Albert is dead.

No one could save him, and no one could have imagined that he would die so silently under the eyes of two Level 9s.

There was a sudden uproar in the upper echelons of the empire. Everyone knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Albert would definitely be the next heir to the Wallenstein family. But now, he died in an assassination, and even the hanging garden was blown up.

Already.

But soon, the storm subsided.

Because no one is willing to wade into this muddy water, let's talk to each other and pass the news at the ball and reception. There is no need to talk too much. Too much howling will just make people annoying. In case something happens to the Wald family and Wallenstein.

I can't help but take action, the beating will be very painful.

But in private -

Through a mirror, Duke Walder faced Baron Wallenstein.

"My son is dead!" Baron Wallenstein's eyes were split and bloodshot, and he punched the mirror angrily.

"Calm down and anger will not help solve the problem." Duke Walder looked gloomy, and he was very unhappy about the failure of the plan.

Fortunately, the good news is that my daughter survived safely.

But the trouble is the bad news, that is, the daughter actually survived.

Sid is not dead, but if Albert is dead, the dirt on Duke Walder's body cannot be washed away.

"Calm down, calm down, you said it lightly! It's not your son who died! And now you and I both know - you don't even..." Baron Wallenstein said angrily.

But midway through his words, he saw Duke Walder raise a finger and put it in front of his lips.

The two of them fell silent at the same time and did not say any more.

Because both of them understand it.

Albert died, but Sid did not. In any case, this incident has already planted a rift in the relationship between the two people. No matter how much Duke Walder clarifies, this rift is irreparable.

If you think about it for a moment, you will know. If Albert had not died and Sid had died, how would Duke Walder feel?

Even if Baron Wallenstein clarifies that he did not do it and it was just an accident, but...does Duke Wald dare to believe it?

Don't dare.

Why did the mastermind behind the scenes only kill Albert and not Sid? Is there some collusion secretly? Is it possible that this cooperation is just a hook and a bait? On the surface, it is cooperation between both parties, but in fact it is Duke Walder

Colliding with others to set up a trap for Baron Wallenstein?

Who can explain everything behind this clearly? Who dares to really trust whom?

It can be said that the opponent's strategy of only killing one person is basically to sow discord, but it is necessary to sow discord, because no one can afford this risk.

"Okay, let's not fall into other people's tricks. My son is dead, but I can still suppress my suspicion and cooperate with you, but the sincerity is mutual. Let's talk frankly. In order to make our alliance closer,

I will not be provoked by outsiders. I hope you can support the passage of the normative law, and it is best to have enough parliamentary seats to pass the vote before the next parliament." Baron Wallenstein said.

"As long as the normative law is passed, there will no longer be any barriers between you and me. We can even form a new party and directly occupy more than half of the seats in the House of Lords. In the entire empire, almost only His Majesty the Emperor has the qualifications to stop you and me." He

He said, looking through the mirror at Duke Walder who was thousands of miles away.

The ghost in the mirror couldn't help it, it fluctuated a bit, which made the picture in the mirror illusive, but it soon returned to its original state.

Duke Walder smiled, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and did not answer for the time being.

He didn't want to answer. To be honest, it was just a son, and he just wanted to get the full support of him and the conservative party?

If there was such a bargain, Baron Wallenstein would definitely not mind killing his own sons, and it wouldn't even matter if he killed a few more. After all, he had more than a dozen sons.

Admittedly, what he said makes sense. As long as the normative law is passed, there will no longer be any barriers between the Land Party and the Conservative Party, because the two parties will become a community of interests. Naturally, there will be no such thing as trust or distrust in the alliance between the two parties.

To be closer and not be provoked by outsiders.

But the question is, after the combination, who has the final say about this new interest group?

There is no doubt that a political party must have a leader. If not, then it needs to be reconciled.

What is running-in?

It's internal friction.

To run in the gears, all thorns and uneven protruding parts must be removed and smoothed.

Everyone is at odds with each other, until no one has the strength, or until one party collapses, and finally they are willing to choose a leader. This is called the completion of the running-in.

Until then, who wants to be the one who gets crushed?

This is the reason why Duke Walder is still unwilling to agree to the normative law. If he could exclude the Land Party and enjoy the benefits of the normative law alone, he would definitely sign the order without hesitation and ask many members of the Conservative Party to pass it.

But if the Agrarian Party must be included, or even dominated by the Agrarian Party, then the problem will be huge.

"Okay, let's not talk about that... let's discuss the rest." Duke Walder skipped this topic and stopped discussing it.

"Then what do you want to say?" Baron Wallenstein calmed down and asked.

"The normative law can be suspended for now. That is very important, but we can try our cooperation elsewhere to deepen our impression. What do you think?" Duke Walder asked.

"I agree, it is indeed a good way to make contact first from other places. Do you have a plan?" Baron Wallenstein asked calmly.

"Of course there is, but the mirror cannot transmit matter. Please connect this rune and I will show you a plan." Duke Walder said.

Mirror ghosts can span distances and present images and sounds in the form of mirrors, but the mirror cannot pass through objects.

Baron Wallenstein waved to a trusted servant and asked him to call a mage to arrange the rune according to Duke Walder's arrangement.

Soon, in less than three minutes, all this was done. The Baron spoke personally, so it certainly wouldn't delay for too long.

Through the compilation of specific runes, information can be transmitted without contact with matter. You only need to engrave the runes and then decode them using the corresponding array language.

Baron Wallenstein quickly got the so-called plan and read it carefully.

The overall language is very concise, and there are not many things to do. I can summarize it in two points.

First, respond to Ontario's current emerging technologies.

Because it is very simple. It can be said that the current emerging working class is caused by Andrew. Duke Walder has already investigated this clearly.

He carefully investigated the annual population flow. Those who came out to spread the promotion methods of low-level professionals were almost all from Anlu. After further investigation, he could clearly draw a conclusion, that is, in order to develop itself, Anlu

Train a large number of professionals and then select the best from them.

This is a very simple and normal approach. Many nobles have done this, but the problem is... Anluo went too far.

Generally, nobles would teach dozens of people and select a few as their retainers.

But Anluo... is spread by tens of thousands of people, and it never teaches any essence, any careful training, etc. It completely pursues quick results and completely ignores the future talents of these people, as if they will become professionals as long as they become professionals.

Well, future development can be completely ignored.

No one can blame them. After all, no one has ever heard of being responsible for civilians. Besides, these civilians came here voluntarily.

But the problem is that too many low-level professionals with quick fix methods, coupled with the sudden explosion of the Styx Water Plant, broke the stagnation of the empire for hundreds of years for the first time and greatly promoted the transformation and improvement of the empire's grassroots technology.

The development of social labor productivity.

Because most of those low-level professionals may be fools, but perhaps it is a mistake or a flash of inspiration. In short, some of them are geniuses and hard-working people who have really created a level 2 path on their own.

And fixes the shortcomings of that quick fix.

Because of this group of people, low-level professionals began to breed at the bottom like locusts. In just ten years, more low-level professionals were born than in the past several centuries.

Under normal circumstances, this explosive proliferation will inevitably bring about serious involution, causing them to fight against themselves, and soon their numbers will decline due to self-preservation of the broom. This is what happened to the empire before.

However, the Styx Water Plant exploded, and the original production method that relied on magic equipment was forced to stop and was replaced by manual labor.

How can artificial intelligence be useful?

Of course, use low-level professionals.

This coming and going has brought huge room for growth to low-level professionals and quickly turned them into a new social class.

The original economic foundation of the empire was replaced in just over ten years.

Ordinary workers began to give way to professionals, because the entire process was unpredictable, and even the upper-class nobles could not always predict it. By the time they reacted, everything had already taken shape imperceptibly.

.

And Anluo is at the center of this phenomenon.

Anluo seems to be a factory of new things, where things with the concept of "new" are continuously being forged.

Brand new concepts, brand new customs, brand new trends of thought, brand new products.

For example, in order to make up for the shortcomings of insufficient numbers, Ontario directly chose to put women into factories, and blatantly put forward the slogan of gender equality, claiming that women could do the same work as men in the factory and receive the same salary.

Another example is that Anluo invested a large number of scientific research professionals, such as alchemists and a group of heavenly apostles, into the research of daily necessities.

This is a completely different strategy from the Empire. The Academy spends a lot of money every year, and the areas of investment are very clear. The first is the research and development of new equipment. These equipments are basically equivalent to level 7.

Then it is about better army battle formations, research on the basic rules of magic, or about opening up the future path of a certain skill, developing new spells, researching new materials and other very high-level things, as well as some so-called There is a huge investment in the "basic subjects", but the effect is also very significant, and it is very useful for high-level professionals.

But Ontario is doing the exact opposite and doesn't engage in these huge investments at all. What are they researching?

Forget about the previous airship renovation, it can be considered as the development of new equipment, but what’s next? They are all developing better-use hangers, foldable stools, and lunch boxes with extra space inside, which can be used to hold vegetables and staple food separately!

Some are even researching new sugary drinks, wallets that are more suitable for the lower class, or cheaper matches.
To be continued...