In the study, the Minister of Finance of Gafura and Mr. Herbs sat opposite each other, neither of them speaking.

The room was filled with a special aura, an aura created by wealth, status, and power, a noble aura, an expensive aura.

Expensive, this is not a word used incorrectly here. The lifestyle of the aristocracy is unimaginable to most, the wealth accumulated by these families over centuries is an enormous and astonishing figure.

Such wealth allows them to live an exquisite life, where every tiny, almost imperceptible detail of life carries an expensive aura.

Pick a random picture frame, and the oil painting inside might be a masterpiece from a certain artist's peak period, with amazing value.

Pick a random manuscript from the bookshelf, and just upon opening the cover, you may see a sequence of historical celebrities who personally signed their names on the book cover, indicating they have read this book.

Even the carpet under Mr. Herbs' foot at this moment holds a price unimaginable to ordinary people.

This was the moment that made Mr. Herbs most angry yet helpless in history, it was more than just frustration.

The Minister of Finance glanced at him, pursed his lips and said "Hmm," then with a half-smile, half-sneer said, "Still about the matter from last time?"

The matter Mr. Herbs met with him last time was about Lynch's batch of debt securities. Initially, the Minister of Finance did not realize what was happening until later he linked it to the bet agreement between Mr. Herbs and Lynch, thus guessing some insider information.

For instance, the "betting" method in this bet agreement was about when Lynch's batch of securities can be cashed.

Mr. Herbs had repeatedly expressed sincerity, plus the Empire was indeed unsuitable to release too much reserve funds recently, so he accomplished this matter with ease.

Now, it seems that the situation has changed somewhat,

Mr. Herbs nodded, "Yes, I implore you!"

The Minister of Finance leaned back, sighed, his gaze constantly moving over Mr. Herbs' body, finally nodded indifferently, "I will do my best to help you, but you also need to be mentally prepared. The will of Emperor of the Empire prevails over my personal decisions. If he changes his mind and his attitude is firm, even if you put all the treasures of the world in front of me, I cannot change the outcome."

"Of course, I understand…"

After concluding this conversation, Mr. Herbs quickly left the residence of the Minister of Finance. He had done his utmost to resolve these matters, what remains is only to pray, to pray that the gods do not abandon him.

Two days later, almost all business negotiations between the Federation and Gafura ended. Honestly, neither the Gafura people, nor the Federation people, nor people from other countries thought this negotiation would be so smooth.

In all negotiation items, both parties almost did not waste too much time and effort, and during the negotiation, both sides did not display strong offensiveness, nor were there many instances of table-banging.

This may be the most typical, standard, and规范 negotiation case, possibly written into some diplomatic book, or into world history.

This negotiation fully demonstrates the core of negotiating—striving towards the same goal and making appropriate concessions continuously to achieve a result acceptable to both sides.

No one insisted excessively on their own ideas and demands, quickly and friendly probing each other, rapidly finding solutions, one by one projects reached agreements quickly, some Federation merchants also started preparing to participate in the Gafura Empire government's tender.

At such a time, Emperor Gafura wanted to meet Lynch.

"This request... have you done something I don't know about?", on the way to the Imperial Palace with Lynch, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs asked this question in a low voice.

Gafura people are proud, their Emperor is also proud, a proud Emperor will not easily take the initiative to ask to see a foreign envoy unless there is something that makes him have to do so.

This is what makes the Deputy Minister curious, "You can simply tell me, it will be easier for me to write the materials after returning, otherwise the people from the Security Committee will trouble you after you return."

Such matters as Emperor Gafura alone summoning foreign diplomatic personnel are not simple matters in any country, the Security Committee will certainly investigate, let Lynch talk about the purpose the Emperor summoned him, and what they talked about, as one of the factors in the evaluation, to judge whether Lynch may betray the national interest.

In diplomatic affairs, there are no small matters, don't be fooled by the fact that technology is so advanced now, in fact, many times when a country wants to understand another country, it still has to do so through "people."

All countries will hide key information in their external propaganda, if you believe whatever others say, the world might have unified long ago.

During the Federation's strategy against Nagariel, it also coerced and bribed their diplomatic ambassador, transmitting some incorrect information through the diplomatic ambassador to their domestic side, accompanied by forceful action in other aspects, ultimately creating the current situation.

However, Lynch is not too worried, "The President knows about this matter, I will not have any trouble, but I still appreciate your concern, sir."

Talking thus, they stopped outside the Imperial Palace, the Deputy Minister looked at the magnificent Imperial Palace, eyes emitting some kind of different glow.

A few years ago, Federation people, lacking confidence, thought they were definitely not the match of the Gafura people, even thought they weren't the match of most countries in the world, the people indulged in pleasure, feared death, at that time the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was like a punching bag, like a decoration.

Most countries involved in the war at that time could demand more from the Federation in terms of diplomacy, for example, demanding the Federation provide ports for the King's warships to dock, demanding the Federation export precious raw materials, demanding to intercept and even plunder Nautical Federation Merchant Ships.

At that time, people feared war and avoided reality.

But now, all this has changed, they can stand on the territory of the Gafura people, while not losing their own bottom line, demand the Gafura people agree to their diplomatic demands, yet still stand here, at the core of the core of this country, to watch closely the nerve center of this country's power.

"I will wait here for you, if anything happens, remember to endure first, do not let yourself fall into a dangerous situation!", He patiently talked with Lynch about these matters, despite knowing clearly that Lynch knows perhaps as much if not more than him.

But every time he sees Lynch's young face, he always has an impulse to remind the other party, youth is Lynch's greatest capital, and possibly his least controlled side as well.

"Don't worry, I know what to do!", Finishing, led by the Gafura people, he proudly walked into the Imperial Palace until his back completely disappeared.

More than ten minutes later, Lynch met Emperor Gafura.

This is Lynch's second meeting with the Emperor, previously they met once after first arriving here but it ended quickly, unlike this time being so close.

Emperor Gafura looked very young, about in his forties or fifties, his complexion somewhat rosy, however, this kind of rosy isn't ordinary rosy, that kind of red and white rosy, his entire face has a kind of shine of redness, which is a symptom of hypertension.

"You have a lot of courage!", Emperor Gafura looked at Lynch, with little smile on his face, his identity and profession let him showcase an unattainable majesty at all times.

At this point, the position he sat on was slightly higher than Lynch's standing position, allowing him to look at Lynch with a feeling of slightly overlooking, "You are not like Federation people, I heard Federation people's courage is as small as the eye of a needle, I have seen before."

"Our warship fired just one shot, and some of your people got scared so much they wet their pants…", he perhaps couldn't help but laugh, some surrounding ministers also showed smiles.

Lynch also smiled, which made the Emperor feel more intrigued, "You seem to agree with my view?"

This time Lynch shook his head, "No, I am thinking about a previous naval battle, the so-called invincible fleet was almost annihilated, if it weren't for them temporarily moving some ships, perhaps people can only see those numbers in history books."

"Now those who should be thanking God for not letting them lose face are mocking the victors, seeking psychological comfort, I find it laughable."

The laughter in the room suddenly stopped, the Emperor's expression became particularly dangerous, he felt his whole body uncomfortable and every heartbeat made his temples throb.

"You have a lot of courage!"

Lynch slightly bent his body, "You praised me like this once before!"

The Emperor wanted to say something, Lynch did not give him a chance to speak but continued, "I am here hoping we can solve a little problem between us, rather than showcasing your so-called imperial style."

"Gentlemen, please pay attention, the Federation now fears no one; we will not by force coercively make others bow down, but when faced with challenges and threats, we also will not shy away from using force to defend our rights."

"If you brought me here to intimidate and ridicule me for amusement, I suggest we do not waste each other's time."

"Rather than wanting to see me disgrace myself, why not consider how to solve the issues in the Amelia Region!"

"That is what's more meaningful!"

Lynch's unapologetic yet sharp words made the Emperor very angry while also exceptionally rational. Anyone who isn't a foolish ruler knows that Lynch is not wrong.

Although he doesn't like Lynch, the Emperor has to agree with his viewpoint.

"I heard people say you claim you can solve the issues in the Amelia Region, I am very curious, how will you solve it?"

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