It is 3800 years in the continental calendar, and the first year of the new century is obviously an unstable year.
Or to be precise, the second half of the year was very uneventful.
July had just entered, and when the summer heat was about to demonstrate its irresistible power, turmoil first broke out in the southeastern corner of the continent.
The Commercial United Kingdom of Nozdormu, which had been dormant for several years since the last war to invade its northern neighbors, suddenly launched another war against its northern neighbors.
This time, the excuse given by the Commercial United Kingdom of Nozdormu was a very inconspicuous conflict on the northern border.
However, after the war started, the posture put forward by the United Commercial Kingdom of Nozdormu was not just to resolve a small conflict, but entirely for a full-scale war.
Relying on the large number of military magic machines obtained through close cooperation with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce over the years, the military of the Nozdormu Commercial United Kingdom has a combat effectiveness that is far stronger than that of neighboring countries.
Coupled with the extraordinary financial resources of the United Kingdom of Nozdormu, it only took just one month and ten days for the United Kingdom of Nozdormu to completely occupy the two small principalities in the north. In the middle, another kingdom that had swallowed up less than half of the land occupied most of it again.
The two small principalities were declared extinct, and the kingdom occupied by most of the land by the United Commercial Kingdom of Nozdormu was also severely damaged and unable to recover.
At the same time, to the west of the Commercial United Kingdom of Nozdormu, the Principality of Wales, less than a thousand kilometers away, was also restless.
In mid-July, the Principality of Wales suddenly invaded the neighboring Principality of Tomor to the east without declaring war.
Half a month later, the Duchy of Tomor declared its demise and was completely incorporated into the name of the Duchy of Wales.
At the end of July, the Malo Empire suddenly used the excuse of a border conflict to invade the Kingdom of Du Lain on the southwest border.
Although the Kingdom of Du Laiyin is also rated as a country with Level 3 industrial standards by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and has invested heavily in military magic machinery, it is still not comparable to the huge empire of the Malo Empire.
After a month and a half of hard resistance, the Kingdom of Dulain surrendered to the Malo Empire. It also announced the cession of more than 1,300 square kilometers of land bordering the Maro Empire to the Maro Empire, and the opening of all domestic mineral resources to the Maro Empire.
In mid-August, the Candela Empire was not far behind and also took action.
However, the actions of the Candela Empire were not to start a war. Instead, it was directly announced to the outside world that the Principality of Norton was merged into the Candela Empire and has since become part of the southwest province of the Candela Empire.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused shock in the countries in the southwestern corner of Sainz's continent.
Although the Principality of Norton is only a small principality, its geographical location is very special. It happened to be blocked on the main transportation route from several countries in the southwestern corner of the continent to the Candela Empire.
If you want to go deep into the Sainz continent from the southwestern corner to the east or northeast, in addition to detouring thousands of kilometers from the southernmost part along the Endless Sea, the remaining two routes must pass through the Principality of Norton.
For this reason, the Principality of Norton has always been regarded as the gateway to the southwest of the continent by the countries in the southwestern corner of the continent, and as one of the gates to prevent the Candela Empire from invading the countries in the southwestern corner of the continent.
The other one is naturally the Kingdom of Luersun.
After the Principality of Norton merged into the Candela Empire, the Kingdom of Luersun was the most nervous about it.
Because before this, the junction between the Luersun Kingdom and the Candela Empire was only a small area in the east of the Luersun Kingdom and the southwest of the Candela Empire.
When the Candela Empire invaded the Luersun Kingdom twice before, the main reason why the Luersun Kingdom was able to successfully resist the invasion twice was because of the support of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. With a large number of military magic machines, it occupies an absolute advantage on the battlefield, but geographical factors are also important.
Now that the Principality of Norton has been merged into the Kandera Empire, the junction between the Principality of Norton and the Kingdom of Luersun has directly become the junction between the Kandera Empire and the Kingdom of Luersun, which is equivalent to directly exposing the northern part of the Kingdom of Luersun to the Kandera Empire.
Even when the Luersun Kingdom had an advantage in military magic machinery, it was extremely difficult to resist the full-scale attack of the Candela Empire.
Now that the north door is wide open, the Luersun Kingdom has lost its geographical advantage. In addition, the Candela Empire has also cooperated closely with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in recent years and has achieved significant development in military magic machinery. Although the Luersun Kingdom has lost its geographical advantage here, There are still advantages in this regard, but the advantages are extremely small.
Hence the news that the Principality of Norton was merged into the Candela Empire. For the Luersun Kingdom, there is a more dangerous meaning hidden.
If the Candela Empire invades on a large scale again, with the current strength of the Luersun Kingdom, its fate may be worrying.
"Don't worry too much. I'm afraid the Candela Empire has not moved your thoughts now." Xu Yi looked at the anxious and worried Duke Boris, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Luersun Kingdom opposite him, and shook his head slightly.
This time, the Luersun Kingdom actually directly sent Duke Boris, an important figure second only to His Majesty King Trutz, in front of Xu Yi, which proved that the Luersun Kingdom was already extremely worried about this issue.
"You haven't moved our minds?" Duke Boris was slightly startled, then shook his head with a wry smile. "President Xu, our Luersun Kingdom and the Candela Empire have always had friction, and a war broke out before. The hatred is very deep. If the Candela Empire has the opportunity, it will definitely invade without hesitation."
"My Lord Duke, I think you should understand better than me that the essence of launching a war is for profit. If the Candela Empire launched an invasion against the Kingdom of Luersun before just to defend the honor of the empire, I don't think even you would believe it. Is it right?"
Duke Boris nodded solemnly: "Of course. The Candela Empire is obviously coming for the territory of our Kingdom of Luersun."
"So you think they still have this idea, right?" Xu Yi asked again.
"Of course." Duke Boris frowned slightly and glanced at Xu Yi. "President Xu, isn't this normal for the sake of territory? Any country would have this idea, let alone a super empire like the Candela Empire."
"That was before. They may not be the same now." Xu Yi shook his head, and after pondering for a moment, he said seriously: "Your Majesty, tell me something you don't like to hear. What do you think... What does the Candela Empire have to think about in the territory of your Kingdom of Luersun? To get the value?”
Duke Boris looked at Xu Yi with a puzzled expression.
"President Xu, your question is a bit... strange. Isn't it natural for a country to desire territory?"
"But if acquiring this territory does not bring any benefits to ourselves, but instead requires us to pay a very high price, will anyone, or any country, be willing to do this?"
Duke Boris frowned deeply and thought for a long time, still looking puzzled.
"President Xu, what you mean is that our Luersun Kingdom has little value to the Candela Empire now, so they will not pay a huge price to invade us?"
"I'm not 100% sure, but it shouldn't be too far off." Xu Yi nodded. "From my point of view, the mineral resources in your Luersun Kingdom are not rich, and other products are also very average. The only truly valuable thing is probably the southern seaport. And the Kandela Empire is not lacking in this. So to them, your Luersun Kingdom is not of sufficient value and they have to pay a sufficient price.”
"But... the territory itself is extremely valuable..."
Seeing that Duke Boris still couldn't understand his thoughts, Xu Yi felt helpless.
This is the biggest conceptual difference between him who traveled from the earth and these natives of Sainz continent.
For the people on Sainz Continent, land is the most important thing, because land can produce food, so naturally the more land, the more food can be produced, so that more people can be fed.
Therefore, almost everyone on the Sainz continent hopes to control more and more land in their hands, and all countries hope that their territories will become larger and larger.
This concept is inevitable in the period of backward production technology. It was like this before on the earth, and the Sainz continent is no exception.
However, since the emergence of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, a large number of farmland magic machines have been developed, and combined with the fertilizers and various crop catalysts produced in cooperation with the elves, the food production of many countries on the Sainz continent has increased significantly.
Even this most important problem has been solved, but Duke Boris still holds such traditional and outdated ideas. Xu Yi can only be speechless.
After thinking for a while, Xu Yi gave up the detailed debate with Duke Boris on whether territory is important to a country, and instead changed his words: "Let's do this, Your Majesty the Duke, please go back and tell His Majesty the King. Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and Lu The Luersun Kingdom is a close partner. If the Luersun Kingdom is in trouble, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will never ignore it. "
Upon hearing this, Duke Boris's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked overjoyed.
The purpose of his coming to Xinfei Chamber of Commerce this time is to win the support of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
But he didn't expect that Xu Yi would agree so happily. The most important thing was that the answer he gave was not vague at all, but extremely clear and clear.
"His Majesty the King will be very happy to get President Xu's promise." Duke Boris took Xu Yi's hand and shook it vigorously. "President Xu, the Luersun Kingdom will always be the best partner of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce!"
Xu Yi kept smiling on the outside, but sighed softly in his heart.
How could he give such a clear answer if it wasn't for the purpose of maintaining a strategic buffer zone in front of the main base of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and the Candela Empire. (~^~)