The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

No? Fine, then I'll use your country to cultivate something capable of resisting.

Qiao Yelan's request to Ursus was simply to use the Inner Guard to keep an eye on the demons in the north—now that the Inner Guard has become an industrial assembly line product, if Ursus wants to play dirty tricks, then I just need to crush Ursus.

So, after Vladimir's betrayal, will the inner guards disappear?

will not.

Has the situation in northern Ursus spiraled out of control?

No.

Most of the surviving guards continue to diligently fight against the evil forces on the frozen wasteland.

In other words, Vladimir's betrayal did not cause any loss to Qiao Yelan and the Tower of Babel.

So, what did the Tower of Babel gain?

Let's rewind five years to 1072, the year the Eastern War broke out, and see what chain reactions occurred throughout the world, except for Ursus.

The Eastern Kingdom, whose army and economy were shattered by Ursus, sent Princess Wenyue to marry into the Great Yan Kingdom, never mentioning the issue of independence of its vassal states that it had previously raised.

The Great Yan, which forced Ursus to a draw, gained recognition from countries around the world for its military strength and was considered the only army that Ursus at its peak dared not act rashly.

Cyril Nearl, who initiated the counterattack against Ursus, has surpassed the current Grand Knight Commander of the Overwatch Council in prestige through a miraculous rescue.

With Ursus gone and no longer having any worries, the Grand Dukes of Victoria unscrupulously led their troops into Lentinium and personally strangled the last emperor of the Aslan clan.

What does this mean?

This means that the Eastern Kingdom has once again lost the will and strength to resist the Great Yan. This vassal state will continue to kneel at its master's feet, obediently providing resources and manpower to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, instead of attempting to destroy it to strike at the Great Yan.

This means that the Great Yan Dynasty has become awe-inspiring to all nations on the international stage, and no other country dares to challenge it. This has led the late Emperor and Grand Tutor of the Great Yan Dynasty to change their attitude towards Qiao Yelan from vigilance and suspicion to friendship and cooperation.

This means that Babel Tower used the opportunity of selling intelligence to get closer to Cyril Nearl, laying the groundwork for a way to overturn the table and gain the army's favor, which also gave Qiao Yelan a way to counter the entire Business Federation.

This means that Victoria, located in the center of Terra and once possessing the greatest geographical advantage and one of the strongest armies, has fallen apart and no longer has enough strength and resources to launch its own "Lungmen Dollar".

This is why, when Vladimir chose to break his promise to Qiao Yelan and recklessly launch the Eastern War, Qiao Yelan neither chose to recruit someone to replace him nor tried to win him back.

The benefits that this betrayal brought to Qiao Yelan far outweighed the losses it caused.

So he didn't stop them. Instead, he walked to the opposite side of Ursus and, right in front of Vladimir, shredded the best of Ursus's young generation into blood and minced meat.

Then, with the wine brewed from the despair of an emperor, savor this lavish feast that belongs only to the Tower of Babel.

So, is Kal'tsit the same as Vladimir now?

She is the executive director of Babel Tower, second only to Qiao Yelan in status. She controls all the databases except those that Qiao Yelan personally blocked, and knows all of Babel Tower's plans and schemes in Terra.

If she were to betray him, what losses would she incur for Qiao Yelan? And what benefits would she gain?

Is that something the Tower of Babel could withstand?

No.

Therefore, Qiao Yelan must go to find a new existence to replace Kal'tsit.

Since his awakening, Kal'tsit's position in Qiao Yelan's heart has been declining. On the one hand, she has not made any useful contributions to Qiao Yelan at all. On the other hand, more and more clues have led more and more suspicions to Kal'tsit.

In Kazimierz, in the Great Flame, in Kazdel—and even this time in Laterano, all suspicion still points to Kal'tsit.

Every fact that Qiao Yelan discovered seemed to tell him that this woman was hiding countless things from him—which would definitely further push Qiao Yelan to find someone who could replace Kal'tsit.

Who could this being be? And who could it possibly be?

The answer is ready to come out.

To remind himself, Lateran was always shrouded in shadow by the past Qiao Yelan.

The Pope gave an unexpected yet logical answer—Kal'tsit had been by his side from beginning to end.

The Tikkaz era is more than a thousand years ago. Since then, Kal'tsit has been Qiao Yelan's deputy—how come she has never been replaced?

As Qiao Yelan increased his trust in Kal'tsit, the darker parts of his vision were illuminated.

If Kal'tsit harbored ill intentions towards Qiao Yelan and took corresponding actions, then how could Qiao Yelan, despite losing his memory, discover so many clues in just six months...?

No, if even a plot to rebel is so full of loopholes, what need is there for such a traitor to be kept around for thousands of years?

Therefore, if Kal'tsit had really made any underhanded moves over the long years, she would never have survived to this day—the current Qiao Yelan can see through the clues left by her predecessor, so couldn't the previous Qiao Yelan have done the same?

Therefore, the real problem lies not with the person who is about to be replaced.

—But rather, it's someone who can't wait to replace the other person.

Chapter 106 The Ghost of Revenge

Qiao Yelan stood up and turned off the light.

He is not incapable of leaving his wheelchair; the wheelchair is merely a camouflage. People subconsciously assume that this man is immobile, weak, and short of breath—especially after he demonstrates his intelligence, which reinforces this stereotype, making people subconsciously believe that it is perfectly reasonable for this person to be in a wheelchair.

—Until they watched the wheelchair accelerate to 80 miles per hour in three seconds and leave everyone else in the dust.

Of course, these pretenses are meaningless to those who truly know the inside story.

For example, PRTS.

Qiao Yelan sat back in her wheelchair and sighed wearily.

The reason he hates traitors is that he is already exhausted from dealing with external threats, and then he has to be wary of internal threats as well—that means working overtime 24 hours a day and having no days off all year round.

The problem is that he cannot understand the logic behind PRTS's behavior.

Everyone has desires, which is easy to understand. Even someone who is considered least likely to betray can have a reason to do so—because no two leaves in this world are exactly the same, so how could two different people have completely identical interests?

The Tower of Babel is not desire itself; it is a tool for humanity's attempt to ascend to heaven. People look at the ever-growing tower and feel excited only because their desires are about to be fulfilled, but they don't care how huge the tower actually is.

When people finally touch the sky, they will not realize that the Tower of Babel has also touched the sky with them.

This has always been the logic of Babel, or rather, Qiao Yelan's actions—he would uncover the deepest desires in people's hearts. Then he would identify these desires, help fulfill the desires of certain people, and in the process, allow Babel to grow silently.

Supporting nations capable of resisting catastrophe while simultaneously strengthening themselves—this is Qiao Yelan's underlying interest.

All actions are driven by a purpose, and ultimately, they are driven by the potential to bring about a certain benefit.

So how should PRTS's behavior be explained?

It doesn't seem like a true betrayal, a desire to destroy the Tower of Babel and Qiao Yelan, because it has always faithfully fulfilled its obligations.

At the same time, it was intentionally or unintentionally inducing Qiao Yelan to investigate Kal'tsit, thus reducing Qiao Yelan's level of trust in Kal'tsit.

Similarly, Kal'tsit's suspicions remain suspicions. PRTS's actions are one thing, but her strange behavior is the real reason why Qiao Yelan was misled.

For example—even though the previous version of herself had already realized that PRTS had a problem, why did Kal'tsit open up the entire Tower of Babel to PRTS after she went into slumber?

More and more problems emerged, enveloping Qiao Yelan.

His two subordinates, who obeyed him without question, both exhibited inexplicable behavior, and their ultimate goals remained shrouded in mystery.

The corners of his mouth suddenly curled up slightly.

By piling up behaviors that others cannot see through or even understand, the result is directly derived without anyone else's knowledge. To everyone else, it seems as if they have simply gone straight from the beginning to the end...

It looks very familiar, and I'm quite certain whose style this is.

It seems Qiao Yelan's AI running skills are quite good.

At least PRTS is learned well enough.

As for Kal'tsit... well, I'm not sure if she's just being wise but actually foolish, or if she's just a big shot. We'll have to wait and see.

He turned his head and looked at the only source of light in the darkened room.

Outside the window lies the vibrant and bustling holy city of Lateran.

Even at night, the lively Sakortadists continue to vent their seemingly inexhaustible energy in their city.

The hustle and bustle of the world flowed into this quiet and cold room through the bright French windows, jumping and making noise around the man in the wheelchair, and then leaving in frustration.

Because even they felt that this person seemed out of place in this world.

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The visit to Lateran went unexpectedly smoothly, so smoothly that everyone in the delegation except Qiao Yelan found it somewhat unbelievable.

Those who work at the Court of State Ceremonial are most susceptible to rigidity and stubbornness, so even if they do not participate in court affairs, they can clearly understand the intentions behind every decree of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The members of the delegation all knew that their purpose was to pave the way for the Lungmen coin, and they were also well aware that many countries would not only be cautious about it, but might even resist it. Therefore, they were mentally prepared before setting off.

The problem is, it seems that this mental preparation is somewhat unnecessary.

Whether it's Letania or Lateran, everyone just eats and drinks at official banquets, and then their bosses say it's all taken care of.

Nobody knows what they are good for or how they did it, but everyone knows that their boss is a superman and a workaholic.

Yay! I touched it!

Who isn't just a working person?

So when Qiao Yelan announced that Lateran had opened up cooperation permits and that everyone could set off for Victoria, the rest of the delegation simply complimented Lord Qiao a few times, asked no questions, raised no doubts, and obediently went to pack their things.

This is probably a common problem among those who work under Qiao Yelan.

“Victoria’s trip will be much more difficult than Lateran and Letania, so we must be serious about this.”

"Ok, no problem."