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If someone is deceived by her delicate appearance and thinks Theresa is weak and can be bullied, he will most likely suffer a great loss.

Compared to the immature Tallulah who relied entirely on her personal charm to lead the team when they first met, Theresa is far stronger than the former in both ability and awareness.

Of course, a large part of the credit goes to the fact that she lived long enough and was willing to accept new things, unlike some immortal species who lived in their own memories all their lives.

Unlike the naive and idealistic Theresa that most people have in their minds, Theresa is actually a very realistic person.

Her idea of ​​eliminating racial conflicts and bringing both sides together was not some idle dream.

I just learned from Kal'tsit that if we can't gather everyone's strength, then there is a high probability that everyone will die, which is an extremely realistic problem.

Of course, what is more realistic is that without the intervention of the Doctor or Zhang Miao, even if she successfully gathered everyone's strength, it would most likely be in vain.

Whether it is Originium, Haisi, evil demons, or even others, they are far from being enemies that Terra can resist now.

As Theresa's speech gained popularity, dissenting voices gradually disappeared.

Tracy looked at her sister who was the center of everyone's attention, her eyes full of complexity.

The last time I was able to watch my sister’s speech was probably ten years ago.

Ever since the two siblings turned against each other, such a close distance would only occur on the battlefield.

Now, can the two of them return to that relationship of mutual support?

I'm afraid I can never go back.

Chapter 90: Plans for the Expedition to Iberia

The meeting lasted for a long time, until late at night, before the entire plan for the trip to Iberia was finally finalized.

According to the plan, although Tracys and the Blood Demon Lord will go together, they will not hold real power. They can only serve as personal military forces and military advisers. They cannot directly command any troops, and they must wear trackers throughout all actions.

This is a method that everyone can accept. It doesn't matter as far as the charges are concerned, but it is not acceptable to Theresa's people. At least W and the others will definitely not accept Theresa's command.

If you lose your fighter plane on the battlefield due to personal emotions and disobeying orders, it will be a big trouble.

Therefore, there must be someone who is convincing enough to all three parties, and there is only one person present, except Theresa herself.

Bozocasti.

He had never participated in the civil war. He was the last pure-blooded Wendigo in the courts of kings. He was also one of the six heroes in the Sarkaz legend. He had reputation, strength, and bloodline.

It is reasonable for him to be the commander-in-chief of the Sarkaz coalition.

At Zhang Miao's suggestion, he directly accepted the appointment. As for the war in the north and Ursus, Tallulah would handle everything.

If Tallulah doesn't handle it well.

Then Lexington will take care of it for her.

But that is definitely not the scene that everyone wants to see.

Zhang Miao gave her two years to grow so that Tallulah could be independent, instead of simply becoming an agricultural minister or sitting in the research institute all day rubbing Originium like Yelena.

The coalition forces this time were also a mix.

Because there were too many wounded, even if we counted those lightly wounded who could still fight, the number would not exceed 50%, and this was including the surrendered troops of Tracys. Moreover, it was impossible for all of this 50% to go. At most, 30% could be taken out, making up two or three thousand people.

After all, the expedition to Iberia is not like a civil war in Kazdel, where they can collect food locally. With Kazdel's basically zero logistical capacity, if there are too many people going, they might finish their food on the way before reaching their destination, and then everyone will have to chew tree bark all the way to Iberia.

After all, even if they encountered some mobile city-state along the way, the other party would never give any supplies to the Sarkaz army, no matter how much money they had. They were afraid that if they got a little closer, they would irritate the other party and the crossbow would misfire.

By that time, everyone had arrived in Iberia exhausted and dusty. The Inquisition, which didn't know, would have thought that a group of Sarkaz beggars had come to Iberia to beg for food.

If she waited for a while, not too long, even a week, Theresa would be able to mobilize a strong army from all over the place. Unfortunately, there is not that much time now.

If they really wait here for a week before setting off, Kal'tsit might be able to prepare a high-quality golden nanmu coffin for Carmen, and maybe even a few hundred more, because there is a high probability that the Inquisition will be collectively killed, and it would be a hassle to get the bodies of those Inquisitors out of Hai Si's mouth by then.

Therefore, under Zhang Miao's suggestion, this unit mixed the surrendered troops, disbanded them all, and mixed them into Theresia's troops in a ratio of three to one, and there were no middle-level cadres from the original Theresis army among them.

In other words, even if Tracy had any ulterior motives, he would not be able to command this army.

As for the troops brought by Bozhukas, Zhang Miao simply waved his hand and asked them to follow, because he knew that these talents were the main force in the fight against Hai Si. Among them were many technicians and logistics personnel who had undergone at least one year of training. Their role was no less than those of the frontal combat personnel.

If you expect Terra's army, which still relies on personal strength to fight against Hai Si, you might as well go home and sleep, waiting for the news of Iberia's destruction and Hai Si's madness to appear in the newspapers the next day.

Zhang Miao has been here for two years. The strongest fighter he has seen is Theresa who is beside him, but he has not seen her take real action. The only ones he can use for reference are Bozhukasti and Wei Yanwu.

Wei Yanwu's sword left a deep impression on him.

But on the battlefield, even if a thousand Wei Yanwu and the original Bozhukas charged towards him, they would be blown up one by one by the fire control radar.

Yes, in the past, Terra might really have been a bitch!

Drake is strong!

The dragon is power!

And now, you who promote the theory of bloodline, look at the electromagnetic rifle in my hand and say what I just said again.

They might not even be able to get through Lexington's firepower network.

The fire that Tallulah set off at the risk of her life might not be as effective as a cluster bomb.

There was also a time when Vaifan was not honest in the city, and after being beaten several times, everyone knew about it. Being physically strong can only make you suffer more beatings.

Personal strength is worthless in front of Zhang Miao (except for those psychic giants).

No carbon-based creature can survive the intensive bombardment.

This is why Zhang Miao has never paid much attention to weapons since he came here. Apart from the large-caliber electromagnetic rifles they use, everything else is basically a by-product of Originium research.

After all, even Wei Yanwu might not be able to take a direct bullet, so what’s the point of me researching other weapons?

Anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes?

Even the chainsaw is a personal hobby, made just for fun.

But it's different now,

Hai Si appeared.

This meant that the previous ideas needed to be changed. Because Talulah did not have much free time, she did not produce too many red originiums, and most of them had to be provided to researchers for research, with only a small amount being used as weapons reserves.

In other words, if they couldn't produce any results, Zhang Miao would have to use his own technical reserves to make weapons.

After all, Haisi won't give you time to slowly explore the technology tree.

The others basically went back to rest or prepare, as they have to set off early tomorrow morning, so time is very tight.

Zhang Miao stood alone on the bridge, looking at the starry sky, thinking in the night breeze.

He felt like there was suddenly someone beside him.

It's Theresa.

Even though the moonlight in the sky was now obscured by thin clouds, she still glowed white under the dim lights of the bridge.

It's like walking on a second moon on earth.

From the first time Zhang Miao saw her, the cheerful smile on her face seemed to never disappear, as if she always had enough confidence.

I don’t know if it’s the Demon King’s ability or some kind of psychic power, but this smile is extremely contagious. For those Sarkaz, seeing Theresa is like a shot of stimulant.

The two of them didn't say anything, they just looked at the sky quietly.

Kazdel does not have the light pollution of Longmen, and the night view of the sky here is something you cannot see there.

The light from billions of stars formed an ocean across the sky, traveling across countless light years and shooting towards Terra, and then rising and falling under the influence of the fluid shield, just like real waves.

No words can describe even one ten-thousandth of its beauty. There may not be another picture in the world more shocking than this.

"I can't imagine how shocked the first intelligent creature in the universe must be when it looks up at the starry sky."

Chapter 91: Two People Under the Starry Sky

Theresa's feet had never left the ground, and before she met Kal'tsit, she rarely thought about what existed in the starry sky.

Occasionally, she could get a glimpse of the starry sky from the books brought back by Colombian merchants, but Kal'tsit told her that those things were mostly people's random imaginations and were not correct.

Later, after learning the truth about the starry sky from the Doctor and Kal'tsit, Theresa was also amazed by it.

In the boundless universe, every star is a sun, burning in the cold and silent void.

The light they emit never stops, without any reason and never stops for anyone.

This world is so big, so big that even the light cannot reach its end.

This world is so small, so small that she can see the end at a glance.

"Do you remember what you thought when you first saw the stars?"

Zhang Miao's voice came from Theresa's side. She pondered for a moment and shook her head.

"I don't remember it at all. The only thing I remember is that when I was a child, I asked the elders in the village what the stars in the sky were."

"He said those were the eyes of our ancestors, and they were watching us from the sky. If I didn't eat well, they would appear in my dreams at night to teach me a lesson."

A pleasant chuckle came from Theresa's lips, and it seemed that even she herself was amused by this long-lost memory.

Her laughter seemed to have a magical power to relax people, allowing Zhang Miao to pull his mind away from the annoying thoughts just now, and feel a lot more relaxed.

"It's just a primitive worship of the stars. It's a very common phenomenon."

The iron-like science and engineering man's words made Theresa a little stunned, and then he smiled and said

"I thought Mr. Zhang would be disdainful of my elders' ignorance."

Her words made Zhang Miao feel strange. He turned his head to look at Theresa.

"Why do you feel disdain? This is a historical process that exists in most civilizations. It is just limited by their own knowledge. If you disdain them, isn't it a disrespect for your own history?"

"and.."

Zhang Miao's mouth curled up slightly

"How do you know he really doesn't understand? Maybe he just made up a lie to get a disobedient child to come back to the table and eat."

Theresa didn't expect Zhang Miao's tone to change suddenly, and he said it in an angry tone.

"Who said I wasn't an obedient child when I was young?"

Her words made Zhang Miao roll his eyes. If you had been obedient, you wouldn't have started a civil war with your brother in Kazdel.

It's not just Theresa, in fact many people around her are rebellious.

A blood demon programmer who loves engine oil but not blood, a male banshee who is not interested in killing people or playing with souls, a blood demon doctor who can control his blood-sucking desire and has none of the cold temperament that a blood demon usually has, and a Goliath who doesn't like fighting and spends all day squatting in the boiler room.

How could their leader be the kind of obedient girl who follows the rules?

When Theresa realized that she couldn't deceive Zhang Miao, she put away her deliberately angry expression, stared at the empty deck, and sighed softly.

"I have known the doctor for five years. During these five years, he has been like a taut string. It feels like if I increase the force on this string at any time, it will break completely."

"Kelsey and I were both worried that the doctor would be overwhelmed by the burden he was carrying, but no matter what we did, we couldn't make him relax."

Her concern for the doctor is not only due to her need for his abilities, but also out of her concern for her friend.

"Until today, after you finished talking to the doctor, I could clearly feel that the doctor was much more relaxed than before. He no longer looked like he was about to collapse at any time."

“So I really appreciate it.”

Zhang Miao didn't care about Theresa's thanks. For him, he had already gained too much from this trip.

And if you really want to repay someone, it is not so easy to just say it.

"Instead of just thanking me, you should say something real."

While speaking, Zhang Miao stared at Theresa with a burning gaze, which made her cheeks slightly red and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Especially now when the moon is dark and the wind is strong, and a man and a woman are alone, it is easy for people to think of bad things.

But...

The one standing here now is the Demon King Sarkaz, who is one of the most powerful normal people in the Terra continent. There is probably nothing that can force her to do something she doesn't want to do. If Zhang Miao wants to play hardball, he will probably be pinned to the ground.

What Zhang Miao didn't expect the most was that Theresa agreed without hesitation.

"sure."

Zhang Miao was surprised by her decisiveness and thought he had misheard.

"...No need to discuss further?"