Anime, starting from Re:Zero (Zero - Starting Life)

However, Gawain could not treat the races of the human world in that way.

Therefore, management strategies, including fertility policies, education policies, and policies regarding local mixed-race individuals, needed to be rethought and constructed from scratch. Technologies like gene editing and cloning were also out of the question. Furthermore, Gawain couldn't afford to keep idle people. While using Vitrum's colonial technology would easily provide for a hundred billion people, both materially and spiritually, he desired a homeland, not a subject who would be easily shrunk into a fattened maggot in less than five hundred years.

Lokisi landed next to Gawain:

"Isn't it too far from town to put the university town here?"

Gao Wen stroked his chin and thought for a moment:

"Let's put the area within five kilometers of the city center aside for now. After all, until the main structure of Academy City is completed, this area will serve as the connection between the underground base and the surface city. In the future, how about this area be designated as the location of the most advanced research institutes and schools?"

Lokishi looked around at the desolate surroundings, as if she could already see the day when the so-called Academy City would rise from the ground. She smiled:

“Very good~”

The next day.

As agreed, Gawain took Rudy from Milicion to New Sharia. When he arrived at the scene, Rudy noticed that there was only Roxy and a white-haired, white-robed man hiding far away.

Rudy was a little nervous:

"Where is Nanahoshi Shizuka?"

Luo Qixi learned everything about Rudy from Gawain last night. The young teacher comforted him:

"She didn't come to my house, Rudy, don't worry. I'll make sure you're mentally prepared before arranging your meeting."

Rudy wasn't surprised that the teacher already knew about it. He had already allowed Gao Wen to tell everyone about his own affairs. Seeing that Teacher Luo Qixi was so reliable, he decided not to complain about the term "home" and just thanked her:

"Thank you, Teacher Luo Qixi."

Amidst Lokixi's smug smile, Gawain patted Rudy's shoulder and apologized:

"I haven't had time to tell you yet. I told Luo Qixi everything you told me yesterday. However, she also thinks your matter is not a big deal."

Rather, Loki was even a little happy.

What a petty person.

Rudy shrugged indifferently:

"After all, I've been pestering you to tell me about the Vitrum Empire and the human-god-related things all the way here."

Although he had only listened for less than ten minutes, as a person from the information age, Rudy's understanding of such things was obviously not comparable to that of the natives of the human world. Even if he was still unclear about the details, he already had a general understanding.

Isn’t it just a modified version of Superman + Krypton Empire?

Gawain nodded:

"We'll talk more about this later."

Gao Wen had long since been willing to share his knowledge of this matter, so he didn't bother to say anything awkward. Rudy was naturally well aware of this as well. He rubbed his hands together and looked around, then withdrew his gaze from the white metal building in the distance and whispered, "I'm not going to say anything to you, are you?"

"Is that the Dragon God Orsted over there?"

Gawain didn't answer immediately, but instead looked at Roxy, who was wearing the magic armor. Activating the magic jamming module would more or less reduce some of the pressure from the Dragon God's curse. Of course, wearing a helmet would be the best effect.

"Lokishi, I'm going to call Orsted over."

Loki quickly put on her helmet, turned on the flight module and floated away. Perhaps because she had been hanging out with Gawain for a long time, she was now able to withstand the effects of the curse for a short period of time, but Loki did not have a habit of self-abuse.

After Lokishi pulled away, Gawain waved to Orsted. Rudy sighed softly:

"It seems that I really can't feel the curse."

From a distance, the Dragon God Orsted spoke calmly, a tone that reminded Rudy of Gawain in the past:

"That's good for me. It's a pleasure to meet you, Rudius Notus Greyrat."

Rudy took two steps forward and extended his hand. He didn't kowtow too much, but used the normal etiquette one would show to an elder or senior. He didn't want to lose face in front of Brother Gao Wen. He said politely, neither servile nor arrogant:

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty the Dragon God."

Perhaps because he thought Rudeus was a good partner, Orsted treated him very well. He extended his hand to shake his, and suggested:

"Just call me Orstead."

In Rudy's opinion, their cooperation with Longshen was probably like the union between two equal large enterprises. Gao Wenge and Longshen were the chairmen of both parties. Although Rudius's status was not low, it was probably at best the level of a director or executive vice president. Naturally, he still had to maintain sufficient respect when facing the big boss opposite.

So, Rudy humbly accepted it:

"Yes, Mr. Orstead."

Hearing this address, Orsted was stunned for a moment. Gawain suspected that he felt helpless, perhaps regretful for wanting to close the distance but failing. Gawain touched his chin, feeling a sense of déjà vu about this situation.

For Rudy's sake, Gawain interjected:

"Let's talk about small talk later. Now that you've proven, Rudy, that you're not affected by Orsted's curse, you can always seek out Orsted for communication and learning. I don't think he'll mind."

For Orsted, someone completely unaffected by his curse was clearly extremely rare. Besides his fellow dragons, he had only met Nanahoshi Shizuka, Gawain, and Rudeus. He had always kept Nanahoshi Shizuka with him, willing to help and protect her unconditionally, and this was likely the reason. Unlike Nanahoshi Shizuka, Rudeus, a being completely assimilated into the human world, was clearly far more precious to him.

Maybe we can become friends.

It is different from his collaborator Gao Wen.

Orsted tried hard to force a smile but failed. His expression was slightly horrified, which made him secretly frustrated and annoyed, but Rudy seemed to easily understand his true thoughts.

Orsted:

"I don't mind. It's part of the partnership."

Rudy smiled:

"Thank you, Mr. Orstead."

Now, Gawain understood. He showed a helpless smile, stood beside Orsted, patted his shoulder, looked at Rudy and ordered:

"Just don't use the same tactics you used against me on Orsted."

Rudy touched his head awkwardly:

"how could be..."

Orsted didn't understand what he meant at all. Even though Gawain was standing next to him, he felt like he was the one who was out of place.

Without dwelling on these topics for long, Gawain clapped his hands:

"Alright, alright, let's get started. Just like we said on the way, Rudy, you'll be responsible for opening up the underground space, and I'll help you find any gaps and fill them in."

Plasterer Rudy gave a thumbs up:

"okay!"

Chapter 14: Dungeons and a Time of Reckoning

Chapter 14 Dungeon

[Note: I worked overtime today and forgot to set the time. Sorry]

It was naturally not difficult for Rudy to open up underground space.

It's definitely impossible to build an underground city with just a wave of the hand. If he transfers his magic power to Gawain, Gawain might be able to do it, but it's not that difficult to do it step by step.

The four of them chatted in the compacted initial space. Lokisi, fully armored and barely able to withstand Orsted's curse, followed them. Rudy introduced:

"In my previous life, I lived in a corner of the world's largest metropolitan area. In our civilization, large cities often have underground tunnels for rail trains, which is a very efficient form of public transportation. However, the depth is usually no more than fifty meters."

At this point, Rudy was a little nervous:

"So, building an underground city with 20-meter-high ceilings 80 to 100 meters underground is still a bit outrageous to me."

You know, as a reincarnated person, Rudy is inevitably a little complacent about the civilization of his previous life, but now he can easily accomplish great things that the civilization of his previous life could never do, which makes Rudy feel a little dislocated.

Roxy's voice through the helmet was a little muffled:

"That's because you haven't seen the Demon God's Cave."

Speaking of the Demon God's Cave, Gawain happened to be going there today according to his schedule, and then collecting and sealing the Fighting God Armor. Thinking of this, he flew to Orsted's side to discuss the relevant plan with him.

Loki asked Rudy about things related to rail transit. In exchange, Loki told Rudy about his previous adventure in the Demon Cave.

Soon, Gawain finished talking with Orsted and announced to everyone:

"Rail transit is indeed a good idea. After all, Academy City will definitely be dominated by public transportation in the future, so this is a good starting point. A large number of tunnels can be laid above the underground city to connect the underground and the ground. Some aerial light rail can also be built on the ground. Hmm, it's no wonder that Rudy still needs advice on this kind of early-stage city structure."

Although Rudy was a stay-at-home in his previous life, he had played several generations of the industry's most powerful city management simulation game, and he had some understanding of municipal planning. If he had been reborn as an ordinary person, his superficial knowledge would have been useless. But now, he could easily realize his fantasies even with just his sheer strength, so he naturally agreed without hesitation:

"Just leave this little thing to me."

Gao Wen nodded, their tacit understanding evident without words.

After determining the next plan.

Under Gawain's control, Rudy quickly opened up one cavity after another. Most of the soil and rocks were transported out, and a small part was compacted on the spot.

The underground city is expected to have a diameter of fifty kilometers, a ceiling height of twenty meters, and be located approximately eighty to one hundred meters underground. This certainly couldn't be a single, hollow cavity. Honestly, Weixing technology could certainly accomplish this, and it wasn't difficult, but the cost-effectiveness was too low. A large amount of specialized materials would have to be used to counteract the dome's natural gravity. Of course, a large gravity control center could also be constructed.

But it's not necessary.

Therefore, Gao Wen chose a structure similar to a honeycomb. After all, the underground part is not so much a city as it is mainly secret laboratories and fully automated factories, and there is no need to consider residential functions and livable landscapes.

Rudy's comment on this is:

"I feel like we're the super villains."

Roxy, the magic armor who looked like a villain, stood still in the air with her arms folded.

"I don't mind being a villain."

Gawain, walking side by side with the walking chicken Orsted, didn't bother to pay attention to these two idiots. Seeing that the framework of the dungeon was complete, he ordered:

"I have to take care of other things. Rudy, you and Orsted will work together to consolidate the underground city's structure and advance the construction plan. Lokisi, you will return to Shalia City to maintain the situation."

Lokixi had long been unable to stay, and Rudy was no longer so resistant to spending one-on-one time with the Dragon God, so they all agreed, and even Orsted nodded.

So, Gawain brought the Magic Armor Roxy back to the city of Sharia. He would then send people over from the Kingdom of Asura. Besides that, he had a lot of other things to do, so the handover with the Chamber of Commerce staff naturally had to be left to Roxy.

It took half an hour.

Gawain sent hundreds of employees, including the new headquarter director, to New Sharia. Most of them were former employees he'd saved during the Great Migration, and they'd signed up immediately upon hearing he was recruiting personnel to develop the new headquarters. If Gawain hadn't asked the former headquarter director to stay behind in Ars, the uncle whose family nearly died of thirst on the deserted island would have surely come, too.

After sending the people off, Gawain returned to Ars.

He still has things to do.

Gawain, arms folded, hovered quietly in the air thousands of meters above the Asura capital of Ars. His tall and strong body slowly rotated 360 degrees, and his cold eyes took in this filthy city and everything within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

Gawain swung his arm and made a throwing gesture, and a fist-sized air mass formed at his fingertips, growing invisibly like a snowball. The overwhelming pressure made the strong enough swordsmen in the city stand up in fear and look at the sky even from thousands of meters away. The saturated water vapor was stirred into a cloud trail, pointing to a manor outside the city of Ars.

"boom--"

The top floor of the manor was crushed by an invisible air mass. In the luxurious room that was shattered and scattered all over the sky, there was only a short middle-aged man in a luxurious silk nightgown, with his limbs twisted and staring blankly at the sky. Blood spurted out from every corner of his body, and was swirled into a ring around him by the chaotic airflow.

pat.

A pile of rotten meat fell to the ground.

Wow.

Fragments of the luxurious bedroom fell like rain.

At this time, the maids and housekeepers in the manor who were completely unaffected ran out in panic, looking at their dead master who was still enjoying wealth and glory after being demoted in fear.

Gao Wen withdrew his gaze calmly.

That was Pilemon Notos Greyrat. In order to smoothly inherit the position of head of the family, Paul had not touched his "good brother" before, but now, the time for reckoning has come.

Gawain clasped his five fingers together, and the dust in the air slowly gathered together under his gaze, turning into a gray particle. Its strength was not high, but it was enough.

With a flick of a finger.

The particles rubbed against each other in the air, creating brilliant trails of light and converging into even more scorching rays, which instantly burned a large hole in the abdomen of a green-robed man who was drinking morning tea in another manor.

The man fell to the ground wailing, and the first thing he did was to turn over and look up at the sky, holding his stomach. He tried to search for something in the blue sky with his eyes, and prayed desperately with his mouth.

But it was too far away for Gawain to hear.

He was too lazy to listen.

Thomas Boreas Greyrat, a worthless piece of shit even more pathetic than his loser brother.

Gawain no longer cared about the other person's death. Even if he was rescued, he would just kill him again.

He landed on the pinnacle of the Silver Palace.

Again.