"Mr. Lynch, Mr. Herbs would like to see you..."

The hotel front desk made a call to Lynch, who was resting after finishing negotiations related to cultural exchange with Gafura.

Lynch's arguments moved the rulers of Gafura, and they finally decided to engage in a multi-dimensional cultural exchange with the powerful Federation, rather than blindly and foolishly thinking that other cultures are rubbish except for Gafura's.

This is also an effect brought by military and political power; when you are weak, even if you shout crazily, people will only regard you as boring noise.

But when you are strong enough, even if you speak softly, those who have not heard what you say, and those who have nothing to do with your content, will find ways to inquire about what you said, to avoid becoming your enemy.

The Gafuran people hope to let the Federation people understand through culture that they are not evil—social progress has made the monarchy in some mouths become an evil and corrupt thing; in addition, Gafura, as a victorious nation and an aggressor representative, does not have a good image internationally.

If Gafura can let the Federation tend towards their values and worldview through culture, future military conflict between Gafura and the Federation is less likely.

This has already been proven to be true; previous escapism and current proactive expansion are essentially expressions of the needs of the Federation's lower social classes.

Persuading the Federation's populace is tantamount to persuading the Federation Government, which is one of the critical reasons why Gafuran rulers agreed to cultural exchange.

This is a good phenomenon and has played a crucial role in advancing the peace process in the world.

It's worth mentioning that in the wake of extensive cultural exchanges, various movie exchanges are naturally included, and Jenia thus became a representative and will join the exchange group in heading to the Federation when final cultural exchanges commence.

Also, it was proposed by Jenia that Gafura will co-produce no less than three main theme works with the Federation in subsequent exchanges, with Jenia starring as the female lead in one of the films.

Overall, both sides were very satisfied with this aspect of negotiation, and immediately after, the Nagariel crisis erupted.

These days, Lynch has been staying in the hotel, focusing on the situation in Nagariel, thus Mr. Herbs' visit was not unexpected for him.

This morning, at the Venus Exchange in Gafura, the exchange rate of the Nagariel currency against Fla already dropped to 300 to 1, which, converted to Federation Sol, is about 170 to 180 to 1, showing another cliff-like plunge compared to last night.

Many international observation bodies consider that the situation in Nagariel will not have any favorable changes in the short term, and at this critical moment, the Federation not only refuses to extend a helping hand to the Nagariel authorities but also signals other countries and individuals not to meddle in Nagariel's internal affairs.

The authorities and royal family have not come up with any effective means to solve these issues, and can even be said to have taken no action at all.

This also means they are even less likely to quickly clean up the aftermath, these problems may persist for a long time until the Nagariel United Kingdom is completely replaced by a new regime.

Some daring newspapers even use "Countdown to Extinction" as headlines for news on Nagariel, indicating the global lack of hope for the predicament the Nagariel royal family is facing.

This forced Mr. Herbs to take the initiative to meet Lynch, hoping he still has a chance to minimize his losses. If he can regain all the Nagariel currency now, or at least his portion, he could repay borrowed funds quickly and sell off the remaining currency to more desperate speculators by amplifying the exchange rate!

Even though the Nagariel currency has been plummeting these days, there is no shortage of crazy gamblers in the market willing to "bottom fish," just like during the financial crisis in the Federation years ago, many people were willing to gamble on a slim chance.

If Nagariel reaches some agreement with the Federation, or with other countries, as long as this government can sustain, their bottom fishing will be valuable and can yield significant returns.

In fact, Lynch used to be such a "madman," he and another "Herbert" bought up Gafura's war bonds as if they were waste paper.

Many thought he was out of his mind then, as he invested all his earnings, not lacking in madness.

He was very similar to those people now, gambling on a one-in-ten-thousand chance, multiplying his invested funds dozens or hundreds of times over, which is what drives people crazy.

Normal investment behavior is extremely difficult even to double, and the larger the funds, the smaller that possibility, but here it's possible, as long as the rate of return is breathtaking, there will always be people willing to try.

The world never runs out of such madmen, so as long as he can get his money back, Mr. Herbs can minimize his losses.

Before long, Lynch met Mr. Herbs in the reception room, and compared to their last meeting at the party, Mr. Herbs looked very haggard and disheveled.

His hair was no longer slicked back as meticulously as before, but somewhat untidy, his gaze lacked focus and reflected deep exhaustion.

"Mr. Lynch, thank you for finding time amidst your busy work to meet with me..." By this time, Mr. Herbs had completely lost his former pride. He realized Lynch's plot before the Nagariel collapse, but had no way to avoid it.

The international nation-to-nation rivalries cannot be influenced by a small country's prince; once such a scale process starts, personal power has almost no effect at all.

He knew he would fall into the Abyss, yet was helpless but to watch.

His visit to Lynch was nothing more than trying to persuade Lynch to minimize his losses, considering he had gathered so much money for Lynch.

His language was modest and humble, never shown before Lynch.

Regardless of any previous occasion, no matter how much acclaim Lynch received from the world, Mr. Herbs never considered Lynch more remarkable than himself; on the contrary, he held his own pride, not looking up to Lynch.

Whether it was their first encounter costing Lynch hundreds of thousands in liquid funds, or his richer status and nobler identity than Lynch in subsequent meetings, he always believed he stood above Lynch, preventing him from admitting wrong.

But now...

Lynch chuckled, "Please sit, Mr. Herbs, you're too polite, which makes me a bit uncomfortable," He paused, "Would you like something to drink?"

"No..." Mr. Herbs instinctively refused the offer, but quickly changed his mind, "...Coffee, please, thank you."

Lynch had two cups of coffee sent over, both taking a sip, making the room somewhat quiet.

Lynch was in no hurry to speak, still smiling, but Mr. Herbs couldn't stand it anymore, he put down the coffee cup and looked at Lynch, "Mr. Lynch, regarding our transaction..."

"Is it... possible to end it early?" Mr. Herbs carefully chose his words, negotiating cautiously, "As you know, the Nagariel currency has fallen too much, I can pay some compensation, just hoping to take back a portion of my funds early, my part."

He looked at Lynch expectantly, but Lynch casually countered, "What does this have to do with me, Mr. Herbs? I don't quite understand."

"Our business between us is contractual, and when the Nagariel currency frantically appreciated, my risk infinitely increased, and I didn't propose to terminate the contract early, because we signed a contract, and everything is bound by the contract!"

"Now the Nagariel currency has depreciated, I'm also very upset, but terminating the contract early..." Lynch shook his head, "That's impossible, Mr. Herbs, even if you pay me penalties, I would lose a lot of money!"

Lynch's arguments were completely valid; as the loaning party, Lynch was indeed bearing considerable risk and pressure during Nagailer's rapid appreciation.

The purpose of borrowing money is certainly not to leave it unused, but to utilize it, and once utilized, exchange impact occurs; in a sustained appreciation process, the borrower's risk and pressure multiply.

Assuming Lynch spent his money when the Nagariel currency was exchanged at 100 to 1 against Sol, and the Nagariel currency kept appreciating until it reached 50 to 1.

In order for Lynch to regain 100 Nagariel currency, he would need to spend two Federation Sol for exchange, meaning a loss of one currency unit in the exchange rate fluctuation!

Lynch borrowed so much money, 10 billion, according to the previous exchange rate fluctuations, if he spent it, and the Nagariel currency exchange rate didn't collapse, when the contract expires, even without interest, he would lose at least tens of millions of Federation Sol!

His reasoning was impeccable, which left Mr. Herbs speechless.

Indeed, when Lynch had the risk, he didn't mention early termination, and even if he did, Mr. Herbs wouldn't agree.

Now, the risk and pressure have shifted; it's his turn to feel tremendous trouble, wishing to terminate the contract early, but Lynch surely won't agree.

He licked his lips, looking somewhat pitiful, "I'm already old, I can't bear such a blow, and I will minimize your loss as much as possible, Mr. Lynch..."

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