Chapter 1082 What Gao Wen Wants

In the early morning, Gao Wen received an emergency contact from the Cold Winter, and half an hour later, a more detailed second report was also sent to him.

The rising sun shines on Elf Stronghold No. 112. This town standing in the valley wakes up little by little in the warming spring breeze. The sun shines through the crystal window on one side of the room and casts light on the exquisite tapestry full of elf style. There was a bright trace of light, and Gao Wen was sitting at the desk, and the information transcribed by Amber was in his hand, and those letters were extraordinarily clear and sharp under the sunlight.

Amber stood beside him, and the expression of this half-elf was rare and serious: "...Further investigation showed that the Typhons built outposts on at least fourteen islands or large reefs, basically as long as the wind and waves can bear it Everywhere, black flags can be seen flying - the farthest outpost from the land has even reached the edge of the danger zone of disorderly turbulence. All the outposts are small in scale, the big one is just a wooden house, the small one It is even just a tent, and it can be seen that they were repaired in a short period of time-considering the existence of engineering mages, those things may even come out within a day or two-after all, the Winter is not without Scouted out those islands."

Gao Wen unconsciously tapped the table beside him with his fingers, and said in a very flat and natural tone: "No matter how small the scale is, it is proof of 'actual control'. There are personnel, flags, and more importantly, those islands. It is indeed in the waters of Typhon, so we can’t say that it is an unowned island—after all, there is currently no internationally accepted certification standard to specify how those islands far away from the land should be classified. After all, humans have left the ocean. Too many years."

"Maybe we can try to get those outposts..."

Gao Wen shook his head: "Any actions we take now are laying the foundation for the international order we have created - even thinking about it a little deeper, some Typhon people are probably waiting for us to do some cross-border actions, after all Not all Typhonians are happy to see the formation of an alliance, and not all Typhonians hope to see Cecil continue to gain higher and higher prestige. Now they have no ability to confront us head-on, waiting for us Making a mistake is their last hope."

Amber couldn't help muttering: "How did those Typhon people do these things under the nose of the Winter... And it's on such a large scale..."

"Bitter Winter is just a ship, and it's an experimental ocean-going warship. Everything from the ship to the crew to the supporting training is still in the verification stage, and what they have to face is an extremely wide sea area—the extent of the ocean. is beyond your imagination,

Gawain shook his head, "Byron couldn't have blocked the Typhon's territorial waters with a single ship. He was just a symbol and symbol there, but the Typhon's reaction...was really not slow." "

At the end, there was even a smile on his face, and this reaction naturally fell into Amber's eyes. The half-elf lady looked at Gawain's expression with some surprise? She couldn't help asking: "It seems...you seem Did you expect this to happen?"

"I did expect that they would not give an inch on the issue of those islands? But I didn't expect them to build those outposts...their response was a bit unexpected, but the whole thing is going well?" Gao Wen slowly Said? Pointing to the note that transcribed the information, watching the latter turn into a wisp of smoke in the sun? "It's almost time, let's go? Let's talk to Rosetta again."

Amber blinked? She was finally sure that all of this was indeed what Gawain had envisioned—but she still couldn't understand why Gawain didn't care so much about Winter Wolf Castle and the coastlines, let alone why Gawain was so indifferent at this moment. Why is my mood so...happy. She even had an illusion? She felt that Gao Wen was actually smiling? That smile was almost a kind of... gratification.

But before she had a chance to ask, Gao Wen had already strode out of the room, his voice came from the direction of the door: "Why don't you keep up? Being late is not a good habit."

...

In the reception room on the second floor of the Emerald Hall, Gawain and Amber came to Rosetta Augustus again, and when they walked into the room? Matilda was standing by the French window not far away, He seemed to be staring out the window in ecstasy.

Looking out from this window? Most of the sight is the desolate and barren valley outside the town and the vast wilderness at the end of the valley. The land in the direction of the wasteland of Gondor is deserted? Vegetation covered the dark brown ground, and at this moment the sun was rising from the east? The slanted light swept across the valley all the way? Sprinkled into the town? Finally, it shone on the wilderness outside the window - in the light, those that should have symbolized the pollution of mana energy The lush vegetation also seemed a little vibrant.

"The sunshine today is very good. The elf astrologer said that the sunny weather will last for at least a week, which seems to be a good sign." Rosetta got up to greet her, and said casually, "When I came here yesterday It's already dusk, so I didn't see the scenery here at all-the wasteland monitoring point under the night is too gloomy, I didn't expect it to look different in the early morning."

Gao Wen smiled slightly, and sat down casually: "Yesterday when we met, the night was still covering the entire town, but at this time today, the sun is shining all over the room-comparison, I still prefer the daytime, it makes people feel better joy."

Matilda was turning around and walking from the window. After hearing what Gawain said, she seemed to be slightly taken aback, but soon returned to normal. She came to Rosetta Augustus, and while she was seated, she pointed to a plate of red fruit on the tea table: "This was sent by the elves this morning, and they said it was your special gift for this meeting." A gift from Cecil?"

Gawain glanced at the small red fruit on the plate, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I brought it here, and it will be supplied to representatives of all parties during the meeting. Considering that Typhon people have the habit of eating fruit in the morning, I asked them to send a copy here this morning—how is it, do you still like the taste?"

"Very well, I've never seen anything like it anywhere else," said Matilda. "What's its name?"

"Shorin fruit, the fruit of the giant tree of Thorin—you should have heard of this giant tree."

Matilda didn't seem to be able to react for a while, but Rosetta Augustus next to him couldn't help showing a strange expression on his face, and then he coughed twice, seeming to interrupt the current conversation deliberately. Greetings, and took the initiative to divert the topic: "How did you rest last night?"

"Very good," Gawain nodded, and said casually, "and we have received information from the Cold Winter early in the morning."

The room seemed a little quiet for a moment, and Rosetta seemed a little surprised that Gawain's attitude would be so flat. A very advanced ship."

"I'm a little curious," Gawain leaned forward slightly, with a serious expression on his face, "How long did it take you to build those outposts? When did you start building them?"

Rosetta was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "After noticing the patrol route of the Winter, we realized its role-then we spent more than half a month observing its patrol law and detection distance, and determined that it was roughly The number of crew members, and finally completed the construction of all outposts in the 12-hour gap."

"Twelve hours?" Amber couldn't hide her surprise, "How did you do it?"

"Twenty-six thousand engineering mages, saturated with construction," Rosetta said slowly, "Most of them are responsible for freezing ice passages on the sea surface or under the sea relying on human relay, and the rest are responsible for sending materials to the island and Complete the construction, and get on duty before the blind spot of the Winter's vision disappears—maybe we don't have as advanced warships and engineering machinery as yours, but the sea conditions near those islands...we have studied it for a long time."

Gawain stared at Rosetta, and he didn't look back until more than ten seconds later. He retracted his body and said softly, "It's admirable."

"I think this can explain our attitude, and it can also prove the issue of 'substantial control'," Rosetta said. He met Gao Wen's gaze calmly. There is only sincerity in the sunken eye sockets, "I have no intention of provoking confrontation and disputes between Typhon and Cecil, just like the message you wrote to me in that book - we must enter a new era, no matter what Whether it is for the peace of the present or the future of future generations, the world needs prosperity and development. In the past period of time, there have been some misunderstandings and frictions between the two countries, but we have come here after all, haven’t we?”

"That's right, we should look forward," Gao Wen said with a solemn expression, "but I also need to give an explanation to the citizens, and more importantly, to the soldiers on the front line. I can withdraw from Winter Wolf Castle, and I can let Bitter Winter is back and can work with you for the sake of peace between the two countries and the restoration of diplomatic normalcy, but this does not mean that everything is written off."

"...except the land of Typhon and those islands, we can talk about everything else." Rosetta said solemnly after a moment of silence.

Gawain thought about it, tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa, and said slowly after a long time: "Okay, I can take a step back - I can stop paying attention to those islands, but I must keep Huanlongxia The ports in the Bay, and... you should know that I have been working on restarting the former circum-continental route."

"...Yes, and Typhon is also making efforts in this regard," Rosetta nodded, "We are trying to restore contact with the southern part of the mainland from the sea, just like you are doing in the north."

"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.