Chapter 440 What I Give You Is Yours: What I Don't Give You, You Cannot Take
Hakuto couldn't quite figure out what Vasilisa was thinking. She got angry because he didn't want to have a relationship with her. Was that reasonable? No matter how he looked at it, it seemed a bit bizarre.
But well, since she had already spoken, Hakuto had no reason to refuse.
Vasilisa wasn't ugly. And her figure, well, it was big. So, strictly speaking, Hakuto wasn't at a loss. In fact, he was getting a good deal. Especially with Russia as it was now, with all those high-level officials already dead, Russia would likely become Vasilisa's alone.
She might even become the Empress of Russia. So originally, Hakuto didn't want to have any kind of relationship with her. But since Vasilisa herself was demanding it, Hakuto had no reason to refuse.
In Yekaterinburg, in Vasilisa's room.
Her long, golden, waterfall-like hair was stuck to her body, whether from sweat or other fluids. Vasilisa's eyes had no focus. Her mind was blank, thinking nothing.
After a long time, Vasilisa finally came back to her senses, a trace of fear still in her eyes.
From a girl to a woman, but the process had frightened Vasilisa. A full seventeen hours. Seventeen hours without sleep or rest.
It only ended when Vasilisa finally lost consciousness.
"Your goal is to control Russia, right? I will help you. But as the price, both you and Russia belong to me."
"As long as Russia can continue to exist, submitting to you is not a problem."
Vasilisa's goal was to ensure Russia's survival. So even if it meant submitting, she could accept it.
Of course, the main reason was that she was submitting to Hakuto, not to someone else. If she had to submit to someone else, Vasilisa would rather fight to the bitter end.
Hakuto nodded inwardly, satisfied with Vasilisa's sense.
"I can promise that as long as Russia does not actively infringe upon the interests of the Great Ming Dynasty, Russia can exist forever. Now, can you tell me where the Legendary Cooking Utensil is?"
"France, the Louvre."
What Vasilisa said surprised Hakuto a little, but it also seemed reasonable.
As one of the five strongest nations, it was not surprising that France possessed a Legendary Cooking Utensil. Hakuto was just a bit curious how Vasilisa knew that France had a Legendary Cooking Utensil, and that it was in the Louvre.
"How do you know that there is a Legendary Cooking Utensil in the Louvre in France?"
"Russia's Red House intelligence network is still quite efficient. So it's not actually hard to find out this kind of thing. The Red House can obtain over ninety percent of the world's intelligence. For example, the reason they used a nuclear bomb to attack you earlier was because the Red House dug up some information about you and knew what kind of opponent you were. To eliminate a troublesome enemy for Russia, they used the nuclear bomb."
"What did the Red House find out?"
Hakuto was also a bit curious, 'Had this legendary intelligence organization actually found anything?'
"Not much more. Just that you used unknown means to destroy several cities two years ago. After that, you were brought into the fold by the Great Ming Dynasty. To avoid you using those same methods on Russia, they decided to use a nuclear bomb to solve the problem."
Hakuto understood. So that's why he felt it was a bit strange. Russia wouldn't drop a nuclear bomb on him just for a Legendary Cooking Utensil. It was because of this reason.
"Alright, I understand. Next, I will have some people help you become the Empress of Russia. But I want you to remember: what I give you is yours; what I don't give you, you cannot take."
"I understand."
Vasilisa had no resistance to this kind of domineering attitude from Hakuto. In her mind, this was exactly how Hakuto should be.
During the time Vasilisa was unconscious, Hakuto had planted a Black Goat's Egg in her.
Although Hakuto felt that Vasilisa would not betray him, it was necessary to have insurance. Such insurance was a good thing for both Hakuto and Vasilisa.
With insurance, Hakuto could trust Vasilisa.
After staying in Russia for two days, Hakuto left. He didn't need to intervene in pushing Vasilisa onto the throne of Russia's Empress.
He just needed to hand over a portion of the list of Faceless Ones under his control to Vasilisa. The remaining matters, Vasilisa could solve on her own.
After that, Hakuto first returned to Japan, placed the Spirit Storehouse at the Grand Narukami Shrine for Kikyo to restore its spirituality, and then set off again for France.
There was another Legendary Cooking Utensil in the Louvre in France. Hakuto naturally wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible and obtain that Legendary Cooking Utensil.
However, the trip to France did not go smoothly. Flights from Japan to France had been canceled because France was now in a state of combat readiness.
Previously, France had wanted to take advantage of Britain's weakness to launch a sneak attack. But as everyone saw, they were sent back home by a shot of Artoria's holy lance.
Fearing that Artoria might take action against France, the country had directly blocked all entry and exit channels. France was currently in a state of lockdown.
"This France isn't doing too well."
Knowing this, Hakuto had a headache. This France had been so arrogant when launching the sneak attack, but now it had directly chickened out. And it had chickened out so... Hakuto didn't even know what to say. It was just too embarrassing.
Then Hakuto sighed and said nothing more. For this kind of embarrassing country, unless necessary, he really didn't want to go there.
But for the sake of the Legendary Cooking Utensil, Hakuto had no choice but to use the Great Ming government as a medium to conduct a communication with France, offering to help mediate between France and Britain.
France was overjoyed at Great Ming's willingness to help.
After all, they had been begging for help but couldn't get it. Now that it was being delivered to their doorstep, how could France possibly turn Hakuto away?