A strange world

Chapter 1400 34. Liberty City Assessment Brief

"Me too, Your Excellency Annan Reeves."

Ambassador Franz Koch is an unprepossessing man. At least when he stands with the officials behind him, it is difficult to tell who is the one in charge.

But there is no rule that only good-looking people have to be ambassadors.

In addition to the guards, the entourage also included clerks to take notes.

But Annan also has one on his side—Evelyn is standing aside holding the Philosopher's Stone.

Annan led the imperial envoys to the embassy where the envoys from the Elf King's Court had stayed, and asked them to rest first, wash away their fatigue, and enjoy dinner together in the evening.

Ambassador Franz Koch refused, saying, "We have rested on the Magic Energy Train. Let's hurry up and get down to business first."

Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette stepped forward and said that this was not in line with diplomatic procedures.

"I'm not from your etiquette department. If you are willing to follow the procedures, just stay here." Ambassador Franz Koch is a pragmatist.

The Ministry of Finance official followed suit. Annan was somewhat helpless because Olmedo had already told him that the Ministry of Etiquette was considered one of their own. He softened the tone and said, "Then let's just treat it as a surprise inspection. That way we can see the real Liberty City, right?"

In addition to surprise inspections, the messengers also called for separate operations.

If it were any other lord, he would have been panicked by now, but Annan was fearless. He asked Olmedo to accompany the other envoys, and he personally accompanied Ambassador Franz Koch.

Unexpectedly, Ambassador Franz Koch took a keen interest in the industrial zone.

Especially the Golem Factory, he hurriedly walked through the assembly workshop but stayed in front of the assembly line for a long time.

Annan could understand this feeling. Watching the parts on the assembly line being turned into complete components by pairs of hands, this wonder made people forget the time.

It’s like when I was a kid squatting in front of an anthill and watching ants moving things for the whole afternoon.

Annan explained: "It takes too much time to train a worker who can assemble a complete golem. After the golem is iterated, the worker has to learn again, and the worker is prone to making mistakes."

"By dividing it into different processes, each worker is only responsible for his own steps, which shortens the training time, increases efficiency, and prevents the leakage of confidential information."

Compared to the golem itself, this assembly line is what Annan values ​​most - it is no exaggeration to say that it is the embryo of the magic industrial revolution.

As for why it wasn't kept secret from the Empire... because there was no need.

The poor hide their food not because they are afraid of being robbed by the rich, but because they are afraid of being laughed at by the rich.

"I've only seen this kind of thing in Wilhelm."

Has Wilhelm also entered the era of magic industry?

Annan was not surprised. After all, they had been developing there for thousands of years. If they hadn't even come up with this kind of thing, he should have considered whether there was something that locked the technology of Allen's world.

“Where do you train your workers?”

"School."

"School?"

"Well, Liberty City School is considering changing its name to Liberty City University."

Also under consideration is whether to bring Ambassador Franz Koch to the school.

For the first time, the ambassador showed interest on his face, but Annan was worried that the previous failed visit would be repeated - the envoy from the Principality of Keating came, then thought the school was treasonous and left in anger.

Although the situation in the Principality of Keating has not been very good recently, it is still a loss of a trading partner.

The Empire might be more stubborn than them, and if they get angry, it won't just be bad-mouthing them behind their backs.

"plz follow me."

Annan decided to take Ambassador Franz Koch with him... After all, it was no secret. If the Empire wanted to, it would know exactly what color underwear one wore.

Duke Franz Koch's attitude towards different academies was different, ranging from indifference to great interest. They were the Magic Academy, Warrior Academy, Ranger Academy, Military Academy, and Political Academy.

What he was most interested in was the School of Life.

"The School of Life Sciences has the largest number of students and the most subjects, with a total of 36 subjects including agriculture, mining, and industry. The age range is also the largest, ranging from children who are still changing their teeth to elderly people with several grandchildren."

Annan led Ambassador Franz Koch into the School of Life Studies. The sound of reading could be heard from the first classroom, which was filled with little kids who were not even as tall as the desks. Green-skinned goblins and orcs were also sitting there obediently.

When we arrived outside the second classroom, the universal language teacher was praising us: "You should learn more from Cathy. Her composition "My Father, the City Lord" just won the first prize for this year's excellent composition of the School of Life. Let us applaud Cathy's father... let us applaud Cathy!"

Snap, snap, snap——

"Well...I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Annan said embarrassedly.

"You have a daughter?" Ambassador Franz Koch didn't care and started chatting with him.

"Kathy is the girl I adopted from Bottom Nest."

"I know about this..."

Ambassador Franz Koch stopped smiling and stared at Annan seriously: "You have destroyed many nobles' ways of making money, and also given many desperate imperial people a chance."

"It was not me who saved them, but the benevolent emperor of the empire." Annan did not dare to take credit - or shoulder the responsibility.

Ambassador Franz Koch did not comment.

After they came out of Liberty City University, they visited the commercial street, the outskirts of the city, and the most important temple fragments.

Ambassador Franz Koch looked extremely solemn.

Annan, an unbeliever, was pessimistic after seeing the fragments of the temple and wondered what kind of enemy could have imprisoned the gods and forced them to destroy the temple...and the despair of the people with faith in Allen's world can be imagined.

When he finally returned to the City Lord's Mansion, he belatedly noticed the lush tree crowns emerging from behind the City Lord's Mansion.

"What is that?"

"Another World Tree."

"I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"The tree from another world. I got it from another world when I was in Strange News City." Annan said casually.

The savings bank had been in operation for a month, and no matter how slow the people of Allen Continent were, they should have realized that something was wrong with the fingernail-sized piece of leaf on the deposit slip.

However, due to the lack of system and the fact that secret research is not pleasant to the ears, there is no news about it.

So instead of letting the Imperials use tricks to find out what color underwear I'm wearing, it's better to just tell them that I'm not wearing anything.

Ambassador Franz Koch didn't know whether he should be shocked that there was a world tree in Liberty City, or shocked that Annan said it so casually.