No matter what happened to the position of the Lord of Storms, Gawain obviously couldn't get an answer from the God of Harmony of the Deep Sea who was fiddling with the tip of his tail.
Even, it seems that the entire race of sea monsters is still in a daze.
He couldn't help pinching his chin, leaned back on the high-back chair, and let his ups and downs of thoughts spread out.
The news brought by Tire gave him an irresistible urge to go to the deep sea, go to the opposite side of the endless sea, go to the country of the siren to take a look for himself, or go to see the land of the storm for himself. Lord's corpse, to confirm some of his own judgments.
However, he couldn't do it, not only because he couldn't abandon the newly established empire at will, but also because the current Cecil Empire didn't have enough navigation technology to cross the endless ocean.
And thinking of the word "navigation technology", Gao Wen couldn't help thinking of another thing that bothered him: the Cecil Empire currently has no suitable outlets to the sea.
Most of the Cecil Empire is landlocked, without any coastline in the south, east or west, the only coastline is in the extreme north, beyond the mountains of the northern border, which is undeveloped and harsh The climate, the obstruction of the mountains, and the danger of the ocean itself made the Ansu Kingdom never consider developing that place for hundreds of years.
But it can't be abandoned forever.
Gawain raised his head, looked past Tyre's dangling tail tip, and stared at the map of the entire continent not far away.
Beyond the mountains in the far north of Ansu, the farther north of that coastline is not empty.
Across a narrow strait, you can first see a huge island. The Violet Kingdom, known as the kingdom of mages, is located on that island. On the east side of the Violet Kingdom, the territory of the Holy Dragon Dukedom protrudes from the Loren Continent. , formed a shape like a horse's head, and turned back to the west to form a peninsula. The end of the peninsula also faces the mountains in the north.
In the past Ansu era, the northern countries were basically synonymous with mystery and remoteness. The closedness of the feudal dynasty itself and the objective factors of inconvenient transportation led to very weak connections between countries in the northern region. Basic exchanges were maintained by the border nobles. In addition, the circulation of a small number of private caravans is already the limit, and the so-called "international activities" of the old era are limited to this.
Take the Violet Kingdom as an example. There is only a narrow "Northern Strait" between the mysterious kingdom of mages and Ansu. That strait itself belongs to the "safe zone" of the endless sea, and there are no storms and magical turbulence. Yes, but the two sides still do not have any fixed "flights". The exchanges between the two countries only rely on a small number of adventurer-like captains to conduct a limited number of "private voyages", or extraordinary powerhouses directly travel across the sea.
As for the Principality of the Holy Dragon, the situation is better. After all, there is a land connection between that country and the Cecil Empire, but the Principality of the Holy Dragon is more conservative and mysterious than the Violet Kingdom, so that even if the two countries are connected by land, the old security In Su territory, there were hardly any foreigners from the Holy Dragon Principality—on the contrary, it was the wandering mages from the Violet Kingdom that were occasionally seen in mage organizations large and small in the capital.
Most of those mages came directly across the strait by relying on the power of extraordinary beings, and a small number of them came to Loren Continent by private boat.
In the old days, these were the norm.
But in the new order planned by Gao Wen, in the upcoming upsurge of transnational trade, studying abroad, and the layout of the North Continent's transportation network, this situation will be broken sooner or later.
He has already tried to lay a railway in the Ogure tribal country in the west. In the future, he plans to open the closed door of the Holy Dragon Principality. Settlement area" on this big ship.
The magic train can solve the traffic problem on land, and restarting the route around the North Continent seven hundred years ago is another issue that Gawain has to consider.
And even without considering the plan of Cecil's settlement area and the need to connect countries from the sea, challenging the sea is a step that the Cecil Empire must take.
People cannot keep themselves trapped on land forever, not to mention the existence of sea monsters and giant dragons reminding Gao Wen all the time that this world is still big.
…
"The outside world is huge!"
Sitting at the dining table at home, Byron said to the girl across the table with an exaggerated expression. There was still a bit of bread residue on the corner of his mouth, and he looked triumphant and showing off when he spoke.
"From the rock to the north, along the Gorgon River all the way to the direction of the old king's capital, the plain scene there is quite different from the southern border...
"...I was busy fighting at the time, the east coast was full of monsters, and I commanded the battleship to shoot them with shells and beams, have you seen those guns on the training ground? The main gun on Dad's ship was bigger than that...
"Saint Sunil has a very high city wall, and there are prismatic guard walls outside the city wall, which are much higher than the walls of Tanzania and Kant. I saw Cecil's flag go up there with my own eyes...don't believe you Uncle Philip is talking nonsense, I was really there at the time—although the flagship is a bit far from the city wall, I can still see it... "
The girl sitting across from the dining table showed a slight smile, leaned over, wiped the bread crumbs from the corner of Byron's mouth with her fingers, and made a "wow".
This sound represents a small lesson.
More than four years have passed, the thin and unattractive little dumb in the past, now has a slim appearance, good nutritional supplements and training under the guidance of the knight father have made Pea grow taller quickly, and the rough skin has become Healthy and rosy, the messy withered yellow hair was draped softly on her shoulders at the moment, and she could hardly see her original appearance as she sat there.
But she was still the same as she was then, and she loved hearing Byron's embellished and self-showing stories.
"Oh, it's okay—you don't have to worry about these details when you eat at home," Byron waved his hands indifferently, "I finally took a vacation...By the way, Pea, how was your final grade last week?"
Pea smiled proudly, reached out and took a writing board from the side, scribbled a string of words on it, and showed it to the adoptive father across the table.
"Comprehensive...a+, hey, not bad," Byron saw the words on it, and immediately slapped his thigh happily, then rubbed his leg while looking at his adopted daughter, "What reward do you want?"
Pea thought for a while, erased the words on the clipboard, wrote another line of words, and displayed it again:
"Come back safe and sound from now on."
Byron looked at the writing board, was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, you don't have to worry about me. I don't know anything else. My life-saving ability is still very strong. But your uncle Philip, he is still helping to build the defense line in Changfeng Fortress. The appearance of being ready to die generously, will surely kill me before... "
Saying that, Byron paused and scratched his chin: "It suddenly occurred to me that you have finished your classes at the General School, and you will definitely be going to Imperial College next. Have you decided which branch to apply for?"
Pea thought for a while, then shook her head slowly.
"It's okay, then think about it slowly, anyway, the winter admissions season has passed, and you are not yet an adult, it will not be too late to make a decision next spring," Byron said freely, and then remembered something, "By the way , You said earlier that you would go to South Street with two friends today, right?"
Pea nodded, picked up the clipboard, and wrote a few lines:
"A new 'Film Films Company' has opened in the south of the Mage District, and is looking for people who know magic.
"I made an appointment with Puffy Li and Poppy to work part-time.
"Go every day during the day and go home at night."
"I've heard of that company," Byron nodded, "Your Majesty approves, and it has received strong support from the Government Affairs Department. It seems that there are heirs from the North and West among the founders. It feels very reliable. Go ahead. Just be safe and don’t come back too late at night—the astrologer said it might snow tonight.”
Pea got up with a smile, went to change the clothes she was going to wear when going out, took her own writing board, opened the door and left the house.
The family was quiet, and Byron was the only one left in the dining room.
The commander of the Imperial Navy stayed at the dining table for a while, and suddenly laughed at himself.
"It's hard to take a vacation, but I'm not used to it when I stay at home...
"Philip went to guard the border, and there are armies all over the empire to control the situation. The fleet has been really idle for the past two months...
"Tsk, when did I become so active?"
While muttering, Byron stood up and was about to go upstairs to take a nap, but just as he got up, he heard the bell hanging at the entrance ring.
He came to the door quickly, and opened the door while muttering: "Forgot to bring something? I told you..."
He didn't finish half a sentence, because it wasn't Peas standing at the door, but a hunched over, sloppy old man who looked like a counterfeit drug dealer.
After thinking for a while, Byron took half a step back and was about to close the door: "There is no one at home, come back tomorrow."
"Don't, don't, I know you're joking," Pittman said while waving his hands and dodged into the house with surprising agility, "I saw Pea go out just now, so I guess you are alone at home now, Just in time to see you."
Byron widened his eyes and looked at the little old man: "Will you observe how the middle-aged bachelor spends a whole day in the restaurant with a sad face after his only adopted daughter goes out?"
Pittman looked at Byron in surprise: "I haven't said anything—how did you sum yourself up?"
Byron stared at Pittman, but was too lazy to continue entanglement with him.
Because this little old man is almost on the same level as him in the level of nonsense and shamelessness. In this regard, this old and immortal guy is not as interesting as Philip who can only honestly pick up the stubble and jump into the pit.
Byron sighed, and while closing the door, he said to Pittman who had wandered over to the dining table to pick out snacks: "Come in, just come in, I just have something to ask you."
Without raising his head, Pittman responded casually while picking out snacks: "Is it about the talk about peas?"
"Looks like you're here on business today," Byron said, walking towards Pittman, "that's the thing—the pea still can't talk, but you're not saying that bioengineering technology dug out of the lair of the mortal society can cure it?" Her?"
"Let me ask you one thing first," Pittman finally raised his head, his beard smeared with crumbs, "has her tongue grown?"
"... It really grew back, and she hasn't gotten used to it for several days."
"So, from the perspective of flesh and blood regeneration, my team has succeeded. Pea is already a healthy girl in terms of physiological structure. She has a tongue, vocal cords, and nerve problems. You know all of this."
"But she still can't talk," Byron said, staring at Pittman with a serious expression. "What the hell is going on here?"
Pittman was silent for a moment, and finally said: "She had her tongue cut off for six full years... Do you know what this concept is?"
Byron's face darkened.
"Her brain has forgotten how to direct her vocal organs," said Pittman unhurriedly. "Although her tongue has been rebuilt, her speech ability has regressed to the infant stage, which is our conclusion." .”
"But it can still be retrained, right?" Byron asked hopefully, "It's like letting a baby learn to speak, even if she learns a little slower, she can learn from scratch..."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Pittman shook his head. "I've seen similar examples. Facts have proved that this kind of 'rehabilitation' not only requires hard work, but also depends on luck sometimes. There are many unclear factors that will affect Rehabilitation effect. Pea may retrain the ability to speak, but if she still has some psychological trauma, or the brain persistently refuses to speak, then she may never be able to speak again... Unfortunately, although my side There's great biotechnology, but not much research on these issues."
Byron frowned and stared into Pittman's eyes: "You didn't come to me today just to tell me the frustrating bad news, did you?"
"Of course not," Pittman smiled slightly. "In fact, we have some new gadgets in the field of technology recently... I guess it may have some effect on peas."
(I recommend a book that is still young, titled "I Become Stronger Even After I Die", and you can tell from the name that it belongs to the type of brain-opening.
The introduction is just one sentence: It is said that sacrificing hair can make it stronger, and Ma Sha seems to have sacrificed his life into it.
All in all, it's a sacrifice to heaven. )