Sword of Dawn

"That's right, the Northern Circum-Continental Route and the Southern Circum-Continental Route--this will bring about the economic development of all countries along the route to a certain extent, and can also promote the communication process of the entire continent, but this is far from enough," Gao Wen said. He shook his head while speaking, "The route is divided into north and south, so it is far from being called a 'circum-continent route'. With the separation and solidification of economic zones, this can only gradually lead to the entire continent becoming a clear-cut north-south exchange." Circle, considering the 'union' we are about to establish, can you imagine that in an alliance with the goal of unity and common development, there will be a 'Southern Union' and a 'Northern Union'?"

"You hope to open up the North-South Continental Route?" Rosetta looked into Gawain's eyes, and then he showed a thoughtful look, and nodded slightly after some consideration, "Actually, I also expected...you must You will do this, you are committed to changing the development trajectory of the entire world, and you will definitely not tolerate the continued isolation of this continent. Any plan that can promote the unity of the mortal nations must be in your plan."

He paused, and then said: "This matter...I agree in principle, but we have to negotiate the details slowly, just like you have to give your citizens an explanation—I also have to consider the interests of the Typhon people. "

Rosetta's words were very cautious, and it could be seen that his decision was not easy-frankly speaking, if it was not long ago, he would have rejected Gawain, and the reason is obvious: Typhon has not yet made a good reconciliation. Preparations for sea-way docking on the Northern Ring Continental Route.

Although Typhon's marine ships started early, their development was slow, and because the initial development direction paid too much attention to rebuilding those colonies, their plans for maritime trade routes were put on hold for a long time. In this regard, the Cecilians obviously On the other hand, Typhon was on the frontal battlefield in the just-concluded war against the gods, and its national strength was obviously at a loss. Under the premise of prioritizing order reconstruction and resuming production, the Typhon royal family had no spare power in the short term. A usable ocean-going merchant ship was built within a short period of time, but Cecil's national strength was limited. They can now produce the powerful Winter, which means that they will soon be able to pull out more warships and a whole trade team. fleet.

Maybe they already have the trade fleet ready.

On this basis, once the sea route with the northern ring continent is opened, Cecil's maritime trade force will be allowed to directly participate in the commercial activities in the southern part of the continent...

For Typhon's nascent maritime trade, this was a catastrophe, if not a disaster.

Rosetta is not afraid of powerful opponents. He believes that Typhon under his leadership has such resilience and progressive spirit. He had to carefully consider how much it would cost him to get out of this way of life.

Once the blockade is formed, it is not so easy to break free from it.

But Rosetta is also very clear that he doesn't have much choice, he can keep the territory on land and the islands on the sea, but as long as a battleship like the Winter still has an overwhelming power in front of Typhon's own ships Without strength, it would be impossible for him to prevent the Cecilian fleet from going to the southern waters-in fact, they could even go around directly from the west of the mainland, but it would be more expensive to do so.

Gao Wen chose to discuss this matter with him here, out of morality and decency.

"I know what you're thinking," Gao Wen looked at Rosetta's face, and said with a very sincere and serious attitude, "You may think that this will become a unilateral monopoly and blockade, and you think that the nominal route around the mainland is provided by the Feng and Cecil are jointly maintained, but in essence, the entire continent’s outlets to the sea will be controlled by Cecil’s fleet, and the entire circum-continent route will be controlled by me, and I will not give anyone a living space—if you are If you think so, then you have misunderstood me.

"From the beginning to the end, I never thought of ruling the world, let alone misappropriating the interests of any country. In fact, except for those who are openly against me, everyone who does business with Cecil The partners finally reaped huge benefits and long-term development. My goal is to make all allies stronger, not to maintain my so-called dominance by squeezing them.

"So the topic goes back to the circumcontinental route - I will not sacrifice Typhon's interests to ensure Cecil's dominance on this route, regardless of whether the interests are current or future, all trade activities will be fair There will be no unilateral blockade, exploitation or even crackdown, which can even be written in our memorandum of covenant.”

Rosetta carefully considered every word Gawain said, and his eyes barely moved.

The covenant...the covenant written in front of the gods can be tampered with and betrayed, not to mention the current verbal promise-in the end, everything must be spoken by strength. A country that weakens will inevitably lose its status, and a strong country will always occupy it. More right to speak, he is very clear about this in his heart.

"I believe in your promise, and I also believe that both of us will faithfully fulfill the covenant," Rosetta said solemnly, with a soft breath, "We will jointly reproduce the glory of the circum-continental route—let it further promote the entire world. world."

Gao Wen smiled: "Of course."

The last line of defense in Typhon's settlement area finally opened the door to him.

Chapter 1083 When the times change

Gao Wen knew that even though he had reached a consensus with Rosetta here, how to formulate various rules in the process of rebuilding the circum-continental route, how to distribute the route revenue, how to ensure the safety of ships and lay the foundation for the future international ocean law There are still countless details that need to be negotiated slowly in terms of foundation and other aspects, and at least on paper, this agreement must also ensure "equal opportunities" for Typhon and other countries after the development of navigation technology. It lasted for a long time, and even after this 112th meeting, there will be many phased meetings waiting for the diplomats of the two sides (and other parties that may be involved in the future).

After all, this is a historic event that can change the situation on the mainland. Even if Cecil will occupy an overwhelming right to speak in the route around the continent, Gao Wen must give every participant enough respect and decency—or else This would be inconsistent with the political views he has been promoting.

But no matter how we negotiate and adjust the details in the later stage, the general direction of this matter has been set, and there will be no further changes—this is the meaning of the closed-door meeting.

After finally nodding, Rosetta seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, or had overcome a difficult challenge. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the muscles around his cheeks relaxed.

Both Gawain and Amber thought that he would be depressed and lost for at least a moment, but to their surprise, Rosetta just exhaled like this, his eyes were still bright, and his whole body seemed to be filled with never-ending confidence. He has found the next goal that he can strive for—this goal may be more difficult than any challenge he has faced in China, but it makes him more motivated to fight.

"All of us will usher in a better era, isn't that so?" He looked at Gao Wen with a gleam of light in his deep eyes.

"Of course, we are not sitting here to make our country go backwards." Gao Wen showed a slight smile. He picked up the wine glass on the coffee table and toasted Rosetta. "How about a toast to our tomorrow?" ?”

Rosetta also raised her wine glass, and amidst the crisp sound of collisions, the foundation laying and preliminary distribution of the economic structure of Loren Continent for the next few decades were completed.

Before the wine glass was put down, Rosetta said again: "Now that this matter has been settled, the Cecil army stationed at Winter Wolf Castle..."

Gao Wen laughed: "The soldiers will go home before the end of spring, there are many families who need to be reunited - my engineering troops can work hard, maybe before the fire moon comes, we can even restore the trade routes around Winter Wolf Castle .”

"...restarting the trade route can stimulate the local economy, and several towns in the south of Winterwolf Castle may become places where commerce flourishes," Rosetta said slowly, "in these warm days...our soldiers of Typhon Shouldn't we go home too?"

"Of course, it will also be before the end of the spring." Gawain replied more happily to this - in fact, he did not intend to hold Andersa who is currently recuperating in the Solin area and the Typhon soldiers captured during the same period as hostages. What is he planning to use these "chips" for? Although he once wanted to mass-produce superhumans, with the continuous breakthrough of artificial nerve cord technology and the "wetware host" and "servo brain" in the With the application and promotion of auxiliary spellcasting, Cecil has found another breakthrough point for his shortcomings in the mass production of superhumans, so he doesn't need any "hostages".

In this case, instead of using "hostages" to exchange some benefits that are no longer important, it is better to use this opportunity to strengthen one's own reputation in the "alliance", enhance the persuasive power of the "community of destiny", and change some positive international images ——What's more, he is also looking forward to the benefits that Rosetta's promised "commercial flourishing place" will bring.

Afterwards, they finalized the plan for handling many affairs after the war—the details still need to be discussed in detail by diplomats and think tanks of both sides, but the general direction has been finalized in this reception room. The rising sun in the morning gradually rose into the sky, and the topic of dealing with the aftermath of this war finally came to an end.

Gao Wen breathed out, looked at Rosetta who was sitting opposite him, and mentioned another matter: "I came here today because I have another thing to tell you."

"Another thing?" Rosetta's face flashed a question, "About what?"

Gawain picked up a Thorin berry casually, and while observing the smooth red surface of the fruit in the sunlight, he said slowly, "Talrond—do you know the name?"

"Tallond..." A thoughtful expression appeared on Rosetta's face, and he nodded slowly, "Not long ago, this was a name that was completely unfamiliar to me, but recently I have heard a lot about it. Half of the information about it comes from your published newspapers—that is the kingdom of dragons, in the far north, opposite the eternal storm, right?"

"That's right," Gao Wen nodded and said, "Of course, now the eternal storm has disappeared, and there is only a vast sea between us and the dragon kingdom."

"...The kingdom of dragons, I used to think it was just a legend, everyone thought it was just a legend, although we all know that dragons are real, but many stories describe them as creatures living in different dimensions , just like those elemental creatures or spirit world creatures," Rosetta said with a hint of emotion in her tone, "Who would have thought that there is a civilization established by giant dragons just outside Loren Continent?"

Gawain glanced at Rosetta quietly, and he deliberately waited for two seconds before breaking the silence unhurriedly: "Yes, this civilization really exists, and not only does it really exist—they will also become a part of the alliance. member."

The room fell silent in an instant, even a person as calm as Rosetta was in a daze at this moment, and Matilda sitting next to him couldn't hide her astonishment, she stared blankly for a long time until Gao Wen made a sound to break the silence before the two of them realized it.

"It seems that you are surprised." Gao Wen said with a smile.

"What did you just say?" Rosetta looked at Gawain with wide eyes, unable to hide the surprise in her tone, "You said...you even invited giant dragons to this meeting? Those real giant dragons?!"

"Yes," Gao Wen nodded, "Although Cecil has disclosed the real existence of the dragon in the media, the fact that they will attend the alliance meeting is still kept secret, and it's normal if you don't know—— This news was deliberately controlled by me. In short, the dragon will appear at the alliance meeting and join us as a mortal kingdom, and I think this will have a good effect on the progress of the meeting.”

Rosetta had already reacted from the astonishment at this time, he calmed down, and at the same time thought deeply: "...Indeed, if a giant dragon descends from the sky and announces its willingness to join the alliance, then the representatives who doubt and waver about the alliance must be It’s going to be a huge shock, and I don’t think there’s going to be a lot of opposition in that situation, and they’re not even necessarily able to think calmly … It’s a card that’s out of everyone’s mind.”

As he said that, he couldn't help but look up at Gao Wen again, with a puzzled look on his face: "Who else knows about this?"

"Silver Queen Belsetia, who is the witness and recorder, and the ambassador of the Holy Dragon Principality from the north—gone," Gao Wen said, "The former is considered the organizer of the meeting, and naturally knows the list of all representatives. The latter and Dragons have a lot to do with it."

"...Dragonborn, I remember the shock I felt when the front line reported that there were dragons in Cecil's air force, even though we later investigated that those 'dragons' were actually 'Dragonborn' from the north, which This kind of shock has not weakened much." Rosetta shook her head with a complicated expression, her tone was obviously emotional, "I never thought that after such a short time, I would be shocked by the real dragon...but Why are you telling me this?"

"Because Tarrond needs help now," Gao Wen said solemnly, "and I plan to use this to establish a long-running food committee, and to establish the basic order of mutual assistance among the members of the alliance—for this reason, I need more strong support, and Typhon is the most powerful voice in the south and east of the continent."

"...Tallond needs help?" Rosetta felt more and more that the topic was heading towards a legendary direction, almost to the point where she could not understand, "You mean those legendary dragons? A giant dragon that destroys human city-states alone? Did they come to Loren Continent to ask for help?"

"It's a long story," Gawain sighed softly, "First of all, please don't think of them as despicable people who came to the human world to seek help after encountering a crisis. Everything you and I have experienced must be tragic, and all of this must have started from a full 1807 million years ago..."

Rosetta got up in silence, picked up the red wine on the tea table and poured it for Gao Wen herself, and then poured another glass for himself - from the other party's expression, he had already judged that this story might be very long.

……

Betty came to the room where the golden giant egg was placed again. The dragon egg named "Enya" was still standing quietly on the grooved base. And the ground, also made the faint halo around the golden dome seem brighter - a very peaceful and peaceful atmosphere lingered in the room, making the maid who was already in a good mood even more happy.

"Good morning! Ms. Enya!" Betty walked quickly to the Golden Dome full of energy, bowed politely, and greeted happily, "Ah, are you reading the newspaper?"

She saw a newspaper floating in the air in front of the golden dome. The well-printed paper shone slightly in the sun, and some invisible force lifted it, making it float on the dome at a 45-degree angle. "In front of you", and at this time the newspaper just turned a page, and the paper made a pleasant sound when it was flipped in the air.

"Good morning, Betty," came a gentle voice from the giant egg, "yes, I'm reading the newspaper—the one you rushed over this morning."

"Ah, I was a bit busy this morning, so I didn't have a good chat with you..." Betty scratched her hair in embarrassment, and then looked at Enya and the newspaper floating in the air, "How is it? Do you find something interesting in the newspaper?"

"It's very interesting—and very useful," Enya said with a smile, "I can learn about what's going on in your country, how many of you think about the world and how you think about it... and I can't remember how many years I haven't seen such a primitive medium, there is a sense of life in these quaint prints, and I like this feeling."

Betty thought for a while, and couldn't help but said: "You always say such profound words... I don't understand it."

"Ah, that's right... Sorry, I've always been used to this way of speaking," Enya said with apology in her voice, "It's very difficult for me to express my emotions frankly and accurately , it is even more difficult for me to consider the audience's acceptance in this process, and I will pay attention to it later."

Betty quickly waved her hand when she heard it: "You don't need to apologize like that. I was slow to understand things, and I'm used to it! And I know you're happy now—I'm happy too!"

The voice inside the eggshell was quiet for a while, and then a little curious: "Betty, you always seem to be happy."

"Yeah," Betty laughed, bright in the sun, "because there's always something good going on."

"Does something good always happen... That's great," Enya seemed to be touched, but soon she seemed to let go of something, and her voice became lighter, "You can talk to me about this What happened in this city? Your story seems to be more interesting than what was written in the newspaper."

"Of course!" Betty nodded happily, but before "telling the story", she first took out a white soft cloth from her side, and then said as she walked towards the dome, "But I will wipe it for you first." Wipe the eggshell—I can say it while wiping it~”

Enya's tone was weird for a moment: "...Actually, I don't think it's okay not to wipe it, but if you think it's interesting, then wipe it."

Soon, the sound of soft cloth wiping the eggshells echoed in the room, and along with the sound of wiping, Betty also began to tell Enya about everything about Cecil City with great interest— ——In her eyes, everything that happened in this city from scratch.

……

At the same time, in the deepest space of the Rebellious Fortress, in the "courtyard" of the Shadow Realm, the giant deer Amorn, dressed in white holy radiance, was lying quietly, composed of broken boulders, metal beams, crystal fragments, etc. on the earth.

This holy creature as huge as a hill is opening its eyes at the moment, and those eyes, which are made of crystal and filled with white light, are staring straight at something placed not far in front of him—that is a large The magic net terminal device, its precision base made of alloy is inlaid with high-quality projection crystals, and dim shimmering light flows in the crystals.

This device has not been activated yet, and not far from the device, you can see a magic obelisk used to enhance and forward signals, an additional magic net energy supply matrix, and other magical items with different functions.

Not far from the giant deer Amoen, there is another huge shadow, which is a beautiful lady as tall as a clock tower, whose lower body is made of illusory magic clouds. This lady is squatting aside at the moment, she sees After looking at the large magic net terminal that has not been activated, and at the motionless giant deer, he couldn't help but say after several times, "Do you need help?"

"No," the former God of Nature immediately rebuffed, "I can do it myself."

"You've been messing around for half a day - all it takes to actually get it going is..."

"No, I can do it myself!"

Chapter 1084 Reaching a Consensus

In the shadow garden shrouded in boundless chaos and darkness, the giant deer Amorn confronted the magic net terminal that was on standby.

"I think this thing is broken," the old God of Nature finally came to his conclusion after a long silence, "You see it wasn't on when it was delivered."

"...I've said it several times, the magic net terminal can't be delivered by turning on the machine, it must be placed in the energy field if it is to work," said Amoen, who was intertwined with clouds and symbols, The giant-like lady sighed helplessly. Her sigh formed a medium-sized arcane cyclone in the Shadow Realm, causing countless dense lightnings to appear on the edge of the courtyard area. "The person who was in charge of the installation before Didn't I tell you how to use this thing?"

"It was sent by that mortal named 'Kammel'. He didn't say anything at the time, and I didn't ask," Amoen said in a muffled voice. "He looked very busy, and he didn't seem to want to be around me. Stay."

"...It is conceivable that I have heard about him, and he must have complicated feelings about you," the goddess of magic, Mirmina, lowered her head, her eyes filled with arcane brilliance between Amoen and the magic net terminal Sweeping, "And it should be the same for other people-you were a god after all, how could mortals think that you still need someone to teach you how to use this thing..."

"It's not my fault, my authority is natural force, not magical mystery, not to mention I have been away from the main material world for 3000 years - 3000 years, do you know how I got here for 3000 years? I am lying here with..."

Mirmina interrupted Amon before she could finish speaking: "So do you need my help?"

Amoen replied without hesitation: "No, I can do it myself!"

Mirmina seemed a little dismissive, she shook her head and stood up: "Well, since you don't need to help, then I'll go for a walk."

As soon as the words fell, the lady who ruled mysteries and magic had already turned into a violent whirlwind of magic power, swept across the vast gravel plain and endless darkness like a gust of wind, and quickly disappeared from Amorn's sight.

Amorn was still lying motionless between the boulder and the metal structure, but his eyes seemed to be looking at the direction where Mirmina disappeared, and he sighed softly until the other party disappeared completely in the darkness: "Actually, if you want to help..."

In an instant, a gust of wind swept in from a distance, mixed with powerful fluctuations of magic power and arcane lightning that followed like a shadow, and Mirmina returned to Amorn as she had left. This lady with an elegant figure slightly Bending down, there seemed to be a hint of a smile on the mist-covered face: "Look, I just said you need help?"

Amorn: "..."

"You're welcome, it's easy for me," Mirmina's smile became more and more obvious, and before Amoen had time to give her objection, she had already bent down, stretched out her fingers and gently touched the The magic net terminal fixed on a floating boulder - this terminal is already a mainframe of urban public facilities, but in front of her, it is as small as some kind of portable device, "Look, in fact, this is all that is needed..."

A cluster of small arcane sparks burst out of the void, and Mirmina's fingers did not touch the device, but the resonance between the magic power had activated the rune array inside the precision device, accompanied by a slight buzz The buzzing sound and the group of runes lit up one after another, the projection crystal on the magic net terminal brightened, and a clear holographic image appeared above the crystal.

A lady with a sweet smile is introducing the newly opened neural network distribution station in the city to everyone on the screen. In the background of the screen, rows of neatly arranged immersion cabins are waiting for citizens to experience.

"...Ah, it's on." After a few seconds, Amoen said suddenly.

"Don't talk, watch the show." Miermina interrupted him directly.

"So you really just want to use my magic net terminal," Amoen said lightly, without much emotion in his tone, "Why don't you ask that human for one? He probably doesn't mind..."

"I mind, I still need to be cautious now - I want to avoid contact with any mortals, because I'm not sure if any inadvertent contact will re-establish myself with the main material world, and I'm not sure if I really I have completed self-isolation and purification, and the most important point... I am still observing the 'human' you mentioned, and I will not take any risks until I confirm that he is really reliable."

"In my opinion, you are not as cautious as you said yourself, but since this is your choice, it is inconvenient for me to make further comments," Amon said calmly, "I just want to remind you... we There is not enough time. This season civilization has survived for a long time, and in this world, the days of peace and tranquility cannot last long."

Mirmina silently glanced at the giant deer Amoen next to her, her eyes filled with arcane light seemed to flicker a few times, she seemed to be thinking about something, but she didn't say anything in the end.

Amorn also fell silent, as if he had been silent for many years—but what was different from the past was that there were cheerful and lively voices reverberating in the dark and chaotic courtyard at this moment, and this lifeless world was also full of vitality.

The two old gods sat or lay quietly in the courtyard of the rebellious fortress, guarding together a very small magical machine for them, accompanied by the achievements of civilization created by the mortal race in this era, This company seems insignificant, but it seems to make them completely intoxicated - and they don't know whether they are intoxicated by the "show" created by mortals, or the peace and comfort of this moment.

"How to change the channel?" Amon said suddenly.

"Don't change it yet, I'll teach you after I read this paragraph."

……

That's the end of Gao Wen's story—after omitting the descriptions of the glory of the dragon civilization and the history that has little to do with Loren Continent, there is actually no need to talk about the millions of years of forbearance of the dragons and their escape from trouble at the last moment. It was too long, and considering the world view of the audience and the difficult technical details, he also omitted the take-off and long-distance voyage of the last Omega, but even so, this thrilling story still shocked Rosetta in front of him, and Matilda on the side.

"This is the story of Tarrond," Gawain said with a long sigh of relief, "now they are free, this civilization that has passed through a long period that we can't imagine, the once glorious civilization is now reborn from the ashes , returned to the mortal world—they are not legends of bards, they are not monsters and beasts in different spaces, giant dragons also have flesh and blood, they are mortal species like us, they will also encounter difficulties, and now they It has been decided to seek help from the mortal world."

"...I really can't imagine that something like this is happening outside of the 'world' we know," Matilda couldn't help but said softly, "The fused gods... destructive' Break free'... I thought that what we experienced on the battlefield of Winterhold was the culmination of all historical legends, but now it seems... there are still many, many things in this world beyond our imagination."

"You mentioned just now that the giant dragons completely broke free from the shackles of the gods by rushing out of our planet in the final stage?" Rosetta obviously paid attention to a more critical piece of information, "The ambassador of the Dragon Clan told this Describe this behavior as 'the ultimate act of disobedience'?"

"Yes," Gao Wen nodded, "According to the Dragon Clan, this is a key 'ceremonial symbol', a key move for the mortal race to step out of the cradle and usher in adulthood. According to my understanding, this is the same as It is related to the birth mechanism of the gods - the specific details involve a very complicated theoretical model, if we carry out technical exchanges in this area later, I can discuss it with you in detail."

Rosetta looked into Gawain's eyes, and slowly said word by word: "You mean that all the ideological foundations of the birth of gods are based on the mortal race's cognition level of 'this planet', and the starry sky in the universe is A realm that is completely beyond our old worldview, and all religious scriptures of mortals have never considered how to explain the order among the stars, so once they enter the starry sky, the gods lose the doctrinal basis of their existence?"

"..." Gao Wen couldn't help but paused for a moment, and his gaze towards Rosetta suddenly became very deep, "You know this?"

"The Augustus family lived with a thing that claimed to be a god for two centuries," Rosetta smiled, pointing to her forehead, "It doesn't matter whether it can still be called a god, but at least it Its knowledge is true... it draws spiritual nourishment from us, and we are constantly stealing forbidden knowledge and ancient memories from it."

"...you have been 'stealing' knowledge from that 'God's Eye'?" Gawain said with some astonishment, "How much have you gained through this method?"

"It's not a lot, it's just a fragment after all, but it's not too little—the fragments belong to the gods after all," Rosetta seemed to intend to set up suspense on this topic, "Fortunately, that 'eye' was once active In an era of advanced civilization, many secrets unknown in our era were not secrets in its era... It is a pity that this knowledge was only a kind of obsession for a long time, under the shackles of the eyes , our generations will not be able to put this knowledge to use.”

Speaking of this, Rosetta suddenly paused, and spread out a hand: "So you see, we do need further technical exchanges."

Gao Wen laughed, this time his smile came from the heart, it was a smile of unexpected joy: "It seems that it is true, the Theocratic Council needs these precious materials."