A cold wind blew into the Obsidian Palace. The tall and tall Grand Duke Ferdinand Wendell walked through the long corridor like the wind. The attendants stood back in awe, bowed and watched the chief minister of the empire go to the emperor's study, and secretly said: Guessing the reason why this "Duke of Wolf" was urgently summoned to the court.
Without any delay, Ferdinand went straight to the room where the emperor was. After the attendant opened the door, he saw that the ruler of the empire was already sitting behind the desk waiting for him.
"Your Majesty," Pei Dinan walked into the study and bowed before the desk, "I'm here."
"This is an urgent message from Andersa." Rosetta Augustus's face was as calm as a stone sculpture, and there was no emotion in his deep eyes. He sent a report transcribed by the communications officer. Pushing on the desk, his tone was flat, "We took a wrong step."
The news from Winter Wolf Fort was sent to Obsidian Palace through the domestic communication tower relay.
Pei Dinan was vaguely aware of the content of the information. He took two steps forward, picked up the report and read it from beginning to end, his face darkened a little as his eyes moved.
A few minutes later, the Duke of Wolf raised his head and frowned: "Your Majesty..."
"The Cecils are very cunning, and they arranged for a very difficult and excellent commander to sit in the Changfeng Fortress. Their tricks have deceived everyone, including me-now, we have missed the opportunity, according to Andersa It is reported that a powerful mobile fortress driven by magic technology has arrived in the Paramel area, supporting each other with Changfeng Fortress, and a large number of troops have arrived at the border with that fortress," Rosetta said calmly, " In the first contest, the Cecils showed strength beyond our expectations."
"I should bear some responsibility," Duke Ferdinand said in a deep voice, "I misjudged the situation..."
"You just fulfilled your responsibilities, and you are not the only one who misjudged the situation," Rosetta interrupted Duke Ferdinand, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, we should think about the future."
"...the Cecilians also missed an opportunity to hit us hard in this incident, and on the other hand, they should not want a war now," Ferdinand said thoughtfully, "After a civil war and A natural disaster, coupled with the fact that the new royal family and national system has just been established, what they need most now should be a peaceful recuperation."
Rosetta nodded slightly, approving Ferdinand's judgment, but he frowned again, and said seriously: "Letting them recuperate is also a serious danger."
"Yeah," Ferdinand said in a deep tone, "the Cecils...they have demonstrated a strong ability to develop, whether it is their army, or their economy and society, the new order created by Gawain Cecil is very powerful. It shows a particularly terrifying potential. If you really get the chance to recuperate, the Cecil Empire may soon become an uncontrollable behemoth... "
The old duke's tone was filled with exclamation. He had studied Ansu for most of his life, and finally watched Ansu fall apart under the erosion of internal and external difficulties and numerous conspiracies. However, no one thought that Ansu would stand up again from the ruins. Cecil, this new empire is more troublesome and dangerous than the decaying kingdom before it. The flame that was supposed to burn the kingdom turned out to be a ceremony for the giant to be reborn from the ashes—but at this juncture, Typhon Lost the only chance to kill this nascent nation.
But whether it was Rosetta or Ferdinand, they just sighed about this, without too much annoyance and complaints.
When times change, it's just a waste of time to complain about what has happened. Cecil's empire is indeed developing, but Typhon... is not standing still.
After missing a good opportunity for war, instead of counting on the opponent to stop, it is better to let yourself go faster, so as to prepare for another conflict in the future.
"If my guess is correct, Gawain Cecil should soon send us a signal through his 'commercial diplomacy'. He has a high probability of choosing peace, and I can only accept it—and be happy to accept it," said several Minutes later, Rosetta broke the silence and said, "We must prepare for a new confrontation."
One side needs to recuperate, and the other side is in a critical period of change. The two empires have turned around on the edge of the cliff. Whether it is fate or deliberate guidance, they have just entered the stage of needing "peace". For a period of time, it may be difficult for Cecil and Typhon to fight again, and a "confrontation" different from war may become the norm between the two countries in the future.
Rosetta has foreseen the general shape of this confrontation and intends to make some preparations for the future.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Ferdinand: "Duke Seven's economic policy can be fully implemented, let the funds flow further, and let the little nobles and merchants promote the factories. Our magic industry is already behind the Cecils. One step, can't continue to fall behind;
"The scale of the Imperial Manufacturing Association needs to be expanded. For technical talents, we must do everything possible to recruit and support them. I plan to add the title of 'Superior Lord' and several types of medals. Those exceptionally outstanding scholars and craftsmen, even They are born in poverty, and they will also have the opportunity to be knighted and awarded;
"The parliament has been arguing for several months over whether common people can use the same textbook as noble children, and now these disputes must stop immediately...
"Our commercial activities with the southern part of the mainland... We have been discussing for so long, and it is time to continue to promote it. Refer to the current trade model established with the Cecils, and the Gaoling Kingdom, and the elves, and start business. This matter is handed over Give it to Earl Hallmark, he knows what's going on in the southern part of the continent."
Ferdinand raised his eyebrows: "The trade with the southern part of the mainland...wasn't it put on hold before?"
"The elves are very dissatisfied with our deforestation in the southern part of the mainland, which has affected our relationship with the Gaoling Kingdom, but now... we must open up the southern trade route," Rosetta said without a doubt, "Magic Industry's Development is relieving the pressure caused by the previous New Deal, but the things produced by the factory must be sold to turn into income, otherwise the nobles and businessmen who invested in the factory will inevitably become unstable again—except for the trade route with the Cecil Empire , we have to find more markets."
"I see." Ferdinand nodded, "Then how much concession do you want Earl Hallmark to make?"
"Typhon can stop all logging operations in the disputed forest area in the southern part of the mainland, and can stop the pioneering advance in the Blue Rock Hills..." Rosetta obviously thought about this long before today, "Even, we can admit that the Gaoling Kingdom canonized The 'Earl of Blue Rock', but the premise of all this is that they must open the trading city, and they must open the three avenues from the Blue Rock area to the ancestral forest."
Ferdinand was stunned for a moment after hearing Rosetta's concession, but after only two or three seconds of pondering, the old duke lowered his head: "I understand."
"In addition, let Andersa go back to Aldernan in the near future. She is currently the only person who has had a direct and close contact with Cecil's Magical Legion. There are many things, and I hope to talk to her face to face. .The question of defense on the frontier is up to you to arrange.
"Order the Winter Wolf Legion to build additional fortresses on the defense line of Winter Wolf Castle. The 'border rotation' and 'recruitment reclamation' schemes you proposed are very good. Now I want to use them—the newly formed regiments of the Empire and the three-year rotation of trained recruits. , to assist the Winter Wolves in defending the northwest line, I don't ask them to break into Longwind Fortress, but they must put enough pressure on the Cecils."
Ferdinand immediately understood the intention behind the Typhon ruler's arrangement—
The Cecils cannot be allowed to quietly bury their heads in development, and they cannot be freed from Changfeng Fortress.
Compared with Cecil after the catastrophe, the Typhon Empire has much more reserve soldiers and construction materials. This time, the Cecils built 18 false positions and fake bunkers on the border, and Typhon, who can Twenty-eight truths were repaired at one go on the border.
Whether it is the defenders of the Changfeng Fortress or the war machine that was built somehow, they must be firmly dragged on the border, and even a large number of reserve soldiers in Cecil's country must be dragged on that long road. on the borderline.
After making these arrangements, Rosetta Augustus took a long breath.
Duke Ferdinand looked up, and he saw the expression of the ruler of Typhon—after losing such an embarrassing opportunity and ushering in such a vigilant enemy, on the face of the ruler of Typhon, he What I saw was a pair of exceptionally bright eyes, full of fighting spirit and joy.
This expression surprised Ferdinand. He hadn't seen a similar expression on Rosetta Augustus's face for many years. He vaguely remembered that the last time he saw her look like this was when she was crowned Not long after that, when it was decided to reorganize the noble council.
"Cecile is really a formidable enemy, isn't it, Sir Ferdinand?" Rosetta said happily, "Just like Prince Malik back then, and Duke Fabro and Duke Coleman Rooney... maybe even worse than them. Stronger?"
"It's stronger than them." After a short moment of astonishment, Pei Dinan finally smiled. "After all, the 'three-person chaos' just wanted your life."
Rosetta was slightly taken aback, and then laughed happily: "Hahahaha..."
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A loud whistle rang through the pier. On the port of Saint-Sunil City, the magical battleship "Pioneer" preparing to head south was slowly leaving the river bank. The powerful sound of the magic engine and the deep roar of the water pressure device Gradually high-pitched, the magic energy wings like mechanical wings on both sides of the battleship opened little by little under the action of gears and levers, looking majestic and majestic, with a strange sense of beauty.
The citizens and soldiers gathered by the river bank cheered, curious children yelled on the high roofs and river embankments, and on the pier square, Victoria and Birdwin, who came to see off in full costumes, Accompanied by his attendants, the Duke stood quietly, watching the direction in which the magic warship was leaving, without looking away for a long time.
The magic warship began to accelerate slowly, and the escorting ships also entered the scheduled escort position. The majestic city wall of Saint-Sunil shrank a little bit in sight, and was finally covered by the rolling hills and woods on the plain. After he couldn't see it, Gao Wen looked away from the porthole.
"I'm finally going back," Amber stretched her waist beside Gao Wen, and said in an exaggerated tone, "I almost forgot what the southern border looks like!"
"You've only been away for less than half a year, don't say it as if you've been away for half your life," Gawain glanced sideways at the half-elf, "And speaking of contact with the southern border, you, the Chief of Military Intelligence, are probably more frequent than anyone else, right? "
Amber curled her lips, and turned to look at the black-haired maid next to her: "You have to be careful, Miss Maggie, our emperor is a character who can squeeze water out of stones, and if he is not careful, he will be arranged in a pile Errands, and no salary increase... "
Maggie stood on this cutting-edge mechanical battleship, and was looking at the receding river bank through the crystal glass-covered porthole at the moment. The "advanced magic technology" described by Becca aroused a glimmer of anticipation. She was so absorbed that she didn't hear what Amber was saying at all, and her reaction was half a beat too late: "Ah? Sorry, I didn't hear clearly... "
"You don't need to pay attention to her, she is just too excited, most of what she said at this time is nonsense," Gao Wen waved his hand, and then took a serious look at the black dragon maid in front of him, "But I really didn't expect that Rebecca would succeed. 'Borrowed' you from Victoria, and when she told me about it I thought she was in trouble again."
Maggie couldn't help but think of Rebecca's reckless sentence "Show me another one", she smiled slightly: "Her Highness Rebecca's sincerity and the incredible knowledge she possessed moved me. , as for the hostess... in most cases, she will respect my opinion."
"It seems that there are still many secrets about the relationship between you and Victoria, but don't worry, I won't inquire about it," Gao Wen said with a smile, "In the next period of time, I hope you can enjoy life in the southern border."
Maggie slowly showed a sincere smile: "Yes, I am very much looking forward to it."
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