Even if Mino goes full throttle, dragged by a peculiar visitor from the Otherworld, racing wildly on the track of the era, it still needs time to climb the technological tree and undergo great transformations. Owari Country is likely to become the sacrificial lamb of traditional early warfare, happily passing away in a proper war.

There's no need to face the mind-blowing cross-era, even Anomaly Zone-like dimensional reduction strikes...

It could be considered a kind of luck.

"Uh, so... what should be done?"

Miss Tamamo no Mae looked quite frustrated. She didn't intend to deceive Oda Chi, but she indeed overlooked the issue of time flow speed. However, it wasn't entirely her fault; she was summoned from the last world and then returned to the Master's world.

She had little experience in this regard and subconsciously ignored this issue.

"Forget it, it's actually not too much of a problem. What really troubles me isn't this..." Gu Mo looked at Miss Fox Spirit, lightly sighing. The arrangement of Oda Chi wasn't really troublesome; the real trouble ultimately lay in the wedding itself.

"What is it then?"

Miss Fox Spirit asked with furrowed brows.

"..."

"..."

"Nothing..." Gu Mo remained silent for a while, then shook his head.

The Fox's Marriage solved most problems, turning the matter into a widely known political marriage alliance.

Except for its abnormal core, at least from an outsider's perspective, everything appeared quite normal, as if every step was progressing naturally. Even though the ceremony was over and no longer effective, the related cognitive correction was already completed.

It's like Miss Tamamo no Mae openly replaced Oda Chi in marriage, yet everyone would think she is Oda Chi. The image seen or imagined by them would be corrected.

Moreover, the number of brides, though clearly unusual, wouldn't raise suspicion. Afterward, no one would think there's anything wrong, as the event would be directed to one consistent outcome, which is "Oda Chi is the only bride."

The three girls here were all actually under Miss Ah Shi's identity at the time...

Objectively speaking, there is only one Miss Ah Shi, so even after people are freed from the Technique's influence, their former impressions would become normal and reasonable, their brains would reasonably correct everything.

This is a good thing, sparing quite a lot of trouble. However, the Fox's Marriage ultimately cannot solve all problems. For instance, the father-in-law's side is sure to be hopping mad... Gu Mo glanced in Ah Xiu's direction, who was still playing the ostrich. Only he knew how the wedding really was, as if dividing a cake.

Under the pretense of being Oda Chi, but actually predetermined...

But outsiders wouldn't know this, nor could they know the inside story, so the old man would probably be infuriated... After all, from Saito Dosan's perspective, entrusting Mino Country to me was secondary; he truly entrusted Hidechika to me.

And now, when the father-in-law learns about this, he probably sees that after acquiring Mino Country, I turned cold-hearted, abandoned Ah Xiu, and instead married Owari's daughter...

Thinking this, Gu Mo couldn't help but feel a pang of stomach pain.

The explanation isn't easy, and it's probably hard to explain, just hoping there won't be any complications concerning Ah Xiu. Moreover, it's not just the father-in-law's issue, there's the sister-in-law, even Hiri and others; I don't know if my image would fall drastically.

However, thinking positively, it's already a very good outcome now—

After all, on the real issue, neither side exploded, but instead, in a sense, took a further step...

......

...

The following morning.

A new day comes, and the Castle of Rice Leaf Mountain remains vibrant. Streets decorated like a festival narrate the events of yesterday, the entire city celebrating, with joyful echoes still lingering.

This could fully prove that the "unstable internal affairs in Mino" speculated by surrounding lords does not actually exist. Over two months, Gu Mo has stabilized Nongzhou through a new order of benevolence and might, and power expanded.

A new talent selection system has already taken shape, with people like Fujikichiro, who are eager to take risks, to the point of exhausting others, rich in ideals and pursuits as the core. A new team, gradually taking over Mino's original power management system, is being established.

Stagnation does not exist; Nongzhou, on the contrary, is operating more efficiently.

The most important benefit of the reform. After more than two months, the peasants feel the leap in productivity brought by advanced machinery, and the merchants realize after strict implementation of new rules and policies, their interests are actually better protected, causing them to gradually change from opposition and worry to support...

This is the most realistic point.

Also experiencing in the Castle of Rice Leaf Mountain, everything is thriving, people are vibrant, faces now emerging with expectations and smiles for the future, there's no imagined turmoil and untenability.

"It seems there's no possibility for Lord Nobunaga's plan..."

"Completely misjudged..."

Some members of the envoy from Owari, walking on the streets, their eyes slightly dark, circled the outer city once more, stopped and shared wry smiles.

Although the envoy was here to escort Miss Ah Shi to marry, they were also tasked as spies. Given the ease of this marriage alliance, political considerations naturally also played a role. Oda Nobunaga is a rare hero, and his actions and thoughts align with the mainstream of the era.

He certainly dotes on his sister, but when it's time to utilize, he wouldn't hesitate.

Just this time, the calculation failed. The members of the envoy found Nongzhou not as the outside world speculated, but rather a hard nut to crack, leading to likely failed schemes from their lord...

Moreover, they didn't realize, their supposedly secretive moves were always shrouded under a secretive network, their movements clearly visible.

Similarly, over this period, the restructured and grouped Samurai Wanderers, Ninja, Onmyoji, etc., in conjunction with the bionic Mechanical Golem corps, form the new national violence apparatus in Mino, a nascent form. Although not yet replacing the traditional army and is newly established, the advantage is already evident.

Currently, they haven't formally taken to the stage, mainly doing some covert work, such as investigation, suppression, assassination, etc.

Even professions like Onmyoji, these mysticism scholars, have begun systematically entering freshly established underground research labs, donning lab coats, beginning to learn new systems and processes, to better deploy their scholarly knowledge rather than just fighting.

However, the existence of this dark team indeed brought a considerable level of convenience to Gu Mo's rule, solving many troublesome issues during this period.

——Ultimately, it's a chaotic era. Gu Mo isn't naive to think he can reform his enemies with kindness or solve problems through reason alone.

Therefore, when the espionage within the envoy moved, they were already eyed by the lurking yellow sparrow.

They didn't discover much, but once they do...

......

Behind the Heaven-Defending Tower.

In the elegant and quiet, garden-like dojo.

"After all, reform requires bloodshed. I've made such a resolution; even sacrificing life as a price is not out of question..." Gu Mo seriously expressed his thoughts, indicating that he does this out of necessity.

"Do you mean sacrificing others' lives as a cost?"

The Demon Hunter Girl across from him twitched the corners of her mouth, unsure as she asked so.