Chapter 471: 469: Human Heart and Scheme (Subscription Request)
The royal meeting lasted for several hours. After the three reached a consensus, they conducted an in-depth and detailed discussion on many subsequent arrangements.
There are some things on which they can quickly reach a consensus, such as the territory of Flowers, which is out of reach and doesn't matter to whom it is given.
For example, Raymond's family should not continue.
It’s not easy to inherit a thousand-year-old family, but in their eyes, it’s nothing!
They have personally destroyed more than one or two thousand-year-old families.
But for some things, they would argue with reason and not give in at all!
It mainly focuses on the dispatch of troops, the number of masters and the subsequent division of benefits.
Xianhualing is too rich. In addition to a complete industrial system, there is too much wealth worth exploiting.
At this time, the more troops and experts you send, the more you can grab in the later stage, and then others will definitely not be happy.
However, if the troops sent are too few and fail to control the situation, it will be a big problem.
Therefore, this troop deployment really caused the three emperors to argue for a long time.
Of course, there are some conspiracies and intrigues that are unknown to outsiders, so there is no need to talk about them.
After the discussion, the sky had completely darkened.
In the royal palace of Lutetia, Napoleon III walked out of the secret room and went down the stairs. He felt his feet go weak and he almost fell.
An arm reached out from the side and supported Napoleon III, and then the voice of the Grand Duke of Carlisle was heard: "Your Majesty, are you all right?"
Napoleon III closed his eyes slightly and waited for a moment. He felt the dizziness in his head gradually disappear, and then he said, "It's okay!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Grand Duke Carlisle's hand and walked forward with him.
"Time is merciless, and things are no longer the same as they were in the past!"
This is the feeling of Napoleon III, with an expression of sadness, reluctance and powerlessness on his face.
Before this war began, he was still the overlord of the Old World. With just one order, he could make countless countries follow his lead and not dare to disobey in the slightest.
He originally thought that he had worked hard to bring the Bonaparte Empire to a new peak.
But who would have thought that after a war, all these would disappear like a dream.
During this year or so, he truly felt what it meant to be powerless.
What does it mean to have the will but not the ability?
He felt that he was countless times more diligent than before, but it was still difficult to resist the decline of the empire.
He even had the illusion that he was a bug under the wheel, trying desperately to pull it back, but unable to stop it.
A long time ago, he could say arrogantly: What is the era?
I am an era!
But at this moment, what he felt most deeply was that he was about to be drowned in the tide of the times.
However, he was unwilling to give up, and even more unwilling to give up the glory of the Bonaparte royal family. He seemed to have caught the tail of the times and was desperately trying to catch up with the trend.
He waved his hand, causing the guards around him to move away, leaving space for a private conversation.
The palace's great wizard even stepped in to create a silent force field, ensuring that not a single word could be leaked.
Bonaparte III, still holding Grand Duke Carlisle's hand, said as they walked forward, "You're waiting for me here, perhaps because you want to know the final outcome?"
Grand Duke Carlisle showed his simple and honest side. He bowed slightly and said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, you understand me, so what?"
"It's already been decided. The flower collar must be taken."
"But, but..."
Grand Duke Carlisle showed an anxious look on his face, and he stammered, trying to express something.
"It's okay. Even if I don't agree to this, they will do it anyway. Since I can't stop them, the best thing to do is to get involved.
Furthermore, Flower Territory's industrial system is extremely important to us; it's our only chance to catch up with the Habsburg Empire."
Having said this, Napoleon III paused, looked at the Grand Duke of Carlisle, and said, "Why? You still can't bear to leave?"
"As far as I know, your Carlisle family and the Raymond family have a deep hatred. Back then, when I asked you to contact Luo Yi, you were extremely reluctant!"
"Yes! You're right. I still remember the beating he gave me back on the Silver Sea. Thinking about it now, it still hurts!"
Grand Duke Carlisle did not intend to shirk the responsibility, but changed the subject and said, "But there is a saying that goes, 'This time is different, that time is different!'
Establishing this connection has indeed brought huge benefits to the Carlisle family. With the benefits in front of them, all the previous concerns have naturally vanished into thin air."
Bonaparte III asked: "Since it is only about profit, what are you afraid of?"
"I'm not scared, I just... okay, I admit, I'm a little scared!"
Grand Duke Carlisle paused for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, all the orders were negotiated by Roy and me. In name, they are transactions between the Carlisle family and the Raymond family.
If something goes wrong, many people won’t be able to get their goods, and I’ll be blamed.”
"That's what you're afraid of?"
"Of course it's not just this. The most important thing is that the illegitimate child is no ordinary person. I'm afraid that if I don't kill the snake, I'll be bitten!"
“I’ve fought that brat twice. The first time, I was a fourth-level extraordinary player against him, but I didn’t get the upper hand.
The second time, he beat me so badly that my face was bruised and swollen, but I didn't hold back because I really couldn't beat him.
The time between the two times was so short, judging by this, his progress in cultivation is truly exaggerated."
"If I let that brat escape, if he's freed from the constraints of his territory, if he becomes a legend and seeks revenge, I'm terrified, terrified!!"
In front of His Majesty, the Grand Duke of Carlisle did not hide his selfishness and fear at all. He originally thought he would be reprimanded!
How could a Grand Duke, with the most powerful country in the Old World at his back, be afraid of just one person?
If it were the previous Bonaparte III, he would definitely scold him like this, but now it is Bonaparte III, nearly two years after the war, and his thoughts have long been different.
He actually nodded in agreement: "What you said makes sense."
The Grand Duke of Carlisle's expression froze. He suddenly looked up, met Bonaparte III's eyes, and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you say I should do?"
"Are you willing to listen to me?"
"certainly!"
"Then show some mercy."
Bonaparte III's voice was very soft, so soft that only the Grand Duke of Carlisle could hear it. The Grand Duke of Carlisle was stunned at first, and then seemed to understand something.
"You mean, tell the news to Roy."
"Remember to do it secretly. If the illegitimate child dies, no one will say anything. If the illegitimate child is not dead, there is still room for maneuver in the future because of your sympathy."
If he were the former overlord, it is not that he could not think of this win-win solution, but that he simply disdains to use it.
But now, he has arranged it this way!
It was he who proposed to curse and poison, intending to kill them all; it was also he who leaked the news. This is how unpredictable human hearts are.
After patting Grand Duke Carlisle's hand again, His Majesty turned and left. He had too many things to arrange.
Only the Grand Duke of Carlisle was left standing there, standing there blankly for a long time without moving.
…
Ten days later.
In the restaurant of Flower Territory and Lion Manor, Luo Yi was looking through the documents in his hand.
There was a blue light flashing in his eyes, and various information converged, extracted the essence, and displayed one by one.
He is now checking the export orders of Flower Collar in the first half of the year, which are rich in categories and large in quantity.
It covers more than 20 industries and hundreds of categories, including arms, potions, machinery, vehicles, mining, metals, etc.
Among these, the most abundant supplies to the coalition forces were, of course, arms, mainly secret medicines, guns and ammunition.
Facts have proved that in war, ammunition is a consumable and no matter how much you have, it is never enough.
The reason why it is a secret medicine is that it is recognized as the most cost-effective and effective meditation potion, without a doubt.
The price-performance ratio is so high that the sales volume is rising steadily, and products such as Warrior Secret Medicine and Recovery Secret Medicine have also achieved good sales.
The export list to the empire is mainly composed of high-tech processing machinery, supplemented by orders for high-end arms such as heavy machine guns and grenades.
Compared with arms, what the Empire values most in Flower Territory is high-tech processing machinery.
This is considered to be the flagship product of Xianhualing.
Through these orders, Luo Yi could see that the war was far from over, and both sides were accumulating strength and preparing for a major battle.
This time, I will never give up until the winner is decided, or until life or death is determined.
And this is of course a good thing for arms dealers like Luo Yi.
Just now, at the beginning of July, a big order came from the Carlisle family!
How big is this order?
It was almost the total amount of arms needed in the first half of the year. Even Loy couldn't calculate how many gold Tiers it was for a moment.
"My Lord, is dinner ready?" Old Hoover said:
Luo Yi didn't look away and said directly: "Okay!"
Thus, food was delivered like flowing water. After Luo Yi repaired the [Dimensional Capsule], his daily food intake was twenty times that of an ordinary person.
There is almost no limit to the storage capacity of the stomach, so he would certainly prefer to accumulate more biological energy over time.
However, after he took a sip of the mushroom and fish soup, his expression froze, as if he sensed something.
Then, he seemed to be in disbelief, took another sip, chewed it carefully for a while, and finally his expression changed.
"Oliveira."
With a flash of lightning, Oliveira appeared in front of him, his eyes full of questions.
"Notice everyone, don't eat dinner, it's poisonous!"
Oliveira's eyes focused, and he immediately turned into lightning and disappeared.
Behind Loy, another person appeared, the intelligence chief Ange.
Luo Yi finally turned his gaze away from the data, his eyes as cold as a knife, and said: "Block it!"
"Yes, sir!"
(End of this chapter)
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