In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 779
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Ruprecht is gone.
He needs to return to “New Elysium Town”, contact the Frankfurt court, hand over the details of the cooperation to the old emperor, and then reply to Lothar.
A new, stable channel for producing white crystals and magic stones is crucial to today’s “Central European Empire”.
It is intolerable for any powerful country to have its lifeline stuck in the hands of others, even allies.
Personally speaking, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince expressed his expectation for cooperation between the two parties, provided that Texas can win this war.
The attendant in black stockings stayed behind. He would serve as an observer, watching the whole process, recording the battle and taking photos.
This attendant’s name is Anton, who is from the famous Arco family in Bavaria. They own many lands, manors and castles in Bavaria. Members of the family often serve as local military and political governors in Bavaria, and they are also an important courtier family in the Munich court.
“Mr. Lothar, I need a clean room.”
After leaving Ruprecht, Anton was no longer as panicked as before: “In addition, I also hope to visit your country’s armaments. I will swear in the name of the Arco family that I will never do this.” Revealed to the British.”
He faced Lothar and talked freely, but he quickly entered the role of “military observer”.
“No problem, Mr. Anton, you will get the treatment you deserve.”
Lothar smiled and glanced at the other party’s hooked stockings: “New Basilicata is a mountain city. With all due respect, your attire may not be suitable. Do you want to change to a pair of boots and trousers?”
Anton shook his head humbly and said: “Please rest assured that I am not a weak traditional spell caster. I can still bear this little pain.”
Stockings and high heels are common attire for male aristocrats in this era. Black stockings are rarer. Male aristocrats generally wear white silk and silk stockings, paired with jodhpurs and high heels.
Lothar valued the cooperative relationship with the Germans. Central Europe needed Texas’ mineral resources, and Texas also needed Central Europe to provide immigrants to help establish a preliminary industrial system.
After instructing a centurion to lead Anton away, Lothar turned to look at Viviana and said with admiration: “Anna, although I couldn’t see it with my own eyes, I think it was a pretty exciting duel.”
Miss Qianlu was a little surprised: “Actually, it can’t be called exciting. Ruprecht is a traditional German noble. He doesn’t want to take advantage of my ‘serious injury that has not healed’ and has been holding back. Speaking of which, I can win very well.” It’s a fluke, if it happens again, Ruprecht will definitely have a greater chance of winning.”
“That’s amazing. Defeating the strong with the weak shows your fighting wisdom.”
Lothar praised sincerely. To be honest, when he first met Viviana, he had some illusion in his heart that she was just a good-looking vase. It was only after they fought side by side that he changed his mind. After all, Viviana’s appearance looked so attractive. Deceptive.
She is like a poet, painter, singer, and dancer, but she is not like a warrior.
The judge lady joked: “I don’t think the crown prince will have a greater chance of winning again. Let’s wait until you and I become elites before trying again. We will definitely beat him to pieces.”
The two of them had a tacit understanding and did not ask what the Kaiser had written in the letter. They just kept saying beautiful words. The dignified Candle Knight was a little unable to resist for a while, and said with a shy face: “Okay, you can stop talking. “
She changed the subject abruptly: “Where’s Ms. Prajna? She was seriously injured before. Didn’t she come back with you?”
She was referring to the backlash that Prajna suffered after performing the “Standing Body Technique” in the posture of a book fairy. As a heavily armored iron guard, she had a strong recovery ability. After resting for a while, she was fine.
“Prajna is guarding the great dictator we captured, President “Porfirio”.”
When business came up, Lothar also became serious: “This is an important goal. By forcing him to sign a treaty, the Texans will have the legitimate legal basis to march into Mexico and seize vast territories such as New Mexico.”
Although the role of “legal principles” and “claims” has long ceased to be important in this era, Lothar has no intention of forcing the Mexicans to cede their territory obediently with just a contract. In the final analysis, the Texan soldiers still have to take it in person.
History is like a reincarnation. In its previous life, Texas was originally a territory of Mexico. During the Revolutionary War, it captured Mexican President Santa Anna and won the War of Independence.
In the world of yesterday’s giant ship, Texas has fallen into a state of turmoil and chaos since the Spanish colonists were driven away. The overflowing wild beasts, barren population, and dangerous natives have made the North American colonies and Mexico even more vulnerable. Consider this place useless.
It wasn’t until the Basilicata wolves came to this land, drove out the ferocious beasts, and established several city-states that Texas gradually embarked on the road to founding a nation.
In his previous life, President Santa Anna was the “Father of the Country” of Texas. In this life, Porfirio also had the same status.
“It’s a pity that there is no way to make the culprit pay.”
Lavinia was a little angry.
But even Lothar didn’t think he had the ability to make the world hegemon of this era control a quarter of the world’s land, one-fifth of the population, and the entire ocean’s empire where the sun never sets toward Texas. Land cession and compensation.
It would be quite good to be able to make an unconditional peace, or a defeat treaty that could take care of the British’s face, but not lose the dignity of Texas.
“There will be a day when the sun never sets and the imperial crown falls.”
Lothar actually had no awe for Great Britain. In his time, the total number of tanks equipped by the entire British army was less than the number of generals, and only the navy was left to fill the facade.
“Is this war over?”
Lavinia was very curious about this. She knew that Lothar was a “prophet”, so she was particularly curious about who would be the final winner of this war, but every time she asked, Lothar always evaded the question.
Although Viviana did not speak, she also pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
Lothar rubbed his forehead in some distress: “I don’t know who will win or lose. The direction of history is ever-changing. A slight difference may cause the direction of the whole world to become unrecognizable.”
“We have changed the world a lot. At least, in history, Texas had already been incorporated into the North American colonies at this time.”
Lothar designed in his previous life that the result of this war would end with both sides losing, the disintegration of Tsarist Russia, the tragic victory of Great Britain, and the near-death of Germany and France.
Although the British won, they were also seriously injured. The North American colonies successfully gained independence, and the former British Empire began to decline until the next war completely knocked them off the throne, which was no different from the ending of the previous life.
“Just say that what you know is not okay?”
Losa smiled bitterly and gave a brief account.
The more she listened, the more worried Viviana felt.
“There is no way. Germany is sandwiched between the Russian and French alliances and is bound to become the main battlefield of the war. No matter who wins or loses, Germany cannot be the biggest winner. It is nothing more than the difference between a small loss and a big loss.”
Just like France in the previous life, as a victorious country in World War I, if it could directly push its borders to the Rhine River, complete the idea of a natural border, break up Germany, and dominate the European continent, it would be worth the price paid.
But everyone knows that it is impossible.
It is impossible to win big by being an ally of the British who pursue the policy of “Continental Balance of Power”.
“It has been a long time since a war broke out in Europe, and people no longer have enough respect for war. The nobles want to gain military merit, the common people want to change their fate, and the capitalists want to expand the market. From top to bottom, they are all fanatical warmongers.
If you haven’t seen it with your own eyes, no one would believe that it would be a disaster that would cause the loss of tens of millions of people on both sides and last for four years.”
Lothar slowly described the horror of the future war. The war machinery in this world is more advanced. The Land Cruiser can blow the tanks of World War II into pieces with one shot. The ammunition load of the steam airship can turn a city into ruins. There are also supernatural powers such as magic involved. The number of deaths will only be more than that of Lothar’s previous life.
Viviana’s face turned pale, as if she had seen the doomsday scene of the trenches flooded by water, filled with floating corpses, rodents feasting on them, the city razed to the ground, and mothers crying bitterly while holding their dead children.
“Is there no way to stop this disaster?”
Losa shook his head. The signs of World War I have already begun to appear, and the two major camps have been divided: “In Europe, even ordinary people know that war will break out sooner or later, and they are eager to try it. Even if we are kings and emperors, it is difficult to stop the war chariot from moving forward.”
“What’s more, we are nothing.”