Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

The full name of the institute is the Bratz Biological Research Center. It was established three years ago and its research scope mainly focuses on infectious organisms and infected people.

At the foot of the mountain one kilometer north of the institute, there is a small imperial military garrison. White Wolf speculated that this military garrison was arranged by Count Joseph.

There are security measures inside, and there is a military base not far outside. It is only about five kilometers away from the city. The army and infected patrol organizations in the city can assemble and arrive at the scene within twenty minutes.

“This level of defense cannot be taken lightly,” Tallulah commented, pinching her chin.

"That is to say, if we want to take action, we must have more specific investigation results. The most important thing is the security situation in the institute, followed by the military base in the north, and finally the regular army in the city. Tomorrow morning, we will have the opportunity to investigate in the institute. I can use my noble identity to find a way to go in and take a look at the military base in the north. As for the regular army in the city, we can learn about the situation from the director of the Infected Patrol. I have his contact information."

"Director of the Patrol Department?"

"Yes, it was the fat man sitting next to the Earl at the dinner. It was quite strange. He looked and acted in a way that he couldn't be a soldier, but he could be the leader of the patrol team."

Tallulah recalled what happened last night and nodded: "I seem to have some impression. At first glance, that man looks like a wealthy businessman. But in today's Ursus, it's normal for the head of the army not to be a soldier."

Miss White Wolf tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Why don't I understand this?"

Tallulah was slightly startled, but she resisted the urge to rub the other person's head. She explained in a friendly manner, "According to convention, the military cadres of the empire should indeed be military personnel. But the reality is that the rate of corruption within the military is far beyond expectations. As you know, the top wealthy businessmen can buy the status of nobles with money, but those with less financial resources or other intentions will set their sights on other positions in the imperial institutions. The imperial army was infiltrated a long time ago."

Although he expected it, White Wolf couldn't help but frown and sigh: "How pathetic."

Tallulah scratched the tip of White Wolf's nose and said with a smile, "Otherwise, why do you think the Empire's regular army has not been able to wipe out the messy infected organizations for so long? There are fewer and fewer people who truly understand military affairs among the Empire's frontline commanders."

"What do you think would happen if someone like General Hellagur continued to serve the Empire?" White Wolf suddenly asked curiously.

Miss Longnu's face froze, and she said awkwardly, "Probably, it will be very bad..."

White Wolf looked at the nervous Tallulah, covered his mouth and laughed, "That's impossible. If someone like the general can still work for the empire, it means that the empire's problems are far from the point where the infected organization needs to stand up. The infected can live a normal life."

After she finished speaking, her face darkened due to the sudden memory, and she murmured: "It would be great if people like the general could continue to serve the empire as they did in the past."

She would never forget the longing look in her adoptive father's eyes when he talked about the golden days of the old empire. As time passed, blood-colored dust filled the sky, and the era that made the Ursus people proud was gone forever.

Volume 5: Chapter 64: Psychological Tactics

The next morning, when White Wolf was having breakfast, he received a text message from Serven. In the message, the other party asked about Miss Hilde's location and said that if it was inconvenient to disclose it, Hilde herself could meet at the door of the Earl's Mansion.

She waved her phone screen towards Tallulah and said, "Tallulah, Serven sent me a message."

"Let me see. Well, he should be coming to pick you up. What are you going to do?"

"Don't go back yet. Let's talk after we finish eating." Miss White Wolf smiled slyly.

Tallulah was stunned for a moment, then immediately figured out the key point and said with a smile, "You should leave him alone. You are a viscount, and he is just the heir to the earldom. There is no need to respond too positively."

Bai Lang was surprised. She had never considered what Xiao Ta said, but she would definitely not admit such a thing.

She nodded and said, "Yes, I thought so too, but my purpose is more than that. When we talked yesterday, I found that Serven gets impatient easily. If we let him get impatient, it will be more beneficial to our next action. Besides, if he comes to pick us up, doesn't that mean he wants to know where we live? We can't tell him that."

"He is a local. Even if we don't tell him, he will find out."

"There is a difference between knowing secretly and knowing openly. If he comes directly, wouldn't it be revealed that he is privately investigating a noble?"

"White Wolf, you are quite smart sometimes."

"Hehe, what do you mean by sometimes? You've always been smart, okay? Why did you only realize it now?"

Tallulah smiled and said, "Don't use your cleverness on me."

"How could that be? You are Xiaota."

"Is the little tower very special?" Miss Dragon looked at the White Wolf with a smile.

"of course."

"What's so special about it?"

"Hmm~" Miss White Wolf didn't know how to answer for a moment. She looked around guiltily and accidentally caught the other party's expectant eyes. Suddenly, she had an idea.

She seemed to have guessed what the other person was thinking.

So she pretended to be distressed and said, "There are so many special things about her that I can't even begin to describe them all. Xiaota is kind, gentle, beautiful, compassionate, and caring. She would bring me back when I was drunk and buy me food..."

In short, just say nice things mindlessly.

Miss Longnv's smile became more intense. She held her chin, stared at Bailang and asked, "Then how do you repay her?"

White Wolf was surprised: "Xiaota, shouldn't you be humble and not ask for anything in return?"

Miss Long Nu shook her head repeatedly: "I'm not that kind of person. I want to repay you."

White Wolf felt like he had fallen into a hole he had dug, so he had no choice but to ask, "What do you want in return?"

Miss Long Nu rolled her eyes and said, "I don't know either. Let's leave this matter aside for now and bring it up when we have the chance."

"Xiaota, you're going too far!"

Miss Dragon Girl secretly observed the White Wolf's expression, and then put on a sad gesture: "Is it too much? If you are not happy, then forget it."

"I... okay, okay, I'm not unhappy, I'll do as you say."

Bai Lang was worried that the other party would be upset, so she had to agree. She secretly thought that she had to be careful when talking to Xiaota in the future. The closer the relationship between the two, the further Xiaota would be from his past upright and serious image.

Looking up, she saw that Miss Dragon Girl's sad expression disappeared in an instant, and she immediately realized that she had been deceived.

"Xiaota, you have changed."

"Well, I've changed."

"You..." Bai Lang stared at the other person with wide eyes, in disbelief. She took a deep breath and said, "Aren't you going to hide it now?"

"I think you're right."

Miss White Wolf stared at Tallulah for a long time, then suddenly said, "Little Tallulah, I want to bite you."

"Here you go." Miss Dragon Girl stretched out an arm.

"Take it away. I've decided, Xiaota, one of us must sleep on the sofa tonight."

Miss White Wolf spoke with great determination, and no matter how Tallulah advised her, she remained unmoved. The sad Miss Dragon Girl had no choice but to silently swallow the consequences of her own actions, but she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, because at night, Miss White Wolf might have forgotten about it. Even if she hadn't forgotten, she could use other things to divert her attention and make her ignore what she said during the day.

Tallulah discovered that she had really changed in terms of getting along with Miss White Wolf, and was becoming more and more skilled, so had she learned some tricks?

Inside the Earl's Palace, in the garden near the gate.

Serven paced back and forth anxiously, checking his phone every once in a while.

What's going on? What's going on!

It's been almost half an hour, why hasn't Hilde replied to the message yet?

Could it be that the other party is no longer interested in the research institute?

Or is it that the other party has other things to do and cannot keep the appointment today?

I should have acted decisively the night before and kept Hilde here. It's too late to regret now!

I can only pray that the other party didn't see the message.

As time went by, Serven became more and more anxious, and the servants nearby became hateful. Just when he was about to pick someone to vent his anger on, he suddenly saw the screen of his mobile phone light up.

Miss Hilde's message came through.

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Serwen. I don't have the habit of looking at my phone while eating breakfast, so I kept you waiting. I'm sorry to ask you to come and pick me up. I can go to the Earl's Mansion by myself."

The previous anxiety was swept away, and Serven became excited again. While replying to the messages, he asked the servants to make preparations as quickly as possible.

……

When White Wolf arrived at the Earl's Mansion, he saw Serven waiting in the square outside the mansion. He was accompanied by several servants and behind him was a convertible luxury car with a black main color and dark gold stripes.

Actually, this luxury car has some thoughts from Serven. It is a co-branded model with the Duke of Victoria Winchester. It is issued in very small quantities, which is enough to reflect his good taste. Unfortunately, Miss White Wolf has limited knowledge about Terra's luxury cars and can't appreciate Serven's good intentions at all. She just thinks that this car is quite good-looking, but the dark gold stripes are a bit too flashy.

When Serven saw Olisia coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet her. He also noticed the Drake behind her at the first moment, and felt a little unhappy in his heart. He would never forget that servant who ruined his good deeds the night before.

He smiled and held out his hand, saying, "Good morning, Miss Hilde."

White Wolf shook hands with Serven and said, "Good morning, Serven. I'm sorry to have you waiting here."

Serven shook his head calmly: "It's my honor, you don't have to worry about it. Miss Hilde, shall we rest in the garden for a while, or go directly to the research institute?"

Bai Lang pointed at the other party's car and said with a smile: "Just go ahead, isn't your car ready?"

"As you wish, Miss Hilde."

Serven opened the back door and politely invited Hilde to go in first. His intention was to sit next to her. But as soon as Hilde got in, the servant Drake unconsciously opened the door on the other side and directly occupied the seat next to Hilde.

White Wolf looked at Serven: "Thank you, Mr. Serven."

Serven said calmly, "You're welcome, Miss Hilde."

He lowered his head and walked towards the seat next to the driver, his face changing from gloomy to bright.

He's already put up with that Drake twice!

Volume 5: Chapter 65: Torturing each other

Five kilometers northeast of Bratz City, there are continuous mountains, and the research institute is located at the foot of one of the mountains.

There are many roads leading to the mountains, most of which are rugged dirt and stone roads. There is only one road that is convenient for vehicles to pass, which is the one that Bai Lang and others are taking.

At this time, Serwen turned his head to introduce Bailang: "This road was built five years ago when the institute was first established. In fact, my institute is built on the mining area. The mining area is always behind it. The transformed infected people can work directly in the mining area."

Serven's words just happened to inspire White Wolf's thinking, and she began to consider whether to repair the road as well. The road from Ice Stone Mining to Koros City was built by the army many years ago, and now it is a bit dilapidated, with many potholes.

She could let her own employees handle it. It was just some repair work anyway, which was definitely much simpler than building something from scratch. The most important thing was that the employees were so idle that they took the initiative to do greening in the company. As a "capitalist agent", she was somewhat derelict in her duty.

As she thought about it, she replied to Serven in time: "Your place is quite similar to our Ice Stone Mining. We also have a mining area-city chain model."

Even the routines of the research institute are exactly the same, she complained in her heart.

"How can this place be compared with Miss Hilde? Our mine specializes in producing hematite, and we only make a little money. The Ice Stone Mining under your name operates a source stone mine."

"Is there any difference?" White Wolf opened his eyes wide and started to act stupid.

Seeing this, Tallulah turned her head away.

Her intuition told her that Miss White Wolf was about to do something bad, and she was afraid that she would not be able to hold back her laughter, which would be troublesome.

She is a very serious person, but can be easily amused by Miss White Wolf.

Serven sensed that this was an opportunity to show off his knowledge, so he actively explained: "Ice Stone Mining is the only private enterprise in the empire that has full authority to operate the source stone mine. Other nobles can at most apply for cooperation with the military, but only Ice Stone Mining has achieved independence."

"But I don't think it's a big deal. Our place is just an old mining area that the military doesn't want. It's old and dilapidated."

"Miss Hilde, you don't know this. Even for the old mining area, the military has never handed it over to others. So far, only the Marquis has signed this cooperation. Moreover, since there is a first time, there may be a second and third time."

"Others can also cooperate with the military. Since everyone wants the Originium mine..."

"No one else can compare. The Marquis himself comes from the military, and he is the only one who has a say in the military mining area."

"Oh, so that's how it is. From what you said, the Originium Mine Company seems to be quite powerful." White Wolf was not happy. Instead, he rubbed his temple in distress. "It's a pity that I'm not interested in it at all. What if the Marquis really signs other mining areas and throws them to me to manage? That would be terrible."

In the Ursus Empire, controlling the Originium mines is equivalent to having a panacea-type network of contacts, because this scarce material can be obtained through any link in private.

Serven believed that Hilde probably wouldn't know the political implications of the Originium Mine, and he didn't intend to tell anyone. It was always much more convenient to control a tool.

He wanted to continue testing the other party, so he asked, "Since Miss Hilde is not interested in the company, why does she stay in Icestone Mining?"

Bai Lang immediately complained: "Of course I don't want to stay. There are so many meaningful things waiting for me to do outside. I really have no choice but to stay in the company."

Miss Dragon Girl felt that White Wolf had some hidden meaning.

Serven interpreted it as a scene where a rich girl was forced to inherit the family business but didn't care at all. This favorable situation made him more and more excited.

But the test had to continue. He had to get to know this person better. "What do you mean by meaningful things, Miss Hilde?"

"You know, I'm quite interested in research. Some time ago, I asked my subordinates to buy a batch of ore, the kind of waste ore, and planned to develop something from it. I personally led this project."

"I've heard about this." Serven could hardly hide the smile on his face.

"why are you laughing?"

"I think what Miss Hilde did was right. If it were me, I would do the same."

"But no one understands me." White Wolf said sadly, "Some people may even mistakenly think that I am stupid."

It's not a misunderstanding, it's really stupid!

Serven speculated that Hilde was the typical person who had money but nowhere to spend it. He was also a naive and somewhat idealistic person. He was so lucky that God actually gave him such a good opportunity.

He tried to speak in a serious tone, as if it contained unexplainable bitterness. He said, "I understand you, really. Five years ago, when I wanted to set up the research institute, everyone else was sneering and mocking. Even my father did not support me. I persisted in the face of huge resistance. Now, they all look at me with new eyes. Miss Hilde, you will soon see the fruits of my years of hard work."