Chapter 603 Daily Life at the Edge of the Wasteland

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Sword of Dawn Chapter 603: Daily life at the edge of the wasteland

Gawain and Rosetta Augustus sit on both sides of a golden oak table in the living room of the palace, shaped by magic and decorated with tapestries, oil paintings, wall paintings, etc. in the camp built by the Typhons. , reviewing the documents placed in front of them together, while the knights as witnesses stood behind their respective lords, watching all this with a solemn and solemn expression.

Gawain's gaze swept across Rosetta Augustus for a short time, and saw the thick black-haired Typhon monarch, then he withdrew his gaze, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and his gaze was also on the document in his hand. Sweep slowly.

Open a trade route and set up a trade base. Cecil promises to actively promote the road construction in the eastern area of ​​the Baisha Hills and build a railway. If the negotiation with the eastern border of Ansu fails to go well, a road will be developed in the small plain on the north side of the Dark Mountains - this area It is a recognized "no man's land" and complies with the regulations of "permanent development rights", so the extra cost caused by it shall be borne by the Principality of Cecil...

The low tax rate mutually agreed upon by both parties, as well as the incentive policy for businessmen...

The first phase of cotton textile procurement plan initiated by Typhon, including unprinted and dyed cotton fabrics, medium-grade colored fabrics, and high-grade fabrics...

Alchemy potion, artificial crystal purchase order from Typhon...

The purchase order for the "Magic Train" also from Typhon, and the purchase intention for the "Magic Train" - the official order will send observers in Typhon, who have actually understood the concept and physical objects of the train, and Rosettao Gustus personally signed it and took effect...

In addition, there are a series of long-term terms and agreements on commerce and trade, as well as the oath of both parties to be sincere and not to violate the contract.

His eyes moved all the way to the end of the document, Gawain raised his head with a smile, and looked at Emperor Typhon across the table, "This will be a historic moment, maybe we will create a brand new concept of trade, giving birth to many new ideas. Industries, new occupations, prosperity of the country and prosperity of the people will come from it, and its beginnings . . .

"The paper is thin, the contract is heavy," Rosetta said with a smile on Typhon's proverb, "To be honest, I never thought we would sign such an agreement under these circumstances, at the border of this wasteland, In an impromptu meeting... but I know the Ansu people have a word to seize an opportunity, like a life, and I think we have seized an opportunity in time now."

The two leaders representing their respective forces smiled at each other, and then, under the witness of witnesses, exchanged documents, signed their names on both documents, and printed their respective coats of arms.

A high-level mage wearing a star-studded robe immediately came to the table. In front of the mage floated two smooth Mithril sheets. Countless shining runes fluttered between the Mithril sheets, as if there were countless Mystery and knowledge in general.

According to the necessary procedures of the extraordinary world, when two extraordinary beings and representatives of two forces enter into such an important contract, they must use magical power to record and backup for a longer and more symbolic meaning, and if necessary, they should also report to their respective The gods of faith pray and ask for the witness of the gods.

But usually, except for the saints of the church who can really inspire oracles, the binding force of this "witness of the gods" is quite limited, and it is more like a symbol.

"Are you asking for the testimony of a specific god?" Rosetta Augustus glanced at Gawain and asked calmly.

While asking the question, relevant historical materials appeared in his mind. According to historical records, Gawain Cecil himself had no clear beliefs.

"The gods are very busy, so there is no need to trouble them with this matter," Gao Wen smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

"The gods are really busy..." Rosetta nodded slightly, showing a slight smile, "Then let the ancestors and the mysterious lady Miermina witness all this."

Mysterious Lady Miermina, also known as the goddess of magic Miermina, in addition to being in charge of the magic field, she is also regarded as the witness of all mysteries and hidden knowledge. In the case that the contract does not rely on the witness of a specific god, this A "Lady of Mystery" can often be seen as a "witness of nature." Of course, when making a pure commercial contract, businessmen usually regard the God of Commerce "Baufar" as a "natural witness", but since the power of the God of Commerce is limited to the fairness and performance of commercial terms, when it comes to When it comes to complex political clauses, state-level contracts like today, the business goddess doesn't "apply" like "Ms Mystery."

This is knowledge in the field of theology. Gawain does not believe in God, but he also understands it.

The high-level wizard in charge of the ceremony outlined the symbolic imprint of the mysterious lady Mirmina on the two Mithril plates, and then Rosetta Augustus put his hand on the document he had just signed, in order to represent the Augustus family. Taking the oath in the name of the ancestor, Gawain also put his hand on the document that belonged to him, and asked the ancestors of the Cecil family to testify—the ones older than him.

Finally, under the urging of the magical ceremony, the contents of the two documents were rubbed on the Mithril Plate, and they were blessed and solidified by the power of the elements.

For ordinary people and most not-so-powerful superhumans, the "contract" that has undergone ritual infusion has actual power, and the defaulter will undoubtedly suffer from magical backlash, and may even suffer a certain "God Punishment". But for people like Gawain and Rosetta Augustus, they are extremely powerful in themselves, the "contract" is signed in the name of the state, and the binding force of ritual magic is usually limited to face...

This is true even for the peace agreement that Francis II and Rosetta Augustus signed in the Fortress of the Treaty.

Everyone knows this.

Putting away the original copy of the contract and the "Mithril Pledge" that should be kept, Gawain and Rosetta held their hands together, their eyes fell on each other, with similar smiles on their faces, and said in unison, "For peace and prosperity. "

The knights and guards standing around the table applauded and celebrated this memorable moment.

At this moment, a rush of bells suddenly rang from outside the palace, interrupting the greetings and courtesies that should be expected after signing the documents in advance.

A familiar feeling surged from the bottom of his heart, Gawain clenched his fist lightly, and Rosetta listened to the rhythm of the bell, frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "It seems that even those monsters wandering in the wasteland. Also wanted to witness this special moment - this wave arrived earlier than usual."

While speaking, a Typhon knight in black armor ran into the hall and reported loudly, "Your Majesty! Aberrations are approaching the defense line! There are about two hundred in number, and the orientation is southwest!"

Rosetta Augustus nodded slightly, "I see, I'll deal with it as usual."

Then he glanced at Gao Wen, "If you're interested, we can go to the city wall together."

Gawain nodded immediately, "Of course."

In the safe interior of the kingdom, the attack of the aberrations is a horror story in the mouth of the bard, with exaggerated descriptions and romanticized plots, telling the cliché of a knight saving a princess, but outside the black forest, in The only line of defense on the wasteland frontier, raids by aberrations and similar monsters are routine.

On the city wall in the southwest section of Typhon's camp, soldiers in black armor and battle mages in robes were already waiting.

The powerful ballistas were pushed between the wall stacks, and the rune stones shimmering with magical light were set at the back of the city wall. The soldiers were adjusting the angles of the ballistas, and the mages were communicating the pre-stored magic power in the rune stones. In their own state, the heavily armored warriors wearing special steel armor formed a battle formation on the city wall between the ballistas. They were in groups of three, one holding a shield in front, and one holding a steel spear in the rear to prepare. The remaining one holds a long sword and is ready to respond at any time.

Gawain and others climbed the city wall together with Rosetta Augustus. Amber looked into the distance and saw that in the southeast, on the corrupted plain outside the magnificent wall, a group of red monsters wrapped in ominous clouds were speeding up. Come, smoke billows around them, and the ground beneath them becomes more corrupt.

Gawain paid attention to those Typhon soldiers who were ready and orderly, noticed the ballistas and battle rune stones they used, and noticed their unique "three-person battle formation".

In the face of aberrations whose innate qualities are far superior to those of ordinary people, these Typhon soldiers and mages seem unusually calm. It is obvious that they have dealt with this situation more than once, and the unique "three-person battle formation" is in Gawain's opinion. It is also an effective means of dealing with aberrations - in terms of cold weapons standards.

Guards with heavy shields can resist the attack of the aberrations in a short time, the spearmen have the opportunity to hit those monsters with obvious targets, and the swordsmen can attack the weak points of the aberrations when their comrades are entangled in the monsters, or To support the Shield Players who are in a hard fight, the battle formations in groups of three are scattered, which can ensure that even if a large number of aberrations are on the city wall, they can be delayed, divided, surrounded, and gradually solved, and they can support each other at any time.

And all of these soldiers carry spare crossbows. Although this weapon does very limited damage to the aberrations, as long as it is large enough, with the large ballistas on the city walls and the magic of the battle mages, it is still enough to threaten those who use A monster of remote magic.

Such an army is equally effective against humans, and even if it is large enough, with the assistance of city-level shields, and a sufficient number of battle mages, they can be considered a huge threat when facing Cecil's magic troop. .

Just as Gawain observed and pondered, those aberrations entered the attack range of the Typhons.

The commander on the city wall gave an order, and the battle broke out instantly.

The city defense ballista, which had already been full of power, made a muffled sound of "boom boom", and the heavy and huge crossbow "arrow" that was enough to hit the low-level extraordinary knight to the distance instantly flew into the distance, "smashing" a piece of blood in the aberration body. Fog, and between the continuous firing of crossbow arrows, fireballs, lightning, ice and other spells from mages are mixed. The Typhon mages in battle robes stand next to the rune stones at the back of the city wall, while drawing extra The magic power continuously creates a deadly attack effect, bombing the top of the monsters in the distance, and as long as there is a mage whose mental power is unstable and the spell casting efficiency decreases, a backup spell caster will immediately take the place and continue to maintain the spell suppression on the city wall. .

On the plains in the distance, those monsters that were crimson, constantly roaring or frantically murmured began to fall one by one, but some of them continued to move closer to the city wall with their powerful vitality, and some of them raised their hands high, After a short delay, clumps of energy arrows filled with terrifying corrupting power took shape, and slammed into Typhon's camp after a short delay.

A dense layer of magic shield rose from the city wall, blocking the corruption energy of the aberration body. In the very slight vibration of the shield, the distance between the offensive and defensive sides was further shortened, and those Typhon soldiers who used strong crossbows as secondary weapons immediately bowed. The crossbow was wound, and the arrows that had been blessed by magical effects such as holy water poured down on the remaining monsters like a torrential rain.

It seems that these attackers can't even climb the city wall, and the "three-person battle formation" of the Typhonians does not even have the opportunity to raise their shields and draw swords - after all, there are only a few hundred of them. In this position extremely close to the wasteland of Gondor, This is already a very "easy and comfortable" attack.

Gawain and Rosetta Augustus stood quietly on the city wall, watching those blasphemous and corrupt monsters turn into wreckage on the plain one by one, and quickly enter a state of evaporation and dissipation. There is no intention to do it by hand, and the people around them also seem very calm and indifferent.

This is just an "everyday" level attack. In this land, this kind of attack happens every few days. Whether it is a Typhon or Ansu, it has long been accustomed to it.

In the process of watching those monsters being gradually eliminated, Gawain's intuition was suddenly touched, he raised his head and looked at Rosetta Augustus who was standing beside him.

The Typhon Emperor was quietly looking into the distance. His sight had already crossed the battlefield, past the aberrant monsters that were about to be completely reduced to wreckage. He was looking in the direction of the Gondor Wasteland, staring motionless. .

His gaze was deep and introverted, and the whole person was like a heavy and solemn obsidian sculpture.

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