Although Fangzheng was a little puzzled about the earthquake, he had no intention of investigating it. It had nothing to do with Starlight Technology. He was more concerned about his own plan at the moment.
There was only one core point of this plan, and that was Crosbell's Starlight Tower.
Considering that he had not paid enough attention to Illya before, Fangzheng deliberately brought only Illya to Crossrail to inspect the current construction progress of the Starlight Tower. The others stayed at home. Ling was relieved. Tio did not care much about it, while Fey was not interested in anything except the Hunting Corps. As for Blackie, he did not act coquettishly and object like he usually did because of Illya's abnormality that night … Well, in a way, this was a good thing.
So, Fangzheng took Illya to Crossrail by airship for the inspection.
When the two of them walked down the gangway and arrived at the exit of the airport, a woman with blonde curly hair walked over.
"Hello, Mr. Fangzheng."
"You are …"
Fangzheng thought for a moment as he looked at the blonde beauty in front of him.
"Miss Toricia?"
"Yes, I'm Toricia Legnitz. Long time no see, Mr. Fangzheng."
As she spoke, Toricia lowered her head and gave Fangzheng a deep bow.
"Looks like your complexion is quite good now."
Fangzheng carefully looked at Toricia in front of him. He still remembered that he had accidentally rescued this woman in the Scarlet Empire. At that time, Toricia had a problem with her noble fiancé and chose to commit suicide. After that, Fangzheng saved her and introduced her to work in Crossrail.
Several years had passed in the blink of an eye. The current Toricia was obviously full of vitality compared to the one in Fangzheng's memory. Although her appearance did not seem to have changed much, her spirit was a world of difference from the living dead sitting on the sickbed.
"It's all thanks to you, Mr. Fangzheng."
Toricia smiled as she looked at Fangzheng. Just as Fangzheng had guessed, after being rescued from a suicide attempt, Tolicia returned home. However, the storm caused by this didn't end there. The rumors didn't stop after that, and there were still many rumors spreading.
Someone claimed that Toricia had seduced the nobles because she had her eyes on the nobles' wealth, but the nobles' families had seen through her. She was so ashamed that she chose to commit suicide. Some said that the nobles had some kind of dark and dirty hobby in private, and Tolicia could not bear it anymore, so she chose to commit suicide.
Originally, everyone thought that the rumors would die down after a while, but they didn't expect the reality to be the complete opposite. All kinds of rumors became more and more intense, and even Tolicia's closed-door behavior was rumored to be pregnant with the nobleman's child and was currently raising it.
These rumors not only troubled Tolicia, but also affected her family. In the end, Tolicia thought of Fangzheng's invitation, so she came to Crossrail and joined Starlight Technology. After that, she turned her grief into strength and devoted herself to work …. Well, it could be seen that Fangzheng's original idea was correct.
"I'm now the first secretary of Starlight Technology's representative office in Crossrail. This time, Miss Li Xuelu asked me to lead the way for Mr. Fangzheng and introduce the current development of Starlight Technology in Crossrail."
"Well, thank you for your trouble."
Fangzheng nodded. He remembered telling Li Xuelu to arrange a position for Tolicia. If Tolicia wasn't capable enough, she could be a receptionist. Now it seemed that … he had found a treasure.
At that moment, Tolicia also turned her gaze to Ilya, who was next to Fangzheng.
"Excuse me, this little sister is …."
"This is my lovely sister. Say hello."
"Ah, yes."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Ilya hurriedly came up and bowed respectfully.
"Hello, I'm Ilya, Ilyas Phil von Einzberen. It's our first time meeting. Please take care of me. "
"Huh ….?"
Hearing Ilya's self-introduction, Tolicia's expression stiffened slightly, while Fangzheng raised his eyebrows.
"What's wrong?"
"No, excuse me, is this … Miss Ilya … a noble?"
"Oh …."
Hearing Tolicia's question, Fangzheng suddenly understood. Indeed, Tolicia was from the Empire, where there were certain rules for the naming of nobles. Middle names like this were usually owned by nobles with their own territories, and they were all from very old noble families.
The middle names of nobles were particular to a certain extent. For example, Illya's name 'Illyasphil von Einzbehren' meant 'Illyasphil from Einzbehren'. This was the rule of obtaining a noble's name through their territory, and Krose's name "Colotia von Oseres" meant "Colotia from the Oseres family".
Similarly, the same was true for Emperor Ughent Laizer Arnor and the Sword of Light Viscount Viktor S. Arsaide.
Therefore, generally speaking, a noble with a middle name did not necessarily have a high status, but their family history was definitely that of a very powerful founding hero. After all, things like territories were mostly fixed in a country's history. Even if some nobles who originally occupied a territory lost their territory for various reasons and their territory was inherited by other nobles, those nobles would not use this name again. You can't just cut off your own family name and add another's, right?
Tolicia was once engaged to a noble, so she naturally knew about this.
Speaking of which, Ilya was indeed a noble.
"That was a long time ago, and she's not from the Empire. You don't have to worry about such a trivial matter."
"I see …."
Tolicia breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Fangzheng's answer. She then looked at Ilya with a smile again.
"Hello, little girl. My name is Tolicia Regnitz. Please take care of me …. The car is waiting outside. Please come with me."
Under Tolicia's guidance, Fangzheng and Ilya got into the car parked outside the airport. The car started and drove towards the city. At the same time, Tolicia began to report to Fangzheng the achievements of Starlight Technology during this period of time in Crossrail.
The biggest project of Starlight Technology in Crossrail was the Starlight Tower. Almost everything revolved around the Starlight Tower. This was only the perception of the outside world. In fact, that was not the case.
Compared to the progress of the construction of the Starlight Tower, Fangzheng was more concerned about the transformation plan of the old city.
That's right, Mayor McDowell probably did not expect that the Starlight Tower was just a plan that Fangzheng came up with to fool him. The real purpose was the transformation plan of the old city that seemed like a "bonus". Through this transformation plan, Starlight Technology could be said to have built a country within a country in Crossrail through "legal means".
Fangzheng adopted the concept of a "large living community" from his original world and carried out a large-scale transformation of the entire old city. In addition to resettling the population, Fangzheng also built community shops, schools, and even cooperated with St. Ursla Medical University to open a community hospital.
With these facilities, of course, there was no lack of community guards. Therefore, Fangzheng justifiably sent a small number of elite troops made up of the Einherjar summoned by Hilmeilia. Together with the recruited locals of Crossrail, they formed a security department and patrolled the entire old city.
It could be said that the old city of Crossrail was no longer a place where hooligans ran rampant, ruins, and wanderers were everywhere. Instead, it was a large living community that integrated dining, entertainment, medical, and education. Not only that, but Fangzheng also used the trick of state-owned enterprises in his own country in the past — housing distribution!
As long as the people who joined Starlight Technology in Crossrail worked hard and reached a certain number of points, they could get a housing allocated by Starlight Technology!
Free of charge!
As soon as this treatment was announced, the personnel recruitment office of Starlight Technology suddenly exploded. Who didn't want to have their own housing! Moreover, under the construction of Starlight Technology, the appearance of the old city had been greatly changed. It was not much worse than the high-class residential areas where the nobles lived. Of course, considering the size of the old city, Fangzheng also built apartment buildings here, not villas like the high-class residential areas. But for ordinary civilians, this was enough.
What could be better than getting a free housing and living a leisurely life in a safe, comfortable, and convenient green community?
Of course, this was not what Fangzheng was most concerned about.
"So, what's the current situation of the Crossrail Guerrilla Association?"
"This …"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Toricia showed a troubled expression. She flipped through the documents and answered in a low voice.
"Although according to your request, Mr. Fangzheng, we have reformed the community guards, and so far, the guards have received a certain degree of recognition in the community and Crossrail. For example, providing free services to the citizens and helping them solve problems without asking for anything in return has been recognized. But compared to the Guerrilla Association, it is still a bit lacking. "
"Oh?"
Hearing this.
Fangzheng frowned.
"Why?"
"Arios Marklein."
Tolicia gave her answer.
"In the hearts of the citizens of Crossrail, this A-class guerrilla, the Wind Sword Sage, has a very high reputation. Before this, he had helped the citizens solve a lot of problems and has been worshipped as a hero by the citizens of Crossrail. Under such circumstances, even if the citizens still come to us to negotiate under normal circumstances, they will still trust the power of the Wind Sword Sage more when there is a real problem."
"Arioss Marklein …"
Fangzheng thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand.
"Give me his information."
"Yes."
Hearing Fangzheng's request, Toricia immediately handed over a document. Fangzheng took the document and carefully read it for a while.
"Hmm? He used to be a police officer? "
"Yes, he was a police officer not long ago. But later, due to some matters, he left the police department and joined the Guerrilla Association."
"Hmm … His wife died in an accident, and his daughter is blind …"
Looking at the information in front of him, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes.
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