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The high-rate-of-fire submachine gun rapidly fires bullets.
Although this gun is not as accurate as a semi-automatic rifle, it has a high rate of fire, making it more effective in confined spaces.
Moreover, as long as the positioning is appropriate, there will be almost no accidental injuries.
After a volley of fire from the submachine guns, most of the ordinary bandits and bodyguards were already dead, and many of the extraordinary ones were also injured.
The room reeked of blood, making one want to vomit.
Blood seeped out from under the door. State government officials and staff who rushed to check the situation in the corridor immediately recalled what had happened the previous afternoon. Terrified, they quickly retreated back into their rooms.
Baron Darnell and his men who remained outside drew their weapons and rushed to provide support, only to be met with a barrage of fire from the "Extraordinary Puppets," turning the state government into a battlefield.
At this moment, most of the extraordinary individuals in the conference room were "low-sequence" members. The original state guard members had a numerical advantage and the help of submachine guns, which was enough to hold them back temporarily.
Gerald's extraordinary warriors, accompanied by the state guards, focused on dealing with the Sequence 7s.
Odis did not intend to make a move; he simply sat quietly in his chair and watched everything unfold before him.
When he was in Azshara, he planned to use swift and decisive measures to eliminate the local forces in Wotai City.
As for the seats in the state legislature, it was just a pretext he used to bring these people together.
While dodging gunfire from the state guards, Baron Dempsey shouted, "Governor Garr, I am the Baron of Lenburg, the master of this country!"
Are you going to kill me too?
"Don't talk nonsense!" Odis immediately said seriously, "As the governor, how could I harm the nobles of Lenburg?"
"You were killed by those bandits! The two barons were ambushed by the bandits and ended up being killed by them. It sounds so satisfying!"
Seeing Baron Dempsey's expression turn to anger, Odis continued, "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you! In less than a month, there will be no more bandits in the entire province of Wotai!"
At that moment, Baron Dempsey was stabbed by an extraordinary member of the state guard and fell to the ground, which was covered in blood, filled with resentment.
The fierce battle lasted for more than ten minutes, during which all the nobles and bandits in the room were killed.
The battle had left Gerald and the others covered in blood, so much so that their clothes were no longer recognizable as their original color.
Many members of the state guard also died, and the remaining men were panting heavily, somewhat bewildered.
The intense battle had quite an impact on their emotions, and they were momentarily unable to process what had just happened.
Odis said solemnly, "The State Guard will be reorganized into a security force and will once again be under the command of the state government."
"As you just saw, the bandits brutally murdered the two barons. However, the two barons were willing to donate all their wealth before their deaths, asking the state government to wipe out the bandits and avenge them."
"The first task of the security team is to bring all the property of the two barons to the state government, and then they will go out of the city to suppress the bandits in the afternoon."
Gerald breathed a sigh of relief. This was a lucrative position. The fact that the governor was willing to give it to the newly reorganized security force meant that the governor was willing to accept the members of the security force.
In Odis's view, the bandits deserved to die because they didn't treat ordinary people as human beings. The nobles also deserved to die because they didn't treat ordinary people as human beings.
It was they who plunged Vote State into chaos, with many places even losing basic order.
Members of the state guard have also killed ordinary people, so they deserve to be killed as well.
So Odis gave them this dirty work, letting them atone for their sins.
Since they have sincerely pledged allegiance, then they can be forgiven.
Of course, if they don't change their old bad habits, Odis won't be lenient.
Odis paused for a moment and then said, "Leave the ancient fiefdoms of the two barons to those two families, and then just find two children to inherit the titles."
Gerald immediately replied, "I understand!"
He knew very well that this was related to the aftermath of the entire incident and that it had to be handled properly!
Then Odis said to Longzel outside the door, "Send a telegram to the Lenburg government, saying that the situation in Wotai is very complicated, and ask them to allocate some money to support it."
He wasn't really asking for money, but rather reminding Duke Bowen that they had promised Odis they would raise the military funds themselves, and that while Odis's method of raising funds was a bit radical, it had at least saved face for the nobles.
If the Remnburg government has objections, then ask them to allocate funds.
...
When news of the two barons' deaths at the hands of bandits spread rapidly throughout Wotai, the nobles and bandits who had allied with Wotai turned against them and came to the state government to show their support for the new governor.
Odis didn't even see them, nor did he allow Longzel to meet with them. He simply sent his clerk, Roxanne, to get a brief overview of the situation.
On this day, Wotai City was in chaos. Many people were filled with anxiety, and many were still running around hoping to meet the new governor.
Of course, life remains difficult for most ordinary people, and the power struggles among officials seem to have little to do with them.
Although it appeared chaotic, Odis had by this time become the de facto ruler of the entire city.
Standing at the window of the governor's mansion, Odis and Bernadette looked at the crowd at the gate. After a few seconds of silence, Bernadette asked, "What do you plan to do with these people?"
"There's no need to deal with them," Odis said. "Wotai City still needs merchants, and it needs some people to fill the power vacuum at the bottom."
"I will not arbitrarily deal with them until a sound government system is established."
However, when the time is right, some of the most heinous criminals will certainly be punished.
After hearing Odis's answer, Bernadette asked again, "Your violent method of seizing the property of the local nobles should trigger many chain reactions."
For example, more people will join in this plundering process; they may not dare to rob nobles, but they will dare to rob ordinary people.
Odis smiled and said, "Basic security can be guaranteed; the people here are used to this kind of chaos."
He paused for a moment and then said, "In other places, this kind of behavior would indeed hand over leverage to others, but this is Wotai State."
"The Reimborg government is already planning to abandon the Vote region!"
"They'll tacitly approve of me doing a lot of things as long as I can take this state back."
"Of course, they will keep a detailed record of what I did, and once Wotai State has fully restored order, they will treat those things as my crimes and transfer me away."
Bernadette was slightly taken aback: "You already guessed all this, and you still did it?"
Odis smiled and said, "By the time they want to transfer me, it will be too late!"
"Believe it or not, in less than six months, no matter where I go, I will be the governor of Wotai State."
Bernadette paused for a moment before saying, "I believe you."
Then she wondered why Odis was so adept at handling these issues, since she had never heard of him having any political experience.
In fact, it was Odis's memories from the Common Era that helped him. For example, he could simply look up historical records in the "wilderness of knowledge" to find out how to suppress bandits.
The tactic of bestowing official titles upon bandit leaders has historically proven effective.
It's not that the bandit leaders were brainless, but the job was so precarious that having even a minor official position was enough to save their lives.
Or rather, no one would give up a peaceful life to become a bandit leader in the deep mountains.
...
Around 1 p.m., Gerald received new orders to personally lead a team of 50 security personnel to assist Longzel in suppressing bandits outside the city.
The reward for this mission is 20 submachine guns.
When Odis ordered Gerald to kill nobles and bandits, he provided 20 submachine guns.
The powerful firepower of the submachine guns has been unanimously recognized by the members of the security team, and they also made a small fortune while confiscating the nobles' property, so they have no objection to the governor's arrangement.
Most of the weapons designed by Odis were extraordinary; only the semi-automatic rifle and the submachine gun were considered normal weapons.
This is because these two types of firearms have simple structures, and using a normal design is more cost-effective than using an extraordinary design.
Moreover, the manufacturing process is not difficult, making it a product that Odis envisioned as an "export product".
Now that Odis has started small-batch production of "Spirit Storage Crystals," the problem of "Extraordinary Machine Guns" having rest periods has been solved. Therefore, Odis will continue to use the extraordinary design approach for those weapons with high firepower.
After gathering at the designated location, Gerald and the others were surprised to find that Ronzel had only brought sixty or seventy subordinates with him.
Gerald cautioned, "Mr. Ronzel, the Kret we're dealing with reportedly has four or five thousand men, of whom more than a thousand are elite."
The so-called elite force refers to the bandit army that is fully equipped with weapons from the Republic of Intis and has received formal training.
These bandits were as good as, or even better than, the security forces.
The reason why the bandits were unwilling to attack Wotai City before was simply because the commander of the state guard was a Sequence 6, while the bandit leaders were only Sequence 7.
Gerald knew that Ronzel was a very powerful Extraordinary, and his soldiers were also well-trained, but with only a little over a hundred men including the security force, it sounded like a joke to deal with thousands of enemies.
Long Ze'er said, "You just need to lead the way, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
"Now I command, advance at a run!"
The members of the security team were all very uneasy. They had previously wondered if they would be used as cannon fodder, but now that they realized how few people were in this operation, they were certain that they would most likely be used as cannon fodder.
However, after leaving the city for a while, they didn't have time to think about such things, because the members of the "Governor's Guard" were in such good physical condition that they ran for half an hour without even breaking a sweat.
After running for more than half an hour, at Gerald's repeated requests, Longzel finally agreed to rest for ten minutes. Many members of the security team were so exhausted that they lay down on the ground and gasped for breath.
Long Ze'er frowned: "Forget it, those who can't hold on can slowly follow behind."
Then he asked Gerald, "You're not going to give up either, are you?"
At this point, Gerald was certain that Ronzel did not intend to use him and the security team members as cannon fodder, otherwise he would not have let them go so easily.
Gerald quickly replied, "I can handle it."
Long Ze'er said, "Then you will lead the way, but the other members should catch up as soon as possible."
"I understand." Gerald quickly made arrangements, telling the members who were not physically fit to catch up later, while he led a dozen or so members with better physical strength to continue leading the way.
Running along like this, around 4 PM, they could already see the town built by Kret's forces on the mountainside in the distance.
Those were wooden buildings constructed after Krett's power rose to prominence, and after continuous expansion in recent years, they have grown to the size of a small town.
The town is located in a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although it is not very steep, and several regiments of troops can be easily deployed, once you get close, there is a natural mountain wall that provides a barrier like a city wall.
It can be said that by placing a few machine guns in key positions, the attack of several regiments could be repelled.
However, Long Ze'er brought a "portable spirit wave cannon". After he felt that the distance was about right, he ordered the "extraordinary puppet" to assemble the "portable spirit wave cannon".
Gerald and the others, who were resting on the spot, looked at the "Lingbo Cannon" with curiosity. They were all a little puzzled as to what kind of weapon had such a long range.
It's still twenty or thirty kilometers from here to the town of Krett!
Actually, Long Ze'er fired the cannon from this position to better control the situation; otherwise, the "Lingbo Cannon" would have been able to fire long ago, given its range of sixty kilometers.
After the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannon" was debugged, Long Ze'er ordered: "Blow up the mountain opposite the town."
While the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannon" could easily wipe out those small towns, the wealth accumulated by Kret and the bandits would also be wiped out.
Therefore, Long Ze'er's first shot was just a demonstration.
The shells, like specks of light, were launched and exploded on the mountain opposite the town almost instantly.
Boom!
The violent explosion destroyed many wooden buildings in the town across the mountain.
When the flames from the explosion disappeared, half of the mountain had vanished without a trace.
The people of the town seemed to swarm like bees from a hive, suddenly appearing all over the town's streets.
They didn't know what was going on, but they instinctively sensed danger, and they were all like headless flies, running around aimlessly.
"Keep moving forward!" Long Ze'er ordered.
The "Extraordinary Puppet" quickly dismantled the "Portable Spirit Wave Cannon," and the anti-bandit squad continued its advance.
Once the "Extraordinary Puppets" had all set off, Longzel noticed Gerald and the others standing there dumbfounded: "What are you waiting for? Run!"
Gerald and the others weren't "waiting for anything," but rather they were terrified.
Although they were dozens of kilometers apart, they could still feel the power of the shell. After the battle the day before yesterday, they thought that the "Governor's Guard" used "big hand grenades" and machine guns, which were already the most powerful weapons of the "Governor's Guard".
Only then did they realize that the "Governor's Guard" had not used heavy weapons at all during the previous battle.
If they had used that cannon back then, hundreds of their state guard soldiers wouldn't even know how they died.
Gerald swallowed hard before quickly giving the order: "Run...run forward!"
A few kilometers ahead, Lonzel fired another shell, this time closer to the town of Kret.
This further fueled the panic in the town, followed by sporadic gunfire, as if Krett's elite troops were maintaining order.
After that, Longzel would fire a shot every few kilometers. By the time of the third shot, even Kret's elite troops could not withstand the pressure and joined the chaotic crowd.
For those who have never seen a "Lingbo Cannon," this weapon is enough to overturn their understanding.
Before this, they would never have imagined that the weapon would be so powerful!
In the devastating explosion, their confidence and spirit were shattered by Long Ze'er's continuous pressure. Now they only had one thought left: escape!
Of course, Long Ze'er wouldn't give them such an opportunity. Wherever most people ran, he would fire a cannon in that direction, and then the bandits would flee back in a panic, running in another direction.
When Long Ze'er led his men to attack the town, they encountered almost no resistance. After a few shots and shouts, the bandits, who were already in a state of panic, surrendered one after another.
Several extraordinary individuals among the bandits did not surrender, but only two of them were Sequence 7, and they were easily dealt with by Long Ze'er.
The battle lasted only half an hour, and over a thousand prisoners were captured.
They actually had the opportunity to capture more prisoners, but they didn't need that much manpower right now, so Longzel ordered them to leave all their belongings and go.
Gerald considered reminding Mr. Ronzel that it would be difficult to capture these people if they were released deep into the mountains, but then he thought that he didn't know what new weapons the new governor had.
What might have been an insurmountable problem for the previous state guard could be easily solved by the new governor.
So in the end, he didn't give him a warning.
Then Long Ze'er began to loot the town's valuables, which was their main objective for this operation.
The looting was carried out by the "Governor's Guard," while the security forces were responsible for guarding the prisoners.
The members of the security team had no objections to this arrangement.
After all, they had already plundered the nobles' wealth once today.
By evening, the battle was over. After interrogation, it was revealed that "Eagle" Kret was one of the Sequence 7s that Longzel had killed earlier.
The other Sequence 7 was sent by the Intis.
The bandit-suppression team guarded the prisoners, stayed overnight in the town, and then escorted them back home with their spoils.
These people only took the valuables that were easy to carry. There was still a large amount of grain in the town, which they couldn't take this time. They could only send a dozen or so security guards to watch over it and organize more people to move it as soon as possible.
After winning the first battle against the bandits, Long Ze'er led his team to quickly eliminate two other bandit groups.
Odis and Longzel were initially worried that after the leaders of the two bandit groups died, the bandits might rob the wealth accumulated by the leaders and escape.
As a result, Mr. Eden, sent by Fenneport, helped them a great deal. He spent a lot of effort to keep the two bandit groups in check, and there was no looting or escape.
What Odis was most concerned about, the wealth accumulated by those bandits over the years, was finally in his hands.
However, because the State of Vautai borders the Kingdom of Fenneport, much of the wealth has already been transferred.
Even so, the series of operations yielded an astonishing amount of supplies. All the large chests that Odis had brought from Azshara were filled, and many valuables were simply left lying around in the corners of the rooms.
Odis brought in Kena, who was in charge of finances, and had him, along with several "extraordinary puppets," count the cash and register and appraise the gold, silver, and jewels.
At this point, the crisis in Vientiane State was essentially resolved.
Of course, the bandit problem persists, as a large number of bandits have fled to the deep mountains, and soon someone will organize them into a new bandit army.
However, this is no longer Odis's focus for the time being. His next step is to expand the security force and recruit a large number of clerks to work for the government, while dismissing many state government officials.
All of these actions are aimed at making the state government more efficient.
...
Cornell, the special envoy of Beecher, a high-ranking official in the western province, saw the mountain above the wall as he passed by the road built on the cliff, and it appeared that a large-scale collapse had occurred recently.
Connor found it strange; he hadn't heard of any earthquakes in Vouttia recently.
However, he didn't take it too seriously and quickly passed through the area with a few entourage.
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Connor's mission this time was to deliver a commendation order from a high-ranking official to Governor Odis Garr, as well as the 20,000 sassins that the high-ranking official had previously promised.
News of what had happened in Wotai had reached Azshara, including the deaths of the two barons and a telegram from Odis requesting assistance.
Just as Odis had predicted, the Duke of Bowen ultimately chose to remain silent.
That way, Bitchell could issue the commendation order openly and legitimately, and at the same time send someone to find out the specifics.
Two weeks after Governor Odis took office, Connor noticed while in Solotour that Voutai had set up a "safe station" at the train station.
Caravans traveling to Vientiane would be escorted free of charge by the Vientiane security forces.
Connor believed that as long as these caravans did not suffer too much economic loss, the policy would surely lead to a rapid boom in commerce in Voteia.
Just as he was thinking this, Connor saw many people standing on both sides of the road ahead.
He couldn't help but frown. He thought he had hidden his whereabouts very well, so why would anyone come to greet him?
However, upon closer inspection, they discovered that the people there were not there to greet them; they seemed to be waiting for someone from the direction of Wotai City.
So Connor got off the carriage early and asked the people by the roadside, "Who are you waiting for?"
The passerby glanced at Connor before saying, "Wait for the governor's bodyguard."
Connor was taken aback: "Is the captain of the guard coming to suppress bandits?"
Generally, when encountering a bandit suppression team, everyone should try to stay away, right? After all, it's often difficult to tell whether such a team is there to suppress bandits or to become robbers themselves.
"No, it's to bring in a few robbers to be executed," another person said.
This made Connor even more puzzled: "Are the robbers going to be brought here to be executed?"
He remembered that it was about a day's journey from here to Wotai City.
"You look like an outsider." A middle-aged man waiting by the roadside smiled and said, "When the new governor passed through this village on his way to office, he heard that a band of bandits led by Krett had brutally murdered a family."
"Only an old woman was left in that family, who committed suicide out of despair."
"The new governor said that after the bandits of Clayt were wiped out, the murderer would be brought to the family's grave and shot."
"You just happened to arrive today when the governor's bodyguard was bringing someone in."
At this point, people started discussing it. Someone said, "Have you heard? The governor has only been in office for four or five days, and he has already wiped out the three largest bandit groups."
"What, four or five days? I heard it was three days?"
"I have a relative in Wotai City, and I specifically asked him about it! Let me tell you, this governor is definitely a favorite of the god of knowledge and wisdom. He instigated a battle between the two barons and the bandits. Although the two barons died, the bandits suffered considerable losses. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the governor ordered the suppression of the bandits, and easily wiped out the three largest bandit groups."
"Those two barons should have died long ago. They have the power to attack the bandits, but they never bother to deal with them. Hmph..."
"..."
Connor listened quietly to the side, and soon he realized that bringing those bandits here to be executed was very likely a show put on by Odis Gar.
The aim was to make the public aware of the current situation in Vientiane, and this highly dramatic performance has already helped the surrounding residents accept the new governor.
Because they learned that a large group of bandits had been wiped out, everyone felt hopeful.
By this time, Connor was beginning to admire Odis, who had managed to give hope to the people of a state that had been in chaos for so long in such a short time.
At this moment, a small procession appeared on the road in the distance. Everyone stopped talking and looked in the direction of Wotai City.
The column moved forward quickly, and soon Connor saw the man at the front of the column wearing a Remnburg uniform, riding a white horse, and looking quite spirited.
Behind them was a group of soldiers escorting a prison cart toward them.
At first, the people around just watched quietly. Then someone threw a stone at the people in the prison cart.
Then more and more people followed suit.
The escorts did not stop them, but simply tried to avoid the stones.
Soon, the prisoners were beaten bloody from head wounds in fear. Although they kept begging for mercy, the onlookers threw things at them more and more fiercely.
When they were taken to the grave of the old woman who had committed suicide, they were already half-dead from being crushed.
Captain Long Ze'er gave everyone a brief speech, roughly saying that with the arrival of the new governor, the bandit army would be gradually and completely wiped out.
Starting today, murder and robbery will be punishable by death.
Several gunshots rang out, and the robbers were executed.
Connor noticed that the weapon used by the "Governor's Guard" was a rifle he had never seen before, which appeared to be capable of automatic fire!
He wondered if this was the latest equipment from Rune, because Connor had heard from a high-ranking official in Bigeel that Governor Odis Garr was born in Backlund.
After the bandits were shot dead, the crowd cheered.
Connor thought to himself: With cheers, order and government credibility in Vote State have been restored.
After Longzel left and the crowd dispersed, Connor continued on his way.
When they were still half a day's journey from Wotai City, Connor saw a small caravan protected by the security team. This caravan was not from out of town, but was made up of small merchants from Wotai City.
They mainly sell daily necessities, and they will stop in the villages along the way for one or two hours to trade with the villagers.
Previously, due to the large number of bandits, there hadn't been any small caravans like this for several years.
Upon entering Wotai City, Connor saw that the streets were filled with the activity of repairing dilapidated shops.
Connor learned that the new governor had given every shopkeeper along the street a sum of money to repair their storefronts, supposedly from spoils of war by the bandits.
With these people leading the way, the whole city seems to have come alive, and after some renovations, it will also improve the city's image.
Instead of going to the state government immediately, Connor found a hotel to stay in.
He then learned a lot of information, such as that the security team had expanded its recruitment, and all the members recruited this time were people who had been driven out of their hometowns by the bandits and had no choice but to come to Wotai City.
Because they didn't have much savings, only a small number of them got job opportunities, and most of them became homeless in Wotai City.
For a time, theft and robbery occurred frequently.
In order to make management easier, the previous self-governing council had confined them to a corner of the city and prevented them from coming out.
It is said that the area became a living hell, and many people starved to death.
After the new governor arrived, he provided them with food and recruited some of the relatively healthy members into the security force.
Because the banditry had not been completely resolved, they were unwilling to return to their hometowns. So the new governor arranged for these refugees to work on the railway outside the city, providing them not only with food but also, it is said, with a small amount of wages.
The second astonishing piece of news Connor heard was that the new governor was using the money seized from the robbers to build the railroad.
This made Connor realize that his second objective was unlikely to be achieved.
Originally, Bichir had heard that the wealth of the nobles and bandits of Wotai Prefecture had been seized by Odis, and he hoped to obtain some funds from Odis, as the provincial government's deficit was simply too high.
After all, it was a large sum of money, which Odis couldn't spend all at once.
But if Odis wanted to build a railway, that amount of money probably wouldn't be enough.
To verify the authenticity of the railroad construction, Connor went to the construction site outside the city and saw that tens of thousands of people were already working there.
Most of them were emaciated refugees, but their work didn't seem too strenuous; they were clearing the site to build a train station.
Connor thought it was a bit ridiculous; the railway hadn't even started construction yet, and they were building a train station first!
However, after smoking a few cigars and chatting with a junior officer of the sheriff's office, he realized that he had underestimated the problem.
It is said that while Governor Odis was suppressing bandits, he invited a designer from Rune to begin planning the railway.
The first thing to determine is the location of the train station, because as long as there are design drawings, construction can begin, and there is no need for surveying like for railway lines.
Connor understood, of course, that the purpose of doing this was to give the refugees a job so that they could survive.
The engineer is currently surveying the railway line in the mountains, and it is said that many tunnels need to be dug.
Meanwhile, in Wotai City, in addition to starting construction on the train station, some factories are also being built. It is said that the new governor wants to produce everything needed for the railway, such as rails and sleepers.
Connor knew, of course, that rails were very difficult to manufacture, and that only two or three steel mills in the entire Remburg were capable of making them.
But the sheriff's junior officer said that the governor had brought in several workers from somewhere, or some people said they had been kidnapped. The workers were in charge of overseeing the construction of these factories, and it was said that once they were completed, the equipment would be brought in and production would begin.
Connor once again marveled at Governor Odis's efficiency!
Furthermore, he believed that the workers must have been kidnapped, since the governor had been a pirate and was perfectly capable of doing such a thing.
Connor's trip to Vottae these past few days has been very fruitful. In a telegram to his senior official, Büchel, he commented: "Odis Garr is absolutely a tough governor. I believe he will certainly find a solution to the problem of small bandit groups roaming the deep mountains. Vottae will be more prosperous than before, once again becoming Remenberg's bulwark in the west."
A few days later, Connell went to the state government to issue a commendation order and transferred the provincial government's allocation to the Wotai state government.
However, Governor Odis was not present; he was received by the governor's assistant, Ms. Mandy, a lady with exquisite makeup and impeccable attire.
He speaks with elegance and possesses a refined demeanor; he is currently responsible for the daily operations of the state government.
She told Connell that the governor had gone to the mountains to survey the railway line and that she couldn't get in touch with him.
...
Actually, Odis accompanied Bernadette to see the snow-capped mountains.
After arriving in Wotai City, I worked hard for half a month, and finally, things were back on track throughout the state.
During this time, Odis continued to attend the Tarot meetings as usual, but there was nothing particularly important to discuss at the recent meetings.
Occasionally, he would return to Cruz Island to check on the progress of its development, since the pirate convention was just a week away.
Whenever he had time, Odis would take Bernadette to see the snow-capped mountains.
The average altitude of Wotai Prefecture has reached more than 2,000 meters, and there are several snow-capped mountains with beautiful scenery.
Odis prepared chairs and a small table, and the two of them sat on a secluded meadow, drinking tea and admiring the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains.
After watching quietly for more than ten minutes, Odis said, "When the banditry was not so serious, there were still some noble manors at the foot of the snow-capped mountains in Wotai Prefecture."
"The banditry has been too severe in recent years, and those manors have long been abandoned."
"I could take it over, renovate it, and turn it into a snow mountain hotel to attract wealthy businessmen and nobles to come and spend money."
Bernadette smiled and said, "Those nobles will definitely send people to demand these estates."
"How can you prove they belong to them?" Odis had no intention of indulging the nobles: "If you call them, will they respond?"
Bernadette remarked, "Votai is truly fortunate to have a governor like you."
Then she said, "Let's talk about the space we're going to explore."
Odis had already asked Bernadette to prepare in advance that after viewing the snow-capped mountains, they would explore the space within the sealed artifact.
"I went in once when I was in Sequence 7," Odis described. "It was a meadow that was always raining, and my spiritual feeling was that it was the real world, but it wasn't."
"In the distance of that meadow, there seemed to be many dangerous figures moving about. At the time, those figures seemed to be of a very high level."
"Some time ago, I learned from another source that there seems to be a 'Gus Staff' in that space, so I thought of exploring that space as soon as possible."
Bernadette nodded slowly: "Your main goal is the 'Staff of Guth'?"
"Yes," Odis said. "If there are any other gains, those below the demigod level will be mine, and those above the demigod level will be yours."
This is the best way to distribute the spoils, since it would be difficult for Odis to obtain demigod-level loot all by himself.
After finishing their business, the two talked about the current situation in Wotai Prefecture.
Bernadette asked the question she had been wanting to ask all this time: "Why did you insist on building that railway?"
"First of all, it can provide a large number of jobs," Odis said. "This is a tangible benefit that the local people can receive."
"The second objective is to further popularize the extraordinary tools I have invented, and also to find further improvement solutions in practical applications. I also plan to use these tools to train the first batch of extraordinary tool developers."
"Third, and most importantly, we must restore public confidence and the government's credibility."
"The fact that such a difficult project can be successfully completed fully demonstrates the current capabilities of the state government, thereby boosting everyone's confidence and strengthening their sense of unity."
Bernadette fell silent; she had never imagined that Odis would use this railway to accomplish so much.
In the past few days, Bernadette felt that she had really made the right choice in coming here; otherwise, she would never have imagined that Odis would be so capable in handling political affairs.
She felt that if Odis had a broader stage, she would definitely receive more surprises. She even considered whether to create broader opportunities for Odis.
As she pondered, she looked up at the majestic snow-capped mountains again, quietly appreciating the beautiful scenery.
It wasn't until sunset, when the two saw the golden glow of the setting sun on the snow-capped mountains, that they tidied up the table and chairs and returned to Wotai City through the spirit world.
That night, the two went to bed early, and the next morning, refreshed and ready, they made their final preparations.
Then Odis summoned Longzel and had him stand guard outside his door. Odis took out a small, circular crystal with a faint starlight shimmering inside.
After hanging the "Star Ring" on his door, Odis opened the door again to find that the outside world had turned into a wasteland.
The sky was overcast with dark clouds and a light drizzle was falling, making it feel rather chilly.
Odis and Bernadette surveyed their surroundings and, finding no danger, stepped into the wilderness one after the other.
Upon entering the wilderness, they immediately sensed many malicious gazes directed at them from afar.
Bernadette looked up at the sky, as if she could see the constellations through the clouds: "This is indeed the real world, and it should be within the territory of the Republic of Intis."
Odis was taken aback: "The official extraordinary beings of Intis didn't even notice this strange space?"
Bernadette withdrew her gaze: "This space isn't entirely in the real world, so it's normal that we didn't discover it. And if I'm not mistaken, this should be a special space formed during the war of the gods."