The fragrance of black tea dilutes the smell of sweat and engine oil in the cabin, and the candied tea brewed by the electric tea stove is somewhat out of place, but considering the fact that the electric tea stove used in the soldier's cabin on the big war ship is a high-end luxury on the submarine, no one will complain more. What's more, the consuls themselves are not like to complain, and the soldiers of the pro-guard are all old-fashioned, as long as the black tea brewed does not smell of engine oil, they are very satisfied.

Having said that, the fact that the Navy, which had always been known for its superior food and the ability to enjoy food from all over the world, could not even provide the Archon with a cup of authentic candied tea, despite the limitations of technology and conditions, was somewhat embarrassing to the proud Sea Eagles.

Unaware of the guilt of his subordinates, Alfheim, the de facto dictator, flipped through the Wen Jiàn report.

Although he didn't stay until the end and witnessed the outcome of the incident, Yiqiē did not deviate from his expectations.

Roland got the jewelry, but not Walsingham or the Duke of Buckingham.

Although the jewellery was not handed over to Richelieu by Miledi, if the Prime Minister asked a question in public, such as "Where did your jewellery go?" and Her Highness could not answer it, it would still have a bad effect. Therefore, it is imperative that we rush back to Lüders as soon as possible to join the party of the saint who is about to arrive. After a brief explanation, the group had boarded the float boat to Calais at full speed with the assistance of Lance Roder, and then would take the train south to Lüdes, if there were no surprises. It should be in time.

That's fine, and whether or not it brings peace, at least Archbishop Lai's little calculation is over.

The cardinal's original design was that Milady stole the jewels, and then mortgaged them in the bank of the V.E company as the expensive woman of Albi, and when the goodwill ball was held, everyone took out the mortgage guarantee on the spot and asked the consortium to take out the jewels and send them over.

This strategy is not poisonous, because it is 100% true, V.E company in order to maintain its own business reputation. It is impossible to refuse the customer's request. And once taken out. Regardless of what he really thinks, because of the fact that he participated in the humiliation of the Holy Virgin, in the eyes of the church, the consortium that originally had an ambiguous position suddenly turned into an evil friend group with Archbishop Li wearing a pair of pants. The consortium, which had been moving between the various forces, was suddenly tied to Charlemagne's chariot. Unless Charlemagne's kingdom achieves final victory or total defeat in the future great war. It will be difficult for the consortium to jump off this tank.

It's really an old fox with a white tail. This kind of strategy of forcing people to get on the thief ship is wonderful and beautiful, and if you are not prepared, you will really be trapped.

The crisis has now been resolved. The Bishop who received Milady's report may have sent assassin spies to chase and intercept them, but unless the army is mobilized, Roland will not be able to stop them.

There was little point in continuing to pay attention to this matter, and Li Lin took out another report and read it.

Compared to the previous report, which was still readable, these sheets of printer paper full of numbers, icons, and technical terms seemed boring, but the weight of these thin pages was much higher than Roland's adventure.

Finished garments, ores, eggs, meat and non-staple foods, medicines...... All sorts of materials were gathered on the paper in the form of words and numbers, from those of Alfheim to the nations of humanity and the United Rus' principality, and the movements of each country were reflected on these pages.

Generally speaking, all countries will take measures to keep military intelligence secret and prevent espionage, but after all, the army is a consuming unit, and once it is mobilized, it will inevitably produce attrition, and whether it is in a wartime state or not, the troops in the process of mobilization must also face the most basic problems such as soldiers eating, drinking, and sleeping, which will inevitably cause fluctuations in market supply and demand. Theoretically, the larger the size of the troops mobilized, the greater the impact on the balance of supply and demand, and sometimes enemy spies do not even need to go deeper, as long as they investigate whether the local market is in short supply near the front line, it can be roughly inferred whether the other side intends to launch an attack.

Judging from the charts of this quarter, although the supply and demand for high-quality timber and steel fluctuated fiercely in Albion and Charlemagne due to the naval arms race and the army rearmament, the market fluctuations in food and medicine in Brittana, which is at the forefront of the land confrontation, are quite stable. It's just that due to the expansion of the army, there has been a slight increase in prices, and on the whole it is quite stable.

In other words, although there has been a lot of fighting, the two countries have not really made up their minds to conduct in-depth international exchanges with real swords and guns. Even if the shipyard builds warships like dumplings, and the cannon foundry makes cannons like sausages, the slogan of "you move, I try" on both sides is loud and loud, and in the final analysis, it is still a mouth cannon. In other words, before the new weapons really form a systematic combat capability, everyone is addicted to artillery.

Come to think of it, Albion and Charlemagne are the virgin queen and cardinal respectively, not the second emperor of Germany who was determined to "overthrow Britannia" in his childhood. These two have great ambitions, but also extraordinary endurance and rationality, and have a clear understanding of real interests and national security. Rather than obeying the urge to overthrow the opponent, they prefer to wear down their opponents in the form of a cold war. After all, in the face of all kinds of constraints at home and abroad, it is not wise to rashly plunge into a war with unpredictable prospects, and as long as the other side does not step on its core interests, everyone feels that it is more cost-effective to fight and kill than to fight real guns.

It's nothing, the original plan didn't expect them to kill you now, but something went wrong on the side of the United Principality of Rus.

Orders for flintlock rifles and cannons increased as expected, and seeing that humans had new toys, the Principality Army was a little unable to sit still. Although the conservatives, who were convinced that "cavalry, banners, spears, and sabers, were all part of the battlefield, and everything else was crooked," was doing their best to obstruct it, the Seven Days War and the gunpowder propulsion weapons were on the training ground, and they could not stop the tide and at most make it a little troublesome for the principality army to change its outfit.

Orders for medicines and vodka, including dozens of tons of medical alcohol...... This doesn't seem to be a problem, everyone knows that without vodka, the woolly bears can't live their lives, let alone fight, and the cases of the hairy bear soldiers stealing medical alcohol and motorcycle antifreeze mixed with water as wine are also everywhere.

The above projects do not look like problems in any way, but when you consider the increase in orders for building materials and equipment, and the fact that the delivery of these goods are located in bases or towns on the front lines of the confrontation between the two camps, you can immediately smell the unusual.

For a long time, the Principality Army was not professionalized and regularized, and retained a strong nomadic tribal style. This is not only reflected in the style of operations, but also in strategic thinking.

The Principality Army preferred cavalry-based mobile attacks to defense, and did not pay much attention to work such as building fortifications and digging pits, so it rarely placed orders for cement, lime, rebar, woven bags, etc., after all, war horses needed concentrate feed instead of cement blocks. Now there is a sudden need for large quantities of building materials, guns, and medicines on the border...... Apparently, the Principality Army was moving to defensive fortifications.

It wasn't all of a sudden whim that the bears decided to change jobs and dig holes, this unusual change was too unnatural. It can only be speculated that either the principality army will camouflage again in preparation for a new offensive, or they will run into big trouble and have no spare strength to burn and loot, so they have to switch to full defense.

Judging from the information on Li Lin's hand, the woolly bears unfortunately ran into the latter situation. The United Principality of Rus', which had confronted the entire human camp and played a role in promoting the unity of mankind to resist foreign humiliation, now had to go into a state of closure. Although they did a good job of secrecy, sooner or later, the anomalous behavior of the sudden settlement of the border would make the human nations smell it, and then make a guess, and finally determine that there was a serious problem in the old adversary's country, and there was no time to worry about it for the time being.

This process will not be too long, it is estimated that at most a few months, the whole human country will know about it.

I'm afraid children can imagine what happened next.

In order to prepare for a future that this kid can foresee, it is time for the elven camp to prepare to end the strategic period of Taoguang's cultivation, and it is time to start making a difference. (To be continued......)