Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

“Hermit” Audis heard the news of the “Pirate Gathering” and immediately became interested: “May I ask who is specifically in charge of the preparations? What is the specific preparation process like?”

“The person specifically preparing this gathering is ‘Blackhand’ Alva.” “Priestess” Cattleya said, “It is said that he secretly serves ‘King of the Five Seas’ Nast.”

“Most ‘Pirate Gatherings’ are initiated by Alva. The specific process is to invite three to five ‘Pirate Generals’ and a dozen ‘Great Pirates’ to participate in the gathering.”

“Only after the gathering location is determined will the news be released to attract more pirates to participate.”

“Justice” Audrey asked: “Priestess, do the ‘Pirate Emperors’ not participate in such gatherings?”

Cattleya replied: “'Pirate Emperors' rarely expose their whereabouts, let alone participate in gatherings where the location is announced in advance.”

Because doing so would likely attract demigods from the official Extraordinary organizations, harming both themselves and others.

Cattleya paused for a moment and then said: “However, they will definitely send pirate groups who are under their command to participate, such as the ‘King of the Five Seas’ sending Alva.”

Audis pondered for a moment: “I also hope to participate in this Pirate Gathering. I wonder if I can receive an invitation?”

“You can take the initiative to find ‘Blackhand’ Alva.” Cattleya said, “With your current strength as a ‘Pirate General,’ he should be happy to invite you to participate.”

So Audis asked: “Where can I find him?”

Cattleya smiled and said: “I don’t know about that.”

Audis nodded, deciding to see if there was any news about the other party at the next intelligence exchange meeting.

This topic ended here. After exchanging a few other topics, Klein announced the end of this Tarot Gathering.

… …

Audis returned to the real world. As usual, he spaced out for a while before sacrificing the Extraordinary weapon he had prepared for “Little Sun” to Mr. “Fool”.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, “The Fool” notified him to perform the “Granting Ritual.” Soon, he received 2,700 pounds in cash and 12 Extraordinary materials.

After putting the cash and materials into the “Knowledge Wilderness,” Audis sat in front of his workbench as usual, thinking about his recent plans.

First, after Basel escaped from Bayam, he would send him to cruise the central sea route in the 'Argo', eliminating any isolated Feysac navy warships he encountered, and avoiding naval fleets.

In addition, he could send combat captains or boatswains to lead dozens of “Extraordinary Puppets” to rob merchant ships or freighters in the central sea route on the 'Ghost'.

Ideally, he could rob people, goods, and ships together. Now, Audis lacked excellent crew members and ships.

And he needed to complete the modification of the newly captured large cruiser as soon as possible. Its task for the time being was to guard Cruz Island and prevent the Feysac navy from launching a sneak attack.

The second important thing was to frequently contact “Iceberg Admiral” and complete the joint exploration mission as soon as possible. He should also try to contact her more and become familiar with her to a certain extent before talking about the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

The third thing was to build Cruz Island as soon as possible. In fact, Audis not only wanted to participate in the “Pirate Gathering,” but also hoped that this “Pirate Gathering” would be held on Cruz Island.

This could greatly increase the popularity of Cruz Island, and such a gathering could also earn a lot of money. Ideally, after the pirates robbed things, they would habitually come here to sell their stolen goods, vigorously developing pirate-related industries.

Audis smiled slightly. Recently, there were no urgent matters, but they were all things that required persistence and “continuous effort.”

Finally, he glanced at the exquisite crystal ball that Bernadette had given him and planned to purchase a batch of ordinary crystal balls with spirituality. After establishing sufficient contact with this crystal ball, he would give one to each of his main subordinates to facilitate timely communication.

After making a plan, Audis went to Manti to learn about the recent situation in Backlund, preparing to find time to survey the area in Backlund after reaching an agreement with the “Twilight Hermit Order.”

At a little after seven in the evening, Audis used the “Traveler” ability to come to the Olavi Hotel again.

It was now the peak time for dinner, and Audis waited more than ten minutes before getting a seat.

Not long after sitting down, his spirituality sensed something, and he saw the old man Kent smoking a cigar suddenly appear in the seat opposite him.

The waiter not far away, as well as the guests at the surrounding tables, didn't seem to notice that this old man had suddenly appeared, as if he had been sitting here all along.

Audis was stunned for a moment before saying: “This ability is quite powerful!”

This was “Psychological Invisibility” at the demigod level. Audis's spirituality might be able to sense something was wrong, but it would be impossible to detect the other party's existence.

Kent smiled and said: “Rather than praise, you seem to be more envious of such an ability.”

“Who wouldn’t be envious?” Audis said, “Sitting in the crowd for half a day without anyone noticing, and it seems to be more suitable for assassination missions than an 'Assassin'.”

“The focus of the two pathways is different.” Kent said, “Generally, when 'Assassins' end their invisibility state, they will follow up with a 'Fatal Blow' ability, while 'Spectators' do not have such an ability.”

The two were chatting casually, as if deliberately not taking the initiative to talk about the theme.

Audis flipped through the menu and said: “What do you want to eat? It’s my treat.”

Kent took a puff of his cigar: “Then I won’t be polite.”

The two ordered their dishes, and it wasn't until the dishes were served and halfway eaten that Audis said: “You can tell me what material clues you can provide.”

Kent said: “You are very patient!”

This was something that the previous two assassins did not possess, or rather, they did not do as well as Audis in this regard.

And for this kind of high-level assassination mission, patience was essential.

Kent finally finished his cigar, extinguished it in the ashtray, and then said: “What I can provide is the clue to the 'Psychedelic Red Coral'.”

Audis nodded: “Then there’s no conflict.”

Then he said: “I said at noon that I would like to know the specific location information first.”

Speaking of this, Audis spread his hands: “I think you should be able to find me. Don’t worry about me welshing on the deal.”

“As long as you don’t actively hide,” Kent said seriously, “we can indeed find you at any time.”

Audis knew that the reason the other party was so serious when saying this was to show that he had discovered something unusual about him.

If Audis actively hid, he had the “Favor of the Night,” and it would be difficult for Kent to find him.

Audis “hmm”ed: “I have a lot of things to do and won’t actively hide.”

Only then did Kent say: “At the end of the Sonia Sea, go from the northern entrance and sail along a relatively safe route for about three days. You will encounter an island with towering trees.”

“What you are looking for is near that island.”

Audis was stunned for a moment, not expecting the “Psychedelic Red Coral” to be in the “Ruins of the God War.” He first nodded, then said: “If I complete the assassination mission, where should I go to collect the remaining reward?”

The old man Kent wiped his mouth with a napkin and said: “I will take the initiative to find you then.”

Audis “hmm”ed. He believed that the “Twilight Hermit Order” should not renege on such things.

After finishing the meal with the old man, the two said goodbye like old friends. After Audis paid the bill, he returned to the 'Argo' again.

He thought for a while and decided to go to the “Ruins of the God War” first and get the “Psychedelic Red Coral” before doing anything else.

However, this was, after all, an Extraordinary creature with a slight amount of divinity, and it was also an Extraordinary creature of the same pathway, which had a certain suppression effect on Audis. He wondered if he should ask Bernadette for help?

But then Audis recalled that when he and “Iceberg Admiral” explored the “Ancient Sun God”’s church together before, “Iceberg Admiral” still owed him a big favor. He could ask Edwina to go to the “Ruins of the God War” together.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible this matter seemed. If they experienced another adventure together, they could maintain a close cooperative relationship.

However, this action could not be carried out in the near future. Audis had to observe the reaction of the Feysac navy before making a decision.

After thinking about these issues, Audis came to the deck of the 'Argo', staring blankly at the bright starry sky.

… …

In the blink of an eye, it was April.

In the turbulent sea in the tropics, even after more than a month, there were no obvious seasonal changes.

Early this morning, Audis put on his formal attire early and even shaved his face.

After preparing, he waited on the pier, looking at the huge construction site in front of him.

Around eight o'clock, a phantom green space suddenly appeared on the pier, followed by a phantom swing.

Audis was stunned for a moment, knowing that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

There was no one on the swing. It swung by itself in the absence of wind.

There was no one when it swung away from Audis, but the moment the swing swung back, Bernadette had already appeared on the swing.

Today, she was wearing a waist-cinching long dress that showed off her good figure. Her chestnut hair naturally hung down to her waist, and there was still a heroic feeling between her eyebrows, but at this time, her state was more relaxed.

Audis smiled and said: “Welcome ‘Queen’ Your Majesty to Cruz Island.”

Bernadette looked at Audis, who gave people a sense of forthrightness, and said: “You can just call me ‘Your Highness’.”

“Okay, ‘Queen’ Your Majesty.”

Bernadette Dawne smiled helplessly, unsure why Audace was so fixated on "Your Majesty." He often called her "Your Queen Majesty" when they met, and he loved saying things like, "Yes, Your Queen Majesty."

However, her attention was quickly drawn to the large construction site in front of the pier.

The seawater of the entire "Moon Bay" had been drained, and thousands of workers were excavating the bottom of "Moon Bay."

"This is the port expansion project," Audace introduced. "After the renovation, not only can a pier be set up in the middle of Moon Bay, but piers can also be set up around the entire circumference."

"After the renovation is completed, not only will large sea ships be able to dock, but the number of sea ships that can dock will also increase significantly."

Bernadette nodded, looking at the densely packed construction site, lost in thought.

Audace had previously told her that he was fully committed to building Cruise Island, but she had not expected such a large construction project.

The densely packed workers were digging sand and knocking on rocks with strange tools. Some people were shouting orders, while carts weaved through the crowd, transporting sand and rocks from the steep road.

Bernadette suddenly noticed, "There are no supervisors on such a large construction site?"

"There are. Those few who are scolding people while giving orders are the supervisors," Audace replied.

Bernadette was taken aback. "Why aren't they using whips? And why are the workers so obedient to their commands?"

"Because I pay the workers," Audace said. "About 8 soli a week."

This weekly wage was not very high in Backlund, or even in Bayam.

However, on a remote island like Cruise Island, it was a very high salary, so there was no need for whips, and everyone was very motivated.

Audace continued, "Of course, there must be a mature evaluation system, otherwise many people will be lazy."

Bernadette looked at the huge construction site in front of her and suddenly felt that she should have come to see it sooner.

In fact, Bernadette had always thought that Audace's transformation of Cruise Island was just building a few villas and repairing the roads.

She had not expected to see a port renovation project that required the investment of thousands of people, and that so many people had a very mature organizational system. As far as she could see, almost no one was being lazy.

Thinking of this, she casually asked, "What kind of evaluation system is it?"

"It's evaluated according to workload," Audace said, slightly得意. "Every ten people form a team.

"Some people in each team are responsible for digging, and some are responsible for loading the carts. After a cart is full, the captain will receive a wooden tag. After the day's work is over, the wooden tags in the captain's hand are counted to evaluate them.

"If the task is completed, each person in the team can receive 1 soli and 2 pence for the day, but it is accumulated and paid weekly, otherwise it would be too cumbersome to pay every day.

"If the task is overfulfilled, each person in the team can receive an additional 2 to 3 pence.

"If the task is not completed, the salary will be reduced accordingly, but as long as it is not collective laziness, each person can receive at least 1 soli per day.

"There are also teams specifically responsible for quarrying, and their wages are relatively higher.

"In addition, every 15 teams are assigned a supervisor, whose main role is to coordinate and tell each team which areas can be dug and which areas cannot be dug."

These systems, which were very common in the Common Era, were very advanced evaluation and management systems in this era of mysterious forces.

Because in the colonies of this era, the progress of projects generally depended on the supervisors' whips.

Even in the factories of Backlund, there was no concept of "shifts." All the workers did their own thing and needed the supervision of managers and directors, rather than the mutual supervision of the workers.

Bernadette smiled and said, "You are really willing to spend money."

She paused for a moment and then said, "But the effect is also very obvious."

If such a project were to be carried out on Blue Mountain Island, the first thing the governor's office would do would be to arrest a large number of locals on various charges to serve as labor.

Of course, the workers would also be paid, but it would not exceed 3 pence per week, and most of it would be deducted later under various pretexts.

"Yes, the effect is quite good," Audace smiled helplessly. "It's just a bit expensive."

He now realized what it meant to "spend money like water." He had more than 80,000 pounds in funds before, and he thought that this money would be almost enough, but now, according to Audace's intentions, this money should not be enough.

In fact, if the construction was done carelessly, this money would be more than enough, but Audace planned to build it well and not be like those messy pirate cities.

Bernadette pointed to the tools in the hands of the quarry workers and said, "What are those tools? I have never seen them before?"

Just now, she saw that the quarry workers had a tool that was about one meter high, rectangular, and had a thick metal handle.

They tightly gripped the metal handle and pressed down hard. After moving the tool away, the area covered by the tool became gravel, and the workers behind could easily dig out the gravel with wide iron picks.

"That is my own designed 'stone breaker,'" Audace said with a smile. "It can break rocks relatively easily with just one press."

Bernadette was stunned. "Is this an Extraordinary item?"

Audace looked around and whispered, "Yes.

"But no one knows this. I told the people here that it is the most advanced quarrying tool, which I asked someone to buy from Backlund."

Bernadette was stunned again, then roughly looked at it and said, "There are at least dozens of 'stone breakers'!"

But then she understood, "This is like 'Extraordinary Puppets,' can it be mass-produced?"

Audace chuckled, "That's right."

These were all made by the two "intelligent puppets" in the "Knowledge Wilderness." With those two guys, Audace was completely "freeing his hands." He only needed to provide them with materials and then pick up the finished products.

Bernadette sighed, "Wasteful, this is too wasteful."

"It's okay," Audace said. "If these tools are made in batches, the cost of each one is only about 53 pounds."

If this was a tool used by workers, it was indeed too expensive, but if it was an Extraordinary item, it was unbelievably cheap!

Bernadette pointed to the horses pulling the carts again, "If I'm not mistaken, these horses are also Extraordinary items that you made."

From the outside, the horses pulling the carts looked no different from normal horses, but Bernadette saw that the flow of spirituality on their bodies was very abnormal.

"That's right," Audace said. "This slope is too steep. Ordinary horses can't withstand such high-intensity labor.

"So I designed spiritually driven horses, and there is no need to use too high-level 'intelligent cubes' for them. They only need to understand some simple commands.

"Well, not only is it used here, but in many places where carts are used, I buy carts and then make my own horses."

He paused for a moment and then said, "But these horses need to consume too much spirituality, so I have to replenish their spirituality every night.

"Well, the 'stable' for replenishing spirituality is over there. There is a magic circle I designed underground, and the surrounding vegetation has been cleared, otherwise it will soon turn yellow and attract the attention of others."

In the past month or so, the two "intelligent puppets" had not been idle for a moment, constantly mass-producing the various tools that Audace needed.

Bernadette finally knew what was wrong. Audace was using his research to build a completely new engineering system!

The "stone breaker" and "Extraordinary horses" seemed to be no different from other construction sites, but if you observed carefully, you would find that the "stone breaker" could easily break huge rocks without using iron hammers or explosives.

And the carts pulled by the "Extraordinary horses" were a circle larger than normal carts, but they still moved swiftly under their pulling, and did not slow down at all when going up such steep slopes.

Time was saved in the process of the "stone breaker" breaking stones one after another, and the "Extraordinary horses" transporting waste materials cart after cart.

These things seemed unimportant, but if they were counted every day or every week, their efficiency would be completely different from ordinary construction sites.

Bernadette stared at it for a few minutes before suddenly smiling and saying, "That dam is also your masterpiece, right?"

Unmatched, unique, first, one, content, at, see, see!

The dam blocking seawater from flowing into "Moon Bay" was actually pieced together with wooden planks.

However, it could be seen that there were magic circles on the wooden planks, and no matter how fierce the waves were, the wooden dam remained motionless.

"Yes," Audace said. "Designing such a dam saved a lot of time, otherwise just building the dam might take a month or two."

Bernadette glanced at the construction site on "Lighthouse Hill," as well as the construction site in Port Town and the road construction site, and asked, "There are four construction sites under construction at the same time, which must take up at least tens of thousands of people. Where did you get so many people?"

"In fact, there are six construction sites under construction at the same time, and one construction site has already been completed," Audace said with a smile. "How about we go to the top of the mountain to see the whole picture?"

Bernadette nodded, "Okay."

So she grabbed Audace, and the figures of the two suddenly became illusory, and disappeared in the next second.

Almost in an instant, they had already appeared on the high mountaintop. This was a relatively high peak on the inner side of the island, offering a panoramic view of Lighthouse Hill, the southern plains, and even the two northern villages.

Sure enough, Bernadette saw a construction site on the plains, and another one on the southwestern coast where the plains met the mountains.

Seeing so many construction sites on the same island at the same time, even Bernadette felt somewhat shocked.

Because this represented the island's extremely high mobilization capacity and extremely strong organizational skills.

Audrey said, "I have basically mobilized all the young and middle-aged people on this island, and there are also two thousand women preparing food for the construction sites, gathering a total of about seventeen thousand people."

Not only the residents of Port Town and Plains Town, but also some young and middle-aged people from the mountains came out to work.

Speaking of this, Audrey couldn't help but sigh: "The wages for this group of people alone are a huge expense. At the beginning of construction, it didn't cost much money a day, but as the major projects started one after another, the money spent gradually increased."

"Now it costs about 3,000 pounds a day, and my little savings are about to run out."

So far, he had spent more than 60,000 pounds, and fortunately, the wages of the workers here were relatively cheap. If it were according to the wage levels of Backlund, Audrey's previous savings would have been exhausted.

Bernadette then asked: "Do you need me to invest?"

"I shouldn't need to. Besides spending money, I have also been sending people to make money." Audrey said: "First of all, I opened a pharmacy in Bayam, specializing in selling special medicines for treating malaria. It already has a certain reputation and can earn more than a hundred pounds every day."

"I also asked my first mate to attack the Feneapot Navy's warships. If I sink one, I can get a bounty. In addition to giving bonuses to the crew, it is all used to build Cruise Island."

"The second mate goes to plunder merchant ships, selling the goods and the ships. The income is also okay."

The special medicine for treating malaria can earn so much money mainly because the cost is low. Audrey's selling price is 15 soli per dose, while the cost is less than 1 soli.

The speed at which First Mate Basel and Second Mate Rupert made money was about the same as the pharmacy's income. After all, they couldn't encounter suitable attack targets or plundering targets every day.

This speed of making money was already very fast, and it was enough for the current construction project.

Hearing this, Bernadette suddenly asked: "I heard news that last month, you met with Emlyn of the Loen Navy on Delinous Island?"

"Yes." Audrey smiled and said: "At that time, I got intelligence that there were differences within the Feneapot Navy on how to deal with me.

"Some people think that they can try to buy me off, while others think that several large fleets should be mobilized to besiege Cruise Island.

"So, under my operation, I met with Admiral Emlyn semi-publicly on Delinous Island, and the effect was significant."

After falling out with the Feneapot Navy, Audrey began to build his own intelligence network in Midway Island. At this time, it was already quite large.

According to the latest news he received, the Feneapot Navy decided not to send a large number of fleets into the Rosed Islands.

After all, legally speaking, the Rosed Islands belong to the Loen Kingdom's colony. Taking advantage of the Loen Navy's inability to take care of the waters near Cruise Island, sending a fleet to circle around as a demonstration, the Loen Navy can pretend not to see it.

However, sending multiple fleets to fight, and to attack pirates who had just met with Admiral Emlyn, was not the same thing and could easily lead to conflict.

And the Feneapot Navy doesn't really want to conflict with the Loen Navy right now.

Of course, this meeting is also equivalent to publicly acknowledging that the "Sword of Dawn" has the background of the Loen Navy.

Audrey didn't care about this. After all, even without this meeting, many people had already guessed this.

Then Audrey introduced: "Look, the construction of that town on the plains has entered the final stage, and the renovation of the old town of Port Town won't cost much money either.

"The remaining projects, except for the construction of Lighthouse Hill, will be completed one after another within half a month."

Bernadette asked: "What project did you just say was ending?"

"It's the breeding base on the north side." Audrey said: "In order to ensure the supply of meat on the island, many livestock and poultry farms have been built there.

"In addition, there are many reefs in the northern part of the island, so some fish farming facilities have been built using those reefs.

"However, those farmed pigs, cattle, chickens, ducks, etc., will not be edible for a while.

"Oh, right, a small salt field was also built in the northeast direction, and a brick factory was built in the eastern part of Port Town. It is already in use now."

These were not large projects, so Audrey concentrated manpower and built them in about half a month.

Bernadette was stunned for a moment: "The industries on this island are quite complete. There is even animal husbandry."

She glanced at the two villages in the north and indeed saw some brand-new buildings: "But the area of those two villages is not large, and they are surrounded by rainforest. How do you graze?"

In people's minds at this time, to develop animal husbandry, a large area of grassland or a huge space is needed, and the area of those two villages is obviously not large enough.

"I have cultivated new breeds of piglets and chicks." Audrey said: "To be precise, this is aquaculture, not animal husbandry.

"The characteristics of those new breeds of piglets and chicks are that they require less living space and grow faster!

"I once estimated that the currently built farms are enough to meet the meat needs of all the people on the island."

Mainly because the residents on the island are not very wealthy now, and few people can often consume non-staple foods.

Bernadette felt a little surprised: "What kind of magic array did you use to make them grow faster?"

"I used extraordinary abilities to cultivate new varieties." Audrey explained: "Then I let them grow on their own.

"Well, by the way, the reason why they grow so fast is also because of the feed I researched using the sealed artifacts. Most of those feeds are plant branches and leaves that can be found in the rainforest, and the rest is grain."

This is a feed formulated according to local conditions, which can save a lot of costs.

The breeding of new varieties and the research of feed were all research work completed by Audrey by letting the "intelligent puppet" wear the "biological waist ring" obtained from Silver City.

Hearing Audrey's explanation, Bernadette realized that this was another industry she didn't quite understand.

She understood the use of extraordinary powers, but she didn't quite understand the results achieved by the use of extraordinary powers.

Bernadette was too embarrassed to continue asking, but pointed to the project on the seaside in front of the plain and asked: "What are you building there?"

"Building a dock." Audrey took a deep breath and said: "We have to have a place to repair ships. The key is that the ships robbed by the second mate can't be sold so quickly. Those ships can't just be left there to waste away.

"So I want to transform these merchant ships into spiritually driven ships and use them for some transactions."

At critical moments, weapons can be quickly equipped to turn them into armed warships.

Bernadette nodded slowly, then asked again: "Where do the workers spend the wages they earn?"

She had just thought of this question. If there was no place to spend the money earned, it would be like waste paper, and the workers would not be very motivated.

"Before I answer your question, look over there first." Audrey pointed to a mountain not far away.

On that mountain, there was a wooden house.

This wooden house didn't look eye-catching, because wooden houses were also built on other mountain peaks. Most of the wooden houses were built before Audrey came.

The view here was very good, and it was very suitable for having a picnic here or staying here for a few days to enjoy the scenery.

Those wooden houses were built by the town mayor, members of the council, etc. After Audrey came here, he also built a wooden house on the top of the mountain, and now he spends most of his time in the wooden house on the top of the mountain.

After being reminded by Audrey, Bernadette noticed that the flow of spirituality inside that wooden house was a bit unusual: "What extraordinary arrangement is there?"

"It's the first 'Land-Based Spirit Wave Cannon'." Audrey smiled and said: "To be honest, if I weren't afraid of making the Feneapot Navy anxious, I would hope they would send a large fleet to attack Cruise Island.

"The firing angle there is excellent. The entire east, north, and south directions of the island are completely under its protection.

"And the 'Land-Based Spirit Wave Cannon' is more powerful than the one on the ship. The enemy's first-class battleship can't withstand these two shots."

Unless there is a demigod on the warship.

Bernadette pondered for a moment: "But this will cause a problem. At least one Sequence 6 must guard this cannon."

Otherwise, if this "Land-Based Spirit Wave Cannon" falls into the hands of the enemy, the consequences would be disastrous.

"No need." Audrey smiled and said: "I already have a solution for this. First of all, the firing angle of this cannon cannot hit any target on this island.

"Secondly, as long as I want, I can remotely destroy this cannon, and at the moment of destroying the cannon, there will be an explosion equivalent to being hit by the 'Land-Based Spirit Wave Cannon'.

"Being suddenly hit like that, even Sequence 5 would be seriously injured."

Bernadette nodded: "That's a good idea."

At least there is no need to worry about the leakage of the "Spirit Wave Cannon" technology, and there is no need to send someone to guard it here.

Then, under Audrey's guidance, the two quickly came to the construction site of Plains Town.

Several large buildings had been constructed here, all two-story brick houses. They seemed out of place in an environment surrounded by thatched huts.

Besides the few large buildings, two rows of houses were also built, also made of brick and tile. These were prepared for the first residents of the town.

Audis led Bernadette to a two-story building. Bernadette saw the word "Shop" written above the courtyard entrance, and there were some goods covered with tarpaulins inside the courtyard.

At this time, some people were already in the shop purchasing daily necessities, but they were mostly the elderly and children.

Because most of the young and middle-aged people were at the construction site, and even the young and middle-aged women were either cooking for the workers on the construction site or working in the fields.

The reason they were so active in farming was that Audis had been buying grain and sending specialists to teach them how to farm, and they could also earn money by selling grain.

Audis introduced: "There are a total of three such shops on the island, one in Port Town and one in the mountains."

"In addition, there is a small shop in the two villages in the north."

The shop in the mountains was negotiated after several rounds of talks. It not only sold goods but also purchased local specialties from the mountains. All transactions between the two parties were settled in gold pounds.

So that place can also be considered a trading shop.

Bernadette glanced at it. The shop mainly sold daily necessities, but they were all industrial products that could not be produced on the island.

She suddenly realized: "You can also make a profit from it, right?"

Audis smiled: "Otherwise, how could the construction of Cruz Island have only cost 60,000 pounds?"

Such a large-scale construction is like a bottomless pit. Audis spent 60,000 pounds of savings in two months, which was already the result of trying to increase income as much as possible.

Then he explained: "The goods in the shop are actually not too expensive, only about 10% more expensive than the shops in Bayam, but for me, the transportation cost is low, and they are all wholesale prices, so the profit is still acceptable."

At this time, Bernadette heard someone collectively reading words and phrases aloud.

She looked towards the sound of the reading and saw the word "School" written above the courtyard entrance of that building, and the flag of the "Sword of Dawn" pirate group was also hanging in the courtyard.

Audis smiled and said: "I started using 'Wisdom Helmets' on a large scale on this island to instill Ruen writing and Ruen language, as well as some basic mathematical knowledge, into the natives here."

"However, teachers are still needed to guide them so that they can skillfully master the Ruen language and corresponding writing."

"And mathematics, a subject that requires understanding, needs even more guidance. Apart from those formulas, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, normal learning is required. 'Wisdom Helmets' can only speed up the learning progress."

Bernadette glanced at the flag in the courtyard: "So you plan to have all the natives here learn grammar and basic mathematics?"

Audis nodded: "This means that the cost of education has become very low. Now, mainly the young and middle-aged come to school, and I don't even have to charge them tuition."

"Because they only need three days to complete the reading and writing of the Ruen language and one week to learn basic mathematics."

"Then they can find jobs with higher salaries and less physical labor."

Bernadette was stunned for a few seconds before saying: "Your invention will transform this world!"

Audis's appearance on this island will bring great changes to this island.

He smiled and said: "This is just the beginning."

Audis paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and said: "My power is still too weak, so I can only use so many research results for the time being."

When his research results can be fully rolled out, it can really create a new world.

Bernadette slowly nodded, she firmly believed in this.

She even thought that if she could be promoted to an angel, she could provide more protection for Audis.

Audis did not continue this topic but continued to introduce: "That is the town government, and that is the 'Mysticism Training Class,' um, also called the 'Extraordinary Training Base.'"

Bernadette immediately understood: "You are training extraordinary people?"

Audis said "Um": "I have some characteristics and also know the corresponding formulas. It would be a waste not to use those characteristics."

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