Before Lynch came to this world, he had suffered many setbacks.

Too many, so many that he himself couldn't remember how many, yet he felt these setbacks weren't truly setbacks in the real sense, more like experiences gained painfully.

Every time he suffered, he grew a little, learned more, until he suffered no more.

But after arriving at this point in time, he started suffering again.

The first person who caused him to suffer is still in prison, waiting to serve a long sentence, surely repenting for his previously rude behavior.

The second person is Mr. Herbs, who cost Lynch several times more money than he anticipated during his initial phase here, just to acquire what he wanted, nearly making his actual development lag behind his plans.

Although the bank also shares some responsibility for this.

What's more annoying is that the person who made him spend much more money finally told him that the extra money wasn't a loss, he could gain that gentleman's friendship as a result.

It's a ridiculous and absurd statement, with Mr. Herbs placing both parties in a completely unequal position, then offering Lynch some consolation as if it were charity.

Lynch even felt at times that the other party was merely bidding against him with a playful mindset, not truly wanting anything, just to satisfy some sort of perverse pleasure, while pretending to be a savior, granting a little compensation to the opponent.

This kind of setback is actually quite meaningless because, besides pain, you don't gain any experience from enduring such setbacks. You won't grow in any way because of this matter!

Like the gentleman who first caused Lynch to suffer, they weren't playing a game of competitive negotiation within the effective rules of society. The other party was directly exploiting the power in his hands to cross the line, giving Lynch no valuable experience during the cross-line process, only pain, which is why he retaliates, just like the second time.

This led to the surprise of this time, sometimes Lynch is very generous, he might buy Nell's former coworker's house and resell it to them on installments to prevent them from being ousted by the bank.

But at times, he is quite stingy and a bit unreasonable with holding grudges.

The next day, after being seen off by local officials, the Federation delegation embarked on a train to Gafura's ruling center.

Everything here, from cultural aspects to architectural styles, is vastly different from the Federation, even the trains differ from those in the Federation.

The train carriage exudes a unique "tone" of Gafura people and a kind of "arrogance" that Federation people find discomforting, it's a strange feeling, knowing these things don't exist purely to make one uncomfortable or anything, but people often, due to certain subjective reasons, deem these things good or bad.

For example, the seats.

In the Federation, train seats are like booths with a wooden frame and an old leather surface, that's just the normal seat, a slight upgrade just swaps in an independent cushioned adjustable chair.

But here, every place exudes a kind of "decay from the Empire".

A delicate small round table surrounded by leather chairs, comfortable sofas, low tea tables, and even a bar, dance floor, taking the train here is definitely an enjoyment, though some people dislike it.

They use "decay" to describe this luxurious atmosphere, to demonstrate their loyalty to the country, to the Federation, and a certain ideology.

An entire day was spent on the train, Gafura's train speed is slightly slower than the Federation's, only arriving in the Imperial Capital the next day, which is actually not especially far from the Eastern Port City.

Upon arriving, they saw Gafura's Minister of Foreign Affairs and some accompanying officials, after brief introductions, a group of people proceeded to the largest, highest-grade, and highest-standard "Empire Hotel" in the Imperial Capital under the photographer's follow-up.

The Empire Hotel has traditionally been the place Gafura uses to accommodate important guests, roughly seventy or eighty years ago, people used to reside in the Imperial Palace.

No matter which country the delegation came from, the Imperial Family would arrange them in the Imperial Palace, to demonstrate a certain demeanor, and to showcase the grand style of a large country.

When technology wasn't advanced enough, a royal city, an imperial palace, to some extent, represented a country's strength, only those thriving, powerful nations might invest heavily in constructing a massive imperial palace complex.

However, later the Imperial Family stopped doing this, because they noticed that some small countries frequently visited the Gafura royal family, and each visit would result in the royal family losing some items.

Not simply losing a set of pure gold utensils, but also losing some crystal cups, although these items aren't particularly valuable, once items are missing, it necessitates replacing entire sets, causing headaches for the royal family.

They can't explicitly name certain state delegations as thieves and pilferers for stealing numerous things, so they simply arrange for the visitors to stay at the Empire Hotel under the pretext of Imperial Palace renovations.

The Empire Hotel's operators are not as considerate of everyone's dignity as the Imperial Family is, and after publicly announcing that some utensils were missing after accommodating delegates from a certain country, the situation was thoroughly improved.

This also became the new routine for hosting guests, regardless of who it is, they will no longer stay in the Imperial Palace but will be directly arranged to stay at the Empire Hotel.

To welcome the arrival of the Federation delegation, local aristocrats spontaneously held a party and invited delegation members to attend, it also serves as a prelude to the actual negotiations in both warming up and probing.

"... I suggest we should deepen our exchanges in the field of technology!"

As soon as Lynch entered the party hall, he saw the Deputy Foreign Minister standing beside several imperial nobles listening to their views.

The reason he knew they were nobles is also because their demeanor was too obvious.

In this monarchical country, what class of people can do what things are prescribed unequivocally.

For example, only nobles can wear floral collars, which might sound a bit incredible, but that's the system of this country, especially in such important social occasions, who is a noble and who is a commoner is clear-cut.

Speaking was the deputy head of Gafura's Royal Science Research Institute, holding a glass, discussing these matters with the Deputy Foreign Minister and educational officials.

The Federation's possession of the world's most advanced technology is no joke or boast, it's a fact, as evidenced by this latest naval battle outcome.

Submarines are possessed by each developed country globally, Gafura also has them, laying undersea cables sometimes requires submarines, cleaning inland canal channels sometimes requires submarines.

Perhaps someone also envisaged using submarines for offensive warfare on battlefields, yet they all failed, scientific limitations restricted submarines during wars, until this war commenced when the Federation's submarines demonstrated unrivaled importance, people began to actually regard the Federation as a tech powerhouse and the technological value manifested in national competitiveness.

A new form of technological competition with less intense gunpowder flavor is unfolding among these developed nations, among some publicly available scientific achievements of the Federation are ones that Gafura is studying and coveting, they consider this a good opportunity.

If both parties can do it, why not go deeper?

Lynch didn't interject or intervene, he believed these people knew how to negotiate with the Gafura people, as he had taught them quite a bit in diplomatic affairs these past two days.

Just as he was preparing to find a place to stay quietly, a gentle female voice sounded from behind, "Mr. Lynch..."

Very gentle, merely hearing her voice could conjure images of feminine gentle beauty.

Lynch turned around, it was a beautiful lady looking to be around thirty-one or thirty-two years old, possessing a unique and excellent temperament, both appearance and figure were first-rate choices.

"You are..."

Lynch didn't recognize her, but evidently, the other party had done their homework.

"How impudent, you may call me Jenia." She proactively extended her hand, Lynch also smiled and shook hands with her.

Judging by the current situation, this lady named Jenia fits all aspects of Lynch's aesthetic, he doesn't mind chatting with her at this boring party.

"You already know me, Lynch!" he said.

"Yes, I know you, Mr. Lynch, I've read your 'Lynch's Adventure', and watched its two adapted films. Whenever I think of those thrilling experiences you had in Nagariel, I'm nearly breathless!" She held her hands to her chest, Lynch couldn't help but glance at her ample bosom.

He isn't ashamed of it, appreciating beauty is a natural instinct, he'll look at others, appreciate their beauty, just as others will look at him, appreciate his handsomeness, it's completely normal.

He subtly indicated his approval of the lady's praise through some bodily gestures.

Then Jenia continued discussing related matters, only then did Lynch realize she was actually a member of the Imperial Family, but she never relied on her Imperial Family identity to do anything, actually, she rebelliously became an actress.

It's important to know, the profession of an actress might be regarded as remarkable among the general populace, but in the eyes of the Imperial Family, it's absolutely not a good profession.

While the two were engrossed in conversation, a few individuals secretly observing this side were relieved.

In order to clearly understand the true intentions and limits of the Federation people, Gafura arranged a lot of maneuvers.

The Royal Science Research Institute was only one aspect, Jenia was another.

They even specifically studied Lynch's pattern of female aesthetics, ultimately finding a woman matching Lynch's preferences to engage him.

Mature, well-educated, graceful, humorous, and expressing moderate admiration for him...

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