The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Qiao Yelan's face was full of surprise.

"You hit the nail on the head."

Kosic has really escaped this time.

This time she was truly terrified—what if Qiao Yelan thought her rightful place was inside his body...?

When it's your turn to take responsibility, how terrifying will that responsibility be?

Why...? Is Kazimir's responsibility... to provide you with sustenance?

"It's not to provide me with nourishment."

Qiao Yelan corrected.

"It is for the countries that are fighting on the front lines of saving the world, to fulfill its duty as a logistics warehouse."

[Logistics...warehouse?]

"Do you remember what I told you about the ultimate purpose of the Tower of Babel?"

[Saving the world—I've verified it too, you weren't lying.]

"Yes, and I've also discussed this with you before. It's not suitable to do this after integrating Terra into a complete country, and it won't succeed."

【...】

The black smoke instantly coalesced into a ball, like a black snake curling up in fright.

She had come to understand the phenomenon that sent chills down her spine—

"So I let Terra split into countless nations—because I can piece them all together and let them do their jobs in their respective roles."

Qiao Yelan gave a bright smile.

It is unreasonable and undesirable to expect any single country to deal with disasters that could lead to the destruction of the world.

The most typical example is Iberia, which is now teetering on the brink of extinction.

Qiao Yelan's purpose in establishing the Tower of Babel was to unite other non-frontline countries to help the frontline countries, allowing them to focus on fighting the disaster without distractions—which is why Qiao Yelan did not support or contact multiple forces in Da Yan and Ursus.

After all, if these two countries fall, evil will emerge.

Therefore, the plan of duties in Casimir was born after the ascension of the Witch King Herhunzorun.

When the Witch-King discovered that Vidunia—now Trilintelme—had a weak connection between the warp and Terra, Kazimierz was destined for its current predicament.

Ursus is fighting against the demons of the North, the Great Flame has been struggling for hundreds of years in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Iberia is exploring abnormal places in the ocean, Letania will soon become a new front, and Kazdel... uh, Kazdel is being rebuilt.

Therefore, there is only one country that is closest to the four countries on the front line and can provide them with immediate support.

Kazimir, the land of knights.

Therefore, he vigorously supported Casimir's industry and even took the initiative to guide the Chamber of Commerce, helping them to successively capture the markets of Gaul and Vitória, while the markets of Colombia, Letania and Ursus also opened up to Casimir.

The goal was to make Kazimir plump and strong.

It looks like a perfectly fat pig.

Vladimir's betrayal forced Qiao Yelan to enter a deep sleep shortly after dealing with the sudden Ursus-Eastern Kingdom War, leaving him with little time to process the chain reactions caused by the war.

When he woke up, he was faced with a scene of utter devastation.

Ursus is in turmoil, with the Inner Guard and Wendigo barely managing to maintain their defensive line on the northern snowfields.

The internal situation of the Great Yan Dynasty is even more turbulent. Prime Minister Cai Yan has already reached out to the imperial power and even dares to covet the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

Letania is even more outrageous—Herhunzoron accidentally killed himself without leaving any information, leaving the liches frantically searching for a node to enter the warp.

And these three countries are precisely the three countries that absolutely cannot afford to have any problems.

So Qiao Yelan immediately raised his butcher's knife and set his sights on the fat and strong Kazimir.

—For the greater good.

Chapter 176 Postpartum Care of the Sow

[You... do you think all countries are like this...?]

Black Snake didn't even use a question; it was more like he was stating his thoughts directly.

They were filled with fear and anger, but never with doubt.

"Of course, every country has its own place and responsibilities, and I hope they will fulfill their responsibilities, even if they are not aware of them."

Qiao Yelan said it casually.

"But that's okay, I'd be happy to give them guidance."

Kosichello remained silent, still struggling to process this reality.

After all, she still couldn't understand why other countries didn't notice anything after Qiao Yelan did this, and even hoped to continue cooperating with Qiao Yelan.

The benefits you bring them... are enough to make them so... obedient?

"Obedience? You're mistaken. They're not just obedient; they're actually making money from it."

Qiao Yelan shook his head.

"If you don't believe me, let me use Kazimierz as an example. Just looking at Kazimierz's current situation, you might think Kazimierz is pitiful, but if you take a closer look at Kazimierz since the Four Emperors War, most people should actually envy Kazimierz."

[Envy?]

Kosich was filled with questions.

Is this situation something to envy?

"You only see that Kazimierz is now in a state of great depression, but have you seen how much I've actually taken from Kazimierz?"

Qiao Yelan stretched out her finger

"First, since the reconstruction of Trinityl began, Kazimierz has been investing money in it, and the returns on these investments are long-term. Now, just one year later, not only have we recovered our costs, but the Business Federation is even adding a second phase of investment—because this is also part of the alliance between the two parties."

Qiao Yelan extended her second finger.

"Secondly, from the moment I proposed the Lungmen Coin plan in Da Yan, I never intended for Da Yan to control the entire lifeline of Lungmen Coin. Therefore, I need the funds from the Business Federation to compete with Da Yan for ownership of Lungmen Coin. The Business Federation has already agreed to this, so they still have a large amount of cash that they have withdrawn."

Qiao Yelan extended her third finger.

"Third, you have already understood the essence of the Ursus industrial reform plan I just proposed. It is to use the industry of Kazimir to fill the gap in Ursus. In other words, it is to cut flesh to patch a wound, except that it is cutting flesh from Kazimir and patching the wound in Ursus."

"This is all the wealth I'm going to take from Kazimir in the next year and a half, and I haven't even included the portion from the 10th Uka War in 1062, when Kazimir was utterly defeated by Vladimir and had to cede territory and pay reparations."

Then the man withdrew his finger and tapped the table.

“Now, let me ask you this: right now, Kazimir is just experiencing factory shutdowns, rising unemployment, and even falling prices, while food prices haven’t skyrocketed—doesn’t that prove something?”

"And you should know that what's even more critical is that Kazimir's own country is still in a state of military and political division, with internal strife and infighting. Why don't you guess how much benefit I've given to Kazimir over the past few decades?"

Kosichello was stunned.

Kazimir now has to support the revival of Letania, bear the costs of Ursus' industrial reforms, and maintain the LMD system—he has to invest huge sums of money abroad, hold onto funds that are about to be invested domestically, and the country is still in a state of political division...

After withdrawing so much money, the fact that this country can still maintain its current situation is truly amazing.

You need to place it in Ursus...

The nobles should have already taken down Fyodor and started playing the whole of Ursus battle royale.

In fact, the situation in Kazimir is enough to prove Qiao Yelan's pig-raising skills... no, it proves just how much profit Qiao Yelan has made from commercial trade in Kazimir over the past few decades.

Moreover, Qiao Yelan has only cut off the fat from Kazimir's body to supplement the other three countries, but has not touched Kazimir's muscles and bones.

Of course, this wasn't because Master Qiao was kind-hearted, but rather because Qiao Yelan couldn't bear to actually kill Casimir, this fattening old sow...

The reason for a more core-oriented approach is—

Qiao Yelan does not currently have any new piglets available to replace Kazimierz.

At least until the truth about Colombia is cleared up, there is no country more suitable for Terra than Casimir.

So Qiao Yelan's next destination was Kazimir—his aim was to prolong the life of the pig he had tortured so that it wouldn't be turned into cured meat right now.

"That's it."

Qiao Yelan shrugged and made a conclusion about Kosichek's situation in Casimir.

The black snake then fell silent.

Considering how much the Business Federation has consumed over the past few decades, she now finds Qiao Yelan's actions quite reasonable.

Okay... you've convinced me again.

Kosic said sullenly, knowing it was just a face-saving remark, since Qiao Yelan had never failed to persuade her before...

[So what's next? This plan is all set in terms of cost, market, and domestic support. What's next for you to handle?]

"Next, it's not me who has to deal with anything, but you, Grand Duke Kosicé—it's your turn to realize your remaining value... cough cough cough, it's your turn to enjoy the benefits I've secured for you."

Qiao Yelan quickly changed her wording.

What are my interests?

"Do you remember the last time we went to Kazimierz, when we were chatting, the card I left for you in Ursus?"

Listening to Qiao Yelan's words, Koschke began to recall his memories.