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

?(^?^*)o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓ This book, "The Nun," is about 10 words away from ending!

This can be considered Hillmy's first completed original book, so Hillmy plans to do a final outline today.

Incidentally, after Sister Hilmi ends, I should take a break for a while, during which time I will mainly focus on the Black Serpent.

However, Hilmi will still focus her main energy on original works.

o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓Recently I've been thinking of preparing a blood pressure-boosting, husband-chasing-to-the-crematorium novel.

~~( ﹁ ﹁ ) ~~~But what Hillmy wants to write is the kind of loser who keeps lowering her standards to try and win back Hao Ge.

╰(*°▽°*)╯Upon closer inspection, it turns out that Hao-ge has transformed into a bad woman [?] type!

We'll see then.

By the way!

Chapter Ten: [The Invasion of the Deep Sea]

In the early morning of October 3th.

The ships on the sea were rocking up and down with the wind and waves.

With dark circles under his eyes, Kino was controlling the slow movement of the golem in the sea with the help of a magical puppet.

In order to find a gap outside the perception range of the [Predatory] demons to enter the bottom of the continental shelf, Kino had to work through the night, using the devices on Golem to sense the demons' activity patterns.

This was no easy task. But for Kino, it was better than desperately trying his luck on the surface of the sea.

"Here, here, here... Wow, Bayer Jet's technology is so advanced! Was this really unearthed from an archaeological site?"

"..."

"What's the principle behind this? I don't understand... But finding the gap in the demons' territory is a good thing. On the other hand, the demons' territory shouldn't be too far from Arlandis... The boundary leading to the continental shelf has long been buried by the seabed, so we might have to have the golems dig it up on the spot."

"..."

"But working underwater is so difficult... It's pitch black, the Golem's structure is hard to excavate, and you might even be tracked by demons while excavating... What am I going to do?!"

Kino kept rambling on, while her magical puppet and elven mage partnered with her silently shook their heads.

On the screen in front of them, the pitch-black auditing room occasionally revealed the glowing organs of the demon's evolution.

Of course, those lights couldn't possibly help Kino and the others in any way.

They relied on the technology of Guberzs, which, after being improved with modern processes, became tools with the original function of sonar.

Using primitive sonar, the golems could obtain accurate topographical information in the pitch-black seabed. But because of the sonar, the demons would occasionally approach the area, and after discovering that the culprit was actually a large rock, they showed no further intention of taking action.

To survive in the deep sea, they channeled all their limited intelligence into their survival organs. With the demon mother nest seemingly dormant, or perhaps there simply isn't one in the area, these individual demons show absolutely no intention of planning their evolutionary path.

If evolution is limited to the deep sea, then it should only evolve organs that can operate in the deep sea. This kind of evolution has its value, but it cannot protect against various future dangers. This is especially true after using the already limited brain resources for evolution.

In this situation, the golem's activities would naturally not be restricted...

However, this was just Kino's estimate.

Whether the demon will undergo further evolution due to the extra stimulus is another matter—but to avoid that, Kino decided to take it slow.

She sighed heavily, wearily rubbed her glasses, and continued to control the golem's slow, up-and-down movement.

Just as Golem moves slowly on the seabed.

In West City, Yang Hao and the others were also handling their respective work.

Even Naruja, who has the easiest job, is working hard to upgrade her Golem, let alone Yang Hao and Fen, who are now juggling multiple roles.

Although Yang Hao has already taken on a deputy position, adding the role of Ysgard to his responsibilities is proving to be a bit too much for his body...

Especially now, during this most chaotic period, Fen also had to work through the night because of her own work. This made Yang Hao feel really bad, and at the same time, he understood more clearly that "this may be the last troublesome work cycle".

"After all, as long as we get through this period and resolve the rift... everything can proceed smoothly."

While processing the industrial proposal for Isogard, Yang Hao chatted with Finn.

"Considering that Miss Margarita genuinely wants to get along with us... it would be better to lend a hand. That way, we can each specialize in producing what we're good at, and then further divide our roles... but that depends on whether we can make further progress in the future."

"I always feel like that vampire has something on your mind."

"perhaps?"

"You're really confident."

The little elf rolled her eyes. Sitting on his lap, working on her tasks, she shifted her hips restlessly, making Yang Hao's expression strange while also slightly satisfying her own mischievous desires.

Finn and Margarita never got along.

On the one hand, it was because Margarita's behavior was too strange—if Nia's affection for Yang Hao could be said to be obvious to all, then Margarita's behavior of seemingly pursuing him without any reason puzzled the elves.

Unsolicited kindness always has a hidden agenda—for the time being, Fen may acknowledge that her man is the greatest man in history. But that doesn't give you, the people of Isgard, any reason to try and get a share of his affections, does it?

Especially after thinking that Yang Hao and Margarita seemed to have some kind of "fellow countrymen" feeling, Fen's opinion of Margarita became even stronger.

Yang Hao understood her feelings, but if there was still so much resentment between them even after the two countries had confirmed cooperation, he was really in a difficult position...

After all, in his plan, Isgard and the United Nations will utilize the different advantages of the two continents' unique products for specialized development and design in the future.

Isgard excels in physical technology and industry, has a large labor force, and a huge population market, making it the most suitable place to develop conventional Earth industries.

The United Nations, needless to say, possesses advanced magical technology, abundant magical energy, and rare magical materials, giving it a significant advantage in the development of the magical industry. Although its population density is lower, the presence of the Manchu people under the Hutto Khan in the surrounding areas as a potential market allows for further economic circulation...

In this scenario, the development of the two nations will be as inseparable as mating pythons. The United Nations will use magical technology to support Ysgard, and Ysgard will reciprocate with physical industrial technology and markets.

Both sides have something the other needs. If they can get along well and be like sisters, that would be wonderful.

However, due to Finland's complaints, there will still be considerable hidden dangers between the two countries in the future.

After all, this is a vengeful spirit, a spirit that can make its lover completely unaware that it has another admirer even in a chaotic situation.

To avoid man-made disasters thousands of years from now, some psychological counseling is definitely necessary...

Thinking of this, Yang Hao put down his work and reached out to ruffle Fen's hair:

“That won’t do. Finn, we’re already part of the same group as Isgard—we can’t let personal desires damage relations between the two countries.”

"I know. I'm not a little kid."

"But you are a jealous spirit."

Yang Hao's soft sigh made the elf turn his head away awkwardly.

As if to change the subject, the elf said it was time for them to go back and rest—but before that, they would have better hear the report about the rift.

During this time, the rifts in the sky above the two continents, which are believed to be caused by demonic calamities, have been studied by the most brilliant scientists and scholars.

Although no other treatment method besides sealing the door has been developed yet, scientists have gained a deeper understanding of the cracks.

For example, a crack cannot remain calm forever.

"That's a calamity that could open a small door at any time and send a small number of demons into the real world."

Walking with Yang Hao in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace, Fen looked up at the purple crack that could be seen anywhere on this continent, and finally sighed heavily.

“We can foresee the day when the rift will fully open, but we cannot foresee when the [small rift] will open... For this reason, Theresa has already instructed the troops in the country to make contingency preparations. However, even so, the area of ​​the two continents is still too large.”

"Can't we ask the Khutto Khanate, which is on our side, to deal with the demons on the continent of Elusia? It's Isugard that's more troublesome."

Yes. So what do you plan to do?

"Um..."

Yang Hao remained silent for a while, then looked down at Naruja, who was swaying and looked exhausted as she prepared to return to rest.

He went to meet her, and after picking up the sleepy, grumbling deer girl who was muttering, "It's impossible for it to keep shrinking while maintaining its weight..." he nodded to Fen and said that it would be better to go back to the room first.

After taking the exhausted Deer Girl back to her room to rest, Yang Hao continued the conversation, saying: "Margarita already has arrangements."

"Margarita said that most people in Isgard have never seen a demon and do not understand how terrifying demons are."

So if even a small crack appears, that would be great.

"Very good?"

"Because the damage caused by a small group of demons is within an acceptable range. Once someone in Ysgard suffers because of demons, then the cohesion of Ysgard will rise to an unprecedented level."

"That's really despicable. Those are her people."

"But the problem is, this is a democracy—people won't learn until they see the coffin. It's questionable whether the people of Isgard are willing to risk their lives for demons before they see them with their own eyes."

Democratic countries are quite different from us.

Yang Hao shrugged, gently patting the back of the exhausted and dejected Ling Clan Chief who was fast asleep on the bed. He then gestured towards another bed with his lip.

"If we can easily mobilize the people here because of the imperial system, then it would be a lot of trouble in a democratic country."

First, public sentiment must be aroused before mobilization can be carried out—otherwise, people will not understand what we intend to do.

Even now, many people in Isgard still believe that the so-called "demons" are intelligent beings that can be communicated with, and hope to coexist peacefully with them.

"...Communication is possible, but harmonious coexistence is not."

"That's why Margarita said she hoped the first small-scale demon invasion would come sooner. That way... the coexistence faction would completely lose its voice."

Yang Hao and Fen whispered to each other, and soon they reached a consensus.

Margarita was indeed a competent politician.

She loved her people very much, but she also knew that people couldn't see things clearly because of their different perspectives and responsibilities.

She was willing to sacrifice a lot for her people. Naturally, she was also willing to sacrifice some ignorant fools for the sake of the vast majority of people who longed to survive.

Although Finn still doesn't understand why anyone would think that demons can coexist with their side... frankly speaking, if this is Ysgard's own internal matter, then let the people of Ysgard handle it themselves.

But then again...

"Yang Hao, this makes your workload even heavier."

"There's nothing we can do about it. But we won't be at the point of being really busy until Allandis is raised."

The couple muttered to themselves, and before going to sleep, they used magic to confirm the work on both sides with Theresa and the others at home.

They talked until midnight before finally falling into a deep sleep. Meanwhile, Miss Margarita's office remained brightly lit.

"Perhaps we need to get Kino to speed things up."

Margarita gestured towards the black dragon with her lip, but the black dragon, who also had dark circles under his eyes, just sighed heavily and said: "It's no use sending more people."