"Let's do it according to what's written in this agreement." As he spoke, Qin Ze pushed the agreement toward Isabella.
Isabella looked at the convention with a complicated expression. After staring blankly for more than ten seconds, she reached for the pen on the table, and by then she had become decisive.
After signing her name, she took the seal that Malcolm tremblingly handed her. Without hesitation, she raised her hand and stamped it down.
Then, expressionlessly, she pushed it to the Foreign Minister of Shenglu, Tess. Tess looked flustered and was at a loss for what to do when he saw the treaty being pushed to him. Lukat said, "Sign it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a pale-faced Depardieu held the treaty up to his face and said to Qin Ze in a trembling voice:
"Emperor Figus has appointed me as his agent. The seal has been handed to me. Please sign your name... Is this acceptable?"
Qin Ze looked at Depardieu expressionlessly and said, "The seal needs to be changed, and he also needs to sign it, but he's not here right now, so I'll bring it to him later."
"Bring it here first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Depardieu quickly stood up, picked up the agreement on the table, carefully walked to Qin Ze, and handed it to him with both hands.
Qin Ze took the agreement and placed it on the table. The guard beside him immediately handed him a jade seal.
Qin Ze, having received the imperial seal, stood up and, after surveying the complex expressions on the faces of everyone present, solemnly said:
"Whose name you sign today, or what kind of seal you affix, is not important to me..."
He paused, looking at the jade seal in his hand, and said, "Only this is the most important."
"Our Yan Kingdom has always kept its word. Precisely because we value promises, we will never tolerate those who break their promises."
"This is our country's imperial seal, representing not only my will but also the will of our Yan Kingdom. Once it is stamped, this convention will officially come into effect."
"And after that, in addition to your two major powers, I think many more countries will leave their mark on it. This will be a commitment we have reached together."
"Once a commitment is made, it cannot be broken. If any country blatantly breaks its promise..."
At this point, Qin Ze picked up the gun on the table with his other hand.
Everyone at the table looked at him nervously. The next moment, Qin Ze straightened up, shook the jade seal in his left hand, and said solemnly:
"This is a vow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he snapped the imperial seal shut, leaving a bright red mark on the agreement.
Then, he brandished the gun in his right hand and said coldly:
"This is a constraint!"
The next moment, with a loud "bang," the gun was slammed heavily onto the table, and the resulting loud noise startled everyone at the table.
Qin Ze faced the crowd and solemnly said:
"This oath and its constraints are now in effect!"
At this moment, whether it was the Shenglu people who had already prepared to avoid conflict with the Yan Kingdom and actively establish diplomatic relations with it, or the Sari people who had no choice but to reluctantly agree, it was a difficult situation.
The moment they heard the oath and the constraint take effect simultaneously, they all felt an indescribable power.
This overwhelming force made it hard for some people to breathe, as if they were being choked. Eddington, for example, was struggling to breathe. The heavy pressure made it impossible for him to straighten up in his chair. His face was ashen, and he felt as if he were in a dark and cramped cage, with countless chains binding him and the country tightly.
At the same time, this force also greatly invigorated some people, as if a gentle breeze was blowing on their face and the warm sunshine was shining on their bodies, making them feel relaxed and at ease, and their hearts were at peace. This was Lucat's idea.
In his view, the conclusion of this convention means that there will be no sudden war between his country and the more powerful Yan Kingdom. This is bound to be a cause for celebration for his obviously weak motherland. As long as the convention is observed, there will be no war in the future, and the country will surely prosper.
And I can now live a comfortable and carefree life with peace of mind. I've reached the age where I should probably get married.
As Lucat thought this, a faint, barely concealed smile even appeared on his face at this moment.
Unlike the others, Isabella was caught in a very complicated emotional state at this moment.
On the one hand, the conclusion of this convention will inevitably disrupt the future development plans of the rapidly developing motherland and cause it serious damage, because one of the conventions clearly states that those who have been persecuted in the colonized areas must be compensated, and the compensation is unbelievably large.
That's not all. Most of the provisions in this convention require the country to return the benefits it has gained in the past, and even make double compensation in the future. This seriously infringes on the interests of the motherland. Just thinking about how to explain this to the people when she goes back makes Isabella feel a headache coming on.
On the other hand, Yan Kingdom's military strength is now clearly superior to our own. They have taken the initiative to propose not to use force in order to avoid war. This undoubtedly gives our motherland a breathing space. What we do and how we act during this period will determine countless possibilities for the future.
This inevitably reminded Isabella of the Delta Federation on the continent of Salisno. The war there had ended, but she could fully imagine the destruction it had caused. She didn't even dare to think about the possibility of the same thing happening in her homeland.
From the initial decision to pay a large sum of money to ransom Winston and the others, to her personal trip to the port and the great risks involved in attending this meeting, Isabella's underlying thought has always been to avoid war.
The safety of the people should always be the top priority, and as the queen of the Kingdom of Sassa, she has this responsibility and obligation, which compels her to take such a risky step.
So when she heard about the oath and the constraints, she suddenly felt an immense pressure that made her feel suffocated, and then she felt completely relaxed.
Beyond these two feelings, Isabella, despite trying her best to suppress her distracting thoughts about the Yan Emperor who announced the oath and the agreement, and the country behind him, had to admit that...
She gradually developed an inappropriate sense of admiration and longing for him.
She felt ashamed that such thoughts were not appropriate for her, either as a person or as the queen who ruled the country.
But the more you try to suppress it, the more this thought seems to sprout like a seed and grow rapidly into a towering tree.
This made Isabella feel deeply ashamed.
But a voice of self-justification quietly arose in my heart, urging me on:
"Such a wealthy and powerful country, with such formidable military strength, clearly demonstrates that their national power far surpasses ours. This is undoubtedly due to their more advanced culture and system."
So, isn't this something worth learning...and striving for the same level of strength?
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