Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Nie Bing didn't waste any time.

Her goal this time was actually very simple, and that was it.

For a while, he really couldn't find a starting point.

However, this time, with the help of Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce), many things became much simpler for him.

In fact, all the families except the Aurelius family among the twelve families had this idea.

Therefore, everyone agreed with what Nie Bing said...

Nie Bing continued, "Actually, as everyone knows, the West entered the Industrial Revolution much earlier. In terms of our weapons and warships, after the first wave of reforms, our industrial manufacturing technology has indeed been constantly evolving... However, our weaponry hasn't made any progress..."

"The reason for this should be clear to everyone."

These individuals exchanged glances, and they naturally understood what was going on.

However, no one spoke.

Now that Nie Bing had spoken, she showed no sign of stopping.

She didn't care whether many of the people here were genuinely stupid or pretending...

She still needs to take the initiative to clarify things...

"That's because military and political power are controlled by the royal families of your respective countries, and industry is controlled by you. Since the Illuminati previously wanted to check and balance you, you naturally wouldn't spend money to upgrade weapons and military equipment."

"Upgrading industrial equipment will improve your efficiency and generate profits. So you will be willing to spend money to upgrade and research it. On the other hand, the royal family feels that these weapons are already advanced enough, and there is no threat or money involved, so they will not upgrade them."

"This has led to a terrible consequence: all of us in the West are immersed in our own fantasies. What do you think of our weapons now?"

After saying this much, Nie Bing stopped and changed the subject, asking the people in their group a question...

The clan leaders exchanged glances, then looked at Nie Bing and said, "Guild Leader, under normal circumstances, our weapons are still among the world's best..."

"Of course, those Iron Legion soldiers are nothing compared to you... those Iron Legion soldiers, we can no longer even be called weapons men anymore..."

After hearing the words of the clan leaders, Nie Bing smiled faintly: "Everyone, back in the Xiao Kingdom, there was an idiom called 'sitting in a well and looking at the sky.' Before, I always said that East Asians are like frogs in a well, thinking that they are the most powerful in the world because they are confined to their own little plot of land."

"Only after Western iron ships and cannons breached their city walls did they realize that, against our Western iron ships and cannons, even their most formidable tactics and skills appeared utterly laughable..."

"But fortunes change! Nobody expected them to change so quickly! In less than ten years, the balance of power has completely reversed... I never imagined that we Westerners would one day be labeled as 'frogs in a well'..."

"Our current situation is actually similar to that of East Asians who were previously stuck in a well and had a limited perspective..."

"Of course, we're in a better situation. Those are the East Asians, and they haven't attacked yet..."

Nie Bing's words left everyone present stunned, speechless for a long while...

This includes Xiao Ce.

Because from Nie Bing's words, it was clear that their East Asian weapons technology had made a major breakthrough.

In fact, Xiao Ce had already learned from Xiao Yang that their East Asian weapons had indeed made breakthroughs.

However, the specifics of what kind of breakthrough it is still unknown.

Although Xiao Ce was curious, he did not intend to be the first to stick his neck out this time.

Some family patriarchs still asked Nie Bing, "President, do you mean... that East Asia now has weapons that are far more advanced than ours?"

Nie Bing nodded: "That's right! From what I understand, that's indeed the case."

Soon, another family patriarch expressed a different opinion, and then said to Nie Bing, "President, do you have a source for your information? Those East Asian countries didn't even have iron ships a few years ago... Although they have weapons... they are far behind us... In just a few years, they have surpassed us. Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

Nie Bing listened to everyone's comments with some disbelief.

Nie Bing smiled and then said, "Gentlemen, it seems you've really been spoiled by the good life... Actually, everyone knows that the most difficult part of many things is going from zero to one..."

"Once you have this one, the rest will be easy."

“We have a complete industrial foundation here. It’s not difficult for them to simply copy it and then do the research and development.”

"Furthermore, there are many things you may not know. In East Asia, there is a place called the Tianji Academy, which is a place dedicated to research."

"From the very beginning, they recruited many frustrated weapons experts from our side. Because these experts had no place here to utilize their skills..."

"Because Western weapons research is stagnant. Everyone's resting on their laurels... So, our entire Western weapons research team is stuck. They have ambitions! But research requires massive funding and resources..."

“We don’t provide them with that. And Xiao Ce from East Asia is someone who values ​​talent extremely much, so they took the opportunity to poach all of our top Western experts, offering them huge rewards, as long as they had any research topics!”

"As long as there is a research project, no matter what it is, they will unconditionally provide human, financial, and material support. And their progress will naturally be fast."

"With these experts, they also have friends and students. One person tells ten, ten tell a hundred, and Xiao Kingdom only took one year to successfully transform and enter the industrial age. Not only that, they also asked them to recruit more people. You may not know about the loss of some mid-level technical backbones in various countries."

After Nie Bing finished speaking, the family patriarchs present all shook their heads and looked at each other.

Looking into their clear eyes, it was obvious they truly didn't know...

It's no wonder they knew that Xiao Ce, the instigator mentioned by Nie Bing, was also unaware of the truth.

When he left East Asia before, he gave them a general direction to follow.

It was indeed true that they were sent to recruit people from the West.

But, to my surprise, they did a really good job.

Of course, Xiao Ce remained skeptical of what Nie Bing had said.

Because, although Nie Bing has not yet revealed her true purpose.

However, Xiao Ce had already guessed some things from Nie Bing's foreshadowing...

After witnessing this scene, Nie Bing slowly began to speak: "Gentlemen, we actually returned from East Asia not long ago. Those things were what we saw..."

"Here's something you might find hard to accept... that is, East Asia has now completely completed its industrialization reforms. The core country of East Asia, Xiao, completed its reforms in just one year and has achieved unimaginable technological progress, especially in its various weapons..."

"We've never even seen those weapons before, let alone know what they're for... Anyway, the reason they're not fighting isn't because they lack the ability. They're simply waiting... As for what they're waiting for, I have no idea..."

Xiao Ce was surprised to hear Nie Bing say this, but overall, it was still within his expectations...

Because when Xiao Ce had some free time, he wrote a lot about future technologies and weapons.

Xiao Ce was a military enthusiast in his previous life, so he had a general understanding of the principles behind some things. He drew a person's skeleton, and then asked them to fill in the details.

As Nie Bing said, going from zero to one is difficult.

But going from one to one hundred is not so difficult.

In the earliest days, there were many restrictions within the Tianji Academy for no other reason than this.

Because the foundation was neglected, it has now been filled.

With more and more experts joining in, the things on paper that Xiao Ce gave them were like a jigsaw puzzle. As each piece was solved, their progress was naturally rapid.

Moreover, a healthy competition has actually formed within the Tianji Academy without anyone realizing it.

Of course, this was just Xiao Ce's guess.

Although Nie Bing laid a lot of groundwork, there was still some truth in what he set out to tell...

For example, they had just returned from East Asia.

The original owner of this body suddenly left from the West, perhaps to go to East Asia.

Clearly, the original owner's plan was to stay here while he went to East Asia to steal their home.

However, judging from the results...

Clearly, he failed.

And it was because they saw that their forces in East Asia seemed virtually invincible that they came here...

"However, I know... if our entire Western world continues to fall apart like this, then it will be our end... When they come, we will have no choice but to accept one word... and that is death!"

Nie Bing spoke with a solemn expression.

However, the people present did not appear so solemn.

After all, these families have lived through countless dynastic changes.

They always managed to survive...

Therefore, they remained somewhat skeptical about it.

After being told what Nie Bing said, they even considered surrendering.

After all, if you can't win, you surrender.

They can still preserve their strength; as long as they maintain a good attitude, they are not afraid of being wiped out by East Asians...

Everyone understood the meaning behind their expressions at that moment...

They both understood each other without saying a word...

Seeing this, Nie Bing said to the crowd, "Everyone, are you all thinking that if East Asia is really that powerful, then you might as well just surrender to them and prosper together with them?"

Everyone thought this in their hearts, but they couldn't say it aloud, waving their hands and saying, "No...no...how could we possibly think that...we'll live and die with the Illuminati..."

"Yes, President, we will live and die with the Illuminati..."

Xiao Ce saw the expressions on everyone's faces and found it amusing.

These people say they're smart. But looking at it this way, they're actually not that smart.

Actually, there's definitely something coming next when Nie Bing says that...

This premature declaration of loyalty seems somewhat perfunctory...

So almost everyone spoke up, but Xiao Ce remained silent.

Xiao Ce didn't speak, so naturally, Cassivs remained silent as well.

Nie Bing naturally noticed the brothers' 'uniqueness'...

Nie Bing quickly turned her attention to Cassivs and Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce).

"Gentlemen Aurelius, are you remaining silent because you have differing opinions...?"

Although Cassivs did not hear Xiao Ce repeating what he said.

However, by remaining silent, they are indicating disagreement, or a differing opinion...

So, he was just about to get up and answer.

Nie Bing waved her hand and said to Cassivus, "Mr. Cassivus, I know you will give us a very official answer... Let Mr. Sean speak instead."

Nie Bing then turned to Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce) and said, "Mr. Sean, you should speak... I still have the same answer as before, and I hope you can tell me the truth... I won't punish you no matter what you say..."

Seeing Nie Bing's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "President, that's good! Then I'll be frank. If what you say is true, and their weapons are far more advanced than ours, and we have no chance of winning, then what we should be doing now is not discussing resistance here. Instead, we should be discussing finding Yin Pan'er and that Mr. Xiao Ce, finding them... asking them what they want, and then seeking peace..."

"Since victory is no longer possible... then we should preserve our greatest interests with the least loss, right? If it's about courting death, then there's no need... right?"

Seeing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Bing remained calm and said nothing...

The two lackeys from the family pointed directly at Sean Aurelius (Xiao Ce) and said, "Sean, you traitor... what do you mean? Does your Aurelius family want to be the first to betray us? We haven't even fought yet... and you're already admitting defeat. Do you want to be traitors?"

"That's right, Sean, do you want to be the sinners of the West?"

The two family patriarchs pointed at Sean and berated him, while the other family patriarchs, unusually, remained silent...

This can be seen as an implicit acceptance of Xiao Ce's statement and opinion...