Chapter 714: Ivan's Thoughts

"Yes, Great Khan."

Wulanba bowed in salute; he could have returned much earlier.

But after arriving in Kiev, the capital of the Ross nation, he was stunned.

And the monarch of the Ross nation, Nikolai the Great, seemed to have the intention of keeping him in Kiev for a while longer.

Ivan had him travel all over Kiev during this time, and even go to other cities in the Ross nation.

And the more he understood the Ross nation, the more he could appreciate the power of the Ross nation.

It made his idea of leading the Northern Di to align with the Ross nation even firmer.

Afterward, he was arranged to study at the Royal Academy of the Ross nation for two months.

He even met a girl from the Ross nation.

Before returning to the Northern Di, he promised this girl that once he defeated Yan Wang, he would return.

Turning to leave, he headed to the camp where Ivan lived to have Ivan prepare the contract.

This contract had already been prepared while in the Ross nation.

Nikolai the Great had already signed it and affixed his seal.

Immediately, they went to the Khan Tent together.

Below Nikolai's signature, Mule Hongzhen wrote his own name.

With the contract signed, the corners of Ivan's mouth turned up, revealing a faint smile.

With this contract signed, the Ross nation would take the entire Siberia snowfield into its pocket, and all they paid were some old firearms.

Moreover, because the Northern Di was a barbaric nomadic people, they lacked the industrial foundation of the Ross nation.

From now on, they would only be able to trade furs, cattle, and sheep for their ammunition and more firearms.

In this way, their Ross nation would make another profit.

Most importantly, from now on, the Northern Di would have to be bound together with the Ross nation.

Nikolai the Great treated Wulanba hospitably and even deliberately let a Ross nation girl conquer his heart, also for this purpose.

Of course, the Ross nation was not just for the sake of simply acquiring land and trading with the Northern Di.

They intended to win over the Northern Di.

This was not for the sake of the Dayan Wang mentioned by Wulanba; even if there was, it was only a little.

After all, in the eyes of Nikolai the Great, this Yan Wang was not worth mentioning in front of the Ross nation, which was known as the gendarme of the Western Lands.

He was more worried about the expansion of Britain in Dongtu.

Spies of the Ross nation had already obtained their Dongtu plan from Britain.

From the Western Lands to Zhongtu, Britain would incite other countries to take military actions against the Ross nation every time.

Currently, the relationship between the Ross nation and Britain was very bad.

Taking advantage of the fact that Dongtu had not yet been tainted by the British, they naturally wanted to support a force they could control as an anchor for intervening in the affairs of Dongtu.

Undoubtedly, this Northern Di could not be more suitable.

First, the territory of the Northern Di bordered the Ross nation.

The cost for the Northern Di to betray them would be very high.

Secondly, the Northern Di faced the threat of Dayan Wang and needed the Ross nation to provide support.

And only their Ross nation could provide the most powerful guarantee to the Northern Di, and even at critical moments, let the Ross nation Expeditionary Army participate in the war.

The Northern Di would naturally be clear about this point.

Therefore, sometimes they really had to thank this Dayan Wang for letting the Northern Di throw themselves into the arms of their Ross nation, so that they had a chess piece to play against Britain in Dongtu.

As for this Yan Wang, they hoped to keep him in a state where he could threaten the Northern Di but could not completely destroy the Northern Di, maintaining a balance.

At the same time, he received bad news.

Through Wulanba, he learned that Dongying, which was separated from the Northern Di by the sea, had reached some kind of agreement with Mule Hongzhen.

Most importantly, it seemed that the British and the people of Sam Country were involved in a certain alliance mentioned by Dongying recently.

This aroused his vigilance; clearly, the Northern Di people were very shrewd, they were unwilling to be completely controlled by the Ross nation and were also seeking balance.

However, as a special envoy to Dongtu, he had the right to take necessary actions while safeguarding the interests of the Ross nation.

Therefore, he decided to contact Yan Wang to put pressure on the Northern Di and make the Northern Di people sober up.

Let them understand that the Ross nation could support the Northern Di, but could also cooperate with Yan Wang, thereby making them decide whose side to stand on.

At the same time, he also wanted to provoke Yan Wang to oppose this alliance.

The Northern Di and Yan Wang were hostile, but this did not affect the Ross nation contacting both of them.

After all, when there were common interests, enemies could also cooperate temporarily.

"Khan, the Ross nation will guarantee your safety." After thinking for a while, Ivan put away the contract and said to Mule Hongzhen.

Mule Hongzhen keenly noticed Ivan's wording.

Clearly, the Ross nation had no interest in destroying Yan Wang together with them.

For now, they only wanted the Northern Di to become their vassal.

Just as Ashuer said, the Ross nation was very good at annexing large and small grassland or mountain tribes.

Sneering in his heart, he still wore a smile on his face, "Many thanks, Consul Ivan, I hope you can have a pleasant time in the Northern Di."

Ivan's brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed again.

When it came to himself, he was very depressed.

Originally, he thought he could escape the sea of misery.

He did not expect that he would ultimately be unable to escape the fate of returning to Dongtu.

But fortunately, he was now in the capacity of a Consul of the Ross nation.

The Northern Di have requests for the Ross nation, so they will not threaten his life.

He left the Khan Tent.

Ivan said to Wulanba, "I believe it is necessary to head to Yanzhou, feign contact with Yan Wang, and understand the situation in Yanzhou; only then can we decide whether to provide the Northern Di with superior firearms."

Wulanba nodded, thinking that what Ivan said made sense.

"I will dispatch Cavalry to escort you there," Wulanba said.

A glimmer of cunning flashed in Ivan's eyes.

The next day, he headed toward the Ningjin Dusi under the escort of a troop of Cavalry.

In five days' time, he arrived at Jincheng.