"The Empire has only these three conditions. If the Kingdom of Spain is willing to accept them, then this conflict can end. If the Kingdom of Spain refuses, then I regret to say that these negotiations will have broken down. The Kingdom of Spain will bear all consequences!" After Wachth finished speaking, he looked at the American Ambassador and the Spanish Ambassador.
The American Ambassador frowned. The Germans' demands had exceeded American expectations.
The Spanish Ambassador's face turned deathly pale. In his view, the Germans were clearly opening a lion's jaws wide! Yet judging by their attitude, if Spain did not accept, the conflict was highly likely to develop into a real war. The scale of that war might even expand. For the Kingdom of Spain, that would undoubtedly be a disaster.
The Spanish Ambassador could only look to the American Ambassador for help, hoping that he could think of some solution for them.
"Cough! Your Excellency Foreign Minister, your country's conditions seem far too harsh. The dispute between Germany and Spain originated in Gibraltar. Spain can agree to lease Gibraltar to Germany, and that should bring this conflict to an end! This would be highly beneficial to both Germany and Spain," the American Ambassador said.
Wachth glanced at the American Ambassador before replying, "Leasing Gibraltar was the Empire's demand before the conflict began. Yet the Kingdom of Spain rejected the Empire's Demand without the slightest hesitation, sweeping the Empire's dignity into the dust. Now that the conflict has already erupted, do you think merely satisfying the Empire's previous demand can end the war?"
Clearly, what Wachth said was still nothing but bandit logic. However, Germany now held an absolute advantage. If they did not agree to the Germans' conditions and caused the negotiations to collapse, war would break out