Bismarck

Lily was stunned and wanted to touch me, but I stretched forward and passed through her arms without any hindrance.

"Ghost?" she asked in disbelief. Well, no matter how well-educated she was, she was still a girl in her early twenties. It was normal for her to be afraid of supernatural phenomena like mine.

She was startled, and I looked at the captain helplessly, and he motioned for me to continue.

"I am the projection of your father's warship. What you said is actually correct. I am almost like a ghost, but I can switch between entity and illusion. But anyway, I am not a human being, so..." My subtext is, throw away the idea in your head, it is basically impossible for me to be your mother.

"You are a warship? Then how come you look like a human?" Liliana's mouth was about to open into an O shape?

“I’m sorry, I don’t know that either.”

……

Considering that today might be the most magical day in Liliana's 21 years of life, I generously told her about myself in detail. She asked me many questions and I answered them one by one. As for the hostility you mentioned, sorry, I don't know where it went. Moreover, Liliana quickly fulfilled her words and called me Sister Bismarck. Although she soon said that she was not used to calling me by my full name plus sister, she changed it back to my name. I said that we just wanted to be friends. Perhaps, having a non-human friend is very exciting. She seemed to have abandoned her noble cultivation and chatted with me on the bed without any image. This change caught me off guard.

"Bismarck, you are made of steel, so why is your skin so soft?" She poked my arm with her finger and asked in confusion.

"Try again?" I said with a smile. As I spoke, I adjusted the hardness of my skin to the level of cast iron. Although it was still far from my main armor, it was still incredible for humans.

"Hiss—it hurts." After another finger-strike, her delicate little face was twisted into a ball.

"Hahahaha" I covered my mouth and laughed uncontrollably.

"You are really strange. You can change your shape at will without being bound by the law of conservation of energy. This completely overturns my understanding of physics." Lily said with a headache. "I don't know how to face my professor next time."

"I am also affected by the rules," I said. "Since I left my original body, the energy I need can only be obtained through food. That's why I ate so much tonight." I embarrassedly explained the reason why I ate so much.

"Then you don't need to eat when you are on the boat, where do you get your energy?"

"I don't know either. It's just natural to get it from the ship. After all, there is so much fuel on the ship. If the energy I need is converted into heavy oil, it will only be a little bit."

"Also, although you have obeyed the law of conservation of energy, what about the law of conservation of mass? Your skin suddenly became so hard just now. Can I understand that it has turned into another substance? If my understanding is correct, then where did your substance come from? It can't have appeared out of thin air. You also have to obey the laws of nature. This is really strange." Lily suddenly spoke a long paragraph, and then looked at me with wide eyes, hoping that I could give an answer.

I was completely confused. How could a liberal arts student understand these heavenly books? I looked at her in silence, then said helplessly.

"Ahem, Lily, may I ask, what was your major in college?"

“I majored in theoretical physics.”

"Oh" No wonder "Sorry, I don't know either"

After a long talk at night, I learned that Lily, a girl who looked quiet and gentle, was actually studying the most advanced nuclear physics. You can't judge a person by his appearance. Nuclear physics? She is not an expert in nuclear bombs. I looked at her with a lot more enthusiasm. And I also learned that the person who guided Lily on this path was the famous Oppenheimer in history!

When she was a middle school student, she attended Oppenheimer's mathematics class at the University of Berlin by chance a few times and was deeply fascinated by the young professor. She tried every means to meet him a few times, and then, somehow, she was admitted to the nuclear physics major at the University of Berlin under his advice. Unfortunately, when Lily entered the university, she found out that the young professor had already returned to the United States and was now teaching at Princeton University.

Lily certainly didn't know how famous the man she was obsessed with would be in the future. He was the famous father of the atomic bomb, the creator of the Manhattan Project, and a great man who pioneered an era. It was because of the nuclear bomb, the Strommore sword hanging over mankind, that the Third World War was prevented from breaking out during the Cold War.

I was completely stunned. Is this the plot of a novel?

"Oh, I really want to visit Princeton University. I wonder if Oppenheimer still remembers me," Lily said embarrassedly, like an ordinary girl in love.

I originally wanted to say that it would be useless even if I went, because Oppenheimer was Jewish, and there was no way Hitler would allow Jews to come to Germany. However, I had never met him, so how could I know he was Jewish? It was too horrifying to say it out loud, so I just kept silent.

Chapter 20: Tyranny of the Majority

The next morning, when I heard a knock on the door, I opened it immediately. My quick speed startled Liliana who was yawning at the door.

"Have you gotten up so early?" She rubbed her eyes and asked in surprise when she saw that I was fully dressed.

Can I say I didn't sleep at all?

"Dad is already downstairs. You go eat with him first. I'll be down soon." Liliana stretched and went to wash up shakily.

Looking at her back, the morning sunlight came through the window and sprinkled on the wooden floor. I smiled and shook my head. What a beautiful day.

Walking down the spiral staircase, the captain was reading a newspaper. There was hot milk and bread on the table, and there seemed to be a fried egg in the middle.

"Good morning, Captain," I greeted with a smile.

"Yeah, good morning," he nodded.

I sat down on the chair and said to him, "Liliana is taking me to Berlin today. Are you still going to the Admiralty?"

"Well, just have fun," the captain said calmly, "while you're playing, just don't forget your real body in the shipyard."

"Okay, Captain, I'll pay attention."

I can switch my projection between the main body and the separated place, but they cannot exist at the same time, otherwise my brain will be confused when processing things in two places at the same time. The captain knows this. I cut off contact with the main body after arriving in Berlin, so I don’t know anything about the shipyard now.

"Are you replenishing your energy through food now?" he suddenly asked

I blushed and said, "Yeah, that's why I eat more."

"Then eat more." The captain nodded, his face without a trace of mockery. "Krupp, help Bismarck to have a few more breakfasts. Give her double portions in the future."

"Yes, General"

"Captain, we don't need that much. One serving will last me many days." I leaned over and whispered

The captain looked at me and said, "You can't make me poor."

Okay, I won’t say anything anymore, you can do whatever you want.

After breakfast, the captain hurriedly boarded the car that had been waiting for him and went to the Admiralty. He would be busy for a long time recently and would only stay at home in the evening.

"Well? Dad is gone."

The captain was gone for more than ten minutes before Lily came down after washing up. I was amazed by her outfit. Berlin in May and June was still a little cool, so Lily wore a khaki slim windbreaker with a white high-necked thin cashmere undershirt, which perfectly highlighted her elegant figure and made her look more youthful and beautiful. She wore a pair of brown leather boots on her feet, which was a little playful and cute.

"Lily, you are so beautiful," I praised from the bottom of my heart.

"Does your aesthetic taste share the same as ours?" Lily rolled her eyes at me and said angrily, but her tone still revealed her inner happiness.

"You want me to tell a puppy that you are beautiful?" I took a sip of milk and smiled slightly.

Well, sweet milk is my favorite.

"You dare?" Lily said immediately

"But your outfit today is pretty decent. Don't embarrass me when you go out."

Krupp looked at the two of us with a strange look. He must be wondering why Lily, who was so angry yesterday, got along with me today. What a strange woman! I could only say this to the butler in my heart.

"Okay, I'm full." Lily took a sip of boiled water to rinse her mouth and put down her fork.

"Is that all you're going to eat?" I kindly reminded

"That's enough," Lily said with a smile, "Let's go."

"Row"

As the capital of a country, Berlin is naturally more prosperous than the two cities I have visited. I looked at the blue sky above my head and breathed in the fresh air greedily. Because it was the weekend, there were more pedestrians on the road than when I came yesterday. The prosperous commercial district was already shoulder to shoulder. All kinds of goods were displayed in the windows, which was dazzling.

"Bismarck, do you want to buy anything?" Lily naturally took my arm and asked me with a smile.

"I don't think I want anything, you know, those things don't appeal to me," I said, pointing at the clothes in the window. It's not that I'm not interested in clothes, any girl can't be uninterested in this, but for me who has experienced the ever-changing clothes of later generations, the styles of clothes at this time are really pitiful, and I don't like the retro style very much.

"How boring! How can you go out shopping without buying anything? Oh, I almost forgot to ask you, you don't have any money on you, right?"

"No, the captain never gave me any money, and I don't need it." If I needed it, I would use Lindmann's money, I added in my heart.

"Haha, how could Dad do this? You are working for Dad for free. This is an evil act of exploiting the working class," she said with a smile.

"No way," I retorted, "The captain is obviously working for me. I have no money to give him, so he is the one who suffers." I repeated this argument again.

"I'll tell Dad."

"He knew it a long time ago," I pouted.

Although she repeatedly said that she didn't want to shop, she couldn't resist Lily's repeated "persuasion" and was dragged into a luxurious-looking clothing store.

I really wanted to suddenly turn into steel so that Lily would never be able to pull me up. But when I saw the fragile tiles on the ground, I gave up the idea.

"Ms. Liliana, how can I help you?" A man who looked like a manager saw us come in - or should have seen Lily come in, he immediately put down the work at hand and came over to greet us.

So she is a regular here, I understand, I see a different Liliana here.

Lily nodded slightly to him, even if it was a greeting, with a bit of arrogance and coldness. She was lively and natural in front of her own people. In front of strangers of the same status, she was gentle and polite. In front of ordinary people, she was proud of aristocracy. This is probably the norm in the upper class, I think. Although Liliana was a little uncomfortable with this, she had no reason to refute it. In fact, if it were the captain, he would probably have the same attitude, but it was just his personality.

Fortunately, the manager didn't make a fuss about it. This store is frequented by many distinguished customers, so he must be used to this kind of attitude.

"This is my good friend, Bismarck," she introduced me.

"Ms. Bismarck, hello, welcome to our store." He bowed slightly and held out his hand, and I quickly gave it to him. After holding it for a third of the time, he immediately let go.

"Please take out all the newest clothes you have. Bismarck and I want to try them out. Pick out a few," Lily said calmly.

"Ladies, please wait in the rest area over there. I'll ask someone to bring it out right away."

"Ok"

We came to the rest area on the side, which was a private corner with a small compartment. Customers could only be seen as a hazy figure in it. The compartment was dimly lit and comfortable, with sofas and coffee tables. In front of us, a "couple" hugged each other and went in. The woman was young and beautiful, and the man was a bit more mixed. Just looking at his dress and body shape, he looked like a wealthy person. Okay, I understand what this compartment is used for. Maybe this store has received many such customers...

Lily and I sat down inside. The quiet environment made the sound more amplified. My sensitive perception had already detected a lot of suppressed desires, and naturally my face turned red. Lily probably didn't hear it, her expression was normal the whole time.

"Hey, Bismarck, why is your face so red?" Lily asked in surprise

"Ahem, maybe it's a bit stuffy in there," I smiled awkwardly. My wide range of perception was watching one vivid real-life action movie after another, and I couldn't block it even if I wanted to.

"Don't you need to breathe?" Lily asked doubtfully

I decided to change the subject. Her strong desire for knowledge still scares me sometimes.

"By the way, I saw the book Das Kapital on the bookshelf at home. Is it you or the captain who is reading it?"

She was diverted by me and said, "Well, my father and I have seen it. So, you have also studied it?"

"I don't know much about it," I said frankly. "I saw this book in the library of the Foss shipyard at that time, but it was destroyed soon after, so I never read it again."

"Well, this book is banned and is not allowed to be circulated in Germany," Lily said after taking a sip of tea. "But if we keep a copy at home, no one will dare to search for it. You can read it if you want."

How could I be interested in such a huge book? I was shocked.

"I am actually somewhat interested in this socialist political system. Our neighbors in the Soviet Union adopted this system, and it actually developed quite well," Lily commented nonchalantly. "It's just that when power is over-concentrated in one person's hands, there will always be trouble. I don't think highly of that Soviet leader."

I complained in my heart that the Führer was the real dictator. Although Stalin was not much different, at least he had a fig leaf.

"But no matter what, I feel it is much better than the hypocritical Western democracy. Western democracy? Humph." Lily sneered. "What kind of democracy can the lower class really have? It's just a bubble for the upper class to control the lower class. Moreover, the party disputes in the upper class are purely for the sake of opposition, which wastes the country's efficiency! If this is the so-called democracy, I'd rather not have it."

It really hits the nail on the head!

I am a little surprised that in this era, Liliana can clearly see the fatal shortcomings of Western democracy. She is indeed not an ordinary girl.

"Lily, you can be a sociologist, your questions are very insightful" I said with a smile

"It's just something I think about occasionally in my spare time." She smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth

I am ashamed that I only know this fact based on the accumulation of people nearly a century ago. It is really far inferior to Liliana's "random thought".

"So what do you think is wrong with us Germans?" I said

"Germany is doing great," she looked at me and said proudly, "The Führer has vigorously developed infrastructure and military industry, and commerce has developed rapidly. The living standards have improved a lot recently, at least compared to 33 years ago. This is all thanks to the Führer."

"I haven't been built in 33 years," I said

"But I feel that the only thing I cannot accept is the Führer's remarks on the Jews," Lily said to me in a low voice. Because she is the admiral's daughter, she pays more attention to the impact of her words and deeds on her family, especially in a public place with poor sound insulation.

"Many of my Jewish classmates were forced to leave Germany. They were all born and raised in Germany, and were not as miserable as the Führer said."

"What did the Führer say?"

"You don't know? Oh? It's normal that you don't understand. The Führer said that the Jews are parasites of Germany and exploited German workers. He wants to drive the Jews out of Germany."

"Haven't you noticed that we rarely see Jews along the way?" Lily said

"Uh" I was stunned. I didn't pay attention to it just now, but after Lily said that, it seemed that I really didn't see any Jews.

The thought is terrifying...

Has Berlin reached this point? But it is still half a year before Kristallnacht. Under the seemingly prosperous surface, there are already undercurrents, just waiting for the moment to erupt. The longer it is suppressed, the more violent the eruption will be. Jealousy and hatred will destroy all human conscience.

"There have been a lot more incidents of harm to Jews recently. Many of them are committed blatantly on the streets, and the police basically don't care. For their own safety, they basically don't come out," Lily said with a sigh.

"The grassroots people have been blinded by people with ulterior motives, and the law cannot hold everyone responsible."

It was the media that blinded them, but it was the head of state who gave the order.

“This is the tyranny of the majority”

"Tyranny of the majority? What a fresh term?" Lily's eyes lit up. "But if you think about it carefully, it is a very vivid description of the current problem in Germany."

Chapter 21: Klaus's Kindness