Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"The reason why Grand Duke Windermere held a four-person meeting instead of just talking to me was intentional. Given Lady Windermere's mood and attitude, she would not like to see me. However, this is not conducive to the environment of Windermere after the death of the old Grand Duke Windermere..."

"I understand - my father-in-law asked me to participate in that meeting to give me a hint that if I encounter a problem that I can't handle and my wife can't take the initiative to come forward in order to maintain her image, then I can come to you."

Kent suddenly realized.

"Yes, that's why he allowed you to participate in that meeting. Do you think any son-in-law can participate in my talks with the Duke of Windermere? Even if your wife loves you so much."

Qiao Yelan said gently.

"Since my old friend thinks so highly of you, I won't really leave his daughter alone. If I can help you later, I will. As for the reward, as I said before, the intelligence agency in Windermere has always been good, and I won't let you suffer any loss."

"I understand, Master Qiao Yelan."

Watching the other party leave, Qiao Yelan recorded [Kent] into the Tower of Babel's database.

In the following few days, Qiao Yelan took his people to eat, drink and hang out in Wellington's territory. Shaoqing and the others were happy to do it, but the old guy Wellington's face became worse and worse - he suspected that Qiao Yelan planned to spend all the money he paid for here before leaving.

This was a misunderstanding of Qiao Yelan. He was just waiting for the bullet to fly a little longer.

After the envoys of the Duchy of Wellington signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty with the old Grand Duke of Windermere in Windermere, and released this hopeful video to all the surrounding forces—

Only then did Qiao Yelan lead the delegation away from the Duchy of Wellington with great fanfare and head to the territory of Grand Duke Cavendish.

As for why Qiao Yelan needed to wait for this matter to ferment before setting off...

Because Grand Duke Cavendish and Grand Duke Godottin are of the same kind - within the area to which the other belongs, it makes no difference whether he is there or not.

But Babel has no interest in chess pieces of this level.

So Qiao Yelan needs a loud stepping stone——

After all, the situation is different from the time when Grand Duke Godottin was in power. In order to make the Duke of Stafford, who was unable to attend the Longmen Coin Silver Party, feel an imminent sense of urgency, Qiao Yelan had to put pressure on him through Cavendish.

For example, let Cavendish and Wellington also sign a non-aggression pact.

Over the past few decades, Grand Duke Wellington has been a notorious foreign policy hawk. He has never signed any treaty with any country or force. Everyone feels that he is a stone in a cesspool. While they are helpless, they also have to be on guard against the other side jumping up and slapping them in the face.

Even a mop covered in shit can make one as brave as Lu Bu. The opponent's level...

So who made such a change in Grand Duke Wellington?

At first glance, it was Qiao Yelan's amiable smile that made people feel like a spring breeze.

So everyone will definitely come to Qiao Yelan to talk about this and that and to ask questions indirectly.

And Qiao Yelan could also brag about himself at the right time and hint at what kind of price he should prepare in order to make Grand Duke Wellington give in.

And a headache-inducing but just-right offer will surely make Grand Duke Cavendish tempted.

When your opponent can focus on fighting you, but you have to distract yourself against Duke Caister, I hope Grand Duke Stafford can remember one iron rule: [Don't cause trouble for Dayan in front of Qiao Yelan]

Of course, referring to his next life.

As expected by Qiao Yelan, when the delegation entered the territory of Grand Duke Cavendish, they were not only received a very high-level reception, but also once again enjoyed the treatment of a secret meeting.

At this meeting, Qiao Yelan agreed to assist Grand Duke Cavendish and sign a non-aggression treaty with the Duchy of Wellington. At the same time, after Qiao Yelan confirmed that he would not allow Grand Duke Scafford to participate, Grand Duke Cavendish nodded and joined the Longmen Coin system.

In this way, one of the purposes of Qiao Yelan's visit on behalf of Dayan has been achieved.

As for the other destination, we have to go to the next area.

"Lord Qiao Yelan, the Victoria Parliament has arranged everything for the delegation to enter Londinium and would like to know when you will arrive."

"Tell them that the Great Yan delegation will depart from Grand Duke Cavendish's territory immediately and head to Londinium."

The last stop of this journey has also opened its door to Qiao Yelan.

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The welcome ceremony in Londinium was grand and retro.

They still kept all the ceremonials and rituals from Aslan's time, although they had hanged the last King Aslan themselves.

Qiao Yelan even saw a human wall formed by Steam Knights—a literal human wall.

As a symbol of Victoria, the Steam Knights not only represent Victoria's technology, but also are a symbol of its military power - with equal numbers, no army can compete with it.

Neither can the inner guard.

As for how Qiao Yelan knew...

He went to Ursus to build the Internal Guards because the cost of Steam Knights was too high to bear.

If it was just the cost of materials and craftsmanship, Qiao Yelan could barely accept it. After all, he may not have a firm grasp on the industrial chain, but at least no one on Terra can beat him.

But the problem is that, apart from the manufacturing of armor, what is more expensive is the person wearing the armor.

Victoria's external propaganda is that only when a soldier possesses the strongest combat power and the most outstanding military achievements will he be qualified to be selected as a Steam Knight.

But in fact, it is simply because only such people can truly unleash the full power of this armor - rather than simply wearing a thick armor that can crush oneself and swing it.

Expensive, rare, and with high usage restrictions.

Each one of them is a nail in the coffin of this armor.

Originally, Qiao Yelan was planning to settle for the second best and make a youth version of Steam Knight to see if it could be universalized - but the research of the demons came out with results, so the priority of the universalization experiment of steam armor dropped directly to an insignificant level.

But if we really talk about combat effectiveness, then it really fits the saying - expensive things have only one disadvantage, which is that they are expensive.

These dozens of steam knights are the underwear of Londinium, and the reason why the grand dukes dare not really send troops to Luoyang.

During the coup d'état that year, the Grand Dukes dared to take action against the Emperor only after they had transferred these Steam Knights out of Londinium.

Even so, the fighting power displayed by the only remaining Steam Knight was enough to make the Grand Dukes sweat profusely - he was the only Grand Duke who stayed with the Emperor.

Duke of Cumberland.

So after killing the Emperor and the Duke of Cumberland, they hurriedly took their forces away from Londinium, leaving only some intelligence lines - before the Steam Knights returned to Londinium.

To the extent that they didn't even have time to search for King Aslan's daughter, whose life or death was unknown.

"Welcome to Victoria, respected Great Yan Envoy - it has been a long time since our last meeting."

"Thank you for your welcome, Speaker Clovisia - as you said, the longer the wait, the more precious the reunion becomes."

Qiao Yelan politely saluted the unicorn in front of him.

Time flies, years pass, and some things change so slowly that people think they haven't changed at all.

For example, the unicorn that controls Parliament.

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“Is black tea the only option?”

"If it's Victoria's black tea, then maybe just black tea is enough."

Qiao Yelan smiled and picked up the teacup, sent the rising steam into the ventilator's detection device, and after receiving a report that it was non-toxic and harmless, sent it into the mouth under the mask.

"I originally thought that you would not return to Londinium so soon."

"You have already issued the Unicorn Secret Order. Can I just do nothing about it? If you are in a bad mood and want to use your amazing wisdom on a whim, it will be a devastating disaster for a planning enthusiast like me."

The woman called Klovicia covered her mouth lightly and laughed.

"You are still so humorous and witty. I guess my nonsense is part of your plan, right?"

"I can only fit your nonsense into my plan and try my best to make it look interesting in your eyes. This is just the only ability I have as a poor guy who has to clean up other people's messes every day."

Qiao Yelan smiled bitterly.

"I only hope that [The King's Death] is an interesting enough drama for you."

"Ah, of course, it's interesting, especially as the prelude to the opening scene of [The Grand Duke's Dispute]. From the plot design to the character selection, it is very satisfying. After such a scene, what follows is the magnificent and despicable villain stealing the country. It is a bit tragic in the humor."

Clovisia put down the teacup in her hand and described her feelings in a surprised voice.

It was as if this was just a scene from a play that had just been performed at the Victoria Theatre.

"That's not a compliment, Mr. Qiao Yelan. Haven't you seen that I have done nothing in the past few years? I just watched with relish the members of parliament being swayed by the grand dukes, and then poked here and there, but in the end I still stared blankly outside of Londinium."

Her eyes sparkled.

"There has never been a play that has held my attention for so long—and it seems to hold my attention for much longer."

Having said that, Qiao Yelan was a little puzzled.

Before I fell asleep, I prepared such a big show for this fun-loving lady and calmed her down - how come the other party got bored again before the show even reached halftime?

"Then why did you send the Unicorn Order to Da Yan in the name of the parliament, insisting on completely killing the last bloodline of Draco, Edward Artelias?"

"Ah, you mean that? Why, isn't this the effect you want to achieve? By letting Kosice spread the news, making things bigger, and forcing Wei Yanwu to make a choice - I can see what you are thinking, so I cooperate with you."

If I believe you, there must be something fishy going on.

Qiao Yelan curled his lips in his heart.

All he wanted was something like a letter of inquiry from Grand Duke Scarford, but the Victoria Parliament sent a [Unicorn Secret Order], which was a diplomatic order that even Dayan could not ignore. That's why the Emperor sent someone as a special envoy to Victoria after announcing that the matter was a rumor.

Before it was Zhu Ronghui, and now it is Qiao Yelan. Part of their mission as envoys is to state the truth of the incident in person to the Victoria Parliament.

After all, no one wants to wake up and find a few steam knights in their home.

Difficult to deal with, causes great damage, runs away easily, and is disgusting.

Well, although it sounds like cockroaches, this is how it feels to other people - the parliament can use the Steam Knights at no cost, but for a country that wants to expel or destroy the Steam Knights, that would be a real headache.

"To be honest... I feel a little jealous. Are you a little too concerned about that black snake?"

The pure white unicorn puffed its mouth angrily and glared at Qiao Yelan.

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PS: It’s the New Year, why not offer a reward? My results are so bad, I’m going to be out of money after the New Year.

There is a lucky draw going on now, so please vote for me if you win.

I have always written big chapters, and of course I also use big chapters to pay off my debts, so the reward price is twice the usual amount.

The reward for a single chapter is 200 monthly tickets, or 20000 rewards, or 200 blades.

The current data is

4243 monthly tickets, 24.04 rewards, 1235 blades

Calculate 4200, 24, and 1200.

There aren't many readers, so I'll open it for two weeks, until February 2th. On the evening of the 20th, I'll open a separate chapter to report on the bounty situation.

Chapter 117 Playwright

Qiao Yelan couldn't respond to this for a while.

As a man who had just crawled out of an ex-girlfriend's bed, he keenly smelled something not so good.

Just like Grand Duke Kaster, Babel's intelligence database did not record anything other than that the other party was a funny person.

"Uh, you're joking. Kosice is just an ordinary partner. It's just that I still need her to provide me with some help at this time, so -"

"You're making excuses again. Only scumbags make excuses."

Qiao Yelan spread out his hands pretending to be helpless.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Speaker, what do I need to do to win your heart back?"

"First, tell me the purpose of your coming to Londinium."

Clovisia picked up a small biscuit and put it into her mouth, revealing a happy expression.

"The first thing to do is to send a formal letter to His Majesty of Da Yan. The so-called [Longmen Drake and Da Yan Princess's affair] is just nonsense. There is no Drake in Longmen, and Da Yan Princess is pure and innocent. His Majesty has already granted her a marriage, and the other party is also a nobleman of equal status."

Qiao Yelan said it seriously, and the other party listened seriously - anyway, this was the final external outcome of the matter.

"The second thing is to submit a proposal about Longmen Coin to the Victorian Parliament. Da Yan hopes that Lentinium will also join the Longmen Coin system as two key axes to connect this long and rich trade route."

"Is it Dayan's hope, or your hope?"

the woman asked.

"I hope."

"Well, what's the next thing?"