Playing Both Sides? High-Level Maneuvers Aren't Something Everyone Can Pull Off / Arturo, Who Was Still a Good Woman for Now

Closure: "Understood, boss. By the way, there have been many mine collapses at Rem Pito recently..."

Huang Cao: "I know that. Sigh, the Cautus here are a bunch of money-grubbing bastards. Even though the mines are getting deeper and deeper, they still refuse to upgrade their mining equipment. And the mining associations outside of Utopia don't provide miners with timely updates to professional equipment."

Rem Pito's mining companies are willing to provide equipment, but unwilling to upgrade it, still using outdated equipment from decades ago.

As long as it works, that's fine; in their eyes, mining is inherently risky.

Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are bestowed by heaven.

Amiya... I hope your family won't be so unlucky.

Actually, Master Huang had already found Amiya's address, but he was pondering something: whether or not to let this innocent little rabbit...

"Have your men send a few sets of equipment to their house. They can use them if they want, but if they don't, there's nothing I can do."

Huang Cao believes that these sets of equipment will most likely be sold by Amiya's parents, because they are really valuable.

This equipment can save your life in the event of a mine collapse, and it's available for purchase in the marketplace for fifty gold coins.

However, sales were dismal because the vast majority of people couldn't afford it, and those who could afford it wouldn't go mining.

Sure enough, a few days later, Huang Cao received news that the two outfits had been sold for 5 gold coins.

"Popularizing compulsory education is a long and arduous task. Why only sell it for 5 gold coins? I'd consider it an effort if you sold it for 20."

Huang Cao didn't have that much kindness; she had already done enough. There was nothing she could do if Amiya's parents didn't seize the opportunity.

If Amiya hadn't been influenced by Theresia and the Doctor, she would probably have been just an ordinary child from the Cautus...

"Let's leave it to fate. At worst, we can just leave little Amiya with the Miss Doctor. Anyway, this guy is definitely acting strangely."

Meanwhile, young Amiya was drinking sweet carrot soup while her parents counted their five gold coins.

"What great luck! I won those two outfits in a lottery on a whim. I sold them and got five gold coins," Amiya's father said with a smile, while a scratched-off lottery ticket lay on the shelf.

Amiya's mother was also very happy. "I hope we'll be this lucky in the future. Five gold coins are worth two years' income for us."

Earning five years' worth of income at once doesn't mean you have to take a two-year break, because as everyone knows, you can never earn all the money in the world.

"Let's save all this money for Amiya's treatment, and also see if the gentlemen in Utopia have issued any spots. Utopia should have a cure for Originium Infection, right? Sigh, if only..."

"The gentlemen of Utopia said the mines have been a bit unstable lately and told us to leave immediately."

"But the supervisor... I think the men are being far too cautious. I've been digging this hole for over ten years, how could something like this happen today?"

Huang Cao has already given them a chance, both verbally and materially.

He wouldn't make a big fuss over an ordinary family; he wanted to use the mine collapse as an opportunity to shake up Rem Pito's upper echelons and let everyone see the ugly face of the Mining Association.

Rem Pito's Commercial Union is a feudal empire disguised as capitalism. Even if Utopia were to voluntarily relinquish profits to help reinforce its mines, it would be impossible unless it were free.

This group of people are exceptionally adept at interpersonal relationships and are virtually flawless in diplomatic situations, demonstrating the art of rhetoric to its fullest extent.

This means that unless Master Huang starts acting unreasonably, the only option is to argue with these rabbits.

The initiative is in Master Huang, but if he takes the initiative to overturn the table, the post-war cleanup costs will be quite high.

To reiterate, Master Huang didn't come here to help the poor!

Utopian diplomacy is a mess. While you won't be led by the nose when talking to these rabbits, there aren't many good opportunities to make a move unless you're completely unreasonable.

Besides, why should I reinforce your mine shafts for free? Isn't that something you should be doing?

When ordinary people face the death of a family member, a sense of resentment will rise in their hearts, and this resentment is the source of class conflict.

Huang Cao had no intention of deliberately causing the mine to collapse, because it was unnecessary and unethical.

If the Rem Pito Mining Association doesn't concede any profits, it will prepare everything that utopia needs.

Once public sentiment reaches a certain point, Huang Cao can then use the banner of humanitarianism to exploit the situation.

If their emotions don't reach a breaking point, these little rabbits could easily be used as pawns by the Commercial Union, and if they get injured or maimed, they'll have to clean up the mess themselves.

Therefore, both logically and emotionally, Huang Cao shouldn't have saved these little rabbits now in order to make things easier for herself.

It's only after losing something that we often understand who is good and who is bad.

Huang Cao had considered sending an invitation to the family to live in Utopia, but was initially rejected. Later, Amiya's parents decided to live in Utopia.

Master Huang's kindness wouldn't be given a second chance, so he settled for clothing as a second choice, but that clothing was also sold.

If, in the future, Utopia were to be forced to submit to the Rem Pito Mining Association for the sake of this family, Huang Cao believed that this family did not have that much influence.

Even if I build one mine, many more will collapse under the hands of these insects in the future. As long as the upper echelons of this country are not overthrown by Utopia, many more people will lose their lives because of this.

Aren't these people's lives also lives?

The sooner we end this, the more people we can save in the future.

Huang Cao needs a coup with minimal casualties, not a life-or-death conquest.

Chapter 542 Playing Both Sides? High-Level Maneuvering Isn't for Everyone

"Based on the timeline we saw before, there are only a few months left before the mine collapses on a large scale."

Huang Cao silently pondered in his heart that in this day and age, the Rem Pito Mining Association doesn't have much conscience. It's just that it's influenced by traditional culture, so no matter how it recruits, there are always some ordinary family members.

But that's still not enough. If the mine collapses on a large scale, they certainly won't have the funds for compensation and disaster relief.

There's a high probability he's pretending to be mute, as can be seen from Ray's work in the mines in the story.

Exploring a cave alone carries the risk of death, with absolutely no safety guarantees.

If this is what it looks like more than ten years later, then it must have looked even worse more than ten years ago.

Even if family values are deeply ingrained, capital is always profit-driven and can quantify everything with money and so-called value, even kinship and the very foundation of humanity.

"Before this, Utopia didn't need to do anything, nor did it need to sell any insurance. All activities were conducted at a moderate pace, just like usual."

Huang Cao had thought it through clearly. He knew that if he sold insurance a year in advance, he could gain a great reputation in a short period of time after the disaster.

But people in the midst of grief are often irrational; at least, intelligent people are always in the minority.

If someone were to nitpick and say that Utopia, which was selling insurance in advance, already knew about the mine collapse and was just trying to sell insurance and make money, then the foolish person wouldn't realize that Utopia was actually the one losing money.

Knowing that a disaster is about to happen, yet still trying to sell insurance and pay out compensation, is practically an act of great charity. But the rabbits, overwhelmed by grief, don't think about this part of the story. They only think about the insurance premiums they paid before, not about the compensation from Utopia later on.

Even if the compensation is paid, Castor, who receives the money, will only think that it is compensation for him under the pressure of public opinion and the insurance contract, and will not remember Master Huang's kindness at all.

There's no doubt that there are a lot of idiots in this world, especially since people need an outlet for their emotions.

Therefore, Huang Cao decided to make things difficult for Rem Pito, with the Rem Pito Mining Association bearing the blame.

Only after joining Utopia do these rabbits become our own people. These rabbits are much harder to fool than the Sami people, and their thoughts are very complicated.

Based on calculations, in the storyline, Amiya's parents' deaths were partly due to the unsafe conditions in the mines, and partly due to an attack during transport.

However, thanks to my arrival, at least the bandits in the wild dared not plunder Utopia's resources.

If you dare to come, we'll unleash a barrage of cannon fire!

"Okay, let's do it that way."

I stretched on the soft leather sofa, and that was it for now regarding Rem Pito.

It's just a small country; no matter how much it tries to play both sides, it can't change its inherent weaknesses.

Huang Cao glanced at the world map hanging on the wall. Anyone with a keen eye could see that Siracusa and Lateran, which currently Rem Pito, as well as other small countries, are basically surrounded by the large provinces of Utopia.

Kazdel goes without saying, and Iberia is basically just one document away from being announced that very night and could join Utopia as a province.

However, in order to avoid offending certain countries, Huang Cao did not choose to do so.

When hope appears, then despair strikes again; the other person's expression must be quite amusing.

"By the way, if I have some free time, I'll go take a stroll around Lateran and see if I can bring my army for a quick look around their territory."

Ah, it feels so good to be a great power!

Huang Cao opened a control panel in his mind. Through this self-created system, he could control the area radiated by the power of Abundance.

In the country of Lateran, over 95% of its arable land has been affected by the power of Abundance. The price is that Lateran's crops are almost always plentiful every year, and almost the entire population has a sweet tooth, to the point that they eat so much that they throw away plates of sugar.

The fertilizer and Seed provided by Utopia are so good, I can't stop using them.

If they don't use it, crop yields will have to be reduced by at least half. How could the Lateran, who are used to a good life, possibly tolerate that?

"The Lateran have been living too well these past few years. My goods are even becoming difficult to sell. They've even considered organizing official bandits to rob transport caravans of Seed, reducing next Seed's yield by 30%. This is part of Utopia's sting operation; otherwise, they really think it's that easy to rob."

Huang Cao turned a button in the simulation system in his mind, and with just that one click, he almost made life unpleasant for some Lateran people next year.

You want to be well-fed and live comfortably, yet you don't buy my products? How come you get all the good things?

These are no ordinary troublemakers; these angels must taste the iron fist of imperialism!

"Perfect timing, let's go check out Lateran, and maybe kick the current Pope a couple of times while we're at it."

That afternoon, Huang Cao boarded a spaceship bound for the country, speeding along the way. When natural Catastrophe occurred, he simply floated over the Catastrophe clouds, completely ignoring any terrain.

After floating in the sky for several hours and enjoying the scenery, Huang Cao once again arrived in a country that did not welcome him without any prior encounter.

Many years ago, Theresia announced that she would marry the lord of Utopia under the identity of the Demon King.

Demons and angels are sworn enemies; Lateran's doctrines do not welcome any Sarkaz, and even less allow anyone to marry Sarkaz.

However, due to the immense influence of the Master Huang, Pope Evangelista XI, for the sake of his people's well-being, could only try to avoid this issue at diplomatic conferences.

He also has to evade questions from his own people, which just goes to show that being the Pope is a very tough job.

There's no way around it, Utopia is just too powerful, so powerful that no one can ignore its existence.

Today, this country's influence far surpasses that of its former Khan, with its economy and military both advancing in tandem, making it the most powerful nation in the world.

After finishing her daily routine inside the aircraft, Huang Cao posted her schedule in the group chat.

Theresia: "One day, I will visit the Holy City of Lateran as the Demon King, in a proper capacity!"

This is not revenge, but a path that must be taken for the future integration of ethnic groups. After all, the Lateran are originally a branch of the Sarkaz and should not be fighting each other.

Once Terra is unified in the future, Huang Cao will use both cultural and material means to eliminate the barriers and discrimination between different races.

Seeking common ground while reserving differences is the most perfect form of racial harmony, and it is also the path that Terra must take in the future.

Huang Cao never placed his hopes on any particular talent or hero; he was, in fact, Trailblazer and practitioner of this era.

Chapter 543 Arturo, still a good woman

"Wherever the iron fist of Utopia strikes, the nobles howl in despair. Truly a beacon of civilization, a model for Terra! Let me see your remaining value!"

As soon as she stepped off the aircraft, Huang Cao changed into a shirt and light trousers, an outfit perfect for a vacation in Dossoles.

Unfortunately, he did not carry the hatred of an era of mortal enmity.

By opening the map in the Terra database, Huang Cao quickly located the Mobile City.

Lateran's Mobile City differed greatly from those of other countries, after all, it was a religious empire.

There aren't many Mobile City, but there are countless mobile plots, such as monasteries scattered throughout the country.

For example, Huang Cao's aircraft landed near a monastery.

"Hello, I'm a foreign tourist. I just got lost in the wilderness. Could you tell me how to get to the capital, Lateran?"

Huang Cao gently knocked on the convent door, and a few minutes later, several nuns came out.

"Hello, unblessed lamb, are you in trouble?" a nun said, with several guards armed with cannons standing behind her.

That's normal, since monasteries are mostly located in the wilderness, and like most countries, Lateran has bandits roaming around outside the capital region.

"I'd like to stay here for a while to get myself ready before heading to your country's Holy City. Don't worry, I'll pay you. And my name is Huang Cao)."

Seeing that the boy in front of her was just a novice, the nun lowered her guard.

"Sunflower Monastery welcomes you."

Guided by the nun, Huang Cao entered the monastery and found it filled with sunflower motifs, including the monastery's back garden.

Surprisingly, there were many children here, and they were holding books, seemingly reciting hymns.

"Mr. Huang Cao, actually our Sunflower Monastery operates on a model of orphanage and monastery management, so there are many children here. Even with the Lord's protection, misfortunes often occur in their lives, and trials are always with them."

The elder sister named Lyssa had a compassionate look in her eyes, and the guards beside her couldn't help but pray as well.