The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Have we ever been late in sending out supplies?

Qiao Yelan turned to ask Kal'tsit.

"No, all supplies were delivered on time and in the correct quantities."

Kal'tsit answered quickly.

"Then it seems there are no problems on my end."

Qiao Yelan turned her gaze back to Sarkaz in front of her.

"So, it's because you haven't received the supplies, Mr. Theresis?"

Sarkaz's expression froze.

"I'm asking you, Mr. Theresis—have you received the supplies from the Tower of Babel?"

"...Received."

Qiao Yelan nodded, then pretended to listen attentively.

Do you have any other questions?

"..."

"It seems there is none."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand, signaling Kal'tsit to give a signal.

A deafening roar erupted, and Theresis looked in the direction from which the sound came, her eyes filled with shock.

The massive land-based mobile base vehicle emerged from the swirling dust, and those unaware of the situation might even mistake it for a land-based warship from some country!

The land vehicle was carrying a colossal skeleton—so large that it couldn't even fit inside the base vehicle's cargo space, and instead was simply pressed against the roof of the land vehicle.

What's even more surprising is that the "skeleton" was covered with countless nerve bundles, but these nerve bundles were heavily bound and shackled, seemingly to prevent Him from waking up again.

"That is......"

"You may have heard His name—[Ersula]."

Therese had certainly heard of the name.

【Ersula the Time Thief】, 【Ersula the Lock and Key】, He has had many names, but what remains unchanged is the awe for His power.

This behemoth holds the key to transcending time and space.

"This skeleton... is actually in your hands!"

"This is just normal loot collection—can an unknown Sarkaz really defeat a premeditated behemoth?"

Qiao Yelan said casually.

"I must admit, it's not easy to set a trap for a behemoth that has mastered the power of time, but coincidentally, I am also a thief who has 'stole time'."

"...What do you want to do with Him?"

"I just want to make full use of the power of this behemoth. Back then, I turned it into a vegetable for this very reason. Unfortunately, only one miniaturized spacetime binding device that can be carried by a single soldier was successfully made, and we still can't find a user for it. Now we can only wait for someone with the right destiny to take a look."

The man's casual words stirred up a storm in Theresis's heart. It seemed that all power and might were nothing more than tools to be used and studied in front of him.

Therese stared intently at Qiao Yelan.

"What exactly do you want? You made me mobilize the army, and then you brought this giant beast's skeleton. Are you planning to use it to teleport the Sarkaz army to some region through spacetime? Who are you planning to target?"

He had another unspoken question: Was he planning to send him and his army to their deaths?

"Please be quiet, Mr. Theresis. I know you are now the chief of the Sarkaz Military Council, but please don't think about everything with a war mentality."

Qiao Yelan waved her hand dismissively.

“Ersula’s power is time travel. Goods enveloped by His power will remain in contact and travel from one node to another—I know you may find this hard to understand, but just know that it means I will increase my financial support for you.”

Although Qiao Yelan's words were vague, Theresis was by no means a mere brute who only knew how to use a sword.

Although not particularly business-savvy, Therese had already realized the enormous commercial profits that such a near-zero-loss transportation method could generate.

"Your goal is to have my army take charge of security here?"

"Has our relationship really reached such a close level?"

Qiao Yelan's feigned surprise almost sent Tracy's blood pressure soaring to its limit, but he could only grit his teeth and stand there.

Seeing that Therese was still able to remain calm, Qiao Yelan stopped teasing her and spoke again leisurely.

"You should know very well that the Sarkaz army cannot be exposed to the eyes and ears of any force at all, otherwise it will immediately face annihilation."

Therese remained silent; Qiao Yelan's words were exactly what he had been anxious about.

Originally, as long as Kazdel City wasn't established and wasn't publicly used to summon the exiled Sarkaz back, other nations weren't particularly keen on attacking it. The war 200 years ago had already proven this—a few Dukes of Victoria and one Elector of Letania were the entirety of the allied forces at the time.

But things are different now—Da Yan suddenly raised the banner of Lungmen Dollars, and Letania actually expressed its willingness to accept this new currency and follow Da Yan to enjoy the benefits.

This put Kazdel, caught between the Great Yan and Letania, in a situation that was both enjoyable and painful.

The benefit lies in the fact that with the expansion of Lungmen currency and the construction of trade routes, the Kazdel region will inevitably enjoy a large number of incidental benefits, which are extremely favorable conditions for both regional development and population growth.

The problem is that if a military force that is too powerful and not subordinate to either the Great Yan or Leitania is exposed in this region, it will immediately invite a joint attack from these two great powers.

When Therese realized this problem, she wanted nothing more than to drag Qiao Yelan over and give him a good beating.

He saw through Qiao Yelan's scheme at a glance. When he realized that his military strength was gradually getting out of Qiao Yelan's control, the other party did not hesitate to pull the floodgates to his continued expansion, even forcing him to start laying off his men and only keeping the most elite troops.

As for Theresis himself, he had to lead his army in hiding like a rat while also being grateful to Joelan—because the Sarkaz people really did enjoy these benefits.

This is the real reason why Theresis and her sister were forced to distance themselves – Theresia's side was far too chaotic and unreliable. If she were not careful, her information could be leaked, potentially bringing annihilation to the entire Kazdel.

"That's why I don't understand why you want me to gather the army here. You know, hiding such an army requires certain geographical conditions and a lot of effort—I just feel that you are wasting these resources for no reason."

After Theresis finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that Qiao Yelan's eyes looked somewhat strange.

It was a complex gaze, a mixture of pity and mockery—often seen when a behemoth looks at an ordinary person.

“You’re right, Mr. Theresis—in order to hide your army, you need to find a vast, extremely secluded geographical location, and at the same time, you need to desperately eliminate any possibility that might reveal the secrets of this place.”

Qiao Yelan smiled and held up one finger.

"In other words, this place is huge, spacious, secluded, and you've meticulously cleaned up every last bit of mess—"

"—It's practically the perfect location to place the [Elsula Route Node]."

Therese stood there, feeling like her head was about to explode.

Yes, the Sarkaz army is something that would attract the attention of the surrounding great powers, so it needs a large enough area to be hidden, and it has also cut off all the risks of exposure itself—and Ursula seems to be no different from the Sarkaz army in essence.

It requires a huge space, seclusion, and the elimination of any possibility of exposure.

"If I asked you to help me find such a place, you would definitely do everything in your power to fool me. If I asked you to help me eliminate all possibilities of exposure, you would definitely do everything in your power to find a way to leak this place out without leaving a trace."

Qiao Yelan's words sounded gentle and calm, but to Theresis, each word was like a thunderclap.

"Therefore, I can only try my best to give full play to your initiative—after all, everyone can only truly give full play to their intelligence when it is closely related to their own interests."

Therese opened her mouth, but her throat was so dry that she couldn't utter a single word.

Because he couldn't refute a single word Qiao Yelan said.

Theresis was constantly thinking about how to lead his sister and the Sarkaz clan out of Qiao Yelan's clutches.

Therefore, all of Qiao Yelan's malicious speculations were correct, and he knew that denying them in front of Qiao Yelan would only make him lose face even more thoroughly, and would not serve any other purpose.

He had figured it out: why Qiao Yelan was willing to confront him at this time—

Because once Theresis sees it with his own eyes, he will understand the true value of the [Elsula Passage]—which means he will inevitably help Qiao Yelan cover up this massive structure!

Many things, before you actually see them, are unbelievable no matter how they are described—but after you see them, no matter how absurd they seem, people will be willing to participate.

Yes, despite Tracy's hatred for Qiao Yelan and her desire to get rid of him, when Qiao Yelan brought him a new cake, he sadly discovered that he still had no choice but to accept it.

Even before Qiao Yelan reminded him, he still couldn't see through Qiao Yelan's plan—and foolishly asked questions, revealing his stupidity and shortsightedness!

In fact, even now, Therese still cannot fully understand the grace and mercy that Qiao Yelan had previously seen—because he was unaware of what had happened in Syracuse, so he naturally did not know that he had actually been sold for a second share of residual value.

This is Qiao Yelan's ability.

All he needs to do is ensure that each of the pawns involved in his plan makes their own move—and that's all he needs to do is make their own move.

Because by doing so, his entire plan would be implemented from start to finish.

To reiterate, Qiao Yelan doesn't care what schemes or selfish motives his pawns have—

The only thing he hated was people who couldn't even do their own part properly.

For a chess player, the value of a chess piece is limited to this.

Chapter 162 How come some people can't hear anything?

"..."

Therese didn't know what to say.

He was almost completely overwhelmed by Qiao Yelan's imposing presence—if he hadn't known that if he fell, Theresa would have no chance of getting rid of him, he would have almost knelt down in front of Qiao Yelan.

Qiao Yelan is very satisfied with the current situation.

He doesn't want Therese to become a pushover right now—like he just said, making him think he's doing things for himself would be twice as effective.