My wife is an immortal black snake.

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How could it be so...blatant?

Yang Hao was greatly impressed by this: he had originally planned to assassinate the victim secretly and bury the body, but compared to the capitalists who had almost achieved a monopoly, his idea was indeed too naive!

Look at this, look at this! Now that's what you call efficiency! Not only do they kill their target, but they also make the disposal of the body seem reasonable, and in some situations, they can even abandon their assassin at any time to let him die a violent death and cover up the evidence... Capitalists, you really are ruthless!

Of course, as ruthless as he was, Yang Hao was well aware that capitalists would not assassinate the War Knights in such a blatant way—so, what other options were there?

He looked at Theresa, who was deep in thought, and then reached out and pinched her stockings up to her knees.

Theresa was startled, then glanced at Yang Hao before sighing:

"And then... well, I won't go into the usual poisoning, right? Besides that, one of the capitalists' favorite assassinations is inviting the target to a banquet."

"Hongmen Banquet?"

"what is that?"

“I’ll explain to you tonight. Tell me about this first.”

"OK."

Theresa explained that this is a tactic favored by capitalists—basically, inviting someone to a prestigious venue for a mandatory party or banquet, then creating an "accident" at the party or banquet to kill their scapegoat along with their target.

Because both sides lost key personnel—the publicly acknowledged key personnel—the assassinated side had no recourse. They could do nothing but condemn the other side's "utterly terrible security," and some didn't even realize what was happening, forced to sadly accept a pack of tissues from the assassin to wipe their tears—a truly pitiful situation.

"They usually promise hefty rewards to worthless temporary workers—but in reality, there's no reward at all. Those poor fools fall into the trap and end up dying along with their target. And because someone on the inviting side also dies, the invited faction can only swallow their curses helplessly... It's a kind of business that capitalists prefer. Oh—I forgot to mention, they usually like to use bombs or poison in these situations."

"Bombs and poison... an occasion where you have to attend...?"

Yang Hao extracted the most important point from Teresa's explanation—that is, "the occasions that must be attended."

Are there any occasions where both the high-ranking members of the Knights of Conquest and the high-ranking members of the capitalists must attend?

Yang Hao pondered for a long time before finally realizing—yes, of course there is.

During the victory parade in Casimir, as the war with Colombia ended...

Isn't that an occasion where almost all the important people have to be there?

The capitalists and the knights might be scattered around, but that doesn't matter... they'll be there, and they'll get into trouble.

Yang Hao licked his lips, and just then, the [Puppet Stage] reminded him that it was time to use a function called [Public Representative...], which was actually more accurately described as [Conspiracy]...

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[Conspiracy] - To be precise, it was something that Miss Elegy jokingly referred to as the [People's Representative Assembly], something that Yang Hao had almost never paid attention to before.

It seems like they paid attention to it once when the council was burned down? But in the end, it seems they didn't actually use it. But here, it's perfect for Yang Hao!

He patted Theresa's thigh, then, amidst her bewildered gaze, lifted her down and placed her to one side. After making some space on his beloved desk, he took out a sheet of A4 white paper and a pen from his drawer, preparing to jot down his ideas.

Of course, to ensure he wouldn't be disturbed later, he said this to the girls beforehand—especially Sonia's mother, who was taking care of Hela:

"I need to think about this more. Call me again at dinner time, okay? Ah—Kelina, you can come to me if you really don't understand anything. Sonia, I'm counting on you for Hela."

“Yes.” Sonia’s mother nodded gently, then continued to read some strange fairy tales to the baby in her arms.

"Oh... I see." Karina looked up blankly at first, and after realizing that it was Mr. Yang Hao who had just spoken to her, she blushed with embarrassment and then gave her response.

"Hey? Boss, what about me?"

And this is Theresa, standing next to Yang Hao. She looks completely idle, as if she wants Yang Hao to arrange some work for her.

"Theresa, you should check if your sisters have sent you any messages—oh, and take care of the snake scales for me too."

"Okay—then let me use the other side of your table."

"Ugh."

Although he really wanted to ask why she didn't go to work at her own desk, Yang Hao didn't say anything when he saw that the little pony seemed to want to stay with him longer. He just casually reached out and rubbed her ponytail.

After having his fill of being in charge, Yang Hao opened the [Puppet Stage] interface. He quickly found his target—a tab called [Conspiracy].

Within this tab, he can carry out almost any conspiracy against anyone he knows, including assassination, poisoning the heir, and seduction. Moreover, when his own strength is insufficient to complete the conspiracy, he can try to gather those who share his temporary interests and have them help him complete the plot.

It's like—it's like if Yang Hao wanted to murder Her Majesty Catherine. Good heavens! How many people jumped out from above?

Yang Hao scrutinized each name on the list. "Very good, not bad," he thought, "they're all the 'warlords' and 'old nobles' that Her Majesty Catherine mentioned before... Now they've become part of my mischievous list!"

After I've dealt with this mess, I'll find some time to poke you all and send you to feed the pigs! Yang Hao silently memorized the names of everyone on the list, and then deliberately ignored the fact that his wife seemed to have second thoughts about him because of the Emperor's pregnancy. He finally figured out how to use the [Conspiracy] tab.

'Hmm... Next, let's see how many people support me if I want to assassinate someone on one side.'

He planned to try them one by one—first, to see how many people would support assassinating the capitalist alone, then to see how many public representatives would respond when assassinating the Knight of Conquest alone, and finally to see if he still had the ability to accomplish this great undertaking if he were to assassinate both of them together.

Then, upon closer inspection—even our well-informed Mr. Yang Hao was stunned.

"What is this thing...?"

[Plot: Assassination of a senior member of the Business Entities Federation]

Conspiracy forces: 0%

Potential conspiratorial forces involved: High command of the Conqueror's Knights, citizens of Casimir, Racing Knights, Columbia, Victoria, Yan Kingdom, Bolivar, Rembiton, Business Entities Federation...

Inevitably, the following intrigue forces will join: Duke of Ursus Kosichear, "Your Wife"; Ursus Nationwide, "The Mother of Your Child"; Kazdel Umbrella Security Company, "Your Student and the One Who Knows Your Little Secrets"; Remnant Army, "Your Chief Spy"; Business Entity Federation...

Should we proceed?

No—I understand everything else.

Capitalists, capitalists, hold on a second—why would your business entity federation want to assassinate yourselves? Have you lived too long and want to make things harder for yourselves? Or are you planning to see what suicide is like?

But this shouldn't be happening! Why are you all both "potentially" and "certainly" going to join, and simultaneously my assassination targets?!

This is so weird! Even if you guys are fighting amongst yourselves, shouldn't you still be on the same side?

What the hell is this?

...

To be honest, Yang Hao simply considered this incident as a bug. Just like a program with thousands of lines of code written by a programmer—programs can have bugs, so isn't it only natural that Miss Wange's hand-crafted puppet stage would have bugs?

So Yang Hao simply chose to "see the next page," but when he saw who was planning to assassinate the conquering knights, he was dumbfounded again:

Conspiracy: Assassination of high-ranking members of the Knights of Kazimir

Conspiracy forces: 0%

Potential conspiratorial forces to join: the poor of Kazimierz, the gladiator knights, the confederation of commercial entities, Columbia, Yan Kingdom, the conquering knights...

Inevitably, the forces of intrigue will join: (omitted)... Conquering Knights, Columbia...

Should we proceed?

This is fucking wrong!

Kazimirians, are you out of your minds? Why do you all like that thing—killing yourselves?!

It's one thing for a capitalist to sell the lamppost, rope, and stool he used to hang himself for money, but at least you knights of war are patriotic and have some brains—even if you're not very bright, you wouldn't kill yourself, would you?

This really is a bug, isn't it?! Yang Hao had already decided to go find Miss Wange tonight to get to the bottom of this, and it was at this moment that he suddenly realized something interesting:

"...Perhaps, even within these two pinnacles of power, various factions have already emerged, and each faction dislikes the other to the point of wanting to fight..."

That's the only explanation, right?

In some business confederation, capitalists are divided into industrial capitalists and serf capitalists, etc.... And in the Knights of Conquest, there are surrender factions and war factions, etc.

That should be it, right?

With this in mind, Yang Hao clicked on the last conspiracy—the option to assassinate both the capitalist and the knight of conquest simultaneously.

Among these options, Yang Hao discovered that the only ones standing with him seemed to be the Columbians, the Ursus Empire, the Kazdel region, and the Yan Kingdom.

"Um..."

He was pondering whether making a deal with the Colombians was worthwhile.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend, but conversely, the enemy of my friend is not necessarily my enemy—especially in Colombia, where Mr. K's friend is not necessarily Yang Hao's enemy, and similarly, Mr. K's enemy is not necessarily Yang Hao's friend. Apart from Yang Hao and Mr. K, whose relationship is beyond repair, his ability to communicate with others depends entirely on whether they share common interests—whether temporary or long-term.

In other words, the deal with the Colombians is feasible, but the question remains: is it worthwhile?

Yang Hao felt it was somewhat worthwhile—if the Colombians could really help him take down the Business Entities Federation and the Knights of Conquest, paving the way for Teresa's rise to power, then it would be absolutely perfect.

But can the Colombians really be that "kind"? Especially now that Lord K has started this war.

Um...

He felt he needed to think more deeply about the pros and cons for both sides. Just then, his phone started buzzing.

Hmm? Who's coming to see me at this hour?

Confused, Yang Hao took out his phone and found that the person who sent him the message was Princess Wei Qing of the Great Yan Dynasty, who had been frightened by his act with Kosichev and the diplomatic impact.

Let's take a look first.

He opened the text message. Although he didn't know why Princess Wei Qing would contact him through this phone, he figured he'd just see what she wanted to say.

Mr. Yang Hao, best regards.

I am very sorry for what happened that day. I am glad that you did not publicly condemn our dereliction of duty, and therefore I am willing to promise you a corresponding response and apology—of course, I know that you still harbor resentment towards us because of Mrs. Green's death, but at least we hope to offer you some compensation.

If possible, I'd like to speak with you after you return from Kazimierz. Don't worry, we'll be fully prepared this time.

"..."

Ah this...

Following Ms. Therese's invitation, Princess Wei Qing, you've also extended a formal invitation to me? Well, I know you probably don't mean it that way, but I really don't want to have to attend social events all the time after I get home...

Can you settle this with 2 yuan in pure gold? Besides, Green is waiting for me to come home and make her a new body; she's not dead yet. It's really not nice of you to say that...

"Ha, never mind, I'll talk about it later..."

Of course, Yang Hao also knew that Princess Wei Qing was not aware of the whole story, so he was just joking above—except for the fact that the matter concerning Green and the 2 pieces of red gold were true.

After the minor incident involving Princess Wei Qing, Yang Hao understood why the Yan Kingdom was willing to potentially assist him in the conspiracy between the Business Entities Alliance and the War Knights. It was because the Yan Kingdom's princess owed Ursus a significant favor, and they also believed they bore responsibility for the death of an Ursus duke due to their princess's negligence.

As a result of this incident, the Yan Kingdom might provide support for Yang Hao's conspiracy. But this is only a "possibility"—if the negative consequences could affect the entire Great Yan Kingdom, they would probably rather just throw 100,000 pieces of red gold onto Ursus's territory and be done with it.

Yang Hao was happy that they threw in 100,000 yuan in pure gold—money is a good thing, you have to spend money everywhere, but then again...

"...Can I use money to get people who wouldn't normally agree to my demands to provide me with the power to plot against them?"

Yang Hao nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the fact that there were only four "potential supporters" in the conspiracy to assassinate both the capitalist and the knight of conquest, and he felt very dissatisfied.

Therefore, he made a tentative decision—to give the Sami next to Ursus a grant of 10 red gold to see if they would be willing to provide power for his conspiracy.

Then Yang Hao saw that the Sami people's initial "impossible" attitude had transformed into "willingness"... He realized that there really is nothing money can't buy in this world. Previously, a king had knelt before his emperor's window for money; now, the small nation of Sami was assassinating a high-ranking official in Kazimir for 10 taels of gold. Indeed, money is a wonderful thing—

But Yang Hao's feelings for his girls wouldn't be damaged by money. Really, at least in that respect, he was still trustworthy—unless His Majesty the Emperor stopped bribing him to stay in her room...

Getting back to the main point. Yang Hao's ability to get those unwilling to accept his terms to voluntarily participate in his conspiracy is a good thing.

In this way, Yang Hao wouldn't need to cooperate with the Colombians in a sense. He could simply pay his vassals to participate in the conspiracy, then recoup the money afterward—a risk-free deal that would accomplish his plan, give his vassals a taste of illusory success, and leave no debts to anyone else. Wouldn't this win-win-win situation be wonderful?

Of course, Yang Hao wouldn't stoop to such a low level. Besides, Ms. Therese still knew some of his little secrets, and he couldn't let her expose them in a fit of anger because of this—at least not until he completely tamed his student or simply turned her into a puppet.

On the other hand, does the Kazdel region still have any capable personnel suitable for covert operations?

Yang Hao thoughtfully took out his phone and sent an inquiry email to Ms. Therese. After patiently waiting in his seat for a while, he received a phone call request directly from Ms. Therese.

"Would you like to contact me by phone?" Yang Hao blinked, looked up to signal the girls in the suite to be quiet, and then answered Ms. Therese's call—

"Mr. Yang Hao, I'm very sorry, but we don't have any suitable personnel on our side. And unfortunately, there's also a special situation near Kazdel that requires manpower. I'm unable to provide you with any more mercenaries at the moment."

"what?"

what's going on?

Do you know the former territory of the Gallic Empire?

Not... Gaul?

Yang Hao swallowed hard.

He had a bad feeling.

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