(To all my fellow countrymen who are sick, hang in there! Perseverance is victory. Get through this hurdle and you'll be fine. Keep going!!!)
Distracted by Kairi Shishigou, Mo Zai managed to calm down. Although she couldn't be sure of the identity of this Eastern Heroic Spirit who claimed to be Wang Hao, she could tell that he meant her no harm.
Even now, she was wondering if this guy was actually the man her father was secretly keeping?
It's even possible that the queen, having discovered her father's infidelity, retaliated by getting involved with that traitor Lancelot!
The more Mo Zai thought about it, the more he felt he had touched upon the truth of the matter.
"Now that you've calmed down, can you answer my question?"
Wang Hao was unaware of Mo Zai was thinking at that moment. Seeing that Mo Zai had put down the greatsword in his hand, he elegantly poured a glass of wine and pushed it onto the table in front of him.
Do you think my father will have a good ending? He had a perfect opening and a wonderful process, but the ending was extremely tragic. Betrayed by his own son, his family was destroyed, and his country fell. With my father's perfect character, he will probably blame himself for all the mistakes!
Mo Zai downed the drink in one gulp and laughed maliciously, but his laughter was tinged with loneliness and pain at the end.
After all, she bore some responsibility for the kingdom's downfall.
"Don't blame yourself. The fall of the kingdom has little to do with you. Although Lily reunited the country, the contradictions that have accumulated over decades or even centuries cannot be eliminated by her alone. At most, she can only suppress them."
Just like the Great Qin Dynasty of our Huaxia, although Qin Shi Huang's great talent and strategy ended the hundreds of years of war and achieved unification, he failed to completely solve the problems. After his death, the country was once again engulfed in war until it came to an end.
Countless similar examples exist, which explains why conquering the world is difficult, but maintaining it is even more difficult.
Seeing Mo Zai's self-blame Wang Hao offered some words of comfort.
He had a very open-minded view of what his predecessor had experienced. Although his predecessor was one of the factors that led to the kingdom's downfall, he was not the main factor, but at most a catalyst.
In fact, most ancient dynasties perished due to insufficient productivity, and Artoria's kingdom was no exception.
The people were starving and freezing; without causing trouble, they had no way to survive, and the kingdom was bound to fail.
Is that so, sir?
Comforted, Mo Zai perked up and looked hopefully at her Master, Kairi Shishigou, hoping to get confirmation from him so she could feel better.
Compared to the mysterious Eastern Heroic Spirit before her, she trusted her Master more.
Strictly speaking, he makes a lot of sense.
After a moment's thought, Kairi Shishigou nodded in affirmation, though inwardly he was in a state of utter panic.
You have to understand, he's a traditional Magecraft, and he knows nine out of ten things about dealing with this stuff, but he's completely clueless about the rest.
However, what Wang Hao said sounded impressive but was actually quite profound, so it must have some merit.
"Very good!"
Mo Zai, who hadn't noticed that his Master was putting on an act, was overjoyed and slammed his fist on the table, becoming excited.
"I've heard you've always wanted Lily's approval..."
Seeing that Mo Zai had accepted his words, Wang Hao smiled and moved on to the second topic, but he was rudely interrupted by Mo Zai halfway through his sentence.
"My path to kingship needs no her approval, for I was born to be king, and my father's throne was rightfully mine."
She slammed her fist on the table again, adding several jagged cracks to the poor surface. Mo Zai arrogantly declared that she was the queen herself and needed no one's approval.
"It seems you've already conceived the path to kingship. Now, all that remains is to lay the foundation for that kingship. Before that, I have one more question: do you want to be a tyrant, a foolish ruler, or a wise and benevolent one?"
With a serious expression, Wang Hao asked earnestly, his sharp eyes staring directly into Mo Zai's eyes.
"Of course he's a wise ruler, and a wise ruler who surpasses even my father, who has a reputation for perfection!"
Mo Zai became even more arrogant. As the King Arthur, she naturally wanted to be an unprecedentedly wise ruler, at the very least surpassing her beautiful and perfect father.
"Very good!"
His serious expression shifted to a gentle smile. Wang Hao snapped his fingers, and a huge bookshelf appeared beside him, densely packed with thick books—at least tens of thousands at a glance.
"Here are the magnum opus of my life's work. Once you have studied them all, you will surely become the most Perfect King, surpassing all kings in history!"
Mo Zai stared blankly at the huge bookshelf, his gaze sweeping over the tens of thousands of thick books on it, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
"So many? It would probably take a hundred years to see all of this! But I like it!"
With a fist and palm clap together, Mo Zai energetically took out a book and began to read.
What is a hundred years? As long as she can surpass her perfect father, it would be worth it even if it took a lifetime. However, Wang Hao's next words left her completely petrified.
"Those are just catalogs; the real books are inside. This is a storage bag I crafted, with a capacity of one million cubic meters. I've set up Magecraft arrays on these catalogs. As long as you use magic to activate the corresponding array nodes, you can summon the corresponding books from the storage bag."
There's about 10,000 cubic meters of empty space left. You can store some of your personal belongings in there; consider it a gift from me."
Although his tone was calm, the smile on Wang Hao's face grew increasingly malicious.
Mo Zai, prepare for your Hell journey!
Mo Zai and Kairi Shishigou on the opposite side couldn't help but swallow hard. The million cubic meter space was almost completely filled with items. Just how many books were stored inside!
You're a devil!
After taking the storage bag and using magic to examine its contents, Mo Zai's entire body began to tremble, and fear appeared in his brave Wuwei emerald eyes for the first time.
"What, is our prince afraid and backing down? Is he preparing to give up the throne?"
With a mocking glance at Mo Zai, Wang Hao decided to give this brat a good taunt.
When dealing with this kind of arrogant and strong-willed brat, the best approach is to use reverse psychology.
As expected, Mo Zai had initially shown some hesitation, immediately reverted to her previous arrogance after being provoked by Wang Hao, and retorted forcefully, "Who's afraid? The throne will surely belong to me, and I will become the most Perfect King, surpassing all previous kings in history!"
"I've specially treated the storage bag; you can take it back to the Heroic Spirit Divine Throne to continue your studies. I'm leaving. From this day forward, we are enemies on opposing sides. I won't hold back next time we meet."
Wang Hao stood up, waved his hand, and left the restaurant without looking back, not forgetting to toss a gold bar as compensation as he left.
After all, although he tried his best to suppress Mo Zai in the fight, he still caused a lot of damage to the restaurant, so he had to compensate for it both morally and logically.
"No, my food, you devil! How am I supposed to live now?!"
Suddenly, Little Mo let out a mournful cry and knelt down on the ground. Even Kairi Shishigou, who was about to comfort her, was completely distraught.
That's right. Although it's only been two days, their appetites have been completely spoiled. After being nurtured by Wang Hao's artistic culinary skills, other food now seems like unpalatable pig swill!
"Hmm? What's that smell? It smells so good!"
Mo Zai was pounding the ground and wailing, suddenly twitched her delicate nose twice and smelled an enticing aroma. This aroma was also noticed by Kairi Shishigou nearby, and the two of them turned their gazes to the back of the restaurant.
Without saying a word, they rushed inside.
"Miss, this is what Mr. Wang ordered prepared for you—a total of ten thousand baskets containing one million xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)."
The restaurant manager, who was directing all the waiters to work, saw Mo Zai and his companion appear and quickly offered an apologetic explanation, though his expression betrayed his reluctance.
I wish I could keep these delicious xiaolongbao!
Unfortunately, having witnessed the previous battle, he knew very well that the girl in front of him was no ordinary person and was not someone he could provoke.
Faced with the choice between delicious food and his life, he wisely chose to save his own.
Call me Your Highness!
She glared at Mo Zai fiercely, then turned her gaze to the tens of thousands of steamed buns piled up in the open space behind the restaurant, her mouth watering.
Although xiaolongbao is just a common food in Huaxia, it has been elevated to its ultimate form through Wang Hao's perfect culinary skills and powerful techniques.
Not to mention, the ingredients for this batch of xiaolongbao were specially selected from a group of ferocious monsters he had brought out from the Clock Tower and the Holy Church. Both the taste and the energy contained within were absolutely perfect, making it the final gift for Mo Zai.
How are the preparations going?
Back at Millennia Castle, Wang Hao casually asked the clone of Darnic beside him.
Darnic is incredibly busy right now, having created a staggering ten thousand clones to command his android army and Wang Hao's hundred million-strong legion to plunder the Clock Tower and the Holy Church. Only one of his clones remained at the Millennia Castle.
"The stage is all set up; we're just waiting for you to showcase your talents."
With a wave of his right hand, Darnic's clone performed a noble salute and replied respectfully. However, despite his efforts to suppress it, his excitement bordering on madness was still clearly evident.
He couldn't help but be excited, after all, an unprecedented feat was about to be born in his hands, Thousand Worlds Tree Lineage he led would surely stand at the pinnacle of the world.
At that time, it won't be those Magecraft nobles who will acknowledge him, but he will have to acknowledge them. From then on, the Thousand Worlds Tree Lineage will be the King of the World!
"Okay, let's go then!"
Nodding slightly, Wang Hao walked towards the castle gate, which would be the starting point for Wang Hao official debut in this world.
Before long, the two arrived in front of the castle, where the Grand Duke and others were already waiting. Even Avicebron, who had been busy with his work, took a moment to come and witness the miracle that was about to unfold.
"My lord, may I borrow your power?"
After glancing at the hundred million-strong army and the android legion waiting in formation below, Wang Hao calmly spoke to the Grand Duke beside him.
Next, he will use the Millennia Castle as a base to expand across the entire Romania territory, transforming the entire country, with a focus on the Earth Vein beneath.
The Earth Vein are the foundation of everything. He wants to connect the countless tiny Earth Vein scattered throughout Romania, forming a network like tree roots, and then connect it to the Greater Grail to form a super-giant Magic Circuits.
Once this colossal Magic Circuits is formed, the entire Romania territory will become an Reality Marble, possessing infinite possibilities.
Of course, the reason for such a crazy plan was mainly because they had seized two super-giant Earth Vein from the Holy Church and the Clock Tower.
The ley Earth Vein of the Clock Tower is one of the three most top-tier Earth Vein in the world. The Holy Church doesn't have a large demand for Earth Vein energy, so its ley line is smaller, but its quality is still quite high.
With these two massive Earth Vein integrated, the entire Romania will undoubtedly become a sacred place for cultivation.
Most importantly, his plan would be of Mo Da benefit to the entire planet and all humans and living beings. Even if he couldn't gain the approval or support of the two major Counter Force in the Nasuverse based on these two points alone, at least he wouldn't be targeted by those two oversized little Loli.
Therefore, the plan is highly feasible!
However, achieving this is not easy, since his cultivation level has not yet recovered to the Heaven Realm, and he cannot complete the transformation of the entire Romania by his own strength alone.
Unfortunately, they have the Grand Duke, a former king of Romania, who has now descended to earth as a Servant Heroic Spirit and gained the approval and blessing of the entire country, enabling him to exert some control over Romania territory.
This turned the impossible into possible. Now that everything is ready, it's time to witness a miracle!