"I'm sorry. I shouldn't ask you in this situation. As an apology, I will reserve some time for you to explain to you the birth form of "synthetic doll" life. But now, can we continue our work?"
"sure."
After being hit by two straight punches in a row by Elena, no matter how prepared Yang Hao was, he actually didn't know how to talk to this outspoken mechanical girl at this moment.
Perhaps this is mechanical life - with this thought in mind, Yang Hao and the two girls with their own thoughts followed Elena to the artificial magic reactor that had been overhauled. They learned the good news that the artificial magic reactor could be repaired normally.
But after the good news comes the bad news: although it can be repaired normally, the magic output power will be reduced during the period of absorbing seawater for restarting. The demons will definitely continue to attack the library when the magic network is weakened. At that time, the Eden people, including the magic puppets, will not be able to resist the invasion of the demons.
In a sense, all of their weapons rely heavily on magic power for output.
Although Elena, as a special synthetic doll, can move normally even without magic power, ordinary magic dolls also need magic power to move agilely, right
While waiting for the artificial magic reactor to resume operation, the Kingdom of Eden will be in a state of almost no preparedness—
In this situation, only Elena and a few magic puppets were able to use the little magic power left to resist the invasion of demons.
In other words, by then, the Kingdom of Eden will need the army of the United Kingdom to assist in its defense... right
Yang Hao looked at Fen thoughtfully: This is not impossible, but they have reached a consensus: we cannot risk the death of our own people for no reason to take the greatest risk for the Kingdom of Eden. In other words, this will cost more money.
"Ms. Elena, I think you should understand how great the risk is for our country to intercept the invasion of demons in the vast area of the floating continent." Yang Hao weighed his tone, trying his best to avoid disgusting the people of Eden.
"And our country is also at war with other countries on the surface - so we can provide help to the Kingdom of Eden, but we must get benefits. At least our people must see benefits."
"Understood. Confused: What kind of benefits does the United Nations need?" Elena nodded, signaled the magic puppets to continue working, and then she looked at Yang Hao with her ruby-like sparkling eyes: "Confused: Or, in other words, what benefits do you want, Your Majesty Yang Hao?"
“The basis and conditions for cooperation.”
“Question: Aren’t we already cooperating now?”
"I mean, the basis and conditions for cooperation besides fighting the demons."
The synthetic doll was silent for a long time.
Finally, she looked at her "parents" and the last of her seeds. She was making a judgment, judging whether Eden had the possibility to develop independently from the surface society.
At this time, Yang Hao did not forget to add more pressure to her:
"Besides, the next demonic disaster is coming soon - maybe ten years, or even less. We don't know where the demons will appear first next time."
"Uh..." The synthetic doll didn't say anything. But Yang Hao could feel that she suddenly exuded a kind of "nervous" emotion.
Mastering the skills of communicating with the mechanical girl can make everything extremely efficient. Just as Yang Hao was thinking about this, Elena finally gave her reply:
"I admit it. Eden cannot survive in the new world alone. Therefore, as long as the United Nations can help Eden overcome the difficulties, Eden is willing to provide the United Nations with all the help it can."
Although it was not a complete cooperation in which core technology was directly contributed, Yang Hao was naturally very happy to have a basis for cooperation.
…
On the night of the 7th, because there was no edible food or resting place for living creatures on the floating continent, Yang Hao and others were first teleported back to Constantinople, and then ordered the elven wizards to work a little harder and transport more soldiers, golems, ammunition and food supplies to the floating continent.
They need to hold a meeting tonight to discuss the interception route for the demons when restarting the artificial magic reactor in the Kingdom of Eden.
This time, Yang Hao decided to let the elves and Bayerzas' commanders play freely - after all, he was not a general, and now that he was shouldering a heavy responsibility, he needed someone to share his pressure.
It is necessary for the United Nations to train a group of generals through this war.
Thinking of this, Yang Hao threw the work to the commanders, told them to give a reply before noon tomorrow, and then left the meeting room first.
Then he came to another meeting room, where the core members of the United Nations had been waiting for a long time...
"dad!"
Anna subconsciously made a happy sound when she saw Yang Hao push the door open. Natalia hugged her helplessly, but Yang Hao walked up to her and teased the little girl's cheek affectionately, asking her if she had studied hard, and then he expressed his gratitude to Natalia:
"Natalia, I'll have to rely on you for the rest of this time."
"It's okay. I'll take good care of Anna. Compared to this, can I handle the legal documents regarding future border conflicts between the Khutot Khanate and our country myself?"
"Of course. I trust you. But you have to let me see the results when the time comes."
Yang Hao pinched Natalia's ears, and then, with his first wife and future second wife rolling their eyes at him, he returned to them with a smirk and sat down between them.
Then naturally, the question about the Country of Eden came up - everyone agreed to assist the Country of Eden. After all, through Yang Hao's explanation, they all realized the power of the Country of Eden's artificial magic reactor and magic network, and they were full of desire for knowledge about the Country of Eden.
But during this period, there was a girl who seemed worried.
That is of course Naluga.
There was an uneasy gray light flickering on her antlers. She looked around for a long time, and finally, after everyone focused their attention on her, the chief of the Ling tribe whispered about her worries:
"Well... But in this case... What will happen to my children in the Ling tribe?"
She lowered her head, and Theresa beside her sighed and reached out to touch the deer girl's head.
After all, the Ling people were in a very awkward position in this meeting.
On the one hand, they learned that their creator was actually an Eden person.
On the other hand, after realizing that the Eden were their creators, they became the most destabilizing factor in the United Nations in a sense.
After all, no one can guarantee whether the Eden people have left a backup plan for Naruga and the others.
If the Eden people can deprive the Ling people of their freedom at any time through some coercive means, what will the United Nations do then
If one were to be more cold-blooded, they would definitely leave them alone and reduce their status—
After all, after cooperating with the Kingdom of Eden, the United Nations can naturally obtain more Golem technology.
And Elena, the Mechanical Queen, also said... The golems made by the Ling people are still very primitive.
In other words, the Kingdom of Eden's attainments in the Golems will only be stronger than those of the Ling people.
Under such circumstances, is it really necessary for the Ling people to continue to enjoy such a high status within the United Nations
This made Nalujia feel very uneasy. This negative emotion of [obviously I have worked so hard but there is a great possibility that I will not get the expected results due to an unexpected event] has made the clan leader a little restless.
But that is something that only happens in non-dictatorial countries. The old saying that the running dog is cooked after the cunning rabbit dies does not exist within the United Nations.
"Nothing has changed, Nalujia. Just do what you need to do. Do you think we will forget the efforts you have made?"
Theresa rolled her eyes and tried to comfort her. She turned around and pouted at Yang Hao angrily. Yang Hao smiled bitterly, stood up and walked behind Naluga, and stroked the tribe leader's hair together with Theresa.
"It would be fine if it was the political system of the Roman Empire, but have you forgotten? The United Kingdom is now a country where two families have elected a man as a dictator?"
"Theresa, although I am happy to hear you say this, your expression just now that said 'You shouldn't come and join in the fun with your height' really annoys me, right?!"
"Then come over here - I just think it's a bit strange that you might have to stand on tiptoe to feel comfortable. If you feel uncomfortable, you can come over anytime, right?"
"You... humph!"
The elf, who was ignored by Theresa because of her size, was furious. Then she puffed her cheeks and walked directly to Yang Hao in front of everyone, forcing Yang Hao to use only one hand to hold her in his arms like a princess. She made a face at Theresa and reached out to touch Naruga's hair.
Her behavior made Natalia envious, and also made Theresa look like "How the hell did I forget that elves are shameless?" But it was true that Naruga's worries did not exist in this country.
Because the core personnel of this country are all related to Yang Hao - in other words, once you enter the core circle of the United Nations, it is almost impossible to be abandoned unless you do something that hurts Yang Hao's heart.
Otherwise, given Arthur's current lifestyle, if he were in the Roman Empire, the authorities would probably worry that this dissolute man might accidentally touch their daughters and choose to exile him under some excuse...
But didn’t Yang Hao still generously let him work and give him high-quality benefits such as long vacations every quarter
So Naruja's worry was unnecessary - but everyone also knew that "assuming that the other party would understand" was a terrible idea.
Instead of letting the other party guess, it would be better to make it clear first.
This is also true.
After learning about the trust and care that the three authorities had for her, Nalujia's originally nervous heart finally relaxed.
And it was at this moment that Nalujia subconsciously muttered a question:
"Then...if Her Highness Elena wants to get involved someday, what should we do?"
…
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
But on second thought, it does seem very likely.
Everyone was looking at Yang Hao, who was sweating profusely. Finally, for some reason, Theresa and Fen's hands reached out to Yang Hao's face at the same time.
Chapter 7: Two Wives and One Husband, Isgard's Dilemma and... 8K
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Late at night on April 7, in Yang Hao and Theresa's bedroom.
When Yang Hao finally broke free from Theresa's arms, the petite elf who had been left out for a long time snorted and said in an inexplicable aggrieved tone, "You guys are finally done. Do you know how long I've been watching you?"
"If it weren't for the work I still have to do, I would have been so excited by you that I would have wanted to do it again right away... Humph, thank me for my magnanimity, otherwise..."
"If you're secretly fingering yourself under the quilt, just say it. We're no match for each other, why do we need to be so polite? If Guangming was here, he would have let you get on top of him out of frustration, right?"
"Well… "
"Okay, okay - take a break... Well, I feel like after you take a shower tomorrow there will be some purple clothes here that fit your body shape.
But everyone should know what happened. Anyway... Yang Hao? Yang Hao? Are you okay?"
For now, let’s not talk about the little elf who was so embarrassed and angry about what happened before that he couldn’t say a word, and could only whisper, "One day I will teach you a lesson..."
In short, when the proud and arrogant nun turned around and pushed Yang Hao's shoulder, the man who had been lying on the bed enjoying his sage time finally realized what was wrong with his wives.
He rolled his eyes first, then turned over and sat up. The three of them sat naked on the bed facing each other in a triangle.
Then Theresa snapped her fingers, and with a faint white light, a "light bulb" made of divine power appeared in front of them.
"Isn't there a lamp from Ishgard over there?" Yang Hao looked at the white-haired nun in front of him with a strange expression. "It's not good to waste divine power on such a thing... isn't it?"
"I don't want to leave the quilt. Besides, my body is weak now and I can't move." The white-haired nun had an expression that said "it's all your fault", which made Finn twitch his mouth. "Besides, I just use some divine power to illuminate and assist the work. I'm sure my Lord will be pleased with my diligence."
"I feel like if the Light knew that the job you were talking about was actually a night chat after reproduction, it would probably tear your heart apart..."
"Impossible, Finn. You don't know, I want to beat up the Light now, and it would be best if I could make Him behave better. Otherwise, He will just eat and sleep every day without any response. I can't expect a nun like me to respond to the believers' requests all the time, can I?"
"Didn't you say He might be in the church where you started?"
"That's just a possibility! A possibility! Ahem... Let's talk about business first... Can you help me get the handkerchief? I feel like I'm leaking. This bed is for sleeping, it can't be dirty..."
All in all, this was really a wonderful sight—at least for Yang Hao, it was the first time that Fen and Theresa slept in the same bed and were so harmonious…
This made him wonder whether Arthur's life was just an "exception" among the elves, rather than the "norm".
But in short - after the simple fight, the three people, whose bodies were clean, looked at each other again.
Afterwards, they talked about work, and the most important topic was Miss Elena, the Queen of Eden.
"In short... the core technology of the Kingdom of Eden is something that we, the United Nations, must master. Artificial magic and the like... With it, the elves can freely expand the area of the Elf Forest on the Elucia continent, which will be beneficial to our subsequent planning of the invasion of the Roman Empire, and at the same time, it can further consolidate our position as a "magic-rich country."
Secondly, according to what you said, Yang Hao, the Kingdom of Eden seems to have very advanced magic technology and medical technology, as well as golem technology and so on... Those are also important resources that we dream of nowadays.
Especially the golem technique."
"Yes, especially the golem technique."
Finn echoed, watching Theresa slide into Yang Hao's arms as she spoke.
"But there is a problem - just as the elves would not tell others the most core secrets of Caparia at will, unless we can firmly lock down their core demands like we did with Ishgard, the Kingdom of Eden will definitely not share its core technology with us.
Just like Elena had only "agreed" to part of the terms of cooperation at that time—
The girl who is good at calculating gains and losses will definitely use her best field to find out bit by bit what we can provide and what we need now... and then make transactions based on our supply and demand.
This is not a good thing. I mean, it is not a good thing compared to Ishgard, where we can easily monopolize the necessary resources. "
Having said that, she pretended to be tired and slid to the other side of Yang Hao.
In fact, this little elf is the one with the most experience now. As long as she wants, she can come back and kill seven in and seven out at any time - but now... forget it for the time being.
In response to the questions from the nun and the elf, Yang Hao simply pondered for a long time and then gave his answer: Indeed, the Kingdom of Eden was not as easy to control as they expected.
If we use Isurgard as an example, Yang Hao and others are like businessmen on Earth who show how powerful tanks and planes are to countries that are at war or about to be at war, while Isurgard is the only oil-poor country among those countries that has no oil production.
Under the temptation of Yang Hao and others, Ishugard gritted his teeth and decided to sign a long-term order. He bought a large number of tanks and planes to prepare for emergencies. He even planned to use the fuel provided with the equipment to do his own research.
But oil is never enough, so in the end, Yang Hao not only has to sell them equipment, but also oil. In this way, Yang Hao is like a stranglehold on Ishugard.
At this time, Ishugard said that it was impossible to return the tanks and planes to the past without oil.
It's just like eating meat. You'll know the taste once you've tasted it. If you want to give it up, you have to ask your body if it agrees...
Not to mention that you really have a rigid demand for tanks and planes. This is like condoms are a must to avoid pregnancy when you don't want to win the bid but the woman holds your waist tightly and won't let you pull it out - are you really going to return the things we sold you
Under such circumstances, Isgard, as an oil-poor country, is heavily dependent on the oil supply from Yang Hao and others. Naturally, it has become a dog of the United Nations and can only be slaughtered at will by the United Nations.