in the name of the queen

Chapter 161 What if?
On the way to the outside of the city, Enya was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Teacher, I have an illusion that the ceremony just now was like a transaction wrapped in a sacred cloak. Everything was clearly marked with a price."

She lowered her head in embarrassment and murmured softly: "Maybe I saw it wrong, but I really think so."

"You just found out?"

[Crow] The sage looked at Enya and teased softly: "Enya, if you can understand this, the three months of hard work will not be in vain."

"what?"

Enya's beautiful big eyes widened and she muttered for a long time, leaving only a sigh.

"I do not like this."

"No one likes it, this is the rule of the game." Crow said calmly.

He stopped and looked towards the Rodinia River not far away.

"Enya, remember. True romance is to find beauty in ugliness, rather than to create obstacles for yourself in a beautiful world."

"This journey of experience ends here."

What's the use of not liking it, just change it.

"Teacher, why isn't it S-level?" Enya protested softly.

Enya was stunned for a few seconds, chewing the teacher's words carefully, thinking for a long time and slowly said:
"Teacher, I understand."

In the city-state of Vaal, the consul entertained guests from all walks of life in the grand banquet hall.

To the west is the Kingdom of the Golden Kite, to the north are the three overseas provinces of Sussex, to the northeast is the Weimar Confederation, and to the southeast is the Kingdom of Tyrol.

The Miracle Land will attract the attention of the world.

Enya does not lack strength and potential, but only lacks a strong mentality.

"Very good, your experience rating is S-."

"It's not that we can't do anything. If we don't have a chance to share the glory, then we'll pour dirty water on it."

Looking at Enya's firm eyes, the crow sage nodded with satisfaction.

now it's right.

"It's a pity that we can't do anything but watch them share the glory."

Any one of these major forces can make Vaal City miserable.

When a miracle comes to Vaal City, it is both an opportunity and a danger.

"Because you just have the right idea and you haven't gotten the results yet. I'll give you an S when the results come out."

After a long while, Enya took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Teacher, I know what to do. Going all out, using any means, and killing them all is the way to respect the enemy."

"If you don't like the world, then try to change it. If you can't change it, learn to adapt to the world. Strong people never complain about the environment."

Enya looked back at the city-state of Vaal with a firm gaze, feeling a little regretful.

Crow calmly said something that shocked Enya.

Vaal City has an advantageous geographical location and developed shipping. It is located between several major forces and is a buffer zone that all parties tacitly agree to exist.

Not only that, the city-state of Vaal promotes free trade policies, low tax rates and a relaxed business environment, which has also led many chambers of commerce to set up their headquarters here.

In the past, they were able to exist independently with the tacit consent of the major countries and made a lot of money.

Most likely not in the future.

Miracle place, okay.

But who should own such a good place?
First exclude the local Vaal city-state.

Although the Holy Spring is closest to them, they are also close to other major countries.

Unless the major powers reach a tacit agreement again and continue to recognize Vaal City as a buffer zone and free trade city, they can remain independent.

This is obviously impossible.

The benefits of the Miracle Land are too great.

Miracles can improve the surrounding environment, increase food production, and improve people's health, and these are just the simplest benefits.

The appeal brought by miracles is an intangible asset. A weak person with a halo above his head is seeking death, while a strong person with a halo will magnify his own advantages.

Putting aside the Weimar Federation, which is internally unstable, relatively weakest, and has the smallest expansion ambitions, Sussex, Golden Kite, and Tyrol are all giants ranked in the top five in terms of overall national strength.

Anyone can easily crush the city-state of Vaal.

After the miracle came, fierce quarrels broke out within the city-state of Vaal.

Although everyone was very united to crush the fantasy faction who still wanted to remain neutral, they could no longer unite.

The voice that fell towards Jin Yuan was the loudest.

The reason is simple, heaven is too far away and the golden kite is too close.

The Kingdom of Jin Yuan is a traditional powerful country in the Rodinian continent, and its army is particularly powerful.

Although some people think that the Vladimir Empire has a larger army, others think that the Jin Yuan Kingdom has the strongest army.

If you offend them and turn to other countries, you must face the cruel reality.

What should I do if the Jin Yuan army comes?
If you surrender by then, your value will be low.

The voice of switching to Tyrol is not small either.

The reason is simple, Tyrol is closer.

Vaal City is thousands of kilometers away from the Free Capital, and the Golden Kite Army is relatively farther away.

The art capital of Tirol is just two hundred kilometers away.

They are separated from the Golden Kite by the Rodinia River and the mountain forests, and they are directly bordered by land in Tyrol.

The overall national strength of the Kingdom of Tyrol is slightly lower than that of the Golden Kite, but the power it can project is stronger.

Others advocated defection to the Sussex Empire.

The reason is simple, the Sussex Empire is closer.

For this holy spring resuscitation ceremony, a special envoy came from the Golden Kite Kingdom, a minister of culture and tourism came from Tyrol, and a governor, earl, and more than 3,000 fully armed soldiers and a river fleet came from Sussex.

It is no exaggeration to say that this fleet is enough to defeat the city-state of Vaal. Even if it is lucky enough to defend the city, it will suffer huge damage.

The city-state of Vaal is right on the river, and the entire city is within the range of naval guns.

If Roland were to be more extreme and get a few shallow-water heavy gunboats, the Navar city-state would not even be able to defend the city.

Since the Holy Spring revived, the city-state of Vaal has been forced to choose sides.

Choosing a team is never about considering who is more cost-effective to follow, but about whom the consequences of not following will be more serious.

The Golden Kite can drain their blood, Tyrol can explode their assholes, and Sussex can kill them.

It's uncomfortable to bleed a little, it's painful to burst an anus, and it's all a matter of losing your life.

Although the debate was still going on, as a certain indifferent scholar analyzed the situation, several officials in the Vaal City State had a preference in their minds.

People must first be alive before they can consider development issues.

The city-state of Vaal seems to be able to balance the three forces, but in fact it is a fragile balance.

Not many dancers can dance on three eggs.

Although there was already a tendency, the officials of the Vaal City-State still did not make an immediate decision.

For such a big thing, we have to wait and see.

If several big countries fought for their own results, maybe they wouldn't have to choose.

Although there is little hope, everyone present still has one thought in mind.

What if?
What if countries still need this buffer zone?

What if they don't want to break up for the time being?
After all, there is still the Continental Convention, and one cannot arbitrarily claim territory from other countries without justifiable reasons.

If someone violates the Convention, he will be punished by other contracting countries.

Although the spirit of contract and the spirit of abandoning the contract are very popular in this era, the treaty is the legal basis after all, and it is also the source of their luck.

(End of this chapter)