Chapter 690 - Storm Clouds Approach (1/2)

Chapter 690: Storm Clouds Approach

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Rhode completed his final piece of the puzzle with Gillian’s return It could also be said that a coe of the territory, controlling the finances, internal affairs, and diplomatic works of Grenbell On the other hand, Ann Clark had officially become Rhode’s subordinate and worked for him Also, as Marlene’s assistant, Ann was responsible for business negotiations with foreign trade associations and reat potential Even though she lacked experience in dealing with people, she was sensitive to econootiations She could sharply catch the loopholes and traps in discussions and contracts Although she was still too immature to be an ‘evil businesswoman’, Marlene believed that she would be a capable assistant in the near future

Orchid Heart was put in charge in terms of military She was responsible for the recruit, which could also be considered the busiest department in Rhode’s territory Currently, Rhode didn’t have a specificit for the tie his Cavalryh attention on the Infantries Therefore, even though Rhode’s subordinates appeared seely impressive, there weren’t a lot of private soldiers under him Moreover, John had about a hundred Cavalrymen under him and fortunately, Rhode only had to maintain the social order in the Fortress and Canary and Mini Bubble Gus If not, the small number of private soldiers under him would be in coe turn after Orchid Heart took office She only had one requirement for the soldiers under her: obedient It didn’t ; it would be sufficient if they fulfilled the requirements, could battle, and display their loyalty

Under such ‘loose’ teran instantly The Fortress was ration froions Now that people had heard of the overlord’s recruitment to his private arned up and h they were recruited, they didn’t have rich battle experiences This hy Rhode proht and with the support of the Reputation System, he could easily pick out those ere loyal and respectful toward hi the mercenaries, many of them were kicked out of the military and were extremely familiar with the military style Besides, they were skilled at their jobs, which resolved a huge trouble for Rhode The mercenaries welcomed this decision with opened arht earlier was because they hoped to be valued highly by Rhode to eventually become his henchmen And now, not only did they join Rhode’s army, but they also received various titles such as captains or instructors

With the prestigious titles, statuses, and wealth, the other mercenaries were naturally envious They also wished to perforly to capture Rhode’s attention and eventually become his henchuild and hoped to develop theht in the orbit of a virtuous cycle Within a few days, the strength of Rhode’s private soldiers had grown to about 3,000 men Thereafter, Orchid Heart had also temporarily stopped the recruitment works in order to keep the stability But even so, there was still an impact to the Fortress with that sudden increase of soldiers, which led to h the alchemy department under Lapis had become much more stable with an increase ofmore alchemical potions and equipment with the drastic increase in private soldiers, terumbles over it, but she understood that Rhode lacked the resources to support her creations After all, they required a lot of h Rhode had extorted a whole lot of materials from the Alche equipment Perhaps even double that ah to research and develop newer products

Although Lapis’s production speed had become much quicker with the help of Marlene’s schoolmates, there was still a limit, after all In this aspect, Rhode took reference froave Lapis a suggestion In the gah they concurrently searched for ingredients once in awhile, it was too de to producing a series of arts and crafts Not only would they need to spend a lot of time, but they also had low efficiency Therefore, the Alcheredients and seoods in order to assemble and sell them instead

Due to this, Rhode proposed a reform plan for Lapis’ alcheest it as Lapis was the only Alchemist around But now, she had helpers ereher helpers into groups The ones weaker in alche vessels, or perhaps working on carving and casting shells On the other hand, Lapis could gather some blacksn plans, before handing them to Marlene’s schoolmates for supervision The schoolmates would assemble after the production process and Lapis could also use the chance to select so disciples who could speed up the production of alcheestion from the start In fact, it wasn’t only her, but Marlene and the others also didn’t understand it either Got to say, the people in this age were rather conservative in their thoughts They universally believed that one couldn’t engage in the production of alchee because one didn’t understand the essence of the ite the production?

However, Rhode wasn’t mindful of their objections as he saw it as the responsibility of the creator In fact, it wouldn’t affect one’s ability in producing tires even if one couldn’t operate a vehicle Of course, it would be another issue if one decided to design new tires

Got to say, the strength of tradition was forh Rhode had tried his best to convince Lapis and Marlene, they were still dubious of his suggestion Although they admitted that Rhode’s plan orkable to a certain extent, they still thought that it was iical powers that required alche about it No ner Besides, in the gaoods were also made by other players in the Production Class, that didn’t require them to create it just like in reality, after all Instead, the players simply needed to place all the materials before hih there was a certain failure rate, it would become a ‘qualified product’ that met the systeaht perhaps be some differences in this world…

In the end, both sides took a step back Lapis and Marlene agreed to hand the less important duties for the and engraving works to the worked out, they would consider taking Rhode’s suggestion further… After all, Lapis was an Alchey while Marlene’s Senia Faical family Both of them were experts in this aspect and he had done what he could He could only slowly observe the effects in the future

A all these issues, Christie was the one who left Rhode the ratified She had completely becos and drafts that she had coant, but they were also practical, where even Lapis, whose entire head was filled with the alchee of the Behermes, couldn’t help but praise

But Marlene had expressed so to her observations, not only were theto the eye, but they also appeared to be designed according to the laws of some alchemical techniques It was ale and experience in alchen it But Christie… She didn’t seem to know any alchehts even if she started learning since she was born Moreover, Marlene and Rhode knew clearly what sort of life Christie had been leading before Under such circuns for y? Furthermore, Marlene was perturbed when Christie didn’t understand what she was asking about the designs Christie n looked pretty and that was all It would be a coincidence for a blind cat to catch a dead mouse once or twice But, it had always been the case for Christie Wasn’t that strange enough?

Rhode didn’t provide any explanation to the situation and he coh he didn’t knohy Christie could understand these, he vaguely had an answer in hisChristie had done subconsciously perhaps had so to do with the ‘other Christie’ froh he had iven hi Madaras and Gracier before showing him the location of the two Holy Sword Cards That ‘Christie’ surely wasn’t an ordinary character Not only that, but what also left Rhode baffled was that he seemed to have seen that scenery in his dream somewhere before… But he just couldn’t recall it

There wasn’t any regular pattern for the appearance of the ‘other Christie’ Although Christie often slept with Rhode, the ‘other Christie’ had only appeared in his dreams twice

Recently, Rhode didn’t allow Christie to spend the night with hiled by Anne

Ever since the start of her estrus, Anne had been fulfilling her sexual desires She looked for hiht, which left hih Marlene and Lize also had such behaviors after giving their first to hi ladies, after all, and would at most provide some subtle hints However, Anne was co as no one was around and no ht, Anne would always take the initiative On the other hand, Rhode responded without the slightest hesitation to the meat that was delivered to his door Not only that, but Anne would also look for Rhode every night, which he had no choice but to stop Christie froht, just in case she saw so unsuitable for children

Fortunately, Rhode’s constitution was beyond Hu been dried out by Anne But, even so, soh the lower part of his body had become numb without any perception… He only hoped for Anne’s estrus to end quickly If not, he would need to sneakily and shaet Lapis to concoct a few potions to cure Anne

Of course, it was just an anecdote for his leisure ti with Anne all day, he naturally had other important matters