Sword of Dawn

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"Ancestor, the changes to the new road signs and maps have been completed," Hetty reported to Gao Wenhui in the study, "The news about the renaming of Cecil Lord's Mansion as 'Cecil Palace' will appear in the near future. newspapers and radio programs."

"That's good," Gao Wen exhaled, then shook his head with a smile, "It's a bit embarrassing to say, I almost forgot this detail before... I only remembered this place after I saw the street sign of 'Lord's Mansion'." The name of the mansion must be changed, but luckily the Preparatory Committee of the Government Affairs Office still remembers this matter."

"Considering all the details is the basic work of the preparatory committee, and your precious energy is to be put on bigger things," Hetty said seriously, "but then again...'Cecil Palace' The name is really quite unique.”

Gawain looked at Hetty dumbfounded.

This "Grand Consul" has always been a calm and serious person, but occasionally he will become a junior who opens up his heart to his ancestors and amuses him when there are no outsiders. In addition to using various tricks to cheat the holidays, Looking for opportunities to complain about some new terms Gao Wen created and memes that no one can understand is also one of her few hobbies. Gao Wen is quite familiar with this, but sometimes he feels helpless.

"I can't think of another name—I can't put a layer of silver foil on the outside of our house and call it 'New Silver Fort'." He shook his head with a smile, "The name is just Just a code name so that people can understand what it means at once, even if it sounds nothing special at first glance, after a few years everyone will be familiar with it and take it for granted."

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with the Cecil Palace," Hetty's lips curled up slightly, "But Gordon raised one point during the meeting the day before yesterday—does this 'palace' need to be expanded, or simply rebuilt? Although it is still It is quite sufficient, but as a palace, its scale is really a bit out of proportion..."

Gao Wen shook his head: "No need, you also said that this mansion is quite adequate, and there is no need for expansion. Its scale is already very large in my opinion, and it occupies no less than a small castle in terms of area alone. It’s still very new, and it’s a waste of precious financial, material and manpower to rebuild it just for the sake of style—there are so many cities and roads in the Holy Spirit Plain that haven’t been rebuilt yet.”

"As expected, you will say that," Hetty said helplessly, "but as far as an empire is concerned, the royal palace is not only a place to live, but also a functional facility for the royal family to work and run some government functions. Symbols of national strength and majesty, you also have to think about that."

This time Gao Wen thought about it carefully, and slowly said while thinking: "What you said is also reasonable. With the expansion of the Supreme Government Office and the reorganization of the organization that manages the operation of the empire, some offices will be transferred here... …But it’s not something that will be implemented immediately, even if it is implemented, it will not immediately exceed the capacity of this mansion. The expansion can be planned in advance, but the specific implementation should wait, at least until we don’t have to Worry about the feeding of so many people in the Holy Spirit Plain."

Hetty lowered her head: "Yes, I understand, ancestor."

Gao Wen hummed, and then said: "How is the 'new currency promotion' led by Padrik going?"

"The pilots in several places have been relatively smooth, relying on the call of the government affairs department, coupled with your own enough prestige, the public can accept the proper use of 'paper money' as a voucher for daily transactions, but most people have not completely abandoned the traditional Metal currency, but paper money is only regarded as a convenient supplement, and according to the results of the survey and interviews, some small businessmen regard 'paper money' as a special 'contract certificate'..."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Contract certificate?"

"Yes, like a certificate of borrowing or a certificate of exchange for gold and silver, they think that paper money is proof of wealth issued by the 'bank', and each paper money is an IOU, which can buy things because the IOU can eventually To exchange gold and silver from the bank..."

Hearing Hetty's words, Gawain couldn't help but sigh slightly: "...In the end, we are still facing this stage."

"Does 'this stage' refer to the substitute currency?" Hetty asked curiously, "Is there any problem with it?"

"That's right, it's surrogate currency, the plan Patrick is trying. Each banknote corresponds to verified gold and silver, and the total amount of currency in circulation depends on the amount of precious metals in the bank's reserves... Simple and clear currency rules, but there are also The shortcoming is simple and clear," Gao Wen explained earnestly to the curious Heidi, "its biggest hidden danger is that the factory will multiply the total wealth of the society, but the mining and production speed of gold and silver is limited. The currency that can be used in circulation will also be limited, and the scale of investment and trade will be limited by the amount of currency that banks can issue...and eventually lead to contradictions.

"When the contradiction between the total amount of social wealth and the amount of currency issued intensifies to a certain extent, there may be two consequences, either the development stagnates, the industry enters a cold winter, and the economy begins to shrink - because social development is 'if you don't advance, you will retreat' ; or banks are forced to issue debt-like tokens, no matter what form these debts take—whether they are special currencies or bonds, they will cause the value of currency in circulation in society to far exceed the value of precious metals in reserve.

"Once this situation starts, it will not stop. After it gets worse to a certain extent, as long as there is a little turmoil in the society and the people want to exchange their substitute currencies for gold and silver, our economy will face a disaster... because the whole The gold and silver reserves in the banking system have long been unable to catch up with the total value of wealth produced by industry, let alone the amount of banknotes in the hands of the people, and cannot be redeemed for modern currency, and the collapse of even a powerful empire will only happen overnight."

Gao Wen's explanation was as simple and understandable as possible, and Hetty is not a stupid person. After being exposed to various new policies for so long, she understood the principle of this whole link almost immediately, and her face instantly turned ugly. : She realized that this was an almost unsolvable trap.

As long as the population is increasing and people's living needs are increasing, the society must continue to develop, and as long as the factories are in operation, the speed of social development will definitely far exceed the growth rate of precious metals such as gold and silver, which can be directly exchanged for a fixed amount of gold and silver. "Paper money" will definitely not keep up with the pace of social wealth increase.

As long as this contradiction emerges and accumulates to a certain stage, one must choose between stagnation-regression and excessive currency issuance.

Whichever one you choose, it means disaster.

However, if currency reform is not implemented at all... it will also face the trap of stagnant development. In this world that is not peaceful and stable, this is also a disaster.

"Padrik looked frowning when he reported these things to me," Hetty frowned, and said slowly, "He said that he vaguely felt that there was a fatal problem when he deduced the currency circulation, but He couldn't find it...could it be this trap that he sensed?"

"He actually noticed it?" Gao Wen's eyes widened in astonishment, but he quickly returned to calm and natural, "It's also...these laws are summed up by people..."

"This 'trap' is too scary," Hetty said with lingering fear, "Is there no way to solve it?"

"There is another form of currency...but it's really hard to say which one is worse," Gao Wen frowned, shaking his head slowly, "but few things in this world are perfect, especially man-made things. In short, it is still in the stage of data collection and social verification. Let Padrik complete the pilot acceptance of this phase. At the same time, we will wait for Daniel to collect further information on Typhon’s currency reform. After all the information is collected, we will then Let's discuss what's next."

After the battle of the Longfeng Defense Line, Gao Wen now has no more psychological burden on crossing the river by feeling the Typhon. It is said that there has entered the application stage of banknotes, and the precious social experiment data cannot be missed.

Chapter 0700 Proposals

After completing a series of follow-up arrangements, Hetty left Gao Wen's room with the documents. For a while, only the slight hum of the ventilation system remained in the huge study room, until an uncoordinated breeze blew from behind, Gao Wen Wen Cai turned his head slightly: "You're late again."

"I was just here," Amber's figure emerged from near the window, and she said casually as she walked towards the desk, "but you and Hetty are talking about those things that make my head hurt. Rest outside for a while..."

Gawain glanced at this guy: "How about the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"As you expected, there are spies of Typhon among the peasants and craftsmen recruited near the White Sand Hills," Amber said with a slightly serious expression, "Their incubation period is longer than we imagined, and one of the carpenters has even been in the Eastern Territory I have lived here for 20 years, escaped the famine with the refugees in the east, built the city for the lord, and even joined the army to fight. No one would dare to believe that a person who has lived here for 20 years can be a Typhonian—until my Someone caught him secretly using recording magic to gather information on mining machinery."

"...Maryland mentioned in the report that the Typhons are not ignorant of our magic equipment. In addition to basic common sense, their air scouts can even remotely identify the flashes of the magic cannon when it is fired... This can only be done by observing the video data," Gao Wen said, "Ansu and Typhon have confronted each other for decades, and the infiltration of spies between each other has become the norm. A lot of information went out."

"There is no way. After all, it will take time for us to completely take over the Eastern Territory. A short period of chaos is enough for those spies to do a lot of things, not to mention the chaos there for nearly half a year. Then again, our 'national strength deception tactics' also rely on These spies 'helped' to complete the calculation, and the calculation is not bad," Amber curled her lips, "It's just that the spies we have investigated now must only account for a small part, and there are still many hidden in the sewer corners of the Eastern Territory, and they may even have followed Large-scale out-of-control refugees have entered the Holy Spirit Plain..."

"This is the time for the Military Intelligence Bureau to play its role," Gao Wen looked at Amber, "Unconventional confrontation will be the norm between Typhon and Cecil in the future, and a large part of the pressure will be on your Military Intelligence Bureau officers. , but I believe in their ability."

"Don't worry, the people I have trained will never let you down in terms of making troubles and countering troubles," Amber raised the corners of her mouth triumphantly, then took a step forward, and put the thick stack of documents in her hand Put it on Gao Wen's desk, "Also, this is from Changfeng Fortress."

Gao Wen saw something in Amber's hand just now, and expected it to be a report, but he didn't expect that it was just a "one" report from Changfeng Fortress, and he was startled: "So thick?!"

Amber: "Neither did I think... it was a joint message from Maryland and Philip, God knows how much they wrote."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, lowered his head and opened the thick printout, his eyes scanned the neat letters on it, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "It's about the summary of the Paramel incident, and about Suggestions and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of the frontline defense and the magic army."

Amber was stunned for a moment, and approached the table curiously: "Huh?"

Gao Wen didn't care about Amber's approach, because as the chief of military intelligence, she had the authority to consult this document. He just lowered his head and read the words on the report more carefully.

At the beginning of the report, Maryland mentioned the legion-level spells of the Typhon Empire and the shortcomings of traditional defensive fortresses in the face of such opponents.

According to the information collected during the confrontation with Typhon before the East Territory, coupled with the information obtained from Maryland's follow-up investigation, Gawain finally understood more clearly what kind of characteristics and powers the "Legion of Extraordinary" created by Typhon had, and for the first time. For the first time, I learned the whole picture of the so-called "legion-level spells".

In short, it is an attack that allows mass-produced Transcendents to cast spells simultaneously, causing a large-scale magical resonance, superimposing and mutating the basic spell models to the limit. In essence, it is still a part of "spell-casting skills". This kind is an extension of traditional extraordinary skills, but in terms of expression, it has completely surpassed the framework of the old army, and even... can produce a power similar to that of Cecil's Magical Legion.

Taking the Iron River Knights as an example, the Typhon Empire trained thousands of superhumans from an early age, only allowing them to master basic skills such as knight charge, concentration halo, and body protection aura. The breath-like instinct of the extraordinary, coupled with the adjustment crystals worn by each knight for further stability and "resonance", the entire knight group can create a powerful "resonance domain" when fighting - this resonance "domain" , is the Legion Combat Technique (spell) of the Iron River Knights.

In the resonance domain, magic power enveloped the entire Knights, and could generate a huge unstable energy field called "thermal energy cone" on the attack path. Judging from the description, Gawain believed that it might be an extremely terrifying sea of ​​plasma ——The Knights of the Iron River can directly hit this high-energy plasma on the shield of the fortress. If it is a smaller fortress, it may only take a moment for the entire shield to be overloaded and extinguished.

Similarly, the magician group of the Typhons can also release similar spells—and as specialized spell-casting units, their offensive methods will be more diverse. When the two armies confront each other, they can conduct large-scale coverage bombing, When fortified, they can also work together to create massive thunderstorms or focused energy like a prismatic cannon.

In the face of such an army of extraordinary people, the traditional, closed defense fortress is extremely fragile.

The earliest experimental Legion of Transcendents of the Typhons was formed a few years ago. At that time, it was Duke Silas Loren who guarded the Fortress of Longwind. Because the resonance technology and legion training of the Typhons were not perfect at that time, it caused their The combat intention was exposed during the energy storage stage. At that time, Duke Silas made a decisive decision, relying on more than a dozen waves of knights to charge in a specific wave in turn, coupled with a large number of magicians who continued to counterattack with long-range magic, they interrupted the actions of the Typhons. , and the combat records of that time are still kept in the archives of Changfeng Fortress.

Just as the two rainbow cannons broke through the shield of the Rock Fortress in the past, the Typhon Extraordinary Legion of the same era is also shaking the status of the traditional fortress.

On the earth, the classical castle is sadly withdrawn under such circumstances.

However, in this world, due to the existence of shield technology and magic net technology, the large-scale fortress that can accommodate massive infrastructure is not so easy to withdraw from the battlefield-after all, when facing forces other than "super weapons", Fortresses with shields and self-sustaining capabilities are still essential when dealing with natural disasters like Demon Tide.On the other hand, as long as the shield technology develops further, even in the face of extraordinary legions or magical heavy artillery, traditional fortresses can still return to their important positions.

Under this premise, Maryland proposed to Gao Wen his defense transformation plan for the Changfeng defense line in the report——

The first step is to retain a series of positions built during the previous "deception operations", and with subsequent road construction and material and armament gaps filled, they will be perfected into continuous military strongholds, and sufficient long-range firepower will be set up at each stronghold. The main line of defense is formed together with the Changfeng Fortress through a cross-fire network. At the same time, each depot also has the functions of alerting, supplying, and maintaining backup communication lines to ensure smooth intelligence, responsiveness, and strong survivability of the defense line.

The second step is to take advantage of the unimpeded roads between the military depots to ensure several mobile troops at any time. This is to prevent the Typhon Knights from finding loopholes in the defense line and bypassing the fixed fortifications to harass the rear. There was a similar situation in Changfeng Fortress before. The patrolling cavalry came to deal with the "detour" of the Typhon people, but since there was no supplementary military station, its role was very limited, and it could only deal with the Typhon army in the past, but now Typhon has been developing, and its extraordinary army has grown into a large scale. More importantly, they have mastered the technology of magic vehicles, and their military mobility may make breakthroughs at any time, so it is essential to deploy defenses at the border in advance.

And in the third step, even Gao Wen was surprised by Maryland's suggestion——

The former commander of Panshi proposed to establish a "railway defense belt".

"...We can build several railways in the north-south direction with the Changfeng Fortress as the core, connecting all the military stations and border garrison points, so that multiple armed trains can run on the tracks, so as to ensure that mobile firepower can support the border at any time At any point in the world... The extraordinary army of the Typhon people is a huge threat to the fixed fortress, but the effect on the armed train in the moving state will be greatly reduced...

"Considering the high cost of the Iron Throne, it is unrealistic to set up several Iron Thrones on a border. We can build simpler armed trains - we can use mine-type car bodies, reduce the number of arsenal sections and carrying sections, and cancel fortress-level heavy artillery. , the weapons are mainly arcane missile launch towers and small fragmentation howitzers, because the Typhon army is still mainly composed of 'people', and simple armed trains are enough to cause damage to personnel...

"The charging track itself is the carrier of the magic net. In the process of building the track, it is equivalent to completing the laying of the magic net on the border. And because the track itself has a shield, this can further ensure the safety of the line of defense communication..."

Gao Wen slowly put down the report in his hand, and sighed softly: "...We found a treasure in the Rock Fortress."

Amber doesn't know much about war, but at least after being by Gao Wen's side for several years, she can also understand the things mentioned in the report. After deducing it in her mind, the eyes of the chief of military intelligence slowly Slowly opened his eyes wide: "Oh my god... If this set of things is really built, the Typhon people will use their heads to attack the line of defense... This is the so-called 'ultimate line of defense'?"

"There is no ultimate tactic in the world. The art of war always develops in offense and defense. The Typhon people may one day find a way to counter the mobile defense network, but more advanced defense concepts will always follow," Gao Wen shook. Shaking his head, his eyes returned to the report, "But at least at this stage, in the face of existing enemies... Maryland has thought of the most suitable plan."

On the premise of retaining the role of the fortress, Maryland's plan has almost reached the limit that Cecil's engineering capabilities and technical strength can achieve. The traditional Changfeng Fortress is still an important structure of the defense line, but it has changed from the only core to one. Important nodes, take on more roles as command centers, logistics centers, and front-line industrial centers, and a mobile defense network established under modern transportation and communication conditions can further amplify the advantages of the Magical Legion to make up for the current Sisi The shortcoming that the number of Seoul border troops is still insufficient.

What is even more commendable is that Maryland also considered cost savings in the process - he noticed the problem of excess firepower of the Iron Throne when facing infantry units, and the simplified version of the armed train he proposed would greatly reduce the financial cost of the Cecil Empire pressure.

After all, rebuilding, remodeling, and construction all over the country cost money. If Gao Wen started to build seven or eight Iron Thrones at this time, Hetty would probably jump off the bank of the White Water River...

Of course, even with optimizations in this area, the mobile defense plan proposed by Maryland still requires a high cost to realize, but Gao Wen is very clear about one thing: everything can be saved, except education and national defense. Province.

The former determines how high a country can reach after a hundred years, and the latter determines whether a country can survive a hundred years later.

Gao Wen turned a page—there was more content in this thick report.

In the back, he found Philip's full report on the horror night at Paramer Heights, with a few pages of lessons learned.

"...Due to inexperience, our army failed to fully utilize the role of the Iron Throne. The successful withdrawal of Typhon's troops could have been avoided, but we missed the opportunity.

"There is a problem with the coordination between the armored train and the fixed land position, and there is a problem with the information sharing with the Changfeng Defense Line, so that the information from several observation posts on the Paramer Heights cannot be sent to the Iron Throne in time-although the above observation posts are not The whereabouts of Typhon's troops have not been found, but there is indeed a situation where the intelligence is not smooth.

"Our army's reconnaissance methods in bad weather conditions are insufficient - the Typhons were able to spot the Iron Throne, but several of our observers failed to detect the reconnaissance of the Typhons. Traditional Griffin Riders are almost impossible to take off in bad weather , Hawkeye, telescope and other methods are greatly affected by weather conditions...

"...It is recommended to develop an observation device with the effect of detecting life, and it is recommended to add a function similar to a 'magic monitoring tower' to the Iron Throne, so as to timely sense the extraordinary units or traps hidden nearby.

"We need aerial reconnaissance methods other than the Griffon Knight as a supplement. The existing Griffin Knight has reached its limit and cannot carry more protective equipment to deal with extreme weather, nor can it carry more weapons. The only Self-defense forces are no match for the Typhonian army..."

Chapter 0701 The Legacy of the Eastern Duke

Gently turning a page in the report is the experience and lessons learned by countless soldiers on the Paramer Heights that day.

There were not only Typhonians but also Cecilians at the edge of the blade that day.

Any new thing is imperfect at the beginning of its birth, and often the more advanced it is, the more so. Even if scholars exhaust their efforts to deduce it, even if there is Gao Wen, a person who has accumulated millions of years of experience in three generations, to give pointers, human beings Creation will not be perfect after all.

Relying on the technology and ideas that have crushed an era, the Cecil Legion has swept across the entire southern border and the Holy Spirit Plain, but when facing the Typhons, some shortcomings that have never been discovered before will still be exposed—— Although the Typhons took a different route from Cecil, they were already formidable enemies that could allow the Magical Legion to fight with all their strength. In the face of a formidable enemy, any shortcoming would be fatal.

"Armored trains are a new thing. Even experienced veterans can only slowly grope for the Iron Throne. It is normal for mistakes to occur during this process," Gawain said as if talking to himself. The most important thing is to find these flaws and summarize them in a short period of time..."

"The people of Typhon have seen the armored train with their own eyes, and the troops that successfully evacuated will definitely bring back a lot of key information," Amber said next to him. "Will they interrupt the railway construction agreement with us because of this? After all, the armored train Once things enter the territory, the harm caused is not comparable to that of ordinary troops..."

"They will be aware of the danger, but they cannot refuse the great value of railway transportation. I am not too worried about this," Gao Wen shook his head. Searle-style trains entering directly into the territory, or emergency interruptions on key inbound railroads ... are all possible."

While talking, he turned his eyes back to the thick report, and he found that there were still many pages behind it, and this heavy report seemed to be far from over.

After turning the next page, his eyes suddenly froze, and the expression on his face became complicated.

On that page, Maryland only wrote one sentence: "...the above-mentioned information about Typhon's military and the suggestions for improving the Changfeng defense line are not my own wisdom. Your Majesty, the achievements of Duke Silas Loren should not be buried."

Amber noticed the change in Gao Wen's expression, and came over curiously again: "What is this?"

Gao Wen flipped through the pages, and what caught his eye was the scanned and photocopied manuscripts from the Changfeng Fortress' archives.

It was left by Silas Roren. The detailed information about the Typhon Frontier Corps was written and sorted by Duke Roren himself, some were reports from subordinate commanders, and some even came from former intelligence personnel in the East. The original information sent back to the fortress at risk of death.

Written records, hand-painted topographical drawings, the identification features of Typhon's main knights, the new weapons and equipment they used, and even... even the emblem and organization information of the Iron River Knights are impressively included. .

On some photocopies, the annotations and marks left by Silas Lauren can be seen, while on other photocopies, there are things that look like bloodstains.

Behind these documents, there is a batch of things that look like letters or diaries—basically all in the handwriting of Silas Rollen and Belk Rolland and his son, which record in detail the construction and addition of the Changfeng Defense Line, It records the threat of the Typhon Extraordinary Legion and the shortcomings of Ansu's state structure at that time.

Gawain saw the letter written by Silas Lauren to the nobles of the capital. It mentioned that due to the construction of the Changfeng Fortress, the eastern border was overburdened, and he hoped to raise part of the money. A Duke Protector's...

Gao Wen didn't know whether Francis II and the other two Dukes of the country had responded to these letters (mostly they responded, otherwise the Changfeng Line of Defense would not have been successfully completed), but those appeals and calls to the nobles of the capital... ...I'm afraid it's all gone forever.

Because just like "the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals", the noble lords of Ansu also follow the code of "my neighbor's territory is not my territory".

The second half of the entire report is full of these photocopied materials, but they are obviously not all. Maryland clearly writes at the end of the report: "...the above-mentioned materials are only a small part. In the archive room of Longwind Fortress, we I found a large number of surveillance records about Typhon and information about the defense line. I will send a complete copy back to the imperial capital after sorting it out, please wait patiently, Your Majesty."

Amber came to Gao Wen's side, watched all these things, and finally couldn't help shaking her head and muttering: "It's a pity."

"Except for the history itself, I'm afraid we are not qualified to evaluate the merits and demerits of Silas Lauren, but at least in terms of the information, the Grand Duke of the Eastern Realm has left behind a valuable wealth," Gawain sighed, "Then reply to Maryland , let him make good use of these inheritances——I also approved his construction plan for the Changfeng Defense Line."

"it is good."

After putting down the heavy report, Gawain rubbed his forehead a little tiredly, then leaned back on the chair and said while relaxing his somewhat tense shoulders: "Philip mentioned the restrictions on the Griffin Knight... I don't know that Rebe How is the progress of the project over there?"

"I went to watch the fun two days ago, and saw they were digging out a giant top-like thing from a deformed shelf," Amber said casually, "Maggie was also at the scene, half-dragon, half-human, There are a lot of iron pieces hanging on the wings, I don't know what they are doing, it looks like a clothes rack..."

"Rebecca seems to be planning to use the principle of dragon flight to propel the aircraft," Gawain smiled. "If she can succeed, it will be a step in the right direction. Even the transitional propeller plan can be omitted..."

"I'm really looking forward to the day they successfully fly," Amber said. "I've always been curious about what it's like to see the ground from a high altitude, but I can't learn how to control the griffin. What did that guy Pittman say?" He wants to get rid of the druid's animal transformation technique, and then he will become a giant eagle and take me to fly, but after ten years of practice, he has turned into a quail, and even if he takes off by himself, I need to kick him down..."

Gao Wen: "..."

This was the first time he had heard that Pittman had such glorious deeds and special skills?

At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from the corridor, followed by regular knocks on the door. Gawain raised his head to let the knocker in. After the study door opened, a man in a blue and white uniform A servant came in.

"Your Majesty, a special piece of information," the attendant said respectfully, and handed over a printed copy, "from the Panshi City Government Affairs Office."

"Rock City?" Gao Wen said in surprise, and reached out to take the printout from the attendant. After a while, his expression became strange.

Amber immediately leaned over curiously: "Hey, what's the matter?"

Gao Wen: "The Rock City Administration Department reported that in their prison there was an undocumented superhuman who cast spells and smuggled into the country. He ate and drank in the cell. He couldn't be driven away no matter how hard he tried."

Amber was stunned: "Just this matter? Such a little thing is reported to you?"

The corner of Gawain's mouth trembled: "This person claims to be Bud Wendell."

Amber didn't realize it all at once: "Bud Wendell, it sounds a bit familiar, who is it... ah! The one that was blown up by Byron?!"

"Wendell is the surname of Typhon's aristocrat. It's not easy to have the same name and surname," Gao Wen said with a strange expression. "This is really... the real world is the most dramatic..."