The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

As for the other purpose, we need to go to the next region.

"Lord Qiao Yelan, the Victorian Council has made all the arrangements for the delegation's entry into Londinium and is asking when you will arrive."

"Tell them that the Great Yan delegation will depart immediately from the territory of Grand Duke Cavendish and head to Londinium."

The final stop of this journey has also opened its doors to Qiao Yelan.

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The welcoming ceremony in Lentinium was grand and retro.

They still maintained all the rituals and regulations of the Aslan era, even though they personally hanged the last Aslan king.

Qiao Yelan even saw a human wall made up of steam knights—literally a human wall.

As a symbol of Victoria, the steam knight not only represents Victoria's technology but also its military power—no army could rival it in numbers.

Even the internal guards won't work.

As for how Qiao Yelan found out...

He only went to Ursus to create an inner guard because the cost of the Steam Knights was too high to bear.

If it's just the cost of materials and technology, Qiao Yelan could barely accept it. After all, while he might not be able to dominate the entire industry chain, at least no one on Terra can currently outmaneuver him.

The problem is that, besides manufacturing the armor, the people who wear it are even more expensive.

Victoria's public propaganda stated that only soldiers with the strongest combat power and the most outstanding military achievements were eligible to be selected as steam knights.

But in reality, it's simply because only someone like that can truly unleash the full power of this armor—rather than simply wearing a thick suit of armor that could crush you and then slashing around.

Expensive, rare, and subject to strict usage restrictions.

Each one is like a nail being driven into the coffin lid of this armor.

Originally, Qiao Yelan's next step was to settle for second best and create a youth version of the steam knight to see if it could be universally adopted. However, the research from the demon side came out, so the priority of the universalization experiment of the steam armor was directly dropped and placed at a trivial level.

However, when it comes to combat effectiveness, it really does prove the saying – expensive things only have one drawback: they are expensive.

These dozens of steam knights were Londinium's last line of defense, and also the reason why the grand dukes dared not actually lead their troops to Luoyang.

The coup that year only allowed the Grand Dukes to take action against the Emperor after these steam knights were transferred out of Londinium.

Even so, the fighting prowess displayed by the only remaining steam knight had already left the grand dukes sweating profusely—he was the only grand duke who remained by the emperor's side.

The Duke of Cumberland.

So after killing the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Cumberland, they hurriedly took their forces away from Lontinim, leaving only some intelligence lines behind—before the Steam Knights returned to Lontinim.

As a result, they didn't even have time to search for King Aslan's daughter, whose fate was unknown.

"Welcome to Victoria, Your Excellency Great Yan Envoy - it has been a long time since our last detailed meeting."

"Thank you for your welcome, Speaker Clovisia—as you said, the longer the wait, the more precious the reunion becomes."

Qiao Yelan politely bowed to the unicorn in front of him.

As time goes by and years pass, some things change so slowly that one might think nothing has changed at all.

For example, the unicorn that controls the council.

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“Is black tea the only option?”

"If it's Victoria's black tea, then perhaps just black tea will suffice."

Qiao Yelan smiled as she picked up the teacup, sending the rising steam into the ventilator's detection device. After receiving a report that it was non-toxic and harmless, she put it into her mouth under the mask.

“I originally thought you wouldn’t be going back to Lentinium so soon.”

"You've already issued the Unicorn Order, how can I just ignore it? What if you're in a bad mood and decide to suddenly unleash your amazing wisdom? That would be a devastating disaster for a planning enthusiast like me."

The woman called Clovisia covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"You're still as humorous and witty as ever—I suppose my reckless antics were part of your plan, weren't they?"

"I can only smoothly incorporate your messy antics into my plan, and make it look 'interesting' in your eyes as much as possible—that's all the poor wretch who has to clean up other people's messes every day has."

Qiao Yelan smiled wryly.

"I only hope that The Death of the King will be a sufficiently interesting drama for you."

"Ah, of course, of course it's interesting, especially as the opening act before the 'Grand Dukes' Conflict,' the plot design and character selection are very satisfying—and after such a dramatic scene, what follows is both magnificent and despicable villains seizing the country, which is both comical and tragic."

Clovisia put down her teacup and described her feelings with a surprised tone—

It was as if this were just a scene from a play that had just started playing at the Victoria Grand Theatre.

“This is not a compliment, Mr. Qiao Yelan. You haven’t seen that I haven’t done anything these past few years. I’ve just been watching with great interest as the members of parliament are swayed by the Grand Dukes, touching this and poking that, but in the end, they’re still just standing there outside Londinium.”

Her eyes sparkled.

"I've never had a play that has captivated me for so long before—and it seems it will continue to captivate me."

At this point, Qiao Yelan was a little puzzled.

Before my previous self fell asleep, I prepared such a grand show for this fun-loving lady to appease her—how come she got bored before the show even reached its halfway point?

"Then why did you issue that 'Unicorn Order' to the Great Yan in the name of the Council, demanding the complete extermination of Edward Atrias, the last descendant of the Drak?"

"Oh, you mean that? What, isn't this the effect you wanted? By having Kosiché spread the news and make a big fuss, you're forcing Wei Yanwu to make a choice—I saw through your plan, that's why I'm cooperating with you like this."

If I believe you, there must be something fishy.

Qiao Yelan inwardly curled her lip.

All he wanted was something like a letter of inquiry from the Duke of Scafford, but the Victorian Council sent him a "Unicorn Order," a diplomatic decree that even the Great Yan Dynasty couldn't ignore. That's why, even after the Emperor announced that the matter was a rumor, he still sent someone as a special envoy to Victoria.

Previously it was Zhu Ronghui, and now it's Qiao Yelan. In their missions, they both had to explain the truth of the matter to the Victorian Council in person.

After all, nobody wants to wake up to find several steam knights in their house.

Difficult to deal with, destructive, easy to escape, disgusting.

Well, although it sounds like a cockroach, that's how it feels for others—the council can use steam knights at no cost, but a country that wants to expel or destroy steam knights is a real headache.

"To be honest... I feel a little jealous. Aren't you a little too interested in that black snake?"

The pure white unicorn, puffing out its cheeks in anger, glared at Qiao Yelan.

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P.S.: It's almost Chinese New Year, how about we set up a bounty? My grades are terrible, I'm going to be broke after the New Year.

There's another giveaway happening, so please vote for my lucky draw prize.

I always write long chapters, and of course, paying off debts also involves writing long chapters, so the reward is twice the usual amount.

The reward for each chapter is 200 monthly tickets, or 20000 reward points, or 200 razor blades.

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Count 4200, 24, and 1200.

Since there aren't many readers, I'll keep it running for two weeks, until February 20th. On the evening of the 20th, I'll post a separate chapter to report on the bounty situation.

Chapter 117 Playwright

Qiao Yelan couldn't respond to this in a short time.

As someone who had just gotten out of bed with an ex-girlfriend, he keenly sensed something was amiss.

Like the Duke of Castells, Babel's intelligence database contained nothing more than the fact that the other party was a fun-loving person.

"Uh, you're joking. Koschei is just an ordinary partner. It's just that I need her presence right now to provide some assistance, so that's why—"

"He's making excuses again. Only scumbags make excuses."

Qiao Yelan spread his hands, feigning helplessness.

"Alright, alright, Your Excellency Speaker, what do I need to do to win back your heart?"

"Tell me your purpose in coming to Lentinium first."

Clovisia picked up a small cookie, put it in her mouth, and a happy expression appeared on her face.

"The first thing, naturally, is to send a formal letter to His Majesty of Great Yan. The so-called 'Drak of Longmen and Princess of Great Yan' is nothing but nonsense. There is no Drak in Longmen, and Princess of Great Yan is pure and innocent. Moreover, His Majesty has already bestowed a marriage upon her, and her husband is a noble young man of equal social standing."

Qiao Yelan spoke seriously, and the other side listened seriously—in any case, this was the final outcome of the matter to the outside world.

"The second thing is to submit a proposal on Lungmen currency to the Victoria Council. Da Yan hopes that Lungmen will also join the Lungmen currency system, serving as two key axes to connect this long and prosperous trade route."

"Is it the Great Yan's wish, or your wish?"

the woman asked.

"I hope."

"Hmm, so what's the next thing?"