Struggle in the Steam Age

When the nobles from various territories on the island returned to their territories, Fort Surrey also became quiet.

That's not a bad thing for Lawrence, though, because he actually doesn't like the kind of human interaction that's greeted and sent off. So after everyone left, he just happened to be busy with his own work.

These tasks are divided into two parts, one of which is the day-to-day management of New Shore. As the lord of this island, the management of the territory is an inescapable job.

If it was in the past when various information exchanges were inconvenient, Lawrence could still throw all the work to his retainers through the method of appointing rule and then goof off on his own.

But in this era of radios, the retainers under Lawrence's command will naturally produce a series of documents when dealing with certain critical matters for Lawrence to make the final decision.

Because for the nobles, one of the most important manifestations of the right to rule is to have the right to make decisions when facing some key issues.

And those retainers under Lawrence's command are all extremely traditional and loyal, so the Jiancheng group headed by Butler Bayer all abide by this rule and let Lawrence give instructions on those documents.

To be honest, the contents of these documents are a bit boring, most of them are related to the construction of the island, and what Lawrence has to do is to review the settlement of the final expenditure.

In addition, Lawrence also needs to express his attitude towards some temporary events. For example, in the recent period, the most important temporary event on the island of Nova Sauer was the question about the construction of the temple.

The question about the construction of the temple is actually closely related to the current ascension ceremony of the little puppet Nora, because after completing the ascension ceremony, these existences that gradually evolve into gods need some existences similar to the church to gather faith And ignite the divine fire.

In this regard, each existence has some differences in its approach. If it is an existence that is contrary to the mainstream, it will enter a long incubation period at this time and build a cult hidden in the dark.

Those who are alone and not so taboo will spread their beliefs and build their own churches bit by bit in some corners and areas where other gods don't pay much attention.

As for the existence like Nora, which has obtained the explicit permission of the gods of the civilized race, it is simpler and easier, and it can directly do some church construction work before the results of the ascension ceremony.

After all, even if this kind of god-ascension ceremony fails, the death rate will not be too high, so no matter whether the final result is success or failure, laying the foundation for the future in advance is a very normal thing.

According to traditional customs, a licensed existence like Nora can actually make various preparations one or two years before the ascension ceremony, such as building temples or churches and early publicity.

It's just that the speed at which the little puppet's extraordinary power was upgraded so quickly caught everyone in the know by surprise, so that at this time all the things that should be prepared in advance were piled up together, which seemed extraordinarily hasty and chaotic.

Fortunately, it is not mandatory for these buildings to be completed before the end of the Nami God ceremony, so there is still a certain amount of time on the island for adjustments. It's just that even if it's the preparation work, everyone needs to be busy for a long time to get it done.

The god-ascension ceremony faced by each being who is about to ascend to the gods is different, which is inextricably linked to their own level, race, and the power they may hold in the future.

Although there are a lot of materials related to this ceremony recorded in the internal materials of various churches, it is only a reference for the existence of the upcoming ascension ceremony.

Although Lawrence and Nora cut off most of the communication for safety reasons, Lawrence still sensed some problems faced by the little doll through the soul connection.

Because the two parties consciously cut off the communication, he couldn't tell what the specific problem faced by the little puppet was, but Lawrence could vaguely feel that the problem mainly came from some external parts of Nora's knowledge and power and this world. compatibility.

According to the rules of this world, knowledge is power is not empty words, especially for gods.

A being who is about to become a god will obviously feel the obvious impact of this world on them, but correspondingly, they will also affect the entire world in turn.

And the core of the Ascension Ceremony is exactly the same. Through the running-in of the two forces, the world and the Ascendent slowly accept each other, and finally achieve a balance of power.

It's just that for Nora, because he has obtained too much knowledge from another world from Lawrence, it is naturally more troublesome than the natives of this world in the process of adapting.

Fortunately, through the soul connection, Lawrence can feel that these problems are just troubles for Nora, and there is not much difficulty, so the result is not too bad.

Generally speaking, apart from prolonging the time of the ascension ceremony, there is no additional danger in this ceremony that would endanger the safety of the doll.

But even so, out of concern, Lawrence spent a few minutes every day checking on Nora to make sure there was no mortal danger, but fortunately, everything seemed to be going very well recently.

Compared with the work on Shaw Island, the work that Lawrence is now facing with Green Island and even the entire northern archipelago is much easier.

After the last gathering, the nobles on those islands also returned to their territories and started to get busy. Chief among these is taking inventory of those goods received and preparing for the next round of trade.

For these nobles on the island, they must seize this once-in-a-century development opportunity. If they accidentally miss it, it is likely that a family will never recover from it.

At the same time, because of the stimulation of this trade, the lords of the island also started investigation activities on their respective territories.

While much of the area is covered in thick snow at this time of day, it severely hampers communication and movement. However, stimulated by wealth, some elite investigation teams have entered the snowfield to start investigation work.

Of course, because most of the lords in this area are facing the problem of insufficient strength. So they didn't send a team to investigate from each territory, but multiple lords jointly gathered a team to carry out the investigation.

For example, the Viscount Surrey is like this now. He, two barons around him and a self-conscious co-organized an elite investigation team, and then went to the eastern mountainous area shared by the three parties to carry out a large-scale investigation.

Because they didn't know which place to investigate first, they ran to ask Lawrence before they set off. After thinking about it, Lawrence suggested that they could go to the mountainous area where the undulating terrain is not obvious.

The reason why he made such an opinion is also very simple, because from the fact that there are abundant geothermal resources in this area, it can be judged that the geological activities on the road are relatively intense, so theoretically there should be some metal minerals.

Although the Viscount Surrey is considered to be the person with the smallest mountainous area among the three partners, as the leader of this matter, it is unavoidable to pay some price at the beginning to gain everyone's trust.

And compared to the other two lords, the Viscount Surrey, who found a shallow open-pit coal mine on the sedimentary plain in the lower reaches of the mountain, is not so financially stressed now.

So at this time, he can naturally gain his reputation by krypton gold and giving away profits to his companions.