After parting ways with his original partner, Robert waited for three days to find a ship.

Although they are in the same colony, they are separated by the sea, and the mainland and the island are not very frequent.

For these tickets, Robert and they spent 1/5 of their savings.

The rest of the money they did not buy weapons and equipment on a large scale, but only slightly replenished ammunition, and a considerable part of the funds was set aside for emergencies.

It turns out that even in the colonies, many jobs can be done without guns, but without money they are absolutely not possible.

If you need it, you can refill it in Rio Muni, but it can be a little more expensive than Santa Isabel.

At the same time that Robert and the others were embarking on a new journey, Alfonso also successfully completed a business trip to France and Germany.

The ceremonies between the two countries were very short, but they were each each in the truest sense of the word, and there were not even diplomats sent to each other.

The relationship between Bourbon and Hohenzollern was okay, but the relationship between the German and French people had fallen to the lowest point in history, and as a king, they also had to take into account the opinions of the people.

No one would have been surprised if France had not signed the St. Petersburg Peace Treaty, which explicitly stipulated that the three South German countries should obey Prussia's orders.

Clearly, the king's strategy of diplomacy was becoming less and less effective.

To Alfonso and others, this is a clear diplomatic signal that the Franco-French confrontation will become more intense in the future.

Historically, the reason for France and Germany to play with their lives was the occupation of Alsace Lorraine, which is not on this timeline, but the struggle for European hegemony will be no less bloody.

France was beaten by Prussia, and its strength was greatly reduced, but aside from the invincible Britain, France still has the slightest possibility of competing for hegemony.

Moreover, whether Spain is a friendly neighbor or a royal country, Spain's strength is naturally counted by the French into their own camp, which affects their psychological expectations to a certain extent.

Not only the French think so, but even the Germans think so.

Kaiser Wilhelm I may not have had the idea of competing with France for hegemony, but not to mention the hatred of the Franco-Prussian War, that is, Germany did nothing, and that size alone would be regarded by France as the number one challenger that must be defeated, ranking slightly higher than Austria-Hungary.

It is conceivable that in the future, Germany will inevitably face the encirclement and interception of France.

They could not count on British help in this matter, Germany and France were about the same strength on paper, and Britain would be happy to see them consume, so Germany could only rely on itself.

Throughout the powerful countries of Europe, neither Britain nor Russia would help either of Germany and France to win, but would be happy to strike at the dominant one.

Except for the two of them, only Theo, who has strength but is not so powerful.

Strictly speaking, Austria-Hungary is still slightly over-specified, and Spain is the best candidate to be the deputy general.

In order to accept this high-quality little brother, various countries have taken certain measures.

For example, Austria-Hungary married her daughter and proposed the formation of a common market, as well as a series of French assistance.

Even Britain's relationship with Spain was not too bad, at least the conflict had not escalated to the surface, and it was apparently willing to make some concessions in exchange for Spain acting as a reserve counterbalance.

Germany, on the other hand, is somewhat backward and has never had much to do with Spain.

William I had already made up his mind to change the situation, at least not to sit idly by and watch France pull Spain into the chariot completely.

They don't give up any unspoken benefits for this, but they're happy to do so if they can strengthen their ties without losing money.

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As an enhanced version of the founding ceremony and the coronation of the emperor, the German celebration takes place for a week.

But after the first day, Alfonso had no intention of continuing to attend, and just stayed quietly in the inner room on the first floor of the Castle Palace in Berlin, where the Kaiser entertained his guests.

It stands to reason that he can go back today, after all, he is just an ordinary observer, and he is not very familiar with Hohenzollern.

However, the Kaiser warmly invited him, and he must introduce him to the nobles of the country, and also introduce the emperor's eldest grandson to him.

"You're all young people, so you definitely have something in common."

There is no way around it, the emperor has said so, Alfonso can't just walk away.

Moreover, not to mention the various aristocrats in Germany, Alfonso, a man from the Krupp company, was still very interested in meeting him.

At present, no one buys weapons in Spain, and there was still a market for machine guns, but now that they are available, no one cares about them anymore.

In the foreseeable future, Japan may be the only one that will buy some, but they are also mainly buying production lines.

All because Spain didn't have any advanced weapons to get their hands on......

Thinking about things in his heart, a proclamation interrupted his train of thought: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness William asks to see you." ”

Turning his head to look at the guards, Alfonso said lightly: "Let him in." ”

A short time later, a child in a military uniform entered the inner chamber, accompanied by the guards.

"Your Majesty Alfonso." William said calmly.

The tone is more serious than cold.

You know, the nobles Alfonso saw before, no matter how they behaved to the outside, they generally didn't spare those few smiles to him.

Alfonso didn't mind, though, and said hello with a smile.

At the same time, he noticed that William had been making a slight sideways movement, trying to meet his gaze with his right body.

"It is said to be an atrophy of the left arm...... It's not serious. ”

Alfonso looked at William at the same time that William was looking at him.

The emperor's eldest grandson had to admit that the domestic newspapers were right, and the person in front of him couldn't find any fault in his appearance.

In fact, they had seen each other from afar on the first day of the ceremony, but it was the Kaiser himself and Crown Prince Frederick who were in charge of receiving Alfonso, and Wilhelm was not able to accompany him, which seemed a little strange.

William was shocked and couldn't help but pay more attention to his body.

As a patient with Elb's palsy, William had always shown that he didn't care about his appearance, while redoubling his efforts to complete various military trainings to show that congenital injuries had not affected him in any way.

But when he met someone who was truly favored by God, he suddenly found that he still cared a lot about appearance, even more than ordinary people?

Under the impact of old and new concepts, William was stunned after saying hello, and did not say the next word for several seconds.

Alfonso gave the other a strange look, whether you are going to hunt or go to a banquet, you must ask you to bring it up first when you come to me.