After being forced to step down, the once-annoying nun eloped with me.

In a sense, the blood that Miss Margarita liked to drink happened to be in her husband's body? The elf fell into deep thought, while the synthetic doll, knowing the elf's thoughts, muttered to itself: How do you know the taste of your husband's blood?

The rivalry between the two girls did not affect the negotiations between Yang Hao and Margarita.

After simply popping the black pepper steak into his mouth and chewing it thoroughly before swallowing, Yang Hao savored the delicious beef, while simultaneously taking out his pre-prepared plan and handing it to the waiter beside him.

"Alright, let's get down to business—this is the plan I've prepared for you. Regarding the [upward mobility] and [educational resources]... please review it yourself and then share your thoughts with me."

"Hehe, thank you for your hard work these past few days. But you don't seem to care much about how I'll use the plan and what trouble it might cause you?"

"Haha, after all, I admire the commotion you made yesterday, Miss Margarita. So I'm willing to believe that you, Miss Margarita, are capable of resolving political issues, aren't you?"

Yang Hao's hint made Miss Margarita pause in her action of taking the document.

After observing Yang Hao with keen interest for a while, the vampire gave a mysterious smile:

“Is that so? Well then, I’m willing to believe in your dedication to your work. I just hope that next time you go to a place like a slum, you can allow my guards to accompany you.”

"That's natural."

Margarita flipped through the plan submitted by Yang Hao—the plan was very thin, with only two pages of content besides the cover.

She read through every word and sentence, her expression growing increasingly serious. Finally, she even stared at the last page of the plan for a long time, deep in thought.

As Yang Hao ate the last bite of his steak.

"...Your Majesty Yang Hao, are you aware of the changes these plans will bring to our country?"

Margarita's question made Yang Hao nod:

"Of course I know. But I'm just the one who proposes the plan; you're the one who decides whether to implement it."

"...That's right. I am the one who confirmed it. But Your Majesty Yang Hao, have you considered what kind of retaliation you will face once I reveal your actions?"

Margarita stated this seriously.

Upon hearing this, Finn looked at the vampire president with a dangerous gaze.

But Yang Hao simply smiled easily at this:

"But isn't it you who handles the political work? Don't forget, not only are you testing me, but I'm testing you too."

If Margarita is testing Yang Hao, then Yang Hao is also testing Margarita.

They were both gambling.

But now it seems they all made the right bet.

......

Over the next two months, Issugard revised Yang Hao's proposal to adapt it to the national conditions and then piloted the reforms in the capital region.

It must be said that Margarita is a confident and ruthless person.

In less than two months, she did things that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Margarita chose to secretly eliminate those who might threaten her class in the future.

Margarita chose to secretly bribe those powerful figures who were too weak to pose a threat to her even if they gained power in the future.

Under the threat of death and the lure of profit, Margarita successfully opened up upward mobility channels around the capital region—and once these channels were open, she successfully placed those who had previously received education but were now relegated to the lowest jobs in suitable positions.

The same was true of the KXO store employee who previously served Yang Hao. He went from a lowly waiter to a designer of military steam vehicles, and the high level of professionalism he displayed even made many older employees who had been in that position for too long feel ashamed.

It's easy to imagine how tightly the upper class of Isgard controlled the path to advancement in the past—but at least in the capital region, that's a thing of the past.

The sudden surge of talent that had been piling up has even given the Issugarde government the illusion that they "don't know where to put them"—which is indeed a good thing.

Margarita then purged another group of people, but that's another story.

After the upward mobility channel was opened, the problem of unequal access to educational resources that Margarita faced was finally resolved through patching up Yang Hao's plan.

After all, choosing a unified exam date is a matter of national importance that Margarita couldn't possibly decide arbitrarily.

After much discussion with her ministers, she finally decided to hold the college entrance examination during the off-season after the autumn harvest.

For students from impoverished families, the slack season after the autumn harvest is their only free time, which allows them to travel to nearby towns for extended periods of study and examinations.

For students from wealthy families, the slack season after the autumn harvest is also their only free time before attending various banquets, parties, or meetings.

Setting the college entrance examination date here is a way of giving an account to both social classes.

On the other hand, although Yang Hao's plan included a very detailed arrangement for the scholarship, why does the issue of determining admission eligibility based on exam scores seem so vague?

Margarita came to Yang Hao with doubts, demanding an explanation, and Yang Hao's explanation was unequivocal and self-righteous:

"I don't know what the educational resources are like for all the schools in Isgard, and I don't know what kind of specialization each of your schools has. You can't expect me to handle this kind of tedious data analysis, can you?"

Margarita was somewhat embarrassed and quickly apologized before handing over this important task to her ministers.

Overall, Ysgard's handling of the [Educational Resources] is quite pleasing.

Margarita spent two months roughly confirming the date of next year's college entrance examination, confirming that the exam questions would be handled with the highest security by her own Trinity Force and the Dragon Clan's Dragon Guard, and confirming that educational resources in various regions would be allocated according to the [city, town, village] level while trying to ensure an even distribution.

Subsequently, the Isgard government further divided the admission scores according to the different professional levels and teaching staff of different schools. After establishing a three-tiered school system, Isgard's sweeping education reform temporarily came to an end.

Ultimately, to see the results of education reform, we'll have to wait until next year's college entrance examination results are released before making a final decision.

However, judging from the current public opinion surrounding the education reform, Margarita tentatively concludes that this is a very good thing.

The most direct contrast is that among voters who supported Margarita as president, the number of poor people rose from 46% to nearly 90%, while the support rate for families who could only ever be middle class rose from 70% to 85% after realizing that there was a possibility of further improvement.

Of course, the powerful and influential suffered a significant drop in approval ratings because of their major actions—but did Margarita care? She didn't.

After all, those capable of posing a threat to Ysgard are already dead.

Those who lack the ability can be gradually eliminated over the next few hundred years.

By imposing higher taxes on the wealthy, Margarita has gradually rendered the rich class powerless to resist her. Furthermore, by transferring the rich's money to the poor to build more public facilities, the poor who support Margarita will later become a significant force capable of shaking the entire Issugard.

More importantly, this force is hard to betray. Because the only one willing to give them opportunities for advancement is myself.

In this situation, Margarita believed that all these changes were a good thing.

Of course, she didn't deny that the political blows were indeed upsetting—but what does it matter?

Looking at the tabloids in those newspapers catering to the elite, detailing President Isgard's obsequious flattery and even treasonous acts towards the Regent of the United Nations... the president, as the person involved, smiled:

"If that were really the case, our country could rightfully escape the crisis brought about by tariffs and then justifiably consume the resources of the continent of Elusia to develop even better... I can only say that I wish the above would actually happen."

"What? Let me see... Wow, isn't this the infamous adult newspaper? These imagined positions... Margarita, so you're still a exploitative cow after all! Haha!"

"Don't even mention it, it even says I can use my tail... Sigh. I can only say, people who read these newspapers all day should really take it easy."

Margarita smiled wryly, threw the rest of the newspaper directly at Nia's face, then slumped onto the sofa, staring at the calendar on the wall in deep thought.

It is now December 6th.

Two months have passed since Yang Hao arrived—Margarita must admit that his abilities have indeed allowed Isgard to develop better, and naturally, Margarita must also put that plan on the agenda before the Demon Mother's Nest operation.

But how do we put it on the agenda? That's a good question. After all... at Margarita's level, sometimes speaking up directly can backfire.

It's like on Earth, one day the US president suddenly said to Putin, "Let America join Russia"—guess if Putin would happily accept that after saying that?

will not.

He would just think that Americans have lost their minds; they wouldn't resort to such a stupid method to plot against each other.

The same principle applies here as well.

Even if Margarita were to genuinely and earnestly discuss the issue of the merger between the two countries with Yang Hao, His Majesty Yang Hao would most likely only perceive it as Isgard attempting some kind of conspiracy...

In a sense, his trust in Ysgard might even decrease significantly as a result—so Margarita absolutely cannot bring this up directly...

Since it's impossible to say it directly, some changes are to be expected. But how exactly should this be done?

Margarita felt bewildered: after all, strictly speaking... this was her first time handling such a major event as the merger of two countries. Unlike Yang Hao, who was experienced, she was a complete novice who needed guidance to get into the swing of things...

She didn't know what to do, so she hoped her best friend could give her some advice.

But as luck would have it...

Nia and she are like the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix.

If Margarita didn't know what to do, then Nia certainly didn't.

"You're asking me? You're asking me what I can do... Sigh. All I can say is, give me a chance to get Mr. Yang Hao drunk, then do everything that shouldn't happen, and finally give him a legitimate heir in this country—see, isn't that all?"

"Can't you just spit out all the filth in your head before you think things through properly?"

"But even if you ask me to think calmly, this is the only solution I can come up with. Selling out a country requires considering what it has to offer, let alone merging with it. What do you think our country has that's valuable compared to the United Nations?"

Nia spread her hands, chewing on fruit as she sighed resignedly.

Margarita stared intently at the black dragon, and finally nodded:

"Of course."

"what?"

"Human resources. Industrial processes related to physics. And most importantly—if we bomb this place, they won't fare any better."

"..."

In a sense, what Margarita said was absolutely correct.

For the United Nations, only [Human Resources] and [Physical Industry Research] are valuable in Issugard.

But beyond that, in terms of strategic significance in the fight against the demons, Margarita also holds a trump card...

That is the significance of Ysgard itself in the fight against demons.

Perhaps Ysgard is indeed so bad that it's beyond redemption.

But if Ysgard is truly defeated by the demons, will the United Kingdom fare well?

of course not.

So the United Nations now faces this dilemma: if you manage Ysgard, you don't really gain anything. But if you don't, and it really gets destroyed by demons, then your own nation will likely be destroyed as well...

In this situation, it seems Margarita might actually be able to find a way to make a deal with Yang Hao to merge the countries...

But isn't doing this a bit too despicable?

The vampire president toyed with the magic ring in his hand, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, on the continent of Elusia, inside the Purple Palace of Constantinople.

Fen, who had brought back special gifts from another continent, decided to take Naruja with her.