Chapter 1359: Chapter 982: The Golden Age of the Empire (Grand Finale) Chapter 1359: Chapter 982: The Golden Age of the Empire (Grand Finale) On July 3, 1939, the Warsaw City Council announced to all of Poland that the country had regained its independence and established the Great Polish Kingdom.

For all Poles, this was definitely a day worth celebrating.

Ever since Poland had been swiftly defeated by Germany, the Poles had constantly thought about restoring their nation. But the military might of Germany during the early to mid-war period was too overwhelming, not even the Austrian Empire, regarded as a Great Power, had any chance of resistance.

Now, with the support of Britain and Australasia, Poland was able to quickly achieve independence from German control, which was a pleasing development for all Poles.

As for whether Poland’s political system would be a republic or a monarchy, it actually wasn’t so important to most Poles.

Moreover, the new name of Poland as the Great Polish Kingdom emphasized the Polish pursuit of the Great Poland project.

Compared to the previous republican government that had introduced the Great Poland plan but was quickly defeated by the Germans, the Poles were not so adverse to the new Great Polish Kingdom.

The Great Polish Kingdom was established smoothly amidst the expectations of the Polish people.

The election of the first monarch of the Great Polish Kingdom would be conducted through voting by the Kingdom Government, but in reality, the election results were still manipulated by the three nations of Britain, France, and Australia.

As for the choice of the King of Poland, Arthur was actually rather indifferent.

After all, the Australasian Royal Family still had few members, and there were no suitable adult males to assume the role of King of Poland.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Poland was destined to confront Russia Nation, and becoming the King of Poland was not a safe job; it could even provoke assassination attempts by the Russian Government.

Australasia, by deploying to Northern Europe and the Baltic States, could also exert influence on the Central Europe region.

Anyway, whoever became the King of Poland wouldn’t be able to ignore Australasia’s say in the Polish Region.

Moreover, for the future Kingdom of Poland to confront Russia Nation in Central and Eastern Europe, securing the support of Britain and Australasia was very important.

Naturally, the British Royal Family wouldn’t miss this great opportunity, and with no objections from Australasia, George VI successfully placed a member of the British Royal Family’s collateral line upon the throne of the new King of Poland.

Of course, although Arthur did not object to anyone becoming the King of Poland, this did not mean that the British could secure the position of the King of Poland without any cost.

In the future plans of Britain and Australasia, Poland was to become a Central European country even more powerful than Germany in the near term.

And as the front line of the two countries’ plans against Russia Nation, the support Poland received was continuous, further highlighting the importance of Poland in the whole of Europe.

The British, for the position of the King of Poland, could only reluctantly sell Jamaica to Australasia.

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea, facing Cuba and Haiti across the sea.

Now with Jamaica and previously acquired Puerto Rico, Australasia already owned two excellent naval bases near the Caribbean, which were very important for global strategic deployment.

These overseas islands and archipelagos, in Arthur’s future plans, were all set to be missile deployment sites.

It’s just that the current missile range was too short, and the true strategic value of missiles had not been fully realized yet.

Once mid-range and intercontinental missiles with greater striking distances were developed, these overseas territories would then play their rightful role.

And Australasia, with several military bases overseas, would be able to achieve true global nuclear strike capability, which was a gift Arthur was preparing for the future monarch.

Only by maintaining global deterrence could Australasia firmly secure the throne of the next world superpower.

As for Britain, Arthur no longer regarded it as a concern.

Just considering the Native Land’s industry and economy alone, Australasia had already surpassed the United Kingdom in the war.

Although relying on its Colonies, the British still held an advantage in overall scale, but were the British Colonies really secure?

One didn’t even need to think about it; Russia Nation, having gained little benefit from World War II, would definitely target the dissolution of Colonial Powers’ colonies.

After all, only by gaining independence for these colonies could Russia Nation gradually close the gap with these Colonial Powers.

And Russia Nation could also gradually gain an advantage by relying on its vast Territory and ample Population, which was actually the reason why the United States and Russia Nation historically worked together to destroy the colonial system.

After all, it would be very difficult to dislodge Britain and France from the position of world dominance if they continued to possess such large Colonies.

It’s like fighting a boss that can continuously regenerate health; the most appropriate choice is obviously to destroy its means of regeneration first.

The most important British Colony, India, was only an Indian Ocean away from Australasia, and Australasia could easily incite India’s independence to disrupt the British Colonial system.

It’s just that Arthur wasn’t planning on doing this yet. After all, keeping the British stable was necessary to ensure the stability of all Europe.

If the British declined too quickly, France and Russia Nation, as the two strongest countries in Europe aside from Britain, would definitely have their sights set on the British Colonies and European hegemony.

Especially Russia Nation, if Australasia were to confront Russia Nation alone, the casualties involved would not meet Arthur’s expectations.