Starting with the defeated female knight

After all, she was her younger sister, whom she wanted to remember in her soul even on her deathbed.

However, thanks to Green's efforts, the situation of the children and their hideout has temporarily stabilized, and Grace has even managed to work miracles.

But a new problem then arose in their minds.

So what will they do next?

The answer is to give you a lesson.

[And while attending classes, he continued to recruit people outside.]

Sitting idly by and waiting for death is not Green's usual style.

As a tentacle, it may not like to move, but since it has taken root, it will definitely spread its root system.

Once he grows to a certain level, he can easily defeat anyone who comes to him.

Especially after Jessie joined the team, one of Green's previous guesses was confirmed.

That is, in the distorted environment of the capital, it is not only the lower class who are suffering. Some middle-class and even upper-class individuals may also find it difficult not to curse the current situation in the capital.

Yes, Jessie was rejected because of her bloodline and deformity, but do those deformed children with high bloodline like their appearance?

Not to mention there are pure bloodline advocates like Elise, who are quite satisfied with the current situation in the capital.

I've already heard about the situation at the Mage's Guild from Uri. Apart from some old guys and a few members of the 'big family,' I doubt any mage would like that thing.

As for the church, its essence lies in the fact that one must have a heartfelt faith in those wonderful miracles in order to master power.

So even though it is corrupt and has various ways of circumventing the rules and deceiving itself, the Church is still the most human of the three cornerstones.

even......

Actually, I don't think you really need to worry about how to cultivate kindness.

When they met again, the tentacles swayed towards John in front of him.

Because I feel that someone has been doing these things for over a hundred years, not only digging the pit but also filling it with water.

The problem now is, how do you figure out a way to get that water out?

Because it had only recently been resurrected, even maintaining the small chapel was a struggle, and John still didn't quite understand what his old friend had been up to.

After listening to Green's account, especially regarding the reformation of faith, John stopped what he was doing.

Believe in the wonders of the universe.

This is how to cultivate kindness.

While he was still struggling with how to cultivate kindness and seeds, his old friend, who was already so decayed that he had one foot in the coffin, had already done everything.

He certainly couldn't stop the empire from decaying, he certainly couldn't stop those cruel tragedies, but before he died, before everything completely rotted away, he left the world what he considered most important.

A seed named kindness and miracles.

This seed even possesses power; when needed, it can actually jump out and slap someone twice.

After a long silence, there was a soft laugh that seemed to be barely contained.

"That's right, that's more like you..."

This is the Isidore he knew and believed in.

But he still has no intention of meeting with that old friend.

As he said, he wanted to see more, not necessarily everything, but at least to measure and understand it with his own footsteps.

Until finally, after everything is clear and preferably everything is resolved.

Go stand in front of that familiar figure again and ask him, "Is this the world you longed for?"

Clearly, now is not the time.

Although he learned what the other party had left behind through the tentacles' relay.

But this is not the whole picture, and a single seed will not do much for the current desert.

He still needs to wait, he still needs to work hard, he needs to accumulate enough water before the fire comes, and he needs to plant enough seeds before the floodwaters arrive.

These are not things that can be done in a short time, but fortunately, he is no longer alone, and now he knows his old friends who are still silently standing by his side.

as well as......

“I heard about Dawn City from Mother Goddess; it’s amazing.”

He poked at the shovel, looking down at the tentacles beside him that resembled some kind of mushroom.

"Don't rush off, I just need you to do me a small favor."

"Since you know so much, could you teach some students for me?"

“I can give you more assistance over there, or other exchanges, all you have to do is come and teach some classes.”

He can foster goodwill and guide the flow of water, but he certainly won't cultivate seeds.

"Me? Are you sure they won't run away when they see me? And they don't even understand what I mean."

"I'll be your translator. The students have all been selected, how about it?"

If the compensation is sufficient, it's not out of the question.

The tentacle pondered for a moment, then waved it around.

But not now, I have something else to do.

"what's up?"

Some friends have returned.

Sensing something, the tentacle raised its head and looked in a certain direction.

I need to go greet them first.

As he spoke, the tentacles vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, outside the capital.

A cloud of dust billowed up as a group of people appeared on the border of the capital.

They returned home weary from their journey, laden with spoils.

Everyone had an excited smile on their face, chatting and joking with each other.

Besides various large and small gifts, the carriage behind them also carried fragments of insect-like limbs and a huge segment of a giant arthropod, as large as several people.

Amidst the admiring gazes of those lining the road and the celebrations of their families and companions, they entered the capital, returning in triumph.

The Demon Tide Investigation Team is back.

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P.S.: First update. I was planning to get up and write, but then I saw people in the group criticizing the game planner, and I couldn't resist joining in for a couple of points. Now I feel refreshed, and I'll finish the next update later.

Book 1: Chapter 79: The Deal

The investigation team is back.

Although, through certain means, news of the victory had already reached the capital before their arrival.

But when people actually saw the huge, mutated limbs being pulled on the carriage, they couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

After all, more than two hundred years have passed since the Age of Gods, and the current generation has basically never seen them, or if they have, they wouldn't recognize what the ancient gods looked like.

Moreover, let alone the ancient gods, the empire hadn't even encountered any worthy opponents in the two hundred years since the Age of Gods.

The most serious incident occurred more than a hundred years ago when the elves seemed to be preparing to attack the empire. However, after several small-scale clashes, the other side inexplicably abandoned its offensive plans and hastily retreated, ultimately ending the matter in a hasty manner.

Aside from that, let alone serious wars, the empire's notorious xenophobia and ferocious fighting power meant that even the orc tribes that made a living by raiding didn't like to get close to the empire's borders, not to mention other races, so there were naturally no conflicts with other countries.

As for internal affairs, although there are indeed occasional disturbances in some places, those who cause trouble are basically of lower bloodlines. The emperor doesn't even need to take action; by the time the information reaches the capital, the local nobles have already dealt with them.

Of course, whether it was a rebellion or a "rebellion" as defined by the local nobles remains to be investigated.

However, it is certain that the empire has not encountered any major problems in the past two hundred years.

In this context, the appearance of an ancient god and the news of its successful defeat would naturally pique people's interest and even cause a sensation.

As for the later Great Demon Tide and the corrupted Ancient Gods, as well as information related to Grin?

For various reasons, perhaps it's about interests, perhaps it's about concerns, or perhaps it's something else entirely.

In short, some things were deliberately concealed during the transmission and dissemination of the message.

By the time they reached the non-core layer, all that remained was the news that the investigation team had defeated the ancient god and persevered through the demonic tide to return from their investigation.

Even so, for the people of the empire who hadn't experienced anything major in a long time and were practically growing moss from boredom, this was still quite an attractive piece of news.

So, naturally, after their triumphant return, these people received a warm welcome and were treated like heroes.

In particular, the fragments of ancient gods they brought back—although they were mostly trash that Grimm didn't care about, and a piece of arthropod mutated by the demonic tide, which had no research value whatsoever, took up space, and could easily pollute the environment if discarded—attracted crowds of people, even nobles, eager to see them.

"Look at its color and hardness, even hard steel can't compare, right?"

"Indeed, only those of noble blood can defeat such a powerful being..."

"Be careful, even these fragments still carry some psychological pollution; don't look at them for too long..."

However, while the fragments of the ancient gods are indeed attractive.

But if it's just a few fragments, even without considering the factor of mental pollution, people might only watch it twice at most.

As the hype surrounding the fragments of the ancient gods gradually subsided and the atmosphere seemed to cool down, it was quite natural for the members of the investigation team to then bring out the gifts that Grimm had given them.

Spices, tea, jewelry, clothing, and some odds and ends—things that have been researched but not yet put into production, or simply trinkets that are still under research...

To be honest, these things aren't considered high-end in Beijing.

After all, although it's rotten, the foundation of the capital is still there. Especially after it rotted, although various situations are gradually deteriorating, the technology for enjoying this aspect is becoming more and more sophisticated—of course, only at the top level.

Even so, what the investigation team brought was enough to surprise them and generate a lot of buzz.

The reason is simple: novelty.

In fact, from the very beginning, Green knew that with the level of development and products of Dawn City, although it could probably crush most places in the Empire, it was definitely not comparable to the capital.

After all, they have an entire empire to exploit, and they also have top talent and technology.

Dawn City not only started late and has a short development period, but its main development direction is also large-scale and extensive. Its vertical development level is definitely not comparable to that of the capital.

If we were to follow the Beijing model exactly, without considering competition from other companies, we would most likely be treated like a piece of trash on the street and easily crushed.

So from the very beginning, Green never intended to follow the style of this world, nor did he even plan to deliberately cater to the aesthetics and atmosphere of the capital. He simply followed his own ideas and at most asked the capital if there were any particular taboos.

And as it turned out, Green's choice was correct.

After creating their own unique style, even though they couldn't compare to the top products in Beijing in terms of technology and cost.

But whether it's spices, seasonings, clothing accessories, or other miscellaneous trinkets, for a time, they even overshadowed those things in the capital that surpassed them in both technology and materials.

The stockings and lace wedding dress, in particular, attracted everyone's attention as soon as they were unveiled.

To be honest, the capital city is not incapable of producing these two items. But putting aside the design and style, in the capital city where there is no concept of mass production and all that is on the mind is piling on materials and technology, it would not be difficult to produce these two items. However, the cost would be unacceptable to ordinary people, and even ordinary nobles.

As for why there's no concept of mass production, it's not that they couldn't think of it, but rather that there's simply no market for it.

Because in the extreme environment of the capital city, it's not that 90% of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of 10% of the people, but rather that 99.99% of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of 0.01% of the people.

In this situation, no one would even think about expanding production.

After all, even if you searched through the pockets of a thousand ordinary people in the capital, you wouldn't find much profit.

But as long as you can produce something that those big shots like, they can just throw away a few scraps and that's enough to make the producer's mouth water.

This is why Green focuses on high-end goods rather than mass-producing and dumping them.

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In fact, the things that Green had these nobles bring were top-notch in Dawn City, and most of them were not currently technologically or cost-effective enough to support mass production.

Even with the significant investment, judging from the response to this wave alone, it's not just about breaking even, it's about exceeding expectations many times over.