4 Works in Soldier Max Verstappen
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前言 日不落帝國的交替與低地國的興起
1588年,是大西洋被鮮血與火光染紅的一年。
曾經不可一世的西班牙「無敵艦隊」在格瑞福蘭海戰中崩潰,殘存的木屑與斷裂的檣桅隨著潮汐,訴說著海上霸權的更迭。在這場撼動文明版圖的戰役中,大英帝國與羽翼未豐的荷蘭共和國並肩而戰,聯手撕開了舊時代的裂縫,英國從此邁向日不落的傳說,而荷蘭則在硝煙中贏得了喘息的空間,準備以商船與火炮開創屬於自己的黃金世紀。
9月30日,北海的浪潮依舊洶湧。
一位曾參與淺水封鎖戰術,幫助英格蘭奠定無敵艦隊戰役勝利的阿姆斯特丹海軍部艦長,喬斯·維斯塔潘,迎來了長子的誕生,海水的鹹腥味與硝煙的餘燼彷彿從未從制服上散去,喬斯看著懷中這個哭聲嘹亮、雙頰肉嘟嘟的男孩,為他取名為馬克斯(Max)。
「Max」,意為「最偉大的」。這位在火炮聲中降生的父親,將一生的野心與期望都鑄進了這個名字裡,他不希望兒子僅僅是守護海域的士兵,而要他成為超越極限、橫掃大洋的領航者,馬克斯的一生,註定要與風浪競速,在追求卓越的道路上永不回頭。
16天後,10月16日。
遠離北海寒風、位於地中海碧波懷抱中的熱內亞,這座由銀行家與商人統治的精緻城邦,正沉浸在財富流動的靜謐之中,一位未來會成為「熱內亞的驕傲」的男孩,在一間宅邸中悄然降生。
他的父親,一位優雅且精通算數的銀行家,為他取名為夏爾(Charles)。
在古老的語源中,「Charles」象徵著「自由的人」。父親在男孩的搖籃旁放置了一枚純金的達克特,期待他未來能如同自由流動的資金,穿梭於世界各地的港口與宮廷;期待他能以智慧以及信譽,在無形的金融戰爭中為家族與城邦締造不朽的榮耀。
命運的經緯儀在此刻悄然轉動。
1588年的兩場洗禮,為世間帶來了兩個獨特的新生命,此時在襁褓中的他們尚不知道,這兩條本該平行的命運線,將會在未來的倫敦,狠狠地撞擊在一起,迸發出比無敵艦隊覆滅時更加燦爛的火花。
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Letter #16 (Month 4, Day 2):
Dear Max,
Have you been conscripted into a top-secret cave operation? Blink twice if yes.
(You can’t. Because this is a letter. Which is proof that society has collapsed and only I, through the power of the pen, am holding on to civilization’s last nerve.)
I bought a 7-foot mirror because I thought it might summon you.
This has not worked.Return immediately,
Your childhood friend,
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In the twilight of a crumbling aristocracy, a prince and a soldier walk the fine line between duty and desire. Max Verstappen, a rising officer with everything to prove, finds himself entangled in a courtship not meant for him—one orchestrated by Prince Charles Leclerc, the very man whose world he will never truly belong to. But when whispered confessions and stolen glances threaten the fragile balance between them, Max is left to wonder: is he merely a pawn in a game of politics and alliances, or has he unknowingly captured the heart of the man he swore to serve? Between the hush of ballroom whispers and the thunder of distant war drums, devotion and ambition dance a dangerous waltz.
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On the eve of war, Max Verstappen doesn’t understand his father’s decision to send him to his uncle’s farm. Getting cast out of Berlin is messing with his head already... but not as much as the young Hamilton.
