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After that discussion, Victoria didn't say anything, but she instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

After the first negotiation, no one came up with any good way to deal with the Russian Gothic Empire, and by the second negotiation, these guys had become obviously absent-minded.

Even said that these guys are a little bit "hehehe~, it doesn't matter if it's just like that. "Feelings.

This made Victoria somewhat strange, surprised, and incomprehensible.

However, Victoria was not an idiot after all, and soon, after a little thought, she came up with a very, very surprising, but in this case, the only reasonable explanation.

That is, they want to betray.

Wanting to betray the great kingdom of Briton. I want to take refuge in the Russian Gothic Empire -

Even if these guys are not really sincere to His Majesty the Emperor of the Russian Gothic Empire at the moment, they must have moved this mind.

Well, yes, it must be so. That's the only way to explain why these guys are so light-hearted - because they're so fearless.

In addition to the wise saying that there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, Britton, or the bastard shit-stirring Britons of William's previous life, also invented such a wise saying, that is.

If you can't defeat an enemy, find a way to join him.

Maybe for some guys, loyalty to the monarch and patriotism is not as important as their own interests at all. As for saying that these guys want to die for their country or something?

Hehehe

It's a complete joke.

If a collective is unable to fight for the benefits of the members who join the collective, or even if the members of the collective are sacrificed for the sake of the collective, then it is better for the collective to collapse.

Uh-huh, that's it, that's it. It doesn't matter what the other guys think. At least not, as in the case of the Visigoths, Joan of Arc appeared hundreds of years ago and ignited nationalism. Nor was there the desperate propaganda of nationalism and nationalism by the authorities, as in the Gothic Empire of Russia.

Therefore, although the current Briton is economically, and even politically, it is by no means inferior to any of the old continental powers in terms of science and technology. But they are very mindless in their minds.

Although there were already a lot of Enlightenment ideas in this era, the Enlightenment was promiscuous. Renaissance and so on, humanistic thought and so on...... But for the Bretons, their thinking was still in a medieval era.

Their allegiance is to the individual, the king, or their superior lord. And not their country or whatever. If their country can be part of other empires, they will not object to it as long as it is in their interest. There will not even be any protests.

It was as if the nobles of the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania were able to allow foreigners to become kings of the country for their own benefit.

Because in this way, the nobles of the country can very happily seize the interests of the country.

It feels like the Ming Empire in the middle of the period.

Of course, none of this is anything to do with William.

After understanding this, Victoria was very flustered, and even said that she was a little surprised and didn't know what to do.

If anything, when there is nothing to do, Victoria can of course use the posture of watching the fire from the other side, and say something in a condescending attitude: Of course, if there is not enough interest, why would the bastards be loyal to me?

Isn't this kind of thing obvious?

But now, when something like this really happened, Victoria was really panicked, and even a little out of shape almost wanted to shout: why these bastards are so inhuman is just a temporary difficulty. Why can't these guys get through this with me?

Of course, this is human nature, and Victoria can't be blamed for being unhappy or unhappy like that.

She just locked herself in her room, and then she was so angry that she yelled and lost her temper and smashed things and so on.

After a long fuss, Victoria collapsed on the couch in a rather decadent manner. Then start thinking.

Think, think hard.

Although nowadays, militarily, with the support of the Russian Gothic Empire's army, the Bretons are actually not too afraid.

With such a powerful helper as the Imperial Army, then Frisia can naturally hold it. Since Frisia can hold on. Then everyone's interests and lives can be saved as a matter of course.

Well, since there are no problems militarily. Then the next question is only political, and there is also diplomacy.

"What the hell should we do, how the hell can we get those bastards on our side. No, what really matters is, what exactly should be done against the Russian Gothic Empire?"

Victoria has been thinking hard about this for the past few days.

However, no decent answer has been reached.

There may be one or two ideas, but all of them are too unrealistic and unrealistic. It feels like William is going to be an idiot or something. Otherwise, the chances of success are not very high.

This result made Victoria feel very sad.

"Is it true that I will never be able to defeat the Russian Gothic Empire in my life, and will I have to live in the shadow of Wilhelm von Hereford for the rest of my life?"

When Victoria's mother, Lady Maria, William's mother, came to Frisia, she brought Victoria news that made her feel very sad.

"The situation at home has stabilized for the time being – also because of the previous victory, of course. The Russian Gothic Empire is worthy of being the world's largest army power. Even if the leader of this army is only a small character who does not enter the stream. ”

There was a little helplessness in Lady Mary's voice, and a little instinctive contempt in addition to that. In addition to these two points, Victoria also sensed that there were some indescribable emotions in it.

Victoria, of course, didn't want to believe that her mother had that kind of affection for the savage and rude woman named Freya.

"Jealousy".

In Victoria's knowledge, her mother was definitely the most perfect and perfect aristocratic model in the world. Only others can be jealous of her. She doesn't need to be jealous of anyone else at all. She already has everything. And everything is perfect.

Especially guys like Freya.

Although she was slightly luckier. But that's only because of her family. Even now, Victoria didn't think her family was any worse than William's.

Soon, however, Lady Mary told Victoria a harsh reality.

It was after Victoria told her about the situation.

"After that woman came back victorious, there was a trend in Frisia, Mother. The Bretons Continentalists, our allies, seem to be starting to change...... They were so keen on dealing with that woman that they even said, I suspect those guys want to take refuge in that empire. It shouldn't be said that maybe some of those guys have already reached an agreement with the Empire, or even said that they have simply taken refuge in the past. ”

Listening to Victoria, who said this in a somewhat apprehensive tone, Lady Mary did not waver. It was even said that there was no anger, indignation or anything like Victoria thought.

Instead, he said something very simple and very calmly.

"Come to think of it, my daughter. Our country, or our faction, is not able to provide them with sufficient benefits, or even the power to shelter them. And in this case, there is a strong and very good state, power, close at hand. What do you think they'll choose?"

"But the Russian Gothic Empire has continued its policy of repression against the aristocracy!" said Lady Maria, Victoria was a little surprised, even a little incredulous, for she sensed that her own mother seemed to have such a tendency.

This made her uneasy, even frightened.

"Yes, that's right. For now, however, the policy has been loosened. Because the imperial power has been consolidated, and at the same time, loyal to the royal family, loyal to the empire, a new ruling class is being formed.

The empire now has a group of upstarts. They are frantically looking for an opportunity to prove themselves to their great emperor. Some of the better, or rather lucky, guys have already been knighted. And the vast majority have gained power and status commensurate with their current positions. ”

"But, even so, how can they be compared to these, and the descendants of the Emperor himself when he started his family?" Victoria still felt a little incredulous when she heard her say this, and could not help but argue with her mother.

"Yes, of course they can't compare. Victoria was a little incredulous that her mother actually admitted it - but then her mother said something that made it even more difficult for her to deal with: "But it's better than dying."

There is no future in staying in Briton. And it seems, Briton is not an opponent of the Reich at all. As for the Visigothic Republic. They prefer to kill all of them than to accept a group of nobles into their ruling system.

In this case, the Russian Gothic Empire, although somewhat inferior, was already their best option.

In this situation where there are not many options per se, it makes sense that the bar will have to be lowered, and you say, am I right, Victoria, my daughter?" )