Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 558 The "Earl's Light" light bulb at the banquet

In the Governor's Mansion on Longtail Island, the original staff of the Governor's Mansion were very angry with Earl Hobert's new arrangements.

Instead of arrears with their wages, Hobert paid them an extra two months.

It's that they can have a good job in Longwei Island, but it may not be possible if they go elsewhere. They have no confidence in finding a decent job in Bayam, let alone back to Backlund.

Most of them hope to stay in their jobs, but their job retention assessment is very strange. They all ask questions about crop cultivation or trivial questions about the local indigenous people, while grammar and other assessments are ranked last. noodle.

In the end, only three people were left, and it was said that they would be sent back to Backlund to study for a period of time.

The staff really couldn't figure out what to learn from the work of the Governor's Mansion?
Everyone became more and more excited and gathered at the Governor's Palace and refused to leave.

At this time, Countess Forsi stood up, slowly took out a stack of documents from the bag handed over by the servant, and said in a clear voice: "Guards of South Colson, I temporarily grant you law enforcement authority. Go Capture the next few villains whose names I read.”

The guards in the hall and courtyard responded with a roar: "Yes!"

"Officer Bale Kweton, who is in charge of public security on Long Tail Island!" Forsi opened the document in his hand: "His original name is Benedick, and he is a wanted criminal in the Loen Kingdom. He has a reward of 600 pounds!
"Arrest him, and I will escort him to Backlund to face legal punishment.

"Judge Bog Gill of Longtail, whose real name was Cecil, was a swindler and arrested him as well."

"..."

When Foer missed the third person, the original employees of the Governor's Mansion left en masse like a nest exploded.

Because most of them are criminals, and some even still carry bounties on their backs.

The only ones who really ventured to the Rhoside Islands because they couldn't stay in the Northern Continent were probably the three people who passed the job retention assessment, because they were the only ones who had ever worked at the lowest level, and they were the only ones who had paid attention to the lowest level natives on Longwei Island. life.

Hobert watched quietly, with no intention of getting involved. At this time, he thought Forsi was quite handsome, even though he helped prepare those documents and he also came up with the idea.

In the afternoon, the servants prepared a carriage with Count Loen's specifications. Surrounded by the servants and protected by soldiers, Hobert and Forsi began to patrol Long Tail Island.

In fact, Hobert is already very familiar with Longtail Island, and this inspection is mainly for the manor owners here.

That's why he temporarily hired many servants and brought more than 100 soldiers with him to make sure the count showed his pomp.

Not long after leaving the city, Hobert opened the car window and pointed to the hills outside: "There are a lot of rocks around those hills. I guess there should have been an extraordinary battle of high level there before.

“Because the ground is full of rubble, it is impossible to farm, so it has always been idle.

“The first construction industries were located there, and the stone there could be used to burn lime, burn cement, and make stone. The technology of these factories could be brought from South Colson.

"We also need to build smelters and steel plants to make steel bars, metal frames, rails, etc. In the future, the iron ore on Longtail Island will no longer need to be sold out. The copper ore can also be smelted into copper ingots and sold, which is more efficient. .

"However, these processes are a little more complicated. There is no such factory in South Colson. I have written to Upton and he said that he can help build the factory and has purchased the corresponding processes."

For Hobert, after acquiring a new territory, the first thing is to have the ability to build a new territory!
Speaking of this, Hobert complained: "The building materials here are too expensive. When I came to Longtail Island by myself before, I asked about the prices in the pub.

"A bag of cement that costs 9 sul in Backlund actually sells for 3 and a half pounds here, which is almost an increase of eight times! The supply is still in short supply!"

This is how the Kingdom of Loen exploits the colonies, importing raw materials from the colonies at low prices and selling industrial products at high prices.

Therefore, even if the Kingdom of Loen cannot completely control the taxation of the colonies, it does not matter. The taxes on the export of industrial products will remain in the ports of the northern continent when they leave the port.

Moreover, the Loen Kingdom government has very strict control over taxes such as stamp duties that can be levied uniformly. No matter how you calculate this transaction, it is a profit.

Forsi looked away from the hill over there: "So once we take over Longtail Island, we won't be able to start some construction projects?"

"Not necessarily." Hobert smiled, is there any "creator" express delivery?No, it can now be called "creator logistics".

Hobert added: "There are some things I can only tell you. You must be aware of it and give Conrad and the others direction at the critical moment."

Forsi nodded and listened carefully.

"In the early days, our main obstacles were the manor owners and mine owners." Hobert said: "I have seen the operation model of the manor. If we want to establish effective rule here, we must break the manor economy here.

“I have already thought of some ways to do this, and we will start implementing them after we complete our inspection.

"The problem we face after that is how to educate the local indigenous people. I haven't thought of a good way to solve this problem yet. I can only set up more schools and force them to build modern houses and wear modern clothes."

Having said this, Hobert pointed to the fields outside, and Forsi followed the direction he pointed and saw local indigenous people working in the fields surrounded by only two pieces of cloth.

Forsi couldn't help but frown. Even in the South Colson area, which had been closed for almost half a century, the people there still spoke the Feneport language and retained the Feneport customs.

In such a state, it is easy to establish new rule because they still have basic centripetality.

The natives of Longtail Island hold different values ​​and thinking styles from rulers such as Hobert, so it is difficult to establish effective rule in a short period of time.

The previous colonists did not even think about educating the indigenous people. For them, the time cost was too high.

So they chose to use advanced rifles and whips to establish effective rule.

"There is a transition plan." Hobert said: "Like the South Colson area, which immigrate from Backlund to Longtail Island, first use Backlund's population to fill the initial demand for workers, and then It will take one generation for the indigenous people to gradually accept modern life.

"But there is a big problem with immigration, which can easily lead to internal divisions and cause severe conflicts in the future."

Every time Hobert talked about these strategic issues, Forsi would listen quietly, because she had long discovered that she was far inferior to Hobert when it came to strategic thinking, so she might as well just listen carefully to Hobert. What do you think?

Of course, Forsi had difficulty solving the problems that Hobert had not solved. She was concerned about another issue at this time: "If we drive away all the manor owners, will we offend some Byam and even Baker?" Some of Rand’s bigwigs.”

Hobert smiled and said: "I will solve this problem in Backlund."

At this time, they visited the first manor. The owner of the manor, who had been notified long ago, led his servants to greet them at the gate of the manor.

Hobert just got out of the carriage and briefly waved to them.

Then Freya, who was accompanying him, stepped forward to convey Hobert's order: the day after tomorrow, that is, Thursday morning, the Earl invited them to attend a banquet at the Lord's Mansion.

After patrolling all the way, Hobert and others stationed themselves in the field that night and continued their patrol the next day.

It would take at least a week to ride a carriage around Longtail Island, but Hobert's purpose was to shock the manor owners of Longtail Island.

These manor owners basically lived in the eastern plains, so on Wednesday morning, the original inspection plan ended. The two of them went back home and stayed in the luxurious governor's mansion that night.

Although this mansion is far less large than the Earl's Mansion in Hobart, and the architectural structure is not very complicated, the decoration is very luxurious. It seems that Yanis used this mansion to reimburse a lot of money at the Governor's Mansion.

I heard that Yanis also had a private villa that was more luxurious than this one, but it was not an asset of the Governor's Mansion, so Hobert didn't take care of it.

The food on Changwei Island includes a lot of fresh fruits, which is also a local specialty.

At least Forsi liked it. Although she lived a middle-class life before, she couldn't eat much fruit.

After becoming the lord's wife, she achieved the freedom of fruit, especially the side job of the loggers, which was to pick tropical fruits from the dock island and sell them.

But after all, those fruits have not formed a large scale, and the output is limited. Hobert has always advocated frugality, so Forsi is still relatively restrained in spending. At least it will not be like now, where he can eat as much fruit as he wants.

The next day, Hobert hosted a banquet for the manor owners and mine owners at his mansion. He did not use the popular dance form, but just a simple banquet.

This is Hobert's fiefdom, he can do whatever he feels comfortable with.

He thought it was not dignified enough to discuss business at the ball, so he might as well just have a party.

There are more than 30 manor owners and mine owners on Longwei Island. Everyone gathers together and talks and laughs on the surface. In fact, they are a little uneasy in their hearts. They don't know what the new lord asked them to do.
This is a new lord, not a new governor, and he is also an earl and a big shot in Backlund. They don't know how to deal with such a big shot.

Fortunately, Hobert looked young and kind, and although the beautiful lord's wife didn't talk much, she seemed to be very talkative.

When lunch was about to begin, Earl Hobert tapped the wine glass with a spoon. Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at the young Earl.

"I need a lot of rubber!" Hobert's words immediately made all the manor owners sit upright. They have rubber!

Hobert further explained: "My investment in Backlund requires a lot of rubber! The amount is beyond your imagination!
"So I'm ordering all your rubber for the next two weeks!"

The faces of the manor owners were all covered with smiles. They did not expect that the new lord would do business with them.

Hobert stretched out his hand and introduced the woman on his right, about forty years old, wearing the costume of the Church of the Mother Earth: "This is Ms. Jodi, a bishop of the Church of the Mother Earth."

Bishop Jyoti, who had golden hair, looked at everyone with soft eyes and nodded gently towards them.

Hobert continued: "While Bishop Jyoti is preaching on Longtail Island, he will help everyone increase the production of rubber trees."

After speaking, Hobert made a "please" gesture.

Jodi stood up and said in fluent Loen: "Everyone, I went to see the rubber trees on Longwei Island yesterday. If you use the medicine and planting method I provided, the yield of the rubber trees can be increased five times in a week!
"If I use the new rubber saplings I cultivate in the future, the yield can be increased by about 15 times!"

Everyone opened their mouths wide, and there was only one thought in their hearts: This is a lie!

A 5-fold increase in production already sounds ridiculous, but a 15-fold increase is completely whimsical.

Hobert continued: "Whoever is willing to sell me rubber, or who is willing to use the medicine provided by Bishop Jyoti, can come to me to collect the advance payment after dinner.

"I will prepay the rubber for the next two weeks at the market price, and provide you with a sum of money to purchase the medicine. If the medicine is effective after use, you have to return the money to me. If it is ineffective, I do not need you to return it. .”

Several people couldn't believe that there was such a good thing in the world?
After a pause for a few seconds, a manor owner asked: "If I don't use the potion provided by the bishop, or partially use the potion, can I still receive the advance payment?"

Hobert nodded: "Yes!"

Then another manor owner asked: "Will those chemicals affect the lifespan of the rubber trees, or the quality of the rubber produced?"

Bishop Jyoti also replied patiently: “No!”

Afterwards, the manor owners expressed their willingness to sell the rubber to the lords at market prices, so that they would avoid dealing with those vampire-like purchasers.

The key is how the advance payment is paid, and of course they are more than happy to do so.

As for the medicine provided by Jodi, they still had some concerns. Although Hobert agreed to advance the cost, they only agreed to use it on some trees.

Then Hobert said to the mine owners: "I am going to build a smelting plant on Longtail Island. After you complete the order in your hand, you will transport the ore to me.

"I charge you as much as you pay! Settlement is based on the car. In the first two weeks, you pay every three days, and then every week."

The mine owners also started to smile.

Everyone was full of praise for this arrogant new lord.

Forsi kept looking at these people with a smile: given the current situation, it would be easy to drive these people away, but if you squeeze them dry and then drive them away, only Hobert can do it.

After the banquet, under the command of Fors, the financial staff set down their desks and quickly paid out an advance payment of more than 6000 pounds.

Every manor owner left happily, and the mine owners were completely relieved after seeing the gold pounds, and were ready to send the ore to the lord's mansion when they returned.

In the afternoon, Hobert arranged the renovation and construction of the rubber processing workshop and the construction of the first batch of factories.

As for the management of Long Tail Island, Hobert’s request to Conrad and others is: first understand the specific situation of the island, and not leave the city for the time being, but make preparations to receive some industries and towns!
Since Freya has been promoted to "sheriff", Hobert temporarily handed over the security work of Longtail Island, Longtail Port to her.

As for the materials used in the first batch of construction work, Hobert said they would be delivered tomorrow. He had already asked Todd from Backlund to purchase them, and they would be shipped tomorrow using "Builder Logistics."

As for the first batch of construction workers, some experienced workers can be transferred from the South Colson area, mainly recruited from the local area.

There are quite a few Loen people in Longtail Port, but most of them are unwilling to engage in such labor. However, many are willing to provide local natives like slaves to Hobert for short-term use, and they profit from it.

When he first arrived here, Hobert must respect the "people's sentiments" here and let them, human traffickers like intermediaries, provide the main labor force.

After assigning the task, Hobert returned to Backlund. He had a dance to attend in the evening.

For Hobert, the dance was becoming more and more boring, with endless dancing, endless drinking, and endless pleasantries. Finally, the dance ended and it felt like a night was wasted.

Of course, this is Hobert's normal situation, and many people can still achieve many satisfactory results at the dance.

Many people have heard that Hobert has rented a huge factory, but it is still unknown what he will do, so most nobles are still waiting and watching.

Audrey on the side smiled and said: "Hobert, you are less and less willing to hide your inner thoughts now."

"Such an occasion reminds me of the lessons I didn't want to listen to when I was in school, but I had to take them," said Hobert with emotion.

"Maybe you should go to the dining table and eat a piece of barbecue," Audrey suggested: "Tonight's Dixi-style barbecue is very special. Food can always heal people's soul."

Hobert nodded: "That barbecue is indeed good, but drinking this wine is not right."

Audrey gently shook the wine glass in her hand, then looked at the quality and said, "It's a very good wine!"

"That's not what I meant..." Hobert smiled: "If I said that way of eating, you should say that I am not a gentleman enough."

Audrey smiled and said, "Hobert is the most gentle gentleman in Backlund."

"Okay, then I'll tell you." Hobert said: "Barbecue needs to be paired with beer."

Audrey thought for a while: "I think I drank beer at a poetry salon."

"Beer is generally not served at formal banquets." Hobert said, "You probably haven't drank much."

Noble men often drank beer at private gatherings, but ladies or ladies tended to drink fruit wine at gatherings.

Audrey suggested: "You are going to hold a banquet the day after tomorrow. You can consider serving beer with barbecue at your banquet."

Hobert was about to agree, but then he smiled helplessly: "If I really do that, I'm afraid my butler will hang himself in front of me."

Although he knew that Mr. Dophis would probably not die even if he hung from the beam for a day.

Audrey smiled softly, and the eyes of everyone around her were drawn here, as if they were seeing a blooming flower.

"Mr. Dophis must be working hard," she said.

People around me sighed: It's a pity that this beautiful flower is blooming for others.

Audrey seemed to suddenly think of something, and she whispered: "Do you know where they sell barbecue and beer? We can go and try it together."

"Those barbecues they have are not authentic." Hobert swallowed: "Find a time next week and I'll treat you to an authentic barbecue tonight."

Audrey nodded immediately: "Okay!"

……

In the next two days, Hobert was very busy. He had to clock in at MI[-] in the morning, and immediately went to Longtail Island as soon as he entered the office.

After the island's garrison and officials were changed, the Loen people living here have not noticed any difference from the previous Governor's Mansion.

If I have to say something different, it is that the police officer in charge of security looks too young, and she is still a girl. It always makes people feel that the security of the new government will not be very good.

In addition, clerks traveled through the streets and alleys to determine property rights, which was different from the previous Governor's Mansion.

Although the staff explained that after the rights are confirmed, the properties under their names will be protected by the Governor's Mansion.

But there are still many smart people who think that this is a tax on people who own multiple properties, so they use the names of relatives and friends who do not own properties to confirm their rights.

For the time being, Hobert won’t make any big moves.

In the evening, Hobert now has one more thing to do. He has to remember the positions, preferences, etc. of the nobles who come to the banquet, and use them when greeting them.

Hobert, whose memory has obviously been strengthened, is a little confused after seeing these things. Sometimes he still can't remember them after reading them several times, and it is easy to confuse some nobles.

In the blink of an eye, Saturday came. Hobert had lunch at MI[-] and returned to the Earl's Mansion. After more than a month of renovations, there was no dilapidated place in the Earl's Mansion, and there were more banquet halls. Many beautiful works of art.These were rewards from the Queen and Princess Alice. Hobert asked Dophis to display them directly, saving him a lot of money.

In terms of banquet catering, band, etc., Hobert was not stingy and tried his best to do his best.

Of course, the most important thing is to light the banquet hall completely with light bulbs.

Dophis was very opposed to it at first, but when he saw the brightness produced by the rows of light bulbs, he no longer insisted on his opinion.

For Hobert, the key to light bulbs was hiding the small steam generator.

This small generator is a test machine to verify the operation of the turbine. The steam engine is ready-made, and the generator is also ready-made. The researchers mainly assembled a small turbine.

The results of the experiment are very exciting. The operation of the turbine exceeds expectations. Even if the entire Earl's Palace is replaced with light bulbs, this generator can still supply it.

Hobert carefully moved the generator to the basement. For this purpose, he drilled a hole from the basement and installed a chimney. He specially asked Selina to guard it and did not allow anyone to enter or exit.

Even the operators are not allowed to come out today.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Lord Bradley's family arrived early.

Hobert, who was sitting boredly in the hall, stood up and smiled: "Is my pocket watch broken?"

"No, I came early." Lord Bradley, who had a beard on his upper lip and was slightly fat, smiled: "I came to see if I can be of any help. I still have some experience in hosting banquets."

Since Hobert "rescued" their father and son, Lord Bradley has brought expensive gifts many times to express his gratitude, and he accepted them with all his heart, but all the gifts were declined by Hobert.

Bradley, who had never had any political backing, was not discouraged and instead came more diligently.

"There is no reason to ask guests to help." Hobert smiled and said: "Please sit down."

Bradley thanked him before sitting down, but he still winked and asked his son to help. The meaning was very clear: we are your slaves.

This is what Bradley realized after joining MI[-]: In Backlund, it is not enough to just have money, but also to have a stable political backer.

Those old nobles would not take a lord seriously, but Hobert and his son were different. Their political power was still very weak at the moment, and they might need the help of some lords.

Bradley thought this was an opportunity, so he began to work hard to cling to Hobert.

After sitting down, Bradley smiled and asked: "I wonder who you want to dance with for your first dance tonight?"

Hobert smiled and said: "Of course it is my wife."

Even if Forsi didn't like such an occasion, Hobert still demanded that she come to this dance, and she must dance the first dance.

Forsi agreed with both distress and relief. The distress was because she really didn't know what to talk to the noble ladies. Do they really want to talk about the use of Mitsubishi Thorn?
She was gratified, of course, because she knew what the first dance represented.

Hearing Hobert's answer, Bradley was slightly startled. He came so early today to recommend his daughter Norma.

Because Hobert has never brought his wife to participate in the activities of the Backlund nobles, this is interpreted by everyone as that Hobert deliberately did not bring his wife to Backlund, and he planned to start a new marriage in Backlund.

Bradley did not expect that Hobert would ask his wife to dance the first dance at the banquet he hosted.

Norma on the side didn't think about it, and then her cheeks turned slightly red. She recalled what her father had told her yesterday: to do everything possible to become Hobert's lover. This was the greatest contribution she could make to the family.

Bradley had such an idea because he really couldn't figure out why Hobert would lend a helping hand to the father and son at that time. In the end, there was only one possibility: the earl wanted to get the beautiful Norma.

Hobert didn't know what the Lord was planning, and even chatted with him about the recent import and export business with the Feysac Empire.

Bradley was still a little absent-minded in the first two sentences, but he quickly concentrated on chatting.

As the two people chatted, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

This was one of the reasons why Bradley wanted to join Hobert. Hobert did not have the aloofness of those high-ranking nobles and the contempt that occasionally showed in his eyes.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Forsi, who had already put on his best clothes, came over and reminded: "Hobert, it's time for you to greet the guests."

She said this with a polite little nod towards the Bradleys.

Forsi just put on light makeup as usual and wore a novel style of palace dress, and her temperament suddenly became lazy and noble.

Forsi is actually very beautiful. With a little dressing up, she is more dazzling than most aristocratic ladies and ladies, especially her lazy temperament, which is difficult for ordinary people to grasp.

This kind of laziness makes it easy for people to imagine the way she stretched when she just got up. She must be like a kitten, cute and heart-warming.

Bradley and Norma suddenly had no other intentions in mind. Bradley even sighed: Maybe the earl wanted to help him out of good intentions at that time.

Hobert sighed after hearing Forsi's reminder: "We were having a good chat, but suddenly we had to go to work."

Forsi smiled helplessly, and said in a coaxing tone: "Go and greet the guests first, and we'll talk when we get back."

Hobert sighed again before getting up, and went to greet the guests with some reluctance.

When the guests arrived, Forsi cheered up and stepped forward to entertain them with a smile. It wasn't until she saw Christine and Monlisa's family that her smile became more sincere.

Hobert sent invitations to all the nobles who had invited Hobert to the party before, but some nobles did not come because they had other things to do.

In addition, there are nobles who got along well with each other at the banquet, such as Viscount Gray Lint, and many lords like Lord Bradley who are interested in clinging to them.

Totaling up the numbers, there are dozens of nobles coming today!

What everyone didn't expect was that Hobert could actually invite Princess Alice, which seemed to prove that their father and son were deeply trusted by the royal family.

In fact, it was at a dance that Alice asked Hobert: I heard that you are going to have a dance on the 22nd?

Hobert immediately realized that he had to send an invitation to this ancestor tomorrow.

As there were more and more guests, it was getting late, and the hall gradually became dark, but the servants never turned on the lights.

At first, the nobles didn't pay attention, but then the light was too dark, and they couldn't help but talk about it.

Even Monlisa reminded Forsi: "Go and ask the servants to turn on the lights."

Otherwise, he will be laughed at by the nobles again.

Forsi smiled and said, "Mother, Hobert said he wanted to give everyone a surprise."

Menlisa was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You also followed Hobert's mischief."

Forsi smiled sheepishly, but Meng Lisa didn't say anything else.

On the other side of the hall, Caitlin was also reminding Audrey: "Go and ask the butler of the Earl's Mansion to turn on the lights, otherwise everyone will start mocking Hobert."

But Audrey smiled and said, "When I walked in just now, didn't Hobert say there would be a surprise tonight?"

Caitlin was slightly startled: "Maybe that's what he said."

This kind of rhetoric is very common among nobles.

"No." Audrey said, "Hobert rarely creates surprises. The surprises he talks about must be real surprises."

By observing Hobert's expression and body movements just now, Audrey was very sure of this, and she was also sure that what Hobert just did was actually reminding her of herself.

When Caitlin heard her daughter say this, there was something unusual in her eyes, but she didn't say anything else.

In the center of the hall, Alice also noticed that the light in the room was getting darker and darker. There was already a noble lady sarcastically saying: "I used to hear that this Earl eats so simple every meal. I didn't believe it, but now I do. It’s so late, I can’t even turn on the light.”

At this time, someone helped: "Yes, the lights in my house are on during the day."

Alice glanced at the lightbulb above her head and noticed this as soon as she entered.

It's not that her observation skills are very strong, but she had people investigate Hobert not long ago, and there was news that Hobert was very interested in light bulbs.

Following this clue, she guessed that Hobert must have some intention in doing this now. She could even see the surprised expressions on these ladies for a moment.

It's getting late and the room is getting darker.

Just when the nobles couldn't bear it anymore and were about to explode, Hobert suddenly appeared on the indoor terrace on the second floor of the hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome everyone."

Hobert bowed slightly, stood up and continued: "I think everyone must be curious as to why I didn't turn on the light.

"The reason is simple, I want everyone to remember this moment."

Many nobles have already ridiculed Hobert in their hearts for being mysterious, or forcing themselves to explain the mistake of forgetting to turn on the light.

It was no longer possible to see everyone's faces in the hall, so no one even bothered to manage their expressions.

Demigod Hobert had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions: "Get ready! I'm going to show everyone the light of technology! Take a look at the 'Light of the Earl'!"

After speaking, he closed the switch on the side.

The hall suddenly became as bright as day!
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Several nobles did not hold the wine glasses firmly in their hands and fell to the ground.

Even in the homes of nobles, gas lamps were used at this time. They were exquisite, but the brightness was incomparable with these tungsten light bulbs.

Alice in the middle of the hall pursed her lips and smiled: This is the Hobert I know.

Audrey smiled slightly when she saw the surprised expressions of her parents and brother, and felt a strong sense of pride in her heart.

Forsi looked at Hobert's proud smile on the terrace: I can even imagine the situation in the future when this guy will trick the nobles of Backlund into applauding.

"The 'Earl's Light' will bring infinite light to Backlund in the future!" Hobert said emotionally on the terrace: "History will begin to be rewritten from this moment on! Ladies and gentlemen, you will all be this A witness to this piece of history!”

Alice took the lead in applauding, and everyone also applauded. Even the nobles who had seen the light bulb before also applauded Hobert sincerely.

Because Hobert chose the timing so well, it gave everyone a huge shock!
As the band played, Hobert bowed slightly, walked down the stairs from the back to the terrace, then took Forsi's hand and danced the first dance on the stage.

In the elegant music, the two people danced and spun. Forsi smiled and whispered: "This feeling of being able to attract everyone's attention is actually quite good."

Hobert smiled and said: "That's because you are beautiful enough and dance gracefully enough.

"I think that after tonight, there will be another goddess in the hearts of the Backlund nobles."

Forsi sighed softly: "But I still don't like such occasions."

Audrey saw the two people having an intimate conversation while dancing, turned her head, and talked to Elizabeth about Backlund University.

Alice looked at Forsi: Is this his wife?The appearance is nothing more than that.

She kept looking at it: the curve of her waist was nothing more than that, her breasts...

Alice couldn't help but look down at her own: Maybe, I can grow a little more.

After the first song was danced, the dance officially began.

Hobert danced a dance today, because after he came off the stage, people kept coming over to chat and ask about light bulbs.

Because they discovered that after more than ten minutes, none of the light bulbs above everyone's heads went out.

These nobles had a very keen sense of smell, and they immediately saw the business opportunities of this new invention. Even those who knew about it were curious, how did Hobert provide such stable power?

Everyone asked too many questions, but Hobert remained tight-lipped and only told them some interesting stories and jokes about Backlund, which made some restless nobles feel itchy.

……

After Earl Hobert's ball, Earl Hall was on the carriage returning.

Earl Hall asked Audrey: "Is this the research project that Hobert invested in?"

Audrey smiled and said, "Yes, he said before that he wanted to bring light to Backlund, but he didn't expect it to be real light."

"Hobert is very good at creating an atmosphere." Hibbert commented: "Has he also invested in large-capacity battery technology? The entire dance ended, the lights did not dim, and not a single light bulb went out."

"Yes, that's the point." Earl Hall said seriously: "None of the light bulbs went out. If I remember correctly, none of the light bulbs on the market can stay on for long."

He asked: "Audrey, does Hobert have enough funds? Have you ever looked for investment?"

Audrey recalled Hobert's financial situation: "As far as I know, there is none."

"He will definitely look for investment." Earl Hall smiled and said: "When the time comes, remember to tell me."

Seeing his daughter's puzzled expression, he continued with a smile: "This is a smart young man, of course he knows that sometimes the benefits of monopoly are trouble and danger.

"Of course he needs to find a few partners to share these dangers and troubles."

Audrey nodded slowly. He remembered that Hobert had expressed such intentions.

……

On Duke Christine's carriage, Tai Lun was still excited: "My sister-in-law said it was called an electric light, but I didn't expect it to be so bright, it's like, it's like daytime!"

Kristine nodded slightly: "This is indeed a new thing."

Monlisa said: "Forsi said that Hobert has invested a lot in electric lights and plans to mainly make such products in the future."

This may not have occurred to the nobles. Hobert never mentioned the light bulb, but Forsi, who also knew part of the inside story, gave a brief explanation to Monlisa in the corner of the ball.

Tai Lun said happily: "Then Backlund will be as bright as day at night."

……

At this time in Hobert's mansion, Hobert poured himself a glass of wine, found some untouched food and took a few bites. He didn't have time to eat just now, and his mouth was dry.

However, the goal was achieved, and the aristocrats became enthusiastic about electric lights. This will definitely trigger a series of new topics in the aristocratic circle.

At the same time, he also chatted with Lord Atwood, the current Minister of Education, about Elizabeth Cowen's Backlund University.

The other party promised to help in this regard, and Hobert planned to bring a gift to thank him in a few days.

First, he drank two sips of wine as if to celebrate. Then Hobert found that Forsi was a little absent-minded. He put his arm around his waist and asked, "Have you eaten enough tonight?"

"I'm full." Forsi smiled.

At the ball, she noticed the way Audrey and Princess Alice looked at Hobert.

Although she is not an "audience", she still trusts her intuition many times.

Forsi returned to South Colson early the next morning, walked on the streets of the city, and responded to everyone's greetings. Forsi's mood improved.

At this time, a middle-aged tourist in his fifties on the street stepped forward and asked, "Hello."

Forsi cheered up and smiled: "Hello, what can I do?"

The other party introduced himself: "My name is Spike, and I have a question I want to talk to you about."

Spike?Forsi was stunned. This name sounded so familiar.

(End of this chapter)