Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

"Brother Odysseus, let's do it together."

Odysseus sighed, seemingly resigned to the fact that he could not escape this fate. He and Cornelia, one on each side, dragged VV's body away from the palace, leaving a long trail of blood behind, leaving only Xiuzenel with his eyes covered.

After a long while, Xiu Zenai finally lowered his hand. His face was still deathly pale, but most importantly, his eyes were pale.

A blue bird rune was flashing in his eyes.

A murmur escaped his lips, sounding like a sigh, yet also like anger.

"This is all...really interesting."

Author's Note:

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214 Tianren Group

The Chinese Empire, Penglai Island.

Penglai Island is an artificial floating island located near Nanjing, floating in the Yellow Sea. It was originally an artificial island that uses tides to generate electricity.

The construction of this island was a huge project that began before Momo came to this world. Utilizing tidal power was also an attempt by the Chinese Empire to get rid of the Sakura Stone power generation. Unfortunately, even in Momo's previous life, neither wind power, solar power, nor tides could replace the role of water power and fire power.

In Momo's previous life, thermal power generation was still the absolute mainstay, accounting for more than 60%, while hydropower only played a supplementary role, accounting for just over 20%. As for the remaining various power generation methods, there is no need to mention them.

In the past five years, the main development of the Chinese Empire has been thermal power. A basic power grid covering the city has been built, which can support the city's industrial and residential electricity needs. Moreover, compared with the expensive cost of the Yingshi Power Plant, thermal power generation has become increasingly cheaper with the popularization of equipment and the vigorous development of the coal industry, and has completely replaced the Yingshi Power Plant.

As for hydropower, it requires a huge investment in basic infrastructure, and other power generation methods still cannot replace the stability of thermal power.

Of course, Momo possesses mature nuclear power technology. After all, having traveled through the Accelerated World, Momo has access to nuclear power technology from decades into the future.

In an accelerating world, nuclear power technology is quite mature and widespread, and the accident rate of nuclear power has been reduced to almost zero. Unless there is man-made destruction at the level of war or natural disasters such as super-intense earthquakes that are beyond human control, it is almost impossible for any problems to occur, and even if problems do occur, there are ways to solve them.

However, Momo has not yet made this public because it requires professional talent and a complete nuclear energy industry system—which is currently a blank slate in the world of Code Geass, so it is naturally not something that can be built overnight.

At the same time, nuclear energy is a Pandora's box.

The world of Code Geass has a nuclear core, and there is even some scattered research on nuclear energy. Moreover, according to the original work, this thing will soon be brought out and combined with Sakura Stone to make the Goddess of Love brand black technology bomb.

Momo is still cautious about this. In any case, a mature thermal power system will not have much impact on nature and the pollution is quite small. It is not too late to bring out nuclear power after the situation has completely calmed down.

However, although it currently only has a large area of ​​thermal power, this is enough to render the artificial island, Penglai Island, which has been completed and is ready for use, useless.

Although Penglai Island can still generate electricity at a much lower cost than Yingshi Power Plant, its operating and maintenance costs are still far higher than those of the rapidly expanding thermal power system. Therefore, Penglai Island has become a burden, and the benefits of its power generation are barely enough to cover the operating costs, let alone the construction costs.

Therefore, the fate of Penglai Island became a major issue, and many people suggested that Penglai Island be repurposed to maximize its benefits.

At this time, an investment company called Tianren Group stepped forward and offered to buy Penglai Island. Their aim was to transform Penglai Island into a port and amusement park, invest in luxury hotels, and turn Penglai Island into a cultural and entertainment mecca.

This plan was a breath of fresh air for the Chinese Empire officials who were struggling to deal with Penglai Island. Moreover, the Tianren Group had a clear background, ample funds, and a highly feasible plan. Furthermore, it was guaranteed by Mo Mo, the brilliant strategist of the Chinese Empire. What was there to worry about?

So, the official in charge waved his hand and handed Penglai Island over to the Tianren Group. Gao Hai, who made the final decision, saw that Penglai Island, a useless piece of trash, could still be sold for a high price, so he did not hesitate at all and finished the matter at lightning speed.

Therefore, two years ago, Penglai Island became the private property of Tianren Group, and Tianren Group launched a massive construction project on Penglai Island.

The official in charge of handling the matter initially kept a close eye on the entire construction process of Penglai Island. However, how could watching others work under the scorching sun and sea breeze at the construction site every day be as comfortable as taking a nap at home?

Gradually, under the onslaught of the Tianren Group's sugar-coated bullets, no officials stayed on Penglai Island to supervise anymore.

Anyway, Penglai Island has become someone else's private property. They can build it however they want, play with it however they want, and keep the money they make and lose. What are these government officials worried about?

Therefore, no one cares anymore what exactly was built on Penglai Island, what facilities were there, or whether it was built according to the blueprints and plans.

What exactly Tianren Group did on it is probably unknown to anyone except the workers who worked there. Tianren Group has never revealed any of this information to the outside world, and the entire project is shrouded in mystery.

Some say that the Tianren Group even built a military base on it, equipped with countless strange weapons and equipment, and even has the ability to rival any country.

However, such legends were merely treated as jokes. Penglai Island is such a small place, at most it can support a few hundred thousand people, and it still needs external resources. What kind of fighting power could such a place have?

If warships are sent to surround Penglai Island, what can Penglai Island possibly do?

Similar rumors still exist, but they are all treated as mere rumors and no one believes them.

Now, Li Xingke is on a warship, gazing at Penglai Island in the distance. He is beginning to believe these rumors, and he even regrets not having listened to them sooner and become suspicious of Tianren Group and Penglai Island sooner.

In any case, it's too late now.

Not long ago, Momo and his First Flame had brazenly anchored on Penglai Island, and Penglai Island had already entered a state of combat readiness, as can be seen from the current situation on Penglai Island.

If Penglai Island were only filled with fully armed personnel, even if there were hundreds of thousands of people, or even if it were densely packed with heavy weapons such as artillery, Li Xingke would not have the slightest worry. The current Chinese Imperial Navy is not afraid of those things.

However, as Li Xingke looked at the small, oddly shaped aircraft and surface ships patrolling around Penglai Island, at their grotesque weapons that were almost disproportionate to their size, and then at the weapons that the Chu Huo had used to destroy a large area of ​​electronic equipment in an instant, he fell silent.

Although he didn't know why these strange weapons were designed this way, Li Xingke felt an eerie unease just by looking at their shapes.

"Have you figured out what's wrong with these things?"

Li Xingke asked calmly, and one of his advisors frowned and said, "I can tell from their expression, these things... are all drones?"

The staff officer's words immediately sparked the thoughts of those around him. Li Xingke nodded and said, "That's right, it should be a drone. After all, there's no space or entrance prepared for the pilot here; it can only be unmanned equipment."

"This...how is this possible? Unmanned equipment is fine for handling simple tasks, but how could it possibly cope with a situation like war? Qilin Talent...no, that traitor, doesn't he know about this?"

"Since he's called the 'Kirin Talent,' let's just say it openly. There's nothing to hide. Everyone, including myself, admires his talent and erudition."

Li Xingke said seemingly calmly, then continued, "However, since you all know he is a genius, there can only be things we don't know that he knows, not things we know that he doesn't. Is there any doubt about that?"

Li Xingke's tongue-twisting words had a very encouraging tone, but no one refuted him because everyone believed in Mo Mo's talent. If they weren't soldiers, they probably wouldn't be able to help but admire Mo Mo too.

"Since these things have appeared, it means that he has absolute confidence in solving the intelligence problem of unmanned weapons, and he also has enough of these things to make up for his lack of personnel."

"In other words, Penglai Island may have already become a super fortress. Damn it, so the Tianren Company that he guaranteed was actually his doing all along?"

Li Xingke muttered something to himself, but to his surprise, Mo Mo's voice rang out throughout the warship at that moment.

"That's right, this is a little backup plan I've prepared for myself. After all, I don't want to end up being abandoned after I've served my purpose."

Not only the sound, but then the monitor screen in front of everyone also became blurry, and then Mo Mo's figure appeared on it.

"Communications hijacking! You dare to hijack my warship? Are you declaring war on us... Your Highness!"

Li Xingke immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that their warship's system had been hacked silently, and Mo Mo had directly accessed the warship's system and revealed himself to them.

This really infuriated Li Xingke. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he saw the scene on the screen change, and a white-haired girl appeared next to Mo Mo.

The white-haired girl had long hair cascading down her back, with a lock of hair pulled out from the left side and placed in front of her chest, tied with a pretty gold ribbon adorned with two fluffy white pom-poms.

This outfit gave the originally quiet white-clad girl a playful air, leaving everyone who saw her stunned.

Who else could this person be but Jiang Lihua?

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Li Xingke immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed to Jiang Lihua. The officer behind him also reacted and followed Li Xingke's actions.

Although Li Xingke had already lowered his head, the image of Jiang Lihua's expression still lingered in his eyes—the image of a girl with a happy smile on her lips.

So... Mo Mo didn't kidnap Jiang Lihua, but rather did it for Jiang Lihua's happiness?

For some reason, the slight displeasure in Li Xingke's heart disappeared, and he no longer seemed angry about Mo Mo's betrayal.

"You are Li Xingke, right? Did Father Emperor send someone to send you?"

215 Which company has the best night raid technology?

Faced with Jiang Lihua's question, Li Xingke remained neither humble nor arrogant, and said, "That's not the case, Your Highness."

"The war in India has been basically quelled. What remains is to reorganize the government system according to the ethnic regional autonomy and the actual local conditions. This is mostly the work of administrative officials. Moreover, the local residents are very welcoming of the return of the Chinese Empire, so there is no need for me to personally oversee things in India."

"As ordered by the Central Government, I was to return to the Central Government to report back. However, on the way, I suddenly heard that Her Highness the Princess and Mr. Mo were studying abroad. Therefore, I took it upon myself to come to Penglai Island, hoping to pay my respects to Her Highness the Princess."

Li Xingke tried his best to keep his tone calm, but when talking about Mo Mo and what Mo Mo and Jiang Lihua had done before, he seemed unable to remain completely calm no matter what.

Fortunately, Li Xingke now has a considerable amount of experience as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard compared to the original story, which makes him more composed. In addition, he is now a naval admiral, so most people can hardly see any flaws in his words.

Although everyone knew that Li Xingke was just making excuses for himself, and that he must have been instructed by the central government, or even the emperor, to come and check on Jiang Lihua's condition.

Clearly, Jiang Lihua was in excellent condition, both physically and mentally, to the point that she radiated happiness, which made Li Xingke feel uneasy.

Putting aside Li Xingke's own sexual orientation, from the perspective of a subject, the fact that the princess abandoned her father and eloped with her teacher, and could still show such a happy smile, really indicates that the emperor had a serious problem in handling this matter.

Li Xingke didn't know the whole story of what happened that day. All he knew was that after the standoff in Luoyang, Mo Mo left Luoyang with Jiang Lihua. After that, the central government notified these high-ranking generals not to trust Mo Mo or anyone or anything related to Mo Mo.

This made him realize that it must be because the emperor disapproved of their relationship that they had temporarily separated.

Clearly, the young Li Xingke did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

“I understand. Now you see me, I’m fine. You can also tell Father that I’m fine, so he doesn’t have to worry about me, and he doesn’t have to send someone like you to follow me. That would make me very annoyed.”

Li Xingke felt as if his heart was being torn apart. Although Jiang Lihua's words were not directed at him, but rather venting her resentment towards the Emperor, he still felt a deep sense of grievance.

However, Li Xingke felt bitter inside, but he couldn't say it. He could only respond calmly, saying, "I understand, Your Highness. I will return to Luoyang immediately and convey your message to the Emperor."

True to his word, Li Xingke's warship started up immediately after a brief communication interruption, turning away from Penglai Island and heading north.

However, unlike when they arrived, all external communications on the warship have been shut down, and almost everyone on board is busy operating the entire warship in manual mode as much as possible, abandoning the electronic systems.

Clearly, Li Xingke was very wary of Mo Mo's ability to easily hack into the ship's electronic systems.

Meanwhile, in a command room on Penglai Island, Jiang Lihua, who was next to Mo Mo, let out a long sigh of relief, then took Mo Mo's hand and said, "Teacher, Lihua did a good job, didn't she!"

Mo Mo smiled and patted Jiang Lihua's head, saying, "Actually, you don't need to show up. I know Li Xingke very well. He's here to see for himself what's going on and to get a feel for things. At least for now, he doesn't seem to have any hostility towards us."

“That won’t do either. No matter what, he is Father’s man and the Admiral of the Navy. Teacher already has a heavy burden on his shoulders. At least on the side of the Chinese Empire, Lihua should try her best to share the burden with Teacher.”

As Jiang Lihua spoke, she suddenly blushed and lowered her head, saying, "After all, this is the responsibility of both of us."

"Ugh, it's so sour, I can't even look at it anymore."

Karen's voice suddenly rang out. Jiang Lihua looked up and saw Karen leaning against the door, smiling at Jiang Lihua, who had a shy expression on her face.

"Karen, you're making fun of me!"

Jiang Lihua pouted and made an angry expression, trying to make Karen restrain herself. However, what kind of relationship did Karen have with Jiang Lihua? Why would she restrain herself because of Jiang Lihua's little action?

"By the way, Lihua, how about that thing we talked about last time..."

"Wow!"

Karen suddenly said something inexplicable. Jiang Lihua understood what she was going to say halfway through the conversation. She immediately got angry, let go of Mo Mo's hand, rushed to Jiang Lihua, ran to Karen's side, and raised her hand to cover Karen's mouth.

"You can't say it! If you dare say it... I'll get angry!"

"Um..."