Realm of Power

As an explosive news spread in Lisbon, the number of chambers of commerce that originally gathered outside the Lisbon Business Alliance headquarters suddenly decreased. The sudden appearance of the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce not only forced the surrender of the powerful Locke of Central European Barro Fort, and one day later, launched a devastating bombardment on Anthea, another central European port of Barro,

Such a powerful chamber of commerce shocked all the major chambers of commerce in the empire gathered outside the Lisbon Business Alliance headquarters.

"After Locke Castle, did Anthea Port also encounter debt pressure from the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce?"

"This Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is too scary. What kind of chamber of commerce is this? They are just a bunch of robbers!" "Let's go, let's go. If we continue to make trouble, we will be humiliating ourselves. Is this the strength of an S-level chamber of commerce?" The rating of the S-level Chamber of Commerce is an insult to this Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, which is obviously a super-S-level chamber of commerce!" The businessmen in Lisbonto were too frightened to make trouble and dispersed in a hurry, leaving their faces blank. The ugly new faction of the Deacon Association stood there helpless. Although the reforms encouraged by the new faction made many chambers of commerce excited, it was not to the extent that these chambers of commerce would directly face a super S-level chamber of commerce. In order to initiate the reform this time, the new faction If you hold on to this Sunrise tightly, you are afraid that you will offend this Sunrise Chamber of Commerce to death. When this Sunrise Chamber of Commerce returns from Central Europe, it will be the time of reckoning with the New Sect.

Looking at the strong posture shown by the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce at Castle Rock and Anthea, one can imagine how sharp the revenge will be after returning to Lisbon. At this time, of course, the sooner they draw a clear line with the new faction, the better , this kind of collision, even if it is just an accidental injury, is not a trivial matter!

The strength shown by the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce has completely exceeded the merchants' recognition of a chamber of commerce. For the first time, the empire's merchants, who already considered themselves to have a good understanding of the chamber of commerce, came into contact with another form of the chamber of commerce, the armed merchant group. , behind the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, which can mobilize the Imperial Navy to participate in the operation, is a behemoth that no one dares to face.

"Your Majesty, the Barrow countries in Central Europe expressed strong protest against the naval bombardment of Anthea Port, and claimed that as a vassal state of the Empire, they were attacked by the Imperial Navy for no reason. If the Empire cannot give a reasonable explanation, then the Barrow countries in Central Europe "The country will exercise the power of its own choice," an imperial foreign affairs official said with an ugly face. The protest letter sent by Luo Zhuguo was placed on the table. He also thought in his heart that there was indeed something wrong with what the empire did. He didn't know what the navy was going crazy about and why it bombarded the port of Ansia for no reason. However, It is a small island country. Even if it has benefits and how big it can be, is it worth poking a hornet's nest like Central Europe's Barrow?

The emperor stood in front of the window and didn't know what he was thinking. After listening to the report of the foreign affairs officer, he turned around and said, "Tell the Barrow countries of Central Europe that it is absolutely impossible for the Imperial Navy to bombard Anthea Port! And the Imperial Navy's first The third fleet was not in Anthea waters at the time! ""As for what they said! The so-called right of free choice, the empire has no objection to this!" The emperor paused, playing with an exquisite pocket watch in his hand, and glanced at his mouth seemingly casually, but it revealed a ferocious look. Of course, from the angle For example, the imperial foreign affairs officer couldn't see the emperor's expression.

The foreign affairs official did not expect that the emperor would be so straightforward. Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. Without thinking, he said urgently, "Your Majesty, you must not reply like this."

"Are you teaching me how to reply?" The emperor looked at him with sharp eyes.

The imperial foreign affairs officer's scalp exploded. The emperor's gaze made him feel as if he was standing in a world of ice and snow. Only then did he suddenly realize that this was the emperor. He was the military god recognized by the entire continent. His layout power was the best in the world. What was he? He dared to say that just now. The foreign affairs officer knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I was just in a hurry just now." , to the point of chaos. Since the end of the Imperial Capital Annual Meeting, quite a few countries in Central Europe and Barro have expressed dissatisfaction with the Empire, and now the Empire's bombardment of Anthea will become a trigger for the entire Central and European Barro to boycott the Empire. The trigger, once the empire really replies like this, Central Europe Barrow will probably..." The imperial foreign affairs official stopped and hesitated.

"Afraid of something?" The emperor still seemed to be in a good mood.

"I'm afraid that the Barrow countries in Central Europe will once again stand against the empire."

The foreign affairs officer said bravely, in fact, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also having a headache with Central European Barrow. The agreement to take back the port during the Imperial Capital Annual Conference can be said to have eliminated the Central European Barrow countries that were already dissatisfied with the empire. He pushed hard, and now the Sunrise Merchant is launching an offensive against the country that used to be the Central European Barrow Port under the pretext of demanding debts. Anyone who is not a fool can see that the Empire is behind this Sunrise Chamber of Commerce.

Just like this time, although it was the Imperial Navy fleet that launched a brutal bombardment of Anthea, they boarded the port of Anthea, took advantage of the chaos to defeat the 15,000 Anthea guards in one fell swoop, and used the Thunder God to blast open the gate of Anthea Palace. , it was armed mercenaries under the banner of the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce who looted all the property inside!

If the Barrow countries in Central Europe that owe imperial debts don't speak out collectively, I'm afraid the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce will knock on them one by one. Who can bear this kind of thing! Therefore, according to the view of the Empire's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Empire's efforts to beat the Barrow countries in Central Europe have achieved their purpose. If they are forced too much, it will be counterproductive. Now if the Empire can accept it when it is good, the Barrow countries in Central Europe will also maintain a share of the Empire. Gratitude! The foreign affairs officer carefully reported these words to the emperor. "Then what? How long can the gratitude of the Central European Baron countries to the empire last? One year, two years, or five years?" The emperor's eyes narrowed into a line, He snorted with his nose inflamed. This sound seemed to make the air in the room drop a few degrees.

The emperor looked at the trembling foreign affairs officer who was kneeling in front of him, and his tone was even colder and frightening: "I was originally surprised that the empire had defeated more than 100,000 Chinese and European Barrow coalition forces, but in less than two years, The Barrow countries in Central Europe dared to unite and suddenly attack the Empire again during the Empire's annual meeting. Of course, there were countries like the Kingdom of Aberos who were dissatisfied with the Empire, taking the lead, but who gave the Barrow countries in Central Europe the power to attack the Empire? real confidence , thinking that as long as they occupy the title of a vassal state of the empire, the empire will not dare to take action against them. Now I finally understand that the real problem is that the empire itself is weak and easy to bully! It is because you treat the Central European Barrow countries! Only after your repeated forbearance did the Barrow countries in Central Europe think that the empire did not dare to attack them, so they dared to step on the empire's forehead! Look at what you have achieved in the past two years, my empire's sword will defeat you! dulled"

"Your Majesty!" The foreign affairs officer was so frightened that his head hit the ground hard. "Go down, just follow the answer I said, and the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be rectified." The emperor waved his hands fiercely with a livid face, and said in a solemn voice, "Remember Look, the Imperial Army is the sword of the Empire, and the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the sword of the Empire. The two are essentially the same. If you can't achieve this, what use do I have from you? The dignity of the Empire never comes from praying for tolerance! "

The imperial foreign affairs officer left the emperor's office with a pale face.

"Your Majesty Undersecretary Angelil, such a bad incident has severely weakened our loyalty to the empire. The empire must give us an answer, otherwise it will be regarded as a breach of contract with the Barrow vassal countries in Central Europe, and we will leave the empire! "

On the steps of the corridor of the branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the imperial foreign affairs officer who returned from the emperor's office in a panic was blocked by more than a dozen representatives from various countries on the stairs. Angel Angel's mind was still echoing With the emperor's words of rebuke, naturally he would not have a good look when he saw these representatives of the countries who were like ghosts, "What do you mean by large size?" Angelil With cold eyes, he scanned the faces of representatives from various countries and asked in a solemn voice, "Your Majesty, Deputy Minister Angelia, are you pretending to be stupid? Naturally, you want the empire to severely punish the murderer who attacked Anthea and withdraw the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce." , and promised to reduce more than 50% of the debt we currently owe, otherwise we will jointly declare our separation from the empire! "A representative of the Central European Barrow countries said with a contemptuous expression."

In the year of the Empire's Eastern Expedition to Central and Eastern Bibia, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs was indeed not as strong as before. This was mainly to stabilize the Empire's backyard during the Emperor's Eastern Expedition to Central and Eastern Bibia. Invisibly, it also encouraged the expansion of the Empire's internal affairs. The arrogance of some forces, not only all the empire’s territory belongs to the empire land, and there are many countries that chose to surrender to the empire during the conquest. The largest power group among them was naturally taken advantage of by the empire because of the Hungarian Rebellion and took control of the Barrow countries in Central Europe. As the national strength gradually recovered, the suppression of the empire by other countries naturally rebounded.

Moreover, the Barrow countries in Central Europe have gradually discovered a very beneficial talisman, which is the title of imperial vassal on their heads. This title is really useful!

What scares the entire continent is the empire's powerful force. But now for the countries, there is no need to worry about this at all, because they are vassals of the empire. As long as they are not rebelling, the possibility of the empire directly using force is extremely low. Once they lost the fear of military suppression, the Barrow countries in Central Europe became even more unscrupulous, attacking the empire several times. The testing of the bottom line and the patience of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave rise to the courage of the Barrow countries in Central Europe to unite to suddenly attack the Empire during the Empire's annual meeting. "Anyway, even if it offends the Empire, the Empire will not use force against itself." "The Barrow countries in Central Europe are even more confident about the debts they owe. As long as the imperial army does not come, no one can do anything to them!

But the sudden emergence of the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce and its use of force against other countries under the banner of debt collection really hurt the nerves of the Barrow countries in Central Europe. Castle Rock surrendered and Anthea fell. This Sunrise Chamber of Commerce must not be allowed to continue. The fuss is over!

"Isn't this request too much? Punish the murderer severely and reduce 50% of the debt. However, the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is completely a chamber of commerce act. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no right to interfere." Angelia pretended to hesitate. His face changed, and he said with an embarrassment, looking at the arrogant appearance of these dozen Central and European Barrow countries. His expression, and his head that was dizzy after being scolded by the emperor, suddenly became very clear. A person who can become the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the empire is naturally not a mediocre person. Thinking of the so-called reply of the emperor, he immediately grasped the key to it. The emperor allowed these What does it mean for the central European Barrow country to regain its free kingdom rights?

His Majesty's move is a powerful one. These countries rely on the title of vassal of the empire to be so confident. Once the free kingdom rights are restored, they will no longer be vassals of the empire. Even if the empire destroys them, who dares to say a word? talk! Realizing the emperor's intention, Angelia straightened her waist a little.

"Isn't the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce a chamber of commerce of the empire? Since it is a chamber of commerce of the empire, it is also the obligation of the empire to take responsibility. Moreover, this so-called Sunrise Chamber of Commerce has committed serious crimes in our Fort Locke and caused extremely heavy losses. The reputation of Castle Rock has been even more damaged, and the Empire should also compensate us! Otherwise, Castle Rock will tell the entire Obarro that the Empire is behind the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce!"

The representative from Fort Locke said with a ferocious face and gritted his teeth. The surrender of Fort Locke was forced by the situation. Now that the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce has evacuated Fort Locke, the Medici family has lost more than one million imperial gold in vain. Naturally, they are unwilling to accept it. Now they are determined to die. The Sunrise Chamber of Commerce was sent by the empire and must be compensated by the empire with two million imperial gold!

"Everyone, leaving the empire is not a trivial matter. Please think carefully about it!" Angelia squeezed out from the crowd, walked into her office, and took a deep breath.

"Thinking, no need, we just want results!"

"If the empire agrees to our request, tomorrow, the entire Obarro will know how the empire treats their vassal countries, and what kind of oppression our central Obarro countries have suffered."

More than a dozen representatives from various countries followed him and pressed the declaration documents in their hands on Angelia's table. They all had experience with the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Barrow countries in Central Europe were the face of the empire. How could this be possible? Seriously, once I see them actually taking out the documents declaring their separation from the empire, I will immediately They would choose to compromise. In the past year, they have tried this more than ten times, and each time they were able to achieve their goal. But this time, they miscalculated. Angelia, who had been submissive just now, gave him a deep look. There were statements from more than a dozen countries on the table, and I looked at the representatives of the countries again.

After picking up the declaration documents and looking at them for a few times, Angelia did not put them down. Instead, she put them into the lower drawer of her desk with a calm expression, and then locked them with a small lock. The crisp sound of the locks echoed in the office.

"Your Majesty Angelia, what are you going to do!" Seeing Angelia's unexpected move, more than a dozen representatives from various countries were stunned. Shouldn't they have agreed to the request immediately? Put it away?

"Your Excellency Angelia, this is no time for joking! Please return those statements to us!" Someone vaguely felt something was wrong and said with a serious face. Those statements were just "tools" used to threaten the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They There was no real preparation for the empire to accept it. Now that it was actually accepted by Angelia, they began to speculate in their hearts.

"Okay, I have accepted your application. Don't wait for the empire's reply, because the imperial navy's bombardment of Anthea is absolutely nothing!"

Angelia looked at the dozen or so representatives of various countries expressionlessly and spoke word by word. At the same time, the hand on the inside of the table pulled a rope beside the table. It was a hidden line used to indicate an emergency. He was led all the way to the guard room outside, when rapid footsteps were heard, and a group of guards from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ran in.

The tall and tall guard captain glanced at the dozen or so representatives of various countries in surprise before saluting Angelia, "Sir, what are your orders?" "Send these people away, I need to take a rest." Angelia Raising his hands, these annoying flies said, "No, no, Your Excellency Angelia, please think again!" "I won't send the statement, I want to withdraw it!" "See you Damn it, Angelia, you can't do this, do you know what this means? You are in trouble, you are in big trouble! "Representatives from more than a dozen countries are in chaos, all kinds of things. As soon as there was a sound, a representative rushed directly towards Angelia. Before he could reach it, he was knocked to the ground by the guard captain and was dragged out like a dog to death by several guards.