Chapter 628 Arrival of Lubbock
The convenience brought by transportation is unimaginable to ordinary people, let alone the kind of portal that can reach another city in an instant.
Now the imperial capital has been expanded three or four times, annexing the two or three small cities that were originally used to defend the imperial capital. Even the nearby mountains have been developed and all kinds of facilities are available.
The flow of people coming and going has become so large that the army must be used to manage it. Every day, residents from within the empire or travelers from foreign countries visit this magnificent capital.
Coupled with the "gift" obtained by Tazmi, the important industries of the empire directly ushered in great changes. The first among them are industries such as "medicine" that are related to the lifeblood of the country.
Of course, "spiritual medicine" and the like have not yet become widely popularized, and "gifts" are only spread among various departments or armies. Therefore, it has not had a big impact on people's daily necessities for the time being.
But Rab knew that such a day was not far away.
He is very aware of the terrifying effects of "gifts" and "development abilities", and the bonus to combat effectiveness is even more obvious. The empire's soldiers are already physically strong, and coupled with the high-intensity battles in recent years, the gifts are not as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Gifts" can provide strength, magical skills and magic, and can even delay aging. It can be said that it has many functions.
At present, the "gifts" of the imperial army have almost been covered, and the remaining "gifts" will be distributed to all people sooner or later.
"Gift" and "education" need to go hand in hand. Before these two items become popular, they must be fully prepared for this huge wave.
It's their job to deal with this kind of thing. Since you become an official, you must consider the impact of various policies or things on the people and the country.
There are still too few civilian officials in the new country. Although the education industry is on the right track, the supply of talents is far from keeping pace with the country's development speed.
The original empire did not have a formal education industry. The Imperial Fist Temple might be one, but there was no need for him to say much about what that thing would teach people.
Originally, officials in the empire were promoted by the emperor, and most of the various positions were passed down to the heirs of "nobles." For the empire, changes in personnel are often caused by the so-called own people, and there are basically few capable wild civil servants. This situation became even more serious after Minister Ernest came to power.
(For example: Originally, the leader of the empire's drug-enhanced assassination force was managed by a family, an old man and a young man. They were father and son, and were nobles of the empire. The son usually gave orders. In the original work, because his son was assassinated in a night raid, the old man took over the command of the assassination force.)
With the help of the power of the little emperor, Ernest will only promote those guys who have no knowledge of the situation, can stand in line, and are smart.
Only those who are useful to him are talents, and those who are useless are all idiots. Those who dare to resist will either be assassinated or sent to the frontier.
And compared to civilian officials, there are quite a few generals who have risen from the bottom. Although he is a capable person who has emerged in response to the times, this is not a good thing. Rather, it's a bad thing.
Like Nadjeta, the same goes for Esdeath and others. These generals all excelled in wars with foreign races.
Generals are used to fight wars. They are an extension of imperial violence and cannot be compared with the talents who govern the country.
It is said that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, the son of a mouse is still a mouse, and the son of a bank president will still be a bank president in the future. There are very few outstanding people like him who were born as nobles, then became soldiers and assassins, and were also enlightened people who participated in the national revolution.
In short, in such an aristocratic society, knowledge is in the hands of those at the top, and there are only a handful of talented people. After all, there are still only a few teachers like Lan who come from the local Ru kiln.
And Lan didn't know everything at the beginning. He also grew up slowly and learned slowly to achieve what he is today.
However, how many people like Lan are there in the empire?
The civil and military divisions across the empire are now more serious than before, especially with the popularity of "gifts".
Although the reform has successfully changed the environment of the country, knowledge and learning are not something that can be achieved overnight.
"Let me introduce you first, Rab."
Seeing that Rab was thinking endlessly, Tazmi interrupted.
"The beautiful girl with red hair next to me is Rias Gremory. She is the Duke Demon of the Seventy-Two Pillars, the successor head of the Gremory family, and also the owner of the territory below us..."
"Your next activity area should be in this town..."
After speaking to Rab, Tazmi turned to look at Rias and pointed one hand in Rab's direction.
"Rias, the name of the man in front of us with green hair and an ordinary face is Lubbock. He is my friend. Also, this guy is very lecherous and likes to spy on girls taking baths, so you need to pay attention to it... .”
"Of course, if you find out, you can handle it yourself, I won't care..."
"Damn you, Tazmi! Be careful, I'll strangle you to death!"
"I'm serious!"
Hearing Tazmi introduce himself in this way, Lubbock's face was filled with anger, and he jumped up and down as if he had been given blood.
"Haha, it's just you? Are you okay? You can try, but don't say I won't give you a chance, Rab!"
Glancing contemptuously at Lubbock, who was no taller than himself, Tazmi raised her iron fist and shook it in front of his eyes. Those light words were like a basin of ice water poured on Rab's body, causing the irritable young man to calm down instantly.
Although I really want to say how can a man say that he is not good, but saying such a thing also depends on the circumstances.
Are you kidding me? He can't beat the pervert in front of him.
If it were Tazmi who had just joined Night Raid, he would still have a chance to win, but now it was impossible for him to win against him.
You can tell just by looking at that head. I don’t know what Tazmi ate to grow so fast.
Tazmi now has a higher status than him, and her fighting ability is also higher than him. Even her height crushes him. It really makes me want to cry.
Moreover, he was also present when this guy fought with the "Supreme Teigu". Earthquakes and mountains are all small scenes. That thing is much more exciting than the description in the comic book.
However, he also has his own advantages. As long as he fights, he can make Tazmi kneel down and beg for mercy.
Hmm~! Kneel on the ground and beg him not to die.
It was far-fetched to think that this Arab had a dry smile on his face.
"Haha, don't you look very foreign when you say such things? Who among us is following the other..."
Seeing that Tazmi ignored him, Lubbock raised his hand and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Haha, hello, Lubbock. You can call me Rias..."
Seeing the scene between the two of them, Rias also laughed softly. Seeing Rias's beautiful appearance, Rab was also stunned for a moment.
(After writing the paragraph about Rab bringing people here, I wrote a transitional chapter, and then I accidentally wrote the wrong paragraph...)