Chapter 389: Hidden Concerns in the Rear

Irene stared at herself in the mirror and pouted in dissatisfaction, "Is it not enough yet?"

A woman standing behind her to dress her up smiled and said, "It will be soon, Your Highness."

The woman laughed in her heart: "After traveling for so long, this little princess is still so lively."

After finally finishing the packing, Irene happily lifted her skirt and trotted out.

"Slow down, Your Highness!" The palace lady guarding the door chased after her.

Irene walked all the way to the reception room of the bedroom, and several girls who were about her age were already waiting.

"Your Highness!"

The girls stood up and saluted Irene in a proper manner.

Irene smiled and stretched out her arms, motioning everyone to sit down.

Several maids with trays came over and set tea and snacks for everyone.

"Mammy." Irene turned to the palace lady who followed her and said, "We want to be alone for a while!" After saying that, her big eyes looked pitiful.

The lady-in-waiting glared at Irene sternly, but she finally gave in. She sighed and said, "Girls, you are all descendants of famous families, and you are not children anymore. You must always pay attention to your behavior and words."

After bowing, she slowly walked out of the reception room.

"Yeah!" After confirming that the lady-in-waiting had gone far away, the girls burst into cheers.

They no longer sat in their seats honestly, but swarmed onto Irene's sofa.

These were all noble girls who were on good terms with Irene on weekdays.

"Irene Irene! Keep telling us about the Northwest Bay!"

A petite girl with freckles on her face pulled Irene's arm.

"Tell us more about Earl Graman's invention!"

Irene had been back for a while, and her friends all knew that she had traveled to the north of the kingdom for a while, but because of the good confidentiality, they didn't know that Irene had run away privately, and they all thought that she had gone out incognito under the strict protection of the palace guards.

"This..." Irene said with some embarrassment: "He has finished all his explanations. No matter how smart Graman is, he can't invent one thing in one day!"

"Ah--" the freckled girl was a little disappointed.

"Haha, Anissa." Another girl joked: "Are you thinking about the earl?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The girl called Anissa's face instantly turned red, and she pulled the other's mouth in embarrassment. Everyone laughed and watched the two chasing and playing in the reception room.

The experience that Irene shared with them made everyone very interested. It turned out that the paper that became popular in Jingyao in the past two years came from the Northwest Bay, and the beautiful porcelain that the nobles flocked to was also made in the Northwest Bay.

It was not the wild land in the legend. There were towns and villages. Nobles and civilians lived in it, speaking the Ordo language with a different tone from the residents of the capital.

And there was also a unique lord who was working hard to improve the education of his people, teaching them to read and make them sensible. It's strange. Don't lords of small places generally think that the dumber the people are, the easier it is to govern?

While everyone was talking and laughing, Irene asked the servant to fetch a book. She proudly placed it on the table and said with some boasting: "I went to the Northwest Bay not just for fun, this is my achievement!"

The girls looked at the table and saw the words "Basic Medical Handbook" written on the cover of the book.

Annisa picked it up and opened the pages, and her friends gathered around to watch.

"Wow! So amazing! It's worthy of Princess Irene, who is famous for her erudition." After a quick glance, everyone exclaimed.

This book mainly introduces some hygiene knowledge, such as taking a bath frequently, washing hands frequently, eating cooked food, drinking boiled water, and what to do when treating wounds. "Sterilization", ventilation in the room when sick, and even various precautions for women when giving birth.

As nobles, they have developed habits since childhood for many things mentioned in the book, but even those things they are used to have a refreshing explanation in this book.

It turns out that there are many tiny lives in places that are invisible to the human eye - the eggs of bacteria or parasites, and many diseases are caused by them. The various measures listed in the book can effectively prevent them from harming the human body.

They couldn't help but believe it. After returning, Irene asked a craftsman to make a microscope according to the principle introduced by Paul. The scene in the mirror scared the girls.

Irene was a little embarrassed by the admiration of her playmates, "That... In fact, it's not my credit alone. This is a co-authored book with the female scholar named Ladi from Jiaowan. She is much better than me. And the measures listed in the book are mostly from Count Graman. We... We just sorted it out!"

"Please copy one for us too!"

Annisa asked Irene on behalf of the girls.

The little princess smiled mysteriously, "Copying? It's too inefficient!"

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Look at the characteristics of the words in the book?"

The girls frowned and observed.

One of them said thoughtfully: "These letters are so neat! Especially those identical letters and words, as if... as if they were made from the same mold."

"Bingo, correct!"

Erin explained: "It's made from the same mold, this is [printing]. There is a magical machine in Northwest Bay - the printing press, which can produce books in batches without the need for manual copying."

"Erin, you said you've finished talking about Count Graman's inventions! I've never heard of this printing press." Anissa pouted her lips to express her strong dissatisfaction.

"Uh... he just proposed the idea, and finally completed it... Anyway, it's a collective invention."

After evading the issue, Erin announced: "I have sent someone to Northwest Bay to order a printing press from Graman. After returning, I will print this book. Not only you, but everyone in Jingyao can see this book."

The little princess plans to popularize good hygiene habits such as drinking boiled water in Jingyao. As a member of the royal family, she believes that this is her obligation.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one book, one bar, one 6, one 9!

Of course, Erin's plan is definitely more than that. She also plans to replicate her great cause in Northwest Bay in Jingyao, such as setting up schools and building signal towers.

"Excuse me, Princess!"

When everyone was talking excitedly, a servant entered the reception room.

"What's the matter?"

"Someone from Miss Anissa's family came and said they had something important to talk to her about."

"Let him in."

Soon, another person dressed as a butler hurried in.

"Is it you? What's the matter?" Anissa recognized her butler.

The butler said respectfully: "Miss, the young master is back, and you should go back and reunite as soon as possible."

"Is it my brother?" Anissa was excited, "He's back?"

Anissa's brother had been stationed in Westport with Harrison Abbott and had not returned home for a long time.

"Yes, but..." The butler showed a sad expression, "He will rush back to the station soon. This time he returned to the king just to deliver a letter, so he is anxious to ask you to go back and see him."

Anissa then hurriedly said goodbye to Irene.

Irene frowned and asked the deacon: "Brother Anissa's troops are stationed in West Port, right? Is the situation there still very serious? Is it because of pirates?"

The deacon shook his head: "My young master said that the trouble this time is not pirates, but it is also related to the last pirate invasion."

"What is it?"

"Goblins, the last time the pirates occupied West Port, they secretly released a large number of goblins to the nearby area. These filthy creatures are very cunning. When the kingdom army just recaptured West Port, they hid and hid in the forest to reproduce quietly. Now... now I don't know how many there are."

"Goblin?" Irene frowned. If these things are not wiped out in the early stage, it will be very difficult later.

"Hate! It's a goblin."

"Really, how did the pirates bring such a disgusting creature?"

Several girls in the living room exclaimed, and it seemed that they had also heard of this terrible creature.

There were also girls who had never heard of it, but after being "popularized" by their companions, they cursed the goblins and the culprit pirates.

After bidding farewell to Anissa, Irene looked towards the meeting room of the palace. Her father should be there now. Since Anissa's brother came back to report the news, the king must have known about it.

And she also knew that the main force of the kingdom's army in the south was facing a decisive battle with the rebels.

But things kept happening in the rear...

Come on, big sister.