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However, Gao Hai immediately objected, saying, "What are you all doing here? His Majesty the Emperor is currently unwell. Are you doctors? Are you just here to watch the spectacle?"

Gao Hai's shrill complaints startled the generals. Gao Hai was right; this was a sensitive time. If something happened to the emperor, these armored warriors would be implicated, as they were close to him.

“But… Lord Gao,” a general with blood still smeared on his beard couldn’t help but say, “there is chaos right now, and we need to know His Majesty’s condition so that we can appease the people.”

Gao Hai frowned. The fighting outside had stopped, but the unrest among the people was undeniable. Thinking of this, Gao Hai glared at Mo Mo, wanting to immediately question him about what was going on.

Because what's happening now is different from what they agreed on before!

Mo Mo, seemingly oblivious to Gao Hai's murderous glare, said, "In that case, the generals may choose to wait at the entrance. Also, please go to the guesthouse and fetch my assistant, the one with the green hair. With her help, I will do my best to treat His Majesty, and I believe he will wake up soon."

Several generals looked at Mo Mo with some confusion, looking at this Qilin Lord who still didn't know what was going on. However, Odysseus and Gao Hai beside Mo Mo seemed to take it all for granted.

So they couldn't say anything.

"Since it's Lord Qilin who gave the order, then there's definitely no problem. You guys go and guard the gate first, and while you're at it, go and call Lord Qilin's companions, and also bring Her Highness the Princess back to her palace."

"Furthermore," Gao Hai glanced at Odysseus and said, "Your Highness, First Prince, I apologize for the fright you have caused. I will have someone escort you back to the guesthouse, and we will discuss the details of the audience once His Majesty the Emperor has recovered."

Gao Hai's words left no room for refusal or backtracking; it was clearly a dismissal. Odysseus could understand this tone, and he certainly didn't want to stay in this troublesome place any longer.

The perceptive Odysseus had already foreseen the storm that might be brewing in the Chinese Federation. After all, the Blood Emblem incident in Britannia, more than a decade ago, was still fresh in his mind.

Perhaps... the Chinese Federation version of Blood Emblem is about to arrive?

"Then, I'll be leaving now."

Odysseus didn't say a word, and even started jogging. He had originally thought that coming to the Chinese Federation would be a trip to gain merit, but so far it had turned out to be an adventure that was anything but glamorous. Forget about getting the final treasure, he might even lose himself in the process.

Odysseus left, and the generals also withdrew from the palace, leaving only Momo and Gohai behind.

If they knew that Mo Mo and Gao Hai were the masterminds behind all of this, and that Mo Mo was even an unregistered person without an identity, they might actually be so angry that they would vomit blood.

With no one else around, Gao Hai's face immediately darkened, and he said, "Mo Mo, what's going on? This isn't what we told you!"

"Our original plan was for you to find an opportunity to expose Zhao Hao and his group's ambitions, then I would seize the opportunity to take over, and afterwards I would promise you the position of managing finances and provisions. But now, what kind of mess has this turned into!"

"Zhao Hao and the others are dead, but their deaths were too sudden! Now the Chinese Federation's power is in a vacuum, and the troops stationed around Luoyang are leaderless."

"That's bad enough, but with the emperor in such a state right now, have you considered that warlords in various regions might even rise up in rebellion, using the pretext of defending the emperor, and march into Luoyang?"

"Did you even consider all of this?!"

Mo Mo grinned, backing away as he waved his hand to wipe away the spittle Gao Hai spat out. He said with a look of disgust, "Plans can't keep up with changes. Who knew you would be so annoying? You were taken down by the other eunuchs as soon as you arrived in the Chinese Federation. It's already quite an achievement that I was able to launch a counterattack on my own."

"Furthermore, the Emperor's condition is also an unexpected factor. If I don't take drastic measures now, Zhao Hao and his people will truly seize power, and you will be doomed. Shouldn't you thank me for saving you?"

Gao Hai's expression froze. This time, he had to admit that it was indeed thanks to Mo Mo. Otherwise, Mo Mo might have escaped, and Gao Hai, who had entered the prison, might not have had a chance to survive.

However, he couldn't admit that, otherwise, wouldn't he owe Mo Mo a life?

Such a great favor absolutely cannot be allowed to fall into Mo Mo's hands.

"Hmph, I got out of prison on my own! When that fake broadcast you made, I immediately spread rumors that Zhao Hao and his group were plotting a rebellion. In the end, it was a prison guard named Li Xingke who decided to release me, which gave me the opportunity to lead a team to support you."

"Without my support, you would have had to go through a bloody battle, right? Now we're even!"

061 The Resilient Spirit Against Geass

"Okay, whatever."

Mo Mo didn't care, but Yui couldn't stand it anymore.

“Dad, Gao Hai is really petty and calculating. Even though Dad didn’t intend to use this to do anything.”

Mo Mo shrugged and said, "There's nothing we can do. As eunuchs, that's what they pursue in life. Money and power are what they crave most. Anyone who touches these things will lose their life."

"Well, now that things have developed to this point, Gao Hai must be having thoughts of going independent, right?"

“That’s right. Of the eight chief eunuchs, only one remains. If Gao Hai manages things well, he could even gain immense power. But don’t worry, Jieyi, he can’t do without us. Otherwise, if we leave him to face the Emperor alone, a naturally weak eunuch cannot withstand the Emperor’s authority.”

"At that time, his death will only be more gruesome."

"Gao Hai is a smart man. He can't be unaware of this. If I'm not mistaken, it's time for him to come out on his own."

As Mo Mo had expected, Gao Hai dismissed Mo Mo's debt of gratitude with a few words, and then, looking at Mo Mo who simply said "it doesn't matter" with a nonchalant air, his brows furrowed even more.

As Momo said, what we are facing now is both a tremendous opportunity and a tremendous crisis.

When the emperor is in dire straits, he will inevitably rely on the powerful eunuch. After all, relying on a powerful eunuch, who is destined never to become emperor, is more reassuring than relying on outside officials. The powerful eunuch craves power, but he will never actually sit on the throne, unless he goes mad.

The Grand Eunuch, who had been forced to rebel after Mo Mo's few words and was now completely wiped out, was seen by everyone else as having gone mad.

In this way, he was the only remaining Grand Eunuch, and the Emperor could only rely on him. But what kind of person was the Emperor? How could he rely on only Gao Hai?

As long as the emperor is willing, the chief eunuch is just a eunuch he can appoint at will.

In addition to the previous rebellion of the seven chief eunuchs, even though Gao Hai currently presents himself as a loyal minister and has made meritorious contributions in leading troops to defend the emperor, how will others in the Chinese Federation view him as a chief eunuch after such a thing as a eunuch rebellion has already occurred?

Therefore, it was not an easy task for him to secure his position as the chief eunuch, or even to wield great power.

He couldn't have done all of this on his own, at least not on his own.

The only person he can cooperate with right now is Momo.

Not wanting to fall from his current high position, and wanting to go even further, all he could do was continue to cooperate with Momo.

"Mo Mo," Gao Hai could no longer contain himself and said, "What exactly do you want to do? What is your purpose? Tell me!"

"You said before that you wanted an official position in charge of money and grain. I think that's true, because managing money and grain means a large amount of income, which is indeed something that is tempting."

"But now, I don't believe it anymore, because you probably wouldn't care about mere money and grain, or even an official position. What you crave... isn't the throne, is it?"

Gao Hai's voice carried a hint of gloom. Having witnessed firsthand how Mo Mo had turned the entire Forbidden City upside down, he didn't want to admit it, but he had grown increasingly worried about Mo Mo.

"Do you... want to be Cao Cao?"

This is Gao Hai's biggest worry. If Mo Mo in front of him simply has disruptive abilities, then he is still a potential partner, since Mo Mo's requirements are fine as long as they don't conflict with his.

However, if Mo Mo in front of him has too much ambition, or even the ambition to swallow up the entire Chinese Federation, Gao Hai should keep his distance from him. Otherwise, if the scenario of a snake swallowing an elephant is staged, he will be buried with Mo Mo's madness!

Although Mo Mo had already gone mad before, and that madness had been successful, turning Gao Hai and Mo Mo himself from passive to active, and even giving them a huge advantage.

"Cao Cao?"

Mo Mo pinched her chin and said, "Not interested."

Gao Hai narrowed his eyes, clearly not quite believing it.

"Honestly, I have plenty of reasons. Think about it, Cao Cao was practically the most wronged person in the world. He was called by name countless times every day, and when he finally tried to respond, he found that instead of being called, he was being cursed. Can you imagine how wronged Cao Cao was in his life?"

Gao Hai's eyelids twitched. Seeing that Mo Mo was acting strangely again, he really had the urge to kick Mo Mo away.

"I, a layman, would not believe such a reason."

Gao Hai suppressed his impulse and said, "Besides, His Majesty the Emperor won't believe it. You don't have to answer me, but you must come up with a proper reason to tell His Majesty what you really want to do."

"Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not allow such a dangerous fellow as you to be by his side. A guy like you is a madman from beginning to end, and he will lead everyone and everything around him to go mad as well."

"It's good that you won, otherwise everything around you would have gone crazy just like you!"

Hearing Gao Hai's words, Mo Mo was slightly surprised. Even Jieyi exclaimed in Mo Mo's mind, "Dad, he knows you so well! Why don't you two become sworn brothers?"

"Tsk tsk, if you're going to become sworn brothers, at least find a cute girl to be your brother and sister. I'm not interested in eunuchs."

"What a pity..."

Mo Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "Yui, what do you mean by 'what a pity'? Did you receive some bad information from Argo again?"

"Ahem... Daddy, nothing like that. Yui loves Daddy the most, mwah!"

Yui's voice disappeared from Mo Mo's mind. What did Yui mean by saying "What a pity" just now?

That's so suspicious!

"Tell me, Mo Mo, what exactly are you planning to do!"

Faced with Gao Hai's questioning, Mo Mo pondered how to respond.

Gao Hai was the person chosen by Mo Mo.

Momo accepted the mission from the world consciousness of this world: to change the current state of this world, to guide its development back to its proper path, to reduce the world's dependence on Sakura Stone, and to liberate the world consciousness of this world.

This is Momo's biggest task.

This task is not so easy to complete.

This isn't about winning or losing, nor is it about who Momo can accomplish by defeating someone. This mission is to change the world.

Perhaps Mo Mo is very powerful, and the girls around Mo Mo also possess great power, but compared to the entire world, compared to this world with billions of people, they are still far too insignificant.

Changing the world cannot be accomplished by Momo alone. What Momo needs to do is become the origin of all this, allowing everything to start from the origin and drive the world to turn on its own.

Compared to the Sakura Stone benefits that could only be enjoyed by a select few, the petrochemical energy industrial technology tree that Momo brought to the rest of the world was a technological achievement that could be enjoyed by everyone in the world.

As long as Momo spreads this far, Sakura Stone Technology will still exist, but this world will revolve around becoming more like the three worlds Momo previously experienced.

Only then was Momo's mission considered complete.

Therefore, within the Chinese Federation, starting from ourselves and with the Chinese Federation as the initial target, the development of the Chinese Federation will drive the entire world forward; this is an essential process.

And all of this started from [the beginning], and what role did Mo Mo play in all of this?

Today is the day to decide everything.

Just as Mo Mo was about to answer, an unexpected sound came from the old emperor.

The sudden sound made Mo Mo and Gao Hai turn around immediately, and to their astonishment, the old emperor opened his eyes.

Mo Mo's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the old emperor had once again been controlled by the power of Geass. However, to his surprise, the red light in the old emperor's eyes was flickering slightly.

"This is……"

When someone is affected by Geass, a faint red glow will appear around their pupils when the Geass activates. This red glow is actually very subtle; someone unaware of Geass's existence would likely only perceive it as a bloodshot vein.

However, someone like Momo, who possesses a favorable Geass and exceptional eyesight, can still see the difference.

Generally speaking, those afflicted by Geass cannot resist its effects, but this is not always the case. The power of Geass is actually a spiritual invasion of the world's consciousness, altering a person's original consciousness and thoughts, and this inevitably involves a process of conscious resistance.

If a person's individual spirit is strong enough, they can still resist Geass to some extent. When the power of Geass is unstable, the red circle symbolizing Geass power will begin to flash.

In the original work, at the end of the second season, when Nunnally was fighting against Lelouch, she almost defied Lelouch's Geass in order to protect Freya's activation device. As the person with the highest compatibility with Geass power in the original work, Lelouch's Geass power was also the most powerful.

Nunnally almost resisted this power, which means that Geass can indeed be resisted, but it requires an extremely high level of willpower and mental strength from an individual.

So, does the old emperor before Mo Mo actually possess such formidable resilience that he can withstand Geass?