Compared to dealing with those Ansu nobles in San Sunil, Sonia obviously admired Gawain's style of conduct.
She talked about what she had seen and heard in Ansu during this period, and she couldn't help complaining in her tone: "We were delayed in the north for a whole month... out of the 60 days, we spent more than 40 days listening to those nobles to shirk their responsibilities and discuss A meaningless question. In comparison, the so-called 'rebel army' in the eastern region is more efficient than the nobles in the capital, but it still takes a lot of time."
"The kingdom belongs to the king, but its own territory belongs to itself. Enfeoffing nobles must protect their own interests, so once faced with an incident involving the entire kingdom, their efficiency will be extremely low," Gawain said helplessly. Shaking his head, "I expected it a long time ago."
"It's really incomparable to the past..." Sonia sighed softly, "Fortunately, that girl named Victoria still has a bit of her ancestor's shadow."
"Victoria Wilde..." Gawain said softly, turning his head to look at Sonia, "What's your impression of her?"
Sonia thought for a while: "Very hard, but also very tired. She concealed it well, but she couldn't hide it from my eyes. She has good talents, not too far behind Snow, but still not enough to deal with the current situation. I can see that she is struggling to cope with this chaotic kingdom, and her true talents are completely drowned out by the endless evasion and internal friction."
"It hits the nail on the head."
"As an envoy of the Silver Empire, I shouldn't have commented too much on Ansu, but as a comrade-in-arms seven hundred years ago, I have nothing to hide from you," Sonia said frankly, "We contacted the person who claimed to be in the East The prince who revived Ansu also contacted the nobles and dukes who were loyal to the traditional royal family in Saint-Sunil. Frankly speaking, there are many capable leaders among them, but I doubt whether these leaders who are themselves in the quagmire It can really bring this country back to the right track. You are the one who created the basic order of this kingdom with your own hands. Are you just content with the southern border and just sit back and watch all this happen?"
This sentence can be described as extremely sharp, a normal human politician would not raise such a question, but Gawain knows that the elves have always been straightforward, and he can emphasize that this is a private conversation before speaking bluntly, which is Sonia's greatest. euphemistic.
The atmosphere at the scene froze for two seconds before Gao Wen smiled and shook his head lightly: "You know that there is a kind of tree near the Ancestor's Peak, called the Susheng Tree."
"...After a hundred years old, it will wither quickly and become extremely dry and flammable. Just wait for a wildfire, and large swaths of revived trees will be reduced to ashes, and new shoots will sprout and grow in the ashes ..." Sonia said softly, "It's a big risk."
"Survival itself is an adventure."
Gawain spoke calmly, he raised his head and looked at the holographic image projected by the scroll-shaped magic device on the table.
In the holographic image, the structure of the magnificent wall in the southern part of Ansu is clearly shown, and in the translucent illustration, the two sentinel towers are shining with eye-catching blue light.
"The two sentinel towers need to be constructed at the same time, right?"
"Yes," Sonia nodded, "One is near the southeast of Anzu, just south of the Dark Mountains. We hope that you will be in charge, and the other is in the southwest of Ansu. Duke Baldwin Franklin has confirmed that he will send a team. To be in charge of that tower is led by his nephew himself. Of course, the two teams are officially led and commanded by you.”
"Will the personnel and supplies be in place before the Frost Moon?"
"The city of Saint-Sunil and the Eastern Territory have both made promises. They will share the material pressure, and the Duke of Baldwin Franklin will provide the manpower needed to repair the southwest tower," Sonia affirmed, "and the southeastern tower The required manpower... I hope the southern border will take care of it."
"Of course, there's no problem at all," Gao Wen agreed without hesitation, "If I can use my own staff, it will save me a lot of trouble."
What Sonia conveyed must be the plan reached after some negotiations and compromises between the East Territory and the royal family. In this plan, the East Territory and the royal family bear the material pressure, but only the Duke of the West Territory stands out. His intentions are obvious.
They want to maintain the scale of the confrontation on the front line of the Holy Spirit Plain and maintain the number of reserve troops.
The western region is far away from the front line of the confrontation, and has not been used as a source of troops for this civil war. Coupled with its location close to the Southwest Tower, it is natural that people can be sent out.
"We hope to complete this project within two years at most," Sonia said, "It is best to complete it in one year. Because according to our records, the surge of magic energy in the wasteland will come every two or three years." Ushering in a big ups and downs, the last overload was caused by the surge of magic energy, in order to ensure safety, we must complete the reinforcement before the next surge.”
Gao Wen said solemnly: "I believe that everyone will do their best, after all, this is a matter of their own life and death."
"I hope so."
After talking about the Great Wall, Sonia put away the magic device that stored the technical information, and handed it to Solderin who was beside him: "This information is left to you. When the materials and personnel are in place Before that, your mages can study it first. One of the people I brought this time is a magister who has participated in the design of the 'Auxiliary Tower' and the 'Pressure Relief Point', you can ask him if you have any questions."
Gawain nodded to Solderin, then exhaled, he glanced at Sonia, and asked in a casual tone: "Speaking of which, Belsetia has been crowned for more than 700 years... She should have grown into a A qualified queen, right?"
"Your Majesty is an excellent queen. You should be surprised to see her again."
Gawain laughed: "I still only remember her dragging me around the camp... Has she already sat on the seat of dominion now?"
"That's the Queen's duty," Sonia said with a serious face, "His Majesty passed the test six hundred years ago and became the new owner of the Throne of Dominion. She has done a good job, and the Temple of Stars is still sailing in the sky today." Above the sky of the Silver Empire."
"The temple in the sky that never touches the earth..." Gawain showed a look of reminiscence, "I was lucky enough to go up once, when the countries signed the covenant, the temple sailed near the peak of the ancestors... that probably Is it the first time that the Temple of Stars has left the southern part of the mainland?"
"Yes, it was the only time," Sonia said, and she couldn't help feeling a little emotional in her eyes. "After that, the scope of the temple's activities was basically limited to the Silver Empire and Gaoling Kingdom... and the recent overseas cruise The scope has been further narrowed to the east of Gaoling Kingdom."
"You still haven't solved the problem of power aging?"
Seven hundred years ago, Gawain Cecil had a close relationship with the elves. Many things about the Temple of Stars are not a secret here. Faced with Gawain's inquiry, Sonia just sighed: "We once tried to repair it once. … yet with little effect.”
"... That ancient system is said to be the creation of the original elves in ancient times. However, the civilization of the original elves was scattered with the division of the elves, and has long since disappeared in history. The inheritance of the silver elves is the most complete branch of all elves. But I still can't understand all the mysteries of the Temple of Stars..." Gao Wen said with emotion in his tone, "I still remember the appearance of Belsetia when she first told me about these things."
Back then, Belsetia had just been crowned. Although she was known as the Silver Queen, she was almost a carefree girl. Only then will it show a serious and sad appearance.
Gao Wen talked with Sonia a lot.
From the brief battle together seven hundred years ago, to the establishment of the magnificent wall, from the ups and downs of the human kingdom in the past few centuries, to the development and changes of the Silver Empire in the past seven hundred years, even the long-lived elves can I can't help but feel that there are too many things that are different from the past during this long period of time.
In the end, Gawain ended the chat. He stood up and stretched out his hand to Sonia: "You are exhausted from the journey, so go to rest early today. Tomorrow I will arrange for you to visit this city, this Cecil The city should be able to bring you many surprises."
Sonia politely supported Gao Wen's hand and stood up with a smile on her face: "This city has brought us many surprises, and even this land is an eye-opener for us. We can see it in the sky. Got a lot of interesting stuff.”
"You will have time to get to know each other slowly," Gao Wen said, and glanced at Soldering next to him, "But before that, I will leave the time to you mother and child. After all, you have not seen each other for seven hundred years. There should be a lot to say."
On this relatively private occasion, Sonia couldn't help but glanced at Solderling: "A son who hasn't returned home for seven hundred years, I really don't know what to say to him."
Soldering's face was full of embarrassment: "My lord, I... have a public position here..."
Sonia stared at the embarrassing high-ranking ranger: "Have you always held a public office for the past seven hundred years?"
Solderling: "…"
The high-level ranger looked at Gawain with some embarrassment, his eyes were full of pleading for help, Gawain immediately understood the meaning in his old friend's eyes, and said to Sonia: "Then I won't disturb your exchange of feelings, Ms. Sonia, See you tomorrow."
After saying this, Gao Wen led the people and walked out the door.
Walking all the way to the outside of the living room, after the door was closed, Gao Wen was still listening to the movement in the room with his ears pricked up, when Sonia Shuangye's indistinct voice of reprimand came out: "...it's fine if you don't go home for seven hundred years , there is so little communication, but now, even the communication link of the Sentinel Tower is broken...
"...Isn't it just about the hair, who does this stubborn temper belong to...
"Is there a girl you like... not yet?! Do you know that xxx in Wind Valley City even has a child!!
"What does it mean to work hard with Duke Cecil! What's wrong with Duke Cecil not getting married? You see, there are dozens of generations of great-grandchildren!!"
Gao Wen in the corridor silently withdrew his attention from the room, while Rebecca beside him couldn't help but leaned forward: "My lord, my lord! How did you know that Ms. Sonia? She really Is Mr. Solderling's mother? Looks so young!!"
This girl held back all the way, now she has a chance to baba.
"The age of elves can never be judged by their appearance. Their growth and aging cycles are different from humans," Gao Wen said casually, "As for how I met Sonia... She was the messenger of the Silver Empire at the time, responsible for And the liaison between various pioneering army forces, because of the turbulent situation, we have also fought side by side."
Hetty on the other side couldn't help feeling a little emotional: "The love of comrades in arms..."
Frankly speaking, at this moment, the butler Cecil accidentally thought of her treasured book "Gauwen Cecil's Affair with Heroes and Princesses" and produced countless valid associations.
Frankly speaking, Gawain guessed what kind of associations were going on in the eldest granddaughter's mind the moment he saw the change in Hetty's expression.
He thought about it, and decided to do something to divert Hetty's attention
"Hetty..."
Hetty was surprised: "Ah? Please tell me, ancestor!"
"Have you thought about getting married?"
"ah?!"
"Actually, it's not that important to convert to the gods and give up the right of inheritance. You are not too young at this age..."
"Ancestor, wait a moment! I..."
"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking, but if you have any ideas..."
Gao Wen's method of diverting attention was very effective.