When Fiona received the news and hurried back, Tang En was leisurely sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea. Not far away, Elijah was riding a bicycle with auxiliary wheels and shouting happily. The maids stood obediently at the side, looking quiet and peaceful.
Then, Fiona frowned and hurriedly ran to Tang En.
"What's the situation?"
"Nothing much."
Tang En spread out his hands. "Someone probably doesn't like me and sent someone to assassinate me."
Fiona stomped her feet in anger. "Someone wants to assassinate you, and you're still so calm?!"
"Otherwise what? You're saying with a bitter face that I've been assassinated? "
"That's why I can't stand your calm attitude!"
Fiona, who was holding back her anger, grabbed Tang En's teacup and gulped down a few mouthfuls before slamming it on the table. "You know that I'm worried about you, but you don't seem to care at all. You make me feel like a fool!"
Tang En teased, "Don't you know my strength? What are you afraid of?"
Even if I know your strength, it's because I care too much that it's easy for me to lose my composure!
Fiona opened her mouth and was about to take advantage of her momentum to say something when Grandia's voice sounded from behind. "What's the matter? I feel that the magic power around here is in chaos. "
This guy!
Fiona could only swallow her words and glanced at Grandia bitterly. Then, she said unhappily, "Let him explain."
"It's nothing. I was assassinated, but there seems to be an accident."
Twain said casually, "The inside of the room has been completely flattened. The bed, cabinets, and decorations have all been crushed into pieces by the chaotic magic power. There's nothing left except for the walls and floor that were reinforced by the magic array."
After pausing for a moment, Tang En continued, "But there is a strong smell of blood left in the room, so I suspect that the person who tried to assassinate me might have been an unlucky person. He might have accidentally triggered the Gnome bomb when he was setting it up in the room, and ended up blowing himself up."
"What a pity —"
Fiona looked at her suspiciously. Grandia's face stiffened, and she changed her words as if nothing had happened. "— Oh, I mean, it's a pity that there are no clues."
"Well, that's true."
Tang En nodded. "But don't worry too much. I don't care about this kind of assassination anyway."
Yes, after learning that he was the Prandal's Hope from Nisclare, he knew that he was the Child of Destiny.
Since he was protected by the gods of this world, how could he die so casually on the side of the road? This was not Gu Long's world of novels. He was a real protagonist in the truest sense of the word.
"Can you determine who sent him?"
"Who else could it be other than the Kadir family?"
Tang En teased. "I made a fool of him. He definitely won't be able to take it lying down."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"Let's leave him be for now. I don't have time to play with them."
Tang En waved his hand nonchalantly and looked at Grandia with interest. "How are you feeling these two days?"
"Very bad."
Grandia sat opposite him unceremoniously and looked at Tang En with disdain. "Squeezing a girl's labor like this, you're really bad."
"You're a girl?"
Tang En curled his lips. "How's the food storage for winter?"
"The gap has almost been filled."
Speaking of this, the expression on Fiona's face eased a little. "But due to the policy of attracting refugees to settle down, as well as the effect of the early spread of influence, we've been taking in more and more people recently. The number of outsiders per day has increased from the original few to dozens."
"Oh, looks like it's working quite well. Let's settle them down properly. Refugees are an unstable factor, but if we deal with them well, they'll have a strong sense of belonging to us and will protect Ellington on their own."
"Of course I know."
Fiona said unhappily. "If we waited for you to speak, who knows how chaotic Ellington would be."
Tang En touched his nose a little awkwardly. "You're here, aren't you … Oh, by the way, how's the arrangement over there?"
"Are you referring to the design department?"
Fiona opened the book and looked at it. "The progress is not bad. Those elven ladies have already come up with a few new design proposals. They're waiting for you to take a look."
"I hope it won't be the kind of design that's only pleasing to the eye but useless …"
Tang En stood up with a wry smile and followed Fiona to the design team.
Remember what Tang En said before that he saw something in the elves?
Other than the Druid's Life Magic, it was their artistic style.
The elves lived in the Emerald Forest and lived in harmony with nature. Although their social form was primitive, their art had far surpassed that of humans, especially their art that was full of harmony and natural style. Because the production was very low, it had become a luxury ornament sought after by the human nobles.
Of course, Tang En did not look for them to be craftsmen, but to become the first generation of art designers in Prandal.
What were the shortcomings of Ellington's magical furniture?
The residents of Ellington might not be able to see it, but the nobles were very clear. Whether it was large appliances such as magical air conditioners, refrigerators, or small appliances such as kettles and hair dryers, they all lacked beauty!
Yes!
The magical furniture designed by Tang En, who came to Prandal from the era of information explosion, had no beauty in the eyes of these nobles.
The functions were indeed very powerful, very novel, and very easy to use, but after using it for a long time, it would feel like something was missing.
What was missing was the additional decoration of the household appliances.
This was Tang En's own shortcoming, so he had to admit that it was not just him. The other designers, whether it was Brian or Edgar, were all rough and boorish. They were better at making weapons and armor, so they adhered to the principle that roughness was beauty. Of course, the things they designed would not look good.
That was why Tang En thought of the elves.
Now, the elven girls who came to Ellington had a clear division of labor. Danterian and Clover led eight other elven girls to form the Tang Publishing House. They were responsible for writing novels and comics according to the outline and concept given by Tang En, and then printing them for the Datang Chamber of Commerce to sell.
Other than Grandia's task which was more special, the other ten elven girls formed the Tang Publishing Product Design Department under Tang En's command. They were responsible for designing the appearance of the products.
After all, good-looking things were always more popular, right?
"Tang En."
A beautiful female elf. Well, female elves were always beautiful, so there was no need to emphasize this point. The female elf, Ellie, stood up and happily showed their new results to Tang En. "This is the result after modifying it according to your suggestions."
Ellie was the head of the department in charge of the elven girls in the product design department.
Tang En took a look at it, and his tense face finally relaxed.
"Not bad, you can finally combine art and practicality together."
Tang En praised them, and Ellie and the girls immediately laughed happily.
She wasn't being perfunctory. She had really made progress. Previously, the designs they had designed were either too simple — so simple that they couldn't realize the production process — or too complicated — so complicated that the production cost would increase by several times …
If it were not for the requirement that they had to meet the production process requirements, Ai Lili and the rest's design ideas would have been boundless. After Twain patiently explained to them the relationship between the exterior design, the internal structure of the product, and the production process, they finally grasped the knack of it, and the design plan was finally practical.
The first design was the design of the Datang Chamber of Commerce's current flagship product, the magic air conditioner. This was the mainstream model, a wall-mounted dual-mode air conditioner. Tang En's original design was very simple. It was a flat rectangle, and the air outlet was at the front. To be honest, it had nothing to do with aesthetics.
In Ellie and the girls' design, the volume of the air conditioner was once again reduced by a third, and the appearance became more rounded. It was simple and elegant, like a green leaf that had opened up.
Tang En nodded as he looked at it. In addition to the air conditioner, Ellie and the girls also came up with corresponding new designs for the other products. They were much better than Tang En's design at the beginning.
Fiona was looking at it with a serious face at first, but after a while, she could not help but laugh.
The magical furniture actually looked pretty good before Elilly and the others came up with the design. But after seeing the new design and recalling the current appearance, Fiona finally understood the saying, 'Comparisons are odious, and comparisons are odious.'
"Not bad, not bad at all!"
After looking at it, Tang En was very satisfied. "Elves are all artists. This sentence is indeed true."
Ellie and the girls were very happy that their design was approved.
"Immediately print a few more copies of the new design and give them to Brian and Edgar. Let them start making the corresponding molds."
Tang En immediately ordered Fiona. "Also, inform the factory to speed up the production. The new generation of products must be prepared in advance to deal with the next order."
"We have to prepare the new generation of products before the Glorious Ceremony."
Fiona's pen paused, and she looked up with a face full of surprise. "Glorious Ceremony? My Lord, are you planning to go to the Imperial Capital to participate in the ceremony? "
"That's right."
Tang En revealed a bright smile. "How can the Datang Chamber of Commerce miss out on such a grand event? This is a great opportunity for us to organize promotions and make our presence known. "
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