While walking, Nia happened to run into His Majesty Yang Hao who was directing the soldiers to build a camp...
His Majesty Yang Hao seemed to have a deep obsession with "planning". Even if it was a temporary camp, he still wanted to ensure that these camps could be reused in the future.
Under the almost obsessive-compulsive planning, the construction of the United Nations Army's camps can be said to be very slow - but what replaces it is the advantage of "permanence".
"I should say you are worthy of being me, Mr. Yang Hao... Even a temporary camp has to be upgraded to a permanent fortification in the future. This is a big deal that we dare not even think about in Ishgard."
"No, no. I'm just used to it. We have to plan for the present with a vision of ten years ahead, right? Instead of that, why don't you take a look at your army?"
"How can I get there when it's so far away... Hey, would you mind taking me for a walk? I see you don't have any strong guards around you. I can help you out temporarily."
If Yang Hao's woman were here, Nia's remarks would be a complete "provocation" -
But who knows why, except for a few elf masters and hunters serving as guards around Yang Hao, there are no other women here
So Niya naturally extended the invitation to Yang Hao. After Yang Hao thought about it and felt that it was indeed appropriate to have a black dragon following him, he accepted Niya's suggestion and took her around the newly established camp.
As a new base for the ancient elven tree to take root and sprout in the future, the territory of Skool was transformed in terms of terrain according to the original plan.
The carbonized bones in the fire trap area in front of the Sanctuary Church have been cleaned up, and they are fertilizer for the forest to thrive in the future. But in addition to this, the planning of the town and fortifications is the top priority.
Considering that the Roman Empire was their enemy, and considering that no one knew what the demon servants were doing until now, Yang Hao and others carefully decided to build a permanent official building on the Roman side of the new territory.
These missions are planned to be composed of a large number of Colossus weapons from the Kingdom of Eden and Golems from the United Kingdom.
A steep slope without any shelter will be deliberately opened up ahead, and a large number of barbed wires and traps will be set up on the steep slope.
Of course, these permanent fortifications are definitely not being built at this stage. They are just part of the future plan, nothing more.
The town planning will be specially designed according to the different characteristics of the two regions.
For example, there are city ruins in the Kagad Territory, so after cleaning up the devastated city full of bones, the legacy that originally belonged to Bayerjans can be put to use again.
In the territory of Skool, apart from a border town that had long been destroyed, the only settlement was the deserted village of Skool.
Yang Hao decided to raze the heartbreaking village to build a new elven-style town. Just when he was razing the village, the elven miners came over and said that they had explored the mineral reserves of the Skool Territory.
As a "standard" mine in the resource-rich Roman Empire, the mountains under the Shkool Territory Sanctuary Church contain iron and copper mines that can be collected by the ancient elf trees for about 600 years. There are even extremely rare gold and silver mines in remote areas.
The situation in Kagad Territory is a little special: the mineral veins there are smaller, and the mineral reserves are less, but there are more special mineral deposits - such as saltpeter mines, jade mines with artistic value, and aluminum mines.
In a sense, the mineral deposits in the two territories will allow the United Nations to no longer have to worry about conventional minerals for the next few decades - this fact not only made Yang Hao feel relieved, but also made Nia feel relieved.
After all, this makes the Ishgard colonial army more profitable. They don't even need to fight to the eastern mining area to find enough minerals to supply the domestic industrial appetite... But then again? Is there no sulfur in this place
The Roman Empire is a mountainous country, so I thought there would be sulfur in their country. Why is that
Nia's confusion was answered by Yang Hao: "There are no volcanoes in the Roman Empire. Without volcanoes, there is naturally less sulfur. Although there should be sulfur under the strata... But the difficulty of mining was too great for the Romans at that time."
"But the question is, weren't there steam factories at that time?"
Nia was very confused, so His Majesty Yang Hao, who was leading the way, shrugged:
"Guess how many years after the steam plant was put into operation, it was demolished? And when was I exiled?"
Yang Hao is very clear about the value of sulfur ore.
It can not only be used to make gunpowder, but also produce huge value in agriculture, industry, people's livelihood, medical care and other aspects.
The only problem was that he had no time to develop at all - if you guys from Ishugard hadn't pressed so hard, maybe I would have had a chance to turn the tables... But who made you guys press so hard
But then again... the Harpy Army of the Khutot Khanate seemed to have a large amount of black powder? Do they actually have sulfur mines that even nomads can easily mine
Yang Hao recalled the mountains in the north of the Khutot Khanate... Behind the mountains was an ancient demon called "Ice Disaster".
In other words, as long as the Ice Disaster can be defeated, perhaps the treasures and natural resources on that mountain will be as easy to pick as a naked girl lying on the bed... Well... I have to find a chance to communicate with Hutot Khan.
Yang Hao set another goal in his mind - and at this moment, a messenger came running over in a hurry, panting, as if something big had happened.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Hao helped up the soldier who was coughing and gasping for breath. Looking at the turbid black liquid on the soldier's body and feeling the sticky touch between his fingers, Yang Hao was stunned.
He just looked at the slime on the messenger's body... For some reason, a ridiculous, yet damn reasonable thought suddenly occurred to him...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... When we were bulldozing the village of Skool and digging in the direction of the underground pipelines in the destroyed town in the distance, we dug up some strange black oil!"
The messenger recovered and turned around, pointing to the ruins of the town in the distance, saying that most of the idle soldiers were trying to find a way to block a spring that was constantly gushing out black oil.
After removing the heating pipes and foundation above, it seemed that the spring could no longer be easily stopped by human power.
As a last resort, the elves could only stimulate the growth of some tree roots and vines to completely block the spring. But even so, before the spring was completely blocked, the surrounding soldiers were still splashed with black oil.
It is filled with sticky substances that are difficult to clean and seem worthless at first glance, but it is an important resource on the earth known as "industrial blood."
oil…
After Yang Hao asked the messenger to quickly wash off the oil on his body, he was extremely excited but also extremely angry and walked towards the town with Nia and others.
He was excited because he had found oil! Although he didn't know the exact amount, if a spring could be dug out in the shallow area where the heating pipes outside the city were located and sprayed all over the faces of the surrounding soldiers, then the oil content of this oil field would at least allow the United Nations to use it for the next ten years!
He was angry because he knew very well that the base of the heating pipeline was right above the spring. In other words, when the heating pipeline in Scuol County was under construction, it must have caused abnormal oil conditions... Then why didn't he know about it
No… Rather than saying “I didn’t know”, it’s better to say that someone deliberately concealed the existence of oil.
Angry. After the anger subsided, Yang Hao felt relieved.
Because the few Roman Empire leaders who are still alive today do seem so stupid—
It would be fine if they let him develop oil and then kill him. At least if they did that, Yang Hao could still hope that they would have some brains...
But the first thing they did when discovering abnormal resources was not to notify or collect samples, but to choose to conceal it and pretend nothing happened
You are worthy of it, Roman Empire.
Just like those guys who firmly believe that they will never get sick unless they see a doctor, the Roman Empire has long been terminally ill... It is normal to do such a thing.
But... how should we use "oil" then
Yang Hao thinks that he is a relatively smart person in the Elucia continent...
But his brain couldn't hold all the chemical knowledge on Earth - what he meant was that he knew a general idea, but he really had no idea about the details.
"It's a very valuable resource that can't be used at the moment..."
Yang Hao muttered quietly. Nia beside him was aroused by him, but couldn't say much because of her political stance.
They came to the outer side of the spring where the oil was gushing out. This was the "outer city" about two or three hundred meters away from the town of Scuol.
It can be clearly seen that this place is a long way from the slightly rising ruins of Bayezid at that time.
For the time being, when building underground structures, the cities of Bayerjans should have avoided the location of the "oil layer"...
But why is there no record of the use of oil in the historical records of the Bayezids
Did I miss it? Or did those books disappear without a trace over the long years, just like the lost classics on Earth
Yang Hao was thinking, and he squatted down and looked at the sticky oil flowing in the drain.
He looked back at the small temporary pit dug for the drainage ditch and the waterproof layer. He praised the on-site commander for his sensitivity and environmental protection. After all, if the oil really flowed into the stream or farmland, the pollution to the environment would be very serious...
Afterwards, Yang Hao asked an elven wizard to come over and use magic to communicate with the queens who were ruling in the Purple Palace. At the same time, he also asked Elena what she thought about "oil".
"Question... Do you mean, "black oil"? " In the magic communication, Elena's voice sounded very clear, but for some reason, it sounded a little shy.
"Affirmative: The Kingdom of Eden has relevant records of black oil... But in terms of specific research, "black oil" cannot compete with our magic technology."
"That's natural. Your magic technology is a monster... But never mind. Bayerzas and Japaria can use it. So, does Eden have a way to deal with this "black oil" now? I mean, to process it into valuable products."
Yang Hao's question made the small synthetic doll silent for a while.
Then, Elena said "hmm", and then said "this kind of thing should not be said in the communication."
"Reason: Because I don't want our secret to be discovered by others... Please come and find me quietly after you come back. Hmm. Her Majesty Theresa wants me to do something, I'll go and report to her first - bye."
She hung up the call, and Yang Hao muttered in confusion, "What kind of secret is this technology that will eventually be demonstrated in the country?"
Miss Black Dragon, who was standing far away from him but actually eavesdropped with her ears perked up, was so angry that she gritted her teeth but couldn't do anything.
Nia finally understood that Elena had never stopped monitoring and protecting Yang Hao... Otherwise, why would she say such ambiguous words in the communication just now
What you said is "I don't want my secret to be discovered by others"... Actually, you are just warning me that I am eavesdropping too much, right? Phew... If you ask me, a voyeur like you is more problematic, right
"Tsk..."
Nia seemed to imagine how Elena watched intently even when Yang Hao's family was having sex...
She was truly shocked by this synthetic doll: How big a heart does one need to have to be able to endure that kind of feeling
If Nia herself put herself in there... Let's not talk about the possibility that Nia herself would rush in and shout "Let me come too" on the spot -
After all, the dragon race is like this. This race that can do something for two years does have unusually strong energy...
Putting aside the possibility of "joining"... it's a good question whether Nia can hold back the grievance in her heart.
After all, it is the most torturous torture if you just watch it but cannot join in due to your political stance or personal feelings.
Nia knew that she couldn't help it, so she thought Elena was really outrageous: You can even endure this, Elena, aren't you afraid that you will be bullied in the future
Black Dragon once again imagined the future in his mind, where Miss Elena finally had a chance to be alone with Yang Hao, but when she excitedly arrived at the scene, she found that His Majesty Yang Hao and his entire family were following behind her...
Thinking of the little synthetic doll, I dared not say anything and could only accept the reality with grievance.
Miss Nia sighed heavily.
"well… "
This sigh reached the ears of Yang Hao who happened to be walking by, making the man even more confused, and also made Nia put away her little thoughts a little.
Their work here today is finished, and they can deal with the rest when they get back.
With the help of the Black Dragon, in the evening Yang Hao once again enjoyed the rare thrill of soaring into the sky.
And it was on this night, in the palace of the Roman capital, after an afternoon of mindless pleasure serving Prince Gasson, that the demon servant was standing on the roof of the palace, looking in the direction of Lord Skool in deep thought.
This was the first time in thousands of years that he felt a state called "out of control" in this world.
"That regent... is a good candidate for corruption." The demon servant muttered to himself, "Such courage and ability... Ah, how could I have forgotten? The reason why the Roman Empire is so strong is half because of Benjamin, and the other half is because of you...
Why the hell must I corrupt this Gassen instead of you? But think about it carefully, Bayer Jans has returned, and it is not realistic to consider corrupting you now...
Besides, the arrow has to be shot. Alas, I can only blame myself for being blind. "
The demon servants are troubled by the sudden attack from the United Nations.
On the one hand, Isgard does not have the ability to capture the royal capital in a short period of time, but the United Kingdom does.
On the other hand, the United Nations' actions are likely to cause the necrophiliacs in the north to take action.
Although the necrophiliac had already taken action, compared to sending a bunch of bones to preach, the demon servant believed that the military movements of the God of Light were more likely to disrupt his plan...
He chose to respect his enemies on a strategic level. But in the end, it was just "a little tricky".
"If the United Nations is limited to building and plundering in these two territories, then my Demon Realm will be safe... In other words, we have to find a way to make them stay in these two places."
The attendant thought for a long time. There was nothing much to say about the independence of the military region from the capital. The nobles in other places were also fighting on their own. Not to mention the chaos in the eastern mines, the people of Alese were not obedient...
In this situation, what can be done to confine the people of the United Nations to the territories of Kagaard and Skull? What can be done to ensure that even if the God of Light takes military action, it will only be limited to fighting with the United Nations
The servant remembered that there were a large number of Bayezid and demon skeletons under St. Petersburg where the God of Light was.
It seems that the Bayezids were also "noble people" who respected the corpses of their ancestors.
The demon servants like these noble people the most - because they can be used in many ways, and respect for the corpses of their ancestors is naturally one of them worth utilizing.
"Forged a rumor... a rumor that a necrophile in the diocese of St. Petersburg was desecrating the bodies of the Bayezids on a large scale...
Then it spreads through the mouth of a refugee, a "clear-minded person"... But at present, there seems to be no "clear-minded" people in the Roman Empire? In other words... can rumors only be spread through the mouths of "refugees"? "
The beauty of rumors is that those in power know they are false, but the people are willing to believe they are true because of information asymmetry and complex group reasons.
It's like three people make a tiger - the monarch certainly knows that tigers will not appear on the street for no reason.
Once the rumor spreads, people from other places will think that your capital is a shabby place where a tiger was seen strolling around the street.
This is exactly what the demon servant needed - he didn't expect Yang Hao to believe whether it was true or not, he just needed to arouse the anger of the noble people of Bayerjans and then make them focus their attention on the parish.
So… what to do
The demon servant looked at the rising moon and fell into deep thought.
After a long time...
He snapped his fingers. “Why not just let the people in the parish spread the rumor? It is normal for the parish to take the [true information accidentally revealed] from the mouth of the ‘enemy’ seriously…
I have to go to the parish in person and capture a few people for the experiment. As for what the necrophiliac will do then? Hum...
A scum who steals faith secretly and is unworthy of his position will be "degraded" among us demons."