People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Not everyone reads Science Weekly, so you can't expect scientists to help you promote it, right?

Therefore, although Rhodes Island's business has improved slightly recently, it is still not enough to support the daily consumption of this huge land-based ship. Not to mention that there are still many people on the island who need daily expenses.

If the economic situation continues to deteriorate, Kal'tsit will have to take some extraordinary measures.

For example, taking on some other jobs - for example, as an "Infected Danger Prevention Agency", going deep into some Originium contaminated areas that others are unwilling to go into, to help others deal with some troubles.

In simple terms, they are mercenaries.

Or simply open up Rhodes Island and collect expensive treatment fees by accepting some nobles, rich people, and their children and friends who are accidentally infected.

These are all ways that can be adopted to increase revenue and reduce costs.

Kal'tsit was considering which one to try first, but Amiya spoke first:

"Dr. Kelsey, we actually have a new order. But the other party's requirements are very strange... and the price is very low, but he said he can help us open up the Victoria market. I think I need to discuss it with you."

Kal'tsit came back to her senses and looked at Amiya with some confusion:

"To develop the Victorian market? Is it some Victorian nobleman?"

"No." Amiya shook her head. "It's the Prime Minister of Shelag, Mr. Ernst Shivaash."

"Shelagh?"

Kelsey was stunned.

As far as she could remember, she had little impression of Kjerag.

Don't laugh, this is enough to show how lucky Kjerag is. You know, countries that can leave an impression on Kal'tsit's mind basically don't have a good ending.

As for Ernst Shivaash, Kelsey had an impression of him. She had also read the speech he gave some time ago.

Humanitarianism is a very good word. I hope that one day the people of Terra can really practice it from the bottom of their hearts without having to be "appealed to" by others.

"Does Kjerag need suppressants?" Kal'tsit asked.

She had thought that Kjerag, like the green crocodiles in the Sargon rainforest, had adopted the same attitude towards mineral sickness as "Can I eat this stone?"

Amiya shook her head. "They don't need it. Mr. Shivaash's order is that he hopes Rhodes Island's landship can help... uh, solve the logistics from Columbia to Shelag."

Kelsey didn't react for a moment: "What do you mean?"

"He hopes that we can drive Rhodes Island to bring them building materials, such as carbon blocks, steel, bricks, etc." Amiya said, covering her face.

To be honest, she couldn't figure it out. Wasn't Rhodes Island a medical company? Why did Mr. Ernst Shivaash invite Rhodes Island to do logistics and transportation?

There is nothing wrong with Dr. Kal'tsit's publicity strategy. The paper we published is not about civil engineering or logistics management. Isn't this major a bit biased?

What Amiya didn't expect was that the respected Dr. Kal'tsit, who was standing in front of her, was just thinking about having Rhodes Island pretend to be a mercenary company and a large shelter.

To Amiya's surprise, Dr. Kal'tsit, who finally reacted, was not angry at Ernst's request. Instead, she showed a subtle but interested expression:

"Did he leave any contact information or messenger?"

"We can discuss this matter in detail."

Chapter 141 Yelagund: I learned it!

Shelagh, Manzhuyuan.

Ernst was quite confident about the compensation he offered to Rhodes Island.

He consulted Christen about the current situation of Rhodes Island. From the slightly confused look of the general governor, Ernst got an answer.

It is highly likely that Rhode Island has not yet done anything.

Ernst didn't expect to become an original shareholder by investing money in Rhodes Island. First, Kal'tsit's identity as a riddler was well known, and she would most likely not accept it. Second, money was something that Ernst himself didn't even have enough of, let alone investing in others.

Ernst even planned to put aside the investment plan for the Xiosta new development zone that Ceylon brought with him, and not rush it until he had some spare money.

Although he couldn't give much money, Ernst had a lot of good channels to recommend to Rhodes Island.

Everyone knows, even General Manager Christen knows, that Ernst has many friends.

These friends still have some influence in Victoria.

Not much. He just commanded a few troops, fought a few famous battles, and managed a dozen mobile cities.

And what happened was that one of these two friends was a duke, and guess what? The other one was also a duke!

In Terra, a world where wars are basically carried out with Originium weapons and Originium skills, there is naturally no magical setting of "spell bombardment and bomb explosion will not cause range pollution and infection". The pollution of Originium objectively exists, and even if you are accidentally scratched, there is a high probability of suffering from mineral disease, and miracles rarely happen.

Therefore, in the Dukedom, the purchase of oripathy inhibitors has always existed as a military supply.

Ernst still knew something about Rhodes Island.

As the main company in the game Arknights, Ernst often sees jokes like "pretending to be a medical company" and "Rhodes Island is a medical company?" However, no one has ever questioned Rhodes Island's efforts to rescue patients with oripathy, or the effectiveness of Rhodes Island's pharmaceuticals.

Simply put, Ernst didn't think they would sell fake drugs.

Then Ernst would not feel any psychological pressure to recommend them to the Duke of Windermere or the Duke of Wellington.

As for whether the dukes would accept Rhodes Island's medicine, that was another matter.

Ernst knew that the troops of the Dukes of Victoria and their military supplies procurement must have corresponding stakeholders and would not change easily. But that was something Rhodes Island needed to worry about.

Ernst only provided an opportunity. Without this opportunity, Rhodes Island would have almost no chance of getting a piece of the pie, but with this opportunity, Rhodes Island at least had a stage to compete.

Even if they failed, being able to participate in the competition for military supplies for the Duke's army would be considered a great reputation in the circle, which would definitely help them expand their influence. Rhodes Island would not lose out anyway.

Moreover, Ernst also prepared two plans.

If Kelsey is not satisfied with the first plan and is unwilling to accept this uncertain gamble, Ernst can also help them expand the Victoria market.

Through the Kalan trade.

In the agreement reached between Ernst and the Duke of Windermere, Kalan Trading enjoyed various preferential policies and welfare privileges in the Duchy of Windermere, and it could almost be said to be the "most favored" enterprise of the Duke.

As for the Duke of Wellington, after Ernst completed the task assigned to him of causing trouble for the Duke of Caster, he also received the due reward.

Part of the reward is that when Kalan Trade conducts trade in the Duke of Wellington's territory, it can be regarded as a local enterprise and enjoy local policy benefits.

Although there is no tax exemption, taxes still have to be paid, and as a local enterprise it will be subject to many local policy restrictions. Objectively speaking, it is not as much as what the Duke of Windermere gave, but it has finally opened up a stable market.

Ernst completely pulled Ensiotis and Kal'tsit together to negotiate, so that Kalan Trade would become Rhodes Island's agent in the two duchies within an agreed-upon time, allowing Rhodes Island to use Kalan Trade's preferential policies to enter the markets of the two duchies, and then reasonably negotiate and distribute the profits earned.

This method certainly doesn't make as much money as the first one, after all, it is the most profitable military supply. But it is more stable and highly feasible.

Of course, Ernst would not use this method too often.

The two dukes offered this reward out of their appreciation for Ernst and their recognition of the scale of Kalan's trade.

I know that even if your company at the bottom of the production division industry chain gets these benefits, it will not disrupt the market. But if Ernst uses this method of taking advantage of loopholes to introduce some high-end companies, then no matter how great the trust is, it will be completely eroded.

Everything has to be done in moderation. This is the experience Ernst has accumulated in his previous life.

If someone treats you to a bottle of Sprite, that's a good friend. If someone gives you a bottle of Moutai, you have to worry about whether he wants to harm you.

However, having said that, the decision was made by others, Amiya and Kal'tsit.

Ernst knew these two people as strangers with familiar faces at best. He had no idea about their personalities, preferences, and resumes. He only judged based on the few gaming experiences he had, that these two people should be lawful good, or at least neutral good.

Whether they will accept my proposal or not, I have to wait for their reply.

So he also has to make preparations for both situations.

This is also the reason why he came to Manzhuyuan.

After saying hello to Miss Yaer who was cleaning, the black-haired girl nodded at Ernst with a smile on her face, took the initiative to leave the hall, and considerately helped Ernst close the door.

Ernst opened his backpack.

A sweeping robot brought back from Columbia Rhine Life, a bag of Leinster millet brought back from the County of Leinster by the Duke of Victoria Wellington, and an obsidian souvenir brought back from Xiosta.

He respectfully placed the souvenirs he brought back from this trip on Yelagund's altar table, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to pray.

"Lord Yelagund, are you there?"

"exist."

So fast, it was replied in seconds! Has Yelagund been guarding his tribute stand all this time?

An idea suddenly popped up in Ernst's mind - if I suddenly do something stupid and overturn the altar at this moment, will Kjerag have to wait until the chickens have pecked all the rice, the dogs have licked all the noodles, and the fire has burned through the lock before it can rain?

No matter what he thought, Ernst would not become the prefect of Fengxian County and make the Jade Emperor, who is in charge, unhappy.

He paused, considered his words, and asked carefully:

"Lord Yelagund, regarding the question I asked you last time, since you have not given me an answer..."

Of course, Ernst raised the question from last time, "Can Yelagund open up a zone of stable airflow above Kjerag?"

At that time, Yelagund's reply was that he would reply to Ernst through the sacred stone in a few days.

But Ernst waited and waited, but there was no reply, and the magic stone didn't even light up.

Ernst even suspected that Yelagund had fallen asleep again. Unfortunately, he was a god after all, not a second party, so Ernst did not dare to urge him.

After much thought, I can only bring tribute and ask again.

But to Ernst's surprise, Yelagund, who had just replied within seconds, did not respond for a long time this time, as if there was a network delay.

Ernst was a little puzzled and could only speculate based on his experience.

Does not speaking mean that this is not okay?

If it doesn't work, forget it. Ernst doesn't have to realize an artificial flight environment. This is just an immature backup plan. If Rhodes Island can help, the transportation problem will be solved directly, and there will be no need for flight transportation.

A big part of the reason why Ernst brought up this matter was that he wanted to see if he could help Christen.

He is not a good person, he just wants to do things that are not shameful to himself and not cross the bottom line. But when facing a dreamer who dreams of the sky, if it will not harm himself, he will help him if he can.

Who knows, maybe in the future someone will return the favor and give Ernst a big surprise or something?

Just when Ernst was about to skip this topic and talk about something else, Yelagund finally spoke up, his voice a little proud:

“I have learned the theory.”

"I just went to do an experiment."

"You should stop!"

Chapter 142: Kjerag Defense Conference

Sherag, Tukarim.

Ernst's schedule was really busy. He had hardly stopped for a moment since returning from Xiosta.

Just after returning from Manzhuyuan, he came to Kalan Trade again.

But this time, he didn't come to discuss cooperation with Enchiodis. He came to find another person.

"How do you feel, Latatos?"

Walking in the modern tiled corridor of Kalan Trading, Ernst looked at Latatos who was wearing a slim-fit suit.

To be honest, Latatos is indeed a beauty. Although her figure is not plump, it is definitely well-proportioned. In the past, she was wrapped in the costume of the head of the Brown Tao family, and it was not easy to see. Now that she is dressed in a business suit, her mature office lady aura is immediately revealed.

It was a pity that she still didn't seem to have the habit of wearing makeup. The thick dark circles under her eyes were still eye-catching and showed no sign of fading. She looked a little gloomy. After the change of her identity, the head of the Brown Tao family did not become a strong woman in the workplace or a domineering female president. Instead, she looked like a weak female senior who "looked easy to bully" and "often suffered from workplace bullying".

Of course, Ernst was not worried that the temperament brought by these appearances would imply some non-existent truth.

In the end, the majority of the Kalan trade is still conducted by the Kjerag people. Although most of them are subjects of the Shivaash family, who would dare to harm the patriarch of another large family?

In response to Ernst's question, Latatos's always tired face showed a hint of gratitude:

"It was a bit difficult at the beginning. Even with your support and Enchiodis's tacit approval, not everyone in Kalan Trade recognized me as the new leader. Not to mention, the shares I held were snatched from Nosis Edwards."

"He lost it to me fair and square. How can you say it was robbed when we both agreed to it?"

Ernst corrected Latatos's mistake and then asked:

"From what you said, Nosis is quite influential in Kalan trade?"

Latatos replied: "After all, he was once the CTO of Kalan Trade and one of the founders of Kalan Trade. Many employees are quite dissatisfied with his exclusion from the board of directors."

Ernst nodded.

Nosis Edwards' influence in the Kalan trade was something Ernst had not taken into account.

In his impression, Nosis was a bad person both in terms of temper and reputation, and many employees of Kalan Trading had complaints about him.