After this incident, there were no more so-called pagans, and they all became Isabella's staunch supporters. As for the Holy See, although they knew that Isabella could not be the "daughter of God", under such a great trend, they naturally could not refute or go against the voice of the people.

The domestic unrest was quelled. At this time, Isabella had been on the throne for less than a year. In the second year, she secretly met with Archduke Saint Easter of Hungary and Emperor Figueroa of Luxembourg. No one knew what was discussed in these two secret meetings.

But the result was definitely beneficial to the Kingdom of Sari. The disputed Coste area was temporarily shelved, and the Grand Duke of Saint-Este no longer made small moves behind the scenes. He turned to cause trouble for the Kingdom of Saint-Luc.

There had been constant conflicts between the two countries in the past. In the third year of Isabella's accession to the throne, the two countries reignited their hostilities and a war broke out. Since the country of Sari was between the two countries, no matter whether they went by land or by sea, they had to pass through the territory of Sari.

Under such circumstances, Isabella strictly prohibited their army from passing through the territory of Sari, but she relaxed the policy in the sea area and allowed the two countries to pass through the Lashli Strait. Most of the subsequent wars between the two countries broke out in the Lashli Strait.

While the two countries were constantly at war, Isabella implemented a new policy at home. She cut army spending, allocated more military funds to the navy, and ordered the development of more sophisticated ships.

This move naturally made the army officers extremely dissatisfied, but Isabella behaved as tough as a man at this time. She insisted on her own approach and did not waver in her determination.

Her tenacious persistence paid off. As warships with larger carrying capacities were built one after another, Isabella increased the frequency of the fleet's trips to the Feni continent. As more and more troops were stationed on the Feni continent, the rewards obtained there became more and more generous. The benefits were transferred to the country, and Isabella began to support the new army she had built herself and began to train army officers who could be used by her.

In the fifth year of his reign, the national strength of Sardinia had reached a new level, and Slovenia and Hungary gradually realized the problem. Their fighting had gradually become less frequent, with only a few small-scale naval battles breaking out in a year. At this time, Isabella stepped forward to mediate.

With this opportunity, the two countries each took the next step to end the dispute, but by this time, they had completely lost the strength to compete with Sari. Even if the two countries turned hostility into friendship and became close friends, they would not be able to shake Sari's position.

It was not until then that the monarchs of the two countries began to feel regret, but it was too late. Under Isabella's governance, the Sari Kingdom had become an unrivaled behemoth, and it was still developing rapidly.

Relying on its strong navy, the Sari Kingdom controls most of the waters of the Leon continent. Ships from various countries passing through these waters must pay fees, and naturally the countries cannot refuse.

However, Isabella did not show any intention of annexing their territory. She used gentle means, that is, using her status as a "hegemon" to control the trade of the entire Leon continent. Obviously, this move not only avoided the occurrence of war but also achieved remarkable results.

At this point, Sari had become a powerful country whose position in the Leon continent could not be shaken by anyone. Even so, Isabella did not stop. She looked further afield and formulated the "New World Plan" to explore the New World and seek more colonies.

But this time, she suffered a big setback.

That was the "Hokmuzi Incident" that occurred on the voyage to the Liga Continent. This incident took place in a strait called "Hokmuzi". The fleet marshal was none other than Meliri. He sailed here with more than 300 ocean-going ships and encountered the "Sixth Fleet" of the Taqi Kingdom. A naval battle broke out between the two sides, but the final result was that Meliri fled back in a panic with less than 50 warships.

This time, it was the "New World Plan" designated by Isabella that suffered the first and only major setback.

After this incident, she changed her usual behavior and did not stubbornly continue to send the fleet to the Liga continent. Instead, she adopted a conservative strategy and no longer sent the fleet to continue along that route.

But elsewhere, the exploration never stops.

It was at this time that one of the fleets exploring outside accidentally ran into the fleet sent by Daqian in a certain sea area. That was the fleet sent out by King Qing when he was building Nangang. Their mission was not to reach a certain continent, but to sail as far as possible to make advance preparations for future ocean voyages.

Jin Jianzhong was among them, and from this, the two gradually established contact.

When the news reached back home, Isabella saw hope for the success of the "New World Plan". The new usable continent might not be in the area controlled by the Taqi Kingdom, but in Daqian.

She decided to take over this continent and make Daqian the second overseas colony of the Sari Kingdom. This was the beginning of this military action.

And now.

Clemento sighed in his heart, he knew that Her Majesty the Queen's "New World Plan" might have to be shelved.

Not only is the Yan Kingdom not a place that can be taken and taken at will as imagined, they even have an extremely powerful navy. If we really compare their combat power, this is an opponent that our motherland must take seriously.

If you want to seize their territory, it is not possible to do it by forming an army of 500 warships.

Now that we have experienced this great defeat, if we want to accomplish anything, we need to make more detailed deployment and planning. The first thing to do, naturally, is to return home safely.

Thinking of this, Clemento looked at Qin Ze and said, "Her Majesty the Queen will agree to your request as long as you can let us go back."

Facing Clemento's repeated assurances, Qin Ze looked around at the warships of various countries, and then set his eyes on Clemento's face:

"But I am a little worried that your queen will go back on her word and not only will she not pay compensation, but she will also form a larger fleet to attack us."

This sentence hit Clemento's heart directly. His face was a little stiff, but he still shook his head and said: No! "

Qin Ze tapped the hilt of the sword with his fingers and said indifferently:

"Yes or no, haven't you already given the answer?"

"You want my country so much, but what are you pathfinders to your emperor?"

"What you said about our Yan Nation being respected and treated equally is only because we won this battle. But if this battle really ends here, then our Yan Nation is truly underestimated."

At this point, Qin Ze leaned forward slightly, stared closely into Clemento's eyes, and then said word by word:

"I will let you go tonight."

"But you should know that this will be the last time you come to our land without our permission."

"Let you go. Consider it a gift to Isabella, whom I have never met."

As these words fell, Clemento's heart, which had just been hanging in the air, finally settled down. He didn't even expect Qin Ze to be so straightforward and release him tonight after saying such harsh words.

But no matter what, it's always a good thing.

Immediately, he nodded and said, "Okay."

"When I return, I will definitely inform Her Majesty the Queen that we will never set foot on the territory of Yan Kingdom without your permission." After saying this, he forced a stiff smile.

Looking at Clemento's stiff smile, Qin Ze responded with a faint smile, then turned to the soldiers and said:

"Leave 30 warships and their corresponding crews to the Minister of the Navy of the Sari Kingdom. It would be best if they can return. If they can't, then it's just bad luck."

As soon as he said this, Clemento's smile suddenly froze, and Wilson beside him widened his eyes.

"What about the others, my lord? Take them back to Nangang and hold them there until they can be redeemed later?"

Qin Ze shook his head:

"They came to our door with such a fierce momentum, and we just said we surrendered? Did they think it was just a fight between kids?

The barbarians before were our Yan people, our own people, but are these guys our own people? They are outsiders, robbers who came from afar to commit crimes. How can we just ignore them like this? There is no way to explain to the people. "

"Besides...if he doesn't deliver this punch hard, these emperors and queens won't feel any pain even though they are thousands of miles away."

"So, we must let them have a taste of defeat in this battle."

Clemento noticed that something was wrong and his breathing quickened. The same was true for Wilson. His heart was beating so fast that it was about to jump out and his whole body was soaked with cold sweat.

And the conversation continues.

"What do you mean, then?"

"Kill, kill all of them except the ones I just mentioned."

"Kill now, come on, let's start now." Qin Ze put the sword back into the sheath and said so.

With a bang, Wilson fell to the ground. Clemento's face twitched suddenly and became distorted beyond recognition. At this time, his brain began to buzz.

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