Regardless of whether Patricia had the money to come or not, Arthur had actually long had an answer in his heart to the question of whether to help stabilize the Swedish royal family's throne.
But if he could win the favor of Gustav VI and the entire Swedish royal family, there was no doubt that this deal would become even more cost-effective.
Upon careful consideration, if Sweden were included, Arthur would have secured two of the Nordic Trio, which was very important for the strategic layout of the entire Mediterranean region.
After all, Australasia was aiming to vie for world supremacy after the war, and the support of these countries was quite significant.
If Australasia managed to build military bases and deploy missiles in Sweden and Finland, Australasia's nuclear deterrence could expand to most of Europe, and it could also exert influence over the whole of Northern Europe and Central and Eastern Europe through Finland and Sweden.
