Magic Industrial Age

It must be said that the arrival of a group of old friends saved Roy's terrible mood.

When a smile appeared on his face, even the servants and maids of the Lionheart Manor felt the sunshine was brighter.

Butler Hoover prepared a lavish banquet, and everyone ate, drank, chatted, and laughed loudly.

Their topics always revolved around Oakland City, Philant Magic Academy, the past events that happened there,

and the people who were alive, or those who had already died.

Maruna cried!

A middle-aged man cried like a child, he remembered his wife, that gentle and strong woman, who always gave him the greatest comfort when he was tired.

But such a gentle woman died at the hands of the Bloody Mary pirates. Every time he thought about it, the appearance and smile of his deceased wife seemed to appear in his dreams.

Mira also smiled and talked about the past, mentioning her first meeting with Roy.

At that time, there were three distant relatives of the Greenman family who inherited the inheritance, but only she, after meeting Roy, unhesitatingly chose to attach herself to him.

Then, there was the current Chief Financial Officer of Roy Fitz Magic Energy Group, the amount of Gold Thalers passing through her hands every day was enough to scare many people to death if she spoke of it.

As for her two relatives, the older Sam Greenman, had already died.

Having suddenly obtained a huge fortune, but without the power to protect it, he naturally became the target of thieves and robbers.

It was said that he died at the gambling table, and when he died, he was stripped naked and frozen to death.

As for the young man Evan Greenman, he was much smarter.

He took the inheritance back to his hometown and lived there as a rich man for a long time.

It was a pity that he ultimately failed to maintain his original intention. After having a large sum of money in his hands, he began to flaunt it and show off.

He thought that the mercenaries and detectives he hired would guarantee his safety, but he didn't expect that it was the collusion of those mercenaries and detectives that took his life.

With a fire, his residence was burned to ashes, including his body.

And his wealth had long been divided up by the mercenaries and detectives.

This was the consequence of a poor man suddenly becoming rich, and only she chose the most correct path, stepping onto a high position step by step.

Every time she thought about this, even with Mira's calmness, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Lean Vasquez also bragged about the past.

Speaking of which, as a Third-Order Extraordinary, he had experienced no few battles, and there were many times when he narrowly escaped death.

He always used a large bow to break through the siege in desperate situations.

However, if he had to say which time he thought he was the bravest, it would have to be the time on the guano island when he questioned Roy and Olivia.

The ambush and counter-ambush of the Bloody Mary and the Imperial warships dragged them into it, making him think they were being used as bait, but he was taught a lesson by Roy.

Now that he thought about it, his arrogant and unruly appearance in front of Roy and Olivia was definitely the peak of his courage.

It must be said that Lean Vasquez used exaggerated expressions and words to amuse everyone and also flatter Roy.

Following that, Madam Linda also told a 'shameful' story of her own.

Back then, Roy bought a Sacred Lava Crystal Core for 10,000 Gold Thalers.

As a result, she slept on 10,000 Gold Thalers' worth of gold for several nights, feeling the charm of wealth, before reluctantly handing it over.

Thinking about it now, it was so ridiculous!

As for Douglas Hill, he talked about the scene when he first went to the Provence Manor to attend the banquet.

That time, he was aggressive and prepared to make trouble.

With the identity of the second figure of the Moonstone Magic Tower and an Imperial Mechanic, he wanted to give Roy a hard time.

As a result, Roy moved him with just a few words, and finally reached a cooperation.

That was the most proud cooperation of his life, and now, his status and position all started from there.

Perhaps, Roy had such charm, that he could turn enemies into friends.

The chat of the crowd eliminated the last bit of unfamiliarity from not seeing each other for a long time, and the laughter became louder and louder.

Even Olivia came out of the closed cultivation room to meet everyone, and his cold and indifferent face softened a lot.

The next day, Roy began to take everyone to visit the Flower Collar.

They went north, to the foot of the Dome Mountains, looking from afar, on the flat ground, there were suddenly mountains rising and falling.

Layer upon layer of peaks, misty and hazy, the beauty made people linger.

They also went east along the avenue, to Sunset Town, where they saw the scenery of 'Long River Setting Sun',

and, in the racecourse, they galloped wildly.

Thousands of horses galloping, the sound of hooves rumbling, was also a magnificent scene.

Roy also picked a steed containing the blood of magical beasts for each of them, and let them take them back to Oakland City.

They also went along the Ruhr River, and saw the continuous fields and flowerbeds, all carefully managed by the lords.

It was just that the season was wrong, the fields were barren, and the flowerbeds were withered, otherwise it would also be a beautiful scenery that made people linger.

In the east of the city, Roy also took them to the Raymond New School.

Inside, were all the second sons and illegitimate children sent by various families, and of course, there were also the eldest sons who had the right of inheritance, but the number was extremely small.

A total of more than four hundred people, all of whom were exchanged for military merits by their fathers.

They would learn magic knowledge, basic meditation, basic magic energy machinery, and even magic gunner training here, and so on.

The initial learning was more mixed, mainly to determine which aspects these people were more talented in, or more interested in through cramming education!

After three or four months, when they got started with basic meditation, they would have to carry out in-depth learning.

At that time, it would no longer be in the school, but they would have to fill different positions.

Roy lacked outstanding talents.

Therefore, he adopted a forced growth style of cultivation for this group of people, theoretical knowledge was put behind, and skills were learned in practice.

Of course, although that was what he said, the textbooks were given by the Habsburg Empire, and the soul-fixing spices needed for basic meditation were also sufficient.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to get started with meditation in three to five months.

Of course, these were not enough, Roy had actually been sparing no effort to expand the number of the working class.

Even if there were not so many positions at this stage, and there was no need for so many people, he would still train them first.

These people were actually not like the lords of the Habsburg Empire, most of them had not received basic education, and it would take time to train them from writing and arithmetic, which was not easy and would take longer.

Of course, the population of the Flower Collar was still relatively abundant, and Count Karl's decades of stable rule had led to an excessive population in the territory.

Roy's current stage was to transform this excessive population into workers.

Before the full-scale industrialization process was launched, it was not necessary to move the population on the nobles' land, which could be regarded as easing the contradictions.

It must be said that Roy had never seen his territory so seriously and comprehensively, and now, leading his old friends, he also took a good look at the actual situation of his ruling area.

Of course, the most important thing was the factories, railways, mines, and the already profitable textile factories and secret medicine factories that were still under construction...

Douglas, Linda, Maruna, Mira, these people were all engaged in work related to magic energy industry,

Naturally, what they understood best, and what they were most interested in, was the magic energy industry.

They each had their own assessment perspectives, and each had their own ideas, and they gave Roy a lot of advice.

For example, Madam Linda helped to streamline the process of the secret medicine factory, and determined the standards for each link, helping to improve the quality of the secret medicine.

Another example was Douglas Hill, who wandered around the steel mill that had not yet been built for a long time, and gave a set of department, job position, and even specific operation manuals.

This was what he had summed up in the steel mill in Oakland City, all of which were the accumulation of experience in the actual operation process.

These seemed to be something that any manager could come up with, but in fact, the time and energy spent were extremely high.

As for Mira, she was busy behind Butler Hoover, helping to sort out the complicated accounts.

Maruna ran back and forth between several factories, and relying on his identity, he severely cleaned up the employees' laziness.

Don't think these were nothing, in fact, there was a saying that details determine success or failure.

Roy was ultimately a person, unable to manage in depth, with them, he could deepen the rules and regulations.

And this, in fact, was the reason why Roy called them over, old friends gathering was one thing, he also needed everyone's help.

Lionheart Manor,

Second floor, study.

Sofa area.

"Sit, sit, sit, sit down!"

Roy waved his hand, and asked Maruna, Mira Greenman and Lean Vasquez to sit down.

Then, he personally poured three cups of black tea and pushed them in front of them.

The three of them had a feeling of being flattered, and they straightened their backs unconsciously.

Roy asked: "These days, you have also seen the various situations of the Flower Collar, I want you to tell me, what are your thoughts?"

"This?"

The three looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Roy didn't give them a chance to shirk, and directly named: "Maruna, you speak first?"

"If you want me to say, although everything is still under construction at this stage, as long as it is completed one by one, you can make a lot of money!

Make a lot of Gold Thalers, or from the Habsburg Empire!"

"I know all this, Maruna, I want you to ask questions, not to flatter me! Tell me something useful..."

Maruna had a bitter face: "Then I'll tell you the truth?"

"Don't dawdle!"

"I think these factories simply have no management personnel, that Hick Cruz is too busy, and stands too high.

What needs to be done now is actually to sink management, to select capable supervisors, factory directors, and to clarify the responsibilities of each level.

If there are production problems, then pursue accountability level by level, otherwise, there will be big problems sooner or later."

"That makes sense!"

Roy nodded, and looked at the next one: "Mira, what do you think?"

"The accounts are still clear, Butler Hoover's ability is beyond doubt, but, he is responsible for too many things.

The daily management of the manor, the holding of banquets, the income and expenditure of the entire territory's wealth, the specific arrangement and implementation of various affairs, and the recruitment, training, and arrangement of personnel...

My God! That is to say, Butler Hoover is energetic, if it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have time to sleep."

"Lean Vasquez, what about you?"

Lean Vasquez said a little embarrassedly: "I am a warrior, I don't know much about the magic energy industry!"

"But you must have your own ideas, tell me, it doesn't matter."

"I think that every factory is a labor-intensive industry, and there are many, many people in a small factory.

If there is no security room to maintain order, I am afraid that all kinds of things will happen, such as petty theft, fights, and so on.

Also, the security in Brussels is still in the traditional city guard mode, which is actually a bit backward."

Roy nodded in agreement: "What you said is right, so, are you willing to stay and help me?"