The Roaring Golden Age / The Girls: Battle, No Need for Words!

This is because it is beneficial for the Swarm reproduction.

Land and sea are equally important; even if we can't be friends, we should at least not be enemies.

Isamara replied: Understood, friend, but I need to study your design for a while, about half a month. I will select one hundred of my compatriots to change their appearance.

Huang Cao: It's a pleasure working with you. Rest assured, I will do my best to ensure the safety of these one hundred Sea Creatures.

Isamara nodded inwardly with satisfaction; this land-based friend was much easier to get along with than the Aegir.

At the same time, he subtly enhanced Master Huang's commanding position at the center of the Swarm.

There is no distinction of rank or social status within the Swarm.

However, they are of different importance; nowadays, Huang Cao's social status within Sea Creatures is second only to Firstborn.

This is the goal that the Aegir have always wanted to achieve. They have tried countless times to modify Sea Creatures into a biological weapon, but they have never succeeded.

Their roles have always been that of prey to each other, a situation that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Chapter 446: The Roaring Golden Age

As the ship sailed, Theresia saw a military fortress on the sea that was comparable in size to Mobile City.

"Ah Cao, how does this steel city float on the sea?"

"Witchcraft and Originium Arts, amazing, aren't they?"

This military fortress in Huang Cao is almost entirely powered by Originium and sorcery, and is filled with the bizarre aspects of this world.

Sargol is a scientific society, while the witchcraft of Terra seems somewhat mystical, even though it is theoretically scientific.

While Sargol's technology is powerful, it's not necessarily capable of defeating a land-based Great Beast possessing time-manipulating or other random powers.

Using magic to fight against technology is perfectly reasonable.

In theory, Master Huang was almost certain to win this war. Utopia's technology was in no way inferior to Sargol's, after all, Presis' database contained everything.

No matter how much archaeology Sargol does, it will take time, and they might not even find the corresponding technology tree. After all, even if primitive people unearthed a nuclear bomb manufacturing manual, they might not know how to make it.

However, the Originium Database contains an entire technology chain, which is something that Sargol cannot match for land-based civilizations.

Because things as powerful and unbelievable as Originium magic are not actually recorded in the Cyber Ghost's database.

This is a completely new branch that has been singled out. It's like scientists developing a new material, and then people using that material to make all sorts of things.

Although the foundation for the construction still cannot be separated from this material, there is indeed no record of it.

The Cyber Ghost must have had very mixed feelings after seeing the Terra animals develop all sorts of uses for Originium.

Restricting permissions is a matter of permissions; using them in creative ways is my business.

Even if you restrict my access, I can still give you the middle finger with Originium.

"Witchcraft?" A Black Crown appeared above Theresia's head, surveying the entire military fortress.

Every piece of metal here contains the most advanced Originium Arts on Terra, and the magic and physical resistances are directly maxed out.

Each brick boasts the hardness of a top-tier Patriot brick, with maximum physical resistance and extremely high magical resistance, reaching 95.

It's estimated that only the unborn wild Ceobe can dismantle this fortress.

According to the game's mechanics, spell damage is a broad category.

Not only can Originium cause magical damage, but technology can also cause various kinds of magical damage.

After Master Huang's research, he discovered that these two types of damage were the same; what a wondrous world.

No wonder some of the Sea Creatures' attacks deal spell damage; did these fish also study in Leithanian?

This military fortress is really big.

Theresia walked for a long time without reaching the end, and everywhere she looked there were fully armed elite soldiers, but there were even more Sea Creatures were treated as logistics personnel.

For these fish living in the sea, as long as they can eat their fill and earn extra income for their the Swarm, spending some time doing simple transportation work is well worth it.

After a brief tour, Huang Cao led Theresia back to her room and office inside the sea fortress.

After enjoying a few pleasant days at sea with the gentle breeze blowing, the two returned to their respective countries by ship.

Huang Cao returned to Columbia two weeks later.

With the president lifting restrictions on the Utopia Group, numerous bank branches have sprung up across the country like mushrooms after rain.

Meanwhile, a number of unverified securities firms went public in Columbia a few months after the signing of the treaty at the Terra United Nations Assembly.

This period is now referred to by Columbia as the Roaring Golden Age.

Industrial machinery from Utopia became the mainstream of productivity, population was no longer a limitation to Columbia's development, and countless exquisite goods were displayed in the shops.

The speed of wealth circulation has accelerated dramatically; not a single penny is idle, and every single cent is roaring wildly.

The stock market boom swept across Columbia.

This false prosperity also attracted a large amount of speculative capital to this vibrant country where everything thrives.

Due to Terra's poor land transportation, foreign capital that wants to invest in other countries must bring its entire family along, otherwise it is easy to die on the way.

"Honey, I've invested all our money in the stock market, and it's multiplied many times over. We finally have the money to build our rocket!"

In a small house in a city in Columbia, Mr. Wright excitedly boasted to his wife about his victory while looking at his newborn daughter.

Madam Wright was also very pleased, saying, "We really are living in a good era."

Is it really a good era?

As everyone knows, there is no mathematics or physics in the stock market; there are only human relationships and countless retail investors who are essentially being exploited.

Scientists may be brilliant in their fields, but they can also easily fall into economic traps.

The stock market is no different from gambling.

Młynar provided the couple with very limited funds, so these self-proclaimed elites invested their money in the stock market and, like many others, reaped substantial returns in a short period of time.

"I plan to borrow another sum of money from Utopia Bank. They offer small, unlimited loans. I've already paid back the one I borrowed recently, and I can borrow another one now."

"When our daughter grows up, she might become the youngest and richest scientist in history."

The Wright couple snuggled together, dreaming of their wonderful future.

The baby named Kristen was unaware that she would experience an unprecedented upheaval when she turned ten.

This upheaval involved not only death, but also significant life pressures.

But none of these have anything to do with Huang Cao.

Because Utopia Bank does not participate in any stock market investments, nor is it responsible for setting any market trends.

Even the small loans they offered were known for their affordability and low interest rates; they never engaged in usury.

So, a year later, Utopia's expansion came to an abrupt halt because it could not compete with the high-interest loans available in the market.

However, this was within Huang Cao's expectations, as it is a major characteristic of the free market.

Investing in the stock market is indeed a low-risk, high-return strategy, at least for the next few years, because disasters never give anyone a warning.

So he immediately bribed the media to publish a lot of news about Utopia being cowardly, portraying himself as a fool who couldn't keep up with the golden age.

One evening, Huang Cao went alone to the largest stock exchange in the area.

The place was brightly lit, and everyone's eyes shone with a desire for wealth and an anticipation for the future.

This is truly a great era, isn't it?

Chapter 447: The Women: In battle, no words are needed!

One year after Utopia announced and implemented the Terra currency treaty.

Laterano Church Council.

Evangelista XI, who had only been in office for a few years, looked at the financial report in his hand and fell into deep thought.

"You mean Kazdel's economic development surpasses Lateran's, both in terms of industry and total economic output, far exceeding the great Holy City?"

Evangelista XI, the old man in the original story who loved cactus tarts, was consumed by deep remorse.

At this time, he was still a middle-aged man, not as old as in the original story, and his beard was not so thick that it could be used as a mop.

But the news he saw today truly shocked him.

How could a demon possibly have a better life than an angel?

And why wasn't Lateran invited to this year's Terra United Nations Assembly?

If there's any country on this planet that hates utopia the most, that title definitely belongs to Lateran.

This is a matter of faith, not economics or interests; issues of faith are the most fatal.

"Your Holiness, shall we use the Ideal Coin?"

Several cardinals from the Papal Hall offered their opinions, and unsurprisingly, they all rejected them.

The Pope lowered his head, his tone somewhat heavy. "Although I hate to admit it, Kazdel has indeed found a very good backer, to the point that even the Demon King married the ruler of Utopia."

Why isn't my angel so lucky that he can kick this pink-haired one guy down?

In reality, contemporary popes are not as eager to deal with the Sarkaz as they used to be, because the world order has long since changed.

Previously, any demon could be kicked around by anyone, but now the Sarkaz have become utopians, or more accurately, the Utopia Sarkaz race.

The political systems of these countries have changed, so what's the point of comparing them?

Lateran, how can you fight with your head down?

For a fleeting moment, Evangelista XI wondered if he shouldn't be pope; had the decision-makers chosen the wrong person?

"Since Utopia has created a Terra United Nations organization, but considering that Lateran did not receive an invitation, I boldly speculate that Leithanian, Kazimierz, and Minos also did not receive an invitation to sign the agreement from a year ago."

The Pope stroked his long beard and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Lateran is undoubtedly among the top tier of small countries, but that's all it is.

Utopia, why did Kazdel choose to join this country?

It's completely impossible for them to win. They probably also have artifacts similar to those from Pre-Civilization, which might even be more powerful than what we have.

"So why don't we try to bring these countries together? Even if we can't form a united front, we can at least exchange intelligence for future needs."

"The International Messenger, this is a system I came up with, originally intended to alleviate conflicts between countries as much as possible, but I never expected it would be brought up in this way."

In Evangelista XI's original vision, the system of International Messenger that he envisioned would be a crucial guarantee for eliminating barriers between all races.

Lateran will serve as a witness, and if any race or nation violates the agreement previously established by both sides, Lateran will severely condemn the violating nation.

Although it may not be of much use, at least the appearances have been done well, and it can be considered as accumulating some international prestige.

"International Messenger? That sounds glamorous, but according to your introduction, Your Holiness, the original intention of this system doesn't seem to be..."

Faced with his subordinates' questions, Evangelista XI could only weep silently in his heart, but he still refused to confess aloud:

"Ideals must eventually face reality. Bowing down will be the norm in Lateran from now on. Terra is changing at a rate far beyond our imagination, and our weapons may not be able to keep up with the times."

The cardinals of the Papal Hall discussed the matter several times and quickly established the so-called International Messenger small countries as possible.

Major powers are not monolithic, but small countries are now facing a superpower that far surpasses any major power.

Only by banding together can they possibly find a glimmer of hope for the future.

A few hours after the angels made their decision, Master Huang, who had returned to his Utopia home, also received the news.

"The system of International Messenger has been given a new meaning under the influence of utopia, which is much more secular than the original plot."

A system that exists solely to oppose utopia will inevitably crumble in the future due to attitudes that threaten its objectives.

The strategy of "befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones" has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Lateran and Utopia are neither far nor near, but the advent of High-speed Battleship has made up for this.

"Little Te, what do you think we should do about Lateran?"

Looking at the women lying in his arms, Huang Cao sensed that a tough battle was coming in a few days.

The year-long agreement we made is gradually coming to an end.