Starting with the defeated female knight

After waking up in the morning, I greeted my sister, Deng, and went to the cathedral. I followed the tentacles into the room.

A set of exquisite and beautiful black and white nun's habit was laid out there.

Beside it, there was a tentacle that was swaying.

[This is a nun's habit that Edith and the others came up with, suitable for tentacle technology research. It's a prototype, and also a reward for your performance recently.]

As he spoke, a hint of reminiscence flashed in his eyes as he looked at the girl in front of him.

Sigh, when I first took you in, you were such a tiny little thing, and you liked to hug me and cry. Now you've grown up so much.

By the way, considering you're still growing, I had them make this outfit a little bigger. If it feels too tight later, just let me know and I'll have them alter it for you.

A moment later, after Eve had changed her clothes, Tentacle looked at the nun in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

【It suits you perfectly, and you look beautiful】

By the way, is there anything else you'd like?

Just like I promised before, this outfit is just one of the rewards.

In addition, you can make any request, as long as it's not too outrageous, I'll do it.

silence.

Eve looked at herself in the mirror, stretched out her fingertips, and slid them down from her neck to her lower abdomen.

Feeling the comfort emanating from the fabric, she blinked her eyelashes.

She wanted to say that she didn't want anything, as long as she could stay by His side and be able to help Him.

But looking at herself in the mirror, and at the proper nun's habit she was wearing, which exuded a sense of holiness, she remembered something.

"Can I...have a wedding dress?"

She paused, then blushed slightly before speaking.

"I used to hear my mom talk a lot about her wedding, especially about her wedding dress..."

[Wedding dress?]

Because someone had already held a wedding in Dawn City, Green knew that wedding dresses did exist in this world.

However, the wedding dresses here weren't the kind with large crinolines he remembered; they were more like Heaton dresses, though with some differences. They were indeed beautiful, and it was perfectly normal for his child to want one.

Sure, it's just a piece of clothing. I'll have someone make one for you right away.

Furthermore, I know of an even more elaborate and complex one. The tailor shop is currently experimenting with new techniques, so I can get you two sets.

Having finally encountered such a smart, capable, obedient, and possibly even future chief researcher at his Touch Technology, Green was naturally not going to be stingy.

But to his surprise, Eve's behavior was rather odd in response to his quick agreement.

What's wrong? Is there anything else you want?

It's okay to say what you're thinking. It's just a piece of clothing; consider it a reward for your good grades. You can make any further requests.

"No, it's not..."

Eve hesitated for a moment, then looked up, her eyes flashing, her tone enigmatic.

"The wedding dress I want isn't one made by someone else, but..."

"The wedding dress you personally bestowed upon me."

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P.S.: Eve's mother never actually wore a wedding dress; she only embellished it to remember her husband and for the sake of her daughter.

Book 1: Chapter 50: Believe, belief needs no reason.

Wait, why is it this wedding dress...?

No, to be honest, can this even be called a wedding dress?

"...What are you saying?"

It's nothing, just a little rant.

Green waved his hand, then looked at Elise in front of him.

How does it feel to manage this city?

“It’s terrible—no, it’s extremely terrible.”

Inside a building outside the Dawn City Cathedral, Elise sat in a chair, looking at the various documents and data in front of her, her brows furrowed into a deep frown.

A few days ago, when she proposed to Green that she wanted to manage the city, she was even prepared to offend him.

But as she said, she was genuinely curious about how the city operated and wondered how Green had managed to build it into the way she saw it.

Moreover, she also wanted to know whether those plans she had previously envisioned and tried, which ultimately failed due to the influence of various nobles and family forces, could succeed after eliminating those disgusting factors, and if they did, what the scene would be like.

To her surprise, the other person didn't get angry at her request, which even she herself thought was excessive; in fact, they seemed a little...

Moving?

How could I not be moved!

God knows how busy Green has been lately due to a lack of management talent; even his underground tentacles have become somewhat listless.

Or rather, if he weren't so busy, Green wouldn't have entrusted all the affairs of the Tentacle Technology Center to Edith. After all, even theoretically speaking, if he wanted to climb up Tentacle Technology, the best manager would be himself.

It was under these circumstances that Elise appeared.

Not only are her knowledge and abilities significantly superior to those around her, but she also saw through the underlying reasons for his actions at a glance. She is even said to be the actual manager of her family, with ridiculously strong management and business capabilities.

Honestly, if Green hadn't been a proper tentacle, he would have had to use any means necessary to control her.

Even for the legitimate tentacles, after Elise demonstrated her abilities, Grimm would occasionally have the thought, 'If only I could brainwash her and keep her in charge.'

But right now, he's still trying to control his desires, and someone sits down right across from him.

What can he do then? What else can he do?

As for letting Elise manage it, are there any risks, such as leaks...?

He doesn't care.

As the saying goes, Dawn City's greatest asset has never been Dawn City itself, but rather the breathing earth beneath their feet.

Moreover, involving Elise, and even more people, in the management of Dawn City is a good thing for Dawn City.

As he said before, he needed these people from outside Dawn City to help him identify the problems within Dawn City and offer suggestions.

To find problems and suggestions, the first step is to let them understand Dawn City. Management or similar work is the best way to understand and identify problems.

Of course, this doesn't mean he'll give the investigation team any special treatment or let them run rampant in Dawn City.

What he needs is their 'advice', what he needs is 'comparative adjustment', not to follow the imperial system.

What pleased him was that those people understood this point without him even having to say anything.

Afterwards, as a reward, he invited them to the cave entrance and showed them his 'shallow tissue'.

Since you trust me so much, it wouldn't be right for me not to reciprocate.

Anyone want to go in and take a look? As long as we don't go too deep, it shouldn't cause a complete mental breakdown.

For some reason, after he expressed his full intentions, the group's trust in him seemed to decrease somewhat.

Then, time returns to the present.

Although Elise had anticipated the difficulty of taking over the management of Dawn City before she did so.

After all, this was a city she knew almost nothing about, and there was no one she knew or trusted in it. Although Green expressed his willingness to help her, she could only express doubt about how much assistance an ancient god could provide in managing humanity.

But after actually taking over and understanding the situation, Elise fell silent.

"You mean, the operation of this city mainly... depends on you, a god?"

Not a god, but a human being.

[Or, it could be a tentacle.]

Green corrected.

After confirming that Green wasn't joking and demonstrating what multi-threaded micro-management was all about, Elise fell even more silent.

Okay, now she understands why the construction of Dawn City is so harmonious and orderly.

In fact, let alone Dawn City, if you threw Green into any city other than the capital, and had him insert a surveillance tentacle every twenty meters, and place a thought tentacle in every group and team, covering the entire industry and organization, holding all professions, able to communicate with almost everyone at any time, while maintaining a unified ideology, he could easily replicate Dawn City's operations.

There are no tricks or difficult-to-understand aspects; it's purely about numbers and sheer brute force.

To be honest, before meeting Grimm, Elise looked down on the Ancient Gods, thinking that no matter how strong they were, they were nothing more than powerful but mindless beasts.

But now, she deeply understands what the gap between gods and humans truly means.

But that wasn't what bothered her the most.

What's most frustrating is that, setting aside Green, Dawn City's governance is simply...

Can I swear?

I don't mind, but for the sake of your image, let's not do it.

"Then I have nothing to say."

Elise, the eldest daughter of the Stuart family, is a noblewoman with the blood of honor flowing through her veins. She is so demanding of herself that even the nobles of the capital think she is excessive.

After thoroughly investigating the governance level of Dawn City, apart from Green, I almost uttered my first ever swear word.

To maintain elegance, to be worthy of one's lineage...

After finally calming down, Elise looked at the documents Green handed her again, took a few deep breaths, and then...

I still couldn't hold it in.

"Lord Green, do you know what the situation is like in the city right now? Oh, you certainly know much more than I do, don't you?"

Elise drew her dagger and pinned it to Grimm's tentacle, a dangerous glint in her eyes.

"The governance situation was already at its limit, yet you keep launching new projects, constantly diverting resources and creating new things..."

"Are you worried that this place isn't being bombed fast enough?"

I was just thinking about having you around...

The tentacles averted their gaze and swayed gently.

[Besides, with a major battle imminent, it's only natural to mobilize more resources...]

"Can you look me in the eye and assure me that you are acting with wartime objectives in mind, and not just doing whatever comes to mind?"

【this......】

The tentacle paused for a moment, then turned to look at her, staring directly into her eyes, and said earnestly.

I believe in your abilities.

silence.

for a long time.

"Lord Green."

【Hmm, what's wrong?】

"Let's start a war."

Elise drew her longsword and said seriously.

"Only one person can live in this room today."

Volume 1: Chapter 51: Like Breathing Again

Green was not dead, of course.

Elise did not die either.