Oh no, I really became Cao Mengde!

I, Cao Mengde, don't like other people's wives at all! I took in other people's wives just to win their hearts. I couldn't bear to see the families of my favorite counselors and soldiers being displaced, so I settled other people's mothers and children. I didn't take them in because of other people's wives!

"Uh, Mary, you don't have to be like this." Cao Mengde said awkwardly. He could feel Roman and Da Vinci looking at him with strange eyes. "Why don't you tell me what your compensation is?"

"OK then."

Olga Marie raised her head again.

Cao Mengde didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to see Olga Marie show a moment of regret.

Where did that cold and arrogant young lady go?

Chapter 50: Just a name, what's the big deal?

The compensation Olga Marie offered was simple, but not simple either.

"I plan to hand over the position of director of Chaldea to you, and all the power over Chaldea will be given to you." Olga Marie said seriously.

She thought about it carefully and realized that she really did not have the ability to lead others or be a manager.

If she really had leadership and management talents, she wouldn't have managed Chaldea into the mess it is now, and she wouldn't have to rely on Leif to manage Chaldea.

After this period of time, Olga Marie has come to the realization that there is no need for her to cling to the position of director of Chaldea, and it would be better to hand it over to someone more capable.

And now the most capable person - who else could be qualified except Cao Mengde, the man who has merged Cao Cao's soul?

Boss Cao used to be in charge of not a small organization like Chaldea, but an entire country - a country with a population of millions.

His leadership and management abilities are undoubtedly top-notch, and letting him sit in the position of director of Chaldea is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

After hearing Olga Marie's words, Cao Mengde hadn't said anything yet, and Roman said in surprise: "Director, you are actually going to hand over Chaldea to Mr. Cao? Didn't you say before that Chaldea is yours and no one can take it away?"

"The past is the past, and the present is the present!" Olga Marie crossed her arms and said unhappily, "I have figured it out now. Chaldea will not get better in my hands. It may become worse and worse, just like Leif said."

"Rather than this, I might as well hand it over to someone capable to manage it, and I'll just be a mascot."

Then, she looked at Cao Mengde who was thinking, and asked expectantly: "How about it, Mr. Cao? Can you accept this compensation?"

In fact, in addition to the things mentioned above, Olga Marie actually has her own little thoughts.

Chaldea is Olga Marie's property after all. It would be difficult for others to take it away, and the Animusphia family would not agree to it.

But if she transferred it to someone else herself, and it was a young man, and if there was some emotional involvement, the nature of the matter might be different.

This Chaldea will be Olga Marie's dowry to Cao Mengde!

Although Olga Marie felt that Cao Mengde had no intentions towards her in that way, and that she could not compete with a charming woman like Tomoe Gozen, it didn't matter. She just needed to stay by Cao Mengde's side and get his approval!

She already owed Cao Mengde a lot, but she didn't dare ask for anything in return.

If Cao Mengde knew what Olga Marie was thinking, he would probably say to her, "Don't be so humble."

After some thought, Cao Mengde answered seriously: "Mary, I've thought about it, you should be the director of Chaldea. I won't accept it."

"Hey, why?" Olga Marie's eyes flickered. Did he guess what she was thinking?

However, Cao Mengde had no idea of ​​her little thoughts and had never thought about this possibility.

He had his own reasons for rejecting Olga Marie.

"Because I'm tired of being a leader and don't want to be one anymore." Cao Mengde answered straightforwardly.

Although this answer was not what Olga Marie expected, it made sense.

In fact, Cao Cao thought so. He embarked on the path of leadership because of some ambitions during his lifetime and built a huge country with his life.

He is tired.

It would be easier for him to be a Master.

"But I don't have the ability to manage Chaldea." Olga Marie still wanted to hand over her position to Cao Mengde.

Cao Mengde shook his head slightly. "Mary, no one is born with the ability to lead or manage. It's something that you learn and grow up with little by little. If you feel that you are not capable enough, you can seek help from me, Roman, or Da Vinci and overcome it yourself."

"You are now escaping, and the more you do this, the less likely you are to become the person you want to be."

Listening to Cao Mengde's earnest words, Olga Marie fell silent. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.

Yes, no matter how you look at it, her current behavior is an ostrich-like evasion behavior.

Will such behavior be recognized by my father and others?

Yes, it won’t.

"How about this, Mary." Cao Mengde thought for a moment and suggested, "Just treat it as an assessment of yourself. From now on, your position as the director of Chaldea will enter the assessment period. During this time, you must study hard and learn how to be a good leader and manager, while Roman, Da Vinci and I will conduct a long-term assessment of you."

"If we confirm through assessment that you really don't have the talent in this area, then I will take over your position. What do you think?"

Cao Mengde looked at Roman and Da Vinci, asking for their opinions.

"It sounds great. As the technical manager of Chaldea, I agree to this proposal." Da Vinci said with a smile.

Roman nodded and said, "Mr. Cao's suggestion is indeed very good. By assessing whether the director is competent for the position during learning, it can be foreseen that the director will gradually grow up in the future and perfectly take on this position. I agree!"

Olga Marie was actually a genius, but she was too self-denying and thus did not allow her talent to be revealed.

If she could be stronger and more confident, although she could not become a genius like Kirshtalia Wodaym, she could become a genius like Lanis El-Melloi Archizolti.

Then, Cao Mengde looked at Olga Marie and smiled: "Mary, what do you think?"

After a long silence, Olga Marie sighed and said, "Okay! Since you all agree, why do you still need to ask for my opinion? You can even kick me out of the position of director of Chaldea."

"How can that be possible?" Cao Mengde shook his head. "Isn't this just a plot to usurp the throne? I won't do such a thing."

"But didn't you once--"

Before Roman finished speaking, Cao Mengde gave him a murderous look, which frightened Roman so much that he shuddered: "I didn't say anything!"

Anyway, the matter was settled, and except for the four people present, no one else knew that the position of the director of Chaldea was almost going to be replaced.

But even if you knew, you probably wouldn't react too much.

"Oh, there's one more thing I want to say."

Olga Marie smiled and said to Cao Mengde, "We have prepared the ceremony for summoning the Heroic Spirit. Do you want to come and perform the summoning?"

Hearing this, Cao Mengde nodded without hesitation: "Of course!"

Even if Olga Marie didn't say it, he would have asked about it.

Because, this is about his reunion with Tomoe Gozen! And it is a reunion with memories!

"Oh, and..." Olga Marie still had something to say, which made Cao Mengde a little confused. He only heard her say nervously: "Um, can I call you...Mr. Mengde?"

This question made Cao Mengde stunned. He smiled helplessly and said, "Of course, I don't mind."

Cao Mengde's answer made Olga Marie smile sweetly.

He calls me Mary, and I call him Mengde...hehe~!

Chapter 51: Fujimaru Ritsuka's Determination

In the control room of Chaldea, some surviving staff were busy making final preparations for the summoning of Heroic Spirits.

At this time, the control room had been repaired so much that it was no longer recognizable as it was after the explosion. It was basically the same as before the explosion.

Leonardo da Vinci had some credit for this. She had used her own abilities to repair the control room. After all, she was also a master of architecture, so it was easy for her to do these things.

"Although it is exactly the same as the previous control room, Chaldeas is still red and has not turned back to its original blue." Olga Marie looked at the globe in the center of the control room with a sad look on her face.

Chaldeas is a device used by Chaldea to observe the future of mankind. Its color status represents mankind, that is, the future of human reason - blue represents the prosperity of human reason, while red represents that human reason no longer exists on the earth, which means the extinction of mankind.

And now, according to the human future observed by Chaldeas, humans will become extinct after 2016.

This is not speculation, but a confirmed result.

The words Leif had said before were still echoing in my ears.

"What is the current situation?"

Gudako, who had regained consciousness and arrived at the control room later, asked curiously.

Now, except for Da Vinci, the technical advisor, most of the Chaldean personnel have arrived at the control room.

"The situation is not good." Roman said, asking everyone to gather around, then pointed at the projection screen and said: "From the situation in Chaldeas, everything Leif said is true. We can't contact the outside world because there is no one outside anymore. No matter how we send messages, there will be no response."

"Moreover, the personnel who were sent out for help when the incident occurred never came back. It is possible that the outside world has become a deadly place."

"Only Chaldea was not affected by the outside world because of Da Vinci's treasure, and became a ship in a deserted ocean. Our ship is still a broken ship and is at risk of sinking at any time."

Listening to Roman's words, Gudako also realized the seriousness of the problem and asked seriously: "Then... do we have a solution?"

"I already have one!" Olga Marie nodded and said with a faint smile, "And it was proposed by Mr. Mengde when you were still unconscious."

"Hey, is this the solution proposed by Mr. Cao?" Gudako was surprised at first and looked at Cao Mengde, but when she recalled what happened in the Fuyuki singularity, her surprise quickly disappeared.

If it was him, there was nothing surprising about it.

Wait, Mr. Mende?

Gudako noticed that the director's address was a bit strange and was a little surprised, but she was smart enough not to ask.

"It's not really a solution, it's just a choice we have no other options," Cao Mengde said calmly. "After Sheba is repaired, I'll have Roman scan the past, not just the near future, but also the human past thousands of years ago."

"It turns out that after Fuyuki disappeared, the future of mankind remained unchanged, and Chaldeas also changed."

Under Roman's control, Gudako saw that the eyes of Chaldeas in the center of the control room gradually changed from red to another color. It was a deep blue, like an endless abyss under the sea. Even ordinary people could feel the palpitations coming from it.

And on this deep blue Chaldeas, several red spots of light appeared, seven in total!

"You can see that time and space have become very chaotic," Cao Mengde explained. "This is because the future is being changed."

"The future has been changed?" A question mark appeared above Gudako's head. "Is it like in movies and TV shows, where changing certain things can make the future different?"

For example, if people who should have died in a war survive, the war situation will change, which in turn will affect the change of the original world pattern.

"Although everyone says that changing the past can change the future, simply bringing back a person who should have died will not change the future much." Olga Marie shook her head slightly, corrected Gudako's thoughts and explained: "History actually has its own healing power, and the outcome cannot be changed by saving one or two people. It's like someone wants to let the biggest crime of World War II survive, but the outcome of that era - Germany's defeat will not be easily changed."

"But the singularities that appear on Chaldeas are different. Those are turning points for humanity."

If this war is not over.

If this voyage is not successful.

If this invention had not been realized.

If this country does not have independence.

Once problems arise in these important nodes of humanity, it will cause huge and serious changes to the future, which is equivalent to the collapse of the cornerstone of humanity.

"So, the moment these singularities appear, the future is already determined. The future of humanity cannot continue until 2016."

"But we are different." Cao Mengde took over the conversation, "We in Chaldea have not yet entered this ended future. We can go back to the past, fix these bugs (singularities), and let history return to the normal path."

Then, Olga Marie looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said seriously: "Fujimaru Ritsuka, you will encounter more problems, dangers, and battles than the Fuyuki singularity next, but the power we have now is only one Servant, Mashu. Even so, are you willing to continue to serve as the Master and go back to the past to fight for the future of mankind?"

"If you feel that you can't do it, then I can cancel your position as Master and make you an ordinary employee, and Mr. Mengde will take on the role alone."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Fujimaru Ritsuka answered without hesitation: "Of course I am willing! Although I am not a hero, I also want to fight for the future of mankind!"

Hearing this, everyone present smiled. Especially Mashu, who couldn't hide her bright smile. Although Cao Mengde had long known that there was nothing wrong with Gudako's awareness, he still felt different when he heard her say it in person.

"Thank you for your awareness, Fujimaru Ritsuka." Roman said with great satisfaction, "From now on, the fate of you and Mr. Cao is the fate of Chaldea and the future of mankind."

"Our goal is to reclaim the Holy Grail, the relic that is the cause of the main problem in human history, and to discover and solve it. We must also fight against the history, legends, and heroic spirits of the past."

Gudako already understood her responsibilities and said very seriously: "I understand. When do we set off?"

Seeing Gudako's impatience, Cao Mengde laughed and said, "Don't worry, we won't set off so soon."

"Our current strength is very weak, with only Mashu as our Servant. Therefore, we have to summon more Servants. This way, when we enter the singularity, we won't just have Mashu to use our power."

“Oh!” Gudako nodded repeatedly and asked, “Are you going to perform a Heroic Spirit Summoning? I already know that!”

At this time, a fat, blonde Chaldean staff member wearing a research hat reported: "Director, the work of summoning Heroic Spirits has been debugged and can be performed at any time!"

"Got it!" Olga Marie nodded and called Cao Mengde and Gudazi: "Let's go over there."

So, except for Roman who assisted from behind, everyone else came to the place where the Heroic Spirit Summoning would be carried out.

Chapter 52 Welcome back, Ba

When we arrived at the place where the heroic spirits were summoned, we discovered that it was actually a small room with a very complicated summoning array drawn on the ground.