At the Habsburg court dinner, after comparing Wendel's face with Assassin's body, he found a few Austrian ladies among the group of Austrian ladies who used corsets to shape their plump breasts.

Beauty.

That night, I went to chat with them, danced a bit and asked for their names.

With the names of these Austrian ladies in mind, I went to Werner, who came out of the side hall with a straight face, and told him the names of the ladies I was interested in. I explained that I wanted to borrow money from him.

He held a small party at his embassy to make friends with these ladies and some people worthy of my acquaintance. He understood what I meant.

After the dinner, which was relatively absent-minded on both sides, Werner sent a request to more than forty Austrian nobles on my behalf. Werner is our local boss in Rome in Austria. Among the four Austrian beauties I have chosen, three of them have given me the request.

reply.

Compared to my smooth progress, Werner's progress was a bit dismal.

When Rome and Russia started fighting, Austria was the most anxious person because they signed a passive defense treaty with the Russians to ensure that their vested interests in Poland would not be damaged. Mao Zi ran to the summer palace of Leopold III every two days just because he wanted to

We must use this treaty to drag Austria into the water.

The Habsburgs are not idiots. If they join the war against Rome, Vienna will directly face the Roman army. As neighbors for hundreds of years, the Habsburgs certainly know what that means. Besides, Austria was a

The treaty signed with the Russians was a double insurance to prevent Sweden from being in trouble if Sweden was unable to cope with it. In principle, this treaty was a restraint that Austria hoped Russia would not beat up if something happened. It was a comparative

A passive defensive alliance. But Leopold III couldn't offend them by running to the summer palace so diligently. They were allies anyway, and Habsburg expected them to abide by the treaty in the future.

On the other side, while Maozi was jumping up and down, there was one country that was not idle, and that was the Swedes. Maozi was running diligently to the summer palace, and the Swedes were running very diligently to our embassy in Rome.

Why?

Rome and Maozi are at war. This is a very rare opportunity for Sweden to make a comeback!

Think about it, what were their past titles?

Overlord of the Baltic Sea!

The overlord of Northern Europe!

Now, it is a first-class power in Northern Europe.

In other words, the Swedes were kicked out of their dominance by the Russians, even though others admit that the Swedes are not weak.

War is not an Olympic Games. If you take first place, I will take second place. Friendship is first and competition is second. A generation of powerful hegemons was kicked off the throne of the first place in the Nordic countries. If not for hard work, even the top powers in the Nordic countries would not be able to win.

You can't even keep your position. You know, the money is unlimited. The Russians, a rising star, have been encroaching on the Swedes' territory step by step through decades of constant wars, and they have only reached the point where they are about to see the Gulf of Finland today. They will stop here.

And let the Swedes breathe a sigh of relief?

Everyone knows how the Swedes and the Russians started to fight. Is the two sides fighting for decades really over the reputation of a Nordic overlord? Definitely not.

Behind the fight for the title of Nordic hegemony, what is actually hidden is the control of the Baltic Sea and the commercial channels for trade with Western European countries and the New World. It took three generations of hard work for the Swedes to finally establish such an empire that encompasses the Baltic Sea. How?

It is possible to give up the Baltic Sea. In fact, Sweden cannot give up even if it wants to. It has lost the trade in the Baltic Sea. Sweden, with its barren land and cold climate, cannot compete with the Russians in terms of financial resources and manpower even if it has Jutland. And once

Without the Baltic Sea, will Sweden still have the ability to defend other areas besides its homeland?

The battle for Nordic hegemony is actually a war in which the Swedes bet on their national destiny. If they win, they can continue to dominate Northern Europe. If they lose, they can go back to their hometown in Sweden and stay at home. Anyway, the Swedes have been squatting for thousands of years.

, it was only during the Viking raids in the Middle Ages that people realized that there were still living people in the north.

But in such a life-and-death war, the Swedes suddenly stopped visiting the embassy in Rome some time before I arrived in Vienna. This made Werner, who was about to raise the price and make the Swedes bleed, confused for a while.

Originally, he thought the Swedes were playing hard-to-get and was not in a hurry, but after so many days, the Swedes no longer seemed to care about Rome, an ally that could help them. At this time, it was Werner's turn to sit still.

.And as far as I know, the task Assassin was found to do was also related to the Swedes.

There seem to be a lot of problems, but these are none of my business, right? Losing my virginity is the top priority right now.

Planning a banquet takes time, and during the waiting time, there are still many interesting things in Austria.

Less than two days after the Austrian Summer Palace Banquet, the Royal Scientific Research and Exhibition Center in Vienna opened its doors again. The Royal Scientific Research and Exhibition Center in Vienna, whose name sounds awesome, was actually established in an old church by the Habsburg Dynasty to provide entertainment venues for tourists from all over the country.

When I have nothing to do, I go to the place where scientists who study science meet once a month.

The fact that the Habsburg Dynasty did not even build a brand new hall shows how much Leopold III valued the so-called intellectuals. In fact, the so-called scientific research exhibition center is not so much an exchange as a

Those otakus who stayed at home in the 18th century took their small inventions to the market and displayed them, causing interested people to provide funds to continue investment activities.

There is also a place with similar functions in Constantinople. I have participated in it several times. In my memory, there are many more people there than in Austria. But the thing that remains most vivid in my memory is that I almost thought I was walking into it.

A concentration camp for the insane.

"Hey, sir, would you like some perfect potion that uses the best formula in the world today? Please see, this is the Solomon's Water of Eternal Life that even His Majesty the King and the French nobles in Versailles in the west take!" A well-dressed gentleman said

A German with a French accent presented a small, palm-sized glass bottle containing water, but was stopped by two attendants.

I asked: "Why choose me?"

"You look majestic and well-dressed, so you are the most suitable person to drink this noble potion." The person who came here has a certain vision, and he decided that I was a big fat sheep with no brains just by looking at my clothes.

"Okay, let's talk about what's so attractive about this potion that quotes the honorable name of King David's son Solomon."

The visitor was overjoyed and opened the glass cover: "Solomon's Eternal Life Water is a tonic that has been developed through years of research and summarization by alchemist masters to make people happy and healthy. This potion uses pure spring water..."

It seems to sound pretty good.

"But it has a faint metallic taste because we added specially refined mercury. When you drink it, the cool potion like mountain stream water will slide down your throat and enter your body," according to Barasel

According to the chemical school theorem founded by Seuss, the human body is composed of mercury, sulfur and salt, which correspond to the body, soul and spirit respectively. By drinking Solomon's Immortality Water, you can obtain a stronger physique by constantly replenishing mercury, and you will be able to have a stronger physique from then on.

May you live a long life!”

"Yeah, not bad." I praised.

"Really, then five bottles! Five bottles of Solomon's Eternal Life Water only cost fifty gold marks in total! If you have any relatives or friends, buying Solomon's Eternal Life Water as a gift to them will definitely be the most cost-effective gift. If you buy enough

bottle…"

Seeing that the salesman was going on and on, I interrupted: "How about my Prussian friend, would you like a bottle?"

"I'm not a supporter of the Swiss Balacersus school of chemistry. I won't try that kind of thing." Feletelia curled her lips.

"Then I'm sorry, I'm not interested in stuff either, because apart from drinking water, I'm only interested in wine." Only a ghost would drink mercury, isn't it a flowing liquid? It actually made both sides obsessed with it.

Thousands of years….

After sending the gentleman selling the potion away, Feletelia pointed to the skeleton that seemed to be a pterosaur hanging directly above the hall, said "I'll go there and have a look" and walked over happily without looking at it.

It turns out that female literary youths still have a science-loving side. In fact, before I left the house today, she proposed that we go together, which made me confused. Shouldn’t the place where female literary youths go in and out should be salons? How could it be science?

Study the convention and exhibition center, a place where only young people would go in the 18th century.

In the 18th century, ordinary aristocrats would go to brothels, forest farms and other places to relax on weekends. Those who were more literary and artistic would hold salons and concerts at home, and invite celebrities to their homes to chat and exchange knowledge. The remaining young people could

The place where I came was the so-called scientific research institute exhibition in various places, but I am not some ** young man!

"Hey, sir, are you interested in trying to make a fortune? I know a way to produce a lot of salt, which will allow you to make a lot of money in areas that are short of salt!"

Holy shit, what is so magical?

"Sir! Don't listen to his nonsense, he is just a complete lunatic! He actually thinks that the sweat produced by the human body is enough to produce a large amount of edible salt!"

"Asshole! Do you dare to deny that human sweat is not salty? Sir, the smell of sweat is the smell of salt. Isn't it the same as the wine of France and the wine of Rome, but the origin and grape varieties used are different?

!”

"Sophistry! That's sheer sophistry! Sir, this guy actually thinks that just by gathering a large number of people and letting them stay in his special room to produce a lot of sweat, he can create salt that can be taken everywhere. What a wishful thinking!

"

"What about you! Call me wishful thinking, but your invention is crazier than mine!"

"Damn it, you are so nakedly jealous! Oh, sir, please let me offer you the greatest invention of this century, no, in the last few hundred years! I call these wings!"

The visitor brought something out, and when he looked carefully, it seemed that the thing in his hand could only be called wings.

"I have calculated it using an algorithm that combines mathematics, physics and mechanics. It can definitely fly! I will sell this to you for twenty gold marks. When the time comes, you just need to find a place hundreds of meters high and jump down.

Then, these wings of mine can take you to soar into the sky! I guarantee that as long as you have enough physical strength, you can even fly to the moon!"

"Wait a minute, you just said that you have used algorithms from mathematics, physics and mechanics to calculate?"

"Yes, I am a university professor myself, specializing in physics and mechanics!"

Well, the owner has a specialization. Since he is a professor, it is better not to work part-time as a birder.
Chapter completed!