Chapter 244: Local Rich Man
Could it be that someone wants to use the name of Little Auspicious Grass King to recruit believers and compete with the Council of Ordinances?
Then they should go a step further and demonstrate "miracles" to recruit believers from all over Xumi.
Without knowing that their "god-making plan" had been leaked, Hazard made a guess that he thought was most likely and would result in the worst consequences.
After making this assumption, he became calmer. If it was just a bunch of ignorant people who wanted to use the power of God to gather believers for profit, he could just send discipline officers from all over the place to ban all such organizations.
In today's Xumi, military force has always been a scarce resource. It is impossible for the mastermind behind the scenes to recruit soldiers under the nose of the Church of God. They are just a bunch of jumping clowns. Can they really create an army?
It's a pity that Senor has just been sent to Mondstadt by me, otherwise I could have handed this matter over to him. The disciplinary officer is always efficient and resolute in his work, and he would be able to find out the mastermind behind this for me very quickly.
Azar thought with regret and threw Nafis's letter aside without replying. Before the plan progressed to the stage where other sages needed to get involved, he would not reveal any information about the Little Lucky Grass King to anyone, especially his old rival.
As for the appearance of Little Auspicious Grass King, he would have to wait and see for a while to see whether the situation would develop in the direction he expected. During this period, he could let the disciplinary officer conduct a secret investigation to find out the origin of the rumor.
After quickly making a decision in his mind, Azar looked at his assistant Setale. The young desert man was obviously frightened by his attitude just now, and there was a hint of uneasiness in his expression.
Seeing him looking at her, she subconsciously straightened her body and pretended to be calm and asked, "Great Sage, what can I do for you?"
"Destroy these documents and put those over there in the archives," Azar said.
Setale said "yes" calmly and took a stack of documents from Azar. When she saw the seal of a vitalist sage on the top letter, she was stunned for a second, then she reacted and quickly put all the documents into the shredder.
Then she carried another stack of documents into the archives room and sorted the documents sent by the local officials into paper bags according to the regions.
During this time, she took the opportunity to quickly go through all the documents. As expected, she saw reports about the "Little Auspicious Grass King" in many documents. It seems that the situation is still spreading, and it will continue to ferment among all levels like a raging fire.
But she couldn't judge the current situation of the little auspicious grass king from the reaction of the great sage. The great sage's reaction just now was just a little angry, which didn't mean anything.
He might be angry because Little Lucky Grass King didn't do what he wanted, or because someone spread rumors, or because of Little Lucky Grass King's influence...
She didn't have the ability to read minds, so she had no way of knowing the true meaning of his anger, but she believed in Harold's judgment. As long as she waited patiently, the great sage would definitely reveal his flaws.
Several sages have already sent letters. They must be asking the Great Sage about the Little King of Lucky Grass. Everything is within Lord Harold's expectations, Setale thought hopefully.
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On Thursday, the greenhouses commissioned by Harold to build by Kavi were officially completed. The four greenhouses cover an area of more than 6,000 square meters. The main construction material is the latest tempered glass developed by the glass factory. It is more transparent and extremely strong than the greenhouse construction material used by the House of Worship.
The greenhouse was designed and supervised by Kavi, a famous young genius and architectural designer from the Sahavara Academy. The greenhouse has a simple and artistic appearance, which is the perfect combination of practicality and aesthetics.
The weather was excellent on the day when Kavi announced the completion of the greenhouse. The humid rainforest had a rare long period of no precipitation. In the sunshine, the four greenhouses sparkled brightly, attracting the attention of many residents.
Many of them were frequent visitors to the construction site and had learned a lot about the designers and owners of the new glass and greenhouses by talking to the workers.
They also watched these greenhouses transform from foundations and towering skeletons into the dazzling crystal palaces they are today.
Watching those skeletons without any aesthetic sense gradually bend into leaf-shaped and flower-shaped patterns in the hands of workers, and perfectly combine with transparent glass like the connection between leaf veins and leaf flesh,
It was like they were watching their own pets grow up little by little and become the person they expected.
Although the greenhouse did not belong to them, they felt that they had developed an invisible emotional attachment to it, so they all came to the ribbon-cutting ceremony on this day, happily chatting with people around them, praising the exquisite design of the greenhouse and gossiping about the financial situation of the owner of this super luxurious greenhouse.
There were also many people squeezing in the crowd, looking inside from various angles, trying to see the internal structure and equipment of the greenhouse.
Harold took the scissors under the gaze of the crowd, smiled, and without hesitation, cut the ribbon that was held up by two workers who were involved in the construction of the greenhouse.
After handing the scissors to the worker beside him, he arranged for several hired workers to distribute small packets of dried nectar powder to the residents of the chemical city who came to watch the fun, and gave two full cans to the workers involved in the greenhouse construction.
The residents of Huacheng Castle exclaimed in amazement when Harold cut the ribbon. Before they could finish marveling at the young and promising scholar, someone placed a paper package tied with a ribbon in their palms.
"Mr. Harold gave it to you!"
"Taste it."
“Try them all!”
"This is a small gift from Mr. Haroldt to everyone. Thank you for your support!"
The residents opened the paper packages in their hands with doubts. Inside the paper packages was a fine light golden powder. They picked up a little and rubbed it, and it seemed to feel a little sticky between their fingers.
With curiosity and anticipation, he put his powdered fingertips into his mouth, and the eyes of the onlookers lit up instantly:
Sugar! It's sugar!
After realizing what it was, the crowd instantly erupted in cheers of surprise. Many people who had tasted a little sweetness immediately rubbed the remaining powder on their fingers back into the paper bag, then tied the paper bag again and put it into the deepest pocket of their clothes like thieves.
They had never thought that the scholar named Harold would be so generous. Although the Great Sage announced last year that he would use Dun Dun peaches to make sugar and called on plantation owners to plant Dun Dun peaches on a large scale, claiming that the price of refined sugar would drop to one tenth of the current price.
However, the number of twice-sweet peach tubers currently available at the Ordinance House is too small, and after half a year of planting, the number of these peaches is far from reaching the scale required for commercial production.
Although some big merchants who had a lot of sugar in stock were worried that the improved sugar production would cause their sugar to rot in the warehouse, they immediately reduced the price and sold a batch of goods, but the price was still not acceptable to the middle class.
Especially in their small village far away from the Church of the Imam, the villagers make a living by primitive hunting, gathering, and handicrafts. The income is generally low, and it is a luxury to eat refined sugar every meal.
But the scholar in front of him not only built such a luxurious greenhouse, but also gave candy to everyone. His generosity moved everyone present.
The tall ranger standing in the crowd stared at Harold, the central figure in the eyes of the residents, who was having a lively conversation with another young and handsome blond scholar.
I never thought that he would reach a height that I could never reach in just one year. Nasrin looked at Harold, watching him being loved and surrounded by everyone, sighing and feeling emotional, until Harold noticed her gaze, she lowered her head and retreated behind the crowd.
Kavi said with great excitement: "...I have marked three suitable locations for internal combustion engines in each greenhouse. You will know when you see the drawings.
Also, your internal combustion engine is too old, and few people use it now! I tested it and found that the thermal efficiency is very low.
You use it first, I will find a way to modify it for you later, senior, this can be regarded as doing your part to protect the environment - Hey, Harold, what are you looking at?"
Harold turned around and said with a smile:
"I saw a ranger friend. When I first came to Xumi, the ranger helped me a lot. I prepared a gift for each of them, but she hid behind. I'll go to the ranger camp to find them soon."
"I see, the rangers here are quite enthusiastic - should I prepare a gift for them separately... Oops! I think I left my wallet at home!"
Kavi fumbled around his waist in panic.
"I brought it. Senior can go to the roadside to buy some fruits and snacks." Harold said.
"Well, you are very thoughtful!" Kavi said happily.
Through Harold, he received several wild peaches sent by the forest rangers. Although they were not double sweet, they were carefully selected by them and looked great.
After thanking them, Harold handed out the ornaments and nectar that he had prepared long ago. Naslin, who had been hiding at the back, was pushed to the front by the other rangers and received the gifts with a look of joy.