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"Wait." Qianyi raised a hand to stop Theresis from continuing, then asked, "So you mean I have to solve racial problems, national problems, class problems, and finally medical problems too? I gave the Infected such good living conditions, but just because they have Originium Infection and won't live long, all my efforts are supposed to be wasted? Are you brain-dead? You actually made me laugh during the New Year."

Back when technology and medicine were underdeveloped, humanity's average lifespan was less than twenty years, and nobody wailed about it. Why are you Originium Infection patients wailing so fiercely? Anyone who didn't know better would think you couldn't even live past ten.

There were so many things that could take a person's life. Originium Infection was already among the milder ones, so why were you all so fixated on it? Compared with that, clearly more serious issues like race, nation, and class should be addressed first.

Qianyi hadn't expected Theresis to be so talented at telling jokes. He had actually made him laugh, so he took a red envelope containing Ten Rubles from his pocket and tossed it over. "Good one. Here, ten rubles as a reward—go buy two eggs and boil them. Happy New Year, Theresis."

Theresis lowered his head to look at the fallen red envelope and reminded him, "That is a Yan holiday. We Sarkaz of Kazdel do not celebrate the Spring Festival."

"There are Ursus rubles in that red envelope, too. If the Sarkaz are to integrate into the world and coexist with other races, they can start by celebrating the Spring Festival."

"Wait, didn't you say you were going to give the Sarkaz another planet to live on?"

"What? You want to die already?"

It was the first time Qianyi had seen someone make such a request. Though he did not understand it, he respected other people's rights and choices. If Theresis wanted to die now and go to the Internalized Universe, it was not as though he could not oblige him.

As he spoke, he had already taken out the Persona Summoner, planning to let Theresis observe up close what the strongest Tens of Thousands of Proverbs was.

Nietzre beside them also got ready, prepared to send Theresis into the Sarkaz Great Migration Plan ahead of schedule.

He would let the Regent King test the waters first. Once the other royal courts had gone over, he would decide whether the Ghouls should go as well, or whether they should seek another path.

"No, I was only joking." Sensing the danger, Theresis immediately defended himself, then copied Qianyi and offered, "Happy New Year."

"Very good. With you joining us, Theresis, the plan to seize Victoria is even more secure." Qianyi could hardly wait to blitz the champagne factory and start living it up while the wine was still flowing.

Once they took Victoria, Great Britain could be revived.

Then Ursus, Victoria, and Kazimierz—the three great nations—would merge here! Just like the fusion between Kashtira Arise-Heart and Tearlaments Kitkallos, the strongest "Sun Never Sets" Britannian Alliance would descend and show all of Terra what a true Empire was.

The three strongest nations on Terra were Yan, Victoria, and Ursus. Now, two of them had merged with Kazimierz. The remaining giant, Yan, had to guard against the Beasts and Abyssals, leaving it completely unable to move.

Without exaggeration, aside from nations such as Yan, Sami, and Sargonia that hid superweapons, Beasts, or Sea Monsters, the rest were probably all worthless rabble. Taking them all and unifying Terra was only a matter of time.

Once he unified Terra, he could impose the Band Dissolution Tax across the continent, then launch the Great Expedition to conquer the stars and seas, letting the glory of bands illuminate every planet.

At the thought, he could not help humming softly.

Steel Prison Big: Cheer for me! Applaud me! Never has there been such a wonderful opening!

Talulah: What? You recruited Theresis?

Steel Prison Big: Of course. With Theresis, Victoria's Regent King, on our side, Victoria is no more than something in the palm of our hand. How could it possibly escape?

I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles: What are you planning to do?

Steel Prison Big: Theresis knows a secret path. We only need to take Talulah through it into Londinium and ascend the throne, and we can become the King of Victoria. Then we can have Ata, in the Emperor's name, order the arrest of the Eight Dukes and wipe them all out! Once they are dead, Victoria, Ursus, and Kazimierz can form the strongest "Sun Never Sets" Empire in history! The Band Dissolution Tax is within reach!

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: You're going to build the strongest Empire and unify Terra over something so boring. You really only ever think about yourself.

Talulah: Shut up, Xiangzi. I won't allow you to talk about my brother like that. Qianyi can lead Ursus to greatness again and give the Infected good lives. Never mind that he only wants the Band Dissolution Tax—even if his goal were to screw pegasi in Kazimierz, little sheep in Leithanien, and catgirls in Victoria, I'd still praise my brother Qianyi for having taste, then ask whether he wanted something even stronger. Victoria seems to have an Aslan too.

Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service: ?.

You two really were something else.

Gawain, You Can Activate Spinosaurus Form ### There were many nations on Terra Continent, but not many could be called great powers. Still, nearly every one of them had one or two unique trump cards. Starting a war rashly could easily leave one with nothing gained and a mess all over oneself.

But honestly, Qianyi had not planned to seize those nations.

Because he had no claims on them.

He took Ursus because Fyodor had fled without leaving behind any heirs. As the greatest duke within Ursus, Talulah naturally had to inherit the throne.

As for taking Kazimierz—child, how could that be called taking it? They had not come to seize Kazimierz. They had come to save Kazimierz from the evil Sarkaz. It was merely that, after helping deal with the evil Sarkaz, they discovered that Kazimierz's upper ranks had all died out, so they had no choice but to help incorporate Kazimierz into their territory.

And Victoria? That was not called taking it. That was Talulah, of the great Drac bloodline, returning like lightning to the throne that had always belonged to her.

Once they swallowed Victoria and formed the super battleship known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, simply resting and recuperating for a long time would be enough.

However, just as Qianyi planned to bring his army to bear and pressure the Eight Dukes, while having Theresis lead himself, Talulah, and the others through the secret path into Londinium to claim the throne, then arrest the Eight Dukes under an imperial decree, an unexpected piece of news arrived.

Fallen Leaves Bring News: in distant Victoria, something major had happened. Right after Victoria's Regent King Theresis left Londinium, a witch moved into Londinium before the Eight Dukes and claimed it as her own property.

— I have occupied Londinium. Come marry me, and let's build Great Britain for the rest of our lives.

— Morgan.

"As expected of Britain's witch. Your speed of action is off the charts. I was still thinking about how to find you." Qianyi rose and brewed Morgan a cup of black tea.

"Even if it's you, I'll get angry if you call me a witch." Morgan sat on the sofa with her long legs crossed. Her black leather knee-high boots tightly wrapped her smooth calves, their sleek lines fitting every inch of skin and outlining the graceful curves of her legs. The tops of the boots clung to her slender ankles, which looked as if they might break at the slightest touch.

"Perhaps it's a cultural difference. In my understanding, witch is a term for women who can use magic and are very charming." Qianyi sat beside Morgan and placed a golden Crown, shaped like an olive-leaf laurel wreath, upon her head. "I hope you like this gift."

"Victoria's Crown?" Morgan's eyes lit up, delight nearly spilling from her expression. Her calmness and dignity vanished in that instant, replaced by the innocent air of a young girl. She carefully took it off with both hands and examined it before her eyes for a long while, then suddenly pulled Qianyi into her arms and placed the Crown in her hand on the head of the person in her embrace. "It suits you quite well."

The sudden gesture completely caught Qianyi off guard. Because they were so close, he could feel Morgan's body heat through their clothes. Her breathing by his ear became unusually clear, and he could even smell the faint fragrance on her body—a gentle, elegant floral scent mixed with a light sandalwood aroma.

The two were pressed close together, and the sense of reality made Qianyi a little doubtful. "Can your clone really remain stable even from so far away?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I use a clone to meet you?" Morgan became displeased.

"You aren't guarding Londinium?" Qianyi asked in surprise.

"I left a few clones there to arrange your and my **ceremony and wedding ceremony. That is enough." Morgan felt that Londinium's greatest purpose was to let her and Qianyi **get married. Beyond that, it had no meaning at all. With Qianyi here, Victoria could be retaken at any time.

"Actually, I know a little path. Even if no one is stationed in Londinium, it leads straight to the throne." Theresis reminded them from the side.

Morgan shot him a fierce sideways glare. "Huh? You're saying you want my husband to crawl through some rat hole into Londinium? To become the King of Victoria?"

In that instant, Theresis felt as if Morgan's gaze had frozen the entire world. This woman's presence was like an invisible mountain, carrying the cold authority to crush and trample everything with ease. Towering and unshakable, she needed no words—just a single glance was enough to make him feel utterly powerless and terrified.

This woman was that strong?!

And what did she mean by calling Qianyi her husband? Wasn't Qianyi's wife Talulah?

Morgan only looked at him for a moment before shifting her gaze away. Once the pressure on his body eased, he curiously looked toward Talulah and found that Drac sweating profusely as she reviewed documents. Koschei and Void Archive stood beside her, instructing her on exactly how certain matters should be handled.

No, sister, your husband was being held in another woman's arms.

Yet when he looked around, he found that most of the people who had come with Qianyi looked indifferent, or as if they had expected this all along. Most of Reunion, meanwhile, was like him—fidgeting constantly, clearly scratching at their heads with curiosity practically bursting out of them.

They exchanged glances. At last, FrostNova, Aibrana, Platinum, Theresis, and the others all stepped forward at once and cautiously asked, "Your Majesty Qianyi, may we ask who this lady beside you is?"

"I am Morgan, Qianyi's wife, and the future King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain—the shared ruler of Ursus, Kazimierz, and Victoria."

"???" Their heads filled with question marks. Where had this King come from? But seeing that Qianyi said nothing, they could only grit their teeth and continue asking, "Um, shouldn't Your Majesty Qianyi and Her Majesty Talulah be the ones taking the throne?"

This time, it was not Morgan who explained, but Qianyi. "I promised Morgan that I would make her the ruler of Britain. In this world, Britain is Victoria, but neither Morgan nor I has the right to inherit Victoria. In order to put Morgan on Victoria's throne, I had no choice but to first marry Ata through a political marriage, ascend as the King of Victoria, then marry Morgan and pass the throne to her."

Patriot: "..."

Why were your relationships so complicated?! This didn't feel like something an old man like me could understand. Was there a younger person who could make sense of it?

Aibrana: "..."

So that was how it worked? Then that was unbeatable.

Theresis: "..."

As expected of pure humans. They really knew how to play.

Unlike the three of them, who had relatively strong powers of acceptance, Platinum, the working girl, snapped to attention the moment she heard that.

For the first time in her life, she had heard that a throne could be passed around like this. In that moment, every illusion she had of the throne's legitimacy, nobility, and power shattered completely.

FrostNova, meanwhile, looked at her close friend Talulah with a complicated expression. Seeing the other woman still bent over reviewing documents, she thought that her friend had truly lost beyond all hope. It was no longer a matter of being cuckolded right in front of her—she had been wearing the green hat from the very moment she appeared. In the end, while the others became couples, Talulah still had to help them do the legwork.

Ata! Ata! Get a grip!

Noticing FrostNova's gaze, Talulah raised her head and met Snow Rabbit's eyes. She asked in confusion, "FrostNova? When did you get here? Is something wrong?"

"..." FrostNova felt utterly speechless. She waved her hand. "It's nothing. Get back to work."

"Oh." Talulah lowered her head and continued working.

You actually went back to work?!

You were hopeless, Ata.

FrostNova held her forehead. With Talulah's wooden fish brain, unless a miracle descended from the heavens and someone shot straight through the bond between Morgan and Qianyi, her best friend would never have a chance in this lifetime.

"Oh, right. I brought you a gift too." A mysterious curve lifted at Morgan's lips.

"A gift?" Qianyi blinked.

"You said before that aside from the Drac, there was still an Aslan alive with a claim to Victoria's throne. So I tried looking, found one named Vina, and caught a lion named Gawain along the way."

Morgan snapped her fingers, and a water mirror suddenly appeared. Reflected within it were a lion and a golden-haired girl who resembled one. For some reason, however, the lion-like girl's eyes looked as dejected as if they were hiding a Lu Mingfei inside.

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The water mirror vanished, but the lion and girl reflected within it did not. Instead, they appeared directly inside the room.

The instant Gawain realized it had escaped that cage, it immediately assumed a fighting stance, intending to battle the woman who had captured it to the death. It scanned the room, releasing the oppressive aura unique to a Beast Lord.

Beast Lords were special existences that had persisted throughout the land's history. Immortal and indestructible, they possessed appearances identical to ordinary animals, along with ancient wisdom. A Beast Lord fighting desperately was undoubtedly one of the most terrifying beings on this land.

Because you could kill a Beast Lord countless times, while the Beast Lord only needed to kill you once.

Come on! Whoever dared hurt Vina, whoever dared harm the last bloodline of the Aslan family, I, Gawain, would make their claws bleed!!

"Teacher!" Vina knew that Gawain truly intended to risk its life to cover her escape.

But before she could shed what might have been one of fewer than five tears in her entire life, then swear never to cry such tears again, she saw her teacher suddenly curl up on the floor, roll onto its back, expose its belly, and let out meows like a cat.

The lion instantly turned into a giant kitty.

What had it seen in this room?

Nietzre, the King of Scavengers; Theresis; three Dracs; Morgan, who had casually captured it and Vina; and several big shots who looked impossible to mess with.

If there had only been one of them, Gawain could have said, 'Vina, run! I'm immortal! Watch me hold them off with my life!' But with so many...

I surrender! I surrender, don't hit me! I can do backflips!!

"Whoa! Big kitty!" Seeing the giant cat exposing its belly, Artoria excitedly rushed over and began petting it.

Seeing that lively, energetic golden-haired girl rush over to touch Gawain, Vina froze and instinctively cried out, "You're an Aslan too?!"

But the next instant, she rejected that guess. Although the girl before her looked a lot like her, with golden hair, green eyes, and many features of the Aslan family, she had neither animal ears nor a tail.

"What kind of creature is this?" Seele warily watched the large yellow creature. Her instincts told her that it was dangerous, but its fluffy, adorable appearance as it exposed its belly made her unable to stop herself from wanting to reach out and pet it.

"This is a lion, a large predatory beast of the order Carnivora, family Felidae, genus Panthera. In ancient China, it was called suanni. It is also the only feline in the world with distinct male and female forms. It is known as the 'King of the Grasslands' and is a very dangerous creature. Still, this is the first time I've seen a lion this big." Toyokawa Shoko was somewhat afraid. Although she knew that her current physical strength made ordinary attacks incapable of harming her, seeing such a fierce beast still instinctively filled her with fear.

Kiana stepped forward and ruffled Gawain's head, then held out her hand. Gawain cooperatively licked it, the pressure pleasantly firm without hurting at all. White Husky Qi excitedly panted, "It's my first time seeing such a huge lion that's this intelligent."

Suddenly, Kiana, who had been enjoying the petting, cried out like Columbus discovering a new continent: "Whoa, this lion actually has balls! And they're black and white—a yin-yang pair! That's so rare!"

"Where? Let me see." The moment Qianyi heard that, he immediately jumped out of Morgan's arms and hurried over to look.

You could say I wasn't interested in anything else, but black-and-white yin-yang balls? I had to take a look.

Caw! No! Don't! Don't look at them!!!

As he sensed more and more people gathering around, Gawain roared frantically inside. If everyone admired him here as a group, then his life as the Beast Lord would probably be over.

Then he felt a chill. Looking over, he saw the White-haired Youth stroking his chin with a thoughtful expression. "Say, can lions get neutered like cats?"

"They're both felines, so probably?" Toyokawa Shoko said uncertainly.

"Why neuter him?" Kiana asked.

"He seems cute, and I want to keep him. But if we don't snip him, he'll be full of energy and wreck the house every day. A lion this big would be terrifying when it starts tearing things apart, and repairs would take a lot of time and money," Qianyi explained.

"Then he really should be neutered." Toyokawa Shoko nodded.

Gawain immediately broke out in a cold sweat and started panting wildly.

No! You fucking can't! You can't do this to me!

Caw! Don't even think about it!!!

Seeing Gawain trembling violently, Qianyi immediately shielded Artoria and Toyokawa Shoko behind him and shouted, "Careful, he's about to enter Spinosaurus Form! Don't take him head-on—Husky Qi, get in there! Use Hajime's Big Whirlwind!"

Gawain, you could enter Spinosaurus Form.