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It is estimated that only when the initial barrier is shattered and the doomsday comes, they can bypass the Lord of Mysteries and retrieve their own essence.
Therefore, no matter how hard the Desire Tree and the Djinn are planning now, as long as the end has not come, they are doing nothing.
Hastur was kind-hearted and could not bear to tell them this disappointing fact.
Let them continue to move forward with hope.
The Djinn thought for a moment and said in a serious tone: "I would like to know if the Lord of Mysteries who has not yet returned is also under the gaze of the stars?"
Hastur just smiled and said nothing. In this silent way, he told the Djinn, the Mother Tree of Desire and the Super Star Lord, that the Lord of Mysteries was also under the gaze of the stars.
The Mother Tree of Desire said in a deep voice: "What conditions are needed to exchange information about the current Lord of Mysteries?"
"I'm just a witness."
Hastur refuses the conditions of the Mother Tree of Desire.
Just kidding, if I tell the Mother Tree of Desire about Klein, she will capture Klein and imprison him, even if it risks the death of the god Si'a, and then find a way to occupy the Source Castle.
The Djinn felt it was a pity that this road was blocked. He also wanted to know where the current Lord of Mysteries was and how he would return.
He really wanted to beat up Shemi and vent his anger on him for so many years of imprisonment!
"Let's end the party today."
Seeing that we have already talked
It was almost time, so Hastur prepared to end this gathering of stars.
Compared to the past, this time the Mother Tree of Desire, the Superstar Master, and the Djinn were a little more awe and fearful of themselves.
Apparently they knew the latest news about the Lord of Mysteries, which made them realize that they were in a truly terrifying place.
The gaze from the stars, no matter what kind of outer god it is, is under the gaze of the stars.
This is true for the fallen Mother Goddess who is still alive and the Lord of Mysteries who has not yet returned.
Everything is under the gaze of the stars.
……
In the southern continent, deep in a primitive forest, Bernadette used pea vines and the surrounding forest trees to weave into a huge plant palace.
At this moment, she was sitting high above the palace, looking at the golden wishing lamp in the palace, thinking about the gathering of stars.
She was a little confused as to why the stars wanted to invite the djinn to the starry sky party.
The current genie of the lamp is sealed in the wishing lantern. Apart from making wishes to him, he has no power to affect the real world.
When his sequence was still low, the djinn could not leave the wishing lamp. Now that he was at sequence 2, it was even more difficult for the djinn to leave the wishing lamp.
Does such a djinn have any other functions?
Not long after, the familiar starry sky reappeared, Bernadette's eyes narrowed slightly, that was the country where the stars were.
I don’t know if I will be able to go to that mysterious country in the future to have a closer look.
When the stars dispersed, Bernadette wanted to take back the magic lamp and then go about her business.
"Bernadette, I can help you find the hiding place of the followers of the Mother Tree of Desire. You just need to allow me a little freedom." The Djinn suddenly spoke.
"A little freedom?"
Bernadette chuckled and said with a bit of sarcasm: "I don't need your help now, you should continue to stay in the wishing lamp."
"Bernadette..."
The lamp god wanted to say something more, but Bernadette was completely sealed in the wishing lamp, and even the right to speak was deprived of him.
Inside the wishing lantern, the genie showed no anger on his face, but was puzzled by Bernadette's sudden promotion to Sequence 2.
Without someone's guidance, it would have been impossible for Bernadette to know about the existence of the High-Dimensional Overlooker, let alone complete the conditions for promotion to Sequence 2 through this matter.
There may be only one incarnation that can see through the higher-dimensional gaze.
The one who returns the stars.
This gathering made him understand even more how terrifying the power of the Star Returner was. Under the stars, everything was invisible.
The high-dimensional overlooker should also be exposed because of this.
Are you giving Bernadette some guidance and helping her advance to Sequence 2 just to take advantage of me?
Bernadette is a believer in the stars?
The Djinn's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that he had figured out the key to the problem.
But a new problem came again. If He wanted to tell this news to the Mother Tree of Desire and the Super Star Master, he could only point it out directly in front of the Star Returners.
"Haha, I'm not that great yet."
The Djinn God sneered, it was impossible for him to risk offending the Star Returner to help the Mother Tree of Desire and the Super Star Master.
"It seems that I will be nicer to Bernadette in the future."
The Djinn murmured and fell into deep thought.
Chapter 176: Build walls high, accumulate grain, and slowly become king?
Hillston District.
Hasta specially spent two days here to inspect the projects and companies he was interested in, mainly to see what kind of person the person in charge of the project and company was.
If the person in charge is not good, no matter how good the project is, it will be difficult to succeed. If you meet those greedy guys, it is estimated that how much money you invest will be how much money he dares to embezzle.
Hasta has always had zero tolerance for such corrupt elements.
So in the end, out of the six projects and eight companies he inspected, only two projects and two companies remained, and their main directions were industrial research.
In order to make himself legally defensible in the future, Hasta hired a more capable lawyer from his own law firm and asked him to be responsible for signing a series of investment agreements.
He himself also took this opportunity to become addicted to being a lawyer again.
After all this work and finally having time, Hastur accepted Grek's invitation.
When he was busy in the Hillston area these past two days, Greco had always wanted to invite him out for a meal, but he didn't have time until now.
In a private room of a Feneport-style restaurant, Hasta and Greco were chatting about some business matters while tasting delicious food.
Greco was interested in imparting some business experience to Hasta. He told Hasta many business cases and secrets, and also told him some unspoken rules in the business world.
Hastur listened silently. He was really not good at this aspect, and Greco's appearance just helped him make up for this shortcoming.
"Grek, I am more optimistic about the grain industry in the future, what do you think?"
Hastur, who had received a favor for nothing, deliberately began to guide Grek to pay attention to food issues.
Greco frowned slightly and said: "We are in the reform period now, and the land of the nobles is not valuable. With the abolition of the Corn Laws, grain prices are generally low and weak, and there is no possibility of recovery in a short time. This is not a good investment. direction."
"Precisely because noble land is worthless right now, it is a great opportunity for us to acquire land. If there is a large-scale war in the future, won't food prices rise with the tide?"
Greco was satisfied that Hastur had his own ideas and opinions, but he still rejected Hastur's judgment.
"Some time ago, before the Corn Laws were implemented, our Negan family had sold a lot of land in advance. My father and uncle would not agree with our family going back to the old path of land. Industry and banking are It is the focus of our future layout.”
"You are right about one thing. This is indeed the best time to acquire land at this stage. But there is one thing you did not consider. A large amount of land means that you need to hire a large number of farmers to manage it."
"Nowadays, wages for working in factories are generally two to three times that of farmers. Generally, farmers who can work hard will choose to work in factories as much as possible. If you want to retain people, you need to spend more wages."
"There may indeed be wars in the future, and food prices will inevitably rise accordingly, but the future is too far away and unpredictable. The money wasted during this period may already exceed your possible future profits."
Greg paused for a moment.
He smiled again and said, "Another point, even if food prices rise in the future, our profits from industry and banking will still be far greater than those from agriculture."
"So no matter which aspect you consider, buying land to grow food is not the best choice for our Negan family."
Hasta listened silently. He had to admit that what Greco said was very reasonable. The benefits of arranging industry and banks were far greater than agriculture.
This is the inevitability of the progress of the times.
But there was one thing that Greco didn't know.
The future of war between nations is not far away, and the financial industry is a rootless creature in troubled times, not as substantial as a bag of white grain.
It will only be more than ten years before the doomsday comes, and the current industrial development is extremely limited.
And the most important point is that the Negan family really doesn’t need much food, but they need it themselves.
There is a saying that goes like this: Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.
With the upcoming war between the nations and the participation of various ancient powers from the outside gods, the world in the future will definitely be in chaos.
For Hastur, having enough food is his true foundation in troubled times.
When war brings famine, a mouthful of food can make people work for him.
Hastur nodded, and did not try to persuade Grek any more, but said: "You are right, Grek, but I still need to purchase a large amount of land, preferably land in South Wales County."
Greco thought for a while and said with a smile on his face: "I remember that the territory of your Campbell family is in South Wales, right?"
"Yes, if there is a chance, I would also like to redeem the territory that originally belonged to our Campbell family. It would be best to acquire the lands of other nearby nobles as well." Hastur did not hide this matter.
"Well, now is indeed a good time, and you do need a lot of territory. I can help with this matter."
Facing Hasta's slightly lit eyes, Greco smiled and explained a few words.
Currently, many nobles are on the verge of bankruptcy. They have long wanted to sell the land they own, but almost no nobles will take it over at this time unless the price they offer is very low.
The Negan family is at the top of the great nobility and has a lot of information about the nobles. Naturally, the nobles of South Wales are also included in that information.
It is not difficult for Greco to help Hasta find sellers and lower the price.
Hastur sighed: "Grek, I am so lucky to know you."
"Oh, what a pity, Hastur, why are you a boy?" Greco sighed pretending to be regretful.
"It's a pity indeed, Greg, why aren't you a girl?"
Hasta dropped the topic again, and then picked up a piece of fragrant beef with a knife and fork.
"Hasta, you really don't want to suffer at all."
"Grek, I always think you are more generous than me, so I will wrong you again."
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