My wife is an immortal black snake.

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She's only 26 years old! Yang Hao is already 28... No matter what, there's nothing she can do about age-related issues!

...Because of the sudden shift in her thoughts, Margarita was momentarily plunged into a strange sense of loss and fear, at a loss for what to do. But soon, thanks to the effect of the [prophecy], Margarita heard Yang Hao mention the name of that Ursus woman.

"Miss Koschke...?"

She learned the other person's name. Margarita murmured, and she stopped wandering aimlessly through the streets. She turned and headed towards the city library—the one with computers, internet access, and a vast collection of books—hopefully it could help her find any information about Miss Koschche.

...She needed to find all the information related to Koschke. But what would she do after finding it? She didn't know. She was lost. In the past, when she was lost, she could still nestle in Yang Hao's arms and accept his guidance. But this time, she couldn't accept his guidance...

She really didn't know what the best course of action would be.

…………

Margarita already had a direction in her search for information.

Meanwhile, the snake scales' operation was also going smoothly.

"the last one."

The mayor's private residence, possibly used to keep his illegitimate daughter or niece, and also as a place to meet with certain distinguished guests, was the site of a raid by the Serpent Scales. They eliminated the last secret police officer protecting the place and indeed found some valuable information in this seemingly small but secluded, incredibly luxurious and secure house.

Judging from the documents preserved here, protected by two layers of safes, this attack on Bolívar by the city was not the city lord's [personal act]. He was acting on orders, and the order came from the Louisiana state government, from a man named [K].

【K】is likely the code name of some important figure, whose gender and physical attributes are unknown. In short, the orders 【K】issued to the city lord are very strange: the orders require the lord to attack Bolivar, triggering a 【border conflict】, while simultaneously having him and his secret police carefully observe a specific individual.

According to the instructions, the individual to be observed is still unknown, but if [K]'s personal understanding and research are correct, that individual should exhibit some characteristics before the city marches toward Bolivar.

For example, the entire city's population begins to move backward without warning.

For example, mercenaries hired without warning may mutiny.

For example...that individual might openly rebel if necessary.

...

Don't you guys think...?

"...that future duke?"

No matter how you look at it, this state government order is clearly pointing to a certain person—at least to Snake Scales, who knows the situation, this order is clearly pointing to... Lord Koschche's future marriage partner!

Was he already being watched? The snake scales exchanged a silent glance before keeping this valuable intelligence safe.

They were to deliver this intelligence to Yang Hao, and also to Lord Kosichä—presumably, after receiving the intelligence and conducting a thorough study, Lord Kosichä would immediately order them to bring the person back to Ursus.

To be honest, it's too dangerous, far too dangerous, to leave that manager in Colombia, in this city.

Chapter 33

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"Huh? It's already this late?"

4 p.m. on the 13th.

When Yang Hao, who was dozing off, was startled awake from his dream, he found a document wrapped in an envelope on the makeshift desk in front of him.

Who delivered this? As he picked up the envelope with this thought in mind, he discovered the interface of the [Puppet Stage]. The snake scales had already finished their work and returned to their hiding place to rest.

"Ah...did they finish the work? Sigh...at least I can finally cancel this ability...Ugh, I feel a bit of a headache." Yang Hao muttered a few words, and after ending the [Puppet Stage] ability, the side effects of using the ability for a long time made him frown: it was a fleeting headache. Fortunately, the pain didn't last long.

So, ignoring his headache, he opened the envelope and carefully read the information inside. As expected, it seemed that this move of the city to Bolivar wasn't a matter that could be resolved simply by killing the city lord, or even by eliminating the lord and all his heirs.

This is a major matter involving orders from the state government. In other words, unless Yang Hao also eliminates the state government officials, the order to attack the Bolivarian border is unlikely to be rescinded.

"Hiss... But then again... am I being targeted? The main target of this order... is me." And having the city attack Bolivar was merely a "process" to achieve a certain goal. After scrolling through the documents, Yang Hao quickly confirmed that the core target of this farce, which was willing to risk war, was actually himself.

Yes, it's him. Although the state government hasn't identified the exact target yet, Yang Hao knows they're looking for him.

"The entire city retreated without warning..."

Yang Hao's plan was to force the city to evacuate into the heart of Colombia by using political points, and this was the plan to be implemented on the night of the 21st.

"A mercenary mutiny..."

This is an event that can be achieved directly through political points. Although Yang Hao had considered it, he did not plan to carry it out because he was not prepared for the aftermath of the death of a city lord and the rampant mutiniing of mercenaries. But the problem is, who could tell that he had thought of such a terrifying thing?

"Open rebellion if necessary..."

...Um, I really hadn't thought about that?

Looking at the last possibility, Yang Hao blinked blankly, inwardly screaming, "I'm innocent!"

Heaven bears witness, Yang Hao really never thought about openly rebelling... After all, openly rebelling against Colombia here would be as absurd as a Korean rebelling against the rule of a conglomerate in his original world: and then again, he was living so comfortably in Colombia, why would he rebel against Colombia?

Even now, the most outrageous thing he could think of was killing a few city lords, right? There are plenty of city lords anyway; losing ten or twenty wouldn't be a big deal for Columbia... How could he possibly turn the tables? What a joke—

...Yeah, right.

If Yang Hao initially didn't intend to criticize Colombia, then seeing this order issued by the state government... he truly has the intention to attack the Colombian government.

For no other reason than that he believed he had concealed himself well throughout the series of events... and that those bastards actually tried to attack him first when he had never had any designs on Columbia?

And it's one thing if they attack themselves... but if they keep failing, will they try to attack Margarita too? Huh?

Even if he has made up his mind to maintain a close friendship with Margarita, it doesn't mean that Yang Hao would want her to get hurt because of him, right?

so...

He reopened the [Puppet Stage] and spent a long time browsing the [National Policy Tree]. Finally, on a dozen or so pages later, he found a national policy that could destroy the current Colombian regime.

This is a policy tree that requires unlocking more than 10 policies in a row to activate. Each policy has a different effect and a different time requirement to complete. The ultimate policy at the very end of this policy tree can destroy the entire Colombian government.

[Natural human rights (40 days):]

Unlock condition: Bolívar, Colombian unification

More than 50% of the councilors or citizens are supporters of workers.

Brief description:

It's time for us to purge the lackeys of the old government and hand over this unified and vast country to the people to rule!

effect:

Colombia becomes a worker-ruled country

The former Colombian government went into exile.

Add 3 new 'Veteran Ranger' infantry divisions. Infantry division level: Gold Skull.

The last policy on this national policy tree can completely resolve Yang Hao's worries. After all, he may not be able to solve the problems caused by the various miscellaneous personnel in the current Colombian government, but he can find a way to eliminate the main body of the current Colombian government, get rid of everyone in it, and replace it with a new government.

But how should I put it? This national policy is far too extreme. There will be all sorts of dangers involved, especially dangers directed at himself.

Moreover, it would take far too long—calculating the timeline, Yang Hao would likely head to Ursus to prepare for a new life shortly after the evening of the 21st, when his current national policy concludes and he uses political points to order the city to move into the heart of Colombia, at most three days later. He didn't have that much time to pursue this national policy, which would take nearly two years to complete.

So after some consideration, Yang Hao decided to abandon the national policy tree to resolve his worries—because the state government had not yet been able to determine who their target was. In other words, as long as Yang Hao left Columbia before they realized what was happening, their pursuit would not be a problem for either him or Margarita.

...But before that, Yang Hao needed to bring the city to a standstill...and he did indeed come up with a solution:

Since you, the city lord, are waiting for the remaining two mercenaries to arrive before advancing, then I'll just hire those two mercenaries before then and have them block the city's path forward, won't that solve the problem?

Without delay, Yang Hao immediately began his operation.

Then, in the next moment, he realized with a sense of despair that he didn't seem to have enough savings to do this. And because he hadn't found any trace of the two mercenaries, his political points were useless.

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When Miss Kosichrie received the information from the Serpent Scales, it was already past 5 p.m. Ursus time.

She sat on her throne, browsing the intelligence information transmitted back from afar by the snake scales via communication devices, while pondering some matters concerning her future husband's abilities.

"...The moment I granted him temporary access, could he directly control all the [Serpent Scales]?" Miss Koschche murmured thoughtfully. "Does that mean that if one day I explicitly hand over everything about myself to him, he could, like he did with the Serpent Scales this time, disregard my personal will and forcibly control me?"

This is an interesting situation. After the snake scales temporarily transferred their authority, they came under his complete control—so conversely, if they were willing to hand over all their power to him, would they also be completely controlled?

Or, to put it more directly? If he had the ability to hand over all the power of Ursus to him, wouldn't that warlike emperor also become a puppet under the strings of his [Puppet Stage]?

There are even some questions that need to be verified... If my future husband acquires ownership of a secret prison, will he be able to use his power to force the prisoners under his name to reveal important information they are hiding?

Um...

In general, Miss Koschke was already captivated by her future husband's amazing abilities, but soon, as she read through the information, she frowned and discovered that someone was trying to harm him.

"...The Louisiana state government's [K]?" Miss Cosch said, muttering the code name. K? It fits the Colombian code name conventions...but who exactly is he?

Based on the information gathered by the snake scales and her own experience, Miss Koschei deduced that [K] was very likely also an immortal. This was because he had quickly noticed the anomaly on her future husband—although he still didn't know the exact target, it was only a matter of time… Miss Koschei was currently unsure whether [K] intended to kill Yang Hao or to take him for himself. Either way, it was unacceptable to Miss Koschei at the moment.

Um...

Miss Koschei was seriously considering whether to seduce him first—or perhaps politely invite him to her duchy for a temporary stay—but upon reflection, she realized that doing so might backfire on her future husband, so she abandoned the idea after only a brief consideration.

After much deliberation, Miss Kosiché decided to temporarily delegate the authority of the Serpent Scales to Yang Hao. After all, the emperor was far away, and even as the Duke of Ursus, she couldn't directly interfere in the affairs of Columbia City.

On the other hand, this could be seen by Miss Kosiché as... the final test for Yang Hao.

If he could resolve this incident against him with the help of the Serpent Scales, then Miss Koschitch would be willing to truly become his wife. Although she had considered it before, this was truly the final test.

And Miss Kosiché will shift from being the passive party to the active party.

...... ......

Meanwhile, Margarita also found a lot of information about [Koschei] in the city library... to be precise, [the immortal Koschei], information that made her scalp tingle and that she couldn't believe.

"how so..."

Koschei the Immortal is a legend in Ursus. It is said that he is someone who will never die, and even if he dies, he will be resurrected in another form.

Each of his resurrections is accompanied by a change of body—this can be seen in each change of the Duke of Koschei. Each Duke of Koschei is either male or female, old or young, but the only constant is his manner of action.

...Of course, if one only looked at it this way, Margarita would probably smile slightly at this convoluted and bizarre fact that seemed like science fiction. But her prophetic abilities allowed her to see into the distant future.

The prophecy told her it was true. Because in Margarita's prophecy, the brown-haired Koschei she had previously "seen" had changed bodies many times afterward... Although it was unclear why the bodies she changed into were mostly female, it could not be denied that she was indeed the legendary Koschei.

In the end, she seemed to have switched to the body of a white-haired Vaiva... but, but this isn't right...

Why would such an immortal being... such a monster who only lives in legends and whose sole purpose is the country of Ursus... target Yang Hao?!

Margarita felt her brain buzzing. But before she could figure it out, the [prophecy] activated once again without warning.

"Ugh...?!"

Along with a less severe headache... this time, her vision was very vague. He seemed to be being watched.

Moreover, it wasn't the Ursusians who were targeting him. Because Margarita [saw]... that the people tracking him bore the mark of the Louisiana state government of Colombia.

...Colombians too—

'Only you can protect him...'

"...Mom...Dad?"

She covered her face, and in the black and white reality, she saw the blurry figures of her long-deceased parents.

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Margarita:

Race: Sarkaz Vampire Progenitor (Phase 1)

Positive effects: Enhances prophecy and communication with the dead.

Chapter 35

As Margarita returned home at dusk, accompanied by the whispers of her long-dead parents' ghosts, she took out the equipment she used in the wild.

It was a crossbow, a pulley-operated mechanical crossbow that would be difficult for ordinary people, even for the Fengti tribe, to draw the string. Margarita used to be able to easily draw the string using a gear-like mechanical tool, but now she could easily pry it open with just one finger.

Silently, she removed the pulleys, which had once been a great help to her but were now only a hindrance, from the crossbow. Confused about the changes in her body, she obediently recorded them on banknotes.

But the whispers of her parents' ghosts relentlessly urged her to act immediately. They foretold that when Yang Hao returned home this evening, he would be pursued by officials from the Columbia state government—she hadn't seen the final scene, but based on the previous prophecy, he should have returned home safely?

But who knows if the prophecy can be changed? If he disappears because of her negligence, Margarita will never be able to forgive herself for that... So, she decides to secretly wait for Yang Hao on his way home, follow him, and then kill all the enemies who want to kidnap him.

"Dad, Mom..."

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