"Human? How is that possible?"
After hearing that the "miracles" described by Nancy were man-made, Morris III's original admiration and yearning instantly turned into doubt.
"They really did it, Dad." Nancy began to search her backpack for books that could be used in this situation.
"Nancy, my child... maybe the god has deceived you. How can an ordinary person make a steel ship float on the water?"
Morris III believed that his daughter had met a god-like being because she survived the blood crystal beast disaster in Skarre.
Just like in the legendary stories, the gods would transform themselves into children or weak old men and give mortals some kind of test. After they passed the test, the gods would give them rewards.
So it seemed to Morris III that his daughter must have encountered something similar.
"They did it! They built a ship made of steel and floated it on the sea."
Nancy took out "Ship Picture Book for One-Year-Old Children" from her backpack. Although the title showed that it was a children's book.
But this kind of children's book directly introduces the various types of civilian ships on the earth through various photos.
This illustrated book may seem very boring to modern people, but in the eyes of Morris III... this thing is something very magical.
Because he saw the sea in the picture of the illustration, not the sea drawn by a painter, but the real sea!
“How on earth is this done?”
Morris III directly took the atlas from Nancy's hand. He reached out and touched the surface of the atlas, which was smoother than turf paper. The "ocean paintings" on the surface of the atlas were so real in Morris III's eyes that it seemed as if sea water would flow out of it in the next second.
"In the fourth section of the third chapter of the Great Painting, the canon of the God of Art, the brushstrokes of God can paint everything in the world. Any painting is like a real thing before your eyes."
Nancy's good memory from reading various books came into play at this time. She recalled the various books on gods that she had read when she was a child, and said what was recorded in them, "things that only God can do."
"You must have met a certain god, the god of art, and the god of art protected you as you returned to your country, right?" Morris III still refused to believe that all this was done by humans.
"The ones I met weren't just any gods. They were humans... humans just like us! These were all created by their own wisdom."
Nancy continued to take out several illustrated books, including "Airplane Album for Kindergarten Enlightenment", "Elementary School Biology Enlightenment", "Where are the Cat's Ears?" and so on, summarizing knowledge of various aspects of the earth.
These books were placed in the school's "book corner". Nancy asked Professor Lin before taking them away and borrowed them temporarily with his permission.
"This...you met the gods and people from another world?"
Morris III looked through the various atlases placed on the table one by one. The atlases used various photos to interpret the scenery on the earth, but what really shocked Morris III were those... steel behemoths sailing on the sea!
"They have nothing to do with God! These are all created by their own hands." Nancy was a little impatient when she heard this. She put her hands on the table and said to her father, "Father, I know you believe in those gods to gain their power, but no god has responded to you for so many years. Why don't you try to create those... legendary things with your own hands?"
Maurice III began to believe in as many gods as he does today after his mother passed away. One morning, Maurice III said that he met his mother in a dream, and the gods said that as long as he was pious enough... his mother would be resurrected.
But the problem was that the king forgot who the god was who said this, so Maurice III built a lot of churches dedicated to the gods in the royal city.
And this devout belief gradually turned into a yearning for the legendary life.
Maurice III longed to be able to steer a ship made of steel, destroy his enemies with its fury, have wings and fly into the sky, and so on.
"With your own hands? Nancy, how do humans do that..."
"Father, please stop talking." Nancy knew that he would not believe it unless she put the reality in front of him.
This is just like Nancy's old housekeeper. Nancy knows that few people can see the future development of the world. Even she can only glimpse the outline of the future world with the reminder of that group of people.
"If the Far South Empire successfully eliminates the blood crystal beasts, they will still send soldiers to invade our country, right?" Nancy asked a question that she already understood.
"That's right. The Principality of Leslota has not given up its plan to invade our territory. It would be best if the gods could completely wipe out the Far South Empire, but judging from the current situation, the gods only intend to punish the Far South Empire." said Morris III.
"What about the defense of coastal areas and borders? How many available soldiers do we have now?" Nancy looked at the map on the long table.
"Nancy, this is not something you should worry about, but even if we train more people to serve as soldiers on the front lines, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist the army of the Far South Empire."
Maurice III's voice was full of worry. He knew how big the difference was between the population base of his country and that of the Far South Empire.
“There is still time.”
Nancy's fingertips pointed all the way from the Far South Empire to her own country. If they wanted to invade the Kingdom of Xiu Enzhe, the fastest way would be to take the route directly through the Crystal Sea.
However, the Far South Empire is now ravaged by the blood crystal beast disaster, leaving Xiu Enzhelai's Kingdom some time to catch its breath.
"Father! Please have someone collect stink stones, white flame stones, and charcoal! The more the better!" Nancy had to start trying to use the medieval cheat code given by Lu Cheng.
"What alchemical experiment are you going to do?" In the eyes of Morris III, his daughter was a top student compared to her three brothers. After all, she was a spellcaster who studied at the Gemansis Secret Society in the past.
"Alchemical experiment? No... Father." What Nancy was going to do could indeed be considered an alchemical experiment, but it would only make her father think it was just a small fight. She stared at her father with her pupils under her glasses and said, "What I want to show you is a miracle from God."
Morris III believed what Nancy said. When he was about to order his men to do it, Nancy interrupted him temporarily.
"And father, you must choose the person you trust the most!"
"Don't worry, no one else will know what you are going to show," said Morris III.