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"Beluga Port-Red Hand Bay Military Alliance Agreement (Non-Public)":

[1. Beluga Port has the responsibility to provide military protection to Red Hand Bay. At the same time, if any enemy invades the territory of one of the two parties, the other party will declare war on the enemy unconditionally. 】

[2. During the war, Red Hand Bay opened its ports, urban communities, roads and all strongholds to Beluga Port; when necessary, Beluga Port has the right to requisition all facilities, personnel and materials in Red Hand Bay to provide sufficient supply to Red Hand Bay. safety guarantee. 】

[3. All military operation expenses in Beluga Port will be borne independently by Beluga Harbor (cross out this paragraph) - it will be borne separately by both parties after consultation. The Red Hand Bay Council is responsible for ensuring that within its territory, Beluga Basic logistical supplies and required expenses and compensation for all troops in Hong Kong. 】

[4. Both parties share all information, each discloses the contents of parliamentary discussions to the other party, and organizes regular meetings (once every two weeks) to exchange information. 】

[5. Both sides establish permanent diplomats in their respective parliaments. 】

[6. All trade activities between the two parties should adhere to the principle of most favored and unify tariffs. For all goods with 'price disputes', the tariff price should be determined by both parties after negotiation, and each modification should be re-negotiated; if either party violates it, then If it is deemed to be a breach of the agreement itself, the agreement will be void. 】

[7. The two sides do not restrict the movement of people between each other and treat all people living in their respective territories equally. 】

[8. Allow the League of Trustees to move freely within their respective territories, preach, organize large-scale activities, and purchase real estate; allow the "Red Hand Bay Justice News" (a branch of "The Good People Newspaper of Beluga Harbor") to circulate normally in Red Hand Bay, No prohibition is allowed. 】

[9. All the above provisions apply to all countries that join the alliance later; both parties should actively win over allies and call on all forces that resist imperial rule to join their own camp, or at least remain neutral towards resistance. 】

With nine simple terms, Anson and Peter Chatham talked from early morning to evening; during this period, except for Thalia who came once in the middle, she sent coffee and her homemade apple pie (left over for Lisa) ), never ate once, and only went to the bathroom once.

Unprepared, Peter was exhausted from the twelve hours of negotiation, and he signed his name on the agreement in a daze.

Anson put away his own copy of the two copies of the agreement and left with satisfaction.

In fact, he didn't care at all whether Peter or the Red Hand Bay behind him would abide by the agreement; as long as he found a way to spread the existence of this agreement, the goal would be achieved.

The Red Hand Bay Council...and even all the rebellious imperial colonies did not really want to betray the empire. This was something Anson knew very well after witnessing the "Council of Five Hundred in Beluga Harbor" with his own eyes.

The vested interests in these colonies are eager for autonomy and to gain more benefits from exploited enemies, so they want to resist the empire; but they also know very well that once the locals really make up their minds, their little strength will be at best a stubborn resistance. , It’s just a useless struggle. There is nothing you can do except kill eight hundred enemies and lose ten thousand to yourself.

On the one hand, he is unwilling to do so, but on the other hand, he is extremely timid and cowardly. He takes responsibility for himself when he is beaten. He wants to surrender but is worried that others will beat him to it. Internally, he dares not arm the lower-class civilians for fear that he will be beaten to death first. Externally, he is afraid that he will be beaten to death first. He doesn't dare to win over strong support and is stingy; but as long as his life is in danger, he will immediately agree to anything.

This is almost the general image of the colonial ruling class and vested interests.

Therefore, this agreement is not so much for the rebellious colonies as it is for the imperial army that is countering the rebellion; using an agreement and the fall of Changhu Town to anger the empire and completely lose the rebellious colonies retreat.

If they still refuse to join, Anson can only consider using more radical methods to capture these colonies before the empire takes action - they will either be hung up on the flagpole one by one, or they will be captured by the empire to hoist the flagpole collectively. There will be no retreat.

In fact, it would be better if Red Hand Bay violated the agreement, and Anson could justifiably leak the news to Changhu Town, allowing the Empire to take the lead and kill Red Hand Bay, turning them into the best negative example.

This way, when the Stormtroopers devour... rebuild Long Lake Town and Red Hand Bay, and win over other colonial councils, it will be easier to persuade - after all, facts speak louder than words, and people who are too good at compromise will never shed tears before seeing the coffin. of.

But no matter what the outcome is, as long as Lake Town falls and the colonies that rebelled against the empire begin to unite, the first step of Anson's plan will be considered successful. The next plot should be about the "righteous" Stormtroopers uniting with the "weak and helpless" "New World Colonies, fighting against the tyranny of the Empire.

Of course, it is impossible not to notify the mainland of such a major military operation; even before obtaining the consent of the mainland - at least the tacit approval - the troops in Beluga Port cannot even easily leave the Ice Dragon Fjord, at most they can only Able to fight back when invaded.

After all, now is not the time to recruit troops. The entire army, from soldiers to officers, is well-organized. Even with the title of founder of the army and the glorious victory of Hantu, he can never convince everyone to give up the iron rice bowl and bright future at hand. Future, follow him to defy orders and seek death.

And to be honest, the reason why the entire Storm Division was willing to follow him to the colony to be "exiled" was to a certain extent because they wanted to recuperate or even retire.

After working quietly for a few years on the edge of the isolated world, it will be easy to get promoted or transferred based on this resume; for the sake of money, you can work around Moby Dick Port and help the Luen family stand up. Having a firm foothold already gives a lot of face to a certain commander-in-chief who is keen on causing trouble.

Therefore, unless there is a huge enough profit margin, the local acquiescence and there is really no choice, it is impossible for the Storm Division to accompany Anson in another "Eastern Revival" in the new world of ice and snow in early spring.

Therefore, his promise to Pete that "as long as Red Hand Bay is threatened, Beluga Port will immediately send troops to rescue" is completely casual and something that is absolutely impossible; if Long Lake Town attacks immediately, Beluga Port will provide Red Hand Bay with All support – nothing but help.

When the time comes, I will go to "The Good Guys of Beluga" with Senator Pete, whose whole family was killed, and draw an illustration of myself holding his hand to express comfort. The narration will be "Maybe we could have done something, but It's a pity it's too late" - the people of Ice Dragon Fjord will have something to talk about in the next few months.

But at least now Anson still wants to take action, so Congressman Pitt is not lucky enough to be on the front page yet.

………………

"Yeah, that's really unfortunate."

During dinner time, Thalia, who was enjoying mulled wine, shook her head and said with a little regret: "If it really succeeds, maybe it can be made into a long-term section. Thalia has already thought of the title - Beluga Port. A fallen leaf, the last of the Red Hand Bay people.”

"Uh... Isn't this bad?" Anson, who was just about to fork a piece of charcoal-roasted beef tenderloin, was stunned. He looked at the juicy beef on the plate in a daze, but he still had a strong desire to survive and immediately added:

"Of course, I'm not saying that the behavior is bad! I'm saying that such a profound story, wouldn't it be too boring for ordinary people?"

"On the contrary, my dear Anson, it sells well precisely because it is deep enough." Thalia raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and licked off the wine stains on her upper lip with her scarlet tongue:

"When considering whether a piece of news is appropriate, you must first put yourself in the readers' shoes; there are roughly three types of good news that can attract them - something they care about, something they can relate to, and something they like to hear."

"The price of food and fuel, recruitment notices, taxes... these are what they care about. A certain worker opened a tavern through hard work, and a certain adventurer killed the natives who tried to attack him. These are the things they can have a sense of immersion in. of."

"And a big shot from a foreign land, especially one who competes with Beluga Port, unfortunately suffered a lot of bad luck, but he survived by luck because he stayed in Beluga Harbor..." Anson took over the words:

"It must be something readers would like to see, right?"

"Exactly." Thalia picked up the wine glass and took a sip:

"As a negotiator, the Honorable Senator Peter Chatham is completely unqualified and cannot even survive a round in front of dear Anson; but as the protagonist of a certain news, he perfectly meets all the characteristics of the 'like to hear and see' category. "

Anson twitched the corners of his mouth.

"Uh...can I ask a question?"

"sure."

"Who taught you these... little tips for editing news?"

"Unfortunately, no." Thalia shook her head regretfully:

"Thalia had never read any newspapers while at Lund Hall, and there was no talent in Moby Harbor; but fortunately, Anson's clerk, Mr. Alan Dawn Jr., carried in his luggage There’s a lot of material, including a lot of old newspapers.”

"Talia has learned a lot from these old newspapers, especially one of the newspapers called "The Clovis Truth". It has a section of detective novels, which very cleverly combines many news and story editing techniques. , mixed with interesting plots, narrated with the help of a detective, very vivid and vivid."

Clovis truth report? Detective story?

This very familiar combination immediately brought back some unpleasant memories for Anson. He raised his head and looked at the girl opposite him warily: "Wait a minute, could you be talking about..."

Before he could speak, Thalia took the initiative to announce the answer: "The author's name is Draco, Draco Wirtus."

Anson Bach: "..."

"Is he a friend of Anson's?"

Thalia didn't seem to notice Anson's expression and still asked with a smile.

"That's right. We actually don't know each other very well. We have only met a few times."

Well, it was already the limit. If I saw Anson a few more times, I would really worry that I would not be able to help but take out the "dagger" and point it at his temple three times...twice.

"Talia wants to invite him to Beluga Port as a guest and become the resident editor of the newspaper." The girl said softly, picking up the glass jug and pouring wine for Anson.

"Permanent, permanent?!"

Anson looked stunned and almost threw the wine glass in his hand.

"He is an expert in editing and a friend of Anson, so Thalia thought it would be appropriate to invite him."

The girl still maintained a gentle smile: "Having such professional talents to assist you should be very helpful to the Luen family's development in the media industry in the new world, right?"

"Probably." Anson really didn't want to discuss this topic, but he was very "interested" in another one:

"when?"

"Hmm... probably early next month, if everything goes well."

"You plan to send him another letter early next month?"

"No, he should be arriving at the beginning of next month...if everything goes well."

Thalia smiled sweetly, her white teeth slightly exposed between her upper and lower lips: "Talia has already sent the letter... Just before Anson entrusted Mr. Alan Dawn to help you send the letter to The same day as Miss Sophia.”

Hearing this, Anson's forced smile froze on his face.

The restaurant fell completely silent, leaving only the crisp sounds of the girl's knives and forks touching the bowls and plates as she ate, and Anson's fluctuating, obviously accelerating heartbeat.

"Miss Sophia is also Anson's friend. It is a very normal thing to write letters to your friends. Thalia will not interfere."

The girl picked up a piece of beef tenderloin with a fork and placed it gently on Anson's plate: "But as Anson's fiancée, it's really unreasonable to know nothing about her future husband's relationship with a young woman... isn't it?"

She put down the tableware in her hands, and her clear pupils exuded a soft light, as if they were two bright gems waving and smiling at him.

Facing Thalia's non-threatening gaze, Anson's heartstrings tightened to the extreme.

After a long time, he "experienced" it immediately after threatening others, and forced a smile on his stiff cheeks:

"……I see."

"Before I write a letter next time, I will definitely not hide it from you again."

"And Talia will never peek into the content of Anson's letter - we must maintain trust in each other, just like all unmarried couples." The girl tilted her little head, with a happy expression on her face:

"So what do we do next?"

"Next step?"

"Changhu Town." Thalia reminded softly:

"Weren't we just talking about how to use the contradiction between Long Lake Town and Red Hand Bay to bring all the rebellious colonies together, so that they can rely on Moby Dick Harbor to fight against the tyranny and invasion of the empire?"

"Ah...ah! Sorry, I almost forgot about this...hahaha...next step...next step..."

Ansen was stunned for a moment, his stiff body returned to normal, and the corners of his mouth began to naturally rise:

"Next step, we will be invaded by Changhu Town."