This was so outrageous that she didn't know what to say...
(If I say now that I don’t actually have any romantic feelings for Mr. Yang Hao, I’m afraid it will be seen as a joke…)
Looking sideways at the presiding judge and the chief of the Ling tribe on both sides, Elena finally continued to look at the back of Mr. Yang Hao in front of her and sighed softly in her heart.
(It’s too late to say anything now… Let’s just leave it as it is. Silence has its advantages. Anyway, my goal is to study Mr. Yang Hao’s true background and the knowledge in his head… As long as I can get these, the outside reputation and so on, it doesn’t matter…)
(I just wonder if this expedition can bring us something new... Anyway? Are those... Sirens?)
"Dad! I want this!"
When Yang Hao took Anna to buy desserts at the pastry shop, Elena noticed that somewhere in the commercial street, a group of girls running around excitedly were particularly eye-catching.
They have magical organs next to their ears that are as gorgeous as fish fins. If nothing unexpected happens, they are actually the Sirens that Elena knows - but why did the Sirens come here? Isn't their place of origin Alantis, which is more than 10,000 kilometers away from this continent
Now the Sirens are coming over
The synthetic doll was full of confusion. At this moment, accompanied by the laughter of the Sirens, Yang Hao and Anna each came out with snacks given by the store owner for free.
Anna is quite popular in Constantinople. On the one hand, she is the adopted daughter of the Purple Royal Family and the daughter of Yang Hao.
On the other hand, it is because Anna is naturally well-behaved and cute, and when she walks with Natalia, they look like a mother and daughter, so lovable.
Under Natalia's education, Anna was a well-mannered and good child. Coupled with the cruel treatment she had suffered, this made the Bayer people think that she was a good child who needed to be loved.
In this case, the owner of the pastry shop was naturally willing to give Anna some free candy - especially after discovering that the founding father was also following the child.
Yang Hao gave two of the snacks to Natalia and Naluga. He knew their tastes, so he gave them the snacks without hesitation. But did Elena really like these rough snacks
Yang Hao hesitated a little. After gently placing the candy in Elena's hand, he smiled and said that if she was really not used to it, it was okay not to eat it.
“Question: Why would you refuse something delicious?”
In response, Elena just tilted her head and said, "And it was given by you, Mr. Yang Hao? But I have a question... Isn't "sugar" a very scarce resource in the United Nations?"
"That's not true. Although we don't have sugarcane here, and we don't grow a lot of beets, there are still a lot of honey and beets that can be traded in the Elf Forest, right?"
“Question: It’s more like getting it for free, right?”
Under the strange gazes of the girls, Elena tore open the candy wrapper, split the whole candy into two pieces, and then stuffed one of the pieces into her mouth. She looked at Yang Hao's empty hands, and finally took the other half to his mouth:
"Relax: Please eat it - the sweetness of candy is a bit bland for me. Although I like it, I think as someone who often thinks about important things, you may need more sugar intake."
"Uh? Ahem... Thank you."
Yang Hao didn't foolishly open his mouth and take the candy from Elena's hand. He just coughed twice, stretched out his hand to take the candy, and then put it in his mouth.
Although I know that as a synthetic doll, Elena's way of thinking is more direct than that of ordinary humans.
But he didn't expect Elena to be so direct. Logically speaking, if she wanted to show her concern, wouldn't she just say "Please have more candy"? How could she just pass the candy to someone's mouth like this...
But maybe this means that I actually have a high "favorability" towards Elena
Yang Hao recalled those mobile games on Earth that had clear favorability levels. The characters' attitudes toward players would change depending on the favorability level.
As long as a certain threshold is exceeded, the interaction between the characters and the players will change drastically... Maybe getting along with Elena is actually similar to playing mobile games
By continuously increasing the favorability by +3, one day I will occupy a very high position in the synthetic doll's heart, and then be able to send the country's secrets to me? This seems to be a good idea... But Yang Hao was just joking in his heart.
If real life could really be as convenient as in games, with everything you ask for granted and your hard work rewarded... would your past life have been so bad
He shook his head, feeling the faint sweetness of the candy in his mouth. The next moment, he was pulled away by Anna, who had a puffy face for some reason.
The three girls following behind Yang Hao had different expressions. For Natalia and Naluga, it was the first time they felt the pressure from the synthetic dolls... But it doesn't matter!
As long as they work hard, nothing will be a problem!
The two girls cheered each other on and decided to stop Irina's further straight ball attack at all costs!
Then in the afternoon—
Under Elena's manipulation, they had to leave Yang Hao and go to the downtown area to play with Anna, who was in a playful mood.
…
afternoon…
Through a series of observations, Elena came to a conclusion: Anna is a playful child. Although it is true that she is well-behaved and sensible, people's tolerance has a limit.
Whether it is suppressing one's desire for food when hungry, or suppressing one's feelings for someone, as long as it is something that needs to be "suppressed", there will always be a day when it will be released directly.
So... Elena deliberately relied on her own advantages to deliberately guide Yang Hao and others to walk freely in the busy streets. In the name of "inspection", they kept approaching those amusement facilities that looked very fun. Little Anna, who had been looking around eagerly, finally couldn't help it.
She held Mr. Yang Hao's hand, as if she wanted His Majesty Yang Hao to play with her.
But as expected, Mr. Yang Hao had to refuse in the end, considering his work.
But on the other hand, Miss Natalia and Miss Naluga were also here, so Mr. Yang Hao chose a compromise as expected.
"You can go play with Natalia and Naluga. Dad and Elena will be waiting for you here. Go quickly..."
"Woo..."
"After all, Dad has a job here too."
Yang Hao's words were like a stabilizing force, making the aggrieved Anna nod her head.
Watching the three of them gradually leaving, Yang Hao sighed and returned to sit next to Elena, reflecting in his heart whether he had been too bad to Anna.
Anna is still a child who needs the company of others. She lacks family affection and fatherly love. Now I am so busy that I have ignored her feelings... Alas!
Can't we think of a way to resolve this conflict between work and family? Yang Hao muttered in his heart, while Elena, who was sitting with him by the unfinished fountain, in a red dress, suddenly spoke:
"Sentiment: The United Nations is indeed a prosperous country... If it is really a country that has just emerged from the ground less than two years ago as Mr. Yang Hao said, then apart from the scarcity of population, the United Nations can already be called a "powerful country."
"Thank you for your comments... But you deliberately sent them away, Elena, that's not what you actually wanted to say, right?"
"Yes."
Elena nodded, looking at Anna and the other two having fun in the distance, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.
But soon, she put aside her little emotions for the time being - she turned her head to look at Yang Hao's profile, and after carefully observing his vicissitudes of life for a long time, she said:
"Question: You... aren't actually from this world, right?"
“Yes.”
“Question: Why don’t you defend yourself?”
"Because I understand your way of thinking better. Since you have confirmed it and I can't hide it, it would be better to admit it directly, right?"
Yang Hao openly admitted the fact that he had already admitted in front of Theresa and Fen that he was not a native of this world. After all, to be honest, if he was a native of this world, then it would be weird.
He is a resident of another world, and the way he traveled through time is actually a bit strange...
"If I said that it was a guy who claimed to be the "world consciousness" who asked me to travel through time, would you believe it?"
Facing Elena's gaze, Yang Hao recounted what Theresa and Fen knew only about his past.
At first, when Yang Hao traveled through time, he was a freshman in college.
At that time, the public bus he was riding happened to be in a traffic accident. Most of the people on the bus seemed to be dead. Just when Yang Hao was dying and thinking that he might die too, a "voice" suddenly came out and said that it wanted to make a deal with him.
The voice called itself "World Consciousness" or "Gaia" - she said that she was willing to give Yang Hao a new life.
But the price is that he has to reincarnate into another world and assist a "chosen one" to build an empire.
At that time, Yang Hao chose to try his luck. No matter whether it was an auditory hallucination or not, he chose to accept the other party's conditions.
Then, he came into this world, and met his sworn brother Benjamin Roman a long, long time later.
At the first sight of meeting him, Benjamin treated him as his brother.
He treated Yang Hao warmly and his words were full of sincerity - he did not force Yang Hao to work for him, but just hoped that both parties could achieve a win-win result.
In the end, Yang Hao chose to accept Benjamin's conditions - he would help Benjamin become king and help Benjamin unify the surrounding tribes to build a huge empire. And his main job was naturally to make the industrial strength of this empire stronger.
After all, Yang Hao is not a native of this world. Living in the era of data explosion, even if he explains the principle of folding steel forging method that he heard on the Internet, it can bring about a change in the entire primitive society.
In this situation, if Yang Hao was only responsible for finding ways to get the people's livelihood and industry started in the new empire and make people live better, the pressure would not be that great.
As long as Benjamin stays on the throne, disperses the political pressure, and provides support for himself in the end, Yang Hao has the confidence to make the Roman Empire the most powerful empire in the continent of Elucia.
Unfortunately...
"He's dead." Yang Hao always sighs with pain when talking about his sworn brother.
"He died on the battlefield, leaving behind his wife and daughter, and I had no choice but to accept his position. But even so, I have no intention of taking Anna's throne.
I kept the throne for her, and I wanted to make life better for the Romans. But it was obvious that I was not meant to be in that position—at least that was the case for me at the time…
I failed to protect Benjamin's wife, and I almost failed to protect his daughter...
During the trial, Natalia saved my life, and then I met Theresa again... In the end, I suddenly realized a problem.
I am not originally from the Roman Empire. Why should I work hard for the people of the Roman Empire instead of for the people around me? "
He paused for a moment, looking at Anna who was being held and lifted up by Natalia in the distance with eyes full of love.
“People always feel that others have an obligation to make them better. If they fail to do so, they deserve to be despised. If they do, they will take it for granted and do not need to be grateful.
They don’t know how to think from other people’s perspective. They think they would do better if they were in that position, but in the end
Humph... They like to insult all mistakes, they like to condemn with righteous words, they feel more uncomfortable seeing others making money than losing money themselves, they would rather everyone make nothing in the end, rather than accept the possibility of turning things around in the future.
So in the end they could do nothing. They would only stand in the corner and curse the oppression of the nobles without resisting, and would only give up the benefits that could be obtained even from afar for the sake of petty gains...
They will take the initiative to cut off their channels for acquiring new knowledge, because they cannot bear to see their wives and children, who are under their control, having more far-sighted insights than themselves.
This is what I know of the vast majority of Romani people.
After putting aside the filter Benjamin brought to me, I suddenly realized... Why should I make them better and better
Wouldn't it be better for me to help the elves, help the barbarians, or even run across the sea to be a librarian instead of staying in this shitty place called the Roman Empire
And then... it became like this. I became the emperor of the United Kingdom, the nun who had been with me through thick and thin became my lover and wife, and Finn, who provided me with revenge and a new foundation for my ideals, also... as you can see.
After putting aside the imperial burden given to me by my sworn brother, I discovered that this world is actually very bright.
But... no matter how bright it is, we seem to have a chance to rest. Elena, do you think my life is right?"
In response to Yang Hao's sigh, Elena just tilted her head and said: If this is not correct, then what else is correct
Yang Hao looked at her in surprise, while Elena pointed at herself very seriously:
"Explanation: Mr. Yang Hao, if you as a "visitor from another world" are an existence with an abnormal life trajectory, then the life of me, the synthetic doll Elena, is even more of a mistake.
Because I can't even be considered a real "human". Although the magic puppets regard me as a human, Mr. Yang Hao... apart from you, how many people in this world would think that a life born from a machine is a "human"? "
Yang Hao blinked, then shook his head: "Except for the magic puppet, maybe not?"
"Affirmation: Absolutely not. You and the Magic Doll are the few who are willing to acknowledge that I am a "life"... and for this reason, after learning about your past, I understand your feelings very well."
In a sense, Elena is similar to Yang Hao—but compared to Yang Hao, she is more extreme.
Although Yang Hao is a visitor from another world, he is a real embryo born from a woman's body, a biologically correct "human" - what about Elena? A soulless life born from machinery and magic technology, can she be considered a "human"
It was definitely impossible. Even the magic puppets had to admit that Elena was not a "human".
It is for this reason that after they discovered that Yang Hao was a person who was willing to admit that Elena was a human being, they tried every possible way to please Yang Hao...
In a sense, if Yang Hao had not met Theresa and had not met Fen.
Perhaps they are the only friends in the world who can understand each other.
They are essentially lonely beings in this world—one is a visitor from another world, and the other is a life not recognized by most people.
Their bond with each other could even become unbreakable... if they could meet and become friends.
"Sigh: After learning about your past, Mr. Yang Hao, I actually feel... a little happy." Elena turned her face away.
Looking at the three people who were still playing in the distance but were about to return, she lowered her head in embarrassment: "Explanation: This is a guilty feeling... I... am happy that there is someone who has experienced a similar thing. I thought I was the only one in the world who was so twisted... But Mr. Yang Hao, your existence does make me very happy."
"Hey, Elena, I'll let it go, but if it was someone else, you couldn't say that, right?"
"Explanation: I say this because you are the one next to me."
The synthetic doll's quiet but calm words made Yang Hao scratch his head in embarrassment.
Then, he just smiled tentatively and said, "Is that so. But I already have Theresa and Finn? I already have enough people who can understand me... But Elena, the one who can understand you, don't you still have a magic puppet by your side?"
"Explanation: This is different."
"But we can still be friends who understand each other, right?"
"Happy: Yes."
It seems that Elena just needs a "friend".