chsdbacks Chapter 406 Building a Framework
Chapter 406 Building a Framework
Chapter 406 Building a Framework
Backlund.
The city is always rainy, and the sky is often foggy, but the climate in the suburbs is obviously much more normal. According to some rumors and the speculation of third-rate detectives, this is because the Blood Emperor ascended here, which has permanently affected the climate of Backlund.
Does the raindrops falling from the sky carry the suppressed emotions of a woman?
Chael sat by the window, finding it utterly absurd. This world was truly insane; only a few thousand years had passed, and now some extraordinary beings who thought they knew the truth actually felt sorry for our great Blood Queen…
Would you like a cup of black tea?
Megalos walked over with a steaming cup of black tea. Chael thanked him politely and then looked at the girl who wanted to ride a bicycle but was suppressing her curiosity.
"If you like, we can buy one."
Xia Er thought to herself, "Let's just consider it as donating some cat food to Mr. Fool."
"No...at least not now...that kind of travel is a bit too unladylike."
Megalos's expression shifted slightly, but he still shook his head firmly.
If it were in the past, and she had seen such a novel mode of transportation in Tingen, as a believer in the god of steam and machinery, she would have loved to buy one. But in Backlund, she didn't want to do something that might affect Mrs. Maynard's senses.
She prefers to be less lively, at least in public and in formal settings.
"That's the downside of being stuck in the middle."
Chael sighed. If it were Audrey, of course she could ride a bicycle, and so could Hazel, but for a woman like Mrs. Maynard, who was neither here nor there, but came from a prominent family of the New Party and was mingling in the circles of noblewomen, it would take some time for her to accept it.
"If you're interested, you can encourage Hazel to buy... cough cough, I mean, send Hazel one for me."
Xia Er stopped mid-sentence and quickly changed his words.
It's truly a case of adopting outdated practices in the Fourth Age, with a disregard for human rights, almost polluting the simple social relationships of the new era with feudalistic customs from the old one.
"That's a great idea."
"I might also invite Hazel to go shopping with me."
Megos's eyes lit up at the mention of this. She leaned closer to Chael and kissed him on the cheek before leaving the room and returning to her own room to do her own thing.
"Bicycles, such a simple tool, yet Klein had to invent them..."
"If you ever..."
Shael didn't know how to describe the Steam Princess. Perhaps it wasn't her fault; maybe Shael's character was too blank, making this true god have no interest in inventions, especially in inventing such a means of transportation for mortals.
However, the selective disregard for steam and mechanical churches is... extraordinary.
A knock sounded on the door...
Martin, Chael's personal servant, walked in, carrying an invitation.
"Young master, Prince Edsac invites you to a party at the Rose Garden in the countryside this weekend."
Martin wasn't being too formal, after all, he'd received these kinds of private invitations many times before.
"Can I not go?"
Although, but...
Although Chael had served as Edsack's teacher for a time while disguised as Ince Zangwill, he still didn't want Edsack, this "simple" prince, to truly regard his everyday identity as a close friend.
In particular, Edsack noticed the hesitant, almost stammering look on Chael's face after several interactions with Audrey.
Edsack felt that Chael's status was somewhat inferior, but he also felt that it wasn't a big deal. If Earl Hall didn't want his daughter to be married off and wanted her to choose freely, that would be perfectly fine. However, Edsack himself had failed and didn't really want to see Chael succeed.
As a kind prince, Edsack felt he should help give young Chael some experience, but as a kind prince, Edsack also felt that Chael and Hazel's relationship was already very close, and he should advise Chael not to go astray.
But what if he misunderstood, and there was nothing between Chael and Audrey?
Wouldn't it be awkward for him, having already been politely rejected once, to be in front of the two of them?
"Young Master, I'm afraid that won't work. The Master, Madam, and Mr. Macht all hope that you can maintain the good relationship you have with His Highness the Third Prince."
"Furthermore, you are also the person in charge of liaising with His Highness the Third Prince at the church."
Martin skillfully comforted his young master. He knew that his young master didn't really not want to go, or that he didn't really not want to go, but he would always ask with disdain if he could not go. He didn't think that was bad. On the contrary, he felt that his young master really treated him like family.
Why did I even bother creating a guild in Backlund?
Chael lay lazily in the rocking chair, gazing at the flickering flames in the fireplace, recalling the coup attempt... after the great smog, when he instigated Prince Edsac to lead the demonstration.
At the time, using Ince's identity was just a convenient way to impersonate her and also to get the Sequence 3 trait from the Loen royal family, which was more in line with Ince's persona.
Since the march was effective, it can be considered a victory. And since we've won, we should naturally try to achieve something.
The establishment of the Workers' Labor Act, which stipulated the base salary and working hours, and required factories to provide workers with labor protection equipment, were all discussed in advance with the Royal Family of Loen and were part of George III's reforms. They were not something that was fought for separately.
The idea of a labor union was just something I came up with on the spur of the moment and mentioned casually.
Although he hadn't met him in Rune, the way he operated his alternate account and recruited the Huili gang in the East District—the kind of gang, intermediary, and foreman-like working model—gave Xia Er some warnings.
Then this word came into being, mentioned when the third prince was being encouraged.
Of course, after the proposal was put forward, there was still a lot of opposition. The Conservative Party, the New Party, and the shrewd aristocracy did not like this. They could see that it might affect the votes in the House of Commons in the future, and might affect their interests.
But Xia Er didn't want to fail, even if it was something he thought of unintentionally, he didn't want it to end without making a ripple.
So he brought the church into the discussion, as an outstanding representative of the church, the youngest son of Congressman Maynard, and a junior favored by Congressman Macht.
The union, which only existed in the Third Prince's words, was officially registered, and the beautiful, kind, and benevolent Miss Audrey was invited to register as well, with the aim of requesting her to generously donate some start-up capital.
Audrey was quite cautious about matters that might involve her family.
She intended to refuse Chael and hinted that if he needed the money urgently, she could give it to him in another way.
But Earl Hall agreed.