Struggle in the Steam Age

Lawrence was also relieved after communicating with the little doll and knowing that she was fine now. He didn't get to the bottom of it and asked Nora about the specific research on that thing. After all, based on the relationship between the two of them, if Nora thinks that her next job is related to Lawrence, she will definitely tell him. If she doesn't say anything now, it means that she has little relationship with him. Naturally, there is no need to waste time at this time ask.

Communication through soul connection is much faster than words, so after Lawrence and the doll had a quick exchange, they had just arrived at the bilge of the Enterprise. Because this location is already below the waterline, it looks a little dark and damp, only a few security lights surrounded by barbed wire on the wall are still on.

"It's right here." The chief mate shouted loudly, because the power cabin is behind and the sound insulation effect is not good, so the whole ground floor is not only a bit stuffy, but also very noisy. So much so that the first officer had to shout loudly to ensure that what he said could be heard from the mechanical noise.

Hearing this, Lawrence immediately looked forward, only to see that the other party had emptied part of the storage compartment on the lower floor to hold these things. After all, this journey only takes about a week now, and they don't need to prepare as many supplies as before. Just enough to free up space for these things.

After opening the door, Lawrence found that various supplies were normally placed on one shelf, while the other shelf had been emptied, and densely packed boxes were placed on it. Each of these boxes was half the size of a man, and all were fastened to the lower deck with rope nets and screws.

"What's in these boxes?" Lawrence asked curiously, pointing to these boxes, because judging from the various preparations and facilities for fixing this box, it is likely that there is a batch of fragile or precious items inside. s things. Otherwise, there is no need for such tight packaging.

"It includes a batch of tapestries, tableware, decorations and red wine." The first mate introduced, "Your aunt came to the port area to ask us about the specific situation here. These things were sent by her and the housekeeper. I sent it to you after the telegram communication. After all, the Harvest Festival is coming soon, and we need to prepare a lot of things for the banquet."

"You're right." After hearing what the first mate said, Lawrence opened one or two boxes and took a look. Sure enough, he saw that all of them were wrapped imported Aurora porcelain and gold and silver tableware full of Erythian style. . "In this regard, my aunt did help me a lot, otherwise I would have a hard time meeting those distinguished guests."

Apparently, this pile of things was all sent by his aunt when Lawrence figured out why the cotton field was infested with insects and led the team to the Gobi. As a nobleman, Viscount Doropia naturally knew what he should do when Lawrence provided extra help in his affairs.

Indeed, this kind of help exceeds the agreement between the two parties. But because this matter is an unavoidable matter in the settlement of the cotton field insect disaster of the Viscount Doropia, the two parties can have two choices at this time. On the one hand, Lawrence unconditionally withdraws voluntarily and is not regarded as the party that violated the agreement.

On the other hand, Lawrence took over such a task and continued to advance this task. If this is the case, Viscount Doropia will have to pay more. And these remuneration must correspond to Lawrence's contribution in this incident, otherwise he will be considered a stingy person.

Of course, it is impossible for the viscount to pay Lawrence only such a small amount. These things were sent only because Lawrence needed them now. At the same time, this is also a gesture, an attitude that expresses that he will pay Lawrence according to the established rules.

It has to be said that the arrival of these things is very good news for Lawrence. Because in order to start the development of New Sauer Island as soon as possible before, all the available tonnage on the coming ship was filled with things related to the development, so this kind of various utensils that can be used to entertain people with status are all insufficient.

Fortunately, considering that there must be no house to live in at the time, everyone brought a batch of furniture and tents when they set off, including most of the equipment that Earl Sauer used to camp in the past. And this batch of things finally made Lawrence and the others not too ugly in the subsequent reception work, but if it weren't for the batch of tableware sent by his aunt, Lawrence might have used that cheap tableware to entertain his surroundings in the resplendent tent neighbors.

If the cutlery and setting were just passable, the drinks were even worse. After all, Lawrence only had time to think about the necessities of survival when he set off, and drinks were naturally not. So now all he has in hand is some poor-quality wine made from local fruits or taro. Although he prepared top-notch black tea to promote at this banquet, it would be too shabby if there were no alcoholic beverages at this banquet where nobles gather.

Of course, as a pioneering nobleman, it's normal for some things to be unsatisfactory at the beginning. So even if he took a bunch of cheap cutlery, the absence of drinks at the banquet would not affect his reputation too much. But in any case, it is always a good thing if this kind of thing has the ability to do better.

I don't know if it's because of the ups and downs that Lawrence encountered before, but this journey can be said to be smooth. Six days later, the Enterprise docked smoothly at the pier in New Sauer. Compared with when he left before, Lawrence found that the biggest difference was that the port area seemed much less crowded.

Not many people came to greet them on the pier, because Lawrence had previously made a rule requiring that the rest of the ceremony be simplified as much as possible except for the necessary etiquette. After all, this is a pioneering territory, and there is no point in engaging in so many red tapes except wasting everyone's energy and wasting a lot of time.

Therefore, most of this group of people are workers who carry supplies at the port, and they come here mainly to remove the things that the Viscount lent him and gave him from the Enterprise. And Sai Feier stood at the forefront of the small group of people, looking not very happy. Just smiled politely.

Lawrence naturally knew what was going on. After all, he had been delayed for too long because of too many unexpected things. Although there are various reasons for this, and each reason is very legitimate. But for Saifeier, he released her pigeons again this time.

Fortunately, on the way back, Lawrence thought about this problem and made corresponding preparations. So after seeing this scene, he hurried forward and took Safir's hand and moved over to comfort him. Under his soft and hard foam, Safir finally relaxed his previously tense face, showing a helpless expression.

"Okay, I'll spare you this time." Safir said, waving his hand lightly. "But I hope I can keep your promise next time. Don't be like this again."

"Next time, definitely next time." Lawrence, who knew he was wrong, said with a smile on his face. After exchanging pleasantries with Safiel who greeted him on the pier, Lawrence, Safiel and Nora got into the carriage together Residential rush. After all, the Harvest Festival banquet will be held the day after tomorrow, so as the host here, Lawrence must make some targeted preparations.

"The overall rice harvest this season is very good." On the carriage, Safiel took out the ledger and said to Lawrence. "It's about 20% more than what we expected before the harvest. I think this should be good news for the banquet we plan to hold later, especially for our guests."