After dealing with the Asanassi who broke into Hesse, Xiao Zhi and Lance returned to the corpse palace together.

When only Xiao Zhi and Lance were left, Xiao Zhi asked unintentionally, "Lance, how long have you been in Hesse?"

Lance thought for a while: "It's probably more than five hundred years old."

Xiao Zhi: "What was Hessian and the lord like back then?"

Although Assen didn't seem to be kind to him at all, he still wanted to know the reason for Assen's change. To him, Assen is a friend who hasn't been separated for a long time. Of course, he should be concerned about his friend's sudden change in temperament.

What did Asen go through to become what he is now? always feel that...that shouldn't be a pleasant experience.

Every time he thinks of this, Xiao Zhi feels stuffy in his heart. It feels like he has some important treasure in his family, but he was heavily scratched when he left.

He couldn't rashly appear in front of Asen with his true colors. What if Asen directly gave him a sword and sent him back to the resurrection point?

In this way, the clerk will definitely not be successful.

Not only did the teacher's research go to waste, but Xiao Zhi himself had a hard time finding an opportunity to approach Asen. He wants to maintain the status quo as much as possible, and then rely on the identity of the secretary to learn more information. Even if he can't ask Assen directly, it is a good choice to ask his colleagues.

Lance: "It seems to be no different from now."

Xiao Zhi: "What about earlier? The lord is so powerful, what did he look like at the beginning?"

Lance shook his head: "I don't know, he was already very powerful when I heard about him. At that time he was constantly challenging the strong in Hesse, and anyone who was defeated had to submit to him. The knight commanders almost They were all defeated by him at that time, and the forces of Hesse were unified by him little by little."

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but sketch the picture in his mind. In the dark forest, Asen in black armor was holding a long sword, constantly defeating the strong and ascending the throne of the lord. At that time, he must have been very high-spirited.

However, Xiao Zhi has always been a little concerned about the five-hundred-year period, why there is a gap of one hundred years before he leaves.

He asked, "What about five hundred years ago? Did you hear anything about the lord during that time?"

Lance still shook his head: "The lord's past is very mysterious, no one knows it, and he never talks about his past. He seems to appear suddenly and exists to unify Hesse."

Xiao Zhi: "What about the wanted order? I remember that it has been hanging for many years. When I was sorting out the documents, I received a lot of suggestions about the wanted order. Is there any new information that can be added?"

Lance: "I don't know, the wanted order was issued by the lord himself back then, and all the information is on it. After so many years, the lord has not added any new information, nor has he revoked it. He never explained the relevant reasons, nor did he I haven't seen him mention it to anyone."

Xiao Zhi remembered one more thing: "How much do you know about Blaise, why do we keep fighting?"

"I do know this." Lance finally knew something, "Since the lord unified Hesse, Brace has launched an attack on Hesse, and new wars will appear every few decades. Especially when the pope changes, some popes will be very aggressive."

Xiao Zhi frowned: "Brace has always taken the initiative to attack Hesse?"

Lance nodded: "Yes, Brace's ground is so bright and smells of holy light, we don't like it there at all."

Xiao Zhi: "What's the reason for their attack?"

Lance: "Probably the light will definitely defeat the darkness or something, and I don't know why."

There was a guess in Xiao Zhi's heart, maybe Assen's change was related to Brace, and Brace had not given up on him until now for some purpose.

He took the name of Brace in his heart, and drew a key mark.

During this time, players gradually felt that Hesse had changed.

It is no longer the previous ferocious style that no one is allowed to enter, but has become a new ferocious style of plucking geese and fines.

When those cold undead knights saw the person who broke into the Hesse, they would take a chain and pay the fine according to the person in front of a black-clothed undead.

The undead in black is very treacherous, and will set different punishment amounts for each person according to their financial resources and affordability, which is just within the range that makes you feel pain but is barely bearable.

There are also hard-headed, life and death not paying, a posture that asks for money but not death, and wants to see what Hesse can do to them.

As a result, the guy actually pulled these players to work as coolies.

Players are bound by chains and can't escape, and there are special people who supervise you to prevent you from committing suicide. If your physical strength drops, you are still in charge of meals. It is simply inhumane. In the end, between paying the fine and using the teleporter, they were forced to choose the cheaper fine.

For a time, Hesse's prestige became louder.

More and more people were recruited, and the reputation of the undead in black gradually spread, and the players also knew that this was the new secretary of Hesse.

Moreover, he was suspected of being a Xiyue clan before his death.

Dolly Union, Hilaris.

Teague settled the trouble caused by a previous investor with his extensive network. Now, he is free to be a liar on the street again.

Today, he is still wearing the blue Xiyue clan robe, standing in the most crowded place, with a decent gentle smile on his beautiful face, blue eyes swept through the coming and going crowd, looking for new fat sheep .

The silly and sweet Athanasi people are still Teague's favorite, and they get a lot of attention from him.

Today he prepared a brand new investment project, a potion that can make people grow natural curly hair, and if he is willing to invest additionally, he can also develop a dyeing function. According to his observations, the Athanasi are very interested in tossing their hair and are happy to try many styles not found on the continent.

Teague also set up new scams specifically according to their preferences, oh no, investment, investment projects.

Because almost all of them were paying attention to the Asanasi people coming and going, he also heard the conversations of several nearby Asanasi people.

"Have you heard about that clerk in Hesse? He's about to take off my big pants! How on earth does he know my bottom line? The fine is called a precision!"

"Hahaha, you've also been recruited? You still don't believe it when I told you before."

"I think that guy must have been a Xiyue clan before he died, waiting on the street all day to deceive people."

Teague, who has been waiting on the street all day for deceitful people: "..."

He always felt despised, but when a liar needed a strong heart, he still had the cheek to eavesdrop.

"Even death can't change the profiteer nature of the Xiyue clan, it's really terrifying."

"Didn't you say that the undead have no desires? Why is he different?"

"You said that with such a secretary, will the Dolly Union ally with Hesse in the future?"

"Eh!? It doesn't seem impossible to say that..."

"Damn it, isn't it miserable for Brace? One of the two sides can fight and the other is rich. If they form an alliance, can it be called the proletariat and the bourgeoisie joining forces to fight feudal superstition."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! What a god against feudal superstition!"

Teague overheard: "???"

what's the situation? The Dolly League is about to ally with Hesse? As a well-informed liar, how did he not know about it?

Teague didn't have the heart to look for the fat sheep anymore. His handsome brows were slightly frowned, and he sat on the side and put on a beautiful contemplation picture of beauty, which attracted the attention of many passers-by.

The ocean is very holy in the hearts of the Xiyue people. According to their tradition, every Xiyue people will be buried at the bottom of the sea after death, allowing themselves to return to the sea, become a part of it, and gain eternal peace.

Even if someone died alone in a foreign land, as long as other Xiyue clan found out, they would try their best to help their fellow clan return to the sea.

After returning to the embrace of the sea, the dead souls of the Xiyue clan will be completely calm, so the dead Xiyue clan will hardly be converted into the undead.

Teague pondered: "Could it be that a senior died outside and became an undead because of the lingering resentment before death?"

During this period of time, he also heard a lot of rumors about the Hessian clerk and many deeds of the other party.

Teague did not doubt this race at all, because this style perfectly inherited the fine tradition of their Xiyue Clan, and it has a tendency to carry forward.

For a while, Xiao Zhi continued his life as a secretary.

He is already very skilled in the daily affairs of Hesse. In fact, the undead really don't have much to do except for fighting.

After all, they don’t eat, they don’t want money, and they don’t pay attention to what they wear. There are a lot of people who have worn a set of clothes for hundreds of years. Even many people who live there just dig a hole and bury it. The demand is so low that there is almost no There are no problems of people's livelihood in ordinary human countries.

Once there is a conflict between the undead, the fight will be resolved. If it can't be resolved, it will continue to fight until one of them breaks up, so that the two sides can be temporarily peaceful for a long time, and wait for the one who falls apart. Continue after recovery.

Hessen, what a good place with simple folk customs, Xiao Zhi sighed while sitting on the pile of documents that had shrunk a lot.

During this time he was working on planning the trade for Hesse.

The various rare materials produced by Hesse are just in demand for the Dazemen subcontinent. Whether it is casting, pharmaceuticals, magic materials, etc., there are many demand for Hessian materials.

However, Hessen's foreign trade is pitiful, and only has a little contact with the neighboring country of Chiba, and all of them are the initiative of the country of Chiba, and the materials produced are far lower than what the mainland needs.

Therefore, even if the Hessian side strictly prohibits outsiders from entering, some people will rush in and take risks under the stimulation of interests. Even though Hesse's fine system has been spread on the mainland, there are still people who dare to step into Hesse, and most of them are Asanassi who are not afraid of death.

As the saying goes, "blocking is worse than sparseness", Xiao Zhi was thinking of opening up an area on the edge of Hesse for the management of adventurers.

This area was originally the most explored area, and it was also the area where Xiao Zhi often received reports of intrusions. Carve out this area, let adventurers explore under the supervision of Hesse, and let them pay taxes to contribute to the development of Hesse.

But establishing a trade zone is not an easy task. Personnel arrangement, institutional planning, regional selection, building construction... all need to be planned in advance.

The most important thing is the consent of the lord.

Xiao Zhi also didn't know whether this plan would be approved by Asen in the end. He couldn't figure out Asen's idea. What if Assen wanted Hessen to keep closed?

However, the entire trade area is still in the planning stage, and the licensing issue will only be faced after the plan is completed. Xiao Zhi will not think about Asen's attitude first, and concentrate on getting the plan out.

During this process, he did not forget to ask for help from the audience outside the venue. Xiao Zhi skillfully and secretly opened the address book and consulted everyone in the Shimen communication group.

Seventeen: A common material is charged 5% tax, and rare material is 10%, how?

Hey, hey: Is it a bit high? What if someone wants to evade taxes?

Seventeen: Then arrest and fine.

Hey, hey: Little Junior Brother, are you the cold-hearted type?

Hello: I think players can accept it. Compared with the previous fine, this tax rate is much lower, and there is no risk of death. It has the previous foreshadowing, and now this is much more cordial.

Hey hey: This is the art of negotiation? First throw a condition that is completely unacceptable to the other party, and then throw out your own real condition. In comparison, the other party is more acceptable?

Seventeen: Yes.

Hey, hey: ... Honestly, do you have Xiyue clan blood?

Seventeen: Look at my sincere big eyes.

Hello: Little Junior Brother, is this trying to make Hesse develop?

Seventeen: I want to give it a try. Compared with the entire continent, Hesse is too backward, but it's just a plan. I don't know if the lord will agree to it.

Hillholmes van Surina Galalentia: Let go and try, the boy who shoulders fate, fate chose you, and it must be that you will bring new miracles to Hesse.

Xiao Zhi smiled. Although Li Daye's words were full of second-hand feelings, they were indeed encouraging him to give it a try.

He put away the address book and couldn't help but cast his eyes out of the window, Hessen, this territory belongs to Assen, he wants to make it better and stronger.

Outside the window is a gloomy Hessian sky, and a black forest that can hardly be seen.

Suddenly, a huge head occupied his window, and his empty eyes looked in through the window.

Pretty scary.

Being so frightened, Xiao Zhi's original thoughts were completely scattered. He stared at this inexplicable thing for a long time, and then vaguely recognized that it seemed to be a... dragon, bone dragon.

Because the window was too small and the bone dragon's head was too big, he didn't recognize it for a while.

There are many undead creatures with only bones left in Hessen, but there is only one bone dragon that often comes out, which is the exclusive mount used by Hessian lords when they go out.

The bone dragon stayed out of Xiao Zhi's window the whole time, and tried to stuff his big head in, but its head was too big, so he had to put a hole in the wall where the window was.

In order to save his office, Xiao Zhi had to go up and stop it.

Xiao Zhi floated over cautiously: "Do you want to come in?"

Seeing Xiao Zhi talking to himself, the bone dragon raised the top window and looked even more enthusiastically: "Goo~"

Xiao Zhi explained to it: "The window is too small, you can't get in."

The bone dragon seems to be a little frustrated. It has no top window, but it is still firmly attached to the window, staring at Xiao Zhi with empty eyes, two soul fires flickering inside.

Xiao Zhi inexplicably saw a little hope in this big black hole, he asked: "Do you want to play with me?"

Bone Dragon: "Goo!"

Xiao Zhi glanced at his documents and decided to fish first. Anyway, he was already the most industrious official in Hesse.

Xiao Zhi turned his head to the bone dragon and said, "Then you step back first, I'll go out and play with you."

The bone dragon understood, and its big head stepped back, leaving the window open.

Xiao Zhi also floated out directly from the window. The most convenient place to become an undead is that his activity space has become three-dimensional, and no height can stum him. This feeling is really addictive.

Floating out the window, Xiao Zhi finally saw the whole picture of the bone dragon.

This guy is really big. The height of the corpse palace is already very high. It can still be about three stories high. The two bone wings with membranes are tucked behind the back. If they are unfolded, I am afraid There will be a feeling of darkness.

The bone dragon also looked familiar, it was the one Xiao Zhi had seen from a distance when he was in the Changyue Desert, but it felt even bigger after close contact.

Seeing Xiao Zhi come out, the bone dragon was obviously happier. It was so excited that it twisted wildly on the ground, and its tail like a huge whip swept across the ground, making a swishing sound, and stirring up dust in the sky.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

Why does this pose look so much like... a dog?

Xiao Zhi reached out and touched the big head of the bone dragon. It was obviously more excited. The frequency of its tail flicking made Xiao Zhi wonder if it would accidentally break off.

"Alifa likes you very much." A voice came from not far away.

Xiao Zhi turned his head and found that a window on the third floor was open, and Knight Commander Dean stuck his head out of it and greeted Xiao Zhi with a smile.

Xiao Zhi also returned the salute, expressing his doubts by the way: "It's called Alifa? But I haven't seen it before, why does it like me?"

Dean said: "Probably because you are the newest recruit in the past 100 years, and Alifa is tired of playing with us, so it is exciting to see you."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

Why does this statement sound like a new toy?

Seemingly aware of his mood, Dean smiled: "Alifa doesn't like everyone, he often fights with Lance."

Xiao Zhi wondered: "Why, Lance seems to have a good temper?"

Dean pondered: "Perhaps he feels a threat from the same kind?"

Xiao Zhi: "..."

He always felt that Dean was connoting that Lance was not very smart, but as a good colleague, it was better not to tell the truth.

Dean waved at Xiao Zhi: "Alifa likes to chew on bones. If you have time, you can find some bones for him. You can continue playing. I'll continue with my own business first."

Xiao Zhi also waved goodbye to him, and then inadvertently saw the title of the book in Dean's hand - "The Shepherdess of the Domineering God", still a hardcover edition.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

Dean, this guy is too blatant to sabotage his work!

And...the taste of reading books is really amazing, the dignified Hessian Knight Commander actually likes to read romance novels with the theme of Ba Zong in private, and no one will believe it.

"Cuckoo~" Alifa grabbed a bone and stuffed it in front of Xiao Zhi from nowhere. He didn't know what kind of creature the bone was. For Alifa, it was only a small piece, but for Xiao Zhi it was almost half People are tall.

Xiao Zhi held the bone, looked at Alifa's swaying tail, and instantly understood what it meant: "Do you want to play bone picking?"

"Goo~" Alifa nodded.

It was not easy to throw such a large bone out. Xiao Zhi used the wind blade technique to knock it flying. Fortunately, the bone was strong and not broken.

Alifa flew out with a swish and picked up the bones with great interest, with the same posture as a dog chasing a Frisbee.

Some dragons look mighty and domineering, but in private they are just a naive person who likes to play with bones.

After a while, Alifa had had enough, and flew to the distance with his bones in his mouth to slowly chew.

Xiao Zhi also went back to the office to continue sucking his own experience spree.

In a pile of documents where XX hit XX and XXX flipped XXX's house, he suddenly found a document about future traffic planning in Hesse. The content inside is very professionally written, analyzing many information including Hessian geography, ethnic composition, resource distribution, etc., and the suggestions made are quite feasible.

Talent!

It is especially precious in the Hessian where the Hanhans dominate.

Xiao Zhi picked it up excitedly, and felt that the paper was a little yellow. Then, when he looked at the signature, he found that the date on the document was 78 years ago.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

If this was a living person, after so many years, the grass on the tomb might have been one meter high, and before he died, he would lament that he was unlucky in his life. Fortunately, the one who made the suggestion was a lich, and he should still be jumping around now. Even if he stopped jumping, he could continue to jump by helping him fight.

It's nothing, nothing, Xiao Zhi comforts himself, it's just Hessian characteristics, anyway, Hessian hasn't developed much for hundreds of years, and this planning book can still be used today.

Xiao Zhi carefully put away the document, preparing to submit it to Assen together after his own trade zone planning was completed.

He was about to resume his work when the familiar feeling returned.

It is the kind of prying, cold, heavy, feeling that the back is a little hairy, and the hair can't help but stand upright.

But after this period of training, Xiao Zhi is no longer the Xiao Zhi at that time. Because in the days when he became a secretary, he would get this kind of attention every once in a while, and when the number of times was more, he became accustomed to being nervous from the beginning.

Just look at it, anyway, it doesn't come with a sword to cool your heart.

Xiao Zhi calmly raised his head from the document and looked at the door, and sure enough, the door of the government affairs hall was quietly opened, and a black figure stood straight in the shadows, as if blending into it.

Xiao Zhi put down the documents in his hand and greeted outside the door with a smile: "Hello, lord, are you coming to inspect the work today?"

The door was as quiet as ever, and there was no answer.

After a while, the dark figure left without a word.

Today's Assen is the same as usual, and he seems to be emotionally stable.

Sometimes Xiao Zhi thinks such a picture is very familiar, like a new cat in the house secretly watching the owner's work, but not getting close. Once he accepts this setting, it's... quite cute.

Except, if this cat slaps Xiao Zhi down, it may die.