186: Chapter 188 My door is always open, the second vassal state

[Lord of Australia: The Dragon Kingdom has really arrived, you must believe me!]

[US Lord: Don't you have the Wailing Mountains blocking them? How could they have achieved a Breakthrough so quickly?]

[Lord of Australia: I don't know, send command points quickly, I need to summon troops!]

[US Lord: You must be responsible for your words and actions. If there is any deception, the Alliance will take punitive measures.]

[Lord of Australia: Hurry! My troops that were sent out have already been completely wiped out!]

[US Lord: The US has already transferred 50,000 command points. Hold on, more command points will arrive shortly.]

[Lord of Australia: Hurry, otherwise...]

[US Lord: Confirm if you have received the command points?]

[...]

[US Lord: Reply if received?]

[US Lord: Gauss, I order you to reply to me now!]

In the Australia territory, Lord Gauss no longer had the heart to pay attention to the messages popping up on his panel.

Because a silver spear was already pressed against his neck.

General Li Xin had used his stealth ability to sneak directly into the Lord's Tower and capture Gauss.

"Give up resistance, there is no need to add any more casualties," General Li Xin said.

"I give up, I give up! Spare my life, spare my life!"

The Lord of Australia immediately gave up resistance and raised his hands in surrender.

What else could he do when someone had already checkmated him!

Hearing the plea for mercy, General Li Xin grabbed his collar and dragged him out of the command room.

The two guards standing watch at the door were terrified to see their Lord being dragged out like a dog.

"Tell the guards to put down their guns," General Li Xin said while dragging Gauss out of the Lord's Tower.

"Put down your guns! Everyone put down your guns!" Gauss shouted at everyone in the territory without any hesitation.

Rumble, hum---

A massive engine roar sounded outside the territory as the Great Qin Troops were rapidly approaching the Australia territory.

After seeing those several ten-meter-long heavy armored chariots from afar, a feeling of relief welled up in his heart.

Perhaps not resisting was actually a good thing; otherwise, the consequences would have been completely unpredictable.

Crossing the Wailing Mountains and instantly wiping out the large army led by Thomas—who knows where the limits of the Dragon Kingdom troops lie!

Having thought this, Gauss turned his head and looked at General Li Xin fawningly: "Shall I open the gates to welcome the Great Qin Troops?"

General Li Xin showed a look of disdain on his face; this man truly had no backbone at all.

"No need, this will do."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black iron chariot stopped in front of the territory gate, and the sound of mechanical operations rang out.

Boom---

Several balls of flames mixed with electric currents spewed out, instantly piercing through the half-meter-thick iron gate.

Seeing this, Gauss's eyes flickered wildly.

The center of the territory gate was built from thick granite, with a pure iron protective armor on the outside.

Even if they used the anti-tank guns in the territory to blast it, it would take half a day.

Yet, the flames in front of him, whatever they were, had actually melted the iron gate directly!

As the flames swirled, the parts of the iron gate that came into contact with them dissipated instantly, even easier than wind blowing away sand.

The iron gate melted, and General Meng Tian broke through the gate, followed closely by the Imperial Armor Troops arranged in formation.

Seeing the fully armed Imperial Armor Troops up close, and seeing the terrifying weapons of the Fire Dragon Guard and Skyfire Guard.

Gauss felt extremely fortunate in his heart for the choice he had just made to give up resistance.

Only an idiot would choose to fight against these troops!

After the Imperial Armor Troops entered the gates, they quickly took over the territory.

All remaining garrison troops had their weapons confiscated and were concentrated in the center of the territory for supervision.

Even if they surrendered, Australia was still a hostile force, and Su Yang's attitude toward them could not be the same as it was toward Spain.

General Li Xin dragged Gauss back into the Lord's Tower and began the final handover work.

A message was sent to Gauss's panel; the sender was the Lord of Dragon Kingdom.

[Today, the Great Qin aspires to expand its territory and is willing to accept Australia as a vassal of the Great Qin, to achieve great things together and coexist peacefully.]

[With the protection of the Great Qin, you can ensure the peace of your homeland and the prosperity of your people.]

[If you sincerely submit and abide by the treaty, I will surely bestow grace upon you, and we shall share in prosperity.]

[If you are unwilling to submit, you are an enemy of the Great Qin and are choosing the path to your own destruction.]

[I hope you will think thrice before acting and preserve your nation and state.]

Following Su Yang's message was a series of treaties for becoming a vassal state.

[Upon becoming a vassal state, the territory maintains semi-sovereignty and can continue to develop in all aspects except for military affairs.]

[The suzerain state has the right to directly mobilize all resources and buildings within the territory.]

[Furthermore, the Lord of the vassal state cannot possess any armed forces other than a private guard.]

[Becoming a vassal state allows you to receive protection from the suzerain state.]

[If the vassal state is destroyed, the suzerain state will suffer a debuff penalty.]

[Are you sure you want to become a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty?]

After browsing through the treaty, Gauss was surprised that becoming a vassal state still allowed for development rights.

These conditions were much more lenient than their colonial policies!

But could he not develop the military at all?

Did the Dragon Kingdom not need Australia's military strength to bolster their combat power?

[Lord of Australia: Respected Su Yang, Australia's artillery units are very powerful; if needed, they could completely bolster the Dragon Kingdom's combat power.]

Seeing the message sent by Gauss, Su Yang grinned.

Those few pieces of artillery weren't even strong enough to tickle the Smasher, and they wanted to bolster the Dragon Kingdom's combat power?

The vassal state conditions he gave Lord Gauss were different from those for Spain.

Spain was an allied nation, and Leader Tang Ji was a trustworthy person, so he had retained Spain's military power.

But Australia was a hostile nation, and this Gauss was also glib and had many petty schemes, so it was impossible to leave military power in his hands.

Therefore, Su Yang added some options to the vassal state treaty finalized by the System.

As long as it did not violate the treaties mandatorily finalized by the System, adding as many as he wanted was not a problem.

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom: Your artillery troops were completely wiped out without even seeing the shadow of the Great Qin army; how do you intend to bolster our army's combat power?]

[Sign the treaty now. If there is one more word of nonsense, I will cut out your tongue and feed it to the dogs.]

Once this message was sent, Gauss dared not talk nonsense again and directly chose to confirm.

Su Yang smiled faintly; to deal with such a cowardly villain, intimidation was the most effective method.

After Gauss confirmed, a series of achievement notifications flashed on Su Yang's panel.

[Successfully conquered Australia and turned it into a vassal state.]

[Achievement unlocked: Small Achievement, command points + 15,000.]

[Successfully conquered the second country, gained a buff, World Conqueror buff increased.]

[World Conqueror (Level 2): All resources contributed by vassal states receive a 30% bonus.]

[You have acquired the vassal state Australia, you can now edit it.]