Chapter 572 Road
The last ray of sunset on the horizon fell into the depths of the mountains. Under the gradually dim sky, the glow of the magic spar street lamps lighted up one by one under the control of the timing device-before the stars in the sky flickered, the stars on the earth took a step forward. Bright up, and in the bright lights, the nightlife of the citizens of Cecil has just begun.
The night is not the end of the day, but the beginning of another activity.
The street pubs are brightly lit. The workers who have just finished work are resting and filling their stomachs in the pubs. The magic net broadcast device in the square is broadcasting the evening news program, which makes the nearby citizens stop and stay, full of interest, and some open until late. Restaurants and shops have lit up the signboards at the door, enthusiastic shop owners and clerks are at the door to attract customers, and waves of people are walking towards the east or south of the city - the direction of the factory area and night school.
Sonia Shuangye stood on the street and looked at the bustling appearance of the city in surprise. She looked at the lights on the street and couldn't help but said, "This is... far more lively than the capital of Ansu."
"Cecil is the most prosperous city in the South, and probably the most prosperous in Ansu," Soldrin said next to him, with pride in his tone. He was temporarily assigned as a guide to lead visitors around the city. No one in the city is more familiar with the preferences of the silver elves than him. "There may be no historic buildings like Saint Sunil here, but everyone here lives better."
"It can be seen," Sonia nodded lightly, "this place reminds me of the Gondor Imperial Capital... The same bright lights, the same advanced and prosperous, but they are fundamentally different... There is only one Gondor Imperial Capital, There's more than one bustling city here. It looks like I can't take you home - it's a really good place to stay."
Silver elves love to travel, and almost every young elves have at least a hundred years of travel experience. In the proverbial saying of elves, "a good place worth staying" is the best evaluation of exotic places.
"This place is developing very fast, and it will develop even faster in the future - even in other parts of Ansu, those relatively closed and backward cities have been developing continuously in the past few hundred years, and the Silver Empire... Silver The Empire hasn't changed for 10,000 years," Soldering said, "that's a very depressing place for me."
"Her Majesty has been advancing the construction of new cities."
"I'm not referring to the new city, mother, you know," Soldrin interrupted Sonia, "...how has the hometown been all these years?"
"If you mean peace, the empire has always been peaceful, if you mean those 'legacy'... 'legacy' is declining," Sonia sighed softly, "until fifty years ago, all technological research was Trapped in a bottleneck, stuck on the bottleneck of the original elf split, the data is broken, the data does not correspond, the technical field is all black boxes... Scholars still maintain hope,
But there are others who say we are already in a quagmire. "
"The bottleneck of the primordial elves..." Solderin couldn't help repeating this word with special meaning to the silver elves in a soft voice.
Legend has it that there was only one family of elves at first, whether gray elves, sea elves, dark elves or silver elves, all originated from the "primitive elves" on the distant old continent. The sky palace, but a sudden disaster caused this powerful ancient civilization to fall apart...
The primordial elves who escaped from the disaster left the old continent on an ark flying on the sea, and when they were about to reach the new continent (Loren continent), they encountered the tower in the eternal night. The power casts the curse of disintegration, the noble primordial elves are transformed into subspecies full of defects, the gray elves, the dark elves, the sea elves and the silver elves are divided and gradually parted ways, and the civilizational heritage of the primordial elves is also divided this time. It was cut apart in the middle, and fragmented in the messy memory of each subspecies, and it is difficult to reproduce.
Many elves know this legend, and most elf scholars believe it should be true, or at least partly true.
"Isn't it strange? Our technology may have been interrupted, but even if we start from scratch, we should not stand still for so long," Solderin couldn't help saying, "Are we the subspecies really Has it degenerated during the mutation process, so that our minds can't understand the technology of the primordial elves at all? It shouldn't be."
Sonia shook her head: "No one knows what's going on... Maybe the Queen and the Supreme Academy know some, but they can't do anything about it. And things like this are not something that a ranger like you or a messenger like me can think clearly about. ."
Soldrin was silent for a while, but in the silence, he slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the city center.
"Mother, do you think human intelligence can help?"
Sonia obviously didn't understand what Soldrin meant: "You mean the city's technology? They... are indeed more advanced than other places, but today's human beings are obviously behind the Silver Empire..."
"Perhaps, on a general level, the human kingdoms have not recovered to the glory of the Gondor era, but you know, in this city of Cecil, humans use a new method called 'Rune Logic' Technology, the magic effect of the elf has been realized on the artificial machinery..."
Sonia's eyes widened: "...are you serious?"
Soldrin looked at the lord's mansion from a distance: "I just have this feeling that this is where hope lies."
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Gawain withdrew his gaze from the window. He returned to his desk, signed his name on the document, and handed it to Hetty: "I agree to the improvement plan for the repulsion train, you are right, the cost is a Big issue - we can't just stress state-of-the-art solutions."
"Thank you for your understanding," Hetty lowered her head, and then said again, "Ancestor, the reward for Carroll merchant Cod has been delivered, including the order to prepare him for the canonization. But... you really Do you want to canonize a commoner businessman as a knight?"
Gawain raised his head and glanced at the other party: "Hetty, do you still value 'birth' so much?"
"No, it's not a matter of birth," Hetty shook his head, "it's the title of 'knight'. The title of knight has always been obtained by virtue of military merits and other military feats. It is a symbol of bravery and loyalty. Although it is the last of the nobility titles, it has a special honorary meaning. The profession of 'merchant' has always been regarded as having nothing to do with honor..."
"Cord is not just a businessman, Hetty," Gawain said casually looking into Hetty's eyes, "he is a pioneer."
"Pioneer?!" Hetty repeated the word in astonishment. Obviously, she had no idea that the ancestor would say such a special word - this word came out of the mouth of "pioneer among pioneers", which was particularly meaningful. Extraordinary, she remembered that the last person who received such comments from her ancestors was the nameless wild mage who invented the magic net...
"The courage to take the first step in the barbaric realm, to take the risk and benefit all generations, is for the development, it is not limited to the land, nor is it limited to technology," Gawain said, "I know that Cod is a A businessman, he made those innovations for profit, but I can't deny the value of what he did. He pushed the magic technology further into the civilian field, in many aspects even deeper than I thought And pragmatism - this is the advantage of his career and experience. In this regard, he is enough to be called a trailblazer, and his courage to build a new factory and try new things... is also worthy of the name. of knighthood."
Having said this, he paused slightly and continued: "More importantly - we must encourage all behaviors that help the promotion of magic technology. For now, Cod is the most suitable for this benchmark."
"I see," Hetty bowed her head, "I will seize this opportunity for publicity."
Gawain hummed and asked, "How's the progress on Kamal's side?"
"The research institute has copied all the technical data brought by the elves, and handed it over to the Rune Research Institute for analysis and translation. The work has just begun. According to your order, priority will be given to the demons of the 'pressure relief agency'. Can purify the part for analysis.”
Gawain nodded lightly, sighing slightly in his heart.
The magic systems of elves and humans are completely different. In terms of specific spells, due to the different brain structures of the two races, humans and elves can hardly understand each other's spell models, even if there are a few hybrid descendants who inherit the characteristics of both races, It can only release a few "interracial spells" at the same time. In the old technological era of "supernatural power belongs to itself", this obstacle has plagued scholars of both races for thousands of years, until the concept of "mathematics" was introduced into magic research This obstacle was finally broken through when technicians began to use pure calculation and reasoning to study magic, rather than relying on individual spiritual perception and spellcasting talent to construct magic.
In the realm of mathematics, for the first time, two distinct systems of magic have a common language, no matter what image and "transcendental intuition" a spell model will produce in the minds of two races, it is in the logic of rune logic. , are unified in one framework.
The elves have technology that surpasses the current human kingdoms - although the Silver Empire as a whole is declining, its technological height is still much higher than that of humans, and those large-scale lost technologies are undoubtedly a treasure trove for human beings.
Gao Wen lowered his head and began to continue to examine the documents waiting for his approval and review.
When the lords and royals in the north have sorted out their resources and balanced the forces of all parties, he will leave this land temporarily, although he can still use the magic net to remotely command the territory by setting up relay towers along the way, but the remote After all, remote control has its limitations, and before leaving here, he still has to arrange everything as much as possible.
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San Sunil City, inside the Silver Fort.
The brilliance of the magic spar lamp illuminates this historic royal castle, and the study on the second floor of the castle is brightly lit.
Wales Moen sat in the large and comfortable velvet seat. He raised his head and looked at the magic lamp inlaid on the opposite wall. Under the exquisite brass lamp stand, the hexagonal rune substrate was neatly arranged. Arranged on the ground, like some kind of new wallpaper, it stretched all the way to the ground and disappeared under the floor.
Victoria Wilder sat opposite the crown prince, she could see the distraction of the other party, but she didn't care: "The coronation has been cancelled, Your Highness - please understand, we can't stimulate the eastern border. But don't worry, it's just a delay, Sooner or later you will be on the throne."
"Postpone it, I don't care," Wales looked away from the magic net units and looked at the duchess in front of him, "I heard that the heat ray gun has been successfully copied?"
"It is indeed imitated," Victoria nodded. "Actually, the technology of that thing is not complicated at all. Although we don't know how the rune craftsmen in the south were lucky to find such a perfect rune arrangement, its core The formation is indeed very simple, and the Wang Family Mage and Rune Artisans quickly copied the exact same weapons, but..."
Wales said quietly: "Is it a cost issue?"
"...Cost, and production speed," Victoria nodded, "it's impossible to create those magical weapons with a few gold coins, and even if you activate the city's middle and low-level mages and rune craftsmen, plus the new factory's Production capacity, we can't make a ray gun that can arm a legion in a short time."
The Duchess couldn't help but think of the Wang Family Mage who successfully imitated the heat ray gun, and when the other party asked how many weapons she needed to build, and she replied that she wanted a few thousand, the other party's weapon was about to die. expression.
"It is better to buy than to make," Victoria said slowly, "this is the result of the discussion of the Wang Family Mage Association."
Wales Moen's fingers on the armrest of the seat suddenly turned white from the force, but quickly relaxed.
He whispered, "It's a sensible conclusion, but sanity doesn't necessarily mean wise."
"In this regard, I agree with you, but we haven't cracked the technical secrets of the South. This is the current fact." Victoria said lightly.
Wales shook his head. He knew that with the power in his hands, he could do very little, so after a moment of silence, he changed the subject: "When will you leave the capital?"
"After the cargo ship departs," Victoria said, "I will go to the Plains of the Holy Spirit to sit in person and prevent changes on the front lines - the Grand Guild of Baldwin will stay here to assist you in handling state affairs."
During the period of political turmoil, there must be at least one regent duke in the city of Saint-Sunil, on the one hand to calm the situation, on the other hand to... calm down the royal family.
Wales understood the meaning of Victoria's words, he just said quietly: "I understand."
Victoria nodded, then stood up, but instead of leaving, she gave the middle-aged prince a quiet glance.
She couldn't help recalling that when she was very young, when she first came to Silver Castle and came to this study, her father and Francis II stayed in her and Wales's place respectively, and Francis at that time II, also so engraved Wales is generally quiet, silent.
"Your Highness," she said suddenly, unable to restrain herself, "to guard this city—it is your duty in your blood."
"I see."