The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Theresis is now devoting himself to strengthening the Sarkaz, which he believes is a contribution to himself, his sister, and the entire Sarkaz clan, and he has been doing a very good job so far.

Babel's contribution was merely a technical investment; tasks such as manual labor and subsequent land reclamation were handled by Theresa and Theresis.

It may be hard for many to believe, but Kazdel's industrial level is now even higher than that of Syracuse.

With the technological support of Babel, the Sarkaz have begun to attempt to construct mobile city blocks—something that cannot be accomplished simply by having the technology.

Kazdel has already achieved the necessary supporting industrial production capacity and other industrial lines. The first mobile city in history to be named "Kazdel" is slowly but steadily moving forward.

This is why Therese has always been wary of Qiao Yelan, yet has been helpless against him.

Because this guy's help to the Sarkaz was definitely not superficial or just a matter of using excuses to delay and give perfunctory answers; he was genuinely helping the Sarkaz rise to power.

The spread of agricultural technology helped the wandering Sarkaz fill their stomachs, the introduction of industrial machine tools helped them gradually become self-sufficient, the Lungmen Dollar Project gave the Sarkaz the most direct benefit—and the comprehensive introduction of technology will soon enable the Sarkaz to have their first mobile city.

If Qiao Yelan only wanted to use Sarkaz, there was absolutely no need for him to go this far.

So even Therese had a bittersweet feeling about Qiao Yelan—on the one hand, Sarkaz couldn't do without such help, and on the other hand, he always felt like he was drinking poison one cup after another.

Qiao Yelan adhered to the principle of equivalent exchange.

Sarkaz received so many favors—

So, what will they have to give up?

That answer was something Theresis had been pondering and fearing.

Therefore, he tried countless times to stop accepting Qiao Yelan's help, but time and time again he was defeated by the huge benefits.

He could only accept Qiao Yelan's support while harboring his own fears.

Every time Therese tried to regain some control, Qiao Yelan would pin her down, rendering her immobile.

Just like when Qiao Yelan had just woken up, just like now.

Qiao Yelan and your brain are like two identical magnetic poles; the closer they get, the greater the repulsive force they generate.

The closer a person is to Qiao Yelan, the further their heart is from their mind.

"What do you need me to do?"

Finally, Theresis could only ask in a hoarse voice.

"It's nothing, just helping to protect this place, and also doing a side job for the civil engineering guy—you know, this place can't be known by too many ordinary people, so I have to trouble your troops."

So you've even considered the residual value of these people, haven't you?

Therese looked at Qiao Yelan, but Qiao Yelan only smiled.

“Recently, things have been a bit unstable in Syracuse. The Sicilian family is preparing for war, and the other families obviously won’t sit idly by. So they don’t have time to spare to worry about this place. You can rest assured that there won’t be any talk of being attacked by all sides.”

Is this why you chose to gather us near the border of Syracuse?

Therese's eyes grew increasingly dark.

Rapid footsteps sounded.

"Your Highness Theresis—this is…"

"Tell the others that this is our secret weapon. We will fully cooperate with all their requests and make sure there is no possibility of any information leaks."

"Yes!"

Manfred immediately went back to relay the order.

"It seems you're still quite willing to cooperate with me."

Qiao Yelan waited until Manfred had walked away before asking with great interest.

"...Our cooperation was not my decision. If you want to continue, then continue."

“There is no need to worry so much, Mr. Therese.”

Qiao Yelan kindly offered words of comfort.

"Whether as a leader or commander, you are very capable, and your execution is second to none—so you don't need to worry about being abandoned by me for the time being."

Well, thank you so much!

Sarkaz's lips twitched, and he silently took two steps back, changing from a face-to-face confrontation with Qiao Yelan to standing shoulder to shoulder with Kal'tsit, looking like Qiao Yelan's follower.

Then he saw that damn green-haired Felin turn around, frown at him, and look very unhappy.

Theresis indicated that she would tolerate it, and then took half a step back. Only then did Kal'tsit's brow relax, and she turned back to communicate with the transport team.

亻尔女马.

If Qiao Yelan hadn't been right there beside him, he would have loved to draw his sword and stab the old woman.

Only after watching the massive land-based base vehicle carrying the skeletons of the giant beast drive into the valley did Theresis speak again.

"You can now fully utilize the power of this behemoth?"

"Of course, as long as the time-space route node is established, the [Elsula] can go there, and both people and cargo can arrive safely and intact."

"Who is controlling this skeleton?"

Qiao Yelan shrugged.

"Theresia is currently training a large number of children, including quite a few Caprini. After the Witch King's downfall, many Letanians with shadow magic talent fled to Kazdel out of fear of being purged, which is a good way to expand the ranks of warlocks."

"You mean, no one can officially use it yet?"

Therese was somewhat puzzled.

"No, right now I'm probably the only one who can use it, and Kal'tsit can only use it temporarily—this is a complicated issue, but I think experiencing it firsthand will help you understand it."

Qiao Yelan took out a pocket watch from his pocket and handed it to Therese.

Sarkaz reached out his hand in confusion, but the moment he received the pocket watch, he released it as if he had been electrocuted, his whole body trembled, and his face showed pain.

What was that sound?

"It is the angry howl of Erzula—the soul of the behemoth is far more resilient than their bodies."

Qiao Yelan hooked the chain and swayed it.

"To control that skeleton, one must use this pocket watch; in other words, one must endure this thing that is constantly whispering and roaring in one's ear in order to utilize this power originating from Ersula."

Therese stared at Qiao Yelan, not forgetting that Qiao Yelan had said earlier that he could use the pocket watch.

In other words, Qiao Yelan could easily suppress this almost soul-shaking sound.

He couldn't help but reach out again and grasp the pocket watch. This time, prepared, Therese held on for a longer time, but finally let go.

"How...how did you do that?"

Therese was panting heavily. It was the first time he realized that Qiao Yelan's strength might not only lie in his schemes.

"It's nothing, I'm just used to it. There used to be more than one person arguing in my ears, and their voices were much louder than this."

Qiao Yelan remained calm.

"A rabbit sitting on a brass toilet, an uncle who likes to make soup, a bird who loves to read, and a big, big sister who looks very Sarkaz—compared to these four, Ursula is nothing."

Therese fell silent. Although he didn't understand what Qiao Yelan was talking about, there was no doubt that this man was far more terrifying than he had imagined, having endured such a terrifying voice for so many years.

Seeing that Therese was no longer asking questions, Qiao Yelan put the pocket watch away.

Qiao Yelan was willing to use the Great Yan-Victoria trade route as collateral for Lungmen currency because he had an even more profitable trade route. The basis for this trade route to be profitable was the creation of a universal currency that could circulate between countries.

This is just the starting point of the first spacetime route. Afterwards, multiple spacetime route nodes will be built, such as Rembiton, Casimir, and Victoria. This will be a super-fast route connecting the entire Terra.

Babel will reap incredible riches from this sea route.

"Then, I'll have to trouble you here, Mr. Theresis. I hope you can work closely with Kal'tsit to complete the spacetime route node here as soon as possible."

"I will."

Qiao Yelan nodded and was about to leave when, as if remembering something, she stopped and turned to look at Therese.

"Oh, by the way, Theresa is very worried about you. She keeps feeling that you're distancing yourself from her, and you're also gathering an army, which looks like you're about to start a rebellion—explain yourself properly, you don't want your sister to hate you, do you?"

Therese nearly ground her teeth to powder.

Who the hell is responsible for all of this?!

"Next, I will continue to travel on business. After this place is completed, Mr. Therese can use 10% of each freight volume to transport the supplies you need. Of course, if the freight point does not have what you are talking about, Babel Tower is happy to acquire this freight volume by purchasing it."

"I will reply to Theresa immediately."

Qiao Yelan nodded in satisfaction. His kind heart couldn't bear to see such a tragic human tragedy as siblings turning against each other, so it was best to help the two of them communicate properly.

Next, it's time to take good care of our business partners.

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"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Not counting waiting, I've been investigating Huiti City for a long time. It's indeed very suitable as my advance base to Lungmen, and also as a retreat route."

Kosiche entered the carriage and took off his raincoat.

"Have you finished taking care of things in Da Yan?"

"It's all done. I'm heading back to Kazimierz now. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for a whole year. I really didn't expect things to go through so much trouble in Da Yan."

Qiao Yelan apologized sincerely.