Skadi, returning to infinity

To outsiders, whether these are just polite words or not, coming from members of Rhodes Island, it would mean that even if the Reunion Movement didn't actually pay them, there wouldn't be any problem.

However, Talulah didn't want her to say it and interrupted her directly.

"Regardless of the circumstances, we will acquire all 1,000 sets of weapons and equipment at market prices after the Reunification Movement."

"We don't have that much money right now, but please give us some time, we can do it."

When Hanabi saw her like this, she opened her mouth as if to say something.

"This is something we have to do."

"Since we share the same vision, it means we are doing the same thing."

"Everyone is striving for a unified vision, and it's impossible for us not to support them."

Talulah's words left Hanabi unable to continue speaking.

This wasn't actually what Hanabi wanted to say; everything she said was whispered to her by Skadi, who was standing next to her.

Hanabi simply said these words according to Skadi's wishes.

Judging from the current situation, this seems to be a good result.

"In that case, we'll do as you say."

"Rhodes Island will provide follow-up support."

May our future be as we envision it.

Hanabi performed an Eastern greeting to Talulah, but her gaze never fell on Skadi.

She knew that if she focused her attention on Skadi, she might reveal some information.

After all, she could hide her tone of voice, but she couldn't hide her gaze.

May our future be as we envision it.

Talulah replied with a comment in favor of Ursus.

She then had the warehouse door closed and, with fireworks in hand, went to a large hall in front of the house where Skadi lived.

"Miss Hanabi, are you from the East?"

Alina acted like a hostess, preparing hot tea and food for them, and then sitting down beside them to knit.

Talulah, on the other hand, inquired about Hanabi's identity, expressing her curiosity about her origins.

"Yes, I was originally from the East, but I came to Rhodes Island due to some accidents."

“I lived in Rhode Island for four years, and now I only have some memories of my hometown, not much affection for it.”

"Of course, if I can go back, I will definitely go back to visit."

This wasn't something Skadi taught her; rather, it was an identity that Skadi and the others gave her.

However, with this identity, it will be easier for her to go anywhere in the future.

"Leaving my hometown...?"

Talulah seemed to have thought of something, suddenly turned cold, and then smiled.

"What race is Miss Hanabi? Although it's a bit impolite, I suddenly want to know, considering Rhodes Island's declaration that it will not reject people of any race from joining."

"Of course, if it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer."

Talulah asked this simply to find out if Rhodes Island's current philosophy was as they claimed.

"There's nothing I can't say."

“I am a Vulpo (fox), but because of my Originium Arts, I can hide my features.”

As Hanabi spoke, a faint glow emanated from her body, and three pure white fox tails with golden ends appeared behind her kimono skirt. A pair of fox ears also appeared on her head.

"A three-tailed Vulpo? Rare, but very beautiful."

Hanabi is an extremely cute girl with distinctive white eyes. The addition of three fox tails and a pair of fox ears makes her look even more alluring.

"As for my eyes, you've always wanted to ask about them, haven't you?"

“This is my family’s bloodline, it’s normal that you don’t know it.”

"Because it is a small village deep in the mountains of the East, it has never interacted with outsiders for many years."

不果

Hanabi paused here, realizing there was no need to continue.

Because this is something that Talulah and the others should fill in the blanks themselves; explaining it too clearly would only make it harder to explain.

"I'm sorry, it seems like I've brought up some sad memories from your past."

"We ask this question far too many times."

"We will try our best to avoid these kinds of things in the future."

Alina spoke up at this moment, giving Talulah a reproachful look, seemingly somewhat annoyed that she was pressing Hanabi's private affairs.

In order to prevent Talulah from continuing to make mistakes, she said these words.

"It's okay, I've come to terms with it."

"From the initial isolation to now, at least I've found a new path, haven't I?"

"Oh, by the way, aren't you all interested in how I assembled 1000 sets of weapons and equipment and then released them using Originium Arts?"

At that moment, Hanabi changed the subject, raising her right hand as she spoke.

You can see that her fingers are long and slender, but she is not wearing any rings, and even her nails are neatly trimmed, unlike the long nails of other pretty girls her age.

Whether it was her imagination or not, Talulah felt a sudden pang of fear when she saw the hand in front of her.

It was as if the mere sight of this hand posed an immeasurable threat.

She also noticed the difference in this hand, if her left hand was the same.

Hanabi's fighting skills are probably all concentrated in her hands.

Although the speculation was absurd, the hand did give her a great sense of unease, forcing her to consider the matter.

Hanabi didn't notice her change, but instead rolled up her sleeves, showing her the rather high-tech platinum bracelet on her wrist.

"This bracelet is one of Rhodes Island's latest technologies, using Originium Arts that folds space."

"The skill behind this Originium Arts lies in the fact that it connects to another dimension through a special channel within this bracelet."

"This way, when you put something in, it will be stored in that space, and then you can take it out when the time is right."

"With this kind of Originium Arts, let alone 1000 sets of weapons and equipment, we could even fit a mobile city inside."

"But this would consume too much energy, and creating such a folded space would be too enormous, making it virtually impossible."

"Do you know how many Originium are consumed just for this bracelet? It takes the energy of 1000 High Energy Stones to be compressed before it can be activated."

Hanabi enthusiastically introduced her bracelet to them, her tone filled with pride for Rhodes Island.

"Folding space... Originium Arts?"

Upon hearing this term, Talulah was somewhat bewildered. Originium Arts, which allowed her to disguise herself, were not uncommon, but they were not unheard of either.

But isn't this kind of folded space a technology that currently only exists in theory?

After the initial bewilderment, she was awestruck—amazed that Rhodes Island's technology had advanced to such a level.

"Has Rhodes Island's technology reached this level?"

"I have a feeling that Rhodes Island has already mastered some kind of technological key, this..."

Talulah is still fighting using Originium Arts, bows, crossbows, swords, and various melee weapons.

Rhodes Island already possesses such advanced technology.

While it may not be as shocking as when Earthlings discovered the Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," it's still pretty much the same feeling.

Whether she was unsure or had already lost some confidence, Talulah looked at Skadi, wanting a response from her.

"Yes, Rhodes Island was already on this path a few years ago."

"In recent years, many technologies have dominated the market, and they are unique in many ways."

"Because they cannot be copied, and even the substitutes are of inferior quality, Rhodes Island's high-tech products are basically in a monopoly stage."

"However, the reason Rhodes Island hasn't been sanctioned so far is because it maintains good relations with the highest levels of government in most countries. The countries in which Rhodes Island sells its goods generally account for 50% or more of its revenue."

The profit margin can reach as high as 70%.

"Correspondingly, these countries will also bear the costs of these commercial products according to their share of the profits."

"Rhodes Island can obtain 30%-50% of the profits simply by providing technology and a portion of the personnel, and these profits are monopolistic."

"So... what Ms. Hanabi said just now wasn't really a joke."

Rhodes Island is indeed wealthy, but unfortunately, she used most of her previous funds to build islands and harbors.

Now the harbor is finishing up, and the next step is to spend the money on Sky Island.

Of course, the profits before are nothing compared to the profits afterward. The Sky Island built according to her ideas would cost at least 2000 million willpower.

This is already the cost of building a space fleet; you would need to kill at least 20 first-tier gods to earn this much.

However, the completed Sky Island was indeed a terrifying killing machine.

If one were to unleash their full power, coupled with weapons that break laws and rules, even a god could be killed in a single glance.

Moreover, it is a being of the fourth rank of God - that is, the level of Mother Goddess Amran.

From this perspective, the cost of 2000 million units of willpower doesn't seem so high.

Besides, Skadi only needs about 1000-1200 million Willpower to produce rule-based weapons and some irreplaceable items. The rest can be built slowly using replaceable ones.

Anyway, Xiao Ai has already taken care of all of this for her, so Skadi doesn't need to worry about so much.

Hanabi is not yet clear about this plan, but that does not diminish her admiration for Rhodes Island, or more accurately, for Skadi.

Therefore, upon hearing Skadi say this, although she felt somewhat uneasy, she nodded in agreement.

"That's right, the power of Rhodes Island is something we can't possibly comprehend right now."

"It has spread to every corner of the earth. Only when Rhodes Island does something in the future will you be able to see just how terrible it is."