Learn one small skill every day

The group in front of them clearly possessed the military power to destroy the entire city of Stern, and it was simply unrealistic to insist on one's own ideas under such a disparity in strength.

Moreover, the Pope is dead.

With the Pope and bishop no longer above him, Barton's thoughts became much clearer.

He was now indeed the best candidate to become the Protestant Pope, and he could also break free from the guidance of the Gears, which had already brought annihilation to the surrounding area twice.

Barton's first thought wasn't about finding the gear, but about leading Bai Miao and his group of outsiders to the church.

If it weren't for this instruction, I wouldn't have paid any attention to these outsiders, and there probably wouldn't have been such a big incident.

The disappearance of the Gear Church was silent. The residents of Kade City went home to sleep early, and the soldiers patrolling at night would not approach the area of ​​the Gear Church. The Gear Church had its own exclusive guards and Gear Knights.

So it wasn't until the next day that news of the disappearance of the Gear Church spread like wildfire throughout Stemmer.

Bai Miao took the opportunity to visit the king.

The king was helpless about Bai Miao's behavior.

Upon receiving news of the disappearance of the Gear Church, the King suspected that it was the work of the Lance of Lonnukis aboard the Endless Energy.

"Destroying the church won't do me any good in my current situation..."

"Don't rush, let me tell you what I did yesterday."

Bai Miao recounted to the king how he had converted the leaders of the Gear and Steam Cult to a new faith.

"The key now is how you do it."

"I need you to abolish the monarchy and replace the Stemona with a parliamentary system. At the same time, you should elect Father Gear and the Steam Bishop as the first councilors, with their powers checking and balancing each other. Of course, pardoning the Steam Cult is just a side thing. After you've become a hands-off manager, can you come back to the ship with us?"

The king appeared somewhat agitated: "If the promotion of Protestantism goes smoothly, my faith will completely disappear a hundred years from now!"

For him, who had been aboard the ship for over 30,000 years, a mere century was almost a fleeting moment.

"But I won't wait for you to die a hundred years. Come back to the ship with me and slowly disappear. Issue the order."

"...I understand, but please let me calculate it again. Also, for the safety of the ark after we board, I will not show myself in this manner for the next hundred years."

Bai Miao was somewhat confused: "What else are you planning to do? From what you're saying, you have another side to you?"

"Boom boom boom boom..."

A thunderous vibration came from overhead, and the temperature inside the entire palace was rising rapidly.

It quickly reached over 70 degrees Celsius.

"Bah!"

All the pillars inside the palace simultaneously emitted thick smoke, and the temperature inside the room returned to around 20 degrees Celsius.

The king slowly opened his eyes: "I simulated the future of Strom... a hundred years. There may be twists and turns along the way, but the result..."

"As you wish."

Bai Miao once again realized where the most important part of this computer simulating the future lay.

Provide a development plan for a civilization and simulate its feasibility.

It can save you a lot of detours.

What are the chances of an isolated island civilization developing in the right direction? Probably not even one in ten thousand civilizations would be able to successfully develop to the city level.

Bai Miao had a vague idea of ​​the Ark's mission: to sow the seeds of civilization as much as possible, to provide assistance on the path of civilization's development, and ultimately to cultivate a metropolitan area-level civilization with a development level of 6.

If we force a future computer, thoroughly tainted by faith, onto the ship, it will likely only end up providing a bunch of religious development plans.

This is related to whether the dream of the entire Ark can be realized.

Although this has little to do with Bai Miao and his group, the Knocker's task is simply to retrieve three parts, without even requiring the parts to be in perfect condition.

In other words, once it's confirmed that the future computer is on the island of Stellen, the entire island can be sunk into the sea and then slowly salvaged.

However, after witnessing the unique civilization on the Stram, Bai Miao also became curious about other civilizations.

Stemen is religious, but not ignorant, which is why Bai Miao was willing to resolve the issue in a relatively peaceful way.

The king then issued several orders, each one powerful enough to overthrow the entire city of Stram.

But as he had calculated, each instruction would cause a long period of turmoil, but would eventually subside and guide Stramon onto the right path.

"Captain... let's go back to the ship."

The king stepped down from his throne, his steps unsteady after the massive calculations he had just performed, but he still managed to walk to Bai Miao. Beams of white light emanated from him, and eventually the image of an old man with gray hair transformed into a pure white square box with intricate patterns engraved on its surface, resembling both a magic circle and a circuit board.

It is somewhat similar to the desktop computers that Bai Miao had seen manufactured in the early 21st century.

It just doesn't have a screen.

"He turned off his phone."

Bai Miao held the iron box in his hands and weighed it in his hand. It was about 300 kilograms. Compared to its size, the density of the iron box was frighteningly high.

"Can we... go back now?"

The other crew members were also somewhat excited.

They now only feel admiration for this captain.

On the way back, Sterling was in complete chaos.

The Steam Cult officially stepped into the limelight, preaching new ideas, while the priests of the Gear Cult also took up the mantle, declaring that steam and gears are both part of God and that they should put aside their conflicts.

All nobles were stripped of their status, but were allowed to join the council to continue offering advice and strategies, and to some extent still retain a voice in St. Monument.

On the steam locomotive, Wang Xiang sat opposite Bai Miao and asked, "Are you that confident in Stermong? To be honest, I'm not sure if doing this will completely eliminate the faith in Gears."

Bai Miao shook his head: "Fifty-fifty. I was just thinking that we might not be just passersby in every instance. If we return to this instance in the future, everything we've done will be reflected at that time."

"The seeds planted will always sprout."

"Yes."

"I'd really like to get to know you properly."

Wang Xiang said cryptically, and Bai Miao, knowing what he meant, chuckled a few times: "You'll get to know him."

Riding the small boat they had come in, Bai Miao and his group returned to the Endless Energy, changed into their captain's uniforms, and went up to the deck.

Emma led the ministers in bowing deeply to Bai Miao upon his return.

Then Emma slowly walked towards Bai Miao and opened her arms.

Are you welcoming me this much?

Bai Miao greeted her with a grin, tucked the computer under his arm, and intended to accept Emma's hug with one hand.

Bai Miao wasn't about to refuse such a proactive offer from his usually aloof secretary.

Just as Bai Miao was about to criticize Emma, ​​Emma grabbed the computer with both hands, turned her head, and looked at Bai Miao with a half-smile.

"Captain, what are you trying to do? I'm just here to get Holker, you don't have any other intentions, do you?"

"I...I...I f***ing."

Bai Miao simply shoved the computer into Emma's arms: "I was planning to give it to you too, you said his name is Holker?"

Emma nodded: "Yes, Holker, he doesn't look well right now."

"Let's have a ministerial meeting. I'll give a brief report on this operation in Sterman."

"There's no need to rush. We can discuss the meeting tomorrow morning. I've already made you some hot tea. Please get some rest tonight."

Emma's expression softened after she took the computer, and she said something that Bai Miao couldn't believe at all.

Is this still the same Emma? When did she become so considerate?

"Do I still need to watch those surveillance videos tonight?

Bai Miao wondered who was in charge of the nightly surveillance while he was away, or if the captain was simply not there and there was no way to find the captain to investigate the anomalies, so they just ignored them.

Emma looked at Bai Miao: "The people who will be watching the surveillance footage tonight have already been chosen, so you don't need to come in person."

"What?"

Bai Miao pressed further, "You mean, even when I wasn't here a few days ago, someone still came to visit?"

Emma nodded impatiently: "Of course, it seems none of them made it to the next day."

This is undoubtedly a very important hint.

This means that if a ship is faced with a situation where a large number of anomalies are triggered overnight, the captain can find a crew member to die in their place.

Retrieving the object during a rainy day is the only known situation that Bai Miao would trigger numerous anomalies.

In other words, there are ways to mitigate the risks of salvage operations during rainy days, thereby potentially obtaining high returns.

Because Bai Miao felt no pressure at all about the nightly surveillance, he never even considered that direction.

After boarding the ship, Bai Miao stopped communicating with the other crew members, worried that Emma and the others might overthink things.

Back in the captain's cabin, Bai Miao took a comfortable hot bath and then enjoyed a leisurely cup of black tea in the living room.

"Emma, ​​where are you planning to put Holker?"

“The R&D Minister, Gong Ni, has a method to store it so that the scent on Holker's body will not affect the other ministers.”

They both took a sip of tea and fell into a brief silence.

Bai Miao casually mentioned, "Holker told me some things from the past... such as what the Endless Energy was originally called, and about my background."

Emma's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. As a robot, it was absolutely impossible for her to have such trembling hands, which could only mean that what Bai Miao said had a significant impact on her.

"……Oh."

Emma replied calmly, put down her teacup, and sat up straight: "So, which name would you prefer me to call you?"

"You know that's not what I meant. I want to understand what changing the captain really means. How will I die?"

"Your curiosity has increased considerably after going out."

Emma said reluctantly, “Your physical body will die, but we will be able to clone a new one soon. A new captain with no memories of the past, and whose personality is completely unknown except for his appearance.”

"If you are really curious, the employee in charge of monitoring tonight will be your best subject for experimental observation."

"Let's bring everyone back. Now that I'm back on the ship, there's no need for others to take on my responsibilities."

"it is good."