You Don't Seem as Strong as You Think / Lady Black Snake: I've Really Had a Hard Life

The fact that the two sheep used to be her maids was something she couldn't casually tell outsiders, not even her best friends.

Therefore, the best approach is to simply laugh it off.

The day after Leithanian announced her joining Utopia, Siergrag, having tidied up his household affairs, also announced his formal joining Utopia.

Of course, almost no one paid attention to this message.

While in the past, Siergrag's accession to a country might have caused some international commotion, that's no longer the case.

Two hundred years ago, Siergrag's geographical location was quite important, but now the surrounding area is basically Utopia's sphere of influence.

Victoria, Iberia, Kazimierz, Gaul, and Kazdel.

They essentially monopolized this small country, rendering its geographical advantages and importance virtually nonexistent, and therefore paid it no heed.

But Leithanian, after all, is a great power that has participated in the multi-emperor wars.

At that moment, the Emperor of Ursus was writing a letter when he heard the news.

Emperor of Ursus looked down at his letter, which was addressed to Leithanian and addressed to the Twin Empresses.

The content is finished, several thousand words long, all about establishing an alliance.

Before the letter could even be sent, devastating news arrived.

At this moment, the Emperor of Ursus had no time to concern himself with anything else; all he wanted to know was why Leithanian hadn't announced it sooner.

No one knew that, to show my sincerity, I had been working overtime every night to write these letters of several thousand words!

The Emperor of Ursus was completely out of options, and finally decided to turn his attention to his arch-enemy.

Yan Country.

Before Utopia can even get past, it'll soon be expanding to our region. True Dragon, can you really sit still?

Chapter 724 You Don't Seem as Strong as You Think

The Emperor of Ursus immediately convened a meeting.

Since the situation in the country had not improved, most of the nobles remained in Saint-Junburg.

The work was getting busier and busier, but the situation wasn't getting any better, which greatly worried the Emperor of Ursus.

Meetings are held every day, and everyone seems to want to work 24/7, but the situation in China is still getting worse.

After acquiring a new body, Black Serpent basically resided in the capital, assisting Emperor of Ursus in handling national affairs.

But... it didn't work, and more than ten years have passed.

In the aftermath of the Great Rebellion, regardless of whether the circumstances in Ursus were good or bad at the time, the national treasury was always in a state of deficit.

There are always places that suffer from disasters, and there are always places that experience famine.

Ms. Black Snake and Master Huang had some connection, and she had spent a lot of money buying food over the years.

No matter how much more we buy, it won't fill this gap. Where did all that grain go?

That night, Black Snake returned to his lodgings alone. The place was filled with all sorts of documents, and there was only a small bed and the adjacent bathroom where he could rest.

The Black Serpent Lady had a beautiful figure, and the warm fireplace cast her graceful form on the wall, but her lovely face was as cold as ice.

They cannot kill them, they cannot imprison them, and they certainly cannot scold them.

When did Ursus become like this?

Now, Black Serpent knows that the people who have completely paralyzed this country are those incompetent nobles.

She had suggested this to the Emperor of Ursus several years ago, but it was met with ruthless opposition.

The reason is that these nobles had all rendered meritorious service to the emperor and stood by his side during the Great Rebellion. Without these nobles, I might have already been hanged.

Therefore, they cannot be killed, and... why should I trust you? Who knows if you will seize my throne after killing these people?

Should we arrange for your Snake Scales to become one of these nobles?

That makes sense, and Ms. Black Snake had no room to refute it, so she could only leave it as it was.

Because most of the Black Serpent Lady's suggestions were not supported by the nobles, she has been subjected to a great deal of harassment and criticism over the years.

Lady Black Snake opened a letter that had just arrived that morning by the fireplace; it was an abusive letter from the Duke:

"So you're an ancient Immortals? You're so beautiful, why don't you marry a nobleman? Maybe then someone will support your strange and wonderful plans."

"Or you could become our mistress, and if you serve us well, maybe we'll give you some money."

Asshole!

The Black Serpent Lady crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the fireplace, her full chest heaving with anger.

Even after living for thousands of years, one still can't help but feel annoyed when faced with these kinds of insects.

She had seen many despicable people, but so many insects huddled together were truly a rare and terrifying sight.

Ursus, what will you become in the future? Can I really succeed?

The nobility can be replaced simply with a new group of more diligent and capable nobles.

The strong will protect the weak... but my strength...

For the first time, Black Serpent felt powerless. Killing one nobleman was easy, killing two noblemen was also easy.

Killing dozens of nobles is easy, but killing hundreds is very difficult.

The Black Serpent Lady was handling some trivial official business by the fireplace.

Managing agriculture, building factories—the nobles dumped all the complicated tasks they didn't want to handle onto Black Serpent.

In their words: We need to deal with the threat of utopia, so you do these things.

Black Serpent knew, of course, that they were simply indulging in pleasure, for the winters of Ursus had historically helped the people of this region repel quite a few formidable enemies.

Besides, everything will be alright once the war machine is started.

My great Ursus has its own unique national circumstances!

But Black Snake didn't think so. The technology of Utopia was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Since arriving at Saint-Junburg, she and Master Huang had not been in contact for many years.

Aside from purchasing food from Utopia through private channels, she knew almost nothing about Utopia, and no information could be transmitted to her.

Who knows what changes have occurred in Utopia over the years?

With Leithanian joining Utopia, its power has increased even further. Can Ursus truly stand alone against the entire world?

War is a catalyst, but in the chemical industry, catalysts are used to accelerate reaction rates, not as a panacea.

"Master, you should get some rest. You haven't slept for six months."

A female Snake Scales approached, carrying a cup of hot coffee that looked extremely bitter.

The Black Snake Lady didn't speak, but simply swallowed the bitterness along with the scalding heat.

"If I don't do these things, those nobles will be even less likely to do them. Then the industry will collapse, Ursus will be even less able to resist Utopia's fleet. Tomorrow's itinerary is as scheduled. How is the construction of that factory from six months ago progressing?"

"The outlook is not optimistic; only 5% has been achieved."

"It's only 5% complete in six months. Didn't I personally hire a lot of workers and pay them high wages? This shouldn't be the efficiency. What went wrong?"

"Master... in reality, the workers only receive less than one-fifth of the wages we stipulate."

"Why didn't you tell me?! When did this start?!"

"The relevant person in charge wrote the letter five months ago and left it on your desk, but you haven't had time to look at it."

The Black Serpent Lady fell silent instantly, her red eyes filled with a blank stare.

His 1.9-meter-tall, voluptuous body seemed to have suddenly turned into plaster, wanting to breathe but unable to break free of the hard confinement.

After a long silence, she said to her subordinates, "Let's go back. I need some peace and quiet."

Snake Scales dared not say more and immediately transformed into a black shadow and disappeared.

The firewood in the fireplace crackled and burned, illuminating the cold, aloof face of the Black Serpent Lady, who looked utterly haggard.

After six months of tireless, sleepless work, this final straw finally broke her back.

Ursus is too backward; its government system is still the same one that's been around for decades.

While reports can indeed be communicated via radio, there is still no efficient way to process administrative orders, so they are all handled on paper.

The country lacked even advanced electronic equipment, resulting in a very low level of modernization.

Heavy industry exists, but it is mostly very crude heavy industry, with virtually no high-precision technology.

It's very inefficient; there are many things that can't be taken care of.

Another loud explosion of fire followed, and the black snake sat on the ground, burying its face between its knees.

Late at night, in the room where the black snake was, besides the sound of the fireplace burning, there seemed to be some faint sobbing sounds.

The voice was filled with deep resentment and helplessness, like a drowning person watching helplessly as they drown.

Adults often break down in an instant... Black Snake suddenly realized that she wasn't as strong as she had imagined.

Chapter 725 Black Snake Lady: My Life Is Really Unfortunate

In just a few decades, the black snake seemed to have aged tens of thousands of years.

Perhaps this is the punishment for all the evil deeds done in the past—manipulating people's hearts, instigating wars, and causing countless people to die tragically because of conspiracies.

An immortal black serpent, an eternal shadow hovering over Ursus's head—this is definitely not a good name.

In order to maintain social stability and uphold imperial rule, she suppressed uprisings and sent troops to beat veterans who wanted to fight for military pay.

Centuries ago, she had mocked a certain Immortals.

It is said that this Immortals is neglecting his duties and should not waste his endless time playing in the wilderness.

You should start a business.

At that time, the Immortals did not express any opinion, but simply looked at the black snake thoughtfully.

Looking back now, perhaps I was the one who was persistent.

It was another morning, and the Black Snake Lady wiped the tears from her face.

Gritting my teeth and leaning against the wall, Ursus can't live without me!

The Emperor of Ursus was practically the only person in the country who listened to her.

Although its usefulness is limited, it's still meant to make Ursus's life a little better.

Therefore, Black Snake wasn't entirely isolated and helpless, so even if he was exhausted, he had to keep going.

Ursus cannot do without me!

Once it falls, Utopia's fleet will conquer the land.

The black snake got up, but as soon as it did, it suddenly felt that familiar pain in its abdomen.

"Damn it, I should have switched to another body."

The Black Serpent Lady's body was extremely weak compared to the Great Beast; a single knife could take its life.

Therefore, some physiological characteristics are indeed normal, such as menstruation.

The reason I used this body in the first place was because Koschei had passed away, and one needs a suitable body to walk in the world.

As a spiritual entity, it initially possessed a physical body, but it had been sealed away for many years until it was unsealed a few years ago. Incidentally, it even attempted to seduce...

So Master Huang had also seen this body, but the Black Snake failed.

The long-term high-pressure work had almost overwhelmed Black Snake's body. Menstrual irregularities were a minor issue. In fact, no one, regardless of gender, could withstand such high-pressure work.

The current capabilities of this body are probably below Saria's; powerful, but not completely powerful.

After crying all night and having to get up to work in the morning, it's easy to catch a cold.

In addition, the special period of his body directly damaged the black snake's body.

He went without sleep for a full six months; even Terra Superman wouldn't dare to do something like that.

But she could not rest, nor could she expect those pleasure-loving nobles to carry out state affairs.

But what could the Emperor of Ursus do? His military power and the nobles checked and balanced each other, neither able to subdue the other, and they were locked in a power struggle.