The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

The man said nonchalantly.

Fremont was stunned.

"You mean Theresis is going to rebel?"

"Yes."

"And then he has to wait for you to come back?"

"Correct."

"He also wants to write you a report on your defection?"

"Ah."

"Is this... a rebellion against you or begging on your knees?"

"Get this straight, Fremont. So many people want to kneel before me, begging me to give them a chance, but they don't even have the right to see me."

Qiao Yelan glanced at Fremont indifferently, her eyes no longer showing the warmth they had before.

The old man remained silent for a long time, then nodded gently.

“You’re right—back then, I was a beggar on my knees.”

He smiled wryly and touched his forehead.

"The title of 'Guardian of the Temple of Knowledge'... is nothing but self-aggrandizement; liches are merely slaves to knowledge..."

“I have never needed slaves, Fremont.”

Qiao Yelan gave him a friendly smile.

"—Because slavery is the least efficient use of life."

Chapter Twenty-Five: Young People Are So Easily Fooled

"Alright, that's enough. You're all very busy right now, so don't waste any more time on me."

Qiao Yelan smiled and waved his hand, signaling Herlinmat and Ivignad to stop.

“I have asked Professor Fremont to keep an eye on Koschche for you in three days. But don’t worry too much that she will turn against you. After all, this black snake is about to lose its home.”

“I’m not worried about Kosichek, but teacher, you should rest now, or it would be better if you rested in Vidonia for a while longer.”

Helena has not given up.

“No, Vidonia is in dire need of rebuilding right now. I need to find a usable supply route. Duke Wellington of Victoria will certainly not open the way at this time. Ursus and Syracuse are both quite hostile to Letania. At this point, we can only look for opportunities in Lungmen.”

Qiao Yelan shook her head.

"I can rest, but time won't stop and wait for me."

Seeing that the other party was so insistent, Helinmat could no longer persuade him and could only watch as Qiao Yelan got into the car surrounded by the Babel Tower team, and the convoy headed towards the Dragon Gate in the east.

“Hildegard...we have no time for sentimentality.”

"...You're right. The teacher has already gone to so much trouble, we must not let him down."

Herlinmat turned around, her face now showing only determination.

“Those officials and merchants are in your hands, Liselotte—my teacher said I’m only suited to be a sword, so I will do my best in that role.”

She left in a majestic manner with a team of guards. The list left by Qiao Yelan yesterday had not yet been completed, and it was not time for her to rest.

Ivignad watched her sister leave, sighed softly, but her expression quickly calmed down.

Just as Helena said, they must never let their teacher down.

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"Logos, please take this letter back to Kazdel and give it to Kal'tsit. Then you can just stay there."

When the convoy rested in the evening, Qiao Yelan handed him a letter with a smile.

“I’m sorry you came when we were short-handed, which is why I asked you to protect me. You must have your own reasons for coming to Babel. I believe you can see a lot by following Kal’tsit and Theresa.”

The succubus took the letter, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Doctor, do you think I can find what I want by following Dr. Kal'tsit?"

No, I'm just sure that if you keep following me, your faith will crumble.

Qiao Yelan certainly wouldn't say that; he simply nodded seriously.

“I believe in the wisdom of the former King of the Royal Court. Your mother sent you here, and I think it wasn't just an order, but rather that you genuinely wanted to come to the Tower of Babel to see how it behaved and to see the future of the Sarkaz, right?”

"Yes."

Therefore, I absolutely cannot let you continue to follow me, otherwise you will most likely regret it and, like Fremont, quickly flee back to your own court and never move again, never wanting to see me again.

That won't do. How can the ruler of the Sarkaz royal court be used so wastefully?

"So you should follow Dr. Kal'tsit even more. Her supporter, Princess Theresa—no, she should now be called Her Majesty Theresa—has accepted the Demon King's sword and become the new Demon King."

Qiao Yelan revealed information that was still classified.

"Soon, the Sarkaz will have to make another choice, and similarly, the nations outside Kazdel will react in their own way. At this time, you should stay in the eye of the storm to see everything clearly."

The banshee nodded, and just as he was about to switch to another vehicle, she suddenly stopped.

"Doctor, you said that Dr. Kal'tsit supports Her Majesty Theresa. What about you? Whom do you support? The Demon King, or Regent Theresis?"

Logos looked at Qiao Yelan and asked his question.

“I don’t support either of them. Theresa is too kind, so her ideals are too naive. Theresa is just a fake realist. He is essentially an idealist like Theresa, just not as naive as his sister.”

"But what makes him stronger than Theresa is that Theresa can watch all the sacrifices with indifference, stepping over endless corpses and blood, and continue to move toward her ideals—even if it means sacrificing herself."

Qiao Yelan gave an answer that was completely unexpected.

"Therefore, I will not support any of them, because their choices will only make the Sarkaz race sink deeper and deeper—I just hope that all races in this world can live together justly and equally, instead of one race rising up and other races having to be enslaved, or one race weakening and other races inevitably kicking it while it's down."

"So I am different from Kal'tsit, and our efforts are in different directions. Therefore, I would say that even if you follow me, you will not see what you want—because I am prepared to travel to various countries to persuade them to give up their hostility towards the Sarkaz, so that all the Sarkaz can return to their homeland."

Logos fell silent.

"This is so difficult."

"But I am very strong."

Qiao Yelan laughed.

"If even someone as powerful as me is unwilling to try, then wouldn't no one else be able to do it?"

The banshee was stunned and stood there for a long time. Logos then performed the most solemn salute of the banshee clan on Qiao Yelan.

"Thank you, Doctor."

"No need to thank me so soon. Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. Although I am confident, I am not sure I can really move this mountain. I might fail. — I regret saying it so confidently. I was indeed too young and impetuous."

The man waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly.

"Whether you succeed or not, at least you have the courage to dream and the willingness to pursue your ideals—so as a member of the Sarkaz, I should offer you my respect."

Logos said very seriously.

“Aren’t you also pursuing your ideals? Otherwise, with your strength and status among the banshees, why would you come to the Tower of Babel? There’s no need for such respect; it will only create distance between us—we are like-minded companions.”

Qiao Yelan looked at him intently, sitting in her wheelchair, and reached out her hand to him.

Logos gripped that hand tightly.

Yes, I will always walk with you—no matter what we encounter along the way!

Chapter Twenty-Six: Adams's Worries

Logos left with the letter.

That letter wasn't just to get Logos out of there; Qiao Yelan intended for Kal'tsit to divert supplies from the warehouse to Letania—supplies stored by other caravans.

The supplies in Kazdel cannot be touched right now, because Theresis needs them to supply the army and pacify the people—but Kazdel has more than just the supplies from Babel.

Because of the Lungmen trade center, land within the city is extremely valuable, and everyone who controls Lungmen harbors a natural suspicion towards those who rent large tracts of land within the city. Therefore, apart from local caravans, very few caravans can obtain sufficient warehouse space.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Tower of Babel would set up a huge warehouse in the wilderness south of Lungmen, taking a cut from every passing caravan.

Vidonia doesn't lack scarce resources right now; on the contrary, it's short of basic commodities that ordinary people need. Negotiating purchases now would be too slow and risk being choked by profit-driven merchants. So, it's better to just ship them out first and then slowly refill them later.

What if I can't fill it out?

Qiao Yelan said he would never use such underhanded methods as burning down warehouses with fire dragons. After all, business is business, and how can Babel continue trading without credibility?

So he planned to have Theresis come and give him a thorough dressing-down as soon as the war started...

When that time comes, Theresis will receive the supplies, and Qiao Yelan will settle the accounts, resulting in a win-win situation.

As for the fact that Theresis's reputation is ruined?

Are you kidding me? Sarkaz has a good reputation?

Moreover, it's never been a bad thing for Qiao Yelan and Babel Tower that Theresis is blacklisted in the business world—it will only make him more dependent on Babel Tower's support.

When Therese's value is consumed in something, that value does not disappear, but rather generates new value for Qiao Yelan in a new form.