When Luo Yin and Diana returned to Bida, they felt a tense atmosphere around them.

"Something seems to have happened......"

Diana said with a frown.

"Hmm...... Let's ask Maureen! ”

Luo Yin took her to Haitang Investment Bank.

As soon as she entered, Maureen greeted her.

"I just saw that it seems to be the young master's car outside, and sure enough, it's you!"

Maureen smiled and made a move, and then said to the two with a serious face:

"Something's wrong!"

……

Inside the manager's office.

"What!"

As soon as Maureen spoke, Diana stood up in shock.

"The ten families jointly invested in the company in Thorn Continent, and failed?"

Luo Yin muttered softly.

"Yes, and a big defeat! Heavy losses! ”

Maureen's face was very ugly.

This so-called joint investment is actually similar to the colonial company, and their purpose is to control Thorn Continent.

But colonial companies are generally controlled by force, and they want to be controlled by commerce – and if commerce doesn't work, then by force.

After all, everyone is civilized now, and we have to talk about whether civilization is or not.

This joint investment is a project that officially started three months ago, and the Capet family invited Luo Yin to come before, but Luo Yin thought it was a pit of money, so he refused.

Now that three months have passed, there is finally news from there that the joint investment of the ten major families has completely failed!

Their first business plan has long since failed. The Thorn Continent doesn't do business with them at all.

If the text can't come, then you can only use force. But I didn't expect that he had never used force to fight!

The combined army of the ten major families was directly defeated by the people on the Thorn Continent!

But that's not the most important thing.

The most important thing, and what made the people of the whole country in an uproar, was that the Thorn Continent Alliance released words - they want revenge and attack the Keith Empire!

The Thorn Continent Alliance is going to attack the Keith Empire!

War has even been officially declared!

This can be said to be the biggest thing since the establishment of the Case Empire, and there is no one!

"What is the strength of the two sides? If it really starts, what are the chances of the Case Empire winning? ”

Luo Yin asked.

He knew a little about the strength of the Keith Empire, but he didn't know anything about the Thorn Continent.

"The strength of both sides...... I can only say that if the news from the frontline army of the Ten Great Families is true, then the Keith Empire has almost no chance of winning! ”

Maureen's tone was heavy.

"Huh? Don't have any odds of winning? ”

Luo Yin was a little surprised, the strength of the Keith Empire is not weak, is it so absolute?

"Yes, there are no odds! Because no matter how powerful the Keith Empire is, he is only a country in the Divine Creation Continent, and the Thorn Continent Alliance can represent the entire Thorn Continent! ”

After Mo Lin's explanation, Luo Yin understood the difference in strength between the two sides.

There are more than 100 countries in Shenchuang Continent, most of which are small and medium-sized countries.

There are only three that can be called superpowers, namely the Keith Empire, the Booman Empire, and the Mochizuki Empire.

With an area of 8 million square kilometers and a population of 1 billion, the Case Empire is the strongest on paper in Shenchuang Continent and the strongest business atmosphere.

But no matter how strong it is, it is only one of the many countries in the Divine Creation Continent and one of the three major empires. Its land area is less than a quarter of the size of the Divine Creation Continent......

As for the Thorn Continent, the situation is different over there, there is no country there, it exists in the form of tribes.

But they formed a coalition, and all the tribes were members of this alliance. This is the Thorn Continent Alliance!

The Thorn Continent Alliance declared war on the Case Empire, which is almost equivalent to the entire Thorn Continent declaring war on the Case Empire!

With no lead in equipment and population, how could the Keith Empire win the entire Thorn Continent?

Although the area of the Thorn Continent is not as large as that of the Divine Creation Continent, it is a continent after all, and there are at least more than two billion people on it, and there may be more!

If there is a war, the Case Empire will definitely have no chance of winning!

"How did the co-investment company fail?"

Luo Yin asked again.

"There is no element of opportunism, the number is about the same, and the investment company is the one who is defeated on the frontal battlefield......"

"Defeat head-on, that means that the combat power of the ten major families is not as good as the other party! That might be really troublesome - wait, the combat power of the ten major families does not represent the Keyes Empire! The strongest combat power of the Keith Empire is the Imperial Government......"

Luo Yin shook his head at first, and then suddenly remembered that the army of the Imperial Government was the strongest armed force of the Keith Empire. The private army of the Ten Great Families can't be compared at all, even if it is added to some colonial soldiers secretly raised overseas by the Ten Great Families.

After all, the Keyes Empire is now ruled by the Imperial Government, not by the Ten Great Families.

But Maureen shook her head and said:

"This joint investment is said to be a joint effort of the ten major families, but in fact, the imperial government is also secretly involved, such as the army of this joint investment company, which is the regular army of the imperial government! After all, with such a big benefit, it is impossible for the imperial government to give up all of them to the ten major families, although the family and the government have been competing, but when it is time to cooperate, they will also cooperate......"

“……”

Luo Yin was a little speechless, sure enough, these big colonial companies in the world are all involved by the state behind them.

But if that's the case, then it's really troublesome!

The regular army of the empire can't do the Thorn Continent Alliance Army, so if the other party fights over, the Keith Empire may not be able to withstand it......

The Case Empire is in the westernmost part of the Divine Creation Continent, and the Thorn Continent is in the west of the Divine Creation Continent, which seems to be far away from the two, but because the planet is round, the Case Empire can reach the Thorn Continent if it continues to the west.

In other words, the distance between Thorn Continent and the Keith Empire is the closest among all the countries in the Divine Creation Continent!

If they do, they won't even have a buffer......

"Will the Thorn Continent Alliance call ......?"

Diana looked worried.

In any case, she is a member of the Case Empire and the Capetian family, and she naturally doesn't want anything to happen to the country and her family.

"The Thorn Continent Alliance has officially declared war, and now it is not a question of whether to fight, but when."

Maureen explained.

Luo Yin suddenly had a toothache.

To be honest, he didn't really like war. Because he doesn't need war at all to make money.

He likes a peaceful, stable, legally sound society.

There are too many uncertainties in war, and it is easy to overturn and die.

In particular, Luo Yin does not have any armed forces on the side of the Keith Empire, and if there is really a war, he may not have much power to protect himself.

"What can I do about this......

Diana's face was worried.

"Sister, don't worry, if you really call, I will take you away. And Sister Maureen, let's go together. ”

Luo Yin said directly.

But Diana shook her head.

"No, I'm not leaving! I'm from the Capetian family, and I can't-"

"That's not up to you, sister!"

It's just that before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Luo Yin.

"What do you want to do?"

"It's really going to be dangerous, I'm going to tie you up too!"

“……”

Seeing that Luo Yin didn't look like he was telling a lie, Diana was dumbfounded. Luo Yin is good to her, she is naturally very happy, but after all, she is too kind to bear to have an accident in her family and country - although she doesn't seem to be able to change anything if she stays......

Maureen snickered on the side, but she didn't know about the other continent, and she thought that Luo Yin was talking about running away with Diana after the war came.

"By the way, the general public also knows about this?"

Luo Yin suddenly asked again.

"Ordinary people now only know that the United Investment Company has failed, and the people of Thorn Continent are going to counterattack. Others, such as the armies of the Thorn Continent Alliance and the United Investment Company, are the regular armies of the Empire...... These things they don't know yet. At present, only the top of the Ten Great Families and the top of the Imperial Government should know about ......"

"That's good, it's not bad enough to run for your life......"

Luo Yin breathed a sigh of relief.

If all the people of the Keith Empire knew that the Keith Empire had no chance of winning the next war, then the country might not be in chaos for a long time.

Although there is some chaos now, it is still under control.

"As for the war...... I don't think we need to be too pessimistic, after all, the Keith Empire is also so big, it is impossible to say that there is nothing. And for the other countries on the Divine Creation Continent, everyone understands the truth of the cold lips and teeth, if the Thorn Continent Alliance really breaks through the Case Empire, then they will also suffer! Therefore, there is a high probability that they will support the ...... of the Keith Empire"

There is also a sentence that Luo Yin didn't say, if the Shenchuang Continent can unite the front and form an organization similar to the Thorn Continent Alliance, then unless the weapons and equipment of the Thorn Continent have a crushing advantage, they will definitely not be afraid of the other party, and they will even be able to counterattack the past.

After all, on the whole, the area of Shenchuang Continent is larger than that of Thorn Continent, and the population is larger than that of the other party, so its strength on paper is stronger.

Obviously, however, this is almost unlikely. Luo Yin didn't think that all the countries on the Divine Creation Continent would work together......

Luo Yin's comforting words also had some effect, making Diana's heart slowly relax.

"For the specific situation, we will inquire again and strive to prepare in advance......"

"Hmm!"

Diana is back in the Capet family, and in this matter, the core members of the family sound more convenient.

Luo Yin began to contact customers in the bank as the general manager of Haitang Investment Bank to see if he could find out anything from them.

The standard for putting money in an investment bank is 10 million. If the cash in hand is less than 10 million, they are not even qualified to get started. So these are really high-quality customers.

Next.

Luo Yin combined the news he heard from his side with the news from Diana's side, and got a lot of new news-

The Thorn Continent Alliance defeated the United Investment Company through naval battles! In other words, the joint investment company has been engaged in it for three months, and it has not even landed on other people's land...... It's a bit of a shame.

This time, the United Investment Company dispatched 20 warships and more than 20,000 troops, including many infantry who were preparing to land.

But this battle directly sank seven warships, and more than 7,000 soldiers died!

In other words, the overall casualty rate is more than 35%!

This figure has long exceeded the world's accepted threshold of 30% for casualties, and the joint investment companies have been directly beaten to the point of ineffectiveness.

Moreover, this time the joint investment company still brought a lot of goods and merchant ships, and on the whole, the direct loss this time will exceed one billion! As for how much indirect losses will be in the future, it is impossible to calculate......

The Thorn Continent Alliance Army did not pursue deeply, but they captured many people, and the news of the declaration of war came out that they had released some prisoners.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that these captives were encountered by fishermen and even people from other countries, this matter would not have come to light so quickly.

After the defeat of the United Investment Company, it only notified the Imperial Government and the Ten Great Families, and then kept trying to find a way to hide the news.

It's a pity that they didn't expect that they would directly declare war. The news of the defeat was not concealed in the end......

"The fiasco is true, the declaration of war is also true, and it is also true that the alliance army of the Thorn Continent is very strong...... There are no more flukes. ”

Luo Yin was ready to retreat at any time in an instant.

Anyway, he didn't have much to worry about in the Case Empire except for Diana and Maureen. Just go, without hesitation.

As for industries such as Haitang Investment Bank and Hengyun Group, it doesn't matter if it's gone, and he's not bad.

However, what Luo Yin didn't expect was that under the shadow of war, there was another accident.

……

"Other families are ready to take action against the Capet family? Pre-war infighting? ”

When he got the news, Luo Yin was stunned.

"It's not just the Capets, it's the other three. To be precise, among the top ten families, the top six families shot at the bottom four families! ”

Diana replied with some nervousness in the microphone.

"This shouldn't be, they have lost the boss in this battle, isn't this infighting self-defeating......"

"It's because they have lost too much this time, so they want to annex the four families at the bottom of the rankings and use them to strengthen themselves! If there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, then this will definitely be a lose-lose situation, but the problem is that now that their six major families are united, we can't beat them at all! There is not the slightest chance of winning! There is even the shadow of the imperial government behind it......"

“…… If it's not an opponent at all, then that's reasonable. ”

The idea of failing somewhere else and making up for it in another place is fine. Although it is a bit of a feeling of bullying the soft and afraid of the hard.

"What do you mean, sister......"

"Luo Yin, I want you to help the Capet family. After all, this is the family that your parents left you! ”

"And you can restore your true identity now, after all, in this situation, they are already determined to make a move against the Capet family, and your identity is actually not important anymore, because they are tearing their faces directly now, and they don't need excuses......"

Luo Yin was silent for a moment, and two figures appeared in his heart.

"Parents...... Kind of curious where the hell they went......"

After being silent for a while, Luo Yin said:

"Okay, I can promise you to protect the Capet family as much as possible, but whether you can keep it is another matter. By the way, sister, don't forget, the current head of the family once tricked me......"

"Uh, Luo Yin, why don't you come to the family to take a look? He's ...... now. There are so many hundred million points ......"