My wife is an immortal black snake.

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She flicked her tail in front of Yang Hao. That fluffy cat tail had been used countless times by Yang Hao and Koschche. But if that fluffy cat tail were replaced with a snake's tail with smooth, cold scales, it seemed...

No, it's not...

It seems like you can't accept it?

Yang Hao nodded thoughtfully, then quickly shook his head: "No, I'm more concerned about Miss Karina than the tail..."

"oops?"

"After all, she's supposed to continue her research, right? So I'm worried she might get lost in it again..."

"Then it depends on your efforts."

"Ugh?"

"literal meaning."

Kosiche patted Yang Hao on the shoulder, signaling him to work harder—after all, to be honest, she finally understood how her heir viewed her husband that day.

Sigh! That was a possessiveness even more extreme than hers; it was a blatant declaration of war...

Phrases like "Lord Koschche, I respect you, but I will not give in"... Seriously, why do all the women around me have designs on my husband?

Haha! I really don't know what to say...

Kosichrie sighed and reached out to stroke Yang Hao's chin. After a moment, the old black snake, annoyed that her husband was a vixen, recalled the [contract] she had signed with Karina.

It was a new contract—after signing it, Karina would no longer be Koschei's heir. She would not have her body inherited by Koschei in the future, and she could continue her own career without losing Koschei's education and care.

But the problem is—Kelina is pushing her luck too far.

She declared shyly, happily, and even somewhat frantically in front of Koschei that she wouldn't concede on the issue of Mr. Yang Hao—well, that was indeed a blatant declaration of war. But the problem is, Karina, if that's really what you're thinking, and even my heir has designs on my husband, am I only supposed to hope that my children won't have designs on him?

Yeah! I don't have children, so how can something that doesn't exist affect me? Sigh...

Sure enough, that little bat is cuter. Kosichelle sighed, then reached out and vigorously rubbed her husband's cheek with her other hand for a while before indicating that it was time to talk about the Kazimierz issue.

"The problem with Kazimir? Oh dear... Kazimir is progressing steadily according to our plan."

Guided by his wife, Yang Hao sat on the bed. Nearby, Head Maid Monica, calculating the time and realizing it was still quite a while before lunch, pragmatically left—indicating she was going to check on Sonia and her beloved Hela.

As she watched Monica leave, Koschitch muttered to herself that her head maid probably already considered Hela her child, and then sat on Yang Hao's lap. She squinted her eyes, enjoying her husband's massage of her tail and thighs, while indicating that he could talk about those things now.

"In short—the remnants and Sarkaz mercenaries have successfully halted Colombia's rapid advance. Now, according to our military personnel's predictions, if Colombia and Letania do not provide further weapons and equipment support, the war between Colombia and Casimir will turn from a month to two or three years—although it will still end in Casimir's defeat, at least we can get what we want before then."

"The support of the people of Kazimir, the establishment of the puppet government, and..."

"Theresa will become the Grand Duchess of Casimir, Ursus will gain a lot of resources without expanding its territory, and most importantly—we now border Victoria and Columbia."

"Yes. The most important thing is that we border these two countries."

Yang Hao's plan in Kazimierz went very smoothly. Under Theresa's hasty, last-minute planning, her supporters in Kazimierz and the Sarkaz mercenaries successfully halted the advance of the Colombian iron hooves—and not only that, while stopping the enemy's advance, she also gained a lot of personal reputation to pave the way for her upcoming path to Grand Duchess.

After all, those remnants of the army were chanting the name of the Nowitzki family while fighting the Sarkaz mercenaries, weren't they? Although the regular knights of the Kazimir army fighting on the sidelines were almost all furious, they were powerless to stop the chanting of those "civilian organizations" that were inexplicably well-armed.

The last knight who tried to stop it has died on the battlefield along with his squire. Who will be next?

Yang Hao felt there shouldn't be another one, after all, the public's desire for the Nowitzki family to return to Kazimierz was growing louder and louder—if they dared to stand in public and reprimand the remnants of the army and Sarkaz mercenaries who were trying to benefit the people of Kazimierz, the people would dare to stab those knights in the back before the war was over, and then put Miss Theresa, whom they considered trustworthy, on the table.

Not to mention, the United Cities that were temporarily staying and trading in Kazimierz also warmly welcomed the arrival of the Ursus people—which put them at a disadvantage both diplomatically and in terms of public opinion. Where did those Kazimierz knights get the courage to defy the will of their own people?

Under these circumstances, Yang Hao naturally felt that his plan was progressing very smoothly. He began to consider what benefits he could gain for Ursus after the war—in fact, the resources and population of Casimir were only so-so benefits; what was truly important was that Ursus would finally border Victoria and Columbia, and also have Sami as an ally.

Why is this important? Because it's a very simple principle.

Yang Hao will kill that Lord K sooner or later to eliminate any future troubles. Now that the two huge countries are finally bordering each other, he can put this plan on the agenda—that's one point.

Secondly, he really liked Victorian-style clothes, but unfortunately, there were no raw materials or tailors in Ursus's territory to make them. So, after thinking it over, wouldn't it be reasonable for me to make Victoria a province so that I could wear Victorian clothes anytime in the future? That's the second point.

Thirdly, while the Sami people are an effect, their technology related to Xuefei is highly desirable. If Yang Hao plans to expand northward in the future and research more powerful genetic resources... such as warriors connected to the northern demons like the Inner Guard, then communication with the Sami people will be essential.

Of course, Yang Hao had no intention of militarily occupying the Sami region—after all, that place had no resources whatsoever, and there would be no point in occupying it. It would be better for the two countries to treat each other with respect, since they were both northerners. Don't you think so?

"So you have to start planning the war in Colombia now?"

"I suppose so. After all, didn't you say, Kosichek, that we have decades, centuries, millennia to plan things?"

"Hehe. So from now on, I'll have to look at my dear husband the same way I look at immortal beings... But speaking of which, have you chosen your next ascension target yet?"

"Teresa or Karina. I think Karina can handle it herself, and I can just support her—as for Theresa, I'll have to wait a while."

“Monica will be angry if she hears this, you know? And the Grand Duchess of Kazimierz is an immortal monster... I think the chivalry of those knights who fight will be severely tested.”

"If the knights of Kazimir won't accept, then let's try another class. Alas, these ignorant and corrupt feudal nobles, I'd rather they embrace some form of capitalism..."

"That's what I think too, and I do have a lot of capital right now, don't you think?"

"Eh?"

Yang Hao blinked, pondered for a while, and only realized after his wife pulled down his pants that this was what Koschich meant by "resource-exploiting" capitalism.

Chapter 53

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10 month 2 day.

Yesterday's events still left Yang Hao feeling dazed.

He wondered if he had left Kosichelle lonely for too long. Once at noon, once in the afternoon, once in the evening, and once more while he was showering, and then this morning he was woken up by her licking him again—who could resist that?

He only felt a soreness in his lower back. When Koschke got hungry and started eating people, Yang Hao's frail body was clearly no match for him. Besides, he didn't have much time to exercise. What could he do?

Ugh!

He sighed heavily, took a sip of the delicious black tea, and then heard the noblewoman opposite him ask a puzzled question:

"Um, Mr. Yang Hao? May I ask what happened?"

“No, it’s nothing, Karina. I’m just worried about what’s going on next—you know, the diplomats from Kazimierz have moved into St. Arthur’s Castle? But they humiliated our diplomats last time, now it’s our turn to humiliate them.”

"So this is it."

Miss Karina nodded thoughtfully, then gave Yang Hao a somewhat shy smile. This Ursus noblewoman, who was usually aloof and cold in front of others, explained that her recent research had run into trouble. She needed Yang Hao's help, in whatever form.

That was also part of Yang Hao's job today—he had to take some time to check on Miss Karina's condition, right? So he agreed without hesitation, and also mentioned that if they had nothing to do this afternoon, they could go for a walk together.

"Hehe, Mr. Yang Hao, may I understand that you have some ideas?"

"I think you're the one who might have these thoughts."

"That's true... but let's talk about that later—the trouble I'm facing is this... while researching the documents left by my father, I discovered that I'm missing something."

"Something is missing?"

Hearing this, Yang Hao raised his eyebrows, thinking to himself that this seemed to be a very important matter that required him to make some extraordinary decision.

After all, what Karina needs can be basically determined to be either something obtained from the dream world, that is, the Mansu, or something dug out from the ground—Yang Hao could do something for her with Miss Wange's help with the former, but the latter would be troublesome.

After all, who can predict archaeology? If you're lucky, you might unearth an emperor's tomb and take all the burial goods and treasures. If you're unlucky, you might dig across the entire land and find nothing but a bunch of bones of unknown origin—something so reliant on luck is something Yang Hao truly can't control...

Furthermore, Ms. Kal'tsit seemed to disapprove of Yang Hao digging up the things in the ground, considering that doing so might damage their relationship...

Um...

So, Miss Karina? Could you please not make any requests that require digging up graves? Yang Hao looked at Karina, cold sweat dripping down his back, waiting for her request.

And after a while—

"Well, I've discovered that some things might require chemical equipment for fusion, but I don't know how to operate those instruments, so I'd like to ask you to take me to Ms. Kal'tsit..."

"...what?"

Oh, so that's what it is?

Is this some kind of difficult problem? But then again, Miss Karina? With your status, you shouldn't have any problem finding someone in the field of chemistry yourself, right? Why do you insist on having me—

Oh! I see. Although Miss Karina knows Ms. Kal'tsit, their relationship isn't close enough for them to be able to ask each other for help with research at any time...

Is that why you absolutely have to ask me for help? And Miss Karina? Could you also use this opportunity to do something of your own?

Yang Hao nodded, indicating that there were no problems. He then checked the time; there was still a long time before he went to check on the foal that evening.

so be it.

With this in mind, Yang Hao helped Miss Karina pack her things and then took her and her files to the infected area. There, they unexpectedly encountered Mr. Grovazel—Mr. Grovazel seemed to have become much stronger thanks to his father's guidance.

Not only had his flabby physique disappeared, but his arms had also gained considerable muscle. The pale-faced Wendigo scholar began to weep upon seeing Yang Hao, pleading for a transfer to a place "where his father wouldn't find out." Faced with the earnest request of his prized research talent, Yang Hao considered it briefly before stating that if he did so, Mr. Bozocasti wouldn't be so lenient in his reprimand next time.

“Mr. Grovazel—you must understand, this is a hurdle you must overcome! Mr. Bozocasti loves you after all. Do you want him to come and kick down the door with a halberd next time?”

"...Sir, actually, my father already..."

Mr. Großwazel gestured towards a corner of the lobby on the first floor. Yang Hao looked over and saw that there was indeed a halberd there.

...

“Mr. Grovazel, you'd better watch yourself. Sigh, I'm going to find Ms. Kal'tsit now—by the way, if you have time later, you should learn more about the customs and culture of Kazimierz.”

"...My father applied for permission to go to Kazimir for military operations..."

"...Um?"

Although he felt something was off, Yang Hao scratched his head and led Karina back to the second floor of the Oripathy Research Institute.

There, Ms. Kelsey appeared to have just finished her work. She was sitting on a sofa in the lobby, relaxing and drinking black tea.

Upon seeing Yang Hao and Karina arrive uninvited with a bag, the researcher raised an eyebrow, clearly unsure of their purpose.

"This is?"

“Miss Karina needs the chemical equipment here and the help of a capable researcher for some of her experiments. After thinking it over, I figured you should have time, Ms. Kal'tsit, so I brought her along.”

"...Fine."

The researcher sighed heavily, put her white lab coat back on, and gestured for the two guests to take the items and follow her to an empty laboratory to conduct experiments.

......

While Yang Hao was idly wandering around the Duchy of Kosiché.

At the same time, Lord K of Colombia had already taken notice of Ursus's actions.

"We must deal with Kazimir before the Ursus get what they want."

With that, Lord K turned his attention to another file—

That was research on a new type of weapon of mass destruction. Now, that research has yielded experimental results...

Hopefully, these radioactive minerals, unearthed from the ground, will bring benefits to Colombia.

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"Do I need to mix all this stuff? This sweet, sticky liquid, what exactly is it...?"

"If you need it, Ms. Kal'tsit, I have some more here."

"No, no need. I'm just curious; this is something I've never seen before..."

In the research room, Karina and Kal'tsit were doing their work at a research table.

Meanwhile, Yang Hao sat in a chair, frowning as he examined the newly popped-up event—the event brought to him by Miss Elegy, a wake-up call.

[Event: Radioactive weapons]

Mr. K from Colombia discovered a very mysterious mineral underground. To be precise—he discovered a batch of "minerals" in an underground ruin.

They were radioactive, and although not numerous, they were not few in number. Workers who tried to touch the ore directly with their hands died painfully within ten days, and at the time of their death, cancer cells were proliferating rapidly on their bodies.

None of the Colombians—including Lord K—were aware of the ore's power, but they instinctively knew it could be used to make weapons—explosive weapons...

The first batch of experimental results is now being shipped to Kasimir. Are you prepared to deal with radioactive weapons?

Even if this is just the most basic dirty bomb.

'...uranium?'】

this...

Radioactive ore? No, this is definitely not ore. It's a mineral found in underground ruins... This... is finished uranium? Uranium-235? No way!