The open wilderness plain spreads out in sight. On the endless field, there are already layers of green vegetation in the early spring that is not afraid of the cold wind. The wheels of the magic vehicle crush the hardened road. The car window kept receding, and farther away, the majestic and towering city walls of the Fort of Treaty came into view.
Matilda, who was wearing a court dress and her black hair shawled down her shoulders, looked at the wilderness outside the car window, with a calm face and deep eyes, as if she was thinking.
She and the envoy led by her have completed their visit to Cecil, and are now taking the magic vehicle sent by Changfeng Fortress to the Fort of Contract, while the support personnel sent by Winter Wolf Castle are already waiting there—then The majestic castle built for the signing of the Ansu-Typhon Peace Agreement is still in use today. As a landmark building on the border between the two empires, it is still a symbol of "peace" today, but the king who signed the peace agreement in the past It has passed away, and a dynasty has also come to an end in the flames of war. Today, only the castle built of stone still stands on the frontier, flying the new imperial flag, showing the peace of the new era.
How many of them are worthy of lamentation, and how many historians and philosophers will write about it
Matilda withdrew her gaze and looked at the majestic officer sitting opposite—the commander of Longwind Fortress. General Maryland personally escorted the mission, which was a symbol of the sincerity of the Cecil Empire.
"Your Highness Matilda, we are coming soon," General Maryland nodded slightly, noticing the gaze from the other side, "I hope this trip to Cecil has left a good impression on you."
"It was an impressive and pleasant trip," Matilda smiled. "General Maryland, thank you for escorting me all the way."
The convoy drove up the ramp in front of the Fort of the Treaty smoothly. The flags of Typhon and Cecil fluttered high above the gray-white city walls and towers. On the open space where the soldiers stood guard, she saw several black magical vehicles painted with shields and crown emblems.
It was a magical vehicle sent by Winter Wolf Castle, and it was made by Typhon himself.
Andersa Wendell, with gray hair and shawl, led her knights to stand in the cold wind of early spring, watching the Cecilian convoy arrive at the square of Winter Wolf Castle, and the one who got off from the car successfully completed the visit The mission of Her Royal Highness the Princess and representatives of the scholars and nobles of the Empire.
And the commander of Longwind Keep, General Maryland Onal.
Soon, the personnel of both parties were handed over according to the agreed procedures. After signing and exchanging the necessary documents, Maryland had time to seriously look at the young "Wolf General" standing in front of her—on this long border, He has dealt with this young lady more than once, but it is not easy for the two sides to face each other so calmly and face to face at close range. He looked at Andesa, who could almost be his daughter, and smiled slightly: "General Andesa , my mission is accomplished—your country's mission has safely arrived at the border."
Andersa's light gray eyes also lingered on Maryland for a long time, then she nodded: "Thank you for your escort."
The two reached out their hands at the same time, the two hands were held together, and after a pause of just a good second, they separated.
Cecil left.
Andersa stood on the high ground where Winter Wolf Fort was located, her eyes chasing the magical vehicles painted with dark blue emblems for a long time, Matilda stood beside her, and asked after a long time: "What are you thinking?"
"... Nothing, I just think that General Maryland..." Andersa shook her head in the middle of speaking, then turned to look at Matilda, "Is everything going well?"
"It's a good harvest," Matilda said with a faint smile, as if casually, "General Bud has been missing for almost twenty years... That Maryland general is very similar to him in temperament and age." It's very similar. Speaking of which, if it wasn't for the disappearance back then, it would have been the parents guarding the border at this moment, not the young you."
Andersa frowned, and looked at her friend with a straight face: "Your Highness Matilda, this topic is not interesting."
"I apologize," Matilda said immediately, and then changed the subject seemingly casually, "Let's go back to Winterwolf Castle first—I haven't set foot on Typhon's land for many days."
Andersa nodded—she knew that it was time to communicate about Cecil's trip next.
After all, half of this "Fort of Treaty" located on the border between the two countries is under the noses of the Cecils.
On the way back to Winter Wolf Castle, Matilda and Andersa took the same car.
"Tell me about your experience in Cecil?" After leaving the Fort of the Contract and there were no outsiders around, Andersa obviously relaxed a little. She looked curiously at her friend sitting opposite, with a faint smile on her face asked.
Matilda also smiled: "I need to go back and talk about what I have learned. Before that, I have something I want you to see."
While speaking, she took out a palm-sized cube that seemed to be assembled from many identical small metal cubes, and displayed it in front of Andersa.
Andersa's eyes widened curiously. She had already felt the faint fluctuations of magic power from the weird cube, but she couldn't tell what kind of magic item it was: "This... what is it?"
"A gift from His Majesty Gawain Cecil, a magical 'Cecil Cube'," Matilda said while flicking the metal cubes engraved with runes, "Ann Desa, if I remember correctly, you don't have the talent to cast spells, do you?"
"That's right," Andersa nodded, "That's why I chose to be a rider...huh?"
She didn't say the second half of the sentence, because she was surprised to see that a stream of light suddenly appeared on the surface of the weird metal cube, and after the runes were lit up one by one, this originally ordinary metal creation with only weak fluctuations in magic power unexpectedly A faint cyclone opened up—this is the effect of the breeze shield!
"It has a small magic net device inside, and the runes on its surface can be combined according to the rules to form a variety of basic magic effects..."
Matilda looked into Andersa's eyes and spoke unhurriedly. General Wolf, who was sitting across from her, soon showed a thoughtful expression after the initial astonishment and curiosity. His gray eyes became deep and deep, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Matilda turned the cube lightly, cut off the magic effect of the breeze shield, and said with a sigh: "It seems that you also realize the... meaning of this thing."
"Let the runes form a magic circle to stably present a magical effect, and engrave these runes on more than 20 squares, and at the same time ensure that the interference of all runes will not exceed the tolerance limit of these squares..." Andesa The tone was deep, even with a hint of awe, "Although I have no talent for casting spells, I have learned the basic principles of magic. Matilda, how many types of cubes are there..."
"The number of combinations that these small squares can present is a number that both you and I will be amazed at," Matilda said softly, "Anyone with a good brain will quickly realize that they want to rely on it after touching it." It is impossible for 'luck' to exhaustively enumerate the sequence of these runes—to make them combine to produce specific spell effects, strict mathematical laws must be followed."
"The laws of mathematics..." Andersa closed her eyes subconsciously, "So...you have deciphered this law?"
"Not yet, but I already understand a part of it," Matilda sighed softly, "Andersa, the laws of mathematics are only part of it. There are too many things behind this cube. From a certain angle, this 'rune The Rubik's Cube even symbolizes part of the essence of magic technology, and just this part of the essence has stumped almost everyone in the mission..."
Andersa stared at the Rubik's cube in Matilda's hand, and broke the silence after a while: "Then the Cecils made this cube for..."
"Toy."
Matilda took the initiative to answer without waiting for Andersa to finish, and she smiled after the latter's expression stiffened: "Andersa, this cube is very cheap, and its structure is much simpler than you imagined. The value lies in the 'knowledge' behind it, and the cubes themselves... In Cecil, it is used for children to play, to inspire their interest in runes and thinking ability, and it is an enlightenment toy."
"It's just a toy..." Andersa frowned, whispering unacceptably, "This thing is just a..."
Matilda's tone was much calmer than that of Andersa: "Gawain Cecil gave it to me as a gift, which may be a disguised display and deterrence, but on the other hand, it is also a A truly valuable, precious 'gift'."
She thought that Gawain would show her the powerful Magical Legion, or let her visit the mobile mechanical fortress that could frighten high-level extraordinary people, but the other party gave her a small "Rune Rubik's Cube", and this mediocre The unremarkable cube quickly demonstrated its "power". Matilda has been playing with this Rubik's Cube for several days. Every day, the touch and shock that this Rubik's Cube brings to her is increasing, but until today, she But he can look at it calmly, and even gain something from this "deterrence".
"Showing the strength of one's own country is what every normal ruler would do, but Gawain Cecil is not just a ruler," Matilda said while fiddling with the Rubik's cube in her hand, "he is also Demonstrate valuable knowledge in this way. Andersa, you should be able to see that this Rubik's cube is easy to imitate, and if it is placed in the hands of scholars who are proficient in mathematics, it is not difficult to decipher its mathematical laws-although I have not yet It completely sums up the laws hidden in these cubes, but I can feel from it that the Cecils have grasped the 'truth' of a certain rune field, and the greatest significance of this cube is to tell us about it."
"Are you going back to give this 'Cecil Cube' to the Imperial Manufacturing Association?" Andersa's mood has calmed down, she looked at Matilda curiously, "the people over there should be better at dealing with this A 'new thing' beyond the realm of traditional magic."
"Of course, Ms. Windsor Maple and Master Daniel will definitely be interested in it," Matilda said without hesitation. flow to the people... ”
"Like Cecil is doing?" Andersa said thoughtfully. "Think of it as... some kind of enlightenment toy?"
"At least compared to hunting and drinking parties, these cubes are more affordable entertainment for the citizens. The development of magic technology has taught me one thing, that is, the 'classical knowledge era' has passed. In this era, if If a kind of knowledge cannot establish a connection with society as a whole, then its development speed will be greatly affected, and it will even stagnate at any time... "
"You always think ahead than me," Andersa said with a smile, "but no matter what, I think you are very reasonable, and I support your decision."
Matilda nodded, but didn't speak any more. She just concentrated on looking at the constantly turning rune cube in her hand, letting the scenery outside the car recede quickly, and fell into long-term thinking.
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Cecil Empire, Northern Territory.
When the glorious giant sun rose to the top of the mountain, and the hazy disk with faint wood grains was inlaid on the top of the northern mountains like a crown, the visitors from the Holy Dragon Principality finally arrived at the northern border.
At the northeast level of Winterhold, the heavy and solid magic gate of "Windshield Fortress" slowly opened with creaking sounds, and tiny ripples appeared in the energy barrier covering the entire fortress. For the first time, a mission was officially sent and stepped into the human kingdom.
Byron and the Duchess of Victoria led the welcoming team of officials, watching the dragonborn who were entering the fortress behind the gate.
They are inevitably curious about each other.
Sir Golosh rode on a tall earth dragon beast, and stepped into this human fortress with a majestic and steady expression. Behind him were the dragon descendants who also maintained solemn order. The Indian witch, Ms. Azalena, walked side by side with him.
Suddenly, he felt something strange about the Dragon Seal Witch next to him.
Sir Gorosh turned his head curiously, only to see the red-haired proud lady staring wide-eyed, looking forward with a rather strange expression.