Starting with the defeated female knight

Even translators need to be chosen for their mental resilience, otherwise they might go crazy from translating.

Then, getting back to the main topic, let's return to the construction of the Touch Technology Center.

Thanks to the promotion of basic education, Green no longer needs to be trained from scratch, and can even be selected from among a group of students.

Then......

"I knew the gods liked little girls."

"Not only that, but they also have to be the ones with good grades. My neighbor's kid was rejected because he didn't pass the test."

"Tsk, too bad I have a boy... Wait, what if a little boy dressed up a bit...?"

"Here, over there."

"What's going on over there?"

"That guy over there, spinning like a top after being whipped, is the one who thinks like that."

"Adults won't make things difficult for kids, but if you want to experience what it's like to be a spinning top, you can give it a try."

"...Forget it then."

Volume 1: Chapter 46: Not a Rumor

Green was aware of the rumors that were gradually spreading in Dawn City, but he offered no explanation.

He even knew that this rumor could be traced back to before Dawn City was built, or even when they were recruiting refugees, but he was too lazy to explain.

In fact, he had tried to explain in the past that he had no interest in little girls, was not a priest or bishop, and had no interest in little boys either.

But after explaining to the little girl the first time, they sent over a big-headed village girl. After refusing both the village girl and the little girl, they sent over a burly man with a thick beard.

[BYD, do you guys really have to send something as a gift?]

"I like little girls, I love little girls so much, okay?"

Because he was worried that if things continued like this, these people might come up with some white-socked athletes, burly Furious orcs, or even some more outrageous things, he thought it over and over and finally chose the one he could accept the most, and who could also be put in as Ella's playmate.

Now, although the rumor has been updated to include "good at studying," he doesn't intend to refute it.

He was even willing to support the idea that if the rumor could boost the learning atmosphere within his territory.

after all......

[Nobody here ever told me that promoting basic education is this difficult!]

So as long as it benefits the development of the territory, especially education, let alone such rumors, even if it's something even worse, like saying he likes female teachers in tight-waisted, big-breasted uniforms and black stockings, it's fine.

In any case, after passing the assessment and getting a group of children to learn and help at the same time, the cathedral finally began to operate officially.

Accompanied by the wriggling of the tentacles, the girl's soft humming, and repeated learning and attempts.

Previously accumulated scattered information began to be gathered, recorded, collected, compiled, read, and studied.

A brand new discipline, a brand new power, began to slowly take shape beneath that sacred church, on the writhing tentacles.

Gradually taking root.

......

at the same time.

Although touch technology is indeed the future direction of development, Green doesn't think it can make much progress in the short term.

After all, let alone research, the young girls we just recruited are learning and working at the same time.

Even Morphia, who knew the most among them, had only completed some of the tentacle property tests and simple classifications, and then tried to make some improvements based on her past knowledge, which was far from meeting Green's expectations.

Therefore, the establishment of the Touch Technology Center is more for future development than for the current crisis.

That is, the Thousand-Legged God, hidden in the mist, gradually recovering and becoming more powerful.

Although it will probably take some time before He fully awakens and strikes.

But according to Green's prediction, even if the children in the church could complete their basic studies, be able to distinguish some types of tentacles, and understand some pharmacology before then, and at most solve a problem like the chicken and rabbit problem, it would still be a huge victory.

But it doesn’t matter.

Because Green didn't expect them to be of any help in this battle, and he already had other plans.

I hope you can help train the city's residents' combat skills.

In exchange, Dawn City can provide you with all the equipment and supplies you need.

[Even some unique technical support.]

After familiarizing the investigation team with the environment of Dawn City and establishing basic trust, Green proposed the deal to them.

When faced with Green's proposed trade, the members of the investigation team exchanged strange glances.

It's not that they still doubt Green or are unwilling to cooperate; they are simply confused.

"You...aren't you going to make a move?"

[I'm planning to, what's wrong?]

"That......"

The others were a little unsure what to say for a moment.

After all, they couldn't very well say in front of the ancient god that although the city's standard of living was surprisingly high, the people inside were as weak as pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

They don't even need to be placed around the capital. If they are just a little closer to the inner ring, without the protection of this ancient god, they will be devoured in an instant, and they may not even have the ability to fight back.

They are of low bloodline, barbarians on the border, who know neither magic nor miracles. Apart from a few high-level professionals who are passable, and some mid-level professionals who might be cannon fodder.

The rest of the people weren't even qualified to be cannon fodder, let alone help. It would be a victory if they could avoid being corrupted and driven mad by the gray fog as soon as they got close and turning on their teammates.

So even after touring Dawn City, they all felt that it was more like an ancient god showing them his 'excellent toys'.

They never felt that there was any power in Dawn City, nor did they feel that they could help them in any way, let alone serve as combat forces.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that this ancient god is actually planning to send his 'toy' into battle as well?

They even wanted their assistance in training.

What is this, some kind of ancient gods playing house? Or is it some kind of hobby, like watching slave gladiatorial combats or animal fights?

Although they didn't say it explicitly, Green could tell what they were thinking and even understand it.

After all, as I said before, this is a world with extraordinary powers.

Even setting aside others, he could easily overturn and destroy the city called Dawn on his body with a simple turn, and with a little effort, he could ensure that no one was left alive.

But there's a saying that goes, "We should look at problems from a developmental perspective."

Or to put it more simply, it's like 'each version has its own meta.'

It's like saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal; when separated, people in primitive societies couldn't have imagined the power these things would unleash in the future.

Similarly, people in the era of powerful ships and cannons competing for massive quantities of firepower probably find it hard to understand the energy and impact that a short essay of a few hundred words, or even a single sentence, can unleash in the information age.

Even if we were to move to this world, before the advent of miracles and magic, humans who could only rely on their bloodlines would never have imagined that one day in the future, those stories passed down by word of mouth and those seemingly useless deductions would become the key to their overthrowing, or even killing, the gods.

And ultimately, it became the cornerstone of the empire.

However, it seems that not everyone is unaware of this.

After visiting Dawn City under Green's guidance, Elise and Uri fell silent. In fact, Uri stopped eating her potato chips and her expression became more solemn than ever before.

Elise had managed the Stewart family's businesses, so she knew very well that those two-legged beasts, who were considered lowly, loose, scattered, and even full of inferiority in the eyes of the capital's lords, were not as bad as they claimed.

Although a single or even multiple commoners are just a roadside figure to nobles, if they are truly united, and if someone guides or even trains them, they can achieve great things.

So perhaps they still can't threaten the high-ranking bloodlines in the capital, but dealing with the lower-ranking nobles who can't even enter the capital is no problem.

If there were more of this guidance and education, if some of them possessed miraculous and magical abilities, if some nobles were willing to lead them, allowing them to appear as support rather than main forces...

What kind of scene would that be?

Elise didn't know, and neither did the nobles.

Unlike Elise, the nobles also did not want anyone to know about this.

Therefore, there are no "what ifs".

Uli, on the other hand, is a different kind of serious.

As the vice president of the Mage's Association, she hadn't paid much attention to ordinary people, and while she didn't discriminate against those without talent, she didn't care either. So she had no idea what Elise was thinking.

But as a magician, she knew all too well how powerful weapons could be created through technological accumulation.

After all, magicians all follow pretty much the same path.

Yes, she couldn't understand what Green was building because it was far removed from the technical approach of mages. Even the vice president could only make some guesses.

The problem is that having the technology, and the manufacturing capability, is itself a very dangerous sign.

Especially considering the scale of its manufacturing, to outsiders who don't know the industry, it's just a few construction sites.

But given that Uri had actually managed many projects within the Mage's Guild, the sight of the industrial area sent chills down her spine.

According to Green, it was just equipment used to produce everyday consumer goods.

But as a professional researcher, Uli knew that those seemingly ordinary everyday items contained incredible power and danger.

You're like cotton; if there's enough of you, you can kill someone, and if you set it on fire, you can instantly turn it into an incendiary bomb.

Judging from the complexity of those devices, no matter how you look at it, they are definitely far more complex and powerful than cotton.

Not to mention, since they can produce daily necessities, it doesn't seem impossible for them to modify their equipment slightly and turn it into the production of explosives, right?

Is it scary?

That's terrifying, bro.

Before coming, Uli had considered many scenarios, and even slightly considered contingency plans for god-slaying and the outbreak of demonic tides.

But she never expected to see such 'technology' and 'logic' in a territory run by an ancient god.

Faced with this unexpected development, Uri's reaction was, of course, as always...

"Holy crap, this trip was the right one!"

"Let me tell you, the guild leader is right, the ancient god is right, and I'm staying here tonight."

What magician doesn't go mad?

The reason why Uli didn't seem crazy before was simply because she didn't have enough incentives and her interests were different from those of the other mages.

She was an unpopular "megastructure faction" member within the association, and due to her personality, she didn't get along well with the other factions and academic cliques within the association. Her usual conversations usually started with "Holy crap" and ended with "Your mother is dead."

But it was her interactions with Green, even if they were just through a translator, that gave her a long-lost feeling of communicating with a 'human'. Not only did she swear less, but she also felt a little touched.

Damn it, even the ancient gods on the border are more human-like than those insects in the association!

So, after realizing what Green had just said, she was the first to respond, patting her large breasts, which were barely concealed by her magician's robes, to indicate that it was no problem, causing a surge of waves to flow beneath her.

Elise quickly made a decision, though she wasn't quite sure what Green meant, but she expressed her willingness to cooperate.

Then came the church.

"Wait, where are your people over there?"

Because they had been focused on thinking and communicating, they only realized that the two leaders from the church were missing when it came time to express their opinions.

When questioned by others, the pastors and knights in the church looked at each other, then turned away and answered honestly.

"One went to the cave where the ancient god resided, and the other went to the church of the ancient god."

"Then all that's left is for us to follow the arrangements of the Ancient God and do whatever he says."

Others: "...?"

Book 1: Chapter 47: They Know Why They Fight

As it turned out, among the three groups in the investigation team, the church was the first to vote.