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Volume 1 527 Australia-Western "Manila Contract" (continued)

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    The Australians are actually the descendants of the Atlanteans, and even the Australian continent was originally Atlantis This idea and inference is really amazing.  For Antlip, the Spanish envoy, this was news that was enough to shock Europe.  Of course, it is just a sensation in Europe, and whether it is true or false has nothing to do with the negotiations.

    What really interests Antlip are two pieces of news. The first one is that the legendary ship is as small as [com]

    The Haiquan, a large iron ship that is as big as a mountain and can travel without sails, will arrive in Manila Bay the next morning.  Antlip wanted to witness it with his own eyes to see if it was exaggerated: secondly, when Antlip was leaving, Andrew's housekeeper actually came to remind him that the doctor was here and it was time to take medicine.  When the steward said this, Antlip vaguely remembered that Andrew seemed to be suffering from "affluenza." During the voyage, Andrew locked himself in the cabin all day long and suffered from affluence's disease.

    But judging from the meeting just now, this guy¡¯s disease of wealth seems to be cured?  Compared to the Hai Quan, which is as big as a hill, it is obviously even more incredible that syphilis can be cured!  Antlip believes it all has something to do with the Australians, and he needs to find out.  You must know that the Spanish court at this time was suffering from the ravages of syphilis.  Regardless of whether they are nobles, royal families, or those glamorous socialites, getting syphilis has only one consequence.  That is being sent to a Catholic church, repenting to God over and over again, and then being bled by the priests over and over again.

    In order to find out the truth, he sent his servant to rent the top-floor conference hall of Shangri-La Hotel, and used the little gold left to buy a meeting.  Immediately, invitations were sent to all the big shots in Australia.  Inviting them to a cocktail party the next morning was euphemistically called, in order to ease the gaps caused by the negotiations and relieve everyone's tense nerves.

    The room was full of guests, and the maids and waiters were carrying trays, passing through them like butterflies.  The upper-class people attending the reception gathered into small circles holding wine glasses.  The soothing music was mixed with low voices of exchange of opinions, cheerful voices and ambiguous laughter.

    Antlip held the wine glass with a diplomat's smile on his face, as if he was paying attention to what a Luzon indigenous nobleman said opposite him. In fact, he was secretly staring at the Australian negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Han Xu.  After discovering that Han Xu had broken away from a small circle, Antlip quickly apologized and greeted him.

    "Ah, Mr. Deputy Minister, I thought you weren't coming."

    Han Xu said with a smile, and Fanze beside him immediately relayed: "Sorry, I have some official duties."

    "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Antlip smiled and waved his hands: "According to Australians, the big shots are always the last to arrive. You see, there is no bigger person than you here now." After complimenting, Ant  Lip pointed at the wide balcony: "Would you mind moving a step and talking? It's really noisy here. You know, the girls always make everyone make their voices ten times louder than before."

    "as you wish."

    When two diplomats met together, the focus of the conversation naturally became this meeting.  Antlip repeatedly reiterated the interests of the Kingdom of Spain, while Han Xu beside him just smiled and said that it was not in Australia's interests.  If it were normal, it would basically be time to break up on bad terms, but today is an exception.

    The sixth floor of Shangri-La Hotel is the top floor, which is slightly smaller than the one below. This provides a fairly wide south-facing balcony.  And most of Manila's city walls have been demolished. With the development of Manila and the influx of more and more people, the city walls have not only failed to protect, but have become a burden restricting the development of the city.  So after repeated consultations with the Luzon Political Consultative Conference, it was decided to demolish the city wall and through the gap, the port of Manila Bay could be seen.

    As usual, the port in the distance was busy, and there seemed to be a group of soldiers wearing white sailor uniforms.  The soldiers lined up in a square formation, holding what seemed to be musical instruments.  Antlip knew that it was the navy preparing a military band to welcome the Sea Power and Admiral Wang Tiechui.

    But he pretended not to see it, and instead commented on the "Freedom" Mazu standing in the port.

    "I have to say that I was shocked when I saw this statue for the first time. It's hard to imagine how much manpower and material resources it took and how long it took to make such a perfect statue" Antlip said.  While talking, he secretly glanced at Han Xu beside him.

    And Han Xu was just smiling as usual.  He couldn't just say that the sculpture was made of reinforced concrete and just had a layer of paint sprayed on the outside, right?

    "This sculptural technique seems to have some ancient Greek style. What is the name of this statue?"

    "Mazu."

    "Mazu Ma is from Australian mythology"

    "The Queen of Heaven. Mazu is the Queen of Heaven."

    Hearing the word Queen of Heaven, Antlip immediately asked: "Yago? Like Hera in Greek mythology?"

    "No, it's not the same. Hera is in charge of marriage and family, while Mazu is in charge of the safety of people going to sea."

    Antlip nodded as if he understood, and then started with Hera and talked about the three goddesses of grace,

    Speaking of Troy and the Minotaur, Antlip was surprised that Han Xu knew them all and answered them fluently!  When Antlip asked Han Xu if he had been to Europe, the other party shook his head and said he had never been.  So Antlip began to believe that the Australians were Atlanteanswhat the hell!

    Before Antlip could recover, he heard a burst of military music coming from a distance.  Looking up, his eyes widened instantly.  I saw on the sea in the distance, a huge, magnificent iron ship that could subvert all perceptions suddenly came in out of nowhere!

    Antlip was sure that the ship must be a big iron ship, because he didn't think that any tree could grow to a height of 150 meters and be strong enough to be used as the keel.

    The blue hull, the white sails, and above the deck, rows of ferocious gun muzzles pointed in the direction of the dock.  Suddenly, I saw the muzzle of the cannon burst into flames one after another, and then spewed out fierce smoke.

    It took a few seconds before a deafening sound of gunfire reached my ears.  It's like thunder in summer!

    "Is this the Sea Power?" Antlip already knew the result, but he still couldn't believe the facts in front of him.  There is such a monster ship in this world!  Look at that huge body, reflecting the light of metal. Antlip firmly believes that the Spanish cannon that can sink this guy has not yet been built: and then the Spanish treasure ship in the harbor, which Antlip was so proud of, can get off.  The transport ship belonging to Qantas is like a small fishing boat compared with the Sea Power. It looks extremely weak: Look at the rows of ferocious gun muzzles. Damn it. Don¡¯t look at the cannons. This damn sea ship.  The Quan was able to send all the battleships of the Spanish Navy into the bottom of the sea without even firing its guns: Immediately, Antlip also noticed that all the sails of the ship had been furled, but it was still approaching them all at a high speed of at least fifteen knots.  The rumors turned out to be true!

    Now Antlip is beginning to believe that those Australians are not crazy.  With such an invincible battleship, not to mention attacking the American colonies, even capturing Madrid is no longer a dream!  As long as the Australians use this damn ship to sink all the warships that can resist, and then continue to carry armies over in batches, it is entirely possible to achieve this as long as the Australians are given enough time!

    Han Xu raised his head unconsciously: "Yes, this is the pride of Australian industry, the Sea Power, a battlecruiser."

    "Why did the Sea Power come to Manila?" Antlip, who had lost his bearings, asked nervously.

    "It's nothing this is just a routine inspection." Han Xu said with a smile.

    Routine inspection?  Go ahead and cheat!  Thinking of the recent fleet carrying infantry,

    After leaving Manila, and thinking about the growing indifference of Australians to negotiations, Antlip did not think this was a coincidence.  Maybe the Australians have already put their crazy plan into action!

    This is an expedition, and the target may be America, or Spain itself.  But no matter which one it is, there is no worse outcome than this.  Spain is fighting with the French, and now the Australians have stepped in. I believe those Gallic roosters who are also gritting their teeth and persisting will be happy to see the emergence of an ally.  It may be an exaggeration for the Australians to destroy Spain. After all, Australia is too far away from Spain, and the long supply line can kill the Australians.  But if the Australians and the French unite in the name of God, the result will be the end of Spain!

    Thinking of the sad consequences, Antlip's face turned blue and white, changing unpredictable.

    Han Xu discovered this and asked jokingly: "Mr. Special Envoy, your face seems to be not good and you need to see a doctor? It is no exaggeration to say that Australia has the best doctors in the world."

    ¡°No, it¡¯s not necessary, I just had too much sun.¡± Antlip blamed the abundant sunshine: ¡°The sun in Manila is even more vicious than the sun in Catalonia.¡±

    Taking a deep breath, Antlip made the final decision to save Spain!

    ¡°Mr. Deputy Minister, as the negotiating envoy sent by His Majesty Philip IV, I come here with 10% sincerity.

    The purpose of this trip is to eliminate the small misunderstandings between the two countries and let the dawn of peace shine on the two most powerful countries in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.  "

    ¡°Unfortunately, I and the Australian government have not felt theThe sincerity of the Kingdom of SpainOn the contrary, all we feel is aggression.  "Han Xu retorted.

    Antlip cursed secretly in his heart, but still had a smile on his face: "Okay, we are happy to make some concessions all for the sake of peace." He raised his glass and took a sip: "The negotiations will resume tomorrow.  After that, we will recognize the sex of Luzon. Of course, this requires you to make some small concessions."!  .
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