The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

The "lucky guy" who called himself Robinson left without alerting the guards outside.

The "spoon"-shaped pointer left behind was placed together with the compass, and it fit perfectly. Joyce fiddled with it for a long time, and then carefully hid it to prevent the opponent from scoring twice.

The time they agreed on was next Monday. The reason why they needed a few days to buffer was that the other party directly confessed the reason, saying that they needed to make some preparations in advance.

The monster path, knowing a lot of occult knowledge, wouldn't he be a member of the "School of Life"?

Hehe, he will most likely regard me as a member of the "Witch Cult"... Joyce guessed funny.

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The morning sun rises slowly, and the dazzling sunlight lifts the gauze-like mist.

On Friday, Joyce received an invitation to a dinner party from Charlie.

This surprised him. After all, with Charlie's character, if he was really in an emergency, he would directly visit him. But if it was just for entertainment, the address on the invitation was wrong...

This is not Charlie's residence, but the residence of his father, former rear admiral and current senior government official in Rorsted, Mr. Planck.

With doubts, Joyce was invited to go.

As soon as he entered the gate, Charlie took the initiative to greet him and gave him a warm hug.

"Why didn't I see other guests? Did I come too early?" Joyce asked with a smile.

Charlie pulled him towards the hall and explained as he walked:

"Today is a family dinner, and you are the only one invited."

"Also, the person who wants to invite you is not me, but my father. However, he has some urgent business to deal with, so he asked me to go out to greet him."

Mr. Planck, we don't have much interaction with each other, why did he specially invite me... Joyce's raised right foot paused briefly in mid-air, and then he stepped into the spacious and bright hall with a calm demeanor.

After sitting down, Charlie couldn't hide his happiness on his face, and he said in a brisk tone:

"I never thought you could do such a big thing, you are truly worthy of being my brother!"

Is there any necessary connection between the two... Joyce asked funnyly: "What did I do that surprised you so much?"

"Of course it's Major General Bright!"

Charlie whispered, then moved closer and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"What you did in this matter is really satisfying."

Joyce glanced at him, not surprised that Charlie knew the inside story:

"Mr. Planck is still developing your ability to handle official business?"

"Well, that's right."

Charlie replied in the affirmative, but he no longer had the depressed mood before, but instead had a accustomed calmness.

He leaned back on the comfortable chair and said with emotion: "I find that dealing with official business is quite interesting. I can learn many unknown secrets, but it feels more uncomfortable to keep these secrets."

Apart from his own family, Charlie is one of the only two friends he has after time travel... Seeing the changes he has made now, I feel inexplicably as happy as the "dog roommate" who found his girlfriend in his previous life...

Joyce said sincerely: "When you have half the Qi-nurturing skills of Mr. Planck, he will be completely at ease with you."

"well said."

A steady voice came from behind. Mr. Planck, wearing casual clothes, walked up to the two of them and said to Charlie:

"Whenever you can become like Baron Best, I will be satisfied."

Then, he turned his eyes to Joyce and praised: "Well done."

"You're flattered, Mr. Planck." Joyce said hurriedly and modestly... Suddenly he felt like he had become "someone else's child."

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The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite relaxed and lively. Planck was like a gentle elder, very kind to Joyce, which was very different from the usual dullness.

After clinking glasses, whether accidentally or intentionally, he suddenly mentioned the situation in Loen.

"Since His Majesty the King has allowed civilians to obtain titles by donating gold pounds, although the kingdom's economy has improved, Backlund has also received many new nobles."

"As this force grows, they begin to put forward their own demands, and even demand that the nobles be granted the qualifications of regular members in the House of Lords... The trouble has been particularly fierce recently!"

What does this have to do with me? Although I got my baronet status just as recently, I don’t covet the status of a parliamentarian at all... Joyce cursed, noticing Mr. Planck’s vague scrutiny, and then pretended

After thinking for a moment, he commented:

"Most of these people who can obtain noble titles with gold pounds are the top businessmen in the kingdom. They have a lot of wealth and capital in their hands. Now that they have improved their social status, they will definitely pursue higher-level interests. This is

People’s tendency to seek profit cannot be avoided.”

"As far as I know, many noble families passed down from generation to generation have gradually declined, and some even only have one title left..."

Joyce has the right to say this because he is a representative of the Best family.

"When the ancient aristocracy becomes weak, the wealthy new class who can really influence the situation will naturally come to the stage and use the money and interest differentiation in their hands to corrupt the original aristocracy in order to achieve their own demands.

"

If Joyce were to really govern a country, it would most likely perish. But when it came to rhetorical skills, he could talk about it all day long... After all, he had read Das Kapital and had taken Maze's class.

Vividly in my mind.

He pulled out a lot of specious theories and evidence, and finally came to the conclusion:

"Their demands may be met, but these new nobles who rely on money to gain titles will never be able to understand the glory of the real nobility."

As a traditional nobleman, Planck was very satisfied after hearing these last words, and his eyes when he looked at Joyce were full of appreciation.

"You are right. The status of a noble cannot be measured by money. The glory above our heads comes from our ancestors, through war, through struggle... rather than those speculative businessmen who spend hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of gold pounds.

of!"

Listening to this calm and powerful announcement, Joyce was excited on the surface, but in fact he was complaining in his heart: If you give me one million pounds, I don’t need to be a baron. Anyway, it is becoming less and less valuable...

After expressing his dissatisfaction with the domestic situation, Planck regained his composure and continued:

"However, one thing you guessed is right. The opposition in the House of Lords to the demands of these businessmen is slowly weakening. I believe that it won't be long before His Majesty the King will approve this unreasonable request."

This is exactly in line with the expectations of George III, to abandon the original rules and build a new order... This is a historical trend, and there is no way to avoid it.

Thinking of this, Joyce suddenly felt a passion to create a new world and dare to replace the sun and moon with a new sky. This is probably the instinct of the big foodie Empire people who have learned the "dragon slaying art" since childhood... However, there are gods in this world.

He quickly put away his whimsical thoughts.