Chapter 434: I will stay in Blood Harbor permanently
Speaking of the existence of the Banshee, Zeus also had a headache.
When the Mother Goddess Church rebelled, Zeus did not hesitate to join the Banshee team in order to save the Crusaders and the Secret Order. They actually saved Blood Harbor.
But after all, the incident happened suddenly, without any advance publicity and arrangement, and the banshees just appeared on the stage so directly. Most people still found it difficult to accept it for a while.
After all, Blood Harbor is different from Castel. The Candlelight Society has been preaching here for many years. Although the entire Tis County is in fact hostile to the church, many prejudices have long been deeply rooted in people's minds.
Perhaps the people of Blood Harbor will eventually accept the existence of the Banshee, but that will take time to slowly reconcile.
Fortunately, the prince used strong measures to suppress all the voices of opposition. No matter what people thought in their hearts, at least there was peace on the surface.
Speaking of the prince's series of actions, it really made Hughes look at him with admiration.
Zeus originally thought that the prince was good at leading troops in battle, but he was surprised to find recently that he also had some skills in construction.
Blood Harbor was in chaos and people were in turmoil. Unfortunately, there were only a few nobles left under the prince. A normal lord would be overwhelmed just dealing with these things.
But the prince didn't even spend much energy on this and quickly gained the loyalty of his subordinates, and his foresight in industrial construction sometimes surprised Hughes.
For example, he put a lot of effort into infrastructure.
Hughes had never told him the importance of infrastructure, but the prince seemed to have learned it by himself and started discussing with Hughes how to build roads and other infrastructure.
Thinking back to the prince's experience, he didn't seem to have much experience in managing the territory himself, but his methods were so skillful. Xius even suspected for a time whether he was a time traveler.
The investigation into the prince's identity was indeed somewhat troublesome. Castel did not have much influence in the Empire and Tis Territory, so the investigation was temporarily shelved - even if an evil god lived in the prince's body, Zeus would not mind too much, as long as he could help him advance the industrial process.
It’s not like he hasn’t seen the evil god before. There’s one in the furnace, and it’s all for Caster to shine.
Zeus now lives in Blood Harbor. Everything in Castel is on the right track and there are not many parts that need his management. Instead, the banshees are causing trouble all day long. Tata's ships are getting bigger and bigger. Zeus feels very tired and simply runs directly to Blood Harbor.
This is where the construction feels serious.
The prince was a little too enthusiastic. When he heard that Hughes was coming, he planned to give his mansion to him. After thinking it over, Hughes refused.
The Upper Town is located in the heart of Blood Harbor, and the terrain is relatively high. It may be okay as a residential area, but it is not suitable to be designated as an industrial area.
He built a temporary office directly at the dock and moved a lot of work here. It is not far from several literacy classes, so he can also stop by to check on the progress.
The expeditionary force has not even started recruiting from Blood Harbor. After all, cognitive interference in this world is too troublesome, and universal education is almost a must before industrial development, which cannot be rushed.
But laying railways was different. Most of the first batch of expeditionary forces recruited were engineers. Literacy classes were run, docks were built, factories were laid, and the progress of railway construction was also carried out simultaneously.
The speed of railway construction is not very fast now, and it is more about accumulating experience. After all, the expedition is a big project and it cannot be completed in a day or two.
Hughes' plan was to lay the rails to the northern border in half a year to a year, then deal with all the troubles along the way, and finally gather troops to fight a decisive battle with several dukes in the four northern territories.
According to his original idea, he wanted to send some soldiers to provide support first, but after discussion, everyone thought that it would be difficult for the refugees to survive, so Xius simply proceeded step by step.
If he wanted revenge, he had to root it out completely. Zeus had made up his mind.
What he had to do was not to defeat Bazel's army, but to cleanse the entire North.
Just like what the prince did in Blood Harbor, he changed the entire owner of the North, but the prince cleared out one city, and he only had to clear out four duchies.
Nora's shackle can't make them repent, so Hughes might as well send them to see Nora. Hmm, something seems wrong.
In short, if we want complete revenge, we have to lay the foundation step by step. The expedition will be carried out wherever the railway is built.
For this reason, Hughes even slowed down the eastern development plan of Gem Bay. After all, all the necessary mines were in the north, and they could be pushed all the way over, and factories and machine guns could be set up all the way over. There would still be no shortage of raw materials.
After signing the documents on hand, Hughes called Connor to deliver them to various departments, stretched his body, and walked out of the house.
He was not too worried about his own safety. Although Blood Harbor was in chaos, there were not many forces that could threaten him.
The prince's political management does not cover the lower city area, and the power vacuum in this area was originally filled by various gangs. However, after the Mother Goddess' rebellion, the power of the entire Blood Harbor changed.
Gangs do have some cohesion among the lower classes, but they are still inferior to cults. Blood Harbor easily solved the gang problem by introducing cult members.
Most of the evil god worshippers lost their lives in the rebellion of the Mother Goddess Church, and the few who escaped, well, disappeared on their own.
This was actually partly due to Gwen, as she had nothing better to do and cleaned up all the secret societies.
Xiusi had doubts, but ultimately attributed it to the infighting among these sects. He sent many extraordinary people to investigate, but found nothing.
Speaking of extraordinary people, the mother-in-law who had been staying in Blood Harbor left secretly, and Zeus sent her to the North to collect intelligence.
A long time ago, he asked Isaac to go to the North to organize an intelligence network, but there has been no news since then. This time he also wants to see if he can find some clues.
To be honest, Zeus is rather pessimistic. Given the Fire Moth's means of information transmission, it is highly likely that they have encountered misfortune after being out of contact for such a long time. But even if he cannot contact the Ashes Alliance, it would be good to know the specific information about the North.
Now, Zeus's source of intelligence about the North basically all depends on the prince. However, due to the limitations of the times, the information transmission from the prince is quite delayed. He only has detailed intelligence from about half a year ago and scattered news in recent months.
This is due to the alliance between the prince and the North. Now that they have torn up the alliance, it has become more difficult to pass on information, and they can only rely on extraordinary people like the mother-in-law to come up with a solution.
Xius's purpose of going out this time was to attend Qiao Xi's secret meeting.
Today, the Secret Order no longer worships him as a god in theory, but there are still many people who worship him secretly. After he came to Blood Harbor, they even formed a guard to protect him secretly.
(End of this chapter)
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