""The Foundation of Everything"
"Newborn physical examination and basic nutrition guarantee plan
"The village pharmacist's crash guide?"
Listening to Matilda's detailed description of what she saw and heard in the Cecil Empire, Rosetta Augustus frowned unknowingly, with a thoughtful look on her face.
"Some of these things I saw during my visit to those facilities, some of them were heard and inferred when I contacted and talked with local people, and some were written in local newspapers and periodicals, posted On the bulletin boards in the square and other places," Matilda said, "it seems that these are not secrets, and His Majesty Gawain has made them public very frankly."
"These are indeed not secrets, and there is no way they can become secrets. They are public..." Rosetta didn't stretch her brows at all, and asked immediately, "Have these plans been implemented? Their government affairs office can realize these bold plans." plan?"
“As far as I know, most of them are still in the promotion stage, and some are even in the preparation stage. Even if they have been implemented, they only cover some areas, such as the newborn physical examination and basic nutrition security plan—it seems to be a high-level plan. One of Vin Cecil's earliest New Deals has only been popularized in the southern border."
Speaking of this, Matilda paused, and said carefully: "But I doubt that these bold things will be realized in the end—their government affairs department is full of confidence in this, and a large number of prepared talents have entered education and training in the latter stages of the census, and within the territory of Cecil, there is no second voice to question the orders of Emperor Gawain."
Rosetta didn't speak for a while.
These plans do not lie in how much they have been realized, but their existence alone has already greatly touched the far-sighted Emperor Typhon, and he involuntarily launched a series of reasoning, speculating that Gawain Cecil Thinking about possible ideas, thinking about the possible significance of these measures.
"Father," Matilda noticed Rosetta's expression, and couldn't help saying, "Will the things the Cecils do... all have a huge impact?"
"It's not just a huge impact. What Gawain Cecil is doing is laying the foundation for a more distant future..." Rosetta said in a deep voice, "He seems to believe in the power of ordinary people, and he is sparing no effort to improve Regarding the overall role of ordinary people in the operation of society, I am not yet sure whether he is right or wrong in doing so, but his thinking... I really haven't thought about it."
"Do you think there is something worth learning from here?" Matilda asked curiously.
"...This still needs more observations," Rosetta said in thought, "The key point is that these plans of Gawain Cecil are too bold, and bold plans mean high investment and unknown impact , until we fully understand the mechanism behind his actions, we cannot blindly affect the operation of the empire itself."
Matilda lowered her head: "I understand, I will collect as much information as possible."
"Well," Rosetta simply nodded, and then asked, "In your opinion, what kind of person is Gawain Cecil himself?"
"That legendary hero..." Matilda showed a thoughtful look, "I have heard many stories about him, but a real person is really different from a hero deified in the stories. He A little gentler than I thought, regardless of their respective identities, he seems to me to be a generous and friendly elder. Although I am sure that many of his actions in contact with me have political considerations behind him, he has shown His temperament is unquestionable.
"In addition, he doesn't have the feeling of an 'ancient man' at all, and he doesn't have that sense of barriers across the ages, but considering that it has been the fifth year since his resurrection, it is understandable—in addition to bringing ancient wisdom and experience , he is already a thoroughly modern man."
Rosetta seemed to show a slight smile: "It seems that you have a good impression of him."
"As you once said, he has a temperament similar to yours."
"Then about the inspection of the overseas student program..." Rosetta said again, "What do you think now?"
"This matter itself must be promoted. We must learn more about the cutting-edge magic technology, and we must expand the economic and technological circulation to Cecil." Matilda is obviously thinking about related things these days, and she replied unequivocally. Hesitantly, "But on the other hand... Just like you feared, we will inevitably face the situation that sending overseas students will be shaken by assimilation."
"oh?"
"Cecil's imperial capital is a bustling and fascinating city, and there are strange and new things. There are unimaginably rich entertainment activities here, instead of only monotonous and boring hunting and dance parties. They have more newspapers and Magazine, there is a wonderful magical pastime called 'Magic Web Radio', and it is said that there is also a fascinating 'Magic Shadow Drama'. Gawain Cecil himself is a good hand at controlling people's hearts. We have received reports about 'Lu Now, I have seen with my own eyes the collection of books and newspapers that recorded the changes in the situation in Luan City at that time-the control of the psychology of ordinary civilians and the prediction of group behavior by that thing are simply chilling, and it is even more grasping. The psychological weaknesses of the upper-class nobles and priests, as well as all the characteristics of words and deeds that can carry out negative publicity...
"These methods may not be directly used on foreign students who represent friendly exchanges, but the tricks behind them... are worthy of vigilance.
"I have reason to believe that the international students we send to Cecil will inevitably be affected, and there is a high probability that it is not a direct lobbying, but a subtle way of life.
"The lifestyle and cultural atmosphere of Cecil City are too... irresistible for young people."
Rosetta just listened to Matilda's words quietly, the expression on her face remained unchanged, as if she had expected all this.
It wasn't until Matilda finished speaking that the ruler of Typhon asked unhurriedly, "How much can you come back?"
"... I don't expect too much from the noble children in the past two years," Matilda said bluntly, "Thirty percent, an optimistic estimate."
Rosetta nodded and said calmly, "Okay, quite a few."
The father and daughter fell silent for a while, and both of them fell into the same silence.
After a brief silence, Rosetta said suddenly: "Recently, the power of the curse has been rising, and you must have felt it."
Matilda nodded: "Yes, this is my second 'dream' after arriving at Cecil."
"Some things may happen in the real world, related to the root of the curse. You should pay more attention to the abnormal changes around you recently, and also pay attention to whether there are abnormal things in every normal dream." Rosetta still had a straight face, But he still ordered like an ordinary father, "If you encounter difficult troubles... pray to the god of war.
"It is better to bow to a righteous god who still maintains reason than to bow to a mad god."
Matilda glanced complicatedly at her father, who was still maintaining a heroic and majestic aura, but had already begun to decline inside. After a long silence, she slowly lowered her head: "Yes, I will remember your entrustment, Royal father."
…
The visitors from Typhon received decent and thoughtful reception in Cecil City, and all the scheduled visits and negotiations were proceeding in an orderly manner.
Gao Wen and Matilda completed the initial contact and negotiation work, and then the main affairs were transferred to the government affairs office and other diplomatic personnel of the mission.
Matilda and her entourage had their own arrangements, and as for Gawain... he was finally able to temporarily focus on the more difficult matters at hand.
The scheduled date for the operation of the Order of the Eternal Sleepers has arrived.
In Gawain's dormitory, Hetty, Rebecca, Kamel and others were specially summoned to prepare for the next thing.
"Auxiliary runes are ready," Kamel floated in front of Gawain, on the wall and ground behind him, the glistening runes were surging as if breathing, "These runes will provide you with certain Mental protection and additional links to the real world - although the former may not be useful to you, the latter will ensure that you have a sharper perception of the real world in case of 'over-immersion'. This is from Immersion Chamber 2 The technical achievements of the project."
Gawain nodded, and looked at Hetty who was standing beside him: "I may act for a longer time this time - although the Eternal Sleeper will slightly speed up the time of No. The relative time of the action inside is longer, but considering the safety factor, the time acceleration there is limited, and the possibility that I need to "sleep" in the real world for two or three days cannot be ruled out-the Government Affairs Office and the Typhon Mission I will leave the connection work to you."
"Please rest assured," Hetty nodded vigorously, "I will not let you down..."
As he said that, the eldest princess of the empire, who had followed Gao Wen from the very beginning and experienced all kinds of tests of the Cecil Empire from scratch, couldn't help showing a hint of concern: "You must also pay attention to safety, you must What we are facing, after all, is..."
Hetty opened her mouth a few times, but she still didn't say any dissuading words—her reason told her that it was neither mature nor realistic.
But rationality could not dispel her worries. Looking at the "ancestor" who was about to go to a special battlefield to face unimaginable challenges alone, her uneasiness showed no signs of weakening.
It's not that she has no confidence in her ancestors, but that the enemy she has to face this time is really beyond the norm: a monster in a nightmare, how does the ancestors plan to deal with it? And once something happened to the ancestors... all this waste of time... what should I do
Gawain knew Hetty's worry, he smiled: "Don't worry, I have my own measure.
"I know it's dangerous, but just like when you and Rebecca chose to stay in the castle to fight against those mutants, there are certain things...someone has to do it."
As he spoke, he looked behind Heidi, and at a certain "intercontinental friend" who was holding his tail in a daze.
"Tyl."
Tyre suddenly reacted from his mind: "Ah? Oh, here it is."
"This time, I can't be sure where your 'biscuit' will come out," Gao Wen said, "Although it is confirmed that No. 1 sandbox is in the main control center of the real world, the upper-level narrator is from a dream. When it enters the real world, it is very likely to jump along the dream and transfer to any place where humans gather and dream, which may cause you a lot of trouble."
"Don't worry, I've already told the queen about this, and my sisters will be ready," Till immediately shook the tip of his tail, "It means changing from a fixed-point meal to a need to actively forage for food, no trouble No trouble."
Amber, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Is that how 'foraging' is used?"
On the other side, no matter how serious the potential crisis is, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing when he heard the disorganized speech of a certain deep-sea salted fish channel: "It's best if you think so. Speaking of it, This time the 'upper narrator' will probably be very different from the 'biscuits' you have come into contact with in the past, it can be regarded as 'spiritual food'... "
Amber stared at Gao Wen again: "Is this the use of 'spiritual food'?!"
Till waved his hand, rolled his tail slowly, and quietly coiled himself into an elegant lump in a corner of the room, and said lazily: "Whether it's 'spiritual food' or not, it's not really useful for us sea monsters. It’s best to be out there, that means things are not out of control, that means a lot of people survive, doesn’t it?”
Gao Wen quietly glanced at the Kraken who was already sitting in the corner and even started to doze off, then looked away, as if responding to the other party, and also as if saying to himself: "This is exactly my purpose."
Afterwards, he came to the large bed, ready to establish a connection with the spiritual network.
Hetty and the others stood aside with a hint of concern.
However, after a while, Gao Wen suddenly opened his eyes again.
Rebecca leaned forward curiously: "Master Zu, have you forgotten something?"
Gawain glanced at the people around his bed, with a strange expression on his face: "You guys... step back a bit."
Hetty didn't react immediately: "Ah? Why?"
Gao Wen pointed to himself, then to Hetty and the others: "When I was there before, the scene should be similar..."
Rebecca suddenly realized: "Oh, it looks like a corpse..."
Before she finished speaking, Hetty held her down and covered her mouth.
Gao Wen: "...You guys should go out, just leave Amber and Tyr here to take care of you."
Hetty pressed Rebecca, who was still dancing and struggling hard, and was still making a "wow" sound, and bowed vigorously: "Yes, ancestor!"
Gao Wen: "..."
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