The most difficult person to deal with was Anne. She said some ambiguous words, as if she knew nothing about Dias's affairs, but also as if she knew everything. Her eyes were always glued to Corneille, trying to find any flaws from him. Corneille spent a lot of energy to deal with her. While he was pouring a cup of tea, she used teleportation magic to come to the door of Dias's room and pretended to open it. Corneille used the "Golden Oath" to speed up, and when Anne's hand was about to touch the door handle, he grabbed her hand from behind and moved it away with such force that Anne fell directly backwards on him. Anne looked up at Corneille and said to the door: "Mr. Toledo, I came to see you." Diaz was a little flustered and said that he had a cold and was not convenient to see anyone. Anne was understanding and told Diaz that there was no one else in the corridor and she could talk to him through the door for a while. Dias agreed, and Anne looked up at Corneille. Corneille let her go, but she reached for the door handle again, so he had to grab her again. Anne adjusted her position so that she could lean more comfortably against Corneille, her long hair spreading over Corneille's shoulders and neck. "Don't move. I just want to talk to Mr. Toledo." She mouthed to Corneille: "Mr. Corneille, you don't want Mr. Toledo to know about our intimacy, do you?" Anne had a good idea, but Corneille said directly: "Dias, Miss Longueville is feeling unwell. I will take her back first."
"Ah, Pierre, please look after her. It's so rare for someone to come to see me," Diaz replied. Corneille spoke abruptly, but his words did not arouse the slightest suspicion in Dias. Seeing that there was no chance for a prank, Anne left Corneille in frustration. However, she did a good thing, that is, she took Polly with her when she left. Polly's excellent sense of smell might detect something from the smell coming from Dias's room. Then, Corneille could finally use the fulfillment of the deal as an excuse to escape from Dias, a person he could not desire but had dirty fantasies about. "What work do you have for me?" he asked straight to the point. "Let's finish your own business first," Josephine replied. Corneille was sent to the mansion rented by Count Marseille, accompanied by Josephine K. The door of the mansion had been sealed, and the person who managed the mansion was looking at the seal and the cordon with worry. The properties in the wealthy areas of Merida had long been divided up, but the kings of the woods and the senior men favored by the former, who had no time to look after the properties themselves, entrusted them to those they trusted to make a steady profit from the properties. Managers can make a lot of money from property transactions (usually leasing), but they also have to be careful because the tenants are often of prominent status and they cannot interfere too much, but they also have to ensure that the tenants do not make too many changes to the property. The kings of the forest usually don't like others to remodel their houses. Corneille was specifically reminded of this when he rented the villa of Aldella Hawkwood, the king of the forest in the "Power" realm. In addition, the fluctuations in property values affect not only the professional lives of managers, but also their lives. Now, the Count and Countess of Marseille left in embarrassment, and the "Judgment" field blocked the mansion. When the news came out, the villa had fallen into a state of no one cared about it. If she could not hand over the full amount of income, it would be the turn of the owner of the villa to cause trouble for her. Therefore, the manager told Corneille and Josephine everything he knew, and she even brought a thick stack of design drawings by carriage. "Is it not my job to read pictures?" said Corneille. "This work has been outsourced. Our people scanned the building and found that it is located between the stables and the cellar, extending into a large shadow." Corneille understood and looked at the administrator: "Is this the secret of your master, Archbishop Anmita?" The administrator shook his head: "Absolutely impossible." "It doesn't matter if she does. Her Excellency's secret is well known to everyone: she loves boys," said Corneille. As soon as these words were spoken, even Josephine took two steps away, indicating that it was her business.
Corneille knew that it was no good to talk about the king of the forest rashly, but because of the incident with Don Rodick, his aggressiveness towards the people involved increased significantly. Josephine threw a ring to Corneille, who held it and found that the golden scratches on the black ring simply formed JGM, which is the magic name of the "Judgment" field. Inspired by the federal household registration management system, Waite also began to implement a witch registration system, requiring all witches to submit information. After passing the review, they will be given a unique magic name in order to strengthen control over the magicians. For example, Josephine's magic name is JwdGcrM100069, which can be divided into four parts: JGM/wd/cr/100069. JGM means Josephine belongs to the "Judgment" field, wd represents the branch of the wand, cr represents that she is a veteran/title witch, and 100069 is her number in this field. Although Corneille is not a witch, he is now working for the "Judgment" field, so he also has a temporary number JwdGcrM100069-sl-a17, which means that he is the 17th armed personnel (a17) hired on a short-term basis (sl) under Josephine's name. Corneille looked at the ring and said, "If it's an identity badge, why not make it into an iron plate and wear it around your neck? That way it's easier for people to see it." Josephine was somewhat helpless: "Our King Wilhelmina Longchamp is a lover of federal culture." "Yes, I heard a little about it when I was in the Highlands." "Is there a popular novel called The Lord of the Rings and the Elves that is very popular in your area?" Gao Naiyi recalled: "Probably. I remember the protagonist had a pitch-black longbow and used Poké Balls to collect Pokémon called War Girls. They seemed to be female characters named after numbers. Then they evolved and participated in the Magical Girl Training Program or something like that." "That's why we wear rings." "What is this, a little capriciousness of power?" "The king's will is everything," said Josephine. Corneille didn't care what medium he used as an identity symbol, but if he wore this ring, three of his ten fingers would be occupied by rings. Rings, wouldn't that be a bit too much? Professional ethics made Corneille talk less nonsense and wear the ring on his left thumb in a funny way. He and Josephine entered the mansion, where the couple's belongings had been sorted and packed, with notes attached to them explaining how they would be disposed of. Most of the items will be auctioned, and the funds will be added to the welfare fund pool in the "Judgment" field. The generous benefits will buy the witches' loyalty to the "King", and a small portion will be sorted out and used for judicial transactions with all kinds of people and forces. Josephine found the one with the words "Duke of Alva" written on it and gave it to Corneille. "I'm giving you this. In the days to come, you are not allowed to ask for a raise." Josephine said solemnly. "It seems that you have already experienced the pursuit of extra income by the Federation's extraordinary people." “Yes, they are very professional, but they have to discuss salary increases every once in a while. In the beginning, we suffered a lot because the contract was not professional and modern enough. Now, the money they earn in Waite can only be spent in Waite." Corneille nodded, opened the package, and first checked the letters. There was a letter of complaint from Count Marseille to Angelica, which described a fact that did not exist: Corneille and Diaz called five witches to have fun every night. Not only that, Diaz was instigated by the witches to dress up as a witch and get together with him. Orgy is a common gameplay in Hecheser. Count Marseille only needs to replace the name of the protagonist with the party he has attended with a single click to write an immersive and obscene scene. No wonder the Barbarigo family's mercenaries intervened in the fight between me and the Count of Marseille, thought Corneille.
He continued reading, and found that the "Royal Killer" plan was discussed in the private correspondence between Count Marseille, Selina, and the cardinal (most likely Anmita). Count Marseille was a subcontractor of this project, or more precisely, a second-generation subcontractor. The one who really contributed to this plan was old Marseille. Young Marseille killed old Marseille, slowly counted his inheritance, discovered it, and joined it. Then, he gained a guided wealth - Seduce Shimana and seize Count Don Rodik's wealth. Chapter 112 Search The discussion about the "Killer of Imperial Power" ends here. The subsequent letters are either non-private communications with Waite's local forces (Josephine would not give any such content to Corneille) or about canal engineering projects. There was nothing wrong with the canal project itself. When Corneille was still in the Highlands, he heard scholars who were invited to the party discuss its value from an academic perspective. The most valuable trade route in the Federation runs from the Red Bull Port in the coastal state to the city-states of Corinth in the southeast corner of the continent. The prosperity of trade has given rise to many miracles of class transition in the Federation. However, this trade route had to pass through the artificial canal of Mokoshi, and charges were imposed on goods both ways, causing its costs to skyrocket. Moreover, the trade route almost always goes around the eastern part of the continent, and a round trip takes two years, which limits the types of goods. Many goods with a short shelf life are not considered by ship owners. After the incorporation of the Wetterland into the federation, the situation of the ship owners was partially improved. At least they could unload their cargo in Wetter upon their return voyage instead of having to pass through the artificial canal in Mokosh and suffer another blow. As for using Waite's Cancun Port as a starting point? This is not realistic because the port of Cancun belongs to the territory of the "priestesses" who abide by ancient treaties and only allow traditional trading partners, the Mokosh, to settle here long-term, while hunting other areas, including the federation. In ancient times, witches in the "priestess" realm would capture sailors who accidentally landed on the shore and bring them to the temple to slaughter them. Although this barbaric custom has long disappeared in history, in modern times, witches in the "priestess" realm still bring men who landed on the shore to the temple. The witches will give the kidnapped men a choice: go back or marry the witch. Seeing the sacrificed black pig bleeding from all seven orifices, most men will know the situation and marry the witch. Therefore, the port of Cancun cannot be used as a departure point...the ship owners cannot even gather enough crew members. The goods unloaded at Waite will still incur many additional costs after being transported by land into the interior of the federation: robbery, poor road conditions, transportation cycle...Building a canal is the best option to solve the above problems. The cost of its eastern section is not high, as it can be connected by the water network in the west of Waite and the southern Highland States. As for the cost of the western section, that is, the interior of the federation, federal businessmen doing foreign trade are quite willing to "share the country's worries." Academics are academics, but when it comes to actual operations, the factors become extremely complicated: the xenophobes in the state of Wittenberg will inevitably oppose the strengthening of local and federal ties, the distribution of interests among the three states through which shipping passes, and the fundraising and hosting of the canal project. There are also some minor factors, such as the fact that the elves in the Federation protested because the canal would partially destroy the natural environment, which in turn led to racial conflicts; The various links that had previously benefited from land transportation also tried their best to prevent the canal project from starting because of their food and clothing. The result was that a project that was theoretically entirely feasible and had the potential for huge economic benefits had been dragging its feet in the federal government for a decade, with both the royalists and the Triple Alliance using it to attack the Republicans and the National Assembly they controlled. The highly respected and experienced Sixth Duke of Berry set out to promote this plan that would benefit the country and the people. However, in his heart, he was more concerned with planning the next century-long plan for the La Marche family. After the Duke of Berry's death, the La Marche family naturally inherited the old duke's will, but the seventh Duke of Berry and the young Marseille, who actually presided over the canal project, had different opinions. The seventh Duke of Berry's opinion was "Do as your father says and don't have your own opinions", but Count Marseille said he had a plan that could make the family earn millions of dinars. The two brothers "friendly" discussed more than a dozen letters. Corneille felt that little Marceau wanted to be the "Duke of Berry", while the Duke of Berry also wanted to kill his brother in Vetter. This might be the conflict between different family business strategies represented by the canal project. "What does the Duke think about the canal project?" Josephine asked casually. Dias had no time to think about this, and Corneille replied: "The Duke is cautious and not optimistic about this project."
"However, the people of the Knights quickly filled the position of Lord Count Marseille and pushed the plan forward." "No wonder they first helped little Marseille and then left her to die without rescuing her. It turns out that they were trying to buy time to change the cage and replace the bird," said Corneille. The "Judgment" realm seems to be in "love" with Corneille and they can talk about anything, but Corneille will never forget that Don Rodique was sent to the Tower of Discipline and became No. 96, which was a transaction between the "Judgment" realm and the "Justice" realm. Corneille put the letter away and looked at the other packages. If he could get his hands on them, he would be able to get a deeper understanding of Count Marseille. There might be clues to the "Royal Killer" plan. Josephine followed Corneille's gaze and smiled, "Don't be too greedy, Mr. Corneille, those packages contain other people's privacy. We will sell them at a good price to those who are eager to keep secrets." "Are there any clues about the 'Imperial Power Killer'?" "It's hard to say. After all, it involves Her Highness Isabella's privacy." It's true, but it doesn't mean much. Corneille felt that his ability to judge whether what others said was true or false had spread among the witches, so when each witch faced him, the proportion of nonsense and abstract words she said became increasingly larger. The witches in the field of "Judgment" have already thoroughly searched the interior of the mansion. Even if they find anything, it will not be for Corneille. He simply went straight to the courtyard and saw soldiers wearing the uniforms of the White Militia digging the ground in the scorching sun, sweating profusely. Josephine came over and chatted with the officer sitting in the pavilion, then paid for the officer to have a cold drink out of her own pocket. "Where are the people working?" asked Corneille. Josephine explained: "I reached an employment agreement with the militia officer. How to complete the tasks I assigned is her business. These soldiers are her employees, not mine." "How much of the hiring fee you pay to the officers will end up in the hands of the soldiers?" “No more than 30%.” Corneille frowned, looked at the sun, and said to Josephine: "If they get heatstroke or something unexpected happens..." "The money we pay our officers already includes some margin for error in these unexpected situations." Josephine shook her head: "The militiamen are the private property of the militia officers, Mr. Corneille, don't do anything... Unless you want them to be pregnant with your children, otherwise, using other people's private property will make you unpopular." "What kind of people would choose to join the militia?" "Because the livable areas of Waite are almost all distributed in the west, which is densely populated. If there are limited jobs, many people will have no choice." Josephine said: "This is the case in cities, in rural areas, it is because of tax evasion, offending local managers or being insolvent... In short, these people could only flee to the city, and in order to avoid being caught and imprisoned, they had to join the militia. While serving, they are not subject to prosecution, and their service experience can be used to pay off debts or for legal transactions.” Although Corneille was not born in a poor family, he suffered a lot in the first three years after he fled his hometown. The university called society taught him a good lesson as he was overprotected. Naturally, he felt compassion for the scene before him, so the "Magic Bullet Shooter" ejected a bullet, which was crushed by Corneille and thrown into the air. The cold air fell to the construction site, alleviating the torture brought to the soldiers by the summer heat. The soldiers looked at each other, their faces full of numbness. Finally, they lowered their heads and bent over to continue working. Not long after, the officer sitting in the pavilion sent his personal soldiers to convey his gratitude and apology to Corneille. The personal soldiers said that those lowly beings like puppets did not know how to sympathize with the kindness of others, and they did good things for them but did not even receive a word of thanks.
When Corneille looked over, the officer raised his teacup and greeted her gracefully.