More than 400 kilometers south of Ramask Province, we reached Melinda Province, another province of the former Kandela Empire. Like the Ramask Province, the Melinda Province also announced its separation from the central leadership of the Candela Empire very early. But unlike the Lamasque Province, the Melinda Province was not thrown into chaos due to worker riots and was forced to break away from control. Instead, the Governor-General of the Melinda Province declared on its own that it was not subject to the orders of the Candela Empire Council. Although it did not officially declare independence, it almost means the same thing. Now that Wimbledon, the capital of the Candela Empire, has fallen into the hands of the Malo Empire's army, the Candela Empire can almost be declared destroyed, and the Melinda Province has not directly turned to the arms of the Malo Empire like the northern provinces. Instead, it announced a shift to autonomy. Among the original thirty-seven provinces of the Candela Empire, the performance of Melinda Province can be regarded as very loyal to the imperial royal family in the eyes of many people. "It's just that there has been no more expression from the Melinda Provincial Governor's Office, but no one knows the true intentions of the former Governor, Duke Willand. After the fall of Wimbledon and the declaration of autonomy by the province of Melinda, the Governor-General of Melinda Province has been committed to stabilizing the situation within the province and has not had more contact with the outside world. With the efforts of Duke Willand, Melinda Province has always been relatively stable, and it can be regarded as a relatively peaceful paradise within the Candela Empire. On this day, the Governor-General of Melinda Province welcomed a guest. "My lord, Prime Minister, I am very pleased to see you again." Duke Willand opened his arms and embraced the visitor warmly, with a smile on his face, showing that he was really happy for the visitor's arrival. Grand Duke Rostov, Prime Minister of the Candela Empire, hugged Count Willand vigorously, and also showed a smile full of relief. "I'm very happy to meet you, Duke Willand." After letting go of his hand, Grand Duke Rostov looked Duke Willand up and down, and sighed with emotion: "Melinda Province can maintain its current situation. The situation is stable. Duke Weiland, you have worked really hard during this time." Duke Weiland smiled slightly: "As the lord here, this is my duty." Hearing the name "Lord", Sir Rostov. The Duke raised his eyebrows, then calmed down. He smiled and said: "Being able to do this at such a time is not in vain. Your Majesty often praises Duke Willand in front of me. You are one of the few loyal ministers in the empire who can be relied on." "Your Majesty?" Duke Willand's expression moved. He smiled, but did not answer the topic at all. He turned to look at the other middle-aged man next to Grand Duke Rostov. "President Montiel. Is the cooperation you and I discussed the day before yesterday related to the Prime Minister?" "That's right." Reese Montiel, president of the Melinda Province Branch of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, smiled and nodded. "I came with the Prime Minister today because I hope to discuss a new cooperation project with you, the Governor. I wonder if you are interested, Governor?" Duke Willand looked at Grand Duke Rostov, then at Monty President Er smiled and shook his head: "If I say I'm not interested now, how will you two react?" Of course, this is just a joke. After saying this, Duke Willand invited the two of them in and sat down respectively. "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I heard before that after His Majesty left Wimbledon, he went to the Principality of Standing. I didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that this is true?" After taking a sip of tea, Wei Lang The Duke spoke first. "Yes. His Majesty went to the Principality of Standing with the intention of seeking help from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce." Grand Duke Rostov said bluntly. "Now. Your Majesty has reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Freya Guizhang. This time I came with President Montiel because I want to discuss with you how to cooperate in the Melinda Province." " Cooperate?" Duke Willand turned to look at President Montiel. "President Montiel, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been very cooperative with the Governor's Palace in stabilizing the situation within the province during the recent period. I am very grateful. But the cooperation we are talking about now" President Montiel smiled. , took out a thick document from the bag he carried with him and handed it to Duke Willand. "Your Majesty the Duke. This is the plan for this cooperation. Please take a look at it." Duke Weiland nodded. This is the consistent style of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It also convinced him that this so-called cooperation was indeed approved by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Agreed after consideration. It was not a private discussion between Grand Duke Rostov and President Montiel. Picking up the plan and glancing at it, Duke Willand was immediately shocked by the two sentences at the beginning of the plan. "Abolition of the Empire"???, changed to the United States of Candela consisting of various provinces? "Duke Willand looked up at Grand Duke Rostov and President Montiel with a face full of surprise. "What does this mean? " President Montiel gestured to the Grand Duke of Rostov. The Grand Duke of Rostov coughed lightly and explained: "This so-called United States of Candela is actually to allow every province in the empire to be autonomous while also maintaining autonomy. Can unite and form a brand new country. It not only has the unity and strength of the empire in the past, but also can achieve a high degree of autonomy for each province, allowing each province to have its own power" Under Grand Duke Rostov's detailed explanation, Duke Willand finally understood it roughly What is going on with this so-called United States of Candela? "So His Majesty really doesn't intend to restore the glory of the empire and become the supreme emperor again? " Grand Duke Rostov smiled bitterly: "Duke Willand, do you think there is such hope now? " Duke Willand was silent for a moment and shook his head. " Impossible. " "That's it. "Grand Duke Rostov sighed: "If possible, of course your Majesty would like to restore the glory of the empire, but your Majesty is wise after all. He can clearly recognize the current reality and knows that this idea is simply impossible to realize. So we settled for the next best thing, hoping to at least preserve the original integrity of the empire. " Duke Willand was silent for a while, sighed deeply, shook his head, but said nothing more, and continued to look at the plan in his hand. After a while, he suddenly frowned again, raised his head and asked: " The United States of America needs a president? " "After all, it is a country in name only, and it always needs a unified leader to represent the will of the entire United States of America. "Grand Duke Rostov smiled and explained. "So your Majesty is interested in this position? "The Duke of Willand asked again. "No, Your Majesty, after experiencing these recent events, he has decided to give up and is unwilling to participate in these things anymore. The person interested in this position is His Royal Highness Prince Frank. " "Prince Frank? "Duke Weiland nodded and expressed his understanding. "If His Majesty the Emperor did not hesitate to lose face, he went to the New Flying Chamber of Commerce for help to restore the basic territory of the Candela Empire, but had no idea about the possible establishment of the United States of Candela, Weiland The Duke definitely didn¡¯t believe it. Now that His Majesty the Emperor has chosen to step back from the scene, it is a very wise choice to let Prince Frank come to the front. After looking at the plan for a while, Duke Willand remained silent. After pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice to President Montiel: "President Montiel, I see the shadow of President Xu in this plan. " President Montiel laughed and said, "Yes, when discussing this plan, we asked the president for a lot of opinions. " "What about President Xu's final opinion on this plan? " "The President's original words are I only propose such a model. As for whether the people of the Candela Empire are willing to accept it, that is their business. "President Montiel imitated Xu Yi's tone and demeanor. "So, President Xu didn't make his position clear? " "If the president hadn't supported this model, he wouldn't have put forward so many detailed opinions, right? "President Montiel said. "The president has not paid attention to the affairs of Sainz Continent for many years. Only this time has he been very concerned about it. He even held many video conferences with the senior officials of the Chamber of Commerce and raised the issue in person. Opinion. " "That's it" Duke Willand nodded, pondered for a long time, and then turned to Grand Duke Rostov and said: "I now have a general understanding of your purpose. But Prime Minister, I can't give you any answer now because I don't see the possibility of the success of this plan. " "With the help of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, do you think it's impossible? "Grand Duke Rostov said in surprise. "If the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is willing to give its full help, of course it is very possible, but now" Duke Willand looked at President Montier and shook his head. "I can't see it for the time being. Show the sincerity of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. " Grand Duke Rostov frowned, and just when he was about to speak, President Montiel had already taken the lead. He laughed and responded: "The Governor is right. The tenet that we businessmen have always followed is to hand over the money and deliver the goods. Now we haven't come up with enough valuable things to prove it, so naturally we can't expect the Governor to believe it so easily. Prime Minister, are you right? " Grand Duke Rostov frowned and looked at President Montiel, thought for a moment, and nodded lightly. "President Montiel continued: "But please rest assured, Governor-General, our New Flying Chamber of Commerce will not do anything meaningless. Since we have invited the Governor-General to cooperate together, of course we will not talk in vain. Next, we will have I believe that after seeing some corresponding actions, the Governor will believe our sincerity." Duke Willand nodded honestly: "I'm very much looking forward to it." President Montier and Grand Duke Rostov exchanged. With a look, they all stood up, said goodbye and left. (~^~)