Chapter 1823: High Reward

Elizabeth offered a high reward for anyone who could solve the Magic Cube designed by Liu Zheng.

This news quickly spread throughout the entire territory of Tsarist Russia.

People came in an endless stream to challenge it in order to win the high reward.

However, not a single person was able to solve the Magic Cube.

The patterns even became increasingly complex.

At first, the six faces only had four different colored patterns, but as the number of challengers grew, the arrangement of colors on the Magic Cube became more and more complicated.

So much so that later people, upon seeing such complex color changes, simply backed out.

Days passed, and as the time for Little Peter's engagement drew nearer.

Throughout all of Tsarist Russia, even among the nobles and ministers, there was not a single Method to restore this Magic Cube.

Because of this matter, all of Tsarist Russia was stirred into a frenzy.

There were even sharp-witted merchants who seized this business opportunity to manufacture identical Magic Cubes, bringing a huge economic mobilization to Tsarist Russia.

For a time, everyone felt extremely curious about this Magic Cube with its very high difficulty index.

From the nobles of Tsarist Russia down to the village urchins.

Everyone was playing with this thing.

For a time, the popularity of the Magic Cube was boundless.

And this trinket made of wood, while not expensive or complex, added a touch of capitalist trade to this society of Serfdom in Tsarist Russia.

Tsarist Russia also made a small fortune from this.

Although the Magic Cube had not been solved, Elizabeth I was still in a very good mood.

Because the economic benefits brought to Tsarist Russia by the advent of the Magic Cube were, to Elizabeth I, a considerable sum.

With this money, their strength during this period would continue to improve.

But what Elizabeth I did not know was that the ones producing, manufacturing, and monopolizing the trade of the Magic Cube were the Longyan people.

Longyan merchants made a killing from this wave of Magic Cubes.

With Elizabeth I's high reward and the gimmick that people from all walks of life in Tsarist Russia had failed to solve the Magic Cube.

It was enough to keep this inconspicuous little trinket at a very high level of popularity.

For them, this was a very happy thing.

……

Meanwhile, in Europe, Saxony.

The peaceful development of Europe during this period left Liu Zheng bored, and he began to think about returning to Longyan.

Calculating the time, the date he and Xie Chan had agreed upon was also fast approaching.

Setting aside the journey by sea, Liu Zheng was also about to set off.

Thinking of Xie Chan, Liu Zheng's eyes were filled with tenderness.

An attendant walked in and said, "Lord Liu Zheng, what you ordered has been prepared."

Liu Zheng nodded; what he had people prepare were some specialties from Europe, trinkets not found in Longyan, and preparing these things was naturally meant as gifts for his return.

Liu Zheng then said, "What about Li Hongtian? How is his negotiation with Austria going?"

"Reporting to you, my Lord, Lord Li has already headed to Austria, and according to the intelligence sent back, the Lord is having a very pleasant conversation with Weikeduo."

Liu Zheng nodded; he was at ease leaving such matters to Li Hongtian.

He was the Minister of Revenue, and matters like negotiating cooperation were best suited for him.

Once the matters in Europe came to an end, he should set off to return to Longyan.

……

At this time, on the other side of Europe.

Ever since the economy of the Holy Cross Army was destroyed and they were completely driven out of Hanover.

The Pope in the city of Rome was furious.

But this time, he had absolutely no way to do anything; he had also sought aid from Italy, and the other party had agreed to send troops.

But until now, he had not seen a single unit supporting the Holy Cross Army.

Italy's attitude remained ambiguous.

Unclear.

Although Europe had now entered a brief period of peace, the economic battle had been crushed by some swindlers and the Longyan people.

This time, these European countries were trading money for development.

The price of grain had not fallen much with the arrival of spring.

The entire European continent was still in a state of frequent chaos, and the Pope already felt deeply powerless.

He could no longer think of a better Method to target the Longyan army.

The Holy Cross Army had been crushed by the Longyan army on every level this time.

Compared to the rout of the Holy Cross Army, what the Pope cared about more was another matter: the Holy Cross Army's troops had experienced internal chaos after running out of money.

Therefore, the entire army was dismantled by the Longyan army while they were at their weakest.

Money had obscured faith; that their Holy Cross Army, a force that survived on faith, was ultimately defeated by money—how grating those words sounded.

But the facts were just so.

There was no room for the Pope to argue.

The Pope sat on his tall chair and let out a deep sigh.

……

On the other side of Europe.

Iceland.

Jiang Xuelan established a trading center on Iceland, which helped her accumulate a great deal of wealth and also helped Jones gain endless benefits.

However, Jones did not swallow this wealth all for himself, but instead distributed this wealth to the residents on this island.

This could strengthen Jones's status on the island.

He is currently a Temple Envoy, but what about in the future?

Now, as more and more outsiders land on the island, the residents on this island will eventually discover clues and come into contact with the outside world.

As the contact becomes deeper and deeper, they will sooner or later discover the abnormality of all this.

At that time, Jones's identity as a pirate will no longer be able to be hidden.

It will be exposed sooner or later.

Once it is exposed, all of this will be a devastating blow.

Therefore, under the suggestion of Jiang Xuelan, Jones still distributed this money to the residents on the island.

In this way, Jones gained trust and consolidated his rule.

He also started a plantation economy from this place.

And on the other side of Europe.

Prussia.

Because of the aid from Longyan, plus the current rare period of peace, Frederick II did not let go of this period that could allow for rapid development.

He knew about that scam of Ling Chen.

Frederick II also provided corresponding help, so Ling Chen paid Frederick II a portion of Gold Coins as a reward.

With this money, Frederick II could solve a major problem currently facing Prussia.

The food problem.

Prussia's enemies come from all directions; although Longyan has already controlled Saxony, Longyan only has just enough food for its own use and does not have excess food to sell to them.

Originally, Prussia did not have this opportunity, but Frederick II recently heard a piece of news.

On an island in the Atlantic Ocean, someone is holding trade there.

That place does not belong to the colony of any European country.

Precisely because of this, a country like Prussia, which has already been sanctioned by most European countries, can also trade on Iceland.

After receiving this news, Frederick II immediately made a decision.

Send people to Iceland to negotiate cooperation.

It would be best to be able to continuously purchase food from there; this is the matter they need to solve most recently.

However, there is only one difficulty now: Prussia is located in Central Europe, and if they want to go to the Atlantic Ocean, they need to pass through the territorial waters of Britain; originally there would be no problem, as Britain is currently an ally of Prussia.

Such a thing is very easy, but France has always been eyeing Britain's territorial waters covetously.

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