Chapter 427: Fanaticism
After the end of the European War, the crown jewel of the British Empire, India faced the danger of "standing alone". Although both China and the Soviet Union said that they would not support India's secession from the British, the British knew in their hearts that this was just a delaying tactic by the two countries, and after they had digested their respective occupied areas, they would definitely continue to cause trouble here. And India's own call for independence from Britain is getting stronger every day. In the process, the Americans who took advantage of the danger to slaughter John Bull were also secretly attacked. If it weren't for the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese beating Bald Eagle and leaving Uncle Sam flawless to stir up trouble in India, the situation here would have only gotten worse.
In addition to the Indian issue, the two "pro-sons" of the British Empire, Australia and Canada, also showed signs of wanting to break away from the British Commonwealth after the war.
"The people's hearts are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead", this is the biggest problem faced by this old empire in the setting sun after the war.
The appearance of Merlin (Artoria) is a lifesaver for the empire that the sun never sets that is falling into the abyss step by step, no, it is a lifeboat-like save.
With her, the legitimacy of the "orthodoxy" of England can be proven, and with her, it is possible to unite the popular fighting spirit of the British Empire, which is collapsing. In the eyes of Prime Minister Adri, the heroic Artoria is simply the embodiment of the god of the British Empire! With him, the king of England can pat his chest and say to the world that all the land where the rice flag shines is a great empire on which the sun never sets.
And Lin Han also saw a farther and better place: when the god of England appeared, the United States, the little cousin of Britain. Or rather, a "traitor", facing the "guardian of the British gods", his former "rebellion" from the Commonwealth. At this time, the identity is very awkward, and even falls into the dilemma of the identity wolf bèi - because the United States is separated from the British Commonwealth, and the first subject nation in the country is also the Anglo-Saxon nation.
The United States, which has already tasted the sweetness of being the master of the country and is qualified to compete for the status of the world's number one power, will certainly not recognize this "British father" again just because of the addition of a so-called "god and spirit." And the emergence of Merlene (Artoria), a national crystallization, will also cause a series of problems such as the division of Americans' beliefs and the decline of domestic cohesion. And after having Merlin. The British will have an even greater sense of psychological superiority in front of the Americans, after that. It is even more impossible for Britain and the United States to unite.
In the days that followed, several of the British elite began to secretly discuss the details of how to push Merlin to the fore like the Japanese.
While the British were still discussing the details of this topic. 8 o'clock in the evening UK time. London received a telegram from Germany, in which the Germans sent an inquiry to Britain that they intended to send a secret envoy in the near future to hold urgent consultations with the British government on topics related to "national crystallization" and "alliances."
The Germans reacted so quickly that it was a surprise to the British. However, Merlin, who knew the inside story, knew that this was something she and Hannah had discussed a long time ago.
Similar to Li Huamei and Katyusha, Mei Lin is also the crystallization of the British ship's soul. But she also absorbed part of Lin Han's personality, and also had some of his likes and cognitions.
Merlene's character. It started with Lin Han's "fantasy" of the character of King Artoria of the Japanese animation "FateNight", a person who takes protecting Britain as his duty, and his personality is similar to Li Huamei, and he is very self-disciplined.
After being "born" from Lin Han's belly that day, Merlin ended her brief hostility with Hannah, and the two sat down to talk quietly and rationally.
There is one thing that she and Hannah agree on: that if Britain and Germany continue to fight each other, the two countries will only be ruined together.
Germany's problem was that it was on the edge of a polar bear with a war potential far superior to his.
The problem for Britain was that the main population, which was not compatible with the overly large colonies, had a colonial imperialist character that made the United States, the Soviet Union, and China look down on it unpleasantly, and they would think of dismembering Britain whenever they had the opportunity, especially when it was weak.
If Britain does not end up as a second-rate country as it has in history, it has to do everything in its power to keep its huge colonies. In this world, only the Germans are willing to help Britain on this issue out of their own interests -- Britain is for the sake of the interests of the colonies, and Germany is for the sake of finding a hate-absorbing "MT" for itself, and when faced with the common threat of the United States and the Soviet Union, Britain and Germany, the two rivals, may not be unable to unite and keep warm.
At this time, the whole of Britain was boiling over the news from Japan, and countless people who heard the news were running to the church. The officials, who had been prepared for a long time, secretly paid attention to the feelings of the people, and found that the people's belief in God was even shaken by Yan Zòng because of this.
At this time, the British government was already making final preparations to push Merlin to the forefront. They sent people to secretly manipulate public opinion, such as asking civilians: If the British Empire had a similar existence to Japan, would you believe in him or her? If the British Empire had such a, what do you think would be a better name for her?
Interestingly, in the official covert investigation, they found that the public preferred to accept her as "Artoria" rather than "Merlene" for such a name, and it is clear that the "Arthurian Legend" filmed by Lin Han and Hannah in the past had a profound impact on the British public.
Upon learning of this, Merlin (Artoria) said to the King and the Prime Minister:
"Although King Arthur is the king of the Celts, and I am the crystallization of the will of the Anglo-Oxon nation, the process of my birth has long been not the crystallization of the will of the whole nation, but the will of the subjects of the entire Kingdom of Great Britain. Today, the Kingdom of Great Britain contains countless peoples, and we cannot limit ourselves to a narrow circle. ”
This was the key point of the British, and the British king and a number of high-ranking cabinet officials felt that this was very reasonable, so Artoria, who was renamed Merlin, finally changed her name back to Artoria.
Due to the official efforts in the shadows, the relevant voices were quickly snowballed in the British Isles. When the German envoy's feet stepped on British soil, it was a "rumor" that there was already a "rumor" in London, England, that the British Empire also had a "crystallization of national will" similar to that of Japan -- of course, this rumor itself was the result of the official itself secretly hyping up and acting as a promoter. At this time, people had already gathered in front of No. 10 Downing Street and began to "besiege" government officials to ask the truth about the matter, but the reply was all suspicious "no comment". (To be continued......)
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