r18novel Chapter 144 Moen's Attack
Chapter 144 Moen's Attack
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That same day, Jiude returned home by "private jet".
Several large crows were pulling an "airplane" through the sky. The speed was fast and the ride was quite smooth. As the first customer of the "Crow Express," Jiude gave a good review, saying that apart from being a little apprehensive, there were no other problems.
"Dad! What is this?!"
Lucy was overjoyed to see Jiude return.
The "airplane" being pulled by several large crows naturally caught her attention, and the little girl asked with a curious expression.
"This is a Corvus aircraft."
Jude replied with a rather strange expression, saying that according to Moen, controlling these crows was a power granted to him by the Corvus constellation.
Although Jude himself is not a Celestial Spirit Mage, his wife is an excellent one. Leila possesses three keys to the Zodiac, so Jude has a considerable understanding of Celestial Spirits.
How so?
Now he realized that Moen was definitely not using celestial magic, or at least it was completely different from the celestial magic he knew. No wonder Moen was unwilling to teach Lucy celestial magic before.
They are completely different things, so naturally they cannot be taught.
"The Corvus aircraft?"
Lucy stared wide-eyed at the crows with curiosity. Were these crows all celestial spirits of the constellation "Crow"?
"It doesn't seem like it."
Although Lucy was young, she knew more about the Protoss than Jud, and she could naturally tell that these crows were not quite right and were obviously very different from the Protoss.
"Lucy, here you go."
Jiude took out his book, interrupting Lucy, who was staring at the crows with great curiosity.
"What is it?"
Lucy's eyes widened as she took the book in surprise. Although she hadn't seen the whole thing yet, she already had a clue what it was.
"Sherlock Holmes! It's Mr. Mohn's signature!"
After receiving the book, Lucy shouted happily. Looking at the words written on the pages, Lucy read them carefully, her heart filled with excitement.
"To Lucy, I hope you grow up happily and become the person you want to be! —Mount Doleah"
Looking at the words above, Lucy was deeply moved. Although they had never met, she truly regarded Moen as her idol.
Um, it's just that Moen's "Celestial Magic" seems a bit strange.
"Thank you, Dad!"
Lucy hugged "Sherlock Holmes" tightly and thanked Jude earnestly. She hadn't expected her father to actually get Moen's autograph for her; she thought he had completely forgotten.
"I happened to have some business to attend to with him, so I asked him for an autograph."
Jiude stroked his beard and spoke in a deliberately indifferent manner.
In front of his daughter, he always had a stern face and maintained a composed demeanor, appearing calm, serious, and earnest. Perhaps as a father, he felt that this was normal.
"Have you finished your homework today?"
After exchanging a few words, Jiude shifted the topic to his daughter's studies, as he genuinely didn't know what to say to her.
"I finished everything, and the teacher praised me for doing a great job."
Lucy replied happily that this was the first time in a long time that her father had shown concern for her; he had never asked about her before.
"Oh, that's good."
Jiude gave a curt reply and then fell silent.
The father and daughter walked back into the house together. The "Raven Express" stopped right in front of their house, and it took them a while to go inside, which shows how big their house is.
The surrounding area, consisting of several hills and a market that resembles a city, all belong to his family. This is their private territory, where they are completely self-sufficient, forming an internal cycle.
"Get some rest."
After saying that, Jiude returned to his room, feeling like he was fleeing in panic; this was the limit of what he could do.
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Watching her father leave quickly, Lucy pursed her lips and hugged the book in her arms tightly. Actually, if it were just a signed book by Moen, it wouldn't have made her so excited. It was her father who specially got it for her, and that was the main reason that excited her.
Lucy sensed that her father seemed to have changed a little, but not by much, which gave her a strange feeling.
Three days later, Moen and Jude Heartfilia set off together on the Raven Express from Magnolia, flying towards the important southern city of Servilia, where many nobles from the south were also heading.
"The Duke of Savalu of the Jolenoru family is the main troublemaker. The Jolenoru family has a lot of power in the south. If we develop a railway in the south, it will inevitably affect their interests. In fact, I think they are not necessarily against the construction of the railway, but only against the fact that the railway is not under their control."
In "Raven Express," Jude recounts the information he has gathered, and he emphasizes a special figure: Duke Savalu of the Julenoru family, a prominent nobleman from the south.
The Julenoru family has long been entrenched in the south, with deep-rooted power, and can influence many things. They can even lead other nobles to resist the kingdom's policies, and the kingdom can't do much about them. They can't just force them all to rebel, can they?
"They don't want to build the railway, probably because they want to reduce the kingdom's influence over them, right?"
Moen listened silently and roughly guessed some of the reasons why the Duke of Savalou did not support the construction of the railway. If the railway were built, the entire southern region would be more closely connected with the kingdom, and the kingdom's influence on the south would be even deeper.
This is certainly a good thing for the Kingdom of Fiore, but it is not a good thing for the princes and nobles who are acting as local tyrants in the south. Once the royal power extends here, they will all have to bow down, and their interests will definitely be harmed.
"There must be that factor involved; otherwise, building a railway would be very convenient for them, and they would have no reason to refuse."
Jiude nodded, agreeing with Moen's statement. Therefore, the idea of laying a railway network connecting the entire country in the south would face many complex problems and encounter considerable resistance.
"It's okay, I believe they will understand."
Moen smiled and spoke with confidence. He wanted to see whether his fists were harder or those local tyrants in the south were more stubborn!
Soon, the "Raven Express" arrived at its destination, Serbia, a major city in the south, known as the "Royal Capital" of the south.
It is as famous as Crocas, the capital of the Kingdom of Fiore. Crocas is full of different flowers and is therefore known as the "City of Flowers". Serville is also known as the "City of Roses" because it produces a variety of roses.
"Gah!"
The crows cawed hoarsely as they landed the "airplane" in the venue. The venue chosen by Jude was located on a mountain outside Serville, in a hunting ground.
"How about a hunting trip?"
Moen smiled; this actually had a certain charm.
"There's no other way; we have to cater to the tastes of these nobles."
Jiude looked helpless. Although he had amassed a great fortune, he was not actually a person who was extravagant and pleasure-seeking. Of course, this was in comparison to these nobles. In reality, his family's wealth was also ridiculously large.
However, Jude really didn't have any random hobbies. His mind was still on his work, and he had no desire for pleasure. He himself didn't usually go hunting.
"Putting their preferences into account? That's not the right approach; it puts us at a disadvantage from the start."
Moen shook his head and said that he didn't think Jude's pandering would be of any use, and those nobles wouldn't give up their interests because of this.
"We have to get them to want to come."
Jiude shrugged. There was nothing he could do about it. His influence was limited, and it was already difficult enough to get people to come over.
"Listen to my plan. Forget the hunting, just arrange a dinner party. Everyone can sit down and have a good talk. If we can reach an agreement, that's great. If not..."
Moen smiled and said, "They've already been tricked into coming here, so what's the harm in letting them do whatever they want now? They're already here, do you think these nobles can just go back? Even if they're really that temperamental, they've already come up the mountain, do you think they can just come down whenever they want?"
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Jiude stared at Moen in shock, speechless for a moment. Although he knew that he couldn't keep compromising with these nobles, as compromise was useless, they had only just begun to make contact, and they were already about to tear off the mask of civility.
"Isn't this a bit too rushed?"
Jiude thought he was already a radical, but in front of Moen, his radicalism seemed a bit conservative.
"What's the rush? Of course not. We're just expressing our attitude. This first meeting is to make our stance clear so they don't misjudge us. Otherwise, what if they really think we're easy to bully?"
Moen said with a smile, but his tone was anything but polite, and his eyes were already narrowed.
"If there are fewer people who make misjudgments, there will be fewer acts of killing, which can be considered as accumulating merit."
Moen grinned, his tone menacing. He already knew that these noble opposition figures were definitely going to take action against Jiude, and what he had to do was protect Jiude, find something on these people, and then uproot them all!
"Then let's do it your way?"
Jude hesitated slightly, still feeling that Moen's approach was too radical.
There was no way around it; Jiude was, after all, a businessman, and he had a businessman's mindset. Most of the time, he still thought about resolving issues through discussion and negotiation.
Jiude invited Moen over only to secure an opportunity to negotiate with those nobles, to intimidate them, and then to give him a chance for equal negotiations.
"Do as I say."
Moen nodded, instructing Jiude to listen to him.
After accepting the mission, Moen decided not to play around with these southern nobles. Instead, he went straight for the kill. He wanted to see who dared to stand in his way of getting the Gold Cloth!
(End of this chapter)