Doctor of Science's Journey into Another World

Chapter 412: Earl Campbell is "crazy"?

In less than a month, Bai Hao will leave Scott and return to Campbell County, and then in another week he will officially go to Ornolan to enroll. Today, Bai Hao plans to go to Scott's academic institute as usual to discuss academics with great scholars.

Recently, Scott, which used to be like spring all year round, has started to get colder. The end of December has quietly arrived, and the streets in the inner city of Scott are decorated with lights and people are preparing to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

The Swart Empire is the human empire closest to the southern border in the Central Plains, and Scott is located in the southernmost part of the empire. This results in no snow here for almost a hundred years. Only when an extremely rare cold wave sweeps across the continent will a little snowflakes be seen.

The sky is a little gloomy today. From Olmia's lack of interest in the morning, it can be seen that the moon will definitely not be seen tonight. The weather has been like this for the past few days, but there is not a drop of rain.

As the saint of the Moon Goddess sect, Olmia is definitely knowledgeable and talented. Astrology and divination are also one of her hobbies, and predicting the weather is a piece of cake. Bai Hao learned from her that such bad weather will continue for a while.

Although Bai Hao, as a magician, was physically fit enough to not be afraid of the severe cold, Xing Lili still insisted on bringing a thick cotton robe and putting it on during the short journey to the academic institute.

Before leaving, as soon as Bai Hao saw Xing Lili pursing her lips, he knew that there was no room for negotiation. If he insisted on going out wearing a short robe, although Xing Lili would not refuse openly, she would definitely be sulking for several days afterwards.

In addition to being colder, Xing Lili's specific manifestation of anger is that her tail will remain drooping. Bai Hao can accurately judge Xing Lili's anger level based on the swinging amplitude of the tail and the position in the air.

If it were in the past, Bai Hao might have to coax Xing Lili's tail gently for a while before she could start wagging her tail again, but now, Bai Hao only needs to lie down on Xing Lili's bed at night, and all conflicts will be resolved when he wakes up.

Bai Hao has already realized that there is no conflict that cannot be resolved by a good night's sleep. If there is, then just sleep a few more nights.

Bai Hao went out a little early today. Yula and Kalia had not yet gotten up, while Finina went out for a morning run before dawn, and Olmia followed Bai Hao as usual.

After getting off the carriage, Bai Hao walked slowly across the circular plaza in front of the institute. Along the way, he met several scholars he knew, but strangely, when Bai Hao greeted them, the scholars all had strange expressions on their faces.

Although they were still polite, Bai Hao caught a glimpse of something strange in their expressions. It seemed that the scholars all had some questions they wanted to ask him, but were not sure how to start. An inexplicable atmosphere permeated the institute and surrounded Bai Hao.

"Olmia," Bai Hao stopped in front of the door of the academic institute and turned to ask, "Is there anything strange about me? For example, food residue on my face, a strand of hair sticking up, or the clothes I wear are inconsistent."

Olmia was a little confused when she heard that, but she still took a closer look. After a while, she shook her head and said, "No, Xinglili's braiding skills are better than mine, and the clothes she chooses for you are always the most perfect. As for your face..."

"It seems there are still kiss marks left!"

"Really?!" Bai Hao panicked and immediately used mirror magic to randomly shine, "Where is it? Where is it?"

Olmia looked at Bai Hao's flustered appearance and couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Haha, I was just kidding, your face is very clean."

Upon hearing this, Bai Hao immediately rolled his eyes at Olmia. If they hadn't been together for a long time, Bai Hao would have thought that it was her quirky sister who came out.

Not long after, Xing Lili parked the carriage and trotted to Bai Hao's side. The group then walked into the academic institute together. They were greeted by familiar classical music, warm indoor air, and the whispering discussions of scholars.

After walking a few steps, Bai Hao noticed that many scholars who were discussing in low voices were looking at him vaguely. Although Bai Hao was considered a celebrity in the academic institute, it was still a little strange compared to the past.

Soon, Bai Hao found a scholar he was familiar with, a thousand-year-old elf named Javier, honorary knight of Swart. When they first met, he was holding a newly invented drilling machine and boasted that it could drill ten thousand meters a day, which impressed Bai Hao.

When Javier saw Bai Hao, he had a strange look on his face, just like the other scholars he met along the way. But Javier, who was outspoken, couldn't help but ask before Bai Hao asked, "Little Bai Hao, who is in charge of finances in your family?"

Bai Hao was a little confused by Javier's question, but he quickly answered: "It's my father, he is Earl Campbell of the Omo Empire. I don't know why you ask this?"

"You don't know yet!" Javier lifted his long beard solemnly, approached Bai Hao and said in a deep voice: "Your father must have gone crazy. Recently, he has been frantically sweeping up orc slaves in major slave markets in the Swart Empire, especially in the Kled Territory. He actually bought all the seriously injured and dying orc slaves..."

Listening to Javier's chatter, Bai Hao finally understood why those scholars along the way looked at him so strangely. It turned out that the military reform he proposed was implemented.

As early as three days ago, Michelle informed Scott of the latest progress of the military reform plan. Her father had already convinced everyone in the Campbell family, but the news of her family's large-scale purchase of orc slaves only reached Scott today.

After all, in the eyes of those who are not in the know, Bai Hao's suggestion is an investment with huge risks. If it fails, the Campbell family will lose not only the gold coins lost in purchasing slaves, but also the reputation that Campbell has accumulated in the business world for hundreds of years.

Even if his father is the current head of the Campbell family, he cannot decide such a major matter at will. The reason why the Campbell family has become the richest family in the Omo Empire is that the clansmen distributed throughout the Campbell Empire are crucial. The family network has always been an important guarantee for the stability of the Campbell empire.

Moreover, many of the elders in the family are of very high seniority. The daily business and administration of Campbell Territory can be decided by the Earl and Countess Campbell, but this kind of investment behavior that is serious and has far-reaching consequences must be discussed at a family meeting.

Campbell's clansmen would never allow the Campbell family to be destroyed by Cullennan's arbitrariness.

More than two months have passed since I proposed military reform to my mother, including communications, convening meetings of elders from all ethnic groups, mobilizing funds, arranging personnel, and related public opinion propaganda... My father only took about two months to implement this major event, and there must have been many difficulties involved.

But no matter what, Cullonan's efficiency is still extremely high. After all, it is not easy to convince those conservative elders. With the implementation of the first step of military reform, the Campbell family finally seized the first wave of opportunities for the changing times.

Of course, at this stage, few people can understand what the Campbell family is doing. Even if they can understand the purpose of the Campbell family's actions, few nobles have the courage to try.

Bai Hao guessed that it would take another one or two years before nobles from the Central Plains would begin to imitate the Campbell family in reforming the military system, but by then, the price of orc slaves and the market for life-saving magic stones and magic guides would undergo earth-shaking changes.

After all, not all nobles in the Central Plains understand the Jie Ming Magic Stone as well as Bai Hao. At this stage, most of the far-sighted nobles have only just sensed the changes brought about by the Jie Ming Magic Stone, and are still far from daring to take the first step like the Campbell family.

Bai Hao led the Campbell family to the forefront of all the Central Plains nobles. They were the first family to occupy the market for life-saving magic stones and magic guides. As long as Kulonan did not make any stupid mistakes, all the latecomers would find it difficult to surpass the Campbell family.