Chapter 1753: Negotiating Terms

"First, all of your Saxony's diplomatic, military, and other powers must be transferred to us, Longyan."

As soon as the words fell, the King of Saxony shouted: "This is absolutely impossible!"

"Diplomacy and military affairs are the most fundamental powers of our Kingdom of Saxony. If they are handed over to you, what would our Saxony even be?"

"A puppet state?"

Li Hongtian sneered and said indifferently: "Then, Your Majesty, what qualifications do you think your country has right now to negotiate cooperation with us, Longyan?"

"I believe you have been looking for your allies during this time, but they are all currently mired in the quagmire of war and cannot extricate themselves."

"Are you waiting for aid from Catholicism?"

"If they were able to aid you, they wouldn't have withdrawn their troops in the first place and left behind such a mess. I know you are a believer in Catholicism, King of Saxony."

"However, do you really think Catholicism can help you now?"

The King of Saxony was refuted so thoroughly by Li Hongtian's words that he had no idea how to respond.

Li Hongtian hummed a laugh and continued: "We, Longyan, want to establish military bases in Saxony. Your people of Saxony can govern themselves; we have no interest in meddling in your other internal affairs."

"Of course, respected Your Majesty, if you agree to these conditions, we, Longyan, will provide aid to help you rebuild Saxony's industrial system and achieve economic recovery."

After hearing Longyan's conditions, the King of Saxony fell into a deep silence.

Li Hongtian glanced at the King of Saxony and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, take your time to consider. I need to go to Dresden to inspect the damage. Oh, right, there is no need to send guards to follow; I have my own guard unit."

After saying this, Li Hongtian turned and left, not giving this King of Saxony any face at all.

Seeing Li Hongtian leave, the King of Saxony sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty, the conditions proposed by the Longyan are too excessive; we absolutely cannot agree!"

The King of Saxony glared at the person who spoke: "Do you want our Saxony to perish?"

If he did not agree to Longyan's conditions, it would be effortless for the Longyan army to destroy their Saxony troops right now.

The entire Saxony royal family and the Nobles fell into silence after learning of Longyan's conditions.

This not only threatened their own interests but also involved the interests of the Kingdom of Saxony.

If they agreed to Longyan's plan, their Saxony's economy would definitely be able to develop rapidly.

The problems within Saxony could also be resolved.

But for Longyan, the country that personally destroyed Saxony, to now aid Saxony in restoring its economy—this statement sounded truly ironic.

After Li Hongtian left the Wanggong of Saxony, he immediately headed to Dresden.

He wanted to inspect the specific situation of the disaster.

As well as how the subsequent aid plan from Longyan for this place should be formulated.

And also, where the Longyan army's military stronghold in Saxony should be located.

These were all critical.

"Fang Yuan, you are a military man; look at this area and tell me where it is suitable to build our Longyan military base."

Fang Yuan was Li Hongtian's personal guard. He looked at the terrain of Dresden and said: "If it were my choice, I would choose the foot of Halei Mountain. It relies on natural barriers and can be defended or attacked; it is the best choice for building a military base."

"But considering that Lord Liu Zheng used gliders to destroy Dresden, I am a bit uncertain."

"Although only we, Longyan, have this technology now, it is not certain that other countries won't be able to manufacture such weapons."

Li Hongtian nodded, thinking Fang Yuan's deduction was very reasonable.

"Then, my lord, may I ask you a question?"

Li Hongtian smiled: "Speak freely."

Fang Yuan said earnestly: "My lord, we haven't reached an agreement with Saxony yet. Isn't it a bit too early to come to Dresden now?"

"Not early. The King of Saxony will definitely agree to our conditions," Li Hongtian smiled.

"Why?" Fang Yuan was puzzled.

Li Hongtian said indifferently: "You have also been a soldier; how can you not understand such a simple principle? If your troops win, will they occupy the enemy's territory?"

"Of course they will, otherwise why would we fight?"

"Isn't it the same principle?" Li Hongtian smiled.

Li Hongtian looked at Dresden, which had been destroyed by Liu Zheng with gliders; it was now a ruin. The fires had been extinguished, but the smell of scorching still permeated the air.

The factories in the entire industrial zone of Dresden had been destroyed, and there was no possibility of any repair.

If these industrial zones in Dresden were to be rebuilt, it would require a huge amount of capital.

Without Longyan's help, if the Saxons wanted to rely on themselves to rebuild this city, it would probably take one or two hundred years.

In such a long time, Saxony might have already vanished in the long river of history.

Such an idea was not realistic.

Li Hongtian sighed in admiration: "Lord Liu is amazing; such a country was taken down by him just like that."

The fifty thousand Longyan troops didn't even have many casualties, while the Saxony troops had paid a heavy price.

If one had to use a term to describe it, this was the Longyan army's dimensionality reduction strike.

After thinking of this, Li Hongtian shook his head.

He left Dresden. He had investigated enough, and he had a rough plan in his mind regarding the aid for Dresden, so there was no need to continue staying here.

At this time, on the other side of Europe.

The Eastern Orthodox Church located within Prussia was advancing, but a sudden order forced them to stop their march against Prussia; they had received a more urgent matter.

Elizabeth I and the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch jointly issued an order, commanding them to stop all actions against Prussia.

They also demanded that they send generals to negotiate with Frederick II.

And they elevated this matter to the highest level, prioritizing it over any actions against Prussia.

Upon receiving such news, the Orthodox Holy Crusade was at a complete loss.

They had no idea why they had received such an order.

Furthermore, what was there to discuss with that group of potential Prussians?

However, with orders from the two current supreme leaders of Tsarist Russia, as well as their supreme theological leader of the Tsarist Russian faith,

this matter naturally could not be neglected.

The Orthodox Holy Crusade immediately sent people to Berlin to negotiate with Frederick II.

Frederick II, who had originally been planning to cut off the supply lines of the Crusaders, was waiting for the Envoy sent by the Swedish Army to negotiate.

As it turned out, he did not wait for the Envoy from Sweden, but instead waited for an Envoy from the Orthodox Holy Crusade.

The very legion that Frederick II wanted to annihilate had actually sent an Envoy.

After an endless coma, Shi Yu sat up abruptly from the bed. Please,

He took deep breaths of fresh air, his chest heaving.

Confusion, bewilderment—all sorts of emotions surged into his heart.

Where is this?

Subsequently, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more bewildered.

A single dormitory room?

Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should be in a hospital ward right now.

And his own body... how could there not be a single injury?

Filled with doubt, Shi Yu's gaze swept quickly across the room, finally resting on a mirror at the head of the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance: about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a very handsome look.

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The previous him was a handsome, extraordinary young man in his twenties who had been working for some time.

But now, this appearance looked like nothing more than a high school student's age...

This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.

Don't tell him the surgery was a success...

His body and face had both changed; this was no longer a matter of surgery, but of immortal arts.

He had actually completely turned into another person!

Could it be... that he had transmigrated?

Besides the mirror placed in a spot with obviously poor feng shui at the head of the bed, Shi Yu also discovered three books nearby.

Shi Yu picked them up to look, and the titles instantly made him fall silent.

"Essential Handbook for Novice Beast Tamers"

"Postpartum Care for Pet Beasts"

"Appraisal Guide for Beast-Eared Girls of Different Races"

Shi Yu:???

The first two book titles were still normal, but what is going on with that last one?

"Ahem."

Shi Yu's expression turned solemn, and he reached out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.

Just as he wanted to open the third book to see what on earth this thing was, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a massive amount of memories surged forth like a tide.

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