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18. What are you afraid of?

People are always afraid of something (not in a derogatory sense).

In his previous life, Li Jiasu was afraid of many things.

How to get along with the supervisor? It is basic to pass cigarettes, drink, eat, and bathe.

How to get along with workers? If there is a conflict in the team, they will sometimes fight with shovels.

How to write log records and ledgers? The data of key nodes must be true, and the tedious detailed data is almost true, and how often is it ‘cannot be true’?

Can the loss of steel bars be controlled? Is there anyone who has a son without sex and is secretly reselling it?

Who is the supplier of earthworks? Is his business serious and clean?

How is the safety management of workers? How many people are willing to listen to the safety department, and how many are taking risks in construction?

How is the capital flow at the higher level? The construction team, the machinery leasing party, the material suppliers, and the greening. If anyone owes money, the door will be blocked until the Chinese New Year. If the door is blocked, it is relatively easy.

With so many things, how many of them really dare to be widely spread on public platforms?

Dirty and tiring work is already the 'minimal' thing in comparison.

But it’s useless to be afraid. How do you say that?

Complaining is life, dusting is responsibility.

Sometimes it's for money, sometimes it's for faith.

All in all, after traveling to this world and making comparisons, Li Jiasu found that he was still a little happy.

Supervisor? I am the supervisor (laughs).

Workers? They should cultivate their own teams and train talents.

Ledger? There is no pressure from superiors, and of course it can be kept 100% true.

Supplier? If you dare to play tricks on the lord, you will risk your life?

Security management? Well, let’s do our best on this one.

Fund flow? Oh, Chuyang’s national policy tree has just started to light up!

For Li Jiasu,

'I have never had such an experience before, there is nothing to be afraid of anymore.'

unless,

Those damned adventurers were trying to poke out fatal traps again.

...

Castle, restaurant on the second floor.

There is a golden ball of light floating in the hand of the Judgment Knight,

Three meters away from Chu Yang, the guard Hamo, who had not made a sound until now, was in charge of silently standing guard. His arm muscles were slightly tense, and he was ready to draw the flying ax from his waist at any time.

"That's right, as far as I know, our family's dungeon has not been used for at least 60 years." The young lord put down the silver spoon filled with honey, smiled and shook his head at Juana.

"Although my territory is not as rich as the kingdom itself, it can be considered to have simple folk customs. Small conflicts in the city can usually be resolved by the sheriff, and vicious incidents have never happened. Therefore, the dungeon of the castle, my grandfather, and my father,

And I have never used it."

"Brother Toledo, I assure you, there are no 'dirty little secrets' in our family dungeon."

"Unless my father hid something from me and took the secret to his grave."

Chu Yang said calmly.

The mantra light ball is still golden.

Juana nodded and then asked: "So, Mr. Federesh, can you personally say, 'I am not hiding any evil and dirty secrets'?"

Guard Hamo's muscles were tense, waiting for the master's order to let him and the soldiers hidden behind the secret door start to chop the guests into mincemeat.

Chu Yang took a sip of the home-brewed wine and then said with a smile,

"Yes, of course I hid a little dirty little secret from you, monk."

Juana was stunned, "You..."

Chu Yang stood up from the main seat, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, turned his back to the guests, looked out the window, and said lightly: "Which noble family dares to say that there are no 'hidden' secrets in their home?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Baron Arcadio, maybe your family is 'pure' enough to go directly to the sinless paradise?"

The noble young man sitting next to the condemnation knight coughed twice.

"Ahem, my sin is very serious."

Arcadio first chanted the motto of the Church of the Atoning Lord, and then said to Juana: "Friar, you should have heard a proverb."

"There is a skeleton in the cupboard of every mortal home."

"Monk, there is no need for you to force Lord Federesh like this. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to say that there is no sin in the family at all."

The Judgment Knight was silent for a long time, then looked at the two of them,

"You, you should always reflect on yourself, don't let sin accumulate in your body, and avoid falling into purgatory forever after death."

Arcadio had a smile on his face,

"Naturally, our Buendia family will send people on pilgrimage to the holy city [Vatican] every year to tell the archbishops the mistakes they committed this year, and kneel devoutly in front of the [Three-Word Knot] sacred tree to cleanse the family.

sin."

【Holy Atonement】One of the miracles of the Church,

Hundreds of years ago, before the death of the first Holy See, he left three words in his last words: "I have sinned very much."

His body turned into a twisted and spiraling tree, with hot oil continuously flowing down from its bare trunk. The church called it the "Three-Word Knot" and became a symbol of monks and nobles.

A symbol of atonement that believers must kneel before during pilgrimage.

The church tells believers to always chant the three-character motto and never forget their own sins.

Come to the holy city [Vatican] for pilgrimage and kneel down sincerely, and your sins will be partially washed away.

Of course, if you are too busy to go on a pilgrimage, the church also provides other atonement solutions.

Find bishops in various parts of the kingdom and donate different portions of donations according to their sins. Then the bishops can act as intermediaries to seek 'indulgence' from the Holy See.

Generally speaking, after a few weeks or months, the donor will receive a certificate issued by an Archbishop of the Holy City, certifying that the donor's sins have been granted an 'indulgence' by His Majesty the Holy See.

If you buy this indulgence, you won't have to go to purgatory after death.

So, here comes the question,

Is the donor [fearful] really going to purgatory?

"Yes, I will, Brother Toledo." Chu Yang turned around and looked at the Condemnation Knight, "Because the territory is really far away from the Holy City, our family usually entrusts the local bishop of the kingdom to present the crown to the Holy See every year.

Seeking 'amnesty'."

"If you want to check, I can ask the servant to go to the study now and bring a box of certificates."

The condemnation knight shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. Please let Your Excellency Federesh talk about the topic directly."

"I hope you can provide some useful secret information about the rumors about the 'Five White Geese', as well as the natural wonders or ancient ruins on the island."

The golden mantra light ball is still floating, and Juana has not dissipated the magic.

The authenticity of the information is very important and cannot be ignored.

Arcadio began to carve the grilled lamb chops comfortably with his knife and fork.

"Hamo, go to the study and get a map of the island for the distinguished guests." Chu Yang ordered the old guard beside him.

Hammer relaxed his muscles, nodded to the lord, and ran away in small steps.

The young lord in purple velvet silk clothes sat back on the main seat, took a spoonful of honey, moistened his throat, and then spoke slowly.

"Well, where should I start..."

Juana: "You start from the beginning and we just listen slowly."

She reached out and pressed and pulled out the chin of her mask, and the lower part of the combined mask was removed by her.

Then she picked up an orange, wore iron gloves and began to peel it, then put a piece of orange flesh into her mouth.

Chu Yang stared blankly at the other person's red lips for a few seconds, then came back to his senses and told the story of his family.

Hundreds of years ago, the founder of Spain and his men pacified the four directions, resisted the Saracen bandits in the south, and sued for peace with the French and Portuguese kingdoms in the north. They won the feudal lords' chicken competition and became the Spanish nation.

The first heroic lord of the Kingdom of Yali.

And the ancestor of the Federesh family,

【Francois Prela Federes】,

He was an alchemist with great merit in the think tank of the founding hero.

When discussing meritorious deeds and enfeoffing territories, the ancestor said that he likes to see the sea, so His Majesty the King can allocate a piece of the southwestern coastal area to himself.

With a stroke of the king's pen, an area along the southwest coast and an island were all claimed by Federesh.

Then, I don’t know what the ancestor’s thoughts were, but he decided to locate the family castle on this island.

Then, using the manpower and material resources from the kingdom's own territory, it took 13 years to finally build the castle.

At the same time, during these 13 years, the prototype of Gusi City was also born.

Workers came to the island by boat. They needed food, shelter, and entertainment.

As a result, the pioneer camp slowly turned into a village, the village slowly turned into a small town, and the small town slowly turned into a small harbor town.

Mr. Federesh provided money and supplies of materials continued to flow.

As the saying goes, projects bring needs, and needs bring projects.

After the castle was built, some laborers took their families to live in Gusi City and worked as farmers or small businesses. The ancestor brought a group of serfs and family members to live on the island permanently, and occasionally returned to the kingdom.

Trivial matters under territory management.

There is a proverb that says, ‘Wealth cannot last more than three generations’.

After the death of the ancestor, when the lordship was passed to the fourth generation, the king of Spain was offended.

The king joined forces with other great nobles to dismantle the influence and strength of the Federesh family in the palace, successfully reduced the vassalage, and forced the fourth generation of Federesh to give up the kingdom's local territory (which was entrusted to Xinsheng by the king).

(a minor nobleman), retire from the court struggle with dignity, and retire as a minor nobleman.

If you don't want to be decent, we will help you respect your whole family.jpg

As of now, Chu Yang, he is the ninth generation lord.

The sound of "tap, tap, tap, tap, tap" was the guard Hamo fetching the island map.

Chu Yang spread the cowhide map in the center of the straight wooden table, and the four noble youths, brother guards, and condemnation knights all came over to watch.

"This island map is given to you. I hope it will be helpful to your adventure." Chu Yang said.

Arcadio shook his head and said, "That's not possible, my dear Federesh."

"You and I, both nobles, must understand the cost of drawing a map and the value of the map itself."

"Please give me a price so that I don't feel like I owe you a favor."

In the ancient feudal period, technology was underdeveloped and information flow was slow. Smart people understand the difficulty of drawing a relatively accurate regional map and the value it contains.

"Haha, you are quite reserved, dear Buendia." Chu Yang said to the noble young man with a business smile on his face, "How about 10 gold coins?"

Arcadio nodded calmly, took out 20 gold coins from his pocket, and lined them up on the table.

"Please give me one more map as a backup. It would be troublesome if I accidentally lose it if I only have one map."

Chuyang: "..."

Damn it, you miscalculated, these big dogs!

If I had known earlier, it would have cost 30 gold coins.

So the lord gave instructions to the guard Hammer, who ran to the study again.

"Well, let's get to the point." Chu Yang looked at the four members of the adventure team and pointed somewhere on the map.

"Everyone in the tavern is listening to the strange legend told by the residents. It is said that seventy or eighty years ago, some hunters and idlers went exploring deep in the valley in the center of the island, right?"

Juana nodded, "Yes, the waiter in the tavern said that after half a month, the group panicked and fled back in a panic."

Chu Yang pondered for a moment,

Then he slowly opened his mouth and said,

"Time will bury many secrets. For the citizens of the city, seventy or eighty years is enough time to forget a lot of important information."

"But of course our lords will use various methods to keep some secrets."

"You may not know, but these island maps were actually drawn by my grandfather's generation more than sixty years ago."

"Hundreds of years ago, after the castle and the city of Gus were first built, the ancestor of our family [François Prela Federèche] actually set a rule for the people and their families.

"

The young lord raised his head and looked around at the four adventurers.

"No one is allowed to go deep into the island!"

At this time, a bard should play the piano to provide background music.bgm


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