V. V. was silent for a moment, and then smiled like a child.
"Charles, so we should complete Ragnarök Plan quickly and confirm the final answer."
"Brother! After it is completed, we will have no chance to test it in the original way."
"Brother, when did you start to be afraid of the last step?"
Charles's eyes suddenly darkened.
"I'm not afraid, I want to make sure Marianne and everyone gets there!"
After finishing speaking, the two brothers were silent for a long time, and the underground terminal sent another anomaly report from Great Han Federation.
Several ancient ruins are still under the direct control of Great Han. The investigators previously deployed by the empire are no longer able to operate as before, and some of the key information they need is there.
V. V. thought of this, changed the subject, and suddenly laughed.
"Okay, but no matter what, we have to control the super-ancient ruins around the world. Anyway, we now need to cooperate with Great Han, so why not push this cooperation forward a little further?"
Charles thought about it and did not answer immediately. V. V. raised his face and smiled more happily.
"How about marriage? Don't Easterners always like this kind of thing? That Lin Cuo is already with Great Han Son of Heaven is engaged, but the Royal Family relationship between the empire and Great Han does not necessarily have to be established in one form. We can first propose long-term cooperation arrangements between the Royal Family, marriage contracts, joint scientific research funds, Royal Family visits, anything can be discussed. As long as the empire's technical personnel are officially qualified to enter the relevant areas, we can fill in the final missing parts."
"Who do you want to go?"
"Euphemia!"
Charles finally lowered his head and looked directly at him. V. V. spread his hands and showed no concern.
"That kid just praised Euphemia in the official technology sharing order. Since he is willing to give us the opportunity, why can't we take advantage of it?"
"Euphemia is my daughter! She is the apple of the eye of the empire!"
"That's why it's useful. We only need to keep the cooperation for half a year. After half a year, if everything goes well, other things will no longer matter."
"He is already engaged to Great Han Son of Heaven."
"The empire can give them enough benefits. As for whether Euphemia is willing to accept him, that is a question that needs to be resolved later."
Charles slowly sat back up.
"We also need to consider Schneizel."
"That smart boy will definitely object." V. V. said without hesitation, "He will think that Lin Cuo wants to use Great Han Imperial Lineage, Britannia Royal Family and Area 11 at the same time Legal Succession, rewoven the entire Eastern political relationship, you know, he has always regarded the actual interests of the empire as more important than those ancient ruins."
"This was not entirely a bad call."
"Of course, he has no idea about our great plan! Charles!"
Charles was silent for a while.
"Then don't let Schneizel come into contact with our research first. As for Euphemia - first observe her relationship with Lin Cuo."
V. V. blinked.
"So you agreed?"
"I did not agree to leave the final step to an Eastern Regent decision."
"Give me another half year, brother!"
V. V. showed a satisfied smile.
"It's really strange, Charles. In the past, you always thought that humans like to wear masks, but now you are ready to let the entire empire wear a diplomatic mask with you for six months."
Charles is not smiling.
"The mask can be taken off at the last step, provided that the person wearing it must survive to that day."
Human beings on the surface obviously do not have the patience like Charles.
The situation at Iberian Peninsula is deteriorating rapidly. The landing impact in the direction of Madrid has destroyed a large number of transportation and communication facilities. The BETA ground group is still expanding outward. In the first two hours, local governments at Iberia are still repeatedly By the fifth hour after confirming whether the enemy was beta, Madrid's peripheral highways were already jammed for tens of kilometers. The northbound trains were crowded with passengers, and the aviation management department continued to receive applications from nobles, parliamentarians, industrial consortiums, and local administrative agencies for priority takeoff.
Some people left with their whole families, while others insisted on staying in the city and waiting for government arrangements.
It was not that Iberia's local police force had no organized resistance. They were already exchanging fire with the BETA that was the first to spread outside the city. However, those troops who had never received anti-beta training soon discovered that many of the tactics they used in the past could not produce the expected results.
What is even more ridiculous is that as soon as the Madrid Temporary Administrative Coordination Center was established, the finance, health and transportation departments started arguing over a batch of emergency evacuation lists.
"Your Excellency, Deputy Minister, there are more than 300 patients waiting to be transferred on the First Medical Train. We cannot convert the two medical carriages into private sleepers because of your family's request."
"I didn't ask for a private berth! My son is studying abroad and has just returned. Is it because he is the child of a government official that he should be left here on purpose?"
"Your son's private jet is waiting at the airport for clearance!"
"The plane cannot take off! The Air Traffic Control Bureau said it needs the highest level of military permission!"
"Then let him ride with ordinary passengers."
"Do you know who I am?"
The young director in charge of railway evacuation stared at him and suddenly laughed.
"I know, you are the Deputy Secretary of Finance who yesterday asked us to cut the emergency transportation budget. Now please cross your son off the medical train application list."
The quarrel was finally interrupted by an air raid siren. The secretary rushed in from the corridor and reported that another section of the railway in the southwest was under attack. Everyone immediately forgot about the previous problem and began to snatch terminals to contact their families.
As a traditional superpower, E. U. has industrial capabilities comparable to Britannia, but long-term democratic freedom has caused the entire country to lose the political organizational ability to make the same decision in the shortest time.
Paris Provisional Government has a particularly profound experience of this. Fourteen hours after Madrid landed, the E. U. still has not dispatched a large-scale multinational mobile group authorized by the central government. Iberia Local defenders have already engaged in battle. Troops from various regions have also set off on their own. Inter-regional railway dispatch, aviation permission, unified supply, and theater command are still not fully connected.
General Gene·Smilas looked at the latest schedule, his face was already so ugly that no one wanted to approach him.
"How many counterattacks did Britannia launch in ten hours?"
The adjutant flipped through the records.
"Commander, their Fourth Armored Group has advanced another twelve kilometers, Knights of the Round is participating in local defense, and Great Han has just completed the combat test of a new electromagnetic missile, and has shared some data with the empire."
"I'm asking about us!"
"First Joint Mobile Group is waiting for official authorization."
"Authorization?!" Smilas stood up suddenly, "I am the top military coordinator of E. U., and I signed the mobilization order yesterday!"
"Yes, General! The Iron Blood side requires us to confirm the independent technical maintenance authority of its national defense forces, and the Free Iris side also needs formal battle damage compensation terms."