At this moment, the sound of wheels was heard. Luther and the others looked up and saw a group of people and horses surrounding a golden carriage slowly approaching.

This carriage is similar in style to Alice's carriage, and you can tell at a glance that they are from the same source. Plus the emblem on the outside of this carriage.

Two upright tigers holding a crown.

Luther knew that it must be someone from the Habsburg family who had come.

I just don't know if the person who came is Mrs. Smith, the main person in charge of the Habsburg family, or someone else.

Soon, the carriage stopped, a knight came to the carriage, opened the door, and helped a lady get out.

Her exquisite makeup and well-maintained figure make her look like a beautiful woman in her forties, but the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes betray her age.

It was Mrs. Smith.

"Grandma." However, Luther had never seen Mrs. Smith. While he was guessing and observing her, Alice ran over with her skirt lifted up and gave Mrs. Smith a hug.

Indirectly confirmed the identity of this lady.

"My dear." Mrs. Smith kissed Alice's face and spent some time with her. Then Mrs. Smith came to Luther.

"I am Luther Pompey, the acting lord of Pompey. Hello, my dear lady."

Luther politely placed his right hand on his chest and bowed to Mrs. Smith.

"Hello too, handsome Mr. Pompey Knight." Mrs. Smith smiled politely. After meeting, she looked at Luther's appearance carefully with a fascinating smile on her face.

It’s like looking at your grandson-in-law?

Luther felt terrified when he was looked at in this way.

"I guess you came to Pompeii because you are very interested in my proposal?" Luther quickly started the conversation and said.

"You plan to provide us with land for building a factory at a low price with a favorable tax plan, and sell us a piece of land for property development at a low price. I am indeed quite interested in this."

Mrs. Smith nodded and said.

She was wearing a pair of white gloves. Older women always take their skin very seriously. She pointed to the land below with her right hand wearing white gloves and asked, "Is this the land that Pompeii sold to my lovely granddaughter to build a ranch?"

"No, your granddaughter's ranch is about five kilometers to the west." Luther smiled and shook his head.

"It seems that your plan for Pompeii is very grand." Mrs. Smith was obviously more experienced than Alice. She guessed the scale of Luther's construction of the metropolis of Pompeii and was a little surprised by it.

It could be a very large metropolis.

"You're too kind." Luther bowed gracefully.

"Then what is this place?" Mrs. Smith asked again.

"This will be an industrial park. If nothing goes wrong, the Habsburg family's factory will be built here." Luther said with a smile.

"You are very confident that Habsburg will move his assets to Pompeii." Mrs. Smith showed a half-smile on her face.

"Since you are so wise and have shown interest in Pompeii, I believe you will make up your mind to move here." Luther bowed again.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Mrs. Smith suddenly said.

"Please." Luther was a little surprised, but still said.

As they were talking, the two had left the crowd and came to a secluded place where even the knights could not hear them.

"You also know the origin and purpose of our Habsburg family. Although I cannot judge Pompey's future, I can see from your work and ambition that your future will be more brilliant than Viscount Silver Wing and Baron Barton, and you may even become a great noble in the upper reaches of Orange. So I hope you can agree to Habsburg's request that we don't need to sign an agreement or even a guarantee."

Mrs. Smith's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

Thinking about Habsburg's background and Mrs. Smith's tone, Luther roughly guessed something.

"The former Habsburg dynasty has collapsed, and a brand new kingdom has been established on its ruins. The power of this kingdom is even comparable to that of the Kingdom of Prussia. You think too highly of me, Mrs. Smith."

Luther said he could do nothing about it.

Luther fully understood the determination of a group of royal descendants who had lost their thrones to restore the monarchy. He admired the resilience of the Habsburg royal family, but he regretted their success.

Unless Luther became the King of Prussia, he could not help the Habsburgs at all.

Besides, if Luther really became the King of Prussia, he would not mobilize the entire country to attack a kingdom just for a previous agreement.

If a war really came, Luther would only do it for himself.

"This is just a verbal agreement, you don't even have to abide by it." Mrs. Smith's face changed slightly. She didn't expect Luther to be so determined.

Luther shrugged and said, "Because you said so, I am honest. The Pompeii family will not help you do something impossible. If you really want the Habsburg family to return to the throne, you might as well devote yourself to the development of Pompeii to gain more benefits and form a stronger knight group. Only when you have strength first can you accomplish great things."

Luther could not give Mrs. Smith any better advice because no matter what kind of economy Mrs. Smith gained from this metropolitan development.

But it is impossible to compete with a kingdom.

But this is indeed a hope, a more real hope than a politician's empty promises.

As a politician, Luther could have lied and agreed to the deal. But since he wanted to cooperate with the Habsburg family, he should be honest with them to avoid any unpleasantness in the future.

Luther has always been kind and tolerant to his partners and friends.

"Thank you, the next generation of Pompeii Knights." Mrs. Smith bowed towards Luther, her expression looking better.

However, there was still a flash of confusion in his eyes from time to time, and he was obviously very confused about the future of his family.

Luther could only say that he could do nothing to help.

The Habsburg family affair is a deep, huge pit.

Soon after, the two ended their conversation and returned to the crowd. Alice grabbed Mrs. Smith's arm and asked curiously, "Grandma, what did you talk about with Luther?"

"The Habsburg family has decided to move its main business to Pompeii." Mrs. Smith did not reveal anything in front of her granddaughter. She pinched Alice's smooth and elastic face and said with a smile.

"Then the Viscount will be furious." Alice said gloatingly.

The Viscount was of course referring to Mr. Viscount Silver Wing. The contemporary Viscount Silver Wing was of the same clan as Mrs. Smith and had a close blood relationship.

The Habsburg family's industry had previously been in Silver Wing City, providing Silver Wing City with a steady stream of tax revenue, creating jobs, and making Silver Wing City more prosperous.

The departure of the Habsburg family must be a big blow to Silver Wing City.

Miss Alice and Viscount Silver Wing are a bit at odds with each other.

hehe.

(End of this chapter)