On the seventh day after Gastens unleashed the storm of thunderclouds, Emile Owen, the Ninth Prince and Prime Minister of the Empire, was sent to Elena by Emperor Ankenrein's envoy.

"I really didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would let you come over, and bring His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes."

In an old landlord's villa that Elena had temporarily reclaimed, Elena diplomat Bimpo Bobruff sat on the side of a long dining table that had been moved from the landlord's dining room, smiling slightly as he looked at the emperor's mission sitting across from him. His Reyn language has a bit of a local flavor, which is not very standard, and the pronunciation of honorifics is not in place. However, in the shadow of that thundercloud storm, these are no longer a problem. Even the officials of the Royal Rites who had come with Emile Owen did not seem to be interested in correcting the sixteen mistakes that the serf-turned-diplomat had just made in one sentence.

"A year later, it is a blessing for our country to have a great magister again at a time of internal and external trouble. If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty the Emperor was still in the center to direct the annihilation of Roninger, he would definitely have come over in person to greet the new Grand Magister His Excellency Gastens Warren. ”

Emile Owen is not the Foreign Secretary, he is the Prime Minister of the Empire, and he is not usually required to be present in such diplomatic matters. However, when they are confronted with Elena, who claims to be the closest man to a magister, any traditional template of class and diplomacy no longer seems to apply.

"Chairman Gastens has already said that he is not an archmage, and the only thing he can unleash is the forbidden spell seven days ago", Bimpo Bobruf did well to carry out Gastens's meaning. For Gastens in their current form, their caliber remains consistent inside and out.

"I know, I know," Emile Owen smiled slightly, but his heart was slandering. If he didn't know the truth of Gastens's words, he would still be sitting here respectfully?

"What His Excellency Gastens meant, we naturally understand. The reason why he is called the man closest to the Great Magus is also for this reason. Your Excellency is reluctant to reveal your identity as an archmage, and we understand. We are not here to verify the identity of His Excellency Gastens this time, but we are here to have an in-depth discussion with His Excellency Gastens about the next stage of cooperation between Elena and Anken Rein. ”

"The chairman is very busy right now," said Bimpo Bobruf, who kept his usual smile that looked a little angry, "if only you told me what was going on." ”

Emile Owen scolded fiercely in his heart. To kill such a serf sitting in front of him in ordinary times, in his capacity, it is not too simple, and there is no legal responsibility at all. But now, because of Gastens's damn communism, these serfs are more and more sassy than the other, and they can't wait to go to heaven. If he could, he really wanted to flip the table and let these serfs fend for themselves here, or even send troops to exterminate them. However, the dream was beautiful, the reality was cruel, and the emir had to smile and give an affirmative answer.

"That's natural, and it's understandable that His Excellency Gastens was busy with Elena's official business. Seven days ago, His Majesty the Emperor was overjoyed when we learned that His Excellency Gastens had used a forbidden spell to solve the great problem of the Negru Republic. You know, the Neglo Republic has advanced weapons and stronger industrial production capacity than us, and it has always been a headache for us. Now that he can get the help of His Excellency Gastens and directly eliminate their invading forces, it is a great help to Ankenrein. ”

The Emir smiled and seemed to have completely forgotten that Gastens had killed Paul Gibson, a prince, and Anken Rein's army of 60,000. Bimpo Bobruv looked at the smile on Amir's face across from him, and couldn't believe that this person was the prime minister of the country who had killed 60,000 troops by his own chairman. Jiang is still old and spicy, these privileged classes who live at the top of society all the year round seem to be much more clever than their mud legs.

While sighing in his heart, Bimbo Bobruv opened his notebook.

"This is what we should do, so, I wonder what the Prime Minister wants to do when he comes here this time?"

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"Want to invite me to Roseville?" Gastens laughed when he heard the request of His Majesty the Emperor relayed by Bingpo Bobruff, "I killed his son, and he invited me to Roseville, is he really stupid for me?" ”

"He said that he kept everything in the Rossville Sanction Mage Tower very well, and that he could hand it over to you at any time as long as you went. Prime Minister Owen also said that you, as the man closest to the Grand Magus, deserve to have your own mage tower. And this little place of Elena is not for you, Roseville is your stage. ”

Bimbo Bobruv held the notebook, but did not look through it. He remembered all the requests made by Emile Owen clearly, and he did not need the aid of a notebook to relay them.

"You can answer that question for me, right?" Gastens sat in the main seat of the first conference room of the Elena Communist Party, looking relaxed. The members of the Elena Council sat in groups and twos in the conference room. They were having a regular meeting every day, and everyone was in a good mood.

"Well, I already told him that you wouldn't leave Elena. They didn't mind, though, and made a second request. They want us to help fend off the forces of the Neglo Republic and give them time to clear the rebels in Ronninger. ”

"This is the right thing to do, and we have taken the two western provinces, even if we don't want to, we have to pinch our noses and admit it. However, since he said that he wanted us to guard the border, how could he not give something? Pick up and find some of the things that Elena is in short need, make a list, and report it to Emir. ”

Gastens is still clear in his thinking. Although he has to do this matter regardless of whether His Majesty the Emperor says it or not, but now with the aftermath of the forbidden spell magic, how can he be right about the forbidden spell magic that he only has once?

"The Prime Minister Owen also mentioned that they are willing to provide us with the necessary support, including in terms of materials. I'll give them the list when I get back. Judging from the current situation, it should be unlikely that they will be rejected. ”

Bimbo Bobruv nodded and continued, "He came here this time with one more thing, hoping to send Gary Nelson, the Nine Emperors, to you and make him your student. ”

"Huh?"

Everyone present said in surprise. If the previous content is a normal diplomatic matter, then this one is a little surprising to everyone. Giving his other son to a man who had just killed his own son, the head of His Majesty the Emperor, wasn't it caught by the door?

Gastens didn't react that much. Paul Gibson is a man of ideas and action, and since he has made this request, he must have had his ideas. Gastens did not rush to give his own reply, but asked for details.

"That prince is also here, you should have seen it, how do you feel?"

"He's only fourteen years old, and he looks very shy and doesn't talk much. To be honest, my impression is not bad", Bimpo Bobruv did not hide his opinion, "However, is it better to put such a person back?" Staying around, it always feels like it's not very supportive. ”

"He dares to send it, don't I dare to accept it?" Gastens tapped his fingers on the table, "Stay, tell Prime Minister Owen, he can't be my student, and I won't take such a student." But he could stay in Elena, get to know Elena, go to night school with the peasants, or do something else. If Emile Owen is going to keep him, let him stay. ”

"yes, didn't we discuss it when the boss left Luna behind? If it weren't for Luna's robes this time, we would have gone up the mountain to fight guerrillas. So, leaving the Nine Emperor Princes, maybe the head has some ideas. ”

Although Zinke is usually a bit gloomy in intelligence work, he can still let go in internal meetings. Gastens scolded him with a laugh and, without further ado, and after closing up the follow-up to Emile Owen's visit, he and Bimpo Bobruff presented the formal content of the meeting.

"After this magic, Elena will have a period of peaceful development, and we must use it well. In order to make good use of it, we must first do a good job in our party building. When the party was founded in the past, it was very hasty, and only the "Communist Manifesto" and the party constitution were written, and many things were not determined. This time, I suggest that the party flag should be discussed and decided, as well as the party emblem, so as to increase everyone's sense of belonging and identity. ”

"Boss, if you have any ideas, just say it. We are all a bunch of big bosses, if you ask us to think about the party flag and party emblem, it is better to give us a plan directly. ”

Ivan seemed to have come out of the battle, and he still spoke with the same grin. Gastens looked around and found that everyone meant something similar to Ivan, and knew that he couldn't expect them to do these artistic things, so he directly pulled out his own plan. He took a red flag out of the bag beside him, put it on the table, and introduced it as he laid it out.

The meaning of this flag is very simple, the red background color shows that the revolution is dyed with blood, and there is no victory without sacrifice. The symbol of the sickle and hammer represents the main force of our revolution, the working class and the peasant class, without whom the revolution simply cannot be victorious. The color of the sickle and hammer, I suggest yellow, represents a good harvest and a victory, implying that the revolution will be successful. ”

Although he is a man for three lifetimes, Gastens does not feel that he has a talent for art and design. The flag he copied was loved by everyone as soon as it was taken out. The meaning was simple, the colors were clear, and the elements and themes of the Communist Party were highlighted, and all the members liked it from the bottom of their hearts. As for the party emblem that is also derived, everyone has no different opinions. As a result, it took less than half an hour to decide on the party flag and emblem symbolizing the Communist Party in the future.

"The party flag and emblem are the symbols of our Communist Party, and we are grateful for everyone's support for being able to confirm them so quickly," Gastens continued, hanging the party flag on the wall on the table.

"Now, let's confirm the next step. Although I have already made a basic introduction at the second year, there are still many details. For example, we must promote the reform of the armed forces, and at the same time, we must also take over the two western provinces as soon as possible. What do you think about the order of these two things? ”

"It is more important to control the territory", Ivan was the first to speak, "if the official forces will withdraw from the two provinces as soon as possible, if we don't take over, there will be chaos." If there is chaos, the acceptance of us by the local people will decrease. Moreover, since they were driven away by us, I don't think the local authorities will wait for us to go over and handle the handover. It would be nice if they didn't mess with us when they left. ”

Gastens glanced at Ivan in surprise, he didn't expect him to think so meticulously. This is different from the impression Ivan has always given him. Several other council members were also somewhat surprised by Ivan's statement. Everyone digested it for a while before moving on to the issue.

On the whole, the views of the members of the Council are relatively unanimous. The reform of the army is not something that can be decided in a moment, and it cannot delay Elena's expansion. Moreover, the current reform of the army promoted by Elena is a top-down reform, and the plan is formulated before implementation, which does not affect the use of existing troops. Therefore, after more than half an hour of discussion, the members of the council reached an agreement again.

"Next, we're going to discuss a new issue, and a thorny one," Gastens said, taking a long sip of water, looking at the somewhat tired commissioners. Elena has had a lot of things to deal with in the last few days, and everyone is a little tired.

"It's about Elena's position, we now have our own regime, and we've actually broken away from the Ankenrein Empire. Do you have any views on whether to raise the flag for independence, and how to raise the flag for independence? Or do we continue to be in the current state, essentially independent, but we don't explain? Externally, these two provinces are revolutionary base areas? ”

The question raised by Gastens is still somewhat complicated. For an emerging power, raising the flag of independence is a very symbolic step, and many people are waiting for this day. However, in Gastens experience, the best strategy is to build a high wall and slow down the throne. He could have relied on his credibility and persuasiveness to push Elena to remain substantially independent. But after he released the forbidden spell, there were suddenly more voices in the base area raising flags and independents, and Gastens decided that this kind of question should be brought to the table for discussion, so as to answer everyone's doubts and establish the focus of the next step.