My wife is an immortal black snake.

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"No."

"...hiss."

Head Maid Monica gave Lord Yang Hao a pitying look: if he slept on the sofa, it would be her turn to go find him.

After all, Monica had been putting up with it for a long time. Witnessing Duke Koschei's atrocities last night, while also having to take care of the children and explain to Hela that "they were playing adult games," had truly made her feel incredibly uncomfortable and unbearable...

So, Lord Yang Hao? You should really be glad Lord Koschche doesn't let you sleep on the sofa—with this thought in mind, Head Maid Monica decided to prepare more nourishing and kidney-tonifying dishes for Lord Yang Hao for lunch and dinner today. Otherwise, if he really ends up bedridden before his ascension, it wouldn't be good for anyone.

...

Prince Yang Hao subconsciously shivered again.

Meanwhile, as Margarita wandered around the tribe in Kazdel with her teacher, she looked at the green leaves that drifted down onto her head with a puzzled expression, and for a moment she also felt a little annoyed.

However, after brushing the leaves aside, she and her teacher headed towards the town—it was said that the regent of Kazdel had recently started a company that was thriving, and they wanted to see what was going on and, incidentally, what was happening with the legitimate royal family.

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

It was 11:30 a.m.

After a lunch that inexplicably replenished his energy, Yang Hao sighed. Under the watchful eye of the head maid, he lay down on his bed in the palace under the guise of taking a nap, but in reality, he was wandering around the House of Elegy.

He thought he was prepared—but when he arrived at the House of Elegy and saw Miss Elegy sitting in a strange chair, looking at him with her legs crossed, cold sweat broke out all over his body—if he could even sweat in there.

When he heard Miss Wange's teasing remark, "I thought Mr. Yang Hao would be coming in another ten days or so? You seem to be having a good time lately," the cold sweat on his face turned into something indescribable. His mouth felt dry, and he didn't know what to say. Finally, at Miss Wange's prompting, he could only walk to the opposite side and sit down.

“Well… there’s a reason for that…” he explained cautiously. “I think you should know… well…”

"First of all, congratulations on getting hit. To hit the bullseye on the first try with a one-in-a-thousand chance is honestly quite surprising to me," Miss Elegy chuckled, then gently lifted his chin. "But that's not the main reason I brought you here—Mr. Yang Hao, do you know what 'obsession' means?"

"...Unclear."

"Duke Nikolai ultimately went mad because of his excessive 'obsession.' Do you understand now?"

"that..."

"Hehe. Anyway, I'll explain the matter of [obsession] to you in detail later... Now, let me teach you how to mix your ascension materials, and then we can see if there are any suitable items for you?"

She gently stroked Yang Hao's chin. Whether it was Miss Wange's deliberate gesture or not, Yang Hao noticed that the mist on her face was gradually fading.

He nodded with difficulty, and then the next moment, Miss Elegy kissed him.

chapter eight

...

Xixisuosuo.

"So, Mr. Yang Hao, do you know that the creation of dolls requires the infusion of your emotions... The materials only provide their physical form. The physical form may influence the spirit, but the shaping of the spirit depends entirely on your emotions."

"It means that..."

Xixisuosuo.

"What I mean is, if you create a doll with resentment... then your doll will become a resentful doll. If you create a doll with love, then your doll will be a loving doll. Do you understand now?"

"Well..."

Simply put, it means that if I love the doll, the doll will love me back?

But then again, I understand these things... Miss Elegy, could you please get off me first?

My body is already completely gone, and you want to leave me with nothing but my soul? What if Hela goes astray because of this?

Oh well. It seems making dolls is indeed quite troublesome, isn't it?

Should I infuse it with emotion...?

Yang Hao had entered a state of enlightenment; he was free from desires and only wanted to figure out the secret of making the dolls.

And indeed, she knew that Yang Hao had entered a state where he would not react no matter how much stimulation he received. Although Miss Wange was still sitting on his stomach, she did not intend to go any further.

She simply smiled and said that besides needing to "infuse" his emotions, Yang Hao might also need to study the structure of the human body.

"After all, if you don't understand human anatomy, creating bizarre or even harmful bodies for the dolls would be a heavy burden for you and your children. So, you must fully understand human anatomy before making dolls."

"...I understand this theory perfectly. But then again, are you making all those squeaking noises on me to teach me about the human body?"

"No, I was just venting. Is there a problem?"

"No, no..."

So I have to learn about the structure of the human body? Huh? Does that mean I have to learn anatomy before I can become a puppeteer?

...Could I ask Dr. Kal'tsit for guidance? Sigh...

Yang Hao sighed, pondering the next steps like a living Buddha.

After a while.

"Actually, Miss Elegy, I need your advice on some things... It's that I'll be managing most of the work in the Ursus Empire from now on, right? After dealing with the economic crisis and that [Chaos and Disorder], should I prioritize increasing the population of the Ursus Empire, or should I simply focus on developing prosthetic technology and get people mechanically ascending as soon as possible?"

"It depends on your future development direction. But my personal suggestion is to increase the population first."

"Population? That's true... Everything in a country basically depends on its population, but then again—Miss Elegy, I have another very important question..."

"If you're asking how to survive in reality? Forgive my bluntness, but you could consider hiding here forever, and that's it."

"Ah ha ha..."

As expected of you! A truly touching elegy, Miss!

"So you immediately figured out that this is the biggest problem troubling me!" Yang Hao sighed heavily. After counting on his fingers the various burdens of paying taxes at home, he shook his head helplessly and decided to ask Miss Wange what exactly was going on with Colombia's "inhumane weapons."

"Inhumane weapons? Heh, although I did write the story... but Mr. Yang Hao, do you really want to get on good terms with the person who drafted the exam questions so you can cheat?"

Miss Elegy paused for a moment, then smiled wickedly and gently drew small circles on Yang Hao's chest with her hand. After a while, she slid her finger down to his navel and gently poked at the indentation.

You can probably understand it as a kind of [poisonous gas].

"poison gas?"

Biological weapons or something? Yang Hao frowned. He had just experienced biological weapons, and now the next thing was biological weapons?

"To be precise, it's something similar to [poison gas]. Lord K modified it into a very special Originium Arts device—once it's activated, a pale yellow smoke will be generated in all areas within its range. That smoke is extremely lethal to unprotected civilians, but it's practically meaningless to well-protected regular troops and special forces equipped with gas masks and full-body protective suits..."

She explained, severing the connection between them, letting the hem of her black lace dress be stained with the viscous liquid that had dripped from her body and from his penis.

Those things quickly dissipated. It seems that he really couldn't ejaculate normally inside the House of Lamentation—Yang Hao remarked.

"So I think you should be very clear about the inhumane nature of those weapons—Colombia intends to completely eliminate this knightly nation by wiping out the human resources of Kazimir. If they succeed, it would be a miracle if Kazimir's total population ever exceeds 50."

"So we have to get our hands on that weapon, or we'll be next."

"That's right."

She bent down and used her mouth to zip up Yang Hao's zipper. Just doing this rekindled his energy, even though he had supposedly lost all worldly desires—after all, to be honest, that was his weakness; a normally strong and gentle woman doing something like this...

Sigh! It must be Kosic's fault for bringing me this new world back then! Who told her to be the first to do it? He blushed, squinted his eyes, and began to enjoy himself again.

.....

After a while, the two, finally having completely ended their outburst, entered the House of Elegy. They began to look at the latest arrivals. It must be said, perhaps because Miss Elegy personally turned Duke Nikolai into a cup, there were many more items here recently.

However, Yang Hao overlooked most things, and then his attention turned to one of the magical props...

"This... you can think of it as a [statue] that allows your territory to quickly recover its population," Miss Elegy said with a smile, pointing to the scantily clad statue not far away. "It allows the population under your control to increase at a faster rate—at the cost of reducing the race's maximum lifespan by 10 years."

"...Although I really want to use this to quickly increase our population, it's too much of a loss to trade it for lifespan limit, especially since Ursus people aren't a long-lived race."

"Hehe. And what about this one?"

Miss Elegy, arm in arm with Yang Hao, led him to the [Sci-Fi Props Area], a place they had visited before. Here, pointing to a newly appeared prop with [extremely high positive and negative effects], she smiled and said:

"And what about this? It increases the chance of a genius appearing by 100%, but it also increases the chance of a complete idiot appearing, you know? And this applies to the entire country..."

"So, in that case, my country's top leadership will be half geniuses and half mediocre, and the ordinary people in the middle will have no way to get ahead? Um... I guess I'll pass?"

"So, this..."

...

They walked around the House of Lamentations for quite a while longer, and finally, Yang Hao, looking completely bewildered, took away a potion that was supposedly usable only once and could increase the chances of getting pregnant...

“I’ve heard that Duke Kosiché has been jealous of Lady Catherine. If you’re not taking anything, then you might as well take this thing.”

Miss Elegy had told him that with a smile. Yang Hao instinctively wanted to argue, "Koschitch is about to change bodies," but his shameful desires made him accept the "free" potion.

Ugh.

After all, Kosichek really wants a child lately... so why not just accept it?

He swallowed hard, but when he returned to reality, he found that the medicine was gone.

"Um?!"

[Event: Elixir]

As a price for its effectiveness, this medicine will only be available to those who need it most. Of course, it will be the women around you.

'ah?!'】

this...

It's definitely not free.

Yang Hao sighed heavily. As he tried to get out of bed with some helplessness, he felt as if something was pressing against his chest.

Looking down, he saw the familiar gray hair of Felin. He paused for a moment, then helplessly reached out and rubbed Koschitch's cat ears before realizing that his wife, who had been almost terrifying like a ghost last night, was now acting so delicate.

'...I'll definitely get pregnant...'

She was talking in her sleep. It seems the Emperor's pregnancy has indeed given Kosiché quite a shock—

"My lord? Would you like me to move Lord Koschche to another place?"

Just as Yang Hao was marveling at how the Emperor's arrival had brought about such a dramatic change in Kosichrie, he heard the head maid's voice beside him. He turned around and saw that the head maid had just emerged from the mirror world.

She sat on the edge of the bed, watching Lord Koschke, who was napping on Yang Hao's chest.

"Ah...no need for that. What happened here when I went over?" Yang Hao shook his head, thinking that his wife had it tough enough, so she could just lie on him if she wanted. "And where's Hela?"

"Hela is still strolling around with Lady Sonia. If nothing unexpected happens, they should be taking a walk in the courtyard right now. And just now—Lady Koschei was summoned by His Majesty the Emperor to discuss some [important matters] before returning... After returning, she immediately took a nap on your lap. It's 3:20 PM now. Are you planning to get up?"

"No. If I get up, Kosic will get up too, so let her rest for a while."

"Yes."

Head Maid Monica nodded, and then she disappeared from the real world once again. Just when Yang Hao thought there was nothing left to do and he could finally close his eyes and rest, and perhaps see if he could do anything good for the Ursus Empire in the [Puppet Stage], she reappeared.

"And also—Lord Yang Hao? You met with...Miss Karina before, didn't you?"

She looked at Yang Hao with a puzzled expression, as if Yang Hao's contact had caused some problem for Miss Karina.

"Huh? Um... She dragged me out for a chat for a while earlier, what happened?"

"...Perhaps it's nothing. I've noticed Miss Karina acting a bit strange these past few days, but she hasn't shown any displeasure towards Lord Koschei, so I was wondering if something had happened between her and you...but it seems there's nothing to it now?"

"Oh, that's for the best... If anything comes up, please let me know. You can go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

This time, Monica was really busy.

Yang Hao, left in bed with his wife Koschke, who was complaining in her dreams about "why she couldn't get pregnant," fell into deep thought.

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

It was during Yang Hao's afternoon rest.

Inside the Duke's mansion, in the room where Miss Karina was temporarily staying, Miss Karina was investigating the past of Lord Koschke's husband—that is, Mr. Yang Hao.

Although she believed that this was Lord Koschche's absolutely trusted partner, if possible, she hoped to understand him while she still retained her "self"... Therefore, Karina's heart was restless, driving her to do the following: she used her political power and her own methods to find out almost everything about Mr. Yang Hao, including recent information, past information, and even his past life in the city of Columbia.

Combined with some things Lord Koschich had told her... Miss Karina boldly concluded that Mr. Yang Hao was a man with an extremely chaotic private life—whether it was voluntary or not, the results certainly proved it to be so.

"...Lord Kosiché...his maids...the heads of two special departments...and even, His Majesty the Emperor?"

Miss Karina murmured several names, and finally, after hesitating for a long time, she...

We've overlooked the name of a Sarkaz person who seems to have vanished—isn't that a bit too long a gap? Probably not.

She had some doubts, but ultimately she made that conclusion.

She murmured the names of those people. In the end, Miss Karina could only sigh:

"So, Lord Koschche just... shared it like that? No... that shouldn't be the case, right?"