of it, and finally it became a fairly tall tree. There lived little orioles and other birds."

"Please break off the branch closest to your hand for me, and then convey my words to the little friends on the tree, just say, 'Little bird, little bird, your friend Cinderella begs you, then Duke Anna is going to Oran together - let's start a new life together in a new land', then the little orioles will cooperate with you. They come and you just need to give them a soft cloth and some clean water Just grain and they're very easy to take care of."

"I understand." Anna nodded, expressing that she would definitely finish the matter, and then handed the things she had prepared to Cinderella, explaining by the way.

"This is a new letter of appointment, and I think you, Cinderella, are fully qualified and have even done the job."

Cinderella was taken aback, and looked down. It was a letter of appointment appointing her as [General Affairs Officer of the Oran Territory]. In the current administrative division, the office is a very big position.

Anna had discussed with the staff of Cinderella and other territories before, because it is her own autonomous place, and it is not the same as in the past where the "district head" and regions were used as administrative division and governance.

Now that a new official position "Patrol Officer" has been appointed, Anna hopes to prepare some other brand new positions, among which "Affair Officer" is the highest position negotiated so far - equivalent to the prime minister under the king system.

But because Anna's administrative system is still not perfect, mainly because there are too few people, and she is currently pulling a few small partners by herself to undertake most of the work there, so some of them follow the old system and some of them follow the new one. Anna's change comes and goes.

Anyway, it can be reformed little by little to change the residents' thinking. In addition, she also has additional regulations on the job responsibilities of each position, etc., just like the part of the previous patrol officer.

"But, why..." Cinderella looked a little surprised, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"I'm just...a secretary! You don't need to...compensate me for this matter...I really voluntarily..."

"No, no, no, I didn't make the decision casually!"

Anna corrected her sternly.

"I really think you are suitable for this new position." Anna detailed her achievements during this time.

"From the very beginning, you were responsible for the relevant statistics of the people in the territory. It can be said that you even learned about the situation of each of the people in the territory earlier than I did, and you also know some of their neighborhood conflicts and how close they are. Wait, this is even more detailed than I know. In addition, after new workers arrive, you are also responsible for statistics and overall planning. You have done a very good job on this point, really outstanding. You have management human talent."

"The next few times, I arranged for you to recruit people, and you also made very proper arrangements, including accepting accountants, Petty, Judy and other very reliable territorial officials, big and small, in fact, you understand the situation, Including their work content and possible work problems, many things are also directly consulted with you."

"Of course, it's impossible for them to tell me everything. After you have other subordinates and our leadership team is gradually established, they don't have to report directly to you. In addition, you can find out if there are suitable talents in this regard. , can assist you."

"You are very familiar with the employers - the citizens, the officials, these two places."

"As for other developments in the territory, such as the construction of people's livelihood, the construction of houses, the distribution and implementation of winter supplies...industrial construction, and the opening of several factories in the territory, you must arrange them. Even Petty will follow your orders. Order, accept your dispatch and guidance, and do the work."

"You are very good yourself, and you have taught them very well. During this period of time, there have been no mistakes in the management of the territory. Although everyone has worked very hard, there is no problem overall. A little friction will be resolved quickly. Lost."

"I think you are fully worthy of this position. In addition, you were originally a secretary. I am worried about your original position..." Anna said to her kindly, "I am worried that I will not be able to suppress people."

"I have already asked Judy to prepare this job arrangement. Once you agree, you can immediately have someone post an announcement to inform you that you will temporarily manage the entire territory as an officer..."

"Then add 'temporary', or 'temporary generation'!" Cinderella insisted.

Anna tried to persuade for a while, but failed.

Cinderella still feels that she has a lot of deficiencies at the moment, and she was always supported by a very powerful lord, Anna, before. She doesn't feel that she has the ability to be the chief affairs officer alone, and she needs to experience it for at least half a year. It was only when she was young that she felt that she was capable enough to take on this important task.

"Okay." Finally Anna compromised, Cinderella is indeed a very persistent girl.

So, the final announcement went on, and Cinderella's position became [Temporary Oran (District [-]) General Affairs Officer].

In this way, Cinderella's management of the territory will be more worthy of the name. In addition, it is justifiable to give her a promotion and a salary increase, directly to 1000 gold coins a month. only higher.

You know, when Cinderella's father was the richest when he was at home, he didn't necessarily leave so much pocket money for himself. This father spent most of his money on his wife and children to support the extravagant life.

And Cinderella's daily expenses are basically covered by the lord's mansion. When the lord's mansion made arrangements for clothing, she was not left behind, because she was brought here by Anna in name, and also assumed part of the "guardian" duties.

Not to mention the food, all three meals are in the lord's mansion, which means that you can occasionally buy yourself a few new jewelry and new dresses, but Cinderella is very busy now, and she doesn't have the intention to dress up to compete for the ball, and there is no This kind of aristocratic society.

Of course Cinderella knew that she could save the money and make her life better and better.

In addition, Anna also wanted to test one of her previous conjectures. If this was the case, then her story about Maria and the old witch would be more successful.

She took a special look at the system and had been silently watching the progress of Cinderella's line. She wasn't discouraged if she didn't change immediately, and it wasn't a day or two since the dog system delayed her.

[The system prompts that you have triggered Cinderella - the next series of advanced tasks. 】

[You have triggered the normal mission: Rescue Cinderella (2), click to view. 】

By the afternoon, they were already on their way, probably because Judy had already posted the revised notice, and Anna didn't need to poke the system repeatedly, she had already heard the beep.

【Ding--】

[You have completed the normal mission: Rescue Cinderella (2), click to view the rewards. 】

Anna clicked, and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

The reward this time is no longer a simple reward of gold coins, but also a special item, and it can be seen that this item should be for Cinderella.

[Chief Affairs Officer's Monocle - Magic Item]

Health bar: none

Blue bar: none

Quality: Excellent

Rarity: Rare

Description: These are glasses from a chief affairs officer of the Communist Kingdom during the Communist period. The former owner was an excellent chief affairs officer who was deeply loved by the people and trusted by the king.After being recast by an excellent master of alchemy & weapon forging, it has become a magic item of excellent quality, which can greatly increase the attributes of various aspects for the person whose position is an officer, and is more effective in dealing with related things The lens is convenient, but in other respects it is no different from a normal monocle.The rest is to be explored.

Looking at the progress of the task, it really has advanced to (3), and the smile on Anna's face deepened.

[You have triggered the normal mission: Rescue Cinderella (3), click to view the details. 】

She was not only happy that Cinderella could have such an excellent prop, but more importantly, she realized that she was doing the task in the right direction.

Her two quest directions, one is the main quest, territory construction, which is already on the right track, while the other is the common quest, the princess series, and she has finally found the way to complete the quest.

That is to say, she can re-plan the career direction for these princesses, provided that they themselves agree, but this new job needs to have a certain degree of popularity and recognition, it is not the kind of small trouble, she just gives it a name The head will do.

Another possibility is that the more tasks in this series, the greater her influence and participation in this fairy tale will be.

The more broken it is, the less you have to worry about whether there will be another villain after the death of one villain, and the inertia of the plot will continue to play a role.

Anna feels that she has found a direction to resist the "law of cause and effect", but she still needs to practice it. It should be possible to experiment with Maria's stepmother, the old witch, or Cinderella's stepmother, Mrs. Perot, but she is more inclined to the old witch. After all, we will meet soon.

Anna clenched her fists.

Along the way, it took a total of about five days.

They took the carriage first, which probably took a whole day, rested in the field for a night in the middle, and arrived at the river port at the fastest speed around noon the next day, and then changed there for the boat that had been prepared earlier.

After walking for a period of time, I passed the river port and passed the inland river for a while, at a place four or five away from the royal city, and then returned to the carriage.

When entering the royal city, the festive atmosphere was already very strong.

There is no belief in God here, but there is a God of Light that everyone respects very much.

Anna is not a die-hard fan, but now she has some curiosity about these gods.

In addition to the most common related accessories with the logo of the Goddess of Creation, she also saw many other gifts, such as expressing gratitude to the last God of Light.

Some are produced by the temple, and some are made by the residents themselves.

Even the relatively special three-color woven ribbons have special commemorative significance.

In the past, Anna wasn't very interested in these things. She only learned about them out of curiosity. Now, she also learned more and more about the stories of the gods in the past—maybe an epic copy of the entire game or a hidden mission on the entire map. , she wants to know more.

This special three-woven ribbon is hung on the street. Red, green and white are braided in a strange way to form a long strip, and then such a long strip is combined with the other two to form a strand of three , re-weave, and then become a relatively thick round long belt.

Some are hung directly at the door of the store, and some are directly pulled up in the mid-air between the buildings with such red, green and white tapes, but in this case the tapes are made of paper, but it is only around Christmas. In a few days, there will be no weather other than sunny days in Wangcheng.

It is said that this is also the function of the Temple of Light.

The ribbons between the buildings are very simple, there are two kinds, but the method is the same.

All three colors of colored paper are cut into many long strips of the same length, then pasted into a ring, and then stringed with other colors.

If a circle of colored ribbons is the same color, then the ones hanging in the air must be one red, one green, one white or light gold.

Another way is to have a red hoop followed by green strings, then white or gold.

There are three colors on this one, as long as it is guaranteed to be an integer cycle and the length is a multiple of three, then there is no need to pay attention to anything else.

But at first glance, the streets are all neatly arranged ribbons.

It is really the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

It is said that the white one represents the Goddess of Creation, while the light gold one represents the last God of Light.

The ratio of white and pale gold on the road is about the same, while red and green are symbols of other gods of light.Pure gold is the general representative color of all the gods of the light school.

"Sister, are you curious about that ribbon of the God of Light?" Maria saw that she was looking at it seriously, and asked proactively.

"Maria can also make up, you can teach my sister."

"Really?" Anna was actually afraid that Maria would be bored in the car all the time, "Can Maria teach me?"

"Okay!" Maria looked much more energetic.

Even an adult, let alone Maria, couldn't stand it, let alone a child.

However, they all know the importance of this matter. If they can't make it before Christmas, it is easy to be misinterpreted, and the king and others will also worry.

Therefore, everyone can only rush back as quickly as possible while ensuring smooth driving and a comfortable environment in the carriage.

Along the way, Anna did not miss Maria's light work or "flying" for a while, or took her for a while on horseback.

But most of the time they had to stay alone in the carriage.

Fortunately, Maria was very sensible, and she probably missed the king's father, so she didn't make a sound or cry out.

Crying and other things are even less, Maria is a very good child, except for the occasional little harmless little rebellion.

Before entering the royal city, the king's special guards came to pick them up.

After entering the royal city, Maria and Anna seemed to be relieved, but when they entered the palace, the uneasiness in their hearts arose.

It was only then that Maria realized that she had run away secretly, and she even begged the king's father to allow her and her sister to leave. Although she had a good time in Oran and didn't regret it much, she probably came back at this time because she was too timid. She couldn't help but start thinking wildly again.

As for Anna, she simply felt that the oppressive atmosphere in the palace made her a little uncomfortable.

"Catherine, go and find out." While the two of them got out of the car and were distracted, Anna ordered and reminded Catherine that the housekeeper had already returned to the strictest state, and she nodded slightly to Anna.

A few months of getting along day and night is enough for the housekeeper Catherine to recognize what kind of person Princess Anna is.

If at the beginning she was a little worried about whether Anna abducted Princess Maria or had something different, under such circumstances, out of concern for the princess she had taken care of since she was a child, she hurriedly followed. , of course she knows who is really good to the princess.

Princess Anna is very kind to the people, and even better to her sister.

This is known and recognized by everyone, and Catherine sees it clearly.

But other people, such as the queen who is waiting for them to meet in the palace, may not be sure.

Catherine was one of those people who didn't think much of the new queen at the beginning, but because the king liked the woman brought back from the forest by the king enough, no one dared to say anything more from the top to the bottom, but just silently Increased vigilance.

Not to mention that although the queen seems to be very kind to the princess's stepdaughter, in fact, there is really nothing to say. She can erase all traces of the former queen and separate the king and princess without any traces—

It's really not as good as Grand Duke Anna who has no blood relationship with the princess.

At first, everyone was worried that the daughter brought by Princess Anna as the new queen would have the same nostrils as the queen, and would treat the younger princess sister harshly, but in fact the sisters have a good relationship, and even the princess did not have the same relationship with the queen as imagined. So friendly.

The queen seemed to care about her daughter, but in fact she didn't think about her at all, and she didn't care for her at all. Everyone was clear in their hearts.

And Princess Anna left on the front foot, and the queen on the back foot suddenly had an accident, and everyone actually watched silently.

Of course, the queen is the unpopular one right now.

It was only later that Anna was surprised to learn from Catherine that in the past few months, the queen spent most of her time in bed, and rarely even went out to participate in balls and activities, and most of the time she would be blind. Face to face, or a veil or a mask.

"What's wrong with her face?"

Anna made a very curious look and asked without any notice.

Catherine didn't see anything, but she couldn't connect this incident with the guess that Lord Anna had done something.

She simply replied:

"The queen has been looking for the secret of whitening to maintain youth."