People in Terra, governing a weird little country

So, Herman simply said:

"Ceylon, you are already an adult. I will support you in whatever you want to do. Prime Minister Ernst is indeed a good person. You can learn a lot from him."

"But do we have to be so anxious?"

"You just came back from Londinium, and Hei hasn't seen you for a long time. Why don't you stay a little longer?"

Ceylon took a sip.

She didn't expect her father to agree to her request so easily, which made all the arguments she had prepared for a long time to convince Hermann go to waste.

But she had to admit that her parents' request was reasonable. During the years she was studying in Londinium, she had rarely returned to Xiosta. Now that she had just returned from a dangerous place, it was reasonable for her to stay at home and accompany her family.

But she really wanted to set off immediately and return to Kjerag with Ernst, Hinterea and the others.

Because she heard from Hintleya that Kjerag is now a gathering of heroes, and most importantly, the commander-in-chief of Rhine Life is actually in Kjerag!

Ceylon majored in Originium Research at Victoria University, but few people knew why such a young lady who should have no contact with dangerous Originium in her life chose to take such a dangerous major that required her to go to mines, contaminated areas, and come into contact with infected people.

Only she knows.

It’s because of the “black” mentioned by Herman.

Hei is her father's bodyguard, and can almost be said to be a sister who watched Ceylon grow up. Although they are not relatives in the blood sense, the relationship between Ceylon and Hei is even closer than that between relatives to some extent.

After learning that Hei was infected with the incurable disease [Ore Disease], Ceylon resolutely chose the Originium research major. Her goal was very clear - to find a way to cure Ore Disease, overcome this medical problem, and then save Hei!

As for which institution in this land has conducted the most in-depth research on mineralogy and Originium, Ceylon cannot guarantee it, but Rhine Life is definitely one of the institutions that has received the most votes among the candidate options!

In addition, there is the Originium Research Institute of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Victoria, the Originium Science Laboratory of the Ursus Empire Research Institute, and the newly arrived Rhodes Island, which has emerged as a rising star by relying on the suppression and treatment of mineral diseases and cost reduction and efficiency improvement. The first two are difficult for her to contact with her level, and the latter Rhodes Island, although the medical company has made a big splash in the theory of mineral disease research in recent days, it has been famous for too short a time and is difficult to convince the public.

In addition, the medical company was a land-based ship, so it was a rare opportunity to see them. Ceylon had no other options.

Only Rhine Life, a scientific enterprise based in Tremont, Columbia, has outstanding research in the treatment of mineral diseases. Among the Originium research institutions that can be found, it is the easiest to connect with. The only problem is that their chief has always been elusive, but now that she has appeared in Kjerag, this opportunity must not be missed!

In order to repay Ernst for saving his life and to save Hei's life, Ceylon had to leave.

So, she thought of a way to have the best of both worlds.

"Why don't you let Hei come with me?"

Ceylon raised a finger, thinking this idea was genius!

"Dad has Kronin to help him. If I take Hei with me to Kjerag, won't that solve the problem perfectly?"

Herman stared at his daughter in a daze, opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He just nodded bitterly.

Is it possible that, although I didn't mention it, what I actually meant by that sentence was "Besides being dark, I miss you a lot, too?"

Hei has been with me all the time. Isn't the time she and I haven't seen you the same? This child has really grown up and grown up. The father is kind and the daughter is filial.

"Don't worry about me, Dad. I won't be gone for long." Ceylon said, "This time I mainly want to take advantage of Mr. Ernst's opportunity to meet the head of Columbia Rhine Life, Ms. Christen."

"She is a talented scientist from Tremont. You should have heard of her. I want to ask her if there is any way to cure Black's mineral disease."

Herman nodded in surprise.

He felt much better.

Black is not only Ceylon's relative, but also his own. Over the years, if it were not for Black's protection, Herman might have fallen under the cold guns and arrows from some competitors.

It's not like he didn't help Hei find a way to suppress the development of mineralogy, and he also sought help from many doctors and scholars.

But this disease itself is a terminal illness. As the mayor of Xiosta, he cannot leave Xiosta for a long time, and it is difficult for him to contact the top scholars of mineral disease research on the earth.

What Ceylon found this time was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The reason why she chose to leave resolutely at this moment was not because she didn't care about her family, but because she cared too much about them.

"In that case..." Hermann also stood up, and after a little thought, he walked to his bookshelf. After taking out a few books used for covering, he opened the secret compartment of the bookshelf and opened the safe inside.

The tall Liberi glanced at the photo of him and another woman who looked 80% like Ceylon, took out a bank card and a USB drive, and handed them to Ceylon:

"We can't let Prime Minister Ernst help us for nothing."

"There are one million Colombian gold certificates in this card. Consider it as the reward for Prime Minister Ernst and Hei's medical expenses."

"As for this USB drive, it contains information about the Xiosta New Development Zone. Tell Prime Minister Ernst that if he is interested, I can invite him to invest."

Ceylon was stunned for a moment. As the mayor's daughter, she knew very well what Xiosta's new development area meant.

With the popularity of the Obsidian Music Festival and the booming development of Xiosta, no one would question Xiosta’s future prospects. The new development zone is undoubtedly another investment by Herman in the future of Xiosta.

In other words, this is basically equivalent to Hermann planning to make another bigger piece of cake when the cake of the old city of Xiosta has been divided up.

Investing in the original stock of a mobile city is a business that is sure to make money, not to mention that this city is called "New Xiosta"!

Good stocks, make money without doing anything! Why not add to your position now?

Ceylon solemnly accepted the USB drive and bank card, then turned and walked towards the door.

.........

Unlocking the door and dragging the heavy suitcase, Ceylon took a last look back at the sky of Xiosta, took a deep breath, turned and walked towards the darkness not far away.

"Miss." Hei was still a little confused. But Ceylon didn't give her a chance to ask questions. He just grabbed her hand and pushed her towards Ernst's motorcade.

"Let's go, Kjerag!"

Chapter 135: Give the Capitalists a Little Kjerag Shock

Kjerag, Tukarim, site command office.

Although he had heard Ernst and Nastie repeatedly mention the harsh conditions in Kjerag many times before setting off, Christen had to admit that he had underestimated the actual situation here.

What she initially thought was bad was that there was no beef or chopped green onions in the bowl of beef noodles.

After Nasti's repeated warnings, she thought it was a bowl of beef noodles that might not have noodles.

But when she actually saw Sherag and stepped into Tukarim, she realized that this might be a bowl of beef noodles without the bowl.

Does Kjerag have resources? Of course he does. Enxioudis's Kalan Trade only relies on selling some leather sofas and handicrafts, which is definitely not enough to support the company's hundreds of employees and a mountain snow ghost army.

The bulk of Kalan's trade revenue has always come from the sale of Kjerag's mineral resources.

This can be regarded as fully utilizing the advantages of the Shivaash family's territory. After all, in the holy hunting ceremony, Enya read the hymn that Yelagund gave his bones to the Shivaash family. And these bones are minerals.

But the existence of ore does not mean that someone is mining it. The fact that someone is mining it does not mean that the amount mined is large enough. The fact that the amount mined is large does not mean that the quality of the mined ore is up to standard.

Factors such as construction time, technical level of workers, ore storage environment, etc. may affect the quality of ore. This also leads to the fact that although Enxioudis's mine has been profitable, it has always been at the bottom of the market, without fine processing, and is a pure raw material market.

However, if one wants to build a town or a block according to the standards of a modern mobile city, such materials are obviously not up to standard.

"I now understand why Ernst wants to find a channel to buy building materials from me."

Even Christen couldn't help but sigh.

But what made her even more excited was that there were more experts coming up.

That was the most important destination of her trip, the Matterhorn, where the dome scientific research station was built.

"The Matterhorn is different from the Kerran Peak. Although it is the highest peak in Kjerag, it has no special religious significance. Therefore, theoretically, building a scientific research station on the Matterhorn will not have a significant impact on the perception of the Kjerag people. As long as you don't blow it up."

This is what Ernst said to Nasti, and it is also the original text in the report that Nasti later submitted to Christen.

It turned out that Ernst was not lying.

When the Rhine Life engineering team arrived at Kjerag, the people of Kjerag were indeed nervous for a while. But when they heard that they were guests invited by Prime Minister Ernst and that they were not going to start construction on the Kjerag Mountains but on the Matterhorn, they all went back to their own homes and looked after their own mothers.

The attitude was very clear - since you are the guest of Prime Minister Ernst, you can do whatever you want, as long as it does not affect our lives and Kalan Peak, the rest is up to you.

Christen was quite relieved by this - although these fellow villagers looked at outsiders with a look of disdain as if they were aliens, they were surprisingly reasonable.

So she immediately took people to climb the Matterhorn.

Kristen still remembers the scene when she and her men climbed up the steep, snowy mountain road with great difficulty to the halfway point.

Along the steep cliffs halfway up the mountain, thick steel bars were inserted into the smooth rocks. Above the steel bars, thick hemp ropes were hanging down. Under the hemp ropes, the damaged cocoon-like objects hung down the cliff, doing endless pendulum motions in the face of the mountain wind.

Christen was surprised at the time.

Could this also be some ancient tradition of Kjerag? Just like the Yan people like to hang red silk on the branches of ancient trees during festivals to pray for the blessing of the spirits of all things?

So she called two of her men to come forward, pulled up a rope, and tried to open the cloth strip that formed the cocoon.

Until now, it was difficult for her to explain what kind of mental state she was in at the time and what was her mentality that made her let two poor employees open the forbidden seal.

Anyway, her subordinates, the two general managers of the construction department, were experienced researchers who had done many scientific experiments and met many big shots. Their screams almost caused a small avalanche.

No need to think, sanity is down, definitely down! Sancheck failed at first glance! As for whether there was temporary madness, Christen was not sure.

The most important thing is that Christen didn't dare to recall how many steel bars were inserted into the mountain wall and how many ropes and "cocoons" were suspended in the air when he walked up the mountain.

They are like the Colombian flags erected on both sides of Tremont's streets when the Vice President of Colombia visited Tremont, fluttering in the wind.

Later, she had to temporarily stop the climbing plan. Together with several staff members, they supported each other and walked down the mountain without looking away. The time it took to go down the mountain was even an hour longer than when she went up the mountain.

After coming down the mountain, Christen just calmed down and immediately found Nasti who had come to do the preliminary investigation.

She immediately asked a question:

"Nasty, do you know what's hanging from those steel bars on the Matterhorn Trail?"

Nasti, who was caught from the construction site, was confused, but contrary to Christen's expectations, she nodded decisively without any hesitation:

"I know. They are the remains of a sinner."

She even explained seriously:

"Kjerag has this cultural tradition. Those who blasphemed Yelagund or committed unforgivable crimes would be tied up and hung on a cliff, and feathered beasts would eat their hearts and livers until they died."

Without noticing Kristen's increasingly pale face, she analyzed very professionally:

"Of course, I think this statement is unscientific. The Kjerag people obviously did not take into account the physical fitness of ordinary people. Even the Ursus people, who are generally physically strong, would inevitably die of hypothermia if they were hung on a cliff in a valley like that for several hours. So it is obvious that the cause of death of those people was not the feathered beasts pecking at them, but hypothermia - commonly known as freezing to death."

This is a very good analysis, and one might even say, "Good job, that's what you do!"

The weather outside was very cold, with the wind biting and chilly. Without a small stove, the temperature in the house was definitely not pleasant.

But Kristen was sweating.

Good news, you guessed it right, it is indeed the traditional culture of Kjerag.

The bad news is that this traditional culture is a bit too "penetrating".

Perhaps sensing Christen's uneasiness, Nastie consoled her:

"It's okay, Kristen. When I was climbing the mountain, I used the Banshee's way to sound the death knell for all the souls wandering there. The mountain is absolutely safe now. I also mentioned this in my report. You can trust me."

The corner of Kristen's mouth twitched.

Well, I have to praise you, right?

The good news is that the banshee branch of the Sarkaz does have the ability to ring the bell to send off the dead. Nasti should not have lied, so Christen doesn't need to worry about encountering ghosts anymore.

Bad news, the Banshee branch of the Sarkaz does have the ability to ring the bell to send off the dead. I almost forgot that you were doing this before you switched to civil engineering!

Christen took a deep breath and said from the bottom of his heart, feeling his scalp tingling: "It seems that what Ernst said makes sense. The construction of the dome research station does require local recruitment."

"Hmm? Why?" Sarkaz banshee Ms. Nastie asked in confusion, "The operators in the Engineering Department are fully capable of handling this task. If it is to fulfill the agreement, we can recruit Kjerag people for the subsequent maintenance process and material transportation process."

And Kristen just glanced at her lightly, and there were too many indescribable emotions in that glance, which could be said to be a glance from another perspective that lasted for a thousand years and was full of charm.

After taking a look, Christen silently put on his red helmet and fastened the strap.

She said earnestly:

"Nasty, just think of it as the future of Rhine Life Engineering and the mental health of the engineering department employees."

"Hire the locals of Kjerag. They are more experienced in this area than we think."

I have a fever, my throat is extremely dry, I am coughing and sneezing. I have not left my bed all day. I have no appetite either.

I feel so bad. I just took some medicine and am going to sleep. Sorry for taking a day off today.

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Chapter 136: Enchiodis x Duke of Caister Candlelight Dinner

Kjerag, Tukarim, the headquarters of the Kalan trade.