After a whole morning of closed-door discussions, Shanhai City and Atlantis officially formed a strategic alliance and signed a treaty. The core clauses of the treaty were the four main clauses proposed by Ouyang Shuo.
First, peaceful coexistence. The signing of the treaty was not to provoke disputes in the Mediterranean Sea. On the contrary, it was to better maintain peace and order in the Mediterranean Sea.
Therefore, both parties were willing to cooperate with any third party with goodwill to maintain peace in the Mediterranean Sea and actively expand free ocean trade.
Second, offensive and defensive alliance. If either party were to suffer a military attack, the other party would provide military assistance or weapons and materials if conditions permitted.
Note: This clause was limited to the Base City and the Mediterranean Fleet stationed there.
Third, trade. Both parties would open their ports to each other, allow merchant ships to pass freely, encourage civilian trade, promote technical cooperation, and jointly maintain the smooth operation of the Grand Line.
Fourth, port permission. Atlantis allowed Shanhai City to build exclusive ports on its peripheral islands when conditions were right and could station troops when necessary.
The above four clauses showed Ouyang Shuo's ambition in the Mediterranean Sea.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo's ultimate goal was not to form an alliance with Atlantis but to develop allies in the Mediterranean Sea and actively expand his circle of friends.
That was because the four core clauses of the treaty were basically applicable to other countries or territories.
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After the signing of the treaty, Ouyang Shuo had no intention of keeping a low profile. He simply held a special "press conference" in front of the players of the Mediterranean Sea on Atlantis.
Not only did he announce the news of the alliance, but he also announced the specific terms of the treaty to the public. He believed that in less than a day or two, the treaty would spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea through the mouths of the players.
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In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo returned to the Base City.
In return for the 1,000 Spanish cannons, Caria also sent a big gift to the Base City, including two combat marionettes, four engineering marionettes, two mimic aircrafts, and ten Sea Shark mimic warships.
Putting everything else aside, just the two giant combat marionettes were equivalent to 1,000 cannons.
The combat marionettes were strategic weapons. In order to transport the two big guys to the Base City, Atlantis City dispatched 200 mimic aircrafts to the Base City by "air transport".
If it wasn't for the difficulty of transporting them, Ouyang Shuo would have wanted to bring them back to Shanhai City. A hundred-meter tall steel giant, even if it wasn't used, it would still look imposing in front of the city gates.
As for the Engineering Marionette, it was something that Ouyang Shuo urgently needed. Without a single NPC craftsman, the city's construction was impossible.
Ouyang Shuo was worried, but he didn't expect Kalia to solve it so easily.
As expected of the Queen of Atlantis, her actions were heroic. Ouyang Shuo thought to himself that he would have to compensate Atlantis if he had the chance in the future.
August 5th, Base City.
After nearly a week of work, all the original buildings in the city had been razed to the ground. Not only that, but a twelve-meter-tall stone wall had been built on the side facing the sea.
The Spanish cannons on the city wall exuded a dangerous aura.
It had to be said that the Atlantean engineering magic marionettes were really impressive, especially when it came to building the city walls. They would go to the mountain to cut out the stones and then pile them up like building blocks every day.
Not only were these big men muscular, but they were also excellent craftsmen.
Ordinary masonry, masonry, and other tasks were not difficult for them at all. The Atlanteans had equipped them with all kinds of mechanical arms that could ensure that they could carry out all kinds of delicate tasks.
Of course, when it came to the construction of the city, big men like the engineering magic marionettes were a little powerless. If they were not careful, they could probably collapse a house with just a step.
Therefore, the inside of the city wall was still empty. Only the Castellan Mansion in the center had been built.
An airport had been built on the west side of the Castellan Mansion to park the mimic aircrafts. The two aircrafts that Kalia had gifted them would become the air support of the Base City. They were also the eyes of the Base City.
Apart from the Base City, the Port of Gibraltar outside the city had also been cleaned up, and the construction of port facilities had begun. In the future, the port would mainly be used for military purposes. Auxiliary facilities such as ship repair shops would also be built.
Twelve mimic warships were quietly parked in a corner of the port. Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to equip the Atlantean mimic warships with the navy. Instead, he planned to develop them into an aquatic entertainment project.
Tourists would be charged one gold coin for a ride on one of the mimic warships at the port.
At the foot of the mountains on both sides of the estuary, two 100-meter-tall combat magic marionettes were silently guarding the safety of the Port of Gibraltar like metal giants from myths.
It was foreseeable that the Base City would be very safe in the future. It would have all three elements: sea, land, and air.
In the waters outside the port, the Mediterranean Fleet and the ocean fleet were conducting joint training. There was a natural difference between the Spanish navy's tactics and the ancient Shanhai City navy's tactics.
The two admirals, Zheng He and Alvaro, had been staying together for the past few days to train their troops and learn from each other's strengths. For the Shanhai City navy, this was a rare opportunity to improve.
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The Base City was changing with each passing day. The Mediterranean Sea was not peaceful either.
The arrival of the Shanhai City fleet had turned the place upside down. There was big news every day. The alliance between Shanhai City and Atlantis had completely disrupted the existing structure of the Mediterranean Sea.
Anyone with a bit of strategic foresight would realize that the era when the Spanish Invincible Fleet ruled the Mediterranean Sea was gone forever. The new Mediterranean Sea was calling for a new ruler.
Who would emerge victorious in this competition?
Every country believed that they had a chance.
And on that day, the Base City welcomed a special guest — the Lord of Vic City, Henry.
As early as four days ago, Henry's liaison officer had arrived at the Base City and conveyed Henry's greetings and goodwill. Ouyang Shuo took the time to meet the liaison officer, hoping that both parties could conduct a negotiation of a higher standard.
That was how Henry came to visit in person.
Ouyang Shuo was no stranger to Henry, the Lord of Vic City, be it in his previous life or his current one.
Henry was a small man, and he was dry and taciturn, which, with his whiskers, made him even more unattractive. The entire European continent did not think highly of this Frenchman.
Only Ouyang Shuo knew that in his previous life, Henry had successfully become one of the three magnates in Europe during the five years of Gaia. His position was extremely stable. Instead, Manstein, the top lord of the German region, who had always been favored, unexpectedly fell.
At the same time, a lord from a Mediterranean country suddenly rose to prominence in the middle of the game. Together with Henry from the French region and William from the English region, they were known as the three magnates in Europe.
From this, it could be seen that this short man was extremely shrewd.
After learning that the Invincible Spanish Fleet had been destroyed, Henry was the first lord to take the initiative to seek cooperation from Shanhai City. Just this point alone was enough to show this person's foresight and courage.
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Base City, the governor's residence.
Ouyang Shuo and Henry sat opposite each other in the sparsely decorated guest room. "My room is shabby, please excuse me!"
"There's an old saying in your country: It's not the height of the mountain that makes it famous." Unexpectedly, Henry was an expert in China. He only said half of what he wanted to say. He was really a man of few words.
"Not simple!" Ouyang Shuo was surprised.
Henry, who was sitting opposite him, was not calm either. He had previously arranged for the liaison officer not to form any cooperation with Shanhai City. He had only wanted to form a good relationship with them.
If France wanted to rise in the Mediterranean Sea, it could not avoid its old enemy, Spain.
As the saying went, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
When the alliance between Shanhai City and Atlantis City was made public, Henry was truly moved. Without a doubt, the combination of the two had the strength to dominate the Mediterranean Sea.
What they lacked was the participation of a local force.
Vic City could perfectly fill in the last link. It was not only because Vic City was a local force in the Mediterranean Sea. Geographically, Vic City and Base City were in the north and south, perfectly pincer Spain.
After weighing the pros and cons, Henry finally decided to seize this rare opportunity to form an alliance with the two. In this way, he would inevitably be seen as a traitor and an alien by the Europeans.
Such courage was not something an ordinary person could have.
The outside world did not know how the two of them talked in secret.
The next morning, another piece of news spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
Shanhai City's Base City, Atlantis City, and Vic City had formed a common strategic alliance — the Pan-Mediterranean Strategic Cooperation Partnership Alliance, or the Mediterranean Alliance.
The core terms of the alliance were still the four major terms proposed by Ouyang Shuo. Vic City's Set Port was officially opened to the merchant ships of Shanhai City and Atlantis City.
Apart from the alliance, Ouyang Shuo also made a big deal with Henry.
Base City exchanged 300 Spanish cannons for 30,000 craftsmen and 50,000 coolies from Vic City. They would work in Base City for a month to carry out the relevant construction of the city and port.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo spent another 200,000 gold coins to purchase a large number of supplies from Vic City.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo was copying the experience of building Friendship City. He used gold coins to exchange for time and strived to complete the construction of Base City in the shortest time possible.
The establishment of the Mediterranean Alliance had a profound impact on the Mediterranean Sea.
The result of the strong cooperation was that the Mediterranean Alliance quickly filled the gap of the Spanish Invincible Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. In this way, Greece and the other countries realized that they had no chance before they could really start working.
The only difference was that compared to the Spanish Invincible Fleet, the Mediterranean Alliance was relatively peaceful, more open and tolerant, and welcomed other members to join.
Nothing could be more unpredictable than this.
Now that the situation was settled, it was time for Greece and the other countries to reflect.
The Mediterranean Sea was about to usher in a new order.
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