industrial lord

Chapter 549: The Past and Future
The convoy stayed in the town for three more days because the animal trainer that Fontana had been employing had some problems at home, so the rendezvous time was a little late.

The next journey will go deep into the mountains, which will be more dangerous than the first day. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and monsters appear from time to time, so security needs to be strengthened.

Frederick has been staying in his room these days. The so-called miracle has been spreading like wildfire in the town, and the content is constantly iterating.

Many merchants came here to purchase carvings, and they spread the news along the way.

Frederick was helpless about this. He wanted to explain, but people immediately said “yes, yes, yes” with an expression that said “we know you want to keep a low profile.”

Especially the nun - now Frederick knew her name was Renee - her eyes lit up when she saw Frederick and she took the initiative to take care of his daily life.

Frederick looked at her and thought that if he ordered her to stab Rudolf to death in the street, she would not even frown.

The convoy set off again. More than ten black hounds formed a cordon around them. The constant barking of the dogs gave the merchants a greater sense of security.

Frederick recognized this animal trainer named Lowena, who had studied at the Animal Trainer Academy of the University of Weissenburg for several years and later returned home to work as an official.

Lovina is the third son of Grand Duke Regens. The Regens Alliance has a corps of animal trainers under his command.

However, the ending of the trade route war was too dramatic. The monsters were more exhausted than humans, and they were captured without playing any role.

At that time, Lowena was imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp. A classmate recognized him, and with the help of a group of students and professors, he finally did not go to build the railway.

All morning, Lowena didn't dare look at Frederick for fear of being recognized.

The other people in the convoy were also very respectful to Frederick and did not dare to speak loudly.

Frederick felt a little bored, so he called Lowena over during the lunch break.

He sat in the parking seat of the bus, while Lowena stood there with his head hung, as if he was being judged.

"I heard something happened in your family?" Frederick asked about family matters.

Lowena was in his thirties. His wife was the second daughter of the Earl's noble family of the former Legens League. His two lovers were daughters of a minor noble family. They all fled to the mountains after the war.

He hesitated for a moment and replied, "I want my son to study animal breeding at the University of Weissenberg, but his mother is worried because of her status."

The market for hunting dogs is huge. Not only do the rich and powerful need them for hunting, but ordinary people also use them to guard their homes, and many people keep them as pets.

An excellent hunting dog, like a good horse, requires bloodline. Breeding dogs are not as energetic as Frederick. If artificial breeding can be used to breed a large number of dogs, the profits can be considerable.

But Lowena is, after all, the biological son of Grand Duke Regens. Although he has no right to inherit the title of Grand Duke, under normal circumstances he can only gain experience in the army and eventually become a minor noble. But now that his country has been destroyed, he will become the target of exploitation by some ambitious people.

So his wife was a little worried that her son would be suspected if he went to Weissemburg, and might even die one day.

Frederick was not surprised by this, as there were many such cases in history.

After the defeat of the Duchy of Franconia and the League of Leggens the year before last, the nobles of the two countries basically followed tradition and did not get killed.

However, Frederick did not accept their loyalty. He confiscated all their real estate and allowed them to rent some land for cultivation or invest in industry and commerce.

Although these people still have enough food and clothing, they have lost their previous political power, and some of them are quite dissatisfied.

But what does it matter if they are dissatisfied? Private armies are prohibited within the Principality of Wessen, and these people have no external support, so they can only complain after drinking.

In response to Lowena's worries, Frederick said to him: "Don't worry, your elder brother and second sister are living well now."

"Your eldest brother is now working for a food magazine. I heard that he is researching food ratings and is planning to collect recipes from all over the world and eat and drink for free everywhere." "Your eldest nephew went to work as a train driver under an assumed name a few years ago. His identity has not been made public yet, and he continues to drive trains."

"Your second niece ran away to Wayne City with a large dowry. Her fiancé's family did not despise your family's failure and held a wedding according to the standards of a grand duke's daughter."

"Your second sister is quite capable. She teamed up with others to build a guild of commerce, and recruited many former knights to join. They went to Bohemia to do business, and no one there dared to default on their debts."

"Your two nieces changed their names and are now in the Air Force."

The second child seemed to be the most troublesome among the family, but she pledged her allegiance by handing over her father's secret fund and sending her two daughters as hostages. Now there are many people from the steamed bun factory and relevant departments in that chamber of commerce.

Lowena is the third son in the family. He has no share in the family business, so he has been living a life of drinking and having fun since he was a child and has no courage.

The same goes for his wife, who was raised in the boudoir and cultivated as a tool for family marriage. Don't expect her to have any courage.

The fathers and brothers of his two lovers died in the war, and his nephew was less than ten years old. The family lost its pillar, so he could only take his sister-in-law to flee to Lowena.

None of Lowena's family members was courageous. Due to the tense post-war atmosphere, they dared not stay in their hometown. They took the money and ran to the mountains to live with his wife's grandmother's family.

They finally bought a village in the mountains, but it was not rich and there were many people in the family, so Lowena had to work outside to supplement the family income.

Information in the mountains was not well-informed, and Lowina knew nothing about his eldest brother and second sister's situation. He only heard about their situation now.

"Huh..." Lovina breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "It's good that her husband doesn't dislike her."

He said nothing more after this, but thanked Frederick for bringing the news.

Frederick blinked. Why do you only care about your niece?
He recalled the information about the family, and it seemed as if a mixture of children and big cars filled the air.

Frederick was too lazy to bother with other people's business and returned to the previous topic: "Don't worry about sending your son to Weissenberg University. Artificial breeding of livestock is a popular major now. If you master this skill, you will have no worries about making money in the next few decades."

"The police department and the military have been looking for excellent hunting dogs over the years. You can go and ask them what the requirements are. It's up to you how much meat you can get."

"Go visit your eldest brother and second sister when you have time. Your family left without a word. They were very puzzled and wrote to ask me if you had offended me before, otherwise why did they kill you instead of others, and whether they could send your body back to the family cemetery."

"If you don't have time to go, ask someone to send a letter to your brother when you get to the next town. Just send it directly to the magazine office."

Lowena said, "I'll go see them when I finish my trip."

In the past, when he was at home, the eldest and second oldest brothers fought fiercely for the right of inheritance, but he, the third oldest, stayed out of it and had a good relationship with both of them.

Now that the family is broken up, the previous fights are meaningless and it’s time to live a down-to-earth life.

The two chatted for a while, and the convoy was on the road again.

There are many villages and towns along this trade route, with a town every thirty or forty kilometers, so you don't have to sleep in the wild if you travel fast or slow.

These villages and towns developed based on trade routes. First, merchants settled here, then people from surrounding mountains came to trade, and finally they became commercial centers.

Frederick was thinking that he should not go out when he arrived at the next town to avoid any trouble.

The journey was uneventful; the alert hounds drove away several bears and wild beasts, and the convoy entered the town unscathed.

As soon as Frederick got off the car, he saw someone rushing towards him with a butcher knife shining with a cold light.

(End of this chapter)