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 trade routes can stimulate the local economy,
Several towns in the south of Winterwolf Castle may become prosperous places for business," Rosetta said slowly, "In this warm day... Is it time for our Typhon soldiers to go home? "
"Of course? It will also be before the end of 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? No. What kind of articles do you plan to use these "chips", even though he once wanted to mass-produce superhumans? But with the continuous breakthrough of artificial nerve cord technology? With the "wetware host" and "servo brain" in With the application and promotion of auxiliary spellcasting, Cecil has found another breakthrough point in the mass production of extraordinary people? He doesn't need any "hostages".
In this case, instead of using "hostages" to exchange some benefits that are no longer important? How about taking advantage of the situation to strengthen your reputation in the "alliance"? Enhance the persuasiveness 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.
Later, they finalized the plan for dealing with 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? There is another thing I want to tell you."
"Another thing?" Rosetta's face flashed a question, "About what?"
Gawain casually picked up a Thorin berry? While observing the smooth red surface of the fruit in the sunlight, he said slowly, "Talrond—do you know the name?"
"Talrond..." A pensive expression appeared on Rosetta's face immediately? He nodded slowly, "Not long ago? This was a completely unfamiliar name to me? But recently I've heard a lot Information about it? Half of it comes from your published papers—that's the land of the dragons, in the far north, beyond the eternal storm, isn't it?"
"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 some doubts in his expression: "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 a full 1.87 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 at a forty-five-degree angle. "In front of" the giant egg, 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!"