In the camp built by the Typhons, Gawain and Rosetta Augustus sat at a golden oak table in the living room of the palace, which was shaped by magic and decorated with tapestries, oil paintings, wall paintings, etc. side, reviewing the documents placed in front of them together, while the knights as witnesses stood behind their respective lords, watching all this with solemn and solemn expressions.
Gawain glanced briefly at Rosetta Augustus, and saw the thick black-haired Lord Typhon looking at the Chinese book in his hand seriously, then he looked back, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth , and his eyes slowly swept over the paperwork in his hand.
To open trade roads and set up trade bases, Cecil promised to actively promote road construction and railway construction in the eastern area of the White Sand Hills. If negotiations with the eastern border of Ansu do not go smoothly, roads will be opened up in the small plain on the north side of the Dark Mountains. This area is recognized The "no-man's land" in the country complies with the provisions of the "permanent development right", so the additional costs incurred will be borne by the Principality of Cecil...
The low tax rate agreed by both parties, and the incentive policy for businessmen...
The first cotton textile procurement plan initiated by Tifeng, including undyed cotton cloth, medium-grade colored cloth, and high-grade various cloth...
Purchase orders for alchemy potions and artificial crystals from Typhon...
The purchase order of "magic car" from Typhon, as well as the official order for the purchase intention of "magic train" will send observers in Typhon to actually understand the concepts and objects related to the train, and Rosetta Ogu It will take effect after being signed by Staw himself...
In addition, there are a series of long-term terms and agreements on commerce and trade, as well as the pledge of both parties to be sincere and not to violate the contract.
Moving his gaze 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, which will give birth to many From this will come new trades, new occupations, the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people, and its beginnings...in these few thin sheets of paper."
"The paper is thin, but the contract is heavy," Rosetta said with a smile from Typhon's proverb, "To be honest, I never thought that we would sign such an agreement under such circumstances. On the border of the wasteland, In an impromptu meeting ... but I know the Ansu people have a saying: seize a chance, seize 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 the witnesses, exchanged documents, signed their names on both documents, and printed their respective coats of arms.
A high-ranking mage wearing a starry robe came to the table immediately. There were two flat and smooth mithril plates floating in front of the mage. Countless shiny runes fluttered and shuttled between the mithril plates, as if containing countless treasures. Mysteries and knowledge in general.
According to the necessary procedures of the extraordinary world, when two extraordinary people and representatives of two forces sign such an important contract, they must use magical power to record and back up longer and more symbolic, and if necessary, they should also report to each other. The gods of faith pray and pray for the testimony of the gods.
But usually, except for the saints of the church who can really inspire the oracle, the binding force of this "witness of the gods" is quite limited, and it is more like a symbol.
"Do you want to ask a specific god to witness?" Rosetta Augustus asked Gawain calmly.
While asking the question, relevant historical materials appeared in his mind: According to historical records, Gawain Cecil himself has no clear beliefs.
"The gods are very busy, so there is no need to bother them with this matter." Gao Wen smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
"The gods are really busy..." Rosetta nodded slightly, showing a smile, "Then let the ancestors and the mysterious lady Mirmina witness all this."
Mirmina, the lady of mystery, is also the goddess of magic. Apart from 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 "Ms. Mystery" can often be thought of as a "Natural Witness". Of course, when entering into a purely commercial contract, merchants usually also regard the god of commerce "Boufar" as a "natural witness", but since the power of the god of commerce is limited to the fairness and fulfillment of commercial terms, when it comes to When it comes to complex politically charged, state-level contracts like today, this god of business is not as "applicable" as "Ms. Mystery".
This is knowledge in the field of theology. Gao Wen does not believe in God, but he understands it.
The high-ranking mage in charge of the ceremony outlined the symbolic imprint of the mysterious lady Mirmina on two mithril plates, and then Rosetta Augustus put her hand on the document she had just signed, in the name of Augustus The oath was made in the name of the ancestors of the family, and Gao Wen also put his hand on the document that belonged to him, and asked the ancestors of the Cecil family to testify to those who were older than him.
Finally, under the impetus of the magic ceremony, the contents of the two documents were rubbed on the mithril plate, and received the blessing and solidification of the elemental power.
For ordinary people and most of the not-so-powerful superhumans, such a "contract" that has undergone ritual infusion has actual power, and those who break the contract will undoubtedly suffer from magical backlash, and may even suffer certain "divine punishment". But for people like Gawain and Rosetta Augustus, they have extremely powerful power, and the "contract" is signed in the name of the country, and the binding force of ritual magic is usually limited to face...
Even the peace agreement signed by Francis II and Rosetta Augustus in the Fort of the Treaty was the same.
Everyone knows this.
Putting away the original contract and the "Mithril Oath" that should be preserved, Gawain and Rosetta held 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, celebrating this memorable moment.
But at this moment, a rush of bells suddenly rang from outside the palace, interrupting the greetings and courtesies that should have been expected after signing the document in advance.
A familiar feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart, Gawain clenched his fist lightly, Rosetta listened to the rhythm of the bell, frowned slightly, then shook his head and said: "It seems that even those wandering in the wasteland Monsters also wanted to witness this special moment, and this wave arrived earlier than usual."
While speaking, a Typhon knight in black armor ran into the hall and reported loudly: "Your Majesty! The aberrations are approaching the defense line! The number is about two hundred, and the orientation is southwest!"
Rosetta Augustus nodded slightly: "I see, deal with it as usual."
Then he glanced at Gao Wen: "If you are interested, we can go to the city wall to have a look together."
Gawain nodded immediately: "Of course."
In the safe interior of the kingdom, the attack of mutants is a horror story in the mouth of bards, accompanied by exaggerated descriptions and romanticized plots, telling the cliché content like a knight rescuing a princess, but outside this black forest, in On the only line of defense at the border of the wasteland, attacks by aberrations and similar monsters are a daily occurrence.
Soldiers in black armor and battle mages in robes are already standing on the wall in the southwest section of Typhon Camp.
The powerful ballista was pushed between the wall stacks, and the rune stones shining with magical brilliance were set at the back of the city wall. The soldiers were adjusting the angle of the ballista, and the mages were communicating with the pre-stored magic power in the rune stones, adjusting In their own state, heavy warriors wearing special steel armor formed a battle formation on the city wall between the ballistas. They formed a group of three, one holding a shield in front, and the other holding a steel spear in the rear. The remaining one holds a long sword and is ready to respond at any time.
Gawain and the others boarded 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 smoke were speeding up. As they rushed forward, smoke billowed around them, and the ground beneath their feet became more and more corrupt.
Gawain noticed the well-ordered Typhon soldiers, the ballistas and battle rune stones they used, and their unique "three-man battle formation".
Facing the aberrants whose innate quality far exceeds that of ordinary people, these Typhon soldiers and mages appeared extremely calm. Obviously, they have dealt with this situation more than once, and the unique "three-person battle formation" seemed to Gao Wen It is also an effective means to deal with aberrations. In terms of the standard of cold weapons.
The guards with heavy shields can resist the attack of the mutants in a short time, the spearmen have the opportunity to hit the monsters with obvious targets, and the swordsmen can attack the weaknesses of the mutants when their comrades entangle the monsters, or To support the shield players who are in a hard fight, the three-person battle formation is scattered, which can ensure that even if a large number of mutants climb the city wall, they can be delayed, divided, surrounded, and solved step by step, and they can support each other at any time.
And all these soldiers are carrying spare crossbows, although the damage of this weapon to the deformed body is very limited, but as long as the scale is enough, it is still enough to threaten those who use Monsters with ranged magic.
Such an army is equally effective against humans. Even if the scale is sufficient, with the assistance of city-level shields, and a sufficient number of battle mages, they can be regarded as a huge threat to Cecil's magic army. .
While Gawain was observing and thinking, those aberrations entered the Typhon's attack range.
The commander on the city wall gave an order, and the battle broke out instantly.
The city defense ballista that had already been fully charged made a muffled "boom boom" sound, and the heavy and huge crossbow "arrow" that was enough to injure a low-level extraordinary knight flew into the distance in an instant, "smashing" a piece of blood in the deformed body Among the continuously fired crossbow bolts, spells such as fireball, lightning, and ice from mages were mixed. Typhon mages wearing battle robes stood beside the rune stones at the back of the city wall, drawing extra magic spells. The magic power continuously creates deadly attack effects, bombarding the heads of monsters in the distance, and as long as a mage's mental power is unstable and the efficiency of casting spells drops, a backup caster will immediately take the place and continue to maintain the spell suppression on the city wall .
On the plain in the distance, those monsters that were covered in red, screaming or frantically whispering began to fall one by one, but some of them continued to move closer to the city wall with their strong vitality. Some of them raised their hands high, Groups of energy arrows containing terrifying corrupt power took shape, and after a short delay, they violently blasted towards Typhon's camp.
A layer of dense magic shield rose from the city wall, blocking the corrupted energy of the deformed body. With the very slight shaking of the shield, the distance between the attacker and the defender was further shortened. Those Typhon soldiers who used strong crossbows as secondary weapons immediately bowed The crossbow was wound up, and the arrows blessed by magic 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-man battle formation" of the Typhons doesn't even have the chance to raise their shields and draw their swords. After all, there are only a few hundred of them. It was a very "relaxed" attack.
Gawain and Rosetta Augustus stood quietly on the city wall, watching those desecrated and corrupted monsters turn into wrecks on the plain one after another, and quickly entered a state of evaporation and dissipation. They didn't intend to do it themselves, and the people around them seemed very calm and indifferent.
This is just a "daily" level of attack. In this land, this kind of attack happens every few days. Whether it is Typhon or Anzu, they have long been used to it.
While watching those monsters being gradually eliminated, Gawain's intuition was suddenly touched. He raised his head and looked at Rosetta Augustus who was standing next to him.
The Emperor Typhon was looking into the distance quietly. His sight had already crossed the battlefield and the deformed monsters that were about to turn into wreckage. He was staring in the direction of the wasteland of Gondor, watching .
His gaze was deep and introverted, and his whole body was like a heavy and solemn obsidian sculpture.