Defying the Fate of Beheading

He suddenly called out as they were walking:

"Wait for me here for a moment."

Then he turned and headed towards the cemetery.

With the departure of the teacher and students, the cemetery became quiet again.

He walked back in the direction he had left, suddenly seeing someone lingering in front of Rogen's grave.

He looked instinctively.

He saw a graceful woman wearing a white sun hat, squatting in front of the grave, burning something.

The back view looked somewhat familiar.

He stepped a little closer.

He heard the woman's murmurs.

"It's strange, wherever I stand, the flames blow towards me, scorching my cheek as I try to avoid them..."

"Sometimes I wonder if, separated by life and death, contact with you is forbidden, so when you touch my face, it hurts this much."

"Master Rogen's daughter?"

Louis recalled what he had just heard.

Suddenly, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

"Master Rogen, it seems things aren't as bad as they say!"

However, when the woman raised her head, Louis saw a pair of eyes wet with tears.

Those eyes were very beautiful.

But that wasn't the most important thing.

Because he recognized the person.

"Qian?"

...

The next day

[Location: Department of Commerce]

A group of people were gathering here at this time.

Judging by their attire, there were officials responsible for commerce, and new nobility following behind Marquis York.

There were even figures such as the Master of the White Tower, Gandalf, or the Patriarch of the Todd Family.

At this moment, Louis, attending in the identity of Mayer and wearing a mask, was standing behind Marquis York.

The people attending today gathered together for one thing.

[Concerning the Procurement Plan for New Equipment in the Waste Processing Plant]

Louis looked at everyone and couldn't help but contemplate the events of the past few days.

The White Tower had previously reached a strategic cooperation agreement with him, with both sides jointly investing in technology, attempting to break through the dominant technology in waste processing devices held by the Elven race.

And now, this technology has already breached the basic threshold.

In other words, although the processing capability still needs improvement, it indeed possesses the initial ability to process waste.

However, the new technology needs time to develop from basic to mature.

Although it can now be pushed to the market to compete with the Elven race, an immature system struggles to meet domestic needs, let alone expand beyond Ense.

According to the suggestions from the White Tower, they want to establish a ten-year plan, methodically improving the processing level of waste processing facilities, and completing a cornering overtake within five to ten years.

When Beatrice talked to him about this, it caught his attention.

Because Beatrice told him that, although the White Tower's technology now has more development potential, it's impossible to leave the procurement of waste processing facilities vacant for long.

Even if they want to gradually replace waste processing facilities, a generational gap is needed.

After all, it's impossible to leave waste piled up around without upgrading or to use an immature technology.

So, after reviewing several files with his main wife, Louis found out that the market currently isn't just dominated by facilities from the Supreme Forest.

The dwarves from Furnace Castle, merchants from Dragon Empire, and Am Empire all have respective facilities, although they're not yet mature.

In fact, even with new technology, the Empire could at most gradually replace equipment and couldn't completely abandon the Supreme Forest.

So Louis offered an interesting suggestion.