Blessed by Abundance, A Scourge of Terra
Chapter 416

Shevar is a Gold Coin, but Utopia Is Resplendent in Gold / The Difference in Temperament Between Yela and Shu

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"I refused. He couldn't take that responsibility. It was I who made the deal with Master Huang, not him."

Enia: "The most important thing now is to see Mr. Huang. Only by seeing him can we have a glimmer of hope. Whether our final fate is to survive peacefully or become a vassal state of Utopia, we need to see him."

Enshiodis: "What I fear is that he doesn't want to see me at all, because the Gnosis told me not long ago that if the Doctor doesn't come to Siergrag in person, it will be the army of Utopia that comes."

"The purpose of the Miss Doctor's visit here is to undermine Hillary through internal conflicts, not through military means. Master Huang's patience with me has reached its limit, and that's what makes me feel guilty and troubled."

The Miss Doctor's attitude is already very clear: she does not rule out using violence to eliminate the resistance in Siergrag, but before that, she will act as a buffer between Utopia and Siergrag.

She didn't want Utopia's long-standing image to be tarnished by a small country, so even in the worst-case scenario, Miss Doctor. would take the blame herself.

In a sense, it's an opportunity, but whether or not it's accepted, the fate of Siergrag will remain unchanged.

It's simply a matter of whether more or fewer people died.

While everyone was still pondering, Jian came to the door of the room alone, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.

"Enshiodis, Enia, and Ya'er, I'm here today to submit my resignation. This is all my salary from all these years. It's not much, but it should be the only foreign exchange reserves this country has now. The penalty for breach of contract is also included in it."

Enshiodis looked at the woman in front of him with suspicion. "I don't think this is the reason for Utopia..."

Jian's resolute expression finally showed a subtle change, but in the end he still chose not to hide it.

"The lord of Utopia is my master. Without him, I would probably be dead in some unknown corner by now. In any case, I could never be his enemy."

"Thank you for your care over the years, but I must say I cannot continue this conversation."

Enia lowered her head and gently stroked Jian's haggard face. "Jian, I'm sorry, we've put you in a difficult position."

This woman must be in a difficult position.

Enshiodis walked up to the mace. "I think your status as my master alone shouldn't be enough to make you break the contract, especially since our contract hasn't expired yet, and the next renewal is in a week."

"Our conflict with Utopia is unlikely to reach a life-or-death level in the short term. Can you tell me why?"

"Enshiodis!" Enia turned her head, a hint of anger in her eyes. "Stop making things difficult for others."

Enshiodis took a deep breath, his expression becoming even more resolute. "For Siergrag, I must grasp at every straw."

"So, Qing, please tell me, considering our past relationship, why is this?"

Chapter 695 Siergrag is a gold coin, but Utopia is magnificent.

Without any thought or debate, Jian frankly revealed the deepest emotion hidden in his heart:

"I'm already in my thirties, and even now, I still feel like my life has been stretched out by something. When I was with him before, time seemed to fly by, but now it feels incredibly long."

"This is a feeling I had during my teenage years, and it has never changed to this day. Do you think this reason is appropriate, Enshiodis?"

The snow leopard in front of him didn't answer, so Jian added again, "I like this place, Siergrag, but that's all. Liking and loving are two different concepts."

"I hope you understand, Enshiodis... I'm leaving. I hope we'll work together again someday. I sincerely wish Siergrag a bright future."

Even if this future is brought about by someone else.

After saying this, Jian left. Unfortunately, she couldn't leave Siergrag at the moment, because the Miss Doctor had completely sealed off the surrounding area to prevent Sivash from launching a surprise counterattack.

Ordinary Siergrag could naturally go out, as Miss Doctor knew everything about them, but for convenience, she sealed off the area in advance.

However, for local families, this blockade is mandatory, while for ordinary people, it is a soft blockade. The former uses force to drive them away, while the latter uses various appeasement methods, such as sending gifts and medicine.

If all else fails, they can just release the person. After all, the Miss Doctor has the ability to obtain all the information. It will just be a bit more troublesome, as they will need to specifically examine this person's Remembrance.

Fortunately, few people from Siergrag usually went out throughout the year, so the Doctor was happy to have some free time.

Strictly speaking, this is not the fault of the Siergrag people, and ordinary people are unaware of the inside story of the transactions between the major families and Master Huang.

Miss Doctor needs to do is completely replace the roles of the three major families and the religion, which will also require the help of the Siergrag people.

There is no perfect solution in the world. Since ordinary Siergrag residents also enjoy the benefits of utopia, there is always a price to pay, even if they are unaware of it.

The Miss Doctor has already done enough. If all goes well, the Siergrag people will only need to talk to her and won't have to suffer too much physical or mental pain.

Not long after Jian left, the group of people who were still talking received another piece of bad news.

The hospital is running out of medicine, Siergrag is about to enter the winter season.

So it's not just medicine that's running low, energy is also critical. Siergrag is protected by Yelagond, so it doesn't have much Originium reserves at all.

This country relies on Utopia for almost all of its energy, except for timber. In the past, they not only received preferential treatment on energy but also received assistance with transportation. However, they now have no foreign exchange at all.

Sivash sighed, picked up the salary card that Jian had put down, logged into the official website of Kalan... no, it should be said that Utopia Trading, and used Jian's account and salary to purchase a batch of antibiotics.

Miss Jian was right, this is indeed Siergrag's only foreign exchange, containing one million Ideal Coin.

One million Ideal Coin is enough to make anyone a small millionaire, but unfortunately Siergrag is a country with a population of more than one million.

Moreover, whether the goods can even be transported is still unknown. Everyone else is anxiously waiting. Since Miss Doctor knew about the joke her group made a few days ago, she must also know the circumstances under which they purchased this batch of medicines.

If they really wanted to intercept it, it would probably be blocked during the shipping process.

Fortunately, a few minutes later, the batch of medicines was successfully shipped out of the warehouse and was expected to be delivered to the Shivais Family's territory a day later.

One million antibiotics... if you add to the medicine stockpile that Siergrag had previously accumulated.

If you grit your teeth and persevere, you should be able to hold on for several years.

The premise is that no one has a serious illness. A serious illness in one person may consume decades of medical resources, but several large families cannot afford not to treat them.

Their greed has led to this predicament, making those who could have been saved pay the price for their greed.

If the major families had yielded earlier, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

It can only be said that the small countries on this land are far more resilient than Master Huang's previous life, and they are truly full of talented people, but some people have not changed their greedy nature.

In the time that follows.

The Miss Doctor manipulated public opinion madly, while simultaneously implementing a strict policy of preventing the transportation of large quantities of supplies.

She did not impose an international embargo on Siergrag; she simply confiscated all the foreign exchange, so that without money, it could not be purchased.

Not to mention the countries that have already been conquered, other countries that have not been assimilated are unlikely to oppose Utopia.

Perhaps sensing this, during this period, Sivash wrote many letters to countries that had not yet been conquered by Utopia, desperately trying to buy food with Siergrag currency.

Naturally, the various countries simply ignored it, and even Ursus, which had always been at odds with Utopia, didn't want to pay any attention to it.

If it were merely a case of Utopia abusing its power, the Emperor of Ursus would at least have condemned it in international news. But the problem is, you've ruined Utopia, while Master Huang is the victim.

Indeed, Siergrag does not have the utopian Golden Tree, so spies from various countries often come under the guise of tourism to collect intelligence.

Therefore, it was only natural that this matter could not be kept secret at all. Utopia's purpose for Siergrag was also clear to all countries, so they kept it to themselves.

But whatever the purpose, Utopia's previous actions in Siergrag were like trying to be both father and mother, and every action it took was a losing proposition.

Even the Black Serpent of Ursus couldn't stand it anymore. "With all that money, how much is it worth investing in Ursus? I can at least make you money."

Even though we're enemies, it's not like we can't make money together, right? Why fight this small country to the death?

However, since Ursus only had stubbornness left to offer, the nobles still mocked Master Huang internationally, saying that he had married the wrong person and wasted his conscience on Siracusa.

Huang Cao wasn't too angry. Sivash was gambling, and so was he. This time, he just misjudged the situation.

A few days later, after learning that no country was prepared to help Siergrag, Sivash murmured to himself as he gazed at the endless snow-capped mountains on the horizon.

"Master Huang only lost a single gold coin, but I lost everything."

Yes, I was really confused.

I see, I see...

Siergrag is a gold coin, but there will never be a shortage of such gold coins in the territory of Utopia.

However, this gold coin happened to receive a sliver of sunlight, which cleverly attracted Master Huang's interest.

Chapter 696 The Difference in Temperament Between Yela and Shu

"Cheese fondue tastes good, but it has to be the Utopia-style cheese fondue."

While the people of Siergrag were suffering from hunger and cold, Miss Doctor was lying comfortably in an air-conditioned room.

He closed the door and ignored everything outside.

Meanwhile, the clerical staff of Utopia were given a long vacation, so without human intervention, they naturally had nowhere to provide feedback.

As long as we control all the checkpoints, we can wait for Siergrag's economy to collapse on its own.

The social environment of Siergrag before was almost equivalent to that of ancient times. They knew that electricity depended entirely on lightning and had no industrial environment whatsoever.

In another two weeks, Siergrag will face a nationwide blackout; we can't rely on solar panels to keep it running.

I'm not selling solar panels! Just stick to burning firewood!

Terra has no oil, let alone coal. Charcoal is useful, but Siergrag is a small country.

Therefore, the ecological environment was already in a precarious state, and there was only one choice between food and heating.

The Doctor told all the Utopians stationed in Siergrag about how Enshiodis had deceived Master Huang.

The crowd was outraged, making it even less likely that any soldier would indirectly help ordinary people out of kindness.

Playing the victim won't work; blame the man.

The Miss Doctor was browsing the international internet, eating cheese fondue, and working all at the same time.

Halfway through the meal, a related message popped into my head.

The text above reads, "Enshiodis is organizing people to cut down trees in the country to make charcoal fuel."

Miss Doctor did not object to this.

Keep chopping, just how much can you actually chop?

Factories need fuel, and ordinary people need fuel for their daily lives.

Siergrag's forest resources are not very abundant because the area is already in a cold climate, which slows down plant growth. In addition, a lot of forests have been cut down in the past, so they have already been depleted.

Forests cannot be cleared in a day. The people of this country have lived here for thousands of years. The trees around their settlements have long been cut down, so now they have to go to distant places to cut them down.

"Still not backing down... Latatos, that little squirrel, gone mad with her Originium Project?"

While the Miss Doctor was eating, another piece of information sent by her subordinate suddenly popped into her head.

Several major families decided to mine the already limited reserves of Originium.

What kind of industrial capacity do you have to dare to mine Originium with your bare hands?

I haven't pushed you to that point yet. Your technical skills are nowhere near those of Rem Pito's rabbits.

Siergrag Originium veins, but they are all hidden deep inside, with only a few exposed traces that are usable.

They probably wanted to power a High-speed Battleship that was almost finished, since Siergrag's thing could only burn Originium, not coal.

Master Huang's High-speed Battleship can burn anything, and it can even run on corn, sorghum, and leftovers.

True biotechnology, with incredible conversion efficiency.

"As a result, the number of Originium Infection infected people will likely surge. It seems I underestimated the major families. But will it be ordinary people or these nobles who rise to the top?"

The Miss Doctor muttered to herself, still not intending to stop him. This was the path Siergrag had chosen himself; what use was it if the major families refused to yield?

But...

Yelagond, why did Asao help this Great Beast in the first place?

Perhaps it was because of her that he gave Siergrag a great deal of autonomy.

What could be the reason for this?

Bored that evening, the Miss Doctor had her servant find a book by Siergrag, but she couldn't stand it after reading only a few pages.

It's not as good as the Istina of the Utopia Empire that I wrote myself.

It's mostly just talk, lacking a systematic overview, and it's unknown how much of it has been modified by later generations.

When Yelagond woke up, he found many Saintess figure figurines around him, and he was so frightened that he dared not sleep for hundreds of years.

"Yelagond is Siergrag's mother... mother... I remember now, Aca is an orphan, isn't she?"

The Miss Doctor thought that the fact that she had put him in a sack back then had left such a long-lasting psychological scar on Ah Cao, his childhood must have been very difficult.

But even now, Miss Doctor has never heard Ah Cao mention anything about his childhood.

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