It took half a month for the powerful "Black Room" agents to figure out who "Jack the Ripper" was, and the motive for his murder was roughly grasped a month later.

The Huguenots, a former figure of the National Academy of Magic, and a member of the Knights of the Golden Fleece, Grinda Noem, have the various labels and extensive connections behind her to make her case a trial of the century, and then evolve into a reflection and exploration of human nature, morality, and law. Bishop Richelieu's efforts to maintain stability will also be dealt a heavy blow by the revelation of the consequences of Gurinda Noem's transformation into "Jack the Ripper".

The mad woman must be found in public and then buried in the dark.

Richelieu thought so, as did V.E and Li Lin, and in order to avoid the scandal that would affect the crown prince's succession, the church had the same idea.

So, around a schizophrenic woman, a group of men started a life-and-death battle.

In this cat-and-mouse game, V.E and Black House are able to reach a non-aggression pact. In addition to the fact that both of them did not like the church, a very important reason was that both Richelieu and Li Lin felt that this incident was an opportunity to facilitate their long-prepared negotiations. As they expected, the task "Jack must die" was completed smoothly, and both sides received the reward they both wanted—"political compromise negotiations".

Struggle is certainly the norm in the political world, but it is more about compromise. However, when and how to compromise is very particular.

Even if it was the corn that blew up the tsar with a nuclear bomb - Comrade Khrushchev. The ultimate goal of his old man's mass production of mushroom bombs and intercontinental two kicks is to reach a disarmament agreement with the Ten Thousand Evil Midi, so as to transfer the country's energy and resources to the rapid and sustainable development of the national economy. It is a pity that the comrade who took over failed to comprehend this good intention, and at one time planned to launch a mushroom bomb to kill a certain rabbit who hooked up with imperialism. The next map-head comrade made unbridled compromises with imperialism and finally brought down the huge red empire.

Unveiling the tip of the iceberg of strength of V.E company;

the royal government that is exhausted by a lot of bad things at home and abroad;

Both sides aspire to a compromise that is in their own interests and acceptable to the other side, so that the symbiotic relationship can be maintained and the preparations for the settlement of the other can be carried out more fully.

"You've gone a little too far with Guernica and Azugrana. ”

Richelieu stroked his forehead, and it seemed that Castilla's envoy shouted "Heavenly Punishment" and was about to launch an explosive spell in front of him. and a piece of coke thrown on the desk, a child's arm, said to have been dug out of the ruins of Guernica; The painting shows a bridge with a black forest-like corpse on top of it - groups of Guernica citizens crowded on the bridge deck and burned to death in a standing position.

Archbishop Li has no guilt about this, let alone hundreds of thousands of Castilians. Even the death of millions, tens of millions of Castilians would not make his steely heart beat any more. As an excellent politician. Richelieu expressed no pressure on what happened in Guernica and Azugrana. Some kind of Cheng dù likes to hear about this.

If Charlemagne's army had indeed accomplished this "epic feat," the Bishop would have laughed out loud.

Richelieu was well aware of the current state of Charlemagne's army, and this kind of magic stroke was by no means something that the long-standing Charlemagne army and the duck-chasing Titans could accomplish. When it comes to the anomalies in railway operations, it's really clear who is behind the trouble.

"I deeply regret this, the inhabitants of Guernica and the cities of Azugrana are unfortunate. However, it is precisely because of their sacrifice that Charlemagne has the opportunity to shake off the fetters of faith, have the opportunity to become the only force that dominates the human camp, break the inherent backward thinking of a country and a nation, and then lead all mankind to build a royal paradise and move towards a glorious human co-prosperity circle. ”

Speaking in one breath without hindrance, Richelieu couldn't help but be a little surprised in the face of this cheeky explanation.

As a matter of fact, Li Lin still has reservations, and he has not yet put on the posture that Comrade Molotov can say that incendiary bombs are bread, but only quoted the consistent shameless tone of a certain island country.

When formulating the Stardust operation, Li Lin and the General Staff did not expect to be able to completely conceal Charlemagne's side, the movement of troops and materials, bombing and rapid breakthrough would always arouse suspicion, so all secrecy measures were formulated around how to prevent the leakage of technical weapons and tactics. The final goal of Operation Stardust is to broker a temporary compromise with Charlemagne.

On the surface, the Royal Government and V.E Company have a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship. In fact, the conflict between the two sides has become almost white-hot, as evidenced by the various anti-V.E coup plots. Relying on Stasi to suppress the conspirators has been effective, but on the whole, it is close to the limit.

In this case, the platform of Tong guò Castilla showed an unprecedented military power that could bring about a devastating result in a very short time, so that Charlemagne understood that "an all-out war with V.E. would destroy the country even if it was won", and then he would compromise with Guò and fight for a period of peace, and continue to complete the preparations for a full-scale war.

As for transforming the country into a militaristic state, that is a second-order strategic goal.

"As a major supplier to the Kingdom's army, your company's products are known for their performance and quality, but Your Majesty needs warriors loyal to the royal family and country to master these weapons. ”

"Free the taxes and armies from the hands of your dangerous and independent nobles, return them to the king, and hand them over to conscientious government officials." The cardinal, who was on his own duty, gave a straight bottom line, he could not accept an army independent of the royal government, and after reading the report on Guernica and Azugrana, the idea of abolishing the private army of the V.E company was even stronger.

"The Royal Government will fund the construction of a number of state-owned military factories, and hopes that V.E will provide technical support. ”

The prime minister added unhurriedly, his eyes fixed on Li Lin.

"The transfer of technology for military zeppelins, ironclad trains, and incendiary bombs can be carried out at any time, but only by the on-site guidance of our company's technicians, and the production of other infantry weapons, especially firearms, will continue to be carried out by V.E. ”

Li Lin was well aware of Richelieu's price, and he was also prepared for it.

The V.E would never have been able to provide a weapon above the level of Titans readiness to a potential adversary, and the technological monopoly would have been impossible to let go. The symbolic provision of technical information on the three types of "advanced equipment" is more like a show of sincerity than a real arms trade. It will also take considerable time for these pieces of equipment to be mass-produced until the state arsenal is completed and operational.

Richelieu was not surprised by such a response, with Li Lin's shrewdness, it was impossible to agree to all those requests, as long as he was willing to show his posture, he would basically have an explanation.

Compared with unfamiliar industrial and technological problems, the future of private troops with super combat effectiveness is more worthy of attention and more practical significance. It is impossible to fool the past, but it is even more unrealistic to expect Li Lin to give up his own security.

After a quarter of an hour of silence, the president of V.E proposed a proposal, and Archbishop Lai's eyes lit up.

"What do you think of Castile's overseas colonies?" (to be continued......)

PS: Guess the small theater

Li Lin: Yesterday's question was postponed by one day, which is valid together with today's question.

Nidhogg: Today's question is who are Comrade Medal Control and Comrade Maphead? (Hint: The Mao Xiong family has not yet split into Da Mao, Ermao, and Sanmao...... Wait a minute, the head of the Woolly Bear family)