On What Happens When the Little Head Controls the Big Head / Patriot, You Dare Rob Me!

Huang Cao appeared on the second floor, and then Black Snake chuckled.

As expected, Master Huang understands me!

He also knew that this dragon wasn't of very high quality.

Talulah's face darkened upon hearing this.

Although she really wanted to curse him out, she decided to give him some face considering that the man in front of her was related to her father.

Chapter 492: On the Consequences of a Small Head Controlling a Big Head

"Old Deng, what is your relationship with my father?"

With a snap, Black Snake and Master Huang's brains suddenly paused for two seconds, and the latter's expression instantly changed.

Old Deng?

As expected, you can't expect anything good to come out of a dragon's mouth. Am I that old?

Old Master Huang was being scolded, didn't want to argue with the dragon. He figured the little deer would beg for mercy when it died in front of him.

Alina is still playing in the mud somewhere.

The people had indeed been found. After all, the settlement in the north was only so big, mostly consisting of mines and defeated army groups scattered during the Great Rebellion.

"Your father, Edward, was my pet, but he was quite disobedient and arrogant. Strictly speaking, his death was due to his inability to control himself, which allowed this black snake to seize the opportunity."

"What kind of twisted logic is this? Are the victims guilty?" Talulah retorted directly.

"The victim was of course innocent, but your father's identity is extraordinary. It was wrong of him to deliberately expose an opening during the battle."

In his previous life, Huang Cao was well-versed in history and knew that from the Spring and Autumn Period onwards, the situation of war became increasingly insidious, and by the Three Kingdoms Period, it had completely ceased to occur.

Especially the struggle for power among different factions.

There's no point in arguing about who wins and who loses; the Black Serpent found a weakness in Edward, and that's the truth.

Friendly reminder: Your mother is still alive.

"My uncle said my mother died a long time ago, right after giving birth to Xiao Chen. Don't try to lie to me!"

Huang Cao pulled out a photo of Talulah's mother in a sterile room, with many tubes attached to her body.

"Besides terminal illnesses, the hardest thing to cure in this world is a broken heart. Edward's death has nothing to do with me, even though I had my men give him a good beating before."

"This black snake probably doesn't know either."

Black Snake curled his lip. "Even if I knew, so what? Her role in my life is already zero. Whether she lives or dies is irrelevant."

Besides, Master Huang, you wouldn't easily cure her illness, would you?

Having suffered losses at the hands of someone before, Black Snake didn't believe Utopia lacked the ability to cure this woman; he was probably stalling for now to use her later.

In fact, Black Snake's guess was pretty accurate; Huang Cao did indeed have the technology to cure Talulah's mother, but it wasn't something he would use later.

Because Talulah's mother was in extremely poor health, with her body tissues failing completely and her organs on the verge of collapse, the treatment costs were extremely high, which Wei Yanwu and a certain tiger could not afford.

Heart failure, brain failure, lung failure, systemic failure—it's already a miracle that he's still conscious.

It can only be said that various physical data are quite mysterious. In the story, after Edward died, Talulah's mother passed away soon after giving birth to Ch'en, which is probably partly due to this.

Huang Cao hadn't really believed before that prolonged depression and sadness could be so harmful to one's health, but now he did.

Wei Yanwu wanted to protect himself and his sister, but in the end, he only managed to save himself and didn't even manage to save Talulah.

"Your dear sister Chen probably doesn't know that her mother is still alive. The rulers of Lungmen didn't discuss any strange issues with me, so this photo is a gift."

"Take this. You must work hard to earn money and try to save your mother within ten years."

The medical expenses required to completely cure the mother of these two dragons would be astronomical.

Moreover, mental illness is difficult to cure, and emotions are an important support for human beings to live in this world.

Just how expensive are medical expenses?

To put it simply, if it were just one or two organs failing, Wei Yanwu could afford to treat them. But for total organ failure, he would have to rely on targeted gene culture of the organ, especially for brain treatment, which is extremely difficult.

Organ culture is not a simple additive process; the more areas of organ failure there are, the greater the cost and difficulty of culture.

Although for Master Huang it was only a matter of a few minutes.

But free healthcare is a benefit for the people of Utopia.

You're not a utopian, why should I give you a discount?

Due to a combination of factors, the price of a complete treatment course was exceptionally high, so high that even Ch'en's father, who was also Talulah's mother's husband after her remarriage, couldn't afford it.

It's really too expensive. Even selling half of Lungmen wouldn't be enough to afford the full course of treatment. It's basically as expensive as giving birth to a person.

As for personal relationships?

Wei Yanwu was just a deposed crown prince, and he didn't even dare to go back now. His favors were worthless to Huang Cao.

Huang Cao only offers discounts to people or things that interest it.

Moreover, Talulah and Chen's mother still had value to be exploited, so Master Huang decided to put aside his kindness and respect other people's fate.

"Thank you, I thought you were a bad person."

Talulah carefully put the photo away and sincerely thanked the man in front of her.

The black snake wasn't interested, but Master Huang would definitely try to gain something from this dragon in the future. The question was, what exactly did he want to do with this simple-minded dragon?

Utopia doesn't seem to need a strong justification for starting a war; a simple claim of a humanitarian crisis can legitimize any war.

That's right, Huang Cao ultimately lived up to its unpleasant appearance.

The way he used to find reasons for war was truly pathetic; he might as well just start with a humanitarian crisis.

It's shameless, but it's really useful.

The key question is: in Terra, is there any place that isn't facing a humanitarian crisis?

"In short, the tragedy of you two sisters stems from Edward's inability to resist the charms of a beautiful woman, coupled with the interference of that Black Snake. You must be careful of its wicked intentions, lest you inherit your father's genes and be led astray by mischief."

Talulah now understood that Huang Cao hadn't come to mediate; he was probably just feeling sentimental.

Edward was truly harmed by Little Head, which allowed Black Snake to seize the opportunity.

It's bad enough that he had a small head, but then he gave birth to Talulah. Who can she complain to?

Anyway, Huang Cao didn't understand Edward's actions. She knew her situation was very sensitive, and she almost got her good brother and wife killed later.

This is a very serious political issue: the nominal crown prince's sister has a blood relationship with the nominal heir of another great power.

In the past, when international relations were relatively stable, this might have been considered a remarkable story.

However, at the time, Wei Yanwu's rebellion had nominally failed.

So it's easy to imagine that when Wei Lao Er learned that his sister was pregnant, his scalp must have tingled with fear.

The same applies to the current Great Yan True Dragon; one wrong move and it turns out his own brother is plotting a rebellion in collusion with foreign powers.

After all, if you weren't planning a rebellion, why would you do this?

You say the smaller head controls the larger head, but in this land where sophisticated tastes abound, the vast majority of people don't accept this reasoning.

If it weren't for Wei Yanwu's younger brother, who is now the True Dragon of the Great Yan, not wanting to get involved...

Otherwise, before Black Serpent could even make a move, all of the Lungmen members would have been captured by the Great Yan Imperial Guard.

However, after today, Talulah's hatred for the Black Serpent intensified, while the Black Serpent remained smug.

Chapter 493: Bodro Kashti, how dare you rob me!

"I've already transported the Black Coffin from Chernobog for you. I've repaid the favor I owed. Aren't you really considering cooperating with Ursus? We don't need to be at each other's throats."

"I have nothing to talk about with Ursus. We have different paths and cannot work together. However, if you are short of money, you can sell me some land, and I will give you a higher price if I decide to."

"The land of Ursus has never been given away, not even a single barren wasteland."

Huang Cao curled his lip. "The Ursus people's pursuit of land far surpasses that of any other nation on this land."

Even now, most of the land is a burden for this country.

Having a larger land area is not always a good thing.

When management and development costs far exceed expectations, bureaucratic corruption can turn it into a desperate disaster.

A vast territory must be built on an efficient administrative system; otherwise, trouble will inevitably ensue sooner or later. The Ursus Great Rebellion and the military action against the East Country are prime examples.

"Talulah, there's a study upstairs. Why don't you go play there first? Your Uncle Black Snake and I have some things to take care of."

The little dragon glared at the two of them fiercely; they were indeed adults skilled in scheming and trickery.

Then he sighed again and ran upstairs to the second floor on his own.

If I ever get the chance, I'll definitely slap both of you in the face with my shoe!

Is there anything you can't say to my face?

Black Snake and Huang Cao: You wouldn't understand even if I said it to your face, go sit at the children's table!

The two schemers exchanged a glance. Black Snake looked at the wristwatch on his wrist, and at that very moment, a sound of moving things came from outside the door.

The enormous Black Coffin landed heavily on the ground, and Huang Cao ordered his men to bring in this relic from Pre-Civilization.

"This device doesn't seem particularly special. Its healing capabilities probably can't compare to the Utopia sanatorium. It'd be nice as a collectible, though."

Huang Cao waved his hand, instructing his men to pack up the Black Coffin and send it to Utopia. The two then began to discuss the current situation in Ursus.

"It seems like a guerrilla group has recently appeared in this area. They even hijacked my transport convoy. Could it be that you were behind it?"

Huang Cao asked, feigning ignorance.

The black snake opposite him was speechless. "I'm not that poor. Although the Emperor of Ursus's Great Rebellion confiscated a lot of property, apart from the fixed income and wages, my territory hasn't made a big profit in a long time. But even so, I wouldn't do something so tasteless."

"But if we're talking about guerrillas..." Black Snake stroked his chin, a man's image flashing through his mind, "The Infected Guerrilla Force, the rumored Bodro Kashti's army."

"I see. It seems his son's death was a huge blow to him."

Huang Cao had no intention of letting the matter pass. Within a few days, his side had lost a large amount of goods, including some metals that were valuable on the international market.

These are all necessary materials for building High-speed Battleship; this Wendigo really isn't picky about food.

Bodro Kashti his entire life running away and his entire life regretting it.

He also exemplified the meaning of perseverance throughout his life.

"This guerrilla group stole my goods, and Utopia has to get revenge. A lot of them were industrial products that I transported here. Without these things, the people in your territory won't be much better off."

As the only caravan on the northern tundra, Utopia can be said to have maintained the basic sustenance of this region.

People living on the frozen land in the north are poor, but the most terrible thing is not poverty, but the lack of resources.

Both rebels and ordinary people needed medicine and food, and the guerrilla attacks caused this once stable road to gradually become unstable.

Bodro Kashti to desperation, or perhaps he had to abandon all moral principles in order to survive.

"Indeed, but what do you intend to do, Master Huang?"

The black snake blinked, its mind seemingly elsewhere.

"I plan to bring a few teams to teach this guy a lesson. I hope you won't stop me, because I know Bodro Kashti is part of your future plans."

"As expected of Mr. Huang, your insight is truly remarkable. However, it's difficult to determine whether the Originium is ultimately beneficial or detrimental to this Wendigo. Do your subordinates require my assistance?"

Bodro Kashti voluntarily became infected after the death of his son, which was almost a form of self-harming atonement.

But no matter what, it was wrong of you to rob my caravan. This is the first time I've been robbed in all the time I've been building Utopia.

"But I remember that your security forces seemed quite strong, Master Huang. How come they tripped up not long ago?"

"I was careless for a moment. Who told you to be so backward here, without even a railway? My caravan can indeed fly, but many people shut their doors as soon as they see this thing, just like they've seen a cannonball."

Utopia's influence in the northern permafrost is not to be underestimated; it's practically overflowing with wealth, and this is the first time in decades that it has been raided.

"The warlords are locked in a stalemate, and none of them are willing to offend this vital supply line. Whether it's the legitimate or underworld, or even you, they will do everything in their power to ensure the operation of this caravan. Therefore, I haven't taken many precautions."

There were precautions in place, but only a few Abundance Warrior were in charge of managing the caravan; there were no Hundred Battles Abundance Warrior to assist them.

The intelligence that came in indicated that Bodro Kashti lost several shield bearers during the robbery of the caravan; they were killed on the spot.

The Huang Cao caravan suffered no casualties, but mainly lost supplies.