After dealing with the Athanasi who broke into Hesse, Xiao Zhi, Lance and the others returned to the Skeleton Palace.
When only Xiao Zhi and Lance were left, Xiao Zhi seemed to inadvertently ask: "Lance, how long have you been in Hessen?"
Lance thought for a while: "It's probably more than five hundred years."
Xiao Zhi: "What was Hessen and the lord like at that time?"
Although A Sen seems to be not friendly to him at all, he still wants to know the reason for A Sen's change. To him, A Sen is a friend who has not been separated for a long time. Of course, he should be concerned about his friend's sudden temperament change.
What did Asen go through to become what he is now? I always feel... that shouldn't be a pleasant experience.
Every time Xiao Zhi thinks about this point, he feels stuffy in his heart. It feels like he has some important treasure at home, but when he left, someone carved it with heavy scratches.
He couldn't rashly appear in front of Asen with his true colors, what if Asen directly gave him a sword and sent him back to the resurrection point
In this way, the clerk will definitely not be able to become a clerk.
Not only was the teacher's research in vain, but it was also difficult for Xiao Zhi himself to find a chance to get close to A Sen. He wanted to maintain the status quo as much as possible, and then use his identity as a clerk to learn more information. Even if he couldn't ask Asen directly, it would be a good choice to ask his colleagues.
Lance: "It seems to be no different from now."
Xiao Zhi: "What about earlier? The lord is so powerful, what was he like in the beginning?"
Lance shook his head: "I don't know, he was already very powerful when I heard about him. At that time, he kept challenging the strong in Hesse, and anyone who was defeated had to submit to him. The knight commanders almost It was all defeated by him at that time, and the power of Hessen was unified by him little by little."
Xiao Zhi couldn't help drawing the picture of that time in his mind. In the dark forest, Asen in black armor was holding a long sword, constantly defeating the strong and ascending to the throne of the lord. He must have been quite high-spirited at that time.
However, Xiao Zhi has always been a little concerned about the 500-year limit, why there is a gap of 100 years before he left.
He asked, "What about five hundred years ago? Did you hear about the lord during that time?"
Lance still shook his head: "The lord's past is very mysterious, no one knows, and he never talked about his past. He seemed to appear suddenly, and existed to unify Hesse."
Xiao Zhi: "Where's the arrest warrant? I remember that it has been hung up for many years, and I received a lot of proposals about the arrest warrant when sorting out the paperwork. Is there any new information that can be added?"
Lance: "I don't know. The wanted notice was issued by the lord himself, and all the information is on it. Over the years, the lord has not added any new information, nor revoked it. He never explained the relevant reasons, nor I haven't seen him mention it to anyone."
Xiao Zhi remembered one more thing: "How much do you know about Blaise, why do we always have conflicts?"
"I know this." Lance finally knew something, "Since the lord unified Hesse, Blaise has launched an attack on Hesse, and there will be new wars every few decades after that. Especially when popes change, some popes will be very radical."
Xiao Zhi frowned: "Brace has always taken the initiative to attack Hessen?"
Lance nodded: "That's right, Blaise's land is so bright and smells like holy light, we don't like it at all."
Xiao Zhi: "The reason for their attack?"
Lance: "Probably light will defeat darkness or something. I don't know why."
However, Xiao Zhi had a guess in his mind, maybe Asen's change was related to Blaise, and Blaise had not given up attacking him until now for some purpose.
He remembered the name Blaise in his heart, and drew a key mark.
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During this period of time, the players gradually felt that Hesse had changed.
It is no longer the previous ferocious style of letting no one enter, but a new ferocious style of plucking geese and fines.
When those cold undead knights saw the person who broke into Hesse, they just tied up the chains without saying a word, and then they followed the person to a black undead to pay the fine.
The undead in black is very treacherous, and will set different punishments for each person according to their financial resources and affordability, just within the range that makes you feel painful but barely bearable.
There are also some stubborn people who refuse to pay the money, and want to see what Hesse can do to them.
In the end, that guy actually pulled these players to do coolies.
Players are bound by chains and can't escape, and there are special supervision to prevent you from committing suicide. If your physical strength drops, you can still take care of your food, which is simply inhumane. In the end, they were forced to choose the cheaper fine between paying the fine and using the teleportation item.
All of a sudden, Hesse's reputation became even louder.
More people were recruited, and the reputation of the undead in black gradually spread, and the players also knew that this was Hesse's new clerk.
Moreover, he was suspected of being a member of the Xiyue tribe during his lifetime.
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Dolly Union, Hylaris.
Teague settled the trouble caused by a previous investor by virtue of his extensive network. Now, he is free again to be a liar on the street.
Today he is still wearing the blue robe of the Xiyue Clan, standing in the most crowded place, with a decent gentle smile on his beautiful face, his blue eyes sweeping through the crowds coming and going, looking for new fat sheep .
The silly, white and sweet Athanasi is still Teague's favorite, and he gets a lot of his attention.
Today he has prepared a brand new investment project, which is a potion that can make people grow natural curly hair, and if he is willing to invest more, he can also develop a dyeing function. According to his observations, Athanasiians are very interested in playing with their hair and are willing to try many styles that are not available on the continent.
Teague also set up a new scam specifically according to their preferences, oh no, it is investment, investment project.
Because almost all of them were paying attention to the Athanasis coming and going, he also heard the conversations of several nearby Athanasis.
"Have you heard of the clerk in Hesse? He almost ripped off my underpants! How did he know my bottom line? The fine he issued is so accurate!"
"Hahaha, you got tricked too? You didn't believe me when I told you before."
"I think that guy must have been a Xiyue tribe before he died, the kind who waited on the street all day long to deceive people."
Tigger, who has been waiting on the street all day to cheat: "..."
He always felt despised, but as a liar needs a strong heart, he still had the cheek to eavesdrop.
"Even death can't change the profiteering nature of the Xiyue Clan. It's really terrifying."
"Didn't it mean that the undead have no desires? Why is he different?"
"You said that with such a clerk, will the Dolly Alliance form an alliance with Hesse in the future?"
"Eh!? It doesn't seem impossible..."
"Fuck, wouldn't Brace be miserable? One of the two sides can beat the other rich. If they form an alliance, can it be said that the proletariat and the bourgeoisie join hands to fight against feudal superstition?"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! What a god to fight against feudal superstition!"
Overheard Teague: "???"
what's the situation? Is the Dolly Alliance going to ally with Hesse? As a well-informed liar, how could he not know about this
Tigger was not in the mood to look for Fat Sheep anymore. His pretty brows were slightly frowned, and he sat on the side posing an exquisite meditation picture of a beauty, which attracted the attention of many passers-by.
The ocean is a very holy god in the hearts of the Xiyue Clan. According to their tradition, every Xiyue Clan will be buried on the bottom of the sea after death, so that they can return to the sea, become a part of it, and obtain eternal peace.
Even if someone dies alone in a foreign land, as long as other Xiyue clansmen find out, they will try their best to help their clansmen return to the sea.
After returning to the embrace of the sea, the dead souls of the Xiyue clan will be completely calm, so the dead Xiyue clan will hardly be converted into undead.
Teague thought about it: "Could it be that a senior died outside and became an undead because of the lingering resentment before death?"
During this period of time, he also heard a lot of rumors about Secretary Hessen intermittently, and many deeds of the other party.
Teague didn't doubt this race at all, because this style perfectly inherited the fine traditions of their Xiyue clan, and it has a tendency to be carried forward.
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After a while, Xiao Zhi continued his life as a secretary.
He is already very proficient in Hessen's daily affairs. In fact, the undead people really don't have much to do except they love to fight.
After all, they don’t eat, they are not greedy for money, and they don’t pay much attention to their clothes. There are many people who can wear a set of clothes for hundreds of years, and even many people can just dig a hole and bury them. There is no problem of people's livelihood in ordinary human countries.
Once there is a conflict between the undead, it will be resolved after a fight. If it cannot be resolved, the fight will continue until one of the parties breaks up. Continue after recovering.
Hessen is really a good place with simple folk customs, Xiao Zhi sat on the pile of documents that had shrunk a lot and sighed with emotion.
During this time, he was planning a trade trip for Hesse.
All kinds of rare materials produced by Hesse are just needed for Dazemen sub-continent, whether it is casting, pharmaceuticals, magic materials, etc., there are many Hesse materials that are in demand.
However, Hessen's foreign trade is pitifully small, with only a little contact with the neighboring Chiba country, and all of them are initiated by the Chiba country, and the materials produced are far lower than what the mainland needs.
Therefore, even if Hesse strictly prohibits outsiders from entering, some people will rush in and take risks under the stimulation of interests. Even now that Hesse's fine system has been spread on the mainland, there are still people who dare to step into Hesse, and among them, the most Athanasis who are not afraid of death.
As the saying goes, "blocking is worse than sparseness", Xiao Zhi is considering opening up an area on the edge of Hesse to manage adventurers.
This area was originally the most explored area, and it was also the area where Xiao Zhi often received reports that someone had broken into it. Set aside this area, let adventurers explore under the supervision of Hesse, and let them pay taxes to contribute to the development of Hesse.
But it is not an easy task to establish a trade zone. Personnel arrangements, system planning, area selection, building construction... all need to be planned in advance.
The most important thing is the consent of the lord.
Xiao Zhi also didn't know whether this plan could get Asen's approval in the end, he couldn't figure out what Asen was thinking, what if Asen wanted Hessen to remain closed all the time
However, the entire trade zone is still in the planning stage at present, and only when the plan is completed will it face the licensing problem, Xiao Zhi will not think about Asen's attitude for now, and concentrate on getting the plan out first.
During this process, he did not forget to ask the audience outside the venue for help, Xiao Zhi skillfully opened the address book secretly, and consulted everyone in the Shimen communication group.
Seventeen: A common material is taxed at 5%, and a rare material is 10%, how about it
Hey hey hey: Is it a bit high, what if someone wants to evade taxes
Seventeen: Then arrest them and fine them.
Hey hey hey: Junior brother, are you this cold type
Hey: I think players can accept it. Compared with the previous fines, this tax rate is much lower, and there is no risk of death. With the previous foreshadowing, this one is much more friendly now.
Hey hey hey: Is this the art of negotiation? First throw out a condition that is completely unacceptable to the other party, and then throw out your own real conditions. Compared with the two, the other party is more likely to accept it
Seventeen: Yes.
Hey hey hey: ... Tell me the truth, do you have Xiyue clan blood
Seventeen: Look at my sincere big eyes.
Hello: Junior brother, is this trying to make Hesse develop
Seventeen: I want to give it a try. Hesse is too backward compared to the whole continent, but it's just a plan. I don't know if the lord will agree.
Hill Holmes Van Surina Gallarentia: Go ahead and try it, young man who shoulders the fate, fate has chosen you, and it must be hoped that you will bring new miracles to Hesse.
Xiao Zhi smiled. Although Li Daye's words were full of secondary feelings, he was indeed encouraging him to give it a try.
He put away the address book and couldn't help but look out of the window. Hessen, this piece of Assen's territory, he wanted to make this place better and stronger.
Outside the window is the gloomy sky of Hesse, and the black forest that can barely see the edge.
Suddenly, a huge head occupied his window, and his empty eye sockets looked in through the window.
It's pretty scary.
Being so frightened, Xiao Zhi's original thoughts were completely lost. He stared at this inexplicable thing for a long time before he vaguely discerned that it seemed to be a... dragon, bone dragon.
Because the window was too small and the bone dragon's head was too big, he didn't even recognize it for a while.
There are many undead creatures with only skeletons left in the Hesse, but there is only one bone dragon that often comes out to move around, and it is the exclusive mount that the Lord of Hesse will use when he travels far.
The Bone Dragon has been staying outside Xiao Zhi's window, trying to stuff its big head in, but its head is too big, if it wants to get in, it has to punch a hole in the wall where the window is.
In order to keep his office, Xiao Zhi had no choice but to go up and stop it.
Xiao Zhi cautiously floated over: "Do you want to come in?"
Seeing Xiao Zhi talking to himself, Gu Long leaned against the top window and looked even more enthusiastically: "Gu~"
Xiao Zhi explained to it: "The window is too small, you can't get in."
The Bone Dragon seemed a little depressed, it didn't touch the window anymore, but it was still firmly stuck to the window, staring at Xiao Zhi with empty eye sockets, two soul fires flickered inside.
Xiao Zhi inexplicably saw a little expectation from this big black hole, he asked: "Do you want to play with me?"
Bone Dragon: "Goo!"
Xiao Zhi glanced at his documents, and decided to take a chance first, anyway, he was already the hardest-working official in Hesse.
Xiao Zhi turned his head to the bone dragon and said, "Then you step back a bit, I'll go out and play with you."
The bone dragon understood, and its big head moved back, leaving the window open.
Xiao Zhi also floated out of the window directly. The most convenient part of becoming an undead is that his activity space has become three-dimensional, and no height can hinder him. This feeling is really addictive.
Floating out of the window, Xiao Zhi finally saw the whole picture of the bone dragon.
The size of this guy is really big. The building height of the Skeleton Palace is already very high. There will be a feeling of being overwhelmed.
The appearance of the bone dragon was also very familiar, it was the one that Xiao Zhi had seen from a distance when he was in the Changyue Desert, but he felt that it was bigger after close contact.
Seeing Xiao Zhi come out, Gu Long was obviously happier. It was so excited that it writhed wildly on the ground, its tail like a huge whip swept around the ground, making a rattling sound, and stirred up dust all over the sky.
Xiao Zhi: "..."
Why does this posture look so much like... a dog
Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand to touch Bone Dragon's big head, it was obviously more excited, and the frequency of tail flicking was so fast that Xiao Zhi wondered if it would accidentally break off.
"Alifa likes you very much." A voice came from not far away.
Xiao Zhi turned his head to look and found that a window on the third floor was open. Knight Commander Dean poked his head out from inside and greeted Xiao Zhi with a smile.
Xiao Zhi also returned the gift, expressing his doubts by the way: "It's called Alifa? But I haven't seen it before, why does it like me?"
Dean said: "Probably because you are the latest recruit in the past 100 years. Alifa is tired of playing with us, so I am very excited to see you."
Xiao Zhi: "..."
Why does this statement sound like a new toy
As if aware of his mood, Dean said with a smile: "Alifa is not everyone's favorite, it often fights with Lance."
Xiao Zhi was puzzled: "Why, Lance seems to have a good temper?"
Dean was in a state of contemplation: "Maybe it feels threatened from the same kind?"
Xiao Zhi: "..."
He always felt that Dean was implying that Lance was not very smart, but as a good colleague, it's better not to tell the truth.
Dean waved at Xiao Zhi: "Alifa likes to chew on bones, if you have time, you can find some bones and give it to him, you guys continue to play, I will continue with my own business first."
Xiao Zhi also waved his hand to bid him farewell, and then inadvertently saw the title of the book in Dean's hand—"The Shepherdess of the Domineering God", it was still a hardcover edition.
Xiao Zhi: "..."
Dean's passive sabotage is too blatant!
And... this man's taste in reading is really amazing, the dignified Hessian knight commander actually likes to read love novels about the boss in private, and no one will believe him if he tells it.
"Cuckoo~" Alifa took a bone from somewhere and stuffed it in front of Xiao Zhi. The bone belonged to an unknown creature. To Alifa it was only a small piece, but to Xiao Zhi it was almost half of it. People are taller.
Xiao Zhi held the bone, looked at Alifa's wagging tail, and instantly understood its meaning: "You want to play bone-jointing?"
"Gu~" Alifa nodded.
It was not easy to throw out such a big piece of bone, Xiao Zhi used the wind blade technique to knock it into the air, but luckily the bone was very strong and not broken.
Alifa swooped out and picked up the bone with gusto, like a dog chasing a Frisbee.
Some dragons look mighty and domineering, but in fact, they are just silly people who like to play with bones.
·
After a while, Alifa had had enough of playing, and flew to the distance with the bone in his mouth to chew slowly.
Xiao Zhi also returned to the office and continued to absorb his experience gift pack.
Among a bunch of papers that XX hit XX and XXX demolished XXX's house, he suddenly found a paper about Hesse's future transportation planning. The content in it is very professional. It analyzes Hesse's geography, ethnic composition, resource distribution and many other information, and the suggestions put forward are quite feasible.
talent!
It is especially precious in the Hessen where the fools dominate.
Xiao Zhi picked it up excitedly, feeling that the paper was a little yellow, then looked at the signature, and found that the date on the document was 78 years ago.
Xiao Zhi: "..."
If this was a living person, after so many years, the grass on the grave would have been one meter high, and before he died, he would lament that he was underappreciated in his life. Fortunately, it was a lich who made the suggestion, and he should still be alive and kicking. Even if he stopped jumping, he could continue to dance by helping him put his body together.
It's all right, Xiao Zhi comforted himself, it's just Hessen's characteristics, anyway, Hessen hasn't developed much for hundreds of years, so this plan can still be used now.
Xiao Zhi carefully put away this document, and was going to submit it to Asen together after his trade zone plan was completed.
He was about to get back to work when that familiar feeling returned.
It's the feeling of being spied on, cold, heavy, making people feel a little hairy on the back, and can't help but stand upright.
But after this period of training, Xiao Zhi is no longer the Xiao Zhi he was then. Because in the days when he became a clerk, he would receive this kind of attention every once in a while, and the more times he got, the nervousness at the beginning became accustomed to him.
Just watch it, anyway, it doesn't come with a sword piercing the heart.
Xiao Zhi calmly raised his head from the document to look at the door, and sure enough, he saw the door of the government affairs hall open quietly, and a black figure stood straight in the shadows, as if blending into it.
Xiao Zhi put down the paperwork in his hand, and greeted outside the door with a smile: "Lord, are you here to inspect the work today?"
It was as quiet outside the door as usual, and there was no answer.
After a while, the pitch-black figure left without saying a word.
Today's Asen is the same as usual, and he seems to be emotionally stable.
Sometimes Xiao Zhi would feel that this kind of picture is very familiar, like a new cat at home secretly watching its master work, but not getting close to it, once he accepts this setting, it's... quite cute.
Except that Xiao Zhi might die if the cat was slapped down.