Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

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"...You are right. The teacher has been so busy. We must not let him down."

Helinmart turned around, with only determination on her face.

"I'll leave those officials and merchants to you, Liselotte. My teacher said that I'm only suitable to be a sword, so I will do my best in this role."

She left majestically with a team of magic guards. The list of people left by Qiao Yelan yesterday had not been completed yet, so it was not time to rest.

Ivignard watched her sister leave and sighed softly, but her expression soon calmed down.

As Helinmart 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, and then you can just stay there."

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

"I'm sorry, you came when we were short of manpower, so I asked you to protect my safety. You must have your own ideas when you came to Babel Tower. I believe you can see a lot of things by following Kal'tsit and Theresa."

The banshee took the letter, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

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

No, I'm just sure that if you continue to follow me, your own faith will collapse.

Of course Qiao Yelan wouldn’t say that, he just nodded seriously.

"I believe in the wisdom of the former Lord of the Royal Court. Your mother asked you to come. I think it was not just an order, but you really wanted to come to the Tower of Babel to see what Babel did and the future of the Sarkaz, right?"

"Yes."

So I can't let you continue to follow me, otherwise you will probably regret it, and then like Fremont, you will quickly run back to your own palace and never move, and never want to see me again.

That won't do. How can the Lord of the Sarkaz Royal Court use it so wastefully?

"So you should follow Dr. Kal'tsit. The lady she supports, Her Highness Theresa, no, now she should be called Her Majesty Theresa, has accepted the Sword of the Demon King and become the new Demon King."

Qiao Yelan revealed information that is still confidential.

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

The banshee nodded, and just when he was about to change to another car, he suddenly stopped.

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

Logos looked at Qiao Yelan and asked his own question.

"I don't support any of them. Theresa is too kind, so her ideals are too naive, and Theresis is just a disguised realist. He is essentially the same as Theresa, an idealist, but not as naive as his sister."

"But what makes him stronger than Tresis is that he can watch all the sacrifices with indifference, step on endless corpses and blood, and continue to move towards his ideals - even if it means putting himself in the shoes of others."

Qiao Yelan gave an answer that was completely unexpected to him.

"So I won't 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 fairly and equally. It's not that if one race rises, the other races must be enslaved, and if one race weakens, the other races must step on it."

“So Kal’tsit and I are different, and we each work towards different goals. That’s why I would say that even if you follow me, you won’t be able to see what you want—because I plan to travel to various countries and persuade them to give up their hostility towards the Sarkaz, so that all the Sarkaz can return to their homeland.”

Logos was silent.

"This is so difficult."

"But I'm strong."

Qiao Yelan laughed.

"If even someone as powerful as me is unwilling to try, then no one else can do it?"

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

"Thank you, Doctor."

"No need to thank me so early. The prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. Although I am confident, I am not sure that I can really move this mountain. I might fail. I kind of regret saying it so coolly. It turns out that I am still a little too young and impetuous."

The man waved his hands a little embarrassedly.

"Whether you succeed or not, at least you have the courage to think about it and are willing to practice your ideals. As a member of the Sarkaz, I should pay my respects to you."

Logos said seriously.

"Aren't you also practicing your ideals? Otherwise, with your strength and your status among the banshees, why did you come to the Tower of Babel? There is no need to be so respectful, it will only distance us - we are like-minded people shoulder to shoulder."

Qiao Yelan also looked at him seriously, sat in his wheelchair, and stretched out his hand to him.

Logos squeezed that hand tightly.

"Yes, I will keep walking with you - no matter what we encounter along the way!"

Chapter 26 Adams's Concerns

Logos left with the letter.

The letter was not just to get Logos away. Qiao Yelan was planning to have Kal'tsit transfer supplies from the warehouse to Letania - supplies stored by other caravans.

The current supplies in Kazdel cannot be moved, because Tracy needs those supplies to supply the army and calm the people's hearts - but the Kazdel area has more than just supplies from the Tower of Babel.

Because Longmen is a trade center, every inch of land in the city is worth a lot of money, and everyone who controls Longmen is naturally suspicious of people who rent large tracts of land in the city. Therefore, except for local caravans, few caravans can get enough warehouses for their use.

So it is not surprising that Babel Tower would open a huge storage station in the wilderness south of Longmen and take advantage of all the caravans passing by.

There is no shortage of scarce materials in Vidunia right now, but instead, various bulk basic commodities in demand by civilians are in short supply. If we negotiate a purchase now, it will not only be too slow, but we will also be choked by merchants who are only interested in profit. So it is better to just transport the goods away first, and then slowly refill them at worst.

What if I can’t fill it out?

Qiao Yelan said that he would never use such a shameful method as burning the warehouse with a fire dragon. After all, business is business, and how can Babel Tower do business without its credibility?

So he planned to have Tracy come over and wash it right after the battle...

By then, Tracy would have obtained the supplies and Qiao Yelan would have settled the account. It would be a win-win situation.

As for Tracy's bad reputation?

Are you kidding? Sarkaz have a good reputation?

Moreover, Tracy being blacklisted in the business world is never a bad thing for Qiao Yelan and Babel Tower - on the contrary, it will make him more dependent on Babel Tower's support.

When Tracy's value is consumed on something, this value will not disappear, but will create new value for Qiao Yelan in a new form.

What is the real Sarkaz blood demon?

A few days later, Longmen.

An ordinary convoy drove into this mobile city in the western part of Dayan in a low-key manner, but the place where they finally stopped was not ordinary.

That was the ancestral land of the Shi Huaiya family.

Adams Shihuaiya, the current head of the Shihuaiya family, who is known as the "sick tiger", led the team in person to welcome the convoy despite his weak body.

Then he saw Qiao Yelan being pushed down.

"Long time no see, Adams."

"Long time no see, Doc - I didn't expect you'd ride this thing before me."

"Hahaha, that's true. After all, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or an accident."

The two men walked side by side, but did not go towards the mansion that was decorated with lights.

"Where's that little Beatrix?"

"I locked her in her room before the banquet officially started."

Adams led Qiao Yelan to a secluded garden, and after the servant put down the tea, he asked everyone to leave.

Qiao Yelan raised his hand, and Outcast behind him also let go of his hand and retreated ten meters away.

"We just took down Longmen, and you sent me an invitation on the occasion of Beatrix's birthday party. I'm afraid it's not just to trick me into giving your granddaughter a birthday present, right?"

"Of course not - Longmen is now back in the hands of Dayan. Wei Yanwu's identity and the power in his hands are enough to suppress Longmen until he dies of old age. Unless Ursus dares to declare war on Dayan, even if Kosice comes back, it will be impossible to change the political structure of Longmen..."

Qiao Yelan impatiently knocked on the cup with a spoon, interrupting the other person.

"Get to the point, Adams, get to the point - we are all very ill, so don't waste each other's time."

"...Okay, the point is - Wei Yanwu doesn't actually need me anymore."

Adams finally said this, and he said it very helplessly and very clearly.

"The power in his hands is too strong. I have never seen such a terrifying army. Even the strongest guards of the Dukes of Victoria are just toddlers in front of them. I even think that in terms of individual combat capabilities, perhaps only the Steam Knights that have been lost for two hundred years can match them."

“So you’re worried.”

Qiao Yelan looked at Adams, who had a sad face, with interest.

"How can I not worry? Although the Shi Huaiya family is wealthy, no amount of gold and silver can stop a sharp blade. If he wants to do it, he can completely abandon me and become the banker himself. It won't take long for him to have wealth comparable to mine - this is Longmen!"

"I think you should have more confidence in Wei Yanwu. He is not the kind of person who would turn his back on you."

"Yes, I admit that he is still an upright young man - but the blood flowing in his body is not for show! He is the elder brother of the current Great Yan Emperor. Even if he hadn't run away, the position of emperor would have been his! And the struggle for the succession of the Great Yan royal family, even when I was still in Victoria, I knew how terrible it was!"

Adams' voice became a little excited.

"People are always changing, especially a politician in a high position. I cannot rely on so-called friendship to restrain a politician. This is the most ridiculous behavior!"

"Your illness doesn't seem to have made you a fool, Adams. Tell me, how can you help me?"

Qiao Yelan seemed to have finally brought up the nature of the matter and asked the other party lazily.

"Do you want me to help you find Kosice?"

"Let's not talk about whether Kosice can come back or not. Even if she comes back, she won't be a threat now."

"So you want me to find a way to build a strong military force for you to counterbalance Wei Yanwu?"

"I might die sooner if I do this."

"Oh, I see. You want to move to another place again? Just like the time you wanted to leave Victoria? No problem. You see, there has just been a coup in Leitania, and there is a lot of work to be done. I have some connections there..."

"If we change again, my Shi Huaiya family will become slaves of three surnames - it won't make any difference if that one dies."

The scene fell silent.

Adams narrowed his eyes and looked at the bored Qiao Yelan.

The methods the other party mentioned were only temporary solutions, and it seemed like they were trying to test me. This test was very similar to the last one...

"You already have a solution?"

"I can barely walk right now, but I came running over as soon as you sent me the invitation - do you think I'm attracted to your little granddaughter?"

"It's a deal! My Shi Huaiya family won't ask for anything else, but I will provide you with enough dowry!"

Adams' eyes lit up.

"You're so shameless! I still have some dignity!"

Qiao Yelan cursed loudly, grabbed the briefcase next to the wheelchair, and slapped Adams in the face.

"Let me finish reading what's inside!"

Chapter 27 Adams' Choice

Adams opened his briefcase and took out the documents inside, not ignoring a single word.

Qiao Yelan was lazily basking in the sun and drinking tea nearby.

After a long time.

"The tea is cold."

"Someone come here - wait, no need to come over."

Adams stood up and put the file down.