After Otto Losey left the office, Nightingale's voice came from beside him, "What he said is not all the truth, especially his experience before coming to Border Town."
"It's not surprising, he must have arrived in the capital first and negotiated with Timothy before moving to the west," Roland smiled, "If he went straight to me from the beginning, it would be called a ghost. Betting on both ends is the favorite thing for diplomats to do, and if it were me, I wouldn’t easily put my eggs in one basket.”
"You mean...they wouldn't necessarily be on our side?"
"At least a decision won't be made right away," he took a pot of hot water and refilled the teacup. "How much do you think the Lord of Dawn will believe after receiving this news?"
Nightingale got stuck for a long time, "I... don't know."
"I don't know either," Roland was pinched on the shoulder as soon as he finished speaking, "...but one thing is obvious, these news sounds terrible, but they all happened in a few years, and we can't even give an exact date. And the threat of the church is imminent, and maybe it will take action after the spring, so the Lord of Dawn will not turn to us because of this information, he will continue to sit on the sidelines until I and Tifeko part ways. To win or lose. If there is spare energy, he may also give benefits to both sides for future rewards.”
This is also a common tactic of politicians. They are reluctant to take too many risks and prefer to obtain benefits smoothly, especially for investment projects with great returns such as war. If there is no threat from the devil, Roland does not reject in-depth contact with them, laying a trap and waiting for the other party to jump in, and then recovering more debts with interest. But now he is no longer in the mood to play this kind of diplomatic game with the other party. In the next year, Border Town must take the initiative to stabilize the situation quickly. A storm is about to sweep, and the pond is still competing for food. There is only one dead end.
"Then... can you tell the news?" Nightingale asked in confusion.
"At least the Kingdom of Dawn is not our real enemy. I don't know how much the nobles can believe in the devil's news, but they will definitely spare no effort in propaganda about the church's ambitions, which also means weakening the church's ruling foundation," Roland explained. Dao, "Once the public support is lost, it will not be so easy for the church to quickly utilize the Kingdom's resources."
Although he told the other party all the information he had, in fact, he only revealed the existence of the devil to Otto, and did not tell the news of the Witch Empire and the previous two battles of divine will.
The former is more unbelievable than the existence of the devil, and it may even have the opposite effect because most of the civil society is hostile to witches. With a little guidance, this kind of thing may turn into a "witch's conspiracy". .
The latter is easy to defeat the confidence of mankind to fight against the devil. If the first two times are failures, what are the chances of winning the third time
In a word, the seeds of joining hands to fight the enemy have been planted. As for whether they can reap the fruits, it depends on the next reaction of the Kingdom of Dawn.
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Three days later, Roland saw Otto Losey again.
The answer to the meeting could be guessed from his lost eyes.
"I am more inclined to conclude a covenant with you, but rather than discussing the details of the covenant, the most important thing now is to get the news back to Dawn as soon as possible," he saluted, "so I hereby bid you my farewell."
"I hope to hear good news from you later," Roland nodded.
"In addition... Your Highness," Otto hesitated for a moment, "I have another unkind request."
"what?"
"Please take care of Andrea Quinn for me."
Andrea is a witch of Sleeping Island. You should ask Tilly Wimbledon more than asking me. Despite this thought, Roland sighed and agreed.
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Standing at the top of the castle, Andrea faced the whistling cold wind and looked to the south where the Chishui River flows.
"No, don't you want to go to the pier?" Sha Wei hid behind the invisible barrier, shivering with cold, "I heard that he is about to leave and leave by boat. As a playmate from childhood to adulthood, it's also good to see him off. It should be."
"The same goes for seeing off here," she sighed.
"Listen, listen to Ashes, he never forgets you."
"Only one of her ten sentences can be trusted," Andrea said angrily, "To actually praise that guy for being consistent in front of Lord Tilly, it's like a dog can't spit out ivory."
"Uh, yes, is that so?" Sha Wei's teeth chattered.
"That's right," she snorted, then looked at the latter, who was huddled in a ball, "if you feel cold, go down first, and come up to pick me up later."
"No, it doesn't matter, I'll just wait for you here." Sha Wei shook her head, "Anyway, if you are infected with the cold, Miss Lily will treat you, and you can take two or two days off to play a few more cards."
It seems reasonable to say so, Andrea gave her a thumbs up, and then turned her eyes to the Chishui River. In the drifting snow, she vaguely saw the rising sail, a little red on the top of the mast. shaking.
That was the signal to set sail.
That's good, she thought, time will dilute everything, and forgetting is a better outcome for everyone.
Andrea is not completely blind to Otto's intentions, but she still chooses to avoid him or Oro Tokat. With her position in the family, she can marry a more suitable woman instead of marrying him. Time wasted on a witch. As the three most prominent nobles in Radiance City, such a relationship must be fruitless, and she is unwilling to return to the place that abandoned her.
Not seeing is the best option.
Farewell, my friend, thought Andrea.
The looming sails quickly disappeared at the end of the field of vision.
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After the messenger's affairs came to an end, Roland immediately threw himself into the construction of Border Town.
Now the three-way project of water supply, heating and power supply in the town has been officially launched. Since the opening of the residential building was considered at the beginning of the design, the entry part is very simple, the key lies in the location of the boiler and the water tower.
In order to save materials as much as possible and reduce transmission losses, Roland gave up the plan to draw water from the Chishui River, and instead went underground to draw water. The groundwater resources in Bianbian Town are very rich, and the depth of the water layer is shallow, making it very easy to drill wells. There is no need to consider water pollution in this era, and with Sylvie's perspective observation, Roland quickly identified four water intakes in the town. With these four well points as the center, the extracted clean water can not only meet daily needs such as cleaning and drinking, but also can be used for heating gas boilers. (.)