Chapter 176 Top Secret of the Research Department
Soro had confidence in Henry. After learning about Eldoria's principles, he held Henry in high regard. He even considered marrying his proud daughter to Henry, but it was just a passing thought.
"Henry, I'll write to the caravan immediately, but it will take some time..." Soro hesitated, unsure of Henry's urgency.
"No rush. We can afford to wait. It's a good opportunity to stock up on more linen," Henry said. Long-term development was more important than immediate gains for him.
"Understood."
Soro let out a sigh of relief. His caravan was currently in the Royal City, and it would take over a month for a letter to reach them, not to mention the additional time for them to arrive here.
Suddenly Soro realized that he had left his son, Gael, at the Garden Eatery. During the banquet, only one person could enter, so he had asked the waiter to arrange a private room for Gael. Now, accompanying Henry to the workshop, he had forgotten to bring Gael along.
"Henry, my son is still at the Garden Eatery. Please excuse me," Soro said, quickly excusing himself.
"Okay!" Henry waved his hand and instructed someone to ride with Soro back to the Garden Eatery.
As he watched Soro's figure disappear into the distance, Henry said, "Keep an eye on him. If he leaked any information about the linen, make him disappear."
"Understood," the members of the War Wolf Battle Squad immediately made arrangements.
"Let's go, take a look outside the city. The wheat has been harvested, and we should gather some other things. Otherwise, we won't have any vegetables in winter," Henry said as he got on the carriage.
He was cautious. Eldoria was still in its early stages of development, and he didn't want the greedy nobles of this era to set their sights on it.
Ellie and Willow exchanged a glance, sensing the pressure Henry was under.
"Oh, right!" Henry opened the curtain and said to the War Wolf Battle Squad, "Arrange for someone to go to the research department and have Adam deliver Confidential No. 20 to me outside the city."
"Understood." A member of the War Wolf Battle Squad took the iron box token and left immediately.
The research department had been working on many things, and based on their importance and power, Henry had set many restrictions, so Adam referred to them as Twenty Research Department Secrets.
The printing press was one of those secrets, but it was more for civilian use, while the ones ahead were all theoretical discussions.
In the carriage, Henry closed his eyes to rest. Soro's caravan was on its way from Royal City to Eldoria, which would take about half a month. During this time, he could gradually bring out some of his luxury goods and sell them in Royal City.
There had to be a balance, one that wouldn't attract too much attention. So, he had to control the quantity. In fact, even if someone did take notice, what of it? By the time the people from Royal City arrived, it would be the beginning of next spring, and things would be different by then.
But Henry disliked trouble. It was better to avoid unnecessary complications. Once his blueprint developed, everyone would be bound to the 'chariot of the new era.'
"Henry, are we going to get the greenhouse vegetables we mentioned before?" Willow knelt behind Henry, massaging his shoulders.
Henry explained, "Yes, now that the wheat has been harvested, we shouldn't leave those fields empty. And there are other things to try as well."
Henry's furrowed brow slowly relaxed. He seemed a bit impatient today. Could it be because Mila wasn't by his side?
Mila was the first orc Henry had met, and she had been the one who had been with him. Suddenly, she had to leave for a while, which made him feel a bit uneasy.
"Take a break, Henry," Willow whispered in Henry's ear.
Henry nodded lightly, leaning back, his head resting on the softness, embraced by Willow.
In this scene, Ellie widened her brown eyes and thought to herself, 'Damn, why didn't I think of this trick? Although... although, my chest... damn...'
Ellie turned her head to look at Tess who stared at Henry intently. She lingered on Tess's ample bosom for three seconds, pursed her lips, and quietly moved next to Tess.
"Tess, I... I have something to ask you," Ellie whispered in Tess's ear.
"What is it?" Tess asked, puzzled.
"Not too loud," Ellie gestured toward the resting Henry and whispered, "How... how come your chest is so big?"
Tess blinked innocently, her purple eyes glancing at her own ample bosom, sighed, "Who knows, you don't know, having them this big is not good at all, it's just a burden... I have to bind them with cloth strips every day now, or they bounce around when I walk..."
Tess didn't notice Ellie twitching at the corners of her mouth continuously. Instead, she kept lamenting and added, "Actually, Ellie, I envy you. Yours are not big at all. If we could switch, that would be great!"
"You damn big-chested woman, big cow!" Ellie gritted her teeth and squeezed out the words. She was seriously struck by this. In her eyes, Tess was flaunting and even looking down on her chest.
Tess tilted her head, watching Ellie move her butt away from her, wondering what was going on.
"I haven't finished speaking yet!" she said.
Pouting, Tess moved closer to Ellie and continued to talk, "Ellie, listen to me, having a too big chest is really not good. You're fine just the way you are, you must never think about getting bigger..."
"Shut up, you big-chested woman, stinky big cow." Ellie was anger, calling Tess a show-off and despising her flat chest.
Tess, blushing, shouted, "You're a pervert! Henry, Ellie is a pervert."
"It's useless to call Henry..." Ellie's proud voice rang out.
Tess shouted, "Don't... you pervert!!!"
Ellie continued, "This is just the beginning?"
Henry, who was resting with his eyes closed, had a slight smile on his lips and involuntarily rubbed his head.
"Henry, stop moving around!" Willow's scolding voice sounded.
"It's instinct..." Henry said sheepishly.
"What? Instinct?" Willow widened her gray eyes.
