Machine War: Starting from Gundam OO

Chapter 1642 We Are Climbing Above Our Mark

"Mr. Cruze, I have made a decision, but before finalizing it, I still want to know what Free needs to pay in order to get the full support of the Promise Legion?" The next day, Shanamia asked Fulu Monroe to find Cruze for the final discussion.

"It's very simple. Our requirements remain unchanged. Information sharing, technology sharing, and opening up all information to the Promuos Legion." The scope that Cruze mentioned was very large, making Shanamia unable to determine what the Promuos Legion wanted for a while.

"What you want is the [Ogon Extractor] and the Time Stop Device?" Orlando Ziyun, the Chief of the Forbidden Guards, and Fleur Monroe, the Paladin, are more sensitive to this aspect than Shanamia. Family members know their own business. In their opinion, among all the information and materials, there are only the [Ogon Extractor] and the Time Stop Device. They do not think that the others are of much value. Free relied on these two technologies to become a hegemon in the past.

"There is no specific information. What we want... is complete openness and transparency." Cruze did not confirm the two's speculation and questioning, and continued to insist on his statement.

"...Is that all? Mr. Cruze?" Shanamia asked. To be honest, if the information is only disclosed, can it really win the other party's full support? You know, Free's current situation is very bad. Not only is the life of the people not guaranteed, but there is also the faction of Grundon who is plotting against the law.

"Of course, in order to deepen the close relationship between the two sides, Your Excellency Shanamiya, we will have an important member serve as the Prince of Free..."

"How dare you!" Before Cruze could finish his words, Fleur Monroe cursed.

There has never been a prince in the history of Free, and only people from the royal family can serve as a prince. The Free royal family has always been a single-line inheritance, and the current monarch is Shanamia. So the prince proposed by Cruze... there is only one possibility, that is, Shanamia's husband. This means he wants Shanamia to marry him!
"Fulu, withdraw." Shanamia was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but she soon figured out the key point. The other party proposed that as long as they shared information, they could get the full support of the Promise Legion. This was obviously unequal. At the same time, Shanamia was also worried about whether the people of Fury would get the due respect after agreeing to it? And whether the other party would keep their promise?

But it is different with a Prince Free in the Promise Legion. On the one hand, the "important person" mentioned by Cruze must not be a small role in the Promise Legion. He may not be at the top, but at least he is a core figure in the middle level. As long as the other party becomes the Prince of Free, even if he is thinking for his own interests, he must seek more benefits for Free. In this way, Free's interests can be guaranteed to a certain extent, and the Promise Legion can be urged to fulfill its obligations to a certain extent.

Moreover, from another perspective,
From a rational and realistic perspective, this is very reasonable and cost-effective. Emotionally, Shanamia must be resistant. After all, she is a young and beautiful woman. How could she not be disgusted by such a political marriage? And from a historical perspective, the endings of political marriages are generally not very good.

However, as the queen of Free, Shanamia naturally puts Free's interests above her personal feelings.

"Mr. Cruze, as long as you are really willing to help Free, I agree to the marriage." Shanamia assured Cruze.

"His Majesty!"

"No! Your Majesty!"

Even Orlando Ziyun, who wanted to form a cooperative alliance with the Promise Legion the most, was unwilling to let Shanamia marry. In their opinion, cooperation with the Promise Legion was necessary, but this did not mean sacrificing the queen's personal happiness. Although the queen was far from being as skilled and cunning as them, she had worked hard for Free and put in countless sweat and effort, which no one could deny.

"No need to say more, Chief Jinshi, Chief Zai, Fulu, if it can bring a better future to the people of Fuli, my sacrifice alone is worth it!"

"Pah pah pah~" Feeling Shanamiya's firm determination and the complex emotions hidden within, such as timidity, worry, shyness, etc., Cruze couldn't help but applaud. Perhaps Shanamiya was still lacking in ability and could not be called a wise king, but her determination to sacrifice herself for the country made her a qualified king.

"That's admirable, Ms. Shanamia. Please rest assured that since we have made a promise, we will definitely fulfill it."

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Cruze." Orlando Ziyun quickly stepped forward to interrupt Cruze to prevent this matter from becoming a fait accompli. At least... he still had one thing to do. "Although Free is just a small country in front of the Promise Legion, a small country also has its dignity. Your Majesty agrees to the marriage, but the candidate you put forward must be worthy of your Majesty's status. If... you just put forward an incompetent person to obtain Free, then I will definitely not agree to it, even if it means disobeying the Queen!"

"That's right." Fleur Monroe drew the sword from her waist and stood side by side with Orlando Ziyun. "Maybe compared to you, Free is very weak, but no matter how weak Free is, he will not be bullied. As Free's paladin, I will never allow you to trample on the dignity of the Queen and Free!" "You can rest assured about this." Cruze knew that it was settled, both Free and the little plan in his mind were settled.

"Then...your candidate..."

"I can answer you now, yes..."

After the two-character name was spoken, the originally deserted room became silent. Except for Cruze, everyone present was stunned and could not believe what they had just heard.

"Mr. Cruze, I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now. Who did you just say...?"

"You heard it right, it's..."

"This! But... this..."

No one was speechless. The person Cruze was talking about would never trample on the dignity of Free and Shanamia, or rather... they were marrying above their station!
But... that person is not...

Thinking of a very important piece of information about that person, Shanamia's face couldn't help but become a little gloomy. After all, that was definitely a minus point for every romantic girl.

"I guess you should be satisfied with this person?"

"This..." They didn't know how to respond to this. They were satisfied, right? They were indeed satisfied. They were definitely marrying above their station, but... it didn't feel real, and... the guy didn't seem very loyal.

"In that case, I'll take it as your agreement, and I'll go down. I'll contact the headquarters as soon as possible and come up with a feasible implementation plan."

"Okay... okay, Mr. Cruze, thank you." Shanamia was still a little dazed at this time, and had not yet awakened from her future fantasy. She agreed directly and asked Fleur Monroe to take Cruze back to the room.

"His Majesty……"

"Captain of the Forbidden Army, Captain of the Killing Army...it's okay, don't worry. Perhaps...this is the best choice for Free."

……

On the other side, Cruze met an uninvited guest on his way back to his room.

"A person like this... is also qualified to call himself a Paladin?"

(End of this chapter)