Mysterious, but Naruto

Finally, Louis put down the business plan he had prepared specifically for the future company, stretched and loosened his limbs, and then took out the copy of Roselle's diary that he had received from Audrey earlier.

After carefully reading through the diary entries, Louis noticed that the dates of the three entries were very close together.

"So it seems that these diary entries should be consecutive. Then I can do some tampering here, for example, choosing a day between the 9th, 12th and 14th to forge a new diary entry."

Louis thought this way, and he did this way. He planned to take advantage of the fact that the other party could also read Chinese characters to secretly instill some information in him.

About ten minutes later, Louis had compiled a new version of the diary and rewrote the original two pages so that the new content would not seem out of place.

"Very good, but don't make it too obvious all at once. First, introduce a reason in the diary, and then perhaps in a certain diary entry, you can say that Rosell has obtained the complete Fool's Path recipe."

Well, don't directly say that Rosell handed these formulas over to the Akatsuki; that would be too deliberate. Instead, guide them to think for themselves and discover for themselves.

Only then will he be completely convinced, and that will be the time for us to meet.

After doing all this, Louis asked Audrey through the ring if it was convenient for her. After receiving a definite answer, Louis reopened the spatial rift and handed over the diary he had prepared.

At the same time, Louis also used the ring to give the other person a general explanation of what was written in the diary.

Of course, Louis did not mention the Akatsuki organization that he had added.

Oh, did I forget to tell you before? Didn't I confirm with you last time when the Fool responded to your prayer?

Through that experience, I reassessed the opponent's strength and realized that I might have overestimated him. He was probably not an angel; more likely, he was a Saint who had just entered Sequence 4.

Upon receiving the message, Audrey was stunned in her room, completely unaware that her subordinate, Susie, had already had her head rubbed until it was deformed.

"How could that be? I originally thought that Mr. Fool might be a god-like being, but Mr. Rokudo told me that he was just an angel. But now he's not even an angel anymore, but just a saint."

But can a saint truly possess such miraculous abilities?

At that moment, Audrey seemed to be questioning both Susie in front of her and herself.

But no matter which one you ask, you can't get an answer.

However, one thing is certain: Audrey gradually began to feel less worried and afraid of Mr. Fool than she had at the beginning.

Respect remains, though perhaps it will disappear when Audrey's strength completely surpasses that of her opponent.

After finishing his business, Louis left his study and went downstairs to talk with his butler.

"Hayes, has the matter of depositing the money I asked you to do today been taken care of?"

"Yes, sir."

"Alright, I have one more thing I need you to do tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, arrange for a carriage, two male servants, and two guards to go to the bank and withdraw some money."

At this point, Louis took out the small notebook from his pocket, which contained the notes he had made in his study.

The original carriage factory had 24 skilled workers, 33 semi-skilled workers, and 7 unskilled workers, plus two foremen, one draftsman, one engineer, and five technicians.

Of the semi-skilled and unskilled workers, more than half were female and child laborers. All of them earned a total of 48 gold pounds and 6 sul per week.

"Go to the bank and withdraw 50 gold pounds in banknotes, but not in gold pounds. Exchange them all for sours and pence. I've almost secured a factory deal today, and I'll use this money to pay the employees' wages tomorrow."

The butler immediately agreed, but then asked, "Sir, must this money be withdrawn in cash?"

Do you remember when you gave me two boxes of sulphurs and pennies, totaling over three thousand sulphurs and twenty thousand pennies, which you can use directly?

Louis patted his forehead: "Right, I had forgotten about that if you hadn't mentioned it. Then just point out the 50 pounds worth of sour and pennies, and I'll take them with me when I leave tomorrow."

"Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away."

Seeing the butler preparing to leave, Louis raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a moment, let me think about it some more..."

Okay, go tell Yates to buy an extra twenty pounds of groceries tomorrow, like bread and meat, and have them delivered to the factory around noon. Consider it a gift for my first meeting with the workers.

They also prepared an extra box of candy for me; I saw there were some children in the factory.

"Okay, buy more candy. Besides giving it to the children at the factory, give one to every family with children as well. You're in charge of making sure this is done."

"Yes……"

Louis could tell that although the butler had agreed, he was clearly hesitant.

"Just say what's on your mind. I don't have any reservations here."

Even though Louis said that, the butler still hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Sir, what I was thinking was that if you want to do charity, you can donate directly to those charitable foundations, or you can set up one yourself."

If you do this, the outside world won't know, and no one will publicize your reputation.

Louis sighed: "I understand what you mean. As for charity, I will do it later, but that doesn't stop me from making life better for the people around me first."

As for not letting the outside world know, that's fine too. I'm not doing this for them; I'm doing it for myself...

At this point, Louis's tone became increasingly subdued: "I know this is not just a matter for the city of Backlund, or the country of Loen, but for the entire world, and I cannot change it on my own."

But at least, seeing it with my own eyes makes me feel bad. I do these things just to make myself feel better.

The butler didn't quite catch what Louis said next, but he knew Louis was in a bad mood, so he didn't press him. After confirming that Louis had no other requests, he went to find the cook, Yates.

After all, it was almost dinner time, and if Yates waited any longer, it might be too late to order ingredients for the next day.

Watching the butler leave, Louis didn't stay in the house. Instead, he strolled out to the yard with his hands behind his back to look at the garden that the gardener had taken care of.

He did nothing but sit there watching the coachman wash the carriage and the gardener trim the flowers for more than an hour, until the sun went down.

"Sir, dinner is ready."

"Oh? Oh, okay, Hayes, you said you don't have enough carriages at home. It just so happens that I'm about to take over the carriage factory. I'll keep the first carriage that's made for myself."

Louis chuckled and turned his gaze away from the carriage, then walked back to the house with his butler.

On the way, Louis didn't forget to speak with the butler: "Didn't we say we'd renovate this place a bit more? What are your plans for the garden outside?"

The housekeeper had already planned for this: "I had already discussed it with old Locke, and we were going to plant roses, peonies, delphiniums, jasmine, lavender and other plants in the yard first."

Then we'll wait and see if any merchant ships return from the Southern Continent. They often bring back some rather unusual plants, and we can try planting some of them then.

Louis was aware of this, as Audrey's garden had previously been planted with many plants from the southern continent.

Since the opening of the sea route between the North and South continents, the wealthy people of the North continent have been proud to have plants unique to the South continent in their homes.

"Okay, then you can arrange it like this for now. By the way, where can I buy small animals around here? Such a big yard can't just have plants."

"Sir, that depends on what type of animal you are looking for. If it is a hunting dog, although they are sold in the city, the best ones are still the dog farms in the southern suburbs."

In addition, parrots, monkeys, cats, and other pets can be purchased within the city, with the port area offering the widest variety.

"I see. I understand. There's no rush. After I finish up at the factory, I'll go to the shooting range in the southern suburbs and check on the dogs there along the way."

Tonight's dinner is white peach cold soup, roasted halibut with lemon butter, herb-roasted lamb saddle, Eton chowder, and a glass of low-alcohol fruit wine.

This is a summer dinner prepared by the cook according to the season.

The next morning, Louis retrieved the extraordinary properties, which had yielded no results from his research, into the Divine Tree space and got up to prepare for his work that day.

After having breakfast at home, Louis took a carriage to the factory.

When Louis arrived, the factory workers were already at their workstations, but they all seemed somewhat distracted.

The workers only relaxed when someone spotted Louis's carriage arriving and heading straight for the office building, and they all worked with extra energy.

Upon seeing Louis's carriage approaching from afar, Austin White went to greet it from the ground floor.

"Mr. Helmet, you've arrived too early. I thought you'd be a little later."

"Hahaha, it's getting late. Alright, Mr. White, let's go upstairs and talk. I've invited a lawyer and an accountant; they should be here soon."

As he spoke, Louis took out his gold pocket watch from his breast pocket.

"Well, I arranged with the accountant to come at 9:30, so it should be soon. Then it's the lawyer; I arranged with them to come at 10:30."

Once the accountant confirms there are no problems, we'll sign the contract, and then go to the bank to pay off all your debts.

"Yes, sir, your arrangement is very reasonable. In addition, I reorganized all the factory's documents yesterday, which should make it easier for the accountant to review them later."

"That's very thoughtful."

The two talked on the second floor for a short time before the accountant arrived. While the accountant was reviewing the materials, the lawyer also arrived with a pre-prepared contract.

However, since the accountant had not yet finished verifying the information, the contract could not be signed for the time being. But Louis and Austin White studied the contract first to confirm that neither party had any objections.

After about an hour, the accountant finally stopped what he was doing and pointed out that there was a problem.

After listening, Louis asked the accountant if the problem was serious. After learning that as long as the missing documents were provided and a fine was paid, there would be no problem. Without waiting for Austin White to explain, Louis waved his hand to indicate that there was no problem.

"It's okay. You're not a professional in this field, so I don't care as long as it doesn't cause any major problems."

After saying that, Louis gestured to the accountant to provide the necessary documents, and that he would sign a check for the fine later.

On the other hand, the lawyer's contract also needed some revisions. Louis originally thought he could finish everything in one morning, but he simply couldn't.

"Alright, everyone, put aside your work for now. We'll go to the law firm together and have Attorney Gary type the revised contract so we can continue with the signing."

But before that, let's go to the law firm together. It's almost noon, so I'd like to invite you all to have a working lunch. What do you all think?

No one present refused the offer of a free meal.

After Gary handed over the task of printing the new contracts to the interns at the law firm, the group went to a restaurant near the firm. Louis, being generous, ordered a deluxe meal for everyone.

By the afternoon, things went much more smoothly. After signing the contract and transferring the factory to his name, Louis went to the bank to pay off all of Austin White's loans and then deposited 500 gold pounds into the factory's account.

At this point, the initial work is complete. All that's left is to wait for the recruiters to arrive and then select the right employees from among them.

Upon returning to the factory, Louis handed over his patents to Austin White, instructing him to modify the carriages that had already been manufactured and to produce the latest model as soon as possible.

Ever since White saw the patent Louis gave him yesterday, he had been thinking about how to modify it.

Now that he has received the patent, he immediately went downstairs to find the engineers and draftsmen in the factory.

As for Louis, he waited in his office for the ingredients to arrive. Then, when it was almost time to leave work in the evening, he distributed the ingredients and wages to the workers, and that was when his work for the day was completely finished.

The second-floor office now only houses Louis and the accountant, so he didn't want to disturb them while they were working.

He could only go to the window and watch the workers behind him work, but he noticed that some people below were eating while they were working.

As for the food, it looks like it's black bread, but there seems to be meat in the side dishes.

The work in this factory is physically demanding; if you're not well-fed, you really won't have the strength to work.

Upon closer inspection, Louis could see that the child laborers in the factory were watching others eat and gulping down water.