Otherworld Girl Development Guide

After entering the store, Zhou Mingrui chose a relatively secluded corner to sit down.

The shop owner immediately came over, bowed gracefully, handed the menu to Zhou Mingrui, and said in slightly broken Chinese, "Hello sir, what would you like to eat?"

"Huh? Your Mandarin is pretty good?" Zhou Mingrui looked at the proprietress, who was clearly a local, with some surprise. After all, rabbits don't have green hair...

"Thanks to the literacy classes run by people from Shangqiu..."

With her long, flowing green hair cascading over her left shoulder, the proprietress smiled gently, a smile typical of a married woman, and said, "...By the way, my child also attends Chenxi Elementary School nearby. Thank you so much, people of Shangqiu!"

At this point, the proprietress's eyes were filled with hope, because when people have something to strive for, their appearance changes completely.

Soon, the proprietress placed the ordered crepes in front of the two kittens and also offered Zhou Mingrui and his companions a free local fresh-squeezed juice similar to coconut milk.

During the conversation with the landlady, I learned that apart from some border guards from the kingdom's own forces, there were only a few villages scattered along the border of the Kingdom of Bel, and the inhabitants lived a relatively primitive life.

The revolution of reasoning on the mainland did not bring the brilliance of orthogonal technology here, but the rabbits did bring electric lights. They also helped build ditches, roads, small dams, and running water for the border villages, making it a veritable village-to-village project in another world!

Incidentally, they also sold locally-modified fertilizers to nearby villages, directly launching a major offensive.

This has earned Shangqiu a very good reputation in the area. In addition, in order to unite all forces that can be united, a small town was also built at the border civilian airport built in Shangqiu. The school in the town is responsible for teaching children in the nearby villages, and it is bilingual education!

The group quickly finished their crepes, said goodbye to the proprietress, and followed the signs to the light rail station, where they waited for the light rail train that departed every 5 minutes.

However, like the comprehensive passenger transport station in Shangqiu, the high-speed rail station in Mudo is also adjacent to the civilian airport, making it convenient for passengers to quickly transfer to different modes of transportation.

Chapter 42 Physical Existence

Zhou Mingrui stood outside the transparent tempered steel fence with two little girls in his hands, waiting for the light rail train to arrive. There were only Zhou Mingrui and a few others in the entire light rail station, and there were no service personnel, since the place was not yet open to the public.

This light rail train is a special train designed to pick up a few people.

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~

As three urgent beeps sounded, the indicator light turned green, the glass doors opened to the sides, and the group boarded the light rail train.

The interior of the light rail train is filled with a modern style, with metal handles and seats distributed on both sides.

After the urgent departure announcement sounded again, the light rail train headed outwards.

Soon, a bright light came into view as the light rail train pulled out of the Mudo high-speed rail station and headed towards the Mudo civilian airport.

Zhou Mingrui turned to look out the window. Compared to the gradual transition from modern to contemporary style in the interior of the Bel Kingdom, this place seemed to be in a style that had just entered the modern era.

Wooden houses are scattered around the rice paddies, where some farmers are working.

However, what was most eye-catching was a group of civil engineers wearing hard hats, guiding a large group of local young adults in infrastructure construction, planning roads, and digging up underground water supply and drainage pipes...

A banner on the side read in both languages: Roll up your sleeves and get to work!

Zhou Mingrui had already seen the future. Everything here was built with the help of the rabbits, so naturally the local people would have a natural affinity for the rabbits, coupled with the overwhelming publicity.

Is this some kind of alternate-world version of the countryside surrounding the cities...? Several areas that are very important to the rabbit are gradually taking on the shape of a rabbit!

The light rail train accelerated for less than twenty seconds before entering the coasting phase...

After the light rail train came to a complete stop, Zhou Mingrui got off the train and entered the civilian airport.

"Alright, we've arrived."

After Zhou Mingrui stepped off the light rail train, there was still no one on the platform, but the number of surveillance cameras had increased dramatically, especially the facial recognition system with photoelectric sensors. The big data was connected to the computers in Shangqiu.

Or rather, the Laiwu and Mushan trade routes are entirely under the control of the rabbit, and no movement can escape the rabbit's eyes.

After getting off the bus, the group followed the signs toward the hangar of the civilian airport. Through the glass wall, they could see the airship airport under construction not far away.

The civilian airport in Mudo was built to very high standards, capable of handling not only regular passenger planes but also large airships, making it quite practical.

As Zhou Mingrui walked, he suddenly stopped. He saw a small log transport vehicle with digital camouflage on the airport runway, carrying three logs arranged in a triangular pattern on its back...

HQ-9?

Then I looked at a neatly arranged active phased array radar on a distant earthen slope...

Good heavens... This place is very close to the Krobel Autonomous State, only 12 kilometers away as the crow flies. It can be said that this radar station can not only monitor the entire airspace of Krobel, but also the Rebonian Empire and the Republic of Calva, which border Krobel, are within its monitoring range.

To put it bluntly, once China implements airspace control, the entire area within the range of the HQ-9 will be cleared!

After entering the hangar, Zhou Mingrui found that he hadn't seen a single stranger along the way, indicating that information control had already been implemented.

As the underground hangar doors closed, Shi Qiang nodded to Zhou Mingrui.

*Snap*, a finger snap, and a portal opened in front of him.

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The two kittens were once again stunned, realizing how much they knew only when they learned more.

In fact, it wasn't just them... After studying the teleportation portal, some academicians in China were scratching their heads in disbelief.

What is the working principle of a teleportation portal? What energy sustains its existence? Can teleportation portals be artificially created?

Especially after some big names joined, the research gradually went beyond the comprehension of ordinary people...

How can a portal exist?!

Why can't a portal exist?!

However, there's no rush to research the teleportation portal; there's no point in rushing it anyway... Zhou Mingrui is in good health and can live for at least several more decades. Besides, it's unclear whether the teleportation portal will be passed down to his descendants through genetics.

However, the research on the teleportation portal has already been initiated, and I believe that one day the rabbit will be able to discover the properties of the teleportation portal.

Fake interstellar colony: a fleet consisting of colony ships and armed escort vessels.

Real interstellar colonization: Open a portal and dig directly on the planet's surface.

Future interstellar colonization: Direct planetary fragmentation!

Sorry, your house has turned into a mine!

Ripples appeared in the center of the portal, and a familiar driverless car drove out. The photoelectric tower scanned the surroundings, and the facial recognition system confirmed the identities of the people... After their identities were confirmed, the portal began delivering the goods.

One after another, JF-17 Thunder fighter jets emerged from the portal, pulled by tractors, followed by twelve J-10 and WZ-10 attack helicopters, and then various spare parts and ammunition.

As for the fuel supply, Shangqiu has plenty... In fact, due to its own oil fields, the price of high-quality aviation kerosene has dropped sharply.

These fighter jets were quickly towed to other areas of the underground hangar, and then trucks pulled 155mm howitzers out of the portal.

The biggest advantage of towed 155mm howitzers compared to 155mm self-propelled artillery is that they are cheap, plentiful, and can be stored in permanent fortifications.

Next to emerge from the portal were 12 PHL03 rocket launchers, the rabbit's Sky Piercing Monkey, those who know, know!

The last to emerge from the portal were towed twin 35mm anti-aircraft guns... These weapons would then be deployed into the permanent fortifications surrounding the airport.

It's perfectly reasonable for a civilian airport to have some armed forces to protect its security.

Once deployed, the entire city of Krobel was within the range of the 155mm artillery.

If the 155mm howitzer shells were replaced with extended-range shells, they could directly hit the Rebonian Empire and the Republic of Calva. At this moment, the rabbit was physically present around Krobel.

This will greatly increase the rabbit's influence in Krobel, and will also guarantee the rabbit's legitimate interests in Krobel!

Meanwhile, Rabbit also suspected that the Rebonian Empire and the Republic of Calva had deployed enough weapons to cover the entire city of Krobel on their border to ensure military deterrence.

A game of Three Kingdoms and Four Directions is about to begin; the rest is up to the Diplomacy Rabbit.

As you can see, ever since China's 001 and 002 ships began sailing around the sea with their subordinate vessels, which of the surrounding neighbors dares to cause trouble (who else!)?

Bang! Dignity resides only on the edge of a sword, and truth lies only within the range of a cannon!

The rabbit will never fire the first shot, but it will not allow anyone else to fire either!

Chapter 43 Each Other's Interests

The Rebonian Empire.

Heimdall, the "Crimson Capital," is home to the Chancellor.

Osborne, known as the Iron Chancellor, swirled the red liquid in his goblet, gazing at the well-dressed nobles on the street outside the window, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, mutual respect, mutual benefit... So, those people from Shangqiu are only here to do business?"

"Yes, according to the information Prince Olivier sent back after his contact with the Shangqiu people, they were indeed there for the minerals of Krobel, and at the same time, they subtly expressed their intention to engage in free trade with the Empire..."

"...However, the aristocratic faction resisted and attempted to prevent the Shangqiu people from entering Krobel, but intelligence indicated that large quantities of yellow crystal were being smuggled out of the country, and the buyers of the yellow crystal were none other than the Shangqiu people..."

The assistant paused for a moment before continuing, "...The Royal Family of Arnor has not yet made a specific statement on whether it will sign a trade agreement with Shangqiu, but according to intelligence, Prince Olivier is preparing to depart for Krobel."

Osborne found the royal family's actions quite normal, after all, the Bel Kingdom had been living a very comfortable life ever since signing a strategic cooperation agreement with the Shangqiu people.

The Rebonian Empire gradually discovered that the Bel Kingdom was able to eat its fill, unlike the occasional hunger pangs of the Kingdom of Yiqian. The closer they got to Shangqiu, the faster their citizens' quality of life improved, and they earned more and more Mira every day!

The royal family couldn't sit still either; the royal family, which had been gradually sidelined, was not as obedient as it seemed.

"Smuggling yellow crystals? Humph!"

Osborne snorted, expressing his disdain for the aristocracy's hypocrisy.

As the empire's iron-fisted prime minister, he knew all too well the nature of those aristocratic factions. Maintaining the empire's prestige was their job, but making money was their life!

Apart from a few long-established noble families that can still uphold the most basic principles, all other nobles are short-sighted, relying on their enormous wealth and local armies to maintain their vested interests, blatantly seizing the empire's assets, and attempting to undermine the power of the Royal Yanor family.

The entire empire was nothing more than a tool for the aristocracy to amass wealth; in short, it was a form of aristocratic monopoly and dictatorship!

"Don't these guys understand that the people of Shangqiu are already physical entities?"

Osborne turned to look at his assistant. The Shangqiu people were neither the Kingdom of Bel nor a "self-governing" state like Krobel, which had been castrated and had no army. Any overly aggressive actions would undoubtedly lead to unnecessary conflict between the two sides and destabilize the external situation, which was not in the interest of the Empire!

"My lord, what should we do?" The assistant looked at the Iron Chancellor, awaiting his instructions.

As he stared at the red liquid in his glass, O'Brien pondered what the "reformists" he represented should do next.

The reformists were led by Osborne, the Iron Chancellor who rose from humble origins. They advocated annexing weaker neighboring states, increasing taxes and expanding military spending, and were a new force aiming to seize the interests of the great nobility and make the empire great again!

"Send people to contact the Shangqiu people. If they only want to trade, we can trade with them. The prices will be more favorable than those of the nobles. We should try to establish long-term trade partnerships with the Shangqiu people, which will help stabilize the empire's external situation."

Based on the intelligence gathered, the people of Shangqiu are fair and trustworthy in business, but they lacked an opportunity. Now that the opportunity has arrived, it's just that the aristocratic faction has taken the first step.

The reformers could not stand by and watch the aristocracy make money. In terms of their political stances, the two sides were irreconcilable, and it was safe to say that a battle between them was inevitable in the future!

Only with money can one expand their military power, and only with the support of a strong military can one stand tall. If the aristocracy can make money, why can't the reformists?

"As for the aristocratic faction... we will continue to observe and wait for them to reveal their weaknesses."