[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth":3,"chapter-god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-chapter-489":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","God of Technology: Creating the Internet in Another World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1704755,2176,"Chapter 489: What Exactly Do You Want?","god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-chapter-489",489,"\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor looked at the images on the Magic Net, falling completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overnight, the Church of Technology seemed to have gotten another super boost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally facing the Church of Technology’s increasingly powerful combat strength and influence, he’d been feeling more and more powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there wasn’t much he could do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d even sent royal family members to Roster Academy to study, agreed to the ultra-high-speed rail transit system proposal, and even invested huge amounts of money...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for various other industries, he’d taken them all on wholesale—magic-powered vehicle factories, steel mills, garment factories, textile factories... way too many things had already started taking root in the Gray Fort Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He admitted that as these factories got established in the Gray Fort Empire, the empire’s prosperity and commercial trade had improved massively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tax revenue and all that—straight up skyrocketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hell, even the number of people dying in winter had been rapidly declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemed like everyone could find a relatively high-paying job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like everything was becoming prosperous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church of Technology had brought countless good things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empire was bursting with unparalleled vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to all this, the Gray Fort Emperor felt like there was a Sword of Damocles hanging over his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like everything he had was already being controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he could lose his life at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Gray Fort Empire’s fate was gradually slipping out of his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Empire—humanity’s strongest empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessed legendary magician legions and knight legions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just magicians alone—over ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could even cast combined magic, unleashing power that even legendary-level magicians had no way to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the empire, whether agriculture or handicrafts, whether common folk or churches—all of it was the strongest on this continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the empire’s controller, any decision he made could affect the entire continent’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always thought so too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the Church of Technology rose, he suddenly felt like he was starting to become weak and helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat power—he’d been confident he could handle any danger, until he saw the Church of Technology’s people enter north of the watch wall and start rapidly expanding with devastating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prosperity—once the Church of Technology’s people entered the Gray Fort Empire, that explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The times had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Empire was like a remnant of the old era. No matter which way it went, it seemed to be heading into a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stronger you were, the harder it was to make changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor kept getting hit by incident after incident, his mentality getting shaken again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, this time he couldn’t hold it in anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staying in his room all night without saying a word, the Gray Fort Emperor opened the Magic Net after dawn and dialed up a video call with Viscount Roster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, esteemed Gray Fort Emperor, I wonder what you’re looking for me about? Do you have any suggestions or opinions about the ultra-high-speed rail transit system we’re planning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Magic Net, Viscount Roster looked at the Gray Fort Emperor’s somewhat sour expression, couldn’t help feeling his heart tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy wasn’t regretting the ultra-high-speed rail transit thing, was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case, it’d have a massive impact on the upcoming plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’d affect the entire project’s progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does your Church of Technology want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor didn’t pick up Viscount Roster’s words, cutting straight to a different topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? What we want to do—isn’t it just make humanity more prosperous? To be precise, we’re hoping to develop the power of technology and make all intelligent life more luxurious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Roster was kind of confused, not knowing what the Gray Fort Emperor wanted to say by looking him up so early in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t play dumb with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor’s expression didn’t change: \"I think we should have a good talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What playing dumb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Roster was getting even more confused about what the guy wanted: \"Just say whatever you want to say straight up. I’ll definitely tell you everything I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor still thought the other guy was playing dumb. Could they stop for a sec? Only then did he speak: \"Don’t you think your Church of Technology has been way too active this past year or so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This world hasn’t changed at all for over ten thousand years. Technology’s appearance let all that pent-up power completely explode, so the reaction’s a bit big. But you can’t blame that all on us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Viscount Roster got to this point, he paused: \"Okay, actually you kind of can blame it on us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, we lit this powder keg. That’s what started this world’s massive changes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not what I’m trying to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down a bit: \"Don’t you think your Church of Technology’s actions have already affected this world’s power structure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This world shouldn’t have such massive changes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technology can progress, Magic Conductors can develop, but the stable power structure can’t be changed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the Gray Fort Emperor rambling on and on, Viscount Roster finally understood what the guy was trying to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you might be misunderstanding something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Roster explained with a smile, \"We don’t have any ambitions. We won’t influence relationships between countries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a member of the Church of Technology, I can guarantee that unless we’re attacked, the Church of Technology’s armed forces absolutely won’t touch anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if my Roster territory gets attacked, I’ll only deploy regular troops. I absolutely won’t let church people interfere with any of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Roster figured maybe yesterday’s Dragon Knight Type 1 aircraft had spooked this Gray Fort Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—someone like the Gray Fort Emperor wouldn’t panic over just a flying unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was probably worried that the Church of Technology’s combat legions kept getting more and more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a year, equipment strength had already increased who knows how many times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell knew what kind of weapons and equipment they’d develop in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Gray Fort Emperor not panic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these people made a move against them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they could still resist now. What about a year from now? Two years from now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly do you want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Fort Emperor didn’t pick up Viscount Roster’s words, asking again instead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the power your Church of Technology has exposed now, I don’t think any mortal faction would make a move against you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why do I keep feeling like there’s something chasing you from behind, making you frantically flee forward, constantly developing even more powerful... weapons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s because there really is such an entity behind us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viscount Roster was quiet for a good while. Finally, he decided to tell him about it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation wasn’t suitable for internal conflicts or whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things were better said clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not let some little misunderstanding affect the entire upcoming plan.\u003C\u002Fp>",1177,"2026-06-06T14:38:03.137Z",1,"novelbin.me","1601d7bddc6c0d6c09bec4c234c0975b5889c692c2018f96051d714b27762378","god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-chapter-132","god-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-chapter-488",524,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgod-of-technology-creating-the-internet-in-anoth-cover.jpg"]