"How can I contact the Ice Calamity? That's a good question. And he's hungry... Eating a few people won't fill his stomach, just like a human can't fill his stomach by drinking a few drops of water when he's hungry...
I have to prepare enough food before meeting him. This way, we can avoid hurting each other's feelings and make him work for me..."
The demon servant muttered, and after entering the kitchen, he began to prepare dessert for Prince Gasen.
Prince Gasson's corruption was going very well. But the demon servant decided to make a big move -
After all, judging from the current situation, even if Prince Gassen is corrupted, he can only be a weak demon... Instead of letting him waste food, it is better to find a way to make him stronger...
He began to work. While the demon servant was busy, in the great library of the floating continent Eden, the negotiation between Yang Hao and Elena was coming to an end.
Through the exchange of information between each other, Yang Hao learned about the three problems that the floating continent now needs to deal with.
Of the three problems, the devil occupies two, and the remaining one is the basis for solving the devil.
"That is to say... Eden needs to restart the artificial magic reactor before it can help us in the next battle, right?"
When the term "artificial magic reactor" appeared, the black dragon beside Yang Hao couldn't stop the green light shining in his eyes.
Yang Hao also understood the strategic value of this thing that could create magic out of thin air. He was determined to obtain it and would never give Ishugard a chance to break away from the magic-poor country.
In response to Yang Hao's question, Elena just nodded: "Confirmed. Eden needs artificial magic to accomplish many things. For example, the production of magic dolls, such as the downloading of weapons. Most importantly, only with artificial magic can we launch a fatal blow to the demon's mother and charge the "Colossus" weapon. "
"Colossus weapons?"
"Explain. This is a weapon designed by Eden to combat the possibility of the surface of the Earth being occupied by demons. In theory, a fully charged "Colossus" can easily destroy the surface of the Earth and burn all elements into residues - the current situation is that our technology can only make them into single weapons that are deadly to single Titan demons."
"I see. So besides the demon matrix, what's the problem with the other demon?"
Yang Hao's doubts made Elena silent for a long time.
Then, as the aerial view of the Elucia continent changed at the conference round table, everyone saw that the center of the map had been moved to the north, where the ice sheet seemed to be spreading continuously:
"Explanation: Before the floating continent fell, we detected a powerful Titan demon awakening on the surface. It was because of the awakening of this demon that the demons that were already under control woke up one after another."
Elena explained, "Judgment: Therefore, we need to deal with the demons on the floating continent and then attack the Titan demons on the surface. Because the opponent is also an extremely powerful individual among the Titan demons, we must deal with him before he completely "wakes up."
"The United Nations is willing to go all out when it comes to demons. But Miss Elena, we don't know how to start the artificial magic reactor, and we're not sure if we have the materials you need in our country. What should we do?"
"Question: To start up the artificial magic reactor, doesn't seawater alone suffice?"
"ah?"
Yang Hao looked blankly at Elena who was also looking at him with her head tilted.
Then, Eden on the side coughed twice and said that their artificial magic reactor used "seawater" to produce artificial magic.
Chapter 6: Do you desire me? Your Majesty Yang Hao? 8K
The artificial magic reactor of the Kingdom of Eden is a powerful device that can produce large amounts of artificial magic, enough to even transform a magic-deficient area into a magic-rich area.
During its heyday, the Kingdom of Eden used large and small artificial magic reactors to create enough magic power to support the entire Cloud Continent to fly high into the sky. It was also because of this that they ensured their foundation as the most powerful magic country in the world.
At the same time, the artificial magic reactor is still the core of all high-tech magic industries in the Kingdom of Eden today.
Without artificial magic reactors, their workshops would not be able to produce enough magic puppet bodies and transfer the citizens whose consciousness had been uploaded.
Without artificial magic reactors, their magic network would not be able to maintain its current efficiency and provide any help to the Kingdom of Eden.
It can be said that all products of the Kingdom of Eden are directly linked to the artificial magic reactor!
The only condition for this powerful device to produce artificial magic is...
"seawater".
Literally.
"seawater".
"Explanation: Our artificial magic reactor can extract concentrated artificial magic from seawater or rain clouds after seawater evaporates, and then spread it to the entire Cloud Continent.
The specific principle is that the ocean of this planet itself is a "rich mine" of magic power. As long as we can obtain sea water, we can naturally produce artificial magic power continuously.
Reversal: But Eden's efficiency in extracting artificial magic is not high. On the one hand, it is because we have risen to a high altitude and cannot obtain high-purity seawater for refining, but can only rely on seawater vapor for refining.
On the other hand, it is very difficult to collect seawater after it evaporates, which is also an important reason why the artificial magic reactor is shut down today.
Ending: So now after parachuting onto the sea, Eden's first goal is to extract seawater to restart the artificial magic reactor.
In this way, our production line can be restarted, which will allow us to expand our forces and prepare for our next action against the demons..."
Elena explained as she took Yang Hao and others to inspect the condition of the artificial magic reactor on the bottom floor of the library, while also observing Yang Hao's expression.
If everyone else looks confused, even the elves who are supposed to be the most knowledgeable are bewildered and don't know what to do.
Yang Hao seemed to be deep in thought, with confusion on his face, but the confusion was not about "unknown technology", but about whether this technology was one he had already known about.
In other words, this Mr. Yang Hao is the one who knows that none of us have artificial magic reactors
Impossible. Elena made a conclusion in her heart. If Yang Hao was born and raised in this world, then without any contact with Eden technology, he would at most show the same confusion and attempt to understand as the elf beside him, which is only slightly better than the black dragon's complete confusion. But like now...
He was wondering whether this was similar to the technology he once knew... This itself revealed many abnormalities.
"I see... Can I ask a question? Does the artificial magic reactor create magic by extracting the "magic" factor from seawater?"
"Surprise and explanation: No. Our reactor directly uses all resources in seawater except "water" to extract artificial magic power, rather than just a few "single" elements. Artificial reactors are very efficient when extracting seawater, but if they can only extract water vapor, their efficiency will be very low."
"I see... I see. Is seawater the only option?"
"Sure. But other substitutes are also possible, such as minerals rich in magic power, demons themselves, etc. But at this stage, the only thing we can efficiently refine is seawater."
Elena turned around and looked at Yang Hao. There was definitely something wrong with him. Her calculation was correct—there was definitely something wrong with this man.
While others were unaware that there were a variety of elements in the sea water that could create magic, this man had already keenly judged that our technology might only allow the decomposition and creation of a single element
There is definitely something wrong with him, Elena thought. But what is the problem
She wasn't quite sure... so all she could do was lead Yang Hao and the others all the way down.
After passing through the stairs in the center of the library and taking the magic elevator down about fifteen floors, they arrived at the core area where the artificial magic reactor was located.
Here, in addition to the artificial magic reactor built in the most solid area closest to the underground crust, there are also production workshops for the magic puppet bodies and hibernation cabins for the last 400 fertile seeds.
Not only that, this place is also where Elena must stay when managing the entire Kingdom of Eden.
Because her "throne" or the magic network access terminal is also here—
By accessing the magic network, Elena can control every aspect of the entire Kingdom of Eden while the magic network remains intact.
Of course, when the magic network was damaged and magic power was insufficient, all she could do was to conduct efficient command through the magic network.
She led Yang Hao and others towards the artificial magic reactor that was being debugged by a large number of magic puppets. After Yang Hao had several rounds of eye contact with Fen, he turned around and looked at the black dragon thoughtfully.
Miss Black Dragon's completely unconcealed "desire" made Yang Hao more determined in his belief.
The belief that [if we can make friends with the Kingdom of Eden, we can gain more benefits for the United Kingdom].
And if possible, it would be best not to have any "enemy" with the Kingdom of Eden, that is, not to make the other party feel uncomfortable in diplomatic occasions.
After all, in terms of technology, the Kingdom of Eden is too powerful for the United Nations.
To use an inappropriate example, the current Kingdom of Eden is like a beautiful 36E big sister, while the United Kingdom is like a little boy who is less than 1.3 meters tall... The gap in strength is really too obvious.
Although the little boy helped the elder sister when she was in trouble, if he made her feel uncomfortable during the period of helping her, then by the time she recovered, the little boy would probably not have much time left...
Although it is not impossible to directly plunder technology now, there is a saying: what's the use of transplanting this big sister's breasts directly on the little boy? He doesn't know how to control it, let alone how to play with it. Instead of letting the scholars of the United Kingdom stare at a pile of complicated technology books when the Kingdom of Eden refuses to obey, it is better to take this opportunity to make friends with the Kingdom of Eden and let her become ours...
At that time, the Kingdom of Eden will directly provide technology to the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom can also provide the Kingdom of Eden with what they want. Everyone can win once, and the United Kingdom can even kill Ishugard in passing due to special occasions, thus winning twice with one blow. Isn't it wonderful that both sides win
How to do it specifically is a good question...
Yang Hao followed Elena and explored everything around. After carefully observing the advanced production technology of the magic puppet workshops, Yang Hao, who was thinking hard, noticed something abnormal about Elena.
She was looking at the individuals, called "seeds," that were placed in hibernation pods.
According to the Edenites, those guys are citizens of Eden who retain their "fertility".
Until it is completely safe, these individuals who have been selected and retained will not wake up to continue the life of the Kingdom of Eden.
And Elena looked at those individuals... Her eyes flickered with emotions called "confusion" and "envy".
Although this mechanical life may not be aware of what it is doing, and although Finn and Nia could not perceive what Elena was thinking, Yang Hao understood Elena's current situation.
(Does life born from machines feel confused and ashamed of normal life?)
Yang Hao guessed that this was like a child born in a poor family living in a school with rich people one day.
The snacks that rich people eat every day are more expensive than the annual income of poor children.
This objective material gap can easily make poor children feel envious, but it can also make them confused about why the real world is so unfair.
Although Miss Elena may not have such confusion, she is definitely thinking that as a "mechanical life", she is definitely an alien in some sense.
After all, the magic dolls are the product of the Eden people extracting their consciousness and stuffing it into their bodies.
To explain it in a more understandable way, the magic dolls are actually the players in the video games on Earth. They create game characters and enter the game world to play - and Elena is an AI character set by the creator.
They are still essentially different things... In other words, does Elena also feel "lonely" or "unable to understand her current situation" in some sense
Yang Hao admitted that his idea might be despicable, but if he could start from Elena and make the Kingdom of Eden a powerful ally of the United Kingdom, perhaps the United Kingdom could also move to a higher level...
And the risk was not that big. Yang Hao thought that it was not as big as if he had decided to save Anna and Natalia himself. So... was it decided
Yang Hao seemed to be thinking about something. When Elena suddenly turned her head and looked at him, he asked about the situation in the magic doll production workshop and said that the current conditions on the surface were probably quite suitable for the Eden people to live in - as long as the Eden people were not the kind who had to survive in a high-magic environment.
"I don't understand? May I ask if your inquiry about the production area of the magic dolls is related to what you are talking about now?"
"Let's just say that humans are just like this, okay? It's normal to do two things at the same time. So Miss Elena, before we find out what's wrong with the artificial magic reactor, can you tell me your thoughts?"
Yang Hao laughed dryly twice, while Fen behind him squinted his eyes and poked him on the lower back again, causing the black dragon to roll its eyes several times. It began to doubt the relationship between them.
In response to Yang Hao's question, Elena simply pondered for a long time before giving her own response:
"Explanation: The production area of the magic puppet is divided into batches. After all, the body of the magic puppet has a strong plasticity. So... simply understand it as the relationship between the "gun head" and the "gun body".
As for your question of whether the surface environment is suitable for Eden people... Affirmative: Eden people can live on the surface. We are not a race that relies heavily on magic to survive. But please tell me, is it necessary for Eden people to descend?"
Elena tilted her head. After Yang Hao pondered over this question for a while, he gave a positive answer:
"Of course. Not only to adapt to the current world situation, but more importantly, I believe that only by learning from each other can we make each other better and climb higher together."
"Question: I can simply understand that Your Majesty Yang Hao, do you have any thoughts about me?"
The sudden and direct question almost made Yang Hao choke to death on the words he was about to say.
He suddenly realized that he shouldn't treat this mechanical girl with the same thinking as a human, because the way machines understand the world is different from the way humans think about it, right?!
Feeling the strength coming from his lower back, he broke out in a cold sweat as he felt the pressure from the kind-looking Fen's eyes and heard faint voices from her like "How could that be? Do you think my fiancé has any feelings for you?"
Yang Hao quickly turned around and pinched Fen's cheek as she opened her mouth to speak, letting the petite elf girl calm down a little in his hands. Then the man who was reflecting on his carelessness explained with a smile:
"Ah. Of course you can interpret it that way."
His words stunned everyone, especially the black dragon. It was like a diner who had been suffering from eating Wallace for several days and couldn't find a toilet and finally found a resting place. The look in her eyes as she looked at Yang Hao was already glowing green.
But Yang Hao's next sentence disappointed the black dragon, who had been planning to use temptation to force Yang Hao to be interested in him and bring more benefits to Ishugard:
"But it can be understood that I am very interested in the Kingdom of Eden on behalf of the United Nations, which in turn makes me interested in you as well."
"Confused?" Elena tilted her head. "Curious: My body should be the most perfect in the human world, so I judged that your attention to me before should be male possessiveness and sexual desire, but now it seems that this is not the case?"
"No one has the ability to refute physical desires, but I am the king of a country now, so I must consider the interests of the country as a whole, right
And Miss Elena, this is why I said that the Eden people must understand the world on the surface -
In modern society, your remarks can be regarded as an insult to the other party, and directly lead to the start of a war."
"Can't understand? But, thank you. I will readjust my etiquette structure. But I am confused. I can't understand why the countries on the ground are irrational, and I don't understand why you, who should be angry about my "insult", are so calm?"
"Because I am different from them, but I can only be considered a special case."
Yang Hao shrugged. After he said that, Black Dragon, who was originally disappointed, nodded subconsciously, while Fen held his cheek and sighed, thinking that he still had to report to Theresa.
"There are various social forms on the surface world now... Although I personally consider your uniqueness as a mechanical life form and the fact that your way of thinking is very different from that of humans, I am willing to accept your etiquette mistakes. But this does not mean that others will do the same.
I don't want to let Miss Elena understand the peculiarities of other countries on the surface world through powerless discussions on paper, but please believe me, I am proposing this to you with the idea of a win-win situation for both parties.
Of course, I also admit that I am personally very interested in you - after all, you are a life form born from a machine and it is easy to arouse human curiosity, not to mention that the education I have received and the books I have read also make me curious about similar lives. "
"Judgment: It is impossible for the book that records the technology of synthesizing puppets, as Your Majesty Yang Hao mentioned, to appear in the Elucia continent now. Even a fantasy novel should not have the soil to be published.
Can I understand that you are not from this world at all? After all, the knowledge you display is indeed too strange. "
"Cough cough." Facing Elena's sharp straight punch again, Yang Hao just coughed twice.
After realizing that she seemed to have stepped on the [threat point of human social etiquette] again, the white-haired, red-eyed mechanical girl widened her eyes slightly. Then she lowered her head, made a perfect bow, and expressed her apology: