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“If what you want is money, my father will definitely give you a satisfactory price. If you want status, our family has close ties with the royal family. We can persuade His Majesty to be lenient and allow you to enter the government department you desire.”

“That sounds really good,” Gisela replied with a hint of amusement, as she slowly walked towards the other person.

"You...you...what do you want to do!" Rania looked at the blonde girl approaching her and instinctively tried to back away. Her tone became flustered as she noticed Gisela lifting her skirt.

Others may not know, but Rania knows very well that it's not just men who are in danger; women are in danger too!

When Rania was seven years old, she witnessed some unspeakable things. One night, she got up in the middle of the night to pick flowers by candlelight and passed by her parents' room. She noticed that the room was brightly lit and that her mother was making strange noises. Out of curiosity, she peeked through the crack in the door to see what was going on inside. Her mother had told her that her father had gone to Vienna and would not be back for a few days, so her mother should be the only one in the room.

But as she approached the crack in the door, a bizarre scene unfolded before her eyes: her mother and the maid who often cared for her were engaged in a strange game on the bed. They rolled around on the bed, their cries growing louder and louder, sounding almost like singing. Then they embraced each other like close playmates. Although she didn't understand what game they were playing, she was still deeply shocked.

It wasn't until many years later that she learned some secrets among girls from some experienced "old drivers," and from then on, her childhood memories evolved into a more sophisticated form: childhood trauma...

"She wouldn't be that kind of person, would she..." Rania took a deep breath, her surprised lips revealing her panic.

“What do I want? Shouldn’t you ask what you want? Didn’t you come here for this secret?” Gisela lifted her skirt, revealing her fluffy golden fox tail.

"This is..." Rania stared wide-eyed at Gisela's animal-like tail, her surprised expression making Gisela unsure whether the other party had come prepared.

"Hmph! No need to act so surprised. I already know why you're here." Gisela lowered her skirt and hid her tail again. For some reason, lifting her skirt in front of a stranger gave her a strange feeling. After all, her soul was male, which made her feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Then the reason you wear a sun hat is because..." Rania panicked a little. The abnormal characteristics of the person in front of her could only belong to a magic user. Putting aside the magic user in front of her, the maid next to her could sense that her magic power was stronger than her own. After all, she was only at the level of a level two magic user, the kind of person who was so weak that she couldn't even go to the battlefield.

Of course, she's still studying, and she might make further progress in the future, but that depends on whether she has a future...

Just thinking about these things made Rania's red-haired expression crumble; she felt utterly hopeless about life.

No wonder that even with the Brno family's century-old network of connections and intelligence in Vienna, they couldn't find any information about the Hullens family. This mysterious family seemed to have appeared in the city and entered the school overnight.

So, the lack of magical energy was just an act? In Rania's understanding, it was not complicated for a magical energy user to try to use such a clever trick.

“I just like talking to smart people.” Since Gisela was already prepared to speak frankly, there was no point in continuing to hide it from the other party. Besides, the girl named Rania was now in her hands, and she could decide whether to kill her or keep her. Therefore, she always held the initiative.

Thinking about all this, Gisela involuntarily turned her head to look at the garden, at a cherry blossom tree in full bloom. Perhaps burying it there would be a good idea…

Regaining her composure, Gisela raised her hand and removed her sun hat, revealing her golden fox ears. Perhaps due to the removal of the hat's oppressive and restrictive effect, her ears twitched involuntarily, just like a real fox.

Wow! Those ears are so cute, I really want to touch them... This was Rania's subconscious thought, but a sense of crisis made her quickly put these strange thoughts to the back of her mind.

"Since you think I know your secret, are you planning to kill me next, Miss Magician from the East? No, I should say from the Chinese Empire." Rania understood the principle that the more secrets you know, the closer you are to death, and the other party's identity was becoming increasingly clear...

"The Chinese Empire?" Gisela was not surprised by the red-haired girl's statement, which was also the consensus that Selena and her mother reached immediately.

But based on her and Rita's previous deductions, the young lady from the Moravian Marquis's family knew her as Gisela, not Louise. She came here because she knew about her growing ears, and she might even know about the whereabouts of Queen Elizabeth and Dean Selena. So, thinking about it this way, she must have the information she needed.

"I don't understand! Why do you Easterners go to such lengths to send magic users to Vienna to infiltrate, and even dye your hair such a pure gold in order to blend in with us? Didn't your Chinese Empire have a sage named Confucius who said, 'Our bodies, hair, and skin are given to us by our parents; we dare not damage them, for this is the beginning of filial piety'?" When a person knows they will die, they are no longer afraid of death. At this moment, Rania felt that she had become reckless.

Perhaps because Gisela is now accustomed to using German, she didn't immediately recognize the fluent Chinese phrase.

"I didn't realize you were so knowledgeable; you've even read the Classic of Filial Piety."

"Isn't that so?" Rania wanted to use her knowledge of the East to verbally mock the magic user in front of her, but it seemed that she did not get the desired effect.

“Your Excellency Rania, I don’t understand if you have some misunderstanding about Eastern culture. First of all, this saying was not said by Confucius. Secondly, it is just a moral standard, not a legal provision.” What an interesting experience it is to listen to a foreigner talk about Confucian classics in front of you.

How about translating a copy of "Journey to the West" in Vienna for these Westerners to see in the future?

"Of course, none of that matters. Alright, tell me! Who told you about me?" Gisela turned around with her back to Rania, adopting a seemingly serious expression.

"Who told me anything? Didn't you tell me yourself?" She didn't understand what this Eastern magic user lady in front of her meant at all. From beginning to end, wasn't it she herself who revealed her identity?

“Dishonest people will be punished.” Gisela gave Rita a meaningful look, and Rita walked to the fire and took out a red-hot iron rod.

PS1: The future Queen of Sticks, hahaha!

Chapter 35 The Princess Starting from Zero (Seeking votes and collections)

"This isn't a torture chamber, so I don't have a branding iron. I'll just use this iron rod for now. It won't hurt. Of course, you can give me your answer if you don't want to..." At this moment, she felt like she was speaking as a villain, which was similar to the male protagonist in a certain hero. It was just a pity that she only had a hot rod, not a "hot rod" for the girl in front of her to choose from.

Although torturing a beautiful girl was not Gisela's usual practice, she had to make a sacrifice for her own safety. After all, it was extremely dangerous for the enemy to know everything about you, but you didn't know your enemy.

"Tsk tsk! Just imagine, what a wonderful reaction it would be if this red-hot iron rod touched your delicate skin? Would you let out a beautiful scream, or a pitiful cry? Isn't that something to look forward to?" Gisela revealed a sadistic expression, licked her lips, and slowly raised her right hand to lift Rania's chin, bringing her cheek close to Rania's face.

Sometimes life is more terrifying than death, and perhaps frightened by Gisela's expression and terrifying words, the girl's tears immediately welled up in her eyes, and soon she burst into tears.

This crying wouldn't have been a big deal, but Gisela was a little unsettled. She had only intended to scare her, but the effect was too good, and it made the red-haired girl cry.

This is not hard to understand, after all, Rania was a true noblewoman born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and she couldn't be as determined as a specially trained intelligence agent.

"I really only heard that the academy had a student with zero magical energy response, so I came to visit you out of vanity and curiosity. I did have my family investigate the Hullens family, but they didn't find anything, and I didn't know that you were really a magical energy user from the Chinese Empire. So please don't torture me, I'll do anything..." Rania was extremely aggrieved, and while sobbing, she told everything she knew.

"Is that all you know?" Gisela turned to look at Rita, who was standing to the side, and Rita shook her head.

“Miss Louise, she didn’t seem to be lying just now…” Rita was no ordinary maid. Having undergone special training, she was also proficient in some obscure techniques, such as using her magic-enhanced hearing to check the other person’s heartbeat to determine whether the other person was lying.

In that case, it's highly likely that she's mistaken, since the red-haired girl in front of her has never mentioned anything about awakening as a magic user; it's all just her own preconceived notion...

"Rita!!!" Obviously, even if the boss made a mistake, he would never admit it, and at this time the employees would have to step in and take the blame. Clearly, his maid sister was the best candidate at this time.

Rita, being an exceptionally clever woman, immediately turned her head away after realizing Gisela's intentions, pretending not to see her and giving her no chance to hint.

"Your Highness, how about we lay our cards on the table?" But perhaps not wanting Gisela to really lose face, Rita chose another method.

"Your Highness?" Rania stopped crying upon hearing this, but the fear in her beautiful eyes deepened, for she seemed to have overheard some terrible secret, and since ancient times, those who knew too much had never met a good end...

The word "Your Highness" has a special and specific pronunciation in German, and it is only used to refer to members of the royal family of high status. Considering the identity of this magical energy user, the answer is quite clear.

"Are you perhaps a princess from an Eastern country?!" Rania asked with a determined expression.

"Ah!" At this moment, both master and servant fell into a new silence, because the other seemed a little dim-witted.

"Although I don't understand the Princess's purpose in coming to our country, I believe I have the ability to provide you with any help I can. How about this?" In short, Rania had grasped the future, and it didn't matter if she slid down and became a traitor. After all, as long as she could keep her own life, what was wrong with being a follower of the beautiful princess from the East?

"Are you sure?" Gisela seemed to sense that the red-haired idiot in front of her was indeed somewhat interesting and had the potential to be a mole.

If the interrogation turned into a farcical spectacle from the moment she realized there was a misunderstanding, Gisela seemed unwilling to end it at all, because she found it quite amusing to bully Miss Rania.

"Yes, I'm sure!" Rania said firmly, it seemed her suggestion had a chance.

Gisela slowly walked to Rania's side and placed her heel in the middle of the bench where Rania was, like an insurmountable chasm, so that Rania's legs could not be closed.

Facing this situation while wearing a skirt is the most distressing time for girls, as it makes them feel severely insecure, since they feel they lack protection in certain areas.

"What is Your Highness going to do... We are all girls..." Rania said somewhat guiltily. Facing the somewhat assertive Gisela, she seemed a little flustered, especially since this situation made her overthink.

"What do you think I'm going to do?" Gisela raised her hand and pinched the girl's pretty face, revealing an exceptionally beautiful and charming smile. Sometimes you just have to get used to your new identity. Right now, Gisela sees her as a "good person," a very good person who is willing but unable to do anything about it.

Gisela released her fingers from Rania's cheek, then traced a line across Rania's face before moving to the side. She grasped the girl's sensitive ear, and looking at the flushed, hot ear, Gisela smiled and bit down on the girl's earlobe…

"Ah!" the girl cried out in anguish!

This scene startled Rita, who was standing to the side, and her wine-red eyes turned even colder.

"Hahaha! Your reaction is so funny! I couldn't help it..." Gisela let go of her hand and returned to her previous position. It was indeed a very interesting thing to tease a cute girl.

“It’s alright, it’s alright. Your Highness is a man of strong emotions, and it’s perfectly fine for you to be a little unrestrained. I don’t mind…” Rania covered her little ears and quickly shook her head, trying to explain for Gisela.

"Back to the previous question, you said you could provide any help, so can you give me specific information about your Habsburg royal family? Of course, I certainly won't let you work for me for nothing. Today, I will not only release you, but I can also promise to do anything you want to do, whether it's murder or..." Gisela looked at Rita, who nodded knowingly.

The promise from a magic user was indeed very tempting. Logically, while the royal family was important, shouldn't it be easy to find some less important members to fill the ranks? Therefore, surviving was the most important thing right now. And as the Easterners say, "Where there's life, there's hope..."

PS1: Rania seized the future 0v0

Chapter 36 The Princess Starting from Zero: Capter 35 I'm Not That Kind of Person (Seeking Votes)

That being said, she also possessed the pride of being a noblewoman—

"I'm sorry! Your promise is tempting, but my esteemed mage, I have my own principles." Although Rania was terrified, she was absolutely unwilling to betray her monarch and country.

"Hmm!? Can I ask you why you disagree?" Gisela was quite surprised that Rania came to this conclusion. In this imperial aristocracy, which values ​​personal interests above all else and seeks private gain, it is rare to find someone who still has their own moral bottom line. Moreover, she had deliberately made a proposal that would be difficult for any ordinary person to refuse!

"Our Brno family has been favored by the Emperor for generations. Without the Habsburg family, we would still be living a poor and destitute life in the deep mountains of Moravia. It was they who gave us the opportunity to govern a land and protect the people. Therefore, loyalty to the royal family is our family's highest pursuit." Rania's tone was serious, and there was not a trace of falsehood in her words.

"If your previous statement was a judgment influenced by your upbringing, then what about yourself? What is your perception of the empire under the Habsburg family?" Some things cannot be understood without the perspective of others, just as Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple": "Viewed horizontally, it's a ridge; viewed from the side, it's a peak; its appearance varies depending on distance and height." Perhaps the perspective of others is the best way to see through something.

"Emperor Joseph and Empress Elizabeth were a blessed couple who brought new life to this ancient empire, but they turned a blind eye to the current crisis facing the empire, or rather, they did not think about how to solve it."

"What crisis are you talking about?" As someone from the future, Gisela was well aware of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's precarious state, which was like a train strapped to a time bomb, hurtling headlong into the abyss.

She had her own strategies and methods, but that didn't stop her from wanting to see what insights Miss Rania would bring her.

"Your unified empires dominated by a single ethnic group in the East would never understand that kind of sentiment towards the nation-state." Rania, who had some knowledge of Oriental studies, knew that in the distant East, during the time of Alexander the Great, a monarch unified the written language, the system of weights and measures, and the laws, integrating a fragmented and complex multi-ethnic group into a single nation. He did not rely on a powerful monarch, but on a system, a system that could function for thousands of years.

"Our empire used to be dominated by Germans, but after what happened last year, it has become dominated by both Germans and Hungarians. And this is just the beginning. Do you know how many ethnic groups are in our empire? Italians, Croats, Serbs, Czechs, Poles..."

“They all want to have their own country, and this will become the biggest hidden danger to the empire. As long as the imperial power of the empire weakens to an irreversible point, then this will be the day our empire is destroyed.” Perhaps because the person in front of her was just a princess from a distant Eastern country, Rania could reveal the “usurpation” in her words without reservation.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire lacked universality; it was a deformed state built on national oppression, relying on a corrupt bureaucratic system that had been in operation since the Middle Ages. Unable to reform itself, it could not become the "Rome" in the hearts of the peoples within its borders, and was destined to be rejected by the times.

"There are only two paths for an empire to continue: The first is to be a dutiful watchdog, serving the balance of power among the great European nations, abandoning external expansion, focusing on domestic governance, promoting the German language, and gradually completing the Germanization process. Of course, this is a conservative and lengthy process that requires a relatively stable external environment. The second path is to unify Germany and establish a new empire dominated by the German people, a German empire that surpasses the Holy Roman Empire."

"Of course, the difficulties we will face will be enormous. We will be facing a united strangulation from all of Europe, whether it is Britain, France, or the Russian Empire, because no one can allow such a country to exist in the heart of Europe." Gisela completed what Rania had not finished saying.

"You think so too!?" Rania wore her doubts on her face. She found that the person in front of her was as wise as the Eastern princess described in "Turandot", and seemed to understand the problems of this land better than she did.

“Alright, I think it’s time for a joke. Please allow me to reintroduce myself.” Gisela slightly lifted her skirt and nodded in greeting. After nearly a month of “correction” from Rita, Gisela could use court etiquette with ease whenever she wanted.

“Dear Miss Rania von Brno, my name is Gisela Louise Marie, the second daughter of Emperor Joseph and Empress Elizabeth, and also one of the Habsburg members to whom you have devoted your loyalty.”

"Wait a minute! You mean you are Princess Gisela!?" Rania stared at Gisela for a long time, because she simply couldn't believe that her princess had grown fox ears, a trait usually reserved for Eastern magic users.

“That’s right, she is indeed my princess.” Rita walked up to the red-haired girl with a blank expression, untied her ropes, and then said this, emphasizing the word “my princess”.

"So that means Princess Gisela is now a magic user?" Rania tried to calm herself down because the amount of information was too much for her to handle.

"I'm sorry, but I still can't believe you. Our empire's princess is of Germanic blood; it's impossible for her to have fox ears." It would be a miracle if Rania believed that so easily.

The atmosphere became inexplicably awkward, until the reappearance of the two people who had been missing for a long time completely changed the situation.

"Little Gisela, come here quickly and try to see if you can use this sword." Two powerful magic users with magical sensing abilities, Queen Elizabeth and Dean Selena, easily found the reception room where Gisela was among the many rooms.

"Hmm? Little Rania is here too?" Queen Elizabeth asked knowingly.

Before Rania could say anything, the Queen walked up to the girl as if they were old friends, picked up Rania who had just gotten up, and gave her a warm hug.

"How enviable," Gisela muttered quietly, only she could hear. If one disregarded the established fact that Queen Elizabeth was Gisela's biological mother, from Lin Wei's own perspective, the Queen before him embodied the ideal qualities men sought in women: dignified, mature, beautiful, with a fantastic figure, and occasionally a touch of absentmindedness that created an endearing contrast. She was the type who needed to be said, "Madam, I love you!"

"Tsk tsk! The little girl from the Marquis of Moravia's family, rushing to see little Gisela, could it be that there's something else going on..." Selena gently stroked her black hair, a meaningful smile appearing on her lips. As the most unbelievably gay former Duke of York among the ladies present, there was no doubt that her words had a hidden meaning.

"Selena, you are not allowed to teach your strange hobbies to the children!" Queen Elizabeth chopped Selena, who was a head taller than her, on the head.

“They are still young.” Queen Elizabeth frowned slightly and looked at Selena with a hint of annoyance.

Sorry, but please don't lead us astray. If we're just talking about orientation, Gisela is the most "gay" person right now. Isn't liking girls common sense for "boys"?

PS1: Please give me some votes, thank you.

Chapter 37 The Princess Starting from Zero: Capter 36 The Distance Between Berlin and Vienna

"(Germany, where are you? I can't find that place.) Sciller (1759-1809)"

How far is it from Berlin to Vienna? It's 598 miles, or 962 kilometers. This distance of less than a thousand kilometers passes through four countries: Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and Austria. On this land, which is not much different from France, there are still about twenty independent sovereign states. In earlier times, there were nearly three hundred princes on this land.

For centuries, this country has never truly been unified. People can easily find Prussia, Austria, Saxony, Hanover on a map… but not Germany. The people yearn for national unity, but the greatest enemy of unity is right before their eyes! They are the bayonets and cannons of the European powers, and the only way to deal with violence is through violence; truth lies only within the range of cannon fire!

A passionate and inspiring speech, imbued with the spirit of iron and blood.

The pretty young girl with gray hair and gray eyes in front of her was listening with great interest to the speech given by the tall blonde woman in traditional Prussian military uniform.

“Well said, Your Excellency Bismarck. I believe my father and his generals will enjoy your speech.” The gray-haired girl removed her black lace gloves and clapped in greeting to the blonde beauty before her.

"Your Highness is too kind. What brings you here today to meet this incurable madwoman?" The blonde woman before him was none other than the most distinguished prime minister of the country called Prussia.

Because of her inflammatory war rhetoric, her advocacy of iron-fisted policies domestically, and her oppressive attitude towards ordinary people, she was called "the madwoman of Brandenburg" by her political enemies and opponents.

"I don't have any ulterior motives, I just want to talk to you, Bismarck 'sister'." The gray-haired girl smiled and used this wickedly humorous form of address.

"Forget about calling me 'sister,' Princess Chloris." The blonde woman named Bismarck looked at the girl before her with unwavering attention.

Her full name is Chloris Elizabeth von Hohenzollern, the youngest daughter of the current King William I of Prussia.

Unlike her mediocre siblings, Chloris possessed exceptional personal abilities, but her personality was somewhat unconventional. She not only detested the formalities of the court but also acted solely on her own interests, which could be aptly described as willful. In Bismarck's eyes, Chloris was precisely this kind of troublesome child.

"At the end of this year, we will form an alliance with Austria-Hungary to jointly send troops to Denmark to reclaim the Schleswig region. In the future, I also plan to build a canal starting from Brunsbüttelkog at the mouth of the Elbe River, connecting the Baltic Sea and the North Sea." Bismarck explained some of his plans for the future of the kingdom to Chloris.

"And then what? I believe the war with Denmark will end soon. Next, should we deal with Austria, France, or the Russian Empire?" Chloris stood up from her seat. As the youngest magic user in the Kingdom of Prussia, deeply influenced by Prussia's martial culture, her interest in war was genuine.

If she could, she would also like to prove herself on the battlefield.

"I want to observe the Austrians' movements first. After all, they are the current chair of the German Confederation and have a great deal of influence in the entire alliance." Acting rashly is the way of a mediocre person. Bismarck is not afraid to use force, but she will never use this weapon casually.

Although Prussia possessed the highest-quality army in Europe and the most outstanding officer corps, the lessons learned from the Seven Years' War were profound. Even though Frederick the Great was a brilliant military strategist, his flawed foreign policy led him to ally with the British, who were detached from the sea. This left Prussia caught in a pincer movement between three land powers: France, Russia, and Austria, making it a punching bag for the British to vent their hatred on the European continent. If it weren't for Tsar Peter III (historically the most ruthless German) ascending the throne and sacrificing himself to support Prussia, Prussia would probably have been completely wiped out in this war.

Therefore, warmongering is unacceptable, and fighting on two fronts is out of the question, let alone Frederick launching a three-front war.

Not to mention the Prussian army's lackluster performance in the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars, but fortunately Prussia had enough excellent military talent. In 1807, the Military Reform Committee was established in Prussia, almost immediately after the disastrous defeat at Jena. Its core members included three magical ladies: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Grohlmann, who formed a reformist faction within the Prussian army.

Clausewitz, the author of "On War," was also a member of this team. This military council, commissioned by the king, reformed the Prussian army from top to bottom, gradually building up the Prussian army as it is today.