Chapter 256: 254: Hard Work (Subscribe)

Seeing that Luo Yi looked strange, Otto couldn't help but ask, "Master, what happened again?"

Luo Yi shook his head: "It's not a big deal!

It was Grand Duchess Aphra who invited me to go to Auxerre to discuss the follow-up of this noble war.

It was obvious that my mother no longer wanted to let this war continue and wanted to put all the issues on the negotiation table to be resolved.”

Iron Knight Phil said something very philosophical: "Problems that cannot be solved on the battlefield cannot be solved at the negotiation table!"

Luo Yi smiled and said, "No, this time, I will make my mother's wish come true.

This is not only because the Norman family made great contributions in this battle, but also because we also need some time to cultivate, settle down and develop."

"I may not want the territory, but I will protect the wealth and supplies doubly."

"Besides, there are so many people coveting a Flower Territory. How many people would be fighting for a complete Marquisate Territory?"

"I'm afraid the Noble Elders' Council is going to get busy again!"

As he said this, Luo Yi couldn't help but rub his brows and said, "Grand Knight Commander Thor, please help me prepare a ship. I need to leave immediately and return to Brussels."

Grand Knight Thor asked, "Don't you need a day's rest?"

"I was born to work hard, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Having said this, he folded the letter and put it away, without letting anyone else see its contents.

…

Grand Knight Commander Thor was extremely efficient. After two or three hours, a boat stopped on the banks of the Ruhr River.

This is a passenger ship. It is not very big, but it has everything. It also has luxurious single rooms specifically for rest, and there is plenty of food and fruit.

Even the boatmen are eight experienced, young and strong laborers. They control the oars, which not only makes the boat fast but also very stable.

Obviously, this is not something that ordinary people can own. It must be purchased by either wealthy merchants or nobles. But Luo Yi really didn't have the heart to ask.

He led a group of people onto the boat and found a room to rest.

Then, listen to the boatmen's calls and feel the boat starting slowly, accelerating, and going upstream, shuttling across the Ruhr River.

Of course, the journey from Siren Port to Auxerre City is a standard counter-current boat trip. Even if the boatmen try their best, the speed will always be slower.

It was in a guest room on the ship, when only Roy and Oliveira were there, that he finally took out the letter again and handed it over.

Oliveira took it, but didn't open it immediately. Instead, he gave her a confused look.

Luo Yi said: "Take a look and see first!"

Oliveira didn't waste any time. He opened the letter and quickly scanned it.

At first, his eyes didn't change at all, and remained indifferent.

But in the end, it suddenly became as sharp as a knife!

It was because, at the end of the letter, there was a sentence: "It has been confirmed that the Earth-based Oath Knight who once intercepted and killed Oliveira, stayed in the Bonaparte Empire for several months, and finally went to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

He is a fourth-order natural disaster expert from the Isel family of the Sardinian Dynasty, whose real name is Ignaz Isel! "

"Kingdom of Sardinia, Iser Family?"

Oliveira couldn't help but stroke his hair. His originally jet-black hair had now become a mixture of black and white.

Although he didn't die in that battle, the lost life span could not be restored. Even a treasure like 'Isis Jiuquan' could not make up for it.

At this moment, Oliveira looked at Luo Yi and asked, "Master, what are you going to do?"

Luo Yi did not answer, but asked: "This time, I want to ask you how to do it?"

"Ask me?"

Oliveira's eyes were confused for a moment, and he said, "I'm just a guard?!"

"No, you are the most loyal warrior of the Lion Family and also my Luoyi's recognized teacher.

This vengeance must be avenged, but I want to know how you plan to do it, Teacher?"

The coldness in Oliveira's eyes faded away, but in just a moment, he regained his firmness, coldness, and even indifference.

He said, "When we return to Brussels, please allow me to leave for a while. I have already reached the peak of the third level and have refined my fighting spirit twice. It is time for me to try to break through to the fourth level.

When I succeed, I will go to the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

"Are you confident of a breakthrough?"

Oliveira didn't rush to answer, but raised his hand and clenched his fist, clenching it suddenly: "It must be!"

"That's fine. I'll accompany you then!"

Oliveira suddenly looked up and said, "Master, I am alone..."

Luo Yi waved his hand and said, "I also want to go to the Kingdom of Sardinia and see what it's like to be in a country isolated overseas and ruled by a queen."

"It's rumored that it's the busiest country in overseas trade, with an exaggerated number of ships stretching to the end of the horizon, and ocean trade reaching the New World."

"I'd rather go and see why an island kingdom dares to claim that the sun never sets."

Having said that, Roy looked at Oliveira again and said, "When we get back, I'll have Hoover provide you with enough resources. If you need anything, just let me know.

I will also ask Douglas and Madam Linda for help to see if we can get some potions from the Habsburg Empire that will help me break through."

Oliveira knew that Luo Yi had made up his mind, so he finally stopped talking and just replied, "Okay!"

…

In the room,

At the desk.

Oliveira stood aside and stopped talking, as if he had disappeared.

Luo Yi was busy with his own business. He really wanted to rest, throw himself on the bed and sleep soundly.

But it really doesn't work!

If he really returns to the Lion Manor in Brussels, who knows how many things will be waiting for him.

He had to take advantage of the free time now to outline what he needed to do, only in this way would he not be in a rush.

However, when a piece of high-quality parchment was spread on the table and the quill pen was dipped in a little ink, it stopped just as it was about to write.

Luo Yi couldn't help but wonder, what was his original ideal?

Safety comes first. After all, life is important. Making money is to ensure the needs of cultivation, and cultivation is also for safety. Therefore, there is no need to have too much money.

It is best to have many friends and few enemies, and live a leisurely life. Nothing else matters.

But what about now?

Busy as a dog!

Is this really the life he wants?

At this moment, Luo Yi fell into deep self-doubt, but when the drop of ink that had been accumulated for a long time fell from the tip of the quill pen and spread on the parchment, he came back to his senses.

He couldn't help shaking his head and threw all these trivial thoughts out of his mind.

We've come this far, there's always a way forward, no turning back, why think so much?!

Of course, he also has his own tricks for organizing thoughts!

"Deep Blue, Deep Blue, stop pretending to be dead!

Turn on the data analysis module and help me figure out what to do after returning to Lion Manor!"

"Prioritize them and then arrange them in order!"

"The external environment will probably be stable for a while. I've finally managed to develop myself."

As he was muttering this, a deep blue voice sounded in his heart: "Here it comes, here it comes, Master!

But where do you start?"

“Where do I begin?”

Luo Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, various thoughts boiling in his mind, and he said: "Military merit! Let's start with military merit..."

"The war is over, and all the military merits I promised can be fulfilled. But this time, I want to change the way I fulfill them."

So, on the eyelid paper, beneath the ink spots, more and more smooth words appeared.

Military merit brings rewards, wealth, education for children, and a path to promotion...

Then there are companies, including railways, mining, a magic machinery factory, and shares...

Then, Luo Yi extended new branches from these projects and wrote down many key points.

So, the parchment was divided into smaller and smaller parts, and the content became more and more, until the entire parchment was densely packed with crisscrossing lines.

By nightfall, even Luo Yi himself had difficulty understanding this mind map.

But his thinking became clearer and clearer, and he already had a complete process in his mind about what to do and how to do it!

So, he threw the mind map away without hesitation, threw himself directly onto the bed, twisted his body, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep.

When will this day end?

This was Luo Yi's last thought, and then he fell into a deep sleep.

…

One day later.

In the afternoon, the ship finally entered the watershed of Brussels City. With the lion flag hoisted, it ignored the obstructions on both sides and continued to gallop forward.

It was not until they reached the pier closest to the Lion Manor that Luo Yi got off the boat.

He looked up, but the scattered buildings blocked his view, so he naturally couldn't see the Lion Manor.

However, from his perspective, he could already see a half-built tower rising from the ground.

Although it was almost evening, there were still many mages busy at work, and various materials that were imbued with levitation magic flew into the air one by one.

Under the magician's command, they were spontaneously placed, piled, compacted, and then bonded and stabilized with magic...

Every time a rock is completed, magic patterns will light up, and layers of light will flicker, eventually matching the other rocks.

On the side, Otto said in surprise: "What is this?"

"A Mage Tower? A mechanical mage tower perfect for magical mechanics! I asked the Habus Empire to help build it."

Iron Knight Phil was even more incredulous: "But isn't this speed too fast?

I also witnessed the construction of Ms. Palacios's Mage Tower. It took a whole year, and it was constructed by a team of mages hired from the Bonaparte Empire."

Roy looked at the two of them and said, "This is why Count Karl and I are committed to promoting magical machinery.

You two, the Scourge is very strong. Even the magic cannon can't hurt you.

But believe it or not, one day, the Habsburg Empire will create a weapon of mass destruction that will terrify you all!"

“No, maybe we already have it, but we are still looking for methods and ways to mass produce it.”

"Only then will time let you know what true cruelty is!"

“So, we must keep up with the trend.”

Here’s the first update!

(End of this chapter)