Chapter 505: Example
In the beautiful and quiet villa, Robert sat on a comfortable chair on the balcony, holding a cigar in his hand and looking at Maad who was sitting on the side with a flattering expression. Seeing his extremely greedy look, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted in his heart, but he did not show such emotions on his face, but continued to speak to Maad calmly.
"Indeed... We originally had some investment and interests in Adus, but since it is an investment, there will be gains and losses after all. When faced with a situation like Shadi, there is nothing we can do about the small loss."
"It is normal to make profits and losses in investment. The key is whether you can stop losses in time and turn losses into profits... Mr. Robert, now the group of thieves led by Shadi are occupying Adus and damaging the interests of your superior countries. If you don't do something now, many of the losses will never be recovered..."
Maad continued to speak to Robert, his tone completely expressing the attitude of "I am thinking about you". Listening to Maad's words, Robert glanced at him and then continued to speak.
"It seems... Your Highness is a little worried about Adus's current situation... Does he seem to be suffering from homesickness?"
"Well... of course, I and the other royal family members who stayed in Kankedar miss the scenery of Addis every day." Seeing that the topic became clearer, Maad no longer concealed his eyes and spoke to Robert. After listening, Robert shook the cigar ashes in the ashtray, took another puff, and continued to respond casually.
"As a foreigner who has traveled far away from his motherland, I understand your feelings of missing your hometown, but please be patient. Didn't the newspapers say that the talks between the special envoys sent by the church and Shadi were not going smoothly, and the trust between the two sides will soon be completely broken. When the Holy Army of Saint Linshan arrives, you will just have to wait to restore your country and return to your hometown."
"Oh... Mr. Robert, those newspapers are just for ordinary people to read. We all know that they are unreliable! Now Mukhtar, who was against Shadi in the rebels, is dead. He has the final say over the entire rebel army. With his atheistic attitude, it is impossible for him to risk his life for a heretical belief. Now he is pretending to deal with the heretics in the rebels. After that, he will definitely kneel to Saint Linshan in the north. But it is impossible to expect Saint Linshan to send troops at that time!"
After hearing what Robert said, Maad couldn't help but feel anxious, and then he blurted out and told him all his concerns and his current intentions.
"Mr. Robert, I know that the reason why you superior countries have not taken action against the traitor Shadi is that you want the church to take the lead. As long as Shadi cannot handle his own internal religious issues and the faith of Adus is unclear, then the church will definitely help us restore our country. You superior countries don't need to spend soldiers to reap the benefits of Adus.
"But now... the situation is different now. Who would have thought that Mukhtar was dead? Shadi has the possibility of integrating the internal forces. If Shadi officially announces that he has broken with the heretics and worships the Three Saints, then the possibility of the church sending troops will be greatly reduced. At this time... at this time, only the Supreme Kingdoms can help us restore our country. Mr. Robert, considering that we have cooperated with the Supreme Kingdoms for so many years, you must help us at this time!"
Maad spoke to Robert with an obvious pleading tone, and his voice almost sounded like crying. Looking at Maad in front of him, Robert was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke.
"Since you are aware of the current situation, you should understand that since things have developed into the current state, it is difficult for us to make a decision to send troops."
"This... Mr. Robert, if the superior countries feel that what they have gained in Adus is too little, we can add more! As long as we can restore our country, we guarantee that the superior countries can gain more things in Adus than before! Whether it is taxes or troops! Even the legal mining rights of all ancient relics and tombs in Adus... This is all negotiable!"
Maad continued to speak to Robert, trying to persuade Robert by writing crazy blank checks, or to persuade the continental powers represented by Robert to restore their country for them. However, Robert was unmoved by Maad's crazy promises, but continued to smoke a cigar while staring at him and speaking.
"You still can't see clearly, Your Highness? This is not a matter of interests, but a matter of form! The little nun went to Addis and concluded the negotiations... As long as both sides announce the results, it means that the entire Shadi Revolutionary Army has been recognized by the church. The Shadi Revolutionary Army will definitely be promoted by some factions within the church as a key case of enlightenment work, becoming their enlightenment achievement, and kidnapping the entire church to provide protection for the Shadi regime. If we send troops to Addis at this time, it will be like slapping the face of Shenglinshan. The relationship with Shenglinshan will deteriorate, and no matter what interests you offer, you can't make up for it!"
Robert said this to Maad in a clear voice. After explaining the interests involved in the current situation, Maad couldn't help but stand there in a daze, unable to speak for a while.
In fact, in a sense, Robert and his people are in a predicament of their own making. When the Adus Revolution made great progress but had not yet completely defeated the Baruch Dynasty, the nobles of the Baruch Dynasty had already asked for assistance from the continental powers represented by Robert, asking them to send armed intervention to repel the revolutionary army on the grounds of protecting their own interests in Adus. However, the continental powers had their own thoughts on the Adus issue at that time. When they heard the request for assistance, they all agreed very well, but when it came to sending people, they all dragged their feet, hoping to delay others to bite the hard bones first and consume more, so they could pick up the bargain later, so they did not send troops for a while.
After the close connection between the Adus Revolutionary Army and the Salvation heretics was exposed, these powers were even more reluctant to move. They all knew that once a heretical regime took control of a country, then Mount Saint-Land would inevitably send troops to fight a holy war to correct the faith. So the representatives of these powers all thought of letting Mount Saint-Land send troops to lead the charge, and then they would pick up the benefits later. In general, the church paid little attention to secular interests, and they would leave after defeating the revolutionary army and changing their faith. At that time, they could also gain benefits from Adus, and they would not have to bear the losses of sending troops. Why not do it?
Therefore, during the entire Adus Civil War, the continental powers only responded to the Baruch Dynasty's requests for help, which were already at a disadvantage, with words, but they did not respond to the actual action. According to their idea, they would wait for the heretic revolutionary army to quickly take control of Adus, forcing Shenglinshan to send troops, and then they would follow the holy war army to restore Baruch, and take advantage of Baruch's extreme weakness to make a few more moves. Therefore, Shadi's revolutionary army did not encounter any foreign intervention forces throughout the war, and after Mukhtar and Shadi cooperated to kill Baruch's Chicheng, the entire battlefield was pushed forward.
The great powers wanted Mount Saint to interfere in the situation in Adus and reap the benefits, but no one expected that the Holy See would not launch a holy war against heretical countries this time, but instead sent a little nun to negotiate, trying to persuade the other party to abandon heresy and convert. At first, the representatives of the great powers were surprised by the decision of Mount Saint, but after learning that the little nun was sent to Adus because of the internal struggle of the church and that the heretical forces of the Adus revolutionary army were extremely powerful, they all settled down and waited for the little nun to fail in the negotiation, and then they would enter Adus behind the church's holy war army as originally planned.
But who knew that a thunderstorm suddenly came and completely smashed the calculations of these powers. Mukhtar was struck to death by lightning, and the little nun was so lucky that the negotiations were almost concluded. Now the Adus Revolutionary Army has suddenly become the most important educational achievement of the Holy Mountain. It will not be subject to the holy war unless it is launched. It is not easy for them to take action, otherwise they will be at odds with the Holy Mountain! This unexpected turn of events caught the powers that held interests in Adus by surprise. They could not get the interests they had lost at the cost of their losses. If they had known this earlier, they would have sent troops directly when Baruch first asked for help. Although sending troops would have serious consumption, it would not have resulted in the current situation where all the interests of Adus were lost.
On the issue of Adus, because someone was secretly making trouble and was full of calculations, the continental powers suffered a loss inexplicably. However, they could not say this loss, so they were very depressed. Now Maad came to Robert and made all kinds of promises, but Robert was still unmoved. He knew that it was not worth it to offend Shenglinshan for the sake of Adus's little benefit.
"Okay... I think it's getting late now, Your Highness, please go first. Although the chariot collection you brought is precious, I will not be able to enjoy it... You can take it yourself. It will be considered as a small accumulation for your Baruch. Although you have lost your country, with the things you brought out from Addis, you should be able to pass on wealth and glory from generation to generation."
Robert waved his hand and said this to Maad, and sent the guest away in a straightforward manner. Listening to Robert's words, Maad sat in silence on the chair for a while, speechless.
Although Robert wanted to see him off, Maad did not leave immediately, but just sat in his original seat. Seeing Maad's expression, Robert looked at him twice. Just when he wanted to say something else, Maad looked at Robert again and spoke bluntly.
"Mr. Robert, actually... I have something here that I want to show you..."
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