Chapter 756 The Pace of the Times

Commodities from the Cecil Empire are gradually flowing into many countries in the northern part of the continent. Even though it is the cold winter season, driven by high profits and the support of the imperial family, the merchants are still not afraid of the cold winter and the hardships of the road. Those novel or interesting or useful things were brought to far-flung foreign lands.

In the towering mountains of the extreme north, a gray-white boulder fortress was built on the top of the mountain. Huge braziers were burning around the fortress, and the grease mixed with frost fire grass juice and dazzling crystal dust made these flames red as blood, and even the cold wind could not blow them out.

Invisible curtains shrouded this ancient "Dragon Prospect Castle", and together with those huge braziers, they resisted the howling of the cold wind outside. Inside the fort, there were also huge braziers and fire pools burning in the extremely wide hall. A middle-aged man wearing a dark red cloak was sitting on a large seat, looking at the magic mechanism in front of him with interest.

The brilliance of the flame shone on the middle-aged man's face, casting a shimmering brilliance on the resolute face, the short gray hair, the high cheekbones and the bridge of the nose.

"Your Majesty, this is the magic terminal brought by those Cecil merchants - by inserting different inserts, it can be used to release different simple spells, from self-defense to self-defense and as a tool, it is very convenient," a stature A tall courtier with a thick beard and a broad forehead stood beside the throne, introducing the items presented by the attendants, "Also, this is the alchemy potion they sell - the effect is very general, but the price is surprisingly cheap. Our price, the potion in it is even cheaper than the bottle itself..."

The middle-aged man with short gray hair, the contemporary Dragon Blood Archduke Balogar who has ruled the Holy Dragon Duchy for thousands of years, nodded: "I have often heard news about this recently."

According to the tradition of the Holy Dragon Duchy, although its head of state is the "Duke", its subjects still use the title of "Your Majesty" instead of the "His Royal Highness" of the southern countries.

"Yes, Your Majesty," the courtier said with a bow, "in the past six months, the number of merchants from the south has increased day by day. The new 'Cecil Royal Family' encourages business activities very much, and the novelties brought by those merchants are very popular among the young people of the principality. People love — especially machines that work on their own, and crystal devices that record images."

Balogel looked at the magic terminal quietly for a moment, and said unhurriedly: "It's... very interesting."

Standing on the other side of the throne, a courtier with white beard and hair and wearing a white twill robe couldn't help but say: "But recently young people are too enthusiastic about external things, and they are even discussing going to the south to 'see the world'. It doesn't seem like a good sign."

Balogel didn't turn his head, and said casually, "Why isn't it a good phenomenon?"

"Excessive curiosity about the outside world will shake the minds of the younger generation. The citizens of the principality begin to chase exotic objects, and they will easily forget the admonitions of their ancestors. The long exile has not ended, and it is not A noble act..."

"The admonition of the ancestors only told us not to go to the north - but it didn't say not to go to the south," Balogar said lightly, "The reason why we were not interested in the kingdoms of the south in the past was simply because they were old and weak. , it's not worth seeing."

While speaking, the Dragon Blood Grand Duke shook his head with a playful smile on his face: "But now... it seems that some wonderful changes are taking place in the south."

After a pause, the ruler of the Holy Dragon Duchy turned his gaze to the courtier with white hair and beard: "As for the so-called 'noble act'...Sir Eugene,

The so-called nobility is determined by people. "

Then he looked to the other side of the throne and nodded to the courtier with the thick beard and broad forehead: "Ser Gorosh, the snow lord in the southern mountains has recently sent us two messengers to discuss the official opening of the trade route. We should probably do something about it.”

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The western border of Cecil Empire, Shilin City, Franklin Castle.

The grey elf Wenna sat in the living room covered with a soft thick carpet and with decorative shields and rune curtains hanging on the wall. She looked at Duke Baldwin Franklin in front of her with a psychedelic brilliance: "Our first cooperation in the new era was very successful - the first batch of alchemy potions and Sample oriental cloths are very popular in the plains and hills, and the Grey Elf King has ordered me to bring a present dedicated to His Majesty Gawain Cecil to show our friendship."

The lady who was as petite as a human child, but was actually the leader of a large clan of the Grey Elves, gestured to the attendant next to her as she spoke. A small box one foot square was placed on the table in front of Baldwin.

A faint radiance of runes flashed, and the magic mechanism of the small box was lifted. After the lid was opened, a crystal ball about the size of a fist and crystal clear lay quietly on the velvet cushion.

"This is a high-clarity crystal ball from Ancestral Peak. As you know, the crystal produced by Ancestral Peak is of the best quality in the entire continent. This crystal ball was carved and polished by the dwarf craftsman Mackintosh Ashshan himself. , and blessed by the Fairy King, may the two kingdoms maintain friendship for a long time, as pure and flawless as this crystal."

"I will hand over this precious gift to His Majesty the Emperor," Duke Franklin nodded and ordered his attendants to put away the gift, "When the road opens up next spring, we will establish permanent embassies and send ambassadors to each other, I will definitely You will be invited to our imperial capital, and you will love the thriving business atmosphere there.”

"I'm looking forward to it," Wenna the grey elf smiled, nodded lightly, and then asked, "In addition, our king wants to confirm one thing, when will the second batch of textiles and alchemy potions be available? In the plain area. , there is a huge gap in both commodities.”

"We can supply large quantities of alchemy potions at any time. Alchemy factories have been built in the Western Region. As for the textiles from Typhon..." Baldwin Franklin squeezed his chin in embarrassment, "You know, it will take a long time to transport. , the last batch of samples was transported from the east to the west by the Baishui River and the land fleet relay transportation, but now the bulk river transportation of the Baishui River has been temporarily interrupted due to seasonal changes, and the railway required for the magic train... It is impossible to complete this year. of.

"Of course, even then we can supply a small amount of textiles, which would at least fill part of the gap."

"A sufficient supply of alchemical potions has already solved half of the problem," Wen Na said with a smile, "As for textiles... We understand your difficulty. It is extremely difficult to transport bulk goods from the east to the west. "

Having said this, the grey elf tribal leader suddenly paused, and then changed the subject naturally: "Also, since you mentioned 'magic train' just now, I have really heard this strange term several times recently... ...can you tell me more about it?"

The corners of Bai Dewen's mouth were slightly raised, and he leaned over his body while rubbing his fingers lightly: "Oh? Are you interested in it?"

"Being able to quickly transport a large amount of goods across the entire empire, and the cost sounds very cheap, I don't think any businessman in his right mind would not be interested in it," Wenna said in a soft and mature voice, "It's not just me who is interested. , even our gray elf king, and even several other kings, are very interested."

"Ah, then I will introduce you in detail." With a smile on his face, Bai Dewen waved to the shelf next to him, and the exquisitely restored magic train model flew smoothly into his hands. " First, let's start with the concept of 'Magic Powered Vehicle'..."

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The foggy moon is getting deeper and the year is coming to an end. In this special year, this young and ancient country has experienced too many things and too many changes.

In this year, many people and events are destined to be recorded in history and become an important mark in the vast civilization of mankind. In this year, many new things are destined to be born in this world and change people's lives. Many old things were quietly eliminated by the times and began to gradually disappear from their original stage.

After a day of training, Jin Na walked slowly on the back door ramp of the Windcaller Camp. The wind from the mountains and forests blew past her. It was not violent, but it was surprisingly cold.

She recalled today's special flight experience in her mind, and felt that she was still quite excited for a short time.

Today, she finally got out of the stage of ground simulation and familiarity with mechanical operations. For the first time, with the help of an auxiliary trainer, she flew the magic machine called "Dragoon" into the sky, although it was only an hour's flight. Aerial training, the experience that is very different from riding a griffin still impressed her.

Smoother, faster, more agile, inanimate steel and crystal constructed into a flying machine as delicate as a bird, she and another trainee sat in the three-person "dragon cavalry" cockpit. Guided by the trainer, she swept across the sky at the northern foot of the Dark Mountains. The tremors caused by the airflow were conveyed to her hands through the joystick. She couldn't help but think of the reins of a griffin, but it felt completely different.

Two loud chirps came from nearby, interrupting the thoughts of the newly promoted dragon cavalry commander. She raised her head, only to find that she had unknowingly arrived at the southern end of the Windcaller's camp, and came to a place special place.

Several large wooden nests were placed under a row of wooden sheds. Around the nests, there were railings thicker than an adult's thigh. The characteristic smell of large birds wafted into her nostrils along the wind. The wings and sharp beak flashed by.

She unknowingly walked near the griffin's nest.

The Windcaller Camp is a facility for training dragoon pilots. It is one of the cutting-edge facilities in the empire. The old-style Griffin's Nest seems a bit nondescript here, but from a practical point of view, this is actually normal - a new-style magic guide After all, the aircraft has just come out. Except for a few trainers sent from the research and development unit, even the training of the first batch of pilots has just begun, especially before this, there is even a capable aircraft in this training facility. There are no flying training planes. In this case, the fast transportation between this camp and the imperial capital must of course be completed by the old-fashioned flying units.

Therefore, the cutting-edge aircraft training facility at Windcaller Camp has always maintained an old-fashioned griffin team.

But I'm afraid it won't be long before these griffins will be demobilized...

Jin Na suddenly felt a sense of emotion in her heart, and couldn't help but came to a nest she was familiar with.

Almost instantly, a huge figure stood up in the lair, and then the head with a sharp beak and white feathers appeared in front of her.

"Hi, old man."

The female knight stretched out her hand and gently brushed the feathers near her old friend's neck.

The griffin made a loud cry.

Jin Na couldn't help laughing: "You are still so energetic."

"Actually, it's scolding the street," a voice suddenly came from the side, "and it's strange."

Jin Na turned her head in surprise, but saw the blond elf instructor walking from not far away.

Next to the elf instructor was a silent and quiet lady with long black hair.

That black-haired lady was the assistant trainer who led Jin Na to complete the training today, and she was one of the technical experts sent from the Institute of Magical Technology.

Jin Na immediately stood up straight and gave a standard and neat military salute: "Instructor Sonia, Ms. Maggie."

Sonia first responded to Jin Na's military salute, and then waved her hand: "You can relax, today's training is over."

Jin Na let out a breath, and the gryphon next to her shouted loudly again.

Sonia suddenly glared at the huge bird that made the noise: "Vulgar language!"

Griffin raised his head, and there was a hint of pride on his feather-covered face.

Jinna: "...".

(Mom!!!!

It is said that the manuscripts will be exhausted...but I should be able to work hard tomorrow...)