Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

But when he saw the note, he found that the content was quite different from what he had expected. Some things were even confusing. However, these were not things he should consider. He just needed to buy it as written.

He folded the note and put it in his pocket, then said goodbye to the White Wolf.

Volume 4: Chapter 62 Inspection

Miss White Wolf has always been good at taking care of her own life. Although life in the mining area is mediocre and supplies are quite scarce, she still lives a fulfilling life alone.

Every morning, she got up early and went to the mining area to repeat the boring sword skills hundreds of times. After her body was completely warmed up, she inspected the mining area at a leisurely pace and took a look at the progress of the project.

In the afternoon, she has more free time. Sometimes she studies the development of the mining area, such as transportation routes, future employee arrangements, etc. Sometimes when she doesn't want to work, she sits on the sofa with a book, brews a cup of tea with a kettle, and studies the contents of the book quietly. The small electric heater is placed at her feet to warm her legs and feet.

Mu, who originally followed the Marquis in driving, had completely become the purchasing specialist of the mining area. He drove an empty car to Koros City every morning and returned with a full load in the evening. At this time, White Wolf usually had already prepared the next shopping list, which would become his new task.

After just half a month, the facilities in the mining area had been greatly improved and could basically meet the daily needs of future employees. Of course, Bailang also met their spiritual needs.

The lounge in the mining area already had card tables, chess boards and other props, and in the corner there was a projector for showing movies. In addition, she also planned to respect the Ursus tradition and open a paid bar here. In this regard, she had to learn from Rhodes Island and not let future employees have nowhere to spend their money.

Although it is only a small-scale renovation now, Bailang’s wallet has been almost emptied.

After spending an afternoon worrying about financial problems, she suddenly had an idea and quickly wrote out a reimbursement form, planning to find an opportunity to give it to the Marquis.

During this period, she often went to the edge of the construction site, carefully studying the arrangements of the construction engineers, and sometimes couldn't help but offer some suggestions.

The first few times, the film engineer was so scared that he almost had a heart attack, and almost thought he had met a client who was not to be trifled with and liked to make outrageous demands. But he soon discovered that this noble lady who came to the construction site every day was not looking for trouble, but was purely interested in the construction.

The topics they often talked about included the load-bearing problems of the house, the thermal insulation of the walls, the materials used in the building, etc. Most of the time he was talking and the other was listening. During this time, the film engineer always had a weird feeling that the other person seemed to be trying to learn this craft.

In all his life, he had never heard of any noble wanting to learn this.

On the third weekend after White Wolf arrived at the mining area, the overall infrastructure task was finally completed. After learning about it, Marquis Carolingian immediately went to the mining area to discuss the next arrangements.

At noon that day, Bai Lang and others went to the gate of the mining area to welcome the Marquis. They saw from afar a black snowmobile speeding over and stopping steadily at the entrance of the mining area. The driver got off first and went to the other side to open the door for the Marquis.

Bai Lang took a close look at the driver who opened the door for the Marquis and felt strange. Wasn't this the doctor who treated her before? Why was he also working as a driver part-time?

She muttered to herself when she saw the Marquis Carolingian come out of the car. He was wearing a black bowler hat and holding a piano black cane with a lifelike silver eagle head carved on the handle.

Everyone else around her bowed their heads. As a noble, White Wolf was different from the others. She tried her best to recall the etiquette of Ursus nobles that she had learned intensively last night. She walked up to Carolingian, clenched her fist, placed it in front of her chest and bowed.

"Lord Olicia, greetings to the Marquis."

According to Carolingian's understanding of White Wolf, he had never expected him to learn such aristocratic etiquette. Now seeing this scene, his mustache was so happy that it was crooked with smiles.

Bai Lang then took out another page of paper filled with words and said respectfully, "Mr. Marquis, this is the latest business data."

Caroline felt strange. The company hadn't started operating yet, so where would the business data come from? He took the paper and took a look. He saw the three big words "Expense Reimbursement Form" written in bold font at the top. It was very eye-catching. It was obvious that Miss White Wolf had carefully traced it.

The corners of Carolingian's mouth twitched slightly. Under the influence of his merchant habits, what he hated most was this kind of thing. He could only comfort himself in his heart: it is normal to send food and fodder before troops move forward.

After the brief meeting ceremony, Caroline was surrounded by the crowd and went to the interior of the mining area. White Wolf suddenly felt that he was receiving a leader to inspect the work.

The Marquis looked around the newly renovated factory area, then went into the empty staff dormitory and commented, "Not bad, it's well built, but why is it three days late?"

He said this casually, and all the workers turned pale with fear. The film engineer was sweating profusely and said in panic: "Sir, it's me..."

White Wolf suddenly patted the engineer on the shoulder, motioning him to step aside, and then said to Caroline with a smile: "My Lord Marquis, it is actually because I made higher requirements. Now that they have completed the construction, they have already exceeded the task."

"Oh?" Caroline looked at the film engineer in confusion.

The film engineer immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, the lord often comes to give instructions on the work." As for exceeding the task quota, he didn't dare to accept it.

"My rule of conduct is to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. In this case, you can receive an additional 20% salary, Olicia. You will be responsible for distributing the money when the time comes."

"Yes, Lord Marquis." White Wolf said with a smile.

After a brief look at the mining area, Caroline dismissed everyone and went to the office with White Wolf to discuss matters. He sat on the sofa and said straight to the point: "Lillian, you are more familiar with this place than I am now. Do you have any plans?"

"I've taken a fancy to the low-concentration coarse ores behind the mine and would like to work on them," White Wolf replied.

"Are you sure?" Caroline said calmly, "It's not like I didn't remind you that the mining experts in Ursus have already determined that such things are useless. The concentration of their source stone is only slightly higher than the stones on the roadside."

"I have my plan, and I need to recruit a group of researchers."

Carolingian did not understand White Wolf's decision, but the other party's behavior was generally beneficial to him. He said calmly: "Since you have an idea, I will definitely support it, but let's make it clear that if your idea doesn't work, you have to listen to my arrangements. How about that?"

He was worried that White Wolf would not agree, so he added, "Look, only if you make money can the Integration Movement receive more supplies. As long as you agree, you won't lose anything."

"Well, okay then." Bai Lang scratched his head, thinking that if his idea failed, it would not be bad to have the Marquis's backup. Although the other party's actions seemed to be setting a trap for her, he was indeed thinking about her wholeheartedly.

Come to think of it, in her current situation, is she working for her relatives?

Volume 4: Chapter 63: Ice Stone

Bai Lang lowered his head and thought about the researcher, then reminded Caroline: "Marquis, after I recruit the researcher, I will need you to sponsor a batch of research equipment."

Caroline said calmly, "No problem. Feel free to ask me for the initial expenses. I can still afford it. Where do you plan to recruit researchers?"

White Wolf said truthfully, "Rhodes Island has experts in geology and mineralogy. I'd like to find some help there."

"No." Caroline shook his head and explained to the puzzled White Wolf, "The reason is related to Kal'tsit. Kal'tsit plays a special role in Ursus. Everyone's business cooperation with her is kept private by default. If we let the people from Rhodes Island go directly to the mining area, we will become the target of public criticism."

"There is such a thing." White Wolf said with a headache.

The research on Originium mines must be combined with field data by researchers, and it may be a long-term job. According to Caroline, a well-known Rhodes Island researcher like Miss Eyjafjalla is not suitable to come here.

How about recruiting other people? Based on her understanding of Terra, researchers in various fields can encounter people who deliberately cheat funds and delay progress. Theoretically, recruiting such people can also be used as long as the money is enough, but she is afraid of other aspects - bad money drives out good money.

At least that's what she had vaguely sensed when Miss Snow Pheasant explained to her why she left Columbia.

Researchers who work down to earth are often not good at expressing themselves. They remain silent when they are wronged. When the grievances accumulate to a certain critical point, they resolutely announce their departure, no matter how high the company offers to retain them.

No matter where she was, she didn't want to recruit such low-quality people, but without Rhodes Island's help, where could she find reliable researchers?

Caroline was surprised by Lillian's performance and reminded her in confusion: "There are many related researchers outside of Rhodes Island."

Seeing that the Marquis didn't understand what he meant, Bai Lang began to explain it again.

Caroline nodded thoughtfully. As for himself, he thought Lillian would fail in the end, so he didn't think too much about it, but Lillian's performance proved that she took this matter very seriously.

He couldn't bear to see his niece, whom he had finally found, hit a wall right from the start. This would discourage her enthusiasm, so he sighed and suggested, "I have an idea. We should recruit people from universities in Victoria. As you know, schools in Victoria are recognized as the best in Terra, and the students there generally don't have the kind of people you're worried about. As far as I know, many researchers in Rhodes Island are also recent graduates."

Bai Lang's eyes lit up immediately. The old lady was indeed experienced in this area. She said excitedly, "What a good idea! Why didn't I think of this? Once I'm settled here, I'll go to Victoria within a week."

"Don't be impatient." Caroline said helplessly, "June is the graduation season at Victoria University. Normally recruitment will be conducted in May. It's not even April yet. What are you going to do so early?"

"Oh, you can't calculate like that. The end of March is April if you round it up. Isn't there only a few days between April and June?" White Wolf blinked, a cunning look on his face, and continued, "If I go earlier, I can prevent the right people from being recruited first. This can also be regarded as recruiting talents for you, old man."

Caroline understood this conceited little fox, but the actual situation was not that simple at all. He deliberately kept certain situations to himself and did not intend to help, intending to let Lillian hit a wall and gain experience.

He stroked his chin and thought, "What you said... makes sense. It's just that my brain can't wrap its head around it. Well, you decide for yourself."

Bai Lang cheered in her heart and had already begun to imagine a situation where she had won the first battle and had resumes pouring in. Fortunately, there were more important things on her mind, so she didn't get carried away.

"Marquis, what about the group of infected workers I mentioned before?" After saying this, her expression became serious again.

"According to your idea, I have accepted all of them. There are a total of 76 infected people, all of whom are the 'high-quality' laborers they have selected. I will send someone to deliver them here at this time tomorrow. How to arrange them is up to you, I will not interfere."

Bai Lang nodded and said, "I will make proper arrangements. Besides, there is one more thing. Now that the company's infrastructure has been completed, the company's name should also be decided. What name do you plan to give it?"

"I said that all the affairs of the company will be left to you to arrange. Since you mentioned this, just pick one on the spot." Caroline said with a smile.

"Uh." White Wolf opened his mouth. Naming something was the most confusing thing.

She stood up and walked around the room for a few steps, and suddenly thought of the current situation of the tundra mining area: when she dug with a shovel, there were ice and stones, and the shovel was no longer useful.

Then let's just make a simple combination. She thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it 'Ice Stone'. Well, Ice Stone Mining, what do you think?"

"It depends on how you feel about it," Caroline reminded.

"I think it's okay, very good." White Wolf blinked.

"That's settled then." Caroline said cheerfully, and then asked, "Anything else?"

"No more." Bai Lang replied. She suddenly slapped her forehead in annoyance. "I forgot that you have been here for so long and I haven't invited you to have a cup of tea yet. Please wait, I will make some tea."

"No, no." Caroline was flattered. He quickly sat up straight, waiting expectantly for Lillian to make him tea.

While waiting for the tea to be brewed, he wanted to find something to say so that the conversation would not be awkward, so he praised: "I have seen it before, and your facilities here are quite complete. The future employees should be able to live comfortably."

"That's right." Bai Lang said happily, "It cost tens of thousands of Longmen coins. Oh, by the way, don't forget the expense report."

The Marquis's good mood was instantly gone, but he could only keep it in his heart.

He thought about the long-term things. If that incident had not happened and his daughter had grown up smoothly, would it be possible that she would pester him for money every day?

After White Wolf made the tea, Caroline's expression had already returned to normal. The two discussed the details of the company for a while. After that, Caroline had to say goodbye because he had to deal with other matters.

Before leaving, he told Lillian that he would be leaving Koros soon and would not be here again for a while. Apart from financial assistance, all other matters would be handled by Lillian herself.

PS: There was a problem when uploading, this is a re-edited

Volume 4: Chapter 64: Ice Stone II

After seeing Carolingian off, White Wolf gathered the workers together and distributed their wages.

Just as Carolingian said, everyone's salary was increased by 20% from the original basis. The workers who received the money were all delighted and the scene became bustling.

Bai Lang finished distributing the wages and said: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I want to discuss something."

Her voice was not loud, but the noisy scene suddenly became quiet. The workers looked at the noble lady in front of them with shining eyes and gratitude.

White Wolf glanced at the crowd and found that these workers, who used to keep their heads down and remain silent in front of the nobles, were now different. This was probably because he went to the construction site every day and everyone was familiar with it.

Anyway, she was very happy to have such a result. She cleared her throat and said, "As you can see, the mining area has been basically completed in your hands, but there will be many small repairs in the future, so I want to recruit three long-term employees to join "Bingshi Mining", one engineer and two builders. Oh, by the way, you may not know that from tomorrow, the mining area will be officially named after the company, and the name is "Bingshi Mining"."

Bai Lang's expression gradually became serious, and he continued, "Here, I need to remind everyone in advance that Bingshi Mining is different from other Ursus mining areas. There are great differences in essence. I won't tell you the details now. What I can tell you is that Bingshi Mining will not let you do high-risk work, and there will be infected employees in the future. You can think about it for yourself and give me an answer later."

The workers were whispering in groups of three or five, while White Wolf was waiting quietly on the side. In fact, she was not sure if anyone would stay. After all, the mining area of ​​Ursus was notorious, and coupled with the Empire's harsh policy towards the infected, most people were worried about being infected, and generally would not choose to stay in such a place for a long time.

Among the three people she recruited, the core one was the engineer. Bai Lang had long noticed that this was not an engineer who could only draw blueprints. He often worked personally on the construction site, guiding other workers, and was always covered in mud.

Secondly, this is a person who dares to take responsibility. Whether it was her first time coming here or Caroline's visit today, she was the first worker to stand up. Although she was trembling with fear, she still took the responsibility on herself.

She hopes that people like this can stay.

I just don't know whether the other party is willing or not. There is only one engineer here, and her intention is obvious enough. If it doesn't work, I can only find someone else.

After a few minutes, the discussions died down. Most of the workers kept their heads down and said nothing. The film engineer didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Bai Lang knew what the result would be. She sighed and said helplessly, "It doesn't matter. I understand you all. You have been here for a while. Now that the project is over, you can go home. If anyone lives far away and it's inconvenient, you can ask Mu to give you a ride."

The Caprini man next to him heard this, raised his head, glanced at the workers, and then said to White Wolf: "Miss, I'll drive the car over."

"Well, go ahead." White Wolf nodded.

As the Caprini people walked step by step towards the car hood in the mining area, the scene became inexplicably tense, as if entering some kind of countdown.

Engineer Film, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "My Lord, is this mining area under your control?"

"Yes." White Wolf nodded, "The mining area, including everything about the future company, will be led by me."

"Then I'll stay." The engineer explained, "It's hard to find a job nowadays. You need to guarantee to offer me the average salary of an Ursus engineer."

"Welcome." Bai Lang said in surprise and joy, and at the same time waved to the other party to come behind her, "You will be the chief engineer of the company in the future, stand over here, stand over here."

The film engineer looked at the workers around him, scratched his head, and walked away amid the envious and hesitant looks of the others.

"Two more to go." Bai Lang raised two fingers, but the crowd remained unmoved. At this time, the horn of the off-road vehicle suddenly sounded, and Mu had already driven over.

White Wolf looked back at the off-road vehicle and said, "That's it, everyone..."

"My Lord, I will stay."

"I stayed."

"I want, too."

Suddenly, seven or eight people raised their hands at the same time.

Bai Lang looked at the scene in front of him in confusion, and had to explain: "The company does not need so many construction workers for the time being, two are enough."

"My Lord, such a large mining company must need a lot of employees. As long as we are not allowed to mine, we can do other things."

"Yes, my Lord, just treat us as ordinary people with certain special skills."

"Well then." Bai Lang looked at these people who were suddenly full of expectations for the future. Thinking that the company was indeed short of a lot of people, he said, "Those who are willing to stay, come with me to register your names now. The rest of you can discuss with Mu how to leave conveniently."

She glanced at Caprini who was parked nearby and said, "Mu, I'll leave this to you."

After saying that, Bai Lang took nine people, including engineers and workers, to the conference room to register their information.