People are on the Ark, assisting Oma Zi-O

Theresa said this, but soon he saw Fang Zhou leaning close to Kal'tsit, with their heads almost close together as if they were whispering something.

crunch--

Theresa still had that warm smile on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"Okay, good."

Staring intently at Kal'tsit's cold expression, Theresa spoke through gritted teeth.

"I'll remember you, Kelsey."

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Chapter 61: Contact Across Time and Space

Five days later, the Flame Demon incident was barely over.

Longmen suffered heavy losses in this incident.

Although the incident lasted less than seven hours from start to finish, the battle between the alien Balrogs, Balrogs, and knights destroyed part of the streets in the slums to the point where their original appearance could not be recognized, and a large number of houses and urban infrastructure were destroyed.

According to Fangzhou's preliminary estimate, the property losses in the slums alone are estimated to be hundreds of millions of Longmen coins. After all, although it is a slum, Longmen still has some infrastructure built. If those urban infrastructures are to be repaired, the resources required are not a small amount.

The silver lining in this unfortunate situation is that there were very few civilian casualties in this battle. At least compared with its scale, the civilian casualties can be said to have set a record low for disasters of the same level.

However, "little" does not mean nothing. Both Lungmen and Rhodes Island must offer condolences to those who were injured and died in this incident. Rhodes Island will also need to contribute part of the funds for compensation for these people and the reconstruction of the slum infrastructure.

After all, a large part of the destroyed infrastructure was actually caused by the fierce battle between two fire demons and a Vaifan.

Regarding this matter, the former director of the Rhine Life Defense Department, Saria Buchaqian, said that she would bear 45% of the responsibility and claims for this part of the compensation.

Of course, this was the result of the final negotiations. Initially, Saria proposed that she would independently bear 50% of the responsibility. She believed that this incident was caused by her failure to look after Ifrit well, which led to the expansion of the disaster, so she had to bear half of the responsibility.

Longmen wanted to cut off 80% of the bill and throw it to the unscrupulous party to deal with, but this was naturally not allowed.

It was not until the end that Ark joined the negotiations and finally set the proportion of compensation borne by Rhodes Island at 55%. Among them, Saria took the initiative to independently bear 45% of it, while Rhodes Island bore the other 10%, and the remaining 45% was borne by Lungmen itself.

After all, no matter from which perspective, Rhodes Island must bear the main responsibility for this incident. Lungmen cannot catch Theresa now, but at the same time, they have to identify a main person responsible for this incident. After all, it is impossible for Lungmen to bear all these losses by itself, right?

Then Rhodes Island, as another major participant in this incident, can only take this position. After all, the other side of the fight, the Fire Demon, and two of the three knights were nominally from Rhodes Island.

And ifrit destroyed quite a lot of buildings when he went berserk.

However, during the negotiations, both Wei Yanwu and Fang Zhou avoided the other party involved at the time, that is, the Integration Movement. After all, their leaders were actually involved in the action.

If the matter is investigated, the Integration Movement will also have to bear part of Longmen's losses. However, Wei Yanwu did not mention it. Fang Zhou naturally understood Lao Deng's thoughts, so during the negotiations, he used this as an opportunity to increase Longmen's responsibility to 45%.

As for the impact of this incident on public opinion, it was natural for Lungmen officials and Rhodes Island to jointly deal with this issue. Ark used artificial intelligence to calculate the direction of the development of the situation and developed a number of solutions. Wei Yanwu happily chose one of them after listing them.

After all, Ark is not the original Ark. The original Ark had to act like he could not calculate anything or that it was useless to calculate anything due to the development path of the world. However, Ark does not have this limitation, and the advantages of conceptual-level artificial intelligence are fully utilized by him.

But even conceptual-level artificial intelligence cannot calculate the entire world, and neither can Theresa's Ark, which is a world-level variable.

After returning and doing multiple calculations, Fang Ark still couldn't come to a conclusion as to why the world consciousness rejected the arrival of the Demonic History. After all, from a rational point of view, the arrival of the Demonic History would benefit the Terra world in every way and would not cause any harm. He couldn't think of a reason why the world consciousness would reject it.

Perhaps Sougo Tokiwa would have a better answer to this question.

To sum up, despite all the things that happened, fortunately the Flame Demon incident did not affect the business cooperation that had been negotiated before between Lungmen and Rhodes Island. The only thing to worry about is that even if Saria, one of the main persons responsible for this incident, is only responsible for 45%, that is still hundreds of millions of Lungmen coins, and it is unknown whether Saria can actually pay off this debt.

However, considering Saria's wealth, having developed in Colombia for such a long time, and being the founder of Rhine Life, she should have quite a bit of savings.

As for Amiya, facing the deaths and injuries caused by the Alien Fire Demon after this incident, and the scene where the Alien Fire Demon transformed and exploded due to the outbreak of acute mineral sickness, the little rabbit has been in a depressed mood in recent days.

However, because Amiya, the leader of the infected pharmaceutical company, had already had a certain degree of acceptance of the final fate of the infected, and with the psychological counseling of Kal'tsit and Ark, the little rabbit finally cheered up.

After the Fire Demon incident, Talulah returned to Canaan City. After all, as Viscount Ursus, it was impossible for her to stay in Lungmen for a long time.

Moreover, Canaan still needs her leadership, and she cannot throw all the burdens on Alina, otherwise Tallulah might have to kneel on a durian shell when she returns (happy).

However, Canaan is now just a shell of a city and people. Most of the infrastructure cannot function due to the lack of corresponding professionals. Tallulah and Alina are also worried about this problem. After all, most of the infected people in their entire movement have not even completed the most basic studies, let alone the professionals responsible for urban infrastructure projects.

Perhaps only the guerrillas led by Bozhukas have talents who have some knowledge in this area, but they cannot throw all this burden to the guerrillas. After all, they still have a great demand for talents. If they throw all the burden to the guerrillas with such a high work intensity, they may mutiny the next day.

In this regard, Ark naturally expressed its willingness to provide all possible assistance.

Among the first batch of Humagia manufactured by Rhodes Island Heavy Industries, except for the police Humagia scheduled to be delivered to Lungmen, the others can be classified as engineering types and urban infrastructure-related types and delivered to Canaan City.

Of course, this time Ark is standing on the side of Rhodes Island, so this batch of Xumagia will naturally be charged.

As for where the Reunion Movement gets its money...

Mrs. Wen Yue said that Tallulah has been sweet-talking since she was young, and she supports her niece's career. Isn't it normal for an aunt?

However, in the end, with Wei Yanwu's intervention, Tallulah still went through the normal loan process and applied for a batch of "project loans" from a bank in Longmen. Of course, these were low-interest loans with adjusted interest rates.

And when it is adjusted to the name of a low-interest loan, it is naturally international humanitarian aid.

This title can be said to be a tried and tested one.

As for why Wei Yanwu disagreed with Wen Yue giving money directly to Tallulah, in his words, the money must never be given directly to Tallulah. There must be a standard for spoiling a child, otherwise Tallulah would develop the habit of asking her uncle and aunt for money when she encounters difficulties in the future.

Of course, after he intervened and made this decision, only Wen Yue knew whether he had to kneel on a durian shell when he returned home.

However, with this, a busy Tallulah would naturally have no time for Rhodes...Island...

Fang Zhou narrowed his dead fish eyes and looked at Tallulah who was sitting in front of him with an embarrassed look on her face.

"No, why are you here? Is everything over at Canaan? I remember you borrowed a group of engineers from Rhodes Island to repair the power yesterday. Oh, and remember to pay the bill for yesterday's power repair."

"I, I remember. As soon as Longmen receives our first batch of Originium ore, I will settle the bill after receiving the payment."

Fang Zhou looked at Tallulah speechlessly. This was the third time Tallulah had said this.

Fortunately, it is not nonsense. According to the location investigation, Canaan City is now very close to the Jingyu main vein, one of the three largest source stone veins on the Terra continent that runs through Ursus and the territory of Dayan. There is even a source stone mine nearby, which was nominally given to Canaan by the Emperor of Ursus.

But Talulah was destined not to let her infected people return to the Originium mines that left them with sad memories, so she ordered the first batch of engineering-type Humagia from the Ark, or Rhodes Island, to mine Originium.

Even though the infected members of the Reunion Movement said they were willing to go back to the Originium mines and work as miners for the organization, Tallulah rejected their proposal without hesitation at the Unification Conference.

As for the deposits for Xumagia, they were naturally paid with the loan from Lungmen and the savings that the Integration Movement had robbed Fu Ji of over the years by robbing the Ursus Patrol.

When Koluchil received the deposit, her eyes almost popped out. Talulah generously ordered one thousand mining hydra machines and corresponding mining platforms. The deposit alone was a full 48 million Lungmen coins.

Although this amount of money is not much for Rhodes Island, and can even be said to be a drop in the bucket compared to Rhodes Island's monthly revenue, it cannot withstand Rhodes Island's idealistic nature of spending money lavishly.

Therefore, the deposit of 48 million Lungmen coins is a considerable support for Rhodes Island, which currently has little liquidity due to a year of deficits.

Of course, after getting the money, Kal'tsit, who heard the news, immediately went to the engineering department, which is now Rhodes Island Heavy Industries. Then Ark heard Kol's tearful cry coming from inside.

When Fang Ark saw Kal'tsit walking out contentedly, he went in and saw Kal'tsit sitting at her workstation with a look of being beaten up, and in front of her was a long purchase list of some medical equipment.

"Slurp~ah~"

After taking a sip of the warm tea in the hot water cup and dealing with the matter from Talulah asking about the delivery date of Xumagia, he strolled to the Ark of the Engineering Department and felt really sorry for Korsil when he saw her appearance.

Should I tell Kal'tsit that even though Rhodes Island is a pharmaceutical company, it's really too much to immediately invest all the profits into medical research.

However, when he thought of Kal'tsit's cold eyes, Fang Ark put down the cup of hot water in his hand.

Forget it, the money earned is still too little. When the business of Xumagia is fully launched and those large companies with a keen business sense also start to take action, Rhodes Island will surely not be short of money. By then, neither medical research nor Korthier's wallet will be in deficit.

Well, it’s not because I’m afraid of Kal’tsit. After all, in terms of identity, Kal’tsit is just a cat maid.

Yeah, I'm not afraid of Kal'tsit.

"Zi Liu~"

Making the sound effects of a leader drinking tea, Fang Zhou quietly left the engineering department.

But at this moment, a driving watch in his pocket suddenly made a prompt sound, and Fang Zhou's eyes immediately changed from that of an old man taking a walk to seriousness. Then, without paying attention to the surprised eyes of the operators passing by, he directly opened the door and returned to his office.

Fang Zhou took out the driving dial that made the sound and started it. Soon, a familiar voice came from it.

"Mr. Fang Zhou, long time no see."

"Ah, long time no see, Your Majesty the Demon King."

Fang Ark said the four words "Your Majesty the Demon King" with such gnashing teeth.

Chapter 62 Meanwhile, on the other side

"Long time no see, Your Majesty the Demon King."

Fang Zhou gritted his teeth as he listened to the voice coming from the driving dial of Tokiwa Sougo. For a moment, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he didn't know how to vent it. In the end, he could only sigh and look at the driving dial in his hand.

"It's been a long time. It's been over a month since we sent you there. How are you doing?"

"Our times are synchronized, and it's been over a month on my end as well. How should I put it, everything is going smoothly, I guess."

Ark recalled the past month or so. Well, if you don't consider Theresa's affairs, it was indeed quite smooth. After all, Amiya now has two control dials, and one of them is the Fire Demon, who is on par with the Wendigo, the most powerful physical force among the Sarkaz. It can be said to be the most powerful warlock court among the Sarkaz. It is already a good start.

To make an analogy, it can be said that the little devil got the control meter of big brother Kuuga at the beginning, although in fact Sougo rarely uses Kuuga's control meter, especially now. Most of the time he wears the basic form and uses the power of Oma to crush others, or uses the Supreme Emperor Summoner form to fight. The control meters of other knights are rarely used.

"Barely, it seems you're in trouble. No wonder you contacted me a while ago."

At this time, in the back mountain of Toei's ancestral home, Tokiwa Sougo sat on the throne with the communication control watch in his hand, smiling as he imagined Fang Ark's embarrassed expression at this moment.

Just a few days ago, Ark used the communication controller given to him by Tokiwa Sougo that could communicate with him across time and space to contact His Majesty the Demon King who was currently repairing the world order. However, it seemed that because Tokiwa Sougo was too busy, he did not pick up the call immediately and only replied to him until now.

"Ah, I've run into trouble. And it's not a small one, so big that I have to contact you personally."

"Tell me what trouble you've run into. I bet it's a pretty big trouble that's making you come directly to me for help."

After all, in the repair process of more than 40 worlds in the past, there were not many people who could ask Ark to contact Tokiwa Sougo for help. That is, when dealing with the adhesion between the world of A Certain Magical Index and the world of Fourze, facing those demons who could reset the universe at any time, he had no choice but to shake the Oma Zi-O to let those demons see the "Oma Zi-O's fatal blow" and resolve the situation that had already gotten out of control.

After that?

I don’t know, but it is said that there are no demons in the world of Toaru Majutsu no Index anymore.

In short, unless the world is completely destroyed, Ark will generally not contact Tokiwa Sougo.

And now, Fang Zhou contacted him directly, which meant that something big might have happened, something he couldn't handle on his own.

"Yes, I want to ask you, or rather tell you something. The history of Oma Zi-O is being resisted by my world. Led by the World Consciousness, a group of Time Robbers are working together to prevent the birth of Oma Zi-O."

Upon hearing this, Tokiwa Sougo leaned back slightly, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

However, Time Robber, it’s been a long time since I heard such a familiar term.

By the way, I haven't seen that guy Swartz for a long time. After the timeline was reset, it seems that he regained the power of the alien Decade due to various accidents. Now I don't know where he has gone to cause trouble for others.

"Do you have any idea?"

The long silence from Tokiwa Sougo gave Fang Zhou some bad thoughts.

"No, I just think it shouldn't be. Since the Time Robber has appeared in your world, it means that history has been finalized. Now, in that world, there is a future where Oma Zi-O was born."

"……Is such that."

When Fang Zhou said this, he couldn't help revealing a strange look, and his fingers subconsciously touched the corner of his lips, as if the touch of that stunning kiss last time was still lingering.

This is ridiculous. Why would Future Amiya behave like that towards me? Is there something wrong with her?

"I even went to the future and met Oma Zi-O, and I was deeply impressed."

Indeed, don’t ask me what impression it is, just tell me how deep it is.

"Oh, you're very brave. At first, I didn't even dare to think about going straight to my future self. But, how does it feel to chat with yourself? Or the self after becoming a king?"

Tokiwa Sougo's voice seemed to be a little teasing, but Fang Zhou's thoughts paused for a moment.

"What did you say, and to whom?"

It was a subconscious question asked out of doubt. When the question was asked, Fang Zhou's mind returned to normal.

"What and whom? Of course it's your future self. By the way, you were reluctant to use the Space-Time Drive back then. How do you feel about it now? I told you before, in terms of performance alone, even though the Space-Time Drive is mass-produced, it's still slightly better than the Yak Drive."

Sougo Tokiwa looked quite smug when he said this, which reminded Fang Zhou of the little devil's excited and arrogant look.

I really don't know why he is so arrogant. The time-space drive was not developed by him.

"But, I'm not the Oma Zi-O in this world, am I?"

As if he had noticed Tokiwa Sougo's excitement, Fang Zhou felt reluctant to interrupt his friend's imagination, but he had to explain this matter clearly.

In the end, he could only speak softly.

"what?"

Now it's our Demon King's turn to be confused.

"What do you say?"

Fang Zhou pondered for a moment, carefully considered his words, and spoke slowly.

"I mean, the Oma Zi-O of this world isn't me. How could it be me? The king I chose is a girl named Carters. Ah, Carters are a demihuman race with rabbit features. Her name is Amiya, and she's only thirteen years old. She's a very good child, very strong and gentle. Although for some reason, she always acts very strong in some inexplicable places."

Oops, I can’t get that scene out of my mind.