"No, please don't misunderstand."
“I have no questions about the convention, and besides, it has already been signed,” Isabella said immediately.
Then, she took a deep breath before continuing:
"I would like to talk to you about the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between our two countries."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze's lips curled into a smile, and he crossed his arms again, saying:
"Establish diplomatic relations?"
"Aren't you thinking way too far ahead?"
Isabella tilted her head and said earnestly, "How could it be far? As major powers, the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries is an important step in developing friendly relations and enhancing mutual trust."
"Having taken this step, we can then focus on the economy, culture, and..."
Qin Ze raised his hand to interrupt: "You make a lot of sense, but I have to tell you, clean up your mess first."
Faced with these somewhat "rude" remarks, Isabella was not angry. Instead, she said:
"You don't need to worry about that; we will certainly abide by the agreement."
"Worried? You're being too presumptuous. You're not keeping your word... Ha, what do you think you'll get in return?" Qin Ze said, raising his chin slightly and squinting his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Isabella lowered her eyes, glanced at the gun hanging on Qin Ze's right hip, and whispered:
“I understand.”
"It's just that we can fulfill the provisions of the convention while establishing diplomatic relations with your country simultaneously."
Qin Ze shook his head: "That's for later. Let's clean up your mess first."
Isabella looked up at Qin Ze and said sincerely, "I will handle it quickly, please don't worry."
"However, I still hope you can give us the opportunity to establish diplomatic relations..."
Seeing Isabella's proactive attempts to befriend him, and even the words that clearly carried a hint of "pleading," Qin Ze was completely baffled.
Logically speaking, after this covenant was concluded today, it would be remarkable if Isabella, as the Queen of Sassa, did not feel resentful about it, let alone show such a subservient attitude.
This is illogical and abnormal.
The woman before him was definitely not an incompetent fool like Jin Fengluan. On the contrary, she should be a monarch with great talent and ambition, otherwise she would not be able to rule such a vast country as the Sari Kingdom.
However, her current behavior is inconsistent with her long-standing reputation.
In fact, before today's meeting began, Qin Ze had already investigated what kind of person Isabella was. The sources of his information included the people from the Kingdom of Mordnik whom he had met in the South China Sea, Lucat's personal account, and his conversation with Dingle on the road when he left the continent of Salisno some time ago.
These people all had a very high opinion of Queen Isabella of the Kingdom of Sassa. Her foresight and strategic thinking were both admirable and intimidating. In short, she had absolutely no connection with incompetent or tyrannical rulers.
Therefore, when Qin Ze saw Isabella's attitude at this moment, he couldn't help but have many doubts.
While it is said that those who are discerning in their circumstances are wise, this woman in front of us is the Queen of the Kingdom of Sa Ri. It is clearly unusual for her to be so discerning in her circumstances so easily.
Given her position, even if she were pragmatic, she shouldn't have been so frank in showing that.
Is it all an act? Or are they already plotting something behind the scenes?
Qin Ze stroked his chin and examined Isabella, thinking to himself.
Seeing that Qin Ze remained silent, Isabella grew even more anxious and immediately said:
"I hope you will seriously consider my proposal. The advanced cultural concepts you have conveyed are exactly what we need to learn and exchange."
"And you can also gain something useful from us..."
"What do you think?" Isabella asked earnestly.
Hearing these flawless words, Qin Ze rubbed his temples, unable to think of a rebuttal for a moment.
So he simply retorted, "What do you mean? Are you trying to learn our way of dealing with people?"
Isabella nodded immediately: "Yes!"
"After all...your country is so prosperous and powerful, of course we need to learn from and exchange ideas with it. As you said, kindness and righteousness bring about the creation of all things..."
“Our Sa Ri Kingdom can also be kind and benevolent.” As she said this, she leaned forward and winked at Qin Ze.
Qin Ze took a half step back and replied, "If things can be the same, then they cannot continue, understand?"
Isabella frowned slightly: "I don't quite understand what you're saying. Could you explain it in more detail?"
"I could explain for a whole day and night, but there's no need for that right now. Go back and fulfill the terms of the convention first." Qin Ze waved his hand, dismissing Isabella.
Isabella stepped forward and said, “I can issue orders and handle state affairs from here, so I think we’ll also have more time to communicate. What do you think?”
Qin Ze frowned and said coldly, "What kind of joke are you making?!"
Isabella shook her head: "I'm not kidding, but this is certainly not a good place to handle state affairs."
"Speaking of which, you have come from afar and have never been to our country before. So, I formally extend an invitation to you to visit our country. What do you think?"
"Go to our capital Garnat, to the Champs-Élysées, where I will receive you as a guest of the highest rank."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze felt that this woman was becoming increasingly unreasonable.
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