bookcurios Chapter 104 Waiting for the War to End
Chapter 104 Waiting for the War to End
"Aren't you really going to reconsider?"
Bernice, the nun from the Lantern Dream, knelt before Lind.
This was the fourth time the nun he had met in his dream had come to Lind, this time in reality.
But Linde still refused outright: "No, at least not now. Your doctrines are too radical. There can be no blatant cults on my territory."
Linde was quite polite, after all, the other party had shared the Brain Servant technology with Linde, which could directly help the territory greatly improve its computing power.
But this thing is too strange. Calling it a cult is not an exaggeration. In their eyes, people are just expendable commodities.
This technology directly uses people as nodes, and each time it requires a large number of people. If Linde really takes this step, then he will only be able to rule by violence in the future, which is really not worth the loss.
This so-called orthodox goddess religion, Lantern Dream, basically treats every day as the end of the world, ruthlessly exploiting human resources. But for Linde, the situation has not yet reached that point of crisis, at least Linde cannot see the so-called apocalyptic scene.
"Then at least one contact point should be set up, right?"
“You can contact my bards.”
After Linde finished speaking, Lucanus bowed.
"Ok."
Bernice sighed. The huge obelisk erected among the gray-collar workers was seen as a manifestation of the technology of the Golden Age in this era, and she was eager to establish a cooperative relationship with Linde.
Linde wasn't entirely without a chance; if the other party could provide a method for achieving a perfect lucid dream, Linde might risk helping them clear their name.
However, perfect lucid dreaming is also a black box technology for the Lantern Dream, as they do not know the specific principles and can only proceed under the influence of the divine lantern left by the goddess.
Furthermore, remote online dreaming also requires the consumption of brainpower computing power.
In short, while there was some cooperation between the two sides during their mutual tug-of-war, it was minimal and fell within the scope of normal transactions between lords and cultists.
"Finally, we must remind you that there may be a major change in Augustine's situation in the capital."
Bernice raised her eyes and gave Lucanus a defiant look.
"This is information that even your bards can't get their hands on."
"I understand."
Lind wasn't surprised. After all, Lucanus wasn't omnipotent. It was already quite remarkable that he could grasp intelligence about the North. The capital city mostly just tried to maintain a basic intelligence system.
"Then the next batch of supplies will be at the same place. Remember to receive them."
After saying this, Lind dismissed Bernice.
Not long after, Lena curiously pushed open the door and entered the study.
"You're always so secretive, Linde, what are you two talking about?"
"It's just some business stuff."
Regardless of the circumstances, the other party was a cult, and in Lena's mind, they were the kind of people that Knight Lars needed to defeat. Out of concern for Lena's safety, Lind decided to try to keep the two sides away from each other as much as possible.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's look at my new drawings."
Lena drew a completely simplified locomotive that could carry a primary sand container for direct use in the mine.
To be honest, the mines are probably the most advanced places in terms of equipment besides the military and laboratories. Linde is not worried about overproduction. Not to mention that he can sell to the elves, almost everyone in the territory has a feeling that war will come when winter ends, and they will only complain that the equipment is not fast enough.
Doug's issuance of Doug coins was definitely not just for his own and the nobles' benefit. Even if the internal affairs were in complete disarray, as long as the war was won, it would be a winner-takes-all situation. Although the method was crude, Doug did accumulate a large amount of wealth in a short period of time with these poorly made paper currencies.
"Linde, what are you going to do after the war is over?"
Lena suddenly asked with a serious expression.
Clearly, the war won't end so quickly. Even if Lind manages to defeat Doug and Rena's other two uncles in a flash, the next challenge will be a war between the royal family and the demons.
Linde only had one path to take.
Perhaps after unifying the North, there is another 1.5 path: to continue submitting to the King and become another Grand Duke of Lars. But clearly, this would be more difficult than a direct confrontation with the King.
But Linde still carefully considered the impossible future: "Go teach. You may not believe it, but I was a teacher in my previous life, although I taught easy subjects."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Lena put her hands on her hips and said coquettishly, "As the son-in-law of the Lars family, can't you have a little more ambition?"
"what?"
Linde was a little surprised. Why did Lena suddenly have an epiphany today? You see, although there were many radicals under Linde and conservatives who thought the radicals were too conservative, Lena was different from all of them. She was basically the type who preferred a husband, children, and a warm bed.
Although I don't have children yet, I will have them sooner or later.
"Don't you want to be the prime minister?"
"Uh......"
Well, it seems I was overthinking it. Lind had to admit that Lena was indeed very smart, but her political intelligence was never high.
If Linde were to become prime minister now, Cran Augustine would probably be losing sleep, especially since Augustine III had granted the prime minister too much power in order to counter the Grand Duke of Lars.
Not to mention the king, Lind himself probably couldn't sleep either, and might even awaken some fetish for killing in his dreams.
"Grandpa said that the prime minister is the highest-ranking official. He wanted to be prime minister when he was young. And Linde, if you were prime minister, you would definitely govern the country very well, right?"
It seems that Grand Duke Lars was indeed very young when he was young, but it's not hard to understand why he always had unrealistic fantasies about the royal family.
"Okay, I'll try my best."
Although Linde really wanted to say, "Is there any possibility that we can only be officials with a higher rank than the prime minister now?", seeing Lena's expectant gaze, Linde still affectionately patted Lena's head.
After Lena left, Lind asked in a low voice, "Can you find out what the royal upheaval mentioned in the lantern dream is all about?"
"It might require some hidden elements, but I will try my best."
"Go for it. The undercover story is there for those kinds of moments."
Lucanos disappeared into the shadows and said, "You are becoming more and more like a king, as long as you are not in the presence of your wife. My king, I look forward to the day you ascend the throne."
Meanwhile, in the royal capital, Crane Augustine was writing something furiously.
"Cough cough!"
Unable to stop coughing, Crane immediately covered his mouth with his hand. Looking at the pools of blood on his hand, Crane's vision became slightly blurred.
The attendant next to him immediately took out a silk handkerchief to wipe away the bloodstains from Crane.
However, looking at the reform documents, Kram smiled instead.
It was indeed the right decision to entrust the reform to Lilith; she is extremely talented, even more so than most of Cran's brothers and sisters.
Although the time was short, Lilith had already brought the important industries in the capital under the control of the royal family and the church, laying a solid foundation for Cran's reforms.
Moreover, with the support of her dual identity as a saintess and the future queen, Kran can hand over most of her power to Lilith.
To be honest, Crane understood his father somewhat, because his actions were very similar to Augustine III's decision to distribute most of his power to the prime minister in order to counter Lars.
Watching the servant carefully wiping his hands, Crane finally made up his mind and said, "Go to my elder brother's place."