Chapter 268 Haina's Interrogation
When the steam train entered Muwan County, the surrounding air became noticeably fresher.
Haina opened the window and took a deep breath of the fresh air of her hometown.
——It has to be Muwan County!
When she was a child, Haina knew almost nothing about her hometown.
At that time, she took the gem-like blue water and blue sky, as well as the lush forests as a natural part of life.
When she first entered the Glass Island, she was shocked by its prosperity.
She entered the Glass Island from the metropolitan area and felt a deep awe at the sight of the magnificent and huge factories, the dense flow of people, and even two or more trains that could be seen at the same time.
The people on the street were wearing fashionable clothes she had never seen before. The streets and the sky were filled with knights in armor. She could even see a passing circus, magicians and singers performing on the streets, and huge, solemn churches...
Busy and full of vitality, crowded but orderly.
But after staying for a long time, Haina will miss home again.
She would miss the blue sky and fresh air at home—unlike the Glass Island, which was half foggy and half smelled of the sea. Only the Red and White Queens District was slightly better, but only slightly.
Although Glass Island had many more entertainment options than her own Shepherd Bay County, she didn't go out anyway. So, wouldn't that mean these entertainment options didn't even exist?
In that case, Glass Island is indeed not as fun as Muwan County for her!
"I thought young people like Miss Haena would prefer Glass Island."
Ye Zhi, who was sitting opposite Haina, smiled and said, "A resort like Muwan County is usually visited by middle-aged nobles who like fishing and horseback riding."
——No way.
Haina nibbled on the cold pie in her arms, drank some water from the metal wine bottle Meg had given her, and subconsciously rolled her eyes.
Glass Island has a variety of entertainment activities, ranging from safe to unsafe, from conservative to radical, from perverted to non-perverted. Young people like it, and middle-aged people like it too.
"It's not just middle-aged people who come to Muwan County to travel..."
Feeling that rolling her eyes was impolite, Haena added, "Besides, I don't like going out on Glass Island."
Haina usually stayed in her dorm room, not because she was too lazy or had no money, but because she really had no interest in entertainment.
Although she really had no money, her position as the chief made it easy for her to borrow a large amount of money from classmates who came from merchant families - of course, the kind of loan that did not have to be repaid.
This is quite normal, even quite common.
Even knight families are not necessarily rich, not to mention that there are many priests and ordinary people among the students.
A hereditary knighthood only means that there was a nationally renowned and outstanding ancestor in the past four hundred years, but as long as the age is a little longer, the accumulated connections will most likely have been exhausted.
All that was left was a suit of armor handed down from their family, given by the king or queen himself, that allowed them to enter the Hall of the Round Table. But that was all.
The reason why Lloyd’s could not be defeated before was because these knights accepted their sponsorship.
Compared to sponsoring the knights, it was much easier to curry favor with these good students who had not yet been exposed to society and most likely only had academic experience. With much less money, you could gain a friendship that would last for many years and a favor that might be repaid at any time.
This is a very good investment. As long as you cast a wide net, you can basically make money -
The Royal Law University basically controls all mainstream talents except the military system, the Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Sciences.
Civil servants for the Supervisory Bureau, the Inspectorate, the Court of Justice, the Church, as well as important government departments such as trade and diplomacy, are all recruited first from the Royal University of Law.
This also includes hired lawyers who are not members of the Law Court, low-level priests who have not passed the church examination but still mastered the art of illumination, and civilian scholars who are in urgent need of sponsorship to support their research.
These are all valuable talents, and they can be easily recruited during their student years.
Even if they are really screened out, it doesn't mean they are incompetent, it just means that their peers are too good. As long as you are diligent in finding leaks, there will always be a chance to ship.
Those clubs, one after another, exist for this very situation. Students have a lot of social needs, and they can take a piece of the pie.
As long as Haina nodded, not only would her life no longer be tight, she would even be able to live a comfortable life without any worries.
And all this does not require any commitment from her. She just needs to maintain a friendly attitude and can relax and enjoy it. For a genius who started from scratch on the extraordinary path at the age of eighteen and reached the third energy level at the age of twenty, there are many people who want to give her money.
—You still dare to make demands? Then stay back there, you won’t get to lick me anymore.
"Oh, why?"
Ye Zhi was a little confused and curious: "Miss Haena is so beautiful... and she must have good grades. Doesn't she have any suitors around her?"
"Yes, there were, and quite a few. But I drove them all away."
Haina told it frankly.
Although Haena is a little naive...she is not stupid.
Although she didn't know what price all this would cost, Haina resolutely rejected all temptations.
It wasn't that she was a natural saint—it was more that she was actually quite greedy for those little cuties printed with red candles and silver crowns.
Every time she rejected the temptation, she would roll around in bed in regret for a long time. But after regretting it, she would still stubbornly reject the temptation next time.
The reason is simple.
That was actually just because she was cautious enough for some reason.
Haina knew she was a country girl from a small town, and she had a low opinion of herself and was very conservative.
Although she was good at studying and taking exams, and was also very sensitive to the power of the Tao, she was ultimately not that smart, and lacked the knowledge and experience. Therefore, she did not know what these things meant, nor did she know the price of these advantages.
She just sticks to a very simple concept——
Nothing is free; everything has a price. And she might not be able to afford that price, and thus suffer even greater losses.
Businessmen are extremely clever, even cunning. Their ability to make money proves that they have a sharp mind—but Haina knows that her brain is not very good and she cannot outsmart them.
So she simply refused to interact with these businessmen and smart people.
As long as you don't get too close to her and refuse all proposals and gifts, she will definitely not be fooled.
She had applied for an early internship because she was annoyed by the constant barrage of social requests, but she couldn't tell the difference. After leaving school, she immediately found peace and quiet. When people saw her, they immediately thought of her as "Supervisor Haena" rather than "Chief Haena."
Even her best friends, Haina couldn't say for sure whether these were sent by people from a certain faction, nor was she sure whether they had been bribed. Therefore, Haina didn't dare to listen to their suggestions and opinions.
The political situation in the kingdom was complex, and Haena was completely baffled.
So she didn't take sides at all, just wanted to be neither good nor bad. As long as she could just be a useless person who could get by.
But it was precisely because of her attitude that Meg accepted her as her apprentice.
"What about you?"
Haina didn't want to talk about herself anymore, so she abruptly changed the subject: "Are you here for tourism? Is that your fishing gear in that big bag?"
Because if she told the truth, she was worried that the other party would suspect she was bragging; and if she showed the other party evidence, it would reveal her own information. When she realized that she could no longer continue, she simply chose not to answer.
That's just her style.
If you don’t understand, just watch. If you don’t understand, just shut up. If you can’t do it, don’t do it!
In response to Haina's question, Ye Zhi just smiled and said, "I'm going home too."
"Huh?"
Haina was stunned for a moment: "Where are you from?"
"I'm from Bagpipetown," Yeats replied.
As he spoke, a faint red light flashed in his eyes.
"What a coincidence! I'm from Eagle Point Village!"
Haina immediately perked up: "We're pretty close, we're both at the terminal!"
Upon hearing that their destination was the same, the final stop, Haina immediately let down her guard and became excited.
She pressed on, "Where are you from in Bagpipe Town?"
But Yeats just smiled and shook his head without answering.
Only then did Haina realize that she was too excited, so she took the initiative to explain: "When I was a child, I studied in Bagpipe Town for a few years - do you know "The Cow and the Harbor"?
"The Niuwan Newspaper, I've been reading it since I was a kid."
Yeats answered it easily.
This is indeed what the locals call it.
My former neighbor grandpa was the editor-in-chief of "Cow and Harbor"——
Haina originally wanted to say this.
But her spiritual intuition suddenly made her pause - because she felt that these words would easily identify herself, and it would not be a good idea to tell a stranger.
So Haina swallowed the words back when they were on the tip of her tongue.
She then asked, "Do you work on Glass Island?"
Seeing that Haina didn't continue talking, Ye Zhi seemed a little surprised.
He raised his eyebrows and looked at Haina in surprise.
I only slept for three hours last night... I've slept for ten hours in total in the past three days, and I feel like I'm almost dead.
I'll order some takeout first. There will be a second chapter, which I'll post later.
(End of this chapter)
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