Chapter 358 Rejection

This is not random conjecture, and the history of the development of human civilization is an excellent proof.

It took nearly a million years for human beings to go from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, but it quickly shortened to 3,200 years from the Iron Age to the Steam Age. Then it took only 150 years to move from the steam age to the electrical age, and another 50 years later, it ushered in the information age directly.

From the news revealed by Agatha, it can be known that devils are not a group that remains unchanged. More than 800 years ago, their combat methods were similar to those of humans. They fought close to each other with swords and shields made of bronze and pig iron. In order to fight against witches, some high-level devils would also wear God's Stone of Retaliation. In every siege battle, facing the long-distance attack weapons such as crossbows and trebuchets on the wall, the devil basically could not come up with any effective countermeasures, and often had to pay heavy casualties to conquer a fortified city. If it weren't for the innate strange power, I am afraid that the human beings will be the final victors in the first battle of divine will.

However, during the second battle of divine will, the opponent had already developed magic stones that could be mass-produced, and the ethnic group had also been divided. Different forms of devils had different combat tasks, and even the large number of madmen also had means of long-distance attack. According to Agatha, they even created transportation tools and engineering equipment powered by magic stones! Now that more than four hundred years have passed, what have they evolved into?

Roland thought that Agatha could bring him the magic stone technology of the Taquila Quest Society, thus opening up a new path for industrial development, but he didn't expect that this technology came from the enemy. In this way, the contest with the devil is likely to evolve into a war between industrial technology and magic stone technology.

Whoever develops faster can win the final victory.

Thinking of this, Roland couldn't help sighing, it seems necessary to have a good talk with Tilly.

...

After dinner, Roland waited for Tilly Wimbledon in the office.

He was quite relieved to see the other party coming alone—at least in terms of trust, there has been great progress between the two places.

"I heard from Nightingale that you have something to discuss with me," she said straight to the point after sitting down.

"That's right." Roland poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. "The main thing is how to deal with the third battle of divine will and our future."

Tilly took the teacup and blinked, as if waiting for him to continue.

"From Agatha's words, we can know that the Four Great Kingdoms are just a corner of the Dawn Realm. Even the barren land used to be a prosperous fertile plain. Human beings had to retreat to this place after being defeated by the devil twice. According to Shimen The opening time, the third battle of divine will is not far away." Roland hesitated for a moment, and said bluntly, "I hope you can stay."

Tilly was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but chuckled, "I didn't expect you to say this."

"The strength of the devil is unpredictable. We must gather all the forces we can to have a chance to win the war. Although Agatha said that the first battle of divine will was a collaboration between mortals and witches, it is likely to be only maintained on the surface There is no essential difference between fighting together and the second battle of divine will." He said in a sincere tone, "You can also see that this extra part of memory in my mind holds a weapon capable of defeating the devil. Once the things in it Transformed into an entity, mortals can also explode with power beyond imagination. Witches are responsible for operating the war machine, and ordinary people should be the right choice to join the war. When the war is approaching, every extra person is equal to an extra power. "

"..." Tilly took a sip of tea, but did not answer for a long time, which made Roland's heart hang.

But it's useless to be anxious at this time, he pretended to be calm on the surface, quietly waiting for the other party to speak.

After about a quarter of an hour, Tilly sighed and broke the silence, "If I stay, what will the witches of Sleeping Island do?"

This means... agreed? Roland suppressed his excitement, "Let them all come to Border Town, they can be accepted here. I will set aside a special territory for your witches to live in, and everyone will be treated the same as the Witch Union—ah, I It’s not that they are all included in the Witch Union, they are still led by you, which is equivalent to establishing an autonomous special zone in the western region. This will not only facilitate cooperation, but also enhance mutual understanding.”

"The treatment is the same?" She couldn't help chuckling, "You don't despise their abilities, but most of them can't fight for you."

"No, no," Roland waved his hands again and again, "In the cooperation mode I imagined, the auxiliary witch can play a greater role than the battle witch, because what she strengthens is not herself, but thousands of ordinary people—the natural world. There is no lack of power in the world, only people who discover and use power, and in this regard, the ability to assist witches is far better than too much."

"So, this is your real purpose?" she asked slyly.

"Well--"

"It's indeed a favorable condition." Tilly shook her head with a smile. "For Yu Gong, I can't refuse to fight against the devil's invasion with you. In private, I also hope to stay here and learn those interesting things." knowledge... but I cannot promise you now."

Roland was startled, and subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"Since I am the leader elected by the witches of Sleeping Island, I can't decide their prospects based on my personal preferences. Once they move to the western region, this organization will definitely lose its independence. If there is any change at that time, they will be powerless to resist .If there is a conflict between us one day in the future, can all witches still pack their bags and return to Sleeping Island?"

"No, how could I—"

"I can't pin their future on verbal guarantees," Tilly interrupted. "If you were me, would you give everything you have to the other party just because of the alliance?"

Roland was stunned for a moment, and the answer hardly required thinking. If he encountered such a choice, he would never agree to others easily. Most of the time, the closer you stick, the easier it is to have conflicts, which is why the so-called long distance and close attack come from. This is true between power and power, even between lovers.

"Look, you have the same concerns as I do."

"But... you are my younger sister, and I will never harm you." Roland had no choice but to make the last effort.

"Is that so... But I still can't believe the reasons you said." Tilly closed her eyes sadly, "This may also be the reason why I can't agree to you right away." She paused, as if she wanted to put these thoughts to rest Putting aside, "For now, let's get along as allies - I will fully support the construction of Border Town. If you have a witch that needs to be used, I will try my best to satisfy your request... If it is really difficult to resist If you survive the devil's attack, you can return to Sleeping Island and spend your life peacefully. This is what I can do so far."

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