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Chapter 850 Contacting the Kaiser

Chapter 850 Contacting the Kaiser

Yesterday’s World of Warships, Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

It was winter in Vienna at that time. There was a heavy snowfall and the whole city was covered in white. A thin layer of ice formed on the Danube River. Steam locomotives were spewing thick smoke as they traveled through the snow.

Compared to Frankfurt, the northern capital built to appease the Yankees, Vienna, the original capital of the Austrian Empire, is obviously much more prosperous.

The old emperor was in a heavy mood these days.

It’s not because winter is coming and another group of people will lose their lives due to the severe cold.

In this era, it is normal for people to freeze to death every winter.

His concern lies in the increasingly tense situation in Europe.

Some time ago, the Balkan powder keg finally exploded. Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece formed the Balkan Alliance and declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

Franz naturally had no good feelings towards the Habsburg family's centuries-old rival who had once fought to the gates of Vienna, but he was still very worried when he saw the Balkans, with the support of Pan-Slavism and Tsarist Russia, tearing flesh and blood from the Ottoman Empire time and time again.

After all, there are a large number of Slavs living in the Crown of Bohemia, the Crown of Illyria, Galicia-Lodomeria, and even the Crown of Hungary. The Tsar claims to be the protector of all Orthodox Christians and the savior of all Slavs. Even if the former may not be willing to be the Tsar's obedient subjects, they have been tirelessly pursuing the establishment of an independent nation.

Even when the two sides had signed the Holy Alliance and Germany was still simply the Austrian Empire, Franz was always afraid of the aggressive behemoth in the East.

After obtaining the Texas white crystal mine, Debang's biggest shortcoming was made up. Relying on a large number of literate people, its development in recent years can be described as rapid.

But the French are strengthening themselves faster!

In the beginning, when France first annexed Spain, the old emperor never regarded this as a threat. On the surface, France seemed to have gotten a good deal, but everyone knew that Spain was a quagmire. Not only was it full of barren and arid mountains and had inconvenient transportation, it also gave rise to strong local separatism and mountain people with a strong rebellious spirit.

Even Napoleon, who was once invincible in Europe, would suffer heavy losses if he stepped into it. Franz and his advisers once thought that Spain would become a bleeding sink for France and would sooner or later drain the last drop of blood of the French.

Unfortunately it backfired.

Perhaps it was because the previous Spanish kings, represented by Isabella II, had exploited this land too much, or it could be that the frequent wars made the Spaniards eager for a strong man to end it all, or it could also be due to the influence of Pan-Latinism.

In short, after the crown fell on the head of the King of France, the Spanish people's spirit of resistance did not have any effect. Rebellions occurred occasionally, but the vast majority of people became obedient citizens.

This is not just as simple as adding a piece of territory with a population of more than 10 million. Although the Spanish originally had few colonies, they were well developed and were the goose that laid golden eggs. They were completely incomparable with the "East Africa", "Southwest Africa" ​​and "New Guinea" currently occupied by Germany.

The colonies that Spain had lost and the numerous "claims" that it could not regain with its own strength made the French quickly embark on a path of expansion.

New Granada, the Central American Federation, Spanish Cuba, Spanish Philippines, La Plata, one colony after another was brought under its control and became the resources to support France's revenge against Germany.

The British, who had suffered a major setback in Texas, had to face the Russian bear in Central Asia, which was always sharpening its knife to attack India, and the Franco-Spanish Federation, which was expanding rapidly overseas, and could only be caught in a dilemma.

Due to its insufficient naval power and lack of strategic fulcrum in South America, Germany wanted to intervene but was unable to do so. Moreover, compared with the British who were isolated overseas, if Germany entered the scene, it would really be beaten to its homeland by the Allies.

Today, the world has basically been divided up. Except for the big country in the Far East, the world has been incorporated into the European-dominated order.

The era of barbaric expansion of European powers has ended. If they want to continue, they must tackle the tough bone, that is, each other. In other words, the reason why they expanded their strength at all costs was for this day.

The sensitive international situation made the tension between the two major groups, the Franco-Russian Entente and the Anglo-German Alliance, increasingly intense.

Franz knew very well that the fateful showdown between Germany and France would be staged again.

Although he had defeated France once, Franz never looked down on this old enemy of the Habsburg family.

In the last Franco-Austro-Venetian War, Napoleon III was defeated before he had time to mobilize all of France's war potential. But in the blink of an eye, the French proved again that their army was still the best in the world with the War of the Spanish Succession.

"Your Majesty Franz."

"who!"

The old emperor suddenly raised his head and looked around.

The royal guards and attendants on the side looked at each other in bewilderment: "Your Majesty, no one spoke just now."

Franz frowned. He knew very well that he was not hallucinating, but the royal artifacts he was wearing did not show any special reaction. "Heydrich, have the royal advisors come here immediately."

The voice rang in my ears again, this time, it was a very familiar female voice.

Viviana, who was in a different world, saw the familiar elder through the vortex in front of her, and her eyes became moist: "Your Majesty, it's me. I found a special way to contact you."

"Anna?"

A hint of surprise appeared on the old emperor's face.

"Your Majesty, who are you talking to?"

Some people began to worry. After all, the Habsburg family had produced several mentally ill emperors in succession. Some rebels with ulterior motives even openly declared that the Habsburg family was a group of freaks born from inbreeding.

"You guys go outside."

He waved his hand and dismissed everyone: "You cruel girl, you didn't even think of sending me another letter in all these years?"

Before this, Viviana had written a letter to Franz, explaining the whole story, such as that she was on a mission last time, so she could only stay in Texas for a short time and could not return to Germany to visit him.

“I haven’t been back since then.”

She looked at the old emperor's face and found that it had many more wrinkles than when they first parted. The old emperor, who was once vigorous, was now old and frail.

She suddenly understood how Cherylina felt when she saw her father.

"A call from across the world?"

The old emperor did not show any surprise. After all, the giant ship yesterday was a product of mythology. It was just a connection across the world. Compared with the Tower of Babel in the legend that could lead to heaven, it seemed nothing.

"Yes, Your Majesty, my captain would like to speak to you first."

The old emperor was a little surprised: "Well, I want to see who the legendary Lord of the Tower of Babel is who kidnapped you from me."

"Your Majesty, it is an honor to have such a conversation with you. As you know, I come from another world, an era that is still in the Middle Ages."

Franz nodded slightly and said, "What should I call you?"

Lothar looked at the slightly nervous Candle Knight opposite him with a bit of amusement, thinking to himself, this girl doesn't think she really wants to claim to be Franz's ancestor? It's just a joke.

He chuckled and said, "Just call me Losa."

"So Mr. Losa, what do you want to tell me?"

Franz's tone was calm, but his mood was actually different. After all, it was a great creation that was said to be able to travel through time. The secrets contained in it could drive even the most powerful legendary spellcasters crazy.

"The European war will break out in two years. If you want to delay it for a while to prepare for war, it would be best not to let your heir, Archduke Ferdinand, wander around the Illyrian region in two years."

“Will the European war really break out?”

Franz asked back.

Although most knowledgeable people have predicted that a war will break out in the future, there are still many people who feel that the Central Powers and the Entente are evenly matched and may form a stable confrontation that will last for ten years or even longer.

"Definitely."

Franz breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, this is very useful information."

He paused, and then said, "It may be a bit presumptuous, but I still want to know who will win and who will lose in the end of this war?"

"Your Majesty, this answer is meaningless even if I tell you, because the timeline will change. In the timeline without my intervention, Texas has already been destroyed. In this new timeline, there are many things that even I cannot predict for sure. This is why I have never told you an exact time for the war to start."

"I understand."

Franz smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

This answer really doesn't make sense. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, even if the historical line will not change, he will not give up trying just because it is a "foregone conclusion."

"So Mr. Losa, are you going to help our country like you helped the Texans?"

"Yes."

Franz was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is it just based on personal likes and dislikes?"

The legendary god-like existence suddenly had personal likes and dislikes, which made the old emperor feel uncomfortable even if the person was on his side.

"Maybe it's because in my world, my last name is also Habsburg."

At this time, it was the German Emperor's turn to be surprised.

In Franz's understanding, the world that Losa talked about should belong to another timeline.

"So you are actually... the ancestor of our Habsburg family?"

"I guess so. I am the second son of Werner I."

The old emperor was so surprised that he was speechless. Who could have thought that the person who kidnapped his princess would be his own ancestor?

It was Losa who took the initiative to break the deadlock and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the relationship between us. People who often travel through timelines don't need to worry about the issue of seniority. Just treat me as a close junior."