At the junction of Northern and Western Europe, the Kattegat Strait.
In the captain's cabin of the Royal Navy of England's first-class battleship "Britannia", a captain officer saluted Quasi-General Pikex, and then handed over the documents clutched under his arm:
"General, the latest news, they have signed the treaty this noon."
Pikex's expression became serious. The treaty mentioned by the officer was the so-called "International Ocean Convention".
"So fast?" He took the documents, frowned, and said, "Weren't they still arguing about the 'territorial sea range' yesterday?"
"Yes, General. However, the French quickly gained the support of Russia and Austria, suppressing other opinions."
Spain certainly wouldn't oppose France in matters of the Ocean Convention, especially since they still rely on the French Army on the Portuguese front.
