Blessed by Abundance, Become a Scourge of Terra

One evening, Huang Cao had Kal'tsit and the other maids ring bells, summoning everyone to his castle for a grand assembly.

Huang Cao stood atop the high castle walls, holding a megaphone.

Warfarin stood beside him like a lady of the manor, completely at ease, the two even holding hands.

The residents of the territory looked on, their faces filled with relief.

"Ten years! The CP we've been shipping has finally blossomed."

"My son can already wield a blade, and you two are only just getting together!"

Kal'tsit sat nearby, holding a tea tray, quietly observing someone's performance.

"My people, I'm sure many of you saw the machinery I've been importing from other countries these past few days. This machinery is of utmost importance to our future territory, so I need you all to be proficient in operating it."

"You've all been studying these past years, so you should recognize the Sarkaz script. Just follow the instructions on the manuals for this machinery. Don't do more, and don't do less."

"Our stored food is enough for us to survive for several years. However, survival isn't just about having plenty to eat; it also involves facing external dangers."

"A true territory should be powerful and prosperous. We no longer lack food, so our next step is to become even stronger."

"Create our weapons, to defend ourselves!"

"The land belongs to Eden!"

After a brief warm-up, Huang Cao reorganized the work responsibilities for the territory's residents.

Due to the implementation of a basic education system over the years, and with the latest batch of children born in the territory now nearing eight years old.

Although their general knowledge reserves were not high, in times of war, Sarkaz people of this age would already be carrying swords and fighting.

Huang Cao had also conducted some investigations. Since most of his subjects were former mercenaries, their methods of educating their children were somewhat more liberal.

They possessed strong self-reliance and didn't require much supervision.

Therefore, Huang Cao planned to incorporate all the adults into his industrialization plan.

Work would follow an eight-hour day with a two-day weekend. Rest would be scheduled, and a reward system of "more work, more pay" would be implemented.

If Theresia were to issue any holidays later on, Huang Cao would also be willing to give his subjects a day off.

Of course, this would only apply to salary payments; his territory currently couldn't afford additional expenses like social security systems.

The base salary would be very low, but the commission for each product would be high. This was to prevent slacking and shirking.

Unless there were special reasons, no one would be allowed to leave work early.

In Huang Cao's vision, under normal circumstances, overtime would naturally not exist. It was just that holiday times would be staggered, with people taking turns to ensure the factory wouldn't halt production midway.

As for abnormal situations, that would naturally be when war broke out. During wartime, everything would be geared towards efficiency, and whether overtime was worked or not would be irrelevant.

Overtime subsidies would naturally be provided, but considering that the current development wasn't aimed at profit but at building up their armed forces, the subsidies would be minimal.

Appropriate benefits were necessary to maintain smooth operations. If all the money were spent, nothing could be spent later, which would be detrimental to himself and others.

Moreover, Huang Cao's current policies for managing the territory were already considered top-tier on Terra.

Other feudal lords were either inhuman or barely human.

What were benefits to these lords? Did they still want such things? Were they implying they hadn't been whipped enough?

So, when the people under the castle heard about such good job opportunities and compensation, they all loudly proclaimed their lord's wisdom.

Huang Cao never forgot the philosophy behind establishing Eden.

"You all should live comfortably, but I will always live more comfortably than you. There's no need to cling to this small amount of benefit and refuse to let go."

"Therefore, next, I will build the first high-speed battleship for our territory that can travel on land. Although it will be very rudimentary at first, I believe that in a short time, our fleet will become even more powerful!"

What was a high-speed battleship?

Kal'tsit was also a bit bewildered upon hearing those words.

High-speed battleships were products that would only emerge in the future, war weapons created by Terra's natives, combining their environment.

Therefore, she had no prior experience with high-speed battleships, but from the literal meaning, she could guess some of the general idea.

Furthermore, a high-speed battleship was not just a specific object but also a tactical concept.

Kal'tsit knew many things that had happened in the past, but she didn't know what would happen in the future.

Countries around the world were already leaning towards developing mobile cities, but no one had yet directed this tendency towards warfare.

It wasn't until Kal'tsit received the design blueprints from Huang Cao that she understood that such things were similar to mobile cities.

They were just faster and smaller.

Chapter 45: All Lords of the Royal Court, Stop Slacking!

Huang Cao learned from the Pharmacist that the Path of Abundance was a selfless and benevolent path.

It was the epitome of kindness.

But the power of Abundance was not.

Because power itself was not wrong; the truly wrong party was the person using the power.

The Pharmacist also shared some of her own experiences, such as how those who received Its power would be called "Abundance people" by other intelligent beings in the universe.

And most people, after gaining power, become completely lawless, which causes Him immense distress.

So, although He didn't directly hint at it to Huang Cao, Huang Cao still believed that the Pharmacist didn't want him to use his power to do anything bad.

This thought was likely Huang Cao's wishful thinking, but he was still willing to adhere to the definition of Abundance.

Of course, this is only under normal circumstances; ultimately, it still depends on an individual's self-awareness.

Clearly, the individual in question is not very self-aware at the moment.

After all, he's already started building High-speed Battleships to clear out his political opponents in a future civil war. It's impossible to say this person has no ambition.

Huang Cao's abilities are well-suited for defending against large-scale legion warfare; more accurately, for defense.

His abilities become even more prominent once all countries in the future develop High-speed Battleships.

As long as a High-speed Battleship dares to enter Huang Cao's domain, he can cause vines to grow on the ground where the battleship passes, directly flipping these behemoths over.

Once the High-speed Battleships are flipped, the elite units on board instantly become infantry, easily targeted.

The so-called High-speed Battleships are merely an otherworldly version of naval warfare, the only difference being that the ships travel on land.

Once stuck and unable to move, they become sitting ducks on the ground.

The reason Huang Cao is building High-speed Battleships is naturally because he lacks the ability to take the initiative. Even if he wins, he might not be able to manage everything.

Therefore, while building warships, he is also cultivating high-quality workers and establishing his own defense system.

Kal'tsit doesn't understand military matters very well. Although the technological achievements Huang Cao presented were advanced, they weren't entirely without precedent.

At least for now, this technology is not ahead of its time.

Kal'tsit thought that this child must have gotten it from Victoria, showing considerable foresight in military matters.

However, as time passed and Huang Cao's territory was vigorously pursuing its industrial plans.

A thousand miles away, a small accident occurred among the highest echelons of the Sarkaz.

This accident originated between the siblings, Theresia and Teresis.

In the cold and desolate Demon King's Palace, Theresia held a national development plan.

Drawing upon her lifelong learning, she had summarized a series of policies beneficial to the country's development.

However, all these methods had one major prerequisite: a stable international environment.

Leithania next door was constantly coveting their territory, sending troops to harass the border almost every so often.

This has caused Kazdel's military expenditure to remain high. Even though they had a significant financial recovery from selling land, the cost of war far exceeded Theresia's imagination.

Even the King of the Scavengers couldn't help but sigh:

After one battle, I found I had nothing left to scavenge.

It was already the era of artillery; long-range strikes were no longer novel, though accuracy was somewhat lacking.

If you can't increase the range, you can at least increase the power, right?

For cannonballs, increasing power without considering accuracy is much easier than increasing range.

A wave of magical bombardment would leave nothing but dust.

Furthermore, the land that was bombarded needed to recover, which incurred further expenses.

Leithania only needed to mobilize its troops to march along the border, and the entire Kazdel would have to be on full alert.

The resources consumed by both sides were completely disproportionate. Everyone knew the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," but Theresia couldn't gamble on whether the wolf would actually come.

"What are all these? Is this something a person could actually write?"

Compared to this, the development suggestions submitted by the lords of the several Royal Courts were even more heart-wrenching.

Theresia felt a sharp pain in her chest upon seeing this, almost causing her to collapse.

The development plans provided by the Royal Court lords were extremely concise, so much so that they were barely a few words long.

Below are the preliminary development plans suggested by each Royal Court.

Blood Demon Royal Court, Dukare: Let them roam free; I'm too lazy to manage them. Life will find its own way.

Scavenger Royal Court, Nizere: Raise an army and seize King Aslan's throne.

Shapeshifter Collective, Shapeshifter: I'll do whatever you do, so can I have it all?

Banshee Royal Court Lord, Lamian: ...

That's right, even now, her good friend hadn't submitted a development plan.

Now that the only savior who was on the same wavelength as her had fallen silent, Theresia instantly felt a bit dejected.

As for the other Royal Court lords, there was no need to even mention them; they had no successors and couldn't be found.

Moreover, some Royal Court lords had no intention of returning at all.

Even though Theresia had sent them invitations, these individuals were unwilling to return to Kazdel.

Especially the Lich; he must have received the invitation but simply didn't reply.

Theresia and Teresis were at a complete loss when faced with this situation.

"I hope the upcoming meeting can proceed normally. At least it would be good if my colleagues could talk a bit more," Theresia thought.

Theresia felt exhausted, but couldn't quite pinpoint what she was busy with.

The siblings had spent the first half of their lives in war. Even with the Black Crown's recognition, they couldn't shoulder the entire nation's burden all at once.

There were no internal troubles to speak of, but external threats were certain.

That's why she wanted to convene the Royal Court Assembly, to get those old guys to really put their minds to work and stop slacking off after the war.

As for why she dragged Huang Cao along, it was naturally to show her magnanimity and to fill a spot.

No matter how the Royal Court Assembly was held, only a few people would actually attend, leaving nothing substantial to discuss and making it very easy for the conversation to die down.

However, interestingly, Lamian, in order to cover for Huang Cao, subtly leaked a tiny bit of information to Theresia.

This wasn't snitching, but rather a way to hide things better; otherwise, abrupt information would more easily arouse suspicion.

So, theoretically, Theresia knew that the piece of land she had sold was currently managed by a young man.

It's just that border affairs were usually like a pressure cooker, leaving her no time for anything else.

Now, it was simply because too many matters had piled up that she had to find a breakthrough to deal with them.

In fact, it was about the development plan mentioned above.

If this Pink-haired Demon King were willing to send a letter to Huang Cao, he would be willing to contribute some of his wisdom.

It wasn't much, but it was at least a little better than the proposals from the others.

Please vote for me! Thank you, everyone!

Chapter 46: Lamian's Greeting