High Above

  Chapter 708 Touch Ian to cross the river!

  Ian's honor as the Baron of Silver Peak is a matter of more ritual than practical significance.

After all, his name has long been registered, and everyone knows that the Xiahui Territory is his actual territory, and as the envoy of the Dragon God, the support of the mountain people does not allow the empire to change the lord of this place at will—not to mention the empire is eager to have one Bai Zhimin ruled the mountain people, making the mountain people closer to the empire as a whole, rather than tending to be independent.

  So Viscount Ducasse's award to Ian was very brief. The real highlight was actually the reward given to Ian by the Empire.

   First, a whole set of armored repair equipment.

The feats of defeating the three Constructed Knights, in terms of military merit, are enough for Ian Huoxian to upgrade to become a major general. Not to mention, there was a third-level title knight who defeated a Constructed Knight on the frontal battlefield of the Western Front. Dressed as a knight, he was nominated for a commendation by the empire. Now he is leading the army alone, and there is a faint tendency to form a new knight order with him as the center.

  But Ian doesn't meet the conditions for the third level of general officer, so it can only be converted into money equipment... It just so happens that Ian doesn't want the vain name of a military rank that is relatively useless to him today.

Armored maintenance equipment sounds ordinary, but it is actually very expensive. It includes multiple sets of large-scale alchemy equipment, including the Nine Nether armor recasting module that is not available on the market, the vacuum maintenance cabinet for the alchemy furnace core, and the source blocker. And the turbulence generator, etc., are strategic materials in the true sense.

   Moreover, there is not much difference in the use of these armored maintenance equipment in ether armaments. It is nothing more than that high-level ether armaments require higher precision equipment.

  If Port Harrison had such a set of equipment back then, would it still take Elder Purdue to spend ten years slowly repairing Viscount Grant’s Zhenglan?

   I'm afraid it will be done in a month or two!

With this, Ian himself can make various fine-tuning designs for Cyclops, and he can also try his own etheric armed framework... Although what Ian wants to develop is spiritual etheric armed, it does not prevent him from doing some experiments .

   Then, there is a lot of material support.

Just like the Bison giant cattle that Port Harrison got back then, Ian also got 30 Bison giant cattle and several carts of high-quality grain crop seeds. These things are indeed not expensive, but they are not available to ordinary frontier nobles. The seeds obtained, especially the high-quality seeds, are the result of the empire's optimization for countless generations. For a country, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a priceless treasure.

  At least Ian doesn't need to bother with agricultural development—even if he is a genius, he can't take everything into consideration.

  Finally, it was to rehabilitate the Ciehalorvo family.

  A flimsy report, announcing that the punishment imposed by the late emperor was too great, and after decades, the sins of exile for this long-established Bai Zhimin family have been paid off.

  When Ian saw this, to be honest, Ian wanted to laugh a little.

  For most of the big families and nobles in this world, rehabilitating their ancestors is a very important thing, and all the glory rests on it.

  But to him, this biggest 'reward' feels a bit boring.

   "Forget it."

Shaking his head slightly, Ian sighed: "At least Elder Pudd will be very happy—and this is indeed a good thing. In this way, I am no longer a friend of the Ellen family with no background in the imperial capital, but a friend of the Ellen family. A brand new beginning for the ancient Ciehalorvo family, the head of a family of white people with a long history."

  In many cases, this nominal statement is more important than hundreds of thousands of talers.

For those real nobles and big families, no matter how talented Ian is, if there is no background behind him, a strong sublimation inheritance and historical background, then it is impossible for him to be "respected" in the true sense...with history Endorsement, no matter what Ian does in the future, no matter what new reforms he makes in Xiahui, it will only be regarded as the "foundation" of the family behind him, and will be respected rather than doubted.

  Turning his thoughts away from here, Ian still paid more attention to the 'armored maintenance equipment'.

   "I don't know if Zhenglan has repaired it. I guess not. I will repair it when I return to Port Harrison. I just need to refer to the structure of the empire's ether armament furnace core. It will be enough for me to make a real ether furnace in the future."

   "Well, use Viscount Grant's ether arm to practice and prostitute for free maintenance experience, Viscount Grant will also earn some money, win-win!"

  Ian has never let people suffer. Although he makes more money in general, those who are willing to cooperate with him will definitely be very satisfied.

  …

  Recently, the reputation of Baron Silver Peak has spread to the entire South Ridge.

Businessmen from all over the world, and even envoys from large foreign chambers of commerce flocked to this ancient holy land of mountain people in Xiahui. They did not see the rumored "ancient mountain people culture", but saw many things that were unheard of in the past. New technologies that have never been seen before, and these technologies did not even exist in the past, and were completely created by the young Bai Zhimin genius.

   It is also during the recent period that most people who have not followed Ian before know that he is the last descendant of the once prominent Ciehalorvo family.

  Before the family was rehabilitated, he had made meritorious deeds and obtained the territory. After obtaining the territory, he made great contributions many times, successfully washing away the past shame of the family, and leading the heavy history to a new chapter.

  The surname Alchomon has now become the most famous surname of the new nobles in recent years.

  The member of the Imperial Aristocratic Office, the imperial emissary Viscount Timothy Dikas, also gave a highly positive evaluation when he returned to the imperial capital and was interviewed by relevant personnel.

"Although I only stayed in Xiahuiling for three short days, the beautiful scenery of the Nanling Flower Sea is still deeply engraved in my heart. It is a beautiful and peculiar land with a profound and profound history, just like the soil , and Baron Alchomont is like a seed full of vitality and new ideas, growing vigorously on that land, showing a vitality that is rarely seen in the entire empire."

Viscount Dikas was impeccable, but generally speaking, he still gave rare praise: "In Xiahui, I can see great ambition and pioneering desire. This is the greatest compliment to a young nobleman. Baron Alchomont focuses on It is due to the development of the new agricultural system and the diversification and comprehensiveness of the alchemy industry, and there is no mining development. There, the lords are united as one, and the lord himself is an outstanding talent that I have never seen before."

  Such an evaluation immediately made many chambers of commerce and nobles in the imperial capital turn their attention to Nanling.

   It is absolutely impossible to say that Viscount Ducasse can guide the direction of investment with a single word, but there is no doubt that this is an extremely successful and convincing advertisement.

  Anyway, it’s just sending people over to inspect and visit, it’s not a problem, is it?

  Especially those who already knew about Ian's reputation were awakened to the memory of Ian's short but stunning performance in the imperial capital, and they were even more curious about the performance of this genius in his own territory.

   And those who have been following Ian...

  —Imperial Capital·Sea of ​​Mirror Light—

  The eldest prince Carlos sat in his seat, listening to the report from a shimmering mirror, nodded slightly: "Well, I understand."

This tall man with platinum long hair and deep blue eyes smiled lightly: "Interesting, he has shown unabashedly that he is not interested in rehabilitating the family, and he doesn't want to explore the past history at all." Willing—smart people. It is impossible for Ian to know everything, but a person like him can suppress his curiosity and not explore the secrets behind it."

   "This is a person who lives in the present, but thinks wholeheartedly about the future." The First Prince commented: "In my opinion, Ian is a typical farsighted person."

   "A person like him, because of his own intelligence, always tends to place too much emphasis on the impact of alchemy technology and various scientific developments on the world. This is not wrong, it's just too important."

"His so-called new agricultural reform is actually the first step of his real goal, which is to completely destroy the shackles of the primitive farming system on people. After liberating people's freedom, he will create a brand new ethics and morality. standard."

"Imagine, Ducasse, if there is no longer even a farmer in a territory-yes, I know, you have visited the agricultural building, and there are still many agricultural workers in it, but is it difficult to automate facilities? If the armored production line technology is used here, will it not require any operators, fully automated harvesting and planting of various crops, and stable output of all grains?"

   "In the same way, I can boldly predict that Ian will definitely make reforms in the mining industry in the future. He will design a professional mining process to lay the foundation for automated mining."

"Why do you ask?" Hearing this, the eldest prince Carlos shook his head slightly: "Dicas, I said, I want you to learn more about the most cutting-edge alchemy technology... The more you know, the bigger your dream, and the greater your power." stronger. Is there any reason for this?"

   "When agriculture, mining, and even the acquisition of all basic resources no longer require human effort, what can these people do?"

"Of course it's not unemployment and hitting the market! Stupid, do you think I don't know about the market disaster that my grandfather created back then? But this time is different. This time Ian didn't start from the high-end industry like alchemy medicine, but from the low-end industry Start to replace it gradually... If there is no accident, he will expand the alchemy production industry on a large scale in the future, absorbing all the population with huge industrial production!"

  【I can understand this, Your Highness】

   Viscount Ducasse's voice from the mirror was full of doubts: [If Ian really intends to do this...then he produces too many products—who is he going to sell to? Who can digest these commodities?]

  【Moreover, such drastic reforms and changes will definitely cause huge turmoil in the territory, and it is impossible for most people to accept such unimaginable changes】

   "It's just a small territory. It's a time of war. No matter how much we produce, we can still eat it."

  The man with dark blue eyes turned his head and looked towards the far south of the empire: "As for how to suppress the turmoil of the reform... Hasn't he already given you and me the answer?"

  He calmly said: "Religion."

   "A new religion entirely under his control."

   "As long as you can hold on to the people's beliefs and have the right to explain all changes in life, as the messenger of the Dragon God and the interpreter of the highest will of the mountain people... Of course Ian can easily suppress all the chaos in his territory at the source."

   "Excellent idea, although there are still many imperfections, but some aspects are indeed worth learning from."

  (end of this chapter)