Chapter 691: Current Status of the Future Kingdom

Walter, the butler, worked very quickly. He went out in the morning and brought back twenty newly hired maids at noon. At the same time, he also came back with a construction team that was renovating the basement.

At noon, Ilumi and the scholars gathered in the castle hall to have a meal. The maids pushed the dining cart and the dishes were served one after another.

"From now on, you will do research in the castle. I will take care of the historical text."

At the dining table, Ilumi sat at the head of the table, looked at Dr. Harlock and gave instructions.

"No problem." Dr. Hallock nodded, "It's just that because there are very few references and ancient books, even if we interpret it, we still can't get the complete information."

"You can take advantage of this period to collect ancient books and documents. After a while, we will bring back new historical texts."

Ilumi replied that the most important task now is to contact the three leaders of Balkimoa. The historical text is a long-term task, so there is no need to worry.

Butler Walter stood tall and tall beside him, listening to the conversation between Ilumi and the scholars with a calm expression.

At this time, he already understood that his employer, Mr. Axel, had been replaced by others. The old Axel would not turn a blind eye to the twenty newly hired maids he brought back, and would definitely check them out personally.

When he went out in the morning, it was not that he had no idea of ​​reporting to the government and the navy.

I just don't know why, but as soon as he has the idea of ​​reporting the news, there will be an inexplicable palpitation in his heart, as if to warn him that if he does this, he will die.

Walter tentatively tried three times, and the feeling of heart palpitations surged three times in a row, and he no longer dared to think of reporting to the navy and the government.

Axel is sixty-five years old this year and has been a professional butler for fifty years. He knows that this feeling is not without reason, there must be a reason.

No need to think deeply, he understood that it must be related to Yi Lumi and others.

But now, the other party has unabashedly announced his status as the real master. Mr. Axel can only sit in the third seat on the right, which represents the Kim Bradley and the ten-year-old boy. The status or strength is above him.

In addition, there is an important message.

The butler turned his attention to the dining table, where a dark-skinned black-haired girl was cutting a piece of Neptune steak with a knife and fork.

He knew this girl. He had seen it on the World Government's wanted poster. It was rumored that this eight-year-old girl had defeated six naval warships alone and had the ability to destroy the world. The bounty was as high as 79 million. She was called by the World Government. [Son of the Devil] Nicole? 6? 1 Robin.

When the housekeeper Walter saw her, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that the girl was here.

The girl was very keen. She was cutting the steak and immediately noticed his gaze and looked up at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper stared at her cute smile stained with oil and her clear eyes, with a kind smile on his face.

"Axel, I'll leave it to you to help the scholars collect information."

Suddenly, Ilumi spoke. The housekeeper turned to look at Ilumi and nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, Mr. Ilumi."

After Ilumi and others finished lunch, they left the manor with Envi and headed to the Balkimoa Government to meet the three leaders of the future kingdom.

After Yilumi and others left, the housekeeper ordered the engineering team to start construction. The maids were responsible for supervising the construction process. The housekeeper himself took Dr. Hallock and other scholars to the Balkimoa Central Library to collect literature that could be used as a reference.

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Balkimoa, port circle.

Although Balkimoa is only a small island, all resources are concentrated in the only city on the island, and people from all over the country gather in the city or suburbs.

Therefore, Balkimoa is also a large city rarely seen in this world.

"哐...哐..."

At this time, Ilumi, Envi, and Kim Bradley were walking on a staircase made entirely of metal. Their leather shoes made a "clang" sound when they stepped on the metal stairs.

After walking up the stairs, Yilumi and others entered a place similar to a transportation platform. Many local residents and tourists gathered on the platform, waiting for the arrival of the monorail train.

Yilumi glanced at the platform. There was an electronic sign on the platform with a bunch of place names written on it. It must be the various regional platforms in the city.

Above the electronic sign is a model of a spanning monorail train.

“If we don’t promote private cars, we will use resources on public transportation.”

Kim Bradley also noticed the electronic signs and train models on the platform and said.

Before departure, the butler Walter informed them that there was a monorail from the port directly to the Municipal Square, so they did not have to walk through most of the city.

Although Balkimoa has only one port city, its city size is no smaller than that of the Seven Waters Capital. Even in terms of three-dimensional planning, Balkimoa is at least twice the size of the Seven Waters Capital.

It would take an average person at least ten hours to walk through most of the city to the municipal building, and it is easy to get lost on the way through the city.

"I heard that Sasha, the treasurer of Balkimoa, is very handsome."

"Consul Bastian is very manly."

"Balkimoa is so beautiful."

This was a conversation among travelers, many of whom were residents of neighboring countries, but a few who came from more distant countries, attracted by the reputation of the future kingdom.

Although countries cannot be friendly due to energy issues, there has been no direct conflict after all, and ordinary people are not restricted from traveling, investing, and traveling between their own countries and Balkimoa.

"Do you want to go through immigration formalities?"

"Okay, let me introduce you to the lawyer from Horn Firm."

This is a dialogue between local residents and outside visitors.

The three of them stood on the platform without saying a word, waiting for the arrival of the train while collecting effective information from the exchanges between surrounding local residents and passengers.

"Are you Mr. Axel?"

Suddenly, a young man with a punk hair approached Envi, holding a camera phone in his arms and staring at Envi excitedly.

"I didn't expect you to do the monorail. It's really surprising."

"I heard that Axel Shipping Company's previous cooperation with the Ministry of Science was terminated. Can I interview you?"

"No, please let me interview you!"

The punk-haired man was breathing heavily when he spoke, as if a hungry wolf who had not eaten meat for seven days accidentally discovered a lone sheep and couldn't wait to disembowel it for a delicious meal.

Envi glanced at him and ignored him at all.

But the punk-headed man didn't care and asked directly.

"Actually, the question I want to interview you with is very simple."

"What do you think about the termination of [calidus], which embodies all the technologies of Balkimoa?"

"Many companies have terminated cooperation with the Ministry of Science some time ago, including your Axel Shipping Company, but no one has announced the reasons for terminating cooperation. What is the secret behind this?"

The punk-haired man kept asking questions. On the surface, Yilumi and others didn't care, but secretly they listened very seriously.

Yilumi couldn't help but turn his eyes and look at the punk-headed man. Judging from his persistent pasting behavior, he should be a reporter.

But he was not wearing professional clothes, but casual clothes. He was probably a freelance reporter.

"That's Mr. Axel."

"who is he?"

"The big boss of the shipbuilding company here is not very famous, but he is very rich."

"Big Boss, why would you take public transportation if you have money?"

At this time, the punk-haired man kept asking questions, which attracted the attention of other people around him. They looked at Enwei, who looked like a middle-aged man, and started talking about it.

"Click..."

While everyone was talking incessantly, the monorail arrived. Yilumi and others quickly stepped into the train, followed by the punk-haired man, and then other tourists and local residents squeezed in.

The monorail is not very spacious and can only accommodate about twenty people. Some tourists and residents have to wait for the next train.

After the train started, the punk-headed man continued to chatter to Envi, but no matter how he asked questions and harassed him, Envi ignored him.

There was no choice but to stop the punk-headed man. But the man with the punk hair seemed to be addicted to interviews, so he left Envi and went to interview other people on the train.

"What do you think about calidus termination?"

The punk-headed man found a tall man and asked.

"Once Calidos is completed, winter will turn into spring! For such a project that benefits the country and people to stop construction, Archon Bastian must have made a mistake in his judgment!"

"I support Lord Kain!"

The burly man had a serious look on his face and was very dissatisfied with the construction being terminated.

The punk-headed man nodded repeatedly and recorded the other party's views.

"Calidos?"

Ilumi raised his eyebrows. It sounded like this so-called [Calidos] project caused conflicts between the three leaders of Balkimoa.

This information is very useful.

Soon, the monorail stopped, one group of passengers got off, and another group of passengers came up. The punk-haired man noticed an aunt dressed plainly with a wallet on her waist, and immediately went up to interview her.

"I didn't expect His Excellency the Financial Officer to also oppose Your Excellency Kain."

"But it's understandable. Although I can't make any sense, I always feel like there's something wrong with [Calidos]."

The aunt did not clearly state which party she supported, but simply expressed her views on the project.

After the punk-headed man finished interviewing the aunt, he did not continue the interview. Instead, he sat in his seat and thought about what to write in his diary.

After a long time, they arrived at the Municipal Square, and the three of them got up and got out of the car.

The punk-haired man saw Enwe getting off the train, glanced at the electronic sign outside the train, his eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up to follow.

"Axel went to the city hall, and there was really big news."

He followed Yilumi and the others out of the station. When he saw the Yilumi and the others walking straight towards the municipal building, he quietly clenched his fists and was very excited.

Suddenly, Envi looked back at the punk-haired man, and caught his eye as he clenched his fist happily.

Envi frowned and made an extremely unhappy expression. The excited expression on the punk-haired man's face froze. He looked around in panic. When he saw a guard soldier wearing a black guard uniform outside the municipal building, he immediately stepped forward. Pretend to be doing an interview.

“What do you think about stopping construction [on Calidos]?”

the punk-headed man asked.

"Why do you ask this question? Are you a rubbish reporter from World Economic News!?"

"No comment on this question!"

The guard soldier refused to answer and stared at him with wary eyes. The punk-haired man retreated in frustration, turned around and saw a middle-aged uncle playing with his children in the square, and came forward for an interview again.

"Because Callidos was stopped, I suddenly had no work to do."

The middle-aged uncle said with a headache on his face. The punk-haired man nodded and looked back quietly. The figures of the three of them disappeared at the main entrance of the municipal building.

There is no lobby in the municipal building, but a spacious passage that goes straight into the depths. The width of the passage is more than 20 meters, which is equivalent to eight lanes. There are many gates on both sides of the passage. Many people come and go between the gates. It seems that Offices of various government departments.

In addition to the three people from Yilumi, there were many people staying in the passage of the municipal building. People were coming in and people were leaving, and it was very lively.

"Mr. Axel, why are you here at the city hall?"

As soon as the three of them entered the building, a young man in black uniform walked towards them. Although he was young, he had a calm temperament and his right eye had a mechanical prosthetic eye.

"I came to see Mr. Bastian. My friends have cooperation to discuss with the government."

Enwei pretended to know the other person, and directly explained the purpose without calling the other person's name.

"I'm the administrative assistant, Mathias."

The young man with mechanical prosthetic eyes extended his right hand to Ilumi and introduced himself.

"Ilumi: Beat up the enemy."

Yilumi stretched out his hand to shake his hand and shook it gently. The other person smiled and nodded. He didn't care that Yilumi didn't report his profession and continued to shake hands with Jin.

"We want to meet with Mr. Bastian."

Kim Bradley spoke.

"Want to meet Mr. Bastian? I understand. The application for meeting needs to be entered in the AD-MK-10 area. I will take you there."

Mathias took the four people to the meeting application area it said.

On the way, Enwei took the initiative to talk about people's opinions about the so-called [Calidos] project that he heard on the train and in the municipal square, intending to get some effective information from this person.

"Is this how the nation feels about this?"

"Well, the reaction is indeed expected. People find it incomprehensible."

The administrative assistant named Mathias raised his right hand, rubbed his clean chin, and nodded.

"At the beginning of the project, Lord Consul Bastian actively supported Lord Technical Officer Cain, but the project was stopped when it was about to be completed."

"Financial Officer Sasha actually sided with the administrative officer. Considering the relationship between the financial officer and the technical officer, the financial officer should stand with the technical officer."

"Could it be...a restraint?"

"After the establishment of the Ministry of Science Guards, the center of power has indeed tilted towards the technical officers."

"Is it possible that the three leaders of Balkimoa will also fall into the vortex of power struggle?"

"This is not a good thing. Balkimoa's development will come to a standstill."

Matthias muttered under his breath as he walked, expressing his guesses and worries.

Yilumi narrowed his eyes slightly. This is really good news. There are cracks in the relationship between the three leaders, which is more conducive to differentiation and control.

However, before that, Ilumi planned to meet all three of them. It would be best to have a direct conversation and understand their thoughts.

Only by fully understanding them can we replace them or even cooperate.

Moreover, he is also very interested in this so-called [Calidos] project that brings together all the technologies of Balkimoa.