Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

In the September Coup, both participating Elector families suffered heavy losses - the Hochberg family's army suffered serious losses, and the only one left in the entire main family was Werner, the second son who was forced to take on the task and had never received any education as the head of the family.

The other Leopold family was even more miserable - no one was left of their family.

It's no wonder that Wellington was ready to make a move. If he hadn't found an excuse this time and asked his good friends to help him get the Golden Law Guard out to support the situation, it would have been difficult for him to step down today.

"Official greetings are over - welcome to my territory, Mr. Qiao Yelan."

"I'm glad I had an excuse to come and visit you. It's a real pleasure to see a friend on the way back."

The two smiled and shook hands.

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple behind him.

My Lord obviously has an old acquaintance with this Elector, so doesn't that mean that today we can...

Fishing! Cool!

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"Ms. Droste, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Mr. Qiao Yelan."

Mrs. Hochberg, who was pregnant, also forced herself to come and see Qiao Yelan.

After all, her former savior Outcast had come to the family tower with her boss, and it was logical for her to want to come out and meet him.

After a brief chat, Ms. Droste left with the help of her maid.

"Congratulations, Mr. Walter. It looks like you'll be a father in less than two months."

A genuine smile also appeared on Woerner's face.

"Yeah, I can't believe that a guy like me would have a child so early."

"The more time has come, the more we must not be careless - I have heard about your situation. Many people, both domestic and foreign, regard you as a thorn in their side."

Qiao Yelan’s face turned serious.

The Elector sitting opposite also let out a long sigh.

Qiao Yelan's words were still tactful. There were countless people who wanted him dead and wanted him to step down.

Not to mention the spies and agents of the enemy country, the enemies he faced in Leithania alone were already heavyweight.

In Shi Tong's territory, his uncle is eyeing his position covetously, and has gathered a large number of followers, and is planning to force him to abdicate.

In addition to Shi Tongling, other electors were also quite dissatisfied with his full support for the current emperor. They began to suppress Shi Tongling intentionally or unintentionally at all levels.

In addition to the nobles, Volna also discovered that many mysterious sorcerers had begun to appear in his territory. After being captured and tortured by the Golden Law Guards, it was discovered that these people were still believing in and indulging in the great power of Helhun Zuolun.

They called themselves followers of the Witch King, and their purpose was obvious - they wanted the copy of the Golden Rule in their tower that had been cast by the Witch King himself.

Woerner is now almost overwhelmed by these problems, and his only comfort is his wife and his unborn child.

Of course he knew that the mother and daughter were the chess pieces that others must seize, so he put all his efforts into protecting their safety.

"Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Qiao Yelan. I will be more careful."

Qiao Yelan nodded.

"I think you should have received the letter from Trilintelme, and you should also know the purpose of my visit."

"Yes, promoting a new universal currency for all countries and building new trade routes - there is no problem with that. Shi Tongling welcomes this very much."

Walter nodded first to show his attitude.

"But you can see that given Shi Tongling's current situation, we are still powerless to join this plan. The most we can do is to provide limited assistance and preferential treatment in border clearance. Other than that, I can't spare any more manpower and material resources for the time being."

"I understand, so I have raised an investment for you - I just don't know if you are willing to accept it."

Qiao Yelan did not make things difficult for Walter. Instead, he said something that made Walter's eyes light up.

“What investment, and where did it come from?”

"They are from Casimir, a medical company called Babel Tower. They have a long history of research on Originium, so they have a wide range of interests in Shi Tongling's current environment and the improving climate."

Qiao Yelan explained.

"They are willing to invest in building some infrastructure and hospitals for Shi Tong Ling, but they also hope to build some scientific observation stations in Shi Tong Ling to study the source stone dust rainstorm."

"Casimir's medical enterprise?"

Walter did not accept it directly with ecstasy. He could also hear the other party's purpose, and there was no doubt that after these scientific observation stations were established, the terrain and climate of Shi Tongling would be under the other party's monitoring - obviously this was not a cheap deal.

However, the conditions offered by the other party also made Walter very envious. Both infrastructure construction and hospitals were things that Shi Tongling urgently needed.

His uncle has already taken control of most of the minor nobles in Shi Tongling, and they are aggressively testing his position. He even received vague news that the other side seems to want to take some extreme measures.

If the nobles are unreliable, the first thing that Volner thinks of is to unite the middle and lower class civilians to regain control of Shi Tongling.

He has a good card in his hand - that is, he can improve the harsh climate conditions in Shi Tongling now, so that people will no longer be driven out of their homes by the source stone rain and their crops will be destroyed.

The problem is that even if he starts to publicize what he is doing, improving the climate will still take time.

After all, it is just a copy of the Golden Rule. Even with the power of the Witch King, it cannot be compared with the authentic Golden Rule. Therefore, its power is limited and cannot bring immediate results.

What Walter needs now is something that can win people's hearts and minds immediately.

Road construction and hospital building are measures that can produce immediate results. With this financial support, he can slowly delay until the climate improves to a point where people can feel it firsthand - at that time, he will be able to firmly unite the hearts of the people of Shi Tongling.

“Is this company trustworthy?”

"They are quite famous. Whether it is the Duchy of Wellington or some of the Electoral Regions in the north, their military medical procurement is almost all through this company. I can't be sure whether they can be trusted, but at least they are not scammers."

Qiao Yelan patted his thigh.

"You see, I am also receiving treatment from them now. This time, when they were in Windermere, they sent someone to me to ask if I could bring a message to you on their behalf."

Walter nodded, and the doubts in his heart were slightly relieved. At this point, it didn't matter whether Babel Tower had ill intentions towards Shi Tongling or not. What mattered was that they would really take out this money - that was enough.

"Please respond to them and I'll be happy to speak to them in detail."

"Okay, I'll definitely bring this up."

Qiao Yelan nodded, and then his expression became serious again.

"Having said all that, Werner, I have something else to tell you as a friend—of course, I will not admit it once I leave this room."

Walter's expression also became serious. He believed that Qiao Yelan was not the kind of person who would try to be mysterious. Since the other party said so, it was obvious that the news was of great importance.

"Recently, Grand Duke Wellington seems to have signed some treaties with the forces around him."

"I've heard about this, too. It was the Duke of Windermere in the north who sent his son-in-law to the Duchy of Wellington. He spent a huge sum of money to persuade the Duchy of Wellington to sign an offensive and defensive alliance treaty with Windermere against Leitania. My neighbors in the north have been in a state of panic because of this treaty."

This news was carefully released, and it would be strange if Walner didn't hear about it and take any action.

"No, it's not just Windermere County."

Qiao Yelan lowered his voice.

"The Grand Duke of Wellington has signed treaties with all the surrounding Victorian forces!"

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"What did you say!?"

Wollner was startled.

Signing a treaty and signing a circle of treaties are two completely different things.

If Wellington had only signed a treaty with the Duke of Windermere, the forces in crisis would be those bordering both parties.

But if he signs a circle...

What we need to worry about is the forces that have not signed the treaty.

"In addition to the Grand Duchy of Normandy in the south, the Grand Duke of Wellington, the Grand Duke of Windermere, and the Grand Duke of Cavendish have all signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty. In addition to them, I even got news that the Grand Duke of Caster in the west has also begun to contact Wellington."

Qiao Yelan’s words were powerful.

“Is…is this true?”

Werner's question almost came out of his mouth.

This matter was so big that he had to ask for more than just verification of its authenticity.

"Cavendish didn't intend to hide it, so many people got the news. As long as you are willing, you can easily verify it. I even suspect that he did it on purpose. Before long, he might make this alliance public like Grand Duke Windermere did."

Qiao Yelan has always had the good habit of telling the truth, so of course he would prepare enough evidence.

"Don't forget that he is still fighting against the army of Grand Duke Stafford. Publicizing this offensive and defensive alliance treaty at this time means that he can completely let go of his guard against the Duchy of Wellington and turn all his strength to dealing with the army of Stafford. Moreover, this news alone is enough to put pressure on Grand Duke Stafford."

Wollner nodded solemnly.

What Qiao Yelan said was absolutely correct. As the Border Elector, he was certainly aware of the situation in Victoria - and the Hochberg family certainly had its own intelligence network in Victoria. As long as they put in a little more effort, the relevant information would surely be conveyed back. There was no need for Qiao Yelan to make up a lie that would be exposed at the slightest provocation.

"As for Grand Duke Caister, I don't have any special evidence. This was just a rumor. But I heard that Grand Duke Caister recently lost an important chess piece, so it is very likely that he will make some moves to make up for it next."

"What chess piece?"

"The current Grand Duke of Cumberland suddenly entered the Steam Knights' base alone and has not left since then. When I left Londinium, the nobles had already joined forces to put pressure on the Steam Knights, but the results were minimal and it is estimated that there will be no results in the future."

Woerner took a deep breath.

Steam Knights... He had seen them in family books. When the Four Emperors fought, their heroic figures were remembered by all the countries participating in the war.

Thinking back to what happened six years ago, Victoria is expected to become even more chaotic. At this time, the Duke of Castor, who controls the west, wants to make some kind of deal with the Duke of Wellington, who controls the east. The content is probably...

"It's really damn annoying... It's already a troubled time, and the Victorians are making things worse for me."

The man cursed under his breath.

Qiao Yelan had a completely serious look on his face - he was upright and had no fear of his shadow being crooked; he walked and sat upright.

Because he came here this time to help Walter.

Don't worry about who caused this mess, just say whether I came to help you or not.

Walter fell into silence and thought. The news brought by Qiao Yelan made him shocked.

Wellington, Marshal Victoria, [Death Knell of the Empire], War Maniac——

All the labels are telling others that this old man is war itself.

And such a person actually signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty with the surrounding forces, and even had private contact with the Grand Duke of Kaster who controlled a large amount of wealth...

The death knell of the empire, is it about to ring the bell of war again?

Who will be the target then?

Walter felt terrified.

He was well aware of the situation in the Grand Duchy of Normandy in the south. It was impossible for the Grand Duke of Normandy to reach any reconciliation with Wellington, but the Grand Duchy of Normandy had a strong interest in attacking Leitania - after all, in the eyes of the Gauls, both Leitania and Victoria were enemies.

"This is why I must come here in person to talk to you instead of just sending you a letter. You must know this news. Although I don't know who this undercurrent is targeting, I know the location of your territory. It must be the first to be affected."

Qiao Yelan looked at Walter very seriously.

"Moreover, Shi Tongling is now a mixed bag. Those forces that have joined hands to oppose you may have colluded with foreign forces to obtain assistance and support, giving them more confidence in opposing you."

"This... this is courting disaster. They shouldn't be so stupid..."

Walter's rebuttal gradually faded away.

He couldn't quite convince himself.

"Yes, what you said makes sense. But even if we take a step back and say that they will not collude, what about the remnants of the Witch King? These people have no bottom line - no matter what, you have to make some preparations in advance."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Walter was shocked—yes!

Even if his uncle still has a bottom line and will not collude with outsiders to send Shi Tongling of the Hochberg family away, do the remnants of the Witch King care?

If Wellington promised them that the Golden Rule would belong to them and Shi Tongling would belong to him, would these remnants of the Witch King refuse this cooperation?

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

What's more, his own uncle's bottom line is almost gone -

He actually arranged for someone to assassinate me... Is he so impatient?

"...To be honest with you, Mr. Qiao Yelan, I really don't have the energy to do anything else."

Walter sighed, and suddenly, as if all the strength had been released from him, he lay down on the back of the sofa.