The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Just when Miria City became more and more turbulent due to the death of the head of the First Legion, in the villa in the Crescent Lake area, the murderer who caused all this turmoil was sitting quietly in the study, leisurely flipping through the stacked Lots of books around.

These books are not mystical books, but all kinds of common sense books in the Vinylon world, such as books on geography, history, religion, etc., and even some books on mechanical design are mixed in, which looks very confusing.

"What do you think of the situation afterwards?" Rembrandt, who was sitting not far away, put down the newspaper in his hand and asked.

Leo raised his head from a book in his hand that recorded the general history of the world of Velen, looked at the old man Rembrandt, and said, "You should know that I am not interested in these things."

The old man Rembrandt obviously felt bored and wanted to talk to someone, but he casually said some nonsense, and said: "You have read the book for so long, you must be a little tired, think about some problems, exercise your brain, In order not to read too much, let the brain become rigid."

Leo smiled and did not refute the old man's suggestion. He put down the book, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "The Continental Congress and embassies of various countries should accept Prince Philip's proposal for an alliance."

After speaking, he stopped, and his eyes fell on the page again, as if he had no intention of continuing.

But the old man Rembrandt was unwilling to let him go, and asked, "Why did you accept the alliance proposal?"

Leo turned his head to look at the old man Rembrandt, his eyes seemed to ask whether it was necessary to answer, but the old man Rembrandt who could see through everything was always smiling, waiting for Leo's answer.

Leo sighed slightly, knowing that if the old man's interest in chatting was not satisfied, he would not be able to read the book quietly, so he put the book on the table, then sorted out his speech, and said: "Because for the Continental Congress and the governments of various countries , this is a good opportunity to split the French Empire, and this opportunity has a high probability of success, they will never let go of such an opportunity. They will take advantage of Prince Philip's initiative to ask for an alliance, and increase their pressure on France The influence and control of the French Empire, so that after the situation calms down, they can also influence the political situation of the French Empire."

"Well! This is a very normal idea, and it is also in the interests of the Continental Congress and the governments of various countries." The old man nodded, and then asked: "Then what should Prince Philip do to obtain a large amount of benefits from various countries through alliances? How about guaranteeing that you will not be infiltrated by the Continental Congress and the governments of other countries?"

Leo quickly gave the answer, saying: "He doesn't have to do anything, he just needs to consolidate everything he has now."

"Why?" Hearing the answer, the old man said with interest, "Explain."

Leo had already analyzed the situation through the sub-brain system, so without thinking too much, he blurted out the answer, saying: "I think Prince Philip should have controlled the First Legion at this time, and the French Empire is always in the western continent. In addition, the gendarmerie in various cities should also be under his control, which is equivalent to controlling the main military force of the western continent. This is his capital, and it is also his cooperation with Ljungberg and Rupert Otherwise, no matter how noble his status is, it is impossible to cooperate with him with the character and conduct of those two people."

"Not bad! Although Duke Devin's performance during this period was amazing, Prince Philip's real talent is not bad, but his influence is all in the western continent, so he can't do what happened in the eastern continent. Now he is back in the western continent , His ability is only beginning to be manifested at this time." The old man nodded in approval of Leo's statement, and then motioned for Leo to continue.

Leo further analyzed: "The General Police Department of Miria City is known as the cradle of the western mainland city-state police department. Almost all the heads of the western city-state police stations are from the Miria General Police Department. Ljungberg is in Miriam. The City General Police Department has been working for so long. Although he is not the chief, his prestige and status are much higher than those of the constantly rotating chief. Therefore, he almost controls the police force of all the city-states in the western continent. It also has extraordinary influence.”

The old man also nodded, and sighed: "Longberg may be the most deceptive talent in my life. I never thought that he would have such an influence quietly."

"The last is Rupert Fitz, needless to say, he has extraordinary influence and firm control in the commercial federations, workers' mutual aid associations and the three-level parliaments that have not yet been officially recognized in the western continent. The political and business power of the western continent.” Leo’s analysis stopped here, and finally concluded: “Now the alliance of these three people controls the five basic forces of the army, police, businessmen, workers and three-level parliament in the entire western continent. , as long as they themselves firmly control these five forces, no matter how infiltrated the Continental Congress and the governments of various countries are, it is impossible to have any impact on the situation in the western continent."

"Not bad! Very good!" The old man first praised again and again, and then questioned: "Since you can see these things, then the members of the Continental Congress and the governments of various countries can also see these things if they want to. This kind of people who don't see any benefits Why would they do it again?"

"Because of the opportunity, if they do something, they will have the opportunity to intervene in the French Empire. If they don't do it, they will have no chance at all." Leo responded to the old man's doubts easily, and said: "Prince Philip and the others are not without Any flaws, the integrity of their power is entirely based on the alliance of the three. Once there is a crack in the three, then this absolute control over the western continent will immediately fall apart, and the Continental Congress and the governments of various countries will have a real intervention. This is the chance to seize the French Empire."

"You are better than I expected. In just a few days, you have transformed from a person who knows nothing about politics to a person who can understand the changes in the political situation so well." Your character may not be suitable for participating in politics, but with your vision and judgment, it is enough to be an aide to a powerful person."

Leo ignored the old man's ridicule, thinking that the old man had finished asking all the questions he wanted to ask, so he reached out and took it from the book on the table.

However, the old man did not intend to just let Leo go, and continued to ask: "Where is the Duke of Devon? We have said so much just now, it is only a matter of the western continent, but don't forget, all of this is based on Devon. The Duke did not take down the entire French Empire."

"Since you already have the answer in your heart, why ask me again?" Leo said impatiently.

The old man pretended to be pitiful, sighed heavily, and said, "Oh! Poor old man, I am alone in this cold room without anyone to talk to. I live day after day alone. Day after day..."

Seeing that the behavior of an old man like an old child is really against the image in his heart, Leo couldn't help but frowned, turned his head to Vaschi who was always standing by, and asked, "Is he like this before?"

Vaschi nodded, and said: "Master, he is good at everything, but he is too nagging, so I didn't say anything, lest he ask me."

"Hey! Hey! I'm still here." The old man raised his hand as a gesture.

"I know." Vaschi gave the old man a cold look and said, "I told you on purpose."

The old man glared at Vashj angrily, but Vashj Iceman generally didn't respond at all. In the end, the frustrated old man could only shift his target back to Leo.

"Don't look at me like that, I can't help but beat you up!" Leo stopped the old man's actions, and then he took the initiative to return to the previous topic in case the old man continued to make trouble, and sighed deeply helplessly. He continued: "Actually, the moment Prince Philip formed an alliance with Ljungberg and Rupert, it was impossible for the Duke of Devon to have any hope of gaining a foothold in the western continent."

The old man deliberately sang a different tune: "Why? The Duke of Dewen has the most elite army in the Faran Empire. Seven of the ten legions of the Faran Empire have the best and best equipped troops in the Eastern Continent. As long as he ascends the throne, can directly control these seven armies, is there any army in the western continent that can resist it?"

"For war, people and money are the foundation. Only by mastering these two can we grasp the victory. In my opinion, Duke Dewen has neither foundation." Leo said without hesitation: "The French Empire and England The kingdom is in a state of war all year round, and most of these wars are concentrated on the eastern continent, so there are few big cities in the eastern continent, with a small population, and no industrial factories, so their war potential is almost zero. On the contrary, the western continent On the other side, they have too many advantages. They need money and people, and a large number of industrial factories can easily produce weapons that equip millions of people. Coupled with the secret support of the external environment, I don't see them losing. possibility."

"Is that all?" The old man continued to ask, wanting to see Leo's potential.

Leo was silent for a moment, then said: "The Bodo region and the Black Forest are the key."

The old man's eyes lit up, and he asked with a smile, "Why do you say that?"

"Duke Dewen's only chance of winning is to mobilize all seven legions and dispatch at the same time after he inherits the throne, and take down the western continent in one go, without giving Prince Philip any chance to prepare." Leo analyzed carefully: " The Duke of Dewin's army wants to enter the western continent, only through two places, the first is Prince Philip's fiefdom, the Bodo area in the south. Prince Philip has controlled the Bodo area for more than ten years, I believe it has already been Completely grasp this place, although the army here cannot completely stop Duke Dewen's army, but it is still possible to delay a little time, as long as there is enough time..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and the scene of Lanxiong City appeared in his mind, and said: "As long as there is enough time, the western continent can easily form an army of one million people, and the combat power of this army Absolutely will not lose to any elite army."

The old man was a little surprised when he heard the words, and asked, "You seem to know the details of how Prince Philip and the others formed the army?"

"I can guess some." Leo said in a deep voice, "Lanxi Cage City."

The old man's face also showed a look of surprise, nodded, and said: "Yes! The orphans of the cage city are indeed the best army. As long as Prince Philip promises to lift the ban on the orphans of the French Empire for hundreds of years, I believe that the cage city will Those lonely people inside will definitely die for it."

Leo continued: "However, I think the Duke of Devin would definitely not choose to take the route of the southern Bodo area, but chose to lead the army across the Black Forest from the Villent River, after all, there have been precedents in the past. I think the ability to lead people across the Black Forest should have something to do with the Black Forest ring that Duke Devin is wearing now, right?"

The old man nodded slightly, and said: "It is said that the founder of the first dynasty of Farland was just an ordinary hunter. When he was catching prey in the Black Forest, he accidentally encountered a wounded deer. The deer should have been killed. He became a prey, but he rescued the fawn and protected it until it fully recovered. This fawn is the heir of the owner of the Black Forest. In order to thank the hunter for taking care of the fawn, the owner of the Black Forest gave the hunter a drop of blood and a ring. And promised him and his descendants the right to walk freely in the Black Forest."

Hearing the old man's words, the image of the golden giant deer immediately appeared in Leo's mind.

At this time, the old man refuted Leo's judgment again, and said: "One thing you guessed wrong. It is absolutely impossible for Duke Dewen to choose to go to the Black Forest to surprise Miria City, but he will go to the Porto area."

Leo also asked with interest: "Why?"

"Because you forgot that the two are in different situations and make different judgments." The old man analyzed: "The one who chose to take the risk of going to the Black Forest was forced to do so because the road going south was blocked. If he goes down, his troops will lose more than half. When he hits Lanxi, he may no longer be the opponent of the slave king, so he will venture across the Black Forest. Now the army in the hands of the Duke of Dewen has an absolute advantage. He doesn't need to take risks at all, after all, he himself is not sure whether he can obtain the power to travel through the Black Forest like his ancestors, so the safest and best marching plan is to directly crush them from the south with heavy troops."

Leo didn't agree or disagree with the old man's analysis and judgment. In fact, his sub-brain system analysis also got such an answer, but he always felt that Duke Devin would choose the adventure of crossing the Black Forest. marching route.

The old man also saw that Leo didn't agree with his judgment, so he said with a smile: "How about we play a game?"

Leo hesitated for a moment and asked, "How do you bet?"

The old man said, "If the Duke of Derwin attacks from the south, I win, and if he goes through the Black Forest, you win."

"What if he shoots at both ends at the same time?" Leo said in a deep voice.

The old man froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "That would be interesting!"