“Have we ever been in arrears with the supplies we sent out?”

Qiao Yelan turned around and asked Kal'tsit.

"No, all supplies were sent on time and in quantity."

Kelsey answered quickly.

"Then it looks like there's no problem on my end."

Qiao Yelan turned his gaze back to the Sarkaz in front of him.

"So, it's you who didn't receive the supplies, Mr. Tracy?"

Sarkaz's expression froze.

"I'm asking you, Mr. Tracys - have you received the supplies sent by the Tower of Babel?"

"...Received."

Qiao Yelan nodded and pretended to listen attentively.

"Do you have any more questions?"

"..."

"It seems there is none."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand, signaling Kal'tsit to give a signal.

A loud roar was heard, and Tracy looked in the direction where the sound came from, his eyes full of shock.

A huge land base vehicle emerged from the dust. People who didn't know the truth might even think it was a land battleship from some country!

And on that land vehicle, there was actually a huge skeleton - the skeleton was so huge that it couldn't even fit into the internal cargo space of the base vehicle, and instead was pressed on the roof of the land vehicle.

What was even more surprising was that there were actually countless nerve bundles on that "skeleton", but these nerve bundles were heavily restrained and shackled, as if to prevent him from waking up again.

"That is......"

"You may have heard of His name—[Ursula]."

Of course Tracy had heard the name.

[Ursula the Thief of Time], [Ursula the Lock and Key], He has had many names, but what remains unchanged is the awe of His power.

This giant beast holds the key to transcending time and space.

"This skeleton... is in your hands!"

"This is just normal loot collection - can an unknown Sarkaz really defeat a behemoth that has been planning for a long time?"

Qiao Yelan said casually.

"I have to admit that it's not easy to set a trap for a giant beast that controls the power of time, but coincidentally, I am also a thief of [stealing time]."

“…What are you going to do with Him?”

"I just want to formally utilize the power of this giant beast. That's why I beat him into a vegetative state. Unfortunately, only one of the miniaturized space-time restraint devices that a soldier can carry has been successful, and it has not yet found a user. Now I can only wait for someone with a destiny to take a look."

The man's casual words stirred up a storm in Tracys' heart. It seemed that all strength and power were just props that could be used and studied in front of the other party.

Tracy stared at Qiao Yelan.

"What exactly do you want to do? You asked me to mobilize the army, and you brought the skeleton of this giant beast. You want to use Him to transport the Sarkaz army through time and space to a certain area, right? Who do you want to attack?"

He hadn't finished his sentence yet - were he planning to send him and his army to their death?

"Please be quiet, Mr. Tresis. I know you are now the chief of the Sarkaz Military Council, but please don't think about everything with a war mentality."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand in disdain.

"Ursula's power is time travel. The cargo wrapped by her power will remain in contact and arrive at another node from one node. I know it may be difficult for you to understand what this means. You just need to know that it means that I will increase my financial support for you."

Although Qiao Yelan's words were vague, Tracy was not a reckless man who only knew how to use a sword after all.

Although he is not very sensitive to business, Tracy has already realized how huge commercial profits such a nearly zero-loss transportation method can bring.

"Your intention is to let my army take charge of the security here?"

"Has our relationship reached such a close level?"

Qiao Yelan's pretended surprise in asking almost caused Tracy's blood pressure to exceed the threshold, but he could only stand there gritting his teeth.

Seeing that Tracy was still able to remain calm, Qiao Yelan stopped teasing him and spoke again leisurely.

"You should know that the Sarkaz army cannot be exposed to the eyes of any force at present, otherwise it will immediately bring disaster upon itself."

Tracy didn't say anything. Qiao Yelan's words were exactly what he had been worried about before.

Originally, as long as the city of Kazdel was not built and not made public to summon the exiled Sarkaz to return, other countries were not keen on attacking here. The war 200 years ago had proved this - a few Grand Dukes of Victoria and an Elector of Leithania, that was the total number of the coalition forces at the time.

But now it’s different - Dayan suddenly raised the banner of Longmen Coin, and Leitania actually expressed her willingness to accept this new currency and followed Dayan to drink soup.

This resulted in Kazdel, who was caught between Da Yan and Leitania, falling into a situation that was both enjoyable and painful.

The benefit is that with the expansion of Longmen coins and the construction of trade routes, the Kazdel region will inevitably enjoy a large number of ancillary benefits, which will be extremely favorable conditions for both regional development and population growth.

The pain is that once this region exposes a military force that is too powerful and does not belong to Da Yan or Leitania, it will immediately attract the joint stranglehold of these two major powers.

When Tracy realized this problem, he wanted to pull Qiao Yelan over and give him a good beating.

He saw through Qiao Yelan's conspiracy at a glance. When he discovered that his military strength was gradually beyond Qiao Yelan's control, the other party did not hesitate to open the gate to continue expanding his power, and even forced him to start laying off staff and only retain the most elite parts.

As for Tracy himself, he had to hide with his army like a rat, and at the same time he had to be grateful to Qiao Yelan - because the Sarkaz people really enjoyed these benefits.

This was the reason why Theresa and his sister were forced to keep their distance - Theresa's side was too mixed with good and bad people, and if he was not careful, his information would be leaked, which could bring disaster to the entire Kazdel.

"That's why I don't understand why you asked me to gather the army here. You have to know what kind of geographical conditions are needed to hide such an army, and what kind of energy is required. Now I just think you are wasting these forces for no reason."

After Tracy finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that there was something strange in Qiao Yelan's eyes.

It was a complex look mixed with pity and ridicule - usually seen when giant beasts look at ordinary people.

"You are right, Mr. Tracys. In order to hide your army, you need to find a huge, extremely secret geographical environment. At the same time, you also need to desperately eliminate any possibility of leaking the secrets here."

Qiao Yelan smiled and raised a finger.

"In other words, this place is huge, spacious, secretive, and you have cleaned up every detail of it—"

"——It's the perfect location to place the Ursula Channel Node."

Tracy stood there, feeling like his brain was about to explode.

Yes, the Sarkaz army would attract the attention of the surrounding big countries, so they needed a large enough hidden area, and they also cut off all possible risks of exposure - and Ursula seemed to be essentially no different from the Sarkaz army.

It requires a huge space, requires secrecy, and needs to cut off the possibility of exposure.

"If I ask you to help me find such a place, you will definitely use 100% of your energy to fool me. If I ask you to help me eliminate all possibilities of being exposed, you will definitely use 120% of your energy to figure out how to leak this place without leaving a trace."

Qiao Yelan's words sounded gentle and calm, but to Tracys' heart, every word was like thunder.

"So, I can only try my best to give full play to your subjective initiative - after all, only when it is closely related to one's own interests can everyone truly give full play to their intelligence and talents."

Tracy opened his mouth, but his throat was dry and he couldn't utter a word.

Because he couldn't refute anything Qiao Yelan said.

Tracy was always thinking about how to escape from Qiao Yelan's clutches with his sister and the Sarkaz clan.

Therefore, all of Qiao Yelan's malicious speculations were correct, and he also knew that denying them in front of Qiao Yelan would do nothing but make himself lose face even more.

He also figured out why Qiao Yelan was willing to confront him at this time——

Because when Tracy sees it with his own eyes, he will be able to understand the value of this [Ursula Channel] - which means that he will definitely take the initiative to help Qiao Yelan cover up this huge structure!

Many things, no matter how you describe them, will not make people believe them before you actually see them - but after seeing them, no matter how absurd they are, people will be willing to participate in them.

Yes, even though Tracy hated Qiao Yelan and wanted to get rid of Qiao Yelan, when Qiao Yelan came to him with a new cake, he sadly discovered that he still had no choice but to accept it.

Even before Qiao Yelan reminded him, he still couldn't see what Qiao Yelan's plan was - he kept asking questions foolishly, exposing his stupidity and short-sightedness!

In fact, until now, Tracy still could not fully understand the grace and mercy in Qiao Yelan's eyes - because he did not know what happened in Syracuse, so he naturally did not know that he was actually sold a second surplus value.

This is Qiao Yelan’s ability.

He just needs to let each chess piece involved in his plan play his own step - and only need to play his own step.

Because just by doing this, the entire plan he wanted to achieve would have been carried out.

To repeat once again, Qiao Yelan doesn't care what calculations or selfish intentions his pawns have -

The only thing he hated was people who couldn't even do his part properly.

Because the value of a chess piece to a chess player is limited to this.

Chapter 162 How can someone have no sound in his ears?

"..."

Tracy didn't know what to say now.

He was almost completely crushed by Qiao Yelan's power just now - if he didn't know that if he fell, Theresa would never have the chance to get rid of him, he would almost kneel down in front of Qiao Yelan.

And Qiao Yelan is very satisfied with the current situation.

He didn't want Tracy to become a barbecued pork lying on the ground yet - as he said just now, making him think that he was doing things for himself would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Now Tracy is working hard to strengthen the power of the Sarkaz. He believes that this is a contribution to himself, his sister, and the entire Sarkaz clan, so he has been doing quite well so far.

Babel Tower only invested in technology, and matters such as manpower and subsequent land development were all done by Theresa and Theresis.

Many people may not believe it, but now Kazdel's industrial level is even higher than Syracuse.

Because with the technical support of the Tower of Babel, the Sarkaz have begun to try to build mobile city plots - this is something that cannot be accomplished with technology alone.

Kazdel has actually already developed the supporting industrial production capabilities and other industrial lines. The first mobile city in history to be named "Kazdel" is moving forward slowly but steadily.

This is also the reason why Tracy has always been afraid of Qiao Yelan but has been helpless.

Because this guy's help to the Sarkaz is definitely not superficial, or delayed or perfunctory with some excuses, but he is truly helping the Sarkaz to rise.

The spread of agricultural technology helped the wandering Sarkaz fill their stomachs, the introduction of industrial machine tools helped the Sarkaz gradually become self-sufficient, and the Lungmen Coin Project allowed the Sarkaz to reap the most direct benefits - and the comprehensive introduction of technology has made it possible for the Sarkaz to own their first mobile city.

If Qiao Yelan just wanted to use the Sarkaz, there would be absolutely no need to do this.

So even Tracys felt a mixture of pain and happiness towards Qiao Yelan - on the one hand, the Sarkaz could not do without such help, and on the other hand, he always felt like he was drinking one cup of poisonous wine after another.

Qiao Yelan adheres to the principle of equal exchange.

The Sarkaz received so many favors——

So, what will they pay?

The answer was what Tracy had been thinking about and fearing all along.

So he wanted to stop accepting Qiao Yelan's help countless times, but he retreated again and again in the face of huge interests.

He could only accept Qiao Yelan's support while bearing his own fear.

And every time Tracy tried to regain some initiative, he would be pinned down by Qiao Yelan.

Just like when Qiao Yelan had just woken up, just like now.

Qiao Yelan and your brain are like two identical magnetic poles. The closer they are, the greater the repulsive force generated.

The closer a person is to Qiao Yelan, the further his heart is from his brain.

"What do you need me to do?"

Finally, Tracy could only ask hoarsely.

"Nothing, just help protect this place, and do some part-time work for Brother Tumu - you know, this place can't be known by too many ordinary people, so I have to trouble your troops."

It seems that you have even considered the surplus value of these people.

Tracy looked at Qiao Yelan, and Qiao Yelan just smiled.

"Recently, Syracuse has been a little unstable. Lady Sicily is preparing for war, and other families obviously can't just sit there and wait for death - so they don't have the time to spare to care about this place at this time, so you can rest assured that there won't be any talk of being attacked by everyone."

Is this why you chose to gather us here on the border near Syracuse?

Tracy's eyes became increasingly darker.

Rapid footsteps sounded.

"Your Highness Tracys——This is..."

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