The Red Square is completely white, and snowflakes are constantly falling from the sky. Outside the Kremlin, soldiers wearing red star cotton hats stand guard in the cold wind, with determined eyes.
The secret police department led by Bodlinov, the Red Square Corps, and the Mosk police were all mobilized to clear a street and set up a cordon zone in this extremely cold weather.
Today is the day when leaders from various countries gather at the Kremlin, the Kingdom of Windsor, the United Kingdom of Riverside, the Kingdom of Manitoba, the Kingdom of Queensland and the Commonwealth of the Southern Continent....
The kings, whose combined territory covers half of the world, gathered in Mosk at the call of Pope Marvell to discuss major issues.
This was an unprecedented event for the Romanov Kingdom. Even Peter the Great failed to achieve this.
The news that Pope Marvey wants to promote the Great Northern Alliance has spread like wildfire, and people are talking about it. Once the Great Northern Alliance is established, the Church of Truth will occupy all the northern lands, and the technology that the Romanov Kingdom lacks most is precisely the Kingdom of Windsor.
The Kingdom of Romanov can also perfectly provide the resources that the Kingdom of Windsor lacks.
This is an alliance of the century, provided that all parties can accept the terms of the covenant.
Cooperation is a good thing, but if you want to achieve cooperation, you must make sacrifices.
"Isn't the priest here yet?"
In the palace, Katerina, who had changed into a long red dress and a high-waist corset, looked out the window and asked. The answer she received was that this morning, Ma Wei was always punctual and would not easily break an appointment.
Personal maid Marusa said: "I just contacted Bishop Christopher. He said that Pope Marvey and the others are on their way and will arrive at the scheduled time."
"This snow is really heavy."
Snowflakes continued to fall from the sky, as dense as a rain of flowers. The square that had just been cleared, and the streets were covered with snow again in the blink of an eye. It snows every year in Mosk, and this year it is especially violent.
"It looks like this year will be a good harvest."
Katerina thought for a while and then said: "Inform the troops stationed in Mosk and ask them to clear the train tracks as soon as possible to ensure the transportation of materials in heavy snow weather. At the same time, they send cavalry to contact surrounding villages and issue heavy snow warnings. In addition, let the Minister of Finance secretly monitor the market for grain.
Prices fluctuate, and anyone found to be maliciously raising prices will be arrested immediately."
"yes."
"I hope it doesn't turn into a snowstorm..." Katerina murmured.
Near noon, a steam airship descended from the clouds. Instead of stopping in the suburbs, it stopped directly in front of the Red Square and the Kremlin.
The hatch opened, the gangway dropped, and Mavey was the first to step out. He had resumed his identity as the pope. When the people watching outside the cordon saw him, they burst into cheers.
Followed by Junia, Arthur and Carl IX, King Sunderland III of the Kingdom of Queensland, King Harrington I of the Kingdom of Manitoba...
Everyone who stepped off the airship was famous and controlled the highest power in the world. In the end, Levin and Fat Orange slowly got off the airship and walked into the Kremlin along the red carpet.
In addition to the kings, Wilder, the goddess of health, and Luca, the god of freedom, also came to Mosk. As members of the truth system, they are fully qualified to participate in this meeting.
Katerina greeted them in the most splendid conference hall. When she saw Mavey, she stepped forward and in front of everyone, she personally patted the snowflakes falling on Mavey's shoulders. She glanced at Arthur and said with only two words
A personally audible voice said: "I thought you wouldn't come back."
Ma Wei raised his eyebrows, aware of Katerina's little thoughts, but he did not retreat to refute her, but whispered: "Getting close to me will not gain you political chips."
Smiling slightly, Katerina looked at Arthur in the slightly surprised eyes of everyone. She did not exercise any etiquette. She had become a king and did not need to salute anyone. In front of her, at most, there was only equality, empathy, and respect for everyone.
The same goes for Arthur.
But Katerina still stretched out the back of her hand to Arthur and said in a slightly higher tone: "Long time no see, cousin Arthur."
It's not the king meeting the king, but the cousin meeting the cousin.
Katerina posed a problem to Arthur. If Arthur admitted this identity and kissed the back of Katerina's hand, then in the eyes of other kings, Katerina would undoubtedly conquer Mavi and Arthur, and they were
The founding pope of the Church of Truth and the supreme king of the Windsor Federation, under the background, how noble is Katerina's status?
Of course, Arthur would not kiss the back of Katerina's hand, and that was fine in private, but in public, when the meeting was about to be held, he was the representative of the Federation of Windsor, and every move he made represented the Kingdom of Windsor.
Just when the atmosphere became a little solemn, Daniel stepped out from behind the crowd, took the initiative to hold Katerina's hand, and said with a smile: "Hello, cousin."
It is a recognized fact that both Arthur's mother and Katerina's mother were princesses of the Kingdom of Frederick, and Daniel's father, William V, was of the same generation as them.
Daniel's disruption created an opportunity for Arthur. Seizing the opportunity, Arthur took the initiative to reach out to Katerina and said: "I like what the priest said very much. The new era has its own rules. We are both believers in the truth.
, I think everyone should be more honest in front of the goddess. In front of the goddess, everyone is equal, King Katerina, what do you think?"
I never said this... Ma Wei thought silently in his heart.
Facing the question thrown by Arthur, Katerina stretched out her hand to shake his hand and said with a smile: "I very much agree with what King Arthur said."
In the crowd, Karl IX's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he didn't even want to say hello to Katerina. He still remembered Katerina's attack on the United Kingdom of Ruiwei. If Mavie hadn't come forward in time, Romanov would have
The kingdom has occupied the entire United Kingdom of Ruiwei with the help of extraordinary creatures.
It's not terrible to lose, but it's terrible to be beaten so hard that you can't even lift your head!
Katerina ignored Karl IX's little look and extended an invitation to everyone: "After a long journey, I have prepared a lunch for you. It is lunch time now. Why not have lunch first and then start the meeting.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ma Wei told Katerina in the letter that they would arrive in the morning, but the specific time could not be determined, so Katerina made two preparations.
If Mavey and others arrive in Mosk before 10 o'clock, they will have a meeting first and then have lunch. If they arrive at noon, they will have lunch first and then have a meeting.
Due to bad weather, the steam airship was slower, so Katerina activated a backup plan.
No one had any objections to this. Although time was tight, it was still within an hour or two.
Katerina received Arthur and others with the highest state banquet standards of the Romanov Kingdom. On the long dining table, a menu was placed in front of everyone, with the languages of each country marked on it. In order to facilitate communication, Katerina
Translators were also provided for the kings...
She can speak Windsor, and she speaks Windsor very well, but in Katerina's view, no matter whether she can speak Windsor or not, in this formal occasion, she must use the official language of the Romanov Kingdom.
Communicate, communicate.
It is one thing, but when to use it is another matter.
It is both a New Year's banquet and a state banquet. The food is very rich, even more grand than the banquet hosted by Paul I for Marvey. The menu is too long to look at. There are dozens of cold appetizers, such as salmon and sturgeon roe.
Sauce, game soufflé with mayonnaise, cold ham, dried fish, duck jelly...
Hot appetizers include white mushrooms in sour cream and venison sauce on brioche bread....
As if to cater to Yunia's taste, the second half of the menu is full of desserts, including creamy fruit ice cream, strawberry mousse, roasted almonds, chocolate cake, vanilla mille-feuille with secret red jam...
Yunia was very happy. She tried a little of everything and had a better impression of Katerina. Originally, she thought Katerina was much more pleasing to the eye than Freya.
Perhaps in Yunia's eyes, Katerina, who was able to choose them against all odds during the most difficult period of the Church of Truth, was a very courageous woman with good vision.
The Church of Truth and Katerina are mutually successful, and it is by no means one-sided as to who helped the other. In contrast, meeting Freya was already after the Church of Truth had gone through the most difficult period, and in addition, they had just changed into a strange environment.
Of course Yunia, who is wary, will not like Freya who is too proactive.
"Father, do you still plan to go to London this time when you come back?"
Katerina asked casually while drinking borscht.
"The Church of Truth has only one Holy See, just like a country cannot have two governments."
"I will hold an internal vote within the church on this matter," Mawe said.
As long as the Great Northern Alliance is promoted, the location of the Holy See of the Church of Truth will be crucial. Now that Yunia has completed her second awakening, she is constantly building her own Kingdom of God. In half a year at most, the Kingdom of Truth will be completely built.
Therefore, the Church of Truth needs an absolute core and an absolutely safe place.
Katerina said "Oh" and concentrated on her meal. She was not afraid that Ma Wei would choose London. After all, there was already a divine kingdom of the goddess of destiny there. The divine kingdom and the divine kingdom were not compatible. In order to ensure that Yunia's divine kingdom
Safe, London is the least likely option.
Leaving London aside, the one with the greatest hope is Mosk.
At the same time, in the year since Mavey left Mosk, Katerina has become familiar with Dino, Christopher and other church members. Due to circumstances and reasons, they will all choose Mosk.
Katerina is most afraid that Ma Wei will choose London to have his own way, but as long as he is rational, the Holy See of the Church of Truth will be Mosk.
After lunch and a short break, the meeting officially began. Arthur led the colonial leaders to sit on the left side of the conference table, while the church side sat on the right side. Unexpectedly, Katerina sat on the side of the Truth Church.
Kingdom Fang was not selected.
"Everyone, please look at the document in front of you. This is the plan and agreement drawn up by the Truth Church."
Ma Wei, who was sitting in the top position, said loudly: "Now that the world situation has changed, I hope that everyone can unite, exchange what they need, form an alliance, cooperate sincerely, and strengthen mutual connections..."
The leaders of various countries looked at the document in front of them. Although it was only a proposal, it was an alliance initiated by Ma Wei and promoted by the Church of Truth. It was the most reliable trust in the theocratic era.
When the Great Northern Alliance was established, the leaders of various countries did not have many opinions. They just wanted to obtain more benefits for their respective countries and the benefits of the agreement.
Different geographical locations and different technological developments are destined to have strength gaps between countries. A weak country that cooperates with a strong country can use this to absorb the blood of a strong country to strengthen itself. On the other hand, a strong country needs to pay some price to promote the conclusion of the alliance.
How to weigh it is a difficult problem.
Especially for the Kingdom of Windsor, they already have in-depth cooperation with the colonies and are an economic community. This time, the Romanov Kingdom wants to step in and take away a share of the cake and take away their technology.
But what Ma Wei didn't expect was that the first person to raise objections was not Arthur, but Katerina.
"Before we start formal discussions, don't you think this room is too spacious?"
Katerina put down the document, looked at Arthur's steady eyes and said: "During the war the year before last, your country took away many treasures from the Romanov Kingdom. Since we are about to conclude an alliance, I hope that the Windsor Kingdom can take away the stolen treasures."
The treasure is returned to show the sincerity of cooperation."
"Ah..."
Hearing this, King Karl IX sneered: "We were able to steal the Romanov Kingdom's treasures because we are strong. Furthermore, those treasures were used by us to make up for the losses in the war. Why should we return them to you? With the help of the covenant, we asked for them
Gold and silver, I think you are the one who is not sincere!"
"According to your statement, can a powerful country plunder a weak country at will? Can the Romanov Kingdom regard this as a declaration of legal aggression against the United Kingdom of Ruiwei?"
"The war that broke out the year before last was a misunderstanding! Now that we all belong to the Church of Truth, we should have put aside our past grudges, but you used this as a threat to demand that the Kingdom of Windsor return its gold and silver treasures. This is unreasonable!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Misunderstanding..." Katerina's eyes were cold: "The priest and I went through life and death, and when we were fighting on the front line, why didn't anyone say that this was a war?
Misunderstand?"
Carl IX wanted to speak, but Arthur raised his hand to stop him: "It was indeed a war of aggression. There is no doubt about it. I am willing to admit and face the facts. To show sincerity, the Kingdom of Windsor is willing to return the people who plundered your country.
treasure."
After speaking, Arthur glanced at Ma Wei and nodded slightly.
He agreed to this request because of Mavie's face. Based on his understanding of Mavie, even if he didn't take the initiative to speak, Mavie would support Katerina. After all, the essence of the war was to target the truth.
The Church and the Kingdom of Windsor themselves are unreasonable.
Who would have thought that a former enemy would suddenly become his own god?
Dino, who was sitting in the church, saw the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides and felt worried in his heart.
The beginning was not smooth. The Kingdom of Windsor and the Romanov Kingdom had long-standing grievances. The conflict between the two parties could not be resolved by a war or two kings playing the family card. During the reign of Peter the Great, the Romanov Kingdom wanted to move towards the Central Continent.
Development has been repeatedly blocked by the Kingdom of Windsor, because the Kingdom of Windsor is an island country located in the northwest corner of the Central Continent, and the last thing it wants is to see a country dominate the Central Continent.
Only a situation of separation from all directions can create the greatest benefits for the Kingdom of Windsor.
The Romanov Kingdom, which has the largest land area, is the biggest threat to the Windsor Kingdom!
Dino believed without exaggeration that if it hadn't been for Ma Wei's efforts, it would have been difficult for the Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom to reach cooperation without a common enemy.
Even if they cooperate, it will only be limited to times of war.
After the war, the two sides will immediately return to a tit-for-tat situation.